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The Assembly, which got off to a late, 10 start because of a dispute over funding for nursing home auditors, passed parts of the budget package but gave lip without taking up the main state spending bill. It was to return later today for another try, and passage was expected. The budget plan will require broad cuts in maoy state agencies and aid programs, and allow total state spending to Increase only 1130 million In the new fiscal year beginning April 1 the smallest such Increase In recent years. Spending for the state's own operations Is actually being cut by $136 million, the first such reduction in more than 30 years. Dut assistance to local governments, including aid to education and welfare payments, will Increase somewhat.

The emphasis as the legislature worked through the complex budget bills was on austerity, and on the message that New York State was balancing its books and was fully creditworthy, "The legislature has demonstrated its determination to establish, In no uncertain teres, the fiscal stability and reliability of the state," said Sen. John Caemmcrer.R Nassau. The state needs to borrow $4 billion In coming months to pay off this year deficit of over $300 million and to make aid payments to localities, It does that sort of borrowing every year, and the budget includes enough money to pay back all the borrowings by the end of the fiscal year. Dut the state Is still not guaranteed a source for some $1.73 billion of the $4 billion, largely because of Investor nervousness left over from the New York City fiscal crisis Without it. the state government's operations could be crippled and hundreds of local fiovcrnment units could be dragged nto default A team of advisers to Comptroller Arthur Levitt was In California today as part of a campaign to attract In.

vestments from out of state banks. In stats banks have already agreed tentatively to put up $1 billion, and state pension and other funds have tentatively offered billion. Spurred by the borrowing problem, the legislature took up the budget two weeks earlier than usual, in a long day that began with a massive, demonstration against budget cuts and ended in the wee hours of the morning with soma traditional backroom politicking More than 3 000 protestors surged through the hallways of the Capitol Tuesday afternoon after breaking" through doors at a second floor em, trance near the governor's office. the demonstrators were protesting cuts In the budgets of the State University and the City University of. Clew York, two units hit hardest In th, udget cuttlng by Carey and the legislature.

SUNY is to get million In the? new fiscal year, compared to $487 million In the current year; CUNY (SeeNo Tai.Pag") x1 By NATI1AN DYKEMAN Journal Staff Writer A school bus with 27 pupils as passengers went off a steep mountain road in the Millerton area Tuesday afternoon at the height of a snowstorm which dumped from 4 to 8 Inches of snow and sleet on Dutchess i County. In another accident, a car hit a utility pole, on Route 343, south of Mlllbrook, causing 350 Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corp. customers to be without power for about five hours, starting at m. All other accidents caused by the storm were of a mlnof nature, ad cording to authorities A man who works for a towing firm was hurt quite seriously as the result of the bus accident and six of the children were Injured slightly in the accident which easily could have caused serious injuries The sheriff office reported that Charles R. Krelling.

47, Millerton, was driving the Webutuck Central School District bus carrying 27 grade school children when the accident occurred on very slippery Silver Mountain Road about 3 05 Krelling was driving the bus east on the road and was proceeding into a left turn when he lost control on the slippery' pavement. The sheriff's office said the bus went off the high way and down a 15 foot embankment, fortunately coming to rest on its side on a small building in the field. The, driver told authorities the older of the school children opened the emergency door in the bus's rear and helped the other children out; The children hurt slightly were Derek Riener, 10; Tammy Mc Cauley, 8, Caroline Vosburgh 11; Betsy Vosburgh, 12, Mary Lawrence, 11, and Paul Mahoney, 10, the sheriff office said. Krelling suffered no injuries, but (See School, Page 12) jflnigCQDSgillQl! wSssssssssssw to LLLLLLLLLH fMkkkkkkkkkkWJgkKfryJmkj 4Hb K1BP'VL HAb9sKHbsssssssssssssssssssssss is BbJsssssLbhJbssssssIIIiS UHbssssssssssssIssssssHv WBBKMmKHlB)aBBKLKk rSB3sSBBPBSSSS7jBSSsLrSBBBBB BSSmSmSmSmSmSmSmSmSmmmJSmmSmSmSmmmmmW "ws bbbbbsbt floPV tlliff 'LdBBISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSlBBISSSSSSSSSSSW ABBISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSlSSSSSSSSSSSsl WTSSmKtmSMKSMMMJSIM B. jBSBBBBBH fbsiBSSSBBBBBBtflHBBBBBBBBBBvBVflffiP BSBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBSflSBBBBBB It'Cs iimBKLZ5Mmtmkii)ilmMSKBKKiKKMwaM lmmmmsWKKBaU NmMwifli ioomol Wcte fcy lUUt NSi CQMMAND AIRWAYS PLANE RESTS IN FIELD ACROSS FROM DUTCHESS COUNTY AIRPORT The plane crashed shortly after takeoff Tuesday Futile Protest Thousands of students, roaming through the Capitol building In Albany In futile protest, demonstrated Tuesday against university cutbacks hours before the legislature enacted the state's new budget.

