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Page Four Tyrone Daily Herald, Monday, June 15,1981 Tyrone Daily Herald Established August IS, 1867 An evening newspaper published at Herald Building, Tyrone, Pennsylvania, 16686, by Tyrone Herald Company. Entered as Second Class Matter at Post Office at Tyrone, Pa. 16686 under the act of March 3,1897. Mailed daily, except Sunday. Published by Tyrone Herald Company Single copy, 20 cents; by carrier per week, 90 cents; Motor Route $4 per month; by mail within Pennsylvania, $3.50 per month in advance; outside Pennsylvania, $4.00 per month in advance.

London Associates 750 3rd New York, N.Y., 10017, sole foreign representative. Member of Pennsylvania Newspaper Publisher's Association. WORD OF GOD "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want." (Psalm 23:1 KJV) PRAYER: Shepherd of our souls, we give Thee thanks for lives full of faith, hope, and love. Bless those who are homesick for their dear ones, and give them the assurance of Thy great love. We ask in the name of Thy Son.

Amen. Israel's Bad Example Prime Minister Menachem Begin has been eloquent in defense of Israel's bombing of the Iraqi nuclear reactor outside Baghdad. He has played variations on the theme that this was a pre-emptive strike absolutely essential to avert an eventual nuclear attack on Israel. Begin characterized the destruction of the reactor as "an act of supreme and legitimate self-defense." In elaborating on this he struck a deeply emotional chord. Had Iraq's nuclear bomb potential not been nipped in the bud, he said, Israel might some day have suffered 600,000 casualties in a single blow.

Then he added "There won't be another Holocaust in history. Never again, never again. We will defend our people with all the means at our disposal." In light of history, that borders on being a religious argument. In line with this, the Jewish state's two chief rabbis sent their congratulations to the prime minister who had presided over the bold action. In a cable which seems to embody a notable delusion, they declared, "You have sanctified the name of Israel throughout the world." No one who feels empathy for the Jews as victims of an unparalleled historic ordeal could fail to be moved by all this.

Even so, it is simply not a defensible proposition that the Jewish people in this context, the Israelis are uniquely vulnerable, and therefore uniquely vested with the right to do whatever they please to ward off perceived danger. The central question, not to be obscured by the impassioned rhetoric of self-justification, is this: If Israel, why not others? If India, say, feels threatened by nuclear developments in Pakistan, why should it not send a surgical air strike or vice versa? For that matter, granted the logic of the Israeli rationale, why would Arab countries not be equally justified in seeking out Israel's reputed (though never officially acknowledged) nuclear bomb nest and blowing it to smithereens? Tel Aviv argues that it is responsible, whereas the government of Iraq is wild-eyed enough to undertake any madness. There is something in that, but it is not wholly persuasive not persuasive enough to warrant Israel's in effect taking international law into its own hands. If Israel can do it, others can. And if all nations adopted this attitude the already fragile structure of world society would be gravely endangered.

Letter To The Editor The Key Chicago Mass Transit May Collapse Tuesday TO Dead, 150 Injured: Tornadoes Cause Havoc From Minnesota To Ohio CHICAGO "(UPI) Commuters enjoyed normal service from the area's mass transit today, but one railroad may shut down Tuesday setting off a chain reaction with other commuter rails if officials cannot agree on a method to keep the bankrupt Milwaukee Railroad, Sunday said there would be normal service today on its commuter lines regardless of the outcome of appeals that kept the line running during the weekend. However, Bickley said, if nothing is worked out by the end of the business day, the railroad will discontinue service at 2:01 a.m. Tuesday. A federal appeals court was scheduled to hear arguments today on whether the Regional Transportation Authority which is $90 million in debt should be forced to give the Milwaukee Road enough money to operate through the end of the month or whether to let the commuter line shut down, stranding some 20,000 riders. The appeals court also will hear an Illinois Commerce Commission appeal of a federal judge's decision to allow the Milwaukee to shut down even if it gets shortchanged by the RTA.

Other rail lines are expected to shut down if the Milwaukee ceases operations, affecting a total of 200,000 daily passengers. Already 20,000 south and west suburban commuters are bus service and a major bus line serving the northern suburbs has said.it can't continue operations unless it gets enough money from the RTA or in loans from communities it serves. Transit for 1.25 million daily commuters in the RTA's 000 in the nation's second largest city teeters on collapse because lawmakers have failed to devise a funding package to keep the bankrupt system rolling. Mayor Jane M. Byrne's controversial plan to take over the Chicago Transit Authority the largest RTA carrier was to be considered today by the City Council finance com- The plan has been criticized by Gov.

James R. Thompson and other state leaders who say the city does not have the financial resources to assume control of the system without imposing high taxes. The issue now centers on distribution of $23.54 million in sales tax revenue, which the RTA received Saturday and was to begin distributing to carriers today. Some $7.24 million must be used to pay back a state loan. On Friday, U.S.

