The Philadelphia Inquirer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • Page B09

THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER www.philly.com B9 Wednesday, February 2, 2005 E.M. Goldberg, doctor, writer Ex-professor is charged with child sexual abuse In the late 1960s, he received an NAACP humanitarian award for helping establish a medical clinic in Fayette, Miss. He was divorced from One of his fictional works, The Family Scalpel, was set at Jefferson, and several staff members were the inspiration. Four years ago, Dr. John T.

Neisworth, formerly of Penn State, is accused of abuse starting when the alleged victim was 12. his first wife, Isa Hurow-itz, who preceded him in death, and from his second wife, Darlis Ray Goldberg, who survives him. Barbara Young, his third wife, also died earlier. Sons Brett and Jeff; daughters Carey and Sandra Guerra; and four grandchildren survive Goldberg had a debilitating stroke. His daughter Dara Cohen said he was able to recover enough to dictate Mirthful Medicine, a book of amusing anecdotes from his practice.

Dr. Goldberg, a native of North Adams, earned a bachelor's degree from the University By Sally A. Downey INQUIRER STAFF WRITER E. Marshall Goldberg, 74, of Center City, a physician, writer, and professor of medicine at Thomas Jefferson University, died of heart failure Jan. 20 at home.

Dr. Goldberg, an endrocrinolo-gist, was appointed professor of medicine at Jefferson in 1989. Nine years later, he was named professor of creative arts in Jefferson's department of psychiatry and human behavior. In 1995, he was named Teacher of the Year by the medical residents. "He was dedicated to three demanding callings," said friend Donald Drake, a playwright and retired Inquirer medical writer.

Dr. Goldberg's favorite role was as a clinician, Drake said. E. Marshall Goldberg him. A memorial service will be held later.

of Rochester and a medical degree from Tufts University. He served for two years in France in the Army Medical Corps, then completed a residency at Memorial Hospital in Worcester, Mass. Contact staff writer Sally A. Downey at 215-854-2913 or sdowneyphillynews.com. Monk said he believed that Neisworth had done no clinical research involving children on the university's behalf.

He characterized Neisworth's work as "analytical" and said he worked principally with university-age students. Penn State is not investigating Neisworth's activities at the university, Monk said. McLaughlin filed a civil suit against Neisworth and Goeke in State Superior Court in Camden County in July 2001. That case was settled in October 2002, the same year Neisworth resigned from his full-time duties at Penn State. McLaughlin says he received a cash settlement in the case, but the terms of the agreement are not public.

Since the settlement of the civil suit and Neisworth's resignation as a full-time professor, Penn State has considered the case "a closed matter," according to university spokesman Tys-en Kendig. He said the university would have no official comment beyond Monk's remarks. "His decision to retire created a separation between himself and the university," said Monk, who repeatedly described the situation as "a very difficult matter." "If he'd still been here, it would have been necessary and appropriate for the university to take a more active interest in what's going on." The other men charged in the case are Karl Goeke, 58, of Los Angeles, and David A. Smith, 64, of Pittsburgh. Goeke will be extradited this week to Cecil County, while Smith and Neisworth have already appeared in the county's district court and were released on unsecured bond, said Cecil County Detective Sgt.

Bernard Chiominto. McLaughlin said he had suppressed memories of the abuse until five years ago, when he suddenly recalled it in vivid detail. McLaughlin alleges that he was introduced to Neisworth and Smith through Goeke, who lived near McLaughlin's family. McLaughlin says they abused him for several years, beginning when he was 12 years old. Neisworth has written at least a dozen books on early-childhood education and autism and is widely considered one of the nation's leading autism authorities.

"He has an impeccable record as a scholar, and he's been a fine member of the faculty here," said David H. Monk, dean of the university's College of Education Chiominto said the Cecil County sheriff's department had received letters of support for Neisworth from people affiliated with Penn State. He said he could not say how many letters were received or who had written them. By Patrick Kerkstra INQUIRER STAFF WRITER John T. Neisworth, a professor emeritus at Pennsylvania State University and a prominent authority on autism and early-childhood education, has been charged with 25 counts of child sexual abuse and is scheduled to stand trial in a Maryland courtroom April 19.

