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1Q DELAWARE COUNTY (PA.) DAILY TIMES Saturday, June 14, 1969 French Elect Successor To De Gaulle Sunday PARIS (AP) French voters have a one-day respite from speechmaking before choosing a successor to Gen. Charles de Gaulle in a runoff election Sunday. De Gaulle's former prime minister, Georges Pompidou, is favored to win the presidential runoff against interim President Alain Poher. Final polls showed Poher gaining slightly on Pompidou but still too far behind to have much hope of victory. The polls have given Pompidou 55 per cent or more of the votes expected to be cast, against 45 per cent or less for Poher.

Pompidou, backed by a large Gaullist majority in the Nation al Assembly and by some in fluential defectors from the Cen ti-ist ranks, has campaigned 01 a promise of continuing politica stability. Poher, supported by political ly conflicting Socialist and con servative groups whose main point of agreement was a com mon desire to remove the Gau! lists from power, has based hi campaign on the nation's "need for a change." The candidates made their fi nal radio and television appeal to the voters Friday night. Pompidou used only 10 of his alloted 15 minutes on the state run television network. He accused Poher of resorting to unjustified personal attacks anc denigrating the instutions of De Gaulles' Fifth Republic as though France had existed for 10 years "under a regime of dictatorship and police terror." Pompidou said it would be un- Quieter Summer Is Seen HARRISBURG (AP) Atty. Gen.

William C. Sennett says Pennsylvania can hope for a summer free from major civi disorders but other law enforce ment leaders are adding a won of caution. "I think the climate is some what less tense in the cities to day than a year or two said Sennett at a briefing Friday for mayors, district attorneys and police chiefs on the state's civil disturbance plans. "This meeting was not called because we anticipated trouble," the attorney general said. "As a matter of fact, we don't anticipate any trouble." He added, however, that the state was prepared to act if necessary through both the nationa guard and state police.

Col. Frank McKetta, slate po lice commissioner, was more cautious. "Anything is possible; any thing can erupt, and it coulc happen anywhere," McKcttr said. He added, though, that th state police's main stress is averting violence and any othe crime rather than controlling i once it breaks out. "Last year," he said, "th state police spent 339,000 man hours in crime prevention." Philadelphia Dist.

Atty. Arle Specter, whose city has been periencing a wave of jtiveni gang also was guarcle in his response. He refused (o state flat 1 whether he expected a riot other trouble "because then yo make some people decide have that prophecy fulfilled." Some 60 mayors, district a tomeys and police chiefs a tended the session to hear th state's latest plans to help pr vent and control civi! disorder and other crime control plan At least one mayor, who cl clincd to be named, said his cil had been on the verge of civ disorder already this summe "It's been touch and go," 1 said. Gov. Shafcr told the city ficials the state is "fully pr pared to assist you at a moment's notice." The state's plan, he said, "was put to a full test in the Pittsburgh riot" of last year and worked.

But, he cautioned, officials "must be able to distinguish bet -een protest and lawlessness -it cannot be oppressive." Talk also revolved around campus disturbances with Sennett advising all local officials "to put into effect liaison programs with college and university administrators." Maj. Gen. Richard Snyder, national guard adjutant general, also spoke to the officials in a closed-door portion of the luncheon session but did not make his comments public. seemly for anyone seeking the nation's highest office.to reply in the same tone. He pledged, if elected president, "to defend the national independence, the dignity of France." He said: "I promise to remember the great lessons I learned in this respect from Gen.

De Gaulle. In an interview with radio Monte Carlo, Pompidou said his government would be prepared to cooperate with all French po-l litical groups except the Com-! munist party, "which our institutions," and the extreme right, "which dreams of a more or less fascist regime." Poher promised to be "the president for all Frenchmen" vith the backing of a "new po- itical force" that would bring ogcther all political groups ex-: cept the Communists and the hard-core Gaullists. Also interviewed by radio Monte Carlo Poher made an oblique approach to Communist voters whose backing he would need to win. He said lie and Pompidou "don't see social problems in the same way. Although we both come from the same simple background, I can't help feeling that Mr.

Pompidou--much more than I--represents the high bourgeoisie, the banks and big industry." The Communist party has called on its 4.8 million voters to abstain from voting. Polls indicate that the call will be widely heeded and that abstentions will total as much as a third of he electorate. In the June 1 primary Communist and other leftist candidates took 25 per cent of the vote. Center 'Invaders' Losing Support CHESTER i Director of the Robert Wade Neighborhood House Granville asli said he feels the blacks vho have claimed the Wade icilities on Concord Ave. are teadily losing support.

