Ventura County Star from Ventura, California (2024)

October 19, 1979

Publication:

Ventura County Stari

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Ventura, California

Issue Date:

Friday, October 19, 1979

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2

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A 2 ri Oct 19 1979 The Ventura County (Calif) Star ree Press US China ties may be in trouble to WASHINGTON (UPI)' ormer Pres Samuelson Victim of crash in Oxnard worked at Court rules issues ultimatum Copyright 1963 by the Deltas Times Herald and photographer Bob Jackson medical examiner Dr Linda Norton She said the request was made after British author Michael Eddowes present ed evidence supporting his contention that Kennedy was killed by a Soviet KGB agent who masqueraded as Oswald had to decide if it was in the public interest and if it was worth spending taxpayer Dr Norton said decided it was data presented to us involves scars height eye color and things like this There are discrepancies from autop sy reports taken after he was killed and records of Oswald when he was in the she said may not have been what he meant to say Alona is charged with lying about what he told Burkholder in an interview shortly after death He is also accused of lyingabout what burnshe saw on the girl when he first saw her Nicole who died Aug 28 1978 of burns caused by her stepfather Timothy Read was brought to the Naval hospital at Port Hueneme shortly after she was burned Alona was the treating physician and he sent her home after treatment The girl went into shock later that day and died at St Hospital Oxnard that night One theory of defense attorney Thom as ike is that Alona did not see all of the burns on the child that were evident when she died In his testimony Chadwick said that some bums can change markedly in appearance over time He also said that some burns take four or five hours to evolve to the point where you can see them clearly Slides were shown to the jury depicting one burn that changed from one day to the next At the same time Chadwick testified that he thinks burns all occurred at the same time and that if she had been hospitalized immediately there was a 95 percent chance she could have survived In his opening statement ike implied that the girl may have been burned further after she was sent home by Alona On cross examination however Chadwick said he had never seen a case where a child is abused brought to a hospital by the parents for treatment and then abused further when taken home Also testifying Thursday was former commanding officer Naval Cmdr Quentin Lewis who described the defendant as a Mai King To rejoin DA's office But he added have given all these matters a good deal of thought and have made a firm decision not to become an active candidate for the nomination of my ord said a number of his friends had urged him to seek the nomination in recent weeks and some draft movements had begun deeply appreciate these expressions of he said ord said the likelihood of a or GOP convention is would reconsider my position only if my party felt it was essential for me to do so or if unforeseen circ*mstances devel urge those who may have held back Teachers continue strike in Cleveland CLEVELAND (UPI) The 5000 public school teachers walked the picket line for a second day today stalling regular classes and court or dered desegregation in a pay dispute with the financially strapped school system Officially the schools remained open for 92000 students but attendance was reported light Some administrators and substitutes were manning classrooms Negotiations between the school board and the Cleveland Teachers Union which went out on strike Thursday were to resume today Negotiators reportedly made progress on eight disputed issues during talks Thursday When the strike began principals at some schools refused to let students cross picket lines and bus drivers refused to drive through the lines at some school parking lots Class attend ance was reported low but school offi cials dM not release an exact figure Is Brezhnev dead? Rumor unconfirmed WASHINGTON (UPI) Spokesman Hodding Carter said Thursday the State Department had no information to sup port reports that Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev had died Asked about the reports Carter said: haveheard the rumors but we have checked with Moscow and have no information that would substantiate those reports" reference to Moscow meant the department had checked with the US Embassy there sjhe Ventura County Star ree Press is the result of consolidation which merged the identities of the following newspapers: The Ventura County Star founded June 15 1925 by Roy Pinkerton (1885 1974) The Democrat later known as the Post founded 1833 and Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas Nov 22 1963 as his motorcade moved by the Texas School Book Depository where Oswald once worked A man officials identified as Oswald was arrest ed within hours Two days after Kennedy was killed the assassin was gunned down in the base ment of the Dallas County courthouse by nightclub owner Jack Ruby The assassination has spawned numer ous conspiracy theories one of which contends Russian agents were responsi ble for death