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The Scranton Tribune May 15, 1975 3 Chessie May Buy Main Line of Erie Lackawanna four major branches of regional rail lines that serves North eastern Pennsylvania economy. They included: Jessup branch, which services Keytone Industrial Park, Dunmore. -'Bloomsburg branch, which runs from Kingston to Northumberland. Old Line branch that extends from Nicholson to Foster. recommendations to drop the branches has been set for Hilton Motor Inn, this city, June 9 and 10.

Regional Task Force leaders are preparing to oppose the proposal with testimony from shippers and community civic leaders. In addition to Chessie' proposal to purchase Erie Lackawanna, it also involves: The main line of the bankrupt Reading Railroad from Lurgan, through lines of the bankrupt railroatjs east of Harrisburg, and Albany, N.Y. With these eastern seaboard lines nationalized, he said, the remaining rail track to the west could operate profitably. Chessie and NW are the only two strong and profitable major railroads operating in the northeast region. Watkins and Fishwick, despite the similarity of their railroads, appeared unable to agree on any substantive issue The Reading main line between Reading and Wilmington, Del.

Some 86 smaller line segments spread over the Northeast and Midwest, totaling almost 500 miles of track. Unlike Watkins, Norfolk Western President John P. 'Fishwick discouraged purchase of bankrupt lines by his railroad. Instead, Fishwick said, the By TOM PHILLIPS The chairman of the Chessie system said Wednesday at Washington his profitable rail-iroad would purchae the main road would purchase the main Railway from a point in Central Ohio, in the neighborhood of Cleveland, to Newark, N.J. and tidewater.

Hays T. Watkins, chairman of the Chessie, in testimciy before the House Transportation Subcommittee on Wednesday in Washington, said he will cooperate fully in reorganizing bankrupt Northeastern a i Inroads, including purchase of up to 2,000 miles of bankrupt lines. He listed among the bankrupt lines that his system is prepared to purchase the Erie Lackawanna, and this was received with enthusiasm by officials of the Northeast Railroad Force. "It demonstrates the viable and vital importance of the EL from the Midwest to tidewater," a spokesman for the Task Force here declared. It also was learned that Watkins and other officials of the Chessie will make an inspection of the Erie Lackawanna lines before the end of the month.

"This is an encouraging development in the railroad crisis as it affect regional railroads," the Task Force spokesman added. "It makes it possible for the Un'ited States Railway Association to work out many problems that concern the continuation of rail service to this region and preserve the area's economy. Last week the USRA rejected branch that Lackawaxen to I on the USRA Honesdale extends from Honesdale. A hearing Harnspurg to Reading. during the hearing.

government should buy all the 2 Model Cities Audits Find No Discrepancies 3 Accused Of Burglary Three Scranton men have been arrested by Scranton City and Wyoming State Poftce in connection with safe burglaries spanning and area from Duboise to West Wyoming. They are Robert Kebl, 44, Lackawanna County Prison; Thom Preble, 27, and William Morris, 24, addresses listed as Scranton. State police reported that an begun auditing the Summer An audit of two of 16 Model Cities projects by a local inde Youth Program and the Mini- Parks System. pendent accounting firm has re Feldcamp said he is "de work is completed, the public will have a "complete financial picture" of Model Cities. The controller said he is i m-mediately sending copies of the first two reports to City Council and to Mayor Eugene J.

Peters. The two reports received Wednesday by Feldcamp covered the Scranton Neighbors Project, for which $4,545 was spent, and the Boys Club Project, which cost Model Cities $83,333. The auditors reported they estimated 40 to 50 burglaries are being investigated and other ar rests are expected. Crimes included are Texaco, lighted the audit results are starting to come in and said he expects the total report, when completed, will clear the air on charges that have been made about Model Cities Programs. Council President James A.

Doherty has publicly charged on several occasions that 1 million, $2 million and even $4 million in Model Cities money is "missing." The latter figure is more money than the program received from the federal vealed "no conditions that we believe to be material weaknesses or evidence of non-compliance except for inherent limitations resulting from a small number of employes," according to a report received by Cilty Controller William P. Feldcamp. The report was from McGrail, Young which has a contract with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to audit all Model Cities project accounts over the next several months. Feldcamp said that when the Dupont, Oct.

