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2. THE EVENING CAPITAL New Saigon ij attack predicted eighth ward bills pass house JL ByHALBURDETT SUff Writer of Annapolis's Eighth Ward are awaiting only Gov. Marvin Mandel's signature on one of two bills to be eligible tc vote in District 6C in the 1370 elections. Both measures were enacted yesterday. The only difference between tbejn is that one originated in the House and the other was in- ttoduced in the Senate.

the 1966 state elections, Aojnapolis's Eighth Ward was in District 6B although the rest of the city voted in District 6C. Democrats leveled of gerrymandering the Eighth at Seii. John W. Steffey, R- 66. He was primarily responsible for the.

lines for' the county's three senatorial districts. 1 rAttbe time the plan was drawn, Steffey, who has since moved to Severna Park, resided in the Eighth Ward. charged'- that SWjfey the district to avoid' a Republican state senatorial primary with Sen. Edward T. Hall R-fiC.

In 1967 and 1968, Delegates Werner H. Fornos and Marvin H. Anderson, D-6C, have introduced legislation to place the Eighth Ward in District 6C. Both times the proposals were blocked after Sea Steffey in- Irsduced counter-proposals to change all the legislative district lines, which also failed to get anywhere. This year, however, the District 6C House of Delegates ecstingent and the three Anne Arundel senators each sponsored separate bilk to put the Eighth Ward in District 6C.

For a while it appeared there. would be a battle over" which measure would finally be enacted. Now that both measures have gone through both houses, the legislators seem to be satisfied. Sen. who earlier expressed doubt that the House of Delegates would enact the Senate bill, said yesterday: "I'm glad they both passed.

I had promised my constituents uiai ,1 would work toward. Ifcis end. Both houses are in agreement and. thafs what I'm happy about" SAIGON (AP) Gen- Creigh- ion W. Abrams, commander of U.S.

forces in Vietnam, said Friday there is "massive evidence" that the enemy command intends to attack Saigon again. Speaking to troops of the U.S. 9th Infanty division south of Saigon, Abrams gave no time period for the'expected assault but indicated it sill coa-e as soon as enemy commanders feel their forces are strong enough. A spokesman reported that tile general said the enemy would achieve some tactical advantages with a new wave of assaults but he was confident they would be repulsed. In Saigon, allied intelligence experts puzzled over stacks of captured documents related to a planned enemy offensive.

But sources said they have been unable to pinpoint a master plan or timetable. One U.S. official noted that the Viet Cong's seven-day truce for Tet, the lunar new year, ends at 7 a.m. Saturday and said: "they could try and wind it up with some real fireworks." Most allied field reports do not indicate, however, that the Communist command hag succeeded in massing enough troops and equipment for a ma- jsr, coordinated offensive. There are recurring reports of impending enemy offensives, and the allied reaction this time seems to be buckle down and wait.

"We re still ran we were for Tet," one American officer said: Government troops the capital in Lewnes seeks seat are still stations. on G. Lewnes, 28, local restaurateur, has filed as a Republican candidate for alderman from the Sixth Ward. IHc praised the incumbent City Council, and the police, saying, "I think the council has done a good job," but said, "I think I my city and my chmunity" by sitting on the caraicil. fiscal policies are one of issues, as are the taxes oh homeowners.

I think we should be fable to explore taxation to sljift'the taxes away from the owners," Lewnes said. jie said that Police Commissioner Ridgely Gaifber "has aije a magnificent job with our police," and said he feels that the pijce staff should be increased, wages paid, and the "best used. Jiewnes was a p'anning for the Anne Arundel CKmty Planning and Zoning Department for five years, and that "one of the major pxjblenis of planning and zoning iatbe city is the traffic pattern." SPIRO G. LEWNES He is a native Annapolitan and has never run for office before. He owns and manages with other of his family, the VarcHrni in Eastport Lewnes is married, has a son.

7. and is assistant football coach al SL Mary's High SchooL He is a member of the Annapolis Touchdown Club; He attended the University of Maryland for two years, Baltimore Community College and Anne Arundel Community College. Mover he welcomes opponents Mayor Roger W. Moyer, who has already launched bis own well organized campaign, said yesterday be welcomes declared candidate Robert H. Campbell and Elmer M.

