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DIAL MISS CLASSIFIED 6434040 or 5424641 THE DAILY NEWS Vol. 51 i TEN CENTS i PER COPY HUNTINGDON and MOUNT UNION FEBRUARY 3, 1972 PHONE 6434040 No. 4 18 Appellants Seek Court Changes In Remap Plan For District Chorus Legislative Proposal Under Fire PHILADELPHIA state's new legislative reapportionment plan, less than five weeks old, drew legal fire from 18 appellants Wednesday before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. The critics, speaking through attorneys, came from at least eight counties and represented groups of Democratic and Re- voters, private citizens some including state Sens. Thomas McCreesh, a Democrat, and Robert Rovner, a Republican, both of Philadelphia.

Louis C. Johnson, an attorney, submitted a Senate redistricting plan for Philadelphia on behalf of former Mayor James H. J. Tate. The reapportionment plan, 'lich revamped Pennsylvania's "25S' legislative districts into 203 House bailiwicks and 50 Senate, went into effect last Dec.

29. Anyone who didn't like it had the right to appeal to the Supreme Court which can revise it or even return it for redrafting to the legislative commission which drew up the huge master plan. The high tribunal the appeals under advisement. Slices Districts The most common gripe ex- (Cont'd on Page 6) Saturday Evening At 8 In Mount Union SHC Presenting "Pop" Concert Session SHARON GRACEY ANOTHER FIRST, maybe, for the ladles. Valerie Shoen of Redford Township, is the first woman to be nominated for admission to the U.S.

Naval Academy. The University of Michigan coed, nominated by her congressman, is majoring In Russian with hopes of becoming a State Department translator. A wintertime "Pop Concert" will be presented in the Southern Huntingdon High School auditorium on Saturday evening, February 5, at 8 o'clock. The high school band and three vocal groups will participate in the musical program. A special feature in the show will be a newly formed jazz ensemble called "Time Keepers," directed by Southern Huntingdon's instrumental instructor, Verino J.

Dandrea. Starting off the evening's program will be four selections by. the senior band, directed by Dandrea. The first is "Confidence," used as the National Football League official march and composed by Leon Carr. This Veniremen Offer New Opinions WEATHER Travelers warning today.

Windy with occasional snow today. Highs from the upper 20s to the mid 30s. Windy and cold with snow Hurries to- 1 night. Lows In the teens. Friday, mostly cloudy and cold with a chance of snow flur- rles.

Highs from the mid teens to the lower Probability of precipitation, 90 iper cent today and 50 per cent Friday. Nabbed In Stolen Pickup Two teenagers who stole a state-owned pickup truck and ab- fjMjm" Jfouth Forestry 1 Camp No. 3 last night were apprehended early, today by Harrisburg The boys, not identified by name, took off at 9:30 p.m. from the camp located in Trough Creek State Park, Altch, R.D. One boy is 17, from Bristol, while the other one is 16, and from Lebanon.

They are being held in Har- rlsburg, pending action by YFC officials. The boys broke into the state park office building and stole the (Cont'd on Page 6) HARRISBURG (UPI) The defense in the Harrisburg Seven trial encountered prospective jurors more to its liking Wednesday. One prospect volunteered the notion that churchmen should become more concerned with the Vietnam 'war arranged and other issues of the day. That was a new tack in veniremen's opinions. Previous- duction is "Storefront Lawyers" ly, those questioned have said Mori Stevens, either that they would have Then "Time Keepers" will nothing against the defendants i ay a number by Duke Elling- for actively opposing the war on "Solitude," and "Night or that the clergy should stick Train," composed to its religious duties.

Washington. Six Mount Union councilman met last night in a relatively routine but busy session and transacted the monthly business for the borough. Highlighting the meeting was a discussion on a garbage and refuse survey and the increase in rates at the landfill. Letters were sent to fifteen boroughs regarding their methods and charges for disposal. Suggestions from other towns may be helpful to council in making a profit at the landfill this year.

