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THE DAILY NEWS co A VOL. 53 FIFTEEN CENTS PER COPY HUNTINGDON, MOUNT UNION and SAX.TON FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 1974 PHONE: 6434040 No. IK) Nixon Visits Pyramids; Heads For Saudi Arabia Board, Officers Are Elected At Newton Is Nominate Fiscal Year Officers Ending For TPA Plaque Is Presented To Diven A Mount Union man, Melvin H. Diven, was honored by the South Central Counties Boroughs Association last evening in the Saxton Fire Hall during the group's quarterly meeting. An attractive plaque was presented to Diven, inscribed with these words: "Presented to Melvin H.

Diven as a token of our esteem and loyalty and in appreciation of his kindness and personal dedicated service as secretary to the South Central Counties Boroughs Association for the past 26 years, In the photo, left to right are John S. "Bucky" Buchanan, past president of the State Association of Boroughs; Mrs. Esther Diven; Diven, and OlinW.Horton, out-doing president of the association. Officers Elected For 1974-75 Boroughs Honor Diven At Saxton Melvin H. Diven of Mount Union was honored last evening at Saxton by the South Central Counties Boroughs Association for his "Kindness and personal 1 dedicatd service" to the association as secretary over the past 26 years.

Commander Huntingdon Trooper To Be Honored StateTrooper William G. Kerr the Huntingdon State Police Station will receive the PSP Commendation Medal during a ceremony to be held at Troop headquarters in Hollidaysburg next Wednesday morning. The State Police Cross will be awarded at the same ceremony to the next of kin of a Pennsylvania State Police officer killed in the line of duty. Trooper Kerr will be honored in recognition of his outstanding actions in capturing three bank robbery suspects in Mount Union last February 1. The citation accompanying the Commendation Medal to be presented to Trooper Kerr reads in On the evening of February 1, 1974, while on routine patrol along U.

S. Route 22 near the Huntingdon-Mifflin County line, Trooper Kerr received a radio message stating that the Mill Creek Branch of the First National Bank of Mapleton had been robbed. Soon after taking a position along the highway to better observe the flow of traffic, Trooper Kerr saw the suspects traveling east on Route 22 toward the Borough of Mount Union. After a high-speed pursuit he managed to stop the getaway car on a Mount Union street, apprehended three of the (Cont'd on Page 5) Mr. Diven was presented a plaque on behalf ol the association by outgoing President Olin W.

Horton and John S. "Bucky" Buchanan, past president of the State Association of Boroughs, during the group quarterly meeting held last evening in the Saxton Fire Hall. During the presentation Horton noted that Diven's "word is his bond what better credentials could one have In this day and age?" Diven, who retired on January 1 alter 40 years as Mount Union Borough Manager, has served as secretary-manager of the Mount Union Chamber of Commerce since 1950 and was secretary of the Mount Union area Development Corporation since 1956 and was highly active in industrial development. He was a recipient of 18 municipal reporting contest awards from Perm State and Pennsylvania Governmental Secretaries Association. He is "Man of the Year" by the Pennsylvania Governmental (Continued on Page 2) The nomination of officers for the year 1974-75 was held last evening during the June meeting of the Huntingdon County Firemen's Association at Warriors Mark.

The annual election will be held month at Mount Union. Balloting will take place between 7 and 8 p.m., with the voting closing at 8 p.m., sharp. The nominees follow: President, Walter Henry, Mount Union; Richard Brumbaugh, Mapleton Depot and Jay Rhone, Smithfield; vice president; Charles McCray, Huntingdon Hook Ladder Company, Richard Scott, McConnellstown and Donald Lowe, Huntingdon No. second vice president; John Latherow, Mapleton Depot, Norman Barnett, Huntingdon Hook Ladder and Irvin Cod- Mapleton Depot; chaplain, (Cont'd on Page 14) Status reports on publications, activities and the membership campaign, and preparations to close out the first fiscal year were the topics of last evening's meeting of the Huntingdon County Tourist Promotion Agency, held in the Huntingdon County Library. er, Majority Say Nixon Should Go WEATHER Partly cloudy and mild tonight with a chance of showers and thundershowers.

