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DIAL MISS CLASSIFIED 6434040 or 542-4641 THE DAILY NEWS Vol. 51 TEN CENTS PER COPY and MOUNT UNION WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 1972 PHONE 6434040 No. 139 McGovern Now Making Unity Overtures At Medical Center Kennedy, Ribicoff Included McGovern Looks At Five For VP Orbisonia MIAMI BEACH (UPI) Sen. George McGovern, Ms own nomination in the bag, today was reported eyeing five possible running- mates including reluctant Sen. Edward M.

Kennedy of Massachusetts. Sen. Abraham A. Ribicoff of Connecticut, a also was on the list of possibilities supplied to newsmen by Frank Mankiewicz, McGovern's senior adviser. Kennedy vacationing at Cape Cod, continued to insist he was not running.

He appeared almost to have locked the door, even to a 'specific request by the presidential nominee. Ribicoff also said he did not want second place on the ticket. However, some political observers here considered him a good prospect In terms of what kind of help McGovern needs. By most estimates, apparently including his own, the South 2,000 Viscose Employes Are Furloughed LEW1STOWN, Pa. (UPI) Food Management Corp.

(FMC) Mlfflin County's largest employer, shut down its flood ravaged rayon plant Tuesday and furloughed 2,000 employes until further notice. "It is not economically feasible to resume production as the results of the floods," plant manager Robert Spanger said. "Restoration and maintenance could be accomplished only at tremendous cost." The American Viscose Division plant of FMC is involved in the production of a polyester filament yarn. A plant spokesman said 500 -employes will be retained in other departments remaining in operation pending further action. It could not be learned immediately whether the furloughed workers would be offered employment elsewhere the firm.

Management officials and representatives of Textile Workers of America Local 6 were scheduled to meet today. Union officials declined to comment until the" unemployment question was clarified. Dakota senator lacks the Jewish support he might require to carry such pivotal states as New York and California. Doubts have been expressed among Jews about McGovern's past commitment to support continued arms aid for Israel in her contest with Soviet-backed Arab states. Sen.

Mike Gravel of Alaska, former Massachusetts Gov. Endicott 'Peabody, and a New York certified public accountant named Stanley Arnold were seeking the Democratic vice presidential nomination. They were not given much chance. None of them was on Mankiewicz' list "of possibles which included, besides Kennedy and 'Ribicoff, Sens. Thomas Eagleton of Missouri 'and Philip A.

Hart of Michigan, and Florida Gov. Reubin Askew, who delivered the convention keynote speech Tuesday night. In another conversation with newsmen, Mankiewicz tossed in (Cont'd on Page 8) Shapp Staying Out Of Wage Boost Issue sDeer Figure In Pair Of Accidents Deer figured in two overnight accidents investigated by Hun. 'Ingdon State Police. No person was injured in the two one-car mishaps, but total damage amounted to $725.

Troopers reported it was "one of those nights," with "deer all HARRISBURG (UPI) Gov. over the place" in most sections Milton J. Shapp refused Tuesday iof the county. to get involved in the issue of Deborah F.Montgomery, 20, of the impending $9,600 pay raise 217 Standing Stone Avenue, Hun- for the state's lawmakers, tingdon, was westbound on Route "That's a problem for the ffi at 11:05 p.m., driving a 1965 legislature," Shapp said at a coupe. One mile east of news conference.

Huntingdon, in Henderson Town- The members of the General ship, she hit and killed a doe Assembly are slated to receive ideer which ran her path, the $9,600 increase in salary Her car was damaged about and expense accounts Aug. 21 $175.. unless they interrupt their William R. Pagan, Blairs Mills mer vacations to reject It. hit and killed an antlerless deer The increase was recommend- on Route 35 in Tell Township, ed by the Commonwealth Compen- 6.5 miles north of Shade Gap, at sation Commission.

Unless the a.m. today. legislature rejects its findings by (Cont'd on Page 8) (Cont'd on Page 8) A concerted effort Is being made to ready the Southern Huntingdon County Medical Center for the start of operations. The doctors have reported, construction is in full swing and equipment is in order. The financial campaign, though not completed, shows every indication of exceeding the goal with a warm response from residents in all six of the Lions Club areas.

