Philadelphia Daily News from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • Page 6

Ex-Cop, Politico Get Probation in Extortion of Creswell St. near Merrick, corner of 26th and York Operation Northwest Marks 2d Year, Shows Rise in Riders A former policeman and a Republican committeeman were given suspended sen- cnanes neuy, oi icm testified he had given Keuy St. near Master, GOP com- 5225 to a case jn which mitteeman in the 10th divi- a Danenuer aim iwu cuaium- ers had been arrested. sion of the 47th ward, was given a suspended sentence and three years probation. Judge Brown also ordered Kelly to resign his political post.

Both Hinkle and Kelly had been charged with conspiracy. CECIL J. WILLIAMS, pro tences and placed on probation after pleading guilty to taking part In an extortion plot against a North Philadelphia taproom owner. Judge Francis Shunk Brown yesterday gave a suspended sentence and two years probation to former Patrolman John Hinkle, 31, Charges were dropped against former Patrolmen Donald Dade, 24, of Duval St. near McCallum, and Oliver Townsend, 31, of Washington Lane near Cherokee and against Harry Landower 27, of Creswell St.

near Midvale Ave. Happy birthday Operation Northwest! The city today was celebrating the second birthday of the bargain -rate commuter experiment that has brought Philadelphia national acclaim. Operation Northwest, on the Chestnut Hill lines of the Pennsylvania and Reading Railroads, this year carried 715,000 more riders than the 12 months immediately prior prietor of a bar at southeast to the program. The total, 3,690,000, represented a 24 percent gain In riders, according to Casimir Sienkie-wicz, president of the Passenger Service Improvement Corp. PSIC is the non-proflt corporation created to run commuter service.

FOUR 10-STORY parking garages would be needed to handle the cars now being parked at railroad stations instead of being driven downtown, Sienklewicz said. A survey of stations along Operation Northwest showed a 1,488 Increase In the dally number of cars parked since the program began. Under the program fares were cut to 30 cents, plus a 10-cent fare for feeder bus service. The city paid a subsidy of $340,000 this past year to cover the cost of increased LU 1 LUi -J SHOP-AT-HOME Phone VA 2-6325, ext. 2181, 2182 tonight till 9 i 4 I V0IE service.

Passengers who used to drive to center city save some $750 annually in parking i CtlN 't-'CH vC 5 0 I fees, car maintenance, tires and other items, ac- I cording to Sienklewicz. i mm PSIC EXPERIENCE with-Operation Northwest already has resulted in Operation Northeast, on the Reading's! Fox Chase line. On Oct. 31 jPSIC will launch Operation; Torresdale, on the PRR's Trenton line, and Operation Manayunk, on the PRR and Reading lines to Norristown. Mayor Dilworth has pro- i posed million transit! program In his 1951-'66 cap- ital program now pending in City Council.

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