Neisworth, 67, retired from his full-time professorship in 2002, but he continues to teach a distance-education course on behavior analysis through the university's outreach program, Penn State officials said. The sexual-abuse charges date to the late 1970s and are not connected to Neisworth's work for the university. The alleged victim is Arizona resident Paul McLaughlin, who contends that he was repeatedly abused by Neisworth and two other men in and around McLaughlin's hometown of Bear, Del. McLaughlin said he alerted authorities in Maryland which he claims to have visited frequently with Neisworth because the statute of limitations had expired in Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Neisworth and his current lawyer could not be reached for comment.

Thomas J. Gosse, a Haddon Heights lawyer who represented Neisworth in a related civil case, declined to comment yesterday. Charles 0. Bennett Retired police chief, 70 Charles O. Bennett, 70, retired chief of the Willistown Township Police Department, Franklin and Monroe Streets, Media.

Burial is at Calvary Cemetery, Media. Memorial donations may be made to Delaware County Women Against Rape, Box 211, Media, Pa. 19063. L.B. Moses Software manager, 75 L.B.

Moses, 75, a retired computer software manager for the Univac died of respiratory failure Jan. 25 died of complications from heart disease Saturday at Paoli Hospital. Chief Bennett served as head of a 15-member township police force for 11 years and spearheaded the computerization of the depart Charles 0. Bennett at Bryn Mawr Hospital. Mr.

Moses, who was born in Chicago, lived briefly in London as a youngster when his father started a business in England. The family Contact staff writer Patrick Kerkstra at 610-313-8111 or pkerkstraphillynews.com. LB. Moses Eagles "better win the Super Bowl "patient says. Fan who shoveled, saw game will lose frostbitten fingertips George W.Ebeling Company chairman, 79 George W.

Ebeling, 79, formerly of Bryn Mawr, a retired ceramics company chairman, died of cancer Jan. 11 at home in Irvington, Va. Mr. Ebeling joined Ebeling Reuss Co. in 1950.

The Philadelphia china and glassware importing firm had been founded by his family in Philadelphia in 1886. In 1977 he became president of Goebel United States, a subsidiary of Goebel Porzellan-fabrik, a German firm that manufactures porcelain and ceramics, including Hummel figurines. During his career, his daughter Ashlea said, he made more than 100 trips to Europe and Asia. He retired as chairman of the board of Goebel United States in 1993. Mr.

Ebeling grew up in Drexel Hill and graduated from Upper Darby High School. He served in the Navy in the Pacific aboard the USS Murphy. In September 1945, the destroyer was the first U.S. ship to sail into Nagasaki Bay after the detonation of the atom bomb. After his discharge, he earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Drexel University.

He met his future wife, Betty Jane Ball, at a party at Smokey Joe's bar in University City. The couple moved to their summer home in Irvington in 1998. Mr. Ebeling enjoyed boating, swimming, waterskiing and gardening. In addition to his daughter and his wife of 54 years, he is survived by a son, Courtland; a brother; and five grandchildren.

A funeral service and burial were private. Edmund L. Zalinski Insurance executive, 89 Edmund L. Zalinski, 89, of Haverford, a retired insurance company president, died of thought that it would be something like frostbite, I would have used precaution." A representative for the Eagles was not available for comment last night. Phillips, 48, was one of hundreds of adrenaline-pumped Eagles fans who braved the foot of snow that fell on He couldn't even pay his fare.

He sat on the bus, using his left hand to catch the dripping blood. He saw a police officer at Broad and Cumberland Avenue and asked the officer to escort him to the hospital. "I felt like someone locked me into a freezer," he "There were people on eBay paying $1,300 for those seats and I got to see it for free." James Phillips the city that weekend to clean the field for fans and players. Phillips said he heard a radio advertisement that the shovelers could earn $8.50 an hour. He said he didn't realize that he'd be invited to watch the said.

