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1 1 1 1 Evening Journal, Wilmington, Saturday, July 26, 1 975 3 Body Identified Today other of 6-Year Old Ml t-Kun Lase Victim THE NATION Staten Island Ferry's Nickel Fare Doomed NEW YORK (UPI) The nick-el fare on the Staten Island Ferry has survived since 1897 but the city's current financial crisis will end it. The city council last night approved Mayor Abe Beame's tax package, calling for a fare raise to 25 cents for a roundtrip. The city's credit rating took a final blow yesterday when Moody's Investors Service joined Standard Poor's in withdrawing its credit recommendation on New York's short-term notes. Both rating services are, in effect, telling potential investors the city is a bad credit risk. The body of a woman, found lying beside Wrangle Hill Rd.

and apparently the victim of a hit and run accident, was identified today as that of Annette Sitewicz, 28, of 384 Holly Knoll near Hockessin. State police today were still trying to locate the driver of the vehicle that hit Ms. Sitewicz, mother of a 6-year-old daughter who recently moved to the suburban development, according to neighbors. Detectives said Ms. Sitewicz Lack of Statewide Hookup Hurts Police, Report Finds was found about 11 Wednesday night, just east of U.S.

13. She had been hurled 80 feet by the impact of a maroon vehicle, police said. The woman was seen in a nearby service station just before she died, She was crying and said she had an argument with a boyfriend and needed a ride back to Hockessin. She finally started walking towards Delaware City, where she said she had a married sister. The boyfriend identified himself to police this morning, was questioned, and later released.

tration funnels millions of dollars into the state for a vast number of programs designed to reduce crime in the state. Other criticisms of the criminal justice system included in the report: There are no established minimum standards for recruitment of Delaware police officers. Many police agencies cannot provide 24-hour protection to their jurisdictions. Police agencies haven't utilized the possibilities for sharing equipment and auxiliary services. Data From NATIONAL WtAlhEf SEHVICt NOAA.

US Depl of Commerce A Delaware Agency to Reduce Crime staff report says the state's police agencies are hampered by lack of a statewide communications system which would allow police departments to listen to each other. The report also claims there is a need for statewide planning in youth aid since the problems of juveniles often reach beyond the jurisdiction of a single police agency. DARC, chaired by Gov. Sherman W. Tribbitt, is the agency through which the federal Law Enforcement Assistance Adminis kV W4 I 'x'Cff4 ALMANAC CORNER No Evidence Of Rape in Allen Slaying By PHIL MILFORD 73-year-old Mary Amelia Allen had always shown up punctually at the Wilmington dress shop where she worked.

It was the failure of the Clay-mont widow to appear at the store Thursday that led to the discovery of her slaying. Mrs. Allen, described as quiet and soft-spoken by her co-workers, was found dead in her trim little home at 301 Gov. Printz Blvd. She had been stabbed more than 20 times in a brutal killing for which the police have no motive or suspects.

Yesterday Mrs. Allen's supervisor at Leroy's Feminine Fashions, 832 Market described her as a "very sweet person" who never complained. Cora Johnston told how Mrs. Allen had worked for 6 months before a recent hip operation without complaint, even though she was in pain. It was a call to Mrs.

Allen's daughter-in-law, by the worried supervisor after the woman failed to appear for work, that led to the discovery. Margaret Allen, of 107 Shelly Ashbourne Hills, went to her mother-in-law's home Thursday afternoon after first calling her husband, Ralph, at work. She found the body in a pool of blood in a It apparently had been dragged from the bathroom. The victim's clothes were ripped and the shocked daughter-in-law told neighbors of the victim she appeared to have been raped. But state medical examiner Dr.

Ali Z. Hameli conducted an autopsy yesterday. He and state police detectives said there was no evidence the woman had been sexually assaulted. Death was caused by the stab wounds, Hameli said, apparently inflicted with a knife, although no weapon was found. Police said the woman apparently was attacked as she was getting dressed to go to work.

They said the house was in good order and nothing appeared missing. They ruled out robbery as a motive. Detectives were reluctant to prove more details about the crime. Mrs. Allen had lived alone since the death of her husband, Floyd, in 1972.

They had live in the house 23 years. "Her sons were always telling her to move out of the house and live with them, instead of alone," Mrs. Johnston said, "but she always said, 'I love my home' and wouldn't move. The last person to see Mrs. Allen alive was a neighbor, Robert F.

