The Daily Courier from Connellsville, Pennsylvania • Page 1

VOL. 70, NO, 75 CONNSILSVILLE, SOUTH CONNELLSVILLE, SCOTTDALE, MT. PLEASANT, PA. MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 8, 1971 TEN CENTS South Vietnam Forces Hammer Deep Into Laos By BERT W. OKULEY SAIGON UPD--South Vietnamese troops with American helicopters and air support struck into Laos today in an effort to cut Communist supply lines.

Heavy Communist ground fire brought down six U.S. helicopters and killed two American crewmen, field reports said. U.S jet fighter bombers struck in waves over the border in advance of the Vietnamese drive, sources said. South the actual move into Laos was not known. Col.

Dui Le Duong, commander of the South Vietnamese armored units, said a major target of the push would be the town of Tchepone, 27 miles across the frontier and a major staging area and junction of the Ho Chi Minn Trail. Duong said the government troops planned to cut the trail in as many places as possible. Shortly after the invasion military be an at 7 a (7 p.m. EST 'Sunday), South Vietnamese "We took so much fire. 1 1 President Nguyen Van Thieu couldn't believe it," said went on nationwide radio to say Jasper Sander, 31, of Shrews- 1 Th i is an operation limited in bury, one of the downed time as well as space with the helicopter pilots who made i ear an unique objective of back to Khe Sanh in South disrupting the supply and Vietnam.

"There were a lot of i infiltration networks of the Communists, all over the Communist North Vietnamese place." troops lying in the Laotian American ground personnel I territory." moved up to the border, stepped aside to let the South Hc pledged that when the Vietnamese make the actual operation was over the South move into Laos. The Command in Saigon emphasized that no American ground I troops or advisers would part hi the operation, although the South Vietnamese will get massive air support and backing from U.S. artillery firing across the border. The a i a government protested the move amd demanded that "all foreign troops Parents of Dead Marine Receive Medal Astronauts Make Appeal For World Peace; Expect To Reach Pacific Tuesday U.S. "will withdraw from the Laotia i immediately withdraw from royal Laotian territory." Field reports said the six helicopters shot down were hit while bringing troops into "hot" landing zones in Laps --landing zones under fire.

Pilots returning to the Khe Sanh outpost in South Vietnam five miles from the border said all of the crewmen were "extracted" but that five of the six downed Police Charge Eight Drivers With City Traffic Violations Eight drivers were cited by city police during the weekend with vehicle violations. They included: William 0. Porter, 65, of Johnson Lane, charged with an illegal inspection sticker at 5:40 p.m. Sunday in North Pittsburg Mr. and Mrs.

Ned F. (Barbara) DeLozier of Altoona receive the Bronze Star and accompanying citation from Capt. V. Dale Hack USMC and Maj. John Carroll, USMC, at ceremonies in the drill hall of the U.

S. Marine Corps Reserve unit at Connellsville Airport. The medal and citation were awarded posthumously to their son, L-Cpl. David V. DeLozier, 20, who was killed in the crash of a helicopter Nov.

18, 1970, in the Que Son Mountains. South Vietnam. Cpl. DeLozier was one of 15 U. S.

Marines who died in the crash of that helicopter a few months more than one year after he enlisted in the Marines, Sept. 16, 1969. Cpl. DeLozier. in addition to his parents, is survived by one sister who is in training with the U.

S. Air Force at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, where she is attending medical service school. Maj. Carroll, former inspector-instructor at the Marine Reserve Center here, is now operations officer for the Fourth Marine District with headquarters in Philadelphia and was here during the weekend as part of his assignment conducting a training inspection of Co. "C'', Sixth Motor Transport Battalion, U.

S. Marine Reserve. The inspection was conducted prior to and after the medal presentation to Mr. and Mrs. DeLozier.

By AL ROSSITER JR. UPI Space Writer SPACE CENTER. Houston (UPD--Apollo 1-J's moon pilots sped into the welcome gravity of the crescent" of their planet today with a bonus that could hasten the clay when men in space work for men on earth Alan B. Shepard, Stuart A. Rcosa.

and Edgar D. Mitchell passed the imaginary point 161.512 miles in space at 5:26 a.m. EST where earth's gravity oittpulls the moon's. They began accelerating toward a Scuth Pacifh splashdown about 4 p.m. EST Tuesday.

