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VOL'. 173. NO, 204 CANANDATGUA, NEW YORK, MONDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1969 Storm Closes Albany State Offices By United Press International Road crews worked at a steady pace today to clean up parts of upstate New York hit by one of the worst snowstorms in history. iGovernoi' Rockefeller closed state offices in the city and county of Albany to keep traffic to a minimum and urged no unnecessary travel. In Albany and Rensselaer counties-hit by more than two feet of snow from Thursday to Saturday-authorities urged that businesses close and people stay off the roads.

Howoven one slate i opening up was Comptroller Arthur Levitt's. State police cs- essenger Photft YESTERDAY'S SUNSHINE was welcomed not only by human beings who were tiled of Uie rigors of winter (see photo ou Page 3 for an example of that), but it brought out (he animals fowl which had sought out places to hide. These tiny sparrows took advantage of flie clear skies io sun themselves in a favorite roosting place. Most Of U.S. Is Beset By Foul Weather By United Press International Tills winter has really gotten into the spirit of giving, A storm which left two to three feet of snow behind it left the Northeast today and blew its fury onto the Atlantic Ocean.

Another storm slowly nut surely got a stranglehold on the Southeast. Icy mountain Winds chilled Southern California. Snowy or icy conditions from Oklahoma across the Northwest half of Texas to the Southern Rockies. Ifeavy snow warnings were in effect for Eastern Arizona, New Mexico and parts of Southwest Texas. Blowing snow reduced visibility to near zero in some spots.

Amarillo, had four inches of snow in six hours; Oklahoma City had two inches. Back East, gale warnings were posted along the New England Coast and blustery winds swept inland, blowing snow into huge drifts. And there was much snow to drift. Upwards of two to three feet were left by the weekend storm in much of New York state and New England. At least nine deaths wore attributed to the storm in upstate New York; four were from hearl attacks while hoveling snow.

Vermont Gov. Deane Davis declared his state a disaster area after 44 indies of snow fel! across Vermont--the state's highest recorded total. Skiers were stranded at resorts National Guardsmen and Civil Defense agencies provided re. lief help. Across the nation, scores ol yachtsmen who spent the Christmas holiday moored a picturesque Avalon, were stranded on Calalina Island as 9 0 i a hour Santa Ana winds whipped up four-foot swells.

Almost every Southern California community reported wind damage as overnight low temperatures fell to the high 20s in some citrus areas and as low as 16 in Palmdale, northeast of Los Angeles. County's Roads Generally Open Ttie main roads in Ontario Bounty are reported to be open, but slippery, today as snow crews continue to clean up after the weekend storm that dumped nearly a foot of snow on the area. William Sage, county highway superintendent, said "Generally, the main roads are open but slippery in spots. Many side roads, that do not get much travel, are still impassable." Sage said Routes 5 and 20 east and west of the city are in "pretty good shape." Route 21 is narrow going north due to the drifting snow, he added. In the city, drifting snow and equipment breakdown were the chie' problems during the snowstorm.

Main Roads Open William O'Brien, Department of Public Works spokesman, said that in the city there are a few roads yet to cleared but all the main roads are open. Over weekend, he said, the DPW had trucks and plows break down which had to be repaired, holding up snow clearance for awhile. Drifting caused problems in the North Street area and on roads at the end of the lake-- tlie bypass (Routes 5 and 20) and L'akeshore Boulevard. "We just had to keep hitting thorn over and over again, due to the drifting," he said. Rough Onlng O'Brien said two trucks are out today on garbage pick-up.

"They're having tough going but are staying at it." he said. DPW workers are also going to try to plow off the Red Jacket skating 1 rink today to see il the rink can be opened, he said. City police report that numerous complaints were phoned in over the weekend concerning roads left unplowed and snow plowed into driveways. Because of the storm, Daily Messenger motor route drivers were unable to deliver Friday's edition to subscribers living outside Canandaigua. Make-up Today Today, however, they plan to deliver both Friday's and to day's editions to as many subscribers as the condition of ounty roads permit.

