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i I I i 2 i OEO Studying Reply on Crusade Suspensions Chest Hit For 'Matt Misuse MrJitJ By ELEANOR ROSEBRUGH Robert Mangum, northeast regional director for the federal Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) telegraphed Chairman Norman Kill the Crusade for Opportunity May 12 that his suspension of Crusade corporation a improper action, since he (Hill) had no authority to suspend members without a presentation of charges. This statement was issued yesterday by the OEO office in Washington, D.C. A spokesman said Hill had replied to Mangum's telegram and the regional office is studying his reply. It will be for the regional office to decide what action to take, it was indicated. Hill had suspended nine corporation members, seven of whom sit on the Crusade board of directors, at a membership meeting May 11, His action followed adoption of a motion the nine be investigated for "publicly damaging the Crusade" and be suspended pending completion oE the investigation.

Prior to issuance of the OEO statement yesterday, Hill had called a press conference at which he released copies of his reply, addressed to Miss Janet Ades of the regional office. The reply quoted the motion adopted at the membership meeting and cited Article 13 of Robert's Rules of Order Revised in support of the suspensions. In other Crusade developments yesterday. 1. Hill accused the United Community Chest and Council of misusing the mails and said he would ask the Post Office Department to conduct an investigation.

Hill told the press corporation members had received through the mail a communication which gave the Lmoression of having come from Washington, B.C., and conveyed the idea his suspensions were illegal. Hill said the communications, postmarked Syracuse, were traced to the Community Chest's postal meter. Asked by a reporter why anyone should think they came from Washington, Hill said nobody looks at a postmark. The unsigned communication, outlining events relating to the suspensions, included a copy of a year-old OEO memo detailing "standards of i i i 1 i for members of community "action agencies." 2. The Neighborhood People of Syracuse (NPS) later acknowledged authorship of the communication.

Mrs. Thelma Pride, chairman, said the NPS wanted corporation members to understand the suspended members were cited for in-, vestigation and suspension apparently because they attended a meeting at which i were raised concerning the operation of the Crusade. 3. Van W. Hancock, chairman of the Action Area Planning Service of the Community Chest, reported the mailing was requested by "a group of Curbing Program Section II THE POST- STANDARD JTM A 7 A I A OA 1QA7 SYRACUSE.

N. WEDNESDAY, MAY 24. 1967 -WOMEN'S Radio TV 15 nies Supermarket 0 Zoning Decision NORMAN HILL neighborhood people including two of the supposedly suspended board members. "The so-called suspension of these people cut them off from the people who had legally elected them," Hancock explained. "They wanted to get the true side of this controversy to their public." The Action Area Planning Service was organized to meet such needs, he said.

In Attorney Hancock's view, the OEO memo included "clearly defines as illegal the action taken by the Crusade in its so-called 'suspension." Today, a delegation of Crusade representatives, headed by Mrs. Beatrice Broome. is in Washington seeking to discuss Crusade affairs with Sen. Jacob K. Javits and Robert F.

Kennedy and Rep. James M. Hanlcy. It was Mrs. Brooi.ie who introduced the motion to investigate and suspend corporation members.

By MAURICE D. Planning Commissioner R. Spencer Sleele a overrode a favorable 3-2 deci- change of zone for the old St. sion by the Advisory City Planning Commission for a Joseph's Cemetery property on the city's North Side. Steele denied an application by Wegmen Enterprises Inc.

for a change of zone from Residential to Local Business which would have permitted the applicant to develop the property at First North and Pond Streets for an supermarket. The commissioner cited 13 reasons for his action, which conducted March 14 drew a standing-room-only crowd in City Hall's Council chamber. Considerable i i marked the hearing before Sleele and the advisory group. Petitions both for and against the zone change were presented. The reasons cited by Steele in his resolution of denial were as follows: "The existing land uses and zoning are in substantial agreement with one another throughout the general area, the use as proposed would not character of the existing neighborhood, the proposed use would intr-oduce increased vehicular and pedestrian traffic and intensity into an area by its nature not equipped to handle such traffic nor compatible with it.

"The applicant's own argument that the proposal 'covers only a small portion of land' substantiates an allegation that approval would be tantamount to spot zoning, the reclassification of the subject property to commercial uses reversed the sentiment of the advisory commission, which was said unofficially to have voted 3-2 favoring the zone change. It isn't often a difference of opinion develops between the planning commissioner and the advisory commission. The property concerned in the decision is vacant. It was abandoned as a cemetery several years ago. The site comprises eight acres, of which three would have been used for the store.

The Weg- man interests are understood the use as proposed would not property to commercial uses u. to have paid $275 000 for the harmony with the would be contradictory to ex- jeopardize the purposes, intent Walsh. properly. A hearing on the application isting neighborhood land use and zoning patterns," he said. "The general plan of the City of Syracuse, as amended, recommends the consolidation and enhancement of neigh- borhood''shopping facilities in the area of existing development at Grant Boulevard and Butternut Street.

"The general plan of the City of Syracuse, as amended, designates the general area including the subject property for low to medium density residential use and the proposed therefore, and integrity of the zoning rules and regulations of the City of Syracuse, as amended, and the general plan of the city, as amended," Steele ended. The mayor's office refrained from comment concerning the denial of the application and indicated none would be forthcoming. However, prior to announcing his denial of the requested change of zone favored by the advisory commission, Steele spent some time in a closed- door session with Mayor A I I I Head Unit Kevin M. Reilly has been elected president of the new Syracuse chapter of the Le- Moyne College Alumni Association. Reilly, a graduate in the Class of 1960, is with the law firm of Mackenzie, Smith, Lewis, Michell Hughes.

Other new officers are John Donnelly, Class of 1952, who was elected vice president, and Mrs. Joanne Speach, '60, secretary treasurer. Donnelly is manager of office methods and procedures at Carrier and Mrs. Speach is a housewife. vy-' "I A'.

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