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Hozleton Standard Speoker, Friday, Junt 30, 1972 Nixon Declares Entire State a Disaster Area effort is singularly absent." Grove 1.29, Dubois 0.8, and many communities got about one-quarter to one-half inch of rain. The counties of Lycoming, devastation. Lincoln told Sulllvnn: "Because of some misinformation reported to me on funding matters, you should reiterate to In the, next week, the federal agency said It would send nearly 18,000 mobiles homes into the area. The death toll In Pennsylvania from flood-related causes reached 51 Thursday when the body of a 22-year-old South Williamsport man was found near Milton in Northumberland County. David T.

Peluso apparently drowned during the height of the flooding, authorities said. Meanwhile, in the state House of Representatives, the chairman of the House Republican caucus asked Gov. Milton J. Shapp to appoint a biparti san task force on flood relief policies and programs. Rep.

Donald W. Fox of Law rence County commended the Democratic administration "for the efforts made to meet the problems related to this disaster." But he said "bipartisan HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -President Nixon today declared nil of Pennsylvania a disaster area because of the extent of flood damage throughout the state. Until today, only 35 of the state' 67 counties were in the disaster area proclaimed by the President last week. The announcement was made here by John F.

Sullivan, director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness (OEP) lor the Kcw England region. The declaration triggers additional federal funds and easier U.S. loans in the new 32-county disaster area. One hundred per cent federal funding will now be available statewide to rebuild public services and roads. All flood victims in Pennsylvania will! now be eligible for federal unemployment Bradford, Tioga and Potter had been listed as being particularly vulnerable to flash flooding.

In Pittsburgh, where heavy rains forecast for Thursday did not materialize, only minor fluctuations were expected in the water levels of the major rivers. The Allegheny, Mo- nongahela and Ohio Rivers were expected to remain stationary or fall by today. The weather bureau in Pittsburgh said it didn't expect any flooding of the Ohio or its tributaries. Massive Red Cross relief programs in Pennsylvania continued to increase, meanwhile, as the number of persons aided! approached 50,000, according! U.S. Chess Champ Faces Blacklisting College Misericordia Main Center for Flood Evacuees Penny Item Recalls 404 Million Fords Small Business Administration loans that include up to $2,500 that need not be repaid will be offered statewide.

Gov, Milton J. Shapp had been critical of Washington for only giving 35 counties in the state disaster status. He had asked that 62 counties be desig nated disaster area. Sullivan, who recommended the additional disaster areas, said, "a preliminary survey of all counties. federal survey teams has been completed in all counties.

Sullivan also released a telegram from George A. Lincoln, director of the OEP, which said Gov. Shapp was misinformed about Federal Relief Programs, lie did not offer specifics, al though Gov. Shapp has been critical of the federal government's response in helping Pennsylvania' clean tip flood' Lincoln-Mercury dealers will replace each plastic front seat shoulder belt gromment with neoprene ring retainers. Ford said that on the basis of a small number of earlier complaints the company converted to rings on its 1972 model cars instead of grommets.

The earlier complaints at the time were believed to be isolated cases, the company said. N. Ireland (Continued from Page 1) tricity and water from the Catholic areas. It was believed the UDA would begin putting up its barricades tonight. William White- law, Britain's head man in Northern Ireland, has said they would not be tolerated.

The IRA meanwhile denied that the demolition of the three AMSTERDAM (AP) The president of the World Chess Federation has threatened American champion Bobby Fischer with blacklisting following reports he is holding out for a cut of the gate receipts from his World Series with Boris Spassky of Russia. Dr. Max Euwe, the world federation president and veteran Dutch grandmaster, said Thursday night that if the 29-year-old American fails to appear Sunday for the start of the world chess championship in Reykjavik, Iceland, he stands to lose his rights to play for the to agency figures. Reports showed that the number of families suffering losses from the flooding in Middle Atlantic states reached 119,953 Thursday, with most of them families In Pennsylvania. New York state was second with families.

Reports by Red Cross building inspectors showed that 1,9110 homes In Pennsylvania were destroyed by flood waters, while 34,520 were hit by "major damage," and 27,590 with "minor" damage. In hard-hit Wilkes-Barre, the digging out continued while trailers began to be brought into the Luzerne County city to: provide housing for homeless victims. The U.S. Department: of Housing and Urban Develop-j ment (MUD) was expected to ship some 5,000 trailers into the Wilkes-Barre area today. With-1 man, to prevent the Influx of sightseers.

