Yuma Daily Sun, The (Newspaper) - May 9, 1974, Yuma, Arizona J SERVICE COPY Extends fo State Justices of Peace Issue 70th Year OOD x SENTINEL 28 Pages 10 Cents Yuma Arizona Thurs May 9 1974 Telephone SENTINEL Issue 102nd Year IMPEACH HEARINGS BEGIN Quitting Rhodes Tells Nixon LEARNING THE GAME Norman Bann left of Somerton and George Gilley partners in the upcoming Tri-Valley Golf Tournament at Yuma Golf and Country Club give some lessons to Debi Schoff prior to the opening of the event on Friday Debi won't be in the tournament but with spectators like her the watching will be Half the fun Farm Food Prices Slow Wholesale Rate Increase WASHINGTON AP Sharp declines in farm and food prices slowed the rise in wholesale prices in April to its slowest rate in six months the government reported today The Labor Department said wholesale prices increased of one per cent sonally adjusted and tenths of one per cent justed The increase was still high by normal standards but con- below increases re- corded since November April's rise compared with adjusted increases of 1.3 per cent in March cent in February and 3.1 per cent in January Despite the slowdown in farm and food prices there was Robber Forgot ho hint that the inflationary surge was abating Industrial prices regarded as one of the surest barometers of inflation jumped an adjusted 2.3 per cent in April In March industrial prices climbed 2.9 oer cent 1 Farm products processed foods and feeds declined for the second consecutive month dropping an adjusted 3 per cent and an unadjusted 3.7 per cent The Agriculture Department predicted Wednesday that food prices would begin to level off during the second half of the year and possibly even decline in the final quarter Wholesale prices rose 18.8 per cent in the past 12 months Changes in wholesale prices usually are reflected later at the retail level April's increase lifted the government's wholesale price index to 155.3 That means it cost to buy the same volume of wholesale goods purchased in 1967 Price increases by industries freed from price controls to be cracking the Cost of Living Council's heralded commitments for big business Congress votes to hold them together Wholesale prices for April reflected other increases in a wide variety of materials Machinery and equipment rose 1.4 percent Lumber jumped 4.7 per cent and furniture products cent Weather Highest yesterday Lowest this morning Temperature at 11 today High this afternoon Low tonight Relative humidity at II Average high this date Average low this date FORECAST to Friday Mostly clear and warm through Friday erly daytime winds mph High temperature tomorrow will be 96 HIS change Toppled By Canada Vote LYNCHBURG Va AP A would-be bank robber ended up short Wednesday when a teller refused to give him any money Police said a young man with long hair entered a branch of Lynchburg Federal Savings Loan Association and asked for change for a Along with the money he also handed the teller Mrs Ruth 0 Smith a note saying he wanted all her 85 and bills and gave her a paper bag to put the money in said Mrs Smith Police said the man who didn't produce a weapon or make any threats panicked grabbed his bag and note and ran off He forgot OTTAWA AP Canada's political parties began ing today for a general election in July after the toppling of Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau's Liberal government Inflation was certain to be the major campaign issue By a vote the House of adopted a motion of no confidence in Trudeau's minority government The year-old prime minister said he would call on Jules Leger today to ask him to dis- solve the lower house and call an election Election day is expected to IK July 8 Meanwhile and the Liberal cabinet con- in office as a caretaker government Trudeau said in a telecast after his defeat that he the electoral fight but considered the interruption of parliament while the country faced inflationary problems unfortunate and sary Trudeau was brought down by the New Democratic Party Canada's third largest political faction whose support had kept him in office since the Liberal majority in Commons was reduced to a minority by the 1972 election New A i White House Says No Is Announced by Board Dr Paul Plath assistant to the superintendent for the Phoenix Union High School System will become tendent for Yuma Union High School District July 1st The announcement was made today by Mrs Helene Bennett school board ident Plath succeeds Canode superintendent the past 10 years The school board was ing for an energetic decisive highly ethical and strong er possessing skills in inter- personal relations capable of assessing future needs and de- said Mrs Bennett The board also wanted a person with interest and ents in communications and public relations Dr Plath fits the in all these she added Following tion the board contracted the services of the state ties under direction of Dr Lyle Mullens of Northern Arizona University to assist in the screening of applicants Donald Jackson school board president at Phoenix Union praised Plath for his effective work in legislative and community relations Phoenix Union tendent Gerald DeGrow dieted make a fine DR PAUL PLATH superintendent I have ed closely on many projects with Dr Plath and I mend him as a very capable said DeGrow Plath 38 is married and the father of three children He has served as assistant to the superintendent in Phoenix since July 1971 and has ed as interim at South Mountain High School federal program director ance counselor basketball coach and has been active in merous community activities including board membership in Junior Achievement Phoenix YMCA Phoenix Human tions Commission Community Organization for Drug Abuse Control and Arizona School Public Relations Assn He was named Outstanding Young Educator for Arizona in 1970 According to Mrs Bennett they were assisted by an sory committee composed of an administrator two teachers and another person from each of the high schools This group and a board member made trips to the cales of the top men in the state and conducted inter- views in Yuma she said Plath said the district pre- sented a real challenge in de- long-range plans to keep ahead of the rapid growth of the area and plans to form advisory groups to involve dents teachers and parents in the planning process I welcome the opportunity to serve a system with a sound reputation for a good tional program and ty support of he commented Also the lent cooperation and working relationship that exists be- tween and school district personnel is a plus tor triat any school trator would welcome WASHINGTON AP Two members of the House Republican leadership said today President