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Daily News from New York, New York • 3

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DAILX NEWS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1972 C3 -By WILLIAM PROCTOR Four reputed Colombo crime family members, one of whom was officially named as the man who "murdered" Joseph (Crazy Joey) Gallo, have been indicted on assorted charges of contempt and perjury. The accusations were handed up by a grand jury investigating Gallo's death, District Attorney Frank Hogan's office announced yesterday. m. Tl Mr ibelieved to be the first official The indictments, disclosed jointly by John Keenan, rtnftTrlwlwmMlt of ttM, -Hogan's Homicide Bureau chief, and Assistant District Attorney Robert Tanenbaum, include a contempt charge agrainst Philip (Fat Fungi) Gambino, 48, of 59 Carmine 1 for refusing even to be sworn by the grand jury. He was of Luparelli's accusations.

Bo DiBiase, who has been missing since the Gallo shooting, and Indelicate were convicted of committing a gangland murder in 1951, but DiBiase was later acquitted in a retrial of his case. named in court by mob informant Joseph Lnparelli as one TT I Carniie (Sonny Piato) DiBiase i of the barticiDants in the nlan Movie House Ban Upheld State Supreme Court Justice 'Gerald Culkin has' upheld a 30-day license suspension for the Hudson Theater, 141 W. 44th one of; the Times Square houses that specialize in pornography films. The Department of Consumer Affairs a hearing and slapped the suspension on the theater after the corporation 'that runs it received criminal convictions for conspiracy to show obscene films and disorderly conduct. Sgt.

William Phair looks IT PooDg-ai-ILiiiig Is? I 2 1 By EDWARD KIRKMAN The traditional green-and-white police car is on its way out, to be replaced by a fleet of jazzy light blue air-conditioned sedans. Gone, too, will be the screeching police siren and in its place will come the ding-a-ling sounds of to murder Gallo, Contempt charges were issued also against Dominick. Trinc.hera, 37, of Bardonia, N.Y., and Joseph Gorgone, 45, of 142 Sullivan who reputedly has acted as messenger for Colombo family chief Joseph (Joe Yac) Yacovelli The fourth defendant Alphonse (Sonny Red) Indelicate, 45, of 113 Elizabeth was indicted on perjury. Killing at Clam House One indictment, in describing questions put to Trinchera, refers to Carmine (Sonny Pinto) DiBiase as "the man who murdered Joseph Gallo." Luparelli, who said he helped plan the murder, has testified that DiBiase was one of three men who actually, shot Gallo at Umberto's Clam House last April, but the reference in this indictment is over new air-conditioned police car lation differential of 0.1 it gives New Yorkers "the most rep resentative legislature in the nation," said Merola and Council Majority Leader Thomas J. Cu-ite.

Under the new plan, which must be in effect by Feb. 1 to be in time for the councilmanic Elections next fall, Brooklyn and Queens will gain two seats each. and Bronx and Maten Island one new seat each. Safe districts arranged to in sure the election of minority groups representatives will be in 1 Broollyn' 3rdUa.sbB arTi'l mm. Asks About Messages Tanenbaum, in interrogating: the defendants, was trying determine who was present and what was said at a Colombo family hideout in Nyack, N.Y., just after the Gallo shooting, according to the indictments.

He asked whether Yacovelli had conversations with the defendants and also whether Gorgone carried messages about the Gallo murder back and forth between Yacovelli and Alphonse (Allie Boy) Persico and one of Persico's pals, Jerry Langello. Tanenbaum was also trying to determine whether Yacovelli authorized Gallo's murder, according to the indictments. The grand jury investigation, which has involved the testimony of scores of witnesses, is continuing, Tanenbaum said. NEWS photo by Leonard Detrick outside W. 82d St precinct.

wick areas for a Puerto Rican and in Bedf ord-S tuyvesant-Brownsville for a black. The new lines in the Hunts Point section of the Bronx are drawn to elect a Puerto Rican. In Queens, a new council seat is all but reserved for a black in the South Jamaica-St. Albans and Springfield Gardens communities. The other Queens seat will cover predominantly white areas.

At present there are no Puerto Rican councilmen and only two balcks among the 37 office holders. 1Thei mem pSa would missing since Gallo shooting. researched their effectiveness for Canick. The new color is less heat-retentive and should ease the strain on the air conditioning. Also, it will be more visible at a distance than the old green and white.

There will be a foot-wide re flective stripe on each side of the car. Ihe word police will ap pear in reflective white paint on the hood, fenders and doors. Large orange numerals will be painted on the roof to aid joint helicopter-land unit endeavors. Will Broadcast Calls A three-part unit including two large red lights and the siren will be on the roof. The siren will double as a public address system broadcasting police calls when the cops leave the car.

In addition. Commissioner Patrick Murphy is preparing to hold a contest among the cops for a department motto, which he hopes to put on the nose of the new blue charger. Money for the new cars estimated by Canick to cost between $3,500 and $3,600 eacli will come from the departments $3.7 million vehicle budget. Another automotive program instituted by Canick is a police rent-a-car program. The department hopes to lease 11 cars far its anti-crime forces in Manhattan's Fourth Division.

Sgt. James Harkins of the W. 68th St- station's anti-crime patrol was credited by Canick with the rental idea. Harkin had complained to Canick about the "bomb" that his unit ha3 t3 use to catch crooks. The car, an oldie seized from criminals and reclaimed by the department, hai a history oi -breakdowns.

European police cars. The new color, which matches the hues of the police shoulder patch, will make New York City's radio cars distinctive, in the opinion of Deputy Commissioner Paul Canick, who is seeking bids for the cars from major auto manufacturers. The department will purchase 1,011 vehicles, ranging from five four-wheel-drive Broncos to 596 patrol cars. The force will acquire also more than 400 unmarked, high powered eight-cylinder jobs for detectives and highway patrol work. The air conditioning is a first for the city.

The new cars are expected to bolster police morale and include many safety factors, according to Patrolman Brian Mulhearn, who up a new triborough district In which white, conservative areas of Rid wood, Maspeth and Hunters Point in Queens would be merged with heavily minority populated areas of Manhattan and the Bronx. This seas probably would go to a black of Puer to Kican. a Island's population growth gained won it a full Council seat for the first time and a share of two seats in Brooklyn and Manhattan. The plan does not change the present 10 at-large seats, two from each borough to aid minority party representation. The plan simply adds six district set ltp thecyrrent 27, By OWEN FITZGERALD The City Council presented yesterday a reapportionment plan that will add six seats to the 37-member body and all but guarantees the election of five blacks and Puerto Ricans to fill them next year.

The redistricting plan prepared by the Council's Special Committee on Reapportionment, and man dated by the Legislature, was introduced as a bill at yesterday's City Hall meeting. The committee will hold a pub-lie hearing on the new district lines at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, Committee Chairman Mario Merola (D-Bronx) announced. The reapportionment plan reduces the number of persons rep resented by a councilman from 285,000 in 4he present, districts 32591 IWsenttiig popu.

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