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-THE SCRANTON TIMES, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1966. Dltnmore School Committee Meets Carol Ann Drazba Viet Nam War Vieiim iDunmore Nurse Among Six Killed Funds Lacking State Inactivity Perils Expansion of Airport A lack of funds available to the Pennsylvania Aeronautics Commission and failure of the administration to request sufficient funds in the new budget, threatens to scuttle the $7.5 million program of the Scranton-Wilkes-Barre Airport. James P. Flannerv airnnrt manawr tnlH TTio Timnc tnrlav In Helicopter Crash Near Saigon and 'son of Merriman Smith, United Press International reporter and dean of White House correspondents. Lieutenant Drazba was the youngest of three children of Lt.

Carol Ann Drazba, 22-year-old Dunmorean who became a nurse less than two years ago, was one of two Army nurses killed in a helicopter crash in South Viet Nam nurse, both second lieutenants, were the first women members of the services to be killed in South Viet Nam. Lieutenant Drazba and the other nurse, Lt. Elizabeth A. Jones, of Allendale, S.C., together with an Army doctor were en that he has been informed unofficially that the state Aero- nautics Commission does not Mrs. Marcella Drazba, 703 But have enough funds to meet the recmest of S733.980 asked as the Five other Americans were ler Dunmore, and the late killed, including Capt.

Albert M. Joseph Drazba. Towanda Strike state's share of the vast project Smith, 27, copilot of the craft She and her fellow Army Figures in Suit ILGWU Names City, Corset Firm Aides A request for an injunction and $200,000 in punitive dam ages was filed in Federal Court yesterday by four officials and Carol Wanted to Help Fighting Men in Viet "She died doing what she always wanted to do, helping somebody," said the grief-stricken brother and sister of Army Lt. Carol Ann Drazba, Dunmore nurse killed yesterday in South Viet Nam. Carol's brother, Joseph, 24, said: "She always wanted to be a nurse.

She joined the Army Nurse Corps because she felt it would be helping Our fighting men. She was that way." Her 23-year-old sister, Jo Ann, recalls her as "happy-go-lucky." "She was so full of life and took such an interest in it, we never thought of anything like this happening," Jo Ann said. Her sister said Carol's "letters home were frequent but she wrote little of conditions and her work with the 51st Station Hospital. "She never complained," Jo Ann said. The grief in the Drazba home, where Carol lived with Continued Page 4, Column employes of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union.

The law suit was filed against 14 officials of the borough of Towanda plus Harry Licht and William Morris, officials of the Towanda Corset Inc. Time Photo by Butler Mrs. George Slebode, right foreground, addresses meeting of the: Dunmore School I m-provement Committee at well-attended meeting in St. Mary's Episcopal Church auditorium, Dunmore. Named as defendants were Mayor Eugene McCracken, Bor 5 Below Possible ough Manager George Snell, JAMES P.

FLANNERY Peace Justice Howard J. Ellsworth, Borough Solicitor W. LT. CAROL A. DRAZBA route to Qui Nhon, 270 miles northeast of Saigon, when the helicopter crashed and burned only 10 miles north of the Viet to move the regional airport Marsrall Dawsey, Borough into tne jet age and to provide Councilmen Jack Remsnyder, lor a general aviation site.

Citizens' Group Plans Attack Hopes to Improve Dunmore Schools The Dunmore School Improve- James Burnett, Richard Ste Feb. 20 Subzero Mark To Be Erased Tonight? Mr. Flannery said that the funds now available to the Aero phenson, George Smith, Charles Danneman, Ned Smith, John nautics Commission apparently Third Youth Sought Police on Patrol Nab 2 During Burglary Binge win De largely used up in Finlan, Sanford Hall and Frank Bialek, and Police Chief Dean Meredith and two Towanda namese capital. The flight was described by government sources as routine. It was reported that the helicopter hit a power line, either before or during its fall, but authorities were unsure what caused the crash.

