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BHBM SHOW AND TELL Rochester and industry team up to celebrate the city's manufacturing bicentennial with, among other things, a year-round laser light show. Story, 6B. TUESDAY OCTOBER 3. 1989 ROCHESTER NEW YORK SECTION 2B BRIEFING 4B NEW YORK 5B OBITUARIES 7B COMICS in Democrat and (Chronicle ft owodtedl Dim snaking) hmm State jury is second to find him guilty By J. Leslie Sopko Democrat and Chronicle Jurors yesterday deliberated just 4'2 hours over complex testimony in an 18- year-old murder case and convicted Allen Pilbeam of killing a Wegmans bag boy.

"Justice is unchanging," prosecutor Charles Siragusa said yesterday morning during his final appeal to them for a guilty verdict "It remains as constant in 1989 as it did in (1972)." The state Supreme Court jury, the sec year, granting him a new trial. Pilbeam's only reaction yesterday to the jury's 7:18 p.m. verdict was a slight smile to himself. He was convicted of murder in the course of a robbery, first-degree robbery, second-degree grand larceny and second-degree conspiracy. Pilbeam, now 43, was 25 when he was arrested in connection with the death of Roy E.

Bauman, 17, who worked at the Greece supermarket Bauman and another man were taking $34,000 in daily receipts to a bank's night deposit box about 8:45 p.m. Feb. 11, 1971. Three men in ski masks robbed them and Bauman was fatally shot with a high-powered rifle. Jurors at this trial did not know Pil Ciraime crashes nmiSo wrecks offices The twisted wreckage of a 290-foot crane rests against three battered offices at MetroCenter YMCA and obstructs Gibbs Street yesterday morning.

No one was injured. Two executives narrowly escape injury; building to close for at least two days Deputy convicted of arson, mail fraud A former Monroe County sheriffs deputy was convicted last night of arson, conspiracy and mail fraud charges for burning down a building in 1984 to collect insurance payments. William Sexstone and his wife, Beverly Howard, were accused of buying the building in 1983 for an inflated price and taking out an insurance policy on it before setting a fire in June 1984. Howard, who was not charged with arson, was found innocent of conspiracy, mail fraud and misapplication of bank funds, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles Pilato.

The building that burned was at 234 Mill St and contained dozens of video game machines. Sexstone was convicted of using large candles to light the fire three weeks after he bought the building. Two Rochester firefighters were injured in the blaze. 'Topfree' trial concludes; judge weighing a verdict A Rochester City Court judge will deliver a decision in November in the Top-free 10 trial, which ended yesterday. Judge John Manning Regan, who is presiding without a jury in the case, heard defense testimony yesterday from a psychologist who gave her opinion about societal pressures concerning the 'mages that people have of their bodies.

About 95 percent of women are displeased with their appearance, according to the psychologist Regan said the defendants 10 women who bared their breasts in public to protest a state law also tried to offer into evidence the swimsuit edition of Sports Illustrated magazine. By doing that, they were trying to prove that society's standards regarding women's bodies are discriminatory. But Regan would not allow the magazine as proof in the trial. The defendants, known as the Topfree 10, are fighting a law called exposure of a person. It's a violation with a maximum penalty of 30 days in jail and a $500 fine.

They were arrested in June after appearing topless at Durand Eastman Park beach during a picnic. The women want Regan to find them innocent of the criminal charge and declare the state law unconstitutional. 'Democrat and T-U' win Gannett awards The Democrat and Chronicle and the Times- Union both won first place awards last night in the annual Best of Gannett competition. Cash awards totaling $185,000 will be given to winners in all categories. Individuals and staffs from 56 Gannett newspapers and Gannett News Service share in those prizes.

The top awards were presented by John J. Curley, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Gannett Co. at a gathering of Gannett editors in Des Moines, Iowa, in advance of the annual convention of The Associated Press Managing Editors Association. A group of 15 journalists and journalism educators served as judges. The Democrat and Chronicle won a first place in the Metro or large newspaper division for sports reporting for staff coverage of this summer's U.S.

Open golf tournament in Pittsford. "This is how you give special coverage to an event without pandering to it," the judges wrote. "Great photos and graphics, elegant packaging. Seemed right on the money." The Times-Union won its first place for Metro division staff enterprise for a series of stories and photo packages about the 150 years of photography. In addition, T-U reporter David Bar-stow won a second place in feature writing for his series "Alter Ego" on convicted murderer Walter Taylor.

