Albuquerque Journal (Newspaper) - June 25, 1971, Albuquerque, New Mexico The Weather Partly cloudy Occasional High near 08 55 Valloy 64 Sunport Details on ALB EW HEX COS LEADING NEWSPAPER KNAL Good Morning These Last Few Days Nature Has Been Operating Under False Pre- tenses: All Those Clouds And Little Tain 9 hi Year Volume Number 83 Friday Morning June 25 1971 56 Pages in Kour Sections Jf Jf Jf Price lOc Civil Disorder Unit Troubled in First Day In Governor's Office Sit-In Eight Black Berets Arrested at Capitol of Trapped Miner Is Comforted as Ruth Is Sister of First Fatal Victim Second Explosion in Two Days One Survives 7 Suffocated In California Tunnel Blast SANTA FE ifi Eight jers of the Black Berets on group were arrested and escorted peacefully Thursday night rom he office of Gov Bruce King after refused to leave voluntarily The eight were taken to magistrate court In Santa Fc where magistrates Gilbert Lopez and Gene Homero entered plea of innocent for each of hem and set a bond of each All eight were taken to Santa Fe City Jail They were charged with wrongful use of public properly under a 1909 law making it a punishable by up o a year in jail for refusal to cave a public building when requested James Thompson said criminal com- would be filed to bring the cases before District Court today and an arraignment date would be set at that lime Those arrested all were from Albuquerque They were fied as Frutoso Flores 323 jo NE Edward Ortega 120 Lomas NW Ronald HO Bell SW Luis Jaromillo 1202 Simon Delgado 610 Broadway John Joseph Baca 1116 Montoya Road NW Richard Moore 1202 Fourth SW Well fellows aren't you lired yet? I don't see what you can gain Pd like lo ask you in a kind way to vacate the After he asked lor the third time with no response King said I'm going lo ask you one on Union Interest Grows and Richard Villiam SE SYLMAR Calif Exploding natural gas flushed through a water tunnel being drilled In an earthquake region Thursday suffocating 17 miners working 250 fed surface the Only one man In the drilling crew survived Ihc inferno of blazing gases or the suffocating smoke that followed He could hear Ihc screams for help for an hour the blast By late evening six ot Six Airmen at Kirtland Convicted of Assault Dy Six Kirlland Air Force Base airmen Thursday were con- in Municipal Court assault and on a United Press newsman covering Albuquerque's of riots last week A sentence was ordered nnd Sentencing of the defendants is scheduled for The six defendants were among 33 who had cases heard Thursday by Municipal Judges Perry Acting Koy and Kaiser Michael as Ihc result of arrests during last week's rioting About 200 persons were arrested during that period The six airmen were convicted of John one of several newsmen injured during the two days of rioting al Fifth NW on June 13 Convicted of the offense were Lester Warren 22 Her man Dorsey 20 Steven N tle 19 James Edward Johnson 21 Lee Simons 23 anc Anthony Jerome Powell 21 all of Kirlland Air Force Base Webster testified he was en route from UPI office at venth nnd Silver SW to Cily Hal where civil hat been reported when he was slugged In the mouth by one 7 bodies had been brought out f the five-mile long bore The holocaust of blazing wood nd timbers raged for H hours IT WAS THE THIRD disaster o strike a portion of Ihc dollar California the mosl complex valer work ever attempted nnd he second explosion in the San Tunnel in days The drillers progressing at he rale of 100 feet a day broke nlo rock an old oil field Wednesday A small methane explosion lhal day injured several miners The tunnel is located in mountains which were seven feel by big Feb earthquake and the bore passes near one earthquake fault DR GORDON B deputy chief of Slate Division of Mines end Geology said the fracturing of the rack during the quake and Its hundreds of aftershocks six o which occurred Monday could T IV E I V K several men standing at the were convicted Thursday of Fifth and Copper NW ing the total number o con- to 23 of 55 cases heard to rials Seventeen cases were dismissed Thursday while four other cases not included in the caseload were continued for various reasons SAID he fell lo h ground where he was kicked by the men and lost consciousness Police Sgt Ward am Continued on A-f Brother Godfrey a eader in the La Gentc group in Santa Fe said an attempt wouk be made to raise bond for Ihc eight defendants We're o try to do all we can for them le said dragon and others had talked with the group more than an lour asking the Black Berets lo abandon of thr room King lold the group at first Aragon 2720 THE ARRESTS came King U Gov Robert after State Employes Make Gains in Organization Dy ROBERT V to unionize some slate employes are making since Roy Hubert of Albuquerque became an organizer in New Mexico for