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A12 THE NEW MEXICAN Santa Fe. Friday. Dec 30.1977 Governor wont rescind transfer of Rodriguez Santa Fe Deputy Highway Director Jean Rodriguez will remain in her temporary assignment with the Health i and Social Services Department, at least for the present. Gov. Jerry Apodacas office said Thursday that the governor does not plan to rescind Mrs.

Rodriguez transfer. Basically, Jean has been doing good work Over at HSSD and shes happy there, the governors press aide, Richard de Urtarte, said. The governor transferred Mrs. Rodriguez to HSSD at the same time he attempted to transfer State Highway Engineer James Bird to the Park and Recreation Department. Bird, however, challenged the governors authority to transfer him and remained at his Highway Department job.

Bird, in a motion filed in the New Mexico Supreme Court, said he was responsible to the highway commissioners. Wednesday, the Supreme Court upheld Birds contentions, and or- FBPs Kenneth Rommel Jr. OS' Officer Kenneth M. Rommel Jr. was named Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Thursday by the Santa Fe Rotary Club Rommel, 53, is senior resident agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigations Santa Fe office.

He has been instrumental in organizing and promoting the Rotary Clubs Law Enforcement Officer of the Month program, which has cited nine local law enforcement officers for exemplary performance of their duties since the programs inception in January. Rommel, who has been assigned to Santa Fe since 1973 has been an FBI agent since 1951, and has received numerous commendations for his work with the FBI. He has specialized in cases dealing with bank robberies and major crimes for 15 years. In Santa Fe two years ago he was involved in the apprehension and conviction of two men who held the wife and daughter of a bank president hostage. Both men were convicted in federal court.

Rommels picture was in Time magazine this year after he apprehended a former Brinks employee who stole $500,000 from his Brinks truck and escaped to Villa Nueva southeast of Santa Fe. Rommel staked out the mans hideout and arrested him. In 1972, just prior to his assignment to Santa Fe, Rommel was the case agent in an incident on St. Croix, 1T New Mencn adm mow passed, the first one of the season. Skiers and sledders are happy, however, with hopes of more white to come.

LONG AWAITED SNOW-Los Alamosans woke up to find less than an inch of snow on ground Thursday after a light storm dered the governor to refrain from interfering with his duties. 1 Bird and Mrs. Rodriguez had not gotten along well together, and this had been a factor in the controversy surrounding highway department operations. We think that weU just leave it the way it is for a while, de Uriarte said. Its a temporary deal but I think that certainly for the near future shes happy there and were honoring her preferences.

Neither the Supreme Court decision nor the governors decision to keep Mrs. Rodriguez in her temporary job of the Year Virgin Islands, in which five militants walked onto the golf course at the Fountain Valley Courjjfy Club, a Rockefeller family enterprise, and shot down 15 people. Eight of those people died, triggenng a massive manhut on St. Croix. All five men were captured within a week, and all received eight consecutive life sentences and an additional seven consecutive 15 year sentences, which they are now serving in the federal prison in Atlanta.

Rommel was also commended for his work in the kidnap case of Lisa Rose Chionchio in New York in 1959, and in the recovery of $540,000 of a stolen $568,000 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in 1971. In the Puerto Rican incident, all nine of the robbers involved were convicted on charges of bank robbery and kidnapping A native of Philadephia, Rommel was a member of the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regimental Combat Team, and saw action in New Guinea and the Philippines during World War II. He is a graduate of Gettysburg college, in Gettysburg, where he took a bachelors degree. Other oyficers honored this year by the Rotary include the following: Lily Gonzales, detective, Santa Fe Police Department (SFPD); Clinton D. Chism, officer, SFPD; John Denko, officer, New Mexico State Police (NMSP); Craig Gunter, officer, SFPD; Timothy Moynahan, officer, SFPD; Romero R.

Flores, detective, two honorable mentions. The annual contest is limited to lighting by farolitos with no electrical devices. Cash prizes were $50 for first place winners and group winner; $35 for second place; $20 for third place and $10 for honorable mention. Winners in the eastern sctiom were Mike Weber, 620 Paseo de La Cuma, first place; Fred DeCastro, 120 Barranca Drive, second place; and Tire Company, the and Green Stamps Redemption Center on West Alamada Street, and the Springer Tire and Supply Company on Don Gaspar Avenue. At the time of the burglaries, police credit transfer wide approval NNMCC receives By Sue Tester Los Alamos Bureau Academic credits earned at the new Northern New Mexico Community College will be accepted for transfer at all New Mexico colleges, the entire University of California system, and at least 90 percent of the colleges across the country, NNMCC dear of academics Dan Simundson announced Thursday.

The question of whether NNMCC course credits would be accepted for transfer elsewhere has been of concern to area students since the college began last July Now, academic courses taken with satisfactory grades appropriate fields at NNMCC will be accepted for Lighting winners announced will affect her district court suit against Bird and the three commissioners, according to Mrs. Rodriguez attorney, Gene Gallegos. In that suit, Mrs. Rodriguez has asked for and obtained a preliminary injunction securing her Job position. Mrs.

Rodriguez technically remains deputy hiqhway director and is being paid the same salary. She is also asked for damages for violations of her constitutional rights by Bird and the commissioners, Gallegos said. Mrs. Rodriguez was not available for comment. named I (: KENNETH M.

ROMMEL SFPD, Alfredo Lucero, captain, SFPD, Gilbert Baca, officer, NMSP; and Jim Salazar, detective, SFPD. Chic Kelty, 2323 Calle Tablas, place In the western section were Able Rodriguez, 1342 Canyon Road, first place; N. Eddy, 664 Camino del Monte Sol, second place; and David Agnew, 1562 Canyon Road, third place. Receiving honorable mention were Dan Kelly, 535 East Palace Avenue, aiyi the Walker residence, 1230 Lujan. said somebody went on a little spree.