En route the crew issued a plea for world peace and understanding and voiced the hope their space mission could contribute toward the "'solving By Molinzak of the problems of the world." They brought with them a record haul of 109 pounds of rocks and soil collected from the moon's Fra Mauro Valley Friday and Saturday. Scientists hope some of the samples are fossil chunks of the primitive lunar crust. With the moon One experiment tested a way to use the lack of gravity in spaceflight to organic compounds ciently be presence of earth's gravity. Scientists hoped the experiment would lead to large scale that cannot cffi- separated in the processing of new ultrapurc shrinking vaccines, blood platelets and similar biological preparations behind them, Shephard and his crew turned -heir attention to in space. earth Monday night.

They demonstrated on television ways to use space tc manufacture exotic materials and Shepard i said thev hoped spaceflightl would "go a ling way toward' 011 ear In weightlessness, for solving the problems of the ex am le Another experiment demonstrated how the lack of gravity unusual metal cannot be made be distributed evenly in a liquid metal. On earth they would float to the surface. Gas bubbles also can be dispersed in a melted metal to produce light but strong alloys. The experiments were added to the mission as a bonus to be we can in some way contribute done at the pilots' discretion, through our effort "through Shepard and his crew space program to promote a were setting them up. they world, problems of understanding between people of different nations." Shepard Speaks for Crew Saying he spoke for the whole crew.

America's space pioneer added: "It is our wish tonight that Selections St Patient Hovement From institution to Community HARRISBURG (UPI) In the few years since passage of the Mental Health and Mental Retardation Act of 1966 the de- Steve 55, of West ve opment of commu nity serv- Crawford stop sign violation at North Pittsburg St. and choppers had to be abandoned. JRte J19 at 6 p.m. Sunday. The a i a government pretested the invasion, blaming the North Vietnamese as primarily responsible since they already had troops in Laos but stating "this does not constitute justification" for sending in the South Vietnamese troops.

"The Royal Lao government demands that all foreign troops immediately withdraw from royal Laotian territory," a statement issued by the government said. Some of the 9,000 American troops in the area stood watching beside a sign at the border saying "No U.S. personnel past this point" as armored personnel carriers with the South Vietnamese troops rumbled past. Several of the GIs flashed peace signs to the grinning Vietnamese troops, who waved back at them, troops reported from the scene. Exactly how many of the 20,000 South Vietnamese troops in the area were to take part in Clarence Burley, no age given, of West Fayette driving with an illegal inspection sticker at 10:30 p.m.

Sunday in South Pittsburg St. Owen C. Hofmeister, 49, of 204 South Pittsburg driving the way on a one-way street in South Meadow Lane at 3:40 p.m. Saturday. Donald Mongell, 20, of 1530 Hjrndman South Connells- villc, running through a stop sign and speeding at 10:35 p.m.

Saturday at Gibson Ave. and Rte. 119. Curtis Joseph Betters, 16, of East Francis driving wrong way on one-way (Morton Ave.) street at 10:15 p.m. Saturday.

Harland Rose, 75, of Hop- R. D. 1. blowing of horn at Brimstone Corner at 11:06 a.m. Saturday.

Judith Gail Nudo, 24, of Dawson, running stop sign Peach and Arch Sts. at 7:20 p.m. Friday ices for the mentally disabled has started a trend of patient movement from the institution to the community. The goal of the state Department of Public Welfare is to continue that trend. Plenty of Reserve Power Supplies Held by Company West Pean Power Company Over "theTweekend Adlestein a jt Allegheny Power System said he envisions a "partnership between state government, local government, voluntary agencies, private professionals and representatives of all seg- at the forum.

affiliates reported today tha their power supplies continue to be adequate with ample reserve Howard M. Swartz, executive vice president and genera 'The thrust of the pro- Two Injured in Region Accidents on Highways grams in the next few years must be to further develop a continuum of treatment resources encompassing the community and institutional programs," said Dr. Joseph Adlestein, deputy secretary of mental health and mental retardation. "We must end forever the warehousing of human beings in large isolated institutions far removed from the realities of life in the 70's. ments of society." The basic feature of the 1966 law is geographic accountability with 86 base service units across the state to insure service for all in need in any given geographic area.

