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Daily News from New York, New York • 13

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DAILY NEWS, MARCH 25, 1970 24 Film Honors Martin Luther King Jr. CIWoirA-H jlMiQoiies Don Mml By BERT SHANAS Candidates sponsored by church groups continued to rack up tremendous support throughout the city as the. community school board election count went into its sixth Jill 11 -fi -1 day today. With complete results in last (now complete) Herbert Kap-lain, Joseph Whalen, Marguerite Adams, Herbert Gallus. District 25 (now complete) Ruth B.

Andrews, Karl Applbaum, Thomas J. Dillon, Betty Louise Felton, James L. O'Hara, George J. Regan, Edna M. Turner.

District 28 (now complete) Howard Abadin-sky, Katherine J. James, Alan H. Joseph, Charles S. Lucas, Rose Molk. District 27 (now complete): Thomas J.

Adams Jeanne Sazio, Clarence E. Witherspoon, Jacqueline Lederman, Murray Leifer, William Zimmerman Jr. Associated Press Wlrephoto Mrs. Martin Luther King widow of the slain civil rights leader, and her sons, Martin, 12 and Dexter, 9, arrive at Atlanta theater to see a special documentary film on King's life. The film was presented at about 1,000 theaters across the country last night.

night for 20 of the 25 districts, it appeared as though church-sponsored candidates would have at least one seat on the majority of local boards, and in several cases four or more members. A Priest in the Lead In Brooklyn's District 20, for example, the Rev. Michael C. French a Catholic priest, took 8,000 of the district's 29,500 votes. This was more than three times the number of votes he needed to win under the proportional representation system.

Other priests, rabbis, ministers and nuns were turning up on slates throughout the city, as were parents of parochial school children. Brooklyn Board of Education member Seymour Lachman said yesterday he was "very concerned abont the results at this point." Lachman, who had warned about Injecting the issue of aid to parochial schools into the election during the campaign, refused to comment further until all results were in. Meanwhile, the counting continued to be a slow process in areas with large slates of candidates. Staten Island's District 30, Fire 3 Goodell Enters Race Formally Nixon By THOMAS POSTER Republican Sen. Charles E.

Goodell formally declared him self a candidate for a full term By ROBERT KAPPSTATTER Three women were cleared of charges yesterday in connection with the explosion of an incendiary bomb in Alexander's Manhattan department store Saturday. Their male companion, Rodrigo Lopez, 37, in whose pocket the bomb exploded, will have a hear ing tomorrow. At the same time, immigration authorities questioned Lopez's roommate, Jose Alberto Aguilar, 33. Aguillar had appeared in Criminal Court yesterday as a defense witness for the four 34, and Mrs. Mery Almeida de others.

Immigration authorities I Ortiz, 35, Loth of Ecuador, who said that Aguilar was in this were visiting Mrs. Alvarez, country illegally. All five are j- Says He Didn't Know Ecuadorians. 1 Lopez, a jeweler, of 83-43 Vietor Immigration officials will also Elmhurst, told police that question Lopez today about his he did not know how the incendi status in this country. ary device got in his pocket, but Aguilar said he had found it in a raincoat he was trying on and 4 a 1 Insufficient Evidence Criminal Court Judge William yesterday.

coupled his an-n ment with sharp i ic i of President Nixon. Goodell, who had been a conservative mem- ber of the House, turned liberal after Loguen dismissed the charges i ALt ct. the bomb went off. Assistant District Attorney Witn canawates was reported to be into its 47th round of counting last night without one board member having been declared, elected. Manhattan to Vote Later The election, which brought ut an estimated 14.7 of the 2.4 million eligible voters in Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Richmond, will determine the makeup of 25 nine-member school boards in the four boroughs.

Manhattan's election, held up by a court order, will take place after a public hearing Is held on a new redisricting plan. The new boards will begin functioning July 1, with their unpaid members serving three year terms. The following were the latest winners in the community school board elections as announced yesterday by the Board of Elections: Queens District 23: Thomas McGovern, Edward MacDonald. District 24 Sen. gov.

