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20 The Boston Globe Thursday, January 2, 1969 1 OBITUARIES Among New Year's Victims in N.E. I Gang Figurie Killed in Crash umm Washington st.f downtown, Boston, has a long police record. -1 His twin brothers, Rocco and Salyatore Balliro, are serving life sentences for the murder of a Roxbury woman and her son. On New Year's eve, three Providence, R.I., men were killed and a Providence, R.I., girl critically injured in a two-car crash on Rte. 146 in Mass.

1 Killed were Ralph Johnston, 33," his brother Allen, 21, and Michael Price, 24. Rene Johnson, 16, was listed in critical condition, at St. i t's Hospital in Worcester. 1 Police said the lour were driving north when their car skidded on the snow-covered highway into the southbound lane where it colilded with an oncoming car driven by Richard N. Falk, 33, of Manchaug.

Falk was treated at the hospital and released. Carlton Viens, 24, of Fall River, was killed Wednesday when his car struck a tree on Oak Grove av. Police said he was alone in the car. In Tolland, a Massachusetts woman and nine other passengers were injured Tuesday night when a bus ran off slippery Rte. 15.

The Massachusetts victim was Mrs. Marjorie Josephs, 22, of Brighton. Police said a Greyhound bus heading for Boston with about 38 passengers was cut off by a car near the Rte. 44 At Concord said, the four escaped through a ground floor window at the minimum security-farm dormitory, one-quarter of a mile from the 'main- prison complex, at ,10:30 They stole a car on Comer-ford in 1 Acton; about a quarter of a mile from the dormitory. State Police Trooper Fred Guerrio chased the stolen car and forced the four to the side of the road.

Trooper Guerrio was joined by' Littleton officer Comeau. When the four escapees tried to flee from" the car, the two officers fired two warning shots. Harrington and Knowlton New Year's Day in New England was stained yester-iday with tragic, often bi-, accidents on the highways and roadways. Icy and snow-covered roads appeared to be a fac- tor in several fatal crashes. Among the victims Boston underworld fig-; tore Frank Balliro, 40, killed at 4:15 a.m.

yesterday when his car Swerved off MeCle- llan highway, East Boston, hit a retaining wall. Papers in Balliro's pockets listed addresses at 111 Shore Winthrop and 617 Park: He was alone in the iar. It took, firemen half hour to extricate him 4 from the wreckage. Balliro, par owner of the" Intermission Lounge on ,4 es CONCORD Four inmates ot the Concord Reformatory were -captured by State Police last night '90 minutes after they had escaped from their-, minimum security dormitory The four, all in 'their early twenties, were caught in woods in Littleton, after the "stolen car in which they, "were riding was forced to the side of Rt, .119 at; Gil-' son Road. v.

The four were identified as Dennis Harrington, 21, of Charlestown; Ronald Knowl-- tont 20 of North Easton; 23 "of Dayton; and Daniel Ellsey, 22 pi Andover. Co ome Summer Escape 1 jPlann Mrs. LaCivita Mass Today In Stoughton STOUGHTON A requi-1 em high Mass for Mrs. Frances M. (DeLuca) LaCivita, 81, long active in behalf of disabled and hospitalized veterans, will be sung today at 10 a.m.

in Immaculate Conception Church. The former Italian 'Mother of the Year died Tuesday at Cardinal Cushing Hospi- tal, which she had put off entering "until giving her annual Christmas party at the Brockton Veterans Adminis- 3 tration Hospital. A Tuesday, in her honor, the 1 Stoughton Veterans of For- eign Wars Post for the first time flew its flag at half staff for. a private citizen. Italy-born Mrs.

LaCivita, a resident here for 75 years, began her work for veterans i in World War II after one of her sons, a Marine captain, lost his arm in a grenade ex- She resolved to begin the work after visiting him in a hospital at Quanti-co, Va. Earlier last month she sent off gifts to veterans in Eastern Massachusetts hos- pitals, as she had done for many years. In 1961 she was named -Massachusetts' Italian Moth- er of the Year by the Grand Lodge of Daughters of Italy. During World War II Mrs. LaCivita furnished the chapel at Camp Myles Standish by soliting contributions.

