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6 SYRACUSE POST STANDARD, Nov, 2, 1971 Legislators Decide 58 Items in 2 Hours By JOE ROBBINS of their re election chances in County legators made Michael work of, five public Bragman, 3rd District Demo heanngs and a 58 item agen crat, and Robert J. Burns, da yesterday in under two 20th District Republican, hours as they thought mainly didn't attend the meeting. Tax Incentive OKd for Firms A local law which would allow property tax exemptions "to businesses which open or expand facilities in lower income areas of the county was unanimously approved by the County Legislature yesterday. The measure, which will be effective Jan. 15, had been approved by the City Council and had been recommended by the City County Coordinating Committee.

It provides businesses which qualify with total exemption from taxation and special ad valorem levies for five years after the law is effective Republican Majority Leader Maurice E. Cox said the local law is permitted under state law at local option. Cox said it is meant to encourage industries to expand facilities and make jobs available in inner city areas. Democratic Legislator Timothy E. Rice, 18th District, spoke in support of the measure, noting that the original concept of locating industrial plants in the inner city areas was proposed by the late Sen.

Robert F. Kennedy. The exemptions would decrease each year after the fifth year. Needles in Treats Mrs. Benjamin Wasil ot IWatervale Road in the Town Pompey last night issued a to the Fayetteville Man lius Board of Education for its Support in correcting what she considers to be a danger Willow St.

Man Found Stabbed David Knight, 56, of O'Brien apartments, 328 W. Willow apartment 104, was listed in critical condition at State University Hospital last night after police said they found him stabbed in his apartment. A hospital spokesman said the victim was being treated for a deep stab wound of the chest, just above the heart. Criminal Investigators J. J.

Farrell and B. L. Busch said it was first believed that Knight had suffered a superficial stab wound in the chest. But further investigation disclosed that the stab wound was so deep that an artery had been punctured, hospital officials fold police. A pearl handled knife was tV FarreH Rnsf said.

John U. Meixell, sioner of the City County Office of Economic Development, was queried as to what qualifications are necessary to get exemptions. Meixell said that manufacturing or wholesale industries are qualified. The industries will have to' have businesses presently located outside of the eligible area to qualify. They will have to hire or maintain five positions for residents in the inner city area and must provide approved training programs and upgrading of the employes.

A quarantine requiring that all dogs in all towns of Onondaga County be securely confined from Dec. 1 to April 15, to prevent attacks on deer also was approved. Legislators approved the 1972 contract with Oneida, Oswego and Madison counties for the continuing study on improvement of Oneida Lake. The 1972 budgets allocate $17,616 for the study, with Onondaga County contributing $5,285. Oswego and Madison counties will contribute $3,523, while Oneida County will give $5,285.

Warn Parents of children who went Halloween trick or treating in the general area of Kinne Street, East Syracuse, were urged by DeWitt police to be on the alert for chocolate candy bars containing sewing needles. De Witt Policeman Richard R. Madden said two separate findings were reported yesterday to De Witt Police. "But, fortunately there were no injuries," Madden added. Each of the candy bars contained a one inch sewing needle, Madden said.

1 Perpetrators inserted the needle in the candy bar in such a way there was no visible rip in the candy wrapper, making the presence of the needle difficult to detect, Madden said. A close examination disclosed that the needle was inserted in the bar by pushing the needle through the fold in the back of the bar. Danger to Pupils Cited Board Hears the Plea for Support ous traffic situation on Water vale Road. The speed limit on the road is 55 miles an hour, she said. She said school bus stops are made dangerous for pupils who live on the road by the high speed limit, the many hills and the failure of many motorists to observe the law calling for cars to stop behind a stopped school bus.

During the past several years, at least 30 dogs, many cats, a horse and a deer have been killed by cars on the road and there have been many close calls with children, she maintained. Mrs. Wasil, whose husband is a professor of civil engineering at Syracuse University, called for a 35 mile an hour speed limit on the road. She said she contacted town, county and state officials. She asked why area police do not monitor the buses.

