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Daily News from New York, New York • 247

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i i i $2 Million in Dope Burned 00 a Crackdown on Waste DffcY NEWS, WEDNitAV, JV'LY Fres Limth J9 Iiy THOMAS RA1TKRY summer lunch for needy children haw hu-n sponsors or st ate I lenartment of Ktliunt inn Hctimi. Mom-Is More than 200 free recently either by their own Terry, state coordinator of the program for the city, said yesterday. Alut m'Ii- plenients, served anywhere In tho city. Some Kite nerve not onlv sitid tlmt the Washington Hieet IIIV lt lulled III lift llelii. In call off an Aug.

I dadlme nil pnned upon the the le 1 1 ill ill of A I ictilt me, AM flee lulled lte iot III eoiti I I Will) federal yilldi lilies ate to be I denied ad'ahce pli II let. Ua' remain open. The closings over a period of 12 days have been the result of Rep. Elizabeth Holtzman's attack on the program's waste, as well as checks of the sites by 12" state monitors, Terry said. Meanwhile, the furor over the $1.5 million federally funded, state-administered program, resulted in the vendors who servise thee sites calling for an emergen cy meeting last night at the Golden Gate Inn, Sheepshead vb bay.

Session in Washington Another emergency meeting was called in Washington, to be attended by Sen. Jacob Javits, Reps. Holtzman, Fred Richmond, Charles Rangel and Shirley Chi-sholin. Government agency, pon-sor and vendor representatives also attended. Terry, who met with most of the city's 14S sponsors yesterday at 2 World Trade Center, said that as of Monday there would be no snacks, known as nuwl sup- lunch, but other in ruin or naik as well, he explained.

Rep. Holtzman mi id that she was deeply disturbed by report that some official were actually willing to look the other way at the pros watf found in the pro-gram, long a it partially served the need of needy did dren. Some Confuhion "The state liepartrnt- nt of Education, which i charged tith administering the program, implies it can't eliminate the waste," Keb. Holtman mud. strongly support feeding the needy children, but 1 doii I tip-port waste." Terry Haiti there was "some confusion about implementation" of Dejmrtiiieiit of A grieult'tre in xtruction ordering the state get tough by -n forcing federal guidelines for the program.

A spokomnn for Hit hfoinl tune for the month of Tear I uilion "If pMJIlKlit ate Witbtiidil. (I pt'ogtam Will be ft i nt fpoki-Hiiiitn mid. "SioitiUf ai'M ol vt ill Buffer the ttoM l.lf i-moiio who lur liei th lary-et liti'rr, have nmir tun I avjiihille will be ahl ta urvie 1 1 iin I mi i no hi In. ally, aimt hi federally fnii.lt project t.i ue the Iemt mi nt of Allien! tuie. Ti I mm I'lon-el, arm of the foiiunutiily Ae'ion for i j.nl Si lee Niiti.no.

ete.in If IU fi.lltelliplaltl if lee action to prevent He boldmir of the dvafit merit News photo by Dan Cronin Westchester County Sheriff Thomas Delaney shows part of S2 million worth of narcotics at his office yesterday prior to its all goinp up in smoke at the Grasslands Reservation. The narcotics, (heroin, pills and marijuana) were seized in various criminal investigations since 1971. label 2d Ave. Subway a Drain Kids of PAL See Who's Who at Zoo have indeed been water cutoffs "periodically, for very short intervals." Monday's cutoff resulted when a connecting pipe to a fire hudrant broke "a a result of old age," the spokesman explained. "Nobody expected it to break and it wasn't something we did deliberately." Water Co mmissioner Charles Samowitz said he is investigating the matter.

But none of this comes as much consolation for Miss Christpulos, a telephone company enioloye who owns and lives in the building at 2166 Second Ave. "They keep brng she complained. "Now it's getting to the point where it's ridiculous. "I have an aunt living with me who is 87 year sold and I can't even give her a cup of water," he added. Dick Bra Constance Christopulos put up with the noise.

She learned to live with the traffic. She made the best of the dust and dirt. But, by gosh, shutting off the water is too much. Thanks to dleanup construction on the shelved Second Ave. subway, Miss Christopulos and her neighbors in East Harlem have been hit by periodic water cutoffs.

