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PAGE FOURTEEN THE PROGRESS, Clearfield, Curwensville, PhiUpsburg. Moshannon Valley. Fe ruary Laird Believes Congress Will Up Pentagon Budget By CABL P. LEUBSDORF Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird the administration's S7! billion Pentagon spending request is "such a rock budget that Congress likely increase it His forecast brought an Immediate reaction from some of the chief critics of increased defense spending.

"Not if I have anything to do aboui it." said Sen. J. W. Fttibright, rharrmgg tt Foreisa Relations Committee. The budget is some S5.2 under estimated spending this year--about the amount Congress cut in appropriating defense fcinds in 1SS9.

Laird predicted the increase Friday as he outlined Pentagon spending plans to a joint session of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the defense appropriations subcommittee. He fold 'senators that the request is so low that "the nation- si security would be jeopardized by any further reductions." Chairman John C. Steams. D- Missm, of the Armed Services ContJriiiee agreed with Laird that it -A as "a rather austere budget'" SCQ that '-there has been a lot of the fat taken out of this already." But Siesnis also said thai "there will be places where we can make reductions, no doubt." Laird warned that Russians are expanding their missile forces at a pace could place the U.S. in a second-rate strategic poijiiofi liie That argument came under fire from Sen.

William Prox- rnire. D-Wis. like Fulbright a leading advocate of defense spending cuts "The most tragic mistake we could make would be to get into a contest with the Soviet Union where we insisted on being ahead on every single category of weapon." the Wisconsin Democrat said in a statement. Laird's appearance formally launched this year's congres- sional deliberation of Pentagon spending. Last ear, consideration of the major defense authorization measure, the annual bili for research and procurement funds, occupied the Senate from early Julv until late September--one of the major reasons why the session ran almost until Christmas.

Tois year, committee aides have expressed hopes of getting the measure before the Senate May as part of the plan for early adjournment bfore the November congressional elections Gen. Earle Wheeler, chair- 3.13.0. of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, accompanied Laird and presented a secret report on the progress of Vietnamization that Stennis termed "very practical and rather frank." Laird held out the hope of further troop withdrawals, saving "we can anticipate continuing troop redeplov ments and the return home of additional thousands of U.S. military men in 1970 At CltwthU. Planning Commission Reelects All Officers Pair Of (From Page 1) Area Deaths ED1V1X W.

EKBEKG HOUTZDALE Edwin William Eckberg. 52, a resident of Kendrieks, Houtzdale R. died at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon in the Philipsburg State General Hospital he had been a patient since August. He was a carpenter and was a member of Local No. 1333, Carpenters Union at State College.

A son of Mrs. Rose Eckberg Olson and the late Walter Eckberg, he born Dec. 15, 1917 at Hcuizdale R. D. He is survived by his wife, the former Mary Rvdcenski.

and by four children: Edwin Fort Benmng. Thomas Anthony, and Rose Mary, all at home. A brother. Howard Eckbers of Irvona, and two sisters also survive: Mrs Arnold (Beatrice) Glass, Ramey: and Mrs. John (Svlvia) Caidwell.

Houtzdale R. D. A brother, Walton, and a sister, Dorothy, preceded him in death. Friends will be received in the Birger A. Freeberg Funeral Home from 7 o'clock this evening until 11 a.

m. Mondav when services will be conducted by the Rev. Merrill Barter. Interment wall be in the Beulah Cemetery at Ramey. All but one of the officers of the Clearfield Borough Planing Commission were reelected last night at a special meeting of the commission in the Borough Council rooms Lawrence Stevens was reelected secretary and also named Accidents Cause One Injury, $4,250 Damage One person was slightly injured and property damage totaled in three traffic accidents on area highways yesterday.

Keith Leon Foster, IT, of West Deeatur, was injured when his car overturned at 11:30 p. ni. on LR 17122 a Pleasant HOI. He was taken to the Philipsburg State General Hospital where he was treated and released. Trooper Charles Weldon reported Foster was driving at a high rate of speed when he lost control of his car and it overturned.

