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NO. 26 Kane and ML Jewett. Wednesday. October 13. 1971 Lawmakers Praise' Mbiomi FOR POST FREEZE PERIOD Ask Special Court for Wage Price Appeals By BILL NE1KIRK Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON CTW The White.

House said today a special judicial body may be set up under proposed legislation to expedite appeals that grow out of wage price regulations in the post freeze D)ecDSDim to VosDt 'Not Running' i gfh i' WMmfm 1' I AMIS Berlin Pacf Was Key To Decision BY KENNETH J. FREED Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON AP) President Nixon's announcement that he will attend a summit conference in Moscow next May should have come as no surprise, say U.S. officials and foreign diplomats. "It is a logical extension of the growing improvement in American Russian dealings since Nixon took office," one diplomat said. "The only surprise is that so few people were talking about the possibility." One of those who did talk in advance about such a trip was Soviet Communist party Chairman Leonid Brezhnev, who U.S.

sources say had been discussing a Nixon visit with several people for several weeks. But whether it should have been a surprise, the fact is that Nixon did catch many people off balance when he appeared unexpectedly at the routine Tuesday morning news briefing and said: "The leaders of the United States and the Soviet Union in their exchanges during the past year, have agreed that a meeting between them would be desirable once sufficient progress had been made in negotiations at lower levels. "In light of the recent advances in bilateral and 'multila ON CABLE TELEVISION PAYOFF ACCUSATION NEW YORK (AP) Opening statements were scheduled today in the trial of TelePrompter Corp. board chairman Irving B. Kahn, who is charged with bribing Johnstown, Pa.

officials in order to obtain an exclusive franchise. Two of those officials pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court Tuesday to conspiring to obtain a $15,000 payoff from Tele Prompter in 1966. Kenneth O. Tompkins resigned as Johnstown mayor after entering his plea.

He and J. Howard Deadoff, a former city councilman, will be sentenced by Judge Constance Baker Motley on Nov. 30. The pair could receive up to five years in prison and $10,000 fines each. A third official, City Councilman Robert McKee, will go to trial on the same charges Oct.

26. in Bribes' Kahn, 54, who entered a plea of innocent for himself and his company, is charged with paying $15,000 in bribes to secure the votes of the three Johnstown officials for approving the 10 year franchise. TelePrompter, the largest cable television firm in the country, operates in the northern half of Manhattan as well as in Johnstown and other communities. After the jury was drawn Tuesday, Kahn's lawyer, Peter E. Fleming, asked to see documents relating to Tompkins for use in Kahn's trial.

Judge Motley reserved decision on the request. Meanwhile, Johnstown finance director Victor Bako was named interim mayor succeeding Tompkins, whose resignation became effective immediately. Bako will serve until council can appoint someone to serve out the unexpired term of Tompkins, which runs until this January. Tompkins, who owns an office supply store in that western Pennsylvania city of 40,000, was in his second four year term. $10 Plus $3 Plus Costs? SEN.

BIRCH BAYH of Indiana announced yesterday he is not a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president. He had visited many states recently, sounding out support for a possible campaign. He said his wife underwent critical surgery recently for breast cancer and he wants to be with her at this time, not campaigning. period. The Phase 2 legislation Nixon will propose to Congress is expected to go to Capitol Hill Thursday, press secretary Ronald L.

Ziegler said. In response to a question by reporters, he said this judicial appeal mechanism will be contained in the legislation. The presidential spokesman pointed out decisions of the Pay Board and the Price Commission "can be appealed to the courts." But he said the legislation would spell out these da tails and also provide for the "formation of a judicial body to expedite these appeals." He did not elaborate. Meanwhile the President was seeking members for two key boards that will vote on future wage price increases after winning organized labor's cooperation in his post freeze economic controls. With the 90 day wage price rent freeze due to expire Nov.

