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Press and Sun-Bulletin from Binghamton, New York • 5

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PRESS. Binghamton, N.Y. 5 July 8, 1972 Hospital to Store 'Disaster Inventory1 General Gets U.S. Emergency Supplies Union Gould Work Vote Keep Going By Wm. CARLISLE HERBERT Binghamton General Hospital has received a 30-day supply of medicine and medical supplies from the Federal Government for an emergency 50-bed By BOB Members of a key construction union will meet Tuesday to vote on ratification of a tentative agreement ending a five-week-old work stoppage that stalled $100 million worth of construction in the Bing-hamton area.

1 4 t.s i' 'r'' KmSA I T-' 'T' "Sk. I I 4 4 1 i Hospital administrators said the reserve disaster inventory is designed to let the hospital provide 30 days of dis-aster care for 50 extra patients without relying on deliveries from outside sources. THE INVENTORY CONTAINS about 150 items, ranging from 9,000 aspirin to 12 liters of intravenous salt solution, and is valued at about $2,000. It includes drugs, surgical supplies and equipment, surgical dressings and textile products. The hospital recently received the inventory after agreeing in December to store it and to use the items in it or order replacements before they become old.

The Federal Government replaces the items. The inventory became useful during the recent floods south and west of Binghamton, administrators said, when the hospital sent 25 vials of insulin from the inventory to the Wil-kcs-Barre, area. Upon declaration of a national emergency, the state has authority to use the inventory, they said. It was giv Troupe 2 Nights mrt1, iifr-r-'iit--i-mTiriiiiiiiii)iiiii-n- --uniiniiii 1 -Th "iiffrrSKi1- Us fcmni DOLAN fied, "we'll pull them off again," said John M. Lyons, business agent for the local and president cf the Binghamton Building Trades Council.

Members of two other striking unions have agreed to return to work Monday while submitting their differences to the contractors to federal craft boards for settlement, according to Bill Gargano of Endicott, who heads the bargaining team for the builders. He identified the unions as Laborers Local 7 and Operating Engineers Local 396. Two unions remain on strike but have indicated, Gargano said, that they will not picket. They are Roofers Local 203 and Glaziers Local 103. The rest of the 17 construction unions involved in the strike have negotiated and ratified new contracts.

The contracts are for one year. Gargano declined to reveal their terms because, he said, union members should hear them before they are made public. The Operating Engineers agreed last night to abide by the decisions of the craft board. The Laborers made the same agreement Thursday. The contractors association also has bound itself to accept the craft board recommendations.

Gargano said today that he was tired by the marathon negotiations. Because of the short term of the contracts, he said, "we're only a few months away from starting all over again." The unions have been seeking short-term contracts because of the President's wage-price guidelines and the uncertainty over next year's wage-price structure. PRESS PHOTO BY LEO F. FAHEY. DISASTER SUPPLIES-Robert J.

Welby, pharmacist at Binghamton General Hospital, examines medical supplies recently given to General by the Federal Government for backup in the event of widespread emergency. The agreement was reached late yesterday between Local 42, Bricklayers, Masons and Tilesetters Union, and Associated Building Contractors of the Triple Cities, Inc. Contractors' association members plan to open the construction jobs Monday. Union leaders will not object to members of the Bricklayers union reporting for work then, but if the contract is not rati- Social Sccurilv Rise -to 15e Paid In Oct. 3 Checks Persons on Social Security benefit rolls will automatically receive the 20 per cent increase signed into law by President Nixon last week, Paul A.

Bennett, Social Security district manager in Binghamton, said. Bennett said that the increase will be effective with payments for the month of September, which will be paid Oct. 3. He said that Social Security beneficiaries need not apply for the increase. Flooding Postpones Wyalusing Art IVt The Wyaluslng Summer Art Festival, scheduled for this weekend, at Wyalusing, has been postponed, officials said today, because of the recent flooding.

A date in August will be set, they said. Further information is available from the show chairman, Mrs. Peggy Huffman, Box 6, Riverside Drive, Wyalusing. minster Hobby llsvltrr Dvfvndvd Chess 'Genius' The Downtown Ballet Company of New York will present a program of five selections at 8:30 p.m. Thursday in the Sears-Harkness Theater of Roberson Center.

It's Hard By TOM MI LLER The criticism of American chess master Bobby Fisches for his actions at the world chess championship is unwarranted because "geniuses are not properly judged by the ordinary mortal's standards." That is the opinion of Harold C. Evans of Binghamton, a former president of the New York State Chess Association and former New York State Amateur Chess Champion. Fischer has been strongly criticized by some U.S. chess enthusiasts for his failure to ful of masters have been able to eke out a miserable living. Evans calls Fischer "possibly the greatest chess genius the world has ever known," who has scored "the most impressive string of victories the world has ever witnessed." Spassky will also benefit from Fischer's holdout for higher stakes, Evans said, and "since Fischer has already sincerely apologized for not making the deadline, it seems the match should be started without further ado." "Until the advent of Fis- cher, people labored uncjer the peculiar idea that all chess players were eccentrics who had no need for money or a living," Evans, who lives at 2 Grand Boulevard, said.

