The Lowell Sun from Lowell, Massachusetts • Page 35

From day to day Three more breaks net thjeves $365 THREE APABTMENT breaks occured In Lowell last night, police said today. Thieves' netted $105 in cash from the home of Lillian A. Eybir che at 320 Nesmith St. Entry was gained by forcing a screen on an unlocked window, police said. Thieves removed the hinges of the front door of the home of Debra Sanders at 704 Merrimack St.

and left the apartment with a record player valued 580. In the third break, a record player was taken, police said, from the home of John Cabuelt at 838 Bridge along with a tape deck. The value of the missing items was estimated to be $180, police POLICE SAID 40 worth of tools belonging to' Henry Breault, 39 Hillside Dracut, were taken from a construction site yesterday at Lowell State College on Wilder Street. Thieves apparently got at the tools by breaking the lock on the box in which tiicy were contained, police said. MARY OTIS, 41, of 81 Endicott St was slight ly injured when the car she was driving ran antotne rear of a parked car belonging to Joseph L.

Martin, 60, of 73 Woodward Ave. near Martin's home at 3 p.m. yesterday. Police said the impact caused Martin's vehicle to be pushed. onto the sidewalk, he was not in the car at the time, TEN CASES of' assorted wines were taken from a railroad freight car in the rear of J.

D. Rear don, fnc. at 45' West Adams St. but were later recovered, police said this morning. According to police reports, a witness to the theft said a group of boys had entered the ear and were removing the cases.

Police officere investigating the break later found ail ten cases stacked behind a shack about 20 yards from the railroad track, normaN p. Mcpherson, 40, or Epptag, M.H., was released on $5,000 bail and charges of open and gross lewedness and unnatural acts were continued 'to August 29 today following McPber son's appearance in court before Judge Louis Cyr. McPherson was arrested as a result of an investigation conducted by Jnsp. David Muldoon. He is? charged in connection with incidents involving a 12 year old Lowell girl arid a 9 ycar old Lowell boy.

Police said Mcfhereon is a member of a construction, crew working at the Bartlett School. PENN1S PKOTJLX, 22, of SI Varnum Dracut, appeared in court today on charges of operating an uninsured and unregistered motor vehicle. He was issued citations by Officer Arthur F. Diette, on Riverside Street. The case was continued to Sept.

14. WILLIAM GIDEON, 25, who gave police his address as 7 Toliis Nashua, N. was arraigned court today on cnarges or operating under the influence of liquor, drunkenness, operating without a license and leaving the scene of an accident. Gideon, who told the court he lives on an Indian Reservation in Quebec, Canada, was arrested on Parham Road in Tyngsboro last night by Officer Roger Lemire. Gideon was released on 500 bail and his case continued to Aug.

21. BRIAN HOP AN, 18, of 1949 Middlesex was fined $25 each on counts of operating without a license in possession, speeding, and driving without a registration in possession following his trial in court this morning. Horan was issued a citation on Westford Road in Chelmsford by Patrolman Edgar Auger. THE CASES OF Wayne Pnrtel), 18, of 359 Cushing John Coffey, 19, of 596 High and Brian Tcaguc, 19, of 124 Stevens St, were onn linucd to Sept. 6 today following their appearance in court.

The trio is charged with breaking and entering in the nighttime and larceny. They were arrested by Dracut Officers Barry Chevalier and Charles Creg after a break at Alexander's Pharmacy on Nashua Road in Dracut. THE CASE of James Ambrose, 20, of 6 Cedar Lowell, was continued to Sept. 6. He is accused of two counis of failing to display license number plates, and operating a motor vehicle without a rear license plate light.

Lowell man fined $100 on larceny charge AYER Joseph II, Bethel, Jr 19, of 183 South Lowell, charged by Sgt. Adamson of the Pepperoll police with larceny of less than $100, was found guilty in district court by Judge William Luby, fined $100, and ordered to make restitution in the sum of $20. Testimony revealed the defendant pulled an alleged "flim flam" operation at the gas station owned by Thomas Lyons, which at the time was being operated by his son, Thomas Lyons, Jr. The alleged "quick change" operation resulted in the youth being defrauded of $20, DOUGLAS A. GRAVLIN, 21, of Sheploy Road, Groton, was found guilty and fined a total of $185 in district court Thursday by Judge William Luby.

The defendant had been previously tried on charges and given fines by another judge, and upon making a plea, these finding were vacated, Judge Luby stated: "This is like being all new, let's go to trial," whan a request for still another continuance was asked for. TjnreiMiMra MMmh are TatmWi move ina a campaign to prevent the. re ii glona drug program, from moving its half way house facilities to. the old Shaw Hospital on PROPOSED NEW HOME FOR SHARE the bank begins ovt plan CTI board approves $551,000 budget By ELISSA PAPIRNO Sun Staff LOWELL TJie Community Teamwork Inc. board of directors last night approved a 5551,000 budget for the aiiti poverty agency's administration, community programming, legal services, andHeadsfcart programs.