Action was taken to approve the recommendations of the finance committee to raise the garbage and refuse disposal rates effective February 1. Passenger cars with one or two cans" or bags will now be charged is to be followed by "Man of La Mancha" (Mitche Leigh, arranged by F. Erickson) and "Basin Street Blues" (S. Williams, by Bill Moffit), which features a trumpet selection. The one dollar.

For each additional final piece in the band intro- can in excess of two, charge will be twenty-five cents. Three dollars will be the rate for small open pick-up trucks and two dollars per cubic yard for largetipen trucks. by Oscar Rates for licensed garbage toulers for out of borough gar- JANET DONAHUE The defendants, six of whom The "high school band takes bage was also increased, are present or former Roman the stage again with "Riff Rock The council was told that the Catholic clerics, are charged (Cont'd on Page 6) (Cont'd on Page 9) with a kidnap-bomb plot to pub- were accepted Wednesday, out of eight veniremen examined. This brought the total accepted to 39 and seven more were needed to complete a panel from which 12 will be chosen to fill the jury box. A total.of 305 veniremen have been called so far, and 64 re- (Cont'd on Page 9) Seven Others Are Injured 1 Killed In Pub Bomb Explosion 'No-Fault' Hearings Under Way HARRISBURG (UPI) A special state House committee 'opens hearings today into no- THERESA JOHNSON 3 Tussey Seniors Selected Three senior girls have been selected to represent Tussey Mountain High School in the Cen-' tral Western District Chorus Festival which will be held in the Westmont-Hilltop High School on February 3,4 and 5.

The three young ladies are Sharon Gracey, Janet Donahue and Theresa Johnson. Sharon Gracey is a daughterof Mr. and Mrs. William Gracey of Main Street, Robertsdale. She was a member of last year's District Chorus and will again sing first soprano.

At Tussey Mountain she is head majorette of the Titan Band and is a member of the high school chorus, prom committee, girls' basketball team, Lady Bugs, homecoming court and the Future Nurses. Next fall she expects to be enrolled in the nursing program at the Hagerstown Hospital. Janet Donahue, is a daughter o( Mr. and, Mrs. Wilmer Donahue of 16th Street, Saxtqn.

She is a member of the Relative To Hanoi POW Camps Hearing Held On Solon's Charges WASHINGTON (UPI) -A House subcommittee called 3tate Department officials as witnesses today to attempt to get an answer to a congress' man's charge that the administration stood by while the South jfietnamese blocked a move to Jlfepect Hanoi's POW camps, llep. Les Aspin, leveled the charge Wednesday. He said the Saigon regime sabotaged the chances for a group called Amnesty International last summer, to neutrally inspect North Vietnamese camps holding U.S. prisoners, and South Vietnamese camps holding North i a prisoners. "Apparently the United.

States missed an excellent opportunity to find out about numbers of prisoners and conditions in the North Viet- (Cont'd on Page 6) $1,200 Damage To Sedan In Rt. 45 Crash A Quaker City driver escaped injury in an accident yesterday on slippery Route 45 in Spruce Creek Township, but his car was damaged an estimated $1,200. State Police said David C. Cohen, 22, of 8338 Thourton Avenue, Philadelphia, was eastbound on Route 45 at 9 a.m. driving a 1971 Chevrolet sedan.

Two miles east of Spruce Creek Cohen was travelling on a narrow piece of road which is boarded on the south side by a high cliff that drops down many feet to the railroad tracks. The roadway was slippery due to and when Cohen applied the brakes on his car it went out of control. As he eased off, the car started to fishtail and sideswiped one guard post along (Cont'd on Page 9) BELFAST, Northern Ireland person was killed and seven injured Wednesday when a bomb exploded outside a rural pub frequented by Roman Catholics. Police said the blast at a pub in Stewartstown, about 40 miles west of Belfasl, was the first in the community since the current wave of Irish nationalism began three years ago. The victim, was not immediately identified.