US intelligence agencies have said Burr was pronounced dead at St Hospital Oxnard about 10:30 pm about an hour after his car smashed into the rear of a ehicle driven by 18 year oM Keith Aaron of Oxnard California Highway Patrol officers said Burr who was headed westbound on Hueneme Road east of Casper Road in Oxnard was traveling at about 75mph When the accident occurred Aaron suf fered minor injuries in the collision He was treated and later released Burr was identified by officials at Point Mugu today as an aviation storekeeper third class who had been attached to a supply unit at the NavalAir Station for the past several months He had been at Point Mugu for six years officials said A resident of Oxnard he is survived by his wife Kathryn and his Mr and Mrs Robert James Burr of Lowville NY Burr was bom in Lowville July 19 1955 uneral arrangements are being mademt the Virkler uneral Home in Lowville through the Conrad and Cotner Mortuary of Oxnard WASHINGTON (UPI) The adminis tration today warned if a federal appeals court fails to uphold "without the legality of President Carter's ending the Taiwan defense treaty China might sever its newly instituted formal rela tions with the United States this situation is not finally resolved in advance of Dec 31 the consequences could be serious indeed and of long lasting disadvantage to the United Deputy Secretary of State War ren Christopher said in a court affidavit Christopher urged the US Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to overturn a ruling Wednes day by US District Judge Oliver Gasch That ruling said that unless Congress approves the action Carter cannot ter minate the 1954 Taiwan treaty Christopher said unless the ruling is reversed "there is the that the Republic feel obliged to reconsider the entire relationship and a reversal of steps already taken is a distinct affidavit was attached to a Justice Department motion for an expedited appeal of ruling be fore the full nine member court unusual importance of this case requires extraordinary he said Alice Daniel acting assistant attorney general in charge of the civil division said Thursday the Justice Department is iconfident issue will be resolved in the courts before Jan 1 1980 the termination date of the Peking insisted the United States drop the Taiwan treaty before it would open full relations with America and the two announcements were tied together in December On Thursday a Washington spokesman for the People's Republic said decision poses a for newly opened US Chinese diplomatic relations He urged the administration to necessary Christopher said the United States agreed to demands because ident Gerald ord said today he has maintaining the laiwan treaty wouiuoe incompatible with United States recogni tion of the PRC as the sole legal government of But he stressed the United States also pledged to keep close unofficial ties with Taiwan and to provide military supplies The administration has made clear it intends to defend independent action to end the defense treaty in the not on the Senate floor DALLAS (UPI) The Dalias County medical examiner convinced important questions remain about the identity of John assassin is seeking to have the body of Lee Harvey Oswald exhumed from a cemetery in neighbor ing ort Worth i Dallas County Medical Examiner Charles Petty confirmed late Thursday he sent a formal letter to Tarrant County officials asking that the body of the 24 year old assassin be dug up from Rose Hill Cemetery for a new autopsy been actively trying and in a holding pattern because of the question of said assistant made a not to become an active candidate for the Republican presidential nomination do not plan to participate or to encourage others to participate on my behalf in the delegate selection ord said at a news conference at the Capitol have no intention of entering or permitting anyone else to enter my name in any of the upcoming primaries nor will I be a personal contestant in any state he said ord said the country is beset by problems and needs new leadership which believe will be provided by the Republican in order to ascertain my intentions to jump into the fray on behalf of the candidate of their ord added He also said he was disturbed at ev ents in Washington nearly three years of this administration the economy is in a tailspin and unempoyment will inevitably he said rate of inflation is three times higher than it was when Mr Carter took office foreign policy is perceived as weak and indecisive by our friends overseas and our defense posture encour ages adventurism on the part of our he added of the Democratic candidates can provide the kind of leadership the nation requnes in the Editor Business Manager they are satisfied the Marine who defect ed in Moscow but later returned to the United States was Lee Harvey Oswald There is some doubt among intellig ence officers today as to whether Os wald a Marxist and idel Castro sympa thizerl had any connections with the KGB Earlier this year a district court in Tarrant County dismissed evidence presented by Eddowes asking for the exhumation saying it could only act at' the request of Dallas County officials While the suit was on appeal Eddowes took his case to the medical office Sen Kennedy gets first