Yuma Daily Sun, The (Newspaper) - January 7, 1974, Yuma, Arizona SERVICE COPY DIV co DAVID HILL ELC KE ENERGY CRISIS Governor Declares PHOENIX AP Gov Jack Williams today declared a state of emergency in zona because of the energy shortage In addition he established a team to manage the energy in the state until the legislature can act on the ter The governor read a mation which said in These fuel and energy shortages if uncontrolled may threaten the continuation of vital business enterprises in- services and utilities in the state He said that unemployment could grow adding that the health and welfare of the state of Arizona may be threatened The governor's new team will decide the impact of the shortages through planning and execution of systems to provide for equitable tion of fuel and he said Williams authorized funds for the energy team to study problems until the legislature formulates a permanent plan Earlier today Phoenix Mayor Timothy Barrow ed that the gasoline shortage may become worse here If the lines at the pumps aren't gone by midweek we have a much more serious problem in Phoenix than we Barrow said as he appealed for motorists to re- duce driving Barrow also said he supports an allotment tem contending that it would keep what gasoline there is flowing regularly The mayor said ple would stop stockpiling oline and not refill until they needed it lines at service tions would not develop At the state legislature House Majority Leader Burton Harr said he would meet with top energy officials to mine the extent of Arizona's problem No date has been set for the meeting he said This will be the kind of con- ference that hasn't been held anywhere else except maybe in he said We're going to bring the people in and ask the hard questions We've got to find out what the lems are and what the future holds and how we can best meet it said he wants to know how fuel is allocated to zona what kind of emergency powers should be given to the governor to deal with the shortage and what Arizona's fuel needs would be in the near future primary goal of the meeting would be to provide an education both to state and to the public At least we're going to know what the problem he Emergency said people are they're afraid and we've got to eliminate that fear Jack Schreiber group ager of the Internal Revenue Service office of economic said he was ing a ruling soon from ington on service stations which use gimmicks such as mandatory coupon books to guarantee gasoline to ists We're getting a out to cover service stations across the state he said We're going to report to the public how many station ators are in violation of lines how much they have to roll back prices and whatever else we find He said a special tion was being made of dealers who sell gasoline by ment and operators who have been selling coupon books to guarantee gasoline the yuMA Issue 70th Year Yuma Arizona Mon Jan 7 1974 SENTINEL Issue Year Supervisors Create Guardian Blast State Federal Orders By ERNIE BUSH The Yuma Daily Sun After creating a new tion of public guardian and discussing the rising costs of county ment the Board of took a whack at state and eral legislators this morning Supervisor Glenn Strohm remarked If we don't get some.relief somewhere the tax rate is going to hell next year The county is looking at increase in the cost of gasoline alone cording to County Manager Gene Brazeel The new office of public guardian will add an additional burden The office was created last year by the State Legislature and was almost overlooked by the county government be- cause the enabling statute was buried in a section of a state laws ing to the county are not ed said the law was brought to his attention by Judge William W Nabours The new office will be charged responsibility of dling the business affairs of persons who are judged petent by the court Supervisor Marion Beaver said Everyday our powers are going down the tube He com- the State Legislature was creating new programs without giving counties funds to run them Yet the ers are being asked to foot the bills County Attorney Mike Smith referring to new grams called them a can of worms The State ture creates offices for us but gives no he said The county must provide them or ask for federal funds but strings are always attached He said the counties are fighting against state and eral control but they need funds They've had to ask for funds rather than put the den on the local taxpayer The state is going to do away with local governments he warned There's a power struggle going on between the bureaucrats and the people and the people are losing told the Board this morning the county is going to have to create a service station in Parker for county vehicles The station is necessary be cause fuel suppliers will not deliver fuel in small quantities any longer only in bulk tities He estimated the county will need about gallons of gasoline in the coming year With prices already about 15 cents higher per gallon than last year the cost is going to soar he said The Board gave approval to a set of flood plain regulations which will restrict or prohibit land