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Daily News from New York, New York • 30

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DAILY NEWS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1973 so 20 StoriesM 0 Mew- 0apter Archdiocese Unveils $23M Headquarters If Hi ft 111 I The move has enabled the archdiocese to vacate three sites: the former Catholic Charities building on E. -2d which the archdiocese is in the process of selling for $1.4 million, according to Msgr. Clark; the former Cathedral Girls High School, at Lexington Ave. and 61st which it hopes to sell fo approxi-mately SS million, and the historic Villard Houses, on Madison Ave. between 50th and 51st Sts.

Won't Sell Villard Houses "We are actively seeking to lease the Villard Houses," Msgr. Clark said. "We do not anticipate selling them." The Villard Houses have been officially lesignated a New York City landmark. The archdiocese has been attempting to sell the ld Cathedral Girls High School for more than two ears. The new Cathedral Girls High School, two of whose students are from minority groups, ccupies the first five floors of the new headquarters.

The Catholic Charities facilities in the new building include kitchen, such as those in city housing developments, with which to' train blind persons to cook. By WILLIAM REEL The Archdiocese of New York unveiled Its new headquarters yesterday a 20-story building at First Ave. and 55th St. that includes a modernistic church and a high school as well as the administrative offices of the archdiocese's numerous pastoral, educational and charitable agencies. "This is a stripped-down, economy office building there are no luxuries at all," said Msgr.

Eugene Clark, communications director of the archdiocese. Consolidation of the many agencies under one roof is expected to promote efficiency and cost-cutting. Msgr. Clark said the building cost $23 million. Office for Cardinal Cooke Catholic Relief Services, an international charity that provides aid to countries hit "by disasters, occupies two floors.

Cardinal Cooke has an office on the 20th floor, where "he plana to hold most of his meetings and do a great deal 'of his work," Mgr. Clark said. The cardinal also will maintain his office in his residence at 452 Madison behind St. Patrick's Cathedral. mi The new Archdiocese rises 20 stories at 15 Dealt in Stolen U.S.

Sends, Probers Sav! By D.J. SAUNDERS Fifteen persons have been indicted for operating1 a clearing- house for more than $500,000 worth of stolen bonds that operated in nine states from New York to California, and federal authorities reported News photo by Jim Garrett of New York headquarters First Ave. and 55th St. W65 lai mm I LI Will Stay Out Continued from page 3 union members should knou- the outcome of its deliberation in time for Sunday's voting. While labeling the strike "deliberate, irresponsible and inexcusable," Carter put much of the biame on the Cost of Living Council, which has held up 7.5ri pay raises since last July.

The council had been scheduled to meet Xov. 30 on the wage question, but Carter, declaring there is no need for that long of a delay," ordered the question settled by Saturday. Cost of Living Council spokesman Eric Kanter said in Washington that if "members are so disposed, there is no reason why we couldn't have a vote by Saturday." Ke said the council staff plans to sound out members this morning about a possible meeting. Wages at issue were established by a state arbitration panel for the second year of a two-year contract. The city's voluntary, nonprofit" hospitals and nursing homes have refused to pay the increase, which is 2r'r above federal guidelines, until it is approved by the Cost of Living Council.

Consider Further Action Carter delivered his orders during a day marked by continued violence on picket lines, deteriorating health services at the struck facilities and a formal declaration of a "health emer-gencv" by the City Board of Health. The board gave authorization to Health Commissioner Joseph Cimino to take whatever action necessary to deal with the emergency and called a meeting of the board for today to consider further action. Most of the larger hospitals said yesterday that they were able to cope with the strike as long as deliveries continue and they could reduce the patient population. Nursing homes, whose patients are long-term with little turnover, faced a tougher situation. Deputy Health Commissioner Walter Hinckley estimated that 1,000 patients will have to be transferred, and officials, he said, are seeking the necessary beds.