The board also approved the agency's plan for next year, making several small changes in the Milage document drawn up by CTI staff on the basis of community preferences. The budget which represents only a portion of the $3 million in federal funds the agency receives over the year allocate $110,662 to the organization's administration; 5184,338 to its community programming or housing neighborhood centers, and community organizing programs; and $172,266 to the Ileadstart pre school program, The budget also includes $84,0911 for the legal services corporation; funded, like most of the other departments, by the federal CHfice of Economic Opportunity. Only the Headstart program is funded by the federal Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Mot included in the budget approved last City takes action Swan St. property cleared after years of complaints By CAROL CIACOMO Sun Staff LOWELL Property at 114 Swan St, which has records in the code department file dating as far back as 1019 is being cleared forcibly after years of complaints, alleged code violations and unproductive court action.

The city yesterday hegan efforts to forcibly clean up the property as cade; inspectors, police and department of pubHc works crews went to work. At day's end, eight truckloads of debris had been carted away and the work was continuing today. It is reported the property is owned by George and Virginia Morgan but the mortgage of record is Frederick Maria of 310 Wilder St. The action is believed to be the first of its kind taken by the city. All of the work is being recorded and the city's intention is to put a Sien on the property Lowell House director, 5 board members quit LOWELL John Creamer, director of Lowell House, the city's half way house for alcoholics, and five members of the.

Lowell House hoard of directors have resigned from the organization. Creamer, who declined comment on his resignation this morning, had been one or the early, organizers of the house and had served as chairman of the board of directors and house director at one point. Present board chairman Mrs. Marilyn Fordc who took over when Creamer resigned that position several monllis ago under pressure from Community Teamwork snid the hoard is now seeking candidates for the directorship and should bo meeting within the nest two weeks lo hire a replacement. Creamer is expected to leave on Saturday.

Several months ago CTI which partially funds the House insisted that Creamer resign cither the board chairmanship or directorship of the house, both of which he held at the time. This weeks' resignation was reportedly voluntary, however, Board members who resigned along with Creamer are George O'Hare, Gerard P. Cohen, Raymond Winn, James Bums, and John Qucsiloy. Two now 'bonrd members, Mrs. Linda Median or CTI and Blihu Budd of Model Cities, have since been appointed.

Andover Street, and SHARE director Dr' Paul' Strudier is concerned that the which v. uurni i liJdril has only recently received $4i000 in federal and stale grants, may be in jeopardy, DRUG PROGRAM HALFWAY HOUSE to locate on Afldovtr Strett night were tile agency's $1.1 million Concentrated Employment program, funded by She federal Department of Labor, and several other programs directly supported by various other federal agencies. THIS BUDGET involved $158,273 in personnel costs (salaries, fringes, and consultants) and 03,091 in non personnel expenses, incorporating provisions for a 5.5 per cent cost of living raise for most of the agency's employes. This new budget is for the agency's program year beginning Novemher 1. Tlie work plan prepared according to a new method required by OEO drew on priorities set by low income persons from the agency's target populations in the city and area towns.

Problems, goals, and activities in the areas of administration, planning, community organization, housing, health and: legal services, child development, and manpower training are set forth in the 74 page document to be submitted to OEO. The agency board of directors accepted the plan for the most part as it had been prepared by the staff. However, upon the objection of Lowell welfare director Arlene Redmond, who and charge the owner for the expense. The Morgans, who were understood lo have lived at the 114 address at one time, are now living at 1 1.6 Swan Street, according to the city code office. Code action against that property is now on paper, officials say, wilh a complaint of violations ready to be served.

The 114 Swan St. property has long been an issue as the building was replete, according to the city's inspection reports, with broken windows and other code violations, including a "rotting" foundation. The hack yard was littered with broken bottles, old cars, and heavy appliances such as stoves and refrigerators, the report said, MOST OF THE REMOVAL work fs being done by the city, although City Solicitor Peter L. Spefonis said today that some other removals which would require a crane will be done "voluntarily" by Morgan. Sporonis said he received that information from Morgan's attorney, Charles Zaroulis.

The history of eity investigation and reports on 114 Swan St. has touched a long line of eity administrations and politicians. Aceordin gto Speronis, in no few instances have politicians tried to intervene on behalf of the Morgan case as wel las other cases which have been in the hands of the code department. In 1966, for instance, when the code department was in its infancy, the city cited alleged violations at 114 Swan St. and began moving against Morgan.

In July of that year the building was posted as "unfit for Iniman habitation" and in August, the owner received a letter lo wavaealc the building, which, according to records, had neitlwr sewerage nor water services. That year, there was also st petition from residents on Ashbury Street compainying about the property. IT WAS IN April 1968, the records show, that a complaint was taken out in district court 'against nhe Morgans. When the case finally came lo trial in July, Morgan was found guilty of sanitary code violations and fined $100, Just last moiilh, the city began the process all over again, performing an inspection ot (he property and notifying Ihe owner according lo the established legal pattern of the alleged violation, Morgan was given 10 days to. remedy the situation, hut on Aug.