Labor has been no problem at all, according to Sister Miriam Teresa, RSM, president of the college, with college staff, area residents, and the evacuees themselves all pitching in to do whatever is necessary. Future plans for the College Misericordia evacuee facility consist entirely of providing as much comfort a possible for the flood victims until they can return to their homes, Sister Miriam Teresa said. Items Stolen From Parked Car, Truck City police received reports of two thefts yesterday, both from parked vehicles. Joseph Tanner, 523 Hayes told Patrolman Ernest Palermo that two electronic speakers, val ued at $14, were taken from his car at about 3:30 p.m. while it was parked in front of his home.

Entry was made by forcing the right vent window of the vehicle. John R. Tolerico 333 E. Fourth reported a $35 tach ometer stolen from his truck while it was parked in front of his home Thursday morning or early after noon, ralermo, also received this report. The Standard-Speaker will pay $10 for the best news tip of, the week.

If you know of something newsworthy phone 455-3636 any time, day or night, seven days a week. Elk. Bell Telephone Co. said 15,000 phones were restored in the central Pennsylvania area Thursday, reducing the number still out of service to about 110,000. There were about out at the height of the flood.

Wilkes-Barre now has about 5,000 phones in service on full local-call basis and limited long-distance basis, the phono company said. Residents in Plymouth (Luzerne County) still had use of only 14 outdoor phones one hanging from a tree. State Insurance Commission-er Herbert Dehenberg said some 35,000 cars In the stale were damaged by flood waters from tropical storm Agnes. Cost of the damages to autos, Denenberg said, could run as high as $35 million. that he wouldn't play unless he got 30 per cent of the gate receipts.

This would be in addition to his share of the $125,000 purse and 30 per cent of the receipts from the sales of television and film rights already agreed to. The Icelandic federation was reported seeking Compromise In negotiations with Fred Cramer, former president of the American Chess Federation, who is acting as Fls. Cher's advance man. The Icelanders said they have already spent about $200,000 on preparations, and if they meet Fls-cher's demand they can't break even. The gate receipts probably will be considerable.

Matches will be played three to si days a week in a sports palace with seats at $5 each. And the series is expected to last two months. Euwe said he didn't expect the Icelandic Chess Federation to meet Fischer's demand. He added, that it would have grounds for legal action against the American challenger if he tjidn't show up Sunday. "I don't like Mr.

Fischer in our chess world," said Euwe. "He'a a good player but every day we are getting another ul-timatum from him like this' HAZLETON Standard-Speaker Published Dally Except Sundays and Holiday by Hazleton Standard-Speaker, Inc. 21 North Wyoming Street Hazleton, Pa. 1820X Telephone 435-3636 Second Class Postage Paid at Hazleton, DELIVERED BY CARRIER The Hazleton Standard-Speaker IS delivered by carrier for 75o a week. SUBSCRtPrioFBY MAIL Paid In advance On year 137.00 Six months 19.00 Three months 10.00 One month 3.50 One week 90 The U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers said about 400 of Its men were helping restore pub lie services, and the Internal Revenue Service said two nine-member teams were operating in Harrisburg and Wilkes-Barre for Inflated prices that violate Phase Two of the wage-price control program. The head of the federal Small Business Administration said Thursday he expected all louni to flood victims to be processed within 90 days. The SBA lends money to persons whose homes or businesses were destroyed or damaged in natural disasters. Thomas S. Kleppe also said his agency has declared five counties eligible for loans even though they weren't designated disaster areas by the president.

The counties are Franklin, Fulton, Washington, Carbon and world title "not only this time but perhaps forever." Fischer was seen Thursday night at New York's Kennedy airport, but Icelandic Airlines said he did not board its flight to Reykjavik. When newsmen tried to question him, his bodyguards fended them off. The next flight from New York to Iceland is tonight. But Fischer in the past has refused to fly on the Jewish Sabbath, between sundown Friday and sundown Saturday. Informed sources in Reykjavik said that Fischer informed the Icelandic Chess Federation The tennis divisions are beginners, advanced, and adult.

