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Photo By Jim Cruz >g cover that is fleeting i no th Street. om Page 1 ay wishes for a ' a century to rom all your N! lay to Bonnie rlenzo, Lionel Hunter, Matt y Henry, Annie Ethel Hector, lcken Thomas, Thomas, Mary len, Della ns Bernadene Sellers; also y to retired Bradford Hill, u Heitmann, , Arnold Lacy, ela Joy Collins adys M. Sumatlons on the wedding an. k Mrs Col in their 45th; t Holman on ert k Shirley ~t: and Iva Ja u. l.. ai.w. ocAadu; early Wednesday, according to police reports. The assailant entered the Third Avenue Villa apartment shortly before 2:30 a.m., reports state. The suspect, a black male In his mld-20s, broke in through a win dow, Capt. Jerry Purdon said. The woman, who was the sole occupant of the apartment, was sleeping in her bedroom when the man entered the apartment. The assailant went to the bedroom, beat the woman with his fists and held a small round object to the back of her head while threatening her, Purdon said. After sexually assaulting the victim, the man fled on foot through the front door with a 19inch color television set, a carton of cigarettes and a purse contain ing personal papers, police reports state. The woman was taken to John Sealy Hospital for treatment of in juries from the beating but was not listed as having been admit ted, a hospital spokeswoman said. The victim had also suffered a broken finger when the assailant took one of her rings off, Purdon said. Police are uncertain what type of weapon was used in the assault and have no suspects in the case, Purdon said. 9 The following items were com piled from official reports. GALVESTON POLICE Burglary of a residence, 3200 block of Avenue OV2, reported 12:45 p.m. Wednesday, furniture, clothing . and household items taken, total value: $3,165. Burglary of a motor vehicle, 1500 block of Sealy, 12:10-7 a.m. Wednesday, undetermined items taken from motor home parked In street. Burglary of a motor vehicle, 200 block of Market, 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, radio/cassette player taken, value: unknown. Suspect charged. Arthur Paul Bobino, 25, arrested Tuesday afternoon following a foot chase at an isle bank, was charged with passing of a forged instrument at 7:30 p.m. A female companion who also was arrested at the scene was released without charges. Suspect charged. Jeffrey Lynn Kershner, 30, was arrested on warrants and charged with two counts of assault causing bodily injury and one count of assault by threats at 4:45 p.m. Tuesday. -------------- -Jvu.aUt were discovered burglarized by the owner who found the locks to be missing. The burglary of the units, which are rented out, occur red during the past eight days but it is not known whether they were all burglarized at one time. The items taken were undetermined Wednesday. Auto theft, 300 block of South Hemphill, 9:30 p.m. Monday-7:45 a.m. Tuesday, 1979 Oldsmobtle Cutlass taken from driveway, value: unknown. Suit voted if rules on asbestos violated By MAX RIZLEY, JR. News Staff Writer LA MARQUE -- County health district directors voted Wednes day to sue Union Carbide Corp., and its demolition contractor, Kimmons Inc., if federal rules on the handling of asbestos are vio lated again. Dr. Edward Ibert, district pollu tion control director, said inspec tions of a demolition project at Union Carbide have repeatedly shown "at least lax handling of asbestos." "They are not protecting people in the plant or off the premises" from asbestos dust during demoli tion of a powerhouse and a buta diene unit, Ibert said. Both sites are within 150 feet of public roads, he added. Specifically, Ibert said, some of the asbestos has not been soaked thoroughly enough to keep dust from being produced, and con tainers of the carcinogenic mineral fibers have at times not been sealed to the specifications set out by thr federal En vironmental Protection Agency. Ibert emphasized that not all the 300,000 pounds of asbestos being removed has been handled incor- rectly. "It's not hundreds of pounds," he said, "just here and there and here and there -- but it has no business being anywhere." The violations were found dur ing routine health district Inspec tions of the work sites, and Ibert said official notices of violation were issued after the first two In spections. The sites have been Inspected a total nine or 10 times since the demolition began last June, said Ibert, and the asbestos dust con trol measures were "adequate" on two of the last three inspections. In fact, the most recent survey showed "excellent" control, said Ibert, which is why the district did not vote to go to court right away. What the unanimous vote means is that if the EPA rules are vio lated again, the district is authorized to file suit without again asking board permission. If the violations recur, said Ibert, the district will sue on that and all past violations. . In other business, the board ap proved its 1985 contract with the ; Texas Department of Health for more than $600,000 in state support 1 for various district activities. Fire___________ Guarino said that the 38-yearold man will be brought to Galveston on a bench warrant to