The Cincinnati Post from Cincinnati, Ohio • 26

WWW W1 Metro The Cincinnati Post Thursday May 17 19M WwlV'i m'p 0 1 Acid rain curbs will cost you Local briefs Flynt may not show for trial By Richard Gibeau Pott Staff Ittporttr The utility customer will pay the cost of controlling acid rain That says Alan Schrlber a member of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio is the one thing certain In the controversial acid rain Issue no doubt that the freight will be paid by the Schrlber told the audience at an add rain seminar Wednesday sponsored by the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky chambers of commerce Speakers at the seminar represented a variety of the electric power utilities and their research arm the Electric Power Research Institute the coal miners the UJ3 Senate general Industry and the environmental community people are likely to bear the cost are likely to get hit more without getting any of the Schrlber said woiildbe a regressive he said Chances are than Hustler Magazine publisher Larry Flynt will not show up for his June 4 trial In Hamilton County on charges of pandering obscenity Flynt Is serving an 18-month sentence on contempt of charges In a federal prison In Butner NC Fulton County Oa officials have placed a holder on Flynt on probation violation charges stemming from a 1878 conviction on obscenity charges if Flynt does not appear for his trial Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Robert 8 Kraft said today he will order Flynfs bond forfeited and Issue a warrant for his arrest crease In sulfur dioxide emissions In Ohio Conley said And the Miller Brewing Co plant at! Trenton In Butler County mothballed until beer demand Increases may have to go through the permit process again even though It has already obtained Its aln pollution permit he said Reduction of sul- fur dioxide emissions from another Indus- trial unit presumably would have to be obtained Harold Erdos of the United! Mine Workers of America warned of the Impact of acid rain controls on the coal- I mining Industry He said It would cost Ohio' 44 percent of Its 1982 coal production plus nearly 5700 mining Jobs and 18JS05 Jobs I overall Like other speakers representing the utility Industry Erdos argued for more' study of the acid rain problem to develop1 solid scientific evidence and more Investment in new technology to achieve clean' burning of high sulfur coal i would place a heavier burden on the low-income people than on the hlgh-ln-come Jeff Conley project officer of the National Environmental Development Assocl- atlon a Washington-based Indue try group warned of another kind of inequity posed by a proposed amendment to the Clean Air Act that would put a on sulfur dioxide emissions from Industrial plants The Intent of cap prohibiting emls- slons above the level of a base year such as I960 would be to cut sulfur dioxide emissions that contribute to the atmospheric chemistry that produces acid deposits In rain snow and fog But If a plant had been operating at only 70 percent of capacity In 1980 Conley said that percent of unused capacity would be dead to The conversion of the William Zimmer Nuclear Power Station at Moscow Ohio to coal would be difficult under an emissions cap that would prohibit an In Larry Flynt Selections rile Jackson backer By Janet Walsh Poot Stuff Sopotttt A leader of the Rev Jesse Democratic presidential campaign In Hamilton County claims Walter Mondale supporters denied him the opportunity to be a delegate at the Democratic National Convention because of his to Jackson i Steve Reece a co-chairman of local campaign effort charged Wednesday that Mondale campaign officials were Informed that Reece had been handpicked by Jackson as the leading delegate In Hamilton County but Ignored the black civil rights wishes Paul Bogan of Dayton who coordinated delegate selection for the wampaign denied that the former vice camp considered anybody when choslng Its convention dele-" gates Under Ohio Democratic Party delegate selection rules state campaign Qffl- clals Were able to control which of the top delegates for Jackson and Colorado Sen Gary Hart will go to the convention In the 1st and 2nd Congressional Districts In Hamilton County The party rules require that the delegates be selected alternately according to gender In each district If a male delegate Is picked first for example the next delegate selected from that district must be a woman the next a man and so on Although Jaekson carried Hamilton County In voting In the May 8 Ohio primary and Hart got the most votes statewide Mondale was the top vote-getter In both the 1st Congressional District on the western side of Hamilton County and the 2nd Congressional District encompassing the east side plus Brown and Clermont counties As a result Mondale picked up the first two delegates In each district Hart the No 2 finisher the third and Jackson the fourth Because Mondale eAmpntgn officials chose Steven Sexton of Greenhllls as their first delegate In the 1st Congressional District and Eunice Wyona King of Westwood as their second delegate Hart supporters had -to chose a man as their delegate In the district and Jackson supporters a woman That meant that Ray Mat-lock Hamilton County campaign coordlnater was selected as the Hart delegate for the congressional district and Shirley Rosser of Roselawn who helped direct local voter registration effort was picked Instead of Reece Reece who coordinated April 13 campaign rally at the Cincinnati Convention Center contends that he was bypassed as a delegate because he Is closely associated with Jackson strategists and would be less susceptible to any that might be played by Mondale supporters at the