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P'. C. B fat. 1888 ·ng stars 'have some fun' in final prep game Hy 1 IM II : Kl>I• f C{':,< lol 1' 1 ~r 11 1. 0 1 ° 1 b· cnbio 1 r 1 ~ 1 th_~ I a an_d have some fun," Woodall Cal), and after that, I'm going to changed to a matchup between a 1g ,1sc I t .un, atur- s 1d · ·t · h · " d· • · · JUS see ow 1 1 goes . larger and smaller schools ~y 2A _ 11 Sta'. Daseball _Woodall and Raulston, who Romero, who will attend San "It was chan ed rimaril (,a 1 me was a !,1st blast before will both ancnd alifornia on a Diego State in the fall was in - because of balanc;°" ?d E y w legc footb II ·h I h. . h f 11 d . ' . ' sai scon- 1 , · ,., a sc oar IP m t e a , serte at third m the sixth inning. dido's Bill Kutzner who coached , r c n t " o o d a 11 . BI ad started for the 2A team. Woodall He went 0-fo r-2 ,.' · Ruulston, Jorge Romero and pitched the "'1r•t three ·,nn'1ngs . . the 2A squad.. When it was 11 , , l.enam, who will attend Yale, count t h

::=~~~~,t1\t. The 2A All-Stars tied it in the fourth as University's Brent Whelan hit an opposite-field single to right, scoring Escon- dido's Andy Martin from third . But the 3A squad put the game out of reach with four runs in the fifth . With the bases loaded and one out, Powell drove iu two rm,. with a ingle to left, then advanc- ed on Castle Park third baseman Caesar Gutierrez' relay to the l?late. • Losing pitcher Scott Brovan of Coronado gave a 2-0 count to Gros mont' Mike Rendina and

was relieved by Crawford's Jeff Wilcox, who walked Rendina to load the bases. Javier Brown of Morse follow- ed with an RBI grounder to short, then Pt . Lorna's Jeff Gat- tis singled to left to drive in the fourth run of the inning. The 3A team made it 6-1 in the sixth on an RBI single to left- center by Juan Price o f Sweet- water , then t he 2A squad auswert'd with a run in the bot- tom of the sixth as Miss ion Bay's Tuny Eno1.. .::!-:- doubled to left- center ,. scoring Kearny• ~ Eric Mercado from first. The 3A All-Stars got their fi nal run on Rendina's 402-foot home run to center field. Woodall re-entered the game in

the ninth. He played the top of the inning at first base, then waiked to lead off the bottom of the ninth before being picked off first base by Mt. Carmel pitcher Joe Brownholtz. Woodall was 0- for-l on the day . The 3A Most Valuable Player was Powell, who went 2-for-5 and had the game-winning RBI. The 2A MVP was Gutierrez, who made a play in the hole at third to rob Rendina of a hit, was 2-for-3 and pitched two innings, picking two runners off base. "Whenever you have the best

players ballclub , everyone wants to prove they belong here," Kutzner said. "Everyone reaches back for something extra. We couldn't do t~e team kind of things, though, smce these players don't play together all year. " The bottom of the first inning began as a pitchers' duel - literally. Rick avarro, who pit- ched Helix to the 3A title last Thursday, threw the first pitch of the inning for a strike to Sean Rees, who pitched Mission Bay to the 2A title June 1. /, ( from each

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gestion that his resignation was a protest against the direction and leadership of the J ustice Depart- ment, which bas been hit by a num- ber of high-leyel departures recently "There is no correlation between my leaving and what's happening in Washington," he said. "In fact, I've 10 Washington, one 1·0 the Depart- ment of Justice and one in Treasury. "While the challenge and the op- portunity offered in those new jobs would have been exciting, the pros- peel of moving my family from San ec ti t ed d t ·t· r en y urn own wo pos1 ions

In a memo to his staff, Nunez said he will conti ue to be the U.S. Attor- ney here for mos of the next three months and that the Attorney Gener- al will app<'inl an interim successor He said Sen. Pete Wilson, if re-elect- ed, and the president-elect• will ulti- mately nominate a new U.S. Attor- ney for the San Diego office. Chief U.S. District Judge Gordon Thompson Jr., for whom Nunez once served as a law clerk, said 01 tion came as a surprise. He said Nunez, on Moo d ay, atte nd . th e resig-

Nunez informed his staff or his de- c1sion to resign, effective by Sept. 1,

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Nunez, 45, said he was resigning be- cause it is an election year and "I have to worry about my family's fis- neys have to be concerned about very election )ear, U.S. Attor- their futures:Six months ago, I began exploring some options and decided that after 18 years or public service here, it was time to try something cal future. "E

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d ter ay announced his resi ation to en er private practice after six years . . He will become a htiga ion part- ner m the San Diego office of the San Francisco law firm of Brobeck, t in th e poSL

