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2 The Pittsburgh Press, Wednesday, February 17, 1965 Pollution Curb Too Slow Lonely Lisa Gets Host Of New Pals People By GLENN SEASE Lisa Downs, 2, was a little girl because there U.S. Tells Ohio other children her were no HEW Cites Perils age on Sutherland Wol-verhamp ton, England. So her mother placed an ad in the paper asking for Of Waste Discharge Another TV Station Possible Here Sale Of WKFJ (UHF) For '66 Broadcasting Awaits FCC Approval By Y1M LEONARD Press TV-Radio Writer Look for Pittsburgh to got its fourth commercial television station in about a year. Remember the old ultra high frequency (UHF) station, WKJF-TV, Channel 53 atop Mt. Washington? j- That station lias heen old, pending Federal Com-Imirticntious Commix i flFCC) approval, by Agnes jj.

Reeves Greer, of Pittsburgh and Morganlown, to ihe D. H. Overmyer Com-Inimical ions of Xew Vork. Aiiiolmt of the sale was not In Mahoning River An editorial, 'Cleaning the Page 26. By ROBERT JACKSON Tress Staff Writer YOUNGSTOWN, Feb.

17 Progress is being made in the abatement of pollution in the i Kkf ft WmW' 1 ir 1 i at Jane playmates. All the next day the doorbell and telephone kept ringing. Now Lisa has so many friends she plays with them in shifts and the Downs are going to hold a big party for all of them. Lisa One of the new friends is Jane Wh alley. Mahoning River but Is it com ing fast enough? The U.

S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) apparently doesn't think so, stating without qualification that partially treated sewage and industrial wastes discharged into the Mahoning in Ohio cause pollution that endangers the revoaien. I The reason Mrs. Greer sold i si Mir awn rn nrt i (nnnvr i mil, nvi'ini'iif, (viimit .1. I 1 I 'liJI 1' I'l ITllllll III WKJF Jnc, is mat tne fLt gav nor me unimauuii iu health and welfare of Penn-sylvanians.

The Mahoning: empties into the Beaver River just below New Castle, and Is a principal source of water for the Beaver Valley. Samuel P. McBride, manager of the Beaver Falls Water Authority which serves about 65,000 persons, told the conference his organization had to make numerous plant improvements in recent years to: t'' W'CEsSjk r. 'xWl SHIRLEY COCHRANE SHFI.LKV COCHRANE jmtl I'll 111.: an KIL fcivc Up ihe franchise. That moans thRt since the Overmyer firm bought the station, it undoubtedly plans to put it on the air.

The FCC ultimatum to idle TV franchises throughout the ebuntry has been, in effect, that they "either put up or dose up within a year." WKJF's year actually was up last October but cxlen- "Baby" bristles while mother gets the brush in preparation for show. Cats 'Brush Up' For Honors control odor ana onensive tastes in the water. He said the quality or the water at Beaver Falls is "below standard." Mr. McBride said that while Miss Western Pennsylvania Princess Calico pmerged as baths," their mother reported. sions were crameri iinm Jan.

IS getting the brush these Miss Western Pennsylvania in Entries from as far away as Indiana. Kentucky and even Canada are expected for the championship show. Six special awards and six 11 wnen rLO pui me nnai faySi but u.g Ior hpr own a pubjc halot at ast ypar.s pressure on. g00f) shoWi Th(, judg.ps hpr Zr ci n.M.nr nniinii AnnRinrr thp hrnsh with "host longhaired female," a Despite the pampering, rrineess and Baby are plain household cats and, as such, will he JndRed on condition and temperament. the Beaver River water quality had shown some improvement if less glamorous, to the FCC for transfer of tender, loving care are Shelly ooveted; best awards will be given.