The New York State Thruway. losed from Rochester to Haniman, since Friday at 5:30 p.m. jecause of drifting snow and oor visibility, opened to traffic esterday at noon. Although the snowstorm kept most vehicles off the highways here was one vehicle that could counted on. Snowmobiles got a real work- ut.

nand of Mercy Four Geneva area residents made good use of their snowmobiles by transporting much- eedcd blood plasma from Geeva General Hospital to Solders and Sailors Hospital in enn Yan. Ed Davis of Geneva RD1 and ake Carpenter of Bellona, picked up the plasma from Geneva ity police at Bean's Hill on Routes 5 and 20 and shcwmo- the package to BeHona. Wcnther Factor Christmas Holiday Death Toll Was Below Estimates By United Press International The traffic death toll for the 302-hour Chirslmas holiday period will be ell below National Safety Council, I i a tes. What's more, it may not match a comparable nonholiday period. "It's a ease of Mother Nature playing Santa Claus," a council spokesman said today.

"Generally inclement weather and really heavy snow kept many people home for the council that between had 800 estimated and 920 Today's Quote HOLLYWOOD, Ha. (UPI) The Rev. Billy Graham following an appearance at the Miami Rock Festival: "I lov these kids, I really do. I came expecting to he shouted down but (hey were so polllc and courteous (o me. 1 believe we will sec some pislHv results.

I believe the seed was sown." persons would on' the nation's roads between 6 p.m Wednesday and midnight Sun day, local lime. In a compara ble nonholiday period, about 64C persons would be killed in traffic accidents. A United Press Internationa count at 11 a.m. EST showed a least 600 persons killed in traffic accidents since the holiday period began at 6 p.m Wednesday. It ended at 11:5 p.m.

local time Sunday. A breakdown of acciden deaths: Traffic 600 Planes 5 Fires 100 Miscellaneous 71! Total V78 Texas led tlie states with traffic deaths. California ha 50, Florida 37, Michigan 29 Ohio and New York 25 cacl Georgia had 23, and Nort Carolina had 21. No traffi deaths were reported in Alaska Delaware, Washington, Nevada, North Dakota ar Vermont, There, a second earn, Mike Jensen two -man and Hike iishop of Penn Yan, relayed he plasma to the Penn Yan lospital in their snowmobile. A Farmington dairy farmer Robert Gerlock, praised the inowmobiles for helping in the iperation of his farm during he snowstorm.

"With snowmobiles there's no thing as being snowed in anymore." he stated. He sau (Continued on Page 3, Col. 6) Vixon Aides WorkOnNew Tax Program WASHINGTON (UPI) --The Nixon administration is working on a proposed new tax pack designed to help U.S. business meet foreign competition while raising an additional $5 billion for domestic programs. Details of the plan slill are Indefinite, but one high administration official said it would probably go to Congress next year with a request for passage in time to help replace revenue losses due in 1972 from the tax reform bill.

As the described -it, the plan will be a variation oi the "value added" tax employed by many Western European nations, a concept Commerce Secretary Maurice H. Slans already has endorsee for U.S. use. A value added lax: can be considered a cross between an import tariff and a nations sales tax. In the tariff-like phase of its use, a tax is levied on imports at the time they enter the country, This of course raises theii pricis to American consu triers--who ultimately pay the tax--and reduces any compel! tive edge they had over higher prices U.S.

goods. The national sales tax aspce is used to reduce the prices U.S. goods exported abroad. Tlie value added taxes are levied on the increased valui given a domestic product each stage of the manufactur ing process, but exports are entitled to a tax rebate at In border--in effect a governmen subsidy. Supervisors Will Conduct Final '69 Session Tuesday The Ontario County Board of Supervisors will have its.

last meeting of 1969 tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. in the county court- For some supervisors those who were not re-elected last November it will be their final meeting. of those who will not be back will be Board 3iairman Philip J. Rowley of Richmond. Rowley has been chairman of the board for I I consecutive years, the longest tenure in the history of the county, As or.e of his final acts as chairman, he plans to appoint a committee of citizens to assist supervisors in tackling the problem of waste and pollution control.

Tha citizens group will assist Environmental Quality Control Committee which is headed by Supervisors George Reed of Canandaigtia City. Rowley received autlwrization from the board last October 1o appoint 15 to serve as advisors to Reed's committee. Since tliat time, he has been seeking tlie names of peopl from around the county wh might be interested in workir. on the group. Oilier business at the boar meeting tomorrow, according 1 Board Clerk Mis Ruth Kaveny "will mostly routine year-en business." The meeting is open to public.

employes into Albany so lat Uie state's payroli could be ade out in time for distdbu- on of check-s on Wednesday. Delivery trucks were anxious- awaited, especially in rural ocations in the eastern upstate re? where stores were out of read, milk and other perish- bies. Most cities reported main roads open by lala Sunday and work beginning on secondary roads. The Slate Thruway, closed for nearly half its length for 27 hours, re-opened for all its 559 miles. At least foia' traffic deaths and four fatal heart attacks while shoveling snow were related to the storm, which spared only western New York.