Two photographers for the newspapers also won awards for black and white photography. Bun Lewis won a second place for a selection of work. The judges singled out a photo of a mother of two children who had just been killed that was taken as a police officer shielded the mother's eyes from the scene. Annette Lein won a third place for a selection of work, although the judges singled out a photo taken of a "dancing" golfer and his caddy at the U.S. Open.

Shortsville man, 69, dies in fall from roof of house SHORTSVILLE A 69-year-old man died yesterday after he fell off the roof of his home here. Ontario County sheriffs deputies said Nathan G. Redfield, of 23 High was working on the roof when he fell shortly after 2 p.m. He was taken to F.F. Thompson Hospital in Canandaigua, where officials said he died at 2:52 p.m.

Car accident delays traffic on Stutson Street bridge Traffic on the Stutson Street bridge was delayed yesterday when a woman driving over the bridge lost control of her car and struck a steel railing. Rochester police said driver Mary Martin, 65, of 113 Armstrong Road, Greece, was uninjured in the 8:15 a.m. accident Martin was driving east, police said, when her car skidded, jumped the curb and struck the railing on the south side of the bridge. beam was convicted once before. They did find out however, through inadvertent testimony, that Pilbeam had served some time in prison.

At his Nov. 2 sentencing, Pilbeam will face another maximum penalty of 25 years to life. But his previous time served will count toward the new sentence, so his first chance at parole could be in 1996. Defense lawyer Daniel Mastrella tried to convince the jury that the passage of time had fogged the memories of many prosecution witnesses. He also pointed to the excessive drug use in the early '70s by Pilbeam and two accomplices that TURN TO PAGE 2B Burr Lwit Democrat and Chronicle finance, and Tom Greenwood, vice presi- dent of financial development, were in their second-floor offices when the crane fell, but escaped uninjured.

"They heard a lot of twisting, grinding, metal," Fitzsi-mons said. "They knew something was coming down." The mast section fell into the YMCA building, and the boom fell into Gibbs Street at the side of the building. The crane was to be removed using another crane. Ciminelli said his firm will temporarily enclose the damaged area. Dean has worked on that type of crane for eight years and previously had a clean safety record, Ciminelli said.

two-story building but only operating outpatient services thus avoiding renovation that would disturb the asbestos, Tuohey said. But officials from Park Ridge and St. Jerome haven't been discouraged by the presence of asbestos in the Arnold Gregory building. They hope the largely unused former hospital can stem an over flow of patients in need of skilled-nursing ueus. Federal bankruptcy agents intend to auction off the closed hospital, but a bidding date hasn't been set.

A $2.1 million debt forced Arnold Gregory to close May 19. The hospital had filed April 20 for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the bankruptcy law, TURN TO PAGE 6B an elected office in City Hall or on the school board. Rath said the party should take pride in the slate of candidates he has recruited in the city this year, but other Republican leaders say that isn't enough. "What we have been doing hasn't worked," said Jack Anderson, chairman of the long-range planning committee and the 21st Legislative District leader. "I think there's a need for change, probably new leaders, new people and fresh ideas." Anderson said the party should ask for the resignations of GOP city leaders who have not been accomplishing what is needed in their legislative districts.

The party's weakness in the city became clear TURN TO PAGE 2B ond to convict Pil-beam, apparently rejected the defense contention that Siragusa's case was stale and has -been riddled with in? consistencies. The case was unusu-' al because who calls himself a jailhouse lawyer, al- of his 25-year-to-life sentence for the 1972 conviction. While in prison he studied the law and took classes by mail, then wrote his own appeal. The Appellate Division of state Supreme Court reversed the first conviction last porarily relocated, said Vicki corporate communications director. Y's day-care center will also be closed, she said, and Metro YMCA members will be admitted free to other YMCA branches until the Metro is reopened.

Insurance investigators were at the scene yesterday but no damage estimate was available. The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration also is investigating, said OSHA safety supervi- sor Thomas Scime. The crane was being used to help build Eastman Commons, a dormitory for Eastman School of Music students being constructed behind the YMCA. The Frank youngsters and their parents, and together they use games and objects to learn mathematics from a teacher who makes it fun. The main purpose is to get youngsters acquainted with mathematics so they aren't afraid of it.