The up to 1954, it appears a static Channel 53 franchise to ana Shirley Cochrane, id-year- The latter title Princess has nuhlie will atrain choose Mr. condition has existed since that "its interests officially on did twins from Ridgway Periifreed rats- er felines Evans Heights, Library. time. To improve water quality further, he said considerable improvements in waste treatment processes and sew held two years running. Last year one of her offspring, "Baby," got into the act, winning male kitten honors at the show.

will be judged on much and Miss Western Pennsyl- stricter standards. vania. But the regular household Show hours will be 10 a. m. variety have been known to until 9 p.

m. March 27 and 10 Ffti. its deadline for fceftins; on the aii or at Jwist beciiininff some sort building operation will be about March 1, SiSerri and baby. Mrs. Sherri Finkhine, whose fight for an abortion to prevent birth of a drug-deformed child years ago gained worldwide publicity, poses with her newest child in Phoenix.

Mrs. Finkbine said the baby is perfectly normal and "has been just great a tremendous source of satisfaction and joy to us." The baby, Jody, was born Jan. 30. Tliey are busy cedlnsT Princess Calico ready for her third try for honors in the, Renaissance City Cat So with titles to defend, steal the show and Mrs. a.

m. until 6 p. m. March J8. ''Whether the Overmeyer Club show March 27-28 at brushing and bathing is the Blanche Hite, cat club socre- Entry deadline is March 1.

order of the day at the Coeh- tary, stressed that any cat Those wishing to enter may jcopie will use our present fa- ()(. Flying- Carpet Motor rane household. The twins do owners from the Tri State write Mrs. Barbara Ladley, Lodge near Greater Pitts eility or build their own is a 112 Roberts Clairton. John Perring of Chicago, wrho says the Bank of England owes him $1,120,000,000, burgh Airport.

the brushing and "I give the area may compete. ood question," Mr. Clark Said. ri'nlike baseball or foot hall Warns. TV franchises don't age treatment facilities must be considered.

HEW issued a strongly worded 60-page report at a two-day conference which opened yesterday at the Voyager Motor Inn in downtown Youngstown. The conference was called to appraise the clean stream effort in the Mahoning Valley. Evidence to support a continuing abatement effort was submitted by the seven steel companies in the valley. A scoreboard of progress outlined by Robert F. Doo- is in London "to get this all sorted out." Mr.

Perring, 55, claims that the bank was paying his County Allots Aid To Culture 2 Symphony Groups And WQED Benefit Teamsters Open Seminar Here Study Techniques For Bargaining Seventy-five Teamster offi Stupak Not Guilty On All Six Counts Possession Of Gambling Device Last Charge Thrown Out By Court Chester Stupak today was cleared of a charge of a gambling device, allowing him to escape the final in a six-count indictment stemming from a State Police great grandfa-Uhor, Frederick frctve the city. And with the nucleus of a fairly good facility still availahle at WKJF and all new TV sots equipped UHF on the band by rder of the FCC since last April, it would be safe to as-jtime the now Overmeyer station could become an on-the-all reality by next March. Z- A second franchise, mean-Jwhile, exists in the city. rThat's Channel 22 old Mr. Terring Perring, monthly interest of Conrad Hilton, whose hotels span the globe, was reported "doing all right" today by attendants at St.

John's Hospital in Santa Monica, Calif. Mr. Hilton, 77, was taken there by ambulance Sunday from Palm Springs for treatment of a lower respiratory infection "and mild fever. A spokesman said Mr. Hilton underwent tests and that his fever had "abated slightly." In London, Judge- Oswell MacLcay refused to allow' a 4-year-old named Linda 16 testify at the trial of Ifcnry Corke, who was hauled Into court by his neighbor an argument.

Linda is a chimpanzee. Corke said the neighbor claimed she was offensive and he wanted to prove to the court she was "quiet and well-behaved." cials from Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia today began a three-day seminar 1 not her budget story, next pope. The County Commissioners today began doling out money for cultural activities, includ- aid in an old Millvale' here on collective bargaining brewery. a gambling place and being a common gambler. techniques Five other marges which little, vice president and general counsel of the Youngstown Sheet and Tube showed various degrees of improvement in retarding blast furnace dust, coke plant waste, rolling mill scale and oil and acid discharge.