4, the ten days were up. Most recently, a motion by Councilor M. Brendan Fleming has bi'oiihgt out (lie 114 Swan St Issue, altliough there had been motions by other councilors before that. Residents of the Andover Street area, ap iWly coh decrease if SHARE moves its half way house facility, to their have been cir culating againw the MiAHB move since last weekend. SEVERAL HAVE also Indicated that they plan to attend' a board oF appeals hearing August 22 to protest the move of the drug treatment facility to the former hospital facility.

SHARE director Strudier is concerned that the opposition may prevent the half way house from moving to the site. SHARE was already'. blocked earlier in the year from moving to Pep "perell, because of community opposition. "If we haven't proved two. ''and a half year's that we can do it, I don't now if we ever can," Strudier said, commenting on the neighborhood opposition.

The SHARE director stressed that the agency would be "renovating a dilapidated building," when it converts the hospital for Manager acting supt. meet on Avco plan LOWELL Acting Supt. of Schools G. Douglas Sullivan and City Manager James L. Sullivan mot this morning at 11 to discuss a variety of school matters, most prominently the expressed desire of ftie School Committee to lease tile AVCO plant for a school facility.

The two' were still in conference at noon and the statement from Asst. to the manager Robert sits on the board, the group voted lo eliminate a provision for the establishment of a National Welfare Rights group through CTI. The wording of that part of the plan was changed to encourage the establishment ol a permanent channel of communication between the welfare department and welfare recipients. OTHER CHANGES included a provision proposed by board member Larry Camerlengo of Tewksbury for town selectmen, community action committee chairmen, and low income board representatives to be kept informed of CTI activities in the towns. Robert Casey of Billerica also asked that the CTI planners add a statement that better communication between the welfare department and welfare recipients be promoted in the towns, as well as in the city.

That suggestion was also adopted by the board. The plan, incorporating the changes enacted by the hoard, will now be submitted to OEO. in other action, the board delayed action on a bylaws amendment giving seats on the board to two South End area residents and changing the Lower Belvidere representation to two residents of the "Lower Belvidere area." These changes will be considered at the next board meeting, Board member John Gonsalves' objection to the CTI rule that an employe in a new position receive no more than a 20 per cent raise over his previous salary as being discriminatory to low income people was referred to the board's personnel committee. dnnsRlves said the rule discriminated against low income people, who might be earning very low salaries in their previous jobs and would then only he entitled In a small increase if they were m'red in a postion of greater responsibility. The board also went on record in support of SHARE, the regional drug program's move of its half way house for drug addicts.

Anabasis House, to the old Shaw Hospital on Andover Street. SHARE has to relocate the facility because of St. Joseph's Hospital's expansion program, which will encompass the present Anabasis House site. ll half way house use. "So how could properly be going down?" he asked.

Distressed that the program had sliil failed to communicate to area residents that adiets trying' to. overcome their drug dependence are not going to "rape their daughters" or break into homes, Strudier said he did not know where the. program would move if it could not obtain the Belvidere facility. ANABASIS HOUSE has to move because of the imminent expansion of St. Joseph's Hospital to the present half way house site.

Andover Street area residents, reluctant to discuss their opposilion, did admit, however, that were circulating petitions and planning on attending the board of appeals hearing. "It's not the right neighborhood," one resident said. "These properties have the highest assessed value in Lowell, and the move isn't going to help the assessments any." "If Pepperell wouldn't allow it why should Lowell?" he asked. W. Healy Jr.

at that time was that tiicy "are not at the point or position or even coming arriving at a decision about the AVCO plan. The School Committee voted Wednesday, 6 1, to endorse the AVCO proposal advanced by G. Douglas Sullivan. Only Committeeman G. David Flanagan, who had complained the proposal was too expensive, at a cost of $338,000 a year; was finally recorded in opposition, after some discussion.

FLANAGAN AND Manager Sullivan had met several times over the past few weeks, working on alternatives to the AVCO plan. The manager in response Id questions about how lie feels about the AVCO plan has previously said that he cannot offer an opinion until the school department formally presents him with all the details of the proposal. Presumably, that is what Acting Supt, Sullivan was doing this morning. The two were also expected to discuss the overruns in the hase contract total for the ongoing renovation nine schools. LHA has leasing authority, but no units yet LOWELL The Lowell Housing Authority stilt has no units available for leasing under the 518.0,000 leased housing program approved by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development in May.

The' housing authority has advertised for apartments to lease under the program, but, according fo LHA Executive Director Armahd P. Mercier, has no actual listings as yet. The housing authroity, under the program, can lease loo housing units for low income families and elderly persons, subsidizing the tenants' rente up to the fair market value of the apartments. NO APARTMENTS have been secured as yet for leasing, Mercier says, for lack; of a leased housing director who can go out. "arid gel listings from interested landlords.

Landlords sign an agreement with the LHA which guarantees them fair market rentals on the apartments for a given period of time. The housing authority has applied to Hl)D and the state department of community affairs both of which fund the local body for permission to hire a leased housing director. HUD approval has been obtained, but the housing authority is still awaiting the go ahead from the slate's DCA lo fill the position, Mercier says. ii4 swaM smeiT city tot action.