The last one began Monday at 9 p.m. and affected residents on Second Ave. between E. 110th and E. 112th Sts.

through yesterday afternoon. Two weeks ago, residents complain, the water was off for several hours. The same thing happened four weeks ago. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority acknowledged through a spokesman that there Hotel (Sets Call, is Put on Hold By DICK BRASS The long-delayed plan to build a $65 million hotel complex behind Madison landmark Villard Houses took a step forward this week, but then faced further delays. On the forward side, City Planning Commission Chairman Victor Marrero said, a "perpetual" covenant to protect the his By MARTIN KIMi One thousand kid learni'd who wn who and what was what at the Bronx Zo dining daylong- outinjr that featuml di-play of the ymin.

sters art work. But the happicnt kid. were 1h.ie who mm fji.t prize from the judges of pouter put together by pai 1 1. i.n! from 19 different Police Athletic League ceiitei in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queen. Their punter of three monkey buying ticket io the was judged the bext of the lot by repie-i ntative of tlte Avon Cosmetic which underwrote the endeavor III conjoin ion with the PAL and a.lininitiato of the llion boo.

WinnTt Art fraud They were from the Wynn Center at Ae. In Brooklyn. "if all right. It's great to be a winner, inn," sl.l 12 year-old Alan Boyd, who helped prepare the poster. William Pri.lgen, another 12 year-old, nwul that "proud to he a winner and part of the PAL program." "I'm very, very happy," nimply xul Jame, Kverlt, another 12-year-old who helped produce the poter.

Second place went to a Queen play afreet program at 4th Ave. near -JHth St. in Wood.i.le. The kid theie won the prize for their depiction of a denert camel in front of an Kgyptian pyramid with an ordinary New Yorktualer hdmfit in the foreground. 'Adopttd' Animal Faturd The Captain Sweeney Center at 81 Snyder Ave.

In Hn.ol,. lyn won third prize for the ki.l' depiction of a rroid.ii and owl, dressed and standing in modern street clothe. Each PAL center had been assigned to ue imagination mi an "adopted" unitnal at the r.oo, which tanged from lion anl foxe to tigers anil sheep and jut about ewiythuis; be tween. But the art show, was only a small part of the fun r'aeli kid was given $2 in scrip to spend a denied. There were pony rides and other a iiinement to be mn pled, including the minute film lii-h identified Who's Who in the Zoo.

Hendieoppad Oat Lift One group of handicapped front the Brooklyn Si for Special Children at Bay St. was taken through the grounds in special carts. David Smith, director of program opei at lorn for PAL, said that this was the first year the organtst ion bad attempted as outing such as yesterday's. The kills were driven to the roo In 19 bue supplied by the Avon Co. Each bus bore a replica of the a lopte-i annual of its center.

Awards will be presented to the fnt thiee wiiiiirin in Flushing Meadows Park during a reremony on Thurxtay, Au attorney Kevin McGrath, who has represented the archbishopric in negotiations with Helsmley, the city and landmarks preservationists. "I don't like to see any further delays on this." The covenant, which is a permanent pledge by Helmsley and the archbishopric to protect the set of houses at Madison Ave. and E. 51st was completed Monday after many weeks of work. It provides that: The exterior and the interior including the ornate Gold Room will be protected in accordance with two special plans during and after construction.

Insurance will cover any jamages and the Gold Room will ultimately become a cocktail lounge. The pulbic will have access to the "Significant interiors" after construction and several entrances will be regularly open after the hotel-office tower is completed. Certain uses will be prohib toric structures, built in the Italian-Renaissance style, has been completed by developer Harry Helmsley and the Archbishopric of New York, a special Catholic Church corporation which owns the Villard Houses. But on the backward side, Community Planning Board 5 Chairman William Stuhlbarg ruled out considering the covenant at its meeting tonight. And the next meeting is not scheduled until Sept.

9. Apporval Urged "They can't give us the cove- nant Tuesday and expect us to run it through by Wednesday night," said Stuhlbarg. "Our board feels this right now whether we're talking about a 51-story hotel or a sidewalk cafe, we're not going to vote." But because community board approval is not legally required, some of the participate in the tvo-year project say they will p'tbe ity Planning Commis-' "n- the Board of Estimate -1 approval immedi- Victor Marrero Tells of covenant I'll be interested at all," complained Helmsley, who said he has spent $2 million on planning so far. "I think the whole ited tor signit leant rooms. Banned re movie theaters, model agencies, fst-food opera- is nonsense nd 1 just about Luons.

massage parlors, and off 11 "I 1 1 'nal 41- track betting parlors, among Other things..

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