After the meeting, she said she was unwilling to wait "until I permit my children to be run down." The Wasils have three girls two of whom are pupils at Eagle Hill Junior High School and a girl at Pleasant Street Elementary School in Man lius. There are a number of other FayetteviUe Manlius pupils who live along Water vale Road, she said. Last night's meeting was at Manlius nemenfary I The majority of the resolutions approved yesterday were tax assessment rolls tor drainage and sanitary districts. The report of the Department of Finance on the examination and correction of assessment rolls, which is used to compute tax rates for Syracuse and the county towns, was approved, 18 4, with Democrats casting "no" votes. Opposing the resolution were Timothy E.

Rice, 18th District, Melvin N. Zimmer, 14th District, Mrs. Rita B. Wiesnet, 15th District, and Edward R. Hutchison, 22nd District.

A resolution to contract with the state for a detoxification unit for alcoholics at Rescue Mission Alliance was unanimously approved. Under the proposal, persons picked up for being Intoxicated can be housed at the mission overnight, rather than being put in jail. The mission is setting aside seven beds for the program. Republican Legislator Nicholas J. Pirro, 16th District, said the move was an "historic and monumental step toward the treatment of alcoholics in the city." He said that although the resolution calls for funding from the State Department of Mental Hygiene's Division of Alcoholism, beginning on April 1, 1972, the program will actually begin Nov.

15 because of money made available through the Urban Crisis Fund. Funding for three years is contingent on the state continuing to provide money. Hutchison praised the move as a "first step" in "recognizing alcoholism as a treatable illness and not a crime." Mrs. Wiesnet complained to Pirro that intoxicated women who are picked up will still have to go to jail because no provison has been made for them at the Rescue Mission. Pirro admitted that is true, but said the problem is being studied.

Four resolutions approving a Metropolitan Syracuse Treatment Plant district taxes were approved, 21 1, Minority Leader J. Sanford Heim, 24th District, cast the lone negative vote each time. Legislators unanimously approved the 1972 City Abstract with the county tax rate for the city fixed at $35.40 per $1,000 assessed valuation on properties computed at $15, 237,622.06. The County Water District Abstract for 1972 also was adopted. It calls for a Syracuse apportionment of $660, 305.88.

The tax rate will be home, appeared at the meeting. She said afterwards that $23,471 is needed to bring the men home, but that only $861.50 has been contributed, The money has to be submitted by Dec. 1, she said. Miss Singer said a meeting to drum up some support will be at 8 p.m. tomorrow at the Municipal Building in East Syracuse.

New Schools in Funds Busy Already State police at the Cicero station barely had time to relax and enjoy their new surroundings yesterday as they were kept busy with business as usual. The station, which opened at 8 a.m. yesterday, has more office and parking space than the former head Bond Sale Tomorrow City Frank L. Canino said yesterday he has received inquiries from "all parts of the country" concerning the sale tomorrow of $18,691,500 of city bond anticipation notes. The requests have come mainly from New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles banking firms in addition to the local firms.

About of the money is for the construction of two new schools, the George W. Fowler (Northwest Senior High School) and the Lincoln Junior High School replacement. October Hot Last month was the third warmest October since the National Weather Service began keeping records here in 1902. The average temperature for last month was 56.6 degrees, making it the third warmest October in 69 years. The warmest October recorded was in 1947 when the average temperature was 57.8 degrees.

Second warmest was in 1920. Average temperature was 57.4 degrees, according to National Weather Service meteorologists at Hancock Airport. Canino's breakdown of funds lists $9.2 million for the Fowler School to be constructed at the fomer Carrier plant site on S. Geddes Street and $4,750,000 for the new Lincoln School to be built on James Street. Of the remainder of the issue, Canino said, $2.7 million and $1.3 million are renewal notes for the Department of Public Works garage and the Syracuse Hancock International Airport air cargo building, respectively.

Notes in lesser amount of the issue include for Model Ofy A ft a for the removal of quarters off Old Liverpool Road. Trooper S. C. Plants, foreground, prepares to answer one of the open lines while Sgt. K.

J. Kotwas, right, and Trooper M. J. Navin answer questions and hear complaints. Troopers in New HQ State police from Liverpool moved into their new Cicero station yesterday morning and are putting the finishing touches on the headquarters.

