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OHIO. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11. 1977 15c SIM.IT X5c PER WEEK DEI Veterans'Day 1977 Honor Where Honor Is Due Unless Carter Aids Industry Steel Leaders Warn Of Another Depression PITTSBURGH (UPI) If the Carter administration fails to help the ailing steel industry, leaders attending a steel summit conference say the nation could find itself in another depression. is time we use our resources to stimulate the ecomomy of this nation and the demand for said Gov. Milton J.Shapp, who set up the Pennsylvania conference attended Thursday by about 500 labor, industry and political leaders Shapp and others called for an extensive public works program make our steel industry healthy before the entire national economy rusts to the Pennsylvania is the leading steel-producing state in the nation and one of the hardest hit by industry layoffs and cutbacks.

The proposals drawn up at the conference will be sent to President Carter, the White House steel task force now developing a national steel policy, and leaders throughout Pennsylvania Shapp said the public works program should include rebuilding railroad systems, expanding mass tran- Youngstown Hospitals Face Strike YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (UPI) Service employees at three Youngstown hospitals threaten to strike at midnight Sunday if an agreement is not reached on a new contract. Kenneth Lewis, president of Local 627 of the Service and Employees Union said Thursday union members would walk out if a contract dispute, centering on wages, is not resolved The union's old contract expired at midnight Thursday. The union represents about 1,200 technical, service, custodial and maintenance workers at Northside, Southside and Todd Babies and Childrens hospitals. Those three hospitals make up the Youngstown Hospital Association, which is handling negotiations with the union The was rejected by union negotiators Wednesday and the two sides got together with a federal mediator Thursday but no progress was reported Another negotiating session was scheduled for today Gene Springer, a spokesman for the hospital association, said the hospitals have begun to reduce the number of patients in in the event of a strike. However, he said the hospitals would be able to adequately care for and maternity patients and maintain intensive care services despite a strike The same three hospitals were hit by a strike two years ago Nurses, who would not be involved in the current walkout, struck from Jan 11.

1975 to Feb. 13, 1975 Thank you for your support at the polls RussSinsley -ad Just New crop Virginia peanuts. Salona Supply.423W Pershing ad sportation, repairing or replacing deteriorating bridges, improving highways and stimulating urban construction. United Steelworkers President Lloyd McBride and Sens. Richard S.

Schweiker and John Heinz III, both warned the Carter administration seems to be forgetting the steel crisis exists. is one US.senator who says time to Schweiker said. wonder how quickly Mr Carter would act if foreign peanuts were being dumped Others at the gathering included Bethlehem Steel Chairman Lewis Fov, several con- gressmen, Pennsylvania House Speaker LeRoy Irvis and other state and local officials. Those at the conference which is the latest attempt to keep the steel crisis in the national limelight approved general resolutions calling for: Strict enforcement of antidumping laws to prevent foreign steelmakers from illegally selling products below cost in the United States. Keeping quotas on special steel imports State and federal governments to work to develop a more favorable climate for the steel industry through tax reforms and other incentives.

600 Arrested In South Africa JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (UPI) The South African government has struck hard on two fronts, arresting more than 600 blacks in a new crackdown on dissent and taking wartime powers over industry today. With helicopters hovering overhead, police Thursday sealed off a dusty, black township near Pretoria and rounded up 626 blacks, including nearly 200 children. Police said 410 persons were arrested for offenses. Adult blacks are required to carry the bulky identification document at all times, which shows where they are permitted to live and work Police said they also picked up 198 school "children to determine if they were need of Police booked about 20 of them on charges ranging from public violence to possession of (marijuana). It was the most serious government action against dissent since Oct.

