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2 more named in TV-22 case TOW Weather mine Patti, director of station relations for ABC, has been suspended and that Theodore H. Shaker, ABC vice president in charge of ABC-owned stations, has resigned. HOWEVER, Hagerty denied their status has any connection with alleged commercial bribery in the network's affiliation with WKTR-TV, Channel 16. Earlier, Thomas G. Sullivan, former ABC Midwest regional manager, was fired after being charged with taking $50,000 from Kemper, former board chairman of Kittyhawk Television operator of Channel 16.

Kemper has resigned as board chairman since the Sullivan chargds were filed. Hagerty confirmed yesterday that Patti had been suspended Monday pending an investigation of his activities by ABC attorneys. He would not comment on the reason for suspension except to say it is "not connected with the Kitty-hawk situation." By John Sweeny Journal Herald Staff Writer The names of two more American Broadcasting Co. executives one now suspended and the other resigned have been brought into the controversial Channel 16-ABC affiliation case. Legal papers filed yesterday by Channel 22 A competitor for the ABC affiliation have brought the two men's names for the first time into public connection with the case.

James C. Hagerty, ABC vice president of corporate relations, confirmed yesterday that Car found to favor Channel 22 in the affiliation competition. Channel 22 is alleging in court now that: Kemper met Joseph McMahon at a party in Ft. Lauderdale, in April, 1969, and was impressed by McMahon's acquaintances with ABC officials, including Patti. McMahon was hired at Channel 16's "man in New York" for $155,000 payable over 10 years to help Channel 16 win the affiliation.

IN MAY, Kemper entertained (Continued on Page 2) HE SAID Shaker resigned two weeks ago because there was "difference of opinion between him and Simon B. Sieel (executive vice president of ABC) on the operation of the department (Shaker) headed." Patti and Shaker were mentioned in legal papers filed Monday in U.S. District Court at Cincinnati supporting Channel 22's motion renewing its request for an injunction barring ABC network programming from Channel 16. Attorneys for Channel 22 said the supporting information was prepared from depositions taken from Kemper and other executives. IN THE WAKE OF the bribery charges against Sullivan, ABC canceled its affiliation with Channel 16 as of Aug.

30 and reopened bidding to interested stations. Channel 22's legal papers say Sullivan, the man who allegedly solicited a bribe from Kemper, was maneuvered into the job of regional representative for ABC here after his predecessor was Today's High Mid 40s Low Tonight Low 30s Cloudy Precipitation Probability 50 Percent Details on Page 32 Around The World CITY Journal Herald U.S. pilots resume attacks in Laos as Premier Phouma considers Communist demand to stop U.S. bombing as a prelude to peace, p. 9.

U.S. command reports downing of Marine helicopter over Laos. p. 9. 10 Cents 163rd Year No.

72 Dayton, Ohio, Wednesday, March 25, 1970 Across The Nation Nixon: dual schools must go Senate subcommittee hears testimony about soldiers involved in alleged My Lai massacre smoking marijuana the night before, p. 7. Nixon hints at easing of anti-inflation policies in remarks to AFL-CIO building trades leaders, p. 7. Here In Ohio Air halt to spare Dayton General Assembly will recess following next week's session and return again later for at least two weeks, p.

7. Reaffirms opposition to busing WASHINGTON President Nixon said yesterday that deliberate school segregation must, be ended "at once," but that the problem of dealing with school segregation resulting from housing patterns must be left mainly to local communities. In a lengthy exposition of his views, the President reaffirmed his commitment to wipe out dual school systems in line with the Supreme Court's order. He said his Administration was "not backing away" from that ruling- But he reasserted his support of the neighborhood school concept and his opposition to bus- Around Our Town Court ruling that welfare recipients must have a hearing before being dropped from rolls worries county, p. 25.

An unexpected $3 million more has been earmarked by the federal government for urban renewal projects in the Model Cities area. p. 25. About Business Market advances, bolstered by hopes of easier credit and of solution to the postal strike, p. 22.

Stoff Photo by Woll Klcine Sporting World Harvard Avenue fire and fighters Also damaged was an adjoining double home at 967 Harvard occupied by Mrs. Haile's uncle, Mike Christ. The four Haile children, aged 6 to 17, were home when the fire broke out. They were not hurt. A thousand tree fingers seem to be beckoning for help in battling a fire at the Richard Haile home, 971 Harvard last night.

