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,. Two Genuine Heroes The News conducted a dilligent search for the railroad men who rescued two - Le Roy children from a ledge after the ear in which they were left momentarily went over the edge of a quarry. It was no omission on the part of our reporters. When finally located, the men proved to be Track Dept. employes of the Lehigh Valley Railroad who steadfastly refused to give their names, or any account of what they did. \\We only did what anyone else would have done,\ they said. That may be so, but they were there and it is to their credit that they risked their own injury or worse to reach the car with two small children and bring them fo safety. ' The thanks of the com- munity is due to the modest pair for what they did. In these times, when so many who do a lot less but crow much more, their act is all the more conspicuous. % -BATAVIA DAILY NEWS Ki Waterport Livestock Die in Fire - LALBION - A fire deputies of y the Orleans County Sheriff's Department said was started by children playing with matches destroyed two barns and some livestock Saturday in Waterport. The barns, owned by Mr. and Mrs. William Hinnenkamp, 13720 Kendrick Rd., were 80x45 and 40x%0 foot wooden structures containing 3,500 bales of hay, 100 bales of straw, new lumber and farm implements. A 900 Ib. Hereford steer and a 350 Ib. Holstein heifer were killed in the blaze which required the services of the Carlton, Lyn- donville and Albion fire depart- ments. The Sheriff's Department said the fire was reported at 1:55 p.m. The last of the fire companies did not leave the scene of the blaze until about six that afternoon, deputies said. Romney Urges End To. Federal Housing Role SAN FRANCISCO (UPD- George Romney, secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing * and Urban Development, today f? suggested the termination of a direct federal role in housing. In a speech prepared for the Mortgage Bankers Association's convention, Romney said the nation - should \end subsidy programs, 'privatize' the Feder- al Housing Administration, move to a combination housing 'allowance-income subsidy for . the poor and end operating subsidies for public housing.\ He recommended that the federal government make block grants for \housing to the states, with no strings at- tached'' and that HUD and FHA insuring offices be turned over to the state governments. In making block grants, he said the federal government should require an approved state plan for housing. Guns Are Stolen A break-in at the Chrysler- «Plymouth collision shop on E. Center St. was reported at 2:20 a.m. Saturday by Bernie Mc- Murray, who resides at Carriage House Apartments. A small office window on the east side was smashed and the suspect reached in and took four guns that were standing in the corner. No ammunition was taken. Missing were a 243 high pow- ered rifle with bolt action, eight- power scope with military strap; an antique 32-20 Winchester, lever action rifle with octagon barrel; a 22 semi-automatic rifle carbine with military shoul- der strap and no finish on the stock; also a 20 gauge pump shotgun. Deaths JOURNAL: R Serving The Lake Plains Country-Orleans, Niagara, Genesee - Cloudy tonight, shoviiers, low in low to mid 40s. Tomorrow cloudy, showers possibly mix- - ed with snow flurries late in day, high about 50. Rain probability 80 p.c. tonight, 60 Tues. - voL. 70-NO. 185) Levitt Blasts ols By CLAY F. RICHARDS ALBANY, N.Y. (UPI) - Re- strictive bidding practices by state agencies costs New York State taxpayers millions of dol- lars more than is paid by other states or the federal govern- ment, according to Comptrol- ler Arthur Levitt. In an audit released Sunday, Levitt urged \a number of im- provements\ in procedures by which the Office of General Services buys supplies for the state. OGS Commissioner A.C. O'- Hara responded that the areas mentioned were currently being re-examined, and that the re- commendations \reinforce cer- tain procedural changes already underway.\ In some cases, O'Hara said, the report failed to make clear | that materials available at lower prices were also of inferior qual- ity to those actually bought. The audit held that: -The state could have saved between $150,000 and $275,000 on a $500,000 order of filing cabinets if it had employed the less re- strictive bidding method used by the federal government. -New York State, by limiting its bidding specifications so that only one bidder qualified, paid $459 each for typewriters, while another company's model that met New York's requirements ' was sold to California for $267.85. The audit said the two type- writers were of identical qual- ity. . 