Yuma Daily Sun, The (Newspaper) - March 18, 1975, Yuma, Arizona SERVICE COPY CO DAVID HILL OLD SLW Vi WOO OH Issue Issue SENTINEL 24 Pages 15 Cents Yuma Arizona Tues Mar 18 1975 SUN Telephone SENTINEL 3rd Issue Year REDS PRESS ATTACK Paratroops Ordered Back to Saigon SAIGON South Vietnam AP President Nguyen Van Thieu today ordered a para- trooper division from Da Nang back to Saigon lo bolster its defenses as the North pressed their two- week-old offensive around the capital The Saigon command re- ported heavy tank attacks against the dis- capital Dinh Quan and a of assaults in Long Khanh Province all in the 3rd military region that includes the capital and 11 surrounding To the north thousands of refugees and soldiers streamed across the central highlands toward the coastal lowlands following the Saigon ment's decision to abandon three western highlands inces to the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong After a nist offensive captured one of the area's chief cities and iso- lated the other two President Nguyen Van decided to give up the sparsely populated provinces of Kontum Pleiku and Darlac It is an area of square miles 433 square miles larger than the state of Maryland Population of the provinces is more than half a million The fate of 11 Americans in the abandoned provinces was not yet known Although the decision to re- treat was not made known until early today the North Vietnamese threat started the exodus last week Hundreds of civilians swarmed to get on planes at Pleiku and sands of others fled on foot as the North Vietnamese overran Ban Me Thuot the capital of Darlac province The evacuation swelled today Field reports said sands moved south by road from Pleiku toward Cheo Reo Scores of Soutli Vietnamese air force planes at Pleiku that were either damaged or grounded for maintenance were destroyed before the army and air force pulled out Military sources said the was confused and they had no idea how many troops or refugees were heading for the coast They said some diers were left behind to fight a rearguard action The South Vietnamese gave up the major cities of Kontum and Pleiku without a battle after reports of n massive North Vietnamese buildup Observers said the North could be expected to move in within a few days Ban Me Thuot a city of fell after a week of fighting Large areas of the three provinces already were con- trolled by the North ese The chief govern men I strongholds were the three Kontum ku and Ban Me Thuot All three cities withstood heavy North Vietnamese assaults during the Communists 1968 Tetand 1972 Easter offensives but only with massive support from U.S infantry artillery and air forces Yuma Co Tax Hike Predicted As Result of Citrus Picketing HAND IN HAND Two Yuma special education children pass the baton as they practice for the relay race at the ing Social Olympics here Larry Perez has just handed the baton to Andrea Holleman with Capt Jack Reed of MCAS cheering them on Marines of are helping the training of the children for the Olympics April 5th Additional photo and story on Page 15 Photo by Sgt Mike Bolek Billion Russian Actress If the Sheriffs Dept budget is exceeded by an expected this year an al will have to raised from taxes next year Cost of policing eting in the citrus groves is blamed County Manager Gene said in a meeting with an Arizona Tax Commission member this morning he to use of nue sharing money budgeted for capital outlay to help offset the cost The rest will come from taxes The bearing look place at the county courthouse with tax experts from some of I he companies with property in the county present The county is seeking mission lo exceed the budget for to cover expenses in the Treasurer's Office nile Court and Adult tion Office and the Sheriff's Dept Sheriff Bud Yancey was present lo answer from the tax experts He took several of them on a tour of the grove areas this morning to show the citrus strike tion George Douglas of HI Paso Natural Gas asked how well were tax revenues coming in Brazed said the county enues were about below that projected but he expects to make the difference up in auto lieu taxes In response lo a question from the tax commissioner he said the county's contingency fund has a balance of zero Bolh Douglas and Donald Joseph of the Arizona Tax Re- search Foundation expressed concern over what would pen with excess money if the sheriff didn't need all of it There have been some cations lately lhat the ing in the citrus groves will slow down or stop completely Both Brazeel and Yancey assured the men that if the money was not needed taxes will be reduced accordingly The tax exerts strongly to increases for adult probation