The Daily Courier from Connellsville, Pennsylvania • Page 1

VOL. 72 NO. 1M CONNELLSVILLE, SOUTH CONNELLSVILLE, SCOTTDALE, MT. PLEASANT, PA. THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 17,1973 TEN CENTS Rte.

119 Four-Lone Extension Proceeds The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is taking a positive step towards construction of a four-lane highway from the Mount Pleasant interchange on Rte. 119 to the Chrysler Plant. PennDOT is now advertising to sell buildings on its right of way on a 1.69 mile section of highway starting where the road now narrows from four to two lanes. The items will be sold to the highest responsible bidders. The bids will be opened in the right of way office of the Department of Transportation in Uniontown at 10:30 a.m.

Friday, May 25. A spokesman for PennDOT said that contracts for building the new stretch of highway have not been awarded. However, he did say that work was expected to begin early this summer, possibly in June. This is the first recent concrete sign of the long-awaited construction of this proposed stretch of four-lane highway running to New Stanton. It also is interpreted as a good sign for the iong-awaited opening of the Chrysler Plant.

Several buildings will be removed to make way for the new road. These are the buildings that PennDOT is accepting bids on Friday. Included are the buildings at Gasland 119, a concrete block gas station, three frame sheds, fencing, swimming pool, two billboards and underground storage tanks of the property of R. A. and A.

KUnchock; a frame dwelling on the Catherine Hresko property; a two-story, frame dwelling on the property of Nellie Nesta; a one-story, frame dwelling on the C. and G. Nesta property, and a concrete block shed on the property of J. and M. J.

Kitta, all residents of the area. Prior to the bid opening, representatives of the right of way office will be on the site to assist potential bidders at 2 p.m. Monday, May 21. Successful bidders will have to carry out demolition operations in accordance with state demolition specifications. All septic tanks on the land must be pumped out, chlorinated and removed before backfilling.

Hope Increases Sky lab Shield Will Cool Ship Clarence Smith Elected Fayeffe County V.F.W. Commander Fingerprint Found Where Six Slain A South Connellsville man was elected commander of the Fayette County Council of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Clarence Smith (seated right), past commander of Connellsville V.F.W. Post 21, accepts the gavel from Paul Danko (center), outgoing commander. Seated at the left is Peter Porreca, of Uniontown V.F.W.

Post 47, senior vice-commander. Others (from left) behind are Fred Yarberough of Uniontown Post 3514, quarter- master; Coieman Novotny of Fairchance Post 7219, junior vice- commander; Lawrence Supansie of Brownsville Post 377, chaplain; William Oswald of Perryopolis Post 7023, inspector, and Cardon Johnson of Uniontown Post 47. judge advocate. Danko is a member of Belle Vernon Post 3557. The election and installation of new officers was held Thursday in the V.F.W.

Post 21 home on South Arch Street in Connellsville. (Courier Photo) DONALSONVILLE, Ga. (UPI) State investigators said late Wednesday that a fingerprint found in a farm home where six members of a family were slain has been identified tentatively as that of a Maryland fugitive, one of four suspects being sought in the case. Col. William Beardsley, head of the state Division of Investigation, said identification would not be positive until blowups of the fingerprint were studied today.

But he said preliminary study indicates the print belongs to Carl Isaacs, 19, one of three men who escaped a prison work camp in Maryland 12 days ago and, with a teen-age companion, apparently stole a car in Pennsylvania before heading South. Sheriff Dan White said he was ready to issue murder warrants "immediately" if the fingerprints link the suspects to the crime. An. alert "has "been issued throughout the South for the men, who were believed to have fled this small town near the Georgia-Florida- Alabama borders after the slayings Monday night. White was concerned over what the fugitives might do next.

"Usually when something like this happens, they strike again and again. That's the terrible part," said White, who wears a cowboy hat and has a gun strapped to his right side. "All the killers we've had like this, they don't have much to live for, and they know that." White said there was a possibility the killers may be hiding in wooded Seminole County or in one of the several thousand cabins on nearby Lake Seminole. If the men are caught, he said, he believes they will be safe because "we believe in law. and order." But, he said, "I don't see where they could put up any plea for mercy." Police theorize that the killers followed Mrs.

