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OGAL eljc $ourtuHScu 5 ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y., SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 1974 3A Railroad to issue report 3 AROUND ROCKLAND An FRA spokesman said Friday that the inspector is looking into the conditions of the entire 132-mile route from Selkirk in upstate New York to Weehawken, N.J. The Penn Central line runs inland from the Hudson and parallel to it in Rockland. The inspection was requested by both Michael Capazzi director of the Rockland Office By ROB LAUFER Staff Writer The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) official inspecting the West Shore rail line in Rockland will conclude his inspection Tuesday night and the FRA is expected to issue a report on the safety conditions of the track several days later. of Emergency Services, and Rep. Benjamin Gilman (R-Middletown) following the derailment of a 52-car Penn Central freight train and subsequent three-and-half-day tunnel fire in Haverstraw early June.

Christopher Knapton, an FRA information officer, said that the inspector is checking for broken rails, the uneven Wp.n mP'J I Clarkstown repairs finished height of the rails, defective ties and joints and too narrow or too wide gauge between the rails. He said that the inspection will take 10 days. The inspector moves along the track primarily by means of a high rail car which is like a truck outfitted for use on a rail line. After completing his survey he will ride a regular freight from the start of the line to the finish while inspecting from the caboose. Knapton said that rail lines can be divided into six degrees of quality which imposes speed limits on a train passing through a particular portion of track.

Class 1 calls for a maximum speed of 10 m.p.h. The federal inspector will check to see if Penn Central's classification of the track sections correlates with his own survey. "If we find a great number of defects that go above the minimal standards, we'll shut the line down," Knapton said. There has been a discussion recently about resuming commuter service on the West Shore Line which would make the safety conditions of the track even more important. Staff photos- Art Sarno Penn Central workmen at the rquest of Clarkstown officials this week completed repairs of a crumbling railroad crossing at Lake Road in Congers.

Some 75 feet of track, including the roadbed, were redone earlier this week after complaints from town Supervisor George Gerber. "That condition has been deteriorating for a number of years," said "Alan Freedman, assistant to the supervisor. "It was very bumpy and had become a matter of safety. It should now make a large difference to the people in Valley Candidates asked to list funds Congressional candidates in the 26th Congressional District are being asked to make public their required reports of campaign contributions and expenditures. Common Cause, a consumer's group, is requesting that all candidates for federal office provide copies of their financial reports to local newspapers and radio stations at the same time they are filed at the state capitol and in Washington.

The 1971 Federal Election Campaign Law requires all candidates to file such reports quarterly as well as 15 and five before each election. All contributors of $100 or more must be listed. Buses to serve Piermont An official for the Red and Tan Bus Lines, which serves Rockland, said Friday that buses to and from New York City will loop into Piermont from Route 9W while River Road in Grandview is closed for sewer construction. A Grandview official said earlier this week that buses would not stop in Piermont weekdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

when River Road will be closed. The bus company spokesman said this report was incorrect. N. Rockland plans budgei meeting NORTH ROCKLAND The North Rockland School District has announced a public hearing on its revised 1974-75 budget will be held Monday at 8 p.m. at North Rockland High School, Hammond Road, Thiells.

The budget is scheduled to be resubmitted to district voters Aug. 15, with registration scheduled for Aug. 7 at the Haverstraw Middle School, the North Garnerville Element tary School, and the James A. Farley Middle School. Meditation group plans lectures MONSEY The Rockland County Center of the International Society of Transcendental Meditation plans to hold two free introductory lectures this week at 8 p.m.

Monday, the lecture will be at the Marine Midland Bank, N. Middletown Road, Pearl River. Tuesday, the lecture is scheduled at the New City VFW Post, South Mountain Road. Amber Salzman at poolside book shelf Library: Read while you bask at pools "Read while you bask" is the name of the Finkelstein Memorial Library's new program at the town pools loca.jd on Saddle River Road and on Spook Rock Road in Monsey. The program allows both adults and children to borrow books while at the pools, read them there, and, or, take them home, and then return them to the pool or the library on Madison Avenue.

"Last week we made 100 paperbacks available at each of the pools," said Sheila Wolfe, the program coordinator, and we have had to replace them with another 100 this week. The borrowing is going on at a rapid pace, with both children and adults taking advantage of our program." "It's a pleasure to see these kids reading during the said another library spokesman who was at the pool with his family. "This is an excellent idea; said a Spring Valley resident. "These kids cannot, stay in the water for five straight hours, so this gives' them something to do during "rest New City man 6th in plane contest rerouted traffic in a mile detour by the crossing at Lake Road, and diverted cars along Gilchrist Road. The old track was dug out, new ties and later new track were installed in 36 hours, according to Gerber had met with officials from the Department of Transportation (DOT) to request the action.