Another new sport this year is the adult slow pitch. The Track and Field Meet at the Harman-Geist Stadium will take place again this year along with the special events of pet shows, doll shows, animal contests, nature hikes, and the arts and crafts exhibit on Broad Street. Among the newer activities presented this year will be dramatics, cheerleading, folk dancing, and baton twirling. This year's program will provido all children in the Hazleton Area with a well rounded program of activity. CHOIR REHEARSAL The choir of St.

Mary's Byzan tine Catholic Church will meet for practice tonight at 8 o'clock. HIT-RUN REPORTED Marie Alshefski, of 629 W. Green Hazle Township, told Cruiser- man Leo McGeehan her tar, parked ori the lot at the Hazleton State General Hospital between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., was hit by an unknown motorist, causing damage to the left front fender. McGeehan re ceived the complaint at the police desk in city Band Concert Thursday Night Opens '72 Playground Season Gov.

Shapp and to all concerned the assurances I gave the governor last Sunday that adequate federal funds will be available on a timely basis to carry out all programs with which the President's disaster assistance fund is charged." Meanwhile. the National reamer (service vanceuru flash flood warnings In Penn sylvania early today, allowing victims of the flooding to get on with cleanup efforts. Forecasters said many areas around the state received "moderate" amounts of rain Thursday night and early today, but no serious flooding resulted. Williamsport got 1.31 inches in 24 hours, willow McGovern (Continued from Page 1) The Immediate Impact of the California vote was to trim McGovern's first-place delegate total and increase his difficulty in wooing uncommitted delegates. A new Associated Press tally, taking into account the com mittee vote, put McGovern's first-ballot strength now at 1,226.9, or 282.1 votes away from the needed 1,509.

McGovern's own tally dropped to 1,333.75, or 175.25 short of a majority. In other developments: In Philadelphia, a hearing examiner decided that 40 per cent of Humphrey's and Mus-kie's Pennsylvania delegates were chosen in violation of the reform rules, a challenging group said. In New state Rep. Dorothy Taylor announced that 15 of the 19 Louisiana black delegates have thrown their support to McGovern, giving him at least 24 of 44 Louisiana delegates. At Homestead AJr Force Beach, soldiers spent the day Thursday building an encamp meat for the regular Army troops who will be assigned to duty during two presidential nominating conventions Humphrey said earlier Thursday he fears "a highly educated elite" is gaining con trol of the party to the detri ment of blue-collar workers, the elderly, noncollege youth and even many Democratic elected officials.

McGovern promised, if elected president, to create a federal department of education and appoint a woman to run it. He spoke at the National Education Association con vention in Atlantic City. Vice President Spiro T. Ag' new blanketed all the Demo- cratic presidential candidates with criticism as "political shuttlecocks feathery lightweights who bounce from position to position at the slightest sensing of outside pressures spoke; at a Republican dinner in Uniondale, N.Y. Easter Seal societies nationwide provide direct care and treatment and other rehabilitation services to some 300,000 disabled children and adults annually.

Contributions to the 1972 Easter Seal Campaign, Feb. 28-April 2. will' be the major source of revenue to continue this help to the handicapped. it was preparing to relax 23.1" 0 The Hazleton Recreation Depart ment has planned this year's sum mer program to be a most active one for all, with activities available for anyone from 5 to 35. To start this year's program a free band concert will be held Oil Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

at the Har man-Geist Stadium. Nell Rodlno, the coordinator and program chair man for this project, has an nounced that the Mount Carmel High School Band and the Silver Beavers will be there to present an evening of enjoyable music. Saverio Saullo, the director of the Recreation Department, has planned the summer playgrounds to open Wednesday. The band concert will set off a year Oi non-stop activity. The various activities available through the playgrounds will be: Boys Basketball Senior, Open, Intermediate and Elementary Divisions.

Boys Baseball Jr. Little League, Intermediate and Senior Leagues. Girls Softball, Volleyball, and a new sport for the girltf this year is Girls Basketball, Arts and Crafts including stitchery, basket gymp, fun film, papier mache. waU plaques and raffia. Tennis Instructions' will Involve basic Strokes, service, scoring, and the "city-wide tenhls tournament.

control of the area known as Free Derry and the 35,000 Cath olics living there. The other barricades will "definitely remain," an IRA spokesman said. The ones com ing down were Infested with rats and had become health hazard, he explained. The street barriers of concrete, steel and wrecked vehicles have become a symbol of Catholic rebellion against the discriminatory rule of Northern Ireland's Protestant majority. To the Protestants, they are a hallmark of the IRA lawlessness that the British army has not been able to crush.

