Daily News from New York, New York • 65

DAILY NEWS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1970 5: emsts Wide Sea Sweep; Fails' to Find 3-Ballo 40' I U- I By FRANK MAZZA The fate of three balloonists whose attempted transatlantic crossing went wrony about 500 miles southeast of St. John's, Newfoundland, was in grave doubt yesterday. Seven aircraft and three surface vessels failed to find any trace of the three. CANADA mpon 0e I 60- 50- Six American military aircraft I and a roval Canadian air force plane reported that aerial reconnaissance over the search area was hampered by lew fog. The Coast Guard cutter Duane, one of three on the scene, said the possibility of surface sightings" was considerably reduced by seas of three to 15 feet.

Last Message op Monday A Coast Guard spokesman who described the weather conditions for the search and rescue operations as "other than ideal," declared the search would continue "until we locate the missing crew or are definite about their fate." The 80-foot high balloon, Free Life, was operated by Rodney Anderson, 32, a commodity broker of 425 E. 79th his wife, TV actress Pamela Brown, 28, and British aeronautical engineer Malcolm Brighton, 32. The last message from the crew was received at 7:05 p.m. Monday, when they reported that they were descending in a heavy rainstorm. After giving their location, they signed off with the words: "Will try to contact after landing." x9 -WW.

4 NEWS photo by Tom Cunningham Ken McDonald, ground crewman, says balloonists were ready for every emergency. There has been no contact. Although the 12-foot gondola of the balloon contained an inflatable life raft, an emergency beep transmitter, assorted flares, a 30-day survival kit, no sign or signal has been picked up. Feels They Are Alive Ken McDonald, 22, a member of the ground crew which helped launch the Free Life on its planned historic trip from East Hampton, L.I., last Sunday, said he felt the balloonists were alive. "They have prepared for every type of eventuality and emergency.

They know what to do to survive." McDonald said that he and other members of the ground crew were praying that the life raft did not capsize. "There are no handles on the raft," McDonald said, "and it would be very difficult to hang on if it flipped over." NEWS Map by Staff Artist Search centered 500 miles southeast of Newfoundland. In Colorado, an Early Fall Poet Slain in Ant; rivers By DOMIXICK UNSINO Police were investigating yesterday the slaying of a doctor who was shot Monday night in his car in front of Idaho Springs, Colo- cools it under UPI Telephoto a 4-inch blanket of snow. the Parent Association and of the teachers rejected an offer from Chancellor Harvey Scribner to restore nine teaching positions at the school, whose staff had been cut by 21 positions from last year. "Students at PS 11 still have not had their first day at school.

That boycott, against oveixrowd-ed conditions in the building at Ogden Ave. and 169th went into its seventh straight day. Brooklyn MS Far from sweltering New York, wms lax By BERT SHAN AS An increased frce of Board -if Education combined with a large staff of teacher volunteers in patrolling the hallways, kept things peaceful yesterday at Brooklyn's racially troubled South Shore High School. Frincipal Max Bromer reported attendanc at over fiO'v of the registered 1.700 students. However, several parents outside the several other motorists.

Dr. Sidney J. Shapiro, 58, a physician and philanthropist, was slain near his home in Briarcliff Manor. Westchester police said that at least three persons heard the shots and saw the killer, but did not realize they were witnessing a slaying. Shapiro, a specialist in geriatrics, had offices at 16 W.

16th near Fifth and was on the staff of Beth Israel Hospital, where he worked in the geriatrics clinic. He lived in a 573.0C0 house at 33 Walnut with his attractive young wife, Andrea, and their two children, Jennifer, 9 and Alice 8. Tells of Call to Wife According to Briarcliff' Manor Police Chief Joseph McHenry, Shapiro- phoned his wife from Manhattan Monday evening and told her he was catching his usual Penn Central commuter train, leaving Grand Central at 6:43 p.m. He arrived at the Scarborough iin reace svuboi railroad station around 8:10 and started driving home in his cream-colored Volkswagen station wagon, which he had parked at the station that morning. About a mile from the station, he halted for a stop sign at the intersection of Aspinwall Rd.

and Sleepy Hollow Ed. in Briarcliff Manor. At this point the motorist directly behind him became aware of something unusual happening in the Volkswagen. He saw a man's leg protruding from the open door on the driver's side. A man appeared to be shoving another from the driver's seat to the passenger side of the vehicle.

The man being pushed was later identified as Shapiro. As the Cops See It Police believe that the killer either jumped into the Volkswagen at the intersection or else was riding with Shapiro and took over the driving when the car stopped. Later, the Volkswagen passed Shapiro's stret nd the man in the following car heard what he thought were two shots. He pulled alongside the doctor's car, but drove off when the suspected killer jumped out. At least one other car, containing a homeward-bound commuter and his wife, also stopped at the shooting scene.

They heard the shots, which sounded to them like "cpplcs thudding against the Volkswagen," McHenry said. They also saw the suspect running away. He was described a white, 30 to 40, about 5 foot 8, slim, wearing dark pants and a white shirt. 1A1RDEX UNHEALTHY UNSATISFACTORY 1 ACCEPTABLE GOOD ft fa: 2i hr PeriaJ 33 TODAY: Pollution levels ar epecled to remain at "near liy RICHARD OLIVER Army Specialist 4 Emil Schaeffer, a Vietnam veteran from Brooklyn who wa due to be discharged last month, goes on trial at Fort Riley, today for wearing a peace medal under his uniform. The medal had been given ssiowa a school, at 6505 Flatlands said they would continue to keep their children out until they get what they consider to be "adequate security" at the new high school.

Meanwhile, boycotts continued to keep all children out of PS 11 in the Bronx and IS 44 in Manhattan. The IS 44 boycott went into its second day as representatives, of killed in com oat. of an individual to his -wn beliefs." Schaeffer's civilian attorney, Joseph Giacalone of Brooklyn, said the case does not' involve wearing the medai on the outside of his uniform. "He wears it around his neck, under the uniform like a religious person would a crucifix or a Star of David." The GI, whose foster parents, -Mr. and Mrs.

Joseph Sconzo, live at 1871 W. 3d Brooklyn, enlisted in the Army in 1966 and was scheduled to be honorably discharged Aug 20. However, on Aug. 17, while he wa3 mustering out, Schaeffer was informed that he would be tried by special court-martial on-two charges of disobeying orders. On Monday one charge wa3 bn iitiiai iw 11- I If to him by a buddy who was "I wear it in memory of him because he gave hia life for peace," said Schaeffer, who spent 30 months in the war zone as an infantryman and later as a medic.

Accused of disobeying an officer's order to the medal. Schaeffer faces! a mixi-mum sentence of six months at hard labor and a bad conduct discharge. Last year the Brooklyn GI was punished by hia company commander for refusine to remove the medal. At that time he was busted from sergeant to specialist 4, fined restricted for 60 days and slapped with 45 days of extra dutv. Asked why he persists in wearing the medal, Schaeffer replied in a telephone interview "Look, I've obviously given thU a lot of throught.

They think I'm misfit. I'm not, I'm fighting clhe fight If I zsT Envile Schaeffer his, peace i NEWS photo medal stirs war in the army i.