District Judge Thomas McMillen ordered the RTA to give $775,000 to the Milwaukee Road to keep it running. In a separate case, he said the line could close Saturday. Lawmakers have demanded additional fare increases and service cuts, neither of which have been imposed. In Flooded Counties: Feds Ponder Disaster Aid For Pennsylvania Dear Sir: 1 quote some words from a song we sang in school concerning Pennsylvania, "There is beauty in your mountains, there is peace upon your hills." Where is the beauty and peace of our surrounding mountains, hills and woods? We look about us with deep dismay to discover our summertime beauty disappearing before our very eyes. The trees and foliage which were so lush and green are quickly turning to bare, dull, colorless waste.

Not only is the beauty gone but the serenity one feels in taking a walk or ride into our woods and mountains. One cannot feel serene when one is frantically dodging creepy, crawling insects flying through the air and dropping their ugly selves onto anything available. One cannot enjoy a picnic without feeling squeamish, wondering if perhaps these nasty creatures have invaded our lunch. I feel it is a shame on our country and state for neglecting this blight which is upon us. We were advised a long time ago concerning this migration.

The pitiful excuse of neglect is, "lack of funds. However, we spend funds on tourist information. We use money to preserve" our heritage. If our greatest tourist attraction is depleted, if our water supply is threatened, if our lumber trade suffers, will this not be a greater economic disaster than spending money to fight this pest'; Our winters are long in Pennsylvania. We look forward to our summers with great anticipation.

If our summer is not green, will our autumn be gold? I am frightened in a world which has perfected the means of killing off people but cannot cope with this unex- cusable problem. I misquote a famous poem, "I think that I shall never see another leaf upon a tree." Sincerely, Mrs. Evelyne S. Nearhoof 206 Sylvan Circle OIL CITY, Pa. (UPI) Federal officials expect to decide within the next few days the course of disaster relief for portions of northwestern Pennsylvania where high water caused more than $20 million damage.

Rain continued to lash Venago County during the weekend, with some families forced to evacuate their homes Sunday and authorities in the area reporting additional storm-related damage. Two lanes of four-lane Route 8-62 in Sugar Creek Borough were washed out, forcing PennDot officials to barricade the affected lanes. The roadway is a major link between Oil City and Franklin. Sage Run Stream in Cranberry Township, choked by debris from last week's flooding, overflowed its banks following heavy thunderstorms Sunday. About a half dozen families nearby were evacuated, fire officials said.

Authorities also found the body of Clarence Kinch, 20, who was swept off his front porch last Tuesay into the Sage Run. Kinch's body was discovered in the Allegheny River, near Oil City, about two miles downstream from his home. Meanwhile, a federal official said Saturday President Reagan has declared the flooding a major disaster. His recovery aid plan includes affected portions of Venango, Crawford, Clarion, Jefferson and Mercer counties. The severe storms struck last Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.

The declaration makes the state eligible for federal funds for disaster aid, said Bob Blair of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. However, the amount of money the government will send into the area has not been determined, nor has the area of the disaster been defined, he said. "That's a matter of eligibility and we don't know how many people will come forward," Blair said of the amount of federal money involved. "There's no set amount." FEMA had told the president that flash flooding produced by heavy rains destroyed 390 dwellings and at least 40 businesses in the area, said Blair, who added agricultural losses, though significant, have not yet been tallied. FEMA also said total eligi- ble costs related to damaged public facilities largely state and local roads are estimated at more than $5 million.

Because of bridge and road damage, at least 47 families are isolated, with about 155 families unable to live in their homes, said Blair. He said federal aid would include temporary housing for families who cannot live in their homes; disaster loans to cover uninsured losses of individuals, families, farmers and businesses; and grants for individuals and families with serious needs for necessary expenses caused by the flooding and unmet by other disaster relief programs. The declaration also makes available money from the president's disaster relief fund to help the state and local governments restore damaged public facilities by covering 75 percent of those costs, with state and local funds covering the other 25 percent. National Guard troops patrolled streets today from Minnesota to Ohio, where a series of tornadoes and thunderstorms damaged hundreds of homes, knocked out power to thousands and injured nearly 150 people. Ten deaths were blamed on the storms.

In vicious weather assailing the nation's midsection during the weekend from the East Coast to the West, four people died in Ohio, two each in Illinois and Texas, and one each in Minnesota and Maryland. More than 80 people were injured in Minnesota and Ohio reported at least 60 people injured. Thousands of people were evacuated in widespread flooding in Texas, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio and Indiana, but most returned to their waterlogged homes Sunday. Thunderstorms hovered over central Texas for the sixth day today, where weekend storms flooded rivers and creeks with 13 inches of rain, forcing the evacuation of 2,000 people. In innesota and Ohio, national guardsmen protected storm-ravaged areas from looters and patrolled flooded streets in Joliet, 111.