13, time is becoming crucial on the appointments. The boards must be operating with wage and price guidelines developed by that time. The White House said membership on the 15 member Pay Board and the 7 member Price Commission will be announced soon. Some potential members contacted "are not particularly interested," said one official. The threat of a labor boycott of post freeze controls collapsed Tuesday when the nation's three most powerful union leaders agreed to help Nixon's Pay Board try to control inflation.

But the labor leaders. AFL CIO President George Meany, Teamsters President Frank E. Fitzsimmons and United Auto Workers President Leonard Woodcock, acted only after Nixon gave assurances the tripartite board's decisions would not be subject to a veto by the Cost of Living Council. TIE SUPREME COURT POSSIBILITIES: NIXON WASHINGTON (AP) President Nixon says at least two women, in addition to Sen. Robert C.

Byrd, W.Va., are among those being considered for nomination to the Supreme Court. At a news conference Tuesday, Nixon mentioned the possibility of naming a woman and confirmed reports that Byrd "is definitely on the list." "I don't, rule out Sen. Byrd and I certainly don't rule out a woman," Nixon added. "I will make the nominations next week." Later he said, "At least two women are under consideration at this time." Sources said other members of Congress including Republican Sens. Robert Griffin of Michigan and Howard Baker of Tennessee also have been discussed for the vacancies left by the retirements last month of the late Hugo L.

Black and John M. Harlan. The nominations, if approved by the Senate, would bring to four the number of justices Nixon has placed on the nine member court since taking office. Two other. Nixon nominees (G.

Harrold Carswell and Clement F. Haynsworth Jr.) were rejected by the Senate. Liberal Voting Record Although Byrd, 53, has a liberal voting record on economic issues, he has opposed some major civil rights legislation, has taken a strong law and or der stand, and has been highly critical of some Supreme Court decisions. Byrd was once a member of the Klu Klux Klan as was Justice Black but like Black, Byrd later disavowed his relationship with the white supremacy group. There was no solid White House indication as to the identities of the two women.

Speculation so far has centered on Rep. Martha Griffiths, U.S. District Court Judge Cornelia Kennedy of Detroit; Superior Court Judge Sylvia Bacon of the District of Columbia; and Rita Hauser, U.S. representative to the United Nations' Human Rights Dog Problem Proving Major Headache Here Borough Police yesterday corral' ed five of the pictured pack of seven dogs running at large in the east part of Kane yesterday morning. Three have been picked up by owners at the usual $3 impoundment fee and the owners along' with those owning or responsible for the others face arrests, fines and costs.

The law provides fines of $1 to $300 but usually here it has been $10 and costs for first offense. The law states dogs are not permitted to run at large at any time and a few years back, the warning was out that they could be "shot on sight" while running at night. Otherwise, the impounding otlicer must keep the dog for a period of time for the owner to claim it or for some other person to take it before it is destroyed. Police have destroyed a dozen unlicensed canines which have been unclaimed. Dogs must be under leash at all times when they are walked or exercised.

Locally a situation of disposal from dog walks has irritated residents to extent orders to "pick up as you go or else." Kane apparently has mora dogs per capita than many places as result of the numerous hunting dogs as well as pets. Also an increase in number of dogs fcr protection has been noted. Clarence H. Larson, McKean County Treasurer, said that the number of dog licenses is increasing each year 'with 6,516 licensed canines in the county as of today. Barking Doics Borough Police have been acting on many complaints of dogs running at barking day and night to disturb entire neighborhoods.

The barking dog problem has reached serious proportions here particularly where owners put them out at night or early morning to let them bark until they are takon in or left to bark. Police" on numerous occasions have awakened dog owners at early morning hours to bring their dogs inside. The law is specific. The situation not only exists in Kane but through the area. The Johnsonburg Police Department recently started enforcement the state law concerning barking dogs.

Police pointed out than in this state a barking dog is considered a public nuisance and iContlnued on page 2) IIP BY CONG TROOPS SAIGON UP) Viet Cong sappers blew up two U.S. helicopters early today and damaged three others in an attack eight miles northeast of Saigon, the U.S. Command announced. The Command also reported that the North Vietnamese fired two surface torair missiles SAMS at an American reconnaissance plane and its two fighter bomber escorts over North Vietnam. The missiles missed, and the escorts did not retaliate, the command said.

