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NIIIMOININIII1001101 11. 4A 0, 4,7 FOR THE RECORD The Ithaca Journal Monday, June 16, 1997 111101111MMINI ISEIMMINIENI POLICE WATCH Officials weigh historic island's future intoxicated for a Freeville man Friday. Fred N. Brown, 52, 130 Johnson Road, Freeville, also was charged with failure to keep right after state police received a call at approximately 7 p.m. Friday about a possible drunken driver on Route 13 in Cortland.

A trooper found Brown shortly afterwards weaving his car across Route 13. Brown is scheduled to appear for further proceedings in Cortlandville Town Court June 30. Tompkins County jail census Population figures reflect the census for: Sunday, June 15 But it became a casualty of military cutbacks in the post-Cold War era While not part of the massive Penta, gon retrenchment that has closed hun-r dreds of bases, the maritime agency is undergoing a four-year, billion "streamlining" in which some operations are being reduced or consolidated. The Coast Guard has spent $60 million a year to operate Governor's Island, and it will cost $IO million a year just to maintain and secure it after the maritime agency finally leaves, officials said. By September, when ferry service ends, the Governor's Island gardsork: will consist only of a 60-member, full-t time maintenance and security The island itself will remain closed to the public, Adler said, until a finaidecision is made on its future use.

Any purchase would be a "fair market value," but no dollar estimate of the island's worth has been madeAdler said. She said, however, that the agency intends to turn the island over to a gle entity rather than allowing it to broken up among new owners. John H. Beyer, a founding partner of Beyer Blinder Belle, said the land use study outlined several alternatives, including "reuse" of existing buildings for their original purpose, an "academic" option that foresees a college campus for 4,000 students, and a "recreation" option that would demolish some buildings at the island's southern end for an 82-acre park while preserving the northern end's historic area for tourism. "There are many options for this national treasure, but it's important to note that the GSA has no plan of its own," she said.

"The only things that we can look at is whether to retain the property or dispose ot it." The 187-acre island in the shadow of lower Manhattan's towers has been used as a militia) base for most of the 360 years since Dutch settlers bought it from the Indians for two axe-heads and a string of beads. The Coast Guard inherited Governor's Island from the Army in 1966 and turned it into a self-contained community, housing some 5,000 people and accessible only from lower Manhattan by 24-hour ferry. Under law, the GSA can sell federal land or facilities to private buyers only if no other federal use is found and no state or local government, public or nonprofit institution is interested. Adler said there were feelers of interest from the city and from other sources, but said any prospects must await the findings of an environmental impact statement due out next spring. The report is being expedited, Adler said, to find a new owner before the Coast Guard's final pullout in late 1998 leaves the island and its historic facilities vulnerable to deterioration from disuse.

"The clock is ticking," she said. "We need to transfer that island. That's why we are pushing so hard," she said. The environmental impact statement will rely heavily on a "land use" study just completed by Beyer Blinder Belle, a private architectural and planning firm. It will be discussed Monday at the last of three public hearings called by the GSA to give interested parties a chance to listen and be heard, Adler said.

By RICHARD PYLE llie Associated Press NEW YORK With the U.S. Coast Guard fast closing down operations on Governor's Island, the search for a new owner for the prize chunk of historic real estate in New York harbor is becoming more urgent. So far, none of the federal agencies that have a legal right of first refusal to the 187-acre island off Lower Manhattan has staked a claim. That raises prospects that the 187- acre island, with its two Revolutionary-era forts, Victorian houses and extensive recreation facilities, eventually could wind up in the hands of the city, the state or even private developers, officials said Friday. While no "formal screening" of federal agencies has been done, "evetyone within the federal community knows that Governor's Island is available," said Karen Adler, regional administrator of the General Services Administration.

"We have not heard from any federal agency at this point that they have a need or a use for the property." Roll-over accident leads to drunken driling charge ITHACA A ride through a state park in Tompkins County led to a drunken driving charge for a Waverly woman and injuries for her passengers Saturday night. Shannon R. Conner, 19, 449 Fulton Waverly, was charged by state police with driving while intoxicated and speed not reasonable and prudent after they received a report at 8:41 p.m. of a roll-over accident in Robert H. Treman State Park Saturday.