uses including subdivisions which are gerous to health safety or property in times of flood The Board will now advertise a date for a hearing on the regulations The regulations are being set up as required by the State Legislature Liquor license transfers have been approved for Circle K Store in Parker and the 76 Steak House on Highway 80 O- Beaver Isn't Very Eager The Board of Supervisors opened their meeting this morning with the resignation of Glenn Strohm as chairman He promptly nominated Marion Beaver the post and it was so voted I want to thank my col- leagues for this vote of con- Beaver said in the post particularly since we're out of gas over our worst of all turned out to be a dud SUNDAY EVENING CALLER The front door and some of the wall were blasted away last night when the car in the background hit this Yuma Mrs Manuel Ruiz 1901 Maple Ave holds her dog and surveys the damage She and her been sitting on the couch at the right when the car hit At left is a neighbor Conrado who like The Sun photographer just walked in through the hole INTERRUPTS TV City Is Defending Wandering GOT Right to License Opens Up Home U.S Might Send Planes To Back Saigon in Attack Air Guard Given Training Fuel SAIGON AP Hanoi radio today attacked a ment by U.S Defense tary James R gcr that U.S air support of the South Vietnamese might be ered if the North Vietnamese launch an all-out offensive into the South The official North ese radio called Schlesinger's statement a very serious lation of the spirit and word of the Paris agreement and in- solent challenge to the people and to public opinion all over the world The broadcast The Vietnamese people reject this threat and warn that the United States and the Saigon administration must bear full responsibility for the arising from their acts of war In a television interview in Washington Sunday estimated the possibility of a major North Vietnamese assault at less than 50 percent WASHINGTON AP Air National Guard and air Re- serve training flights grounded Dec 22 by the fuel shortage are being resumed the Penta- gon said Monday Spokesman Jerry W heim said resumption of flights was made possible by an in- creased allocation of daily fuel consumption by the Federal Energy Office The spokesman said the Pentagon had asked for and received a daily allocation of barrels of oil an in- crease of about two per cent over the last three months of 1073 The new allocation which extends for the first quarter of 1974 adds up to total con- sumption of 57.3 million rels The new allocation er does not touch on restoring war reserves around the world estimated to be down an average of 30 per cent So the figures released by Freidheim Monday do not provide a com- plete picture of how much fuel the Defense Department is ob- from U.S refiners Friedheim said the rate at which war reserves will be tored will Ire worked out with the Energy Office within the next few weeks Legislature Reconvening PHOENIX AP The Arizona Legislature was scheduled to reconvene in cial session today as it at- tempted to reach accord on re- financing the state's public schools The special session began Oct 22 and then was halted for a holiday recess just prior to Christmas It was hoped that differences could be resolved during the recess be- tween the Senate and House over delivery of million in new state money to the 233 school districts Intent of the massive cial transfusion is for the state to shoulder about 75 cent of public school This would de-emphasize the local property lax as the prime means of supporting schools Legislators also hope to row the gap between the amount of money spent per pupil in rich and poor school districts Republican leaders in both houses claim majority support for positions could produce a compromise before the opening of the regular session next Monday However this seems unlikely because of the basic ments between the Semite and House not only in he formula for pumping the new money into school districts but also on ways to produce the funds The city of Yuma must go to court today to try to block an attempt by John Shaffer to stop the city from taking ther action on its liquor cense Shaffer was seeking a training order in Superior Court Division I this after- noon at 2 p.m to stop the city from taking further action until a civil complaint he has filed as a taxpayer can be heard City Attorney Doug Stanley takes the position N Ireland's Unionist Party Leader Resigns BELFAST Northern land AP Brian Faulkner resigned today as leader of the Unionist party but remained chief executive of the Northern Ireland government and vowed to continue his fight for ing power with the Catholic minority I believe it would be wrong to continue in leadership of a party organization which has rejected the policies on which my colleagues and I fought the Assembly Faulkner said in his resignation Hiker tost GRAND CANYON AP With the threat of another major storm looming today ground parties resumed their search for a University of zona student who failed to re- turn from a biking expedition here A spokesman for the Grand Canyon National Park said Dennis Daholl 27 