The clubs involved include: Blairs Mills, Shade Gap, Fort Shirley; Orbisonia Rockhill; Three Springs and Saltillo. Two medical doctors, Dr. Clifford White and Dr. Robert Kay, from U.C.L.A. Medical School and a dentist, Dr.

Walter Segal from Texas reported last week. The doctors are at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, this week with committee chairman, Harold Kimmel, for briefing and orientation. (Cont'd on Page 8) Apply At BBS County Can Hire Flood Fixup Crews Applications are now being accepted at the Employment Security Office, 501 Washington Street, Huntingdon for workers on cleanup, repair and physical rehabilitation projects under the Operation Mainstream program. Huntingdon County has received a sum of $15,000 from the Governor's Office of Administration to be used to hire unemployed years of ageorolder, to work on flood cleanup projects. Nine persons had applied under the Operation Mainstream prog- HARRISBURG (UPI) Gov.

Milton J. Shapp says Sen. George ram by midafternoon Tuesday, McGovern will be an underdog in. Pennsylvania but if he runs a good and five are already working in campaign he can beat Richard Nixon for the presidency. Huntingdon County on flood clean- Soft Words Run Into Opposition Of Labor Leaders MIAMI BEACH (UPI) A conciliatory George S.

McGovern- assilred of the Democratic presidential nomination tonight by his mastery of the "new to the old masters today for their help in defeating President Nixon. In Joint Huntingdon Operation Mrs. Catherine Gehrett of the flood-devastated Smithfield area finds several helping hands at the joint Small Business Administration and Internal Revenue Service operation at the Community Center in Huntingdon. After Tony F. Delfin of the SBA, standing right, advises flood victims of "forgiveness factor" loans, Tony Fonzi of the IRS, seated, assists in the completion of amended tax returns, taking advantage of the "casualty loss" factor.

According to George Lambert, Office of Emergency Preparedness federal coordinator for disaster assistance to- Huntingdon County, at left, the SBA interviewed 486 persons as of Tuesday afternoon, while 85 applications for home loans were received and completed. The IRS provided assistance to 536 persons as of Tuesday, and the joint operation reports a steadily increasing volume of persons requesting assistance. OEP Coordinator Lambert expressed his great appreciation to Huntingdon Community Center Director Ted Aurand, who permitted the SBA-IRS operation to move into the Center when Flood Information Office facilities at 201 Washington Street, Huntingdon were unable to handle the crowds. But his unity overtures collided with the die-hard opposition of organized labor's Henry M. Jackson of Washington, who vowed to go down battling what he considered McGovern's politics of Democratic disaster.

McGovern had the votes to beat Jackson and George Wallace and four token opponents on tonight's first ballot everyone here knew it. So he secluded himself in his penthouse and concentrated on re-establishing the old Democratic coalition with telephoned appeals to a smoldering George Meany, president of the AFL- CIO; and Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley, miffed by his ouster by a vote of the convention. While McGovern worried about the pragmatics of winning the election, several thousand delegates worked through the night in an 11-hour longest in Penelec Rate Hike Suspended HARRISBURG (UPI) Uhe Public Utility Commission Tuesday suspended a $36.5 million annual rate increase proposed by the Pennsylvania Electric Co. of Johnstown.

The PUC said further study is required of voluminous financial data filed in support of the boost, particularly the company's existing and projected operating expenses. The company, which serves 458,500 customers in 31 central and northern counties, originally filed the increase to become effective June 28, but postponed it because of the flood. There have been 44 formal complaints about the increase, 678 letters of protest and 40 petitions bearing about 3,500 signatures. Shapp Looks At Campaign Draw Is McGovern Given Likely in Underdog Status lrst ame A i i in Aid Keacnes up and repair projects. Workers hired under Operation Mainstream are paid at a rate of $2 an hour at tasks assigned by the Huntingdon County Commissioners, as part of the county's overall flood cleanup picture.

Winston R. Chesney, chairman of the board of county com- (Cont'd on Pge 5) Library Advancing Iceland (UPI) ii drawn game, teir. ental American challen joy Fischer took a chL bring some life into his first world chess championship game. In that moment, soft-spoken and mild mannered Boris approving the platform which he will run. They came out for busing and gun controls, rejected a far- reaching tax reform proposal Pennsylvania and turned back attempts to ln Pennsylvania endorse abortion and homosex- TJ ual rights in a session finally ended at 6:20 a.m.

