The Gettysburg Times from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania • Page 5

THE GETTYSBURG TIMES, THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1985 CTA would have recovered millions from Social Security By JUKI. SIKGK1. Associated Press Writer WILLIAMSPOKT I'a A i A new version ol why Treasury Depart ment otficidls favored a tiny data processing company over an mterna tionally known accounting firm for a lucrative state contract has emerged from the CTA bribery conspiracy trial A former supervisor with Arthur Young Co testified Wednesday that a top treasury official said Computer Technology Associates should get the contract partly because it helped in passing legislation that allowed state Treasurer Budd Dwyer to award the pact The contract, allegedly obtained af ter CTA offered a $300 000 campaign contribution to Dwyer, called for the company to recover up to $40 million in Social Security tax overpayments by public school employees CTA was to receive up to $4 8 million for its work Arthur Young promised to i the work for no more than $2 8 million former company supervisor Charles Collins testified Wednesday The Lavethol Horwath firm early this year offered to do the work for no more than $1 3 million Treasury Department officials have said they relied on a recommendation by David Herbert the state's former duet tor of Social Security for public employees, in awarding CTA the contract Herbert was indicted in October lor his participation in the CTA scheme and pleaded guilty But in his testimony Wednesday Collins said he was given other reasons by Deputy Treasury Counsel Vicent Yakowitz and other officials when he learned CTA was going to get the contract Officials said CTA deserved the work because "they were the first ones on the block" in recognizing that the tax overpayments could be recovered, Collins recalled Yakowitz also said CTA helped out with legislation signed in April 1984 that gave Dwyer power to award the contract, Collins said Yakowitz also said Arthur Young "was an accounting firm and the work required the expertise of a data-processing firm Collins said Collins said Arthur Young had in fact done identical tax recovery work for Armstrong Beaver, Cambria Indiana and Blair counties In addition, the Treasury Department never tried to seriously negotiate with Arthur Young or seek a lower price, Collins said His testimony came during the 15th day of the trial of Dauphin County Republican Co-chairman William Smith of suburban Harnsburg and CTA attorney Alan Stoneman, of Orange. Calif The two defendants are charged with playing roles in a scheme to win the state contract and other government pacts for CTA through offers of jobs, travel, money and stock Treasury officials have said a major reason for giving CTA the contract was Herbert's assessment that CTA could obtain the tax refunds within two weeks, while it would take Arthur Young up to two years However Arthur Young told the Treasury Department it had received credit for refunds in anywhere from two days to five weeks on the work performed for the five counties, Collins said The contract was signed May 10, but it was cancelled when the bribery allegations came up two months later Dwyer has denied any wrongdoing and has not been charged Prosecutors have said no $300,000 contribution was ever made Earlier Wednesday, John Torquato Jr CTA's founder who testified for nine days that bribes were offered to public officials received a courtroom testimonial from an unlikely corner Janice Kincaid, the woman who blew the whistle on Torquato's company, told the jury that Torquato had an excellent memory and could direct six different projects at once, despite his alcoholism John was always functional when he was at work He had an exceptional memory, he was quite articulate He had his fingers on everything going on the former CTA vice president testified Defense attorneys have tried to impugn Torquato's credibility by focusing on his drinking habits and whether it affected his memory At times on the itness stand Torquato had trouble recalling days of meetings and the statements of those present Kincaid helped unravel the scandal by becoming the first person with knowledge of CTA to cooperate with authorities Phitty papers earn Pulitzers with blunt editorials and investigations By BILL STIEG Associated Press Writer PHILADELPHIA A Richard Aregood, whose blunt editorials earned the Philadelphia Daily News its first Pulitzer Prize stood in the city room of the Philadelphia Inquirer, which had just won its seventh and eighth Pulitzers "There are two outrageously good newspapers in this town," Aregood shouted to the Inquirer staff gathered Wednesday for a champagne celebra tion For the Daily News, a bright, sassy afternoon tabloid noted for its local re porting and sports pages, the Pulitzer was a long-awaited moment in the sun For the larger morning Inquirer, the awards to William Manmow for investigative reporting and Larry Price for feature photography were a resumption of a recent trend that brought the paper six straight Pulit zers from 1975 to 1980 Both iiewspapers are owned by Phi ladelphia Newspapers Inc part of the Knight-Ridder chain For years the Daily News has been patronized the Daily News has been one of those said Aregood 42, who started at the newspaper 19 years ago as a police reporter "And almost in secret, over the past 10 to 15 years, the Daily News has be come a very good newspaper, and this award means somebody else now knows that Manmow, 37, won for his series on attacks by police dogs on more than 350 people The stories resulted in the establishment of guidelines for the K-9 officers and prompted investigations by the FBI and state Senate Twelve officers were reassigned Price 31 was cited for his photographs of the peoples of war torn Angola and El Salvador He won a Pulitzer in 1981 while with the Fort Worth Star Telegram for photographs taken during a coup in Liberia Price had been in Chad 20 hours before the announcement His trip started on an Air Chad twin-engine puddle jumper' and he crossed the Atlantic on a Concorde Inquirer Executive Editor Eugene Roberts Jr said Price hired in 1983 and other photographers have been given the same freedom to pursue stories as reporters In El Salvador Price said he and reporter Rod Nordland had plenty of freedom 'They left the conception of the story up to me and Rod he said We wanted to uo a story on how the civil war affected the people not just on the war