A spokesman said the sappers slipped into the Di An base camp during the night and attacked the parked UH1 helicopters with demolition charges. The helicopters at Di An have been supporting a South Vietnamese counteroffensive along the Cambodian border. They fly out of the Tay Ninh forward base, 55 miles northwest of Saigon, but return to Di An each night because it is considered safer than Tay Ninh. A sixth helicopter an AH1 Cobra gunship was shot down half a mile from U.S. Fire Base Pace, on the Cambodian border in the area of the South' Vietnamese counteroffensive.

The U.S. Command said two crewmen were wounded in the crash, and at least one other American was wounded when 35 mortar rounds hit the base on the 18th day of shelling. IS BREAK IN REPORTED HERE place a repeat per'or mance. A break in was reported at the Quality Woodcraft firm on Wetmore Avenue some time last night. Police reported $10 taken from a desk drawer.

Several days ago the place was with a rear window broken to gain access. The burglary discovered Oct. 4 netted $200. DF STATE IlESOrt DIES AT AGE OF 78 By KENNETH J. FREED Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) Former Secretary of State Dean Acheson died Tuesday night, 18 years after leaving the post he used to establish policies that still serve as the foundation for much of America's diplomatic strategy.

Acheson, 78, was found over his desk about 6 m. at the Sandy Spring, arm he used as a refuge from the pressures of a public carrer encompassing some of the nation's monumental crises. The family doctor said the death, apparently resulted from a heart attack. Although he served as an important U.S. negotiator in the monetary reforms conference of the early 1930s, it was as secretary of state during the last four years of the Harry Truman administration that Acheson made his mark on American destiny.

During the period from 1949 to 1953, Acheson was the major factor in formulating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, signing the peace treaty with Japan, outlining the political strategy of the Korean war, determining U.S. attitudes toward the Communist government of China and resisting the domestic onslaught of the so called McCarthy era. While attitudes toward China and Moscow are now relaxing, many of these policies remain in effect today the administration of a Republican President who was one of Ach eson's major critics during the Truman years Richard Nixon. And it was Nixon who led the tributes to Acheson after his th. He was a man not only of great the President said in a statement, "but also of rare intellect, of rigorous conscience and of profound devotion to his country." Former President Truman, described by Acheson as one of the greatest Americans, did not have an immediate comment but Mrs.

Truman said "I know he'll be very disturbed." It was another part of President Nixon's statement that the importance of Acheson to today's world was underlined. "Towering Figure "Of those who stand for a time in places of power many I quickly forgotten," Nixon 4aid. "It is a measure of Dean Acheson's stature as man and statesman that almost 20 years after his service as secretary of state he continued to be recognized as one of the towering figures of his time." In a time when presidents make most of their own foreign policy, it is instructive to look back on the Acheson years when President Truman gave his secretary of state a near free hand in diplomatic affairs. It was with this freedom that Acheson, a Connecticut born aristocrat with a sharp tongue and haughty established the basic U.S. Cold War strategy.

Starting with the premise that the Soviet Union was a major threat to world security, Acheson implemented a series of alliances designed to surround Russia with enough military and economic might to deter any thought of aggression. At the same time, Acheson pushed hard for the Marshall Plan aimed at rebuilding war torn Western Europe. He also promoted a flexible foreign policy that could en mpass the maverick Commu it Yugoslavian government "as well as the start of West German self government and rearmament. At the same time, Acheson had to deal with the takeover of China by the Mao Tse tung led Communist regime. Although he was doubtful of the viability of the rival Nationalists, Acheson nonetheless promoted a policy of not accepting the Mao government.

