Ukiah Daily Journal (Newspaper) - April 5, 1987, Ukiah, California Its time to play ball Giants Page 11 Skunk line riders await new owners Page 3 L 60 41 MENDOCINO COUNTY 39 chance of rain in the and partly cloudy elsewhere through Sunday Last 40 64 39 from the 50s to the Southwest wind 10 to 20 Lows in the upper 30s and to Clearing Monday with highs to Ukiah Daily April 5r 1987 Sheriff Crime up staffing is down By RANDY FOSTER Staff Sheriff Tim Shea is asking the Board of Supervisors to notice declining personnel and increas ing crime when budget proposals are considered this In a special report to be delivered to the board Shea said that despite a signifi cant in the countys crime rate since 1973 there are fewer deputies on patrol and in investigations to meet the in creased Shea asked the supervisors to take note of his personnel limita tions when the board considers budget proposals in the coming Shea painted a bleak picture in his He said the down two investigators since has problems investigating child burglaries and other major Shea also reported that 13 of the coun tys 49 deputies have been assign ed to Citing state Department of since 1973 lie rate increased 34 from per thousand people to per thousand in During that same time the countys popula tion increased 26 ac cording to Because of the increase in all activity and fewer deputies to response times are longer and there is less time to make initial investigations of crime and coroner he Patrol coverage in a 24hour period varies from eight hours to 20 hours depending on the area and day of he adding no unincorporated area in the county has 24hour patrol He reported that activity in the departments communications center has increased by more than half since the 911 emergen cy number was He wrote that his eight dispatchers cannot handle Ihe increased workload and still provide relief for sick leave and The department cannot develop crime prevention pro grams because of the increased workload and lack There are numerous programs Available that are proven effec tive in preventing crime but it takes people to formulate and coordinate the Journal 126 300 32 pages Serving Mendocino 50 cents FBI investigating shuttle contractor By JAMES ROWLEY Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON AP The company that made the faulty rocket seals blamed for the 1986 space shuttle explosion is the subject of an FBI criminal according to a court Employees or 1 Torton Thiokol which made rocket Looster components for the shuttle have secretly given in formation to the said the document fil ed in federal court in The Justice Department memo did not describe the specific allegations being in The memo is on file in District Court in connection with a lawsuit against Morton Thiokol by one of its former engineers on the space shuttle It is not known whether the FBI in involves events before the 1986 explosion that killed seven crew members or Thiokols conduct during subsequent investigations of the FBI spokeswoman Susan Schnitzer refus ed to confirm or deny the existence of an in She noted that the court docu which was inadvertently was later Philip director of corporate development for the com declined to comment when asked about the FBI Roger the former Thiokol alleges in two lawsuits that the company defrauded NASA by giving false assurances about the safety of the socalled 0ring seals that held the rocket joints He also accuses the company and NASA of conspiring to give false testimony to Con gress and the presidential commission that investigated the A defamation lawsuit Boisjoly filed 28 charges the company with violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization the lawsuit accuses Thiokol of committing mail and wire fraud when it told NASA officials it was safe to launch the shuttle in cold Iran gets computers WASHINGTON AP Reagan ad ministration officials said Saturday about million in American computers were n through contracts over the Applewood feast Strawberries dipped In white chocolate wera among the gourmet foods offered at the fourth annual wine and food festival benefiting Ap School Saturday officials that the computers do not have military significance and involve elementary My kid has more sophisticated stuff in his said an of who demanded The contracts were approved by the Commerce The Pentagon tried to prevent computer sales to but was the off The State re reports that weapons were still being sold to The disclosure last November secret shipments and some of the profits from the sales were diverted to the Nicaraguan rebels rocked the Reagan policy had called for an arms em and allies were urged to join it under a program known as Operation Responding to reports of recent spokeswoman Sondra McCarty said we categorically deny that the United States is selling andor sending any weapons to Violent clashes upset popes outdoor Mass By FRANCES DEMILIO Associated Writer PUNTA Chile AP Pope John Paul II on Saturday denounced tor ture and pleaded for reconciliation in troubled hours after violent clashes between police and anti government protesters upset his Mass for Addressing tens of thousands of people in the southern city of Punta the pope quoted from a Vatican document which he said denounces those viola tions that attack life and the integrity of the human In it condemns the prac tice of moral and physical he He did not refer to the rightist military rule of President Augusto a general and com mander of the Human rights groups have accused Chilean security forces of torturing political opponents and violating other human The pope also told his audience to eradicate all types of You must find concrete means of creating a true culture of peace and His appeal came after at least 261 peo ple were wounded when anti government protesters clashed with security forces Friday night in a large park in the capital of Santiago where the pope was celebrating First aid officials said 220 people were treated for injuries such as fractures and amd eight were sent to in tensive care Police said 38 officers were four of them and three civilians suffered bullet Witnesses reported seeing some police firing their Such clashes have occurred since the pope arrived in Chile on but Friday nights violence was the worst so Vatican officials told reporters ac companying the pontiff that he was not completely surprised by the violence because he was aware of Chiles tense political They described his reaction as The officials who spoke on condition of anonymity said the clashes reinforced the popes conviction that violence is not a solution to the They said the pope never felt in though some of the disturbances occurred not far from the platform where he was officiating at the The leaders of Chiles Roman Catholic church issued a saying We protest against this offense against the Holy Fattier this incredible attack which caused injuries to the to papal priests and the Chilean National police Duarte blamed the violence on subversive delinquents and communist ex The outlawed Communist Party said it was not responsible for what it called the despicable acts at the Mass and ex pressed total solidarity with Pope John Paul II and the Chilean On Saturday the pope flew about miles from Santiago to Punta a windblown city of where wooden houses with brightly colored roofs spill down treeless hills to the frigid Strait of Punta Arenas is near a formerly disputed section of the border with The dispute took the two na tions to the brink of war in but John Paul mediated a solution and two predominantly Roman Catholic coun tries signed a treaty restoring Food Bank funds run short By FAE WOODWARD Community Editor Although the community has been generous with the Ukiah Community Food Bank continues to surviving from month to month on onetime The according to Community Center Director is the cost of collecting and storing the food and general Holden is seeking public assistance to keep the food bank in Our resources are not enough to operate the food We have had help from a number of but we still need help from the HoJden Unless that much needed help is the Community Food Bank could be out of Ron Cole at Ukiah Paper Supply has suggested a Community Food Bank trust fund be establish ed and local radio station has offered to do a 60s dance possibly as early as April Holden has vowed to continue looking for but he has a hard time coping with the sa that people are allowed to go hungry in a country which provides 85 percent of the worlds surplus In the last five a billion dollars has been cut from food and nutrition For the price of one nuclear attack carrier we could eliminate hunger in he quoting from a recent research I am willing to go to any length before I throw In the even if it means marching hungry people to the steps of the Ill do it T Did you remember to turn it forward WASHINGTON AP time is The at 2 shifts an hour of ahead one hour It will likely be few who or other tu The which is three weeks earlier than benefits sports enthusiasts and who enjoy evening outdoor but it with can play havoc with farmers dealing livestock who dont follow clock It also means some sudden changes in the light available for morning and evening rush hour commuters facing many with unexpected darkness or the American Optometric Association urges Mi know will If money Isnt found fo run joggers and others out in the morning food
