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The News-Item, Shamokin, Pa. 6 June 30, 1977 State, local finances Pending budget aids crime commission reduced services. But the Department of Commerce says that, taken as a whole, state and local finances are strong. The strengthening economy is sending increasing revenues into state and local treasuries. People returning to work are paying taxes on their income instead of drawing unemployment or welfare checks.

At the same time, cost-cutting efficiencies forced by recession-imposed revenue reductions are providing governments with income bonuses. Commerce officials say statelocal income during the first three months of 1977 was up 9.4 per cent from the year previous a surprisingly strong recovery from the 1974 recession. "These governments have faced formidable problems in the middle 1970s," says an analysis by the economic group of the Chase Manhatten Bank. "Recession dampened revenues and boosted welfare outlays, while inflation bloated costs. Services were cut in many jurisdictions, but large the commission $225,000.

Senate Republicans tried unsuccessfully to add the money on the floor. The House inserted $1.2 million for the commission into the stopgap (emergency funding) bill on Tuesday. The money will be dropped from the stopgap so the bill can go to the governor Thursday. The stopgap will permit the state to continue spending money while the budget battle drags on past the end of the fiscal year Thursday midnight. Senate Democrats also proposed budget amendments that would allocate $1.5 million for a juvenile dentention center program.

The money would pay for a pending bill that requires counties to segregate juveniles from adult offenders. A third amendment would provide $25,000 for another legislative symposium on future directions. The first one was held this year. The conference committee still must formally adopt the strong deficits still accumulated. In some places, bankruptcy threatened.

"In reaction, the governments ran tight fiscal operations last year and their collective position took a marked turn for the better." In fact, Chase Manhattan reported the 1976 cumulative state-local budget surplus was the first in three decades, except for 1972 and 1973 when federal revenue sharing overfilled budget coffers. Last year, total receipts by state and local governments rose by 11 per cent, "not especially strong relative to the trend from the mid-1960s, but well ahead of the mere 8.5 per cent spending increase in 1976," said Chase. "The result was a tiny surplus in the operating budget of state-lcal governments taken all together." The budget bubble, even cumulatively, is a delicate one always theatening to burst. "If inflation seriously worsens, governments will once again have to cut activities as the prices they pay outrun receipts," said Chase. increase in the 1976 price has been rumored some weeks.

Mediation by Venezuelan President Carlos Andres Perez during a recent tour of the Middle East oil nations apparently was a decisive factor. Oil price will increase despite action by OPEC WASHINGTON (AP) The nation's economic recovery is waking state and local governments from the budget nightmares that have haunted them in recent years. A nationwide look at state-local operating budgets for 1976 reveals a rare surplus after years of red ink. Cities with continued high unemployment or above-average costs such as New York and Boston continue to walk a fiscal tightrope with high taxes and Elysburg area Mrs. Darlene Williams 672-9287 Departure time set for camp KLYSBURG Cub Scouts who are registered to go to Cub Scout Day Camp on Tuesday, July 5, should meet at the home of Joyce Cogdill.

cubmaster, at 7:45 a.m. to go to Camp Karoondinah. Boys are to be in uniform and must have their identification card with them. Two boys will return to Mrs. Cogdill's home that evening and parents will be called at that time to come for their boy.

During the Day Camp, the boys will be engaged in swimming, hiking, crafts and a bonfire at the conclusion of the evening's program. Boys are to bring their swim suits and towel. Cub Scout Pack 3249 of Elysburg, recently went to Gettysburg and toured the facilities for the day. Special meeting of board tonight ELYSBURG A special meeting of the Southern Columbia School Board will be held at 8:00 p.m., today. The board plans to adopt the 1977-78 budget.