19 when three black publications were shut down, 47 black activists arrested and 18 groups That crackdown, nicknamed prompted the UN. Security Council to impose a mandatory international arms embargo against the white government. In response to the UN.action, Economics Minister Chris Heunis Thursday announced the government will assume power to procure and seize goods legal effective todov. It is a power last used in World War II News In Brief Urged To Hold Grain DE WITT, Iowa (UPI Agriculture Secretary Bob Bergland has advised farmers to hold onto grain supplies until the outlook for foreign markets becomes clearer. Bergland told a group of 60 to 70 farmers at the Equity Co-op elevator Thursday that exports are the key to improving depressed the corn market He urged them to keep corn in storage in hopes new foreign markets soon ill be opened up.

are becoming a very, very important, but unpredictable, part of the farm Bergland said, we forecast with any certainty the foreign demand He said American farmers have 800 million tons of corn in storage and by next year that ligure should rise to i billion tons mostly due to carryover stocks trom the 6.3 billion bushel corn harvest projected for 1977 Drilling Plans Approved WASHINGTON (UPI) The Interior Department has ap proved plans by six oil and gas omjwnies to drill the first exploratory wells in a acre area off the mid-Atlantic coast The department approved permits Thursday for Exxon. Texaco. Houston Oil and Minerals, Mobil. Shell and Gull Oil companies The latter three companies received two leases apiece. The nine proposed wells would be the first drilled off the Atlantic coast in the Baltimore Seafood Chicken Dinner Every Ft i 5 til 9 VFW Post 5532.

My sincere thanks to all ho voted for me Dale Paxson -pd pol ad Canyon area designed spceirically to strike possible accumulations of oil and gas, the department said There have been four test wells drilled previously, but they were not intended to strike oil or gas deposits The department said if any of the proposed exploratory wells discover oil and gas sufficient quantities to warrant development and the companies involved will have to submit development and production plans to the I Geological Survey for review Marks landing Dancing Sat 10-1. ad 8 16-oz. Pepsi $1.09 Ross Bier Chalet 191 Benton Rd. ad Couple ound Dead In Beaver Township Home Burned, Looted Beaver Township and Mahoning County officials and the state fire office are investigating incidents surrounding the discovery of a North Lima couple dead in their home which was damaged by fire late Thursday afternoon. Beaver Township Police identified the victims as John Davis.

63, and his wife, Mary Davis. 61, both of 10750 Sharrott Road. Beaver Tow nship Fire Chief Ray Brooke said the fire was reported at 4:48 p.m. Thursday but it may have started as early as noon. The son-in- law, Ruffner, turned in the alarm, Brooke said The Ruffner family appar ently had attempted to phone the Davis couple since about 10 a.m Finally Ruffner went to the home and discovered the fire Suspected Brooke said arson is suspected because both bodies and a bed were found saturated with gasoline.

Mrs. Davis was found in the bedroom, which had a hole in the north wall, he said. Mr body was found in the kitchen, where Brooke said he believes it was taken after the man was injured elsewhere in the one-story dwelling. The bedroom was the only area damaged by fire, but extensive smoke damage was noted throughout the structure, Brooke reported. The chief said robbery was suspected because it appeared the home had been ransacked.

An inventory of the contents had not been made as of 11 a.m. today, so of ficials have not been able to determine what is missing Beaver Township Police Captain Paul Piergiovanni would not confirm whether a crime had been committed and Stocks Rise After Carter Backs Burns NEW YORK (UPI) If President Carter had any reservations about Wall faith in Federal Reserve Board Chairman Arthur F. Burns, the stock market cleared them up Thursday In a very short time after Carter told reporters at his news conference he had no differences with Burns and that he respected the independence of the Fed, the stock market started to rise When trading finished for the day, the Dow Jones industrial average had soared 14 12 points to 832.55, the best gain since it climbed 15.95 on Oct. 13, 1976 The New York Stock Exchange volume of 31,980,000 shares was the heaviest since 32,973,230 hands Sept 22. 1976 and caused Wall Street brokers to cheer for a change Housing Project Architect Will Attend Meeting The architect of a proposed 48-unit elderly housing project on South Lincoln Avenue will meet in City Hall Council chambers at 7:30 Monday with the Board of Zoning Appeals to request a variance concerning parking for the project Weatherby Goodman archi tect of the 48-unit project of Breeksville developer William Snider, called Lincoln Place Partnership Ltd is seeking relief from city zoning regulations which require at least two spaces for every dwelling unit in a project The board also will select a chairman, a post vacant since the resignation of Robert Zarbaugh from the Salem Planning Commission this summer He had been the ex officio tive to the zoning appeals board Taking place on the commission was Peter Sch wab He has been designated the ex officio member to the ap peals board Ohio lottery are Three digit 608; twodigit 63 single digit 7 Extra Cash 236427 the lire set to cover the acts He said he is awaiting the report of the Mahoning County coroner before he ill make a statement.