Two years ago the new housing project for. the el- derly in this town was named in her honor. Mrs. LaCivita was a founder of the Catholic Youth Organization here, founder of the Sunshine Club, and a charter member of the Stoughton Women's Club. She had also been a direc-; tor of the Visiting Nurse a member of the women's advisory council to the Don Orione Home in East Boston, and a member of Stoughton Post 89 of.

American Legion Auxiliary, Michael Romanuk Post of 7 Veterans of Foreign and the Catholic Women's Guild of Stoughton. She was recipient of nu- merous awards from veterans groups. i Mrs LaCivita leaves her -daughter, Mrs. Paul Trotta here; five sons, Carl Lawrence Edwin Jo- seph A. and Louis all of -Stoughton, and a sister, Rose Fabiano of Dedham.

JORDAN MARSH in a a kJellina la fashion show to our aa Ohe'llSpririg and Recaptured dived into a nearby snow bank and were captured, while the other two escapees fled into the woods. Richard was captured in the woods. And a little after midnight Ellsey gave himself up at a guard shack of the Murray Printing in the Forge Village section of Westford. Concord Reformatory officials said Harrington is serving IVz -7 years for robbery; Richard, 5 years for assault with intent to rob; Knowlton, 5 years for robbery and Ellsey 2'-4 years for larceny and breaking and entering. of wedding iwiiner 2)c biiovan, iBride 1969 it 4 '( 4, fit' i it 1:,, K.

A. MERETSKOV Soviet Leader K. A. Meretskov Dead at 71 Reuteri MOSCOW Marshal Kir-ill A. Meretskov, a former Red Army chief of general staff and commander of Soviet forces during the Russian invasion of Finland in 1939, died Monday at the age of the Soviet News Agency Tass reported today.

I Born of a peasant family near Moscow, he fought in the civil war which followed the 1917 Russian Revolution and served in-the international brigades on the republican side in the Spanish Civil War. He died after a long illness. An obituary signed by Soviet Prime Minister Alexei Kosygin and other Soviet leaders described Marshal Meretskov as an active builder of the Soviet Army and a gifted commander who devoted his life to the defense of Communism and the Soviet Marshal Meretskov, a graduate of the Red Army Military Academy, was ap- J. pointed commander of the Leningrad Military District in 1938. He led Soviet troops into Finland a year later but-after the initial failure of the invasion was removed as commander in chief and given command of troops in another area.

When the Soviet-Finnish War ended he was'made the Red Army's chief of general staff. During World War II Marshal Meretskov helped in lifting the German blockade of Leningrad. Thos. McNamara Cambridge Mass Set A con-celebrated requiem Mass will be sung tomorrow at 10 a.m. in St.

Mary 6t the Annunciation Church, Cam-- bridge, for Cambridge City Clerk Thomas M. McNamara, Mr. McNamara, 59, of 234 Broadway, Cambridge, died Dec. 30. He spent 32 years in public service with the city, 24 of them as a member of the Cambridge City Council.

He had served as mayor and as president of the council. State, county and municipal officials will attend the services. Present city councilors will serve as honorary bearers. He leaves his wife, Rita (Levy) McNamara and a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Murphy Retired Golf Pro Roland Wingate Rites Private Private services for Roland Wingate, 72, from 1925 to 1940 golf professional at The Country Club, Brook-line, will be conducted today, at noon in Fort Myers, Fla.

Mr. Wingate was fatally stricken while enroute to his Winter home at Fort Myers and died Tuesday in Wayne Memorial Hospital at Jessup, Ga. Prior to his 15-year association at The Country Club, he served as head prof es- sional at Stockbridge and was golf professional at the Asheville (N.C.)- Country Club in 1941-51 and at the Fort Myers Country Club from 1951 until retirement in .1963. For some time he was professional during Summers at the Dublin (N.H.) Lake Country Club. He leaves his wife, Kay Darling Wingate; two daughters, Mrs.

Charles Bernett of S.C. and Mrs. George Lewis of Palm two sisters, Mrs. Harry Atkinson of Fort Myers and Lady Raymond Highcliff of London, who, as 'Pappy' Wingate, was said to be the first woman golf professional, and 14 grandchildren. Interment will be in Cambridge.