Lows tonight In the 60s. Saturday mostly cloudy and mild with showers and thundershowers likely. Highs Saturday in the 70s. Pro. bability of precipitation, 30 per cent tonight and 60 per cent Saturday.

School Directors Get Pressure 1974 Proves Grim Year For Boards FREDW ROHLAND Rohland Re-Elected By Legion Frederick W. Rohland, 57, well known Huntingdon businessman, was elected last evening for a second term as commander of Frank P. Hommon Post No. 24, American Legion, Huntingdon, for the ensuing year. He is a partner in the firm, Fouse Rohland Furniture.

John E. Kelly, Huntingdon banker, was named to fill the post of senior vice commander during the 1974-75 year. He is a past commander of Standing Stone Post No. 1754, Veterans of Foreign Wars. Huntingdon.

Harry Carper, Huntingdon, was named junior vice commander and Lewis Rains, Hunt, ingdon postal employe, was elected finance officer. Rains also is a past commander of the Huntingdon VFW and Huntingdon Jewish War Veterans. The annual election was a highlight of a busy session held at the post home on Washington Street. Rohland presl- ded. The Post passed a resolution providing for an app.

ropriate, patriotic program to be held on July 4, 1976 to mark the nations's 200th birthday. Past Commander Robert u. risroll President NEW YORK (UPI) For the first time, more than half of those surveyed in th say they believe Nixon should be impeached and removed from office. The Louis Harris firm said Thursday 52 per cent of the 1,413 persons polled said the President should be convicted, 35 per cent said he should not and 13 per cent had no opinion. The text of the question was: "All in all, do you think President Nixon should or should not be impeached by Congress and removed from office?" The figures in the previous survey, in early May, were 49 per cent for conviction, 41 against, and 13 per cent not sure.

In March, 43 per cent were for impeachment, 41 per cent against, and 16 per cent not sure. "The public has its own deliberate speed in making up its mind," the pollsters concluded, 'and it is now evident that on reflection, after the facts have been absorbed, this President is now in his worst trouble on the Watergate matter." (Cont'd on Page 14) Burkholder Honored By Directors Clay Burkholder, executive director of the Tuscarora Intermediate Unit No. 11, was honored by the board of directors during the regular bi-monthly meeting held last night in the intermediate office, McVeytown, R.D.I. Burkholder, who efficiently served as executive director for the past three years, is retiring asofJulyl. He was completely surprised with the presentation of a large cake by Donald Miller, special education director.

The main items of business transacted by the board were those concerning special education. Throe candidates for the newlj -treated position of curriculuii! and in-service coordinator were interviewed yfidividually for ZlV-'iiinutesX However, no decision was made at this time. This will be Dandled at the July session. Resignations of two speech teachers, Judy Heckman and Florence Stump, were accepted. Trainable teachers elected for the 1974-75 term were John Oswald, Girardville, Bloomsburg College, and Mary Keil, Bethlehem, Kutztown College; hearing handicapped teacher, Nancy Caleffe, Burgettstown, Indiana University.

The transportation budget for (Continued on Page 2) The board adopted the recommendations of a nominating committee that a board of 30 members and two alternates be approved. Four officers were elected: Harold B.Brumbaugh, president, William E. Swigart vice president, Robert J. Klugiewicz secretary and Maurice S. Lansberry, treasurer.

Lots will be drawn in the near future to establish one, two and three-year terms for board members. President Brumbaugh conducted the session and heard reports from financial secretary Francis Kemp and membership chairman Mrs. Peg Filson concerning the collection of dues and donations to date. WRAP.UP ON 3 Mrs. Filson stated that attractions were all in, corporations and miscellaneous division had completed Its work vision had completed its and some outstanding dues were still coming; small businesses have presented Its final report, but more money is pending from that source.

Individual memberships are still being received, and a total from the collection of service stations is expected next week. Hotel, motel and restaurant (Continued on Page 2) CINDV MORNINGSTAR Cindy Will Queen Title Sixteen-year old Cindy Morningstar will be wearing the banner of the McConnellstown Volunteer Fire Company as a contestant in the Huntingdon County Fire Queen Pageant, a highlight of the annual County Firemen's Convention, scheduled this year for July 6 at Newton Hamilton. Queen competition will get under way at 8 p.m. Cindy was crowned at a May 18 dinner of the McConnellstown Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary. Judges were William J.