Tentative approval of the new budget was given at the May 16 meeting and had the budget on display for 30 days. Hie tentative budget calls for a 15 '2 mill increase and the possibility of eliminating programs for the 1977-78 school term. 1 Sewer rental bills to reflect change ELYSBURG Officials of the Municipal Authority of Ralpho Township reminds all consumers the decrease in sewer rent will be reflected on the third quarter billing which will be sent to consumers Sept. 30. Elysburg briefs The regular meeting of the Ralpho Fire Company scheduled for July 4 has been changed to July 5 at 8:00 p.m.

at the fire hall. Clark claims civil rights are violated HARRISBURG (AP) The Crime Commission would get an additional $1.2 million in the pending state budget, under an amendment proposed Wedneday by Senate Democrats. The money would be borrowed from the state General Fund until federal discretionary money becomes available later this year. The amendment was accepted during Democrats' closed caucus. Senate leaders on the budget conference committee were directed to include the amendment in the budget's final draft.

The commission faced losing about 75 per cent of its budget because the federal Law Enforcement Assistance Administration wanted to halt the commission's $1 million-a-year grant. Atty. Gen. Robert Kane, who administers the LEAA money, said the state should pay for the commission, which investigates organized crime and government corruption. The budget that passed both the Senate and House proposed giving Pope silent VATICAN CITY (AP) Pope Paul VI kept silent after Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre defied him by ordaining 14 priests because the Roman Catholic pontiff still hopes the 71-year-old French prelate will abandon his rebellion against the Pope's authority, Vatican experts said today.

They said the Vatican is now taking the attitude that Archbishop Lefebvre has placed himself outside the church by his defiance of the Pope's orders and excommunication Sunbury man hires counsel for defense SUNBURY A Sunbury area man has secured the services of a Philadelphia attorney to defend him on criminal charges he faces in connection with the slaying of Miss Teresa Kifolo, of Lewisburg. Robert B. Cunningham, 25, has retained A. Charles Peruto, the attorney who won a new trial for W.A. (Tony) Boyle, former president of the Unted Mine Workers of America, to defend him on charges of homicide, criminal conspiracy and felonious restfcaint.

Miss Kifolo's body was found on June 14 in a cottage in Lithia Springs, Northumberland R.D. 1. Cunningham, her former employer, was sought in connection with the investigation and later surrendered to law enforcement officials. Peruto entered the Boyle case over a year ago and was successful in securing a reversal on Boyle's conviction for his alleged part in the murder of Joseph Yablonski and his wife and daughter. H.

William Koch, Milton, will be the assistant defense counsel for Cunningham. Koch accompanied Cunningham when he turned himself into police. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Cunningham before Wade Brown, District Magistrate, on July 8. An "autopsy in the case revealed Miss Kifolo died of injuries to the upper torso. Detailed autopsy findings are awaited by Northumberland County officials following testing of tissue samples, blood and stomach contents.

FOOD r)- Shop These Trevortori area Zerbe lists schedule of activities TREVORTON A schoduled of activities for the Zerbe Township Summer Recreation Program was released today. Co-ed volleyball will begin July 5 at 6:00 p.m. at the township recreation area. The program is open to persons who are at least 15-years-old. A men's summer basketball program is currently under way.

It is being held each Monday at 6:00 p.m., and those 16 years of age and older may still join. A junior and senior tennis tournament is planned. The junior tournament, open to those between 12 and 15 years of age, will be held from July 5-8 at 3:00 p.m. at the tennis courts. The senior tournament, for those over 16, will begin July 5 and continue to July 7.

It will be held at 6:00 p.m. each evening. All activities are open only to Zerbe Township residents. Tonight the Trevorton Midget Baseball All-Stars travel to Herndon for a 6:00 p.m. game.

of the law with intent to deprive him of his freedoms and as a result, he has suffered great mental anguish, suffered loss of money while incarcerated and his parents have been forced to incur debts of $20,970 and expect to have to pay more for his legal defense. Clark is seeking in excess of $10,000 in compensatory damages from each of the defendants and $10,000 from each in punitive damages. Clark claims the defendants acted maliciously without reasonable and probable cause and knew or should have known there was sufficient evidence to establish his innocence. The suit also alleges the defendants arrested him in an attempt to obtain evidence implicating a third person in the crime against Miss Bonawitz and tried to intimidate and coerce him into implicating a third person, thereby causing him severe mental suffering, mental anguish and emotional distress. Miss Bonawitz was found stabbed to death in the offices of the Montour County Public Assistance Office in Danville in April, 1976.