Jackson a tentative candidate, into the mayoralty race. "I was in athletic compen'tiona long time," Moyer said, "and I welcome them into the race." Moyer declared he is "not afraid," but friends say he is organizing bis campaign "as though he was a loser with confidence but not overconfidence." Moyer signs already are up at the' entrance In EasJport, and others will go up on Forest Dr. His campaign headquarters will be the old Fawcett buiiding on Compromise SL, under the direction of Mrs. Carl E. Como.

He has begun attending coffees held for him to meet people informally, and plans to go to at least 50 such affairs, said. Moyer -also will talk to civic groups, and has started that, too, with a talk to the Victor Haven Improvement Association. Planning for progress oiscussea 000 loon asked by college president of Si. John's College presented the school's request for a $600,000 loan to assist in the building of a physical education plant to Gov. Marvin Mandel Dr.

Richard D. Weigie, president of the college, said that Gov: Mandel gave no commitment of support but "simply said it was up to the legislature" lo make the decision. While the once port capital of entire cost of the facility would be $1.3 million and plans are. to. divide the funding between state, federal and private sources.

There are two bills currently before the General wliich would provide for the state loan. One has been introduced by- into the total future development of SL John's'College:" Dr. Weigie stressed that he did Anne, Arundel County ask the governor to -support -of Delegatesjcontingent andithe; i prqjectbjiitimerelyjpjesented olhejibySeiii'tJohn W. Steffey tne the Dr. Weigie was on his visit to the governor by Over the last 10 years, the state Sen.

Sleffey; Del "Werner approved $75,000 in funds to Foraos, Julius Rosenberg, support'capital projects at SL the college's director of John's. development; Brice Jacobs, athletic director for Qie college and Victor Frenkil and John Donahue, members of the college's board of. trustees. Following the meeting with the governor, Dr. Weigie said the present college gymnasium is 60 years old and was designed for an Maryland played host to coun- all-inale student population.

The Uess merchant marines and college is now coeducational seamen, the Anne Arundel said new te went ne epvfurther feuiiuifig couicr provide facilities for squash, badminton, handball For a greater part of the of- and swimming. ficers assigned to the "New He said the old gymnasium the delegate would be "ideal" for a dining hall 'provided a dry land party at his after remodeling and "fits right me last Saturday night Davidsonville residence resembled a U. N. function with German and Austrian officers mixing with delegate's south county guesfs; and members of the The affair concluded a personal effort on the part of Del. Fornos to provide any services for the stranded foreign crews.

Obituaries Jjfrs. Leigh enters aldermanic race Sirs. Anthony M. Leigh, 51. a secretary, will seek the Republican nomination for Ward alderman.

Jtfrs. Leigh, the second woman cffrcSdaie to enter the city's ptjitica! races, is a past pfcprietor and manager of a 'sbcp. "I feel very strongly that it would help In hav( a woman run the city council." she continued. She has been a resident of the TJrird Ward for eight years, is active in St Anne's Parish, and taught knitting at the YWCA. She works for Sen.

Charles H. Smelser. D-Frederick and i Couniies. Last year Mrs. Leigh worked in ano she has done special project work for the director of the stale data processing center.

She lives with her husband, a son, dauster 11. anri 12. at 55 Ss is interested in historical character of An- have the makings of a city wish nnxh character. sKuated between two centers. As we alt is growing fast and we A prtigresstre and eWjCTeTrt gvmjrnerrt to keep abreast of tie iiiaff.

majjrtais Jfss these our historic Leigh was cornapoodrng i wilh HffpcbTjrar; Campaign SUff in LttGtt Mrs Leigh believes the city needs "rnore inventive housing to accommodate the rich and the poor." aad said "we need taxes to refeve the home ownsrs." "Law erforcemenJ a resoH enfif Jrtcned ctsn- nranity relations aftd an war on social breed crime. I ihe are a b-risc job. I ihink they most hrvc the of all Sic Mrs. Leifh is mtnOxr the An- rapc4s groop of UK Jm-kr Leegoe of Baitiroare and hafts! esUKiffc the ktctl tnaitre cad U. James B.

