Simi Valley Star from Simi Valley, California • 2

A2 THE ENTERPRISESimi Valley CalifTuesday June 14 1994 NEWSWEATHER Oxnard Press Courier stops the The newspaper By Lauren Dodge Staff writer The Oxnard Press Courier will publish its final edition Thursday the victim of a com petitive newspaper market and a recession that quit The weekly Ventura Sun and twice weekly Camarillo Sun the sister publications will also fold executives announced Monday the past two years we have pursued every avenue to try to salvage this Pub lisher Kirk A Davis said attribute our demise to any one newspaper or any one Employees will receive 60 day severance pay temporary health care coverage and ad ditional money based on time of service Davis said always sad to see a local newspaper go out of said John Wilcox publisher of Ventura County Newspapers the other hand pleased that the Star ree Press is here to continue a local editorial voice in Oxnard and in Ventura ill publish its last The Press 172 full and part time employees learned about the closure at a 1 pm meeting in the newsroom of the Ninth Street office Most were caught unaware were said Edward Tinoco a circulation employee was very shock ing very emotional right Lydia Robles was among a handful of employees who heard about the closure from custom ers who called after watching an early news report on television that preceded the meeting pretty bad to have the customers call and let us know that closing before we she said Officials will try to absorb employees into Thomson news papers the 146 newspaper chain that owns the Press Courier Davis said is spirit loyalty and camaraderie he said held together extraordinar ily well and they cheered at the end We had Starting today the Oxnard edition Thursday edition of the Star ree Press will be delivered to Press Courier subscribers who have paid in advance Those who subscribe to both papers will be reimbursed officials said Published in Oxnard for 95 years the Press Courier had re cently found itself the underdog in a battle with larger papers for Oxnard readers and ad rev enues When Davis took the helm two years ago he began a se ries of aggressive changes switching the paper to morning and introducing a bold redesign featuring splashy headlines His favorites: Hung By and George had to develop a way to distinguish Davis said Julius Gius the Star ree editor for more than 27 years called the demise of the paper very sad day for the newspaper industry ter ribly disappointing when a city of 150000 cannot support a newspaper that has served that area so well for a long As the circulation dropped from a peak of 23087 to 16208 rumors of closure persisted editorial coverage was consistently high but our adver tisers give a said photographer Edvydas Cicenas who spent five years with the Oxnard paper Employees said they re mained optimistic despite the upward battle was ego more or said Rick Nielsen the police reporter for 25 years bred in you as a newspa perman You do the best you can with what Members of the Oxnard City Council were saddened by the news feel like lost an old said Mayor Manuel Lopez who grew up reading the Press Courier have been here since before the city was The publication served as both a political watchdog and link for the community said City Councilman Michael Plisky think a tragedy for the Plisky said were presses "It's always sad to see a local newspaper go out of business" John Wilcox an outstanding corporate citizen and they contributed tremen dously to the Economically the city has lost an important business of ficials said terms of format and ser vice I think they have done an outstanding said Pat Plew president of the Oxnard Cham ber of Commerce To ease the staff into unemployment several person nel workshops are set up by the Job Training Policy Council the Employment Development De partment and the Consumer Credit Counseling Department officials said (Staff writer Maureen Magee Correspondent Bruce McLean and Business Editor rank Mor aga contributed to this report) Commander drops whistleblower case Port Hueneme petty misconduct charges did not warrant a court martial By Lauren Dodge Staff