Details, Page 3. Divorce? A palace spokesman Indicates trouble between Princess Mar gsret and Lord Snowdon after a London paper reports they are splitting Details, Page 2. Controls A minor truck accident. Involving a shipment of radioactive wastes on Xhe Beacon Newburgh Bridge Monday afternoon, has touched off renewed pleas for the passage of statewide legislation to control these shipments. Details, Page 48.

Jail Inmates Inmates at the Dutchess County Jail who attempt suicide or are suspected of having mental dis order will be transferred to Hudson River Psychiatric Center for 72 hour evaluations, under a new program announced today by County Executive Edward C. Schneler. Details, Page 13. Patty's Trial With her father among the final witnesses, Patricia Hearst's trial 7orbairobbenrappeaTS alrtmi assured of reaching the jury by week'a end. Details, Page 7.

Index Area News 13 Editorials 4 Life and Leisure 25 Movies 34 Obituarie 42 Sports 37 40 Stocks 22 TV Listing 47 Weekend Happenings 32 Columns Jack 4 Bert 4 Ann Landers 26 JohnR.Tkach. ,,,,37 Plane Crashes At County Airport Copilot Critically Hurt Pilot Stayed Cdol, First Officer Says By EVERETT LANDERS Journal Staff Writer "Sure, it was a miracle they all got out alive, but It was also a. magnificent display of piloting technique First Officer Stephen Mestler was describing what he observed Tuesday from the Dutchess County Airport operations center when a Command Airways Beechcraft 99 carrying seven passengers and two crew members crashed after takeoff in a stump riddled open field about one quarter mile from the end of the northeast runway. Mestler paced outside the St Francis Hospital emergency room with others waiting for condition reports on the passengers and crew brought there from the snow covered crash scene off Route 376 in the town of Wapplngers iamnrtmr 'Still r7. i can't meiteve ir By LARRY HUGHES Journal Staff Writer An investigation into the cause of the crash of a twin engine Command Airways plane was under way today at the Dutchess County Airport.

where the plane went down In a field, across Route 376 moments after takeoff Tuesday. Flight 19, a Beechcraft 99. went down at 4 21 one minute after take off Co pilot Ronald Zimmerman, Sherwood Forrest, Wap pingers Falls, was listed in critical condition at St Francis Hospital this morning where he is being treated for rib and Internal injuries Four of the seven passengers and the pilot, Capt Robert Albright, were treated for a variety of minor injuries at the hospital and released Representatives or me eacrai power he only had partial control of the plane Too far down the runway to abort the flight on the ground, he reached an altitude of 200 feet and, with the landing gear still down, put lepune down InttTIela The hard landing heavily damaged the cockpit area and underside of the plane where the baggage compartment is located Passengers and crew quickly exited the plane Kenneth Davidson, a county airport maintenance man. raced to the scene of the crash in his own truck, airport officials said Davidson carries fire extinguishing equipment Davidson found that the fuel line of the left engine had ruptured and that fuel was dripping out A fire had started but he was able to extinguish it before it reached the plane's fuel tanks 'They were lucky for a number of Aviation Administration and the Pilot Robert Albright had National Transportation Safety Board reasons," said James Howes, acting already been treated and released, were on the scene this morning, county commissioner of aviation But co pilot Ronald Zimmerman, Albright told state police the take 'The pilot did a masterful Job of (See Pilot, Page 12) off was normal but that under full (See Plane, Page 12) By LARRY HUOIIES Journal Staff Writer' LAGRANGEVILLE "It hsp Kned so quickly, I couldn't believe it crashed and I still can't," said Iciuird Wolelcr34. Cross RoaoV after he got home from the Dutchess County Airport Tuesday night Wolek was one of the passengert aboard the Command Airways plane) that crashed In a field on take off from the airport.