endorsem*nt WASHINGTON (UPI) Sen Edward Kennedy Mass won his first presi dential endorsem*nt from a governor today amid indications he has made a firm decision to seek the office in 1S80 Maine Gov Joseph Brennan called a news conference in Augusta to throw his support to Kennedy even though the senator has yet to formally announce his candidacy support Senator Kennedy because of all the possible candidates for pres dent he stands out for his vision his compassion his experience and above all his capacity for said Brennan a Democrat I Meanwhile on Capitol Hill a soured close to Sen Jennings Randolph Va told UPI that Kennedy telephone Randolph Thursday to tell him he has decided to seek the presidency i to print union LONDON (UPI) The London Times vowing it go oiif of business today announced that it would dismiss all unionized workers except journalists un less a new contract agreement is reached With the major print union by Sunday afternoon It was the second imposed by the Times in a week Times executives originally said the prestigious paper and four sister publications would cloie forevdr unless agreement was reached with the National Graphic Asso ciation by midnight Wednesday After that deadline passed with no agreement Times management and the heads of its half dozen labor unions held private talks Thursday night at the union request ollowing that session the Times im posed a new deadline of 4 pm (8 am PDT) Sunday Managing Director MJ Hussey issued i a statement this morning saying that unless the Times and the NGA reached agreement by then would be no alternative but to issue notices of dismis to the print room art graphics and warehouse workers ord: I run for president testimony was aimed showing that Alona may not have fully understood some of the questions put to him by BI agent Robert Burkholder or attorneys and that some of his answers er 522 Kennedy 269 Labor 56 and may not have been what he meant to say uncommitted and others 32 The Carter campaign claimed 534 delegates for the president and 279 for Kennedy Jay Hakes state coordinator for the Carter Mondale campaign hailed the Dade County win as a sign Carter could do well in metropolitan areas generally regarded as strong Kennedy territory is an overwhelming win for Hakes said after a local accounting firm completed counting the Dade vote early today proves we can win in a Kennedy stronghold This is a big metro politan area with a big Jewish popula tion blacks and Kennedy forces said they had made a tactical error by being overconfident about Dade Criminal panel chief to return Harvest Inc' a recruiting agency for all citrus workers in California and Arizona and a director of the Ventura County Citrus Growers Committee Mr Samuelson also was a past pros! dent of the Ventura Rotary Club and of' the Saticoy Country Club He was an ardent and accomplished golfer most of his life The Samuelson home for many years was on Barnard Way in Ventura but in the early 1960s he built a spacious new dwelling overlooking the Ojai Valley Mr Samuelson is survived by his wife Esther of Ojai sons Peter of Santa cal Examiner office made the Barbara and Paul of Sherman Oaks name public afternoon stepson Robert Ofstie of Lake Oswego after notifying relatives ()re stepdaughter Julianne dciiiinu ui Cnhh: and seven grandchildren Memorial contributions may be made to the Ventura County Unit of the American Cancer Society and the Ventu ra Chapter of the American Boy Scouts of America World asked to help destitute refugees GENEVA Switzerland (UPI) Th International Red Cross and UN Chili drens und (UNICE) launched a world) wide appeal today for $111 million to savq 25 million starving and sick Cambodij ans They said the 25 million figure in1 eludes 700000 children Drawn up to cover a six month emeri gency aid program the appeal said $58 million is needed to buy food and $16 i million for medicines Logistical expen ses were estimated at more than $21 1 million CIRCULATION CUSTOMER SERVICE Monday riday 8 am to 7 pm Saturday 8 am to 12 noon Sunday 8 am to 11 am if they know the proceedings will be in private The special court also pointed out that in 1966 when the rule for public hearings was established there was no indication the public wanted the confidentiality requirements changed for the commission The court also said it was not asked to rule on whether the commission could announce the status of its inquiry or the results But the panel said of the public importance of the question we will nevertheless state that where a commission investigation of alleged judi cial misconduct is known to the public as in the present case the commission may report the results or without violating the constitutional requirement of confidentiality The decision upheld the Los Angeles ruling that Mosk could not be compelled to testify at a public hearing before the commission The main target of the commission probe was a Supreme Court decision overturning a San Mateo County Superi or Court ruling which upheld the a gun go to law The Supreme Court ruled 4 3 that the statute was unconstitutional Ms Bird voted with the majority The decision was not handed down until after the election and critics said there was an intentional delay to help the chief justice in her confirmation