The development of community services has resulted in a the number of residents in "state hospitals and an increase in the number of different patients receiving outpatient services. Hospital inpatients decreased from 35,966 in 1965 to 23,811 as of Dec. 1, 1970. The jmanager of West Penn, reported that some customer confusion has resulted because of cold weather voltage reductions or other publicized power problems in the eastern seaboarc areas. "As a matter of fact, West Penn and its Allegheny Power System associates have been supplying substantial amounts of surplus from system reserve to assist eastern seaboard companies," Swartz pointed out.

"While there have been some isolated local power interruptions during the past couple of weeks, these have number of different pa- been due to extreme weather te in the 70 s. tients receiving outpatient care conditions, and are in no way Specific plans of the depart-from community clinics increas-related to adequacy of power ment will be discussed at a Human Services Forum sponsored by Community Services of Pennsylvania March 16 and tive noted. 17. Gov. Milton J.

Shapp and other departments concerned with human services will also speak i training facilities related to adequacy of power ed from 23,908 in 1955 to 66,298 supplv." the West Penn execu- in 1970. One community area which has been particularly effective! is in providing services for thej mentally retarded, especially sheltered workshop and work Five Lose Lives During Weekend On Penn Roads A one-car accident Saturday on West Crawford Ave. near Connellsville Area Junior High School West sent two persons to Connellsville Stale General Hospital. The driver, George Murray, 94 of 1 Pottstown Dunbar, was admitted at 6:05 p.m. with a laceration of the bottom of his right heel, possible fracture of the left lower leg and ankle, and laceration of the inner upper lip.

He is in satisfactory condition. His passenger, Robert Bevan, 91 nf G08 West Fayette wns rcated for a contusion I Four skidding accidents oc- Ul dl 7 curred Saturday morning on across jMJ ose Rcu 88 just n( th of fche Cali fl snn i TM a business district when Ronald Cameron, 8, son ot i na aniw Cars driven by John T. Guman, 46, of Lemont Furnace, and Joseph Bahajak, 48, of McClellandtown, collided at 2:45 p.m. Sunday in Uniontown. Damage as estimated at $200.

A car driven by Joseph Colensky, 18, of New Salem, ran off New Salem Road one and one-half miles of Uniontown at 2:10 a Saturday, striking a utility pole. Damage $1.500. was estimated at Donald Cameron of Head, was treated at p.m Indian! 3 small spring draining across 1 the highway froze. Saturday for multiple abrasions and lacerations of the scalp, suffered in a fall from a bicycle. Hurt at Work Herbert Ream, 60, of Mill Run.

who cut his right knee with a power saw while at work for the Mastowski and Fullem Lumber was treated at p.m. Saturday. Cuts Thumb Harold Lynn, 64, of 116 Marie Ave South Connellsville, who cut his right thumb on a meat slicer while working at a supermarket, was treated at 9:15 a.m. Sunday. Hurt in Fall Richard Basinger, 27, of 314 South who cut his scalp in a fall against a wall at the Star Hotel Restaurant, was treated at 12:15 a.m.

Sunday. The first was at 8 a.m., when a car driven Linda Y. Fee, 31, of Monongahela, R. D. 1, skidded and struck guard rails.

Damaee was estimated at $500. Ten minutes later, a car driven bv Mildred Schubert, 52, of Isabella, skidded off the road and struck an embankment, injuring the driver and causing $600 damage. A short time later, Mrs. Schubert's son, John A. Sohubert.

28, of Manassas, stopped at the scene to take his mother home. A car driven by Joseph Gorida, 66, of California, could not stop on the ice and struck the rear of Schubert's car, with $350 damage. At 9:40 a.m., a pickup truck operated by Jean Piktel, 47, Continued on Page 15 The move in the future will I toward a network of community based residences' designed to meet the specific needs of the mentally retarded. Dr. Donald H.

Jolly, commissioner of the Office of Mental Retardation, said, "The concen-j The 1971 a trated effort must be to devel- County Loyalty Day parade will OD community residences for be held at Ligonier. Owen 1 By United Press International mentally retarded. The Weekend highway accidents state construction mechanism is claimed at least five lives in just not responsive to the rapid- Pennsylvania, including a changing treatment theor- ver Comity man and his wifeji es killed in a collision near Pittsburgh. Wilbert Cain, 65, and his wife, Margaret, 52, of Am-j bridge died Saturday night when their car collided with a vehicle driven by Glenn 48, of Wexford, Allegheny County, on Route 19 north of Pittsburgh. Mincer was admitted to a hospital in serious condition.

