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I Sugar appetite The kind of sugar you eat may determine how hungry you are and how much you eat later in the day. Page 8A t. -A Wednesday TODAY'S WEATHER: Sunny. High, 70. Tonight: Cloudy.

Low, 50. (Details, Page 2A.) TAR- Gazette Elrtira, N.Y.tctober 12, 19831 23 Cents The First Gannett Newspaper er Ex-Japan boss Almanac dealing some New York cities a snow job guilty in Lockheed case LOCAL If A -Ml 'pS 'Wk Tl III! I I Sault Sainte Marie, with 130.8 Inches, is expected to be buried in the deepest snow nationwide. Other New York ciUes listed in the Almanac are Albany, with 75.7 inches expected and New York City, with 27.S. The predictions are made by a computer based on 40 years of data accumulated at the government's NaUonal Climactic Center, in Asheville, N.C. The predictions have shown a margin of error of 33 percent.

In 1982-83, Rochester had 59.9 Inches; Syracuse had 66 inches; Buffalo got 52.4 inches; Binghamton had 81 Inches. Associated Press Four New York state cities will receive more than 100 Inches of snow this winter, placing them in the dubious Top Ten for accumulation during the 1983-84 season, according to the North Carolina-based Snow Almanac. But before you race out to buy your boots and dog sleds, take relief in the fact that neither Elmira nor Corning are listed. The fourth annual edition predicts Rochester will receive 111.8 inches, Syracuse will get 110.7, Buffalo will wallow in 103.8 inches and Blnghamton will be covered by 102 inches. TOKYO (AP) A Japanese judge on Wednesday found former Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka guilty of bribery and violating foreign exchange laws in accepting more than $2 million to promote the sale of Lockheed aircraft in Japan.

Judge Mitsunori Okada sentenced Tanaka to four years in prison one year less than the maximum. He also fined Tanaka the equivalent of the bribe. Kakuei Tanaka PHILS 2, ORIOLES 1 The New York Department of Agriculture and Markets has been ordered to halt a scheduled hearing to determine how much money is owed farmers by the Scheps Cheese Co. Page IB. Fire insurance rates may be dropping in the Wellsboro area.

Page IB. The Rev. Bruce Gallup is named to the Waverly Village Board. Page IB. STATE An investigation is under way into allegations that state police brutalized at least six people during arrests at the New York State Fair.

Page 3A. Mount Kisco police continue their search for a suspect accused of killing three partners in the bloody finale of a "domestic fight." Page 3A. Soviet Union may walk out on arms talks t', Jury selection begins in the trial of William Bradfield Jr. charged in the slaying of a former suburban Philadelphia school teacher and her two children. Page 3A.

NATION Chicago teacher talks break off. Page 2A. Eastern Airlines and union talking amid a midnight strike deadline. try to keep the talks going if an agreement is not reached by December. According to Reagan and other top U.S.

officials, the Soviets will bargain seriously only when they are faced with the American deployment. If an accord to reached, the U.S. deployment could be reversed, scrapping missiles already Installed or barring new ones depending on the scope of the agreement. Initially, Reagan offered to shelve aU 572 missiles if the Soviets dismantled all the intermediate-range missiles they have pointed on western Europe and Asia. These include 331 triple-warhead SS-20s and about 250 aging SS-4 and SS-5 rockets.

The Soviets rejected the U.S. proposal and countered with an offer to cut their missile force in Eu WASHINGTON (AP) The So-vlet Union has threatened to suspend negotiations on limiting medium-range nuclear weapons if agreement is not reached by December to block deployment of new U.S. Pershing and cruise missiles in western Europe, a U.S. official said Tuesday. "We would hope they don't walk out and we Intend to keep pushing for continued negotiations," said the official, who talked only on the condiUon that his name not be used.

He said the Soviet position in the slow-moving talks in Geneva, Switzerland, should become clearer today when a response to President Reagan's latest proposal for an agreement is expected. The North Atlantic Treaty Orga-nization is scheduled to deploy nine U.S. Pershing 2 missiles in West Germany in December and 16 U.S. cruise missiles in Britain and Italy. They will be targeted on Soviet territory.

Eventually, 572 missiles are due to be installed in the three countries, Belgium and the Netherlands. The United States, with the support of its allies, has pledged to it A 4 A i rope to Vit maicning uie Page 2A. Supreme Court won't upset the conviction of Alger Hiss. Page 5A. Appeals court overturns the military death penalty.

Page 5A. A securities official is charged with stealing $5 million. Page 5A. WORLD Henry Kissinger meets with a Nicaraguan rebel leader. Page 2A.

French and British rockets geted on Soviet territory. Reagan, meanwhile, has nnapri an Interim accord mmii. Af LoMrpholo that would permit the Soviets to retain an unspecified number of missiles while NATO proceeded with a limited American deployment. Philadelphia's Joe Morgan is out stealing in the first Inning at Baltimore Tuesday night as the 1983 World Series got under way. Homers by Morgan and Garry Maddox beat the O's, 2-1.

