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"Opinion Line 0 to 8:30 P.M. Phone: THE DAILY NEWS Vol. 56 FlftttN MR COPY HUNTINGDON, MOUNT UNION and SAXTON MONDAY, MAY 16, 1977 PHONE 6434040 No, 89 'Car Power Halts Flights At Kennedy Prepares Talk On His Tenure Fineman Trial To Succeed Norris Carter Works udge 8 Dismissed On Inventory 2 charges Public Is Tired Bans WASHINGTON (UPI) President Carter, his schedule relatively clear today, was preparing a public accounting of his presidency for delivery Tuesday to a labor group troubled by some of his moves. Carter, who spent the weekend at the presidential retreat, Camp David, returned to the White House with his family Sunday night. Today, his day was devoted to meetings with senior staff members and the Cabinet.

The light official schedule was designed, in part, to let Carter work on an inventory of what he has done since taking command, a spokesman said. He worked Sunday on the address which will be presented Tuesday in Los Angeles before some 6,000 members of the United Auto Workers. The UAW has questioned whether some of Carter's energy policies have been adequately thought out in terms of their impact on the auto industry. Carter "is going to give an inventory of his administration," the spokesman said of the speech. The President last week indicated he wanted to offer his own accounting of his time in office so far.

He recently passed the 100-day milestone. Carter attended a service at Weller's United Methodist Church in Thurmont Sunday, WASHINGTON (UPI) A survey conducted for a prosaccharin group says the public is "getting tired of the government saying everything they ate is bad for their health." The Calorie Control Council, trade group for diet food and drink makers, hired the research division and Knowlton a public relations firm, to test public sentiment on the proposed ban on saccharin. The April 21-May 1 telephone survey of 658 adults 18 through 59 showed "69 per cent said they were getting tired of the government saying everything they ate is bad for their health." But 82 per cent feel the government acted correctly in trying to protect citizens from health hazards and 84 per cent also said the "government must protect citizens from big business interests." Findings also included: 32 per cent believe saccharin is safe and 56 per cent believe saccharin safe when taken "in moderation with caution." 75 per cent believe the government is inconsistent to (ConPdbnPage3) (Cent'don Page 15) PHILADELPHIA (UPI) A federal judge today dismissed two charges against House Speaker Herbert Fineman, on trial for bribery and blackmail in connection with professional school admissions. U.S. District Court Judge John P.

Fullam dismissed two counts of obstruction of justice against Fineman, 56.. One count alleged that Fineman had ordered Martin Abrams, the government's chief witness, to plead the fifth amendment before a federal grand jury. Abrams testified he took money and turned it over to Fineman. The dismissal came on a motion by defense attorney Howard Gittis shortly before he began presenting the defense to charges that Fineman accepted money in return for influencing student admissions to area professional schools. Gittis said he would put Fineman on the stand to testify in his own behalf.

The prosecution rested its case Saturday following testimony from officials of the Philadelphia College of Osteopalhic Medicine and the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine. (Cont'donPage 3) Hartman New Academic Dean Dr. Donald T. Hartman, currently dean of student services, has been named dean of academic affairs at Juniata College. The appointment, effective July 1, was announced today by Juniata President Frederick M.

Binder. Two-Day Sale Is Planned Buddy Poppies Veterans Storms Hit Midlands On Sunday Thunderstorms battered the nation's Midlands Sunday, spawning tornadoes and pounding hail and bringing torrential rains that touched off scattered flooding. Tornadoes spun over south- central Oklahoma. The worst struck the tiny town of Alma County Sunday night, destroying three homes, damaging a number of other homes and businesses and seriously injuring a 72-year- old woman. Other twisters or funnel clouds were reported near the Oklahoma towns of Elmore City, Wynnewooel-, Davis and Lindsay but caused no injuries or major damage.

(Cont'donPage 12) Friday; May 20, and Saturday, May 21, have been designated as Buddy Poppy Days in Mount Union by Mayor Robert Zimmerman. Buddy Poppy Days are being sponsored by the Auxiliary to the Blue Juniata Post 5754, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Mount Union and the Blue Juniata Post is assisting. The nation's war dead have made it possible for us to live a life of freedom. Citizens in the Mount Union area are urged to purchase a Buddy Poppy and wear it in their honor on Memorial Day. The poppy will be offered to you on the streets of Mount Union by a volunteer.

Remember the men who can't forget in hospitals, in nuring homes and in lonely rooms valiantly trying to pick up the threads of a life altered by the burst of a shell or the sudden blast of a bomb. All proceeds will go to the relief and welfare of the needy veterans, their widows and orphans. Zimmerman's proclamation is as follows: Whereas; The annual sale of Buddy Poppies by the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States has been officially recognized and endorsed by governmental leaders since 1922. Whereas: VFW Buddy poppies are assembled by disabled veterans and the proceeds of this worthy fund raising campaign are used exclusively for the benefit of disabled and needy veterans, the widows and orphans of deceased veterans, and Whereas: The basic purpose of the annual sale of Buddy Poppies by the Veterans of Foreign Wars is eloquently reflected in the desire to "Honor the Dead by Helping the therefore Robert M. Zimmerman, mayor of the Borough of DONALD T.