Troopers said Conner lost control of her car on a curve and rolled over onto a park road. Two passengers in the car were treated and released from Cayuga Medical Center for injuries sustained Saturday. Conner and another passgnger refused medical treatment at the scene, police said. Conner was released to a third party and is scheduled to appear for further proceedings in Ithaca Town Court Tuesday. Freeville man charged with MI on Route 13 CORTLAND A call to state police led to a charge for driving while Pilot blacks out, but lands safely TOMPKINS COUN1Y EMERGENCY CALLS The Associated Press ROME Two years after federal cutbacks forced its shutdown, Griffiss Air Force Base is proving its still useful as an emergency landing strip.

A two-engine plane bound from Canada to Manchester, N.H. was forced to land at Griffiss Friday when the pilot blacked out briefly, officials said. The 42-year-old pilot, Eugene Kocsis, and his five passengers departed Friday morning from Toronto Island Airport in a Cessna 414, an New York Times ends Manhattan printing The Associated Press NEW YORK They've stopped the presses for the final time at the Manhattan headquarters of The New York Times. After 84 years, the presses beneath the newspaper's Times Square home ran for the final time Saturday, printing about 5 percent of the news sections of the 1.6 million copies of Sunday's paper. A half-centwy-old press run by a stripped-down crew of 13 workers operated where, as recently as six months ago, nine mammoth presses printed local editions of the newspaper.

Om Boating safety tips Life vests don't work unless Adult Males under 19: 7 Males boarded out to other facilities: 18 Adult Females under 19: 2 Females boarded out to other facilities: 2 Total head count in jail: 70 Evening meal planned for tonight chicken patties, corn chips, peas, bread, margarine, mayo, butterscotch pudding, Kool-Aid The Tompkins County jail has a maximum capacity of 72. To comply with New York state jail regulations, some prisoners may be boarded out even when the county jail population is below maximum capacity. 2:10 p.m. Emergency medical, Commercial Ithaca and Bangs. 2:20 p.m.

Emergency medical, Montgomery Park; Dryden Ambulance. 3:08 p.m. Emergency medical, W. Danby Newfield, Bangs, Guthrie Air Medical. 111 3:25 p.m.

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State Ithaca. 6:57 p.m. Emergency medical, Shaffer Newfield and Bangs. 7:08 p.m. Fire alarm activation, Campus Ithaca.

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Seneca Ithaca and Bangs. a 11:47 p.m. Smoke odor or condition, Coy Glen Ithaca. ileges but not driving privileges. However, the state legislature is currently looking at merging the two systems where a BW1 conviction could lead to a loss of land-driving privileges, officers said.

Minor offenses, such as speeding or failure to have a life preserver on board, are punishable by fines or up to seven days in jail. Some offenses, including certain types of reckless operation, are misdemeanors punishable by fines or up to 15 days in jail. Jet Skis pose problems Among the reckless drivers of the water are some operators of personal water crafts such as Jet Skis. Officers said no licensing or training is required to operate any powered, non-commercial vessel on the lake, except for pilots aged 10-18. Many of those on personal water craft like Jet Skis, hop in and buzz the lake at speeds up to 70 mph.

Moraco3 said skiers who ride behind motorboats without permission to jump their wake could be hurt if the boater suddenly threw his boat in neutral. Officers said buoys or other boats pose problems when skiers ride at night because they're reaction time is not quick enough to avoid a collision. Personal water craft are prohibited from night operation, officers said. But officers are not the only people skiers can make problems for. "Jet Skis are obnoxious," said Billy O'Brien of Trumansburg after docking his sailboat at Taughannock Park Saturday.

"My main problem is that they never go away." "They're like gnats on the water," said Kevin Dakan of Warwick. Dakan, who has ridden skis himself, said they are fun but their noise Items listed by response titne, location and responding ambulance units. Friday, June 13 6:20 p.m. Hazardous condition, Freeville Dryden. 6:32 p.m.

Emergency medical, Route 227; Trumansburg and Bangs. 6:39 p.m. Structure fire, Buttercup Newfield. 111 7:44 p.m. Emergency medical, Trumansburg Trumansburg.

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Vehicle fire, Depot Newfield. 9:48 p.m. Smoke odor or condition, E. State Ithaca. 10 p.m.

