Valley News, The (Newspaper) - July 10, 1973, Van Nuys, California TODAY'S VALLEY WEATHER low clouds and log in early morning becoming sunny in afternoon Highs between and 102 degrees lows 58 to 01 A PCD predicts light eye tion from smog NORTH VALLEY EDITION 64 PAGES and GREEN SHEET Established 1911 VOL 206 HOME DELIVERY BY CARRIER SUN THURS FRI MONTHLY TUESDAY JULY 10 1973 Address Box 310 Von Colif 91408 Street lOc Copy Compiled from the wires of United Press International In a suit filed by the state of Florida yesterday major oil companies were accused of causing the line shortage by conspiring to keep prices high and force out independent dealers Our position is that there is no shortage men were told by Florida's attorney general Robert Shevin The alleged shortage is the result of wire news will be found on Page practices manipulated by the major companies to drive out their competitors The antitrust action filed in U.S District Court at Tallahassee is the first of its kind by any government agency Shevin said but others will probably follow He mentioned specifically the possibility of legal action by the Federal Trade Commission In a report disclosed recently FTC said the structure of the oil industry is a major factor in the nation's fuel problems Named in the Florida suit are Exxon Texaco Gulf Mobil Shell Atlantic Richfield Phillips Continental Sun Union Cities Service Marathon Standard Oil of California Standard of Indiana and Standard of Ohio RENO A Sparks man and his brother said they arc cashing in on an old legend that divorcees throw their wedding rings into the Truckee River C H Carpenter and his brother Ralph of Mobile Ala have been using a gold dredge near the Virginia St bridge to hunt for wedding rings and coins ter says the old story is true We've found a glory hole down there he said For example Carpenter said they found three wedding rings 270 pennies a half-dollar several ters dimes and some buffalo nickels on one day alone In Washington the Nixon administration de- nied again yesterday it is considering rationing line The denial was phrased in the most positive guage used so far Asked about the persistent rumors that rationing on a nationwide scale is likely William E Simon ty U.S Treasury secretary Absolutely not I absolutely do not consider even possible We have a voluntary allocation system in place now that 1 believe is doing the job Indicating Washington had taken notice of the widespread doubt about whether the gasoline shortage is real or the result of manipulations administration sources reported the administration's Phase IV ic program might include a rollback in petroleum prices The administration's voluntary fuel supply gram is a colossal il was alleged Sunday by Sen Thomas F Eagleton who sponsored a giving dent Nixon authority to order fuel supplies sent Jo areas Instead of using this authority Sen Eagleton in a statement the has fiddled around with its so-called voluntary program which lias been a colossal busl The possibility of rationing of another kind was raided meanwhile by an expert on world food tion Americans may soon forced to ration food in order to maintain exports and the dollar's value abroad he warned Domestic food rationing would be a letter nc to Nixon controls on exports Lester 15 Brown an economist for the nonprofit Development Council The export were described i by who directed international development for the Agriculture Depl from to The rationing brought a p Angeles from Mat hews of Fight Inflation Together I can siy unequivocally that the American con- timer will not buy rationing of when we have Mrs Mathews said She cited the recent massive slaughter of chickens as an example of food supplies being plentiful in this rountry Also bhc called attention to the subsidizing of food overseas Lending lo Mathews a report from congressional investigators the of U.S wheat to the Soviet for high of food The V mint Office arm Continued on Page IS TODAY'S ir Foge A Page B-S Q A A lost Pege Page A 12 Perk The Vrtol News Lauds Scholars of Two Schools Kennedy Canyon High Students Get Graduation Honors Each June The News presents a special pictorial section of graduating high school sen iors who achieved high scholastic and service honors Because of difficulty in scheduling this year ever two schools within the p circulation area were not included in this section They are John F Kennedy High School in Granada Hills and Canyon High School in Saugus photographs of the Gold Seal Bearers and from the schools were unavailable it is felt these students d e s e rve mention and their names are presented here today Cast Ballots Those named members of the Society of Los Angeles have attained high grade point averages but m o re importantly have demonstrated ability character and willingness to serve others Classmates and faculty members cast ballots to lect ship usually is limited to one of each 40 graduating seniors Those who become life time members of the fornia Scholastic ation do so by earning for a minimum of four ters including one in their senior year at least three As and one B physical education and they must carry at least three academic subjects Name Scholars This year's Gold Seal Bear ers from Canyon High School are Jackie Cargill Kathy Akehurst Yao Chen Karen English D i ane Ludwig Carolee y ers Jack Salisbury Greg Smith Mark son and Mark Dehart Honor scholars Canyon High's equivalent to ebians are Troy son Paul Obert and David Rentz Gold Seal Bearers of the Class of 73 at Kennedy High School are Kenneth Alfred Cheryl Blair neth Blakely Kristy Mona Carlton Carter Michele hen Scott Custead nis Denby and Drasnin Others arc Aria Jen Jean pm Beth on Pace 102 Forecast for Valley Sunny with high clouds arc predicted in the Valley along Weather will M M drop to -A in Station ui a high of degrees and a low of 54 Sunday's high 71 and low was The Air Pollution