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21 Volunteers to a man 00 feTO by fake krms DAILY NEWS, THURSDAY. JANUARY It 1979 ITU a scale of 2 to 8. Two has the highest priority, 8 the lowest. Bank burglary or robbery alarms often triggered by bank tellers during a stickup will continue to receive high-priority "2" ratings. Recorded alarms account for 13.7 of all calls to 911.

according to the Gol-Cin audit Last summer, one such alarm in Mushing, Queens, repeated itself again and again over 24 hours, resulting in ION calls to 9 aU unfounded. Urges more reliable setup Last July, State Sen. Roy Goodman (R Manhattan) charged that "direct dial" burglar alarms, which resemble telephone answering machines, overtaxed the 911 system to such a point that they resulted in the loss of approximately 170,000 man-hours of police time per year. In the 19th Precinct alone, which covers the East Side, there were mare than 5.000 bogus alarms, requiring an average of 14 responses per dav bv squad cars. Goodman said.

Goodman suggested that merchants emplov a "more reliable solid state alarm sis-tem" in place of the "direct dial" is-tem. The new Police Department policy on recorded alarms was suggested by chief of Patrol James Meehan and the Communications Division and approved by First Deputy Commissioner William Devine. By VINCENT LEE NEAL HIRSCHFELD The Police Department has decided to downgrade the tens of thousands of recorded automatic bank or holdup alarms that are overburdening the problem-plagued 911 emergency communications system. Nearly 365.000 automatic taped telephone alarms were received by 911 last year and 97 of these were false, according to department officials. Among the calls that receive the highest priorities are so-called "crimes glary in progress, larceny in progress, in progress" assist police officer, past robbery, robbery in progress, burglary in progress, larcesy in progress, report of explosive devices, assault in progress, other crimes in progress, roving band and unusual incident.

In an audit released Tuesday. City Controller Harrison J. Coldin reported that these calls, to the 911 system cost the city $4.7 million each year because they occupy the full workload of 160 police officers. Beginning Feb. the department will give an IT rating to taped 10-11 alarms (bank or holdup alarms).

At present such alarms receive a "3" rating, signifying higher priority. Radio car assignments are graded on Some of the 131 vmh who enlisted la Cnm't first-ever female volaateer arwjr with their receiving officer (r.) at the so-far memnlj Goadi Amy Camp near Athens. Women's liberation croups abjecte4. charging the volunteers would he subject to further exploitatioa ia the traditionally male-dominated society. The iarlasioa at womea sought to streagthea the I St -strong armed farces aaw outnumbered 3 to 1 ay Turkey.

Greece's rival aver Cyprus. if or R3i7 numrs cdd dash, cash splash to bingo through posters and handbills. Currently, operators are limited to one promotional sign in front of their loivn Kldl savior exits over upstaging disputi If VINCENT COS6IOVE Bingo profits for churches, synagogues and charities have dropped by millions of dollars annually in recent years and the city wants the state to permit more prize money and pizzazz for the game. The city's Department of Consumer Affairs wants the state to establish BMuimum prices for admission and bingo cards, permit certain kinds of advertising and establish larger prizes. Deputy Commissioner Arthur Best disclosed yesterday.

Profits were down in 1978 by more than S4 million from a 1975 high of S21.423.S33. The number of bingo games fell from 57.308 in 1977 to 46.737 in 1978. Seek minimum aa admission Best and John Ogntbene. the department's director of bingo, blamed losses on price-cutting among bingo sponsors, competition from the Off-Track Betting Corp. and the state lottery, advertising constraints and reluctance of players to CO to the games at night.