"Chess, due to Fischer's herculean efforts, is rapidly becoming recognized in this country as the great sport and art it truly is. This fact in itself should make us all thankful to Fischer and force all of us to wish him well. Too long everyone tried to belabor what is wrong with the U.S.A. and Americans." Fischer will "make America Number One in chess," Evans said. "I feel strongly on this matter.

We've got something great in him." en to the hospital by the Division of Emergency Health Services of the Health Services and Mental Health Administration. THEY SAID THE inventory will be an addition to emergency medical supplies that the Broome County Civil Defense provides Triple Cities hospitals. Lourdes Hospital, Binghamton, turned down an offer to receive the reserve disaster inventory, because its current supplies were considered adequate, hospital administrators said. Administrators at Ideal Hos-p i a 1 Endicott. said they turned down the offer because they haven't the space to store it.

Wilson Memorial Hospital, Johnson City, now has a 30-day supply of medicine and equipment for a 50-bed emergency hospital through arrangements with Broome County Civil Defense, Wilson administrators said. Civil Defense also has arrangements with the State University at Binghamton for storage of a 200-bed field hospital, they said. to Offer of Ballet of the Puerto Rican Ballet to music by Villa Lobos; "Soft Whispering." a romantic ballet in traditional style choreographed by Robert Christopher, associate director of the company, to music by Mozart; "My Spring Dance," a satiric look at spring choreographed by Roiando Jorif to music by Vivaldi; "The and excerpts from "Children of the World," a full length rock ballet. The performance of "Soft Whispering" will be the premier for that ballet. The Downtown Ballet Company will present six more full performances: matinee performances on July 19 and July 26 and evening performances on July 20 and 27 and Aug.

3 and 4. Tickets may be purchased at the Roberson Center box office, 30 Front Binghamton. The box office is open from 9 a.m. to 10: o0 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and from noon to 5 p.m.

Sundays. MOVING? Accndittri I MAYFIOWER Mtvirt PHONE 729-2265 BENEFIT OF SACRED HEART UKR. CATHOLIC CHURCH JULY 9 PARISH PICNIC GROUNDS CASTLE CREEK, N.Y. BROOKS ROAD. Off RI.

COMMENCING 12 NOON FOOD REFRESHMENTS THE GAME ROOM PRESENTS THE PLAINFOLK Tom and Joanne Yacovella SUNDAY 9 to 1 135 PARK AVE. 723 5911 PCNC IEWIS IAWSON" 5 HAROLD EVANS sidized in this country as it is in "In the whole realm of American chess, only a hand- Flood Area Touring Wednesday Town supervisors, legislators and other officials from six Southern Tier counties will tour the Elmira-Corning flood area Wednesday as guests of Cooperative Extension Service. O. Cleon Barber, Broome extension administrator, said the tour would be made by bus, leaving the county Farm, Home 4-H Center, 840 Front Street, Dickinson, at 10 a.m. and returning at 3:30 p.m.

Barber said the purpose of the tour is to help officials make decisions about long range water management and control programs. During the tour, he said, officials will be briefed on such things as rainfall patterns, flood levels, effects of existing flood-control structures and alternative plans for preventing a repetition of the flood damage caused by tropical storm Agnes in the Susquehanna watershed. The extension agent said arrangements have been made to permit the tourists to get close to areas of heavy damage. Barber asked all those planning to make the trip to notify his office Monday. He said invitations have been sent to officials in Broome, Tioga, Chenango, Delaware, Otsego and Cortland counties.

Te bus trip will be free, but the extension service will sell box lunches to participants in the tour. ,3 a The selections are: "Toccato for Percussion," a modern ballet to music by Carlos Chavez; "Nordic Pas De Deux," a classical ballet to music by Grieg; "The Mystic," a pas de deux in the modern idiom to music by Holts; "Mystical Songs," a modern ballet danced by the entire company to music by Vaughan Williams for five poems by George Hergert; and "Pas De Trois," to the music of Blinka and restaged by Andre Eglevsky for the Downtown Ballet. All of the selections, except for "Pas De Trois," were choreographed by Paschal Guzman, artistic director for the company. At 8:30 p. m.

Friday, the Downtown Ballet will present four selections: "Caricia," choreographed by Julio Torres Poliee Co For Union Topic Of 3 Meetings Public exchanges of information on police protection for the Town of Union have been scheduled for three locations in the town. The dates and locations were announced this week by Councilman David E. Durr, chairman of the Town Board's Laws and Legislation Committee. The board is inviting the public to hear a cost study prepared by the committee for alternatives that include town full-time or part-time departments and additional state police coverage. The board also is inviting comment and ideas from the public.