Oberg 23, of 2 Palace who kept his car in the widow's garage. He saw her about 8 Wednesday night. Police believe the murder took place between then and 10 the next morning when Mrs. Johnston tried to call to find out why she hadn't come to work. Mrs.

Allen is survived by two sons, Ralph E. of Ashbourne Hills and John F. of Aston Township, a daughter, Mrs. Marie A. Congdon, of Claymont; a brother, John Smith, of Felton; two sisters, Mrs.

Anna Herd of Viola, and Mrs. Florence Brown, of Dover; five grandchildren, and three greatgrandchildren. Services will be Tuesday afternoon at 2 at the Robert Moreland Funeral Home, 9th and Main Trainer, where friends may call Monday night after 7. Interment will be in Lawn Croft Cemetery, Lower Chichester Township, Pa. Births Delayed As Collie Works 7 Staff Photo by Ron Dubick Carnival Day Rone Seningrn, dim-tor of the at the A.I.

du ront Institute, taken the Um'M earnival day fextivitieH yewterday. A staff of 70 volunteers and counselor are conducting the day eamp for 89 youngster. The ramp runs until Aug. I. Temperatures E'pected Sunday Morning 6 Face Charges Why Foil Escape? Cons Write It Out Black Market Feared In Canning Equipment MUNCIE, Ind.

(AP)-Ball Corp. has begun an internal investigation and the FBI has been asked to conduct a search in several states for missing canning-jar lids amid reports of a growing home-canning equipment black market. A spokesman for Ball said fewer than 1 million lids were missing in what has been termed internal thefts. But the Munci Star said as many as 30 million lids may be missing as part of a black market operation. Schools Surrender On Slacks, Long Hair PASADENA, Tex.

(UPI)-The school district that kicked kindergarten student Billy Epperson out of class a year and a half ago because of his shaggy haircut has been forced to change its dress and grooming code. Officials said they will allow girls to wear slacks and boys to wear slightly longer hair this fall. Before, girls were restricted to skirts and a boy's hair could not touch his collar or cover his ears. "You can't ban girls from wearing pants when you can't mention the word 'girls' in the code. The same goes for boys' hair," board chairman J.

B. Morris said. Buses to Carry Third Of Boston's Students Boston (AP) Nearly one-third of an expected enrollment of 84,000 public school pupils will be bused to classes when Boston's phase 2 desegregation plan begins this fall. In a preliminary transportation plan filed in U.S. District Court yesterday, the School Committee said 26,250 students will ride to and from school in chartered buses to comply with U.S.

District Court Judge W. Arthur Garri-ty's desegregation order. Another 7,000 high school pupils enrolled in citywide magnet high schools will receive passes to travel on public buses and streetcars. Armored-Truck Pair Arrested for Theft CHICAGO (AP) Two armored-truck messengers have been arrested by the FBI in the second major theft in less than a year from Purolator Security, Inc. Irvin L.

Berndt, 27, of Park Forest, 111., and Edward V. Howard 30, of Chicago, were charged with bank larceny in connection with the theft of $150,000 from one of the firm's vans July 11. The FBI said Berndt admitted under questioning that he handed the package of money out a window of the armored truck to Howard, who was off duty. Despite the arrests, not all of the money has been recovered. 12 Quit Indiana Posts, Critical of Governor INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Members of two state boards have resigned to protest Gov.

Otis R. Bowen's demand that disciplinary action be taken against the persons responsible for hiring an escaped mental patient as a prison doctor. The seven members of the state Medical Registration and Examination Board and the five members of the Board of Podiatry TZxaiitincrs resigned, yestcruay after Bowen ordered them to discipline investigators who cleared Robert E. Hales for a provisional medical license and a post at a prison hospital. Tarbutton Meredith Tarbutton, 23, confessed killer of a 7-year-old boy, was sentenced to 30 years in prison yesterday on sex charges involving five other youngsters.

Four months ago the Superior Court judge who sentenced Tarbutton yesterday, Robert C. O'Ha-ra, acquitted him of a murder charge on grounds Tarbutton was insane at the time of the killing. O'Hara ordered Tarbutton committed to the Delaware State Hospital, where he will remain. SI July 26 Ik I The Weather Map There will be showers Saturday from central Texas to the East Coast and in the Great Lakes region. It will be cooler in the central portion of the nation and warmer in the Southeast.