Now Phillips will be watching the Super Bowl from his bed at Temple University Hospital. He will have to fidget with a remote control or get a nurse to change the channel for him. But he still smiles when he By Ira Porter INQUIRER STAFF WRITER For James Phillips' sake, the Eagles need to win the Super Bowl. Or his sacrifice was all for naught. "They better win the Super Bowl after all I went through," Phillips said last night from his hospital bed, mopping the sweat from his brow with bandages that are wrapped around both of his hands.

He said doctors have told him that they are going to have to cut off the tips of the pinky, ring and middle fingers on his left hand because of severe frostbite. Phillips, of Marcus Hook, worked for 30 hours shoveling snow at Lincoln Financial Field the night before the Jan. 23 NFC championship game against the Falcons, and then, as a reward for his hard work, stayed to watch the game. And he did it all without wearing gloves. "I'm kind of an Eagles aficionado, so I overlooked it," Phillips said.

"My fanaticism for the Eagles is going to cost me something, but if I would have romanticizes about who will be named most valuable player: McNabb, Owens or Westbrook. "Fanaticism is something that takes on a whole different form," he said, shaking his head. game from the field. "We live and die Eagles in this city. I mean, there were people on eBay paying $1,300 for those seats and I got to see it for free," Phillips said.

The temperature at game time was 17 degrees. After the game, Phillips rushed to a SEPTA bus on Broad Street with his right hand bleeding. pneumonia Jan. 20 at Bryn Mawr Hospital. Dr.

Zalinski began his insurance career in 1938 as an agent for New York Life Insurance Co. and later became a company manager and Contact staff writer Ira Porter at 215-854-2641 or iporterphillynews.com. ment's records and operations. He joined the Willistown department in 1967 as a patrolman after briefly serving in the same capacity with the West Chester police. He worked his way up to sergeant, lieutenant, then was appointed to lead the Willistown department in 1987.

Chief Bennett was born in West Chester and was a graduate of Conestoga High School in Berwyn. He learned carpentry from his father and worked in construction and as a trucker and dispatcher before entering the State Police Academy in Hershey. Chief Bennett retired in 1998 but continued to work part-time as a District Attorney's Office liaison for the Crime Victims Center of Chester County as well as the county's police departments. He was married to Judy A. Backus Buchholz in 1993.

In addition to his wife, Mr. Bennett is survived by daughter Sandra Malloy; sons John, George, Andrew and David; stepsons Lawrence, John, Mark and Steven Buchholz; one sister and 14 grandchildren. Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. today at MaugerGivnish Funeral Home, 24 Monument Malvern. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m.

tomorrow at the funeral home. Burial is private. Memorial donations may be made to the Crime Victim Center of Chester County, 236 W. Market West Chester, Pa. 19382.

Denise M. Sheridan Volunteer coordinator, 49 Denise M. Huddy Sheridan, 49, a secretary and volunteer coordinator for Delaware County Women Against Rape, died of cancer Saturday at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Mrs. Sheridan graduated from Collingdale High School in 1974 and began working as a legal secretary at what is now the Bennett, Bricklin and Saltzburg law firm in Philadelphia.

She remained there for about 15 years before joining the JC Penney department store in the Granite Run Mall as a sales associate. Mrs. Sheridan then became the secretary and volunteer coordinator for Delaware County Women Against Rape. She worked there for four years before having to go on leave when she was diagnosed in November. She was a member of the Collingdale High School Alumni Association and traveled across the country with her husband, Flip Sheridan, on road trips.

In addition to her husband, Mrs. Sheridan is survived by stepsons Philip, Patrick and Michael; parents Joseph and Elizabeth Huddy; one brother and one sister. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow and 10 to 10:45 a.m. Friday at the Rigby Hart-ing Hagan Funeral Home, 15 E.

Fourth Media. A Funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Roman Catholic Church, moved back to the United States, and Mr. Moses, who was known as "Bill," enrolled at Colgate University in Hamilton, N.Y He completed three years of study before entering the U.S. Air Force.

Mr. Moses served as a radar technician and was stationed at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. After his discharge, Mr. Moses completed his bachelor's degree in American civilization at Colgate. He then worked for the Teletype a former division of in Chicago.

