Daily News from New York, New York • 177

DAILY ESyIOAYPCEBER.aS nn ro nn nor? tti ft- ljJl By MICHAEL PATTERSON A long-haired young man who was hardly garbed for Gulf Western Corp. executive dining room overlooking the posh setting shot up the bottle of beer and was asked Thomas Murray and Officer Sal-vatore Rosato. McNelly, employed as a clerk for a Manhattan publishing firm, arrived here in August from Harrison, where, police said, he reportedly spent time in mental institutions. He was taken to nearby Roosevelt Hospital, where he was reported in fair condition. He wa3 charged with attempted murder and illegal possession of a me out," said McNelly, and, according to police, he pulled out a 38-caliber revolver and pegged two shots through the window of the dining room, which was empty at the time.

When police arrived, authorities said, McNelly fired two shots at them from 10 feet away end missed. Police Officers John Ryan and Charles Mitchell of the W. 82d St. station returned the fire, hitting McNelly once. He was subdued with the help of Sgt.

day after he was refused a The young man, identified by police as Ronald McNelly, 21, of 28-38 49th Astoria, Queens, was wounded in the thigh when he exchanged shots with police at point-blank range, according to authorities. No other injuries were reported. The dining room is also known as the Top of the Park restaurant Merriness Is a Central Park South yester- to leave, police said. Circle, sat down on a bar stool and demanded a bottle of beer. McNelly was told by the manager of the dining room that the facility was open only to Gulf Western executives during the lunch period and would be open to the public in the evening.

"Well, you'll just have to throw Crises and is open to the public evenings. The shooting began at 11:45 a.m., police said, when McNelly, dressed in blue jeans, a red checked shirt and sheepskin jacket, entered the dining room, on the 43d floor of the Gulf Western Building, 15 Columbus Warm Puppy rieane ly Council, taWeto Looms 1 Prizes in Itie weekly lotteries: OKd By OWEN FITZGERALD The City Council approved yesterday a pre-Christmas gift package of $10,000 annual pay raises for Mayor-elect Beame and the other seven Board of Estimate members and sent it to Mayor Lindsay. He has promised to veto the bill. Winning Lottery Numbers N.Y. N.J.

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Lindsay had reportedly been prepared to give the Council a message of necessity to allow the amended bill to reach the floor for action. The bill's sudden revival was attributed by some sources to a desire by Beame to see the con- Sunday's Clicks in News photo by Jim Garrett Robert Henry, 6, of Jamaica, Queens, has just acquired a new best friend at American Kennels, 140 E. 14th St. Dachshund pup is youngster's Christmas gift from March of Dimes. A group of children were treated to holiday pups at kennel yesterday.

Ship line Wins an Ptat lease if I nv i icnnnu i "No official has yet shown that I such an increase would be in the public interest so it remains the mayor's clear intention to veto the bill," Lindsay said through a spokesman. Lindsay has scheduled his required public hearing Dec. 28 on all Council legislation enacted yesterday. If he does reject the pay raises that day, the Council would still have time to override it by a two-thirds vote of 25 of 37 members before the Dec. 31 deadline.

The Council vote yesterday was 83-3 in favor of the measure. The $10,000 increases in the bill would lift Beame's salary as mayor to $60,000 a year. Controller-elect Harrison Goldin and Council President elect Paul O'Dwyer would receive $50,000 and the five borough presidents the sponsors of the legislation would get $45,000, starting Jan. 1. In other action, the so-called homosexual civil rights bill to ban discrimination in housing.

employment or public accommoda tion because of a person sexual orientation was killed for the, city purchase of that larger plot. Steven Salup, counsel to the Economic Development Administration, which proposed the How-and Hook complex, assured the board that any future decision to pay Wilpon's 22-acre plot would require specific board action. Shipper Makes Offer As a backup for the Wilpon development of the land for marine and distribution centers, the board agreed to accept an "irrevocable" offer from U.S. Lines to either develop or find a developer for the upland acreage if Wilpon defaults. Connor asked and obtained permission to be excused from voting because of the rumored involvement of Pouch Terminals a firm headed by his brother-in-law, in the develop-said he had been assured that Pouch is not involved in the terminal.

The terminal is now operated by American Export Lines a subsidiary of Export Industries. Export Lines would be a subtenant of U.S. Lines. The land parcels not included in the development plans, 13S acres, have been reserved for future port expansion. Bowing to a threat by U.S.

