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Man denies th thWept car refunds 54 charges facing operator of clinic for consumers By Mitch Himaka Starr Wrller A San Diego attorney, who operat- ed the Lemon Clinic for consumers with complaints against car manu• facturers, pleaded not guilty yester- day to 54 counts of grand theft and forgery mvolving between $250,000 and $300,000 he allegedly collected on behalf of clients who never got the money. . Raphael Levens, 48, entered his plea before Municipal Court Judge John M. Thompson, who scheduled a Sept. 11 preliminary he~ring date. Levens, appearing with his attorney Robert Grimes, was allowed to re- main free on his own recognizance. Deputy District Attorney Sally Williams said the charges - 27 m- volving grand theft, 27 involving ~or- gery _ are the result of complam~ made by 23 victims. But she said there probably are more involved who declined to prosecute after re- ceiving their funds. . Williams said on Monday the Cali- fornia State Bar and the San Die_go County Bar Association will distnb- ute checks to other Levens clients. She said the funds are coming from the State Bar's clients security fun?, which comes from bar membership fees paid by state lawyers. Williams aid the offenses cited occurred between Jan. 1, 1987, and Dec. 31, 1988, after Levens allegedly negotiated settle~ents _on behalf of clients in their suits agamst car man- ufacturers under the state's "lemon law." "The car companies would send 1im checks on behalf of bis clients nade out to Levens and the clients," Nilliams said. "We are alleging that , ~vens endorsed both signatures, de-

O"ppe s return to San Diego?Well, maybe for training camp • • •

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Suns were possible opponents for a mid- to late-October game before scheduhng conflicts ruled them out. The latest prospect is Seattle, which would not be uch a bad draw, either. Michael Cage, San Diego State's all- time leadmg scorer and rebounder, pent most of last sea on as the SuperSonics' starting power forward. "Il' · bemg dJSCussed," said Todd Eley, Seattle's director of promo- tions and game operations. "We looked at doing a game (in San Diego) ourselves, but it ended up not working out Then the Clippers called and wanted to ee if we could do omethmg with them." Kallett stressed that "things look favorable but nothing has been solid-

iiied·in terms of signing a contract." USD albleti,c director Tom Ianna- conealso cautioned that he is still in the discussion stages with the Clippers. There is recent precedent, though. The Portland Trail Blazers used the USO Sports Center last spring for a three-day mini-camp before their first-round playoff series against the Lakers. "It is something that we would like to do if it's possible and feasible," Iannacone said. "It depends on the availability of the facility. We have to take care of our needs first. We also want to do it right. This is a professional team. H we can't do it first class, we don't want to do it."

The Clippers have spent the past few preseasons training at Cal-Poly Pomona. Camp begins the first week in October and lasts through the month. Should the club use USO, it probably would be housed at a Mis- sion Valley hotel. Coach Don Casey, an El Cajon resident, could com- mute. The project is believed to be tied to Mannie Jackson's bid to bring an NBA franchise to San Diego. Jack- son, the Minneapolis business execu- tive beading a yet-to-be-identified fi- nancial group, has requested a $50 deposit from prospective season- ticket buyers. An exhibition game could be a valuable marketing tool. What's in it for Sterling?

Besides a facelift of his image here, there has been speculation that Sterling covets a local television con- tract similar to the arrangement KUSI (Channel 51) has with the Lakers. Bill Moore, KUSI's station mana- ger, said he bas been contacted about televising some Clippers games. "It's something we'd have to look into. We'd have to research it," Moore said. "We broadcast the Clippers before, when they were a local team. They did all right. They didn't set the world on fire .. And knowing the cloud they left over the city, I just don't think the upport is there now."

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King Catholic Church in San Diego. In Duluth, Brom headed a diocese of 22,354 square miles with 100 par- ishes, 110 priests, 143 sisters, 14 paro- chial schools and more than 88,000 Catholics. The San Diego diocese, which covers San Diego and Imperial . counties, covers 8,852 square miles and has 98 parishes, 301 priests, 443 sisters, 50 parochial schools and more than 462,000 Catholics. Brom, who was born in Arcadia, Wis., is a 1960 graduate of Immacu- late Heart Seminary and St. Mary's College in Winona, Minn. He studied at the Gregorian University and the North American College in Rome be- fore being ordained a priest for the Winona diocese Dec. 18, 1963, at the Church of Christ the King in Rome. He was later rector of the Winona seminary, chairman of the diocesan liturgy commission, president of the Priests Senate, vocations director, director of continuing education of priests and vicar general. Brom was rector of Sacred Heart Cathedral in Winona from 1979 until his appointment as bishop of Duluth. Maher, who is in bis 20th year as bishop of San Diego, was born in Mount Union, Iowa, and moved to San Jose at age 12 with his family. He graduated from St. Joseph's Minor Seminary in Mountain View in 1937 and from St. Patrick's Seminary in Menlo Park in 1943. He was or- dained 20 years to the day before Brom's ordination, Dec. 18, 1943, by Archbishop John J. Mitty of San Maher was a parish priest for three years before embarking on a chancery career as Mitty's secretary in 1946 and chancellor in 1956. He was made first bishop of Santa Rosa by Pope John XXIII in 1962 and transferred to San Diego in 1969 by Francisco. He was installed as San Diego's third bishop in October 1969, succeeding Bishop Francis J. Furey, who had been named archbishop of During his nearly 20 years in San Diego, Maher played a key role in the development of the University of San Diego; Catholic Community Services and the St. Vincent de Paul Joan Kroc Center for the homeless. He also was instrumental in the development of four high-rise apart- ment communities for the elderly and in founding 19 parishes. San Antonio, Texas. Pope Paul VI.