3L—The state paid: $30,000 for a large screen video projector be- cause the ordering agency insist- ed on a particular model numb- er. A similar agency is using a slightly smaller and otherwise adequate projector which cost only $3,000. -The state's fleet of cars is put up for competitive bids, and there was only four cents diff- Hopes Dim In Search ANCHORAGE, Alaska (UPI) -The Air Force officer heading the search for missing House Majority Leader Hale Boggs and three other persons said planes may \be limited to a very few aréas\ today because of cloudy weather over most of Alaska. | \We probably will not have a good day searching,\ said Maj. Henry Stocker. . Supersonic reconnaissance jets shot thousands of feet of film Sunday for the plane carrying the four men. The craft has been missing a week. Stocker was asked how long he thought the search would go on. Capt. Orren Wilson, in charge of the two RF4 Phantoms from the 67th Tactical Reconnais- sance Wing at Bergstrom AFB, Tex., said the search was \the first time we've done something like this.\ The jets, of the same type used on photo-reconnaissance missions over North Vietnam, flew for 90 minutes in the Portage Pass area near An- chorage. Their cameras shot 3,000 feet of film which was being studied by experts 40 minutes after the planes landed. State Bidding erence between the two lowest bids on each car. The state was required to take the lower bid, but spent more in the long run because the optional extras when added to the base price of the car brought the price tag up higher than the model that was four cents higher would have cost with the same options. The state uses a system of \open end\ contracts for large items, but sometimes there is not the expected demand for the item. A contract for book and phamplets was awarded for $148,000 by one agency, but ac- tual purchases totaled only -On a similar open end con- tract for $4.6 million in meat, the actual purchase was only $2.7 million. The report proposed wide scale revamping of the state's purch- asing practices to give less re- strictive means of bidding. Often the bids are so drawn up that only a specific model of one manufacturer qualifies. At the same time other companies are producing equipment at a lower price that will do the job, the audit said. O'Hara said the report failed to recognize \the outstanding performances\ by the Standards and Purchases Group that \ef- fect substantial savings for the state and for the local govern- ments and school districts.\ The OGS head said that the audit report \failed to make clear that there were significant differences in the quality or ca- pabilities of the items compar- ed\ in areas of the report not- ing different brands of equip- ment could have been purchas- ed at lower costs. O'Hara said the procedural changes recommended -by the report \quite probably will ne- cessitate an increase in the size\ of the group's staff. McG Pays Call on Veterans WASHINGTON - (UPI) George S. McGovern, who says he is confident of an upset victory by a narrow margin, plans to concentrate on televi- sion appearances in populous industrial states in the waning days of his campaign. The Democratic presidential candidate flies today to Phi- ladelphia where he will pay a Veterans Day call on wounded servicemen in a U.S. naval hospital. He planned a televi- sion appearance before leaving Philadelphia for New York City, where another in a series of telethons is scheduled. The focus on television in the last two weeks of his uphill campaign reflected McGovern's need to reach mass audiences before the Nov. 7 balloting. On election eve, he will hold another marathon telethon and on the day of the balloting he will be home in Sioux Falls, :$.D. In an interview on ABC's \Issues and Answers\ Sunday, McGovern said the alleged bugging of Democratic head- quarters and political espionage indicate that President Nixon knew what was happening or ''has lost control of his campaign.'\' 25 Charged In Carrier Race Riot HONOLULU (UPI) -Twenty- five blacks aboard the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk - were charged Sunday in connection. with a race riot aboard their ship while off the coast of Vietnam. They face special courts martial and severe penalties if convicted of assault and rioting, according to the Navy. - A spokesman for the com- mander in chief of the Pacific fleet said Sunday the 25 blacks were charged in connection with a race riot Oct. 12 and 13 that injured 46 persons as the carrier served as base at: \Yankee Station\ off thecoast .of Vietnam for U.S. air strikes against North Vietnamese tar- gets. Those charged, all between the ages of 18 and 22, were not jailed, the spokesman said. They face special - courts martial aboard the ship as soon as possible. - ‘ There are three degrees of severity. in courts martial penalties, and a - \special proceeding''-what the men face-is second on the list. All but one of the 25 charged had completed \legal process- ing,\ the spokesman said. The exception was John L. Rowe, 18, of Anniston, Ala. Navy sources indicated he was suspected of being \ring leader' of the riot, and was facing more serious charges than assault or rioting. The incident began in the Kitty Hawk's mess hall, the Navy said, escalating to a series of all-night roving melees lasting well into the following morning. The Navy would not com- ment, - but other - military sources said the Kitty Hawk incident, and another aboard the fleet oiler Hassayampa in Subic' Bay, the Philippines, involved black attacks on white crewmembers. The source indi- cated they appeared to be spontaneous, lacking planning or coordination. 