Damage was estimated at 51,000. There were no injuries last evening at 6:45 o'clock in a two- car collision at the intersection of Routes 453-and 857 four miles south of JanesvUIe. Trooper Donald L. Shanafelt reported Gina Gay Updike, 17, oF Ginter. was driving east on Route 857 when she came to the intersection, stopped, and then pulled out failing to yield the right-of-way to a station wagon operated by George C.

ghnff, 59, of Beccaria. The left sios of the two cars collided causing damage of S400 to the Updike car and S550 to the. Shoff station Some 52,300 damage resulted from a two-car accident at 8:30 a. m. on Route 53 a little more than a half mile south of Houtzdale, State police said the collision occurred when Boyd Truas, 68.

of West Chester, started a left turn in the path of an oncoming car driven by Steve Surkovic, 56. of Houtzdale. Damage to the Truax car set at $1,500 and to the Surkovic sedan at S800. URGENT ZURICH, Switzerland Swissair passenger jetliner en route to Israel with 38 passengers and a crew of nine aboard crashed near the Swiss town of Wuereniingen shortly after off from Zurich today, the Swiss airline announced. vice chairman replacing Arthur Rishel.

John W. Hess was reelected chairman and Miss i Rhoads, treasurer. The meeting was designed primarily as a work session with Clifford Terbush. of Clifton E. Rodgers Associates, the new planner for the borough and Lawrence Township.

Also attending the meeting was County Planner Nelson G. Parks who reviewed the progress made on the borough's application for 160 units of low income public housing. Mr. Parks and Chairman Hess said that it has been decided the first project will be only for housing for the elderly which will be constructed in the downtown area, and will be of the high rise apartment type. It is expected that the application watt be ready to be placed in the hands of the Clearfield County Housing Authority for action by the first of the week.

Mr. Terbush said that in reviewing comprehensive plan, he felt there was a need for better education of the public concerning the concepts of ulsnning and the proposed comprehensive plan. In view of this he requested that the commission hold a public meeting in the near future to acquaint the public with the planning program. the plan is one in the public has a part and which meets its approval, the planning program will not be a success," he said. He also noted a need for a better public understanding of zoning.

"Zoning is the first tool by you implement the comprehensive plan," he explained. "Through zoning you prepare to rid the community in the future of undesirable situations that presently exist However, zoning does not take away any of the rights of the property owner, nor does it affect the present use of properties." In connection with the proposed zoning ordinances, Mr. Terbush received commission approval to compile them in a form that is less cumbersome than the present one and one that would make the ordinances more easily available for reference. Attending the meeting in addition to those already named were: Mrs. Bernyce Dufton, Miss Betty Hamilton and J.

V. Marino of the planning commission; Robert L. Hess, chairman of borough council's planning and zoning committee; Council President William F. Anderson and Henry E. Meyer of Cur- wensviDe, chairman of the Clearfield County i Authority.

and their sentences were: Raymond G. Spencer. Ramey, $300 fine and two years probation; Edward R. Watson, Piulipsburg R. D.

2, S200 fine and two years probation: Walter E. Clontz, W. Weber DuBois, S200 fine, two years probation: and Ronald J. Miskavicb. 422 Lane DuBois, S250 fine, two years probation.

Those sentenced for driving while their license was susnended: Clair L. Ogden, 504 W. Front St, ClearSeld, S200 fine and a year's probation: Thomas E. Rauch Clearfield R. D.

1. S250 fine and two years probation; Creighton B. Hale Jr Grampian R. D. S200 fine and a year's probation: and Mary Ann Swoope, Woodland R.

$150 fine and a year's probation. Ernest Albert Royer, a senior in the special education class in the Clearfield Area i School, was fined a total of S600 and placed on five years probation for two counts of forgery and one of larceny. Royer was pleading guilty to stealing two checks from 'the Clearfield Cheese Co. where he had been employed parttime and forgmg signatures in order to cash them. The checks for which he wifl have to make restitution totaled S12S.97.

Ronald G. Fusco of Curwens- vflle R. D. 2 and Robert J. Fogle of Mahaffey.

who stole a battery from a station wagon at the La Jose Hotel, were a fined 8200 and placed on two years probation. Both had been confined to the county jail since Nov. 28 James Leonard Miller of 303 Reed Clear3eld, who stole $340 from the Clearfield service station where he was employed was fined S300 and placed on a year's probation. He has already paid back or returned all but S25 of the amount taken. He was ordered by Judge Cherry to pay the remainder within 90 days.

Two defendants pleaded guilty to furnishing liquor or brewed beverages to minors and since it was their first offense of this type they were not given jail sentences. Patrick A. Lefebvre of Morann was fined $100 and Mark Richard Way of Big Run, S50. Also appearing for sentencing yesterday was Joel Maurice Woods Jr. of DuBois R.

D. 2, who was pleading guilty to failure to stop and identify himself at the scene of an accident. He was fined S200 and placed on two years Costs of prosecution in all of the cases must be paid by the defendants. LORI ANN BLOOM CURWENSVILLE Private funeral services will be held Monday at 10:30 a. from the Chester C.

