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LANCASTER, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1995 1 1 9th Year No. 37,1 46 METROPOLITAN Ciify police, ffoc'effiiglhteo's offer concessions Proposed givebacks total $335,000, plus new fees of $375,000 Why council must pass budget now by Ernest Schreiber New Era Staff Writer RELATED STORY City Council and Mayor Storks reaction to the new financial plan proposed by council president Ted Darcus B-3 by Lauri Rakoff New Era Staff Writer Attorneys need time to prepare their arguments and the judges need time to reach a decision on whether to permit the city to raise taxes 5.5 mills. And, the crowded schedule of the county Court of Common Pleas judges, combined with a rapidly approaching Dec. 31 budget deadline facing the city, leaves little room for flexibility. In other words, City Council, when it meets tonight at 6:30 in Southern Market Center, needs to pass a budget.

Because the city is already at its legal taxing limit, it must get court approval to hike property taxes higher. That results in a tight scheduling squeeze. President Judge D. Richard Eckman has scheduled a Dec. 11 court date for a three-judge panel to hear arguments on the tax hike.

And he is requiring two weeks of legal advertising, meaning More BUDGET on B-8 Nov. 9, relies on the police and fire layoffs as a key component of stopping past city overspending. Over the past two years, spending has exceeded income by about $2.7 million. Darcus unveiled an alternative budget plan on Wednesday. It restores the public safety jobs but makes deep cuts in the upper echelon of administrative managers at City Hall.

Detective Raymond Dimm, an FOP negotiator, said police officers would vote at 2 p.m. today on the concessions. He declined to describe them until after the vote. We think they are substan- More FIREMEN on B-8 and put together programs to collect an added $375,000 in new fees, all to enable 17 furloughed firefighters to regain their jobs, the council president said today. Darcus said he believes the union offers, combined with other non-personnel cuts in those departments, would be sufficient to restore the jobs.

I view them as very good, he said of the offers. They are willing to give up some things that will benefit us as a whole. Mayor Janice C. Stork, who holds veto power over the budget, said the firefighter givebacks, while a step in the right direction, were not enough to bring back any firefighters. City police and firefighters have offered substantial wage and benefit concessions to avoid layoffs and help the city balance its budget in 1996, the New Era has learned.

At a meeting Wednesday afternoon, leaders of the Fraternal Order of Police told Council President Ted Darcus that they will ive up about $175,000 worth of enefits to save 11 officers from layoff in January. In a separate session, firefighters union representatives told Darcus they would give back about $160,000 worth of benefits She said she was not ready to discuss the police offer, because her staff had not yet had time to analyze it. The twin offers became public today as City Council prepares to vote tonight at 6:30 on a 1996 spending plan. The mayors budget, announced Clair McCollough dies; civic leader, radioTV pioneer Lobbyist reform is first in 40 years Advocates must reveal purposes, fund sources Kmght-Ridder News Service Youth, 1 5, sentenced for triple fatality Teen committed to special needs facility by Janet Kelley New Era Staff Writer A 15-year-old boy who took his friends for a joy ride that ended in a violent crash killing three teenagers, was sentenced today in Lancaster County Court. But the tears of the victims families, as they hugged one another afterwards in the court hallway, reinforced their words that no sentence could comfort them in their loss.

The justice system had its part to play in this tragedy, one of the victims mothers, Nancy Eichelberger, said afterwards. But no outcome could ever replace our beloved Jeff. hearts are filled with too much grief. The driver of the car, Roland Elser of 3125 Greenridge Drive, was committed to Accelerated Rehabilitative Communitys Special Needs Facility in York County and ordered to perform 200 hours of community service. His drivers license was suspended until his 2 1st birthday.

Elser was charged as a juvenile with three counts of homicide by vehicle, two counts of recklessly endangering another person, driving at an unsafe speed and driving without a license. This mornings brief proceeding was closed to the public. But observers said President Judge D. Richard Eckman explained that because Elser is a juvenile, the court must impose a sentence conducive to rehabilitating the teen-ager. The only spectators allowed into court today were the families of the boys who were in the car with Elser at the time of the accident on Oct.

7 on Running Pump More YOUTH on A-4 Broadcasting pioneer and civic leader Clair R. McCollough died at 8:26 a.m. today at Whitehall-Leader Nursing Rehabilitation Center after a lengthy illness. He was 92 From the 1930s to the 1970s, the Lancastrians efforts helped build the foundation of the local and national broadcasting industries. Locally, he helped establish WGAL-TV, one of Americas first television stations.

Nationally, he was president, and chairman of the National Association of Broadcasters. He also was the founding president of the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters, the first such statewide group in the United States. McCollough had been president and general manager of WGAL radio and television stations, president of the 13-unit Stemman Stations chain, and president of Cable TV Associates, all based in Lancaster. McCollough retired in 1974 from all three posts, capping an illustrious 44-year broadcasting career that won for him some of the top national awards in his field. They included the NAB Distinguished Achievement Award, the U.S.

Radio Silver Mike Award, the Broadcast Pioneers Golden Mike Award, the Alfred I. DuPont Award for Television and the George Foster Peabody Television Award. He was a leader extraordinaire. That was Clair McCol-lough, said Willis W. Shenk, chairman of Lancaster Newspapers which had the same Clair R.

