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mi METRO Stocks on Upswing In Slow Trading See Page 11, Section 15c 6-Day Home Delivery 90c COOL Cloudy Ixm- 31-36 Map and Df 'S'ls wt Page 1)D ON GUARD FOR 145 YEARS Vol. 146 No. 3 Friday, May 7, 1976 Giacalone Convicted in Tax Trial He's Guilty on of 4 Counts Action Line solves problems, gets nswers, cuts red tape, stands up for your rights. Write Action Line, Box 881, Detroit, Mich. 43231.

Or dial 222-6464 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. BY JO THOMAS Frt Press Slaff Writer Anthony J. Giacalone, a leader in the Detroit Mafia, was found guilty on three counts of federal income tax evasion and innocent on the fourth count by a federal Thursday afternoon.

A jury of six men and six women deliberated 2V2 days after ihe seven-month trial, then returned their verdict to U.S. District Court Judge Damon J. Keith shortly before 2:30 p.m. More than 250 witnesses were called and 3,900 exhibits introduced as evidence. It was Giacalone's first conviction in three federal income tax trials.

Earlier juries had found him innocent. After the trial, Giacalone's attorneys told Judge Keith they eared that widespread publicity linking Giacalone to the disappearance of former Teamsters President James R. Hoffa as well as the trial coverage had hurt their client. ing last July 30, the day he vanished. And newspaper articles about Giacalone's trial have carried references to his Mafia ties, ffrst mentioned in U.S.

Senate testimony in 1963. Judge Keith, who had warned the jurors daily not read or listen to anything about Giacalone, was unmoved. But he did deny the government's request to cancel Giacalone's bond, observing that Giacalone's attendance during the 102-day trial had been faithful. Giacalone is free on $100,000 personal bond and may go to his home in Miami, before his sentencing. U.S.

Attorney Ralph B. Guy said Thursday Giacalone faces a maximum of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine on each of his three convictions. income totaling $217,823 from 1968 through 1970. He was found innocent of evading taxes on $43,393 in alleged unreported income during 1971. Assistant U.S.

Attorney Geoffrey Anderson used the "net worth" method to prosecute the case. By adding up Giacalone's assets and expenditures for each of the four years, and subtracting his debts, Anderson tried to show Giacalone earned more each year than he reported to the IRS. The trial provided the first, and often surprising, public look at Giacalone's family life when defense attorney Joseph F. Dillon called many of Giacalone's relatives in to testify. His son, Anthony D.

Giacalone, who had never appeared in a criminal trial before, testified that he received $104,000 in cash at his wedding reception Please turn to Page 11A, Col. 1 I fas Free Press CRAIG PORTER Anthony Giacalone after jury returned verdict Thursday. It was Giacalone that Hoffa believed he was meet- Giacalone was found guilty of evading taxes on I'd like you to help me contact my father. After not seeing him or hearing from him for eight years, one of his Social Security checks showed up at my house by mistake. He's got two grandchildren he's never seen and, now that I know he's alive, I'd like to write to him.

Would it be possible for someone to find out where he is? E.S., Detroit. 1 Social Security agreed to help you try to pull off family i reunion. Local rep told Action Line that information in Social Security files is confidential, so handing over Dad's current address is out. However, if you put together letter to father, Detroit office will forward it to him for you. Send it, along with father's name and Social Security number, in unsealed envelope, or others thinking of going same route, spokesman emphasized this service is rendered exclusively for important "financial or humanitarian" reasons.

Since Social Security can only forward letter, rest is up to father. A group of us who travel the Mackinac Bridge frequently got Into an argument about how much it expands in the summer, One guy says it stretches as Jolts Ita. ly; EarthqiiaJ Hiffh Death Toll Feared much as 11 feet. Could this be right? M.L., Drummond Island. Big Mac steel has 27-foot swing, depending on temperature.

Bridge expands in hot summer weather, contracts when things cool off. Lawrence A. Rubin, executive secretary of Mackinac Bridge Authority in St. Ignace, told Action Line that bridge was built with seven expansion points called finger joints to allow for variance of length. Big Mac also fluctuates up and down and back and forth.

Middle of bridge, which has above-water clearance of 148 feet, can move up and down as much as seven feet to allow for change in water level or temperature. Bridge sideways mi' wjk Many Buried Under Rubble VENICE, Italy (AP) A severe earthquake hit northeastern Italy Thursday night, collapsing entire sections of towns northeast of Venice near the Yugoslav border, killing at least 95 persons and injuring at least 208, police said. As the casualty reports continued to come in shortly before the latest total was announced, a spokesman for the national police said: "A few minutes ago we had counted only eight dead. Now they are 60. No one can say how many there will be in the end." The spokesman for the national police said they had reports of severe damage from half a dozen towns in the foothills of the Alps, with whole families buried in the collapse of their homes.

Communications with much of the area still were out. sway tolerates maximum movement of five feet when winds from east or west are strong. Movement figures seem like a lot, but Ruhin says they're almost imperceptible spread over five-mile-long span. Best testimony is fact that not one of almost six million folks who crossed Big Mac last year complained about shifting steel. Action fQ Line "It is dark, electric power is down, rescue workers have a hard time reaching all the many centers in the struck area," the officer said.