He trained employees to operate the Teletype machinery. Several months after landing the job in the summer of 1955, he was married to Cynthia M. Crowen. Mr. Moses moved to Philadelphia in 1962 to take a job as the area systems analyst for Univac Corp.

in Philadelphia. He later became a programmer and manager at the company's Blue Bell office. He retired in 1985. In addition to his wife, Mr. Moses is survived by daughter Melinda; son Philip; one brother; one sister and three grandsons.

A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Chadwick and McKinney Funeral Home, 30 E. Athens Ardmore. Burial is private. Memorial donations may be made to Best Friends Animal Society, 5001 Angel Canyon Kanab, Utah 84741.

Marvin Polakoff Co-owned Polly 86 Marvin Polakoff, 86, of Jen-kintown, retired co-owner of Polly Bros, sporting goods stores and a community activist, died of cancer Monday at home. Mr. Polakoff grew up in Oak Lane and attended Olney High School before going to work in his father's business, the National Army Navy Store on Market Street. In 1946, he and his brothers, Jules and Irving, changed the name of the store to Polly Bros. Mr.

Polakoff became president of the business, which grew to 19 sporting goods stores in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He retired when Polly Bros, was sold in 1987. Mr. Polakoff had been a Jen-kintown borough councilman for more than 10 years and was former chairman of the borough building and zoning committee. He worked to revitalize the Jenkintown business district, his daughter Barbara Kahn said.

Mr. Polakoff was a Mason and a World War II Army veteran. Mr. Polakoff also is survived by his wife of 62 years, Betty Caplan Polakoff; daughter Penny Fried; and three grandchildren. A funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m.

today at Goldsteins' Rosenberg's Raphael-Sacks, 6410 N. Broad St. Burial will be at Shalom Memorial Park in Upper Moreland. Edmund L. Zalinski Man sentenced for child porn A Victrola heir in W.

Chester will spend 15 years in prison. He had been on probation for an '01 offense. also ordered to pay a $100,000 fine. He was on probation for a 2001 offense when he was arrested again. The FBI initially arrested MacEwan after a computer repairman reported finding child pornography on MacEwan's home computer.

U.S. District Judge Bruce Kauffman in 2003 ordered him to spend five years on probation, ignoring federal sentencing guidelines that called for a 27-month sentence. MacEwan, who willed more than $1 million to the Fraternal Order of Police in 1999, reported a net worth of $3.2 million in 2003. ASSOCIATED PRESS A 70-year-old heir to the Victrola phonograph fortune has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after his second child-pornography conviction. Federal prosecutors said James MacEwan of West Chester downloaded hundreds of child-pornography images on his home computers.

He was not charged with producing or selling the images. "I deeply regret my actions," MacEwan told U.S. District Judge Michael M. Baylson, who on Monday gave him the mandatory minimum required for a second offense. Baylson said he would have considered home confinement or other sentences if he could.

Defense attorneys said they would appeal, arguing that the mandatory-minimum sentence is unconstitutional. "It's not that you're a violent person, but you are dangerous," Baylson told MacEwan. MacEwan, who receives more than $106,000 a year in interest income from a family trust, was vice president. In the 1940s and '50s, he established training programs for agents as the first managing director of the Life Underwriter Training Council. He was a vice president of John Hancock Insurance Co.

before being appointed in 1957 as vice president of the newly incorporated Life Insurance Co. of North America in Philadelphia. In 1972, he retired as president of Life Insurance an affiliate of Insurance Co. of North America. He was former chairman of the Insurance Federation of Pennsylvania.

Dr. Zalinski grew up in Salt Lake City. He earned a bachelor's degree from Cornell University, where he was president of his class. He then earned a master's degree in business administration from Harvard and a doctorate in economics from New York University. "He was good at everything he did hunting, fishing, and golf," said his daughter Matilde Davidsonn.

Dr. Zalinski's wife of 65 years, Matilde Mittendorf Zalinski, died in January 2004. His survivors also include daughters Nancy Johnson and Susanne Williams; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. tomorrow at St.

Mary's Episcopal Church, 36 Ardmore Ardmore. TOMORROW'S HEADLINES TONIGHT. Get a jump on tomorrow's news. Watch NBC 10's news at 11 pm Monday thru Friday for the next day's Inquirer headlines. philly.com.