The Stewartstown explosion followed by several hours a bomb at a grocery in Sion Mills, County Four masked men walked into the Sion Mills store, left a bomb, ordered employes out of the building and set off the explosive. There were no injuries. In other acts of violence Wednesday, one man was shot and killed by British soldiers in Belfast; a crowd of 25,000 persons burned down the British Embassy in Dublin in the Irish Republic; and a gasoline bomb attack was reported on an army information office in Huddersfield, England. All the attacks were related to protests against British troops who fired on'demonstra- tors in Londonderry Sunday, killing 13 persons. The Sunday shootings followed a march and rally by Roman Catholics who want lo take predominantly Protestant Northern Ireland from under' Brisish control and unite it with the Irish Republic.

(Cont'd on Page 11) that insurance companies pay for medical and other related costs resuKing from an auto accident to a claimant regardless of who is at fault. Gov. Milton J. Shapp has listed it as one of the top priorities of his administration. The 15-member special committee is chaired by Rep.

Eugene Gelfand, D-Philadelphia. The Shapp administration has introduced bills in both the state House and Senate representing its no fault program. Another no-fault- program, re- (Cont'd on Page 11) INSIDE THE NEWS Ann Landers 8 Classified Ads. 14 15 Comics. 13 Crossword 15 Obituaries 2 Penna.

Story 6 Society Si Club 12 Sports 4 i 5 Sunday School Lesson. 16 Charges Denied By Kapleau Will Push Probe Of Milk Chairman HARRISBURG (UPI) The Republicans have decided tq pursue charges that Harry Kapleau participated in illegal activities before he became chairman of the M(lk Marketing Board- -fVfwo GOP legislators, Reps. B. Kelly and James W. fitoepper both, of Allegheny ICoiinty, Wednesday asked, the i House to investigate Kapleau.

At the same time, a Pemo- crat, Rep. Amos K. Hittchin- p-Westmoreland, intrpdue- 'ed a resolution calling for a House investigation of the Mills 'Marketing b' Kapleau said he would welcome either investigation. He 'said the Republicans have no of their charges. -Mttk Broker" The OOP allegations were i based'on Kapleau's work as a broker" a middle- man between farmers and milk dealers, 16 the early 1960s.

Kapleau was one of 150 dealers called before a special invesji- gatjpn of illegal practices in 1965, put be-was never fined or penalized. "Although Mr. Kapleau responded to'the subpoena," Kelly said in a floor speech, "he refused to answer question after quesjlpfl regarding his brokerage of milk even though he was advised by the commission that other respondees had given the requested information." Kapleau. who worked for the federal government before becoming a broker, never was cited for contempt by the special commission that conducted the investigation. New Jersey Resident Kelly also said Kapleau was living in Cherry HW, N.J.

at the time he was named to the board- He was appointed last Dec. 29 by Qov. Milton J. Shapp. "Nothing exists to suggest that Mr.

Kapleau had any interest whatsoever in our Commonwealth at the time of bis appointment," Kelly said. Kapleau later explained that he had lived, for many years in Pennsylvania in a suburb of Philadelphia. He said he mov- (Confd on Page 6) Lollipops Prescribed For A Good Heart The Future Nurses Club of the Mount Union Area High School will be helping with the Huntingdon County heart fund campaign. The future nurses will be soliciting for contributions by a lollipop campaign on Friday evening, February 4, and all day on Saturday. February 5.

Girls participating will be, front row, left to right, Cindy Nan Pollock. Cindy Ann Pollock. Rosalie Baker, Roseann Baker and parlene Low; second row, left to right, Tonya McClure, Michele Melnyk. Mary Boone. Debbie Pecht, Peggy Shields, Mary Ann Welch; third row, left to right, Peggy Snyder.

Margie Nickoloff. Joan Pecht. Melinda Price; fourth row, left to right. Susan Book. Elaine Arnold.