convention Bogan however dismissed contentions as "Idle and said delegates from the other campaigns had little Influence on selection sequence In the two' Hamilton County congressional districts Reece Is not the only one griping about delegate selections In th Cincinnati area Matlock complains that the Mondale selection sequence In the 2nd Congressional District shut out Kelly Blasek who coordinated the Hart effort In that district from the convention By picking labor leader Monte Erb of Hyde Park as first delegate In the district and Cincinnati City Council Member Marian Spencer as the second Hart delegate Richard Surkamp Jr of Kenwood a Xavier University Junior will go to the convention In place of Ms Blasek Franclne Lynch of Avondale a Cincinnati Federation of Teachers field representative will represent Jackson In the district An unusual feature of the newly paved portion of the Little Miami Scenic Park is that persons in wheelchairs can use the trail Little Miami trail officially opened Chrysler loses appeal oh layoffs Even under the threat of Imminent bankruptcy a company may not use age as a factor In laying off workers according to a federal appeals court here The UJ3 Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Wednesday upheld a decision by the UJ9 District Court for the Eastern District of Mlchl- gan which found that the Chrysler Corp practiced Illegal age discrimination In forcing "early on 50 employees over the age of 55 during 1979 work force cutbacks Facing bankruptcy In 1979 Chrysler also laid off a number of employees under age 55 with the option of returning to their Jobs when times got better The 50 employees over age 55 were without the option of returning to their Jobs according to findings by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Man found guilty of sex crimes After deliberating 2V4 hours a Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Jury Wednesday found Richard Miller 67 of 4328 Skylark Drive Delhi Township guilty Wednesday on -seven of eight criminal charges Involving sexual activities with underage girls Miller was found guilty of three counts of rape one count of compelling prostitution and three counts of promoting prostitution He was acqulttedon one charge of promoting prostitution Sentencing Is scheduled for May 31 Nuclear protesters out of jail Two men arrested last month during a protest of nuclear weapons have been released from the Cincinnati Workhouse The Rev Maurice McCrackln was released from the Cincinnati Workhouse Wednesday and Ernest Bromley was to leave Jail today The two had been charged with criminal tresspassing after participating in a demonstration at the General Electric plant In Evendale April 17 Hamilton County Chief Deputy Sheriff Victor Carrelll said they were each sentenced to serve three days In the Work-house In hearing Mr McCrackln had already served three days and was released-Bromley had only served two days Woman saved from house fire Cincinnati firefighters credited Barbara Phillips of 6231 Chandler St Madlsonvllle with rescuing 72-year-old Ruth Merchant from a burning apartment Wednesday Mrs Phillips who cares for Mrs Merchant was In the bedroom of Mrs apartment at 1209 Paxton Ave Hyde Park when she smelled smoke When Mrs Phillips discovered a fire burning in the living room she ran back to the bedroom and dragged Mrs Merchant to safety according to District 5 Fire Chief Terry Folzenlogen Mrs Phillips Is suffering from smoke Inhalation and la In satisfactory condition at Epp Memorial Hospital Mrs Merchant was not hospitalised according to firefighters The causd of the fire which caused an estimated 35500 damage to the apartment part of a four-family building was a burning cigarette firefighters said Walnut Hills man stabbed Charles Moore 34 of 2345 St James Ave Walnut Hills was stabbed In the back chest and right arm at 530 am today at the Interstate Motel 3035 McMlcken Ave ton He Is In serious condition at University Hospital Police have a suspect In custody Police said Moore left a trail of blood as he went to the office for help An employee of Cincinnati Technical College at 3520 Central Parkway reported seeing a man with blood on his ears throat and neck walking along the parkway Officers arrested the suspect walking on the Ludlow Avenue Viaduct Man indicted in 2 murders A Hamilton County grand Jury today Indicted Daniel Lee Bradford 38 Westwood for the aggravated murders of the daughter of his employer and of a second man He Is charged with fatally shooting John Smith 27 and Gwen Toepfert 25 of 2717 Erlene Drive April 21 Bradford was employed by Ms father as a bartender at Cafe Bradford could be put to death In the electric chair If convicted City stands by police vote GREENFIELD Ohio This city of 5000 appears to be slightly more than two weeks away from losing Its 12-member police force Greenfield City Council which voted last month to abolish the force reaffirmed that decision Wednesday night On a 6-to-l vote the council overrode Mayor William veto of the abolition ordinance By the same margin' the council members struck down his veto of a companion measure that calls for the city to contract out Its bpr emforcement to Highland County Sheriff Hugh Rogers The action gives the police force 17 days to disband according to Council President Paul Narcross Jr At that point the sheriffs department will take over patrol of the city This changeover could be put on hold however If a local citizens group backing the police has Its way Harold Tudor chairman of the Citizens Committee for Local Protection said Wednesday that the group wants Greenfield voters to resolve the Issue In November The council has decided to cut the police force to save