Lash, who had been hospital- zed with a back ailment when ome 25 members of The Black ommunity of Chester, moved Vedriesday, said he got this mpression talking to area resi- ents Friday night. 'A lot of the people in the ommunity who were with them the beginning aren't with hem now," the former Chester igh School basketball All- merican said. I found many of the residents might I was supporting them i the beginning. We all want -ie black control that they advo- ate but we Jon't want to get this way." New School To Permit Leasing ASTON The construction of new elementary school is xpected to relieve over- rowding in the Penri-Delco chools, allowing the distrfct to ease. 10 classrooms to the Chi- hester School District.

Penn-Delco Union Schools upt. William G. Moser said the 3 ennell Elementary School will bsorb extra pupils from the istrict's elementary schools nd offer enough extra space permit the leasing to Chichester. Moser said he expects the school to be filled by the 1970-71 'chool year. The one-year a muounced Thursday by Mose incl Cliichestcr Schools Supt.

Dr James F. Shankweiler was made to alleviate overcrowdini in the Chiohester school: resulting from the loss of thi junior high school facilities bj fire. Chichester Junior High Schoo pupils were on double session in the 1968-69 school year. Chichester will pay Penn Delco per year per roon for the use of the facilities according to Shankweiler. Lash attended a Friday night meeting of the Wade House Board in which the officials ol he House discussed the 'takeover." Chairman Alan R.

Hunt said today the board would a statement Monday morning. "We had a full discussion of tie incident and all the things hat could be done and ot be done," he said. "We all eaffirmed our complete faith Granny." Lash said he heard at one me Friday afternoon only four hildren were using the Wade House, a figure which he called extremely low. We average bout 400 kids a day in there ormally," he said. "I am convinced it is only matter of time before the eople in the community ask hese people to get out of the ouse," Lash said.

"In a way lis turned out to be a good ling. It has enabled the people the community to make their wn decisions." Hunt said Lash announced at he meeting that Andy Turner and Tony Beavers, two former Wade House staff members, hat been fired. Both were members of the Wednesday takeover. "Granny had not been satis- ied with their work for some ime," Hunt said. "When they proved personally disloyal it was ust a matter of waiting for lim to get out of the hospital take action." Turner had been program and ultural director and Beavers lad been an arts and crafts upervisor.

CarnricliucI Man Admits Starting Room Fire Flag Day, Born in County, Is Observed Across Nation A NEW 12 18 foot flag donated by the John Wesley Citizens' of July Association is raised for Flag Cross Post 507, American Legion, to the Norwood Day. Cooperation Needed to Raise Flag NORWOOD organizations cooperated to initiate a Flag Day observance here. A new 12 by 18 foot flag, donated by the John Wesley Cross Post 507, American Legion, to the Norwood Citizens' Fourth of July Association for annual observance, is 'lying in the upper park, Mohawk and Winona Aves. The flag display took the combined effort of Legion Post Commander Edward Dunne; Levan Smith Raibley Post 7213, Veterans of Foreign Wars Commander Thomas Gilligan, Association President, Joseph DeCristo; Association Decoration Chairman, William Bissex and the borough fire company ladder truck under the direction of Assistant Fire Chief Carl Drake. As a result of the efforts of a former Yeadon resident, today Flag Day is the official national day of observance for the American flag.

The late William T. Kerr, a former Yeadon i crusaded for 52 years until legislation was passed in 1949 making Flag Day official. Campbell Resigns Rose Tree Post Brookhaven Child, 2, Hit In Driveway BROOKHAVEN A two-year old borough was listed in Continued from Page One best in education quality," Campbell said. 'My experiences in the Rose Tree Media School District will certainly be helpful in that endeavor." Campbell said he hopes to begin his duties in Indianapolis l. said he had been recom- nended for the post by the University of Wisconsin, where satisfactory morning at condition i Riddle Hospital CHESTER A 44-year-old Chester man who told firemen and r.olice he started the fire Lhat destroyed his bedroom Friday morning was ordered held without bail in an arraignment before Magistrate Ernest L.

Burk. Wendell Mack, of the 400 block W. 3rd was taken to Broadmeadows Prison, Thornbury where he will await a 10 a.m hearing Friday on charges arson, police said. Police Mao' approached Al Baxter and Ctif Mitchell, drivers for the Franklin and Hanley Fire Companies, and told them he started the fire which was reported at 6:30 a.m. The man repeated the story to Patrolman Grady Berrien who was on the scene to help direct traffic during the fire police reported.