Emergency medical, W. Seneca Ithaca. 10:27 p.m. Emergency medical, Chestnut Ithaca and Bangs. Saturday, June 14 12:43 a.m.

Fire alarm, S. Aurora Ithaca. 2:14 a.m. Emergency medical, Elmira Newfield and Bangs. 2:39 a.m.

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Emergency medical, Ellis Hollow Ithaca and Bangs. 12:23 p.m. Emergency medical, Leonard Enfield and Bangs. Lake (Continued from Page 1A) they're going under the prop," he said. Hand waves from people along the lake attest to easygoing atmosphere of most people along the lake.

However, officers do have to contend with the problem of speeders and reckless drivers. Although there is no speed limit on the open lake, state law mandates a limit of 5 miles per hour in channeled waterways or within 100 feet of shore, a moored vessel or fixed objects. Also, boaters must maintain a minimum of 500 feet from any swimming area and 100 feet from a buoy with a diving flag, which is usually attached to a diver's boat or to the diver. One boater escaped legal trouble Saturday afternoon when he drove his boat too close to the red-flagged buoy of Bob Witty, a diver from Cortland. Witty was swimming just below the water's surface at the time the boat approached too closely.

Because of the danger the boater's actions posed, Witty could have brought charges against the boater. But after Ferris spoke with both men individually about the situation, Witty said educating the boater was more important than pressing charges, Ferris said. Violators face penalties However, violating laws on the water can carry stiff penalties. Boating while intoxicated is punishable by a fine of up to 90 days in jail, or both. A boater with two BW1 convictions will face a felony charged on a third BWI arrest.

Because boat operation is not tied currently to an individual's driving record, some offenses, such as BW1, can lead to suspension of boating priv at Gliffiss, Ontario, which owns the "That's what I would guess." The five passengers were put on Toronto-bound plane out of Oneidahr County Airport by mid-afternoon Fri'-iN day, Norelli said. It was the second emergency ing at Griffiss in the last two months. A malfunctioning Air Force bomber with a crew of four aboard) landed safely at the base in The B-I, based at Robbins Air Base near Macon, was heading to'i Maine for a practice exercise wheivl the electrical system konked out. 0-1 Diller of Liverpool, Jame" (Robin) Rose of Suffolk, and Margaret (Jeffrey) Matta ot. Willseyville.

He is also survivek by a brother. Victor L. (Ann, Marie) Rose of Vestal; a sister, Louise (Charles) Zur of twelve grandchildren; great-grandchildren: nieces, nephews, and '1 Friends are invited to call 4 the Candor Funeral Parlour) 137 Main Street, NY on Tuesday, June 17, 1997 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 pm4, where a service will be ducted by members of the American Legion Post 907 at 8:00 p.m. Funeral services be held at St.

Marks Episcopal' Church on Wednesday, June' 18, 1997, at 11:00 a.m. with" Reverend Lewis E. Coffin and Reverend Philip Jordan officiating. Burial, with full military honors, will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Candor. Those who wish may make donations inei Herm's memory to the American Legion Post 907 Building Fund, 90 Spencer Road, Candor, NY 13743: the South Seneca Volunteer Ambulance, Corp, Ovid, NY 14521 or the Juvenile Diabetes tion.

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around 10:50 a.m., air-traffic controllers received an emergency call from the plane as it was cruising at 21,000 feet, Norelli said. Kocsis asked for help from the FAA, which directed him to Four minutes after the emergency transmission, the plane landed safely at Griffiss, with Kocsis still at the controls, Norelli said. Kocsis was taken to Rome Hospital and was listed in stable condition late Friday. "It sounded like the signs of a heart condition," said Rick Brock of SS Technologies Inc. of Kitchener, OBITUARIES BERMAN "HERM" G.

ROSE OVID Herman "Herm" G. Rose. 78, of 1679 Gilbert Road, Ovid, NY, and formerly of Willseyville, NY, died Saturday. June 14, 1997, at Cayuga Medical Center, Ithaca. Mr.

Rose was born in Endicott, NY on March 26, 1919, the son of the late Clifton A. and Clara Gowan Rose. He was a former member of St. Marks Episcopal Church, Candor, and a member of Christ's Church of Willard. He retired from Borg Warner as a project engineer in 1984 and was a member of their Quarter Century Club.

