Valley News, The (Newspaper) - June 3, 1973, Van Nuys, California TODAY'S VALLEY WEATHER Low clouds this morning mostly sunny this afternoon Highs 75 to 80 lows 35 to 124 PAGES and GREEN SHEET News Established 1911 NORTH VALLEY EDITION VOL 185 HOME DELIVERY BY CARRIER SUN TOES THURS FRI MONTHLY SUNDAY JUNE 3 1973 Moll Box 310 Van Calif 91408 14539 Sylvan Street lOc Copy City Growth WORLD NATION STATE Compiled from the wires of United Press International The Senate finance committee's al of a proposed state budget nearly less than that sought by Gov Ronald Reagan is scheduled to be ratified tomorrow this time in public The public and newsmen were barred from the committee meeting Friday in apparent violation of the Important wire news will be found on Page Legislature's rules requiring public sessions when votes are taken We made a mistake said Sen Randolph Collier chairman of the committee following the vote in favor of the spending proposal The three Skylab astronauts may stay in the space station 10 days longer than the original 28 days planned if they cannot free a stuck solar panel to receive more electrical power the space agency an- yesterday The reason given was better sun angles would produce a surge in much needed power in the orbital workshop from the to the days of the flight Earlier the crew conducted a major survey of tion in California and irrigation needs for fields in ico President Richard Nixon relaxed at his top retreat in Thurmont Md yesterday after putting a highly successful label on his summit talks in land with French President Georges Pompidou Nixon's sentiments were echoed by his chief for- eign policy adviser Henry A Kissinger and of State William P Rogers Pompidou in a brief news conference We did not make decisions There were issues qn which we agreed and others on which we disagreed but on balance the sum of agreements is larger than ments An impending gasoline shortage may cramp the style of America's motoring tourists this summer but motorists who plan ahead stand a good chance of not being caught out in the boondocks in the dead of night with an empty gas tank Auto club and tour officials advised motorists to always keep their gas tanks half full gas up before When firemen responded to a Paterson woman's demand for a fire engine they found that she wanted to pump out her so she could get rid of it She found it said a spokesman for the department which refused the request sundown and expect many gas stations to be closed on Sunday Cutting down on speed will also conserve gas the officials said An Athens government spokesman said we are now living the first day of the as the Greek government implementing its abolition of monarchy accepted the resignations yesterday of a number of ranking military officers In Rome King Constanline remained in his villa for the second day with members of the royal family and maintained his silence on Premier George announcement Friday making Greece a lic with as president A U.S Army officer attached as an adviser to Iran's armed forces was assassinated in Tehran day by gunmen believed to be members of a leftist guerrilla group Lt Col Lewis L Hawkins 42 of Plymouth Ind was shot at close range by two men on a motorcycle shortly after he left his home to go to his office in the Iranian capital In Cambodia American were re- ported striking suspected rebel positions 20 miles from Phnom Penh yesterday the Cambodian high com- mand said rebel activity had generally diminished throughout the country And in Manila military authorities yesterday re- ported the capture of a ranking commander of a no- rebel liquidation squad under orders to nate President Ferdinand E Marcos The captive was identified as Roberto Santos 29 alias Commander Felman described as a Maoist Continued on Page 24 TODAY'S NEWS A Jock Anderson Crossword A Pete 1.7 Peje Perk Sports Donee Calender Peje Grenade HHh People Inside Street Kenter on Koplen 1 OC last Pot c The Mixer Vitol Record on Women Pose Poje Traffic Statistics Show Street Use Increases in LA In the past two years the registration of motor vehicles in the city of Los Angeles increased at a rate almost twice that of its population according to the Dept of Traffic's Traffic Statistics report for 1972 The report shows that the average annual auto and truck registration in- crease was com- pared to an increase of in Attains New Peak Ratio of city residents to registered passenger vehicles and trucks is now 1.78 to 1 or more than one auto or truck for every two residents according to the report Population data in the report show the city at- a new peak in 1972 An estimated persons reside within the city's 464 square miles Los Angeles is the