McLendon, USN Lt James B. McLendon, USN. a student pilot attached to Training Squadron 7 al the Meridian. Miss Naval Air Station, was killed in the crash of 3 P2-A jet trainer Monday. LL McLendon is survived by his wife, the former Andrea G.

Dart of AnnapoHs. daughter of Airs. Jeanneue M. Dm and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs.

William H. Diefei A joint memorial service was heW at the Meridian Air Station Chapel Wednesday for LL McLendon and LL jg Larry S. Sawyer. USN. of FoHerton.

Monday is deadline for filing his instructor, who was also killed in the crash. A memorial service in Am napolis will be held at Calvary Methodist Church. Capt. Francis S. Craven Private graveside services for Capt- Francis Sanderson Craven, USN, (ret) will be at the Naval Academy Cemetery.

Capt Crav. died on Tuesday in Philadelphia after a brief illness. He graduated with the class of 1911 from the Naval Academy. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Mary Lovering Craven of Philadelphia; a daughter, Mrs.

Richard F. Malm of Annapolis: three sons, Cmdr. Robert C. E. Craven, USN.

of Pensacola, Truxtun Craven and Francis S. Craven III, both of Seattle, 12 grandchildren: and one sister, Mrs. Allan F. Westcott of Annapolis. Mrs.

Rose C. McNair Graveside services for Mrs. Rose Caroline MoVair of 203 Meadow Gate will be held on Tuesday at 2 n.m. in Arlington -i VI Meyer. Vs.

Mrs. McNair. 83 died Tfaors- day at the Xavai Hospital after a lenglfry illness. Edith M. DeSantis Funeral services for Mrs.

Edith Mae DeSantis of Crystal Spring Farm Rd. were held yesterday at 11 a.m. in the Taylor Funeral Chapel, 147 Duke of- Gloucester St The Rev. Walter H. pastor of Trinity United Methodist Church, officiated.

Interment followed in Hillcrest Cemetery. Mrs. DeSantis, 54, died Tuesday at Anne Arundel Hospital after a lengthy illness. She was born in Monongahela, Pa. Survivors include her husband, Ralph Paul DeSantis: one daughter.

Mrs. Alice Jean Rochsar of Annapolis; one son. Donald Ray DeSantis, also of Annapolis; one sister, Mrs. John Can-man's of Hyaltsville: seven grandchilren; one nephew. Harry D.

Flagle of California. Pallbearers were Charles Courmaris, Louis Courmaris. James Darwell and Julian Webb. fe ifce ckafKw for fifing for offier Uw A native of Philadelphia. Mrs.

McNair was the daughter of the Frederick and Dorothy Ste WAJ. the wife the iaSeCoi. Charles H- McXair. USA Survivors mctede a son. Col Charks F.

McNair. USA two grandchildren; arsd seven TV eity office at Oske of sL frtan Tmf is cJose i family in the Hopping Funeral ft. West St. en 7-9 p.m. Rough seas cause ships to flounder MOREHEAD CITY, N.C.

(AP) Tiro big siips fwaa- derwd in rough sea off the coasts of Korth Carolina and Virginia Friday, taking on asd fee ctfsr with cg boiler. Tbs Cosst Gosni sent aircraft to dnap pcraps to ihe S.S. fsft- da, a 357-foot cargo sJvip Sying OK Swedish flaf. after she radioed she was drawing water in her Ho. 2 and 3 holds 3W rrviies Cape LorfcouL merchant ships asai wo Coast Gosrd cotters, 'the ToJala from Mortbead City the Gatetoo from New York City.

steamed ItmgrA Dr. Richard D. Weigie, president of St. Jobn-c College (seated), discusses plans for the proposed with Gov. Man-in Mandel yesterday the college's $1.3 million physical education plant for the college proposal for a WOO.OOO state loan to assist in funding with (standing from left) Del.

Werner H. Fornos, D- the project. Brice Jacobs, the coUege's athletic director and (Lee Troutner Photo) Foreign ship crews entertained The longshoresmen strike that idled 17 freighters off Annapolis is over now, but the officers of one ship are likely to remember the city and Del. Werner H. Ferries, D-6C.