4 # ~~ ymEpiNA., NEW YORK, MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1972 / J if E/ 3 a E> wo. Ab ## EDUCATION WEEK- It is American Educa-, tion Week and area schools are giving their \open house\ invitations. In photo here, Middleport Mayor Keith Freeman signs the week's proclamation citing schools for \improving the quality of life\. At left is Randall Gilbert of the Roy-Hart faculty, who is Education Wk. chairman, and at right, Kathy Lewis, representing the student body. At Roy-Hart, parents are urged to visit Midd. Elem. at 7:30 Tuesday; Gasport Elem.,Wednes- day 7:30; Junior-Sr. High 7 p.m. on Thursday . Medina Central School has its open house schedule -- Junior High Tuesday, Senior High Wednesday and both Elementary schools Thursday, all at 7:30. Parents can visit class- rooms and see actual work accomplished. - (J-R Photo) Indications That Thieu Still Chief By United Press International Reports persisted today that a cease-fire agreement in the Vietnam War might be near. The Communist delegations to the Paris peace talks said conditions for peace were at hand but that basic issues remained unsolved. \Rumors are rumors, but bombs are bombs,\ said Ly Van Sau, the Viet. Cong spokesman in Paris. U.S. Presidential - Adviser Henry A. Kissinger today ended five days of talks with South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu in Saigon and flew back to Washington to report to President Nixon. The U.S. embassy would say only that the talks \made progress.\ Some South Vietnamese government sources said Thieu and Kissinger had reached an agreement in principle for an Indochina cease-fire before the U.S. presidential elections 15 days away, but neither Kissin- ger nor the embassy would comment on these reports. Indications in Saigon and Paris were that the chief obstacle to an immediate agreement was Thieu's opposi- tion to a coalition government that would include the Commu- nists. There were no official statements on this because of the secrecy of the Thieu- Kissinger talks, but the govern- ment-controlled | Saigon - radio and television repeated pre- vious Thieu speeches opposing a coalition with the Commu- nists. The Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Paris delegations, in telephone interviews with UPI - correspondent George Farm Bureau Stamps Bond Issue As 'OK'. The Orleans County Farm Bureau at its annual dinner meeting held Saturday at the West Barre United Methodist Church gave its approval to the- proposed $1.3 billion Pure Waters bond issue to be voted upon at the Nov. 7 election. In its consideration of other resolutions it continued its support of a federal measure that would amend the Agricultural Labor Act to permit employees to organize and - bargain collectively. Agriculture has been consistently against the proposal to include the farming industry into the structure of the National Labor Relations Act. They have maintained that farming is a peculiar industry and to have it under the control of the labor unions would seriously jeopardize farm economy. Re- introduction of legislation to this effect was asked for in an ap- proved resolution. The county group also ap- proved of a resolution asking for the re-introduction of the National - Marketing - and Bargaining Act of 1971 in the next session of congress and favored marketing action on the state level similar to that provided for in the federal act whould the federal measure not meet with favorable action in Congress. They also approved a measure providing for state legislation providing for the compulsory arbitration of state and federal marketing disputes. There were two resolutions presented which have to do with county matters. Both received favorable consideration. These and other issues on state and federal matters were presented Suffers Head Cuts in Accident Donald D. Luxon, 20, of 11% Laurel St., was taken to Medina Memorial Hospital suffering lacerations of the head after a one-car accident Saturday at 11:55 p.m. Mr. Luxon was reportedly headed north on S. Main St., rounding the curve by Orient St. and his car made a complete circle, landed against a power pole, ending up headed east. Police said he also hit a no park- ing sign. by LaVern Beeton, chairman of the Bureau Resolutions Com- mittee, and were ones already selected from those previously submitted to the Beedon Com- mittee prior to Saturday's meeting. A local interest resolution called for the completion of the Niagara Expressway