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Helen Hayes, 86, stars as volunteer By Laura L. Castro Staff Writer

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street," Hayes said, "children with absolutely no hope in life. They found Father Wasson and they have become a great asset for their country." During her association with Wasson, Hayes has donated funds for building schools and has per- sonally sponsored four "godchil- dren" at the orphanage, which has educated 7,000 orphans. Hayes has a home in Cuernava- ca as well as her home of 52 years in New York. Hayes, now retired from acting, has no plans to return it. "No, I'm not going to do any more professional things. I don't want lo get into any more grinds," she said. The two-time Academy Award winner, for "The Sin of Madelon Claudet" in 1931 and "Airport" in 1970, is often described as "the · lady of the American the- ater." She remarked that she doesn't mind being described as legendary. "Maybe I am 'legendary,' " she said. "But I shy away from the 'first lady' bit." Hayes said it was her agent who pushed for the "first lady" title, and it angered her because she had always considered the first lady of American theater to be Katharine Cornell, who became a star in 1925 and was known best for her roles in "Romeo and Juliet" and "The Barretts of Wimpole Street." Hayes said she is writing a book about aging - to be aimed at the younger generation - and is co- authoring a mystery novel with mystery writer Thomas Chastain. In past years, Hayes has visited San Diego to support the work of Jonas Salk, who developed the Salk vaccine against polio. Hayes met Salk after her own daughter died of the disease. Hayes' son is actor James MacArthur.

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Helen Hayes, famed for a distin- guished life of achievement in American theater that spans about 80 of her 86 years, currently finds excitement in new fields. These days, her "new work" in- cludes service as a volunteer help- ing an orphanage in Cuernavaca, Mexico, and writing books. "It's full of surprises. Many of them are pleasant," said Hayes, whose professional career has in- cluded stage, radio, motion pic- tures and television. "And I don't have to face the press," she quipped. The petite, charismatic Hayes talked about her projects with re- porters at the University of San Diego, where she was honored last night for her humanitarian efforts. The guest of a USD' n nual President's Club Dinner, she received a Doctor of Humane Let- ters degree. About 300 people at- tended the black-tie dinner in the new $11 million University Center. Thirty-one children from the or- phanage that Hayes helps support were on hand to sing and danc at the event. Hayes has worked on fund drives for the orphanage, Nuestros Peque!los Hermanos in Cuernava- ca, since she met Father William Wasson, a Catholic priest who founded the facility in 1954 and who was present at the dinner. Hayes recalled her many expe- riences in working with Wasson, who she met 30 years ago follow- ing the death of her husband, Charles MacArthur, co-author of the classic stage play about news- papering, "The Front Page." "She's been like a mother to the children," responded Wasson. "These are children from the

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~kofleff's "Romeo and Jul/el Suite" will be , among the selections performed by young musi- cians at CIVIC Youth Orchestra 's 31st Annual Win- ter Concert on February 8 at 4 p.m. This year the concert will be held at Camino Hall on the campus of University of San Diego. As for the past 31 years, CIVlc Youth Orchestra continues to provide exellence in orchestral training to San Diego •s gifted young musicians. The Civic Youth Orches- t;a provides young people Wtth the opportunity to s udy and perform the world's great orchestral works under the guidance of fine teachers For concert ticket information, or for informati~n regarding part1c1pat1 on in any of the orc~trasL call Jane Reeder at 234-7227 -;?-'1 '> ') ·

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The San Diego Uruon/Dave Sicarrdi Actress Helen Hayes smiles as she talks of her work at an orphanage in Mexico.

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By CHRISTINE MAHR Daily News Staff Writer

decide if they wanted to pursue a teaching career. "I went to a high school where I was assigned to a history teacher,'' Ms. Steding said. "I don't remember much about the experience except deciding, 'This is too tough, I can't do this.'" She toyed then with the idea of becoming an attorney and ulti- mately went on to law school. "I was always intrigued by the idea of being an attorney but never thought seriously about it," she said. "I was always telling myself, 'I can't do that - men are attorneys.'"

Sue Steding often looks back with gratitude at the two weeks she spent at the University of Washington in 1971. If it had not been for that expe- rience, Ms. Steeling, Riverside County's new assistant district attorney in Indio, might be a his- tory teacher today rather than an attorney. It was during her senior year in college that Ms. Steding, a history major, decided to participate in a two-week program sponsored by the University of Washington in Seattle to help college students

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supervising deputy district attor- ney in the Indio office, second in command to Douglass, since 1981. Her decision 10 years ago to become a prosecuting rather than defense attorney was born out of a desire to concentrate on criminal law. "That was my area of interest, and I figured the best way to learn trial criminal work would be to

start working with a governmen- tal agency,'' she said. After 10 years as a prosecuting attorney, she still feels she made the right decision. "I love what I'm doing, and I have no interest in going into pri- vate practice," she said. "I'm not interested in collecting fees - the business aspect of being in private practice." During her 10-year career with

the district attorney's office, she has prosecuted almost all types of misdemeanor cases and major felony crimes. As assistant district attorney, she will have mostly administra- tive responsibilities and admits she will miss being in the court- room. "But the job is certainly a chal- lenge, and I'm ready for it,'' she said.

volunteers are young lawyers who, through helping the program, get legal experience while providing a service to people who otherwise couldn't afford an attorney. Cozart, 28, has won the award each of the first two years he has been an attorney. Tr e University of San Diego law sd ool graduate said the experience has been personally rewarding and has helped him build his own law practice m El Cajon. "I've gotten much more out of the program than I've put in," Cozart said. Last year, Cozart volunteered more than 300 hours of his time, the most time any attorney has ever given, a program spokeswoman said. The San Diego Volunteer Law- yers Program provides mainly family law counseling to clients, who must be county residents and me t federal poverty limits for personal income.

After completing law school in 1975 at the University of San Diego School 01 Law, she took her 6ar exam, pas ed it, and in 1976 was offered a job with the River- side County District Attorney's Office. Last week, she was named as I tant district attorney in charge of the eastern division, making her the fir t woman to be named an as. istant district attor- ney in Riverside County. She . ucceeds Thomas Douglass Jr. who was elected a municipal court judge for the Desert Judi- cial District in November. A. . sistant district attorney, sh will upervi e a staff of 42, including 18 attorneys, who cover an area extending from White- water to Blythe. Prior to b mg appointed assis- tant district attorney, he was

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~Cf.S-C- For tlie'seconit'year in a row, El Caion attorney Bruce Cozart was named "Lawyer of the Year," by the San Diego Volunteer Lawyers Program, a 650-member panel of attorney. who provide free legal counsel to the neecty. Founded in 1983, the program 1s co-sponsored by the San Diego County Bar Assn., the Legal Aid Society of San Diego and the Uni,yersity of San Diego Law Cen- ter. Carl Poirot, executive director of the program, said most of the