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1 Friday, March 6, 1987 The Philadelphia Inquirer 3-B Friday, Marcn lag ine rnuaueipma mmci Rendell proposes waste- cutting unit Choice near for post in business unit Makes IllS first QimnoQtinn nn nnriprrmwntnl nWCPJift Kendeli By H.G. Hissingcr Inquirer Staff Writer "ihn rn U1U onice would nave the rrnl Wv'ght' cloul and power of nc yr behind it mn. II ana agcrs fail city carry out rccom" trative officers and his control over expenditures." Vincent E. LaFlcche, the deputy director of the Office of Management and Productivity in New York, said he believed that such a program could work in Philadelphia. La-: Fleche said there had been two key ingredients for the success in New York.

One was the support of Cuomo. The other was not making the office appear to be a threat to state said it was "absurd" to suggest that the mayor had no power to control productivity and delivery of services. Cohen cited a report on the powers of the mayor by the Pennsylvania Economy League, which noted that the "the mayor substantially controls the administration of the city government. He has adequate power to carry out his responsibilities, primarily through his right to appoint and remove the principal adminis DIMENSIONS missal ld be subject to dis- suS'aSf, iS-spendin of of lhe heads 0Mhy but not unri hose departments are them a any follow Controll.T Proposed by would more dinW adm'trators audits accuntablc to such Citv rv 3S in 1984, but has taken no action on Said nis ncw office was 2 :7 "waste, mis- umrm In the doc- dl tr Ren-men Kh he overtime pay-E from $35.8 nnl-He aZ milllnn' undcr Goode' hoiKnc ed invcntory in its ware-bow 1986- deluding 124 toilet bowls ana 7,000 paper chefs' hats. InSlfartideinThe firtv nat Said the PubHc mnrh Apartment had lost as ml lTr million foiling t( sub- claims t0 automobile cars repair WHrk on Plice Wendell's proposal as loidiiy impractical, Goode campaign saidoP0kesman Todd Bernstein SJk delivery ol serv-Ren, n.i' dismal state that Ed Kcndtll would like people to think it Democratic mayoral candidate Edward G.

Rendell, describing for the first time a major governmental change he would make if elected, yesterday proposed creating an "office of management and productivity" that he said would drastically cut waste and potentially save millions of dollars. The proposal, contained in a 40-page document handed out during a news conference, marked a new phase of the Rendell campaign. Up to now, the former district attorney has concentrated on trying to portray Mayor Goode, his opponent for the Democratic nomination in the May 19 primary, as a weak leader who has failed to provide basic city services. Rendcll's proposed new office would be directly under the mayor and headed by a deputy mayor. It would look at wasteful practices in the operation of the city and also follow up reports from the city controller and the Pennsylvania Economy League concerning excessive spending.

The campaign press spokesman for Mayor Goode yesterday called the proposed office unnecessary, saying the city is already functioning effectively. He also said such a proposal was unworkable under the City Charter and called Rendell "naive" for suggesting it. Rendell's press spokesman, David L. Cohen, said the charter had been studied carefully before it was decided that the proposal was feasible. Among those examining the charter for Rendell was Mark A.

Aronchick, city solicitor in the administration of Mayor William J. Green. The concept, Rendell said yesterday, is based on offices that now exist in New York state and Ohio. In New York, the Office of Productivity and Management a brainchild of Gov. Mario M.

Cuomo saved S108 million in 1986, according to an annual report issued in January. The Operations Improvement Task Force in the State of Ohio produced an annual savings of $48.9 million, according to a December 1985 report. Philadelphia's finest men's clothier cordially invites you to preview our exciting spring collection at our elegant new location, THE DREXEL BUILDING Walnut at 15th Street By William W. Sutton Jr. Inquirer Stall Writer Curtis Jones who dropped out of the race for a city commissioner's seat at Mayor Goode's request, will become the new staff director of the Minority Business Enterprise Council, according to officials close to the mayor and Jones.

Finance Director Carlo R. Gambet-ta confirmed that Jones recently had been interviewed to replace Albert A. Childs, the council's embattled director. But Gambetta declined to confirm that Jones had been selected from 14 candidates. He had said on Jan.

