p age8 THE BATTALION MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1980 pation na Clues indicate foul play United Press International TRINIDAD, Colo. — A bullet and a wallet are among the few clues investigators have to solve an apparent murder case more than 30 years old. Lou Girodo, chief investigator for the state’s Third Judicial Dis trict based in Trinidad, said the murder occurred so long ago the killer or killers may well be dead. If not dead, the guilty person or persons certainly would be old, Girodo added. The investigators — whose only physical evidence is a skele ton with several small bones mis sing, a bullet, wallet, ring, belt and shoes — said the victim may be Rudolph R. “Snooky” Yalotz, of Pueblo. Officials said Yalotz was a tough amateur boxer and ex-convict last seen by relatives April 24, 1949, when the 34-year old left home to walk to a neighborhood tavern. Yalotz’ brother, William M. Sr., of Pueblo, said he thought remains found Jan. 18 might be those of his brother. “I’ve often wondered about the disappearance,” he said in a re cent interview. “At the time, I thought he just left town. I thought he just got tired and went somewhere else and got a new start.” Detective Sgt. Edward Arriaga of the Pueblo Police Department said Yalotz had been divorced and was living with his late mother when he left the house en route to the bar and disappeared. Relatives reported him missing, but there were no more reports of him until his possible grave was found last month. Hikers told the Las Animas County Sheriffs office they had spotted what they thought was a human skull. Officials said the remains dug up Jan. 23 showed the victim had been shot in the head. A bullet believed to be from a high- powered rifle was found in the mouth and the victim had suf fered severe fractures of a thigh bone. Girodo said a leather billfold found at the scene bore the hand- tooled inscription “Snooky” and shoes were found tossed on top of the body. He added the killer probably never expected the body to be found or the wallet would not have been left at the scene to aid identification. f ? :,,'I Only a few of our spectacular buys: Jones New York Jackets, $56.00 orig. $112.00 Jones New York Skirts, $30.00 orig. $60.00 i Jones New York Pants, $32.50 orig. $65.00 Jones New York Blouses, $22.50 orig. $45.00 •Y Daniel Caron Sweater Set, $91.00 orig. $182.00 Nipon Boutique Dress, $85.00 ^ ^ orig. $170.00 A Nipon Boutique Dress, $70.00 ^ ^ orig. $140.00 Cashmere Sweater, $53.00 orig. $106.00 Abortion issue heats up after judges medical decision United Press International A federal judge Jan. 15 declared poor women in the United States are entitled to abortions paid by tax money. That made the highly emotional abortion-vs.-fetus-rights battle more furious than usual nationwide. Who’s winning? Who’s losing? And what’s the score anyway in this tug of rights since the Supreme Court of the United States declared Jan. 22, 1973 — in a 7-2 opinion — that criminal abortion laws on the books in 50 states were unconstitu tional? After that Congress passed a law — the Hyde Amendment — saying tax money couldn’t be used for abor tions for poor. But women who could pay out of their own funds could get abortions. Charging this constituted a double standard, proponents of abortion took to the courts to overcome the Hyde Amendment. They said they won with John F. Dooling Jr. in the federal district court in New York. The jurist held excluding abor tions from the otherwise compre hensive medicaid program violated First Amendment rights of freedom of conscience and Fifth Amendment rights of privacy, due process and equal protection. Reaction from adversaries on the abortion front were quick. The Center for Constitutional Rights, American Civil Liberties Union, Planned Parenthood Federa tion on America and Planned Parent hood of the City of New York joined typewriters and put out a joint press release the next day. On the same day typewriters and copying machines churned out a press release at National Right-to- Life Committee, Inc., headquarters in Washington D.C. The words were from Dr. Carolyn F. Gerster presi dent. “Plainly what the Constitution re quires and what the people desire in the area of abortion funding are not in conflict,” she said. “We will not rest with any judicial ly imposed resolution of this sensi tive issue however temporary that resolution will be. “Nor will we rest so long as the lives of the unborn can be placed in jeopardy by any exercise of raw judi cial power.” Typewriters of the ACLU, Plan ned Parenthood and so forth pun ched out an almost jubilant reaction. “Poor women in the United States won a landmark victory yesterday when federal district court judge John F. Dooling Jr. ruled the denial of medicaid funding for abortions un constitutional. “Judge Dooling’s decision means that the federal government and all states participating in the medicaid program are again required to pro vide funds for abortions that are necessary in the professional judg ment of the pregnant woman’s attending physician — exercised in the light of all factors: physical, emo tional, psychological, familial and the woman’s age relevant to the health-related well-being of the pre gnant woman.” The decision came as a result of a nationwide class action lawsuit — McRae v. Harris, formerly McRae v. Califano — brought in 1976 by attor neys from the Center for Constitu tional Rights, the ACLU and the Planned Parenthood of New York. Plaintiffs in the case are women who want medicaid abortions, doc tors who want to provide medicaid abortions to their poor patients and the Women’s Divison of the Board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church. The judge took 328 pages to pre sent his opinion, which centered on findings of fact on both the medical and religious aspects of the abortion question. Arguments were presented to the court in a trial conducted between August 1977, and September 1978. More than 30 witnesses testified, in cluding doctors and theologians. The trial transcript is some 6,000 pages. Promise made for parades l nANnaiw iMi APARTMENTS WHILE YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT THE COST OF HEAT ING/COOLING YOUR APARTMENT AND DRIVING YOUR CAR, THINK ABOUT US ... WE PAY YOUR UTILITIES! AND WE GUARANTEE NO FUEL ADJUSTMENT OR RENT ESCALATION, ADD THAT TO OUR LOCATION TO TEXAS A&M, AND SEE HOW YOU CAN SAVE! ALL UTILITIES FURNISHED & UNFURNISHED EFFICIENCY, 1, 2 & 3 BEDROOM APTS. 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Dale, vice president of the police union that instigated last year’s strike. “I would tell you that the average policeman loves Mardi Gras. It’s a part of New Orleans.” The two-week strike in 1979 came down to a faceoff between the police union and Mayor Ernest Morial. Morial refused to bargain with the union and ordered all parades in New Orleans canceled — including the traditional reign of Rex on Mardi Gras. Some Carnival organizations — called “krewes” — made llth-hour plans to roll in the suburbs, but most just kept their two-story floats'Wrap ped iw black paper insfd6 age dens, waiting for next year. Next year is here, and police will be manning parade routes instead of picket lines this time. Dale discounted fears that a group of dissident officers would call in sick or resign on Mardi Gras to disrupt the festivities. “I’ve heard no talk of it,” Dale said. “The commitment was made last week that we were going to give the people a Mardi Gras. “Everybody works on Mardi Gras," he said. “If you’re not work ing, you’re sleeping.” Morial and Police Chief James Parsons also said they have contigen- cy plans if some officers invoke the “blue flu" on Carnival Day. “We re going to have Mardi Gras regardless,” Parsons said, “because we re going to have people here to handle it.” The city’s entire 1,300-member police force will be deployed on Mardi Gras — many covering the parade route from St. Charles Avg- nue to Canal Street and the others covering the residences left empty by the revelers. Both Dale and Flubert Badeaux, the business agent for the police un ion, agree that last year’s strike, which destroyed a tradition as old as the 1800s, went a long way toward piercing public confidence in officers. “Professionals should not strike', Badeaux said. “A militant attitude js good, if it’s responsible. It’s not throwing onions at the mayor’s house.” The only persons throwing things this Carnival season will be float rid ers, who will toss thousands