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NEW COMPTON POLICE CHIEF SETS GOALS Hos Angeles QTi'mcs! 'Have to Make Safe LAPD Veteran Says BY TOM GORMAN Tlmti Staff Writer COMPTON Pledging to end the reign of street criminals, Joseph Rou-zan, a 21-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department, will become the city's new police chief Monday. Rouzan, 44, said he holds no illusions coming into the post and the fact that his may be the toughest job in the city is reflected in his salary. The new chief will be paid $35,000 a year, making him the highest salaried city employe, $2,500 more a year than is paid to City Manager Allen J. Parker who hired him. Rouzan was offered the post last Friday although the announcement was withheld until Tuesday to allow the other candidates time to protest the decision.

None of the other four finalists, including three from within Compton's own Police Department, did protest the decision. Some 20 persons applied for the post Rouzan was selected "because he possesses the necessary skills and expertise the city is looking for," according to Howard Bell, acting city manager while Parker is out of town. "We're confident he can do the job and be a definite asset to Compton he said. Rouzan will succeed Thomas W. Cochee, who resigned in July, a week after The Times published a report by the county's Commission on Human Relations which indicated Cochee did not have full administrative control of his department and was lax in his disciplinary actions against his officers.

And Rouzan, as was Cochee, will reportedly become the only black police chief in California. He said he anticipated no problems taking over the administrative helm of a racially split police force, saying: "I have an ability to work with all people and to get them to do the job. I think the officers in Compton will look at me as a professional police officer, Please Turn to Page 4, CoL 1 Edition Part VII THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1976 Streets Southeas School Strike in 3rd Week at El Rancho Ik Vl BUrt- 1ums -A41, mmmmmmm WATER WARFARE Rio Hondo College entertained blocks like this. At right, Clay Anderson (11) attempt; Cerritos College Tuesday in a pre-league water polo to stop progress of Robert Doeve of Rio Hondo, match, and when it was all over the visiting Falcons Cerritos, coached by Pat Tyne, travels to De Anza went home with a 1 3-7 victory, bringing their record to Friday to play in the Northern California Tournament, 5-1 Cerritos goalie Mike Kanter, above, contributed to opening against San Mateo. Rio Hondo, now 2-4 on the his team's victory by blocking a shot on goal, while year, will play this weekend in a tournament at Ventura Kim Bushong (14) stymied the Roadrunner attack with College.

The Rio Hondo team is coached by Lee Arth. Times photos by Steve Rice BY KEITH TAKAHASHI Times Staff Writer PICO RIVERA Representatives of striking teachers and the El Rancho Unified School District met Wednesday night with a state conciliator in an effort to iron out remaining differences. Money and its availability remained the central issue as the teachers' strike wore into its third week. Teachers contended that there was soem $170,000 to $200,000 in "new money" from state legislation available for additional raises. School officials claimed that every dollar has already been accounted for, and that each day the strike continues, the district sinks further into a fiscal abyss.

Earlier this week, striking members of the El Rancho Education Assn. (EREA) and El Rancho Federated Teachers (ERFT) voted to reject the district's 7 overall raise package. Teachers were seeking a 10 raise. Also, teachers were asking for a "no reprisal" agreement to protect teachers, aides, parents and students. All in all, 349 teachers voted to continue the strike, 19 voted to accept the district offer and return to the classroom, and 3 abstained.

Another 149 teachers had crossed picket lines to teach. Teachers' representatives had hailed the vote as further proof of solidarity within their ranks. Some district officials, however, interpreted the call for a strike vote as an indication of waning enthusiasm for the work stoppage. Although at odds with one another on salaries, both parties entered Wednesday's negotiations with tentative agreement on several items such as binding arbitration on conditions of any master contract, grievance policies and involuntary transfer procedures. "This strike has gone on for too long," Deputy Supt.

Thomas Sakalis told an overflow crowd at a Board of Education meeting this week. "I'm happy to say great progress has been made. We have not agreed on all items, though. I see a little sunshine and this thing may be over." EREA president Terry Perkins said El Rancho administrators were unaware of the full extent of financing from the California Teachers school finance bill SB 1641. The legislation, signed just before El Rancho's $19 million budget was adopted, allocates some $50,000 in general fund money for educationally disadvantaged youth, she explained.

Also, the district will receive more than $100,000 for the expansion of new programs connected to the Special Education Master Plan. Please Turn to Page 2, Col. I NOTES Lakewood Councilmen Decline Plunkett's Conditional Offer to Withdraw Lawsuit Lynwood Schools Enrollment Soars encourages the council to speak for itself in full, rather than as individuals." Other council members expressed some concern about the broad vagueness of the last proposal, but had definite thoughts on the George situation. "I did think it was wrong for this council to dismiss a commissioner without apprising that commissioner of our concern regarding any possible misconduct," said Mayor Jo Bennitt. "Each council member recommended Rift Remains on Social Services LA MIRADA A philosophically split City Council took a second look at proposed city-sponsored social services this week, deciding to move ahead on some fronts but abruptly reversing an earlier decision to hire a volunteer coordinator who would help man the services.