Jack C. Younkin, Shamokin attorney, is representing the Clarks in the civil action. John A. Mihalik, of Columbia County, is Clark's attorney in the criminal case. love only the best will do.

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Ang4M TlmM ()30 IN APPRECIATION To all who expressed sympathy in our bereavement and so generously came to our aid, our sincere appreciation. We are especially grateful to the pallbearers and to those who sent cars, flowers, Mass and sympathy cards. Mrs. Vida Fleming, son Karlin and Family on Lefebvre is unnecessary. Pope Paul presided over a ceremony in St.

Peter's Basilica Wednesday a few hours after Lefebvre ordained 14 traditionalist priests at his seminury in Econe, Switzerland, using 16th century Latin rites now forbidden by the Vatican. Despite his threat last week to excommunicate Lefebvre if he went ahead with the ordinations, the pontiff did not mention him at the Mass he and the five new cardinals he created last Monday celebrated before thousands of bishops and prelates. Instead he spoke of the "jtyful atmosphere" of the church. "It is a feast day for us," said the Pope despite the Econe ordinations and the attack Bishop Lefebvre made on him in an address during the ceremony. "The Pope was hoping to discourage the traditionalists from further steps of defiance," said one expert.

"Now, Bishop Lefebvre has practically placed himself out of the Catholic Church and he could exploit an excommunication, presenting himself as a martyr." Some of Archbishop Lefebvre's followers have suggested that the traditionalists should form their own church if their leader is ex- communicated. The Pope barred Archbishop Lefebvre from performing priestly functions ordinations, consecrations, celebration of the Mass and ministering of sacraments because of his militant campaign against the dernization of the church launched by the Second Vatican Council. KULPM0NT AMERICAN LEGION Post 231 REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING Tonight 8:15 P.M. SPECIALS Holiday Food Buys COKE, FRESCA TAB SPRITE 6 Pack Cans 99 for 9 9' Bread 3 WILLIAMSPORT A Washingtonville resident, accused in the murder of Miss Dorothy Bonawitz, Danville, in April, 1976, has filed a civil action in U.S. Middle District Court, claiming his civil rights were violated and he is the subject of wrongful arrest.

David Franklin Clark, in Montour County Jail in lieu of $150,000 bail, and his parents, Franklin and Pauline Clark, seek compensatory and punitive damages against a number of defendants. Defendants in the action are Trooper Thomas Lutcher, state police; Sgt. Edward Peterson, state police; Lt. William McGlynn state police; Richard C. Brittain, Montour County District Attorney, and William S.

Kreischer, assistant district attorney. "Trial date for the action has been set for January, 1978, in the U.S. Middle District Court in William-sport by Judge Malcolm Muir. Summonses have been issued on each of the defendants but it is not known whether all of them have been served. Clark claims he was caused to be arrested, incarcerated and interrogated without probable cause of guilt in the case in an attempt by authorities to secure evidence against another person suspected of committing the crime.

The suit claims the defendants knew the physical evidence was inconsistent with his guilt. The suit further claims the defendants acted outside the scope The high court sent the case back to Dooling "for further consideration" in light of another Supreme Court ruling issued two weeks ago. In that case, the high court decided that neither the Constitution nor the Social Security Act require the government to finance abortions through Medicaid. There were indications the high court's action will force Dooling to lift his injunction when he receives official word of the Supreme Court decision. That will be within the next 25 days.

MARINE PRINTS MYSTIC SEAPORT, Conn. (AP) An exhibition of 65 marine lithographs by Currier and Ives will be on display throughout the summer at the Maritime Museum in Mystic Seaport. The' pictures, all published between 1841 and 1887, range from whaling scenes and disasters at sea to portraits of clipper ships, steamships and yachts. VIENNA, Austria (AP) Nine oil-exporting countries are going to cancel the 5 per cent price hike they scheduled for July 1. But American experts say the price the United States pays for foreign crude oil will probably increase because Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are going to raise their price.

