Daily Dispatch, The (Newspaper) - August 7, 1975, Douglas, Arizona With 4 to 2 vote 1925 Road Point 40236 By DONA MARTIN The Dally Dispatch Bisbee Bureau Bisbee City Council met opposition and dispute when they met Tuesday evening for the purpose of adopting a final budget for Council chambers had very little standing room left as citizens came to question various categories of the budget and plead that Bisbee no longer has the finances and income to support a city budgel that totals more than above last year's Businessman John Ribic addressed Council and began his plea by saying that the city fathers did not consider the taxpayers of this city when they prepared the budget and were more interested in the city em- ployes than in the citizens as a whole He accused members of the Council of failing to face the issue and ignoring the fact that Bisbee has always been a one company town and that company is now gone along with its million dollar payroll He added that although this large payroll is Tom Hanigan BOB Local FFA members get awards Tom Hanigan and Tom Brasch headed the Douglas Chapter delegates as 21 FFA members attended the annual Leadership Con- ference at the of Arizona Wednesday through Friday Sandy daughter of Mr and Mrs Roy Boss of 1533 Mission Drive will take part in Slate FFA Sweetheart Contest Camilla Strongin District FFA Creed Speaking winner will compete for the slate lille with other district members Geoff Strongin and Tom Brasch Stale FFA officers are performing many leadership in conducting Conference The Douglas Chapter received the Superior rating at the opening session on Four Douglas FFA members will receive tonight the highest degree offered in the FFA The State Farmer Degree It is given lo the top 3 per cent of stale membership nnd is on the supervised occupational experience program nnd leadership abilities llccciving awards are Tom son of Mr nnd Mrs George west of Douglas Rusty son of Mr nnd Mrs Roy Boss Mission Jim son of Mr nnd Mrs Robert north of and Kent son of Mr and Mrs Jim wesl of Council adopts final budget Arizona Briefs no longer circulating throughout the city the new budget was drawn up as though Phelps Dodge was still in operation in Bisbee right along with their money Ribic said the budget should be established with the taxpayer in mind and the ability of the to meet this budget He said he had recently taken polls on businesses and in- and the opinion lhat the taxes should be broughl down was over- whelming He added lhat the people the citizens elected are not asking those very citizens what they want Ribic said that Bisbee has highest tax rale in Cochise County and it's a disgrace to our lown and our intelligence He said he feels that our city is in a state of disaster and he has no idea of how much more it can take He went on to say that the city council is keeping people out of Bisbee with their high taxation and added lhal if went ahead and adopted this budget a lot of retired and lower income people will have to leave Bisbee because they won't be able to meet their taxes Mayor Charles Eads told Ribic lo be more specific and show council where they can save money and in what departments said there are more people than needed in City Clerk's office He said he believes the cily could save a lot by culling personnel in that office Concerning the of- fice of the City Magistrate Ribic said the job should be cut lo a four hour daily basis and save lhat much on He suggested a cut in the Police Department because of the decrease in Bisbee's population and reasoned thai with less people we just don't need the additional patrolmen A roar of laughter was heard when Ribic said he could save the city the entire sum of which was budgeted for the Projects Director's office by doing away with thai department He added that he felt a projects director was the same as a city manager and we just didn't need one He said what we really needed is a man who is properly qualified and really knows what he Is doing to bring industry into Eads answered by saying that the city had just talked to a man with the proper qualifications and he was told it would take at least 34 months wilh a cost of daily before anything would come into Bisbee because of all the paper work and red lape that would have to be done John Bisbee at- torney asked council if salaries had been sel up under Federal guideline and if il is mandatory lo raise the salaries the way council has done Councilman Bob Holland finance chairman said the rate for salaries was based on job description lo other towns similar to the size of Bisbee and as advised by Arizona League of Cities and Towns As far as it being mandatory to raise the salaries Holland said he believed they could even go across the board and cut the salaries in half but they must have an Affirmative Action Plan Bob Hoppe Public Works director explained lhat some of the raises for his department appear to be large but he has nine men who work from 7 to 3 30 p.m and make only per hour He said thai the men really won't make any more Ihan they did last year because in the past they have received time and a half tor overtime and the salaries set down now are for straight salary and will not allow for overtime Hoppe also mentioned lhal he is in process of making a survey of towns to see what charge for garbage and sewer fees It was noted thai a charge such as this is a real possibility for Bisbee in the near future As it now stands Bisbee does not charge for these services but il has the highest tax rate per assessed valuation in the entire county Frank Peters of Die CONCERN office said The Daily Dispatch only daily newspaper Serving Bisbee Sulphur Springs Valley Volume 97 The 7 1975 0 Today 15 Cents plans stop in Benson Tne southern Arizona community of Benson once a rail center doesn't have an operating depot anymore but will have limited passenger service beginning in October Rep Morris K Udall's office announced Wednesday that Amtrak the National Railroad Passenger Corp has designated Benson a flat stop with service scheduled to begin Oct 26 Thai