The council had earlier approved a $100,000 blueprint for social services, but when it came time this week for the funds to be allocated for specific purposes, councilmen balked. Reversed was an earlier decision to hire a volunteer coordinator at a salary of $14,000 a year and to form a human services advisory committee. Councilmen decided to go ahead, however, and lease and renovate a wing of the Kling Community Center to house a number of "human services" already in existence and to form a senior citizens advisory committee. The human services concept has caused a rift among councilmen, and this week's meeting was not without an exchange of verbal barbs among them. Councilman Sherill Moses spoke at length in favor of the concept and, Please Turn to Page 2, Col.

4 an appointee to each of our three commissions in March, and to have a different process now to choose a successor upsets the balance." Van Nostran noted that 13 commissioners were removed from their posts when a new council majority was seated in March. "It is certain in my mind that Leanna George isn't the only case in our history where someone has been removed from a commission without a direct expression of council concern about their actions," he said. "I don't feel that it is unique for a newly elected individual to name his own appointees to advisory groups," said Bennitt. "I don't think the two situations are quite the same." Plunkett said he felt commissioners unseated in March "were dismissed for cause at least to the extent that some of their ideas and actions were in conflict with the campaign promises of those individuals who won the council electioa "Three members of this council are trying to stack our commissions," Plunkett added, "and as long as I'm here, I will fight such a move." Please Turn to Page 2, Col. 1 SOUTHEAST NEWS Bellf lower Drafts Stiff Code for Adult-Only Businesses wmmmmmmmmsmmmmm BY LARRY LANE Times Staff Writer LAKEWOOD Councilman Don Plunkett said this week he would drop his civil suit against three council colleagues if they, in turn, reinstated his deposed Planning Commission appointee and rescinded a series of other actions.

The of fer was declined. "I would like to see this lawsuit go to trial," said Councilman Dan Branstine, one of the defendants in the case. "We are being sued on false charges, and I believe a trial will prove it" Plunkett said he would drop his suit, which charges Branstine and Council-men Larry Van Nostran and G.C. "Dee" De Baun with violations of the state's anti-secrecy Brown Act, if: Leanna George, stripped of her commission seat three months ago by the council majority for her alleged unwillingness to "work within the system," be allowed to reassume her post. A two-member council committee named to screen applicants for George's successor be abolished.

The council "adopt a policy which CANARY Writer Theatre case from Detroit," explained City Atty. Alex Googooian. That case, the attorney continued, specifies that a local jurisdiction may set guidelines for book stores, entertainment establishments and massage parlors, but may not ban them. The CUP structure is intended not to create a skid row atmosphere in any portion of this community," Googooian said. At the present time there are no so-called adult entertainment places or book stores in town.

There have been two or three bars which would not fit under the new rules but economics apparently ended their stay. One bar had repeated court battles and law enforcement problems with the city. Eventually, the city won on all fronts, but city officials think that economics and not then-existing law was the determinant An adult-only book store operated briefly and apparently generated more community animosity than revenue It has ceased operatioa The introduced requirements specify that the regulated businesses must be more than 1,000 feet from any property either zoned or used for Please Turn to Page 2, Col. 4 LYNWOOD Enrollment in Lynwood schools has greatly exceeded expectations, calling for immediate employment of seven additional teachers and possibly an eventual 10. Despite thorough advance study, there are now 300 more students than expected, two-thirds of them in elementary schools and most of the others in Hosier Junior High Enrollment as of the second week of school is 9,301, more than 300 over the anticipated 8,987.

Last year at the same time enrollment was 8,593 and by Nov. 1 it had climbed to 8,873. Supt. Hyrum Loutensock said school population traditionally increases in the early months of each school year and an eventual 9,500 is anticipated. There are now 52 elementary school classes on double session, affecting all the schools.

Since there are no additional facilities the growing enrollment will mean more double sessions. The junior high and Lynwood High School are on extended day programs to accommodate growing numbers of students. For the past several years voters Please Turn to Page 2, Col. 2 cil. The construction award was granted to Copp Paving Co, the lowest of seven bids which ranged as high as $58,441.

The city engineer estimated the cost of the project at $58,500. Job Funds to Be Sought WHITTIER City councilmen this week said they are interested in seeking out state emergency employment funds. According to a bill signed by Gov. Brown recently, the State Resources Agency makes funds available through the California Conservation Corps. Propositions Endorsed MONTEBELLO The City Council this week voted to endorse Propositions A and on the November ballot The measures call for a nine-member Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and an elected mayor.