a wildlife major went into the canyon Dec 29 Six inches of new snow combined with a base fell on the rim Saturday there is no reason to restrain the city from applying for the license because no irreparable harm will result from the plication The city ordinance which enables the license to be chased makes such purchase contingent on approval by the State Liquor Board of the transfer An individual who wishes to protest the transfer to the Convention Center can file an appeal within 10 days after the approval Then the person can further appeal the decision through the Superior Court The city takes the position that Shaffer's complaint is premature since the city's transfer ordinance is not effective until a proper transfer has been completed According to Stanley the restraining order should be sued only if there is danger the ordinance will result in arable injury to the property of the complainant John Shaffer and there is no quate remedy at law There is certainly no of irreparable harm in- jury damage or injustice to plaintiff since no monies may be paid for the liquor license until the transfer is complete and final and at that point there are proper and adequate remedies at law for he tiff to appeal ByBOBWERLEY The Yuma Daily Sun The Manuel Ruiz home at 1901 Maple Ave had a sort of grand opening last night The opening was about six feet wide Mr and Mrs Ruiz were ting on the couch watching tv about p.m when the corner of their home was blasted by an automobile The car first bounced off a tree in the yard then took out the door and corner of the living room and finally smashed into the Ruiz family car parked in the driveway Yuma Police Patrolman Don Perry who usually is only called on to estimate car age after accidents came up with the figure of age on the house The two cars that figured in the accident were both badly damaged Patrolman Perry identified the driver of the car a 1971 Mercury as Alberta Swenson 30 of Arizona Avenue She apparently had turned off from Arizona Ave one block Comics Arrive The comics section which are usually included in The Sunday Sun failed to arrive in time for inclusion and will be included in The Sun today away and was headed west on 19th Street About halfway down the block according to Perry she lost control The house and Ruiz Mercury stopped her Said Mrs Ruiz we were watching a movie and I was playing with the dog We didn't hear anything until he crash I grabbed the dog when I heard it The accident left the home open to the elements but Ruiz managed to board it up later on He spent the home but Mrs Ruiz went off to sleep at her son's home Included in those answering the call were members of the Yuma Fire Dept They were called because of the cars and gasoline involved Ms Swenson was cited for failure to control her vehicle and driving while under the influence She was released on recognizance THE SUN Crossword 12 Parker Teacher Strike Ruling Delayed by State Board JULIE Julie n senior at Yuma High School is a hopeful in the Silver Spur Queen contest She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Olin of 2450 3rd PI Her sponsor is the Elks Club Winner will be announced Saturday night WEATHER Highest Lowest this morning Temperature nt 11 SS High this Low tonight -18 humidity nl II today ft low -13 FORECAST to Tuesday Con- this tonight win this afternoon to night of and Sunset PHOENIX AP The State Board of Education today postponed action on a controversial rule which would strip school teachers of cation for engaging in strikes The action came after a hearing during which Tom president of the Arizona Education ation and Charles head of the Arizona Federation of Teachers protested that there were no grounds for adopting the rule Do not try to explain the action by saying that you are complying with he attorney general's said Beau- Nowhere in the ion given by the attorney eral is here a definition of un- professional conduct which would include striking urged the hoard not to act on the rule without at least proposing the ment of ways to resolve dis- putes between teachers and school boards I wonder why at this ular time is ing such a it because you a hectic year or that you are anticipating some hard he asked One witness Paul McKusick of Globe urged the board to adopt the rule I think the point in issue is being lost in smoke because a reasonable definition of conduct should be the refusal to honor n said President 0 B Joy of Bisbee declared an end to Ihu hearing after the statements The hoard then moved on to consider I he policy handbook rule on a motion from Stephen Jenkins who moved to suspend action on the controversial rule for further study Abo postponed was the tion of a new board president after Jenkins the only black on the board failed to receive a majority of five votes following his nomination by Dwight Hudson Jenkins four votes on a secret ballot Hudson who had Jenkins c he was he only i i lion should be But a deputy attorney general said a majority of live volts was needed in n board ident Dr Weldon P Shofstall state superintendent of public instruction and board Kennedy both were sent from today's