designation means passengers will be picked up Jury and dropped off but there is no regular schedule Three Amtrak trains a week pass through here on their way to Los Angeles or New Orleans Amtrak has committed to platform im- Udall's office said The old platform that was fn service since the the century has been moved to the city park and the old depot and baggage ment was moved and will clears former senator TAMPA Fla AP Con- Federal Housing Ad- lhat he's finally out ministration officials from Florida were found innocent become the new home of the American Legion Meanwhile officials in Willcox who have requested Amtrak service said Wednesday they have not been notified whether their community will also be a flat stop Udall and Sen Paul Fannin reported in March that both cities were in the running for Amtrak service Benson was the of the Sonoran Railroad from the seaport of Guaymas Mexico from 1881 to 1910 and handled tons of ore and incoming supplies for the mining camps of the clutches of the Justice former Sen Edward J Gurney says he will try to regain his health belore deciding whether to attempt a political comeback The government had its shol They never had a case to begin with the elated year-old Republican said Wednesday after a jury cleared him of five charges in a slush fund scandal and left two other counts unresolved After 56 hours of deliberation over 10 days the found Gurney innocent of bribery accepting unlawful compensation and three counts of lying lo a federal grand jury The panel which heard testimony from 105 in the trial said it was deadlocked on a conspiracy charge and one other perjury charge against Gurney Ralph Koontz 51 and K Wayne Swiger 61 both suspended of the conspiracy charge The panel said it couldn't agree on a conspiracy count against aide Joseph Bastien 33 but quitted him on a charge of accepting unlawful com- The case centered around an alleged scheme to sell Gurney's to Florida builders in return for FHA favors Jury foreman James Baker said jurors voted 7 lo S to acquit Gurney on the conspiracy count 9 to 3 to find him guilty on the fourth count of perjury and 9 to 3 to convict Bastien on con- U.S District Court Judge Ben ruled a mistrial on the three counts After rendering their verdict jurors criticized the government for presenting a weak case The proof just wasn't said one The five prosecutors refused comment on whether they planned lo Iry the case again green lights cause accident Two drivers arc claiming they had the green light before colliding at the in- of St and F Ave Wednesday noon Manuel Medina Seventh St was headed south on F Ave while Dolores Ana Teran 1557 Frederick Drive was traveling cast on SI when the accident occurred Police said no citations were issued at this time pending Ysidro Yard's Ranch was Thoughts The lord is shirk con reviling his pro misc its men count slackness hni is suffering nut willing liny should perish hui nil should conic lo 2 PehT holding up Die ol many so we lo come lidore linn empty handed treated for minor cuts and released from county hospital after an accident on Tuesday Police said Wright Hisbee was headed east on Ninth St when Funnies faied lo yield right of way at E Ave was cited for failure to yield nnd Miss Wright was cited for no driver's license Io Ann Crabtree Third St was backing out of a parking space in Bay less parking lot Tuesday when she backed into car driven by Peggy Sue Boss Mission Drive causing approximately damage to both vehicles A Douglas juvenile was for and battery Tuesday released to juvenile n Minorities nnd released to the parents Weather COUNTY Mostly sunny today and Friday with widely afternoon and evening thundershowers Continued hot Highs both days mid 90s lo 105 Overnight lows mid SOs to mid 70s As Provided by the Douglas Fire Temp yesterday 101 Highest Temp year ago 87 High record this date 1975 101 Low Temp yesterday 69 Low Temp year ago 62 Low record this dale Precipitation year ago 6.34 Precipitation year ago Phoenix 110 85 Flagstaff 88 52 Tucson 102 77 Sierra Vista 94 67 Bisbee 91 65 Safford 100 70 Wednesday's t h u n were this morning's partly cloudy skies For the past few days there has been increasing humidity and thundershower For the next couple of stale will con- to have and evening in the mountains and parl of Arizona and isolated elsewhere To add to the discomfort throughout the state will remain high proaching records in many areas Temperatures around Arizona at 5 ranged from near 50 in tains lo degrees at Yuma Ill memoriam Mrs M Doyle Superior Wis died recently Mrs Dana Center Long Island died Monday in her home 628 Fifth Tuesday CHECKUP TIME Robert Page lop photo is examining one of the young patients at Cochise County Hospital Below he and Dr Robert Montgomery wilh whom he is now wilh talk over the day's schedule Dr Page to hometown Dr Robert Page lias recently joined Dr Robert Montgomery iti private practice at Ihc Douglas Medical Center A native ol Douglas Dr Page is a graduate of Douglas High School lie attended Arizona Stale University and University of Oklahoma prior lo attending medical school at the University of Guadalajara in Mexico After graduating from medical school Dr Page served a one year internship at St Vincent's Hospital in Ohio then took a residency in family practice al Tucson Medical for one year and continued in field al the of Arizona Medical Center in Tucson for two more years When asked what a specially in family means Dr Page said Ibal il means he has hren specially lo provide for whole family from cradle lo elderly His training has stressed the importance of the of en live medicine and also psychological and family counseling His special arc pediatrics and cardiology Or Page has been pointed lo he active medical staff of County Hospital and is a member of the Cochise County Medical Society as well as Arizona and American M Associations He is eligible for membership in American Academy of Family Physicians Special hobbies include golf water and snow skiing and just being with his boys Al Douglas High School Dr P age p I a y e d f oo I ba 