He was advisee of his rights and arrested Berrien said. Assistant Fire Chief Rober Ofidcn said the blaze was confined to a bedroom occupiec by Mack on the third-floor the home of George Charity anc his wife and children. Ogden said the fire was controlled in about 10 minute. 5 and, although the bedroom was gutted, the remainder of the house suffered only wate damage. He said there were no injuries.

following injuries she suffered when hit by a car about 8 Thursday night. Police officials said Paula Friel, of 621 Cambridge was playing in her driveway when a car driven by Richard Regar, 52, of 710 Cambridge jumped the curb, and'hit ler. The car continued down Tax Deadline the sidewalk, and rammed a building. Regar was admitted to Crozer- 'hester 'Medical Center witn head lacerations, and was in satisfactory condition i morning. In another accident Thursda night, borough police saic Charles Hollinger, 21, of Constance Glen Riddle, suffered head injuries which caused him to be admitted Crozer, where his condition received his Doctor of hilosophy in 1961.

He said he was interviewed Philadelphia 10 days ago by hree members of the Indiana- olis School Board, and he met vith the board in Indianapolis Tuesday. He said he received a definite Dffer by telephone Friday morning from the board president. He then sent announcements of his resignation to chool district principals, asking to announce it to Friday was the district's last day of classes fo: the academic year. Campbell said he has been interested in urban education for several years but found i 'inconvenient" to leave Rose Tree Media while the distric underwent the reorganization that brought Media into the He also said three of his four children have graduated from Penncrest in four years and he vas reluctant to leave the area mtil they had graduated. Campbell praised the district he has served for eight years.

'No superintendent could have asked for a finer relationship with the members of the school board than I have had in this school district," he said. "The men and women who served the board have )een people of, independent and ound judgement. They have been people of tremendous dedication and unquestioned integrity. 1 Gross said he was "very sorry to see Dr. Campbell leave.

He's done a fine job for the district. But this is a very, very challenging opportunity foi Gross, who had served on the Media School Board before the Rose Tree merger, said, "We had one of the smoothest reor ganizations, thanks to Dr former Rose Tree 1966. system Mr. Kerr launched his cam paign that "patriotic American! meet, orate, sing and parade and otherwise celebrate the birthday of our National Flag Tune 14, 1777." Kerr, who believed "the flag every man, woman and child in this country," might be disappointed were he alive loday. Attitudes are changing with the times and respect the lag and enthusiasm for its day has not escaped the process.

While Congress is considering passing a bilUmaking Flag Day a legal holiday, younger Ameri cans are burning flags, using hem for curtains and cutting hem up for dress material. According to Kerr's son Joseph, there was even some difficulty getting a color guard carry the flag in this year's 7 lag Day ceremony in Yeadon 3ut the Yeadon Cub Scouti 'inaliy did volunteer. They were also unable ge a school band to play in the parade, because the schools were closed and the student: are on vacation. "The day of kids carrying flags in the United States over," Kerr said. "It would be lard to get a group that woul carry it because of the in concepts and the hurry the times." He added, "It would be han to get back to the old times." Yeadon's motorcade parade i scheduled to form at Allen Drive and proceed to Longacre Blvd Circle, where Kerr will place a wreath on the plaqu dedicated to his father.

Campbell' administrative ability." John Snyder, past presiden of the Rose Tree Union and Rose Tree Media School Boards said Dr. Campbell "has been a great force for good education in this school district. I am personally sorry to see him go and I am sorry for the Funds Cutoff Sought Bill Alined At Unrest I U. S. Rep.

Lawrence G. Williams (R-7th District) of pringfield, said Friday he las introduced legislation tfa cuj: )ff Federal aid for one year to schools which fail to stop disorders and to teachers talcing part in the disorders. The bill is very similar to one introduced in May by U.S.;.Rep. G. Robert Watkihs, (PWlth District).

The main difference that the Watkins bill does lot have the automatic one. year loss of funds. "The responsibility ''for mantaining order on campuses and must continue to be the responsibility of administrators," Williams said. The congressman's legislation provides for termination-ifor DNE FULL YEAR of federal 'inancial a i a to nstitutions of higher education, school officials failv.to ake appropriate action to stop violence and destruction of property. 1 In addition, Williams' '-b'ill federal loans, and grants to teachers Darticipate in campus disorders.

The bill provides for restoring 'inancial assistance to schools after the disorders have and the institution las formulated and program to prevent further disruptions. camp position of the Infantry Division. He Mother Given Son's Medals Four medals, awarded to Pic. Thomas M. Brown, 20, 'of Middletown, were to his mother, Mrs Charles W.

Viguers, of 423 i tenni Road. Viguers received the Bronze Star Medal, 'Army Commendation Medal, (Purple Heart Medal and Good Conduct Medal in ceremonies at PMC olleges. The were awarded her son after he was killed in Vietnam last Brown was killed during a heavy mortar attack on base 9th was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for heroism displayed in the attack. The ciatation credited Brown with disregarding his own personal safety to assist other members of his unit. He was a member of Battery 2nd Battalion, 4th Artillery.

