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3fe lateljfc Inquirer Sports Classified Comics Puzzles THURSDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 2. 1965 29 Flames Sweep Vacant Factory Building in Manayunk Tate Urges 4 Loans For 82 Million Jobs Mayor James H. J. Tate on Wednesday sent to City Council four loan ordinances, totaling $82,450,000, to finance a variety of public improvements, including $25 million for port improvements.

The voters will be asked to approve the loan proposals at the iNov. 2 general election. I This would be the second con secutive year for bis. multimil 8 mL ail Mm rA a ii lion-dollar loan questions to appear on the November ballot. A total of $161.9 million in loans was approved in 1964.

ADDITIONAL PROJECTS In addition, to the port bill, the loan proposals are: A total of to finance tax-supported projects Sudden Rainfall Bars Spread to Nearby Homes A five-alarm fire roared through a vacant Manayunk factory building Wednesday night. If not for a sudden Idowmpour at the peak of the blaze's fury, firemen said, it imiglit have spread to nearby homes. The four-story huilding. empty I for 17 years, was a mass of flames when firemen arrived shortly after 7 M. at Main st.

and Shurs lane, a short distance from the Schuylkill. FIREMEN HAMPERED The second and third alarms struck within minutes and extra firemen arriving were jhampered by the relative in-jacccssahility of the fire scene. I Some dragged hosclincs across a narrow footbridge spanning the tracks of the Manayunk branch of the Read-ling Railroad south of the building to pour water on its rear, i Also to the south of the building was a row of 12 houses fronting on C'resson st. Firemen i climbed those roofs to pour water on the fire. 'THREATEN HOMES The flames leaped through the roof of he building and a shower of glowing embers was belched into the night sky.

Residents of the 12 houses were told to stand by to evacuate as some fire fighters turned their attention to i protecting the roofs from float-jing embers, intimately about 60 persons were evacuated. The fourth alarm was struck 7:15 and the fifth at 7:21. 1 1 i 1 1 in the city's 1966 capital program. Included are funds for recreation facilities, community college, police and fire facilities, other than downtown parking facilities, and traffic, lighting and street improvements. A total of $19,950,000 for water and sewer improve-ments.

About two-thirds will be spent for sewer rehabilitation and new construction, including East wick, and the balance for the city-wide water distribution A total of $10,000,000 for new airport facilities. Included are a new air-freight terminal GssU iff "i 7 i- and multi-level parking facility at International Airport, and a base hangar at North Philadelphia Airport. The $25 million port loin-details have not yet been worked out provides generally lor tracks rail Firefighters carry lines bv hand ou-r through torrential rainstorm. Firemen lay line in fighting five-alarm fire Wednesday night at a vacant factory in Manayiink. Minutes after the fifth alarm summoned the last of 105 men and 28 pieces of fire equipment, cloudy skies opened and heavy September Off Hospital Ship Hope Returns construction of new marine terminals, which will be leased toj the non-profit Philadelphia Port Corp.

This is the first step in the city's 20-year program to To a Wet Start From African Mercv Mission improve waterfront facilities. rains poured down. TRAINS DELAYED Trains were held up about 90 minutes until the firemen dug out the earth beneath the tracks and ran their hosclincs under the tracks. Half-ton steer, which ran away from slaughterhouse, strikes classic pose before waging futile fight for his life in North Philadelphia schoolyard. 'Death in the Afternoon9 VITAL TO PROGRESS -inch oi Kam In submitting the loan pro By ROSE I)e WOLF Of The Inquirer posals, Tate said: Firemen said the sudden After a dry summer, Scptem- "The funds to be derived from helped considerably Ka.

nnnA in tiritVl 9 nnd.ifll.il I 1 I 1 1 I I. I 1 'Matador's' Shot Ends these loans are vital if Phila delphia is to continue its mod ucl tome iii wmsues Diowing, cameras cucKing, a uanu puivniK ami a iiwunmm aiii-diuinj; aim downpour NVednesday night. I iwavinfi Uicir hands. Heavy rain began pelting the dust in Philadelphia's streets at! OtltCl I IIC I pc was aSain 7 P. but slacked off before' I after a 10-month mission to Dateline ernization and progress.