itself Manmow is one of the fairest most determined and hard-working reporters I ve ever met Roberts said He's one of the best reporters in the country and has been for a number of years said Doug Robinson city edi tor when the series ran He's a very compassionate man who writes beautifully Manmow who won a Pulitzer in 1977 for stones on police brutality, said the most important result of his series was that dog attacks declined 71 percent since the series appeared I think a paper is doing its job when it gives information to help people ev- aluate whether their government is doing the job it should," Manmow said "The stories have information that raised questions about the performance of a small group of officers Daily News editor Zachary Stalberg called the award "terrific for Aregood and terrific for the newspaper He been the voice of the newspaper, anonymously, for a lot of years, and for my money he's been the best in the country for a long time It's great to see him get that recognition Though the newspaper submitted full length editorials, Aregood is known for short, blunt, funny editorials The day that Generalissimo Francisco Franco of Spain died in 1975 Aregood wrote this full length editorial "They say only the good die young Generalissimo Francisco Franco was 82 Seems about right' Said Stalberg "He tells it straight, direct, sometimes nasty You know ex actly where he stands and the paper stands It was this directness that earned him the prize Pope taps O'Connor for Cardinal status By TABASSUM ZAKARIA Associated Press Writer PHILADELPHIA A News that Archbishop John O'Connor had been appointed cardinal by Pope John Paul II was received with particular pride here, where thj former Philadelphian is still considered "one of our guys "We take great pride in the fact a priest from Philadelphia has been raised to this said Cardinal John Krol, archbishop of Philadelphia "He's one of ours O'Connor the 65 year-old archbishop of New York was one of 28 new cardinals appointed Wednesday "My origins are in Philadelphia my roots, my education were in Philadelphia, Connor said at a news conference here, where he had returned to attend a charity dinner For better, for worse. I am what I am predominantly because of my Philadelphia influence Connor, who grew up in southwest Philadelphia, was ordained to the priesthood here and taught at several area schools before becoming a Navy chaplain in 1952 It like one of our guys was chosen," said the Rev John Sibel spokesman for the Archdiocese of Phi ladelphia 'I'm said O'Connor about his appointment "Who in the world ever thinks he's going to become a car dinal in the church'" He said it was "awe-inspiring" to think he could be called upon to offer advice to the pope Cardinals serve as the pope's principal assistants and advisers O'Connor will become the sixth archbishop of New York to be named cardinal when he is elevated formally at the Vatican May 25 "There would be no way in the world the Holy Father would have singled out John Connor He has singled out the archbishop of New York." O'Connor said "You'd be foolish to think otherwise O'Connor, after retiring from the Navy as a rear admiral, was named bishop of Scranton in 1983 and archbishop of New York last year He said he plans to stay in New York, even though he "always expected to return to Philadelphia This is my home, these are my roots," he said Among the pope appointments were the first cardinals ever from Nicaragua and Ethiopia 'He seems to be telling the world the church is one beautiful gem with many facets.

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the Archbishop of Philadelphia, at a dinner for the Catholic Chanties Appeal in Philadelphia on Wednesday O'Connor was designated a cardinal bv Pope John Paul 11 earlier in the day HP will be formally elevated to the position on May 25 at the Vatican AP Reagan honors Pa. boy WASHINGTON A I i A 12 war old bov who hod a campaign to aid Philadelphia street people has been singled out bv President Reagan along i six other vouths who have shown im redible spunk a White house spokes woman said Trevor Fcrrell of suburban Ciladw vnc and the other honoroes were due at the White House today for .1 Hose Garden awards ceremony scheduled to -oinc ide with National Volunteer Week Among those cited were a Utah boy who started a library in the basement of the town hall and a New teen who raised money for the Siatue of Liberty by collecting cereal box tops according to spokeswoman Pat Kearney of the White House These are kids who have shown incredible spunk she said Thev have all been pretty in their own right Some 200 vouths representing volun teer organisations around the nation were also invited to the ceremony Ferrell was honored by the Philadelphia City Council last year for his forays to downtown Philadelphia bring food and blankets to the homeless The trips began in December 1983 after he saw clips of street people on television Since then he has appeared on radio and television interview programs and is having to repeat the sixth grade bee ause of dvslexia and because his organi? ing efforts took him awav from schoolwork said his father Frank A contribution from a local ohun-h helped him brgm a 33-room home for the needy and his cause was named by Reagan earlier mis year to receive some of the leftover money from the inaugural fund Kveryone has made such a fuss over him He doesn welcome or seek the spotlight but he tolerates it because it helps his campaign. said Frank Ferrell HesaidTrevot was not nervous about his White House visit Tdliketosayhe was jumping for joy, but he just accepts it all He's had so much media attention While here, the Ferrells planned a VIP tour of the FBI building and a meeting with Sen John Hem? Pa A TTENTION GRADUA TESH Buy this handsome chest Get a 3-piece T7T) 17171 luggage set Cedar chest by Free luggage by Jordache i Hi iiinlul A fit in hiiTt tl i 'in i' a 289 THE BETTER DEAL" Schwartz's Furniture Barn GETTYSBURG 334-3431 LITTLESTOWN 359-4844 An ideal gift combination for the graduate or bride-to-be Two great names and Jordache Two very practical gifts -a cedar chest and luggage And for a limited time, get both for the price of the cedar chest alone 1 But hurry, supplies of both are limited FREE JORDACHE' LUGGAGE OFFER Nylon 3 pr luggage set a value yours lief with Lane Chest as Shown Quantities are limited Name Address City Stale Zip I thf Twn-Tavtrn Rarhm Road, (rftivOwirs, WESTMINSTER 848-0992 I.KS ihur, tn K.sc-,1 Wed.