"It was a safety problem obviously," Gerber said. "It looks good for the moment, but I'm sorry the people had to suffer the inconvenience for two days while it was being repaired." The competition is based on several factors, including maneuvering the craft and time of flight in the air. Schaffer will continue his quest for honors there is no prize money awarded in the competition at the U.S.- nationals next week in Lake Charles, La. Last year he placed second in the event in Chicago. Schaffer designs and builds his own planes which run in Thru Friday Mew By ROB LAUFER Staff Writer Gene Schaffer of New City returned home earlier this week from Hradec-Kralove, Czechoslovakia, with a sixth-place finish out of 74 competitors in the international Aero-Olympics.

The team title in the model-plane competition, which is held every two years, was tak cost from $100 to $125. The heavy expense involved, though, is traveling to the sites of the events: It cost him $98 alone, for example, to ship his fuel to Czechoslovakia for the Olympics. The planes are capable 'of performing dips, loops and coming to a smooth landing under the guidance of a skilled controller. Fall time. 3ALL 3 RAG SHOPS OPEN EVENINGS (Monday Cottage and in Congers that it's finally fixed," he said.

In a story on deteriorating Rockland rail conditions in June The Journal-News detailed probems at the crossing. A picture accompanying the story showed a rail spike easily pulled from rotting tie. Freedman said the crossing had been the subject of motorists' complaints for "a long time." He said he would "not be surprised" if the potholes and loose track caused some damage to cars passing over them. During repairs on Monday and Tuesday, town officials en for the sixth time in succession by the United States, with Schaffer helping boost the U.S. standing among the 24 countries competing.

Schaffer, a 40-year old dental technician in Mt. Vernon, has been flying model planes for about 15 years. This year marked his first in the Aero-Olympics, but he has been competing for some time in U.S. events. School Brand New Assortments! Plant tablets pains cause poison scare SALE PRICES EFFECTIVE MONDAY AUG.

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45" SJ) SSCEGBBB- turned over to a police relay system for transportation to Nassau, Zugibe said. "It was kind of hectic," said Nyack Ptl. Don Clancy, who arranged for the relay. The samples were picked up at the hospital by Clarkstown police, then tarnsferred to Palisades Parkway police, Port Authority police, New York City police, and finally to Nassau County poke, who delivered them. Bidanset was able to determine that the chemicals were ammonium nitrate and ferrous sulfate and then phoned the information to the poison control center.

However, the green tablets were not identified until Wed-, nesday morning by school officials. According to Tolen, the tablets are a plant nutrient called Plantabbs which can be purchased in most hardware or garden stores. "They (the tablets) turned out to be a plant food that we don't use here," said Tolen, who conjectured that they might have been left by a visitor or almost anyone else. Frank Haera of the Rockland County Health Department contacted the state Department of Environmental Conservation Wednesday (which regulates pesticide use) to track down the chemical. However, when the chemical culprit was determined by the school officials, Haera said he would withdraw his request for a pesticide inspector.

All information will be turned over to the state Department of Agriculture and Markets (which regulates plant nutrients) to determine whether packaging regulations have been complied with, according to Haera. The Plantabbs box has no poison warning stamped on it but a chemical description is printed on the back, according to Tolen. According to Zugibe, the emergency further highlights the need for a toxicology laboratory in Rockland. "We receive letters practically every week from police agencies who need the services of such a lab, especially in narcotics cases," Zugibe said. Westchester County's lab has informed local agencies that they can no longer use its facilities after January, Zugibe said.

"We now have to send samples to Albany," he said, adding that delays can take weeks. "It's very, very possible," that the plant food incident could have been fatal, Zugibe said. By JON P. AINSWORTH Staff Writer Three Lakeside School students who complained of stomach pains Tuesday after swal-loving tablets that health officials first feared might be rat poison have been released from Nyack Hospital. Although the chemical was later identified as a plant nutrient, the incident touched off a flurry of activity among police and health agencies who worked to identify the chemical and treat the seriously ill children.

The three boys were iden-tifed by the hospital as Frank-ie Lopez, 7, Michael Kraig, 9, and Miguel Lopez, 6, all residents of the Lakeside School in Spring Valley. The youngsters were treated at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday but kept at the hospital for "observation" until Wednesday morning, the spokesman said. When the childien complained of stomach pains, a counselor took them to the school infirmary. While speaking to the children, a nurse found that the boys had tasted a green tablet that they "found somewhere on the grounds," Lakeside Deputy Director Joseph Tolen said.

"I guess the tablets could look like candy. "Rather than take any chances, we referred them to Nyack Hospital," Tolen said, adding that it was "routine procedure." According to the hospital, the children were treated upon arrival but it was important to find out what the chemical was in case of any "side effects." "They were treated, but we didn't know what the pills were," said a hospital spokesman. "We were in the dark, too." Although Nyack Hospital does maintain a poison control center it does not have a toxicology laboratory to analyze an unidentified chemical compound. So the center contacted Rockland Medical Examiner Dr. Frederick Zugibe for assistance in emergency toxicol- But since Rockland does not maintain a toxicology lab, Zugibe in turn contacted Dr.

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