The Philadelphia Inquirer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • Page 16

2-B Sunday, Sept. 2, 1973 Philadelphia Inquirer Dark Horses Hopeful Each Other Fade They are starting to talk about Art Sampson as a horse candidate for governor. Sampson is an Erie Republican who now is the director of the General Services Administration in Washington. He was Gov. Raymond Shafer's campaign manager nd, later, Shafer's budget secretary, v- Sampson reportedly believes he has a fair shot at the nomination.

He sees Frank Rizzo as out of it and Arlen Specter as fading. Trouble is, a man in Montgomery County named Lewis also has been wacthing these two front run-Tiers fade. Aretha Franklin DID show up at the Civic Center for Black Expo appearance. It was hassles after she arrived, particularly one involving equipment, that torpedoed her appearance. Philadelphia may become the Wimbledon of America, the way things are going.

The professional tennis tour will open here in January, bringing in enough tennis to give the fans whiplash. Ordinarily, a city gets one of three pro tournaments with 28 players each. Philadelphia, however, will stage a tournament involving all 84 professionals on the tour. Tney will be playing in the Spectrum from 10 A. M.

until midnight for seven consecutive days. Even so, officials believe that is not enough time. Probably they will play some matches at Pier 30. And the women's professional tournament will be played, probably at the Palestra, in the spring. You would as much expect to find a nice restaurant like John's Hofbrau on the surface of the moon as on the northwest corner of Sth and Norris.

family-run restaurant has been there for -over 40 years. When the" neighborhood began to decay, the family decided their restaurant would neither decay nor run away. And it has built such a loyal following that it continues to attract people from all over the area. The Board of Education will open nine new schools within the next year. Don't let that fool you.

There are still 33 non-fire resistant, decrepit schools in the city. The great Isaac Asimov is coming to town Sept. 19 for a presentation at the Fels Planetarium based on Asimov's compelling short story, "The Last Question." John Corr John Taxin, owner of Old Original Bookbinders, has offered to put together a blue ribbon panel of people who deal daily in food marketing, purchasing and distribution in Philadelphia to serve as a free counseling service for the city and the Board of Education in the wake of the-fiasco at the school board's Kennedy Center. Shop Tuesday Panel Splits 10 to 6 on Death Penalty Closed Monday, Labor Day Continued from Page 1-B every tool available that can contribute to the realization of this goal. "The minority feels strongly that capital punishment, prop erly applied, can be such a tool and therefore supports its reinstatement in Pennsylva-jua." The report asserts that most Pennsylvanians have taken a stand either for or against after a careful balancing of all the values involved immediate reinstatement is essential to the protection of the law-abiding ciizens of Pennsylvania." The report says the death capitaL, punishment and concedes that a host of social principles enter the question.

"While the minority has the greatest respect for those who seek abolition of the death penalty," says the report, Steel Blast Furnace Explodes, Injuring 5 sentence is particularly important in protecting law enforcement officials, corrections personnel and witnesses to crimes. "In short, the state has right to self-defense," it con-' eludes. Gov. Shapp is adamantly opposed to capital punishment, but has indicated he would sign a tightly limited bill. Shapp has added, however, that as long as he is governor, he will not send a convict to death.

The issue could become a focal point in next year's gubernatorial race. Both Philadel-" phia Mayor Frank Rizzo and Specter who each may run for governor are vocal advocates of strong death penalties. Five workmen were burned, two critically, when an explosion ripped open a blast furnace Saturday at the Alan Wood Steel Co. in Swedeland, Upper Merion Township. One man was listed in critical condition at Montgomery County Hospital with second-degree burns over 90 percent of his body.

His name was not released pending notification of kin. Marvin Burten, 20, of Philadelphia, in guarded condition with first, second and third degree burns over 15 percent of his body, and William Jones, 45, of Norristown, also in guarded condition with first, second and third degree burns over 12 percent of his body. Palumbo was an employe of a contractor working in the plant while the other four Ronald Griffin, 23, of 1738 Mohican Philadelphia, was in critical condition' at Sacred Heart Hospital in Norristown with third-degree burns over 50 to 60 percent of his body. Also in Montgomery County Hospital were Joseph Pal-umbo 40, of Norristown, in fair condition with first, second and third degree burns over 25 percent of his body; were employes of the steel company. At the time of the explosion, nine men were working at the furnace, which is one of two operated 24 hours a day at the steel company site on River rd.

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