Three of the four totaling $54,950,000 are for self-sustaining pro Delaware ValleylLSA grams of improvement through midnight. A cold front from Canada moving across the State was out the city. The fourth oan N. Phila. Roundup By GEORGE J.

MURRAY and EDWARD J. HUSSIE of The Inquirer Staff A 1000-pound steer ran almost two miles through North Philadelphia on Wednesday afternoon before being corralled was and new Jan- in controlling the raging blaze. They also said a shift in wind sent the burning embers away from the houses on Cresson st. and out over the river. Fire Marshal James Daughan said he is investigating the possibility of arson.

He said neighbors complained that children often played in the old building. The red brick building, formerly the Richard Hayes woolen mills, is about 120 feet long and 40 feet wide. Guinea, West Africa. She home to he spruced up made ready to sail on a mission to Nicaragua in uary. ($27,500,000 for general purposes) is for tax-supported proj OME 120 teenagers who have devoted more than 13,000 credited with bringing the rain.

Water Commissioner Samuel ects in a multitude of city hours of their summer vocation to volunteer work at S. Baxter had said normal rain- i fi: I ti Mi 1 i fall for the rest of the vear riiuaueipiua uenerai nu.iynai win uv noiiureu ai mi The doctors and nurses who The three self-sustaining loans in the school yard of a Catholic home for boys and destroy would help the city pull through I awards party Thursday in the auditorium of the Mills Build in a spectacular 20-min- the four-year drought. ing on me run gruunus. require court approval authorizing their exclusion from the city's borrowing capacity. August rainfall was 4.051 hstner himpson, director ute "bullfight1 in which the "matador," armed with a worked in Guinea to train native medical people to operate, vaccinate and treat where little help hail been available before inches, compared with a normal, of PGH volunteer services, said caliber rifle, fired 10 shots City Council's summer recess ends with a meeting on Sept.

Robber Escapes 4.63 inches. 40 boys and girls aged 14 to 18 JERSEY FARES WORSE will receive gold pins symboliz-l 9. Finance Director Edward J. clung to the rails as the Hope 150 or more hours of volun Npw farpd even worse.1. Martin told Tate in a letter that Slaying Suspect Gets VA Years For Burglary trie ii-ftrL- AnAlhAr i-ill rn.

from the cab of a truck. The climax of an hour-long chase that began at 2 P. M. at Front and Venango and fol nAMnU riiiMlqn U'nT thiir I5nfn "111 steamed up the channel. GREETED BY BAND council woum nave to noio a Luiiaiu iumap, "vuiini AJuiiHu i to climatologist for the State, said public hearing by Sept.

15 least 50 hours service, drought conditions remained ex meet the timetable for placing Despite Gunshots An armed holdup man escaped with $1500 stolen from the office of the Sansom House, 13th and Sansom its. Wednesday despite a chase by a policeman who fired four shots into the air lowed the main line of the Penn Singled out for special com Miles away from Pier 82, the medical staff could hear the fanfare of the seven or six trom 8 Days Left To Register As i public service, The Inquirer reminds qualified citizens that 8 days remain to enroll as voters for the Nov. 2 election. The last day is Sept. 13, Sundays and Labor Day are excluded.

Eligible to register are those who will be 21 on or before Nov. 3, the day after the election; new residents who have lived in Pennsylvania for one year by election day; women who have married and the questions on the ballot. PENNS LANDING JOB mendation are Ella Smith, who served 217 hours: Warren Sil sylvania Railroad almost into busy North Philadelphia Station, was enacted before the popped bones (and at least eight sousa- The $27.5 million capital pro- Louis J. Lippolis, 30, who still faces a trial in South Jersey for the slaying of a policeman treme in northern New Jersey with little or no change during August. Rainfall in New Jersey this year has averaged about half the normal rate in the south and 75 percent of normal in the north, 'DRY' FORECAST phones) of the Cardinal Doug verman, 171 hours; Joan Travis, 188 hours and Steven F.