Acheson policies regarding the Soviet Union, China and international Communism generally came under attack during his years as secretary of state and the criticism continued to ils death, but from opposing apsides of political ideology. While in office he was a major target of Sen. Joseph McCarthy, the Wisconsin Republican who made a name by alleging the State Department was dominated by Communists or their sympathizers. Yet, it was his tough stand on Communism that led to the latest criticism of his role as policymaker. Under the leadership of a new school of American historians, critics charge Acheson set buck the chances of eased relations with China and the Soviet Union by a misunderstanding and hysterical view of (Continued ou ps 8) TENTATIVE PARADE DATE Tuesday, Oct.

26 is the tentative date for the Kane Fire Department sponsored Halloween Parade. Thru Traffic Detour in Effect GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) The proposed "911" national emergency telephone number will come into service in this area of Westmoreland County next month for some 55,000 persons, local officials announced today. The service is part of a project begun in 1968 by Bell Telephone Co. and has since grown to include other telephone companies and 150 communities 15 million persons nationwide.

The system will go into effect here Nov. 1 and will be operated initially from city hall where trained personnel, familiar with the area, will dispatch fires, police or ambulance service 24 hours a day. In Pennsylvania, the system already is operating in Bradford, Butler, Clearfield, DuBois, Milton, Norwood, Tarentum, and New Bethlehem. The system is paid for by the respective communities, while Bell absorbes the cost of equipment changes. So far, Bell says, it has spent $50 million in installing the systems.

Wilcox Route 321 By pass Impasse Forcing Change in PennDOT Project As establishment of the Route 321 south detour set stage for construction of the East Kane to Kane segment, it was confirmed today that the project south has ran into a roadblock at Wilcox and as the situation stands, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will probably end the project one mile north of Wilcox in its immediate plan. teral iicguuauuns involving me two countries, it has been agreed that such a meeting will take place in Moscow in the latter part of May 1972." Following reading of that announcement, released at the same time Moscow, tha President told questioning newsmen he had agreed to the Moscow summit because of "a possibility of making significant progress." Although he declined to detail what areas will be discussed with the Soviet leaders, Nixon indicated the talks will cover arms control, the Mideast, a European security conference and a balanced, mutual troop cut in Central Europe. Nixon was specific in outlining the areas of progress he said led to the summit talk agreement. "We have had a treaty with regard to the seabeds. We have had one with regard to biological weapons.

We have had an agreement coming out of the SALT talks (strategic arms limitation talks) with regard to the hotline and accidental war and, of course, most important of all and I think this is, the that, for both us and for them, led us to conclude that now was the time for a summit meeting we have, had 'an agreement on What made no difference in settling on a Moscow summit in May, the President declared emphatically, was his plan to visit mainland China before that month. "The two," he said, "are independent trips. We are going to Peking for the purpose of discussing matters of bilateral concern there. And I will be going to the Soviet Union for the purpose of discussing matters that involve the United States and the Soviet Union "Any speculation to the effect that one has been planned lor the purpose of affecting the other would be entirely inaccurate." Ren. Albert Co.nment Congressional reaction was positive.

"I cannot see where anything but good can come from it," said House Speaker Carl Albert, Okla. Similar statements came from Senate Republican Leader Hugh Scott and his generally conservative colleague, Colorado Republican Gordon Allott, who said he approves of the trip. Nixon himself indicated expects good resudts from the summit, which will be his third visit to the Soviet Union. Nixon said he has constantly (Continurd on page 5) i' C7 Tl BRADFORD, ELDRED ION SETS DEADLINE ON TEXTILE iPDRTS WASHINGTON (AP) President Nixon said Tuesday the United States will move against Japan and other textile exporting nations if no agreement is reached or significant progress made by Friday toward limiting exports. Nixon did not specify what action the United States might take.

He simply said the United States "will move unilaterally." However, reports by officials of Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong all have said that the United States has threatened to impose quotas on non cotton textile imports under authority held by the President. In Tokyo the Japanese cabinet announced it has decided to reopen negotiations on textiles with the United States. But a compromise is being sought whereby the U.S. would lift the 10 per cent surcharge on im 'ports if Japan agrees to restrict its nori cotton textiles over a three year period. South Korea has offered a compromise proposal to the United States on textile restraints and Hong Kong has a delegation here discussing the same matter.