juvenile court and the office The commissioner made no state- ment about recommending ex- the budget He is ever expected to do so ing to county officials Tax Cut Debated To See U.S Dad WASHINGTON AP Under renewed pressure from President Ford for quick tion the Senate is opening de- bate on a massive aimed at increasing consumer spending and reducing the un- employment rolls The tax cut proved by the Senate Finance Committee is billion above what the House voted and billion more than Ford mended But there are tions the total may Ire even higher when the Senate passes the and sends it to a con- ference with the House Addressing a news ence Monday night in Bend Ind Ford said it has been two months and two days since he first proposed a tax cut If we could get the tax reduction out of Con- gress promptly it would be the best hope to stimulate the economy and to provide he said Administration recently have expressed cautious optimism that the economy already is showing signs of perking up I hope that before Congress goes on Easter recess Congress will enact a like I proposed or one similar to Ford said Congress is scheduled to begin a Easter recess the middle of next week ate leaders have said they would be willing to postpone the start in order to clear the tax legislation The biggest hurdle in the way of quick Senate approval is not the size of the proposed tax cut but House insistence that the oil depletion ance bo repealed This provision which allows in tax benefits an- for the petroleum in- dustry is sure to spark a battle that will delay for at least two days a final vote on the tax cut senators have mised a filibuster to preserve break which they say is necessary to investors willing to supply the money needed to find new oil and gas In its report on the tax the Finance Committee said a cut of around billion is re- quired to bring the economy of its slump Inside The Sun Parker MOSCOW AP Fyodorova the child of a World War II romance be- tween an American naval che and a Russian actress said today she has received official permission to visit her ailing father in the United States The passport office just called and invited me to come down Thursday lo pick up my attractive year-old woman an actress like her mother told a by telephone Miss father retired Adm son R is suffering from a weak hearl He lives with his wife in Orange Park Kla Contacted at his home Tate gave reporters a handwritten statement At this moment my heart is too full for mere words My immediate reaction is one of thankfulness lo Secretary Brezhnev and the Russian ple for this great gesture of Tate said he hoped his daughter would become as to the American ple as Russian gymnast Olga Korbul I thank them sian officials from the bottom of my and I hope Victoria will become an envoy of understanding and peace be- tween the Soviet and American people It is our greatest hope thai this will lw major re- sull of he said Lemons Picketing Are Slowing Down Supports Open Parole Meets VICTORIA FYODOROVA Tate was a naval attache in Moscow during World War II and while there he met Zoya a film star at the time and now aged 52 Five moil His after they met was expelled from cow apparently bemuse Stalin was irked by affair He his last night with Zoyn on day in May and the child of the union was named after the victory A year laler was ed and sentenced to death for espionage The sentence was later reduced to 25 years im- prisonment and she was ed after serving years lowing Stalin's death Tate meanwhile returned to the United States and married As the lemon harvesting season comes to an end the main of Farm Workers is aimed at next season's citrus strike said Manuel Chavez director of Chavez lold The Sun dny We're working with unions in Japan lo set up n boycott for next year's lemon crop He said union is also dis- tributing identification cards to pickers who have given authorization to bargain for them We've signed of citrus pickers in the Chavez claimed We're also working in State legislature to change he Arizona farm labor law We hope to have a break on that he said Chavez said the union also The Weather High Monday Low this morning Temperature Rt 11 today High today Low tonight High Wednesday Relative at 11 Average low this date FORECAST lit Fair anil wanner Ulis afternoon mill tonight Mostly sunny and slightly wanner with increasing high cloudiness is making contingency plans for possible strikes against cantaloupe and crops Bui our main concern is for the big one lemon strike in stated In other jandor Rodriguez was ed as director of the area lemon strike Chavez said Rodriguez came here from several months ago and has been working as a leam capatin He