An officer in Forgaria, a town of 4,000 near the Yugoslavian border, described the situation here as catastrophic. Increase In Food Prices Ahead WASHINGTON (AP) -Rising farm prices brought an abrupt end to five months of nearly stable wholesale prices in April and signaled a probable new round of increases at the retail level. The report Thursday from the Labor Department marked the first ma jor break in this year's steady stream of upbeat economic news, which President Ford calls one of his winning issues. THE DEPARTMENT said a 4.2 percent jump in farm prices biggest in a year was to blame for an 0.8 percent increase in over-all' wholesale prices last month. Wholesale prices had shown little, change since October and even declined at an annual rate of 1.8 percent during the first three months of the year.

'Retail price increases slowed to 2.9 percent annual rate in the first quarter. But administration economists had warned that the low inflation rale was unlikely to last and warned that prices were expected to begin picking up again. Maynard Comiez, the Commerce Department's acting chief economist, called the April wholesale report "about what we expected." He said that as the economic recovery continues and expands, "we are likely to see some rising prices hut I don't think it's going to be in double-digit figures." ASKED ABOUT the April price surge, White House Press Secretary Ron Nessen said only that a smaller increase was expected in May. April's 0.8 percent increase, adjusted to account for seasonal influences, was the largest since last October, when wholesale prices rose 1.1 percent. If prices increased at the April rate fo 12 months they would be up nearly 10 percent.

Ford administration officials forecast prices will increase about 6 percent this year, an improvement over the 7 percent rise last year and the 12.2 percent jump in 1974. Wholesale price increases eventually show up at the retail level, though there are time lags and relationships are not always precise. Higher prices for livestock, eggs and coffee offset declines for poultry, grains and milk last month. Farm prices had declined during the first three months of the year. Prices for processed foods and feeds also rose sharply in April, climbing 1.9 percent, with meat reflecting the higher livestock prices.

Quincy House is a home for mentally retarded boys, ages 10-17 years old. I'm afraid summer won't be much fun for the youngsters since they don't have any sports equipment or other toys to play with. We just don't have the funds to buy these things do you know anyone who might help us out? S.D., Detroit. When (and if) warm weather arrives, Quincy Housers can bre-ik out bats, balls and frishees provided by Wyandotte Sporting Goods Co. in Wyandotte.

.1. Kay Ace Hardware on Plymouth Road in Detroit pitched in with Big Wheel tricycle that's popular item with today's younger set. Quincy House opened on February 12 this year and its residents are severely retarded youth who attend special education classes in Detroit Public Schools. Others who would like to help out with boys clothing in large sizes and additional playground equipment can contact Quincy House at 834-8197 in Detroit. is.

0. Action Line mm Kissinger Unveils Plan to Aid 3d World NAIROBI, Kenya -(UPI)-Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger Thursday presented a blueprint to erase poverty in the Third World and avert economic warfare between the world's rich and poor nations. The program could mean higher prices for U.S. consumers.

In a speech which drew warm applause from the 4,500 delegates to the UN conference on trade and development, Kissinger called for creation of a $1 billion resources bank and establishment of a "technology corps" to train workers of the Third World (underdeveloped, non-aligned nations). At. the end of the speech Kissinger flew to Paris, ending his six-nation, 13-day African mission which he said opened a new era in U.S.-African relations. U.S. EXPERTS termed Kissinger's program "an insurance policy" to stabilize the world's economy and said some U.S.

government agencies had opposed parts of the program. The experts said that if the i-ree rress noio oy bub s-u i i Mayor Weinert starts shift Thursday on his new job as a cab driver East Detroit Mayor Agrees To Give Up City Hall Key "While neighborhoods have been flattened to the ground. Many are dead and many are missing. We lack equipment for rescue work. We have no power.

It is not possible to make an estimate of the number of dead, but it must be high," he said. Police in Maiano, a town of 6,000 in Alpine foothills near the Yugoslav border, near Buia, told the Associated Press hundreds of persons were feared buried under debris. An officer said 50 families were buried when two blocks of houses collapsed and 60 persons were buried under the debris of a restaurant where they were having a banquet. THE INTERIOR Ministry in Rome said there are six known dead in San Daniele del Friuli, a town of about 7,000 persons in the foothills north of Udine. All doctors at the main hospital in the town were recalled to duty to treat a large number of injured.

There were reports of at least three 'other persons killed in nearby towns. Other serious casualty and damage reports came from Buia, a town of about 8,000 near Maiano. The news agency Italia said it reached the Buia police sta- I'd been watching the newspaper for sales on bedroom sets for months and finally found the one I wanted last March at the Englander. Triangle Furniture store at Northland. I ordered it and (he salesman told me to pay when the merchandise was delivered.

It never came and now they're claiming I didn't have a firm deal because I didn't pive them a deposit. The salesman didn't say anything about a deposit why should I be the one that's punished? Z.T., Detroit. Set's yours at sale price. Store manager apologized for mixup, first offered comparable bedroom furniture at about, same price. Seems set you ordered was out of stock because it was part of manufacturer's close-out sale.