Mary Alday, 24, a pretty brunette, from her job in town to her farm home Monday evening and sexually molested her, then killed her husband, Jerry, 35; his brothers, Chester, 32, and Jimmy, 25; their father, Ned Alday, 62; and their uncle, Public Watergate Hearings Begin In Senate Committee By AL ROSSITER JR. UPI Science Writer HOUSTON (UPI) Skylab's cabin cooled to a 90 to 105 degree range today and the space agency stepped up work on two giam awnings to shade the orbiting lab from the sun and let it become home for nine men this year. The current plan is to dispatch astronauts Charles "Pete" Conrad, Joseph P. Kerwin and Paul J. Weitz on the unprecedented space repair mission Sunday.

But project officials said they may wait until May 25. George B. Hardy, chief of system engineering at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, said a decision on a launch date for the Skylab crew may be made by early Friday. During the night, he said, temperatures inside the main living areas of the space station dropped from 109 to 90 and 105 degrees because the ship had been turned so the main body was not directly facing the sun. "We are getting our temperatures down," he told reporters at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.

"This would indicate at this point in time that we have no serious or major problems in that area right now." spaceflight veteran. The awnings would be made out of a large sheet of plastic material coated with a special- metallic compound. Skylab Director William C. Schneider said a final go-no go decision on a Sunday launch would be made by Saturday. The launch team prepared to start the countdown at Cape Kennedv tonight in case the decision is to launch Sunday.

The fate of Skylab--America's first space station- depends on the astronauts' ability to the sunshade. Without protection from the sun, Skylab would be unlivable. It lost its own solar protection when a meteoroid shield ripped off shortly after launch Monday. That accident also jammed the ship's big solar wings and cut its power supply by half. No.

1 Concern The overheating, however, quickly became the No. 1 concern. Until late Wednesday, officials were not sure they would be able to keep Skylab from becoming so hot it would be ruined. Flight director Chuck Lewis reported that the 118-foot space station had been jockeyed about so the sun does not beat directly onto the crew quarters yet still feeds enough energy to the Engineers are designing two hi ou working panels that convert sunlight into electricity. WASHINGTON (UPI) A Senate committee today begins investigating publicly the scandal surrounding President Nixon's re-election campaign amid new charges that political used to obtain information on the private life of at least one Democratic presidential contender in 1972, who was not named.

--The seven men tried for espionage in his behalf began as bugging and burglarizing the early and was more Watergate offices of the Demo- widespread than ever disclosed, cratic National Committee The Washington Post, which were only one of many has revealed many of the "vigilante squads" directed by original charges against the White House and the Justice Nixon's aides and campaign Department, officials, said today the Water- -Former Assistant Attorney gate plot itself was only a small General Robert C. Mardian, part of "an elaborate, continu- who served as a campaign ous campaign of illegal and official, received direct reports Robert C. Odle 29, former director of administration for the Committee to Re-elect the President, and Bruce Kehrli, special assistant at the White House, were scheduled be lead-off witnesses. They were expected to outline the personnel and organization at the committee and in the White House at the time of the June 17 bugging. Nixon was spending the day in the White House.

His schedule listed four appointments, all during the time the first wit- nesses would be going before the committee and the TV cameras. Former Attorney General John N. Mitchell, who was Nixon's campaign manager at the time of the hugging; former Commerce Secretary Maurice N. Stans, his campaign finance chairman; former White House aides H.R. Haldeman, John D.

Ehrlichman and John W. Dean Ed; former acting FBI director L. Patrick Gray HI have been subpoenaed to testify--among a total of 22 witnesses. different shades to replace the meteoroid shield that should have protected Skylab from the sun. One shade would be unrolled like a giant movie screen during a spacewalk.

The other would be unfurled in sail fashion by an astronaut standing in an open hatch as the command ship maneuvered around the big space station 270 miles from earth. Hardy said it was possible both types of awnings would be carried into space by Conrad and his crewmen. The decision on which to use would then be left up to Conrad, the mission commander and a three-time Temperatures inside Skylab at one time reached 190 degrees. By late Wednesday, they were down to an average of 110 degrees and, for the first time, had stabilized. The siz-, zling temperatures ruined half the medicine and some film aboard Skylab but officials said it could be replaced.

personally am very confident we can manage the vehicle until we get a crew up there," Lewis told reporters in Houston. "I think there will be no problem if we want to wait another 5 or 10 days before we launch a crew." the fields. Mrs. Alday's nude body was found in a clearing about six miles from her trailer home. The family car, a blue and white 1970 Chevrolet, was missing.

