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i psu I'll L'f I enocny I SR Aft PARK 16322 CCS? Daily Times VOL 73-No 92 STATE COLLEGE and BELLEFONTE PA THURSDAY JULY 20 1972 Tdks Ceunfteir Ceose-IFoire By DAVID MASON Associated Press Hriirr PARIS (AP) The United States and North Vietnam remained split today on the issue of a cease-fire and political settlement for Vietnam despite a new round of secret talks There was no indication at the 151st session of the peace conference that the secret rendezvous in Paris Wednesday between Henry A Kissinger presidential adviser and North letnamese leaders had made progress in settling the basic issue of who should control power in Saigon Debate on the issue of a cease-fire marked much of the argument in the plenary Good Evening! A Lag in Arrests Reporting Through the years more than one reader has wondered why there's often a lag between an arrest or the filing of charges against an individual or individuals and the reporting of it in this newspaper The reason is simple clear-cut and consistent: In all except cases of major crimes we wait until a hearing is held before a magistrate or a court Then it becomes part of the official public record To do otherwise would be unfair to thn accused and could prejudice the court and the public which too often forgets that a person is innocent until proven guilty The length of the lag varies Sometimes it's only a matter of hours or a day or two We can recall a case of some 20 years ago when it was three the accused was in a hospital and the court awaited his release MILESTONE: Mr and Mrs John Colpetzer of Centre Crest formerly of Pennsylvania Furnace will observe their 65th wedding anniversary on Sunday REBUTTAL: Noting an item the other day which urged boaters to ignore single skis a veteran Bellefonte boater disagrees claims an accident could result or a motor be ruined SUBSTITUTE: She suggests single skis should be left at the edge of a river or the shore of a dam not in the middle LOST: A $10 bill in downtown State College yesterday by a poor working girl who has faith in people Phone 237-9226 after 6 pm OFFER: An abandoned black and white 8-week-old kitten is looking for a good home Call 237-6008 BONUS: Mrs Karen Frantz State College Borough's first meter maid completed her first week walking the 9 pounds lighter OUESTION: Anybody know anyone who cleans chimneys? SEASONAL: The height of optimism a valued reader suggests is being fitted for prescription sun glasses during a' pour-ing riun HIT HOME? Much good can be done a Williamsport wit writes when the ques-tion of who is going to get the credit is forgotten On the Inside TEN CENTS A COPY Sain lefts County A heavy thunderstorm cut a 10-mile swath across Centra County yesterday dumping up to 168 inches of rain in some arras in about two hours The Buffalo Run Valley was heavily flooded from about Stormstown to Killmire and residents in the Port Matilda and Milesburg areas were without electricity for several hours The bridge at Buffalo Run was under a foot of water from about 6 pm to 9 pm yesterday and some areas were blocked by fallen trees State road crews were out last night and this morning cleaning away debris and repairing washed-out road shoulders Trees knocked down two Wet Prnn Power Company lines near rort Matikla at about 3:15 pm The Port Matilda area was without power until about 8 pm Service affected by the same lines was resioi-cd in the Milesburg area at alxnil 530 pm according to West Tenn records Lightning blew some telephone fuses 1 and affeeted incoming service to some of the County's larger business phone systems Bell Telclionp Company officers said They reported some scattered brief outages due to lightning through the County Lightning struck the homes of Lee and Joseph Watson and Ralph Zerby of Milesburg but no lightning related fires were reported Mrs Jane Gununo Times correspondent said that flooding in the Buffalo Bun area yesterday was much heavier than last month Rain left small lakes throughout the area and oats fields were flattened she said The berm of Fox Hollow Rd near State College 'vas severely gutted and heavy rock fill across the road in one sec- tion: No other slorm-relatrd road damage was reported to stale police or the highway department Rt 64 remains closed to SM RAIN Pg 18 Pay Raise News Digest: Mew AAinimum Wage Debated US Ambassador William Porter asked the Communists to say is with President Nixon's May 8 proposal for an internationally supervised cease-fire throughout Indochina -In another mild speech similar to his new style of last week Porter asked the North ictnamese and Viet Cong: 'Why not tell us frankly why it is difficult for you to entertain this proposal which would end the killing promptly? would also like to hear more from you on the subject of the four-month period we have proposed for the withdrawal of all our forces from Sea TALKS Pg 18 in two steps but provide no new coverage It also' would establish a 8160 differential for many youths rapid erry sd (ap Democratic presidential nominee George McGovern moving to offset the impact of his rejection by top labor leaders flew to Washington today to cast a pro-labor Senate vote and unveil former National Chairman Lawrence O'Brien as his chief bridge to party regulars It was learned that O'Brien whose departure from the party chairmanship last Friday occurred amidst some confusion See DIGEST Pg 18 HORSES IN THE KNOW know that sometimes they can get away with somebody But to the person holding the eighths a hot proposition Ed Emporium a University student is taking a course in horseshoeing the Mediator Requested lor Bellefonte Talks: Penns 32 Two Sections leaning on Horning of hal'd way can come within these guidelines as far as dollar amounts and so forth are concerned and can feel confident in taking a package back to the teachers to be voted then there would not to a trike The teachers and school board have scheduled another session for Friday This could be the meeting Mr Eisenhauer said School board officials with-See TEACHERS Pg 1 house with a common wall and no sideyard may be excluded from the sideyard setback requirements and either resident may build to the property line No decision was announced on