writer The commander in chief of the US Pacific leet dropped all charges against a Port Huen eme whistleblower Monday overruling a decision to pros ecute him at a court martial The unusual intervention by Adm Robert Kelly cleared Senior Chief Petty Officer George Randy Taylor assistant security officer for the Naval Construction Battalion Center is extremely said Jeff Ruch an attorney with the Government Accountability Project in Washington DC is quite a rebuke to the Port Hueneme Taylor faced six charges of misconduct revolving around the November off base arrest of suspected drug dealer and de serter Richard Miller Taylor was accused of wrongfully ar resting the civilian companion and wrongfully searching the car among other related charges The court martial was sched uled for June 20 After review ing the case however Kelly de cided the violations did not war rant a court martial He sug gested counseling instead did nothing wrong that Taylor said Monday happy Very Taylor had accused the Navy of retaliating for his role in clos ing down a Bermuda base that doubled as a resort for military brass In December 1992 Taylor and another whistleblower who helped expose the waste at the Bermuda base were featured on an episode of Time The show prompted investi gations by the Department of Defense and Inspector General Congress subsequently voted to close the base in 1995 Taylor was transferred to Port Huen actor Collins dead of encephalitis "Even after all of this when Senior Chief Taylor spits on the sidewalk someone will be there to write him up" Jeff Ruch erne under protection of the Military Whistleblower Protec tion Act That is when the began Taylor con tends In ebruary Port Hueneme officials charged him with 48 misconduct charges centered on the November arrest After allegations that base of ficials filed the first charges in retaliation for Bermuda the base commander transferred the case to San Diego to any perception of The charges were reduced to six after the San Diego com mander Rear Adm ran Ho lian heard a week of testimony from both sides during the equivalent of a grand jury hearing By Colleen Cason Staff writer Actor and comedian Christo pher Collins died of encephalitis Sunday at Ventura County Med ical Center in Ventura He was 44 The Ventura resident per formed on stage and in the movies but is best known for his recurring roles on televi Trek: The Next where he played a Klingon commander and Space In addition to Collins appeared in episodes of several television series includ ing and His film credits include co starring roles in Among in 1992 and in' 1991 He also ap peared in or My Mom Will in 1992 and in 1989 Raised and educated in New York City he attended New York University School of the Arts and studied mime in Paris Collins entered show business as a stage performer and later turned to comedy In 1990 he won the San rancisco International Standup Comedy competition and fre quently performed at the Com edy Club at in Ventura According to his sister Cass Collins of New York City his professional career took off with voice over work in commercials and on animated TV shows such as and as Cobra Com mander on In addition to his sister he is survived by his wife Judith Ryan his three children Sarah Ann Collins 19 Benjamin Ryan Collins 14 and Abigail Ryan Collins 8 his mother Jane Snowday of Kingston NY and his brother Geoffrey Latta of New York City A memorial service is planned for 7 pm Thursday at Joseph Reardon uneral Chapel 757 Main St in Ventura Weather fi It 6 th aij Vi bi th al Pl Clouds will clear for sun Wednesday night becoming light Lows in the 50s Wednesday: Becoming sunny and breezy in the after noon Highs ranging from 60s along the coast to lower 80s night air except patchy low clouds and fog mainly Ventura County Lows in the 50s Wednesday: Becoming mostly sunny Highs in upper 60s to UPPuw7ENS VALLEY Tonight and Wednesday: Mostly clear Light winds tonight Lows in the 50s Highs in the mid 80s to lower 90s clear except areas of night through mid morning low clouds and fog Lows in mid 50s to lower 60s Highs in mid 70s to upper 80s Winds tonight be i coming light NORTHERN SANTA BAR da da rnriMTV cuacitat Tomgh ht ai exCept patchy Acth pIput late night through early morn ino low clouds and foe Winds SIMI VALLEY AND MOOR PARK Tonight: air except areas of late night low clouds and fog Lows in the mid 50s to lower 60s Wednesday: Becom ing mostly sunny Highs in upper 70s to upper 80s SOUTHERN CALIORNIA COA51AL AREAS ana vveanesaay: iviosuy cieai except late night through morn mg low clouds and patchy fog nrthwest t0 25 mph early to I rTT7O in lournr KJc to mid VV 111 Lllk 1WVV1 MWO 1111VI 60s Highs ranging from 60: beaches to near 90 warme: coastal valleys SOUTHERN CALIORNI? 