Page 4B. 15 charged in $2 million Vegas skimming Kansas City; Peter J. Tamburello, 51, of Kansas City; Milton J. Rockman, 75, of Cleveland; Joseph P. Balistrieri, 43, of Milwaukee; John J.

Balistrieri, 34, of Milwaukee; and Carl Wesley Thomas, 51, of Las Vegas. Also named as conspirators were Nick Civella, James V. Torrello, Allen Dorfman and Joseph V. Ag-osto, all of whom are dead. The indictment alleged that the defendants eon-spired the past nine years to establish and maintain hidden interest in gambling operations in Las Vegas casinos owned by the Argent a Nevada holding company headed by Allen R.

Glick of LaJolla, Calif. Argent has controlled at various times the Stardust and Fremont hotel-casinos, and the Hacienda and Marina casinos. Click was not indicted and spokesman for him, John Scanlin of LaJolla, said Glick was not a willing partner with the defendants. FBI Director William H. Webster.

They are Joseph J. Aiuppa, 76, identified by federal authorities as a leader of organized crime in Chicago; Anthony Chta-vola 64; Anthony Chiavola 35; Angelo LaPie-tra, 52; and John P. Cerone, 69, all in Chicago, and Anthony John Spilotro, 45, in Las Vegas. Spllotro was identified by the department as a Las Vegas representative of the defendants. Among others charged were Frank P.

Balistrieri, 64, who has been identified in court by the FBI as the leader o' organized crime in Milwaukee and who was convicted Sunday in federal court there on five gambling and tax charges stemming from a sports betting ring. Also Indicted was Carl A. DeLuna, 56, who government attorneys have described as one of the most feared organized-crime figures in Kansas City, and who was sentenced Monday to 30 years in prison for his role in the Troplcana skimming operation. The other defendants were Carl 73, of KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Fifteen men, including several reputed organized crime bosses, were charged in an indictment unsealed in federal court Tuesday with skimming nearly 2 million from Las Vegas casinos.

Justice Department officials said the indictment was one of the most far-reaching ever returned linking groups in numerous cities to hidden ownership of Las Vegas casinos. The indictment, originally returned Sept. 30, con-eludes a five-year FBI investigation code-named "Strawman." The probe included extensive telephone wiretaps in several cities, and already has resulted in the conviction of five men on charges they skimmed gambling revenue from the Troplcana Hotel. Skimming is the practice of taking casino gambling proceeds before it is counted for state and federal tax purposes. Several of the defendants had been arrested, said mi ii i null Israelis scurry for deals in bid to beat price increases.

Page 5A. INDEX Big block of CGW stock sold Business 6A-7A Classified 7B-9B Comics 9A 9B Deaths 7B Editorials 4A Horoscope 8A Jumble Local 1B-3B Movies 3B Name Game 8B News obits 2B Our states 3A People 2A Sports TV 9A Weather 2A price of 4 Mi points by the end of Life lit 5 2 NEWS SECTIONS King, Flynn to vie in Boston Associated Press A black activist finished first In a primary Tuesday, winning one of two spots on the ballot Nov. 15 when Boston picks its first new mayor In 16 years. In Birmingham, the city's first lack mayor was re-elected. With 61 percent of the vote cast in Boston, Melvln King, a black former state legislator, had 33,366 votes, or 34 percent, while City Councilor Raymond Flynn had 24,657 votes, or 25 percent.

In Birmingham, black Mayor Richard Arlington, In his first bid at re-election, handily defeated white City Council President John Katopodis. li Customer service Task force urges teacher pay hikes WASHINGTON (AP) Immediate steps must be taken to raise the salaries of all teachers rather than concentrate only on rewarding some with merit pay, a congressional task force said Tuesday. The 21-member bipartisan panel said merit pay, a major feature of President Reagan's education proposals, Is worth experimenting with but alone is not a solution for the Ills besetting the American schools. "School districts and states must raise the basic pay of teachers," the task force said In its primary recommendation. "Without this, other steps will have limited impact." By JERRY GLEE SON The sale Tuesday of a relatively large block of stock in Corning Glass Works contributed to the drop in the stock's price, a company spokesman said.

A block, lets than three percent of the firm's total shares of about 21 million, were traded about noon at by the Salomon Brothers, a New York City brokerage firm. At 74V, the sale was worth about 135.5 million, and resulted in a drop in the stock's the day, to 75. The drop reflected a bad day for U.S. Industrials, which also dropped 19.5 points. Corning Glass Works spokesman Eugene Saunders speculated the seller might be an institutional fund, such as a pension fund, "but there's no way of knowing." Following the announcement in April of corporate restructuring at the firm, Corning Glass Works stock rose five points, from 68 to 73.

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