Analysts in New York predicted the effect in the United States would be less than half a cent per gallon on gasoline or heating fuel. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) announced Wednesday that Algeria, Ecuador, Ecuador, Gabon, Indonesia, Iran, Kuwait, Nigeria, Qatar and Venezuela would forgo the July 1 price boost "in the interest of the unity and solidarity of OPEC." Oil sources said this was agreed after Saudi Arabia, the world's largest exporter, and the United Arab Emirates agreed to increase their base price 5 per cent to bring them in line with the others. An OPEC spokesman refused to say why the other two members of the 13-nation cartel, Iraq and Libya, did not join in the agreement or what they planned to do. But informed sources said Iraq, which often has acted independently of the other oil nations, has already notified its customers it will not raise prices. And Libya is not likely to risk losing its customers by being the only country to hike prices.

Increases by Saudi Arabia and the UAE and a standstill by the other OPEC members will end the two-tier price system that has divided the oil cartel since last december. Eleven of the nations agreed then to increase their base price 10 per cent on Jan. 1 and 5 per cent more on July 1. Saudi Arabia and the UAE held their increase to 5 per ient, and Saudi Arabia increased production to put pressure on the other nations. Since then the OPEC oil ministers have been negotiating with each other to end the split, and the agreement on a uniform 10 per cent its approval of both the abortion provision and the complete appropriations bill, the Supreme Court cleared the way for HEW officials to enforce an earlier congressional prohibition against using Medicaid funds for abortions.

Congress had approved that prohibition, known as the Hyde Amendment, last year. The amendment barred the use of federal funds for abortion except in cases where the woman's life was in danger. But a federal court in New York declared the amendment unconstitutional and HEW was compelled under that court order to continue paying out Medicaid funds for abortions. The payments, paid primarily through state Medicaid programs, provided for an estimated 300,00 aborions at a cost of about $50 million last year. In its ruling Wednesday, the Supreme Court nullified the judgment of U.S.

District Judge John F. Dooling Jr. of Brooklyn, N.Y., who had issued an injunction to keep HEW officials from cutting off federal funds used for abortions. Read-Use News-Item Want Ads Medicaid-funded abortions expected to stop in 25 days LEAN GROUND 1 MR! RED i BEEF I FRANKS I 991 1 4M I CLEARFIELD WHITE AMERICAN CHEESE lb WASHINGTON (AP) The House and Senate are preparing to clash over their separate efforts to restrict the use of federal funds for abortions after a Supreme Court ruling that the government can stop paying for the operations with Medicaid funds. Under the Supreme Court decision, Medicaid-funded abortions are expected to be halted sometime in the next 25 days.

The Senate laid the groundwork Wednesday for renewed conflict with the House on the abortion issue. Senators used a appropriation bill that contains funds for the Labor Department and the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, to lay out restrictions on the use of federal funds for abortions. But the Senate's restrictions were more liberal than those sought by House, setting up a direct con-jflict between the two chambers for the second straight year. The House approved wording that make it illegal to use federal 1 funds for ubortions under any circumstances. But the Senate adopted language that would allow the government to pay for abortions for poor women if the operation was necessary to save "the mother's life or in cases of pregnancy by rape or The passed the entire appropriations bill 71 to 18.

The House version of the appropriations bill calls for spending of $61.3 billion, so a conference committee made up of representatives of both chambers will have to resolve that in addition to their differences on funding of abortions. Only hours before the Senate voted BERK'S BOILED HAM $199 I LB. Hawaiian Punch Holsum Golden Crust FIRST OF THE SEASON! y00 FRESH PICKED SWEET CORN By The Dozen or Hundred i'lii0 PICKED FRESH DAILY TWB- LOCAL GROWN TOMATOES raspuebTrr.es and CHERRIES red ripe watermelons OTHER FRUITS VEGETABLES BILLMAN'S ROADSIDE MARKET North Market Street, Elysburg Phone 672-2022 Optn Daily 9 A.M. to 8 P.M. MARKET BASKET WEST VALLEY ROUTE 487, ELYSBURG Open 7 Days A Week 9 a.m.

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