sweeping transfer of the Harris- record may be burg Airport to a new site points in the area at this afternoon. Meteorologist Ed patrolmen whose names are not threatened at Wilkes-B a e- Plans call for shifting the entire known. operation to the now abandoned Olmstead Air Force Base. In -u carry out a muitiSided attack Plaintiffs in the action are An Army spokesman pointed Scranton Weather Bureau, as the mercury takes a possible overnight plunge to five degrees below zero. on the recent audit of school dis-1 if there will be any measureable accumulation, and that the fall dications are that only about For the second time this week, the alterness of policemen lout that on such a long flight trirt finanintal nnpratinnc snH tho Herbert Kirschner, Charles Lang and Robert Hostetter, staff will be confined to the daylight hall of the amount requested closing of Jefferson Elementary on routine patrol resulted in the arrest of two alleged burglars! the aircraft ordinarily would not representatives of the ILGWU, Light snow began falling at hours.

for the program of Scranton early today, while a third is being sought by city officers and be flying at an altitude low school. TU and Miss Mary Chick, described Wilkes-Barre Airport would be auc ictuiu ui uaneer is iwo jj h.lnm iTak oa weu-diieuueu meeting at at state troopers. enough to strike a power line. In custody on charges of burg- I 1 I The spokesman said an inquiry as an ILGWU member. Mary's Episcopal Church audi $21,427 Is Bid set in 1936.

The complaint states that on Girls Are Forced lary are two 19-year-olds, Peter I torium, Dunmore, was high was under way to determine the exact cause of the crash. Asked Nov. 30, 1965, Lang and Hostetter "and other individuals" lighted by: a lengthy discussion Petrillo, ot 1028 isunicer am whether the helicopter could have been hit by Viet Cong For Flushing of developments of recent days, Dunmore, and Edward Langan, including the closing of the Jef- 19, of 908 North Washington began picketing the Towanda Corset firm, described as a subsidiary of the Lewel Manufactur ground fire, the spokeman said To Drink Liquid of course there is always that At Span Site i possibility." ing Co. The complaint stated the ILGWU had filed unfair labor practice charges against ferson School and the report by this city. District Attorney Joseph J.

Ci- Tney are scheduled for a preli-mino on the state police investi- minary appearance this after-gation of an Auditor General's noon before Peckville Peace Jus-report of the school district Thomas Revels. rimiSSw tn Police identified the fugitive The committee voted to ask 1717 The bitter cold, sending the bulb near the zero mark, will be produced by a mass of frigid air from Central Canada which smashed a record in Minnesota yesterday as the mercury dived to a bone-chilling 42 degrees below zero. As the cold knifed across nine states in the Midwest, reports of 20 below zero readings be-c a almost commonplace. There is little doubt that Northeastern Pennsylvania is in for An Old Forge firm is the un j-n In addition to the two nurses, One IS Rendered the doctor and Captain Smith, a the victims included the pilot nconscious At Home and two gunners. Lewel and sought to publicize thesecharges by picketing the official low bidder for a flushing project to provide support for the planned Spruce St.

highway available. The airpor mngr said that Cov. William W. Scranton did not request additional funds in making his budget recommendations to the Legislature and that the new budget will not include funds to meet the local needs unless some changes are made in the budget by the legislators. 'There are indications that the federal funds from the Federal Aviation Agency and tBe Ap-palachia program will be forthcoming for the local airport program but the state funds are needed.

Meet Set Thursday Mr. Flannery said he expects to get the official word on the lack of state funds at a meeting Towanda firm. Pi.i. lu 1 nr. 14..

JUIIU JICHUUCI, j-ijh South Scranton memorial services wm De neia oiaie Attorney uenerai waiter ...1 ui iwu oui of two The complaint contends that lomorrow at tne xan son inut underpass crossing Roaring Brook near the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad terminal on Jefferson Ave. on Dec. 1, Lang attempted to talk with a truck driver to ad E. Alessandroni to either con- J-Jr Tp irls who sav were forced duct an investigation of the charges of burglary and re- drink som j.quid from a bot. school district, based on the Au-1 cemng- I tie by two boys was rendered ditor General's report, or to pro-i Police said Petrillo and and taken to a hos-vide assistance for the group in gan admitted early morning for treatment shortly after its coldest conditions since the vise him not to cross the picket line and states that Police Chief mercury dropped to a record- tying four below zero Feb.

