Daily News from New York, New York • 33

v- -1 DAILY KEwi SUNDAY JULY 1977 5 By ROBERT CARROLL Temperatures in the metropolitan area are expected to climb into the upper 80s today, but the weatherman isn't expecting the start of another stretch of the 90-degree-plus weather that baked the city for nine days. "We won't have another heat wave ozone. But as the readings were, said City Air Resources Commissioner Ethan Eldon, it was not necessary to invoke emergency measures such as curtailing vehicular traffic. "Los Angeles normally has higher ozone levels than we experienced," Eldon said. "We were never close to an 'an 'alert' stage." The prolonged heat apparently had no significant effect on business activity.

"Because of air-conditioning," said Michael Sutkowski the director of communications for the New York City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, "the heat wave had not effect at all on the main stream of business, the large corporations in the office buildings here" Allan Johnson, who heads Saks Fifth Avenue and is the chairman of the Fifth Avenue Association, said the heat wave "certainly had a depressing effect" on retail sales. "People just don't go out in that kind of weather," he said. "And I can't say I blame them a heck of a lot." Conversely, spokesmen for three air-conditioned shopping malls on Long Island Roosevelt Field Mall in West-bury, Sunrise Mall in Massapequa and Smith Haven Mall at Lake Grove said the number of shoppers during the heat wave averaged from 10 to 20 higher than on the cooler preceding days. "Maybe people felt it was too hot to go to the beaches." said one spokesman. Jack Smith of the Far Rockaway like that for a while," said Stewart Hoch.

a radar man at the National Weather Service office at Rockefeller Plaza. "Our weather systems are back to the usual three or four-day cycle." Although most New Yorkers took the nine-day heat wave that ran through Thursday in stride, the Health Department reported an "excess" of 103 deaths for a five-day period during the hot spell. Most Victims Were Elderly "I think we can say with a good degree of certainty that there were at least 103 deaths due to the heat wave," ealth Commissioner Pascal Imperato said. "In fact, there may have been more not reflected in the statistics." The majority of the victims, he said, were elderly, with chronic cardiac and pulmonary diseases. Imperato also said there was an increase in the number of heat victims treated in hospital emergency rooms.

These victims also, he said, were largely persons with cardiac problems or asthma, or chronic bronchitis sufferers. Nonetheless, Imperato said, "I think we came through rather well. The death rate could have been considerably higher." Part of the health threat raised during the hot spell was due to air pollution. The city's air was rated "unhealthful'' for nine straight days because of heavy concentrations of fl J. News pncfo t)V Michael LiPdCK Sunbathers enjoy the moderate temperatures yesterday in Carl Schurz Park, near Gracie Mansion, on upper East Side.

Municipal Service Administration said the heat spell cost the city $20,000 more for electricity to run air-conditioners in offices and public buildings. But the extra expense will hardly be noticed, he said, in a yearly electric bill that runs to $90 million. P.oard of Trade said business was "wonderful" during the hot stretch. "People who had forgotten about the Rockaways in recent years flocked here and jammed our streets and shopped," he said. At City Hall, a spokesman for the Sfafii Sang Figure Qr! Missing Feared Dead Xfit't oaf mi Mnnnlnri iihil'ltii1ltilllrfi'1nrfrS-iiiiiiiri in itjurMn rt i inmili in.n)iiif ft- News photo by Frank Russo Court Officer Joseph Leddo accepts News Hero of the Month Award from Jutfgc David Ross (right).

Dennis Quirk, president of court officers' union, looks on. Court Officer fs Winner Of Nero of Month Award By VINCENT LEE Court Officer Joseph Leddo received the News Hero of the Month Award yesterday for capturing a suspected bandit and then saving his 1 Bv VINCENT LEE and PAUL MESKIL Police are searching for a 19-year-old girl believed to have been abducted or slain by the men who murdered her boy friend. The girl, Cherie Golden of 1296 10th Brooklyn, was last seen by her family when she left home last Wednesday night with John W. Quinn, 35, of Farmingdale, L.I. Less than two hours after they drove away from her house in a silver Lincoln Continental, Quinn' body was found on a street in Dongan Hills, Staten Island.

He had been killed by a shotgun blast in the head. The body was found at about 11:30 p.m. on Seaview Ave. between Hyland and Capa Capodanno Blvds. Quinn was to have appeared in Nassau County Court, Mineola, L.I, Thursday for sentencing on his conviction in a theft case.

Quizzed on Stock Thefts Detectives reported that Quinn was a member of one of the metropolitan area's busiest auto-theft rings. The Nassau County district attorney's office also had linked him to a stock-theft ring reportedly headed by Mafia mobster Arthur (Artie Todd) Tortorello, 74. This group allegedly was involved in the thefts of $2.5 million worth of securities. A Nassau County grand jury questioned Quinn recently about the stock thefts. Detectives believe Quinn was killed because his mob bosses feared he would gi'e information in exchange for a light sentence in the car-theft case.

Quinn's criminal record also included an arrest for membership in a multimillion-dollar truck-hijacking gang. Last Family Contact Police said he had been dating Miss Golden for several weeks but apparently did not tell her that he had a wife and six children on Long Island. Quinn was with her when she came home around 9 p.m. Wednesday. She was crying when they entered the prisoner from an angry mob.

Cherie Golden Last seen Wednesday night house. Her grandmother asked what was wrong. "He's going away," the shapely, brown-haired girl replied. Her grandmother didn't know what she meant, being unaware that Quinn was due for a prison sentence next day. Miss Golden went upstairs, showered and changed into dungaree shorts and a white T-shirt with blue and red stripes down teh side.

Then they drove off in the Lincoln. On Driday, Miss Golden's mother contacted Detective Joseph Tepedino of Brooklyn's Lawrence Ave. Station and reported the girl missing. She said her daughter had failed to return from a Wednesday-night date with a man named John Quinn. Teh girl's mother knew nothing of Quinn's criminal record or marital status.

Tepedino learned yesterday that Miss Golden's escort had been murder ed, presumably while she was with him. Buckley's Bar nearby and locked himself in a washroom. Drawing his revolver, Leddo followed Ward to the washroom and ordered him to throw his gun out. "I'm unarmed," Ward replied. Seconds later, he came out with his hands up.

Police said he apparently had thrown the gun away during the chase. Attempt to Grab Prisoner Leddo handcuffed Ward and led him out of the bar. Several men, some of them armed with clubs, then attacked the officer and tried to seize the prisoner. Leddo was beaten and kicked, but he managed to hold on to Ward and shield him from the mob's wrath. While he was scuffling with the crowd, Leddo's friend ran to a phone and called police.

When the cops got there a few minutes later, they broke up the melee and arrested Ward on assault and robbery charges. Meanwhile, an off-duty housing detective had captured Sparano. The suspect, Kevin Ward, 25, of 2041 Ford Brooklyn, allegedly shot and wounded Michael Galati at about 9 p.m. June 28 at Avenue and E. 53d Brookln.

A crowd quickly gathered at the scene and went after the gunman and his companion, later identified as Robert Sparano. Between 20 and 30 men and teenage boys chased Ward and Sparano more than two miles. When one of them, Mauro Dellolio, tried to grab Sparano, police said, Sparano slugged him with a bottle and slashed his neck. Dellolio collapsed in tthe street at Nostrand Ave. and Avenue in Sheepshead Bay.

Leddo, 25, and a friend were driving through the intersection when they saw the injured man in the street. The off-duty court officer got out of his car, flashed his badge and asked onlookers what had happened. A spectator shouted: "Hes got a gun!" Leddo saw the mob chasing Ward and joined the pursuit. Ward ran into.