money according to Narcross Phone system sued By Mike Agin Pott SttffPtporttr LOVELAND Ohio ride a' red mule love going on this With that comment Corwin Nixon the Ohio House Republican leader from Lebanon helped officially dedicate a 13-mlle strip of the Little Miami Scenic Park Ohio Lt Gov Myrl Shoemaker who Is also the director of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and other dignitaries gathered at Roger Nlsbet Park Wednesday for the ribbon-cutting ceremonies The 13-mile section was re cently paved between Loveland and Morrow and becomes part of the 45-mlle-long state park a former railroad right-of-way stretching from Kroger Hills In Hamilton County north through Clermont Warren and Greene counties Nixon also presented a $49400 check to the city of Loveland as part of the state's share of constructing Nlsbet Park where a new amphitheater picnic shelter and playground have been built OT Bishop trustee of War-ren Hamilton Township site of 12 of the 13 miles of paved trail said Is a good use If people abuse lt "But getting complaints from landowners that the people using the trail are getting on other private Signs do not mark where the state property ends and private property begins he said Trustees will send a letter to state officials asking them to look at this problem However barricades at trail entrances have reduced complaints about can and trucks getting on the paved portion and speeding cross-country he said Ranger Ina Broils In charge of managing and patrolling the long narrow park said a ranger has been added to the staff to Increase patrolling She also said sheriffs deputies and village police are cooperating to' help with enforcement' After the trail was officially opened nearly 60 hikers bikers horse riders and persons In made use of lt an exciting happening for the whole said Deirdre Dyson of Loveland don't think many people realise the Impact lt will have on The park land is designed to help preserve the Little' Miami State and National Scenic River corridor Portions of the trail are used by three' other existing systems Trail North Country Trail and Little Miami Scenic River Bikeway ber 1983 Fifth-Third contracted with New American to provide the hot line service to Fifth-Third customers for both rotary and push-button phones The bank notified Its customers many of whom signed up for the sevlce which was to begin Jan 151984 New American notified the bank on May 8 that It would not be able to provide the service for rotary dial phones as origlpally agreed Fifth-Third claims that New American deliberately or recklessly misrepresented the availability of Its service to Induce the bank to sign up for It The bank Is asking for $1 million In compensatory damages and additional punitive damages to be determined at trial Customers of the Fifth-Third Bank who signed up for a reduced-price Long-Distance Telephone' four months ago may be wondering why they got It The Fifth-Third Bank says It Is because owner the New American Phone Company Inc never Installed the system The bonk filed a $1 million lawsuit Wednesday against New American to recover damamges for alleged fraud and breach of contract New American is a subsidiary of Inc of Ft Lauderdale Fla Representatives of SafeCard could not be reached for comment The suit filed In UJS District Court here says In Decem Man sues over filing deadline Murray wants 'privatization' list Piv a hannn la vnrai wanflncr fji nm aa an I I Robert Ray a Lebanon lawyer wanting to run as an Independent candidate for Warren County Common Pleas probate division has filed suit In the UB District Court In Cincinnati challenging the constitutionality of early filing deadlines In Ohio for Independent candidates Ray 58 a former common pleas court Judge saw his petition for candidacy rejected because of what election officials said were Insufficient slgnaturea Ray claims in his suit that early filing deadline which comes prior to the May primary voting by Republican and Democratic parties apply to Independents whose names appear only on the November ballot Also the required number of signatures Is arbitrary and discriminatory Ray charges Ray asks the court to order that his name be placed on the November ballot the catchword for hiring private companies to perform services once provided by city employees could soon be a policy goal of the Cincinnati City CounclL City Manager Sylvester Murray reacting to the repeated calls by some council members for more privatisation wants council to spell out what services lt wants to see farmed out The city manager said he hopes to avoid the constant demands from some council members for privatisation studies many of which are ultimately be cause the majority of council decides It Is against the Idea under consideration Murray said he Intends to use the privatisation resolution as a tool In developing the 1985 city budget First drafts of the budget will be released to council as early as June 12 said Murray Areas that have been suggested for privatisation In recent months Include the sale or lease of Blue Ash and Lunken airports the sale or lease of the city's downtown parking garages garbage pickup and ambulance service for non-crltlcal patients The city Is already' considered one of the top 10 of 100 cities surveyed by the International City managers Assoc laton for use of private companies said Murray The city spends 23 percent of Its combined budget or 454 million Annually with private firms for supplies and services said Murray The city manager said he would have moved to privatize city services whether or not the earnings tax wes defeated May 5 Murray's resolution' will be debated next Monday and Tuesday In council committees 4 I i i' i.