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Continued from 8 • 1 ;}-- Cf 5') ed the weekly meeting of federal judges here and made no mention of ctntemplaling resignation. He met "th the judges only to ask that new federal prosecutors taking appoint- rqents here from other districts be etempted from the requirement to pass the California Bar Exam. Thompson said, however, that unez's departure would not be an usual move in light of political un- rtainties. U.S. attorneys are presi- dential appomtees confirmed by the · Senate, and with a new administra- tion due next January, Nunez's job may have been in jeopardy. Nunez has been with the U.S. attor- ney's office here since 1972. He be- came chief assistant U.S. Attorney in 1 80 and was named U.S. Attorney in His appointment followed the oust- ef of U.S. Attorney William Kennedy, who was fired from the post for re- vealing the identity of a Central In- telligence Agency source as Miguel ssar Haro, former chief of Mexi- co's national police the Directorate 1 82. car-theft ring that funneled stolen vehicles into Mexico from the United States, according to indictments re- turned here. Top Mexican officials assar Haro, who was never pro- secuted here, purportedly bad been helping the CIA for a number of Kennedy, after his ouster, was ap- pointed a Superior Court judge. Nunez kept a relatively low profile with the public and media. However, he recently received national atten- denied that. years. o Federal Security. Nassar Haro had been involved in a multimillion-dollar international

tion in connection with the contra- versial zero tolerance anti-drug pro- gram adopted by the Reagan Admin- istration and modeled on a policy that Nunez pioneered in San Diego. The federal program authorizes law-enforcement agencies to seize cars, boats, planes and other vehicles used to convey illegal drugs. U.S. Customs Commissioner Wil- liam von Raab said last month that the policy was adopted on March 21 as result of the success of the San Diego experience. In San Diego, apprehended trying to cross the bor- der with illicit drugs with both a mis- Criticism of Nunez's application of zero tolerance was based in part on customs statistics showing that the policy resulted in twice as many ve- bicle seizures as arrests. In many cases, owners were routinely re- leased without charges while the ve- hides were seized for auction. Also controversial was the fact that often times the amount of controlled sub- stance involved was a minute quanti- ty of marijuana. In some cases, vebi- cle seizure followed the discovery of drug paraphernalia such as a ceram- In a revision of the federal policy, the Coast Guard currently is only seizing vessels on the high seas when an intent to smuggle is determined. Inside the 12-mile territorial limit, however, simple possession (includ- ing minute quantities) of illegal demeanor possession charge and a Mexico. felony smuggling charge. Many de- fendants pleaded guilty to the mis- demeanor charge, avoiding an addi- tional strain on the courts, which, von Raab said, bad great appeal for federal authorities. ic pipe. vessel.

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Born in West Reading, Pa., Nunez was graduated from the University of San_ Diego Law School rn 197["He received his bachelor of arts degree from Duke University in Durham, N.C., and was commissioned an en- sign in the Navy after graduation from college in 1964. He served on active duty until July 1966. While with the U.S. Attorney's Off- ice, Nunez served as chief adviser on border affairs from January 1978 to agreements to control border vio- lence and improve relations with Assistant U.S. Attorney Warren P. Reese, who has been an attorney in that office since 1969, said, "I'm sorry to hear he's leaving. I've known Peter a Jong time. He's an excellent U.S. attorney. I've met few people who are intelligent and have com- mon sense as well as the ability to size up any situation quickly and then make a correct decision. Peter is such a man. I'm sorry to see him District Attorney Edwin L. Miller Jr., said, "Peter is a top-flight U.S. Attorney. I'm going to miss him be- cause we've worked well together. He leaves a legacy that will, hopeful- ly, continue the close cooperation our staffs have enjoyed under his ten- ure.'' Richard L. Kintz, managing part- ner of the San Diego office of Bro- beck, Phleger & Harrison, said Nunez will handle many of Brobeck's largest cases in San Diego, including financial institution, securities and government-contract litigation. /'J. go."

Jlllen'• P. c. e Es,. 1888 1 !~.~f~i:- July 6: Lawyers for Literacy meets at 5:30 p.m. at the County Bar's conference room. July 12: USP )aw :professor Bob Fellmeth will address a meeting of HALT at 7 p.m in the St. Tropez Room of the Hilton Hotel. July 14: The California Cham· ber of Commerce is sponsoring an all-day workshop on labor law and per 0 '.Jnnel operations at the Doubletree Hotel in Mission • Valley. Subjects include privacy rights, benefit programs, drug/ alcohol and AIDS testing, and em· ployee relations. Cost is $210, in- cluding workbooks. Call Priscilla Ross at (916) 444-6670 for more in· formation. July 20: The California Council on Criminal Justice State Task Force on Gangs and Drugs will conduct a public hearing from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Board of Supervisors North Chambers, * * * Deadline for submission of arti- cles for The University of San Diego Law School's Journal of Contemporary Legal Issues is Aug. 15. For the spring issue it's Dec. 15. --- - --'-* * *

Nunez's office had charged people May 1980. He was the co-architect of