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Patriots fall to Dallas, face Sieelers next 23 i. i. VOL. 55- -0. 45 by pg public co TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1981 20 CENTS nations can't aid raoor Today His speech was devoted almost exclusively to so-called North-South problems, how to promote faster economic growth in the Third World, and barely mentioned international politics.

Third World delegates, who declined to be named, said they were pleased that the secretary had dealt at such length with a theme they regard as critical. But most made clear they were distressed by what they saw as a rejection of their proposal for a new international economic order. One key Arab diplomat said, "Laissez faire and clas sical liberalism are favorable for the United States. But we need a minimum of organization." This was the opening day of the "general debate" at the Assembly. It is in fact a platform for speeches by ministers who usually outline their major foreign policy concerns.

The 121 foreign ministers due here over the next three weeks are typically more concerned with the private conversations they hold with each other than with speech-making. All of them will watch closely the talks Haig has scheduled with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei A. Gromyko, tomorrow and Monday. In his brief discussion of international politics, the secretary deplored the willful violation of the national integrity of Afghanistan and Cambodia by the Soviet Union and Vietnam." He implicitly defended the U.S. refusal to ratify the second agreement curbing strategic nuclear weapons.

"The international community has tended over the years to overestimate the beneficial effects of the strategic arms limitation talks in dampening regional conflict," he said. He suggested that arms negoti- ations are hampered by events like the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and Vietnam's occupation of Cambodia. In his speech, Haig did make what appeared to be one important gesture towards the Third World. The very poorest nations like Mali and Bangladesh do "require long-term and generous concessional aid," he said. But he added that help should come from developing as well as industrialized nations.

(Continued on Page 3, Column 3) By Bernard D. Nossiter New York Times News Service UNITED NATIONS Secretary of State Alexander M. Haig Jr. yesterday said a Third World plan for "a massive increase" in re- sources flowing from rich nations to poor "is simply unrealistic." Instead, he urged Asian, African and Latin American countries to rely for development on free markets, private initiative and foreign capital. Haig's address at the General Assembly surprised most diplomats.

1 in' A mmp lifij 9 mm ri A charred bus frame remains after Fiery crash By Ken Fisher Post-Gazette Staff Writer A bus-gasoline tanker truck accident on the Fleming Park Bridge yesterday erupted into a spectacular fire, injuring seven and critically weakening the structure. The county immediately closed the 26-year-old bridge that connects Neville Island and Stowe Township over the back channel of the Ohio River. That means that 14,000 motorists must detour five miles along Route 51 to the Coraopolis-Neville Island bridge, which has been limited to one lane of traffic in each direction because of construction. The accident occurred when a Gulf Oil Corp. tanker apparently failed to negotiate the sharp ap c.

a truck-bus crash on the Neville Island side of the Fleming Park Bridge. hurts 7, closes Neville Emission controls foes upset ban veto By Edward Jenren Post-Gazette Harrisburg Correspondent HARRISBURG The House yesterday overwhelmingly overrode Gov. Thornburgh's veto of legislation that would prevent the state from implementing federal auto emission controls. The Senate, however, must follow suit if the ban is to prevail. Senate Majority Leader Robert Jubelirer, R-Blair, predicts an override, but said he isn't sure when the vote will be taken.

The tally in the House was 194-to-1, the no vote being cast by Rep. Rudolph Dininni, R-Dauphin, chairman of the Transportation Committee. Dininni said he feared the legislation would jeopardize about $400 million in federal highway funds by placing the state in contempt of a federal court order. A spokesman for Thornburgh expressed similar apprehensions. James Wiggan, press secretary, said the veto was not unanticipated.

But, he added, "We continue to oppose the legislation because we do not want to appear to be ignoring a federal court order." The bill, passed by wide margins in both houses, would prohibit Penn-DOT from spending state funds to implment federal clean air regulations in 12 counties, encompassing the Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Al-lentown metropolitan areas. The oft-delayed order, issued in 1978, is scheduled to become effective May 1. In anticipation, PennDOT has spent about $190,000 to train personnel for the inspections, which would be conducted much as the current semiannual safety auto inspections. Thornburgh and most other state political leaders have urged Congress to initiate a delay of the program nationwide. Such opposition enjoys bipartisan support.

Yesterday Rep. Richard Cessar, R-Etna, the Republican majority whip, introduced the override motion and the only speaker was his Democratic counterpart, Rep. James J. Manderino, of Monessen. Noting that the 12-county emissions program affects only passenger cars, Manderino called it unfair and said it could not be justified on a cost-benefit basis.

