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i Page 6 THE BATTALION TUESDAY, JULY 28, 1981 National Pre-dawn fog could result in daytime spraying Spraying continues despite protests United Press International LOS GATOS, Calif. — State officials Monday intensified aerial pesticide attacks against the crop eating Mediterranean fruit fly and ordered a new crackdown on San ta Clara Valley residents who re fuse to strip infested trees. A full squadron of eight heli copters sprayed a huge area from Atherton to San Jose with a mist of the pesticide malathion in the largest attack yet on the pest. Officials had warned that spraying will be done in the day time, instead of before dawn, if conditions are too foggy. But the helicopters were able to operate in the pre-dawn darkness Monday. Medfly project officials re sponding to pressure from farmers concerned about possible state wide quarantines announced the intensified second round of spraying of the populous 227- square-mile infested area. FARMERS MARKET COUPON SPECIAL PASTRAMI $ SANDWICH & * With ' This Coupon There was no aerial spraying early Sunday “to give those who stayed out late Saturday a chance to return home safely,” said Medf ly project spokesman Richard Steffen. Most of the spraying that began July 13 and was expected to be concluded in about five weeks has been confined to predawn hours. but “there’s a good chance we will have daytime spraying if heavy fog early in the morning makes flying dangerous,” he said. Noting that two more maggot sites have been located in the in fested area, bringing the total known sites to 165, Steffen said, “We’re waging full-scale war.” Hundreds of eradication project workers were sent to cover some 770 square miles Monday in a re newed effort to convince residents to strip their fruit trees and veget able gardens. Those who refuse will be cited and subject to a $500 fine or six months in jail, said medfly project spokesman Dick Thompson. Uncounted tons of produce have already been stripped and left in plastic bags along the mani cured suburban lawns of com munities south of San Francisco. states attempted to quai California farm produce. California’s farmers, living in the richest agricultural region in the world, have said the threat of invasion by the pest that feeds on some 200 varieties of fruits and vegetables doesn’t frighten them as much as quarantines. The quarantines—thraj California’s $14 billion®:; ral industry — were M| U. S. d is t rict courts whilesg Supreme Court wasask«:| out all of them. Unsatisfied with a year-long, $53-million battle against the in festation in the smaller Santa Clara Valley — just across a range of coastal hills from the farm-rich Central Valley — six southern The southern states an:.; nia’s own farmers had raj state to step up its warsooJ Gov. Edmund G. Browi fused to allow aerial spnl malathion — opposed vationists and many anj dents, particularly ■ women — until threatecetj federal quarantine. Tender Peppery Pastrami Brisket, Mustard, Mayonnaise, American and Mozzarrello Cheeses, Lettuce, Pickle, Tomato and Italian Oil on Home-Made Bread. Special Good Through Sat., Aug. 1. People Book Coupon Not Valid With This Special. 329 University Northgate Officers reply to racial violence United Press International WILLACOOCHEE, Ga. — Federal and state law officers are arriving in response to the mayor’s plea for help in investigating racial violence that has plagued the tiny rural community since a cross was burned on the lawn of a white “race mixer” in April. Mayor Luce Futch, who wrote m 4* 4* m- * * • • * » _ A TOUCH OF CLASS. Introducing GTE Touch Calling, Touch Calling is loaded with style, but you'd never k n ow it to look at what it costs. 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"Our town is a quiet, little, old town and we’ve lived in harmony in the past — ever since it was incorporated in 1889, I guess — and we want to see it continue that way." AgenUjim Mullen says mem bers of the FBI Savannah office will join officers from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation in investi gating the incidents. The mayor said it all started last April 17, when a cross was burned at the home of Helen McGovern, a white woman who allowed black children to play in her yard and sometimes fed them in her home. A letter that was mailed to at least 35 other county raj Juk l l ) contained acnwi of a K.u Klux Rlansmenot! hack with a warning printa it: "We will ride our raj blood until their bridles fore we submit to this rawl trash." A shotgun blast last wt out the rear window i parked at the homeofa«i pie in nearby Kirkland. C couple has a 4-year-oli child. Rosali with e Hawk for tf chanq held ; featur Despite the drawint i threatening letter and tkj burning, Futch and Ski Haskins said there had ft KKK rallies or marchesi; son County in recent yer FBI agent Tom McCi Atlanta said state investaf “no information that the active down there." vying Feder Utah blazes spreai through rangeland I Un SAN / ty Stahl ired life dexico, United Press International [jg J-[ ou OAK CITY, Utah — Firefighters battled six major blazes»b: across 80,000 acres of Utah rangeland Monday, and residentsai Oiler: Mormon hamlet who turned back the flames with tractorsar,c lerzeg s gave thanks for their safety. easou t As 700 firefighters in Millard County battled the twowir lU S 19. local officials charged that Forest Service crew's allowed mini:: ut down to flare into the inferno that raced across 35,000 acres of rane^L vet halting only a few miles from Oak City, 100 miles southwesti iav * n § 1 Lake City. Tlu S The range fires — dubbed Clay Springs and Little Oak-^ 0 Ujj e es in Millard County. Butofficiii C inr. blackened more than 61,000 acres in Millard County. uuiuiuu:j S j 0n w the 26,000-acre Little Oak Fire should he contained by thist : e p artec ] “thanks to cooler temperatures and a break in the winds, ^th frie “However, we have no estimate of when we ll contain thel ! n acre Clay Springs Fire,” a spokesman for the Interagency FireO “It s t said. He also said a 7,000-acre fire in Sage Valley, about fnding elsi further to the west of the major blazes, was still out of contrd sometl In Northern Utah, crews managed to retain control ofaTJPmothir fire west of the Great Salt Lake and were cutting a circle ara*!!. StE 11,800-acre blaze on Promontory Point north of the lake. )wn of < In Summit County, officials held out hope for getting the; jj ( , hand over a 950-acre fire on private land. A fire also was ret Sunday near Cricket Mountain Valley 40 miles west of Fillm® lr jy j as< its extent was not known. “Befor On Sunday, Gov. Scott Matheson flew over Millard Cot-jU rea j inspect the damage and the 425 people of Oak City, who ho ” , together with their own tractors and plows to dig a firebrealtr f the town and hold off the flames, gave thanks during churchlef for their safety. hment i ack was T’ve t ' l- AGG fcal abu initial said. In He "lid Stal CLEANERS-- p his 111 College Main ear. 846-4116 Herze e adjus irn. 6 6 ENOUGH?” to walk!” r; At Northgate Behind Loupot’s • Dry Cleaning • Laundry ^ • Alterations & Repairs Ask about our Aggie Discount Cards " “ I-The DIETING? Even though we do not prescribe dk\ we make it possible for many to enjoij nutritious meal while they follow tk doctors orders. 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