the request for a variance for a five-story building made by the Waupelani Corporation The request made by Paul Mazza State College attorney followed a recommendation bv Centre County Judge Paul 'Campbell that the variance be granted See ZONING Pg 18 Just knowing that the cameras are even knowing that a oerson is drawing his grtrail-bothers him" Mr On the request for exclusive swimming rights Mr Byrne said that Fischer has gotten tired of 'bunches of newsmen jumping in the pool after him and would just like to swim" One of the newmen covering the tournament is Robert Byrne See CHESS Pg IS to date he said Judge Campbell did say that he could use help in areas such as administration appointment of various minor officials and legal research State Sen Joseph Ammerman of Curwensville said that he had relied on Judge Campbell's assessment during consideration of the judgeship trill However he said day is fast approaching when Centre County will need a second judge But we're already spcikUng enough money in this Stale" "A step he said could be factfinding by the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board under terms of Act 195 the Public Employes Bargaining act -But Mr Eisenhauer said the facto are already on the table" He also said that the two sides are coming close to agreement and that both sides have made concessions team has been given rough guidelines by the teachers" he said if we The Perms Valley Area Education Association representing the teachers has voted to strike at the opening of school in September if agreement is not reached on contract terms with the school board according to association spokesman John Eisenhauer At the same time the Bellefonte Area Education Association and the school board agreed last night to call in a state mediator for their next Zoning Hearing Board Decision: State rtment Plan WASHINGTON (AP) The Senate expects today to conduct a showdown vote on a bill to raise the minimum wage pitting the prestige of Democratic nominee George McGovern against President Nixon The test came on a Republican substitute for a Democrat-ic-spon sored wage bill The Democratic version approved by the Senate Labor Committee would boost the 8160 wage floor to 8220 in a series 0 steps bring 84 million additional employes under the act and repeal a series of exemptions which now block overtime pay for some workers The other measure sponsored by two Republican senators would raisa the minimum to 82 128 To Vote in November A total of 128 Centre Countians applied for voter registration at the State CoQege Area League of Women Voters' service office in the Pugh St parking garage yesterday There were 61 Democrats 46 Republicans and 18 independents Their applications will be forwarded to the County Election Board for final decisions before the November balloting Most of the registrants Mrs Eileen Leibowitz the League's voter service chairman said today were people who had moved into the area recently Very few were students And in addition to the 128 applicants many appeared to certify changes of address within file County The League service is conducted every Wednesday from 11 ajn to 7 pm Changes in the State Elections Code approved by Gov Shapp have lowered the residency requirement to so days Prior to the change residents had to live in a voting district at least 60 days before being allowed to vole Those moving into Penn- sylvania from another stale had to wait 90 days before becoming eligible to vote As of March of this year there are 18568 registered Republicans and 14192 Democrats in the County while independents numbered 1424 New Twins At Hospital Big Babies Twin babies born yesterday at Centre Community Hospital to Mr and Mrs Hossein Ghanbari of State College weigh a total of almost 15 pounds Each baby was ss large as an ordinary infant The girl weigh- ed 7 pounds 141k ounces the toy 7 pounds 1 ounoe is a little bit unusual" said Dr Paul Wengrovitz of State College who delivered them were exceptionally large Twins often weigh 6 to 7 pounds are lovely" Mrs Ghan- bari said "We are very proud of them" Their first child a boy now 5 years old weighed 9 pounds at birth she said so they were not surprised to have large babiies Mr Ghanbari who is a doc-' torsi candidate in biochemistry at the University said that they were no twins in either his wife's family or his own The couple is from Iran and lives at 516 Linden Rd Stale College Watched Rep Galen Dreibelhis of State College who has been active in the legislative dispute over the legitimacy of the recent 1 pay raise for state officials is watching the belated eflorts of others to do something about the decision of the Commonwealth 0 tn nsation Commission which gives the legislators a total of 825200 in salaries and expenses effective next year was able to get only eight signatures on a discharge' petition which would have brought to the floor of the House before we adjourned a resolution which would have exempted the General Assembly from the jurisdiction of the Compensation Commission" he said this morning nuw we have-members who are circulating -petitions which will require 102 votes 'wilh the object of compelling Gov Shapp to call us back Into session to discuss the question will be interesting to see thi reaction of some of my fellow legislators now that they're back home and have had some voter react ion" he continued have always felt that the press had considerable power and now that the press -has exposed the details of the proposed pay hikes I think some people are beginning to feel the heat" Aside from the pay dispute See SALARIES Pg 18 Building Materials Clarified A clarification of materials to be used in construction of -multifamily dwellings in State College Borough was made yesterday by tto Building Code Board of Appeals In the future the board accept the construction of ex-terior and corridor partitions of apartments with fire-retardant covered with i fireproof material and stairwells a minimum of 36 inches in width conformance with the State Department of Labor and In-' dustry standards The matter came to the attention of the board when it was 1 found that Alex Woskob was us- ing studding in his 12-story building under construction on 1 Beaver Ave that was not treated