Ch'dboy Funeral Home here for Lori Ann Bloom, infant daughter of Ardell and Joann (Lytle) Bloom of Clearfield R. D. 2. In addition to her parents Lori is survived by her paternal grandoarents. Mr.

and s. Raymond E. Bloom of Curwens- vilie R. D. 1.

and by her maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph's. Lytle of Glen Richey. As a dressing for wedges of iceberg lettuce use sour cream mixed with diced cucumber and thinly sliced radsshes.

Spoon the dressing over the lettuce and top with finely sliced scallions (green onions). Under Court's Railroads Still Rolling By HARRY F. ROSEXTHAL Associated Press Writer (AP) The nation's railroads continue to operate today under protection of a court order that bars a strike until March 2, in the wake of breakoff ia contract talks. U.S. District Judge Howard F.

Corcoran Friday extended for another 10 days a temporary restraining order barring both a strike by four sbopcraft unions and a lockout by railroads across the country. Without the restraining order, the unions might have struck this weekend The judge, after hearing arguments for injunctions to forbid selective strike action by the unions and a retaliatory lockout ly the carriers, said he might rule before the 10 days are up. The four unions, renresenting machinists, electricians, boilermakers and sheet metal workers who repair and maintain rail equipment, in December rejected a two-year contract that called for a 68 cent an hour raise retroactive for all of 1969. The current top wage is $3 60 an hour. Only the sheet metal workers voted against the contract because of a work rule that would have permitted membrs of all four unions to cross each other's traditional job lines for a limited amount of work.

The unions had agreed in advance that unless all accepted the contract, all would reject it. But before talks broke down Thursday the three unions said they would sign a contract--but the railroads turned down the offer as being to no avail unless al! agreed Francis M. Shea, attorney for the railroads, in Judge Corcoran's court that all 128 railroads will be forced to lockout the employes if the unions are permitted to strike only one railroad--the Union Pacific. Edward J. Hickey Jr speaking for the shopcraft workers, said the carriers position is that a strike against one line violates the Railway Labor Act, "but if they strike them all and thereby create a national crisis, they arc proceeding carefully The dispute has dragged out for 13 months under delaying provisions of the Railway Labor Act Spokesmen for both the union and the railroads said there arr no plans to use the court oc- dcied 10 day period for further negotiations.

Two County (From Page 1) James Allen Guthrie, Mineral Springs, larceny and Louise Mahaffey, Martin St. ExL, Clearfield. embezzlement by a officer and misdemeanor in office. The January term of criminal court is scheduled to begin at 9.30 a. m.

On the trial list released from the district attor- nev's office were: Ronald W. Quick. 222 N. Front Philipsburg. prison breach: Donald 'Olson, 435 W.

DuBois DuBois, corrupting the morals of a minor and sodomy; Richard D. Lansberry, 512 State Curwensvflle: attempt with intent to kill: Richard D. Lansberry, Curwensvdle, robbery and robbery by assault and force: James Joseph Loddo, 621 Grandview Curwensville, obscene literature; Lawrence Edward DUlen. Coalport R. D.

1, burglary and larceny; Robert Louis Keller, Mohan Run Road, Ridgway, violation of uniform firearms act and pointing a deadly weapon; Alan Dale Cathcart, Olanta failure to identify self at scene. Frederick P. Dahrouge, 353 W. Long DuBois. violation of firearms act; Stanley A.

Hudzik, Punxsutawney D. 3 operating motor vehicle while under the influence, David Kara, Thomaston, operating a motor vehicle while under the influence; Josenh Selvage, 513 Sue St. Houtzdale, operating motor vehicle while under suspension- Joseph Selvage. Houtzdale. operating motor vehicle while under influence; James L.

Ferguson. Howard, fornication a bastardy; Richard M. Barrett, Frederick St, CurwensviUe, furnishing alcoholic beverage to a minor; William P. Rice, Russell, "burglary, larcenv and malicious mischief. Robert Dixon.

Good Houiz- dale. assault and battery; James A. Carnes. Route 2. DuBois operating a motor vehicle while under the influence: Michael Vereshack, Smoke Run, fornication and bastardy: Terry O'Xeil Young and Karen Leich Young, ClarksvDle, Ind a Edward Gerald Payne.

Louis- vifle. burglary, larceny, receiving stolen goods and possession of burglary tools; chael W. "Weckley, Mahaffey, aggravated assault and batters; Joseph Doyle Russell, Grampian, operating a motor vehicle while under suspension; James Hoover Jr Rockton operating a motor vehicle -while under the influence and resisting arrest. Larry W. Dixon, Woodland R.