Hospitals deny abortions for non-residents BALTIMORE (AP) Fearful that Maryland may be gaining a reputation as an abortion center, two major Baltimore hsopitals said yesterday they no longer are performing such operaticas for residents. Both hospitals, as well as ihe John Hopkins Medical Institution, say in the in-stale demand for legal abortions wider Man-lands liberal law is as much as they can handle- All three hospitals reported they have been deluged by out-of-staters wanting therapeutic abortions since the law- one of the most liberal in the nation- took effect last July. Because of the shortage of facilities and the state's growing reputation, Sinai Hospital and the Greater Baltimore Medical Center closed the abortion doors to uoo- residents within the last month. A spokesman for Johns Hopkins said physicians practicing there have been "encouraged" to limit legal abortions to Maryland residents. Maryland law permits a legal abortion for any of four reasons: if the mother's life is endangered by the pregnancy; if there is substantial risk to her mental or physical there is uifQiihtwt deformed or retarded, or when the pregnancy results from rape.

The most liberal criterion is the at-times subjective factor of harm to a woman's mental health 'if the pregnancy continues. This is the item separating Maryland legal abortion statute from those in most states. It is apparently the reason why out-of-state attention has been drawn to Maryland. "I get about 17 phone calls a day from residents seeking abortions," Dr. Albs C.

Barnes, chairman of the Hopkins' obstetrics and gyneeologv department said. Dr. Jerome Harris, head of Ob-Gyn at Sinai, said the 107 beds in his department could be filled "every day with out-of-state residents seeking legal abortions." Dr. John E. Savage, who heads the Greater Baltimore Medical Center abortion screening committee, said it appears an "impression was gained in other states that all you liad to do was come to Maryland." Man dged too valuable to send to prison IMMOKALEE, Fla.

(AP) Wardeii William is an admitted killer too valuable to send, to prison. Circuit Judge Haroid SmiaifouptTWilliams guilty but -saidioofarm workers would beiiiabie to earn a living if the farm labor contractor were taken out of circulation permanently. So Smith sentenced Williams to 20 years probation and ordered him to spend two months in Collier County Jail each year until 1988. He must report each July 1 and spend the non-harvest months of July and August behind bars. "He 's an employer of people," the judge said yesterday.

"When farmers need fruit-pickers or other workers, they deal through him. To put him away would be putting many people out of work." Defense attorney Jerome Pratt said Williams' payroll probably was between $400,000 and $500,000 each year. He hauls his crew by bus and truck to the corps. Farmers pay Williams and he pays the pickers. Most of his work is in this Southwest Florida fringe of the Everglades farm area which calls itself "watermelon capital of the world." Cucumbers, bell peppers, tomatoes oranges also are important cash crops here.

Williams, 32, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the shooting of his common-law wife, Josephine Crawford, 35, on Dec. 5,1967. He said they argued and claimed the killing was accidental. DeGaulle plan to supplant NATO told LONDON (AP) President Charles de Gaulle was reported yesterday to have invited Britain to join in setting up a new European grouping lo sunpfrn! Ihe Common Market and ultimately the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. British sources said Minister Haroid Wilson's government snubbed the scheme and.

after due notice to France, advised its immediate allies and the United States, THE DEVELOrMENT, far-reaching implications for European and American poikry-makers, was discfowd by British soirees who cteinrea that tfcc French began leaking slanted versions first. It brought London and Paris toward a showdown and seemed certain to complicate the origirja! purpose of Presdtenl Nixon's journey throcgh fire capitals of allied Europe. One of the main aims of Nixon's trip is to rein- the Western Alliance, French- Gauge's plan reportedly envisaged a BnJish-West German-Italian directora supersede the Common Market ONCE KfROPEAX independence gWbel terms had been adteevei Ifcc gtwying wound make N'ATO-wilh what DC Gauite saw as its American utT necessary, fbe repJy of the Wilson covcrrmwrit. days qoaiified. The French proposals reported as "far-reaching and significant" Rai views on NATO and its future rote were rejected And tne British Jfef.