largest city in the most populous state in the said S S Taylor city traffic engineer If current trends continue Los Angeles will become the second largest city in the nation by the mid- 1980s New York City is now first and Chicago ond Increase Continued The report noted that California has more registered vehicles than the next highest state Texas which has Angeles County exceeds each of 42 states and the city exceeds each of 24 states in the number of registered tor vehicles The report said that an- travel on the city's 6543 m iles of surface streets and freeways con- to increase at about o n billion vehicle miles per year Total travel in the city on and freeways based on fuel consumption figures reached vehicle mUes ing 1972 This is the equivalent of 2000 trips around the world every day During a three-year riod freeway travel remained at a level of vehicle miles Almost twice as many vehicle miles are clocked on city surface streets as are recorded on the city's freeways T his is apparently due the report noted to the decline and almost de- mise in new freeway con- struction in the city of Los Angeles The uing increase in travel is being absorbed by the city's surface street Despite this striking in- Continued on Page 24 House Looted of Stereo Stereo equipment worth more than was lost to burglars during a break in of a North wood home according to Officers said Sam Duran of 6622 Beck St dis- covered his home had been burglarized day Thieves apparently forced open the front door to get in police said Youth Job Outlook Gloomy Here Bright There By MICHAEL POLLOCK Employment prospects for youth in the Valley range from surprisingly good in some areas to in- credibly bad in others and employers in those areas where youth em- ployment is down are being to hire more young people especially during the summer when almost all youths will be available for work The News learned from several different agencies con cerned with hiring that many more jobs are needed in the Valley for young people The agencies the com- munity Youth ment Services and the State Dept of Human Re- s o u r c es Development stressed that the great majority of young people are out of work and ing for jobs Many Need Work A few agencies maintain that the employment ation seems to have taken a turn for the better On the ether hand tis Johnson coordinator of the youth summer job program at the Pacoima HRD off ice reported there are approximately 1000 to 1500 registered for work in his office Of that number only about 45 have been placed on jobs he said This is particularly un- fortunate Johnson said because there are a great many young people in the Northeast Valley area who meet federal poverty re- q u i r and often need money to help feed CHAMBER MUSIC ensemble re- first place Carolyn Gordon sic Scholarship Memorial Award given by Arts Council of nia State University Northridge Award is presented yearly in The News ory of Carolyn Gordon former ber of council and supporter of arts and music From left are Alan Gordon her son presenting awards and en- semble members Michele Bird bara Porter and Roger Cantrell Weatherman Predicts Sun In Afternoon MELODY FORM RECOGNIZED Music Art Students at SUN Receive Awards Low clouds in the ing followed by mostly sunny afternoon skies are forecast throughout the Los Angeles Basin today the National Weather vice said The San Fernando ley area will have highs of 75 to 80 and lows of 55 to GO Near downtown highs will be near 75 and lows will be near 60 Weather Station in Van N u y s yesterday recorded a high of 67 and a low of 59 As this edition of The went to press no forecast on smog tions had been issued by the Los Angeles County Air Pollution Control Dis- The beaches will have low morning clouds and mostly sunny afternoon skies Highs will be from 70 to 80 and lows will be from 55 to 60 Mountain areas will be fair but low clouds will blanket coastal slopes in the morning and night hours Highs will be 72 to 78 and lows will be in the 40s Interior and desert re- gions will be mostly ny with local gusty after- noon winds in the on Page 34 The Arts Council for California State s i ty Northridge today had the recipients of scholarship awards presented ly to distinguished dents in the fields of sic and art The Carolyn Gordon M u sic Scholarship Award for first place chamber music en- sembles went to Michelle Bird Roger Cantrell and Barbara Porter Home Appliances Removed from Residence Louis Bernstein of 54 0 1 C a rpenter Ave Hollywood was the victim of a burglary in which he lost worth of jewelry and home ances to thieves police re- ported N orth Hollywood in- said Bernstein lost a television set oven jewelry and cleaner in the in