face charges on the alleged forgery. While here, he will be questioned by authorities con cerning the 1983 fire which destroyed the hotel, businesses housed in the structure and the Kon Tiki Club. There does not appear to be any pattern with the many burnings of downtown buildings within the last 10 years -- some were vacant, some occupied; some in nearruins condition, others reno businessmen who own the building under the name of 2128 Strand Partnership. They purchased the building, involved in the tangled con troversy of Gulf Coast Human Services and Gulf Coast Men tal Health-Mental Retardation, in 1983 from John Billings, Irv ing Clark, Dan Creeson and Ron Luke. Tramonte said he cannot name the owners of the building without permission Talks Continued from Page 1 from them to do so. Kattner said he was asked by Tramonte not to give out the names of the owners. Ironically, Kattner's first day as an employee of the Galveston Fire Department was the day of the downtown district's deadliest fire. Eight people-died when an arsonist set fire to the Stella Maris Apartments, in the Old Cen tury Hotel, In 1977. The ar sonist has never been caught. fzont Poew , 7 UCTC08126 2-A JUIit (Saiocston Salic &cuib Thursday Morning, January 31,1985 Divided OPEC agrees to GENEVA, Switzerland (AP) -- A divided OPEC agreed Wednesday to lower some of its prices by as much as $1.41 a barrel, a move that followed the lead of its competitors and marked only the second round of cuts in the cartel's 25-year history. Analysts said consumers, who have enjoyed sav ings from earlier price cuts by such OPEC com petitors as Britain, Norway, Canada and U.S. oil companies, should not expect additional savings at the gas pump soon. But they said they expected prices to continue to drift lower in the months and years ahead. "All the consumer has to know is that oil prices will stay low and may come down some more," said John Lichtblau, executive director of the Petroleum Industry Research Foundation, a New York study group financed by the oil industry. He called the outcome of the conference "confusing -- and perhaps n w p c. v. L e a Garn to test theories on space sickness SPACE CENTER, Houston (AP) -- Sen. Jake Gam said Wed nesday he will be a "medical guinea pig," seeking possible causes of space sickness, when he flies on the space shuttle next month as the first orbiting legislator. Garn, a 52-year-old Utah Republican, was added to the flight crew two weeks ago as a congressional observer. He is chairman of a subcommittee that monitors NASA's expenses. When his selection was an nounced. he said he would like to contribute in other ways to the mission. He said Wednesday the NASA medical team was delighted and developed a series of medical tests he will perform on himself in an effort to shed some light on the space sickness that has affected many shuttle astronauts early in flight. Gam and the other six crew members discussed the mission at a news conference and in a daylong series of interviews with reporters. They are scheduled to be launched Feb. 20 for a four-day trip aboard Challenger. The other crew members are commander Karol Bobko, pilot Donald Williams, mission specialists Dr. Rhea Seddon, David Griggs and Jeffrey Hoff man, and payload specialist Patrick laudry, a French astronaut. Gam said that on launching he will wear a battery of sensors to measure various body responses to liftoff forces and the sudden en try into weightless space. Onward through the fog Staff Photo By Jim Cruz An afternoon jogger forges through the fog cover that blanketed much of the county Wednesday. Bis neetxng im age was captured on Seawall Boulevard near 37th Street. | j i bowel shuts Oown," ttre senator said. "Several shuttle astronauts have vomited, but few of them have suffered nausea or perspira tion. So we're checking to see if the vomiting might be caused by a bowel shutdown." He said he also will wear devices to measure blood pressure, body fluid transfer and brfainb waves. "Maybe 1 can supply some pieces to the puzzle of motion sickness," Gam said. Baudry will operate a French medical experiment to investigate both space sickness and the effect of weightlessness on the car diovascular system. He will have three subjects -- himself, Gam and Ms. Seddon, who is a surgeon. Ms. Seddon also will assist Hof fman and Griggs in the two main goals of the mission, deploying a NASA tracking and data relay satellite and a Canadian com munications satellite. Gam said both the training and flight should give him a better in sight into how NASA spends its $7.5 billion budget. Passing Parade__Continued frorr Page 1 Cong'adulations to Kimberly and Albert Fonteno on the birth of their daughter, Mia Dawn, on Jan. 17 at Houston Memorial Southwest Hospital. Grandparents are Mr and Sirs. A.J. Fonteno and Mr. and Mrs Charles B. Scott and great grandmother Corine Wells. Ifs a girl, Carol Elizabeth, bora to Lisa and Manuel Trevino. Proud grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Juan Rodriguez and Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Trevino. Carol Elizabeth was born on Jan. 20th. Former Galvestonian. Louise LaCome Ivey, now of Lake