Yuma Daily Sun, The (Newspaper) - February 8, 1974, Yuma, Arizona COPY PHOTO DIV DAVID KILL OLD OH T v GREAT BIG BIRD tomorrow's Rodeo Parade This big bird is really an eagle being constructed for the Eagles float Vince Espinoza stands ready to hand his uncle Steve Merino another napkin to stuff in the wing Bird stands 12 ft high and as a wingspan of 14 ft Rodeo Weekend Parade Starts There should doubt about it Rodeo weekend is here Crowds estimated at and up are expected to line 4th Avenue for the giant Rodeo Parade that starts at morrow morning The parade begins from the lot 4th Avenue and north on 4th Avenue to Street There it turns east and ends at the Jaycee Rodeo Grounds The feature 37 floats and 10 bands among the 200 units It is expected For a complete list of the Rodeo Parade entries and map of staging for parade units see Page 10 over two hours to Parade chairman is Secretary of State Wes and his sidekick is Honorary Parade Marshal Rep Sam Steiger Adding much color and music to the parade will be 20 units of Shriners from all over Arizona and Southern California Queen Freda Drysdale will lead some of the first units along with Jaycee Rodeo Chairman Charles Worthen Tonight will see something new in the Rodeo Weekend Susan Raye will be performing at the tion Center at 8 o'clock ets will be on sale at the door for the western show Saturday afternoon at will see the grand entry for the first day of the rodeo An persons are ex- to opening day under clear sunny skies Some tickets will still be available at gate prior to the show Rodeo clowns 1 top cowboys in the eluding last year's all-around cowboy Leo Gamarillo will be taking part Along with the regular rodeo events will be trick riders Bonnie Happy and Danny Connelly along with the Quadrille de Mujeres from Saturday night will be the big Rodeo Dance at the Jaycee Clubhouse starting at 9 p.m Sunday will see the grand entry again at p.m and a capacity crowd is expected to be on hand At the close of the Sunday event the coveted silver spurs will be awarded to the around cowboy as well as silver buckles for the No 2 cowboy and the hardluck boy Just off the press from Southwest Printers is the an- Rodeo program The venir programs will sell for 31 each It is dedicated to four Yumans who died this past Sen Harold C Giss Cy Leeper Supervisor Ray Avila and David Blaker The gram features many historic photos of the previous 28 years of rodeo in Yuma Her fhe Weekend Glance v Here's the Weekend iii a Silver at Jaycee Clubhouse 6 p.m Banquet Convention Center 8 p.m Susan Raya Show Civic Center 6 parade units gather at Southgate Mall judging at 7 and parade starts grand entry for Silver Spur Rodeo Jaycee Rodeo grounds Arizona St 9 p.m Rodeo Dance Jaycee Clubhouse Az Ave and 17th St grand entry for Rodeo finale present Silver Spurs Truckers Lift State Blockades Hearst Execution Threat Is Made BERK An un- terrorist group says it is holding kidnaped per heiress Patricia Hearst and police said today she might be held as ransom for two of the group's soldiers who are charged with murder The mysterious Liberation Army claimed re- sponsibility for the abduction in a letter received Thursday and the Hearst family awaited demands for her release today The militant group said she would be executed if anyone tries to rescue her Both police and a family spokesman raised the ity that the ransom demand when it comes might be the WEATHER Highest yesterday Lowest this morning Temperature at 11 today High this afternoon Low tonight Relative humidity at 11 Average high his date Average low this date FORECAST to Sat Sunny and slightly warmer this afternoon and Clear and cold tonight North winds diminishing tonight and day SunRiK freedom of the two men ed with murdering Oakland schools Supt Marcus Foster Nov 6 It's on everybody's said Richard Berger a ley police spokesman He said no demand for their freedom had been made Another Berkeley officer said a money demand would be easier to meet than a political demand such as a prisoner ex- change Charles W Bates FBI agent in charge of the San Francisco FBI office said it's probably a logical speculation that the revolutionary group would seek freedom for the two diers Joseph Remiro 27 and Russell Little 24 Bates said it would be up to the local district attorney the attorney general or the nor to make any decision about trading them for Miss Hearst's freedom But Berger offering his own opinion said No nor no policeman is going to release these men So they must know they have to ask something that can be done It would be unrealistic for them to believe that Remiro and tle can be released By ASSOCIATED PRESS Independent drivers lifted blockades today at truck stops in Phoenix Flagstaff and tec and called for an end to violence in Arizona The announcement came at and was designed to show the public that we don't condone said Walt Sherwood a spokesman for the drivers in Phoenix During the night at least four trucks were hit by gunfire across the state authorities said No one was injured While emphasizing that the drivers would continue their strike Sherwood no at- tempts would be made to stop anyone from getting diesel fuel Three bullets penetrated the cab of a truck driven by Al Borrough as he passed through Tonopah on Interstate 10 Thursday night Maricopa County sheriff's deputies said The Department of Public Safety said three drivers re- ported that their trailers were struck in separate sniping in- on Interstate 10 near Picacho Investigators said the sniper or snipers apparently fired from overpasses and a meeting of law enforcement officials was being held today to find ways of preventing further at- tacks the yuMA e SUN i SUN Issue 70th Year Yuma Arizona Fri Feb SENTINEL Issue ERA ENDS Skylab Explorers Return to Earth End of Truck Strike Forecast by Sheriff I think we've seen the end of Sheriff Travis Bud Yancey said of the truckers strike that has affected the Yuma area only ly since it began last week The tensest Yuma situation occurred Tuesday when a con- by deputies pre- vented a truck blockade of pumps at the T-P Truck Stop on U.S 80 Yancey said today that there had been a rumor of truckers coming in from Tucson to Yuma area truck stops but nobody's going to blockade us here Blockades were reportedly lifting in Phoenix and Tucson today Riley's Arco Truck Stop at on which had closed briefly at the request of striking was open today with business still