D. 1, obstructing an officer; Dennis John Barrett, Grampian, oners ting a motor while under the infment.e; Benjamin GiHingham.312 Turnpike Ave Clearfield, operating a motor vehicle while under the influence; Grant Hoyt, 3321 Cemetery Road, Clearfield, operating a motor vehicle while under the influence; Gerald Lee Robinson, 406 Daisy St, Clearfield, operating a motor vehicle while under the influence; David Tv-ger, 36Vi Sherman DuBois, operating a motor vehicle while under the influence; Verna Zimmerman, Clarence, malicious use of the telephone; and Marvin D. Kephart, 1, Houtzdale, operating a motor vehicle without being licensed A CLASSROOM AREA without equipment at the new Clearfield County Vocational Technical School building at Kerr Addition is inspected during a formal check-up of the structure conducted by the State Public School Building Authority, the vo-tech board and the general contractor, Elmer Hallstrom of DuBois, Thursday and yesterday. Three men in foreground are, left to right, Charles A. Vogelsang Clearfield Area Schools administrative assistant; Dr.

Ivan C. McGee, vo-tech director; and, back to camera, Leslie Leach, Curwensvill. Schools superintendent. A SHOP AREA in the new Clearfield County Vocational Technical School at Kerr Addition gets checking over during an inspection conducted by the State Public School Building Authority, the vo-iech board and general contractor Thursday and yesterday. (Progress Photos) Military, Pentagon Nixon To Get Volunteer Plan Serve vegetables in combinations: carrots and peas, green beans and mushrooms, potatoes mashed with carrots, three- bean salad.

BULLETIN WASHINGTON (AP)--A special commission told President Nixon today the draft can be Heart Sunday Canvass Set PHTTTPS-RTTRg 'With a grim reminder that over 12 Americans suffer from heart disease. Alfred B. Chieppor, Philipsburg area chairman, announced the appointment of special chairmen for the 1970 Heart Fund Campaign. Peak of the campaign will be tomorrow's house-to-house solicitation by hundreds of volunteers on Heart Sunday, Feb. 22, Mr.

Chieppor said. Included among his special area chairmen are: David F. Pntchard, special gifts: John Springer, business and indus- trv; and Alfred Chieppor, clubs and organizations is the month when for a moment in our busy lives we should pause to remember the 12 million Americans who are suffering from heart disease. In Centre County alone, according to the 196S mortality information, 6252 per cent of all deaths v.ere caused by heart or related diseases," Mr. Chieppor said Centre County Heart Association needs each and every contribution, regardless of size, to help continue research in at least 20 distinct diseases of the heart and circulatory system, for community services to needy victims of heart disease and for institutions and the education of the public." the area chairman pointed out.

Chairmen named for Heart Sundaj drive include: Philiosburg James Powers, John Springer. a B. Jones. Donald Marshall, George HiH, Mrs Carl Lupton. Mrs.

Donald Stine, Lawrence Fmne- gan and Mrs John J. McCam- lev. Chairmen named to conduct area solicitations include: New town Mrs. James Wigfield; Edendale Mrs James Murnhy; Sandv Mrs. Richard W.

Kenhart: Stream and Windy Hill Mrs James R. Walker and s. Larry Stetler; One Mile Run and Lochlomond Mrs. Nick Sudik and Mary Kopchik; North Philipsbi'rg Mrs. Sudik Point Lookout -Mrs.

Michael Baronak, South Philipsburg Mrs Thomas and Mrs. Marlyn Gilham. Tvvigg Settlement David Stephens- Black Moshan non Mrs William P. Miller; Munson Mrs. Howard Lid- gctt; Glass Citv Mrs.

Tod Tyrone Pike -Richard IToldron; Port Matilda Highway Mrs. Robert Byron. eliminated next jear and the armed forces switched gradually to an all-volunteer basis with higher pav and other reforms. The commission told ISSxon "the nation's interests will be better served by an all-volunteer force, supported by an effective standby draft, than by a mixed force of volunteers and conscripts." By FRED S. HOFFMAN AP Jlilitary Writer WASHINGTON (AP) A special commission takes its proposals for shifting to an all-vol- imteer armed force to President Nixon today amid skepticism among military professionals and Pentagon officials- Sources familiar with recent deliberations of the 15-inember commission said they understood the group favored a range of options costing up to Si billion a 3 ear more.

