Elko Daily Free Press from Elko, Nevada • 14

14 ELKO DAILY FREE PRESS, Elko, Nevada Monday, September 28, 1992 Wire netc summary: rn npj 1 4'. Hilary plane crashes in Nigeria; 163 Idled C7 LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) A military deep. It destroyed a Roman bridge in Rennes-les-Bains, flattened a cemetery, poured through homes and threw cars against walls. Two women in their 60s were killed. In Couiza, about six miles downstream, the swollen river carried away tree trunks stored for lumber, forming a dam against a bridge and widening the flooding.

A house that contained the village pharmacy was washed away. In Thesa the Rear River swept away camper Christine Lassagne, 44, under the eyes of her husband who was unable to help. She remained missing. Rain also hit much of southeastern France on Sunday, but eased before reaching south-central and southeastern regions battered last week by the deadliest floods on record in France. Tuesday's storm and floods claimed 38 lives.

Authorities today lowered the number of people missing from Tuesday's torrential rains from 15 to 11. Two others were missing from the weekend storms. Somalia relief MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) The final contingent of 500 armed U.N. troops is expected to arrive in this devastated capital Tuesday to protect the port and airport where relief supplies arrive for starving Somalis. The 500 Pakistani soldiers are to be deployed in about a week in an attempt to insure a steady stream of relief shipments through the airport and the waterfront- Ruby Valley rancher Cliff Gardner stood Saturday on the steps of the Elko County Courthouse and declared roads on federal lands open to the public.

About 30 people attended the announcement. Gardner declares roads on federal lands open mediately known. Defense Minister Sani Abacha ordered an investigation. The aircraft disappeared from the radar of Lagos' Murtala Muhammed Airport three minutes after takeoff at 5 p.m. Saturday, the government statement said.

Most of the passengers aboard the plane were high-ranking officers of a military college in Jaji Town near Kaduna who had gone to Lagos for a Navy celebration, the sources said. Massacre reports WASHINGTON (AP) Two former prisoners from Serb-run detention camps have given accounts to U.S. officials of the slaughter of about 3,000 Muslims last spring in what the State Department described Monday as the worst massacre of the six-month war there. Boucher said the witnesses were former prisoners in a brick factory who independently estimated that 3,000 men, women and children were killed in Brcko in May and June. "They claim to have witnessed the spontaneous murders of up to 50 prisoners at a time," Boucher said.

He said the administration is giving the information to U.N. officials. Boucher made the disclosure as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Colin Powell, reaffirmed the administration's longstanding policy against the use of force to end Serbian attacks on Muslims. The administration has been working with European countries to bring peace through economic and diplomatic pressure.

France floods PARIS (AP) Weekend storms that lashed areas of southern France boosted the death toll to 41 since torrential rains and floods last week, officials said. Thirteen people were missing today. Saturday's deluge, in the Aude and Pyrenees-Orientales regions of southwestern France near the Spanish border, killed three people and left at least two missing, rescue authorities said. In Aude, the Sals River, normally an 8-inch deep trout stream, on Saturday became a torrent 26 feet transport plane crashed into a swamp shortly after takeoff from Lagos, and all 163 army officers, relatives and crew members on board were killed, the government said in a statement Sunday. The U.S.-made C-130 Hercules crashed Saturday night but was not discovered until late Sunday morning, when bodies were found floating in the swamp near a village about 12 miles outside Lagos, sources said.

The cause of the crash was not im- EGH board to discuss Reiger's pay Members of the Elko General Hospital board of trustees are scheduled to meet at 4:30 p.m. tomorrow to consider "compensation" for interim administrator Anne Reiger. Reiger was named interim administrator Sept. 17 after the board suspended Jerry Sommerville. Sommer-ville was fired Thursday.

The board will meet at the hospital meeting room. Also on the agenda is discussion of Bannock Pavings extension of the hospital parking lot. Club to hold meeting of candidates Mountain City Homemakers Club is slated to host a "Candidates' Night" Wednesday at the Old Schoolhouse. A potluck dinner is slated to begin at 6:30 p.m. (MDT) and the office-seekers will begin their presentations an hour later.

Candidates for local, state and federal office have been invited, said group President Carren Morgan. A question-and-answer session will follow the presentations. he said, adding that federal legislation passed in 1866 recognized the right of the people to use the roads. "We're taking advantage of these old precedences." Mining Support Group President Royce Hackworth said his organization supports the claiming of the roads. "We feel this is a very worthwhile and necessary thing," he said.

