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M % p y\ Ml § y # ¢ i ¢ THE] OURNAL REC I. Partly cloudy tonight, low 35-40, light variable wind, Clouding up Fddango per cent chance of showers, high 63-68. Withholding Bill Made Good Sense Grass-roots resistance has apparently killed last sum- mer's law for income-tax withholding from dividends and interest. The Senate has passed new legislation that postpones withholding for at least four years. The House is likely fo follow suit, and President Reagan seems reluctant to veto a measure brought about by massive voter pressure. After breathing hard to generate - mail | against withholding, savings and loan and banking officers are starting to breathe easy. ' But grass-roots support does not guarantee good policy. The decision to scrap automatic withholding - \'government. by. applause, meter,\ one senator called it \ - is a mistake.. Yes, withholding would create costs and complications for financial institutions and corporations. And yes, the costs wouid be borne by savers and investors. But there the valid objections weakly end. They are no different from objections that could be 'raised to sales-tax collec- tions, payrolt withholding or requiring the self-employed to estimate and pay their taxes In advance. in those cases, too, people who benefit , from the income share the cost of collecting taxes on it. And as in those cases, savers and investors could quickly adjust to a more efficient way of paying what they owe. -MINNEAPOLIS TRIBUNE State's Tandem Trailer Truck Ruling Upheld WASHINGTON (UPI) - The Federal Highway Administra- tion has revised, for 11 states, its proposal to numerous mags to dwblmfler trucks,- cutting by almost half the miles that had been disputed in those areas. At the same time, the administrationaddednewroads at the request of several of the 11 states, so that the total number of road miles open to the huge trucks in the areas is now greater than originally outlined. A spokesman for the adminis- tration said it was likely further revisions would be made in other states before the proposed regulations become final in October. The spokesman said the new regulations, published in the Federal Register on Tuesday, mean a total of 27,726 miles of non-interstate roads would be open to the trucks in the 11 states - 18,872 of which were designated by the states and 8,854 others added by the highway administration. The original plan called for those states to have 27,313 miles of non-interstate roads open to the trucks - 10,936 of which were state designated and 16,377 which were added by theadministration. Five of the 11 states - California, Ilinois, Maine, New York and Wisconsin, had routes eliminated. Five others - Delaware, Missouri, Nebraska, South Carolina and West Virginia -- had some roads replaced with others, while Iowa requested that a large number of routes be added. The administration spokes- man said nationwide, 127,069 miles of non-interstate roads would be open to the trucks. Various state officials ahd congressional delegations have attacked the opecing of some state roads to the trucks because they say the huge trafiers can be a hazard. k MORE GIFTS TO JOURNAL-REGISTER CAMP FUKD . & Mrs. Wiliam F. *s Malimark Mr. & Mrs. Clayton A Houset. in memory of Dr. Howard Lawrence. . 11.00) Mr. & Mrs. Join L f Mer 25.00 . 18.00 10.00 15m & Geraidine Henri .. m1 Make af checks paystle to: JoomalRagister Camp Fond VOL. 81 - NO. 66 UNIQUE SFANuThB construction of the Somerset Railroad in Niagara County has brought a unique chapter in bridge building in the span crossing the \gulf\ area north of Lockport. Traditionally, railroad bridges are straight and level, but the Somerset bridge Somerset Line Slates Ist Train For October LOCKPORT - construction beginning, work on the 15.5-mile Somerset Railroad has reached 60 per cent completion and is \on schedule\ for carrying train traffic to the New York State Electric and Gas Co. power plant in Somerset. With the ° prime portion of the 1983. According - to - railroad spokseman Greg Hurt, the line, which runs off Conrail's Falls Road branch line, should be completed sometime this October '\\if the weather cooperates.