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Show PAGE EIGHT THE DAILT Changing Land Patterns Affect WASHINGTON Appraiser Role Jerris (UPI) head of the Law En- AdAssistance forcement out at has lashed the ministration, of LEAA what for and critics WASHINGTON (ACCN) Real press estate in the United States is coming he said was a lopsided portrayal of increasingly into the ownership of the agencys failures. Leonard told a House submanagement control of several classes of major institutions, committee that there was a danger d criticism because Realtor Abel E. Berland, C.R.E. in officials might become (Counselor, Real Estate), Chicago, public and throw up their disillusioned declared here. it hands and say just isnt possible to Speaking at a seminar sponsored by the American Society of Real control crime. Progress in development of a Estate Counselors in the Shoreham Hotel i the president of Arthur nationwide crime control program is Rubloff and Company added, being made, Leonard said, and in These institutions banks, in- many ways, American citizens are surance companies, major cor- safer now than they were three A year from now, they porations, real estate investment years ago. will than they are today. be safer are all part of a group trusts Leonard said there is a need for which form the market for professional real estate counseling better aqdit, fiscal and program controls at LEAA and that the basic services. affiliated with the is overhauling of the agency is now The Society - one-side- 'National Association of Real Estate completed. Boards and was formed to meet the public need for competent, disinterested, and indipendent real estate Court Rules Law advice and guidance rendered by qualified experts on a fee basis. Release When properly handled, said Realtor Berland, a past president of Of Accused Robber the Society, real estate counseling has the potential to become a solid A U.S. FRANCISCO Requires - (UPI) has District Judge reluctantly within the total real estate company. of robbing man a released suspected Counseling requires the time and 16 banks. expertise of a companys most Judge Robert F. Peckham said qualified personnel and must be Michael James Walter, 31, handled on a professional basis. as mentally disturbed, Their experience in the real estate diagnosed no can longer be held in federal field is comparable to that of the senior partner of a law lirm or an custody. Peckham said that state or county accounting firm in their respective should charge . Walker authorities areas of activity. and then commit him with Perhaps the largest single source underrobbery for treatment, but law state of real estate counseling business to have yet do so. lies within the firm itself, Realtor they All psychiatrists who have Berland explained. A full service inreal estate office is, after all, in daily examined Walker say he is contact almost exclusively with the competent to stand trial, Peckham said. people who form the main market There is a federal law, he noted, for counseling, i.e., owners, inwhich says an incompetent person vestors, users, tenants. Every intercan be held in custody. But it face between the company as a whole and a member of this group provides no extended treatment and can be a potential source of therefore poses problems of violating the accuseds rights to a business. to trial, according According to Realtor Berland, speedy been Walker order. has Peckhams The functions of an appraiser or in custody for a full year. appraisal department are normally Peckham said Given that (1) the greatest source of potential to stand counseling business. Most full Walker is incompetent can no Walker be (2) longer trial; service real estate companies and confined under (federal law); engage in the appraisal of property. Many do so by virtue of the expertise (3) the federal statutes contain no commitment and experience of a principal provision for long-terbroker, others with a full staff of with treatment, the federal government has no right to confine designated appraisers who function on a full time basis. In many Walker any further. Consequently, I am ordering his cases, the request for an appraisal is from custody. release initiated as a first step toward state is in a position to The enabling an owner or potential buyer protect the community from Mr. to make an investment decision the requiring subjective analyses in Walker, and it is imperative that of of the the aware state be gravity to addition the objective opinions situation. expressed in the appraisal. Many He ordered that copies of his order dissimilar investment very be sent to state and local authorities. properties can have the same dollar amount of fair market value as estimated by an appraiser, yet a wide range of investment characteristics with respect to cash flow, risk, capital gains, tax shelter, and department income-producin- g SAN m ... New Law School the like. . . . "Often a client seeking an appraisal of fair market value does so in the belief that it alone will solve his investment dilemma. The Counselor must be alert to the needs of the appraisal clientele and be prepared to suggest, when appropriate, that consultative services o:; a fee basis are available. Villanova Law Dean Will Retire in VILLANOVA, 72 PA. (ACCN) -- Harold Gill Keuschlein, dean of the School of Law at Villanova University sincp its founding 19 years ago, has announced his retirement as dean effective tember 1, 1972. Sep- Dean Keuschlein established the school of law in 1953 and has been its only dean. Early in his tenure the school received its approval by the American Bar Association and its membership in the Association of American Law Schools. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1971 Director Defends Agency, Accuses Press LEAA Leonard, RECORD He questioned whether the motives of some of who criticize LEAA did not stem from an end-ru- n attempt to discredit revenue sharing, since the LEAA block grant approach is its prototype. But subcommittee Chairman John S. Monagan, said that did not happen during the hearings because he made an effort to discourage criticism by witnesses of revenue sharing. Monagan said Leonard seemed to be implying that to criticize LEAA you must be soft on crime and I think you are confusing constructive effort with an effort to destroy the whole thing. In his testimony October 7, Leonard warned that scrapping of LEAA would take decades to replccs and by then, crime might have n., grown to proportions LEAA-supporte- . That peculiar dedication to half truths might make it appear that the LEAA program is a failure, but I not believe that, said Leonard. On the contrary, Leonard said, an enormous amount has been accomplished in a short time, and LEAA Prepares 2 Manuals On Indian Rights WASHINGTON (ACCN) - Ad- with the 1968 Indian Civil Rights Aci which provides full Constitutional safeguards for those living unrtor tribal governments. The manuals were produced under a $68,000 LEAA grant for research on the impact of the Act on Indian court systems. Arrow, Incorporated, d non-prof- ?. cor- it poration, conducted the project in cooperation with the National American Indian Court Judges Association. "Prior to this project, Mr. Leonard noted, there was little understanding of what the Indian Civil Rights Act demanded of I:l;V..i court justice. This project hf.s provided some answers to tin.: question, as well as practical help Indian judges make the in lent of the Act a reality. The research program is part tf LEAA's continuing effort le pg.rr Jo criminal justice on Indian vat ions, Mr. Leonard added. In developing the manual?, the project studied the tribal customs, traditions and culture cf four major Indian tribes, representing over of all Indians now living on reservations: Sioux Tribes in North and South Dakota, Pueblos ! Nr-Mexico, Apache Tribes of Arizm and New Mexico, and Navajo Tribes located in Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. gii-jc-t- Chair Endowed At Chicago - CHICAGO (ACCN) The University of Chicago today announced the creation of an endowed professorship in urban and labor economics in honor of Isidore Brown and his wife, Gladys J. Brown. The professorship is one of several in urban studies at the University of Chicago. It is made possible in part by funds from the Ford Foundation. Edward II. Levi, president of the University, said the chair will be held by Arnold R. Weber, a professor in the graduate school of business who is currently on leave as executive director of President g Nixon's council. Weber is expected to return to the campus in November. The professorship honors a senior member of a prominent Chicago law firm, and his wife who have long been active in civic affairs. She is a member of the Women's Board of the Field Museum of Natural History. cost-of-livin- taw-hal- f "Criminal Court Procedures two of the one of outline publications, is a detailed court procedures which Indian judges can use in performing official duties. It covers the entire legal process from issuance of a proceedings. complaint to post-triOne section deals with the appellate process and the provision of the Indian Civil Rights Act which makes decisions of Indian courts appealable to Federal court:-- , via habeas corpus. Manual," I lu-i- r al and on the many thousands of involved stale and local officials. The dribs and drabs of past critical do comment, much of it not substantiate any such judgment. Leonard said that even before the hearings began, efforts to improve LEAA had commenced, including creation of a new inspection and review office, expansion of technical assistance for states and localities cod higher priority given planning, evaluation ar.d technology. Alioto Trial On Legal Fees At Vital By Robert Point Ulrich -Cross examination of the first witness has begun in the $2.3 million civil lawsuit against Mayor Joseph Alioto cf San Francisco. VANCOUVER, CALIF. (ACCN) SACRAMENTO, Expected commitments of youths and adults to state institutions were reduced by 4,495 in 1970-7-1 as a result of Californias probation subsidy program, it was announced today by Allen F. Breed, director of the Deparlihent of the Youth Authority. This is the greatest reduction since the program was started five years ago. Commitments have been reduced by 15,301 during the five-year period. The program, first enacted by the State Legislature in 1965, provides subsidies to counties in return for reductions in levels of commitment. The earnings must be used to intensive probation provide programs for youthful and adult offenders. For 1970-7- 1, maximum counties totaled earnings the a new high for the five the years of the program. In 1966-6first year of the program, earnings totaled $5.7 million. Earnings into creased to $9.8 million in 1967-6and to $14.2 $13.7 million in 1968-6million in 1969-7The number of participating counties increased from 31 at the but dropped to outset to 46 in 1969-744 in 1970-7CYA Director Breed, in announcing the fifth annual report of the program, said that probation $18,145,142, 7, 8, 9, WASH. (UPI) The first