replaces Gilberto guez who will be transferred to Coachella Valley in Chavez said Gilberto Rodriguez is with starting the strike The men aren't Yuma County sheriffs lhal no pickets were in groves this morning Deputies said the pickets were at a meeting at hall in San Ulis Ariz PHOENIX ale Judiciary Committee has recommended confirmation of five appointees of Gov Raul Castro to state hoards The committee headed by Sen Jones Osborn unanimously recommended confirmation Monday of ert Araza of Yuma to the zona Board of Pardons and Paroles Araza 41 has served as director of juvenile services in Yuma County Superior Court since 1965 Sen John Roeder dale asked he only question put to Araza Do you favor opening the parole board hearings to the press and asked Roeder Araza replied yes A endorsed by the com- lo broaden Arizona's law would open such parole board sessions now generally closed The committee also mended confirmation of these members to the judicial tion board for the Pima County Irial Joseph Cesarc Mrs Dorothy Fannin Jack Ettinger and bert Gonzalez The committee withheld tion on the nomination of Martin Leon Sr to the Pima County Trial Court Selection Board said Leon is ly a bailiff and clerk in court and committee wants to determine whether there is a possible conflict of interest The committee dations must be acted upon by the full Senate Besides Leon the committee slill must consider three other nominees to the Pima County Judicial Selection Board who did not appear al Monday's meeting The are ald Morrison Duane Anderson and D Euell Gibbons Worked on Television Series Before Giving Talk to Small AWC Audience By And ERNIE The Yuma Daily Sun Euell Gibbons was hunched over a portable typewriter working on a for an coming on survival Mis ID years showed in bis face and hair His shoulders were ly rounded Hut he moved with ease The arthritis lhal had bedridden his several weeks ago had Gibbons may be the most famous expert but everybody sent me home remedies for he said And he tried them all until he found n combination lint worked whey falfa pills and vitamin C I don't the slightest idea which one he laughed But I'm better and now I'm afraid to stop taking any of I hem Gibbons was cornered by The Sun yesterday in bis dust Hotel suite he left for Arizona Western College to address a small audience there He wanted to talk about the television series In a month he will leave with a shooting crew and cast for an uninhabited inland in the Western Pacific first sequence of the planned series will deal with on n desert land It will star Gibbons Another sequence will lie a documentary on a primitive Pacific culture that has re- mained the same since lime immemorial I can't sec the culture lasting much longer I'd like to get it on film before il is gone Gibbons has made him famous But notoriety has not changed bis life style Oh we he and his wife Freda travel more But it hasn't changed our life one he commented Although he didn't grow up with the idea of making wild food a profession he was SO before he turned to it full he has always been with the idea of going out and getting good food without passing the ier on he way nut And it was my first connection with the very roots of my secret ambition was to br a writer I thought the height ambition was to be published in the Geo- graphic he said He has reached this goal twice Freda and he to soon complete n three-year effort al compiling a list of all the edible plants in North America Il will bo the subject of a now hook Euell credits his wife for more of a food nut I him I am I doit for fun He adds It gives me a ative meaningful relationship with nature And it's a great educational tool This relationship with ture was the subject of his lure at AWC According In Gibbons there are two cies in Western thinking that need to lie The is the idea that of nature is divided into sary groups engaged in a gle against each other for vival of the fittest He attacked Darwin's theory of evolution because il says I be guiding force in tion is The cooperative relationship is guiding force of he said As an example he used he cow The cow he said uses ria in its stomachs lo digest the grass so il in turn can digest the bacteria for protein In turn the cow supplies ideal growing conditions inside for bacteria He also attacked the crn idea of man conquering Gibbons who is probably most famous for his drupe Nuts Inst gin chatted with Richard director of the Arizona Western College Learning Center He addressed an audience at the college The lecture was sponsored bv the Turning Center LIKE WILD HICKORY NUTS nature Man once again needs to learn lo live in nature not irv to war against it he snid