Rockefel- Goodell i appointed him to fill the seat, of the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. Yesterday he again took the position that has got him into hot water with his pai-ty, calling for a "swift and complete" withdrawal from Vietnam. Goodell, talking to 250 support-esr at the Park Sheraton Hotel, Michael Corriero said there was insufficient evidence against them.

The three, along with Lopez, were charged with possession of a bomb, arson, criminal possession of merchandise and petty larceny. Corriero told the court that "after di3cuss'ng this case with the arrest'ns officer we find we are not able to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that they are guilty as charged at this time." The women, who had vigorously protested their innocence since the time of their arrest, were Mrs. Elena Alvarez, 29, of 40-36 77th Elmhurst Queens, and Mrs. Martha de Ortiz Enderica, Bombing Crackdown Washington, March 24 (News Bureau) President Nixon will issue a statement and submit legislation to Congress tomorrow asking for increased power to deal with bombing attacks and other terrorist acts, the White House said today. The proposed legislation, inspired by recent bombings in the New York City area and elsewhere, was worked up by the Justice Department over the past week or 10 days.

made it clear that he would be appealing to Democrats and Liberals for votes in November if he Rodrigo Lopez Hie roommate im questioned Yippies "Raise Jor Hack IFai.ttE.eir Hail By DONALD FLYNN The Youth International Party better known as is nominated by the GOP State Committee April 6 and 7 in Rochester. He said he was dissatisfied with Nixon's policies on civil rights, military spending, antibal-listic missiles and Vietnam and with the President's nomination of Judge G. HaiToId Carswell to the Supreme Court. Rep. Richard Ottinger of Westchester, who is bidding for the Democratic nomination to challenge Goodell, urged the federal government yesterday to ban the use of asbestos as a fireproofing the Yippies said yesterday Black Panthers out on bail.

that it has raised $65,000 to get another of the 12 jailed the the spray on steel beams in buildings under construction. He said as bestos causes cancer. Asked where money came from, Yippie leader Abbie Hoffman said, "We got it from the Bank of America in Santa Barbara, Calif." (That bank was burned to the ground Feb. 25 during a student riot sparked by the conviction of Hoffman and four others in the Chicago 7 conspiracy case.) The announcement about the bail money was made by Martin Kenner, coordinator of the Committee to Defend the Panther 21, who called a press conference at the Hotel Diplomat. Kenner said he got the money from the Yippies and handed it over to the defense lawyers in the Panther case.

Defense counsel Gerald Lefcourt confirmed that he has the money, and that bail for one of the jailed defendants will be posted today. "I can't say which defendant it will be until the bond is posted," Lefcourt said. The defense has been particularly anxious to free defendant Lee Berry, an epileptic who has reportedly lost 50 pounds during a year in jail and in Belle-vue Hospital. Leary's Wife Makes Plea Appearing with Kenner, Hoffman and Yippie co-leader Jerry C. Rubin, both were partially gagged and bound to show, they said, that "we are not allowed to speak." Mrs.

Rosemary Leary, the wife of Dr. Timothy Leary, was also there. Mrs. Leary, wearing a granny dress, appealed for help in raising $100,000 bail to free her husband, who faces up to 20 years on drug convictions in Texas and California for possession of one ounce of marijuana. Then, Nancy Rubin and Anita Hoffman, Yippie wives, announced they were leaving today for Stockholm, Sweden, to confer with revolutionary leaders from North Vietnam and other countries.

Easter Demonstration Also present was Peter Rabbit, in a white bunny suit, alias John Algio, who announced there will be a "Conspiracy-In" on Easter Sunday in Central Park. Of the 13 Panthers facing trial for conspiracy to bomb buildings and kill policemen, one, Afeni Shakur, is free on $100,000 bail. Two others are held in $50,000 bail, two are held without bail, and the rest in $100,000 bail each. The pretrial hearing before Justice John M. Murtagh in the Good Friday Parking Rule Alternate side of the street parking regulations will be suspended Good Friday, Traffic Commissioner Theodore announced yesterday, but all other traffic rules will remain in effect-on the holy day.

Abbie Hoffman Jokem about bail money Criminal Court Building was halted by Murtagh Feb. 24 until the defendants sign statements promising to behave in court..

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