He was a charter member of the Candor Ambulance Squad and a former member of the Candor Fire Department. A veteran of the Army Air Corp during WWII, he was a past commander and life member of the American Legion Post 907, Candor. Mr. Rose showed great interest and took pleasure in the genealogical research of the Rose family. He will be dearly missed by his family and friends.

He is survived by his wife, Marion DuBois Rose of Ovid: his children, Terry Stark of Binghamton, Virginia L. (Paul) OBITUARY POLICY The obituaries printed here are paid notices, phrased in accordance with the wishes of families and funeral directors. The Ithaca Journal lists deaths on this page. DEATH NOTICES DANIEL S. PARKER Daniel S.

Parker, 45, of 1471 Slaterville died June 14, 1997 in the New England Medical Center, Boson, Mass. following a long illness. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the EC. Wagner Funeral Home of Ithaca JAMES R. CANAVAN LOCKE James R.

Canavan, 18, of Suckerport Locke, died June 13, 1997 in the Town of Moravia as the result of injuries received in an automobile accident. Funeral serviceS will be held at the Zirbel Funeral Home, 115 Williams Groton. Friends may call at the funeral home on Wednesday from prior to the services. HOW TO CALL THE JOURNAL NEWS: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., 272-2321; before 8 and after 5, 274-9231 SPORTS: 8 a.m.

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"The pilot was having trouble, drifting in an out of consciousness," Norefli said. As the plane headed for Albany Beginning with today's editions, the metropolitan edition of the Times is to be printed at a new, five-press plant in College Point, Queens, and an existing six-press plant in Edison, N.J., which has been in operation since 1993. The Times' news, editorial and business offices remain in the paper's longtime headquarters at 229 W. 43rd St. in Times The completion of the $350 million College Point plant will allow the Times to expand its four-section regional edition to six sections on most weekdays, adding color photography and color advertising seven days a week.

POPPEM they're on. people one driver, one with with them. Aside from the noise, the high-powered crafts are able to quickly change direction in the water without indication. Many times they don't know what's around them, he said. Ultimately, consideration of those around you can make the biggest difference for everyone on the lake, especially jet skiers, Kowalczyk said.

"It all boils down to respect for the water," he said. stairs and saw smoke coming from beneath and around the sides of the door to the first-floor apartment. "Something told me this wasn't my neighbors cooking something," he said. Ithaca, assisted by Lansing and Cayuga Heights, found the fire in a back bedroom of the first-floor apartment and brought it under control by 10:16 a.m. No injuries were reported from the blaze.

However, damages were estimated at $25,000 The building's owner Richard Leonardo said that two of the building's apartments were vacant. Boats longer than 12 feet and personal water crafts must carry a distress signal (flag or flare) and a whistle or other sound-producing device. Never steer between the orange and white "Danger" buoys. They indicate shallow areas. Wet suits should be worn when operating a catamaran or sail board on days when the water and air temperatures don't equal at least 120 degrees.

IIII Water skiing must include three observer, one skier. Be mindful of damage your boat's wake can cause. A boater is liable for damage caused by his or her boat or its wake. Use courtesy and common sense at all times when on the water. Operate your vessel in a sensible manner, at a safe speed and be alert to what is around you.

Source: "Boating Safely, a basic boat safety course taught by the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Registration is at 8:45 am. July 12. Classes run from 9-11 am. July 12, 19, 26 and Aug.

2. Cost is $15. For more information, call 273-7175. ruins the quiet of lake, especially when skiers ride to close to the shore or other boats. Chris Kowalczyk of Lake George, said that not knowing water safety, especially for many teens he sees rid-Mg skis, is the biggest problem.

After docking his motorboat at the park Saturday with his dog, Alex, Mike Webber, of Lake Wino la, said he liked riding skis but understood the problems other boaters have Curling irons blamed in fire THE ITHACA JOURNAL (IAPS 271-120) Published daily except Sunday by Ithaca Journal-News, 123-125 W. State Ithaca, N.Y., 14850. Periodical-class postage paid at Ithaca. SUBSCRIPTION RATES By carrier, per week, newsstand, 35 cents Monday through Friday and 50 cents Saturday; motor route delivety, $3 per week. By mail, payable in advance.

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