The Forecasts WILMINGTON AND VICINITY Fair and cool tonight, low around 60. Sunny and pleasant Sunday, high in low 80s. KENT and SUSSEX COUNTIES Fair, low around 60. Sunny Sunday, high in 80s. Chance of rain near zero through Sunday.

SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA Sunny and very comfortable today and Sunday. Highs 80 to 85. Clear and cool tonight. Lows upper 50s and low 60s. Probability of rain near zero through Sunday.

NEW JERSEY SHORE Sunny and warm today. High in low 80s. Clear tonight. Lows in low to mid 60s. Sunny and cooler Sunday.

High in 70s. Probability of precipitation 10 percent tonight and Sunday. Winds northerly 10 to 15 miles an hour today and tonight. Ocean water temperatures are in the mid 60s. CHESAPEAKE BAY Winds north or northwest 5 to 15 knots through tonight, becoming light variable Sunday.

Visibilities over 5 miles. Average waves in unprotected waters about a foot today and tonight. Fair weather. Flood Watches Continue in East By Associated Press Flood warnings along portions of the mid-Atlantic coast and flood watches over some parts of Texas i liiiuuii-u Uittl cul I lUUdy. Showers and thunderstorms were reported last night over a wide area from Oklahoma and Texas through the Gulf coast states and southern Appalachians up most of the Atlantic coast.

Warnings remained in effect for the Millstone River of northern New Jersey. Storms in that area diminished overnight, but local heavy rains since midnight produced flooding along Nancy Creek in Georgia. Storms in the Southwest diminished, and threatened gusty winds and heavy rain in the Phoenix area failed to materialize. The North Central portion of the nation continued to enjoy fair skies and mild temperatures. Mild temperatures were predicted from the Rockies to the Pacific coast.

Readings in the Southwest were hot, reaching well over 100 yesterday. Fresno was the "coolest" in the area at 103. An 1 If FV 87 1 Low Until United Cerebral Palnv Camn Manito Walter Bland lor a walk during But the 21 prisoners spent most of yesterday writing out their reasons for stopping the inmates who overpowered three guards and locked them in an office after taking their keys and opening other cell doors, apparently expecting cooperation from the other men. By 6 last night the prisoners hadn't finished writing but Redman said he expected to get their statements Monday morning. From several sources, it appeared yesterday the major reasons for putting down the rebellion were: a dislike of tear gas, fear of tighter security and restriction of privileges and the possibility some men would get hurt.

The six prisoners who started the incident were identified as: Oscar Jordan, 29, of Manor Park, near Wilmington, serving 12 to 15 years for robbery; his brother, Curtis Jordan, 22, of the game address, serving a similar robbery sentence; Leonard Huntsman, 21, of Du Ross Heights, 3 years for burglary; Edward L. White, 20, of Wilmington, 5 years for possession of a firearm during a felony; Edward E. Bonds 22 of Roselle, 3 years for burglary, and Howard G. Robinson, 19, of Delaware City, 3 years on a variety of charges, including escape from a drug detoxification center, assault and reckless driving. The six were reported armed with home-made knives, some made from spoons and others from wire.

They locked the guards in an office before unlocking the cells. Then 21 of the freed prisoners jumped the six conspirators, disarmed them and locked them in a cell. The six will be charged with attempted escape and assault on prison guards. Their cases will be referred to the Attorney Generals office for grand jury action, Redman said. The six are confined to their cells.

Redman refused to release the names of the 21 rescuers. on 5 Boys' ton had lured a number of small boys to the park area to perform sex acts in return for small sums of money. More than 40 sex charges were lodged against Tarbutton, but all except five were dropped when he pleaded guilty to the killing of the boy. O'Hara in sentencing Tarbutton ordered that if the court becomes satisfied that Tarbutton is no longer dangerous he must be transferred from the hospital to prison to Extended Outlook Monday Wednesday. Chance of showers or thunderstorms Monday, seasonable temperatures, highs in 80s, lows near 70.

Record, Tides Sunrise Today 5.56; Tomorrow 5:57 Sunset Today 8: 21; Tomorrow 8:20 Length ot day 14 hours, 25 minutes. Moon (gibbous waning) rises tonight 9:50 TEMPERATURE DATA High yesterday 82 Low yesterday 65 Average yesterday 74 Normal for date 76 Low this morning 61 Record temperatures for today since 1894: High 99 in 1894; low 51 in 1920. DEGREE DAYS (Cooling) Yesterday 9 Season through yesterday 584 Normal through yesterday 513 To same date last season 560 PRECIPITATION DATA Precipitation yesterday 10 Month to date 5.51 in. Normal for entire month 4.31 in. Year to date 32.16 in.

