Alamogordo Daily News from Alamogordo, New Mexico • Page 1

FILM SSRVICE Study Effect Of Holloman Cutback By CHUCK MARTIN The task of determining how much the pending base cuts at Holloman would affect the enrollment in the local schools, and a start on establishing a budget based on that figure occupied much of the monthly school board meeting last night. A figure of 8.420 finally was approved for a base from which to work. This represents a drop of about 1.300 students. Estimates were just that, school officials emphasized, since there are no firm numbers at this time, except those which have been given as announced cuts already by the Department of Defense and the Congressional delegation. Board President Eber McKinley notified the board that the delegation had received letters last Friday to the effect that the announced cuts would stand; however, the movement of personnel out ot other areas might not be accomplished as quickly as had been announced previously.

The projected estimates indicate a loss of 66 or 67 teachers. It is felt that the natural attrition of teachers will take care of this; however, the loss may not be in the necessary areas. Projections indicate that a 20 per cent decline will be felt in the high school, and from 28-30 per cent in the junior high. Grade schools also ill be affected, and consolidation and closure of some schools may be necessary. There also may be a re-alignment of bus schedules.

The board went on record as in favor of closing Cienega school, on the recommendation ot officials in Santa Fe. Funds for isolated schools were not approved at the state level for that school, and the students now will be transported to nearby Dell City, Tex. Grade school students number 14: 24 high school and junior high students already are attending the Texas school. The state granted $69.000 for continued operation of the Weed school, but for a one-year period only, the board was told. State figures were cited on costs of $1,400 a child to operate the Cienega school, where tuition to the Dell City school would run $450 per child.

The state agreed that the Weed system was needed. Eying tighter budgets and loss of students, the school board was informed that it may be necessary to move the La Luz and High Rolls students into Alamogordo to effect an economic savings. Extensive surveys have been ordered in the immediate future to set' if the closing of the two schools will be necessary. A decision is expected in the next month. Estimates projected in the following reductions; March 1970 Buena Vista Cienega Heights High Rolls various schools show 496 17 559 89 Minimum 1970-71 391 14 411 69 Holloman La Luz North Oregon Sacramento Sierra Weed Elementary Yucca Xlamogordo Jr High Holloman Jr.

High Mid High High School Weed High Special Education Pm 1485 195 438 423 424 578 34 717 1226 382 1363 1090 31 224 column 1 Alantogorbn iatlg Nnits i. Mn qa Alamogordo, New Mexico, Wednesday, April ,22, 1970 10 Pages Volume 96 0c Americans Mark First 1597 142 318 314 338 428 31 556 965 475 1164 941 35 231 WKUC aia Laugh Lines Latest bumper sticker; cures 'Earth Day' Today is We hope activities here accomplish the purposes of informing people about the dangers of polluting the environment, and that it all turns out well. In many placet over the U.S. tome of the rabble routers are taking advantage of the promotion to spread their poison, and to praach hatred, as seoms to be happening much too regularly. had no indication such things are beuig tied into the day here.

Busy Time We left here last Thursday, and had made thtye statewide meetings before we returned home yesterday. It was a busy weekend. First was the Rotary Conference of District 552, held in Gallup. Friday, Saturday and Sunday. We managed to leave GaUup in time to get to Albuquerque Sunday by noon, where ww joined an Associated Press meeting underway there, and then on Monday and Monday night it was meetings of a statewide dxrch board that occupied our attention.

In the meantime, tho wife had joined ralatlvas for a trip to California to visit with an oxtromoly ill brother, so tha family has baan scattorad for tha tima. sure good to get back home and try to catch up on the chores. Time's Near The Democratic Women's Club reminds that reservations close Thursday night for their Saturday luncheon. The affair is to be at 700 Spruce, at 12 noon, and that's April 25. Tha maating is opan to tha genaral public.

Spaakar for tha occasion will ba Frad Wood, who will discuss If you have your reser- vatioii. call 437-5037. and wed remind you that Thursday evening is the deadline. Cost is $1 per plate. tank's Use Expected For Summer City Manager J.

W. Harrison said today that the new city ter reservoir is expected to be in service and operation the hot summer The two-million-gallon reservoir is designed to provide water pressure east of Juniper. However, it has been beset by problems. noted, to have been completed in October 1969. One of the chief reasons for its being behind schedule has been difficulty with the poured concrete in the bottom portion of tlie tank.