Mining group member Gene Gustin added that the declaration will "enhance efforts to fight off' the BLM wilderness bill. Brad Roberts of the Elko Sno-Goers said his group also was behind Gardner. Commissioners last year turned down Gardner's and Roberts' request Cowboys of Carlin Two cowboys driving cattle between Charleston and Deeth Sunday morning found the body of Darwin Aebischer, 71, a Carlin resident reported missing early this month. The cowboys, Tommy and Henry King, found Aebischer's pickup about 26 miles north of Deeth at about 3 p.m. Saturday, Elko County Under-sheriff Clair Morris said.

The pair found the body the next morning about a mile to a mile and a half from the pickup, Morris said. "Unfortunately, I think the poor old guy just got confused, went the wrong direction, and that's as far as he could make it," Morris said, adding that Aebischer's family said the Carlin man recently had suffered a stroke. Sheriffs deputy Colin Perry was injured during the search at 3:50 p.m. Saturday when the sun blinded him as he was rounding a curve on Charleston Road and his truck left the road and crashed into an embankment. Perry suffered several cracked ribs, Morris said, and was taken to Elko General Hospital, where he was Elko man charged with arson Bill P.

Brockman, 50, of Elko was arrested by city police at 3:25 a.m. Saturday at the Thunderbird Motel on Idaho Street and charged with first-degree arson. Bail was set at $20,000. Elko police reported that Brock-man's estranged wife, Jerelyn Brock-man, requested police assistance with a family disturbance at 1:10 a.m. Saturday.

She was escorted to her residence in the Southgate Mobile Park on Pinyon Road by Elko Police Department Officer Jeff Toon to pick up some belongings. Toon entered the residence and discovered it was on fire, police reported. The officer summoned Elko Fire Department and made sure no one was in the home, according to a police department news release. Fire department personnel extinguished the fire and, with the help of Elko County Sheriffs Department, investigated and determined arson was the cause, according to the release. Elko Fire Chief O.P.

Cash said gasoline had been splashed throughout the residence. A back bedroom where the fire began sustained extensive heat and smoke damage, he said, and the rest of the residence sustained some smoke damage. City workers' big issue not wages, panel learns to declare the roads, the rancher said. County officials have stated that if they claimed the roads, they would become liable. Gardner said he talked to insurance representatives, but hasn't been able to confirm that If the roads are kept irt their "natural setting" there is no "precedent of liability," he said.

"Part of what we're trying to do is get the American people to regrasp that we are the government of the people," Gardner said. In Elko County, roads to wilderness areas and campgrounds have been closed by the federal agencies, Gardner claimed. The forest service also has closed a number of two-track roads in California, he added. find body resident treated and released. Perry's sheriffs department vehicle sustained major damage and was towed to the sheriffs office, Nevada Highway Patrol reported.

Aebischer had last been seen at noon Sept. 2 leaving his Seventh Street residence in Carlin. He left his house open with lights, a heater and a television set left on, said Carlin Police Officer Len Van Natter. Aebischer was born Jan. 31, 1921, in Logan, Utah, and was raised in Mina.

He lived in Carlin for the past 40 years and worked for Southern Pacific Railroad as a foreman. He is survived by two brothers, Bennett Aebischer of Lake Havesu City, and Gene Aebischer of British Columbia, Canada; and a sister, Virginia Romociotti of Reno. A memorial service is slated to be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Burns Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Ralph Bolin of the Presbyterian Church presiding.

Cremation will be held at Sunset Crematory. Memorial donations may be made to Northeastern Nevada Historical Society. Lillian's Gift House, Ruby Mountain Custom Jewelry or from any AAUW member. Tickets also will be available for $10 each on the day of the tour at each home. Homes to be shown will be those of Ted and Debbie Wilton, Hershel and Elaine Cecil, Quinn and Pony Dufurrena, Terry and Sue Nevins and Roger and Annette Armstrong.

AAUW officials suggest participants wear comfortable shoes. Proceeds from the event are earmarked for AAUW's educational fund and scholarships. About 30 people lined the Elko County Courthouse steps Saturday to declare roads on federal lands open to the public. A public announcement was made by Ruby Valley rancher Cliff Gardner and supported by members of the Mining Support Group and Elko Sno-Goers. The announcement applied to "two-track roads, roadways, trails, stock driveways and highways as belonging to the public as owners and grantees," according to a "declaration of acceptance." It pertains to roads established on federal land before passage of the Federal Lands and Management Policy Act of 1976.