\ The railroad will be open for service nearly a year ahead of the target date for the finish of the Somerset Tel Hike: ©200M ALBANY, N.Y. (UPI) -New York Telephone Co. customers will soon be paying about $200 million more, but that rate increase is only a small part of what the giant utility wanted. The Public Service Commis- sion's action Wednesday also ordered the phone company to keep the cost of a pay phone call at 10 cents. It was the fourth time the PSC had rejected a request to hike the charge to 25 cents. The PSC gave no official figure for the increase it approved, but Commissioner Rosemary Pooler said it would total about $200 million. New York Telephone had sought a $778 million increase, a request that sparked a storm of protest from - consumer groups last year. The $200 million figure is \a Niagara Power Issue Brings $93M Suit The Washington Buresn of the Buffale News reported today that Congressman Jack Kemp; State Sen. John B. Daly; NYS Power Authy. Cb- mn. John Dyson and former Authy. Trustee Robert Millon xi are named as defendants in very, very rough number,\ Ms. Pooler cautioned, noting sever- al computations must be made to fashiona new rate schedule. The exact size of the increase is expected to be announced late next week, a PSC spokesman said, after New York Telephone files a proposed rate structure. The new rates are to take effect May 16. It was not immediately known how the new rates would affect the average residential customer. Ms. Pooler said the total increase would average about 4.3 percent, although it may impact more heavily on businesses than homes. Denies Union Busting Charge BUFFALO, N.Y. (UPI) - Denying union busting charges, Buffalo General Haggai] began a orpermanentnurs ing positions following the walkout of 800 registered nurses at the medical facility and its DeaconessHogpitaldivision. \We are not trying to break the strike,\ said hospital spokesman Daniel Newcombe striking nurses, Nurses United Local 1163 of the Communica- tion Workers of America, meanwhile, issued a statement accusing the hospital of using urion busting tactics. 'This is a classic union busting tectic,\ the union said. 'We haveatreadyinformed our membership (this could happen). Newly hired nurses will be considered strike The Teg- istered rmrses st a i saizzyafialzmfidm MEDINA, NEW YORK, THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1983 has an eight-degree curve and has one rail higher than the other to \bank\\ the curve. The bridge is also 960 feet long and 90 feet high and is seen here nearing completion. generating station. That year will allow es of coal and limestone to be built up on the power plant's 1,200 acres as a safeguard against any possible strikes at the supply mingge ... Activity in recent weeks has been steadily increasing on the entire length of the railroad with some sections nearly ready for the placing of ties . and rails, Hurt said the 3-mile section over, .the old.Hojack route will begin to have rails installed within the next two weeks. All told, it will take 5,000 tons of 119- and 138-pound rails to complete the line, rails which are currently being welded into quarter-mile sections in Somerset. Hurt also said it will take 75,000 ties to complete the rail bed. The peak of the construction season is expected to arrive within the next month at which time the employment on the railroad will swell from the current 300 to more than 500. Hurt said that employment declined some over the winter months as work slowed because of the weather, but as the weather improves and the completion deadline nears, more workers will be hired to meet the railroad's time table. For the most part, the -(J-R Photo). construction of the railroad has been \routine\ since the construction has taken place over fairly level terrain. However, a \significant\ amount of advance planning has gone into the railroad, especially in the construction of the 960-foot long bridge which will carry the line over the \gulf\ area just north of Lockport. Built with 12,000 tons of steel, the bridge is one of the few rail bridges that is not straight - instead it has an eight-degree curve - and 'super - elevated - rails\ because of that curve. Hurt said the \outer or east rail, is three inches higher than the \Inner or west rail, to allow for a banking which will enable the 100-car unit trains to cross the span at no less than 35 mph. The bridge will be finished in mid-July. \The concept of a bridge like that is unique,\ Hurt said. \Especially in the manner which it is anchored. The bridge stands 90 feet above the Aloor of the gulf, but the catsons (supports) are buried 100 feet below the ground, embedded in rock, reinforcing steel and special concrete. The supports are also built like 'A'-frames, to spread the weight of the trains and the bridge over a larger area.