Officers to Be Arraigned WHITTIER Two Whittier lege security officers will be arraigned this morning in Whittier Municipal Court for the "mistaken identity" injury of an undercover city police-maa Campus security officers Daniel Valenzuela and Craig Dresman were charged with assault with a deadly weapon following city policeman John Recall Effort in Lakewood Fails LAKEWOOD A recall drive aimed at unseating City Councilman Larry Van Nostran has failed. Stanley Organista, chairman of the recall effort, said Tuesday that the effort fell more than 2,000 signatures short of the number of registered voters needed to force a recall electioa Organista blamed his group's failure in part on an electorate "confused and disenchanted" by in-fighting that has taken place on the council since three new members were seated in March. He said his group obtained a total of 6,244 signatures by this week, short of the 8,500 needed to mandate a recall election. Although 5 pm Wednesday was the actual deadline for the submission of signatures to the City Clerk's Office, Organista said at Tuesday's City Council session that the "necessary signatures would not be obtained." Organista, representing a group called Lakewood Citizens for Constitutional Rights, said he felt Van Nostran's answers to recall charges "were a diversioa" Van Nostran said he was "glad this drive failed through its own lack of merit," and publically asked Organista to file the signatures his group did claim to collect with the clerk's office Recall proponents had charged that Van Nostran, elected in 1975, had caused inner turmoil with newer council members and that he refused to promote a reduction in city taxes. Mayor Jo Bennitt said she felt the council "has arrived at a working relationship that is smoother than we have had at anytine since March" Another citizens group, however, calling itself the Committee of 1,000 for Responsible Government, recently presented signatures of 1,100 residents at a council session and asked Councilman Don Plunkett Van Nostran's oft-times philosophical combatant to resiga Plunkett refused.

Leaders of the Committee of 1,000 say they will launch a recall drive aimed at unseating Plunkett Reward Offered for Killer BELL GARDENS The Chamber of Commerce has $2,000 in pledges for a reward for information that will lead to the conviction of the killer of two Cudahy boys who died July 25 in John Anson Ford Park. Anyone with information has been urged to contact Det Harold Rogers at Bell. Gardens Police Department Montebello Enrollment Up Montebello Unified School District has reached a new peak in enrollment with 25,018 students. The number may increase by about 300, said Asst Supt Peter Corona, because enrollment traditionally reaches its height in late October. Enrollment last year was 24,835.

Cable TV Hearing Set WHITTIER The City Council will hold a Nov. 9 hearing to consider adoption of a new cable television ordiance. City officials said the ordinance will meet new Federal Communications Commission requirements. Street Project Pact OKd LA MIRADA A $45,104 project to improve Ocaso Ave. from Imperial Highway to Greenworth Drive was approved this week by the City Coun Pierce's hospitalization with a broken neck last week.

Pierce had been conducting a narcotics investigation and was leaving the campus at the time of the altercation with the two men. Valenzuela and Dresman said they were answering a student's complaint regarding Pierce and were unaware that he was an officer. Contract Talks Resumed COMPTON Stalled contract negotiations between the city and its fire fighters resumed Wednesday with three members of the City Council sitting in on the talks. Following a hearing Tuesday when the council officially acknowledged the talks were at an impasse, councilmen retreated into executive session and later announced that Dr. Walter Tucker, Maxcy Filer and Jane Robbins would join in the bargaining effort.

Issues include pay hikes, a retirement plan, uniform allowances, time off for union activities and manpower deployment Downey Police Salaries DOWNEY Consideration of a pay increase and benefit adjustments for the Police Department has been postponed to Tuesday, Oct 12, by the City Council The legislators discussed the issue Tuesday, but City Councilman Please Turn to Page 3, Col. 5 BY PEYTON Times Staff BELLFLOWER Businesses aimed at the sexual-interest market in this city will face tight restrictions under ordinances introduced this week by the City Council. Two laws, one aimed at setting conditions including a conditional use permit (CUP) for establishment of several types of business and another setting a $250 annual business license fee, were introduced by the council Final adoption of the laws is expected Oct 11, with the laws effective a month later. Requirements for a conditional use permit will affect adult-only book stores, adult-oriented mini-motion picture theaters, adult-only motion picture theaters and other sex-oriented businesses. Effective date of the new ordinance will overlap by two days a city moratorium on bookstore construction or conversion.

That law had been attacked in court as unconstitutional infringement of individual rights plus a free press, but the city moratorium was upheld in Superior Court. The Supreme Court declined to review the case. "This law (CUP) is the tightest we can enact under a federal Supreme Court decision in the American Mini-.