Firemen said a third floor space heater may have touched off the blaze which caused heavy damage and flared spectacularly in the night sky at times. Suspended baseball star Denny McLain will be absolved of gambling charges by a grand jury report according to the Chicago Sun-Times, p. 16. George Janky named most valuable player for Flyers, p. 16.

The threatened nationwide walkout of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) will have little effect in the Dayton area over a short term, according to local officials. James Webb, local air controller representative, said his members met last night, but he would not disclose what they decided to do today. Barry S. Craig, city aviation director, said the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has drafted "implementation plans" since a controller "sick strike" last June and "John Q. Public probably will not feel any effect." National officers of the con-t 1 1 's organization have called for a walkout at 8 a.m.

today to protest what they claim to be substandard working conditions that endanger air traffic safety. However, it was announced late last night that controllers would vote at 4:30 a.m. EST today. Aprolonged walkout could ground as many as 2,000 transports, the airline industry stated. LOWELL SHUMAKER, chief of Cox Municipal Airport's tower, said he no change" and said only two of the airport's 15 air controllers are members of the national organization.

At the Radar Approach Control Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Director Arvid Eide, voiced a similar view. THE RADAR CENTER supervises all instrument landings in the Miami Valley area. Webb said about 75 percent of the center's 43 1 1 are PATCO members. However, all three noted a prolonged walkout or complete shutdown of a major terminal, such as New York City, will affect Dayton. Craig said Dayton is a terminal for "through traffic." Of the 114 flights handled daily at Cox Airport, only 15 originate here.

Winters banking hours as usual Regular banking hours are in effect at all offices of the Winters National Bank and Trust Company. The extended banking hours announced in yesterday's Journal Herald applied only in the event Dayton postal workers voted to walk off their jobs. Educators' reaction mixed. Page 10. ing to achieve racial balance in the schools.

THE PRESIDENT promised new efforts to achieve greater equality in jobs and housing so that the full burden of desegregation need not be borne by the schools. "Segregation of teachers must be eliminated," Mr. Nixon said, as he called for the same number of black and white teachers in each school as there are throughout a school district. He said that there must be no discrimination regarding educational facilities or the quality of education delivered to children within a school district. To support schools in achieving these goals, the President said he would ask Congress to divert $500 million from his 1971 budget request to improve edu-cation "in racially-impacted areas, North and South." IN FISCAL 1972.

he promised to provide $1 billion for the same purposes. The President's long-awaited tatement, on which he has worked for some weeks, was interpreted by some as a signal to school districts that they could go slow on desegregation plans. Others said that it affirmed the Administration's plan to fight de jure segregation segregation sanctioned by law or local regulations but to accept de facto segregation resulting from housing patterns. The President sharply criti- (Continued on Page 3) Modern Living Taft didn't ask debate-Rhodes Three local women, interested in the liberation movement, tell why they're not participating in it at the moment, p. 27.

Poetry is not the best or easiest way to be a hero. p. 27. Last day to register Today is the last day Mont-g County voters can register for the May 5 primary election. The only place they can register is at the Board of Elections, 319 W.

Third from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. today. Voters must reregister if they have changed their names, moved to new precincts or failed lo vote for two years in 1968 and 1969 elections. New voters may regis-ler and vote in the primary if they will be 21 or older by the time of the November general election.

To be eligible for registration, persons must have resided in Ohio for one year by election time and 40 days in the county, ward and precinct. 16 Pages Index stations and he turned them down. "He decided against the television debates but now he thinks he's a little behind and he'd better take the risk. "He's just trying to confuse the issue." Prior to this week the only debate scheduled between Rhodes and Taft was to be held the Saturday before election day at the 1 land ity Club Forum. Responding questions, the governor found the May 2 debate "adequate.

HOWEVER, in a surprise move Monday a a Cleveland press conference, Rhodes said he would agree to a series of television debates after April 20. By Keith McKnight Journol Htrold Staff Writer COLUMBUS-Gov. James A. Rhodes didn't agree earlier lo a series of television debates with U.S. Rep.

Robert Taft Jr. because he hadn't been asked to, the governor said yesterday. In an interview, Rhodes said that before last Sunday he had had no communication from Taft, his opponent for the GOP Senate nomination in the May 5 primary. Rhodes said a Sunday telegram was the "first time he (Taft) used the word debate instead of discussion." WHEN TOLD of Rhodes' comments last night. Taft replied, "That's a lot of baloney." Taft added that Rhodes was "directly asked by the television Page Page Action Line 25 Horoscope 45 Amusements 15 Landers 29 Business, Modern Living 27-29 Finance 20-24 Radio 45 Comics 44, 45 Sports 16-19 Deaths 33 Statistics 32 Deaths, Television 45 Classified 34 Local News 25 Dr.