Sniper Shoots Son Of Rockland Chief ROCKLAND The 18-year-old son of the Rockland fire chief was wounded by a sniper as he drove along Di-vison street late Tuesday night. A bullet passed the car door and hit Bruce Ramsdell, of 348 Webster in the left elbow. He was taken to South Shore Hospital. Ramsdell is the son of Mr. and Mrs.

Kenneth B. Ramsdell. He is a student at Bridgewater State College. I exit. The bus skidded off the icy, snow-covered road, went down an embankment and turned over, landing on its side.

On Interstate 93, near Bow, N.H., a New York man was killed and four Massachusetts injured when their car struck the rear of 'a snowplow. The' victim was identified as David Depaul, 20. Admitted to Concord, N.H., Hospital were- Charles Cannata, 19, of Melrose, and Richard Falzone, 20, of Mai--den Mass. Thomas Sheen, 16, of Maiden, and William Regan, 15, of Melrose were released" from the hospital after treat- ment. Police said the driver of the snowplow was not injured.

Morris Martin, 33, of New Bedford was killed yesterday and three other persons were injured when their car skidded on an ice patch, overturned, cut a utility pole in two, and struck a tree. Two passengers, Joseph Martin and Richard Baker, both of New Bedford, were placed on the danger list at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford. Michael Martin, 10, of New Bedford was listed in fair condition. A Dover-Foxcrof man was killed Tuesday night when his snowmobile hit a wood gate at Peaks Kenney State Park.

State Police said Ralph Atkinson, 64, was alone on the machine and was pronounced dead at the scene. New England's grim high- way statistics contributed the fast-climbing national traffic death toll. As of 6 p.m. yesterday, at least 137 traffic death had been listed Nationally. The National Safety Council had estimated that from 200 to 260 persons would be killed in traffic from 6 p.m.

Tuesday until midnight yesterday. Snowmobiles Used in Hunt For Killer SNIPER from Page 1 Police said the gunman broke into a service station to steal the jeep. Extra details of officers were on the way to the snow-swept area, fighting high winds, snow and temperatures near zero to join the search. In tiny Westernville, residents sat in fear, their I homes darkened and i door slocked. not going outside," one resident told a tele phone caller.

"I've got my gun here and I'm not going outside until daybreak. Everybody in town is up and everybody is scared, scared to death." Borrowed snowmobiles roared over the countryside, bearing officers armed in the search for the gunman. Cynthia Ringrose, a youn? girl, was hospitalized with what officers called multiple wounds. Robert Ringrose, a young boy, was admitted to the Rome hospital. He had beeen shot in the chest.

Mr. and Mrs. Perry Turke, parents of two of the dead, also were hospitalized with multiple wounds. Mrs. Joyce Pepper was in critical condition with head and spine wounds.

The area with about 1000 permanent residents plus visiting skiers at the Woods Valley Ski Areais on Lake Delta, about 30 miles northeast of Syracuse and 80 miles west of Albany. 2 Men Killed In Gloucester Plant Explosion GLOUCESTER Continued from. Page 1 "We found two victims partially buried," the fire captain said. "We had to dig them out by hand and then had them taken to Addison I Gilbert Hospital. They were both pronounced dead.

Usually a night crew of seven to twelve employees is at the plant, but due to the holiday there was no night shift. The brick structure had a hoHing capacity of 20 million pounds. It was 'estimated that at the time of the explosion there was 75 percent capacity load. The plant had two refrigerating systems, one brine and one forced cold air, but both required ammonia for operation. The tremor from the explosion was felt as far as West Gloucester, seven miles distant.

As all Gloucester apparatus converged on the scene, engines roiled into reserve fromb Rockport, Manchester and Essex. 7 Pfc Tanasso Rites Tomorrow In Randolph RANDOLPH A solemn requiem Mass will be offered tomorrow at 10:15 a.m. i for Pfc Ambrose P. Tanasso 20, who was killed in action in South Vietnam on Dec. 24, in St.

Bemadette's Church here. Pfc Tanasso had formerly resided with his wife and parents at 62 Orchard here. A graduate of Blue Hill Regional High School, he entered the U.S. Army last April. He was sent to Vietnam in September, where he was a member of the 198th Light Infantry Brigade.