\ Although the construction is on schedule, costs of the line have risen. Hurt said initial estimates pegged the cost at $43.5 million, a cost which has risen \within budget\ to around $55 million. favorable rates Medina Is Seeking Industry Proposals Medina Mayor Marcia Tuohey announced Wednesday that the village is seeking proposals from local businesses and industries for expansion and-or improvement projects which could be assisted by low interest government finan- cing. The maypr indicated that the village has access to funds under the Urban Development Action Grant (UDAG) program which could be loaned to businesses at very ''Although the village has been efigible for UDAG assistance for several years, we have not been able to Identify local businesses which could take advantage of this program.\\ Mayor Tuohey said. Under the UDAG program. businesses can receive very low interest loans for up to 25 to 30 per cent of the total cost of the improvement The balance of the money could come trom a variety of sources including company equity. private financing. JDA. SBA or industrial revenue bonds memmi‘edums'aammsyflaflmpmgm afldwnpartieswzxwusethefundsfmawiderangedac- tiviles \ including Land acquisition. site improvements. including water and sewer facilifies, cccess roads parking and building modernization and expansion. as well as the purchase of menylecturing equipment ''The beauty of the program.\ the mayor explained \ismmmwmmwmmwmriflagem wmmmmwmmwmgemsswas a revolving tean fend to encourage and support simier in- vestment by other local businesses ~ mammfimmwmmm mm‘vflzgeaflzfim.mmm@ questSons local businesses may teve in cbtaming such tmds Carton can be reached Monday frroogh Fridsy tamfsam m. a 7538-0770. Serving The Lake Plains Country-Orléedns, Niagara, Genesee __ PRICE - 25+ House Votes Sponsors Claim Major Victory For The People By PATRICIA KOZA WASHINGTON (UPI) - Joyous sponsors of a nuclear freeze resolution that passed the House - overwhelmingly claimed a \great victory\ for Americansand a repudiation of President Reagan's arms con- trol policies, But the 278-149 approval cameafieytwoluflonlsnonsgs. mainly ocrats, lost a key pongegg-gncanssucceededin attaching an amendment that would allow - arms-control negotiators to set a time limit on how long a negotiated freeze would remain in effect without arms reductions. In return, Republicans agree to drop consideration of more than 30 pending amendments. Resolution author Edward ' Markey, D-Mass., called the approval \a historic vote ... to repudiate a sitting president's negotiating position with the Soviet Union\ at the Strategic Arms Reduction Talks in Geneva. \It is the position of the House of Representatives, as voiced through an overwhelm. ing vote here this evening, the American people want a freeze now in the nuclegr-arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union, and then substantial reductions to follow that nuclear freeze,\ he said. \This is a major victory for thepeople of this country at the grass roots.\ - The resolution, which now: goes to the Senate where its chances of e are dim, calls on the United States and the Soviet Union to negotiate an '\immediatemutualandverifia- ble freeze\ on production, developmentanddeploymentof nuclear weapons, then reduce theirnuclear arsenals. President Reagan, who re- peatedly warned its passage would tie the hands of U.S. arms negotiators and send the wrong message to the Soviets, had no immediate comment on the vote. Rep. William Broomfield, R- Mich, who led the freeze opposition as ranking Republi- can on the House Foreign Nuke Freeze Affairs Committee, said the adoption of more than 30 amendments during six days of debate \really pointed out the imperfection\ of the original resolution. Broomfield said the final result was much better than expected by the resolution opponents. \\Several weeks ago it looked like we were going to be rolled,\ He said. The freeze supporters \canclaimanything they want,\ he aided, but \we weren't rolled.\ _ Sponsors said the language . possibly limiting the duration of the freeze was not \The record is clear,\ a beaming Markey said at a post- vote news conference. \We have not in any way seen a dilution of the essential nature ofthenuclear resolution.\ \Thefreeze comes first. That has always been the main point for us,\ added Randall Kehler, national coordinator of the Nuclear Weapons Freeze Cam- . paign. \We've won a great victory.\ The margin was even larger than that o predicted bySpeaker Thomas O'Neill. \This debate will go down as one of the great debates in the history of this House,\ he said. Withholding Law Foes Score Major Victory WASHINGTON (UPI) -Sup- porters of a move to repeal the controversial law requiring 10 percent of: interest and divi- dends be withheld for tax purposesscored a victory in the House, but the fight is not over. Rep. Norman D'Amours, D- NH., leading opponent of withholding, Wednesday an nounced he had collected the necessary 218 signatures to free his repeal bill from the Ways and Means Committee where it has been held hostage. As a result, the full House will be forced to deal with the issue later this month. ''We cleared a major hurdle today, but it would be premature to say we won the war,\ D'Amours told reporters. The Democratic House lea- dership, including Ways and Means Chairman Dan Rosten- kowski, D-Ill., opposes repeal of the withholding law, due to go into effect July 1, on the \grounds it would reduce needed revenues from taxes that now go uncollected. An aide said the leadership's next move was \under discus- sion.