111. 1974. $182 have completed the field work on the Career Education Project and the Child CareChiild Development Project, with reports to be issued soon, and have cash and $1,400 damages; Abington Heights High' School, June 174, $100 coins from vending machines, $1,000 daniage; Dallas Senior High School, April 1, $150 from safe, $1,000 damage; Dallas Junior High 'School, April 1, $150 safe, $4,500 damage; Canton High School, Bradford County, March 20, 1974, CITY SLATE Here are the endorsed Democratic candidates for city offices at a cocktail party reception Wednesday night at Casey Inn. In front, from left: Peg McGee, city chairlady; Michael Melnick, council candidate; Councilman Jim Doherty, running for reelection, and Joe Corcoran, candidate for city controller. In back, same order: Magistrates Joseph Eiden and Frank Talarico and school director candidates James Harrison, Richard Novembrino and Joseph Patchcoski.

COUNTY SLATE Here are the key figures in the Lackawanna County Democratic Party's plans for next week's Primary Election. Seated, from left: commissioner candidate Robert Hargreaves, Commissioner Ed Zipay, running for reelection, and Atty. Henry Burke, campaign chairman. Standing, same order: city chaiiirman Chester La'Sota; Coroner William Sweeny, Treasurer Robert Payton, County Chairman Patrick Cummings and Controller Joe Prorock. (Tribune Photos A.

J. Sandone) $1,400 from safe; Towanda Elks Club, August 1974, $1,600 safe; Varied Views Offered On Use of Marijuana Poivell Gets Boost From Hot Balloon McNulty Steals Show On Endorsed Demos She sskeid what happens to those arrested the police are Canton Moose Club, August, 1974, $40 from safe; Towanda Country Club, June 1974, $750 Nes-copeck VFW, Luzerne County, June 1974, $487 cash, and Hun-lock Creek Post Office, Luzerne County, adding machine and $217 damage. The investigation is being conducted by Trooper Donald Taylor, Troop Wyoming, Detective George Murphy, Scranton Police, and Patrol man, John Appel, Dallas Twp. Police. Gets 10 Years not interested in arresting them.

Roche replied, "It is safe to The candidacy of Atty. chairman Tom Lawler said it he is already having trouble with dealers confiscated with "100 per cent pure THE." THC is the active ingredient in marijuana. Susan J. Hathaway, director of the council's public education and information, asked Roche if he was sure it was "100 per cent pure." He said that's what the assume the police and the DA James Powell for district mag was the biggest in 20 years would look lightly at the per istrate in boutn bcranton was boosted to a height of about 50 son. Night desk clerk David Wayman said it was the biggest gathering of any kind at the Casey in quite The commission's chairman, a while.

In all, more than 1,500 people paid $15 a head to pack the Casey's Ball Room and adjoining Crystal room and rub elbows with the candidates. "Fantastic," said Cummings, who called it the biggest cocktail party turnout for endorsed city and county candidates "in a long, long time." Police on duty said it was the biggest political Peter S. Pennington, deputy executive director of the 'laboratory report said. Ms. By DOUG MIELE It was a big night for the endorsed Democrats Wednesday at Casey Inn.

Until independent Jim McNulty walked in a half hour before the end and stole the show. County chairman Patrick "Packy" Cummings stood at the head of the cocktail party reception line and shook hands for close to two hours. In Murder Plea Governor's Council, tried The endorsed candidates were there. Familiar faces like repeatedly to establish from By LEW MARCUS The city's captain of detectives asserted Wednesday that decriminalization of marijuana use will "open the door" to more drug use while the executive director of the county's drug and alcohol abuse commussion advocated decriminalization for personal use. The Governor's Council on Drug and Alcohol Abuse conducted a hearing in Scranton in an attempt to gain some type of concensus across the state of how the communiies feel about marijuana laws, how they are affected and what, if anything, should be done about them.