A tornado touched down in two Upper Michigan counties Sunday, knocking down trees in some lightly populated areas but causing no serious damage. Weekend rainstorms flooded the southwestern part of the state, prompting a brief evacuation of 100 families in Berrien County. The Little Calumet River flooded northwestern Indiana, blocking most north-south Interstate 80 a major route running to Chicago. Several families fled their homes. Engineers from the National Guard checked structures along rivers and streams and stood by in case further evacuations were needed.

tornadoes swept through Minneapolis and St. Paul Sunday afternoon, homes and cars and causing millions of dollars in damage in about 35 minutes. than 100,000 people in the Minneapdlis and St. Paul areas lost power during the assault. Authorities said they received numerous reports of looting in the areas struck by the tornadoes.

Hardest hit was suburban Roseville, where the tornado shattered windows, flipped cars and mangled signs at the Har-Mar Shopping Center. As many as 50 homes were damaged or destroyed, and hundreds of trees were knocked down or uprooted, smashing nearby cars. Charlotte Schwenker gathered her six-member family into one corner of their home and pulled a bunk mattress over them. "We couldn't hear a thing but our ears were popping," she "Then we heard chandeliers crashing upstairs and we started getting water in the basement." In the small central Ohio town of Cardington, more than 100 guardsmen and about 100 police patrolled the streets to protect damaged homes and businesses from looters. A 9 p.m.

curfew was in force. A twister cut through the rural village Saturday, damaging or destroying 135 homes and 35 businesses. "It took everything in the city," said Gerald Palladino. "Fire station, police station, pizza parlor, hardware store, drug store, furniture store, the newspaper." Heavy rain caused flooding over much of Ohio during the weekend, and residents returned to their homes in boats Sunday to salvage their belongings. The Texas flood victims, most from San Marcos, returned to their homes Sunday.

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Police said an argument Saturday night led to a shooting incident in which John Gilmore, 40, was struck in the head: Gilmore was pronounced dead at the scene at the residence he and Tan- shared on Mullen Road. State police confiscated the alleged murder weapon, arrested Tarr and charged him in the slaying. He was held without bail in the County Jail. A preliminary hearing was set for June 23 before District Justice Harry Randal. Report Claims Grain Ship Safety Ignored PHILADELPHIA (UPI) The U.S.

government has ignored the dubious safety record of grain shipping vessels and continues to encourage the use of aging, unsafe cargo ships through lucrative grain contracts, a published report said Sunday. Safety standards that do not take a ship's age into account, unions concerned with preserving jobs, and high-paying contracts have enabled shipping companies to use rundown merchant vessels to carry American grain shipments to foreign countries, the Philadelphia Inquirer said. Among the examples of past and potential shipping disasters included in the newspaper account was that Now You Know By United Press International The estimated daily suicide rate throughout the world is more than 1,000, but in 1970 Jordan had only one reported the SS Poet, lost at sea last case. October with 34 crewmen SPRING SALE In Our Ladies Department Select Group Of Summer Sportswear Dresses NOW ON SALE off Shop early for Good Selection SHOP SAVE ZIFF'SII Tyrona Shopping Canter HOURS: Monday-Friday Saturday 10-5 aboard while enroute to Egypt with a shipment of grain. U.S.

Maritime Administration rates and the infrequency of shipments under the federal Food for Peace program for poor nations insure sufficient profits to keep old ships sailing but do not offer ship owners enough money to build new vessels, the report said. The newspaper cited cargo preference laws which require half of all federal aid grain to be carried by a ship flying the U.S. flag as contributing to the use of renovated World War II troop ships despite documented histories of potentially catastrophic safety problems. The Inquirer said it also found after a three-month investigation that unions such as the Seafarer's International Union and the National Maritime Union are more concerned with preserving jobs for American merchant seaman than with safety standards. According to one union official, the newspaper said, "both unions are aware of the potential dangers on the old ships but officially and intentionally overlook them." Coast Guard records show that old vessels owned or operated by Henry J.

Bonnabel, chief owner of the missing Poet and possibly the largest single operator in the grain trade, have a questionable safety record, the newspaper said. During the past eight years, the records show that four of Bonnabel's elderly vessels, including the Poet and three others in the grain trade, developed serious and potentially catastrophic problems at sea, the report said. Start the week off saving Save at Pizza every Monday and Tuesday from 5-9 PM. You'll get a Large Pan Pizza with any two of your favorite toppings and a refreshing pitcher of soft drink for only And that feeds a family of four! So start the week off right at your hometown Pizza restaurant. Every Monday and from5to9PM.

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