11 basketball baseball and golf and was also student body His father Curtis here members of his family residing in Douglas include his and brother Mike Jim and Kd are wilh he hilled council is assuming a budget that says business has resumed as usual when it A motion had been made and seconded before the two hour discussion began lo adopt the budget as it stood Councilwoman Comilla Brockbank called for a question and vote was taken thai a budgel for the city of Bisbee exceeding last year's by more than Councilman Holly asked for a poll ol the voting Councilmen Thursby Garcia Holland and bank voted to adopt the budgel while Councilmen Holly and Kasun voted against Holly said he had been against the even before all the comment from the townspeople was made and Kasun said lhal his main objection had been the classification raises After Ribic addressed the council by saying Gentlemen your passing of this budget shows the financial ol cily council PHOENIX fires around the slate Wednesday night Including a blaze on Boulder Mountain northeast of Phoenix Forest Service officials said most of the fires were relatively small although 200 men were manning the Boulder Mountain fire and another 125 firefighters were dispa to a 350-acre blaze in the Santa Mountains north of Tucson Officials suggest jail security NOGALES AP Federal officials have suggested safely glass and electrical fixtures as one means of solving problems at the jail here The federal representatives met with Santa Cruz County officials Wednesday following the escape of five inmates July 31 Sheriff Zeke said at the time that he didn't think the jail was constructed properly and inmates could escape with relative ease Decomposed body found PHOENIX AP Police are investigating the death of a man whose decomposed body was found in the trunk of his car in southeast Phoenix Wednesday The victim identified as 31 year-old Kaehler was last seen alive early Monday and was reported missing the following day Officers said his hands were bound when he was found and there was evidence of foul play An autopsy was ordered Attorneys unhappy about pay PHOENIX AP Maricopa County attorneys disgruntled by a pay raise lhal was laken from them say they will delay legal action until Monday's meeting of the board of supervisors The attorneys have threatened lo go to court in an effort to get the raises reinstated Airman drowns in canal GILA BEND AP A Tucson airman Frederick Gilliam drowned in a canal about three miles north of here sheriff's reported said he had been at a party with friends on the canal bank when he disappeared His body was found several hours later Briefs Elsewhere Less people for food stamps WASHINGTON API The Agriculture Department projects a decline of nearly 20 per cent by in the number of persons eligible for food stamps a finding contrary to lop officials assertions that the program faces future increases in the number of participants The department's projections were distributed by Sen George McGovern alter the Ford administration had refused to release them for more than four months FBI acknowledges opening mail WASHINGTON AP Although the FBI has acknowledged that it opened private mail for a number of years Justice Department officials say criminal charges against those involved are unlikely Although Justice Department officials say they are examining the FBI program some sources noted that if the operation ended in as the FBI claims the five-year statute of limitations would have expired years ago California faced with road costs SACRAMENTO Calif AP California king of the freeway builders is putting away ils road plans and looking for ways to keep its machine from going broke Faced with mounting costs and declining revenue state officials have frozen new way construction They say they will eliminate transportation jobs over the next II months The backs will slice the million highway budget by 25 and of freeway building Inflation hike may be short-lived WASHINGTON IAP Inflation is staging a resurgence but Ford economists contend that the current spurt will be short-lived The surge will end in a lew months and thus present no threat to the economic recovery which is currently proceeding stronger Ihan officials say At the moment Die is looking more solid every day said Alan Greenspan chairman of the Council of Economic Ad- visers Case against Little weak RALEIGH AP Joan Little's chief attorney says reduction of the charge against the black woman accused of killing a while jailer indicates case has been weak And Jerry Paul also held out the possibility on Wednesday after the prosecution its case lhal the defense would offer no evidence in the Irial Miss Little is of killing Clarence Alligood during an escape from Ihc Beaufort County jail at Washington last Aug 27 Portuguese angry with Reds LISBON Portugal AP Moderate Portuguese seeing their hopes of democracy being betrayed by their radical military rulers are anger on local Communists Some moderate military leaders fear he backlash could quickly escalate into civil war In the five weeks moderates have burned and flattened Iwo score Communist offices persons have died in violence wo soldiers and two members of centrist Troops go into Lebanon TKL AVIV Israel AP Israeli troops punched into Lebanon early today to search two border villages for suspected Arab guerrillas Ihc military command said Arab loires in Lebanon a lie same lime rocketed iwo Israeli border patrols and a fanning settlement the command added Palestinian guerrillas said they two Israeli border settlements Wednesday and that Israel retaliated by shelling southern Lebanon Israel denied Government curtails courts India Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's government today pushed through sweeping amendments Ihc right of courts lo pass on her emergency decrees The amendments in effect removed her legal problems conviction on electoral abuses charges from Supreme Court review antl power lo gency rule indefinitely including police power lo arrest political dissidents Irial Look for Back to School Edition Inside