The city will ask the slate's Racing and Wagering Board to set a $1 minimum price for admission in larger cities and establish minimum prices for each game. The city will also ask that bingo sponsors be allowed to advertise forming arts center in the midtown area. I have a lot of other offers and I'm going to investigate them now." A proposed 5O0-seat theater to be built on the roof of Town Hall never Customs House to get clean face Washington AP) The Bowling Green Customs House in lower Manhattan will get a $25 million facelift under a General Sen-ices Administration program announced yesterday. The landmark is now used for traveling exhibits such as the American Indian artifacts show currently on display. New York's old Center St.

police headquarters in Little Italy will be evaluated for possible sion into an office building under the same program, under which dozens of old train stations, post offices and other federal buildings will be ERNEST LEOGRANDE Ambitious young director Anderson, who had been viewed as the savior of darkened Town Hall, raid yesterday he has withdrawn his plans to take over the hall's operation in a dispute with the city's Landmarks Preservation Commission. This leaves the fate of Town Hall once again in the balance. "Due to the unwieldy procedures of the (landmarks) commission." Anderson said. "I and the Town Hall Theater Foundation, which I began, are seeking other alternatives to our theater program. This is a very regretful decision, but they the commissioners) are convinced the Town Hall space should stay exactly as it is and I need a more flexible stage for the program I plan of theater arts and dance arts along with musical arts.

-New York City is in need of a per even came up in the discussions. Anderson said. The famous concert hall, built in 192L closed Aug. 31 because of financial troubles. The landmarks commission stepped in and declared bath the exterior and interior of the building demolition of the structure.

Anderson, 30. as director of the Hus-don Guild Theater, 441 W. 26th SU had turned that off Broadway theater into a critically acclaimed production site. Broadway's "Da." for instance, came out of the Hudson Guild. Another play which began there, "On Golden Pond." will come to Broadway nect month, at the renovated Apollo Theater, with Anderson as co-producer and director.

Mrs. Lenore Norman. executive Commission, said, lm sorry he (Anderson) feels that way. I'm sure the commission would be ready to entertain any other plans he has which address some of the problems the commission foundVCommission members did not object to altering the stage, she said. wee kkssMsr faces have used a fly swatter." said the attractive.

42-year-old Bronx woman. "I'm no angel, but I didnt kill nobodv. There's a woman in here who got rip to four for killing her baby. Why do I face a lifetime?" The woman she referred to will be released next year, about the same time that Martha who already has served five years, becomes eligible for parole. News of the Supreme Court's decision reached Martha just a day after she received a terse note from the State Parole Board telling her that her appeal for Christmas clemency had been denied.

There was no explanation. Her record praised Officials say that Martha is an excellent prisoner and have praised her work as an apprentice mechanic in an industrial training program. Even the federal agent who helped bust ner called her sentence "Draea-nian" and said she was "in no way" a major drug trafficker. Anger raised Martha's voice an octave and her Puerto Rican accent grew thicker. danl mind paying a debt for what I did, but this is wrong.

It's unfair. It's crueL" Now. she says, her only hope is that the Legislature will change the laws to bring them in line wtta punishments doled out for other crimes. IRIAN KATES Martha Carmona took the phone from her guard at the Bedford Hills women's prison in Westchester. "I've got some news for you and it isn't the voice at the other end warned.

It wa her lawyer, Harlon Dalton. "What 7" she asked, fearing that she already knew the answer. "The Supreme Court has refused to hear your Dalton said. "Does that mean it's all over?" she asked. "Yes." be said.

His voice trailed oft and for the next five minutes the inmate and her attorney made small talk, neither sure how to end the conversation. When they finally hung up. nervous sweat from Martha's hand left damp traces on the receiver. Martha Carmona is a lifer, sentenced under the harsh Rockefeller drug laws after she pleaded guilty to possessing an ounce of cocaine. Her conviction and that or another Bedford Hills prisoner.

Roberta Fowler, had been singled, out as test cases for challenges to the drug laws. They are two of about 200 persons serving sentences of up to lite imprisonment in New York for possession of relatively small amounts of drugs. The Supreme Court's inaction has left people such News nhoto toy Man Aarantoa lifer Martha Carmona reflects during interview at upstate Bedford Hills Correctional Facility. a Martha Carmona little hope, and yesterday, in a prison visiting room, she voiced her despair. -They hit me with a hammer when they should.