It also showed that all mills have adequate plating treatment and by next year will have all sewage discharge carried by municipal treatment $600 on a deposit of $56,000 made in the middle of the last century. The interest never was collected, he says, nor was the principal removed. He calculated the amount of money owed him by the bank at $1,120,000,000. "I think this will be a very short job," he said. "I have a definite claim." The bank had no comment.

The final charge against jng $5,000 to educational tele- oiu(mK uu ponce KtaHnn WQED. SI 5.000 testimony that four or five The meeting is in the Monongahela Room of the renn-Sheraton Hotel under auspices of Teamsters Joint Council No. 40 in Pittsburgh, arose from the raid early last year were dismissed yesterday by Judge Ralph H. Smith Jr. Three oilier defendants in the case did not fare as well.

Each was fined $500 plus costs today after being found WENS owned by Attorney Thomas P. Johnson, who is -Tice president and secretary of the Pirates. t'-Mr, Johnson was out of own and unavailable for comment. W'KJF at the time of the ale, actually was known as VAND. Those letters were jaken from Mrs.

Greer's station in Canton, Ohio. 53 had a short air life here, having transmitted Cnly from August, 1953, to June 1951. dually, there are two PC approvals which have to Harry A. Tevis, joint council president, said the participants guilty on five counts. 1 1 nyr4 Thnll qi'ii EVrtrl foill and Thcv Fred are Caiaecia, 14, will discuss legal, ethical procedural aspects of labor-management relations.

"Professional education is a must for today's successful union leader," Mr. Tevis said. Guest speakers include: Henry Shore, regional director of the National Labor Re dice were found in a pocket of his coat during the raid Jan. 3. Stupak, 48, of 3H12 Browns-ville Brentwood, was one of 55 men arrested when the raiders, using steel-tipped battering rams, smashed into the U.

Servicemen of Allegheny County Club, 104 Mead St. State Police said they also broke through a wall to bypass two other doors, but said no game was in progress when they finally entered the room. The troopers, led by Sgt. James I). Barger, did find gambling chips scattered on the floor and some playing cards.

Trooper Robert. Ivory testified he found the dice in a coat, later identified as plants. Mr. Doolitlle was challenged because the report contained no data on specific volume flows of waste. The steel industry spokesman replied that this information was confidential and in part competitive within the industry.

Fred Wampler, regional coordinator for the S. Dept. of Interior, said pollution on the Mahoning below Warren, will seriously hamper efforts to moot existing and projected 6. made before it gets back jn the air -the sale, which is of 1150 Brabee North Side; William Lcgas, 51, of 225 Sunnyland Brentwood, and Philip C. Grosse, 58, of 405 Soose Shaler Twp.

In addition to the fine, Caiaecia was placed on one year's probation because he had a criminal record. Stupak, although cleared completely in the case, was ordered to pay court costs by Judge Smith. The judge threw out the charges against Stupak after Defense Attorney Hubert 1. 1 lations Board; Walter A. to the American Wind Symphony and $1000 to he Mc-Keesport Symphony Society.

"Donald V. Tavernor, president of said the County grant and $10,000 from the City are important items in his' $650,000 annual budget. He said 70 per cent of WQED's viewers have less than a college education, a contrast to the early WQED audiences of culturally-oriented people. One of Ihe projects financed by the County grant is television of the annual County Fair at South Park. The Wind Symphony again will offer 10 free barge concerts this summer at the river communities of Clairton, Mc-Keesport, Sewickley, Tarcn-tum and Oakmont.

There will be one adult concert and one children's concert at each community. The 75-member McKeesport Symphony Orchestra will of Bblem, 0niMagglo; motion" direct Oyermyer part of the own-1 wyermyers pa in hi iwruirtiiuu dim mWK 'v" recreation demands, He noted that polluting sub-1 stances from industrial, mu-I nicipal and storm sewers cre ftrship of one more UHF station than is presently allowed. Otcrmyer owns seven stations, which Is the limit. Channel 53 would Iw the firm's eighth. Mr.