With travel difficult, several expectant mothers didn't make the hospital. Mrs. Yvonne 24. went into labor Sunday at her Delmur honie. A io- liee patrol car started for the hospital but delourcd lo the local firehouse where a baby girl was born.

Kenneth Duchesne of the Saratoga County community of Israeli And Syrian Jets Battle Over Golan Heights By United Press International Israeli and Syrian jets battled the skies today over the sraeli-occupied Golan Heights stepped up air activity (hat aw now Israeli strikes igainst Jordan and Egyplian military positions along the uez Canal. Israel also began arge scale military maneuvers in the Sinai Desert. An Israeli army spokesman Tel Aviv said Israeli planes Irove off "a number" of Syrian MIG17s wliicii flew over the Solan Heights, th second dogfight between Israelis and Syrians in 18 days. Israel said all its planes safeJy. It did not report any Syrian jets down and Syria did not report any losses An announcement on Damascus radio said Israeli planes attempted to penetrate Syrian airspace but ware met with 'our fighters which engaged with them and forced them to flee towards the west over the occupied territory." The last Israeli-Syrian air rattles came Dec.

11 when Israel said its air force shot down three Syrian planes, bringing to 14 the number shot down since the 1967 Mideast War to none for Israel. An earlier Israeli announcement said fighter-bombers conducted an 80-minuto raid against fortifications and artillery positions along the southern the canal beginning at 11:10 Earlier, for three hours ending early today, Israeli warpJanes had bombed Jordan in a reprisal raid it said was against "stepped-up aggression." A morning communique from Jordanian headquarters in Amman said the raid hit a populated area 27 miles northwest of Amman, killing five persons, four of them soldiers, and wounding eight, seven of them soldiers. The raid, beginning at 10:30 p.m. and hitting what Israel described as a radar site, was the sixth such launched into Jordan Sunday and accompanied similar raids against Egyptian positions on the Suez Canal. Egypt said two of the raiding planes, including an F4 Phantom recently delivered to Israel (ram the United States, were shot down.

Israel denied the claim as "more big time lies." An Israeli military spokes man said the strike into was carried out "due to stepped-up aggression mounted against Israeli Bcisan and Jordan Valley settlements and military personnel." He enumerated 120 such "acts of aggression" from Jordan in the past week, including 20 on Saturday. One was the ambush that killed an American Tourist, Leon Holz, 48, of Brooklyn, N.Y. Spokesmen for both the Israeli and Jordanian commands reiKirted scattered tank mortar across and their bazooka clashes frontier Sunday. with Jordan reporting 13 Israeli soldiers killed and three Israeli vehicles destroyed. The IsraJie spokesman denied an Arab guerrilla report that commandos had amlxished an Israeli engineering patrol and a jeep south of the Sea of Galilee, killng and wounding several Israelis.

President Gamnl Abdel Nasser of Egypt concluded talks with Ihtf leaders of Libya and the Sudan in Tripoli Sunday and ciiino away with mi agreement from the two nations Ip provide military and economic assistance for lh Suez Canal front. Enemy Troop Concentrations Hit By Nine Bombing Raids By WALTER WIIITEHEAI) SAIGON B52 Stralorforlrcsses bombed within a mile of Cambodia today in completing their.heaviest overnight raids in fivo weeks after a weekend of border-area fighting. The American Command said the target area for the nine waves of bombers, 87 to 98 miles north-northeast of Saigon, was full of Communist troop concentrations and base camps hidden by jungle. Wave after wave of the eight- engine' bombers --five to 12 Slraloforls to a flight --came in from Guam or Thailand during the night for the almost continuous strikes, heaviest since Nov. 22.

In all, they dropped about .900 tons of 500- and 750-pound tombs onto the suspected guerrilla bivouacs, not far from where smaller U.S. warplanes had killed 46 Communists Sunday, At least scveit of Hie strikes went after targets a mile or Cambodian spokesmen said. This is a favorite infiltration corridor for North Vietnamese troops. In other war-releated development: headquarters said the American troop commitment increased by 2,500 last week to 475,300, still at a level comparable to November, 1067. --Gen.