election She was confirmed but narrowly The Supreme Court later reversed the Ventura ree Press established Nov 6 itself and upheld the a gun go to jail on another 4 3 vote now certified MIAMI (UPI) President Carter crossed the last hurdle in winning a clear cut victory in the lorida Demo cratic caucuses when an official vote count of the Miami caucus early today gave him 147 delegates to Sen Edward Kennedy's 41 The Dade County victory gave the president nearly a 2 1 margin over Kennedy in last statewide caucuses the first head to head con frontation between Carter and the Mas sachusetts senator At stake in the beauty were 879 delegates who will join 838 appointed delegates in casting a non binding presidential straw ballot at the state Democratic convention Nov 18 If Kennedy had swept the 188 Dade County delegates as his forces had predicted before the caucus voting he would have won a narrow victory over Carterstatewide An unofficial United Press Internation al statewide delegate count shows: Cart Hirm i euitlt Starree Press Published daily by John P' Scripps Newspa pers at 5250 Ralston Street Ventura Califor nia Mailing address: PO Box 6711 Ventura CA 93003 Telephone (805)659 4111 Second Class postage paid at Ventura California Official newspaper of the City of San Buenaventura Subscription rates: By carrier $400 per month by mail $475 per month paid in advance $5700 per year paid in advance from newsstands 20 cents a copy weekdays 35 cents a copy JuliusGus4 Ronald Spurt The grave of Lee Harvey Oswald inset is at left at right Jack Ruby is shown shooting Oswald in this dramatic 1963 photo Carter victory in lorida vote or the latjt 9'2 years Mai King head of the countys Criminal Justice Planning Board has butted heads with the federal government over funding and now he apparently has had enough King 46 said Thursday he is resigning as executive director of the board to rejoin the District Office as chief investigator a post he held for eight years in the 1960s and early 1970s' "The red tape after 10 years of dealing with the federal bureaeracy gets tire said King whose resignation becomes effective in March "I feel a challenge to getting back to the and away from the paper world in dealing with the federal King has been given high marks by County criminal justice system officials for his "work with the planning board which is responsible for distributing millions of dollars in federal monies to county criminal justice institutions He be no strange to the District Office King a firSt" pined the Office August 1959 as an investigator In October 1962 he was named a senior investigator and four months later he became chief investiga tor a nrsition he held until Julv 1971 The position of chief investigator has frnm A 1 been vacanVsince District Attorney yUlIUIlUcU IIUIII Michael Bradbury took office in January and Bradbury said he is pleased that King has agreed to take the job law enforcement academ ic and administrative credentials are such that' our office will have one of themost if not the most qualified individu als in the nation as its supervisor of Bradbury said return to this position is particu larly heartening in light of the crucial role played by the investigators in my as we prosecute significantly high er numbers of complex cases such as he added King said he will stay with the Criminal 'Justice Planning Board until March to give directors time to find a new ex ecu tive director He added that he leaves the board with feelings concerned with leaving people grown to admire and King said I left (the District Office) with mixed emotions and I feel I have some unfinished business Dallas coroner wants body exhumed By Skip Rimer Navy Dr Bienvenido Alona Jr whois accused of lyingon the stand at a murder trial may not have answered questions the way he wanted to because of a communication problem a linguist testi fied Thursday Dr John Gumperz a professor of anthropology at the University of Califor nia Berkeley testified that native tongue is Tagakaolo a dialect of the Phillipines Since first lan guage is not English he has trouble answering complex questions pul to him on the spot such as at a trial Gumperz said have trouble understanding Gumperz said referring to one of several answers Alona gaveat a Navy hearingon the death of 16 month old Nicole Bond not comments came in the sec ond day of the case at perjury trial' which is being held in the courtroom of Ventura County Superior Cotfrt Judge Robert Willard The professor and a San Diego pedia trician Dr David Chadwick were the main witnesses Thursday The London Tinies Language problem cited by defense in Alona trial at missile center The 24 year old man who died afterhis car slammed into the rear of another vehicle near Oxnard late Wednesday has been identified as Robert John Burr an enlisted man at the Pacific Missile Test Center Point Mugu Officials of the Ventura County Medi I llHIKWI irf MW I smigi IMMI I I 'i i i 4 I I i I I i if jjl t' rr J' from Ventura from Ojai Camarillo Oxnard 642 8552 TiPort Hueneme 5 El Rio and from Simi Valley Santa Paula 527 2521 659 4111 from Coneio Valley from illmore and Westlake area 7 Call Collect Call Collect 1 659 4121 1 659 4121 4 4.

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