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DAILY NEWS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1977 Beame: Mero Forfeited Mis Life 24 Blake a few blocks from the mugging scene, police said. "He thought the could bandle the kids," said one homicide detective, "He didn't know they were armed." Police said that Jackson attempted to make a citizens arrest of the youths but two ran off. The third youth pulled a small caliber gun and shot Jackson in the temple, police said. Police Officers John Nola'n and Michael Murray of the East New York station heard the shot a few blocks away but Jackson was dead when they arrived. The gunman had fled.

Jackson's body was identified at the Kings County morgue yesterday by his mother, Doris Jackson, of 118-14 205th St. Albans, Queens, and a friend, Marge Green, 27. A Smile for Everyone The "always smiling" a Transit Authority employe Jackson, who lived alone at 114-14 135th was a community dyname who was president of his block's association, head of the South Ozone Park Chamber of Commerce, a member of Community Planning Board 10, a PAL baseball and soccer coach and vice chairman of the local economic development center. His death sent tremors throughout his community "Philips went outof his way for everybody," said neighbor Ruth Smith, of 114-13 135th st. "And the man always had a smile his face was lit up all the time." Queens Borough President Donald Manes called Jackson an "outstanding community leader." "Why does this always happen to the people who Bv THOMAS RAFTERY and DON GENTILE City officials joined family and friends yesterday in mourning the death of a "'good samaritan" civic figure who was gunned down on a Brooklyn street after going to the aid of a mugging victim Mayor Beame said: "I am deeply shocked by the tragic death of Phillip Jackson, a heroic civilian who came to the defense of a woman being mugged (he) forfeited his whole life while assisting a New Yorker in need." Jackson was to present hackmade clock plaques to Beame and Mayorelect Koch last night at a dinner of the Federation of Citywide Block Associations.

Jackson was treasurer of the association and had been scheduled to be a co-chairman of the dinner. He was shot once in the head at point-black range by one of three teenagers suspected of mugging a woman who was Chgistfas shopping in the East New york section, police said. She Flags Down His Car The woman, whose name was being held confidential, police said, flagged down Jackson's car Wednesday night at the corner of Winthrop and E. 95th Sts. Jackson, 33, was returning to his Ozone Park, Queens, home after picking up the mayoral awards from Brooklyn clockmaker.

Jackson, described by' friends as one who "just had to lep people," offered to find the muggers who had stolenthe woman's pocketbook, said police. After a short drive, the woman pointed out her attackers to Jackson at corner of Union St. and News photo by Nick Sorrenlino Mrs. Doris Jackson with picture of late son, Phillip, and Manhattan Borough President Percy- Sutton. are always helping others," said another neighbor, Mildred Johnson.

"He died helping another person. He was always doing that." Ruby Ford Jackson's co-chairman on the mayoral dinner committee, said a moment of silence was planned for the slain West Indies-born Jackson at the Statler Hilton affair. Homicide detectives said they were looking for three black males between the ages of 17 and 19. 4 1 Ill Stage daid Betting Setup Mere Bv PATRICK DOYLE and NEAL HIRSCHFELD FBI agents here have raided a apartment in a luxury high-rise on E. 59th St.

and seized $10,000 in cash and a large quantity of betting paraphernalia, as part of a series of gambling raids across the nation. Acting on a search warrant, four FBI agents entered the flat at 300 E. MTA Projects 50c Fare Safe For Next Year Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials insisted yesterday that subway and bus fares will be frozen at 50 cents through next year despite rising deficits. It appears that with the federal and state aid we are getting we will be able to maintain the fare at 50 cents in 1978." authority vice chairman Leonard Braun said. The Citv Planning Commission predicted Wednesday that subway and bus fares would climb to 65 cents next year and rise gradually to 90 cents in mid-1981 to cover deficits in Transit Authority operations.