7. Meredith struck Lang with his Continued Page 18, Column 4 Subject to further study before an award is made, the low bid of $21,427 was spbmitted by Empire Contracting Old Forge, the Pennsylvania of The new onslaught of frigid left hand and threatened to Durgianes ioaay at uie outia-i 10 last nignt. dori service station, 552 Main Schaefer, 13, of 1810 Eynon, and a service sta- putston was treated at tion on the Scranton-Carbondalejgtate General Hospital where Highwry in Dickson City, was taken in the Fire Bu- air began moving into the area soon after the overnight low of strike him with a club and after the assault arrested Lang and Dip Reported Highways announced. 18 degrees was recorded around Hostetter. The flushing task calls for the! dawn.

Mr. Shellhamer said the' an attempted break-in at Mc reau ambulance full impact will not be felt be- Iwa llrlimC cause of mostly sunny 'Ulv wlvlllffd backfilling of voids and mmes in the Clark vein under land The charges growing out of the arrest were dismissed on Dec. 13 and on Jan. 26 the ILGWU again began picketing. Air Base in Saigon.

Lieutenant Drazba, who was graduated in 1964, from the State General' Hospital Nurses Train- 4 ing School, had been in Viet Nam since last October with the 51st Field Hospital and was scheduled to serve there 13 months. The pilot and Captain Smith were members of the 145th Aviation Battalion and had participated in numerous missions. A native of Dunmore, Lieutenant Drazba was graduated from Dunmore High School Jn 1961 Continued Page 4, Column 5 2 Nuns Hurt In Accident tions. However, the mercury 1 adjacent to a proposed bridge should 0 into a tailspin after Prr Sf lAoolr that will carry the E-L tracks The complaint states that I III WW WWI dark over the highway ramp. Kirschner and Miss Chick on The new bridge will be at a Jan.

27 were assaulted by Chief much lower level than the pres Meredith and that Miss Chick was rendered unconscious when with the Pennsylvania Aeronautics Commission in Harris-burg on Thursday at 10:30 A.M. He will attend the meeting along with Lackawanna County Commissioner Charles Harte and William Lynott, engineer, who has been engaged to develop the airport expansion plan. Information available to Mr. Flannery is that the State Senate will take up the budget requests in the coming week and Sen. Harold Flack of Luzerne County indicated to him that he would try to insert in the budget an amount sufficient to cover the Aeronautics Continued Page 18, Column 1 The reg.on will remain in the grip of the Arctic cold tomorrow, despite sunny skies.

The mercury may not top 16 degrees. The high of 41 yesterday com he head hit the street. ent vehicular span, which passes over the tracks and Roaring Brook. The highway approach will run under the proposed Gowan's service station, lower Boulevard Throop. The complicated case began about midnight with the looting of an outside vending machine at the Dickson City service station, after which Dickson City police were given a description of a car allegedly involved.

Subsequently the Boccadori gas station was forcibly entered. There, police said, the thugs took $4 from a cash register, plus about $160 worth of car batteries, oil, car parts, cigarettes and candy. Three Flee Police StiH later, Scranton Sgt John Court is asked to enjoin the City police reported they were summoned to the.girl's home where she was unSnscious on a couch. They administered 200 pounds jf oxygen while waiting for the ambulance to arrive. Police said the Schaffer girl and a companion, Jean Kozol, 14, of 2001 Cedar had been on their way to a dance at Workingman's Hall, in' the 600 block of Alder earlier in the evening.

The girls said two boys, about 19 years old, drove up in a car and demanded that they drink out of a bottle. If they did not, the girls said, the boys threatened to run over them. The girls continued on to the defendants from prohibiting railroad bridge. bined with the overnight low of Claims filed for jobless benefits under the state unemployment insurance program continued its downward trend for the fifth successive week, revealing a decline in each of the claims categories. Fred J.