The office said at 10:45 a.m. today autopsies on the couple were not completed Brooke said although the fire may have started as early as noon, it did not spread because it was only smoldering Fifteen men and four trucks were at the scene of the fire. which was extinguished at about 5:30 tin1 office rules the couple died as a result of loul play, it would make the case the second murder case in Beaver Township in recent months Beaver Township Police still are investigating the murder of David Hamilton, 28 of South Avenue Extension and the apparent atxiuction of his wife, Linda, Sept. 20 County Has Only $3,266 On Tap For Rest Of 77 Three requests totaling $11, 439 from county offices for funds to meet financial obligations for the rest of this year, were approved by the Columbiana County commissioners at their regular meeting Thursday, reducing the remaining unappropriated funds to $3,266 County Recorder Ferguson Kind, Sr told the commissioners his department needed to pay salaries for the rest of this year His request, as well as a request for $5,500 for the county courts and building funds and a request for $4,139 for Adult Probation Office salaries, were appropriated from remaining federal anti recession money and unclaimed funds The commissioners are expected to consider Monday requests for $9,500 to pay Common Pleas Court salaries and to meet Bureau ol Support expenses According to the commis sioners, the $3,266 in anti reces sion and unclaimed funds is the last money certified by county auditor Kenneth Bell to be available for additional appropriations. Some funds also may available trom county de partments which have not spent their full appropriations.

While the commissioners would not say how they would find enough funds to meet addi tional budget requests, Commissioner John Ursu said he knows where the necessary funds can be found happens every Ursu said is a rush to got it all he added, indicating that the necessary lunds could be found if budget needs were adequately just i Turn To COUNTY Page 6 SNOW CAPS for late blooming petite marigolds were on display this morning in front of the Rirhard home at 225 Rose residents awoke today to see the season's first accumulated snowfall following plummeting Thursday temperatures. Edwin Copeland, I weathei observer at Millport, said lie recorded a low of 31 degrees overnight. He noted the trace of snow this year came Oct. 16, two days ahead ol the lirst snow of October, 1976. Nov.

II last year marked the first of three days of trace snowfall and had a high of 38 degrees, with a low of 30 degrees, similar Co this weekend's forecast. Copeland reports 92 inches of rain fell on Wednesday and Thursday. (Salem News As First Norther Hits Much Of Nation Has Shivers By United Press International Shipping on the Great Lakes braced for an early onslaught of inter today and the rest of the nation into the Deep South shivered under the effects of the first Nor (her A winter storm warning was hoisted for Lake Superior, hit Thursday by the remnants of a blizzard that paralyzed the upper Midwest Wednesday Gale warnings were posted for Lakes Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario In Duluth, the captain of the steamer Samuel Mathers waited out the storm in port, observing the second anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald The on- carrier broke in half during a Lake Superior storm on Nov 1975. killing all 29crewmen Travelers in most of the Great Lakes area were warned to expect snow and hazardous driving conditions as the storm moved slowly to the Northeast and into Canada A bard freeze extended from the central Canadian border into Iowa, Kansas. Missouri and into southeastern Ok lahoma Southerners, who refer to such wintry blasts of frigid air were told to expect a heavy frost to reach into the interiors of Louisiana and Texas Freeze warnings also covered Tennessee.