The declaration also called upon Elko County Commissioners and county officials "to discharge their obligation to keep the roadways open and upon citizens to sign criminal complaints whenever the above described roads are intentionally obstructed." Maps detailing the declared roads were to be filed today at the Elko County Recorder's office by Gardner and his wife. Bertha. If officials from the U.S. Forest Service or U.S. Bureau of Land Management try to close the roads, "you now have proof to challenge them, Gardner said.

The maps outlined roads throughout Elko County, including ones near Wells, Wildhorse, White Rock, Huntington. Jarbidge, Deeth, Halleck, Spruce Mountain, North Fork, Tus-carora, Contact, Currie, Midas, Silver Creek, Shatter, Goose Creek, Franklin Lake, Ferguson Springs and Cobre. Fifty-three people signed the "declaration of acceptance" that also was to be turned in at the recorder's office. Gardner said it is "impossible" to know how many roads or how many miles of roads have been declared. He said there are "hundreds and hundreds" of roads.

Many of the routes were started by ranchers, miners and recreationists, broadcast Elko High School girls' varsity basketball games for KELK radio during the 1990-91 season. He married Cheryl Morris, who survives him, on Dec. 27, 1971, in Taft. Survivors, in addition to his wife, include his mother, Verle Gilligan of Elko; sons, Shane and Timmy of Elko; daughters, Cara, attending school in Boise, and Dyan of Elko; brother, Dennis Gilligan of Elko; sisters, Gaye Wallock and RaNae Welsch of Elko and Karen Dahl of Deeth; and many nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles. In his memory, contributions are suggested to the Frank Ozamis Memorial Scholarship Fund, care of Mike Brown, 158 Oak Street, Elko.

R. McKowan dies at home at age of 76 Ralph Earl McKowan of Spring Creek died at his residence there on Saturday at age 76. He was born Jan. 8, 1916, in Deer-creek, Okla. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge, Elks Lodge and the Lamoille Presbyterian Church.

Survivors include his wife, Muriel of Spring Creek; son, Jim McKowan of Elko; daughter, Patricia Jonakas of Foster City, and sisters, Lois Rogers and Betty Jones of Wichita, Kans. He was preceded by a sister, Hilda, in 1980. A memorial service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Lamoille Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Dick Davis officiating.

Cremation will be at Sunset Crematory. Burns Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. In his memory, contributions are suggested to the Lamoille Presbyterian Church. Tim Gilligan funeral services Wednesday I t. k4 -a vv Salary Review Committee Chairman James Chavis said Friday wages are not the main concern of city workers he has interviewed.

The employees are worried more by "inconsistent practices" at city hall and by the administration's apparent ignorance of what they do, Chavis said. Chavis told the committee at its meeting Friday afternoon at city hall that he and Vice Chairman Glen Gut-try had interviewed workers from the golf course, parks, cemetery, swimming pool, streets and maintenance departments. Only streets and maintenance workers said they could not get by on the wages the city pays, Weather Elko, Spring Creek and vicinity: Tonight, clear, lows in the middle 30s. Tomorrow, mostly sunny with highs in the upper 80s. Tomorrow night, mostly clear with lows in the middle 30s.

Wednesday, partly cloudy with highs around 80. Elko's low tonight, 34; high tomorrow, 86; low tomorrow night, 37. For northeastern Nevada: Tonight, clear with lows in the 30s. Tomorrow, mostly sunny with highs in the 80s. Tomorrow night, mostly clear with lows in the upper 30s to lower 40s.

Wednesday, partly cloudy with highs in the upper 70s and lower 80s. Battle Mountain's low tonight, 37; high tomorrow, 88; low tomorrow night, 40. Jackpot temperatures, 368639. Extended outlook for northeastern Nevada for Thursday and Friday: Dry, highs in the 70s, lows in the upper 30s and 40s. Weather al Elko for the weekend, and at other stations for the 24-hour period ending at 11 a.m.: HighLow (Precip) WTLDBORSE 75" ELKO 80 29s WINN MIS' RENO ELY 79 11 AUSTIN TONOPAH 86 S1.C: 78V 4fl' BOISE: 75 47' FRISCO: 84V 52 VEGAS Elko statistics Record High: '80; Low: 18', Mo.