witness, Gordon Crandall, assistant corporation counsel for the city of Seattle, testified one hour last October 5 and all day October 6 and 7. Court was in recess October 8 while attorneys and Judge Donald L. Gaines spent the day in Seattle marking trial exhibits. with Alioto in the suit, entering its fifth week in court, ore John. J. OConnell, former attorney general of Washington, and George K. Paler, an aide to O'CcnneU. ministrator Jerris Leonard of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration today announced publication of two manuals to assist Indian court judges in compiyjrg Washington-base- corrected. He said that charging the program with failure means an indictment of more than one federal agency. It also places blame on every state, virtually impossible to control. As to criticism of LEAA, he sa:d the lopsided view of LEAA emerging from these hearings also is partly the responsibility of iVj press. He said the press failed to present both sides of the issue and ona reading the total press coverage of the first segment of these heai ir.s might conclude the LEAA program is a series of Teapot Domes engineered by the Brinks mob. Leonard said that during hearings in July the press concentrated on criticisms and failed to report on spokesmen for Michigan and Illinois when they testified on the excellence and achievements cf the d programs in their states. the programs soft spots have been Subsidy Plan Cuts Numbers Sent to Jail In the suit , the Slat e of Washington and 12 publicly owned utilities are seeking return of S2.3 million they paid Alioto in attorneys fees in the 1860s for handling antitrust cases against electrical manufacturers before he became mayor. Alioto, reached settlements totaling $16.2 million for his Washington clients. The slate and utilities claim they f .tilled to a return of the legal because they were not told a $1 f;e rniHi'i ceiling cn the fee had been removed or that. Alioto would share the fees with OConnell and Faler. O'Connell received $520,000 and Faler $282,000. At the trial, Crandall described a yisit to Falers office in October, 1966, in which he said he learned that Falers status had changed, from that of a salaried assistant attorney general to that of an hourly-fe- e paid special attorney general. He said he found checks from the ufriities made out monthly for amount of about $2,500 to Faler. On the same visit, Crandall said he f rst learned that the $1 million ce.Jirg on Aiiotos fee had been amoved in May, 1865. He said he did not learn until December, 1969, of the fee splitting. Alioto is to be called by the plaintiffs as a witness in the case but rot until after the Nov. 2 election in which he is bidding for a second ( jrm. He has not yet appeared at the trial. Neither has Faler, whose attorney has announced he will claim Fifth Amendment guarantees and will ff.ainst not testify. OConnell, who is representing himself in the suit, also is scheduled to appear as a witness. Driving Check How many emergency (ACCN) traffic stops do you make in a day, week, or month? Thats one method, points out the National Automobile Club, by which you can measure your driving ability . The expert driver keeps such stops tu a minimum, keeps himself prepared at all times in case he has ;j flow (Vivn. 0. 0, 1. subsidy is continuing to gain momentum both in terms of money saved and in human values. The subsidy paid to the counties is considerably less than what it would cost the states taxpayers to keep the offenders in prisons or juvenile institutions. At the same time, correctional experts agree, Breed said, that an offenders chances of rehabilitation are frequently better in his home community, where he can keep working to support his family, or remain in school. South Africa Presents Case Against Court UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (ACCN) South Africa has launched its counterattack on the International Court of Justices recent advisory opinion on South West Africa. A detailed account, accusing the Court of succumbing to powerful political pressures in declaring the Republic to be in illegal possession of South West Africa, was set out in a document presented to all members of the United Nations. The 8,000-wor-d document was drawn up by the South African delegation to the present session of the United Nations General Assembly and distributed in advance of the meeting of the Security Council which was to discuss and act upon the advisory opinion of the World Court on South West Africa. The document stated that the way in which the Court studiously evaded or simply glossed over the most fundamental issues in dispute (in contrast with the cogently reasoned dissents), its pronouncements in regard to matters on which it refused to hear evidence, and its actions in the early stages of the all lead irresistibly to proceedings the conclusion that the Court succumbed to the powerful political pressures to which it was subjected. Likewise, South African Foreign Minister Dr. Hilgard Muller, in a preliminary statement to the Security Council gave the reasons why South Africa found the Court's opinion totally unacceptable. The fundamental issue in dispute was whether there was any provision of the Charter under which the General Assembly could have terminated South Africas right to administration, Dr. Muller said. The Minister declared that the Charter confers upon the Assembly only the power to discuss and the It cannot power to recommend. make binding decisions and it cannot itself take direct action, he said. |