Still to be completed is the installation of a permanent transmitter at the base, according to Trooper J. R. Mor lack. The station, on Route 31 about a mile and a half east of Route 11, has been operat ing with a temporary transmitter. One of the major advantages of the station is said to be more space for parking and offices.

The building has diseased trees and $37,500 for City Hall rewiring. All of the notes are of one year duration with the maturity date set as Nov. 18, 1972. The interest on the notes will be computed from Nov. 18.

The debt statement, made a part of the notice of sale, lists the net debt of the city including the proposed issue of notes as $54,430,350. The city's debt contracting margin is given as $34,111,807. Canino said he anticipates there will be a sizeable number of bidders because of the interest evidenced by banking firms and other financing corporations requesting station off Old Liverpool Road. "We're near Route 81 and the new Route 481," Morlack stated. He said the area is growing and Hospital North limited sleeping facilities for is scheduled to be built near visiting troopers and a lounge the station, with a television.

Like the Liverpool station, Morlack said the offices are the new headquarters is being less congested than at the old rented by state police. $150,000 in SU Fees To Support Activities By AL LAWRENCE The 60 members of the Syracuse University Student Assembly will this year dole out a total of $150,000 money collected from each undergraduate student as a student artivifv tn snme 50 $1.3284 per $1,000 assessed vai camPus organizations. The assembly last night re Legislators accepted $322, ceived from its finance board 320 in federal funds under the Act to create 55 jobs. The county will make an in kind contribution of $35,814. An endorsement of the rogram to bring 49 Vietnam servicemen home for Christmas holiday was given by legislators.

Miss Nancy Singer, a student at Onondaga Community College who is coordinating the effort 69 Year Record of those' funds but adjourned a long way short of approving final expenditures. Among the major allotments proposed by the seven member finance board were $25,000 for a student newspaper; $23,259.25 to the Student Association; $15,000 for the dio station; an service corporation. The board also that the assembly fund the Community Internship Program, which finds students jobs in the city, to the tune of $7,500. Other proposed allocations in the four figure range in rhirie Tnnrhstnnfv a student $11,000 contingency fund, and evaluation of uniVersity cours uic ivi es and the nrofessnn? whn teach them, a legal assistance program for students; usually those arrested on drug charges, the A a mic Corps, a grot professors and students in research projects, draft counseling, $3,500 and the University Religious Council, $3,370. Also, 1012, a local drug treatment center, the Dormitory Affairs Commission, Sisters Rising, a student women's liberation group, Fraternity Delegates Council, Maelstrom, the student literary magazine, Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity, $1,050, and the Lighting Crew, which provides lighting equipment to campus organizations, $1,000.

The board also proposes giving lesser amounts to provide karate lessons for students and for funding the Gay Freedom League, a homosexual group. The most controversial of the board's proposed budget is that $25,000 for a student newspaper. Last year's assembly doled cut a total of $52,500 for three publications. But since the editors of the Daily Orange, the Promethean and Dialog learned of the cut in funds this year, they have merged their publications into a single, five times a week Orange. The university three years the Student Association the authority lo the oiler ted fees.

This year for the first fimo iflfijWO of those fees will ffo 'nt aid tion of a tmversifv Knion build School Board Denies STA Pay Grievance By LOUIS A. RAPPAPORT The Board of Education in a decision made public yesterday, has denied a grievance brought by the Syracuse Teachers Association (STA) for the district's interpretation of the wage price freeze. "We are convinced that the position of the district is sound," the decision states. "To sustain them the grievances would fly directly in the face of Executive Order 11615 and its successor," continued the decision. "More particularly, it would constitute a willful violation of two rulings of the Office of Emergency Preparedness, via the district director of internal revenue (IRS), which specifically and directly deal with the precise issues resulting raised in (the grievances)," the decision reads.

The teachers have contended that they should not be forced to repay salary increases in two checks they received before the Cost of Living Council called on school boards to rescind rulings that teachers could be. paid increases scheduled in contracts in effect. In addition, the STA asked the school board to implement salary boosts under their contract longevity increases due and raises due because of the completion of additional study. The additional study pay increase request was the only request contained in the grievance which was sustained by the board. "The grievance is sustained insofar as educational increments are concerned.