Nixon should consider resigning because of public reaction to recent Wa- tergate disclosures but the White House said Nixon is determined to remain in of- fice House Republican Leader John Rhodes of Arizona said Nixon ought to consider nation as a possible option if it becomes apparent that sion of public confidence pre- vents him from effectively dis- charging his duties Rep John B Anderson of Illinois chairman of the House Republican Conference said it would be best for the country if Nixon resigned and predicted Nixon will be impeached if he does not step down voluntarily The House Judiciary Com- began hearing evidence today on possible ment of the President At the Deputy Press Secretary Gerald L ren said Nixon is determined to remain in the comments by some and the at- tacks by others Warren said Nixon feels he has a personal and tional responsibility to defend the presidency by continuing with his work The spokesman said mail re- action to Nixon's last week and REP JOHN RHODES Those hearings resulted in the of Andrew Johnson but the Senate quitted him Rodino whose remarks were carried over national sion said the committee would begin its hearings by ing materials relating to the question of President Nixon's responsibility the gate breakin and its quent investigation by law en- forcement agencies Immediately after Rodino Legislators Get Brief Marathon Break PHOENIX AP With House leaders vowing to end the session today bleary-eyed legislators returned to work a few hours after ending a thon session early this morning This is said House Majority Leader Burton Barr We ain't going home until it's over There ain't no tomorrow House Speaker Stan Akers of Phoenix gave fair warning to legislators shortly before ad- at 1 today When the legislature venes he said come prepared to It promises to be a long day probably stretching well into Friday morning with tors bouncing from floor sions to caucus to conference committees and back again Here the key items re- maining on the agenda and how they Nearly 5700 million in state appropriations Passed by Additional stones page 12 the House and little trouble is expected in the Medicaid and catastrophic health insurance A mise was worked out in ence between the two houses It now goes back to both chambers for action Constitutional spending Passed by the Senate but still bottled up in the House Republican caucus The House is expected to make changes and return it to the Senate Ethics package ence agreements have been tled on three of four bills while the measure on official sure faced the uncertainty of a conference committee commitment Passed by the Senate and held for a week in the House as a means of leverage for its chief sponsor Sen Scott Alexander but sage is expected of the transcripts running pretty heavy and the general js supportive of The House Judiciary Com- opened its historic ings on the evidence gathered by its impeachment staff today with a pledge from Chairman Peter Rodino that the panel would meet its high tional responsibility Rodino said the presentation of evidence on the possible im- of President Nixon would be conducted in a spirit recognizing that the integrity of the nation's institutions rests on the trust and dence of its people I don't need to stress again the importance of our under- taking and the wisdom de- and principle which we must bring to Rodino said His remarks opened the first House committee hearings to consider whether a president should be impeached since 1868 ranking member delivered their brief addresses the session was to be closed to the public for the pre- of evidence The presentation will give committee members their first look at the material gathered in the last four months by the impeachment inquiry staff Rodino said Wednesday the closed sessions probably would continue through next week after which a decision will be made on opening them THE SUN Parker 100 and Gather Here for Law Review Compromise Is Agreed PHOENIX AP One of the major stumbling blocks to legislative adjournment was overcome late Wednesday as House and Senate leaders agreed to a compromise caid plan for Arizona's poor The massive program of complete medical and hospital services to low in- come and welfare families was completed during a meeting of the joint legislative conference committee The package also includes accident and sickness and assistance for any Arizonans in danger of having their savings wiped out because of serious medical problems Both programs would go into effect Oct 1 1975 if signed into law Under the basic Medicaid program the counties would pay million of the lion cost with the federal picking up the re- Present indigent programs cost the 14 counties lion thus there would be a ings of nl least million By WREN LISTIAK The Yuma Daily Sun More than 100 Justices of the Peace and City trates from throughout the state registered this morning at the Stardust Hotel for the 1974 Arizona Judicial ence It is the first time the con- ference which has been held annually for 12 years has been held in Yuma and only the second time it has been held outside of Phoenix or Tucson Purposes of the conference sponsored by the Arizona Court are to inform the Workmen Burned Old Timbers at Rodeo Grounds A large cloud of black smoke rose over Arizona Avenue and Street this morning around The smoke was caused by men burning the last of the timbers left from the old cee Silver Spur Rodeo Ground The property was sold recently to Glen Strohm and the arena was torn down immediately this year's rodeo lower court judges of the latest changes in Arizona law and exchange ideas The Supreme Court hopes to achieve more uniform justice throughout the state by soring the conference The conference opened at 9 in the Planet Room with a general assembly conducted by Supreme Court Vice Chief Justice James Duke meron This afternoon at the City Magistrates meet in the Planet Room and the Justices of the Peace meet in the lo Room At p.m Marvin Linner state administrative director of the courts will present an administrative update He is expected to discuss writs of garnishment and forfeiture of bail Today's activities end with a banquet at p.m At 9 tomorrow Appeals Court Judge Eino Jacobson Phoenix's Chief Magistrate Rodger Colston Yuma County Attorney Mike Smith and retired Justice of the Peace Al Flood will criminal rules problems with the judges At 2 p.m Douglas Walters Dept of Public Safety legal advisor will speak on new and recent Supreme Court decisions DISCUSS LAW Appeals Court Judge Jack L Ogg left and Arizona Supreme Court Vice Chief Justice James Duke meron discuss various aspects of the law at the 12th Arizona Judicial Conference being held at the Stardust