Mississippi, Western Florida and northwestern South Carolina Travelers advisories were in effect in the mountains of Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina, where up to three inches of snow was expected to accumulate overnight Meanwhile, the Northeast was still coping with effects til heavy rains that inundated the Eastern Seaboard earlier in the week A flash flood watch continued over a portion ol southeastern New York state and into nor thern New Jersey More thunderstorms, some severe, were with the arrival of the mtry storm that churned over the Great Lakes New York Gov Hugh Carey asked for federal Small Busi Administration disaster aid tor Hood stricken business men and property owners New York Cilv and Rockland ounty New York Mayor Abraham Beanie requested assistance for persons forced to flee their homes in Staten Island, where flooding caused millions of dollars in damage New Jersey Gov Brendan Byrne said be would ask tor federal financial assistance to help recovery in three northern New Jersey counties here rains caused an estimai ed $77 million damage Carter Urges Arab Nations Accept Mideast Peace Plan INDEX Feature Ann Landers Amusements Around Town Classified Ads Comics Common Fleas ourt Deaths Column Editorials Hospital Patients Folly pointers Social Sports Stock Market ision A sincere thank you to the voters in rm election as councilman at I am eager to serve you and I want to represent your views Rud i Schon 11 pd ad Page No. 3 15 6 12,13,14 11 16 6 11 4 16 8,9 By United Press International President Carter, warning of a possible new Middle East war, is calling on Arab nations to follow lead in agreeing to resume Geneva peace talks without "quib over procedural disputes Carter said Thursday be was Egyptian President Anwar Sadat had expressed willingness to go to Geneva oi even Israel itself lor negotia Hons without firsf resolving matters such as who will represent the Palestinians hope that Jordan and Syi la and Lebanon verv quickly will make a similar response to us and that we can then convene the Geneva conference he told a news conference in Washington The dispute over who would represent the Palestinians has been a major obstacle to reconvening the talks stalled since 1973 Israel refuses to negotiate with the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Arabs refuse to bargain without the FIX) Diplomatic sources in Cairo said Sadat's statement ame in response to a new 1 formula for reconvening the Geneva talks but Ixith American and Israeli officials denied there Thanksgiving turkeys and chickens fresh dressed W'eingart, 332 5484 ad was anv new American sal Secretary ol State Cyrus Vance, a Dallas speech, said Middle East peace negotiations bad come to an turning and that the Arabs and Israelis really quite close their essential desire to iHgin negotiations Labor Party leader Shimon Peres leader ol Isr ael opposi lion -aid in Washington there was a chain a Geneva conference could be tecoii vencd early next year Vance said he b.ased bis optimism that the Geneva i onlerenee could tie reeon ve nod in the neat future on several I act on including the 11 se ol a moderate Arab leadership and continuing economic iiardshipH that make defense spending a heavy hurdt al lei at his news eonfcren ee said the Palestinian rocket attacks on northern Israel and the Israeli retaliatory air strike against southern Lebanon demonstrated the need lor a peedy onvening of the Geneva talks Lisbon Board Urged To Hike Water Rates The Lisbon Board ol Public Allans Thursday night heard a report on the financial talus of the village water department which mom mended a watei rate mercase either 48 or 62 per cent The five-year study pro pared consultants David Jones and Assoi iates of Cuyahoga Kalb called for an increase in rates effective Jan 1 1978 The hoard did not take Ridei Sat KnfC and ad 3op Karl My sinceri thanks to the voters of ay nc Tow nship illiam A Row ley I ad Leetonia Voters the Commit tee to elect Democrats Thank lor support Robert Kornbau Chairman ad ans mal bon i ne ndati on at legufat meeting rent watet with a iiiimiiiun $7 in That tigu i rease to $11 id im ent incit ase The jected a total budget 124 in 1982 it raised Accordili! i the recom Thursday rat' begin pay Mi' nt ol ire would in a )8 per ent 12 with 62 tie rejjort pro let ml ot are not John ot David Sat Hi on I ranee and Associates, who pro ented the report the increase needed meet increased operating cost and to retire a 2 (MK) debt in annual notes said the revenue trom a 48 pel cent increase would iust meet expenses A 62 pet rent mt rease ould provide a mu which could be used to obtain federal matching funds and to lielp finance capital ini provements, he said The consultant also is conducting study to determine what physical improvements are needed to alleviate prob It'ii in the water system tieularly mud and turbidity. I hi- board discussed alterna to the proposed rate but did not take any tirgil action Board President William Bui mp ailed another meeting bu Monday. Nov 21 He said he did not know when a decision would he made Ihdiday Open House Sun on I 1 5pm Ml Artor I final 1152S Lincoln ad Downtown Merchants Launch Holiday Sales This Weekend.