Those educational increments which it has been past practice of the district to pay may be granted in accordance with Salary Schedule A the decision states. The decision was signed by past School Board President Howard G. Munson, who was presiding officer at the Oct 19 hearing. The decision reflects the position of the IRS on wage issues, including the educational increase. The IRS, in a letter to Hanford A.

Salmon, assistant of schools for personnel, maintained that wage hikes for education could be granted, since they are considered promotions. The STA originally sought arbitration on the issue of whether they should be paid at the rate established in their contract which was in effect before President Nixon issued the wage price freeze order in mid August. The Board of Education denied the arbitration request, which is step four of the grievance procedure between the STA and the board under the current teachers contract A hearing before the Board of Education is step three in the procedure. The issue could next go before Federal District Court. The school district, said Salmon last night, maintains that the federal court is the proper place to decide the issue.

He noted that, if the STA Harassment Count Filed Donald K. Barrigar, 42, of 127 Holland St. was arrested on charges of harassment, resisting arrest and public intoxication, Liverpool village police said last night Town Justice Mrs. Helen Burnham, he entered no plea. Public Safety Building jail in lieu of $1,000 bail.

Judge Burnham adjourned the case to tomorrow in the same court. Policeman Thomas R. Ma lnyt firrpfttmg officer, said Barrigar is accused of harassing six youths about 5:45 p.m. yesterday at Tulip and Second streets, Liverpool. New Meet Time The Board of Education meeting in a brief session at noon yesterday, changed the time of the November meeting from 7:30 to 4 p.m.

Nov. 16 to avoid a conflict with a WCNY television benefit which could involve school board members and person in the community planning to attest! the meeting. takes the issue to rourt. the school district will i r.i tempt to avoid at issue by raising questions. Copies of the v.re sent yesterday to members of the board, officers of the STA, and a number of school officials and attorneys.

Tower Ground Broken step in the revitali zation of downtown Syracuse was taken yesterday when ground was broken for Marine Midland Towers, a 14 story office building, parking garage and bank headquarters facility to be built on the site of the former Onondaga Hotel. Marine Midland's main office will be on the ground level and the bank will occupy eight floors of office space above a 450 car parking garage, as a headquarters office. Royal L. O'Day, chairman of the bank, said the target date for completion of the structure is July 1, 1973. Marine Midland has a 35 year lease.

Besides O'Day, other participants in the groundbreaking ceremony included Mayor Alexander; Leo T. Egan, president of Eagan Real Estate, whose firm put the development together, and Don O. Coverdell, president of Dey Bros, whose parent company, Allied Stores Inc. is owner of the property. Bomb Threat Received by Lascaris Police and postal inspectors are probling a bomb threat mailed to Social Services Commissioner John L.

Lascaris. Lascaris said that this is the first bomb threat he has ever received, although he said he has received telephoned threats against his life in the past. "The mailed threat con scrawled on a scarp of paper," Lascaris said. The envelope bore a Matty dale postmark, according to Lascaris. The note was signed: "From the I Issue Permit To Loblaw A $400,000 remodeling permit that netted the city a $1, 217 fee was issued yesterday to Loblaw Inc.

by the Bureau of Safety Inspection. The permit is for construction of a masonry and steel addition to the firm's warehouse at 609 E. Brighton Ave. The construction will be in charge of Samuel Kosoff Sons, 1801 Burnet general contractors. Upper New York Realty 959 James took out a $1,200 remodeling permit to construct partitions in a masonry store at 406 12 Grant Blvd.

for a physician's office. Woman, 85, Hit, Robbed Mrs. Nellie Powers, 85, of 928 Cuberland told Policeman Harold J. Major Jr. that she had been "mugged" by two teenagers about 3:10 p.m.

yesteeday in the 300 block of Spaid Avenue. She said the two robbers knocked her to the ground and stole her purse containing The victim complaintd of left shoulder and left hip pains but refused medical treatment, Polman Major Dr. Roof Re elected Dr. Augustin A. Root, professor of teacher preparation and instructional communication at Syracuse University, to the national hoard of directors of.

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