Peters, manager of the Scranton office of the Bureau of Employment Security, said 2,766 unemployment compensation claims were processed during the week ending Thursday, as compared with picketing and to file judgments for the punitive damages. Earmarked for dismantling, 18 for a 29V4 average which was just about normal. the vehicular' bridge will continue in use during the greater The complaint was filed by At Intersection The bitter cold, knifing into sections of the South, created portion of the construction period, indicated Thomas Harring Attorney Joseph E. Gallagher, this city, and the firm of Handler St Gerber of Harrisburg. ice jams on the Mississippi Five persons were injured in ton, PDH Scranton District en River.

In Davenport, Iowa, more than 100 families were evacuated separate city traffic mishaps early today and late yesterday. Joyce and Patrolman James Cleary had reached the end of 2,968 the previous week. from their homes in low-lying Frank Chickillo, 61, of 134 dance where the Schaeffer girl sections of the city. The Army This figure is far below the 1965 period when 3,387 workers became ill and went home withiKurtz Dunmore, was in- a routine patrol at lower Throop when they noticed a group Corps of Engineers said the Mis jured early today when his car Tillie's Demise Speeded? Old Story Shows Necessity Of Proper Elephant Quarters her companion. were reported idle sissippi has never been as high breaking into McGowan's serv- gineer.

The Spruce St. complex includes two small highway bridges over Roaring Brook, a linkup with Interstate Route 81 and accessways to Pittston Cedar Ave. and Front St. The underpass portion is the only section requiring flushing, Mr. Harrington said.

Police said physicians at the Peters reported that 115 job a. at this time of the year in the Davenport area. hospital were not certain what the bottle's contents had been struck a pole in the 1000 block of Bunker Hill St. He was admitted to Moses Taylor Hospital with abdominal injuries. vacancies were filled this thT sprt -105 locally 10 out of th.

1 away BZ' v. Continued Page 4, Column 6 There are 142 job opportuni-i and that an analysis would have Hall Closed Tuesday to be made. a i i A 29-year-old newspaper ping underscored today the ties now on file in the Scranton City Hall offices will be closed 1 ,1, a description 01 me Doys was City 38, Uuaraed given to police by the girls and necessity of proper quarters for been because of the original leg trouble cited in 1937. Officials involved in the current situation are determined to make sure that the inside and office, Mr. Peters noted Tuesday, George Washington's Beat Cops Checking the new eleohant to be 6ur authorities were Vacancies exist in the skilled, juvenile Birthday, Mayor James J.

Walsh chased with funds from the drive alerted. has announced Following Heart Attack Robert Mitchell, 38, of Valley View Terrace, chief clerk in the being spearheaded by The Times On Licensed Places outside paddocks are in proper condition this time for the new Patrolmen Michael Hoban and Thomas Tolan reported Mr. Chickillo said he was headed east when he was blinded by the lights of an approaching vehicle and swerved into the pole to avoid a crash. Two St. Paul's convent nuns and a Dunmore youth were hurt last night shortly after 10:30 and Radio Station WEJL.

semiskilled and unskilled classifications, embracing virtually every known occupation. Among the job titles listed are: Arc welder, spray painter, experienced warehouse fore 33 Take Tests for Jobs Juveniles Found elephant. Beat patrolmen are checking city solicitor office, is "guarded" condition today in The -clipping, a story in the May 8 editions of The Times, Thus, a portion of the funds on whether business places are tells of troubles experienced by to be raised in the drive spear up to date on city licenses. State General Hospital. City Solicitor Harvey Gelb re Tests for placement on the U.S.

Civil Service job roster were administered to 33 applicants in the Federal Building today by Examiner Gus Dattilo. Tillie, the Nay Aug Park zoo headed by The Times and Sta Reports forwarded today to man, bookkeeper, charwoman, draftsman, engineer, auto parts ported Mr. Mitchell was stricken In Bonner's Cafe Agents of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board picked up three juveniles and seven minors during a spot check of Bon in a two-car mishap at Green Police Supt. John Pocius showed tion WEJL will be used to carry out renovations to the two pad with a heart attack last night Continued Page 4, Column 8 some delinquents docks, based on plans being Five establishments had no elephant, with her rear legs." The trouble was attributed by an animal trainer who visited the zoo to lack of proper exercise. the time Tillie did not enjoy the quarters which were later set up for her in drafted by Paul Dennebaum.