HARTMAN Ruling Due Today In Drug Suits DETROIT (UPI) A precedent-setting case involving Wayne County Circuit Court has pitted 144 Michigan women whose mothers took the synthetic estrogen DES during pregnancy, and 40 of their husbands, against 18 major drug firms. Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Thomas Roumell, who took the case under advisement March 28, was scheduled to rule today on whether the drug firms jointly liable for cancer and'-other diseases suffered by Ihe women. Roumell took the case under advisement following an unusual mass hearing attended by many of the women whose mothers took diethylstilbesterol to avoid miscarriages. Roumell will set a precedent in deciding whether the firms including Eli Lilly, Upjohn (Cont'donPage 3) Dr. Hartman, 34, will succeed Dr.

Wilfred G. Norris, who last month announced his plans to return to full time teaching at Juniata. Dr. Norris is the William I. and Zella B.

Book Professor of Physics at the college. He has served as dean since 1970. Named dean of students in 1975, Dr. Hartman had been an associate academic dean since 1971. Having joined the faculty in 1968, he now holds the rank professor of philosophy.

He is also a former director of summer sessions and continuing education. Dr. Hartman was a member of the task force which developed Juniata's new academic program from 1969 71. As associate academic dean, he also helped. implement the program, specifically administering the "program of emphasis," which replaces the traditional major, and the freshman seminar program.

A Lititz native, he received the bachelor of arts degree magna cum laude from Albright College in 1965. He holds master's and Ph. (Cont'donPage 3) Offices Close Daily News offices in Huntingdon, Mount Union and Saxton closed at noon today to permit employes to attend a memorial service for Publisher John H. Biddle at 2 p.m. at St.

James Lutheran Church. Biddle, 71, died early Saturday morning in J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital after suffering a massive heart attack. Mayor Zimmerman Issues Proclamation Mayor Robert Zimmerman signed a proclamation designating May 30 and May 21 as Buddy Poppy Days in Mount Union. Also, present for the signing were, standing, left to right, Betty Allen, poppy chairman for the Ladies Ajpuiary to Blue Juniata Post 5754, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Mownt Union, Peggy Fagert, auxiliary president and LJQ Fagert, senior vice commander of Blue Juniata VFW Post and the post Py chapman.

AH. proceeds will to thf relief and fare ol the needy veterans, their widows and orphans; 2 Vehicles Totaled; 6 Injured Six persons were injured vehicles were demolished Sunday afternoon in a near headon crash on Piney Ridge Road, Smithfield Township, 0.8 of a mile south of Huntingdon. The smashup occurred at 1:15 on a sharp curve on the steep grade. Eric John Buzilow, 37, Huntingdon, R.D.I, is listed in satisfactory condition today in J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital.

He was the driver of a 1971 Ford sedan which was northbound, ascending the grade, making a sharp curve to the right. The other driver, John Michael Gagnea, 19, of 3061 Emmett Street, Huntingdon, also was injured, along with these four passengers in his 1973 Dodge coupe: Shope, 18, of 605 Moore Street, Huntingdon; Mike Robinson, 20, of 1304 Mount Vernon Avenue, Huntingdon; David M. McKinney, 16, Huntingdon, R.D.3, and David Ross, 17, of 715 Washington Street, Huntingdon. Gagnea and the four others in his car were treated at the hospital for injuries and then released. State Police said Gagnea was southbound on LR 31085, negotiating a sharp left curve.

He crossed into the northbound lane about three feet and hit the Bwzilow Ford nearly headon, the left fronts of the vehicles being the points of contact. Police said the Dodge was (Cont'donPage 12) Bigfoot Sighting Reported MISSION, British Columbia (UPD A large hairy creature standing seven feet tall and leaving H-inch footprints crossed the path of a bus near Mission Sunday morning and disappeared into the bush, the bus driver and six passengers told police- The reported sighting of Bigfoot was given a credibility rating" by an Oregon investigator who had WEATHER Elected Protesters Of Concorde Stop Busy Airport NEW YORK (UP1) Hundreds of motorists protesting the scheduled June 20 start of service for the faster than sound Concorde jetliner used car power Sunday to bring traffic Kennedy Airport to a standstill. The result of the protest was a two-mile-long traffic jam around the bustling airport that forced airlines abandon JOHN L. WYLAND Wyland Gets NEA Position A Huntingdon educator has been selected to serve on the board of directors of the 1.5 million member National Education 'John L. Wyland, presently the guidance counselor at the Huntingdon Area High School, was elected to the high post at the semi annual convention of the Pennsylvania State Education Association in the Philadelphia Marriott last Saturday.