Pfc Tanasso leaves his wife, Mary Ellen (LaBrec-que); a son, Timothee; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose P. Tanasso, and a sister, Delores Ann Tanasso, all of Randolph. Dr.

Prives, 66, Chiropodist; Services Today Services for Dr. Israel Prives, 66, chiropodist of 226 Commonwealth Newton, will be held at 12 noon in the Levine Chapel, 470 Harvard Brookline. Dr. Prives died Tuesday in Beth Israel Hospital. Born in Jerusalem, he came to Boston at an early age and graduated from the Beacon Institute of Podiatry in 1933, the year he also began his practice in Boston.

In 1956 Dr. Prives completed studies in surgical chiropody -at the Ohio College of Chiropody, and a year later finished further graduate work there. He was a charter member and past president of the Mass. Assn. of Podiatry and a member of the American Podiatry Assn.

He had also been active in the American Jewish Congress. During World War II Dr. Prives served as president of the Boston Chapter for Russian War Relief. He resided at the Newton address for the past- six years. Dr.

Prives leaves his wife, Etta (Weiner); two daughters, Mrs. Bara.dBarbara Corlin of Hicksville, N.Y. and Mrs. Sheila Cohen of Framingham; two brothers, Nathan of Dorchester and Dr. Simon Prives of Newton, and two sisters, Anna and Esther Prives of Brookline.

Rabbi Alvin T. Liebermanu of Temple Beth Zion, will officiate at the services. Interment will be at Memprial Park, Sharon. Mrs. Josephs Of Brighton, 22; Mishap Victim Services for Mrs.

Marjorie (Berman) Josephs, 22, who died Tuesday in a bus accident at Rockville, will be held tomorrow at 1 p.m. in the Torf funeral chapel, 151 Washington Chelsea. Mrs. Josephs, a resident at 10 Commonwealth Brighton, for the past year-and-a-half, was returning home irom New York with her husband when the mishap occurred. Brookline-born Mrs.

Josephs, who attended Chelsea schools, only last week completed her degree requirements at Boston University. She was active in the journalism club at college. Mrs. Josephs leaves her husband, Barry; her parents of Melrose, Chelsea area orthopedic surgeon and physician Dr. H.

Archer Berman and the former Dorothy Diamond, and a brother, Neil Berman of Chelsea. 10 Vehicles Crash in Canada 3 Die, 24 Hurt United Press International MONTREAL A bus, a truck and patrol car and 10 passenger cars collided on the Trans-Canada Highway in a snbwstorm Wednesday. Police reported three persons were killed and 24 injured. Police said the bus, bound for Sudbury, struck the rear of a police patrol car which was parked behind an oil truck on the shoulder of the highway and 10 other cars plowed into the wreckage. The patrol car, which contained one officer and three motorists, burst into flames, killing two of the occupants immediately.

A third died in the hospital and the fourth was reported in critical mil oiill See lailitons for -every liind BARTON MacLANE Film Star MacLane Dies at 66 United Press International SANTA MONICA, Calif. Actor Barton MacLane, who spent most of his life beating up men in films and on television, died yesterday of double pneumonia. He was 66. Mr. MacLane, whose sharp voice and menacing, hooded eyes appeared in 20 "Torchy Blaine" movies in the late 1930s and innumerable Westerns, had been in St.

John's Hospital here for about two weeks. His acting career began when he was hired to portray his real life role of a college football hero. While attending Wesleyan University in Middletown, in 1924, he played football, once running a kickoff back 100 yards. He was promptly hired to appear in "Quart erbac with" Richard The film- launched his career. He then appeared in a series of Broadway productions including the famous Guthrie McClintic production of "Yellow-Jack." His movies included "Black Fury" with Paul Muni, "G-Men" and later "Sierra "Geisha Boy" and "Noose for a Gunman." Recently MacLane appeared in the television series "The Outlaws." For a switch, he portrayed a hero, U.S.

Marshal Frank Caine. In recent years, Mr. MacLane resided on a cattle ranch in the Sierra foothills northeast of Fresno in Central California. Whimsically, he named his cows after famous actresses and his bulls after; actors. He once, said, "Mae West is the best milk cow in the She gives 16 quarts a day." A rooster was named Mickey Rooney and a turkey was called Walter MacLane majored in English in college and always aspired to write -stories and screen plays.