Pep: .01 in. Water Year: 6.72 in. Tomorrow: Sunrise, Sunset, 6:39 Chavis said. "Salary was not their main con cern," Chavis told the committee. "Across the board," he said, city workers "didn't believe the people in city hall knew what they did." Chavis said workers he and Guttry interviewed told them the administration is not consistent in its policy on transfers and promotions with workers sometimes having little or no opportunity to advance within their own or other city departments.

The workers he spoke to were cautious and in some cases skeptical about the purpose of the committee, Chavis said. "They acted surprised for some reason that we were actually going there and we cared about what they thought," the chairman added. Chavis also said many workers complained about what they called the high cost of premiums for group health coverage under the city's self-insurance program. Roger Morrison, local union steward for the city's clericalblue collar workers, earlier described the self-insurance program as "not logical, not reasonable." Morrison said city workers pay $175 a month for family coverage, but that includes a $300 deductible for each individual. "It is not a health insurance; it is a major catastrophe insurance," Morrison said.

Pickup hits, kills child Curtis Williams, 19 months, died at Elko General Hospital yesterday afternoon after being struck by a pickup, Elko police reported. Investigating officers said the infant's father, Donald Williams, struck the child with his pickup at about 5:15 p.m. as he was backing from the driveway of his residence at 440 Grant, No. 20. Officers said the child apparently followed his father from the residence.

The child was taken to the hospital by an Elko Police Department officer and an Elko Fire Department emergency medical technician. He died about 30 minutes later. Dow Jones (AP) Closing Dow-Jones stock averages for Monday, Sept 28. Open llifih Low Close Chjj 30 Ind 3243.3(1 3283.01 3226.55 3276.26 25.94 20 Tra 1270.12 1 291.48 1265.69 1284.62 lliS 15 I'll 218 58 221.33 21801 220 96 1.88 65Slk 1144.39 1160 45 1139.71 1156.77 S.55 Indus 18,015,000 Tran 2203,200 Utils 2,318,300 65 Stk 22,536,500 Big Board volume at 4 p.m. EST totaled 157.48 million shares, against 213.65 million last session.

Funeral sen-ices for Timothy D. "Tim" Gilligan, 41, who died Friday at the University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City, will be conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the North Fifth Street LDS Church. Burial will follow in the city cemetery. Burns Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

He was born April 26, 1951. in Fillmore, Utah, and moved to Elko with his family in 1956. He was a 1969 graduate of Elko High School, where he was a standout all-around athlete participating in football, basketball, baseball and track. He ranks second in career football passing yardage and total offense at EHS and is the school's second all time boys' basketball scorer with 999 points during his three year varsity career. He earned all state honors in football, basketball and baseball his senior year and also was named a High School All American in football and basketball during his final season.

He attended Taft Junior College in California on an athletic scholarship and later received a scholarship to Weber State College in Utah, where he graduated in 1974. He had been office manager at the Stockmen's Motor Hotel at the time of his death. Since returning to Elko, he became involved in programs for youngsters and had been very active in helping coach many local young athletes, including Elko Little League and Babe Ruth League teams. He was also involved in the Elks Hoop Shoot competition. He participated in the Elko Men's Fast Pitch Softball League and Second Installment ol 1992-93 Elko County Real Properly Taxes is due and payable, and will be delinquent after the first Monday of October.

Ceasar Salicchi Elko County Treasurer Among the five Spring Creek residences on this year's Festival of Homes VII tour is the home of Ted and Debbie Wilton, above. The large, energy-efficient house features redwood decks, arched windows and skylights, a loft area and the owner's award-winning stained glass artwork. Ann Stilwill, left, and Lynne Hoffman are helping to organize the Oct. 18 tour. Festival to tour five Spring Creek homes Five Spring Creek homes will be featured in the Festival of Homes VII, scheduled for noon to 4 p.m.

Sunday, Oct 18. The event is sponsored by the American Association of University Women. The tour will be self-paced, and participants may visit the homes in any order. Signs will identify each residence. AAUW members have prepared information for participants on the most notable aspects of each home.

Tickets for the event are $8 in advance at Razberries and Roses, Elko Chamber of Commerce, Corral West,.