American Federation of Stale County and Municipal Employes Hubert a graduate of the University of New Mexico look over the union organizing task ate in May alter getting a months leave of absence from lis job as a caseworker in County lor the Health and Service Dept SO FAR Hubert's main efforts have resulted in formation ot AFSCME Local 2183 at the Los Lunas Hospital and Training School which is ready to take a strike vole because the local and Dept of Hospitals ant Institutions apparently can agree on a recognition election Local 2163 at a meeting earlier this week approved the vote and lo give its ex- board authority to lake Ralph Trigg Would Detract Senate OKs Draft WASHINGTON wi After seven weeks debate the Senate passed Thursday 72 lo 1 a two-year dratt extension bil thai also calls lor total U from Indochina nine months if American prisoners are freed Final congressional action by the June 30 expiration of the current law appeared doubtful however in view of the strong House stand against any con call for U S with from Indochina In a reversal of a previous position tile Senate voted 46 to or a modified version of an amendment by Sen Edward M Kennedy lo give a draftee the right to bring a Continued on Rep Could Contribute 8 Valley Legislators Back Charter Changes have provided escape pathways or pockets of methane The sole survivor a on the narrow gauge railroad through the tunnel was trapped in the rubble For an hour after the blast I could hear other workers calling for help and I think some them lo walk out of tunnel Rut after an hour I heard no more cries By BEN CASTILLO Eight legislators from valley areas Including one Republican night endorsed the amendments lo the city charter that will face Tuesday The lawmakers Democrat Reps Dan Lyon Gone Rudy Baca Fred Chavez and Aragon Sens Anthony A Luccro and Eddie Barboa and Republican Sen Leo Dow strongly backed Proposition 2 for its provision THEIR MAIN reason said Is lhat before slate legislature was districted we had one legislator from Valley in Santa Fe Now we have quite a few and we have responsible positions in Primarily for lhat reason representation they all backed Proposition 2 Minor opposition was raised by Al Vigil Democratic chairman of Pet 18 who ex- pressed suspicion at the fact districting is offered to the voters in a package will a paid mayor and they can't vole against the mayor without also voting against Vigil apparently felt however that the merits of o U I w c i g h the demerits of a paid mayor because he said he would port for Proposition 2 ABOUT 100 leaders from both political at- tended meeting by GI Forum Lujan GI Forum legislative adviser Continued on whatever action is necessary The vote is scheduled rom 9 to 3 p.m Saturday at the American Legion Hall in Lunas Giron Dili director said he has agreed to a recognition election with Local 2183 which reportedly represents more than naif of the approximate 300 non- employes at Los Lunas Bui Hubert said Local 2183 is to a recognition ion conducted by someone state government plus in immediate of dues rom cards submitted by employes who arc members of he union HUBERT ALSO said the AFSCME we should have dues since Slate Board shortly handing down guidelines concerning collective bargaining without any hearings Charles state director pointing out we've goi said the Board al its June 30 meeting will discuss some guidelines and probably wil some action The expected guidelines from City Delays Bargaining Law Action By MIKE PADGET The City Commission declined o act on a proposed collective bargaining ordinance during a special session Thursday a move which city officials hope will result in an extension of the July 1 strike date being considered by and other blue-collar The announcement was made 2 Members Reluctant To Serve By WAYNE S SCOTT Of The Journal's Santa Fc Bureau SANTA Select Commission on Civil Disorder began its work in disharmony day wilh two Albuquerque appointees expressing their reluctance to serve Ralph Trigg former city commissioner and Police Chief Don Byrd said they should not serve on he com- which has been on shaky ground since its inception following the civil disturbances in the largest city almost two weeks ago Byrd was persuaded by other committee members to remain but Trigg said he probably would resign after meeting with Gov Bruce King However Trigg had to depart Santa Fe before he could see the nor THE DISHARMONY was furthered by continuing con- over the appointment of Atty Gen David to the commission Two que Republican legislators Heps Don Mien and presented a statement urging Norvell's resignation Trigg Said there was a of interest between his having been chairman of the City Com- mission and still serving lie city in another capacity and service on the commission Ryrd said some of Ihc