Ulsh and Dick and Marcia Saylorof Altoona. The 5'4" blue-eyed blonde is a daughter of Mrs. Louise Momingstar of Box 14, McConnellstown. A junior at Huntingdon Area (Cont'd on Page 7) Egypt Will Get Nuclear Technology (UPI) President Nixon today waded for the first time into the huge throngs that have marked his triumphant visit and later announced the United States will sell Egypt nuclear reactor technology and atomic fuel to go with it. The announcement, which also said the United States will provide space science knowhow, came in a joint communique signed by Nixon and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat near the end of Nixon's stunning tour that he has called the most memorable of his life.

Nixon held his final private talks with Sadat today before flying to his next stop on his five-nation, eight-day Mideast "journey for peace." A lavish welcome was being prepared for his arrival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the co'untry that led last winter's oil embargo against the United States. Potential Involved White House Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler took issue with news reports suggesting the nuclear pact might draw protests because of the weapons potential involved. He said the reports were erroneous and that nuclear materials and reactors would be provided for peaceful purposes with "total safeguards including the rights of U.S. inspection and absolute bars on transferring nuclear materials or technology (Continued on Page 2) To Disrupt Nixon's Journey New Terrorist Attacks In Middle East Feared INSIDE THE NEWS Ann Landers 18 Classified Ads 16,17,18 Comics 12 Courthouse Roundup 11 Crossword 17 Editorial Page 6 Penna. Story 15 Obituaries 2 8,9 Sports 4,5 Blairs Field, West End Two Playgrounds To Open Monday Israel fortified positions along the Lebanese border today following a bloody Arab guerrilla suicide attack and the government warned of possible new terrorist raids aimed at disrupting President Nixon's Middle East visit.

An Iraeli military spokesman said the armed forces on the Golan Heights today would complete the first stage of troop and weapons pullbacks from land captured from Syria in the 1973 Middle East War. An Aab guerrilla death squad Thursday attacked the Israeli settlement of Shamir near the Lebanese border in the northern Galilee. The guerrillas killed three members of the commune, including a woman volunteer worker from New Zealand. One other person was wounded. Submachine Guns Palestine-General Command, died when the Israeli settlers ran from their breakfast tables firing submachine guns.

Israel has charged that Palestinian commandos who attacked settlements at Qiryat Shemona, Maalot and Shamir, killing 52 persons in the past three months, crossed into the country from Lebanon. After the Shamir attack, Israeli Information Minister Aharon Yariv warned the nation that more attacks could be expected during President Nixon's tour of five Middle East nations. Nixon is due in Israel on Sunday and Monday. In Beirut, the defense ministry said Israeli artillery fired around 80 rounds into a Lebanese frontier village near Shamir in a 30-minute attack Thursday. "Scores of houses were damaged and planted areas on the outskirts of Ebl Es Saqi were set on fire," the communique said.

The firing was aimed at the eastern and western parts of the hill village ofEbl Es Saqui and the road leading to El Khoreiba village, the ministry said. Returned Fire The Lebanese guns returned the fire, driving back Israeli vehicles that crossed the border, the statement said. An Israeli half track, a bulldozer, and a bus were destroyed. The Israeli military command Tel Aviv said there was in artillery territory fire from toward Lebanese Israeli (Cont'd on Page 14) (UDmacmneuuns. r-x The four terrorists, identified oy Insurance members of the Popular as Front for the liberation of (Cont'd on Page 5) HARRISBURG (UPI) For most of Pennsylvania's 4,500 public school board members 1974 is proving the grimmest yet.