EDT. Three delegates collapsed from the aisles. In another move toward reassuring the old guard, McGovern asked party Chairman Lawrence F. O'Brien to stay, on the job, foregoing the candidate's privilege of installing his own loyalist in the party top command. Old Liners Hard to Get The old liners were hard to get.

(Cont'd on Page 8) Water Line Being Constructed Engineers Help Mount Unipn Mount union Borough Manager Mejvin Riven announced today the Army corps of Engineers, Area 4, Lewistown, have pro? vided financial and engineering help in providing temporary water service to the new L. Creif plant in Shirley Township. SiittRaafra iiS-ysa; line. The amount of the contract $31,000 will be paid by the engineers. ipavid Goodman, president at C.

Goodman and Sons, has assured the borough the tern porary line will be completed by Monday, July 17, When the plant win be JB operation following a vacation tor the em- The borough has purchased the pipe which will cost approximately $15,000. said the temporary line will remain in service until it is. possible to replace three joints as soon as the river level drops and it is possible to repair the. ten-inch water male serving the. Qreif plant and Qther consumers across the river from the Weeing creek -Assistance given to ough ol Mount was made possible by Major Rougberty, area engineer; Ed Origsby, of lice coordinator; Bill field engineer- The Army Engineers wiU provide financial assistance to.

the. Mount Union Borough Water Department to make a permanent (Cont'd on Page 8) Sunny Skies Expected Across State Mostly sunny skies are expected today across the state, but there is the threat of some rain in eastern Pennsylvania. A tropical depression in the Carolina's will bring increasing cloudiness to the eastern sections this afternoon with the possibility of rain tonight and Thursday. A cold front dropping southeast from the Great.Lakes will bring scattered showers to western Pennsylvania Thursday. The highs today will be in the The lows tonight will be in the 80's and low 70s, with highs Thursday in the 7Q's and Ws- WEAtHER Htiy, warm and humid to.

bighta ttti mid to upper increasing cloudiness JM vim witt i chance pf siwwtrs, or thuddirsbewws tonight isd Thursday, lows tonight to the Higas Thursday to the low to mid 80s. Winds southwesterly 5 to it mph today becoming light and variable tonight. Probability precipitation, go. per cent today, 90 per cent tonight, 40 per cent Thursday. The governor, however, was not as specific when asked at a press conference what effect McGovern's candidacy would have on contests at the state Spassky proved why he is the TV TrflPP Frmnrl and local level.

world champion in the noblest- 1 1 J. UUI1U "Some of the Democrats are ames less comfortable with McGovern He Immediately pounced on ih' than tn(j would have been iscnel bishop-left trapped pi the Huntingdon wuh Muskle or Hubert alter capturi ng one of Shapp said. Rus a wn the game No trace has been found Two Prison Trustees ot County Library met in regular umphrev session yesterday to conduct lib- rary business But there are some luses (Cont'd on Page 20) Mrs. Robert R. Saxe reported Tne re will be work on the grass on work which is being done with level that they never had the Orbisonia Branch Library, Before.

It will be a different sponsored by the Lower Hunting- klnd of support for them." At the same time in Mlmai J-VAdy VT61 Beach, lower level Democratic members of the state's delega Victims don County Business and Professional Women's Club. A five-member library committee, appointed by the BPW, tion to the national convention was officially organized itself, were more displeased. John Torquato, Cambria County Democratic chairman and Tax having adopted bylaws and elected otiicers. Mrs. Saxe is the of- tidal representative of the board one of the most powerful Dem- of trustees at the committee's ocrats, predicted his party monthly meetings, which are al- control of both the (Cont'd on Page 5) (Cont'd on Page 20) Flood Toy Sunday Set At St.

James St. James Lutheran Church Council has designated this coming Sunday as Toy Sunday for flooded homes ol the area. The church is making an appeal for toys of all kinds in good and operating condition to be brought to the church between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and noon on July 16. At its regular meeting, the council received a report of its flood relief service.