Another reason has been contractor difficulties with the city which the city hopes to resolve very shortly. might be the city manager continued, the bottom portion of the tank is of a dish-shaped design, and when the tank was filled with water and the pressure from in column 4 'Earth Day Swim Meet The Blue Dolphins swimming team will meet tonight at 7 o'clock in Sierra schoc All parents are urged to attend Scheduling will be done at the session. Candy Sale Members of tlie Future Business Leaders of America are now selling candy to raise money to send delegates to the national convention in Philadelphia. Mcmbtn are telling milk with olmonds for $0 and candied for $1. If you'd like to buy some can dy and help the teen-agers out just contact Stella Wade at 4373732 or Mary Lou Vizcaino at 437-2981.

AMT Tryouts Tonight it tho night for all amatoor thaator to got out thoir dancing thoot and tuna up for for Alamogordo Music upcoming production of group halp in back- ttaga and technical Tryouta will be held in the portable at Sacramento School at 7:30 The the first AMT summer youth program de to give young Alamogor I pm 4 I Nixon Asks Loons For Disasters WASHINGTON (AP) President Nixon urged Gongress today to authorize federal loans to communities suffering major disaster so they can make up losses of property tax revenues. In a special message, Nixon said the general framework of current federal disaster relief programs is effective but declared that number of improvements are in One of his principal recommendations was for iow-interest loans to offset destruction of a substantial part of a community's property tax base. Nixon also called for improvements in the disaster loan programs of the Small Business Administration and the Farmers Home Administration. recommended lie said, provide for improved refinancing, payment deferral, and forgiveness arrangements and would assure disaster loans to older citizens The chief executive also asked the Congress to expand federal authority to permit permanent repair or full replacement of central public facilities damaged by disasters And he asked for a two-year extension of a program making unemployment compensation available to individuals made jobless because of a major dtv aster. PRACTICING WHAT THEY PREACH Students at the Alamogordo branch of New Mexico State College, sponsors of tonight's Earth Day program at the branch, descended on the hills surrounding the college this morning ond picked them clean Leading the onslaught of litter-pickers here is Bill Slough.

Tonight's program gets underway at 6 o'clock when exhibits sponsored by various groups open to public view. At 7, discussions of various kinds of pollution will begim, led by State Rep George Fettinger; David Petticord, naturalist, White Sonds Notional Monument, Stan Green, president, Otero County Wildlife Association, and Don Colgon, manager, La Luz Lumber Co (Staff Photo) Westfall To Retire In June The pending retirement of Raymond L. Westfall, assistant superintendent and personnel director in tlie Alamogordo public schools, was announced last night during the monthly school board meeting. Westfall will retire effective June 30, climaxing a long career in education. In his letter of resignation submitted to the school board, ho said, I feel that after spending 42 years in education in the public schools of Oklahoma.

Kansas, and New Mexico, that it is time to spend some time doing some things 1 have not had time to do. The 23 years 1 have spent in Alamogordo as elementary principal and assistant superm- column 1 Organizational Meet For PTSA Thursday Night After several months in the planning stage, the organizational meeting for tlie proposed Parent-Teaclier-Students Association will be held Thursday at 7 30 p.m in the Mid High library. Proposed by-laws will be adopted, and prospective officers selected, and the project will get under way, aiming at a start in tlie fall when the new school year begins, proponents of the organization said All parent- with students in tlie secondary schools of Alamogordo have been invited to Stt i MiiUiinii'HiflllUIIHtMllttlMHUItlillteHMliHllilMliUilHIMIIIltllllil NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON of living climb ed another half of por cont in March, Nixon administration who had hoped for a in fastost rite of consumer prices in 20 index climbed to 133.2 per cent of the 14S754 average That meant that it cost average city dweller $13.32 to purchase the assortment of and he could have bought for $10.00 a littla more than 10 years ago BOGOTA, okimbia Authorities kept to kimbia under martial law today after two days of rioting, but antigovernnient demonstrators surged into the streets again sounding a call to arms and President Carlos Lleras Restrejxi threatened to impose a of siege WASHINGTON Defense Secretary Melvin R. Laird Red China could develop intercon tinenta! missiles as early as 1471 but is not likely to be a serious nuclear threat until However, he said in congressional testimony released today, if Poking in three it could threaten United with nuclear blackmail because the American Safeguard system would not be roady. MIAMI ft uban troops combr-d mountainous Ornnte Province for raider while a militant group Miami demanded I S.

aid and official recognition that the Communist island is Hi a state of war School Board President Eber McKinley (right) cortgratuiates AtMMstont Super tendtnt tor Personne! Raymond West- foll on job well done during the school board meeting Tuesday night Westfall will retire June, Stoff Photo) LAS CRUCES The Dona Ana county branch of National tor Advance ment of Colored People formally asked Cruces city commission Tuesday to odd two members to the city school board Tho that of two additional to be black and othei bo Mexican American PHNOM PENH Cumbudte North Vietnam and Viet Cong forces have launched a major haull against provincial capital of 'I akeo 50 miles south of Phnom Penh, a military spokesman said tonight. Maj Am Kong repirtod bod. an had wittxirawn from the bo.eged town, while otners remained to fignt Mor'ar were lobbed into the town and ambodian soldiers were killed when their jeep took a direct hit irom a rocket. Sv THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Americans cleaned up litter, went to teach-ins and put on stnx't theater today for the first Earth Day. In West Virginia, five tons of garbage were picked up along a five-mile stretch of U.S.