"When I was younger," the movie heavy once remarked, "I didn't want to write because I never cared to read anything that other young people read. I was going to wait until I was 50 years old before- -writing. Then when I got to 50, I couldn't sell anything." Mr. MacLane leaves- his wife, actress Charlotte Wyn-ters, an adopted daughter and one grandchild. N.H.

Fire Kills Fraternity Head At College Associated Pres. HENNIKER, N.H. The president of Sigma Phi Delta at i New England College died yesterday in a fire that began during a New Year's party in the fraternity house. About 25 other persons escaped serious injury. Police said Everett Holland, 22, of Exeter, a Senior died of smoke inhalation.

They said he had gone to bed on the upper floor. Fire Chief Clarence Fitch said flames had enveloped four rooms of the lxk story structure by the time 20 volunteer firemen arrived. Hillsboro and Bow also sent men and equipment. Fitch said he suspected -a cigarette or defective wiring might have started the blaze, but asked a representative of the state fire marshal's office to investigate. Two of those who escaped were hospitalized in Concord for treatment of burns, but officials said their injuries were not critical.

The two were identified as Louis Gangi, 21, of Weston, and Maureen Zailek, 22, of Yardley, Pa. Woman Slain In Cambridge Lillian E. Climas, 49, was found stabbed to. death yesterday afternoon in her apartment at 14 Rockwell Cambridge. Police said she sustained numerous wounds.

She was pronounced dead at Cambridge City Hospital A pickup order was broadcast by police for a 49-year-old Cambridge man known to be friendly with the slain woman. 'for the dride and 'groom members of tlie wedding party mothers of the bride and groom trousseau: fashions. even the new Spring and 3i Alfred F. Hammel Represented Carpei Firms MELROSE Alfred F. Hammel, 40, of 145 Bellevue-.

died yesterday in Melrose-Wakefield Hospital after an illness of one week. He was employed by sev- eral carpet firms as a local representative. Eight years ago Mr. Hammel moved to Melrose from York Town Heights, N.Y.; 1 where he had worked for the World Carpet Mfg. Co.

and with the Alexander Smith Carpet both of New York City. In 1946 he graduated from Portsmouth Priory School, Portsmouth, R.I., and then attended William and Mary College in Virginia. He was a member of the New England Carpet Club and the Church of the Incarnation parish here. He leaves his wife, Mary T. (Ladieu) Hammel; two I sons, Alfred F.

Jr. and Peter three daughters, Chris- tine Denise A. and Lisa M. and three brothers, Wil-bert G. of Scarsdale, N.Y., Raymond G.

of Closter, N.J., and George F. of White Plains, N.Y. A requiem high Mass will be sung Saturday at 10 a.m. -in the Church of the Incarnation, Melrose. All from 4nd uou (Collections! It hear Barbara il (Cditor-in-Ciiief of.

Sdde 5 fljagazine dldcuii the etiquette involved Jn pre-planning, a wedding, dedigned to iinootk tlie path op cverij Idde-tode, 0fiondaij, Jfanuaru 20 at 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. if' I 1 and 22 at: 6:30 to 8:00 T. F. Murphy Jr. Accident Victim NORWOOD The funeral, of Thomas F.

Murphy died of injuries received in an automobile accident early Tuesday morning, will be held tomorrow with a high Mass of requiem in St Catherine's Church, Norwood, at 10 a.m. Interment' will be in St. Joseph's Ceme- tery, Boston's West Roxbury. Mr. Murphy, 20, was the son of Mr.

and Mrs. Thomas F. Murphy of 136 Arnold st. Norwood, a graduate of Boston College High School and -a member of the class of 1S70 at Boston College. He also leaves two brothers, Robert and Gerard and three sisters, Marianne'.

Marilyn and Marcia, all of Norwood. Other Obituaries On Page 31 'Admission is by ticker only, and tickets ore ovoilable ot no cost either the Bridal Solon, Second Floor, Store for Fashions, or Gift Registry Bureau, Fourth Floor, Store for Homes. fAiHJOU CCNTCR, SEVENTH FLOOR, MAIN STORC Boston'.