through Orleans County and that when it is done that consideration be given to avoiding the taking of prime - agricultural land whenever possible. The Bureau gave its. approval to the establishment of new agricultural districts in the county which would lead to the preservation of such agricultural acres. Among the state issues which were approved were one calling for public use of the towpath on the State Barge Canal for recreational purposes such as snowmobiles and horse back riding. Others called for the passage of a no-fault insurance measure: - the _ voluntary coverage of unemployment in- surance; a state minimum wage law consistent with the federal mandates; a repeal of the unincorporated business tax; voluntary efforts to control agricultural run-off water; a tax exemption credit for parents covering college student tuition N and mandated removal of abandoned orchards at the owner's expense; and a con- tinuation of town-county removal of snow from state roads rather than having the state take over the work. The organization voted to oppose state financing of public elementary and secondary school systems; legislation requiring farmers to cover employes with disability in- surance for off-the-job injuries; safety equipment of roll bars and safety belts for farm tractors; change in time regulations to allow Daylight Savings Time the year around; and a guaranteed minimum week's work-week for contracted migrant labor. The resolutions will now go to- the. state Farm Bureau for consideration and those affecting federal issues to the national organization, if approved by the state bureau. John Long was elected president of the Bureau suc- ceeding John Pettit of Medina, and Albert Bowman was elected vice president. Directors named included: Charles Woodworth, Yates; Paul Schuner, Carlton; Reid Daum, Murray; Pierson Root, Barre and Walter Steffin, Kendall for two years, and Lee Blackburn of Ridgeway for one year to fill an unexpired term. uclear Power Speakers Set LYNDONVILLE -- The an- nounced debate on the subject, \Nuclear Power'\ will be held at 8 p.m. Wednesday evening at Lyndonville High School. On behalf of \Pro\ nuclear power, speakers will be Miss Patricia - Fogarty, special assistant to the chairman for public affairs of New York State Atomic and Space Development Authority. Also, Frank Thomas Richardson, public affairs of- ficer for northeast region of United States Atomic Energy Commission. On the other side, against nuclear power, will be speakers, Larry Bogart, executive . ~. + 1 director Citizens Energy Council, National Committee to stop Environmental Pollution; and attorney Winfield T. Hup- puch, chairman of Atomic and Nuclear Committee of New York State Conservation Council Inc. and a member of the governor's committee on power plant siting. Members of the Orleans County planning board and Orleans County Board of - Supervisors have been invited to attend. . \Of interest to citizens of Orleans County is the fact that this will be the first time to hear the case against nuclear power,\ said a spokesman today. Obstacle Sibera, repeated the Commu- nist position: \more than ever, Thieu must go.\ Both delega- tions said Thieu was blocking plans for a South Vietnamese government \of national ac- cord\-one that would include the Communists. ' The Communist statements coincided with the publication of bold French newspaper headlines predicting an early cease-fire and peace agree- ment. \Vietnam on the verge of Peace,\ said 1.3 _ million- circulation France-Soir. The paper's Saigon correspondent said an agreement in principle on a cease-fire throughout Indochina would be announced before Nov. 1 but that all the problems have not been settled yet. ‘ The 500,000-circulation conser- vative newspaper Figaro: said an agreement on a cease-fire, a provisional Saigon regime and the return of U.S. prisoners of war is reportedly agreed, and that France would help guaran- tee free Vietnamese elections. Hanoi spokesman Nguyen Thanh Le sand Viet Cong spokesman Ly Van Sau agreed that conditions for peace were at hand but said \Until this day, the Vietnamese problem has not been solved. The war is being prolonged and intensi- fied.\ . 00 Le said, \the question 1s whether the Nixon administra- tion really wishes to have serious - negotiations | or - is indulging in maneuvers aimed . at misleading public opinion.