50 and dumped on the Harrison County Courthouse steps in Clarksburg Mayor John V. Lindsay of New York drove to Earth Day events in an eihaustless electric bus. are the real Lindsay said. a matter of habit for they have been littering for But consumer spokesman Ralph Nader told a Philadelphia audience Tuesday that industries are the worst offenders He said neitlier Congress, the President, nor corporation leaderst will change it. It will take a militant by consumers, Nader said.

Farmer Interior Secretary Stewart Udall. speaking at Kent State University in Ohio, said we are nation of environmental and called the automobile the most destructive element. Tlie unprecedented: 2nd graf orig Bjt, deleting last sentence 5th graf: New York xxx car Tlie unprecedented event focuses attention in more than 2.000 communities across the country on pollution problems, both local and national. In addition, many groups slated massive clean-ups. At the same time, some corporations and large businesses singled out for criticism by antipollution groups took advertisements and planned talks at various school and community groups to give their side of the story.

Hundreds of motorists planned to forsake tlveir automobiles for Use day to protest tut ion caused by tlie Internal combustion engine. Traffic baas were sclieduled part of many cities including New York and Philadelphia. I niversity of Iowa in Iowa City planned a Parade of Nonmotor other groups planned (o bury auto- and a gnxip at Western unnectlcut State Danbury will parade through town pulling a cart with a car engine They plan to bury tlie engine ixi campus Air (jollution Ls Use target of a Boulder, Colo group calling itself People United to Reclaim the Environment They a-ked rvMdents to curlail use of electricity in an attempt to Ban Lifted, Fungicide Is Back On Sale CHICAGO (AP) A mercury baaed fungicide blamed for per martent brain damage to three Ernest Huckleby children of Alamogordo, is back on Itx- market today. A fitter al fudge lifted a ban Tuesday again-t the named Panogen and man ufactured by Morton Inter nation at Inc Chicago It was off the market Feb. 18 by Department of im Court Judge Alex ander 1 Naapoli granted Mor ion International a preliminary injunction against ban hearing testimony that the De part ment of Agriculture acted without a hearing on banning the chemical The fungicide which a red dye for identification.

-prayed on seeds before Government attorneys -aid Dorothy Huekleby, Ainot I ioxj Ernestine, 10, became ill after eating meat from a hoy whi had been fed with treated seed lawyers fur the firm sjm! twid been on the market for 21 years and that children in jury was attributed to an ual combination of curcumstan- iai unlikely tu recur air pollution caused bv electricity-generating In Jamestown, NY. Ki- wants Club will dump 20 tons of sand in downtown area to demonstrate how much dirt falls on one -quare mile of She city during 30 days of maximum air pollution Water pollution was the concern of a group of women from Canada and the United States who joined forces Tuesday to picket Zug Island in the Detroit River. They protested alleged pollution by the Great Likes Steel Corp. Nursing students at the Uni- Pne lOlumn MIKE GLOVER Glover New Chairman Of U-R Board Mike Glover, a recent addition to urban renewal board, was named as the new chairman of that group dcruig a meeting last night Giover succeeds Richard Garner. who re-signed from tlx- aixi al-o from the board A replacement tiarner on the tioard will not be named until after the May 26 referendum urban renewal, Mayor Walter Mullins has indicated Mullins, was in at monthly board meeting Tuesday night, asked tlx4 boerd what luai been about getting second was by Pete Henderson, agency direeh'r.

that they could lug hr obtained until Part One ot program was approved. mayor replad, I have been in a three way eonver-at ion with Mr im mi I Elmore Hudson. assistant gi anal administrator, IB Di, the ctly manager and myself this jfier- noon, and he as us that a letter wilt go out au- second appraisals think you stxHiid get darted now sooner ycu get started, quicker you can 'sell' The board indicated agreement with rnavor and will call a spet'ia! when the letter is Several local ap will be to submit bxK and public affected areas have been asked to ccHijier ate with the ap Apparently letters uifornung of a propmed ap prur-al on ttmr will sifU out as i- the letter from regional otfice is received In routine business during the bioird nrs-fmg contracts with I t. I Weather Partly cloudy. wind and cooler today, Dunuuattng and UMiiglu with acaltered and continued cool Thursday.

Low 39, high 68.