Con- Continued on IX Council Approves Measure to Protect Home Buyers By DURWOOD SCOTT Los Angeles City cil yesterday tentatively approved a home buyers p r o t e clion ordinance which has been in the dis- cussion stage for a ber of years The ordinance is ly opposed by the real tate industry Under the proposed slated for final vote next Monday all s o n s selling residential property would be re- quired to supply tion to the purchaser on pending liens as well as authorized use and before the sale could be finalized Target date for the nance to go into effect is September The first six months would be a test peri od during which procedures could be re- v i e wed and necessary changes made During the lest period compliance with the new provisions would be Mandatory com- would become after the six-month tost No vote Taken City Council yesterday approved by a vole a building and safety com- report calling for passage of the ordinance which has been revised and discussed for about four years Xo vole was taken on the ordinance since only 11 members were present and 12 are needed to pass an ordinance on first ing Councilman Arthur K S n y d e r 14th District and Marvin District voted against the committee report Absent were Edmund D Edelman Fifth Dis- Gilbert W Lindsay Ninth District and Louis K Nowell First Snyder labeled the nance a ding-dong dure He said the city can do nothing about the transfer of land or homes b e c a use such transfer lies completely within the purview of Questions Raised Braude attempted to amend the committee re- port to insert a disclaimer concerning future of land involved in trans- actions in affect ment was that stating at time of transfer lhat a piece of property was in t certain zone did not pre- clude a zone change at some future time Other questions raised including a query by Robert M Wilkinson District who ex- pressed concern that city might not get the re- ports out in time and t h c r eby would create problems for both buyer and seller in sale and crow proceedings Wilkinson was ful in amending the com- report to say Lie city must provide the m- on Page ttt 49 Arrested in Raids Million Worth Seized Intensive Roundup With Undercover Buy Plan Hits Valley Venice Street Sellers Police said yesterday that 49 persons have been arrested and a quantity of narcotics and dangerous drugs seized in an in- tensive roundup by un- officers Total street sale value was estimated to be in narcotics and dang erous drugs con- CIRCUS PERFORMER Dale 10 demonstrates trapeze act while her mother Ernestine Baer holds rigging Her grandmother Mrs The Elisabeth Clarke and Jo Jo Monarch right show off costume she will wear family of has three of circus performers in it in the first six months of this year Police Chief Edward M Davis siad arrests which have been going on since July 2 are continuing Of the 19 arrested 21 were juveniles the chief said adding that all the arrests took place in the San Fernando Valley and in the Venice area Reduces Supply lie said police began ar- resting suspects who had sold narcotics and gerous drugs to officers on previous occasions The of- posed as buyers The undercover buy program which deals with narcotic and drug at the street level s t a n reduces tins availability of and dangerous drugs in cal said Following is a list of seizure figures for the first six months of including street Listed I cocaine pounds adonc units others units H a I j u a na pounds hashish ounces and 10.66 ounces of hashish oil LSD 25.745 units ers Amphetamines units biturates 81.001 units BAER'S LIFE A CIRCUS 3 Eras Under Big Top Represented by Family By PAUL LITSKY People have complained that their homes are like three ring circuses but the home of the Baer ily er and daughter has for many years been just lhat a three-ring circus Now living in the represent three j e n e rations of rimis luich represents era of life under the bit top Clarke MI into a In thoM days in Clarke At the end of a day's ride we would unhitch the and use them in show One day the Billed up in a cus lot and 1 was born Mrs Clarke started when she was 12 She joined her family in their horse act In 1913 John Kingling saw us and invited us to come to America to form for came for one season and opened in Madison in New York World War 1 Marled and we re- turned to Mrs C Jarke wealth of life I uhen look the to Ireland The natives thought it an Indian rubber I would stand on il- with a pith helmet on whip in each hand One day we woke up Jo find lhat the people had poked pins into on Page IX Board Paves Way for Tax Rate Hike By JOHN The Los Angeles Board of Education yesterday way for a lax rate in crease in budget by a adopted months ago that no ax rate in- would levied this year The on er or not to increase tlv rale will It will on the of sembly Kill which by the State and i- awaiting Gov Ronald gan's signature Supl of Schools William 1 Johnston told the Board that Gov Reagan is ex- on Page 18 Assessments Hiked Most to Pay Less in Taxes Exemptions for Homeowners Business Boosted Further Property Rate Cut Due Bv PACKER T otal assessments in Angeles county in- creased by this year but most property owners should less in taxes because of a variety of factors including in- Mate exemptions County Assessor Philip K an- that the total roll hit a gross s 21 in in of some XX over year Another Reduction Watson said however lhat most pay in this year because of the increase in homeowners and business inventory exemptions from the state In addition tlie count property tax rate has been reduced already by by the Hoard of The i valuation will reduce thf rate by another 6.23 cents per of ation And indicated they reduce the amount even further by using federal revenue when they set final rate at the of month Covered by is the and does no include by other such as cities and d i lax bills for mosl owners still down this year The state