Charles. La., is visiting her sisters, brothers, and friends. Dottie Council thanks everyone for the TLC she received while in St. Man 's Hospital recently; she sends special thanks to Dr. J.P. Kearney and Mildred Sams. Special Birthday wishes tor a great quarter of a century to Betty Monych from all your friends at the GDN! Happy Birthday to Bonnie Rice, Rit D'Arienzo, Lionel Tisino, John Hunter, Matt Dreyer, Ray Ray Henry, Annie Laurie Newton, Ethel Hector, Sharon Jack, Chicken Thomas, Cynthia Ruth Thomas, Mary Kay Liewellen, Della Blackburn, twins Bernadene and Betty Jean Sellers; also Happy Birthday to retired police officer, Bradford Hill, William Thomas Heitmann, Jr., Lisa Dorsey, Arnold Lacy, Lisa Lacy, Pamela Joy Collins Phillips, and Gladys M. Sum mers. Congratulations on the following big wedding an niversaries: Mr. & Mrs Col eman Sanders on their 45th; Ruby A Eugene Holman on their 32nd; Albert & Shirley Ozon on their 31st; and Iva Jo A Eugene Morse on their 20th. F amities________________ __________________Continued from Page I ing. Sherwood noted the housing authority on Monday received $58,760 in federal funds, representing the regular payment for operation of the program for January and February. Roy Santos, director of housing management in JHUD's Houston office, said this was a regular requi sition payment -vhich is made either monthly, every two months or quarterly to Section 8 housing pro grams. "We do not give any program its full fiscal year's allotment at one time, " Santos said. Sherwood said the authority is awaiting word on additional funds for which application has been made. She said a report has been received that the ap plication was approved in the Houston HUD office in mid-December and sent to Washington. Santos said Wednesday there will be extra money for the Texas City program, but how much and when it will arrive is anyone's guess. He indicated extra funds will provide bousing for between 97 and 139 family units. There are 97 fami lies now in the Section 8 program, and the housing authority had previously been alloted 139 units. He said until the funds are forthcoming it is im possible to set an exact number of units which will be funded Santos said that, whatever the amount finally received, it is expected to include a higher rental rate for the units already in the program plus 15 new units for which the housing authority has applied. "Our first concern is to cover anyone released from Section 8 housing and get these families back in the program," Santos said. "If the extra funds are not enough to get them all back into the program, those left out will receive priority on filling vacancies " He said whatever action is to be taken in this issue will be taken by Sept. 30, the end of the federal fiscal year "But if it takes this long, the people released from the program will not be helped much," he said, ad ding his office asked and has received assurance that the HUD offices in Washington will consider the Texas City application as a priority item. One of the causes of the situation in the Texas City program was that the rental payments from HUD were at a 1975 level, despite an escalation of 40 to 50 percent since then. Santos said the only way the housing authority can get this rental rate increased is to apply for addi tional units "They apply for the additional units at the higher rate and at the same time we can increase the rate on the older units," he said. This the housing authority has done in its application for the extra funds. Asked why the housing authority would apply for additional units when it had 15 of the allotted units unoccupied. Santos said another question might be why there were units unoccupied. Asked if the housing authority could not have ap plied just for rate increases for the old units, on the basis of increases in costs over the years, Santos said it could have, but the higher rates would not have been granted. "The procedure in effect is that the only way to give additional funds for rental rate increases is if there is an application for additional units. "As the Section 8 program developed, those who applied for additional units received rental rate in creases and those who did not apply for additional units did not." he said. Sherwood said the housing authority is working with the private property owners to find ways to keep as many tenants in the Section 8 housing pro gram as possible while awaiting a solution to these financial problems When will there be a solution, and how much addi tional money will be allocated this program? One of ficial's observation was, "Only God and Washington know that." slash some of its prices leaningess." The turbulent three-day special meeting ended ith a new split in the ranks of the Organization of etroleum Exporting Countries, as four of the artel's 13 members rejected the deal and said they ould go their own way on prices. Algeria, Iran and ibya. which had resisted cuts in OPEC's high-priej oils, dissented from the decision, while Gabon sstamec uo^^ That split "is not a recipe lor stability" in oil markets, said Daniel Yergin, president of Cam bridge Energy Research Associates, a private con sulting firm in