Sied-man, 165 hours. eyes of residents and faculty tnr nthm in 1963, was sentenced VVednes- St. Joseph's House for Homeless pnn T.anrfinif nmit nn th day tO serve Seven and a half, Inrlustrintis Rnv at Ififh anrl Biv-r nnH iSA millinn to 15 years in jail in Philadel GRANTS: A total of $275,791 in A mniian CAiiittr as a warning to halt. Patrolman Ernest D'Orazio responding in a police jeep to a call from Mrs. Elizabeth Blan-chard, 57, the restaurant secretary, jumped from his car and pursued the holdup man from Broad and Spruce sts.

to De-lanccy and Rosewood sts, a dis herty High School band. As the ship drew nearer, the staff could see relatives and friends, majorettes, lajjs, and home-lettered signs Barbara" "Welcome Home draped across the wclcomers. And the tears began to flow. Allegheny ave. Moments after the steer ar- to redevelop blighted areas.

Two subway projects are in- in that lnan. tUl An1 frti. Baxter said he could only hope iSf 1rt ri(v sripn. phia on a burglary charge. Lippolis, of Allegheny ave.

that the drought conditions changed their names; newly near 22d was convicted by rived on the scene, one of the rehabilitating the Broad-Ridge-jury last November of sneaked along the fcncelLocust line and $450,000 for un would end soon. 'this week Three of the awards1 naturalized citizens; persons He pointed out, however, grant l0 erman; who have not voted In the last the long range forecast through two years and those who the -lomes of two elderly women Happy to be home, torn at lcav- guarding the play yard at the 15th and olnsprl the eato hphind thp anl.i-Market StS. station. POSES AS METER READER the middle of September called and Rjchanj sicler all at! t0 a different voting ing each other, the staffers wore tance of a block. The suspect eluded a lunge by D'Orazio and ran through a parking lot.

The new Community College for less than average rainfall district since the last election, 'choked up. Lippolis was said to have Einstein Medical Center. There has been a shortage of is slated to get $1.3 million, and posed as a gas meter reader to AREA rivr. riiu.ii $700,000 is earmarked for con gain entrance to the homes of. IJuanita Kidd Stout, of Philadel- Rhawnhlirst-Bustlcton'nhia fount fnnrf FILM struction of branch libraries at rainfall around Phildelphia for the last three years, totaling a deficiency of 30.78 inches.

I Ambulance Association is mak mal. SHOT HITS MARK The police, who had been on the trail of the steer, put in a call to Cross Brothers, from whose slaughterhouse the animal had escaped. Shortly two Five area girls were aboard as the ship docked Wednesday: Barbara Miller, of 721 Naudain Sally Donnelly, of Alden ing available to religious, civic SERVICE Alice E. 57th will he! Dairy Farmer Is Electrocuted Charles 11. Martin, prominent Chester county dairy farmer, was electrocuted on Wednesday Ridge ave.

and Hermitage Rhawn and Jeanes Knights and Fairdale jds. and a location near Frankford and Linden aves. veterans and other groups Mrs. Laura Wenkenbach, 87, of 3036 Stiles and Isobel Rex, 75, of 8717 Shawnee in August, 1963. Mrs.

Wenkenbach was robbed of $25,701 in cash, stocks and. bonds. Miss Rex lost $4950 in aid, of 1323 Park; Barbara Kushwara, of color and sound film entitled Girl, 2, Drowns In Pool at Motel "Rescue Breathing," depicting! a 1329 Sansom Barbara kinon, of York, and Veronica omnnra rau-kr employes of the firm arrived i UlC LCllllllUUe VI IllUUlil-lU-lllUUlll I -i-r. 9 II iu lliuuill, nt Ct rlira in the truck and entered thelPOLICE, FIRE STATIONS A 2-vear-0ld eirl r.rnniM within tn Smith, of Wildwood, N. I I 1.