Crcighlon W. Abrams, 55, Ihc U.S. commander In Vietnam, was dcscrilcd in good condition today, hospitalized with pleurisy, an inflammation of the lungs. He was expected to be released later this week. --Vice President Nguyen Cno Top of the News Bird Census At White House WASHINGTON (UPI) -One robin who failed to head south for the winter was found among the feathered population on the White House grounds in the first official bird census since President Theodore Roosevelt counted birds around the Executive Mansion.

Results of the new bird count were disclosed Saturday by Frcd'G. executive director of the Wildlife Society headquar. lered in Washington. Also spotted were mockingbirds, three one pairs oi pair o) cardinals, a Hue jay, three fish crows, 69 english sparrows and 89 starlings. less from Ihe border, military Question Of Priorities ALBANY (UPI) The money spent the South JMall state office building complex In Alhany could have paid for new high schools costing more than J10 million each In all of the state's 62 dlles, Slate Comptroller Arthur Levitt has reported.

The comptroller came up with the comparison hi his annual review of the state's economy. He urged public officials to establish priorities for public building projects, noting that the mail's cost will probably be more a Ml- lion. Ad Revenues Up NEW YORK (UPI)-Daily newspapers throughout the nation earned more than in advertising revenue in the first 11 months of 1369, nearly 10 per cent greater than during the entire year last year, it was reported today. The American Newspaper Publishers Association's Bureau of Ad-vertising forecast a record annual revenu rate of $6.1 billion for this year. It said in 1968, revenues lotaled $5.3 billion.

Ooops, Seat Taken MANILA (UPI)-Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, who is 6 foot 2, almost sat on Philippine Foreign Secretary Carlos P. Romulo today. Romulo is just under 5 feet. The incident occurred during welcoming ceremonies at the VIP room at Manila's International Airport.

Romulo shlfied from where he was sitting to an unoccupied seal nearby just as Agnew was starling to sit in chair. The vice the same president caught himself and sat down In the next scat. Fire Takes 4 Lives BUFFALO (UP!) Two multiple-alarm weekend fires took the lives of four persons and totalled an estimated $595,000 In damage. A three-alarm early Saturday took the lives of Sherman L. Walker, 77, and his three grandsons--Richard Cunningham, 11, Gregory Cunningham, 6, and Mario Walker, 10.

Firefighters found ai! four on the second floor of Walker's caslside funeral home. Sunday's four-alarm (olallv destroyed the socially prominent Montlllcort Club. Firemen's Pay Accord Due Tonight Tits Common Council is expected to approve Hie terms of (lie paid firemen's 1970 pay contract at an 8 o'clock council meeting tonight in City Hall. The city and paid firemen's negotiating committees on Dsc, 15 agreed on wage and conditions of employment for nexl year ending a two-and-a-lial! "impasse" in ncgoii two negotiating teams agreed not to release tcrnis of the agreement monlh lions. The Ky of South Vietnam said 1970 will bo the year that "decides lhe fate" of South Vietnam, He appealed to government soldiers to ha ready to make moro sacrifices.

--The U.S. Embassy hat Washington gave Soull Violnam $92.3 million worth food, clothing and tobacco i) 1969 as part of tha aid program. U.S, helicopter gunships nn fighter-bombers caught lw groups of guerrilla troops seven miles south of the 1)52 targe area Sunday and counted 4i todies'after their bombing am strafing runs. The encounters brought to three tha nuiribor major clashes northeast or northwest of Saigon in the pas two days, according to officia Allied field reports. Earlier Sunday, gucrrill commandos' slipped into a U.S 25lh Infantry Division bivoua 24 miles northwest of tin capital and unleashed a 10 minute attack with satche explosive charges and rockcl Pijpcllcd grenades.

Seven Americans were killc and five wounded in tli assault, the heaviest U.S. losse in a single battle in six weeks Three guerrilla bodies wer found outside the bivouac afle the sun came up. South Vietnamese spokcsme said Communist troops als attacked Suoi Qa hamlel, miles cast of Saigon near th border, during the nigh leaving five government troop dead, three wounded and 1 missing. No Communist losse were reported. The attack against Suoi was preceded by a brief morta attack, one of 18 shellin attacks against allied target Sunday night and early today Spokesmen said II.

of Hi barrages caused damage casualties. 'illow Glen delivered her baby an ambulance after it clayed behind a truck stuck in now. Among the many businesses losing for the day was tha 5,000 employe General Electria o. plant in Sclicneclady. Pickling at Ihc struck plant Iso called off.