Cambridge, Mass. The net effect of Wednesday's modest cuts would be a 29-cent drop in the average OPEC price, to *27.96 a barrel, the Saudi Arabian oil minister. Ahm ed Zaki Yamani, said at a news conference. -jc Apartment resident assaulted oj By RANDY DAVIDSON TEXAS CITY POLICE 3i News Staff Writer TEXAS crrv -- A 60-year-old Burglary , 3000 block of Fifth Avenue South, reported 12:09 p.m iboman awakened by a burglar Wednesday. Ten storage buildings -Was beaten and sexually assaulted were discovered burglarizes d> oarly Wednesday, according to the owner who found the locks to olice repens. afternoon following a foot chase at be missing. The burglary ot the ji The assailant entered the Third an isle bank, was charged with units, which are rented out, occur avenue Villa apartment shortly passing of a forged instrument at red during the past eight days but efore 2:So a.m., reports stats. 7:30 p.m. A female companion it is not known whether they were l`he suspect, a black male in his who also was arrested at the scene all burglarized at one time. The gid-20s, broke in through a win- was released without charges. items taken were undetermined sow, Capt: Jerry Purdon said. Suspect charged. Jeffrey Lynn Wednesday. - The woman, who was the sole Kershner, 30, was arrested on Auto theft, 300 block of South ccupant of the apartment, was warrants and charged with two Hemphill, 9:30 p.m. Monday-7:45 deeping in her bedroom when the counts of assault causing bodily a.m. Tuesday, 1979 Oldsmobile nan entered the apartment. The injury and one count of assault by Cutlass taken from driveway, ssailani went to the bedroom, threats at 4:45 p.m. Tuesday. vaiue: unknown. eat the woman with his fists and eld a small round object to the iack of her head while threatening Suit voted if rulesler, Purdon said. After sexually assaulting the ictim. the man fled on foot hrough the front door with a 19- on asbestos violatednch color television set, a carton if cigarettes and a purse contain- ng personal papers, police reports By MAX RIZLEY, JR. rectly. "It's not hundreds of date. News Staff Writer pounds," be said, "just here and The woman was taken to John LA MARQUE -- County health there and here and there -- but it iealy Hospital for treatment of in- district directors voted Wednes has no business being anywhere " unes from the beating but was day to sue Union Carbide Corp., The violations were found dur >ot listed _as having been admit- and its demolition contractor, ing routine health district inspec ed, a hospital spokeswoman said. Kimmons Inc., if federal rules on tions of the work sites, and Ibert The victim had also suffered a the handling of asbestos are vio said official notices of violation iroken finger when the assailant lated again. were issued after the first two in ook one of her rings off, Purdbn Dr. Edward Ibert, district pollu spections. laid. Police are uncertain what type if weapon was used in the assault md have no suspects in the case, >urdonsaid. The following items were com piled fromcfftcial reports. GALVESTON POLICE -Barglaty of a residence, 3200 dock of avenue 0%, reported tion control director, said inspec tions of a demolition project at Union Carbide have repeatedly shown "at least lax handling of asbestos." "They are not protecting people in the plant or off the premises" from asbestos dust during demoli tion of a powerhouse and a buta diene unit, Ibert said. Both sites are within 150 feet of public roads, The sites have been inspected a total nine or 10 times since the demolition began last June, said Ibert, and the asbestos dust con trol measures were "adequate" on two of the last three inspections. In fact, the most recent survey showed "excellent" control said Ibert, which is why the district did not vote to go to coufftght away. 2:45 p.m. Wednesday, furniture, he added. What the unanimous vote means Nothing and household items aken, total value: $3,165. 'OUTJpair^ vX a IQOUn vUlwic, .500 block of Sealy, 12:10-7 a.m. Wednesday, undetermined items afcsn frcm motor home parked in rtreet Burglary of a motor vehicle, >00 block of Market, 8:30 p.m. ruesday, radio/cassette player Specifically, Ibert said, some of the asbestos has not been soaked thoroughly enough to keep dust from being produced, and con tainers of the carcinogenic mineral fibers have at times not been sealed to the specifications set out by thr federal En vironmental Protection Agency. is that if the EPA rules are vio lated again, the district is authorized to file suit without again asking board permission. If the violations recur, said Ibert, the district will sue cn that and all past violations. In other business, the board apprctad its 1985 contract with the taken, value: unknown. Ibert emphasized that not all the Texas Department of Health for Suspect charged. Arthur Paul 300.000 pounds of asbestos being more than $600,000 in state support Bobino, 25, arrested Tuesday removed has been handled incor- for various district activities. Fire Guarino said that the 38-yearold man will be brought to Galveston on a bench warrant to lace charges on the alleged forgery. While here, he will be questioned by authorities con cerning the 1983 