A car stolen in Pennsylvania was abandoned near Mrs. Alday's body and it was traced to W. Miller, 19, of McConnellsburg, Pa. Miller is missing and feared to be another victim of the fugitives. tj ons hi the campaign organization of The newspaper, quoting Democratic presidential cand- "highly placed" sources, said: idate George McGovern.

--Ex-White House aide John Ehrlichman obtained confidential health records of Sen. Thomas Eagleton, several weeks before Eagleton's medical history was disclosed, forcing him to drop out as the Democrat's vice presidential candidate. --The Secret Service was Joseph Cordaro Honored For Outstanding Service IXnliSvn Tnnt TVTrt OA1 Milton J. Bishop Post No. 301, American Legion, has a member believed to hold a record unmatched in the nation.

He is Joseph Cordaro, who has attended, as a member of a firing squad, 1,537 military funerals. In recognition of his services Milton L. Bishop Post last year granted Cordaro a paid-up life membership. "We doubt if there is another person in the country holding such a record for devoted and unselfish service," said a Legion spokesman in commenting on the record. "And Joe isn't through yet," he added.

Guiseppe (Keep-a-cool) Cordaro was born in Messina, Italy, on June 22, 1890. He enlisted in the Italian army in 1910, was discharged in 1913 and in June of Shatyear came the United States, locating in Connellsville. He entered the United States Army at Duquesne on October 6, 1917, becoming a member of Company 319th Infantry. Daring World War One he served in France as a member of the military police. Returning to this country June, 1919, be worked for 91 years tor Baltimore Ohio RauroOT Company.

Cordaro became a member of MittonHafaop Port in 1921. He dropped out after two yean but rejoined in January, He is also a member of World War One Veterans Barracks Continued on Page 27 --One-time White House aide Charles Colson organized at least 30 groups of Nixon supporters to "attack" network news correspondents through write-in, telephone and telegram campaigns to local stations. The Post quoted one unnamed "high-level" participant in many of the activities as saying the 1972 events were "not new-there have been fairly broad (illegal and quasilegal) activities from the beginning of the administration. I didn't know where 'national security' ended and political espionage started." The hearings, for the first tune placing the investigation before the American public on nationwide television, are starting 11 months to the day after five men were caught inside Democratic offices in the Watergate complex. Sen.

Sam J. Ervin DN.C., 76-year-old chairman of the select committee, an expert on constitutional law, brings down the gavel at 10 a.m. EDT. Another Watergate Casualty WASHINGTON (UPI) -The fallout over Watergate has claimed another victim-Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman G. Bradford Cook.

Cook resigned Wednesday after only 10 weeks as head of the regulatory agency and a few days after a grand jury connected him with two ex- administration Cabinet officials in an alleged scheme to fix a stock fraud case for financier Robert L. Vesco in return for a $200,000 cash contribution to President Nixon's re-election camapign. Conspiracy charges were leveled last week against Vesco, former Attorney General John N. Mitchell, and former Commerce Secretary and reelection finance chief Maurice J. Stans.

No formal charges were placed against Cook, who claimed Wednesday to be caught in "a web of circumstance" and denied any wrongdoing in the matter. Effectiveness Jeopardized Nevertheless, Cook said the publicity jeopardized the effectiveness of the SEC so long as he remained chairman. Without directly mentioning Watergate, Cook told reporters, "everybody is focusing on what's bad that's an impossible situation for this agency." The 36-year-old Chicago lawyer said he volunteered his resignation to the White House. "I retain my complete confidence in our country, its institutions and myself," he said in a brief note to Nixon. There was an ironic twist to the case.