The options spanned total military forces from about 2 2 million to 3 million men S. armed forces numbered about 3 3 million men at the end of 1969 and are being Admitting Office At Philipsburg PHILIPSBURG The admitting office at the Philipsburg State General Hospital has been moved from the ground floor lobby opposite the snack bar to its new location beside emergency room, starting today. All patients being admitted should use the ambulance dnv e- way entrance. No parking will be permitted in that area at any time. Family and friends picking uo discharged patients should also pick them UD at the emergency entrance.

A hospital spokesman suggested that all automobiles be parked in the oarkmg lot until patient is ready to leave the building. The entire area and driveway around the emergency room entrance and driveway has been declared a tow away zone, and all cars left unattended will be towed a way at the owner's expense, without exception, the spokesman reminded. Due to the construction of the rehabilitation annex, the front entrance driveway to the hospital has been restricted to use of the medical staff. All other traffic should go directly to the parking lot. An entrancfe has been provided in the passageway between the laundry and hospital at the back of the building for visitors.

Appropriate signs have been posted on the grounds to assist those unfamiliar with locations. The cooperation of the public would be appreciated in the interest of patient safetv in the event emergency vehicles are needed at the hospital, spokesman concluded. reduced as the United States gradually withdraws its troops from Vietnam. Sources said the commission headed by former Secretary of Defense Thomas Gates Jr. suoports sharplv increased pay for the lowest ranked servicemen, those in their first enlistment.

Court To Hear Doctor's Wives ERIE. Pa. (AP) A hearing will be field today in Erie County Orphans Court to determine which of two women legallv is the widow of a Tennessee doc- toi. killed Thursday a plane crash. Bobbie Sue Shipley of Clarks- viile, Tean and Joanne Coles Shipley of Erie, both 39, sav they are both wives of Dr.

Darrell Raj mond Shioley. The court has to decide which is the legal heiress. Shiplej. medical examiner for Montgomery Tenn as found dead in the wreckage of his twin-engine Diane after he had radioed he was approaching the Erie International Airport. The problem of the two was revealed vhen both women submitted requests to the coroner's office for possession of the body.

The aim is to encourage men to join up at a time when presumably the draft will have ceased to function or vvHl be at a ery low lev el of inductions. Meantime. CBS reported Friday night that the commission recommends Nixon change to an all olunteer Army in July, 1971. The report makes no mention of tne Vietnam war, CBS said. The commission, appointed nearly ll months ago, helps fulfil 1 a Xixon campain promise made before the 1968 election to v.ork for elimination of the draft and substitution of an all-volunteer force after the Vietnam war But even before the commission acted, military officials vho have worked in the manpower field claimed the indicated plan was unrealistic--that it was attemnting to accomplish an all-volunteer force cheaDly.

Secretary of Defense Melvm Laird, who would have to carry out any all-volunteer force objectives, clearly indicated doubts late January. Laird said he believed the armed forces would have to be cut close to tne two-million, man mark to make an all-volunteer force work Also, Laird said the Congress would have to come up with "a considerable amount of money in order to maintain a large, a modern A eil- equinned reserve and National Guard Heavy Price Tag Seen in Shift on Foreian Oil STAN BENJAMIN Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) Shifting from import quotas to tariffs on foreign oil could carry some price a Cabinet task force which recommended the admits. Abandonment of a basic security concept--national self-reliance for petroleum--is one of them Others include unemnlovment in tne oil industry, the disap pearancc of some producers from the of! fields, economic shocks to already hard-pressed localities, and an increased dram on the balance of pav ments abroad President Nixon, in releasing the task force report Friday, postponed indefinitely any action on it. pending congressional hearings and international consultations The task force report predicts that even under current conditions, the nation would be forced to import more of its oil in the future Rut its proposed tariff system by driving down domestic prices, would lot in far more foreign oil From today's domestic prior of $3.30 per barrel at the well- head, the tarriff proposal would reduce the level to S3.00 a barrel and--three to five jears later-to $250 Imnorts v.iH supplv about 27 percent of our needs bv 19SO at present prices," the task force said "Tnis would rise to about 42 percent at S2 50 (per barrel for domestic oil," and about 51 percent at world market prices (if all import restrictions were removed). ''Thus." the report added, 'the petroleum security of the must in the future be assessed not terms of 'self-suffi- ciencv' but in terms of the reliability of oil supplies from all available sources That means, in terms of other task force recommrndations, closer ties with Canadian and Mexican enerjry sources, a tariff preference designed to keep South American oil flowing to the United States, and efforts to restrict imports of "eastern is, Arab- oil The a i program would also mean economic dislocations in this country--not very serious in national hut locally severe, the report said.

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