Cessar told reporters later he does not share the governor's fears about loss of federal subsidies. He suggested the program will be killed by Congress. Even so, Wiggans said the governor said he hopes the veto will be sustained in the Senate. (Continued on Page 13, Column 1) confirmed by 99-0 It's a day of autumnal melancholia in view of the mostly, moistly cloudy skies with showers expected in the morning. The high will hover around 65, the low around 50, according to the Rational Weather Service, which promises a partial clearing of the heavens by nighttime.

The 60 percent chance of rain in the morning decreases to 20 percent by night. Details, Page 22. Prime, loan curb down Several leading banks reduce their prime lending rates another notch, to 19 percent from 20 percent, and some bankers predict that interest rates might finally be headed downward. Then the Federal Reserve Board lowers the interest Eenalty it charges banks that are its iggest and most frequent borrowers. The loan penalty, which is a surcharge to the 14 percent "discount" rate the Fed charges all member banks to borrow funds, is cut from 4 percentage points to 3.

Page 8. RWs SS plan President Reagan's plan to limit future increases in Social Security benefits runs into trouble with his own party. House GOP Leader Bob Michel says Social Security revision should be comprehensive rather than piecemeal, citing a "broad range of other entitlement" programs that Reagan's budget-cutters would do better to target. Page 2. Fox to guard coop? The nomination of Clifford Jones to the Public Utility Commission heads for approval, despite the efforts of state Sen.

Leonard Bodack, who says: "I don't believe his past ties to pro-utility and big business groups qualify him to represent the interests of Pennsylvania aver-' age consumers. This is not the time to have a fox guarding the chicken coop." Page 13. Coming home Actor Fritz Weaver, a local boy, never imagined he'd return here to shoot a movie George Romero's new thriller, "Creepshow." The Tony Award-winning, Peabody High grad tells George Anderson, "I walk down Centre Avenue and I want to see an old movie theater there, and it should be playing a Joan Crawford movie, and it should be 1938 again." Page 15. Ready to be scandalized? A new biography of Bette Davis says the actress and billionaire Howard Hughes paid $80,000 in 1938 to her first husband, Harmon Nelson, after Nelson caught them in bed together and recorded what went on. And that's not all, as you'll find out in People, Page 17.

Tempus fugit A federal spokesman confirms that 3,800 calendars were sent to the Miami office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which has 100 employees. The calendars were for 1981, which ends in 3Vi months. At $3 per calendar, the shipment was worth $11,400. Miami's EEOC director says he didn't order any calendars. But the incident has, at least, produced a star-tlingly candid admission from a Miami official of the General Services Administration, which is responsible for such supplies.

The supply system, he al-ows, "is not infallible." By Barry Paris Ann Landers. 16 Astrology 30 8-12 Comics 21 Deaths 22 Editorials 4 Lottery 22 Magazine 15-21 Obituaries 22 Sports 23-27 Television 20 Theaters ..18,19 Want ads 28-30 Weather 22 Tomorrow A 16-page special Post-Gazette supplement on careers will be highlighted by two stories reporting the extent to which women have made inroads in jobs traditionally associated with men and vice versa. There are, after all, more male flight attendants, secretaries and stripteasers these days than you might think. rp rr 4, it it oan ICO 'Mi' 'yet 'oi iiiiim i uoi viulc span lmAr WlinnnrtC-rvlifh DrtP 3 Tot la treated for head injuries. Thousands of telephones in Stowe, McKees Rocks and Neville Island were knocked out of service as phone lines on the bridge were burned.

Within a few hours, service was back to normal except for businesses on the east end of the island. Phone service there was expected to be restored by late today. A sewage line also was ruptured and untreated waste poured into the Ohio River for a brief time. U.S. Coast Guard officials were on hand to monitor the flow, which they said posed no health hazards.

Trucker Don Wilson was waiting for the red light along Grand Avenue on Neville Island when the tanker pulled out of Gulf's terminal (Continued on Page 14, Column 1) adjusted to reflect inflation that has taken place since those earlier payments were made. The reaction of some former hostages and family members to the commission's recommended payment ranged from amusement to resignation to sadness. Some refused comment. Wallaps Tomseth, whose husband, Victor, was a hostage, laughed loudly when told of the commission's proposal. "It's so funny," she said.

"How can you put a price on something (Continued on Page 3, Column 1) O'Connor in Senate By Linda Greenhouse New York Times News Service WASHINGTON The Senate yesterday confirmed Sandra Day O'Connor as an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court. The vote was 99 to 0. Sen. Max Baucus, was out of town and did not vote. O'Connor, who will take the oath of office Friday, will be the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court.