McCollough AP photo Catherine Hamill, 9, reads an open letter to President Clinton on the sectarian troubles in Northern Ireland in Belfast today. Clinton hails peace Ireland drive in N. WASHINGTON Pledging to end 40 years of shadowy dealings with powerful special interests, the House Wednesday passed and sent to President Clinton a bill requiring thousands of unregistered lobbyists to disclose their purposes and sources of income. The bipartisan bill, which passed by a 421-0 margin after its sponsors fought off repeated efforts to scuttle it with contentious amendments, was the second major internal reform measure to be adopted by Congress this year. The first was the decision by the House and Senate to bar its members from accepting most gifts from lobbyists ana other members of the public.

Still awaiting action in Congress is the most contentious reform of all: curbs on the way election campaigns are financed. House Speaker Newt Gingrich, has called for a bipartisan commission to report on that issue by next May, but ardent House reformers in both parties say they want the commission to act by March 1. Sen. William Cohen, R-Maine, said passage of the gift ban and lobbying measures would provide momentum for the effort to enact a campaign-finance reform bill, I hope as early as next summer. One of the lobbying bills cosponsors, Rep.

John Bryant, D-Texas, said, The principal importance of this bills passage is that it goes to the deep concern of many people that unseen forces are influencing the outcome of More LOBBYISTS on D-6 BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) Hailing Northern Irelands 15-month cease-fire, President Clinton today challenged Protestants and Roman Catholics to stand firm against those who would allow old habits and hard grudges to destroy their chance for peace. Hundreds of well-wishers on both sides of Northern Irelands sectarian divide turned out to greet Clinton as he became the first American president to visit the war-scarred British province. Clinton Fever Grips Belfast, trumpeted a headline in the Belfast Telegraph. Seeking to maintain an even-handed approach, Clinton visited both Catholic and Protestant neighborhoods in Belfast. In the Catholic Falls Road, where the reception was particularly enthusiastic, he plunged into the crowd, shaking hands with dozens of people.

Outside a Belfast bakery, Clinton was greeted by Gerry Adams, leader of Sinn Fein, the political party allied with the Irish Republican Army, who has criticized an llth-hour accord between the British and Irish governments meant to get peace talks back on track. Clinton and Adams shook hands and spoke briefly out of reporters earshot. More CLINTON on D-6 ownership as Steinman Stations. Shenk, who met McCollough in 1939 when he joined Lancaster Newspapers as a senior accountant, described McCollough as a complete extrovert, in the best sense. Shenk added, He was a people-oriented person and a dynamo.

That served him well in nurturing Steinman Stations. It also catapulted him to the top positions of his industry. Outside the office, McCollough was remembered by family friend Rufus A. Fulton Jr. as an outgoing person, a great storyteller and an avid sportsman who was an excellent shot.

Fulton, president and chief executive officer of Fulton Financial recalled how McCollough enjoyed hunting geese, ducks and pheasants, and going fly fishing for trout. The McCollough legacy was shaped by an executive, innovator, and troubleshooter. He helped establish the licensing and copyright protection firm Broadcast Music commonly called BMI, and conceived the first local television program here produced for classroom use, College of the Air. He was highly regarded in the industry for his skilled manner of More MCCOLLOUGH on A-6 Reflecting his national status as a leader in the radio and TV broadcasting field, McCollough was among 19 executives to meet with President John Kennedy in 1963 to discuss the state of the industry. Big restaurant chains' 'lite' menus praised Healthier choices at restaurant chains A study of national restaurant chains healthy menu offerings found them lower in calories and fat than the rest of the menu.

Some samples with restaurant and study nutritional analysis: Bold type: Study analysis Plain type. Menu claims T.G.I. Fridays LITE Pacific Coast Tuna Kmght-Ridder News Service Chilis GUILTLESS Fajitas Hh T.G.I. Friday's LITE Garden Dagwood Sandwich Dennys FIT FARE California Grilled Chicken Salad Chilis, Dennys, El Torito, Olive Garden and T.G.I. Fridays.

The Center said T.G.I. Fridays Lite Pacific Coast Tuna was the healthiest dish analyzed, and said diners would have to eat 26 orders of the dish to equal the fat content in a typical fried seafood platter. And, Chi-Chis Fajita Lite platter had one-third the fat of the regular Chicken Fajitas when marinated vegetables were substituted for sour cream and gua-camole, the study said. Many of the new menu options result from consumer demand, according to Michael Jacobson, the centers executive director, who said Americans are eating out much more often than they did 20 to 30 years ago. More LOW-FAT on A-4 WASHINGTON The same consumer group that has criticized movie-theater popcorn, Mexican and Chinese foods, on Wednesday praised some large restaurant chains healthier menus with titles such as Guiltless, Lite Specialties or Fit Fare.

I am happy to say that our tests showed you usually get less fat and fewer calories, and you often get more fruits and vegetables than youd get from a restaurants regular menu, said Jayne Hurley, a nutritionist for the Center for Science in the Public Interest, who looked at the fat and calorie content of the lite menus at Big Boys, Chichis, Suggested daily intake with a 2,000 calorie diet Knight-Rir TnbuneJUDY TREIBLE.