light The mood appeared to have defused into disappointment They the truckers seem to be disappointed in what they got if they got anything at said a ob- server Miners Reject Plea LONDON AP Britain's coal miners today rejected a last-minute plea from Prime Minister Edward Heath to put off their strike until after the Feb 28 national elections INSIDE THE SUN Parker Pass ABOARD USS NEW OR- LEANS AP Skylab ended an era in ration today when they ed from man's longest journey in space They appeared in ex- physical condition after a landing in the Pacific Ocean Gerald P Carr Pogue and Edward G Gibson all waved and flashed big smiles as they emerged from their Apollo taxi ship on the deck of the New Orleans Just an hour before they had concluded a record orbital flight which the space agency said proved America can do anything in manned space flight that it so desires The spacemen had to over- come a late propellant leak in their Apollo steering rockets shifting to a second system for the crucial dive through the atmosphere Mission Control did not consider it a serious problem however It will be at least another decade before America at- tempts another long-term space flight I feel great it's great to be Gibson said as he ed with a slightly unsteady gait upon exiting the spacecraft They're in fine re- ported Dr Jerry Hordinsky a space agency physician after a quick examination The astronauts were lifted aboard after they parachuted into the sea within 3.4 miles of the New Orleans Helicopters immediately dropped frogmen into the sea to secure the floating capsule and the New Orleans steamed alongside A crane lifted the craft on deck with the astronauts still inside The hatch on the Apollo wis opened and Hordinsky moved inside to take blood pressure pulse and heart beat readings on the three crewmen who had been exposed to weightlessness longer than any human beings We have three very very happy guys in was the initial report Carr Pogue and Gibson were quickly taken to a on the ship for a planned hours of extensive rut RETURN TO EARTH NASA team leader Mel Richmond is greeted by the smiling face of Skylab 111 astronaut Edward Gibson as he the hatch to the command module shortly after it was lifted aboard the USS New Orleans At left are NASA doctors The splashdown in the Pacific 150 miles from San Diego ended the Skylab series a record 84 days in orbit AP City Ready for Liquor Appeal But Shaffer Declines Rush The State Liquor Board has agreed to meet to hear ments this afternoon in John Shaffer's appeal against the liquor license But Shaffer hasn't agreed City Attorney Doug Stanley called a press conference afternoon to announce the and to i state the city's position The city was granted its license on Tuesday by Col Moore of the Liquor Board but it was auto- suspended yesterday when a written appeal was re- from Shaffer s attorney Don Engler The Board agreed to meet at 3 p.m today but only if Engler would agree to do so Stanley said In essence the people of Yuma are at Shaffer's he said Our position is that ready for the hearing since they have already filed their brief Shaffer has refused to hear the matter this afternoon be- cause it would compromise his beliefs Stanley said he was told this morning An alternate date for the hearing has been set for March 1st In addition Kngler has filed a petition of review with the Arizona Supreme Court because of the Court of peals decision no to accept on Shaffer's special action to have the license chase declared illegal That hearing has been scheduled for Feb at Shaffer released the i ing statement through his at- torney to the news media this morning regarding his fight to prevent the city from getting its It is our belief that or unintentionally a basic misunderstanding as to Mr Shaffer's position and This Dog Should Be Told Good Guys Wear Badge A dog who apparently had the good guys and bad guys confused was not too hospitable this morning to a deputy investigating the burglary of a Primrose St home A burglar reportedly entered the home through a window at about tonk a purse and and exited through the front door When the deputy arrived P tions regarding the purchase of a liquor license for the city of Yuma has been created through statements by City Attorney Douglas Stanley In order to clear up any misunderstanding as to his sition in this action Mr Shaffer would like to stress that he is not opposing the sale of all intoxicating liquors at the Yuma Center On the contrary he re- cognizes that the sale of liquor may be necessary to the cial success of this facility However it is and it has been Mr Shaffer's position from the start that it is not necessary or proper that the City of Yuma itself be engaged in the sale of liquor at the Yuma Center It is Mr Shaffer's be- lief that the City of Yuma does not have the authority to chase a liquor license for this or any other purposes tent with this belief Mr Shaffer intends to utilize every remedy available to the law to the purchase of a liquor license by the city which is an action he believes to be both improper and gal It is suggested that the most proper and efficient lution of this problem is for the City of Yuma to put the liquor concession at the Yuma center up for bids by private Again as he has consistently done throughout this action Mr Shaffer disclaims any or economic interest in such a concession should it ever be offered For his part Mr Shaffer regrets any inconvenience this dispute may have caused or perhaps will cause any other citizen of Yuma He however that his position is just and in the long view will benefit the community as a whole Flimsy Farm Bus Seat Bolts Caused Deaths As it turned out it wasn't the first time the dog had been confused The dog was reportedly in the home while nd the WASHINGTON AP Federal safety investigators have blamed flimsy sent an- for the high death toll in a bus accident that killed 19 persons hear Bylthe Calif The seats flimsy anchorage contributed radically to the death toll when the old school bus carrying farm workers skidded into a ditch last month said a memo by Henry H Wakeland an of- of the National Trans- Safety Board Two memos on the accident signed by Wakeland were re- leased Thursday by Sen Percy who has been campaigning for stricter safety standards for school buses Poor placement of an gency door and windows too small to permit easy escape by adults also were blamed by the investigators