\ There are several parliamentary rules it can invoke to scuttle the repeal effort, including sending it back to committee on the grounds it loses revenue and therefore violates thefederal Budget Act. As a matter of expediency, D'Amours said he would try to substitute his outright repeal proposal with the compromise language the Senate approved y last month. He is confident the House will approve it when it comes to the floor May 23. \'It's the best we can do right now,\ he said, explaining it would alleviate the time- consuming processes of work- ing out differences between the House and Senate version in a conferencecommittee. President Reagan has vowed to veto any repeal bill, but has not taken a position an the Senate compromise that delays withholding for four years - Andropov WASHINGTON (UPI) - President Reagan says Soviet leader Yuri Andropow's new proposal is encouraging and the United States will gve it serious consideration before the coming lsznchers and added \Eis is whist we shock be negots nas, m and probably forever. In addition to delaying withholding until at least 1987, the Senate-passed bill also requires taxpayers to attach the forms they receive from banks, corporationsandbroker- age houses to document their dividend and interest income and increases penalties for failing to report that income. Withholding would go into effect in 1987 only if it is approved by the House and Senate - an unlikely prospect. \We don't think standby withholding will ever take effect,\ D'Amours said. \It is tantamount to repeal.\ He said there was a surge of willingsignersfor his discharge petition after Rostenkowski announced he would hold hearings on the withholding rule June 2 - less than a monthfrom its effective date. 1,303 State Workers Begin Layoffs Today ALBANY, N.Y. (UPI) - This day Thomas Curley is out of a job, along with 1,303 other state employees. Their final bours at work came Wednesday, when the state Budget Division carried out the first round of 3,385 planned layoffs. Curley - an auditor for the Health Department one day and unemployed the next - won dered how he, his wife and two young children would get by. ''I'm worried,\ he admitted. \I sure as hell can't live on $125 a week\ in unemployment insurance Curley, 36, of Troy, could get his job back if the number of planned layoffs is eventually reduced by an unexpected high response to an early retirement incentive. So far, more than 7,000 employees have applied to take early retirement by May 31 and receive thr + dit toward their pensions. The Civil Service Employee Association has said that means fewer layoffs should be neces- sary. But the Budget Division has adopted a wait-and-see attitude, saying the incentive preferred Bst of state positions at a local Civil Service Department office It will be a state for nearly five years, and wants to cantinue He had been making about $30,000 a year and benefits. eccraing H I gve up on the state and go somewhere ese TlH be starting al over again\ he chserved. At first he was biter. Corley acknowledged. Thendepressed. And finally resigned to the whole thing. Some displaced civil service employees are fairly optimistic they will land on a preferred list and be recalled in a few months, but not Curley. All medical auditors in the system are being transferred from the Health Department to the Department of Social Services, he said. And in the process their number is being cut. His job may be eliminated completely. Meanwhile, state Supreme Court Justice Lawrence Kahn dismissed a lawsuit brought by 20 Health em- ployees to halt their layoffs. The employees - all in the Medicaid auditing unit - also asked the justice to bar the state from transferring the unit to Social Services. NY Apple Growers To Vote Uzited Press International New York's processing apple growers may finally have the chance to vote on a proposed apple processing market order for bargaining. The proposed order is scheduled for May 11, and will provide a procedure for bargaining between a grower's association and pro- cessors. Farm Bureaa support the order . saying it would provide a needed belance in price discov- \& HSTWeather t,