Ultimately, the hope is that more black and Hispanic youngsters will pursue professions that deal with math and science, said program head De-Leon McEwen, who is project administrator of the district's Community Schools Council. The project uses familiarity to teach math problem. For example, if somebody has a certain number of pants, shirts, and jackets, that person might be asked how many clothing combinations he or she can wear. "We're dealing with a known to teach the unknown, rather than the unknown to teach the unknown," McEwen said. The program drew praise from Shirley Willis, a School 28 teacher, who will teach Family Math at School 9.

TURN TO PAGE 6B O'BRIEN ATTACKS RYAN'S RECORD 2B ERB TO RUN AS AN INDEPENDENT 2B County Legislature and reassert its presence in the city, the GOP is undergoing internal changes intended to make it more competitive with the powerful Monroe County Democratic Committee. "We've got a lot of building to do, particularly in the city," said Ronald Starkweather, the county's Republican elections commissioner. "We have some strong building blocks, but we also have some weak ones." One of the party's major strategies is to hire a full-time executive director to coordinate the party's fund-raising and recruitment on a day-to-day basis. The party's long-range strategy and 1 immM L. Ciminelli Co.

of Buffalo is in charge of the dormitory project. Company President Louis Ciminelli said the crane's extension arm, or boom, was fastened by a pin to the body of the crane for the weekend, to keep wind from moving it When crane operator Lyle Dean started the crane yesterday morning, he didn't realize the pin was in place, Ciminelli said. As Dean tried mechanically to raise the boom, the strain caused the pin to snap, sending the boom upward and buckling the crane's main mast, he said. Art Marasco, the Y's vice president of Asbestos discourages bid mm By Laura Buterbaugh Democrat and Chronicle Part of a construction crane crashed through the side of the Chester Cai son MetroCenter YMCA yesterday after the cranG operator didn't Unfasten a pin that held the crane's arm to its base. The 8:30 a.m.

crash heavily damaged three offices in the building at 444 Main but no one was injured, Two executives escaped from the offices just as the 290-fqot crane, fell, a YMCA spokeswoman The building will be closed for at least two days, and the corporate offices tem- Child plus parent equals learning in Family Math By Vincent Taylor Democrat and Chronicle "My daughter," said Karen Harper, "she's a bright kid. "She's smart, and I figure if she gets into the program, she'll leam more. I don't want her to lose it, her smartness." The program is called Family Math. It is starting in eight elementary schools in the Rochester City School District, and Harper is eager to get her daughter, Ja-metta Boston, enrolled at the courses at School 19. Jametta will have company.

Her mother must come too. Based on a concept promoted by the National Urban Coalition, the program offers after-school classes for elementary on former Albion nospitai By Christine Leta Rook Democrat and Chronicle ALBION Asbestos insulation found in the former Arnold Gregory Memorial Hospital has caused one of three hospitals interested in the property to abandon plans to reopen it as a nursing home. "If someone wants to throw a lot of money into it, (fine). It's not viable for us," said Medina Memorial Hospital board President Carl W. Tuohey.

Officials at Medina Memorial, St. Jerome and Park Ridge hospitals aren't sure how much asbestos removal would cost, since it would depend on how much renovation would be needed to convert Arnold Gregory for skilled-nursing use. Despite the presence of the Memorial officers may bid on thl Dlannine committee recommended last month that a full-time director be hired, and filling the position will become a top priority after the November elections, Republican leaders say. "I would very much like to have a full-time director," said Rath, who will continue as a part-time chairman. "Once we get through the election, we're going to have to talk about how we're going to pay for it." Rath estimates it will cost between $40,000 to $60,000 a year for a professional political director.

Republican leaders expect the executive director to be hired within the next year. Another objective of the party is to revitalize its declining position in the city, where Republicans currently do not hold Democrats will face Rath of GOP for two more years Brockport lawyer vows to bolster party as chairman of Monroe County Republicans By Sherrie Negrea Democrat and Chronicle Dale Rath, a Brockport lawyer who took over the troubled Monroe County Republican Party a year and a half ago, was re-elected party chairman last night, amid hope that the GOP is on the way to rebuilding itself. Although many of the 200 delegates at the party's convention at the Mapledale Party House looked familiar, there are signs that change is in the air in the coming two years of Rath's term as chairman. "I think the spirit of the party has turned around," said Rath, a 47-year-old former assemblyman. Beyond the elections, where the party is attempting to regain control of the.