But when manager talked to buyer about situation, he found couple customers elsewhere in country had cancelled order for set you took liking to. Manager's reserved one and it'll be yours soon as you show up with deposit. BY JULIE MORRIS Free Press Staff Writer An East Detroit city councilman is trying to lock the mayor out of city hall. Councilman Frank Bodnar has threatened to have the locks at city hall changed unless the suburb's youthful mayor, Allyn Carl Weinert, turns in his personal key to the building, Weinert, who has been using the key to let himself in to perform weddings, said Thursday he'll give up the key because of the dispute and move the weddings to the East Detroit public library. Bodnar, however, cited a city tradition that no mayor of East Detroit and no councilman has ever had a city hall key and added that he doesn't trust Weinert, a political novice who ousted a 10-year incumbent last fall.

Weinert and the four-member council, all veterans of at least one term, have been scrapping almost' since his swearing in last November. Weinert said Thursday that he believes the month-old dispute over the key, which was given to him by the city manager, "was a way for the council to- get at me. A sort of retribution for the feuding between the council and me." Weinert and the council have been fighting over the issue of required residency for city Please turn to Page 4A, Col. 3 THE QUESTION A freeway in Los Angeles has one lane especially marked for cars carrying three or more passengers during rush hour to reduce traffic. Would you like to see such a plan in Detroit? 4 f.

I Please turn to Page 8A, Col. 1 Please turn to Page UA, Col. 3 Ford Changes His Tactics; Firing of Kissinger Rejected HOW YOU VOTED YES, 51.3 percent. COMMENTS: "Anything that can help traffic in Los Angeles can help traffic in Detroit" "Maybe we would have fewer cars on the freeway and people would use less gas" "It would cat down on air pollution" "I'm sick of seeing so many people driving to work solo." NO, 15.7 percent. COMMENTS: "Traffic wouldn't get any better" "Who would enforce the law?" "Traffic on the freeway is bad enough without somebody trying a new system and screwing it up even more" "I pay my taxes and I'll use the freeway any way I want" "Just like in the express lines in grocery stores, people don't know how to count." Honesty Wins Out-A her 5-Day Struggle PHILADELPHIA (UPI) Honesty was more important than wealth to a Newark, man, but it took him a few days to reach that conclusion.

The man, described by police only as a pipe-setter, returned $54,500 to the Purolator Security Co. five days after he found it on a suburban Chester County highway. A Purolator armored truck last Friday hit a pothole which forced the door to spring open, throwing out two bags of money $54,500 worth. The man, driving from Pennsylvania to Delaware on Rouite 202, saw the money bags fly out and scooped them into his car. But by Wednesday, his honesty got the better of him.

He called the local Purolator office and made arrangements to return the money bags one containing $50,000, the other $4,500 at the New Castle County, police headquarters. Ted Mashack, regional vice-president for Purolator, confirmed the money had been returned and tthat a reward of $2,725 would be paid. NiMH urn i. mi Ann Landers 6C Billy Graham 14D Bridge 11D Business News 9-13B Classified 8-1SC Comics 1M3D Crossword Puzzle 11D Death Notices 8C Editorials 12A Entertainment 6-IOD Feature Page 15A Garden 4B Horoscope 11D Movie Guide 12-13D Names and Faces 14D Obituaries 2B Opinion 13A Sports 1-6D Stock Markets 11-12B Television 7B Weekend Calendar 7D Women's Pages 1-6C HAVE THE FREE PRESS DELIVERED AT HOME ing, according to Senate Republican Whip Robert P. Griffin of Michigan, came from at least one of several Republican congressional leaders who met with the president Wednesday, the morning after his triple defeat in Indiana, Georgia and Alabama.

Griffin would not identify the member who made the suggestion. But Sen. John Tower of Texas, chairman of the Senate Republican Policy Committee, helped lead the BY SAUL FRIEDMAN Fre Press Washington Staff WASHINGTON President Ford, deep in soul-searching discussions on the future of his campaign, apparently has rejected," at least for the time being, suggestions that he fire Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. But, for the critical May 18 Michigan, primary, the president has approved a new set of campaign tactics designed to stop his slide and compete with Ronald Reagan for independents and Democrats who may vote in the State's Republican contest. Ford campaign in his state and shared the political humiliation of Reagan's overwhelming victory.

Tower reportedly gave the president an earful of suggestions and he blamed the defeat, in part, on Kissinger's trip to Africa and his support for black rule and large amounts of American aid. A spokesman said Towrr "gave the president his views on future campaign strategy, but they will remain private. However, he has high regard for Secretary Kissinger." Earlier this week, former Texas Gov. John B. Connally, Please turn to Page 2A, Col.

2 TOMORROW'S QUESTION Michigan has a presidential primary system which allows voters to cross party lines, allowing' Democrats to vote for Republicans and vice-versa, while some states don't, allow such crossovers. Which system do you prefer? To vote CROSSOVER To vote NON-CROSSOVER Call 961-3211 Call 961-4422 Woodcock will endorse Jimmy Carter Friday. Page I The call for Kissinger's fir-.