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A modest man takes center stage A U HOR AND Marge Hughes, honored at this year's Mission Basilica San

Diego dinner dance, gladly yielded center stage to the party's stellar guest. Bishop-designate Robert Brom, who assumed official duties as Bishop Leo Maher's replace- ment Monday, was the man every- one wanted to meet. Those who did were charmed. A friendly, modest man with a firm handshake and steady eyes, Brom easily fielded questions about the house he chose not to occupy. The diocese,. searching for suitable lodging for San Diego's new bishop (who comes here from Minnesota), bought a half-million-dollar Kens- ington house, and even near neigh- bors were wondering about the wisdom of the choice. Brom thanked the buyers and said no thanks. He preferred to live in low-profile, low-cost housing on the Unive tt o · cam- pus. (The story had a happy ending for the diocese, which sold the Kensington house within two weeks for a reported $535,000.) Monsignor I. Brent Eagen, head of Mission San Diego and host for the black-tie party celebrating the 220th anniversary of its founding, had almost as many real estate questions put to him as the bishop. His work on a parish hall was re- cently interrupted when it was dis- covered the site was on Indian bur- ial grounds. Eagen formed a receiving line with benefit chairs Elsie and Frank Weston and co-chairs Sally and Bob Kazmarek. Entry was under the flower- topped arbor lead!ng to the m_is- sion courtyard, which glowed with romantic summer color. Guests, ushered by host couples, walked through the basilica, which itse~ glowed with music from the choir

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Brom being received stltcessor to Maher By Robert Di Veroli Tribuae Religloa Writer

Bishop Robert H. Brom ts bemg officially received as the future bish- op of the San Diego Catho!Jc Diocese at a today in Immaculata Cath• olic Church at the University of San Di 0 Brom so, was appointed in May by Pope John Paul II as coa_dJutor, _or !Stant b1Shop of San Diego, with th right to succeed B1Shop Leo T· Maher when Maher vacates that of- fice. Maher reaches the mandatory rellrement age of 75 next July, Brom bishop of Duluth ince 1983, would become the fourth bishop of the San Diego diocese, which was created m 1936 out of the Los Ange- les rchdiocese. Described as a bands-on, take- charge priest who advocates trict adher nee to church teachings, Brom wa first mtroduced May 9 at a press confer nee al th San Diego diocesan off1c He aid then that he planned to spend several months tudying Span• b and the Hi pamc culture before tak ng up h duties here as coadJutor bishop. Brom said h intended "to take every opportunity" to learn not only about Hi P, cs, but "about every

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an orange overlaid with satin streamers. Dinner by French Gour- met included salmon mousse, Cae- sar salad and beef tenderloin in Host couples for the evening were Maureen and Allen Black- more, Carla and Dan Bunn, Jane and Phil Gilligan, Anne and Mi- chael lbs Gonzalez, Mary and Bruce Hazard, Cathy and Dave Kraemer, Pauline and Dan van Leeuwen, Susan and Bill Regan Jr., Sue and Bill Regan Sr., and Elea- nore and Marshall White. Committee members Linda Alessio (chairman of last year's party), Justine Fenton, Ei- leen Jackson, Phyllis and Anthony Terzich, Lillian and Bill Vogt, Mim and Al Sally, Lynn and Jim Kinder, Lee and P.J. Maturo, Sue and Bill Regan, Pat and Ed Keating, Edyth included green peppercorn sauce.

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ROBERT BROM ppointed coadjutor by pope other segment" of the San Diego pop- ulation. ,, "I'm here to listen and learn, he said at the time. He will not ass~e the responsibilities of a residential bishop for a year, or until Maher re- tires. . The prelates concelebratlng today's Mass with Brom include

smging in the loft (music ranged from the ecclesiastical to startling renditions of "California Here I Come"). The main courtyard was deco- rated for the party in hot Mexican colors, fat pots of marigolds, large toy burros bearing baskets of fau geraniums and ficus trees that backed hors d'oeuvres tables and bars. Dinner was served at tables cov- ered variously in yellow, fuchsia

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