Randolph Weber and Victor Farmir, both 17 and of Allentown, were killed Saturday night when their car skidded on an icy road north of Allentown and struck an embankment. Ankeny. commander of Ligonier VFW Post No. 734. said the parade will be held on May 1.

will also mark- its 50th anniversary this year. By ROBERT E. LIND Courier Managing Editor A controversy over appointments to the Fayette County Community Action A made by the county commis- had fuel poured on it today by County Commissioner Frank L. Malinzak. Last Thursday Commissioner; Fred L.

Lebder and Edward L. Sittler Jr. voted to change nine members of the board Commissioner Malinzak claim; this action- was not on the agenda for fte commissioners 1 meeting, that he knew nothing about it before hand and tha he strenuously objects to the action. At the meeting he votec on the ne-w appointments. Removed from the board by the action were Clarence Hess of Brownsville, Jay Leff of Uniontown, Frank L.

Zack of Uniontown, Marino Bar- of New Salem, Joseph Bleilevens of Uniontown, James E. Raymond of Unicnlown Hughey Otanic of Brownsville John Mateosky of Uniontown and James way oi Uniontown. Appointed to replace these nine members were Michae' Bacha of Georges Roy Weaver of Upper Homer Kern of Springfield Harry S. Dolde of Con nellsville, Irvin Cottom of Lower Tyrone Robert Jones of Uniontown, Miss Fern Colburn of Mill Run. Stephen Brown of Fayette City and James G.

Driscoll of Connellsville. All i Colburn and Driscoll are either councilmen cr township super- Colburn is on the county redevelopment authority. Driscoll is a member of the county housing authority. commissioners a QJmtrar Good evening. Diplomatic husband to his wife: "How do you expect me to remember your birthday when you never look any older?" PITTSBURGH (UPI) Willie E.

McCall, 28, of the city's Homewood section was killed Saturday when the car in which he was riding crashed into a pole near his home. Police said McCall was pinned in the wreckage. He was removed by a special services unit. Officers said the driver of the car, Mason 'Stubbs, and another passenger, George Tolliver, wore taken to Columbia Hospital in Wilkinsburg for treatment of minor injuries. BLACKSVILLE, W.

Va (UPI) Three youths were killed laturday'and three others injured in a two-car collision in the community of Blacfesville, one mile south of the Greene Continued on Page 15 Lidc Campus News 8 Classified 14, 15 Comics 13 Crossword 3 Dear Abby 5 Deaths 13, 15 Editorial 12 'X Hobby Hospital It All Ads Up Society Sports Worry Clinic 10 4 -1 5 6, 7 11 Weather Travelers warnings in north and heavy snow warnings in south portion. Snow possibly mixed with freezing rain at tinier. Accumulating about four inches new snow in north and near 6 inches soulli portion by evening. High in upper 20s to low 30s in north and in the 30s in south. Windy and much colder with snow flurries tonight except locally heavy snow squalls.

Windy and quite cold Tuesday with snow flurries except locally heavy snow squalls in north portion. High in the teens. Deaths Mrs. Mary Westerberg, formerly of Smock and Leisenring No. 1.

Mrs. Lottie Knepper, formerly of Connellsville. Mrs. William Shively, Mount Pleasant, R. D.

5. Mrs. Domenica Prestia, 114 Davis St. authorized to make 14 appointments to the Si-member Community Action Agency. In addition, the three commissioners a a a i a members.

Remaining on the agency by commissioner appointment are "Wr Anna'belle Galloway of the Fayette County Mental" Health i and Mental Retardation Mi Mae Docrley of Connells- 1 ville, State Bureau of Employ- Security: Miss Martha Hutchinson of the Fayette i Counlv Child Welfare Service, and Albert Botli, assistant I Fayctle County schools superintendent. In a statement released today. Commissioner Malinzak said he not only was against thcsfs changes, but ttiat he also felt the removal of the former members was not in ttie best inlerc ls of the agency or Fayette County. members had served the agency well since it was fir formed," he said. "In my judgment there wad nothing a i would indicate that thev better understanding and peace throughout the world arid help to rectify the situations which still exist." The astronauts, now returning to normal work schedules for the first time shice the launch Jan.