Ninety patients were transferred from the Jewish Institute for Geriatric Care, 271-11 New Hyde Park, L.I. Violent clashes on the picket lines again were reported at sev- eral of the institutions 5 criminal possession of stolen bonds. The others were accused of having worked with the clearing house. According to the charges, the conspiracy operated between 1969 and 1973. During a six-week period earlier this year, authorities said, Mogavero and Labriola conspired to purchase and distribute 98,000 worth of stolen bonds.

Labriola was indicted here late last year in a similar operation. Mogavero and Labriola pleaded innocent when they appeared for arraignment yesterday before Manhattan Supraeme Court Justice Jawn A. Sandifer. When they appeared later at a bail hearing before Justice Burton B. Roberts, Patten asked for $100,000 bail for each man.

Roberts set bail at $50,000 each and adjourned the case until Nov. 29. News photo by Jim Garrett Acting District Attorney Alfred J. Scotti (I.) and Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Robert A.

Morse announce the breakup of theft ring. 10,000 Firemen After Strike The panel, headed by Eric Schmerrz of the Office of Collective Bargaining, recessed at 2 p.m. and is scheduled to begin hearing testimony from city officials at 10 a.m. today. The panel's deadline for arriving at a ruling is 6 p.m.

tomorrow. on Air Cargo executive director of the Air port Security Council, from having to testify under oath on Monday. The Waterfront Commission has said that a preliminary analysis of airport records it had obtained indicated that the volume of cargo theft was much greater than Sullivan had reported in appearances before congressional committees studying the mob-ridden cargo operations at local airports. yesterday. Four of the suspects have been charged in Manhattan, according to Acting District Attorney Alfred J.

Scotti, and 11 in Brooklyn. Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Robert A. Morse said the bonds had been stolen from banks, post offices, homes, law firms and the U.S. mail.

The group allegedly made blank, unissued bonds payable to fictitious people and also forged the signatures of owners of other stolen bonds. In Brooklyn, where the investigation was conducted by the Organized Crime Strike Force, authorities said the ring had connections with organized crime. Paul Labriola, 37, of 535 Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn, and Joseph Mogavero, 54, of 139 Forest Road, Staten Island, were charged in a 90-count state indictment with conspiracy, forgery, criminal possession of forged bonds, grand larceny and Meats on Eric Scfamertz httd the pttnrl 1 il i i 1 im J. By MICHAEL PATTERSON The city is prepared to accuse more than 10,000 firemen nearly the entire force of violations of the state's Taylor Law, which prohibits strikes by public employes, for participating in Tuesday's 5-hour walkout, it was learned yesterday. for Taylor Law violations as a A special three-member im-result." passe panel with power to issue In contrast, the city was able a binding solution to the dispute to exact fines from those city completed the taking of testi-policemen who took part in a mony from the Uniformed Fire-job action in January 1971 to win fighters Association yesterday.

"Not one firemen who took part in the strike will get off the hook," vowed one highly placed fire official." We must restore discipline and competence to the department and we have the information we need to do it." If convicted of Taylor Law violations, the firemen will be placed on one-year probation and lose two days' pay. The Uniformed Firefighters Association can be fined and can also lose the right of automatic dues checkoff for 18 months, and its leaders jailed for up to 30 days. Attendance Records Kept Fire officials point out that accurate attendance records were kept by senior chiefs during the walkout, which began at 8:30 ajn. and ended after the UFA agreed to submit the dispute to binding arbitration. "We learned our lesson during the sick-out staged by the fire officers, (in June-July 1972)," said one department official.

"We had nearly 200 fire companies out of service at the peak of the job action but no accurate records and we were unable to press a new contract. According to department figures, only 138 firemen and about 150 probationary firemen reported to work Tuesday. Most fire officers reported to their posts but many did not perform the work done by firement. Stall Query Attempts to determine the true extent of cargo thefts at the three metropolitan airports were jeopardized yesterday when the air industry moved to quash a subpena calling for the appearance of its spokesman and his records before the Waterfront Commission. The papers on behalf of the airlines were filed in Superior Court of Sussex County.

NJ, to prevent Joseph. A. Sullivan,.

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