There was no need lo cancel chools since most were re- essed because of the holiday eriod. At Albany Public School o. 15 the weight of tho snow auscd a portion of'the roof h) Sunday. In Tompkins County, an csti- naled 400 snowmobiles were in sc. after normal vehicles were iimncd from the roads.

Albany olice used snowmobiles for pa- rolling. In Rcnsselacr County i number of resHenls respond- to a call from tho she rift lo donate their snowmobiles for emporary emergency deliver food and fuel lo ionics oft the main roads. The U.S. Weatlier Bureau said )neon(a led the state with 38 nches duriitg the storm. Platls- urgh and Glens Falls received; 28 inches; Albany 26.4; Bing- uimton 22; Utlca 21; Syracuse 10.4; Massena 19; Rome 18; Poughkcepsio 17 and Rochestel and New York City about I inches.

For Albany it was the snowiest month in history. Tha leather Bureau said 53.8 Inches 'ell during tlie month of Decenv. bcr, breaking the previous mark of 50.3 inches In March of 1888, Most of the snow-about threa feet of H-fell during week, as two big storms htt. Nixon Faces Decision On Tax Reform WASHINGTON President Nixon, back at White House after a weefcer4 visit 16 snqwy Caimi David, faces major decisions tin's week on tlw tax reform bilj and budget matters. With a Tuesday departure set for a presidential visit to California, Nixon's decision on the tax bill appeared Imminent --perhaps later today.

Them were no announced Houso appointments. Tile bill, which in addition to lax reform and long rango tas relief also provides a record IS per cent increase in Social Security must signed by Nixon by New Year's Ev to Income law. There appeared to be little doubt that he would sign it. Tlio President spent Saturday night and Sunday morning conferring with foreign policy adviser Dr. Henry A.

Kissinger and White Hous aide John D. Ehrlichman at Camp David in Maryland's Cactoclin Moun. tains, then fisw back to Washington. Resides reviewing spots in international affairs, Nixon has been cleaning up work on the budget lie wilt submit lo Congress next month for the fiscal year beginning July 1. lie is expected to most of his 10-da lo two-week slay in San Clemenle, working on his State of the Union Address, scheduled for Jan.

22. 5 French Built Gunboats Are Sailing Toward Israel any urn; tonight's meeting. Paid firemen's salaries in range from $5,500 to S0.5SO. The average salary is $6,200. In other liusiness tonight, Cilv Manager Frank Palrixio will recommend that six-and-a-linlf acres ol land on Saltonsirill Street be purchased for city use.

The site is adjacent lo the sewage treatment plrnl. The Weather 1 MosMy cloudy tonight and Tuesday, a chance of light snow, lowest near 20. High Tuesday 30 fl 35. Winds light variable. Precpilallon proba- bllily--20 per ccnl today, 30 per cimt lonlclit, uer cent Tuesday, TUAPANI, Sicily (UPI)--An Italian fishing boat sighted five French-built gunboats headed east toward Israel today despite France's embargo on arms shipments lo lhe state.

was Hie first lime the vessels, wilh Israeli crews, had leen spotted since they entered Mediterranean Saturday. They had slipped oul of Iherbourg. Christmas morning before dawn. The fishing boat Annamaria radioed that the five gunboats, escorted by several Israeli navy ships and two submarines, were seen passing lhe western lip of Sicily at 8:30 a.m. Among the escort ships was a tanker apparently used (o refuel the five gunboats, for they had an inadequate supply of fuel lo make the trip between France and Israel.

Tlit mysterious departure from Cherbourg--France said lhe vessels had been sold lo a Norwegian firm--and the boats malic stir in Arab world capitals and in Kuropc. The ligyptian givcrnment Sunday called in the ambassadors to Cairo from France and Norway for an explanation buf said il was withholding coin. mcnt on Ibc mallcT "until situation clarifies." France said earlier il sold tli( boats to a Norwegian firm that turned out lo bc a Panamanian shipping company with representative in Oslo. Norwaj il had nothing to do with. the sale Prance opened an inquiry Sunday.

Arrest Requested Unconfirmed reports said tlu French government had asked. its allies to arrest the gunboats if they were sighted. An Egyptian government spokesman described as "somewhat far-fetched" reports that Arab nations would send warplanel and ships to intercept gunboats. The boals, built lo carry sea- SM mtM wilh 1B5 pound subsequent entry into the Mediterranean waled 9 1 (Cont, On Page 3, Col. 3).