The meetings will be July 24 at Westover School, July 26 at Westover Fire Station and July 27 at Endwell Fire Station. All will start at 7:30 p.m. Lake Beaches Closed N.Y. (AP) All public bathing beaches on Owasco and Cayuga lakes and at Fair Haven State Park on Lake Ontario have been closed by the Cayuga County Health Department because of bacterial contamination from the recent floods. to Judge show up at the scheduled world chess championship with Boris Spassky of Russia at Reykjavik, Iceland, last week.

Fischer refused to participate until more prize money" was offered. He later apologized to Spassky for the delay and the championship is expected to begin Tuesday. "In assessing Fischer's actions, it is imperative that we weigh the long and arduous path that Fischer has had to pursue in a free democracy," Evans said. "Chess is not sub- 14 on 2-Week Soviet Tour From Vestal Fourteen high school students, most of them students of Russian at Vestal High School, will leave the Triple Cities tomorrow for a two-week trip through Russia. The trip, organized by Mr.

and Mrs. Frank Malinich teachers of Russian at Vestal junior and senior high schools, will include visits to Moscow, Kiev, Leningrad and Sochi, a resort on the Black Sea. The students, whose parents are paying for the trip, will be accompanied by seven adults. They will see the Kremlin in Moscow, monastaries in Kiev, the Hermitage Museum in Leningrad, and a collective farm in Sochi. A If -PRE5S PHOTO BY LEO.

F. FAHEY. Lane, Vestal, and John Bickle, 19, 31 they prepare for trip to Russia tomorrow. 7 Boland Road, Vestal, sit at left. VESTAL UKRAINE Dawn Wilson, 15, 904 Beechwood Brookside Apalachin, show Ukrainian styles as Sponsors of trip, Mr.

and Mrs. Frank Malinich Jr Supreme Court Hearing Sought The attorney for Broome County parks supervisor William M. Michalek has asked for a hearing in Broome County Supreme Court to contest his client's one-week suspension without pay as a result of a Parks Recreation Department disciplinary action. Michalek's attorney, John M. Rennell of Binghamton, served notice of the hearing this week.

The parks supervisor is asking for reinstatement and payment of five days of lost wages. According to Dean Shad-duck, assistant county attorney, the county had planned to resolve the question at a Civil Service hearing. Michalek was reprimanded by the department commissioner, Theodore H. Schaefer and suspended for one week without pay in May, Shadduck said. ROBERT IAWSON licemed Optician LAWSON'S All eye 1 WE Stop Broome to Return U.S.

For 1968 County Bus Study fin hi tivil Sim OPTICAL BRINGS THE WORLD OF STYLES AND FASHIONS BEFORE YOUR EYES Doctors' Prescriptions Expertly Filled for Sfvue We Maintain a COMPLETE OPTICAL LABORATORY CARRY PHOTO SUN CREY CLASSES WE AtSO DUPtlCATE tENSES LARGEST SELECTION OF FRAMES In the Area Jail Term For Frost Kenneth D. Frost, 39, who gave his address as Sanitaria Springs, has begun serving a one-year sentence in Broome County Jail, stemming from 3 counts of endangering the welfare of a child. Frost, who was arrested in May and charged with 16 various counts of endangering child welfare, unlawfully dealing with children and sexual abuse, recently finished the sentence for the other 13 charges to whioh he had pleaded guilty. The two sentences, according to sheriff's deputies, are in full satisfaction of all the charges. Frost was sentenced by Town of Colesville Justice Charles A.

Prenfice. Broome County will return $1,880.42 to the Federal Government, because the U.S. Department of Transportation has disapproved payment of some of the expenses incurred by the county four and five years ago for what was largely a federally-financed bus study. The study, with a price tag of $60,000, was conducted by faculty and students of State University at Binghamton to help the county decide how to operate the urban-suburban bus service it took over in 1968 from the financially ailing Triple Cities Traction Co. Actually the federal DOT d'' $2,377.68 thai was spent for the study, but the county obligation was reduced to $1,880.42 by $397.26 in unused fund authorization, according to Planning Commissioner Joseph M.

Missavage. The study dealt with potential bus riders and possible changes in the old TCTC routes. The Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development provided a $39,000 grant for the study, with both the Broome Planning Department and New York State, through SUAB and its Transportation Department, contributing in lord JC Driver Loses License Gerald L. Giannicchi, 25, of 93 Corliss Johnson City, was put on five years probation and lost his driver's license as he pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated as a second offense, a felony. He appeared with his attorney, Remo A.

Allio of Endicott, before Broome County Judge Stephen Smyk for sentencing. Giannicchi was arrested after a Dec. 28 two-car accident at Court and Haskins streets in Binghamton. Four persons were injured in the wreck. He had a previous drunken driving conviction in September, 1970.

District Attorney Patrick D. Monserrate prosecuted. i Thinking of CONTACT LENSES? In And See Us FOR Full Details LAWSON'S OPTICAL CO. IZEY 93 FRONT ST. BiNXtMERICtRO HOURS I A.M.

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