Lines to withdraw from a lease for a containerport in Staten Island, the Board of Estimate approved unanimously last night a lease arrangement for development of 189 upland acres of the 514-acre Howland Hook terminal All Six Last 5 First 5 Last 4 First 4 Last 3 First 3 Mid 3 Mixed Last 2 x-IMo prizes in these categories. (A) A New York ticket with the last two digits right gets you five free tickets for any future weekly lottery at any sales outlet. (B) In New Jersey, a ticket with the first two or last two right Qualifies for the semifinals of the Million Dollar Draw. The New York Lottery Drawing was put off until today because of the start of Chanukah. Connecticut's drawing will also De today due to weather problems.

troversial bill passed into law and blamed on the outgoing Lindsay administration. Beame spokesmen denied that. Acting to clear desks before the session ends Dee. 31, the full Council approved an initial to enable the enlarged Council to consolidate staff and offices in a private office building and approved $6.2 million to plant about 36,000 trees throughout the city. HaK Fare tthe City J.

By MARK LIEBERMAN of the borough. President Robert T. Connor abstaining, completed the board's action on the proposal. Mayor Lindsay will hold a hearing today to approve the acquisition of the land for $47.5 million from American Export Industries Inc. The lease approved by the board last night was with the Howland Hook Development a firm owned by Staten Island real estate dealer Kenneth Wilpon.

It provides for the development of the upland acreage and the posting by the firm of a $1 million bond. Paid 43G for Site The board deleted from the lease reference to the future development of 22 adjacent acres which Wilpon owns through Sahm Realty and had proposed selling to the city for as much $2.2 million. According to real estate records filed in Staten Island, Sahm Realty bought the land for, $43,755 in 1966. The News has also learned that Wilpon owns 57.5 acres across the street from his 22-acre plot which would be expected to substantially increase in value over its $115,000 purchase price. No plans advanced for the eventual By FRANK MAZZA City bus patronage almost doubled last although suburban response to the experimental half-" fare-on-Sunday program was not quite as great, according to figures released yesterday by the Metro- politan Transportation Authority, Last Sunday, the first of five successive Sundays in which the MTA is trying the systemwide half-fare program, city bus patronage hit 872,920 rides, compared to 461,578 the previous Sunday an increase of 90.

1 The MTA bean the program last week in an effort to counter the fuel shortage and Sunday gas station closings. Subway patronage increased by almost a third, with 943,000 riders last Sunday compared with 663,000 the pre- vious Sunday. The Long Island Railroad showed an encouraging increase in passengers last Sunday, which the MTA believes may have been higher were it not for the freezing snow and ice storm that fell most cf the day. A total of 42,849 rode the LIRR that day, compared to 27,794 on Dec. 9.

The Nassau County bus lines operated by the MTA showed a slight increase of 605 passengers; 5,025 on Dec. J6 as against 4,420 on Dec. 9. I The Harlem and Hudson commuter divisions of the Penn Central Railroad showed a decline in last Sunday from the previous Sunday, but its New Haven line registered a minor increase. 1 The New Haven carried 13,976 on Dec.

16, compared to 12,871 on Dec. 9. Ridership on the Harlem line fell last Sun- day to 10,085 versus 10,479 the previous Sunday. The Hudson 1 line carried 6,514 on Dec. 16, compared to 7,960 on Dec.

9 when full fares were in effect. i Authority Chairman William Ronan called the figures area in the northwest corner U.S. Lines, whose lease with the city for 187 port acres was approved conditionally two weeks ago, had threatened to pull out of that pact unless the city acted to complete the development. The warning was delivered by Bernard Ames, chairman of the board of the shipping firm which plans to move its operations from Port Elizabeth, N.J., to Staten Island. Bridles at "Uncertainty" "U.S.

Lines is not in a position to remain in a state of uncertainty any longer," Ames told the board. "Make a definite decision today, because a deferment is for us the equivalent of a denial." Ames referred to a delay which had been built into the board's earlier approval of the U.S. Lines arrangement. The board at that time said the lease for the container terminal could not be signed until approval for development of the upland acreage was completed. The board also gave U.S.

Lines the option of pulling out of Its lease if the upland plan was not completed by today. Connor Withholds Vote The board's 20-to-0 vote last night, with Staten Island Borough "promising" in view of tha inclement weather..