22 42 days ago that Childs would be replaced within 45 days. However, a city official who asked not to be identified said Jones was the choice of Goode and Councilman Lucien E. Blackwell, a Goode ally who has taken a special interest in the minority-business council's activities. Blackwell declined to comment yesterday, except to say that he expected Goode to announce a selection soon. "Curtis Jones has been approached about several jobs in the administration and in state government and most interesting of them to him was the MBEC job," said a source close to Jones.

"And I think he'll make an excellent director." Contacted yesterday afternoon, Jones declined to comment, saying only that he was "hopeful." A former assistant manager in the city Commerce Department, Jones announced his candidacy for one of three city commissioners' seats in January but dropped out of the race two weeks ago. While Jones had the support of state Reps. Chaka Fattah and Vincent Hughes of Philadelphia, he said that he stepped aside because union administrator Lana Felton-Ghee was the mayor's choice and he wanted to preserve party unity. Blackwell predicted then that Jones would get another job in the Goode administration. Felton-Ghee failed to win the De-mocratice Party endorsement this week for the election board post.

Instead, parly officials endorsed Margaret M. Tartalione, incumbent chairwoman of the city commissioners, and Maurice Floyd, a former Council sergeant-at-arms who is a lobbyist for the Register of Wills Office. Seen getting minority-business job 10 City Hall sources Good fias asked Floyd, a North Philadelphia ward leader, to get out of he city commissioners' race bu Hoyd has Insisted he is in thtScS As director of the minority-business council, Jones. 29, would control over a controversial city pro-gam that was expected to enhance business opportunities for minor-ties and women under a 1982 law that set aside a percentage of city contract work for those groups would be responsible for certi ying m.nority-owned and female-owned businesses and for enforcing the set Jones worked with small businesses as a part of his job at the Commerce Department for four years. Before that, he was special assistant to the director of the gift property program in the Office of Housing and Community Dcvelou-ment.

Since the program began, Black-well and many minority contractors have argued that the spirit of the law has been violated by In May The Inquirer reported that 41 percent of city construction contracts in fiscal years 1984 and 1985 had been awarded to contracting firms that named as subcontractors company hat professed to be minority con-trolled or female but actually were In December, Gambetta told Childs that he would be reassigned to other responsibilities in the city Finance Department. Childs, who earns $51,000 a year, will retain his title as a deputy finance director It could not be determined yesterday whether Jones would become a deputy finance director or how much he would earn. "Man j' the allu Foauciivny a.e SThe niuriiMnurV 17 said. "You he fmm 1 manage productivity Mayor Office The Home and th s1'Pulates that services rpVnnn? uelivery of services are the responsibility of the managing direc- "jsR rpdnll PrPsal, said Bernstein, naiJ another example of how 'If Kondell is when it comes to pjpSiONS) Fine Clothiers Importers (215) 564-1132 how government Rend ell's press secretary, Cohen, II I33wfam1il in A PPL I A ETS Judge denies union bid to stop work in park 1 I I I I II I wmm iS-Rk fVlETQltniCUI FISHER ami i lr 35" rppt uicvj I uuLun iv i SMALL WONDER HQ 36 TO 50" PROJECTION VHS Video Cassette Recorder CAMCORDER it: ii 1 1 m.m JUST INTRODUCED mTmmmm i FULL FEATURED Wireless Remote Control IpW Jgj STEREO III jjjil 111 LOWEST By Edward Power Inquirer Stall Writer A Common Pleas Court judge yesterday denied a request, led by municipal union leader Earl Stout, to halt private landscaping work in Fairmount Park. The judge, Nelson A.

Diaz, said in a written opinion that issuing an injunction against the privately funded landscape work "could cause greater loss to the needs of the city" than to the union. The ruling against District Council 33 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees came three days after the judge heard testimony from city and union officials. In its request for the injunction, District Council 33 argued that a $1.3 million improvement project in Fair-mount Park, funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts, was depriving city workers of jobs. The union also contended that the city, by allowing the work to be done, was violating terms of its collective-bargaining agreement. Diaz noted in his 10-page opinion that it was not his duty to decide the merits of the union's claims of contract violations.