As far as Detective Capt. Frank Roche is oncerned, nothing should be done about the laws. Roche said he is worried if the laws are relaxed it will lead to wholesale drug use and that County Commissioner Ed Zipay, Roche lit there is a correlation between crime and marijuana Councilman Jim Doherty and (Please Turn to Page 10) A Kingston teenager was sentenced to 10 to 20 years in.prison Wednesday for the robberymur-der last December of a 94year-old physician. Michael Ostroski 16,, A459U party in 15 years. Reception use in Scranton.

Roche's only response in that area was to note the K-Squad arrested 128 drug offenders in 1974 not Hataway then explained maintain pure THC liquid nitrogen equipment is needed. She added the council's next avenue of investigation might be the state police laboratory. The council was also interested in how the laws are enforced and although Roche said the police are not interested in posession of small amounts of majijuana, he did admit to Ms. Hathaway's questioning that arrests for small amounts are still made. Main answered "no" -when feet Wednesday by a hot air bal-loown at the South Scranton Little League field.

Harnessed beneath the billowing red and white balloon was the candidate's brother, Richard Powell, wearing an orange flight suit and a blue helmet and clutching an "Atty. James Powell for Magistrate" sign in his teeth. The paper monster was reluctant to leave the ground and its owner, Michael Fairbanks of Duryea, attributed this to wind conditions. After repeated injections of flame from a gas-fed gun, the balloon jerked Powell into the air at abiout-7 p.m. with some 100 children and curious neighborhood residents watching.

The balloon, made of paper exclusively marijuana often dens. The afternoon session was dominated by Doree Goodman, executive director of the Lacka- asked if 'he wanted to change his guilty plea, then heard the sentence while his mother, wept and his father looked on. Judge Richard L. Bigeliow pronounced the penalty at Luzerne County Courthouse, Wilies-Barre where earlier this month (Please Turn to Page 19) Picket Crews Reduced Pending Meet Today and held by three long tethers, is unlicensed for free flight, according to Fairbanks. He and his wife have two other free-flight balloons which they use regularly.

Atty. Gorman The number of off-duty fire-tfaony Batsavage said ordering the number of pickets reduced today in a "good faith" gesture. Practicing Here ostroski pleaded guilty to. robbery and third-degree murder. The youth admitted attacking and killing Dr.

Stanley Rynkie-wicz in a drug theft at the doctor's office-home on Main Street in Kingston Dec. 19. The judge also meted out a three-to-six year term on the robbery count. Ostroski, who wore 'long, curly black hair when he pleaded guilty last week, appeared for sentencing with hishead shaved bald. He was ordered transferred from Wiikes-Barre to the state penal institution at Camp Hill.

Public Defende James 'Rein-ert, who made a plea for. leniency, described the teenager as a "compulsive and "alcoholic" who is trying "to wipe his slate clean and start over." First District Atty. Jerome Cohen and assistant DA William Perrone handled the case for the commonwealth. Wednesday afternoon he ts prepared to meet with the firemen ait 10 a.m. today and has instructed Asst.

City Solicitor Ralph Iori Jr. and Fire Chief "We have demonstrated to the administration that we can get the men out and we have made Judge Edwin M. Kosik signed the public aware of our an order Wednesday admitting 'grievance." Mayer said of the Atty. Joseph Richard Gorman, effectiveness of the picket line 528 N. Main to practice in men picketing in front of City Hall will be cut in half today "as a gesture of good faith" pending the outcome of a 10 a.m.

meeting between administration officials and represetatives of Local 669, International Association of Firefighters. Some 150 firefighters began picketing Tuesday in protest over the administration's alleged failure to live up to an arbitration agreement which became effective last Jan. 1. Public Safety Director An- the court's of Lackawanna County. Atty.