The 34 year old Wolek, an artist with the IBM world trade division, was on Ms way to Raleigh, C. On a business trip He was seated on the right side of the plane four seats back on the copilot's side of the cockpit. Wet snow was falling and there was slush on the runway. "I was seated Just off the ha said "The take off seemed okay but the left wheel seemed to hang on tha runway. It seemed a long take off.

They seemed to be stralninn to get (See Passengert Page 12) Ford, Carter Establish Firm Leads By MIKE ROBINSON Associated Press Writer CHICAGO (AP) President Ford and Jimmy Carter emerged from Illin6is with victory today, as winners and losers alike turned to North Carolina, next week's stop on the trail of the Republican and Democratic presidential nomlnatl6ns. Ford fashioned a runaway victory over Ronald Reagan, his fifth win in as many primary outings over the conservative GOP challenger. Carter, firmly established as the Democratic front runner, got an added bonus In a surprising haul of delegates from Tuesday's primary. The former Georgia governor trounced George C. Wallace, Sargent Shriver and Fred Harris and Shriver suspended active campaigning.

Neither Sen. Henry Jackson of Washington, who defeated Carter In Massachusetts, nor Rep Morris K. Udall was on the Illinois ballot Democratic National Chairman Robert Strauss said Carter's victory in the Northern industrial state showed "that a Southerner can be viewed as a national candidate There was another winner: Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley, trying to, restore his political clout in the race closest to home Daley's candidate for governor. Secretary of State Michael J.

Hewlett, won the Democratic nomination over incumbent Daniel Walker, longtime Daley foe With 93 per cent of the vote in the preferential primary or "beauty contest" counted, Ford had 436,171 or 59 per cent of the vote to 295.188 or 40 per cent for Reagan. Perennial Illinois candidate Lars Daly got the other per cent of the vote, 'Among Democrats, with 95 per cent of the vote counted, the tally was Carter 592 81348 per cent Wallace 339.564 28 per cent Shriver 197,394 16 per cent Harris 92,774 8 percent The race measures popularity, but nets the winner no delegates The big surprise, In separate voting for delegates, was the block of 60 that Carter was winning with 64 per cent of the vote counted His supporters had said that getting just 25 would be a "massive achievement Daley was winning 87 committed to Sen AdlalE Stevenson III. who is not a candidate. Wallace had three delegates Among the Republicans with 66 per ceni 01 me votes counted, ora na 4 delegates, Reagan 14 and 14 were uncommitted Reagan, In California as the votes came in, said he had achieved his goal and again stressed that his strength lies in Western and Southern states still to be counted He prepared for a campaign trip to North Carolina today Wallace said he was "glad to be second in Illinois The Alabama governor, paralyzed from the waist down because of an assassination attempt in 1972, said the question of his health was hurting him, although he repeated that he's in fine shape 'I shall continue my campaign)" Wallace said in an Interview on the NBC "Today" show. "Polls show me leading in states like Wisconsin I expecfto win the first one (primary) In North Carolina." 2 Falls Trustees Lose; Jasko Beaten In Tivoli Two incumbent Democrats were turned out of office In something of an upset in.

the Village of Wapplngers Falls Tuesday. The success of two Republican candidates brings their total representation on the seven member board to three ROgcr Mann who was appointed Justice a little more than a month ago, succeeded in being elected to complete the three years remaining in former Harold Reilly's term In addition to capturing the village justice position, the Democrats won the third ward trustee seat with their candidate Roger ORourke Mayor John Manzl's Citizens party kept control of the Millbrook Village Board by electing former trustee Louis Galli and George Wing to the board, the latter by only two votes Citizens now have a 4 1 majority on the board In Millerton, Republican incumbents William Bradley and Dr Kent Kay were the winners All candidates were elected without opposition in Fishkill Pawling and Rhincbeck In Red Hook Joseph 11 Barnes and Harold Fell Sr representing different village parties, were reelected and in Tivoli Robert Waternouse ran way ahead of the two other candidates gaining re election while Edward Neese Jr. succeeded in turning the Rev William E. Jasko out of office Arnold Pease was re elected justice without opposition. Election roundup on page 13..