Clark felt strongly that lie FCC would waive its rule and permit Overmyer to file for an eighth I'HF outlet because of the tremendous growth expec ted in I II television. Teitelbaum contended there filiation Service; Joseph Murphy, vice president, American Arbitration and Father Dexter Hanlcy, Georgetown University Law Center. Morand Schniitt, recording secretary of Teamsters Wal is chairman. The seminar moderator is Dr. Richard F.

McMahon, former professor at Duquesne University and the University was insufficient evidence to Stupak's. sustain them. The other three men were represented by Attorney A. Arthur Boscia. The charges Included estab Grosse and Logas were linked when testimony revealed they had arranged for rental of the club.

None of the defendants took the stand yesterday. Another defendant, Jerome Ardolino, 61, of 14!) Southern Mt. Washington, is ill and will face trial later. In the event the FCC would ate health hazards to persons attempting water contact activities. He also said water quality in the Mahoning down-stream from Warren Is so poor that no fishing exists in this region.

Mr. Wampler added it is unlikely that wild life can he greatly benefited by pollution abatement due to extensive lishing a gambling place, permitting people to collect for the purpose of gambling, leasing a place for gamhling, persuading people to frequent fer a free concert March 19 in Clairton as part of its Mon-Yough Valley program. grant Oveimver the right to! of Pittsburgh, wno now cu-own eight stations, it stands legislative and train-to reason Ovei mver would lin department for the East-then choose to give up a lesser ei'n Coherence of Jeamsters. holding than major market! i i Pittsburgh. iMunhall Man Robbed Hcar Fund drive The sale of WKJF Is the second television transaction industrial and urban develop-' Ann Porter, of Tarentum, left; Jim Delancev.

Ver mont adjacent 1o the stream. ona' anfl Rudolph of Castle Shannon have been named Edward Cleary, executive "Heart Ambassadors" for the 15 Heart Fund campaign of within recent months here. Cox Broadcasting of Atlanta, recently purchased Channel 11 for 22 million the Western Pennsylvania Heart Assn. director of the Ohio River Of $250 In Braddock A Munhall man was robbed of his $200 paycheck and $51 in cash early today by four men who jumped into his car when he stopped for a rod light at 9th Street and Talbot Avenue, Braddock. "Albert Andreski of 215 Lea All three youngsters were born with heart defects, but after operations here, the damage was corrected and now they all lead normal, happy lives.

7HF riTTSni'RGH TRESS T5.11T 42 rnt Snnrf.w 1 i.nl. nWth oti( vnr sunrtny St. told police the thugs MaiI In flrt ann arrnnfl innr whr i a a no rarnrr delivery. Daily- me forced him to dl'lVe to Jllfl "nniL Street, near the Monongahela River, where the robbery took "Mr. Goldfinger" from London Airport on a one-uay ticket to Tel Aviv yesterday.

lis ticket number mis 007 the same as the code number or fir-tional secret agent "James Bond." place. i THE FAMILY CIRCUS Valley Sanitation Commission, and member of the conference panel, reminded Mr. Wampler that witnesses yesterday emphasized industrial uses of the stream as opposed to fishing interests. "Fish are less important than people," Mr. Cleary said was the crux of yesterday's testimony.

Pennsyhania's story was fold by Dr. Charles L. Wil-bar, chairman of the Commonwealth's Water and Sanitary Board. Asked by Dr. Emmett W.

Arnold, director of the Ohio Department of Health, whether waste discharged from Ohio endangers the health of Pennsylvanians, Dr. Wilbar answered: "We've had no outbreak of disease. Sewage cleanup is to a point where virol infection is almost nil. The current and future program in Ohio is a good one and will considerably improve the quality of the river." Families Flee Fire Fire blamed on a defective flue forced five families to flee a 2H-story frame apartment house at 622 Dallas Homewood, about 10 a. today, causing an estimated SJ000 damage.

Cownnj porpoise. Clowning for the camera with Judy Schurr is "Carolina Snowball," the only albino porpoise in captivity. The friendly mammal frolicked with Judy at the Miami Seaquarlum. KOBERT IVORV JOHX P. LOFTLS You sure know how to hurt a guy!" I Slate Troopers tote evidence later dismissed by judge..

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