Wyland was elected on the first ballot by the 1,000 delegates attending the conclave, and will begin his three year term on the national board on September 1. The victory also means that he will continue to serve on the board of directors of the PSEA during the three year period. Jacque D. Angle, Media, president of the PSEA, was also selected to a three year term on the NEA board. He and Wyland defeated Joseph (Cont'donPage?) passengers taxicabs and buses far from the terminals to dash for their flights.

Police estimated 200 to 300 cars were driven to the airport by protesters, but noted it was impossible to distinguish them from drivers who merely had been caught up in the swarm of traffic. One of the coordinators of the protest, John Marus, claimed 1,350 cars participated and said the protesters came from sections of Queens, Brooklyn and Nassau County that lie near, the airport. The demonstration, sponsored by the Emergency Coalition to Stop the SST, geared up at 5 p.m. and was over by 7:45. Bryan Levinson, president of another anti-SST group, the Concorde Alert, said Sunday's protest was hastily put together and warned his group planned a demonstration next Sunday that would be "much more organized and heavier." Hundreds of autos crawled along roadways around the main passenger terminal at about 10 miles per hour, stopping frequently for traffic lights.

Many of the protesters waved American flags and held placards protesting the SST; other honked their horns and blinked their lights. Police from, Authority of New York and (Cont'donPage 15) Minnick Is Lions President Jerry Minnick of Kistler was elected president of the Allenport Lions Club during the annual election meeting held in the Lions Community Building in Allenport. Minnick is state dog law enforcement officer for Huntingdon County. He will succeed Edward Walker as president. Other officers elected to serve for the ensuing 1977 78 term include: first vice president, Andrew Free; second vice president, Jack Jenkins; third vice president, Raymond Singer, secretary, Harold Donahey; treasurer, (Cont'donPage 3) INSIDE THE NEWS Ann Landers 6 Classified Ads 16,17 Comics .14 Crossword 17 Obituaries.

2 Penria. Story .18 :8 4,5 Through These Doors 18 Senate Debating $35.9 Billion BUI Hearings On Carter's Energy Tax Plan Open WASHINGTON (UPI) Two energy measures come up this week in the Senate, and proposed energy tax measures as well as congressional budget limits and a jobs bill are on the House docket. In the House, the Ways and Means Committee was beginning hearings on Carter's energy tax proposals today, with budget Director Bert Lance and Treasury Secretary Michael Blumenthal among opening witnesses. The Senate today was set to debate a $35,9 billion authorization bill for military procurement, research and development and Civil Defense. It is about $72 million below the administration request, but $50 million more than a i ouse-passed version.

Carter's proposal for creating a Cabinet-level energy department, and a bill to protect land against strip- mining damages, are scheduled for Senate action in coming days. The energy department bill approved by a Senate committee differs substantially from a bill approved by a House committee. The Senate panel rejected Carter's proposal to give the secretary of energy authority to set oil and natural gas prices. Instead, it worked out a compromise, which the White House said it could accept, calling for a special board to set prices subject to a presidential veto. The department would absorb work of several federal agencies, including the Federal Power Commission, Federal Energy Administration and Energy Research and Development Administration.

Environmentalists consider the Senate strip-mining bill weaker than a House-passed version, primarily because it would exempt coal operators producing 200,000 tons a year or less from standards for nearly three years. The Senate bill also would not have as much protection for arid valleys of the West suitable for farming. The legislation would establish federal standards for surface mining of coal and reclaiming the land under state-approved programs. Certain areas could be i Cont'donPage 15) Vice President Faces Busy Day Mondale Has Good And Bad News For Portugal WSBON, Portugal (UPI) Vice President Walter Mondale is bringing ton Portuguese leaders goo4 news about economic and military aid but had about the country's acute refugee problem. Mondale, the highest U-S- official to visit Portugal since the country begaA its return to democrafiyi was scheduled to befiin a busy day ol meetings i tpj vjfifrwf MSo" today by conferring with President Antnnin Eamalha Eanes.

lie also was sjbeduled to meet with, Prime Mario Sosfes and with da Gama Fernst president of the Legislative and Csydiual news, tbe UiaMffl iiteiUeftti: immigration laws to resettle any substantial numbers of refugees from Angola and Mozambique. Nearly naif a million persons have streamed into Portugal, complicating this country's 16 per cent unemployment rate and its per cent inflation rate. However, Mondale said only 11,000, Portuguese are new entering the United States, wfeicn can accept UP a year. He ib United atates would ptathatlimit. eerier aews on (to months.

Efforts to extend long-term loans through tbe Ifr ternational Monetary "are coming along nicely" Mondale told reporters accompanying him on his nine, day European diplomatic Congress, is nwvlog toward OR the military side, Mondale will-tell Ms Per: hosts the United anxious to help 1 its Plane, have been ta supply Portugal oe fl6 99 wyil jut iei carriers. States atte mi ol the.