Goodwin Brothers, Balish in Deep Freeze licenses for pinball machines, ner's Cafe, 1223-25 Mulberry Ridge St. and Penn Ave. Sister M. St. Elizabeth, 46, and Sister M.

Hostia, 56, both members of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Order at St. Paul's, suffered multiple in They were due Sept. 1. Four places were without licenses for at 10 last night. Capt.

John Owens of the chairman of the planning committee of the Scranton Zoological Society. jukeboxes, also due the same 3 City Men Serving in Antarctica Lackawanna County Juvenile Police Unit said the agents the zoo building and outside juries and were taken to State The fund, growing daily with date. General Hospital in the Dunmore contributions from across the Nine pool tables were not li found all of the youths drinking one can have his boss chauffer country, is expected to move Stationed at the "bottom of censed, nor were two bowling Fire Bureau ambulance for treatment. beer. The three juveniles, all 17, will be questioned by Captain well past the $1,000 early next him to his front doorstep." devices.

The licensing year for Donald Carey, 17, of 413 North these started Jan. 1 the world" near the South Pole 10,200 miles from home are three Scranton men serving in The trio will be broken up next month. Commander Balish and Released to the inactive reserve in 1946, Commander Balish attended the University of Scranton and received a bachelor of science degree. Commander Balish, who re Owens' unit, and the names of the other youths ranging in age Apple Dunmore, complained Proprietors were advised to paddock. The atory tells of Tillie's troubles with, her left hind foot, one of the limbs which in recent months developed a gangrenous condition which required that the 42-year-old pachyderm be destroyed last week.

Some observers have suggested that Tillie's final troubles in recent months could have1 of a knee injury and said he take out licenses immediately from 18 to 20, wll be turned the Navy's Air Development would be treated by a physician. or face prosecution. The license over to city police. 1 week. Any one wishing to contribute may do so by mailing the contribution to: NEW ELEPHANT FUND co The Scranton Times.

Penn Ave. Spruce Scranton, Pa. City police reported the nuns Bob will return to Quonset Point, and the elder brother will leave the Navy to enter college. Barry will remain in Antarctica for the seven-month-long Winter nights. Squadron Six.

fee for pinball machines is $35 The PLCB is expected to take turned to active duty in 1949, is action against the operator of and for jukeboxes. $15. Fees for They are a pair of Southi were passengers in a car driven by Harold G. Mundy, 60, of 1909 married to the former Miss Margaret M. Muska.

They have the cafe, identified as Michael pool tables are $5 per table and Scranton brothers, Robert and Pehanich. Commander Balish, a son of Continued Page 4, Column 4 lor the bowling devices, $10. two children, Daniel 18, and Mrs. Mary Balish, 918 Willow Barry Goodwin of 501 Winter-mantle and their executive officer. Comdr.

Daniel Bal Marianne 16. I The Goodwin brothers areUIL Mead Kaps Data St, entered the Navy under the Aviation Cadet Program in 1943, ish of 20 Elmhurst Blvd. sons of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Although the Goodwin broth following his graduation from Central High School.

He became Goodwin of the Wintermantle How Much Authority Does Town Have? Riding Horse Kept by Ransom Resident Sparks Storm of Argument in Court ers are aisuncuy ouiranxea Ave. address. They were recent (Bob. 21. is an aviation elec Operations of SRA Generate $400,000 in Tax Payments ly awarded Antarctic Medals for tronics technician third class; a naval aviator in 1944 and served on World War 2 antisubmarine patrols in the their Operation Deep Freeze Barrv.

a9. is an airman) the contributions. three Scranton products get to A horse was responsible for gether to talk about Scranton. Mr. Macheska acquired the "If a neighbor can keep an Close to $400,000 in payment "We're never at a loss ior auto, way can this fellow keep of taxes has been generated by urban renewal acquisitions, said Commander Bal a horse?" Judge Robinson ish.