Normal (as of end of month) 23.44 in. TIDES AT MARINE TERMINAL High Low Tomorrow A.M. 3:12 10:21 Tomorrow PM 3:41 10:35 HIGH TIDES TOMORROW A.M. P.M. Rehoboth Beach Breakwater Harbor Lewes xxxx 12:08 Slaughter Beach 12:11 12:38 Bowers Beach 12:38 1:05 Bombay Hook 1:21 1:50 Port Penn Reedy Point 2:21 2 50 Kent Island 8:22 9:19 Baltimore 10:06 11:03 Chesapeake City 1:35 Air Quality 24-Hour Average at 8 A.M.

Partial- Sulfur Today's lates Dioxide Indi-(cotn) (ppm) est or Woods Haven-Kruse School xx xx xx 17th and King Sts. .4 .02 16 County Bldg. KirkwoodHwv. .7 .01 17 Old Ferry Dock. New Castle xx xx xx Indicator scale: 0-30.

good; 30-60, satisfactory; 60-100, unsatisfactory; over 100, poor. (Readings of 16 on particulates and .13 on sulfur dioxide are considered in violation of state standards. Indicator is determined by combining actual readings with forecast weather conditions to provide an index of their effect on the quality of air. Missing readings due to computer malfunction. EVENING JOURNAL 83) Orange Wilmington, Del.

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Newhouse (NH), Newsday (ND). New Yotk Times (NYT), Washington Post (WP) and Washington Star (WS). A distaste for tear gas and a fear of tighter security may have been reasons why 21 prisoners at Delaware Correctional Center foiled an escape attempt by six of their peers Thursday night. Prison officials reluctantly released yesterday the names of the six charged with starting the rebellion in the maximum security building, but offered only limited explanation for the counterattack that stopped the uprising. Deputy Warden Walter W.

Redman said he was too busy collecting information on the attempted break to draw any definite conclusion. Some guards, who declined to be identified said they felt the installation of a color television set in the building Thursday afternoon was a damper on tempers there. Body in River Still Sought Firemen were still searching today for the body of a man seen jumping off the Delaware Memorial Bridge about 11:30 a.m. yesterday. Bridge police said the man is believed to be Faber Laird Snyder, 31, of 1902 Lincoln Gwin-hurst, whose identity was learned from papers in his car parked on the bridge.

Police said there were witnesses to the apparent suicide leap from the center span on the eastbound bridge. Police said Snyder left a note and had been despondent. Firemen from Goodwill, Hollo-' way Terrace and Minquadale are dragging the Delaware River. Floods Fatal to 55 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) The death toll has reached 55 from heavy rains and floods sweeping through parts of Pakistan, officials said today. Sentenced Tarbutton, a mentally retarded house painter, had confessed he killed Bobby Johnson during a frenzy last August when the boy threatened to reveal how Tarbutton had lured him to a woods near Rockford Park to perform a sex act.

At yesterday's sentencing, a sobbing Tarbutton screamed, "Oh, God, I didn't kill nobody. I didn't kill Bobby Johnson." During an investigation of the killing, police discovered Tarbut MEADVILLE, Pa. (AP) Some dogs don't know when to quit. After a heavy windstorm knocked down a fence at Herbert Kimmy's farm near here, about 50 cows escaped. His grandson's collie, Bootsie, was called in to help round up the scattered animals.

She did. But when her owners returned to their house, they found that Bootsie had given birth to four puppies before rounding up the cows. When she returned, she had five more. Mother and pups are fine. 122 in Death Valley NEW YORK (UPI) The highest tciiipei atuies reported yesterday in the continental United States to the National Weather Service was 122 degrees at Death Valley, Calif.

Today's low was 39 degrees at Pellston, Mich. Charges serve the sentence. The time he spends in the hospital will be credited against the sentence. The. prosecution had called Tarbutton, formerly of 49 Ivy a "walking time-bomb" and asked that he be given the maximum sentence of 81 years on the two charges of sodomy and three charges of sexual misconduct.

Tarbutton's public-defender lawyers called him a sick man who should remain in the state hospital indefinitely. 4.