President Reagan is expected to attend the ceremony in the courtroom. Minutes after the vote, O'Connor appeared on the Capitol steps flanked by Vice President George Bush, Attorney General William French Smith, and several senators. To the cheers of perhaps 200 onlook- lUl Ml" I $12.50 a day for hostages' captivity urged By Marjorie Hunter New York Times News Service WASHINGTON A presidential commission yesterday recommended that the federal government pay to 51 of the 52 Americans who were held hostage in Iran, $12.50 for each of the 444 days spent in captivity. In addition to the proposed tax-exempt payment of $5,550 to each hostage, the nine-member commission also recommended unlimited medical and health benefits for those former hostages suffering disabilities stemming from their detention. transferred to Presbyterian-University Hospital and was listed in fair condition.

Frank Cerrone, 56, of 142 Davis McKees Rocks, a passenger in the bus, was admitted for observation after he complained about back injuries. William Schwartz, 50, 714 Centennial Sewickley, driver of the truck, was treated for chest pains. He is a 16-year employee of Gulf. Michael Jones, 35, West North Avenue, Northside, was treated for minor injuries. Willard Alexander, 47, of Eighth Street, McKeesport, was treated for minor injuries.

James Mancuso, 44, of 107 Lehr Shaler Township, was falls far short of the payment suggested by Brice Cla-gett, an attorney for Flag a family liaison action group formed by families of the former hostages. Clagett said he expected that some of the former hostages and their families would file suit in the U.S. Court of Claims, seeking "just compensation. This whole situation is most unfortunate." In proposing the $12.50 daily compensation for each day of captivity, the commission noted that the figure was comparable to that -paid to Vietnam prisoners of he refused to identify them or say whether they were civilians or other police officers. "This was an internal police investigation and it would not be roper for me to identify them," said.

Cowell apparently was present at the lineup. A prepared statement released by the Wilkinsburg Police Department earlier yesterday said: "A standup, lineup identification was held by Wilkinsburg Police Department, the results of which exonerated our officers from involvement in the incident. Mr. Cowell's complaint is classified unfounded." Schnabel said in an Aug. 14 interview that two civilian witnesses, including Cowell, might participate in a lineup.

The beating in Ritzland Shop-( Continued on Page 7, Column 1) proach to the bridge, flipped over and skidded into the path of Port Authority bus 21A Coraopolis shortly before 7 a.m. Sparks ignited the spilled gasoline on the road and within minutes produced a giant fire curtain, blocking the north approach to the four-lane bridge. Everyone had escaped from the bus in the nick of time. The injured were taken to Ohio Valley General Hospital: John Grillo, 55, of Petunia Ross Township, the driver of the bus, sustained a fractured a leg and several ribs. He was transferred to Allegheny General Hospital and was listed in fair condition.

Salvo Silla, 50, 410 Pearl Bloomfield, a passenger in the bus, suffered head jnjuries. He was The Americans were taken captive by Islamic militants Nov. 4, 1979, in the American Embassy in Tehran. They were released last Jan. 20.

The benefits would not apply to Jerry Plotkin, a California businessman who was among the 52 hostages released in January. The commission decided that the U.S. government has no legal responsibility to provide benefits for private citizens, noting that warnings against travel to Iran had been issued before the hostage taking. The recommended compensation sustained a fractured jaw in the incident. Wilkinsburg Police Chief Philip Schnabel, who actively sought the lineup, said: "I am certainly very gratified that this lineup proved that no officer in our department was engaged in police brutality.

"I pressed for this lineup because it is a proper administrative tool It was not only done for the officers' protection, but also afforded witnesses the opportunity to select guilty parties." Schnabel said there were three witnesses at the lineup, but 4 police officers cleared in beating By Thomas Porter Jr. Post-Gazette Staff Writer Based on the results of a line-, up, four Wilkinsburg police officers have been exonerated of involvement in a May 24 brutality incident in Penn Hills. The lineup, ordered by Common Pleas Judge Ralph R. Smith cleared Sgt. Leo McQuillan and officers Dominick Mangano, Joseph Terry and Donald Price from "involvement in the incident." Smith said charges against the four were unfounded.

Mark Cowell, 22, of East McKeesport, a manager at a McDonald's Downtown restaurant, ers who had waited for her, she said she was "absolutely overjoyed with the expression of support from the Senate." "My hope," she continued, "is that 10 years from now, after I've been across the street at work for a while, they'll all be glad they gave me that wonderful vote." Hailing a "happy and historic day," Reagan said in a statement that her confirmation "symbolizes the richness of opportunity that still abides in America opportunity that permits persons of any sex, age or race, from every section and walk of life, to aspire and achieve in a manner never before even dreamed about in human history." Yesterday's vote was such a foregone conclusion that the Senate (Continued on Page 3, Column 1) A.