1V1VU1N1HUN5 lomgm ani Wednesday: Mostly clear Lows cAmta RARRARA COUNTY in mid 40s to upper 50s Highs in mid 70s to mid 80s 7 SOUTHERN CALIORNIA dear Wmds northwest to 30 DESERTS Winds advisor mPh Passe? and canyons for Antelope Valley and Mojave uring tbe evening Lows in Desert until 9 pm tonight fom uPPer jOs westerly winds 20 to 35 mph Wednesday: Mostly sunny with locally stronger gusts HhQsr in mountains and gradually decreasing Tonight: t0 lower 90s mtenorMostly dear Lows mostly 60sva CLARITA VALLEY with 50s Owens Valley to mid 70s southern deserts Wednes Clear early us southern aeserts wecmes Joud and day: Mostly sunny Winds west Lows in theerly to 25 mph but locally Wednesday: Becoming gusty Highs mid 80s to lower Hl hs in tJe mid80s 90s owens valley to 100 to 110 gNTA BARBARA AND AND VICIN YfRAS TnilhPWnds ITY Tonight: Increasing low AL AREAS Wm clouds and patchy fog Winds becoming Rght bu hArnmina IGhn Lnws in the Santa Barbara County early to lower to mid 60s Wednesday: Cloudy in the morning and mostly sunny in the afternoon Highs ranging from upper 60s at beaches to the upper 70s in land SAN ERNANDO VALLEY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY SAN BERNARDINO VALLEY To night and Wednesday: Mostly The Accu forecast for noon Wednesday June 15 50s 50s Bands separate high temperature zones for the day fi A 'I rc yfr Oysos 60s rrrn H60s bUS I Lx Vv 60st 7 80s N't iE x'Ok I rf'L 'fl 'Y 7'H'00s 70sVLy L90S looLjirtsos COLD WARM STATIONARY 1994 Accu Weather Inc Pressure HL EU EZ2 E3 1 HIGH LOW SHOWERS RAIN STORMS LURRIES SNOW ICE SUNNY PT CLOUDY CLOUDY Domestic temperatures Temperatures indicate previous high and Juneau 74 50 clr overnight low to 5 am PDT Kansas City 92 76 clr Hi Lo Pre Otlk Las Vegas 105 79 clr Albany NY 85 66 121 clr Little Rock 90 71 cdy Albuquerque 96 66 cir Louisville 93 72 cdy Amarillo 97 68 clr Lubbock 94 66 clr Anchorage 69 50 cdy Memphis 90 73 clr Atlanta 92 70 cdy Miami Beach 91 81 cdy Atlantic City 86 70 cdy Midland Odessa 93 66 clr Austin 93 73 07 cdy Milwaukee 87 56 03 cdy Baltimore 92 71 cdy Mpls St Paul 80 72 cdy Billings 73 45 44 cdy Nashville 85 70 clr Birmingham 79 65 30 cdy New Orleans 91 70 clr Bismarck 78 60 59 cdy New York City 84 71 cdy Boise 76 42 cdy Norfolk Va 89 74 cdy Boston 85 70 cdy Oklahoma City 91 71 clr Buffalo 81 67 65 clr Omaha 91 78 clr Casper 95 53 cdy Orlando 96 74 134 rn Charlotte NC 90 71 cdy Philadelphia 92 73 cdy Cheyenne 87 65 cdy Phoenix 106 80 clr Chicago 91 66 42 cdy Pittsburgh 92 66 cdy Cincinnati 91 70 cdy Portland Ore 63 51 06 rn Cleveland 90 67 10 cdy Providence 82 66 cdy Columbia SC 92 72 cdy Raleigh Durham 91 73 cdy Columbus Ohio 93 73 cdy Rapid City 99 60 cdy Concord NH 88 67 01 clr Reno 83 54 clr Dallas Worth 93 76 cdy Richmond 94 72 clr Denver 99 67 cdy Sacramento 85 clr Des Moines 88 75 cdy St Louis 91 76 clr Detroit 87 66 103 cdy Sait Lake City 97 59 cdy El Paso 102 79 clr San Antonio 92 75 47 cdy airbanks 90 54 cdy San Diego 70 61 cdy argo 82 68 cdy San rancisco 65 52 clr lagstaff 81 clr Santa 92 57 clr Grand Rapids 81 59 74 cdy Seattle 58 50 14 cdy Great alls 68 44 cdy Syracuse 87 63 25 clr Helena 66 45 07 cdy Tampa St Ptrsbg 94 75 cdy Honolulu 87 75 clr Topeka 91 76 03 clr Houston 94 78 cdy Tucson 107 75 clr Indianapolis 87 71 clr Tulsa 91 76 clr Jackson Miss 85 69 17 clr Washington DC 93 74 cdy Jacksonville 92 72 05 cdy indicates missing information Heat haze and humidity hover over US The Associated Press The first heat wave gripped the nation today as clouds and fog blanketed the East and