A total of $1.4 million would (when he touched a barbed wire fence against which a severed Wednesday night in the swim- obtain the film should contact 'u "I siSn' llP for triP' ur n- li'd as patrolmen manned the Visiting Judge William Ll't go for six new police and fire mins twinl nf thp Cnmnass Mo- the association at 2044 Grant wu" said Veronica Smith, 27, be power line had fallen. The steer started runningjstations, and the completion of! tel. on rd. at iiuuiiuau lui ucu uutvu a iiiu- tion for a new trial Wednesday, the ave. vnirvrrfR.

wari. c.a.usc 11 was a 01 10 g0. Police said a sudden storm Maurine darting this way and that. Thelwork on the Exhibition Hall beach in Wildwood Crest, N. then sentenced Lippolis n' 'iAIra'a ana Wcw over a tree on the prop- truck followed, tires sauealins and Convention Hall at the Civic Lisa Rose Berardi, of 124 uousmii ui on" hparrt a nt ahnut the nnp a lot aoout the Hope.

0rtv of Anna Biddle in t.innvillp GRADUATION: Forty raincK uooiey, bin r. Thp shin will hp nnen to the i'koi tu. center would take $1.1 million. Garden Larchmont, N. was discovered floating in the dents will be graduated fromjPhil-Ellena has completed public from A t0 5 51 Last November, voters ap JAIL DIDN'T HELP The boys cheered.

The "mata- Assistant District Attorney.dor" fired and the boys cheer-Stanley Shingles said Lippolis ed some more some of them had served three prior jail terms for the steer but that they hadn't "helped" Finally, the ammal crumpled him. jto the ground, mortally wound- Lippolis is accused of fatally ed. Then it was back to the against on the eigni-iuoi cna oi ine poui ai v-w i. naay, saiuraay ana sunuay ai hoth tree and line fell 7 P. police said.

She had of Nursing at ceremonies Thurs-ing at Columbia University pjer g2 South, Delaware ave. at a barbed wire fence been missed for about five min- day night in the auditorium of Teachers College and will leave Snvder. Special PTC buses will proved 425 minion tor a new sports stadium, $87.3 million for subway extensions, $33.1 million for general municipal improvements and $16.5 million for utes by her parents, Mr. and Philadelphia High School for for an assignment in Cameroon operate those davs between i.r.i nnn nt th firct Mrs. Nicholas Berardi, who are Girls, Broad st.

and Olney ave. in mid-September. i Broad st. and the pier from 10 ur.tccr firemen on the scene, wire fence shooting Philadelphia ratrol-, slaughterhouse. iwater and Sewer improvements, staying in the motel i Principal speaker will be Judge By RICHARD WES'I 10 i'.

to accommodate touched the barbed visitors. Connections may be and was kilicd made from the Broad st. subway man James Brown as Brown' If the boys at the home still attempted to break up a fight; were buzzing, Bernard Elfman outside a taproom near Somersistill suffered from the shakes. and Bus Route C. Mediae Fgool-Thousands to File Friday Point, N.

on Aug. 23, 1963. STARTLES PEDESTRIAN The steer somehow had made Patient Flees For 4th Time its way down an embankment' Social Security officials in the the U. S. The job of sending the of such) must apply in person not sign up by March 31 will from the PRR tracks onto city are thinking about Friday! questionnaires out to all of them to fill out forms for basic hos-not be eligible when benefits Bandit Gets $165 In 2 Installments Bristol township police said a Keep Alert For Children i.rtm ertmn vAn, rw I i a h.

a I i. DIUdU M. WUI1UUI UCUIg SCCI1. "iui auilic UCjJluauuil. 1 licjr I vvim i UC LUIIIICIVU UULU UJC pitalization and for the $3 plan, begin July 1, 1966.