Authorities said a rear door and window were found tampered with I Second prize winners are Sandra Azzoni Carol Lisa Lindberg Lewis Ro- sove and Geraldine Ro- tella Third place ensemble winners are Lisa t e i n Janice Foy and Lewis Rosove This memorial ship fund is sustained by the Arts Council and presented yearly in ry of Carolyn Gordon a former member and of music and arts at the university Her son Alan Gordon resident of Sepulveda and senior at James Monroe High School presented the following monetary to each first place ensemble student to each in second place and each to third place winners The art awards for two and t h media were given to via Schwinn and David Olson Judges for the dents works were Mmes U S Anderson Hugh Houseman and Thomas O'Donnell Arts Council p r e sident Mrs Robert Howe made the pre- to each winner A special art award was made to Leslie Flores for her outstanding work in general study Miss Flores Continued en Page 34 their families and return to school Added to this problem is the fact that the Youth Corps gram which in the past has provided jobs for un- youth has been phased out by the federal government Even though the NYC program has been dis- continued a few programs have been developed by the federal and local to help insure jobs for youths meeting poverty requirements Bob Reynolds deputy associate regional power administrator U.S Department of Labor in Los Angeles said the eral government has approximately to the city of Los Angeles and about Hayes Hints at Collusion to the county from the Federal Public Em- ployment Program to sub- jobs for those sons needing employment city and county had the option of using that money for jobs for youth or for adult ment programs Approve Program They city and county officials decided to tusu their own funds for mer youth Reynolds said Last month Los Jes City Council approved a summer youth job gram which starting July 2 will divide 6436 equally between the 15 councilmanic districts The council approved allocating for Continued on Page 21 GRADUATES SEEK HRD in Gas Bid JOB HELP Confirms County Accepted New Offer By Shell Oil By PACKER Supervisor James Hayes Fourth District today had confirmed that Los Angeles County has Shell Oil line contract bid and ted that collusion might have taken place among major oil companies T he Supervisor said based on his investigation thus far it looks like somebody talked to body behind the scenes Hayes said that this comment was sparked by an unheard of practice recently by oil companies where only one firm sub- mits a bid for local gas contracts Notes Modification At a downtown press conference Friday Hayes said he was not very happy to announce ceptance of the bid an tion reported by The News earlier that sents a cost increase However he pointed out that Shell Oil bid the only offer re- by the county for its con- tract was modified in the county's favor And Hayes indicated that the county was under pressure to accept the bid because the city of Los Angeles which received no bids on its contract next fiscal year re- quested the offer if re- by the county Bid Accepted Therefore the county accepted the offer but it is expected to pay more than additional for gasoline and other fuel next fiscal year as the re- sult of increases In addition Hayes an- Friday that a bid by Standard Oil Co of has been accepted to meet the county's diesel fuel demands next fiscal year S offer the one received is about Page 24 V Applicants in May Top April Total Placements Up Valley offices of the State Dept of Human Re- sources Development re- port that May for employment exceeded appreciably those filed in April This increase according to David Spivek who ages the North Hollywood office which serves is due to for June graduation ing early in their search for jobs H o wever placements also were up and this combined with a drop in claims for unemployment insurance compensation indicates a continued im- provement in the area's e c o according to HRD statisticians Only one HRD office North Hollywood shows a decrease in ments from May of last year when jobs for 434 p 1 i c a n ts were found against 373 placed this past month Spivek said this ation reflects the of the job bank system instituted last De- cember Under the job bank gram positions listed at every HRD office in Lo Continued on Page 24 AUTOMOBILE CARE HINTS TO BE GIVEN Tuesday's editions will contain a specially pre- pared tabloid containing information and tions on care and nance of automobiles Advice will be given on ways to get longer safer mileage from tires to find competent auto firms and there is a check list for readers who may be planning to tow trailers their vacations this summer