31, began a 10-hour sleep period early today. Before turning in, the spacemen broadcast some music on tapes in their cabin. ''Sounds like you're having a party up there," said ground communicator Gordon Fullerton. "That's the only ingredient we have for a party," Mitchell replied. Today was one of rest for the pilots before the start of final earth-entry preparations early Tuesday.

One event on their schedule was a televised question and answer session witJi EST. newsmen at 6:30 p.m. During Sunday night's telecast, the pilots carried out four experiments to test processes and techniques that cculd lead to the production of such exotic materials as foam steel and superpure vaccines in weightless space stations. Experiments Made ''Hopefully, it's the beginning of bigger and better things in manufacturing processes from outer space," Roosa said. discussed "the contribution this could make immediately and directly to the American lives and the lives of people around the world." Some Rain, Snow Expected With Partial Clearing By United iPress International.

Some periods of rain and snow were expected in Pennsylvania today with partial clearing, windy and colder conditions tonight and Tuesday. The state was under the influence of an elongated area cf low pressure extending up the Atlantic Coast from the Gulf of Mexico to the New Jersey coast. This system was expected to move offshore today and be replaced by a large high over the Central Plains, which will bring the partial clearing and weather. Highs today ll range from the 20's north to near 40 in the south. Lows tonight are expected to be from the teens north to low 30's in the south.

Highs Tuesday were expected to be in the 20's north to the low 30's in the smith State By JOHN G. HOPE HARRISBURG (UPD--Dem- ocratic members of the House of Representatives who went lome over the weekend to earn how their constituents feel about Gov. Milton J. Shapp's be the first opportunity for rank-and-file members to hear their governor ask for their support and for them to voice their questions and objections directly to the governor. Initial reaction among Demo- oroposed tax program were tojcrats was mixed when the bills lear from the governor today were introduced last week with in a closed caucus.

jonly the leadership soundiV a Democratic leaders feel note of support and "op- session may be Shapp's one timism. may be Shapp good chance to meet with ma- Rep Kent D. Shelhamer. D- one insider said. Democratic leaders of ority members and Columbia, may have spoken for to vote for his program, many rank-and-file legislators "Additional meetings would when he said, ''We're happy (o just reduce his effectiveness," I have a Democratic governor that's no mandate to roll the i over and plav dead." House have resolutely declined' Some opposition f'-om various comment on the number of members is on the rate of the votes currently available for 'state income tax while of he Shsipp tax plan although from western counties one staff member last week; which have terse manufac-tur- speculated it might be about, 'rs; interests are against the 90.

"Nnvnation of the safes tax ex- There arc 113 Democrats for new plant equip- 59 Republicans in the House mpnt. and 102 votes arc needed Tn position. a members )ass legislation. Shapn met with the GOP cau- 1 have their own pel on collection and tax re- cus and was given the messaeeiform which thev would like to lot to look fc.r Republican help passing the package unless first indicates in much ireater detail where the money will be spent. The governor has proposed a program for bringing in $1.572 lillion in increased revenues ver the next 17 months.

The main feature of the package is five per cent personal income ax, the Commonwealth's first. A firm timetable for when he three key bills in the tax would not continue lo serve in program will be brought to a the same faithful manner. "The agency's a during the tenure of these members was rated as one of the finest in the state. The history of the activities of the aacncy bears out this recognition. ''1 don't know what motivated the other two county commis- Continued on Pngc 15 vote in the House has not yet been established although they will be available for final passage balloting from now on.

The Democrats a twice last week on the tax measures to give the members an opportunity to learn the contents of the package and ask technical questions. The caucus with Shapp will incorporated in the measures There has also been some "rumbling in the caucus over 'ho "highhanded" methods used bv the governor and the leader- in presenting a definite package and saying it is all that csn be considered. Many members had expected Shapp to pivc them a Aeries of allcrnativcs from which they could assrmblc the tax package thev would be most comfortable with. The Senate has little business on its calendar as it awaits the time when it will be given the tax bills to consider. If and when the bills arc passed by the House they will be sent to the Senate where Democrats hold a 26-23 edge with 26 votes needed for passage.

Both houses return at 3 p.m..