Rather, the judge wrote, under state injunction laws he had only to determine whether there might be "immediate and irreparable harm" to the union if the PRICE IN THE order was not issued. Diaz found that no such damage would result if he ruled against the union. State law also stipulates that an injunction should only be imposed if the complainant in this case the union could not be financially compensated for damages caused by the dispute. Because the union has also filed an unfair-labor-practice complaint with I. Labor Relations Board, Diaz noted that a favorable ruling by that board would entitle the union to seek such financial redress.

Those damages, court testimony indicated, could be based on wages lost by city workers because of the privately funded work. The city had contended in court that it followed the terms of its agreement with the union regarding contracting out. But Stout testified that neither he nor any other union official had approved the work "We're certainly disappointed" said Samuel Spear, the union's attorney. "But other than that I can't say anything else until I've had a chance to read the opinion." Ralph Teti, deputy city solicitor said, "Obviously, we're pleased and think it's supportive of the view we took all along, which is that the work in Fairmount Park needs to get done and not delayed." AU10FOCIIS SaiD STATE 1 Jlllilil Wis MODEL ElCTRIC VIEW FINDER Jf FVH906j04 II 13 COLOR I 1Q FlSHEKfMjREHAS mifWoi TV I COLOR TV LITTON Microwave Oven 6 nnuinp i I UPRIGHT HUlUIIIMIIb CABLE READY WIRFI f.Q RFMOTE WASHER 1 VACUUM ii si nil DIRECT ACCESS TUNING MODEL CLEANER ai mm I jl38 vv i deluxe vhs (pi opif Air QFrialdairelfKLH uinrn iinni ft. I -1 iviUNITOR LVATCH IREMOIICONTrol r44 player mmssil DB i mm mmm a MAN Trial begins for man, 25, charged in stabbing death ek PRICE Automatic Ironl loading I 1 Operation I 'CABLE READY I Telephone Answering Systeir nwJZBI.

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3, 1986, and the aggravated assault nine days later of another woman, Veda Powell, 21, who survived six stab wounds. Both women were attacked as they stood at North Philadelphia bus stops early in the morning on their way to work. Dirickson, a widow and the mother of four grown children, was stabbed to death and her purse was stolen while she waited at 17th and York Streets. Powell was attacked at 20th and Dauphin Streets. Assistant District Attorney Roger King told the jury that the assailant used the "same m.o.," method of operation, to strike at both women.

He said that in both cases, Lucas was "lurking about, waiting and watching for an opportunity to rip somebody off without any witnesses around." The two crimes shocked the North Philadelphia area and brought angry demands from residents that the city improve police protection there The death of Dirickson, an active mem-i Mcmorial Baptist residents to organize the North Philadelphia Community Care Coalition, created to prevent crime and promote neighborhood-improvement projects. lived in the 2600 block of North Broad Street and in Ewing N.J., a suburb of Trenton, was arrested Feb. 6, 1986, and charged with raping a woman that day in a washroom at fast-food restaurant near Broad and Diamond Streets. Those charges were dismissed after the victim, a 55-year-old transient, did not appear in court and could not be found by police. While Lucas was being held how-ever, Powell identified him in a police lineup as the man who had assaulted her.

King told the jury that after extensive police interrogation Lucas confessed to killing Dirickson' Defense attorney Patricia Dugan told the jury that Lucas had disavowed the statement police attributed to him. Powell, a nurse's aide, appeared as a witness yesterday and identified Lucas as her attacker. Under cross-examination, she said that she "made a mistake" when she first gave a description to police that did not match Lucas' appearance, SALE CONDITinwc 2 CONVENIENT LOCATIONS: Will Nol Unttrotd By Anyoncl II Is Your Money-Check II Oui We Will Seal Any Legmmait Price In The USA! Slop In Store For Details) Free Delivery and Removal ot Major Items! Our Aim Is Your Complete Satisfaction! Some Hems May Be Limned In Quantity Noi Responsible tor Typographical Errors and Artists Rendition Money-Saving Emended Strvtee Protection Available i ji ii OYAWAY PLAN Lll4'tl'3 CRDIT TERMS AVAILABLE W. lX-JI mi lid 1 PERSONAL STREET WYOMING AVE, 324-4447 RICHMOND ALLEGHENY AT 1-95 428-8000 STORE HOURS: iiAwnsv THRniir.H FPinAV- 10 AM-9 PM SATURDAY: 10 AM-6 PM, SUNDAY 11 AM-4 PM It.