for fire resistance He greed to remove this material from the exterior and corridor' walls or each apartment It Is permissible under Labor and Industry regulations to use such material in interior apartment walls In addition the board reoom-r mended that in the future any elevator installation include one that will accommodate a stretcher in a horizontal position negotiation session because agreements has not been reached on several major items for the 1972-73 contract' According to Mr Eisenhauer agreement between the Penns Valley teachers and school board has not been reached on three items: salary leave days and health insurance payment for dependents He said that the talks are now at the stage where both collective bargaining and mediation have failed The next quired seven feet and a five-foot sideyard setback Instead of the required 48 They board also denied a special exception for a height of 112 feet rather' than the permitted 65 feet on the basis it was not in the best public interest and is not compatible with the construction existing in that section of the Borough The proposed toilding would have been occupied by elderly and handicapped persons according to the developers -General Housing Industries to Completion: two points down at the onset Bobby can win the match tot I not at all sure the match will be completed" Mr Byrne said The fifth game was scheduled to be played in Reykjavik Iceland at 1 pm today tot Fischer yesterday had submitted a new list of 13 demands which were rejected by the Icelandic Chess Federation Among the demands were that Fischer would have written authority to have film cameras removed from the playing hall if Few Will Tell: one judgeship In addition according to statistics there are 11 counties in the slate with two judges and a caseload less than that for Centre County In 1971 Centre County Court received 620 defendant records During the same period Cam bria County with four judgeships received 611 defendant records In discussing the statistics Judge Campbell also pointed out that Centre County has a smaller case inventory 0 A proposed 12-story apartment building at the comer of Fraser St and Beaver- Ave was rejected yesterday by the State College Zoning Hearing Board when it refused all three requests for variances as well as a special exception jin its opinion the Zoning Hearing Board rejected the request for a variance from 137 to rero parking spaces on the basis that this is not a minimum change in the requirements it refused the request for a six-foot front setback rather than the re If Match Continues By JOAN A KURILLA Times Staff Writer -Donald Bryne the University's chess coach still hopes to see a new American World Champion tot has some reservations as to whether the current match will ever be completed One of the 10 best chess players in the nation Mr Byrne says US challenger Bobby' Fischer is better at the game than the world champion Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union quite convinced that even with the disadvantage of Caseload in 'Next MEW WING at Centre Crest the County home will be dedicated Sunday Story photos on Page 17 CENTRE COUNTIAN is marking his 25th year of involvement with the Soap Box Derby He won the national title in 1947 and his son is entered in this year's event Story photo on Page 22 Calendars' jj 14 Classified Ads 28 29 30 3l Comics 28 Editorials 4 Hospital Notes 27 Obituaries 32 ports 23 24 25 Theatre TV 22 32 Woman Heat To Continue No change is expected in Centre County weather through Sunday according to the University meteorology department Partly sunny hot humid weather is expected to continue late today and tomorrow and the high temperature both days should be around 92 That high was recorded at the University yesterday making it the hottest day in the year' The low taught will be 68 There is a slight chance for a thunder-shower between 2 pm and 11 pm today and tomorrow The outlook for Saturday shows little change The low recorded at the University yesterday 68 and 50 of an inch of rain was measured At Rockview the high was 90 and the low 67 with 37 inches of rain measured I Today's Prayer JOHN HINBY FRIZZILL God give us patience and wisdom 0 that wa may enjoy that which is old and accept that which ia new and in accord with Thy spirit Help us to find Thy blessings in all of opportunities AMEN was granted a special exception for a dwelling group project of 152 units between Stratford Dr and Whitehall Rd- on the basis that there was no conflict with the public interest and welfare Roderick Bartell ot 518 Garner St was granted a variance for a wall along his front property line which' is more than 30 inches in height because it replaces an existing wall The five-foot tower at the end was ruled not contrary to the public interest It was ruled that a double they disturbed him He asked also for exclusive use of the swimming pool at his hotel Fisher boycotted the second game because cameras had not been removed No filming was permitted for the third and fourth games As trivial as such requests sound they are probably justified according to Mr Byrne Having played against the US champion six times Mr Byrne said that cameras have always bothered him even though they may not be obvioys backlog than many counties with more than one judgeship "Judge Campbell said that in Philadelphia County with 56 judgeships each judge disposed of 209 cases during 1971 The one judge in Centre County handled three times as many cases Judge Camp-ell recalled that last year when the State legislature passed a bill creating 51 new common pleas judgeships he considered the matter carefully and decided it wasn't necessary to have another Judge in Centre County at that lime The docket was up 2nd Judge Predicted for The caseload in Centre County will justify the addition of another common pleas judge to the County judicial strucutre within the few years" according to the present County Judge Paul Campbell The addition of another judge 1 will probably mean an additional expenditure of 8100000 to 8150000 he added According to statistics released recently by the administrative office of Pennsylvania courts Centre County has the highest pnixilallnn of any 1 County in the Stole with only.