persons who appear before ite commission would feel the cards are stacked against them because of liis membership I THINK you could con- quite a hit to what this commission is going to said state Rep Bennie Aragon D- Bernalillo vice chairman of the roup I feel the only way you would be disqualified would be if the City Commission would say you couldn't said Carmody commission David Trigg said he doesn't want lo by City Commission Chairman sec anybody on the commission Charles Barnhart who said the who would detract from its commission decided to fie said his presence on action on the ordinance until the commission would do so members of the city Personnel Board and labor leaders had an opportunity to study the posal and make for amending the document THURSDAY'S meeting came in the wake of a vote by bers of Local 624 of the American Federation of State AND Aragon lold Trigg he would be a valuable member of the commission should remain on it There was general agreement among the commission bers that they should have a member an investigator to line up persons lo appear before it and arrange agendas County and Municipal Employes for the meeting Concensus was logo on strike July 1 if city and the union representatives have not reached an agreement on salaries and fringe benefits A spokesman for Fire group could accomplish Continued nn A-R uiv A spoKesman lor r iru the Personnel Board be 455 also lias g imoe B resull of an opinion ast April on July 1 Ten David from Ally Gen t who lasl April said in c absence of a public employes Commissioner B I nn I bargaining act a state during a later Jj I may into collective wilh the Personnel gaining negotiations with a Continued on Fund Raising Authority Sought Home Rule Could Help Many City Projects ing Thursday wilh the Personnel Board indicated the city was hopeful delay would give added lime to completing negotiations wilh firefighters union and Ihc Local 624 of American of Stale County and Municipal Employes which represents a Continued on This is last In a series of articles looking at Ihc city changes In five positions on which que resident will vote Tuesday Today's article exa- mines Ihc Revision reasoning for Proposition Knk By BEN CASTILLO The principal argument against Municipal Home Rule when the charier revision considered ing il to H citizen vote Tuesday was: Would it immediately mean more The collective opinion of was and almost as last as il look lo vote committee approved Home Rule for lo the voters NEW MEXICO voters last November approved a con- amendment to allow Home Rule in cities which vole lo II The charier could under constitutional amendment set up any sort of limits on he taxing power of the city It could prohibit certain kinds of authorize the governing officials lo impose other taxes and set limits tm axes authorized in the charter But Ihc constitution of Ihc amendment itself contains a restriction on the taxing power of municipalities II provides lhat the voters have lo approve the imposition of any municipal lax not authorized by the legislature Also legislature could pass laws prohibiting municipalities from imposing kinds of taxes or ting limits on cities taxing powers IN SPEECHES since revision committee made its homo rule recommendation the committee chairman has mentioned that he would wish the city would have home rule now so maybe we could ask Ihc voters to prove a tax on so maybe we could get 150 more policemen That comment ed by lasl week's riots when il became evident that Albuquerque not have enough police lo handle a large State police and national guardsmen were called in to help local law en- forcement officials There arc three types of municipal government tually Albuquerque under a form which allows the city to raise revenues only ter consulting the legislature for permission A drawback there is thai sometimes when a need is determined cily of- have lo wail until the convenes limes months and then depend on legislators from the slate to ask for that permission By United Press International A newspaper's right lo publish secret government reports reached the U.S Supreme Court Thursday and got an boost from a Washington op- peals court In the more papers across country disclosures on the Vietnam war two foreign diplomats SECOND type of Continued on cily Action Line Around New Crossword Daily Editorials A-l Financial Movies People's Column Sports Today's Calendar TV LOB Previews A -15 A-S Woman's World Related Story government leaks of ihc papers and a Los Angeles I grand jury started an investigation of how the report got out The York Times ed lo nation's highest tri- bunal or the right lo continue publication ol its strict which started controversy 13 days ago Since then federal courts have ordered three newspapers to slop publishing based on Ihc report