Meanwhile. Transport Workers Union President John Lawe described the planning commission report as the opening salvo in the approaching contract talks between the authority and his 45.000-member union. The union contract expires in March. Building a ead of Steam I th'nk they're building up a head of steam to get ready for the Transport 'rLfi ism T' lt "1 555 Lit 1 1 oter- Artist's conception of plans for reconstruction of Commodore Hotel. Builder Nails Down $100M For Commodore Hotel Rehab By MARK LIEBERMAN Long-stalled plans to reconstruct the shuttered Commodore Hotel took a major leap forward yesterday when developer Donald Trump announced that he has completed financing arrangements for his $100 million rebuilding project.

59th St. late Wednesday evening. No one was inside the apartment when they entered and the FBI here declined to disclosure the name of the tenant. The raids are an attempt to obtain evidence for a grand jury in Providence that will investigate a multimillion-dollar sports betting network. As the New York apartment was searched, agents staged raids in Las Vegas, Providence, West Warwick, R.I.; Lafayette, and Niles, Ohio.

The homes of two nationally prominent oddsmakers Robert L. (Bobby) Martin and Lester (Lem) Banker were searched in Las Vegas. Agents in Las Vegas also recovered $64,000 in cash from a safety deposit box, according to Lincoln C. Almond, the U.S. attorney for Rhode Island.

Almond called the network "a major interstate illegal gambling operation with significant organized crime ties." He said the network took thousands of dollars each week in bets on football, basketball and other sport events. Find Apples With Needles Columbus, Ohio (UPI) Vsedles have been found in apples in hiliday fruit baskets, the police here said yesterday. Authorities said that a company in the downtown area had ordered nine extra fancy fruit baskets from a downtown fruit and vegetable store and found apples with needles in four of the baskets. Thebaskets were taken to the police crime laboratory for further investigation.1 -1 Workers Union." Lawe said. The timing of the commission report, he added, was ironic because we haven't presented our demands yet." Lawe blamed growing transit operating deficits cited by the planning commission on the authority itself.

The very fact that there's a deficit at the moment is part of their own fault because they've cut back service to the extent that they're losing revenue instead of saving he said. Transit is an industry that you cannot cut back and save money." Facing 49.2M Deficit The planning commission had said the Transit Authority faces a deficit of $49.2 million in the current fiscal year with the shortage growing to $382.9 million in fiscal 1982. In the absence of new federal and state aid or service cutbacks, the commission said, the fare would have to go up to 65 cents next year, 70" cents in 1979, 80 cents in 1980 and 90 cents in 1981. An authority spokesman said the agency has no ma deany long-range projections." of future deficits. annual payments in lieu of real estate taxes for 40 years.

Without the tax break, actual taxes on the property would have been more than $3 million and Trump said he could not have undertaken the project if full taxes were levied. The hotel will actually be owned by the state Urban Development Corp. which agreed in September 1976 to buy it from Trump for $1 and lease it back to him for 99 years. Trump said the furnishings, fixtures and equipment of the present hotel will be auctioned off on Jan. 5.

The Hyatt Regency will be the first major convention hotel buiilt here since 1963, when the New York Hiilton was put up. The hotel will include high atriums, five restaurants accommodating 2,000 diiners, a 65,000 square foot shopping center and a connection with the Gmwt Central Terminal. Trump said he had obtained commitments from the Bowery Savings Bank to put up $45 million in addition to $30 million from the Hyatt hotel organization and $25 million from the Equitable Life Assurance Society. Demolition of all but the steel structure of hotel at 42d St. and Lexington Ave.

will begin Feb. 15, with the opening of a new hotel scheduled for February 1980. The hotel project was the first major effort approved under a city business investment incentive policy which was roundly criticized by other major hotels in the city. They will be in direct competition with the new hotel which is to be called the Hyatt Regency. Under the tax abatement plan approved by the Board of Estimate in May 1976 shortly after the Commodore, closed the xity wirl'" receive'.