fire which destroyed the hotel, businesses housed In the structure and the Kon Tiki Club. There does not appear to be any pattern with the many burnings of downtown buildings within the last 10 years -- some were vacant, some occupied; some in near ruins condition, others reno vated; some accidently caught fire, others purposely. It is that lack of a pattern that puts the mind of Galveston Historical Foundation execu tive director Peter Brink to rest, be says. Although, he adds, when he bears that one of the centuryold buildings has been destroyed at the hands of an arsonist he feels "terrified. '' Brink is also worried that those arsonists have not been identified and prosecuted. "We re not winning the ballgame," he says, adding that "outside help" should be brought in when a historic building is torched. Because of the fire-prone nature of the old buildings. Brink says he respects the str ingent, yet cooperative, han dling by the isle fire depart ment during the renovation of downtown structures. A rash of downtown fires, mostly caused by arsonists, in 1977 and 1978 led to a strengthening of the fire department's rules on renova tion -- particularly in pressur ing developers to install fire alarms and sprinkler systems. "About 90 percent of the time. 1 support what they're doing." Brink says. "We're pretty tough on them and we get a lot of flak from it," Kattner said, adding that the initial costs are small com pared to damage caused by fire and savings on insurance protection. The Mensing Building was renovated in 1978, says realtor Val Tramonte, trustee for a group of five local businessmen who own thebuilding under the name of 2128 Strand Partnership. They purchased the building, Involved in the tangled con troversy of Gulf Coast Human Services and Gulf Coast Men tal Health-Mental Retardation, in 1983 from John Billings, Irv ing Clark, Dan Creeson and Ron Luke. Tramonte said" he cannot name the owners of the building without permission Continued from Page 1 from them to do so. Kattner said be was asked by Tramonte not to give out the names of the owners. Ironically, Kattner's first day as an employee of the Galveston Fire Department was the day of the downtown district's deadliest fire. Eight people-died when an arsonist set fire -to the Stella - Mans Apartments, in the Old Cen hiry Hotel, in 1977. The ar sonist has never been caught. Talks Continued from Page 1 past bargaining on the intransigence of two men who were brought in as chief negotiators. GFA officials consistently blamed the stalled talks on Milwaukee lawyer Store Rynecki, who has completed negotiations of two contracts for the city with the policemen's union. When announcing the petition and possible lawsuits, firefighters spokesmen contended that Rvnecki had forbidden any ground rules for the negotiations, had not allowed a record of the talks to be kept, and frequently reneged on items that were tentatively agreed upon. Huffman counters that the same could be said of Louis Heberd. rep resentative of the International Firefighters Association, who acted as GFA's chief negotiator. His presence at negotiations was a source of ir ritation for city management, Huffman contended. Neither Rynecki nor Heberd arc involved in the c'.vrent round of talks. Cross claims that stipulation was made by Huffman, but Huff man said the matter was "mutually agreeable. ' ' Huffman is now acting as chief negotiator for the city, whose bargain ing team also includes Fire Chief Paul Stanforth and Personnel Direc tor Benny Davis. Negotiators for the firefighters union include Travis Woods, president; Gary Jones, first vice-president; Cross; and Brian Streck, recording secretary. Both Huffman and Cross agree that the major bargaining issue will concern a raise for the firefighters and the appointment of deputy chiefs by Stanforth. "I think those were the two issues that hung (talks) up to begin with." Huffman said. Cross said the appointment of three deputy chiefs may be traded off for additional benefits and "a raise of from three to four percent retro active from October." The firefighters were not included in a three-percent raise given to all other city employees in October 1983, and later refused a contract offer by the city which included a three-percent raise and the appointment of three deputy chiefs. Woods said at a press conference last October that the GFA had turn ed the offer down because members felt they would not be receiving anything in exchange for agreeing to the new positions, since the three-percent raise had already been withheld. The firefighters' union has opposed foe deputy chief position because foe appointments would not follow civil service procedures and would take away some authority of battalion chiefs, who are union members However, Cross said Thursday, "We were never so opposed to foe deputy chiefs that we weren't willing to negotiate "We have never seen the need for foe deputy chiefs and we think the money could be spent elsewhere, but if they (management) want to pay forit, foat'sOK," hesaid "As long as they're talking sense and moving toward us, ano we're talking sense and moving toward them. I'm happy." Cross said UCTC 08127