Van Dellen 44 Weather 32 Hcloisc 29 Roz Young 27 Mail strike shows break Tcli phone 223-1111 Yesterday Rhodes insisted he had made "no change in position." The governor said he had proposed a debate as far back as the first week in November. He said he heard nothing from Taft except what he read in the newspapers and heard on radio and television. He said Taft kept proposing forum or symposium type formats. "He wanted people calling in by phone and asking questions. "YOU GET irrelevant questions that way," Rhodes said.

"I want to talk about the issues and debate them." Reminded by his press secretary that no conditions had been placed on the debates, Rhodes said it was up to the stations to make up the formats. Taft said he did not intend to "quibble" over the TV format. Earlier in the day. James Duerk, the governor's press secretary, agreed with WAKR TV in Akron for an April 27 date in a 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. time slot.

The TV staiion said it probably would supply a live radio broadcast to its radio affiliate in Dayton, WONE. ACCORDING to Duerk. the governor is also ironing out dates and times for debates on -T In Cincinnati and WLWs a 1 1 in Cincinnati, Dayton and Columbus. Other cities on the debate list include Toledo. Cleveland and Youngstown.

Although at least two of the debates could be seen by Dayton viewers, no debates are planned to originate In Daylon. School insurance rockets The Brooklyn decision, taken by Branch 41 of the National Association of Letter Carriers, came after the local president. Jack Levenlhal, gave them the pledge of the national president, James Rademacher, that these contract conditions would be won: Govemme'm-paid health Insurance. A 12 percent pay raise retroactive to October, 1969; An "area wage" arrangement to cushion the effect of cost-of-living differences around the nation. House and Senate conferees agreed to meet this morning to consider a compromise postal pay increase bill.

But a postal union leader urged lawmakers From Wirt Dlipotchtt NEW YORK-The first major break in the ranks of New York City's defiant postal strikers came last night when Brooklyn letter carriers voted to return to work tomorrow. Their action came about an hour after a federal court imposed stiff fines for contempt on the Bronx-Manhattan union that started the national walkout a week ago. Earlier in the day, thousands of unarmed servicemen, griping but resigned to the job, began moving the city's mountain of strike-bound mall. ALSO, A SMALLER group of carriers and clerks In the Jamaica, Long Island City and Rockaways sections of Queens voted to return to work this morning. "Everytime somebody burns a building down somewhere, they look at all of us more doubtfully.

MIGHT THE COST to Kettering increase by twice the amount? Lucs "hopes not," but said it depends on how underwriters Interpret insurance credits and discounts. B. P. Gibson. Vandalia superintendent, said the system anticipates slightly higher rates this year, but has had no Indication that insurance might be hard to get.

The total value of Dayton's schools and contents Is set at $166,938,000 for Insurance purposes, Howard said, based on a (Continued on Page 2) said yesterday. "It is a nationwide problem because of fires and bombings of public buildings, and does not refer to Dayton alone. "BECAUSE OF increased risks, the three-year premium this year for the same coverage Is about four times higher than what we paid in the past." The problems apparently are not as great in suburban school systems. John Lucas, assistant superintendent in Kettering, said he expects some cost Increase for the $9 million worth of insurance now out for bids. "Insurance writers are becoming quite shaky." he said and contents this year.

Three years ago, it cost about Howard said. The policy will pay a maximum of $5 million for any one fire or Incident of weather damage. It has a $250,000 "deductible" clause, which means the school system pays the first $250,000 in damage, then the insurance company picks up the rest. Vandalism is not covered by the policy. The Daniel C.

Brower Insurance Agency In Dayton is the local representative handling the policy. "It has been difficult search to find an insurance company that will take the policy," Howard By William Worth Journol Harold Jtolf Wrlltr It's costing the Dayton school system four times as much to insure schools against fire and weather damage this year as It did three years ago. The reason? Insurance companies all over the couniry are reluciant to take policies on public buildings because of arson and bombings, says Harold L. Howard, clerk-treasurer for the school board and the man responsible for school money matters. IT WILL COST the Dayton system $287,133 in premium payments for a three-year Insur ance polit on buildings (Continued on Page 3).