And the next Andrew Carson was reported missing from Philadelphia Elfman was walking south on fully expect to be bowled over by' middle of November. thousands of elderlv folks, all1 '-Wp pvnprt tn hp nrpttv hCv if tnat desired. enrolment penoa is not unui cunman robbed a gasoline sta-' State Hospital at Byberry on of $100 earlv Wednesday night and the first day: 1967. Furthermore, the premium waving medicare applications' from Fridav on," said Bernard Wednesday as Broad st. below Glenwood when suddenly he heard this thundering noise behind him.

The Grea September Kid Alert has begun. Potters re plastered all and asking questions. ISpector, Northeast district man-: of the enrollment period. (for the supplemental plan will. Wednesday morninc then re-! weren' surprised at all.

Why? Because Social Security ager for Social Security. "The1 cnm. nonip Harrv hp higher then i i It was the fourth time this There, 25 yards to the rear, over. Bumpers are bedecked and pamphlets pour from the was this animal with a 36-inch headquarters in Baltimore be-envelopes will be filled with all of cIaim others with newlv authorized ear that Carson- 39' of presses. All them carry the horn span.

He raced to safety gan Wednesday to mail out ques- kinds of information-our people: suPmisor of (daims 0thers vutfl fwly autnon ea $65. i near DaUphin, had some- tame message: "School's Open Drive Carefully In the Delaware Valley area, police cars, buses, trolleys, milk trucks and newspaper delivery trucks carry bumper strips and posters to remind motorists that children will soon be on the streets again going to and from school. The alert effort is a combined operation of the city, the Keystone-Philadelphia Automobile Club, local industries and school district. in tne central tena aanx tionnaires to persons on tne io-nave all been trained to cope j0nn agiee, 17, of 28 Ben- how walked awav from the in- branch at Broad st. and Glen-' rial Security rolls.

The question-j with the questions about it." ly wait to sign up." There were point to visit the Social Security saJem rd Levittown Bucks stitution. He previously escaped wood ave. I naires ask if the receiver wants' The city's 65-year-olds and loO people at his office the first offices, at Juniper and Fhert countVi wa's the victim the Feb. 18, April 18, and just Tues- The steer, however, was of an-jo sign up for $3 a month doctor- those who are older have until day, 175 in the Northeast office 516 Greene 4i39 Frank- doubfe-robberv at Rav's C'itgo dav. other mind.

Running into Broad bill benefits to supplement the March 31, 1966, to file their and more than 100 each at West ford ave. and 5131 Chestnut state Route" 13 and Carson, who was arrested on he turned and charged north-free, basic medicare coverage, names on the medicare rolls. Philadelphia and Germantown. are these: Beaver Dam rd. a shoplifting charge and corn- ward in one of the southbound.

Some 50,000 of those medicare Most will do it by mail but some "We will mail out applications Students between the acs of agee sal(j the robber shov mitted by a court for observa-lanes as motorists did all kinds envelopes are expected in Phila-' will have to apply for benefits to persons not on Social Security 18 and 22 with a parent either ed him a washroom after the tion last Nov. 12, knocked on of crazy things to make room'delphia on Friday. And about in person. rolls, if necessary," said Klein, deceased or disabled; widows, (irst robbery and snarled: the hospital door at 6 A. M.

for him. i 10 percent of those who receive; Persons who are 65 but who "But it is much better for them aged 60; persons aged 72 or "Wait 10 minutes." After the Wednesday and was readmit- The animal raced west on them are expected to descend do not receive Social Security to come in and get a complete older with less than 18 months second holdup, the robber, ap- ted. He left again later in the Clearfield north on 15th and on the Social Security offices to benefits, those who have never explanation of the choices." under Social Se- parently tired from a hard day, without revealing his west again on Allegheny have the plans explained. at all or never worked Klein had a word of warning curity laws and disabled work-day's work, said: 'Wait 20 secret escape route, where, spotting the school yard, There are 14'i million persons on a job covered by Social Se-to those who might put off fill-ers whose injuries have lasted minutes before you call the Police said they consider he made his noblt last atand. 'now receivin Social Security injeurity (or widows or widowersjing out the forms.

Those who dOjOx will last 12 months or more. I Carson to be 'dangerous.".

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