Police said they expect to make arrests in connection With the burglaries pending further investigation and property recovery. store through a small glass window, which was apparently kicked in. Thirty cartons of cigarettes, valued at $165, lunch meats valued at $30, and other items were taken, according to a police report. uh Group winner in the Christmas Lighting contest conducted by the Historic Santa Fe Foundation Saturday was Los Vecino Umdas at 1518 Cerro Gordo Road, it was announced today. Los Vecino Unidas was represented by Robert Martmez.

1 In the judging, the city was divided into two sections, with prizes going to the top three in each section. Also given besides the group prize were by University of New Mexico dean of admissions and records, Robert Weaver, signifies that UNM will accept for transfer, credit earned with a grade of or better-in freshman or sophomore courses similar to those offered at UNM. In addition, the A rating will make acceptance of NNMCC credits for transfer virtually a matter of course at about 90 percent of the colleges and universities in the United States, Simund son said New Mexico colleges and universities had already indicated they will accept NNMCC credits on a similar basis, he said NNMCC has also been approved as a candidate for full accreditation by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. This candidacy status does not mean were second-rate citizens among institutions, Simundson said. It simply means we are In the process of being examined and reviewed by the North Central Association.

I welcome this process as an opportunity to sit down with knowledgeable representatives of other two-year institutions to go over NNMCCs assets and liabilities, he said. Centnd AiawllfmatoTite rS Centnu Association will make its first evaluation visit to NNMCC on Jan. 9 The committee will identify areas it feels need improvement at NNMCC and will then probably return in two years to evaluate the progress the school has made. The accreditation process usually takes up to six years, with extensions of an additiomal six years sometimes granted, Simundson said. Parents given trip to Hawaii Stolen property recovered Thieves break into store Santa Fe police detectives recovered stolen property valued at $800 Wednesday.

Detectives Charles Otero and Gilbert Ulibarri entered a residence on San Francisco Street with a search warrant on a tip from an Informant and found six white utility wheels valued at $500 and four chrome type rims valued at $300. The wheels and rims were stolen from the Big Tire Company on West Alameda Street in a burglary on December 8, police said. More than $1,400 in merchandise was reported stolen from the Big For Hie New Mexican Two lifetime Taos Pueblo residents received the Christmas gift of a lifetime. And it wasnt under the Christmas tree. Sarah and Joe C.

Romero are going to the Hula Bowl. The Romeros son, Michael, was named winner last month of The New Mexicans Hula Bowl contest. Michael, an employee of the In-termountain Center for Human Development at Santa Fe, decided to give the trip to his parents as a Christmas present. Mrs Romero had been disappointed when she thought Michael was taking the trip and not taking her along as his guest. She is an avid football fan.

But her disappointment was erased several days before Christmas when Someone broke into the Speedway Drive In Food Store on Rosario Street early this morning and took more than $250 worth of merchandise. Police said entry was made to the transfer credit at all University of California campuses, including Berkeley, Davis, Los Angeles, Irvine, Riverside, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, San Diego and Santa Barbara, according to a Dec 6 memo from a University of California administrative analyst to all UC admissions officers. At the same time, NNMCC has been recommended for an "A or highest rating in the forthcoming Transfer Credit Practices publication prepared by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers NNMCCs A rating, recommended Michael announced he didnt want to take time off from his job for the seven-day trip and offered it to bis pamts, Mrs Romero, who for 15 years has sewn moccasins at Taos Leather- crafts, is practicing clinking her glass with that of grandson Kevin In preparation for a Honolulu cocktail party. She has never been on a plane before, though her husband, a member of one of the Carson Forest firefighting teams, has flown to fire sites The Romeros Christmas present includes airfare from Albuquerque, a lei-garlanded arrival on the island, seven days and nights at Honolulus Reef Hotel, a mai-tai cocktail party and choice reserved seats at the Hula Bowl game valued at $150, police said At 10.30 pm, a truck owner saw two men tampering with his vehicle on Cerrillos Road, and yelled at the men The two fled in a white van, police said, taking with them a fully loaded 30-30 rifle, 2 two tool boxes full of tools, and a camera, all valued at $400 other wearing a red cap and a green, Army-type jacket, and thought by the caretaker to possibly be a woman, entered the laundry and pointed a small caliber weapon at the caretaker, police said The caretaker at first thought the robbers were joking, but one followed him to the. rear of the business, where he was forced to hand over the change The second person guarded the front door of the laundry and ordered customers to get back against the wall and not move," according to police.

The pair escaped on foot across the Firestone parking lot towards the Hilton Inn, police said. $1,400 worth of goods stolen in 3 burglaries Thieves broke into two homes, a truck, and a business, netting $1,400 worth of goods and cash Wednesday in Santa Fe. A burglar broke in a side door of a home on Canyon Road between 8 pm. and midnight and took a leather coat valued at $375 and 35 mm camera Two suspects hunted in SF armed robbery Santa Fe police today are looking for two persons who robbed a laundry caretaker at gunpoint Wednesday The robbers made off with $150 in change from the Adobe Econ-O-Wash Laundry, 411 W. Water St.

shortly after 8 according to a police report. The pair, one wearing a blue bandana and a red beanie cap and the Marriages Andrew Gonzales, 20, and Madelyn Ortiz, 22, both of Santa Fe. ft New MexteaaDmla Dahl has increased with the combination of holidays and a new layer of mountain snow. SALES ESCALATE The manager of this downtown Santa Fe shop said this week that the renting of ski necessities.