A special fund was allocated by emergency action of the council. These funds have been used and workers from the congregation have participated in the flooded areas. A plea tor toys was made from the Red Cross and it was in response to this call that the Toy Sunday was immediately designated. While homes have been ravaged by the June torrents and emphasis has been on restoration, it appears that the tiny tots have lost things, too. The council is asking members of the congre- gation to check their attics, basements and playrooms to provide the Red Cross with usable items for the kids.

Dolls, teddy bears, wheel toys, games, blocks can all be used. A receptacle will be placed in the nave of the church on Sunday as a Arrangements have been made to move saved in case rebates can be worked out. cess until September, no definite action could be taken on these offerings, in kind, to the the proposal until then, but Kane Red Cross workers. said the receipts should be The Church Invites the entire community to participate in Toy Sunday. In addition to attention to the local activities, the council received, letters from a Lutheran Church in New York City offering assistance to "its sister church along the Juniata River." Also, assistance from Biloxi, Mississippi, has been received by the Central Pennsylvania Synod lor flood relief action by the synod and by the Lutheran Church in America to bring help of two inmates who escaped from the Huntingdon State Correctional Institution Tuesday morning.

The men were serving on different farm details, but both took off on foot from areas west of the institution. Officials have been unable to determine if the two men left together. HARRISBURG (UPI) The escapees, both from Phi- victims may get a sales tax ladelphia, are John A. Shaffer, break on items they buy to re- 58, and Harold J. Seeley, 45.

place or repair damaged goods State Police and SCI officers and property. are continuing patrols of the Revenue Secretary Robert P. area in an effort to apprehend Kane said the administration is the two escapees. studying possible sales tax rebates for furniture, appliances, -n cars and building supplies. neaay or Campaign He said flood fictims should keep sales slips from all flood- related purchases.

The bills should be itemized showing the taxable items and the tax charged. Although the tax rebate Is illegal now, Kane said legislation was being drafted to permit it. There are reportedly serious questions over whether such a proposal would be constitutional. Since the legislature is in re- HARRISBURG, Pa. (UPI) The Amerlcajj Red Cross said Tuesday it has spent or committed $6 million to aid victims of Hurricane Agnes in Pennsylvania.

"This figure will be climbing rapidly over the coming weeks as more and more flood victims seek and receive additional assistance," Dan Bachman, the Red Cross' disaster director for Pennsylvania and New Jersey, said. Bachman said the Red Cross has dispensed 765,000 meals since the storm and housed over 125,000 Pennsylvanians for various lengths of time. He estimated that 4,000 persons are still being housed at emergency shelters around the state with over 14,000 meals still being served in Wilkes- Barre alone. "There is no question at this point that Hurricane Agnes caused more damage and de- struction along the Eastern Seaboard than any disaster in recent memory," he said. Bachman estimated the total Red Cross relief effort in the (Cont'd on Page 8) McGovern Win Draws Nixon Nod INSIDE THE NEWS to those in the affected areas, areas.

Along the Juniata IS Ann Landers 17 Classified -Ads 18 4 19 Comics 14 Crossword 19 Obituaries 2 Penna- story 3 Society Club Sports 445 SAN CLEMENTE, Calif, told him that Sens. Edmund Nixon, his re- Muskie and Hubert Humphrey election campaign already had withdrawn from the race, geared to a faceoff with George leaving the nomination to McGovern, just nodded and McGovern. returned to conferring with his "He just nodded," Ziegler advisers when told the South said later. Dakota senator had the Demo- Representatives of the Nixon cratjc nomination in the bag. campaign organization are in Nixon had no comment to Miami Beach to gather first- make on the Democratic hand knowledge, choice, said Press Secretary Although Ziegler refused to Ronald Ziegler.

comment on McGovern's victo- While the Democrats were ry, it apparently did not reaching the windup of their surprise any of the President's contest for the nomination, strategists, who began several Nixon was meeting Tuesday weeks ago gearing their cam- with two men who figure in his paign apparatus to do battle re-election planning Robert with McGovern. Finch, a White House counselor They have examined most ol and old friend who helped manage Nixon's 1968 campaign, and Caspar Weinberger, his chiel budget manager. The President was talking with Weinberger when Ziegler McGovern's public pronouncements in detail and prepared counter arguments to most cl his positions. Nixon also talked by tele- (Cont'd on Page 8).