Eugene F. Smith moved Thomas McGowan to be present. Batsavage said he was uncertain whether anyone from the union will appear for the session. Donald Mayer, president of Local 669, told The Tribune later in the day that he and other union officers will definitely be present and noted he was Mayer reportedly refused to reduce the number of pickets Tuesday when asked to do so by Deputy Police Chief- Frank Karam, who expressed concern for people trying to use the side for admission of the young attorney, who is a graduate of "LISTEN TO YOUR HEART" The third annual Heart Seminar entitled "Listen to Your Heart It Can Save Your Life" was conducted Wednesday at the Jewish Community Center by the JCC, Jewish War Veterans and Keystone Heart Association. Principals seated from left: Dr.

Olindo Preli, Dietician Gloria Ross and Dr. Louis Murphy. Standing: Ronald Kamin-ski, Keystone Heart Association executive director; Dr. Sandy Furey, Marvine Dinner, Jewish War Veterans; Emanuel Grossman, JWV commander; Atty. Karl Strohl, JWV seminar coordinator, and Seymour Brotman, JCC executive director.

(Tribune Photo Sandy Tedesco) Tells How to Keep Heart Strong East Stroudsburg State College and Capital University Law School, Columbus, Ohio. walk in front of City Hall. ROSE LANGAN ESTATE The will of Rose A. La'ngan, 1437 Albright was filed for PROPERTY SOLD Edward T. Kowalko, administrator of the estate Katherine (Kowalko) KoValko, probate Wednesday and disposes Butasek Says He Didn't Mistreat Retarded Youth By BOB CAMPBELL Four doctors and a hospital of a $5,500 estate.

The will lists a Isold a property at 523 Clark St. dietitian outlined ways to keep bequest of $100 to the pastor of Throop, to Adolph Ambrogi for St. Vincent de Paul Church for $15,000, according to a deed filed masses. Residue is bequeathed I Wednesday at the office of one's heart healthy to an au normal or near-normal activity sooner than previously had been expected. This includes sexual activity, he said.

"Very few heart patients have had a heart attack, while exercising," he said. Dr. Lin Preli finished' the speaking by discussing the op Recorder of Deeds Ann Marie SS7 dience of 200 Wednesday night at the third annual public heart to a nephew, John Murphy, Providence Rd. Regan. red and white jeep.

By PETE GRADY would discipline boys by restricting them to Hillcrest seminar in the Jewish Com munity Center. (Political Adv.) (Political Adr.) John Butasek denied having anything to do with the death of grounds, taking their desserts Lipohitz asked Butasek if he covered Dickerson with his coat and if he drove a jeep between the wall and the dormitory in away, and sometimes denying them vacations, although that was "up to the county," he Sponsored by the Keystone Heart Association, the Jewish War Veterans and the JCC, the program, "Listen to Your Heart modified" and those that can. In the first group he included age, sex (males are more susceptible) and family nistory. In the latter group, cholesterol, hypertension, smoking and diabetes. Of the first group, he said, "You can't change it, but you can be alerted to them." Ms.

Gloria Ross, dietitian at Montrose General Hospital, also commented on eating habits, saying: "There's no getting around it basically keeping your weight at a normal level is the best thing." Dr. Sandy Furey discussed exercise and 6exual activity as they relate to the heart patient. He said studies in the last 30 years have shown that many heart patients can resume the morning? Butasek said no PUBLIC NOTICE Frank Dickerson as Montrose murder trial began its second week of testimony which was highlighted by the defendant taking the stand after the commonwealth rested twice. added. "Did you ever do anything to It Could Save Your Live," was preceded by an hour and Dickerson died March 24, 1970 in Wayne County Memorial hurt Dickerson?" "No." one-half of free blood pressure Hospital.

erations available to heart patients. He pointed out there were 50,000 coronary bypass operations in the U.S. last year at a cost of $8 million. Although not everyone is a candidate, he said the mortality rate "for specially screened persons" 5s between one and two per cent This excludes, he said, heavy smokers, overweight persons, those with hypertension and the like. Wednesday.

Butasek, 39, Roselle Park. testing. The testing was con "Did you ever, use malice towards Dickerson? Did you Butasek described, events leading up to Dickerson's admis ducted by Heart Association vol unteers. N.J., formerly ot is charged with the pneumonia sion to the hospital March 19. hate, abuse or mistreat him? Leading off the speakers' death of Dickerson, 23, Chester, He said Dickerson had been ill in bed in a Hillcrest dormitory Did you fail to take care of him?" Lipohitz's voice rose in program was Dr.