Alvin B. Kenney, Washington, president of the Pennsylvania School Boards Associa lion, outlined pressures facing the elected but unpaid school directors. Kenney, employed by the strike-hampered West Penn Power cited a long list of education-related pressures that cause directors to average 18-20 hours a month in their Declining enrollments coupled with "demands from two directions for the hiring of more teachers, The state Education De partment's school code revision plans Kenney believe "will erode local control," Inflation tied school board millage increases "that are nearing the end of the road on property taxes," school transportation costs mandated by the Pennsylvania legislature, Increasingly prolonged teacher contract negotiations involving the Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA), its 30 state and regional offices with a staff of 160 and budget some 10 tunes thatofPSBA. Both Kenney and Fred M. Heddinger, PSBA executive director, identified pressure both from PSEA and the sate Education Department on boards for hiring more teachers despite enrollment drops.

(Cont'd on Page 14) Merchants Giving A free hind quarter of beet is going to be given to a lucky Huntingdon shopper tomorrow, This will culminate the Huntingdon Retail Merchants promotion for Father's Day, To be eligible to win this custom butchered beef all that is necessary Is to sign up at a Huntingdon store. Most stores have sign up slips and boxes so If you haven't deposited the name of your favorite father do so this evening or tomorrow before twu o'clock. The price Is right one signature for one hundred and thirty pounds of custom butchered beef. The West End and Blairs Field Playgrounds in Huntingdon Borough will open Monday, June 17 for a period of eight weeks, it was announced today by PlaygroundCoord- inator Edwin J. Hoffman.

The swimming pool at Blairs Field will not be in operation until Thursday, June 20, when necessary clean-up work at the beach and application of a new coat of paint on the bath house will have been completed, The pool hours will be from 1 to 5:30 p.m. daily seven, days per week. Five certified lifeguards will be on duty, including Doug Houck, Dan Peoples, Dave Hindman, Amy Whltsel and Holly Brunner. Phil Speck will be in charge of the bath house and concessions at the pool. The playgrounds will be supervised Monday through Friday from 9 to 12 a.m., 1 to 4 p.m.

(West End only) and 5 to 8 p.m. The playground directors will be Marsha Crouch at West End and Deborah Scialabba at Blairs Field. Cathy Spingola will also serve as a director of West End but will pitch in with special programs at Blairs Field. Both areas offer the youngsters of the community the opportunity to learn and participate in arts and crafts programs, team sports and supervised competition, as well as a place to blow off some youthful steam on the playground equipment. The morning schedule for both sites includes team sports such as softball, basketball, kickball and volleyball, from 9:30 to 11:30 on days and Fridays and arts and crafts during the same hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Basic instruction in tennis will be given at the downtown playground only for 10 a.m. to 12 a.m. Wednesdays. Hoffman hopes to be able to secure at least one tennis net for the (Cont'd on Page 7) Alleged Cover-Up Boy Injured; Runs into side Attempt Denied Of Vehicle Six-year-old Bryan David Stubbs, Huntingdon Star Route, was injured yesterday afternoon when he ran into the side of a car on Route 829 in Union Township, 0.1 of a mile north of Calvin. Bryan was treated at J.

Blair Memorial Hospital for minor injuries to his head, arms and legs and then released. State police reported Vickie K. Oswalt, 20, Todd, wassouth- bound at 3:50 driving 1971 Dodge Sedan. Bryan ran from the east berm of the roadway into the left side of the Oswaldvehicle, The woman driver applied the brakes and swerved lothe right, but was unable to avoid the mishap. HARRISBURG (UPI)- Insurance Department officials have denied attempting to cover up an investigation involving the husband of Commonwealth Secretary C.

DeLores Tucker. Otis Littleton, executive director of the House Insurance Subcommittee, has said in a press release that "classic elements of a cover-up at tempt" are involved in the case of William Tucker. Tucker is a former Philadelphia real estate man who sold insurance without a license. He handed the policies over to other licensed agents and collected a five to seven per cent commission. The Department investigated Tucker last January anil he agreed to cooperate in settling the matter, according to depart- ment counsel Barton Isenberg.

Isenberg testified the department worked out a court agreement with Tucker to pay to the state all the money he got in commission. Isenberg said that when the matter was brought to then Insurance Commissioner Herbert Denenberg's attention, he told department attorneys in a note to "please handle this like any other matter." He said Attorney General Israel Packet also asked him about the investigation "He told me to show no special preference and asked for a status report," Isenberg told the committee Littleton said one ol the agents Tucker dealt with (Cont'd on Page 14).