Although Mitchell and Stans, with Cook's support, allegedly tried to take the heat off Vesco, the SEC last November returned one of the biggest fraud complaints in it's history against me New Jersey financier. Cook, then the commission's general counsel, was the key figure in building the government's case which charged Vesco with milking $224 million from four mutual funds he controlled through his International Overseas Services Ltd, empire. Cook Admits Deletion Cook subsequently admitted deleting reference to Vesco's campaign gift from the SEC complaint. The grand jury said Stans requested this action from Cook on several occasions. But Cook strongly rejected the inference that Vesco's money was, in effect, a bribe for favorable treatment at the hands of the SEC.

"There was no attempt made to stop the Vesco case. Asbolutely none that I'm aware of in this Cook stressed. Vesco and the activities of those around him represented a menace and a threat to investor confidence he added. In an intriguing sidelight, Cook said then SEC Chairman William J. Casey was aware of, and '-concurred" in.

dropping the reference to Vesco's political gift. Casey, now an undersecretary of state, was traveling in Latin America and could not be reached for comment. Inside Today's Courier Good evening. The best way to keep children aware of the value of money is to borrow some from them. Index Big Guns, Choppers Take Part in Guard Exercise Classified 30,31 Comics 29 Crossword 26 DearAbby 3 Deaths 27 Editorial 28 Hobby 29 Hospital 25 Servicemen 20 Society 10 Sports 6,7,9 WonryClinic 15 Joseph Cordaro Honored Beni, left, commander of Milton L.

Bishop Post No. 311, American Gufeeppe (Joe) Cordaro, who holds a record of attending 1,537 military furteralsas a mem- ber of the Legion firing squad. Weather Cloudy, windy and cool with showers likely today. Highs near 60. Gearing tonight, with a chance of showers.

Deaths Joseph L. Renzi of Connellsville, R. D. 1 Mrs: Nellie V. Wingrove of Pleasant Valley, N.Y.

formerly of Vanderbilt Mrs. Florence F. Myers of Ruffsdale Jacob Henderson Sherrard of Brownsville Clarence Reefer of Scottdale, R. D. 1 Miss Connie Jean Hoffman of Mount Pleasant A taste of summer training will be given National Guard units of 1st Battalion, 110th Infantry, Pennsylvania National Guard when the units converge on Fayette County Fairgrounds and the State Game Lands in the Dunbar Mountains for a full-blown airmobile tactical exercise this weekend.

The exercise will start Friday night and wind up Sunday afternoon, and will employ U.S. Marine Corps transportation facilities, helicopters, field artillery, and two supply organizations from Washington, Pa. and Indiana, Pa. The weekend exercise is Infantry for its summer training next month at Camp Drum, N.Y., where it will be the only battalion in the United States to undergo extensive battalion level field tactical exercises. Starting Friday night.

4th Detachment, 4th Battalion, 4th (Reserve) will start "lifting" National Guardsmen from their armories in Connellsville and Mount Pleasant, to an assembly point at the Fayette County Fairgrounds. There they will meet other units of the battalion including Headquarters and Headquarters Co. of Scottdale; Co. of Canonsburg, Co. of Monessen-Monongahela and Combat Support Co.

of Greensburg. Gas and diesel fuel for the exercise will be supplied the participating units' 125 vehicles by Detach. 722nd Supply and Service Co. of Indiana, Pa. Rations for the three-day exercise will be transported to the fiolri VHntoono Vwr tm 408th General Supply Co.

of Washington, Pa. and Co. 28th Aviation Company will provide helicopters for the airmobile portion of the exercise while the I07th Field Artillery of Pittsburgh will provide the artillery liason. Starting at 5:30 a.m. Satur- U.S.

Marine Corps Division day. the troops will be fed in the field by battalion mess teams after which they will start on their air and road march into the Dunbar Mountains to occupy a forward assembly area. One of the combat companies will be air lifted by helicopter and put down into a landing zone at 8:30 a.m. to secure an objective and provide a covering force for the battalion's forward assembly area. From there the battalion will conduct a coordinated attack on an objective in the Zebiey Flats area, supported by helicopters and artillery.

In the afternoon, the battalion will secure a defensive position for the night. Sunday mornine a dsvlteht withdrawal will be started by the battalion with two companies being taken from the area by helicopter, starting about 9 a.m. and move to a point on the Fayette County Fairgrounds. Other units will move by motor transport to their respective armories to wind up the weekend training..