\ Two major U.S. news maga- zines reported Sunday that the United - States - and - North Vietnam have reached agree- ment on a Vietnam peace settlement. And statements by Premier Prince Souvanna Phouma of Laos and Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn, head of the Thai Government, said that a peace settlement might be near. Kissinger remained silent as' Yates Budget $80,102 ' LYNDONVILLE - A budget of $80,102.10 for the operation of the Town of Yates for the 1973 year will be considered at a public hearing to be held by the Town of Vates on Nov. 9. at the Town Hall, Lawrence W. Brown has an- nounced. This is $1,430.94 less than the present operating budget, despite the fact that some increases have been made in salaries to town officials. There are several areas where deductions occur in the budget this year. One of the major items is the amount of money that will be paid to the Lyndonville Fire District, This past year $9,640.57 was budgeted to fire protection and this year it is $7,839.16, a reduction of $1,806.41. ' The salary of the supervisor remains the same at $2,800. Each of the two councilmen receive $100 more making their salary $900; the two town justices have also been increased $100 making each salary $1,800; the salary of the town clerk is up $400 to $5,700 and that of the town superin- tendent of highways is given a $1,000 increase making his salary . $6,800. | The tax rate for the township last year was $19.90 per thousand of assessed valuation outside the village of Lyndonville and $15.79 ° within. With some increase in assessments and the reduction in the budget it should be down from this figure for next year. Have A Chuckle ~ PRICE 10 CENTS he has throughout the secret talks in Paris and Saigon. The newspaper Tin Song (Live News), partially financed by Hoang Duc Nha, Thieu's nephew and personal secretary who was present at all of the talks with Kissinger, reported today \there cannot be a cease» , fire before the U.S. election.\ \Common - feeling - among observers in Saigon was that the meetings (between Thieu and Kissinger) took place with 'heated debate in the face of a solid stand by the Republic of Vietnam,\ said the Tin Song report. ''People who have been meeting - with President Thieu predicted that a cease-fire will take place at the latest in March 1973,\ it added. \The presence of the U.S. troops is not the main difficulty. On the contrary, it will be part of a political solution after a cease- fire.\ _ ___ Tin Song also reported Thieu still is firmly opposed to any 'plan that. calls for a three-part coalition government with the Communists in South Vietnam. Other sources said the fag that Thieu even discussed 'a coalition with Kissinger could be considered as progress in the negotiations. However, Thieu did not agree to discuss the coalition with the Commu- nists. | - \Anything that includes three parts with (the Communists) receiving an equal share will be rejected by the Republic of Vietnam,\ said Tin Song. There have been reports that Kissinger and Thieu discussed alternatives to the three part coalition that would give the present - Saigon - government unquestioned control of some type of \committee\ that would include Communist representa- tion. ~ - | For the third consecutive day, the. walls of buildings throughout Saigon were plast- ered with ever more govern- ment posters: denouncing a coalition. For several days Saigon radio and television . have broadcast speeches made earlier by Thieu opposing a coalition with the Communists. The statement issued by the U.S. Embassy spokesman after \ Kissinger left for Washington said, 'We have made progress.. Talks will continue between us and .the government of Viet- nam. It is not in the interests of the negotiations to be more - specific at this time.\ Time Magazine reported in this week's edition that the United States and - North Vietnam have reached a peace agreement under which Thieu would stay in office until a committee of Saigon - and Communist representatives re- places him with a caretaker government. Newsweek Maga- zine said the peace accord- which includes an immediate cease-fire, release of all priso- ners of war and formation of an interim coalition government until national elections-would be overseen by France \acting as a . neutral - supervisory power.\ Informed South Vietnamese government sources in Saigon said today that Thieu, after five days of talks with Rissinger, had agreed to a cease-fire prior to the Nov. 7 U.S. presidential elections. The sources said Thieu also agreed at least to discuss a coalition government demanded by the Communists- 'a concession viewed as signifi- cant progress in that he has adamantly opposed a coalition in the past, proposing instead to step down after a cease-fire and call national elections a month later. Time said the peace agree- ment carries with it a major Communist concesssion: \Han- oi has agreed to negotiate directly with the Thieu govern- ment while the South Vietna- mese president is still in power, which it had said that it would never do.\ e e _+ 7 LONDON (UPI) - May Batchelor dreamed of a day at the seaside for 20 years but she could never go cause she suffered from agoraphobia - fear of _ spaces - and must remain indoors. So the sea came to . her. A charity organization heard of hit flight and her - a bottle of sea water, plus some seaweed c and shells for her 52nd birthday Sunday. . \it has done more for me than any bottle of ; \ fume,\ Miss Batchelor said.