Northwest and fair skies prevailed over the South west The East was to be uncom fortably hot and humid today with highs in the 90s forecast as far north as New England Skies were to be hazy and afternoon thunderstorms were a possibil ity in some areas Highs in the 90s were ex pected over most of the eastern half of the nation The mercury was to soar above 100 from southwestern Kansas through West Texas and in parts of Ari zona and New Mexico Only the Pacific Northwest was to be unseasonably cool with highs in Washington and northern Oregon only expected to reach into the 50s On Monday severe thuder storms knocked out electricity to more than 130000 people in southern Michigan and three tornadoes touched down dam aging about 25 homes Coolidge Bullhead City and Lake Havasu City all in Ari zona were the hot spots in the nation Monday with afternoon readings of 112 degrees Other reports as of 2 am PDT (atmospheric conditions not available for some cities): West: Albuquerque 71 An chorage 55 fair Boise 48 Casper 75 airbanks 64 Great alls 48 windy Honolulu 76 fair Las Vegas 85 fair Los An geles 64 cloudy Medford 48 fair Pendleton 47 Phoenix 84 Portland Ore 51 cloudy Reno 60 Salt Lake City 67 windy Daily calendar This listing includes high lighted events from 5 pm today through Wednesday Other list ings may be found in the People Sports and Entertainment Sec tions Job market workshop The Simi Valley Adult School and Career Institute is sponsor ing a workshop to assist anyone seeking employment during this tight employment market The one hour workshop is set for 10 to 11 am Wednesday in the Adult Career Center Room 3 3192 Los Angeles Ave There is no charge The workshop will assess current job trends and review employment research Discus sion topics include an assess ment of careers for the next century and information about the training required for entry level jobs in these fields Handouts will be provided lag Day Members family and guests of Simi Valley Elks Lodge No 2492 will celebrate lag Day in services at 7:30 pm tonight at the lodge 1561 Kuehner Drive Panic Attack Support A Panic Attack Support Group meets at 6 pm Wednes day in Simi Valley The group gathers in the MRI Conference Room at Aspen Outpatient Center 2650 Sycamore Drive or more de tails call 526 7999 Phone numbers Emergencies 911 Simi Valley City Hall583 6700 Simi Valley Police 583 6950 Moorpark City Hall 529 6864 Moorpark Police 494 8200 Ventura County ire 529 2060 CHP 654 4571 BI' 642 3995 Ventura County offices 529 2060 Daily 3 Here are the winning num bers picked Monday night for the California Daily 3 game: 2 9 9 Ticket holders with all three winning numbers in the order given win the top prize of $500 Lesser amounts ranging from $330 to $40 are awarded to ticket holders with other vary ing combinations of the winning numbers Decco Here are the winning play ing cards picked Monday night for the California six times a week Decco game: hearts king clubs 8 diamonds 9 spades 7 SIMI VALLEY ENTERPRISE John Wilcox Publisher Ventura County Newspapers John Bowman Editor and Business Manager Carl Hiskett Production Director Richard Penrod Retail Advertising Manager Tom Pfeifer City Editor Cliff Skill Classified Advertising Manager Steve Smith Circulation Manager National Advertising Representative The Papert Companies Offices in New York Kansas City Dallas Detroit Chicago St Louis Los Angeles San rancisco Memphis and New York Published daily by John Scripps Newspapers at 888 Easy St Simi Valley California 93065 Main phone 526 6211 News 581 6719 Circula tion 526 6612 Classified 526 1779 Second class postage paid at Simi Valley Established as a newspaper of general circulation Auq 1 1912 SUBSCRIPTION RATES $150 inclusive of sales tax per week by carrier or mail in Simi Valley or Moorpark Mail sub scriptions $175 per week In Ventura County and $200 per week out of county Newspaper delivery should be no later than 5:30 pm on Weekdays and 7:30 am on Saturday and Sun day If you do not receive your paper by these times please call 526 6612 before 7:30 pm weekdays and 10 a on Saturday and 11:00 am on Sunday for guaranteed delivery (USPS 496 900).