Nationalist China is reported ready to i MB; ymimwWIWWW 1 whim r'r v1 I 7' mm 1 jS Jtefsfc mmr BRADFORD Sen. Richard E. Frame of Franklin, 25th Senatorial District representative, and' Rep. Victor J. Westerberg' of Kane, McKean County assemblyman, Tuesday announced that the Highways Capital Budget was introduced early Tuesday evening in the House of Representatives in Harrisburg.

This budget released includes three major construction projects affecting McKean County. One is Route 219, Hilton Street, Bradford, to the New York State line, a four lane, divided reconstruction calling for a total cost of $9.3 million. Of this total $7.5 will be base construction costs, another $1.5 million is acquisition cost and $300,000 designed cost. Another itern is for a Legislative route in the City of Bradford and Foster Township for reconstruction to improve the traffic flow and increase the capacity and safety at a cost of $319,000. The third county project is in Main Street, Borough of Elred, from Elm Street to Center Street, a two lane, reconstruction job at a cost of $290,000.

imltnii. tUULK 219 at a dead end. As planned, the now highway would have cut away from the existing route about a half mile north of the Wilcox intersection by passing the main part of the community to rejoin trte newer Route .219 south of Wilcox to eliminate a curve approach to the residential section from the south. The project from a point near Sergeant lies in Elk county and serves the main access to the Twin Lakes Recreational Area which has been closed this year for extensive improvements. Locally, establishment of the detour via Route 6 to Lantz Corners and Route 219 to Wilcox for through traffic became effective yesterday.

Pictured, engineering staff of the E. M. Brown contractor for Kane and East Kane Segments, place first of the detour signs at the Biddle Street (Rt. 6 intersection of Route 321. The contractor is digging in at south end of the segment near Williams Marine Stvvice in East Kane and will proceed from that point into Kane.

The contractor has announced that every effort will be made for convenience of the local traffic involved and hopes with good weather to have that project "opened by the time snovv flies next year.1" The Wilcox problem: The projected by pass route through' that community would cut through land in which the Wilcox Area Industrial Development group hopes to establish an industry. And The projected by pass would cut through the Wilcox Baseball Park. PennDOT will have no part in utilizing lands in which community park areas are involved and further, it has no right of condemnation of such property for highway use. State and federal funds are involved in the construction. Bruce Speegle, Clearfield District engineer, PennDOT, has termed alternates to the projected route "undesirable and unacceptable In a conference yesterday with Victor Westerberg, McKean County representative in State Assembly on status of the reconstruction between Kane and Wilcox, Mr.

Speegle said that funds are available and must be projected by end of the fiscal quarter. Rep. Westerberg said "According to Mr. Speegle there is no apparent alternative other than ending the road south from Kane at a point one mile north of Wilcox in the present planning." It was reported over the last weekend thut the project would be up for bids in mid November. Such action would leave open the opportunity for changes in the Wilcox area where the present route intersects Route Watson Convicted in Tate LaBianca Case LOS ANGELES UP) Charles "Tex" Watson, who coolly testified that on Charles Manson's orders he shot or stabbed six of the Tate LaBianca slaying victims, was convicted Tuesday of seven counts of first degree murder and one of conspiracy to commit murder.

Watson, 25, showed no emotion during the 20 minutes jury foreman Carlos Rodriguez took to read the verdict. The judge ordered the jury to return Friday to begin a phase of Watson's trial to determine if he is bane. STATE POLICE ACT ON ROUTE 321 THROUGH TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS Sfnte Police this morning reported several "first warnings' were given truckers and other through traffic vehicles movlag over Route 321 hi the new construction area. It whs pointed out that the const ruction moment is "now private property of the contractor" and arrests will follow." Local traffic is for residents along: the area including the entrance to Kane Area Senior High School on Route 821. DEMS MEETING CALLED HARRISBURG UP) The Democratic State Committee meets here Nov.

12 to discuss results of hearings on changing of county rules, restructuring of the organization and other matters..