Louis Murphy a retarded patient at Hillcrest who discussed diabetes and hy between two days and a week the quiet courtroom. School, Hawley. "1 never abused Dickerson," and that he had "episodes of 'I tried to help him on many pertension, or high blood pressure, and its relation to heart disease. Dr. Murphy said (PoBticol Adv.) (PoBticoJ AdV.) occasions, Butasek said.

Butasek said during his two Lipohitz listed the accusations seizures and pneumonia." He said the penddMin and Tetracycline were prescribed to treat Do you want School Directors that will do what they are told? ii i CHESTER LAS0TA hand-picked his boys and these boys are not yours. there has been too much em of alleged brutality by Butasek from the testimony of five phasis in the past on merely the pneumonia and sodium ama- A School Director should be well informed and free to represent controlling blood sugar, which, prosecution witnesses, all of thol and phenobarbntal for the seizures. he said, "is only a small part of the picture." them former Hillcrest patients. Butasek made a blanket denial. Murphy said if a member of "Do you know anybody who Butasek said Dickerson had a fever and "was possibly comatose" on the day of his one tamiiy nas oiaoetes, it in put Diokerson out the snow Lipohitz asked Butasek.

admission. He said he feave VOTE creases the chances of coronary disease in that person's off one of the witnesses Dickerson alcohol baths for the fever and that the Hawley spring. He also said mat one out of seven Americans is going at this trial put him out. Earlier, Dr. Robert Cather MARILYN JUDSE HAZEL PRICE School Director to have high blood pressure," man, Philadelphia deputy hours of testimony under direct examination by chief defense counsel Louis Lipehiitz.

"He wasn't a disciplinary problem. I never put hiim or any other boy out in the cold." Special prosecuting attorney William Stevens Jr. contends Dickerson died of pneumonia as a result of Butasek ordering him out in the snow while he was Insufficiently clothed. Butasek, who said he was employed from the fall of 1966 to the spring of 1971 at Hillorest, stated he had never given any of the male Hillcrest patients forms of punishments allegedly ordered or meted out by him to Hillcrest inmates. "I never gave a boy the drink, the J.

D. special, the pink belly, the spread eagle, the duck Waft," he said. "I struck boys with my hand to protect myself and other boys." He stated he and that despite medicai medical examiner who per Select three qualified people who care enough to run on your behalf! ambulance took Dickerson to the hospital on March 19. "I believe I signed him in," Butasek said. The prosecution's lead-off witness Theodore Jones, Philadelphia, a former Hillcrest patient, testified last week he saw Butasek take Dickerson in treatment, hypertension will not go away.

"You must realize it that if you are hypertensive, you are forever," formed the autopsy on Dicker-son, stated the immediate cause of Dickerson's death, bronchial pneumonia, "was related to cold I'll work hard ot your Murphv said, adding: 'You're HAZEL PRICE JOAN CONWAY THOMAS 8EN0VA SUSANNE AB0ALLA ROBERT DUFFY VERNON SEARF0SS MOLLY NOONE FRANCIS NOONEY Ms dormitory and bury him up hi dormitory and bury him up School Director to assist the effort to moke our School District responsive to our community's needs. Democrats Pull lever 24-A i Republicans Pull lever 28-C PAID FOR BY CITIZENS FOR HAZEL PRICE to his head in snow with a exposure and water submersion prior to his March 19 hospital admission." Butasek was preceded to the stand by nine character witnesses. They said he had a veryjood reputation and that he was good to Hillcrest patients. risking your life 'f you think you can tell when you're y-pertensive." Dr. Charles Bost outlined the "risk factors" in coronary disease, breaking them down into those that "cannot be shovel.

He said Butasek came back to Dickerson, threw a brown coat around him, and 6ARY K0ERNER PAID FOR BY MARILYN JUDGE drove off with Dickerson in a.