Pat Craig, pianne House. Susan Hamman. Sally Love. Pat Corbin and Sherrvl Miller. Melotlv Kumpf and Kim Speck will be soliciting but were not present when the photo was taken.

Interpol Trying New Theory ST. CLOUD, France (UPI) The renowned worldwide police network known as Interpol today began circulating its "12 most wanted paintings" gallery on the theory that recovery of purloined art is difficult mostly because police are given only a vague idea of what it looks like. Interpol Secretary General Jean Nepote, in a news conference 'at the agency's world headquarters, appealed to newspapers, magazines and television stations to run the pictures. Nepote, a graying, bespecta- bled spokesman who looks more like a provincial French baker than the fictionalized idea of an international detective chief, spoke in the glass and steel Interpol offices on a (Cont'd on Page 11) Closes Last My Lai Case WASHINGTON (UPI) Pentagon has closed the books on investigations and prosecutions against soldiers of the llth Brigade that gained notoriety at My Lai. The last pending case was dismissed Wednesday when the Army dropped murder charges against Lt.

Col. William J. McCloskey, 40. McCloskey, a native of Wilkes-Barre, was accused of murdering two Vietnamese civilians in an incident 12 months after My The llth Brigade was deactivated last fall at the same time its parent division, the Americal, was struck from the lists, Of 25 officers and men pwtlclpat- chers, "prom crimei-gjAIy Donahue is also a member and Lai, only Lt. William L.

Galley (Cont'd on Page 6) Jr. was convicted. In Draft Lottery 2 County Youths Get Top Priority Two Huntingdon County youths born March 6,1953 were given top priority in yesterday's Selective Service callup for 1973. Three hundred sixty-one youths born in 1953 are presently registered with Huntingdon County Draft Board No. 75, Mrs.

Dorothy Wallace, ex-secretary said today. Only five county 1953 registrants are included among the first 10 birth date's pulled in yesterday's lottery. A complete survey of the entire registration list is impossible at this time. The March 6 birthdate was the 287th ot 365 at the earlier-than-usual lottery yesterday. The drawings allotted the draft priority for this year's crop of nearly two million 19-year-olds.

March 7 was assigned No. 2 priority, a few draws earlier at 271. Huntingdon County has no 1953 registrant born on that date. The IOC' draw made Aug. 3 the No.

3 priority and again Huntingdon County had no "hit-" The list continued: 4. April 21. 0(273) 5. July 21 0(324) 6. Dec.

25 0(247) 7. Aug. 9 0(187) 8. Aug. 17 1(332) 9.

Oct. 25 2(87) 10. Oct. 31 0(262) Mrs. Wallace noted that all of the five included in the initial 10 draws are "unclassified registrants" so there is no certainty they would be 1-A next January when the 1972 lottery priorities are used.

New Rules For Companies PUCHeadingOff Any Gas Shortage HARRISBURG (UPI) The Public Utility Commission Wednesday moved to head off acute natural gas shortages jy restricting companies from signing up new customers. The commission banned sales of gas to new customers after Feb. 15 if they would cause peak deliveries to exceed peak supplies. The PUC said any new customers must be warned that their service can be interrupted on 24-hour notice. The company, however, may replace gas burning equipment if the capacity ol the new burners is the same or less than that of the old and if it is installed before Feb.

16. The PUC also ordered these other stpps: ban on sale of gas for ornamental lamps installed af- ter Feb. 15 and on ornamental flares at all times. halt by gas utilities of all advertising or promotions aimed at stimulating fuel sales. to the PUC by March 15 in detail procedures for any service curtailments found necessary.

The procedures must list classes of customers and show the order of curtailment applied to each. to the commission by March 31 proposals for cooperation between companies to insure service when demands exceed supplies. The action by the commission was the result of 11 months of investigation into the adequacy of natural gas supplies in the state. It stemmed Irom the prospect of nationwide shor- (Cont'ii on Page 6).