The IRA's Provisional wing began observing a cease-fire at midnight Monday, but Catholic leaders say 'any attempt by the Protestants to, blockade the Catholic districts would result; in open civil war. GOGOLIN RETIRES HARRISBURG Edward Gogolin, first vice-president and general manager of the Pennsylvania Motor Truck has announced his retirement, effective December 31 of this year. The PMTA Executive Committee has named William R. Richardson, III, assistant general manager of the state wide trucking association, to fill the new post of executive vice president and general mar with Gogolin's rei College Misericordia In Dallas has become one of the main evac nee centers in the Dallas area, housing, clothing, feeding, and providing medical treatment for over 1,500 flood victims. As evacuation warnings went out early on June 23, Nesbitt Hospital of Kingston began moving their entire facilities to the college, oc cupying Alumnae Hall, a girls' dormitory.

In a matter of hours, the hospital had trasferred nearly a hundred patients, setting up wards, emergency treatment facul ties, an obstetrics section, and an intensive care unit. Upon arrival of a self-contained operating unit sup' plied by Civil Defense, the hospital facility gained the capacity to per form operations as necessary. In effect, according to a college spokesman, Alumnae Hall became Nesbitt Memorial Hospital. In tribute to the "obstetrics sec tion of the facility, ten babies have been born since last Friday. The first baby wis a girl, Lisa Marie, born to Mr.

and Mrs. Joseph Bu- tera of Dallas. Appropriately enough, Mrs. Butera is a 1969 graduate of College Misericordia. In other sections of the campus, the dining hall was divided into two sections, one section being used as a dormitory for evacuees and the other as the dining facility.

Food services personnel, volunteers, and college staff have been manning the facility, serving over 4,500 meals a day to evacuees and also supplying meals for the Nesbitt Medical Facility. Other dormitories on the 100-acre campus are being utilized as housing for flood victims and communications centers have been set up to send out emergency mes sages. Mercy Center on campus, re cently opened by the Sisters of Mercy Provincialate as a retirement home for Sisters, has also been opened to flood evacuees. Under, the direction of Sister Marie Turnbach, RSM, the facility has served as a self contained unit, feeding, housing, and providing medical treatment all under one roof. The Sisters have also provided a clothing distribution center providing clothing for all evacuees Since the Mercy Center has hospital, the facility has also-been set up as a center for the elderly, and bed-ridden paUents.

Tight security has been establish ed on the campus with all person nel needing a special security pass to enter. The security was neces sary, according to a college spokes and DETROIT (AP) Ford Mo lor in its biggest safety re call campaign to date, has called back 4.04 million ve hides to replace two shoulder belt grommets that cost only pennies apiece. According to P.E. Benton Ford's customer service divi sion general manager, a small percentage of the grommets, which fit on the stud that attaches the shoulder harness to the lap belt, have broken with repeated usage. Breakage prevents the user from clicking the harness into a locked position, but the company said Thursday that no reports have been received of injuries because of this problem.

The campaign covers all the company's 1970 and 1971 model passenger cars except convert ibles and 1970 Mavericks. To correct the problem, Ford and S.S.Hike (Continued from Page 1) on which taxes are paid tach by the employer and worker, and the rates. The present base of $9,000 would to to $10,800 in 1973 and $12,000 starting in 1974. The rate, now 5.2 per cent, would be raised to 5.5 per cent next year. These changes would boost the maximum tax, for a person earning at least $10,800, to $594 next year and, for a person earning $12,000 to $060 in.

1974. The maximum tax this year is $468. However, Church emphasized that persons earning $9,000 or less actually would play smaller taxes In the next 25 years under his amendment than under present law. 'The reason is under present law the base stays at $9,000 permanently but the rates climb faster than those in the Church provision. For example, under the law now, the rate next year for the employer, and employe will be 5.65 per cent as compared with 5.5 per cent under the Church amendment, Under the law now, the maximum monthly payment for an individual who starts to work now and about 45 years under the Social Security system would be $295.40.

Church amendment would this to $345.40 as suming no changes in the cost- of-living. But Social Security experts have figured out that, if the price index continues to ad vance at 2u per cent each jear, such a worker would draw more than $2,000 a month by 2015 under the cost-of-living provisions in the amendment. tb ill fMj Whether your windows are high. low. narrow, wide, odd- snapea we come to you.

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