"We like to reminisce about pressed. since Scranton Redevelopment our beautiful hometown. Authority began operations, ac An auio ana a norse are a horse after the ordinance was passed in February, 1965 Attorney S. U. Colbassani, representing the township, argued during, a court examination of the facts that maintaining a horse or livestock was not a- permitted use in a residential area under terms of the ordi The three men.

are stationed little different," Mr. Colbassani cording to a report prepared by Robert S. Long, SRA treasurer. delinquent taxes at $120,897.28. Other sources: South Scranton flats, West Side early land acquisition (Belle-vue), Petersburg, University, Eynon, $1,517.08, and Keyser Valley, $564.53.

Mrs. Jerry Monsky, president of the Homeowners and Taxpayers League, issued a statement in which she asserted that in the vast bleakness of Mc replied." Murdo Sound, headquarters for The SRA brought in $200,225.86 "It all depends on how fast the Navy's Operation leep you want to get places," grinned in delinquent taxes paid out of purchase prices, $87,632.40 in Freeze; It is the second year of touching off a flash of legal lightning in court yesterday. Far from giving the horse laugh to the zoning ordinance case, President Judge T. Linus Hoban considered it very serious business tied in with the population explosion; rural growth and township governmental powers. It all began when Peter Ma-cheska of Ransom Township waa found guilty by a -peace justice of having a riding horse on bis property in violation of the residential area restrictions against animals of the township zoning ordinance.

In an appearance before the Judge Robinson, evoking chuckles from courtroom spectators. Antarctic duty for Commander nance. SRA closing taxes, $69,982.91 in Balish. but only the first for the sellers closmg taxes and "What part of the law gives South Scranton brothers "Aren't you people taking the wrong interpretation of the word Judge Robinson asked only $5,308.49 of the $220,225.88 the township the power to en 673.60 in the city's 1 per cent realty transfer tax. The total The three men had never met force the ordinance?" Judge amount is $395,514.77.

Solicitor Colbassani. in Scranton. They discovered Hoban inquired. delinquent taxes actually were collected during 1965: She compared figures released previously by the authority with Of the delinquent taxes, What authority has the town Couldn't Mr. Macheska buy a their mutual hometown interest at the squadron's Summer train ship to enforce a jail sentence?" pony for his daughter? Judge Hoban wondered.

ing station at Quonset Point, the president judge persisted. those contained in the latest report to arrive at her conclusion. 484.88 went to the city, $32,564.20 to the county, $79,328.53 to the school district, and $21,401.02 to the institution district. Also paid were $4,440.07 in the former R.I., last year. The law called for reasonable "You can not make a law and penalties, Mr.

Colbassani On several occasions, Com "It seems as though almost settle vested rights." Judee any of the large properties in mander Balish gave the brothers round-trip transportation from Scranton poor tax, $4,618.81 in Central City give the taxine school taxes levied before 1930 thought. "No it doesn't, it says fines," Judge Hoban shot back. "You have no general police powers, only what the Legisla- the Rhode Island base to their agencies more yearly than the Township Board of Adjustment, Mr. Macheska refused to remove the horse from his property, which adjoins a farm tract. He wai taken before a peace Justice, convicted and paid a $25 fine.

and personal property taxes of Robinson declared, quoting the law and referring to various eminent domain cases. "It's the use, not the particular things involved," Judge Robinson home. increase this multimillion dollar 1 U.S. Navy Photo Far from home with a Navy squadron near th South Pole, three Scranton men examine a miniature C-47. They are, from left, Robert Goodwin, Comdr.

Daniel Balish and Barry Goodwin, Bob's brother. $388.35. agency has given this year, How's that for going home in The Central City ac Continued PageJtt, Column 4 style?" asked Bob, "Not every quisitions yielded the most in Continued Page 18, Column 4 6.