Brown had been in Vietnam, three months when killed. He was selected to attend an Army i ssioned academy at Dong Tan. The assignment was considered more secure than the artillery unit's field position at Tan.Tru. Brown graduated Penncrest High School in 1966 and was employed by 'Sutirbc; of Glen Riddle, was drafted in June In addition to his parents, he is survived yb four brothers, John, and Eugene, twins who i are serving in the Army; Robert, of Glenolden; and William, Middletown Heights. Car Overturns, Man Injured BROOKHAVEN A 28-year- old Aston man was injured early this morning when his car went out of control, rammed two parked automobiles, and then overturned.

Police said Joseph Connolly, of 1504 Alson Toby Farms, was driving east on Brookhaven Rd. at about 5 a.m., when' he hit the first parked it about 22 feet, caromed it into the other auto, then overturned. Connolly was admitted to Crozer-Chester Medical: Center, where he was listed in guarded condition with cuts of the head, arm, and chest. morning was listed a satisfactory. Hollinger's car collided with another automobile, driven by Harry Shayhorn 19, of 207 a i Upper Providence, on Duttons Mill at about 10 p.m.

Shayhorn suffered minor injuries, but was not admitted to the hospital. City Man Wounded CHESTER A 47-year-old city man was shot in the face about a.m. today and police quickly arrested a woman suspected in the shooting. Sara Tucker, of the 100 block Engle Street, was arraigned by Alderman Irving Lawrence and hotel in $1,000 bail for a hearing 10 a.m. Friday on a charge The Internal Revenue Service ravate as sTMlt and battery reminds that calendar year corporations must pay the second installment of their estimated tax Ly Monday.

Publication f12, "Corporation and the Federal Income Tax," which furnishes detailed information on this subject, may be obtained by dropping a post card to the District Director, Internal Revenue Service, 401 N. Broad Philadelphia. by gun. She was arrested in connection with Uie shooting of Robert Bradshnw, 47, of 112 Engle St. Bradshaw was rushed to Sacred Heart Hospital, where he was being treated for Uie single gunshot wound.

Police were searching a field near 2nd and Palmer Streets for the weapon used in the attack. Today's Weather in County, Nation High Low Pr. Albany, rain 68 Albuquerque, clear 81 51 Atlanta, cloudy 88 71 Bismarck, clear Boise, clear Boston, cloudy 92 Buffalo, cloudy Chicago, cloudy Cincinnati, cloudy Cleveland, cloudy Denver, cloudy 64 35 79 55 71 80 61 56 52 83 70 81 57 60 36 .03 Des Moines, cloudy 71 56 Detroit, cloudy 74 53 Fairbanks, clear 82 63 Fort Worth, cloudy 92 68 02 Helena, cloudy 60 34 Honolulu, cloudy 83 72 Indianapolis, cloudy 75 64 Jacksonville, cloudy 89 77 .02 Kansas City, rain 7 3 61 .18 Los Angeles, cloudy 74 61 Louisville, rain 86 69 .16 .05 Memphis, clear 94 71 Milwaukee, cloudy 58 46 clear 63 46 .02 New Orleans, clear 91 70 New York, cloudy 89 74 .01 Phoenix, clear 96 68 Pittsburgh, cloudy 86 64 Ptlnd, cloudy 87 68 Ptlnd, cloudy 84 60 Rapid City, clear 52 32 .18 Richmond, cloudy 87 70 .03 St. Louis, cloudy 76 67 Salt Lk. City, cloudy SO 50 San Diego, rain cloudy Seattle, rain 73 Tampa, cloudy Temperatures in 24 hours -High Friday, 90; low this morning, 72; average Friday, 80; normal for this date, 71.

Expected temperatures -Sigh today, 87; low tonight, 72; high Sunday, 87. Precipitation In 24 hours, this month, June norm, 4.05; this year, 10.69; annual norm, 42.48. Sun rose, 5:32 a.m.; sun sets, 8:31 p.m. moon rises, 4:48 a.m. A year ago High-177; low 54; sunny.

Today's tides Off tidewater terminal pier. High 1 a.m. and 1:24 p.m.; low 8:06 a.m. and 8:06 p.m. cloudy 91 73 61 60 54 57 78 74 93 .07 U.S.

WCATHtR UUKtAU Art For Lew Until Sunday Morning FORECAST FORECAST Showers are predicted for much of the northern portion pf th'e East Coast, southern Florida, and the Midwest. Rain is expected in homa and Coloi'ado. Cooler temperatures are expected for the eastern Great Lakes to northern New England..

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