European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 5, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday february. 1988 the stars and stripes Page 5 major traffic cogs feared in la by 2010 los Angeles a by the year 2010, if no improvements arc made he average freeway com mulch in the los Angeles area will Limp along at 11 Mph instead of today s average 31 to tips a study predicts. A total of $-11 billion in new construction will be needed lust to keep freeway traffic running at close 1o the 31 Mph average peed according 10 the report prepared for the Southern California association of governments. The report also offered More expensive plans for unclogging freeways the highest Pri Clag topped Suo billion. Even under the least expensive proposal construction costs Are estimated at $29 billion More than Isnow planned for spending on transit projects. Details of the report scheduled for release this week appeared in wednesday editions of several newspapers. By the year 2010, the study predicts the Popula Tion of the los Angeles area will have grown from i2.t million to 18,3 million. The new residents will make 3 million new trips to work each Day and As a result about half of All driving will be spent sitting in traffic jams the report  study offers three plans to Avert a traffic in Sis the least costly plan involves mandatory ride sharing in 66 areas and compulsory staggering of work weeks. That would Lake enough commuters off the roads to hold needed freeway and transit construction to 142 billion. The plan Calls on businesses to shift 360,000 new jobs to areas Short of jobs and requires that growth be manipulated so thai 350,000 new residents move into areas where employment is nearby. Ii also Calls for funding for three new freeways already on the drawing Board in Orange county the Rouzic 30 freeway across san Bernardino county l i mass transit rail lines crisscrossing the Las Angeles Basin and the opening of two commuter rail scr ices along ensling tracks. A second proposal no a projected 184 billion Cost would manipulate growth but place less Effort on enforcing ride sharing and squeeze More use out of ensling roads. The most expensive plan would require is 10 billion or More for 12 new freeways and is mass transit lines bul spend Little on other Steps Loim prove traffic. Mecham recant testimony before House panel Phoenix. Ariz. Api gov Evan Mecham acknowledged before a House impeachment committee wednesday that he May have told Arizona s top no lice officer not to cooperate with an investigation of an alleged death threat. Mecham s statement came hours after he said he gave no such order to depart ment of Public safety director Ralph mils cad the first term Republican governor was expected to be the committee s final witness lie testified for 5 i hours wednesday and planned to return thursday. Gop committee chairman Jim Skully said afterwards he considered Mecham s testimony very damaging and added there May to enough Voles to impeach him. House speaker Joe Lane said the House could decide by the end of the week whether to impeach Mecham who also faces a recall election May 17 and a criminal trial Mari a 9 on charges of concealing a sj50.uoo Campaign loan. I Don l think i be broken any Law or obstructed Justice Mecham told the House select committee. Or. Kelty your Case is weak i have said the truth today. Every word i have said has been True on wednesday morning Mecham de Nied Mill cad s earlier testimony that Lite governor told him not to cooperate with attorney general Bob Corbin s investigation of an alleged death trial by a slate official against a former top Mech am aide. "1 did t say that Mecham said. I m not fining to Tell Ralph mils cad what he can do and what he can  but in the afternoon Mecham said in response to a follow up question i think i am justified in saying to him mils cad the attorney Genera i be Arizona Civ. Eian median gets some Adt Lre from it utter nay Murray Miller i sevc is out to hang me and i m not going to help him and 1 very Well could have said you should t help him either asked if he believed inc governor had testified honestly so ally said. I veal ways been a fan of Fred Astaire and 1 think inc governor did a lot of dancing  i suspect if there s no great refutation of the testimony we be gotten thus far that the votes arc there 10 impeach him Skelly said. Mecham s appearance before the com Mittee wednesday was his second. On monday he had made a statement but refused to answer House lawyers questions. All questions wednesday were asked by lawmakers. Sands of time "1 want it All to hang out today tie told the committee wednesday morning. House special counsel William French has accused Mecham of bbl ruling jus Tice in connection with the alleged death threat of concealing the $350,000 loan and of misusing state funds by borrowing 190.000 for his Auto Dealership. In the morning. Mecham confirmed that he Lulu mils cad not to allow n department of Public safety officer who had been told of inc alleged threat logo to the attorney general s office on nov. 15, "1 hid if you re asking my permission for the officer to go to the attorney Gen eral that Day the answer is  much amid. The governor testified thai his former top bodyguard. Department of Public safety it. Beau Johnson lied when he testified earlier that Mecham was fully informed of the alleged threat before Hie governor talked with Milstead. Johnson had testified that Mecham was not truthful in Media interviews when the governor said he was Nolti ild the alleged in rent was serious. Mecham testified wednesday that he was aware a threat was involved against former aide Donna Carlson bul he said thai he did not know it was .1 a Cash threat or that it could be construed As tampering with a grand jury witness. Former state prison construction chief Lee Watkins is accused of threatening the life of Carlson who was a grand jury witness regarding the s350.000 loan in a comment to another aide. Watkins has denied the allegation. Carlson resigned As Meci Iam i legislative Liaison a few weeks before the alleged threat was made. The governor said he asked the department of administration to look into inc alleged threat and that that depart ment s director Max Hawkins told him it was a lot of hot  Battery conduct charges against Dotson dropped 40yearsagof0day.in the stars and stripes Chicago api prosecutors wednesday dropped Battery and disorderly conduct charges again Gary Dot son the convicted rapist who was sent Back to prison Days after being released in a last Chance Deal from the Gover nor. The charges were dropped because the alleged victims said they did t want to proceed with the Case said Lisa Howard spokeswoman for the Cook county states attorney s office. Dotson remained in custody because of a parole hold that circuit judge Martin Mcdonough said wednesday Fie did not have the authority to lift. Jury selection was about to begin in Dotson s trial in which he was accused of shoving a Cook and stabbing her in the hand during a quarrel in a bar dec. 26. Dotson to was sentenced in 1979 to 15 to 50 years in prison after being convicted of raping Cathleen Crowell Webb when she was a teen Ager. She now is a new Hampshire homemaker. In 1985,   com muted Dotson s sentence to Lime served after Webb recanted her testimony. Dotson was convicted on Drunken driving charges Early last year. He was returned to prison for violating terms of parole imposed after that conviction. He was freed by the governor but incarcerated again after inc december arrest. Bond was denied pending a ruling on his Case by the parole review Board. Fed 5 1948 a University of Minnesota Icie Nuisl. Or. Frank Gollan reported that he had developed the first pure Strain of the Infa Lilc paralysis virus leading the Way for development of a polio vaccine. 30 years ago foe a feb 5 1958 House speaker Sam Rayburn a Texus. Said he favored legislation to allow the vice president to take Over the Powers of the president in  executive s disability. 20 years ago today. Feb 5 1968 Secretary of slate Dean Rusk and defense Secretary Robert Mcnamara conceded that the intelligence ship Pueblo might have violated North Korea s territorial Waters Al the time of its capture 10 years ago today. Feb s 1978 president Carter held extended talks at Camp David with egyptian president Anwar Sadat in an Elbrt to encourage a Sci element with Israel on in palestinian Issue