~.,~ .~. ~ Patterson Democrats win Demos, GOP tied in Council race PAM SHERMEYER and PHIL STOREY Collegian Staff %%eller, With three precincts unaccounted for, Democrats and Republicans each seemed to have captured two seats on Borough Council. In vote tallies released by WMAJ radio at 4 a.m today, Council President Arnold Addison, a Republican, led all candidates with 2,034 votes, followed by Republican Mary Ann Haas 11,959 votes), Democrat Allen Patterson ( 1,851 votes (and Democrat Richard Kummer. They were followed by Republican Harold Zipser. with 1,692 votes; Republican Fred Honsberger Sr. ( 1,355 votes); and Democrats Gary Potter, ( 1,350 votes) and Cindy Ahmann 11.210) Potter, Patterson, Kummer and Ahmann led in the early going, sparking forecasts of a Derdocratic sweep. But as traditionally Republican districts reported in. their lead disappeared. Addison, age 59, is the personnel director of the Applied Research Lab in State College, and a professor at the University Haas, 55, is a member and past president of the State College Area League of Women Voters. Patterson, age 78, is a retired professor. Kummer, 55, is a professor of architecture. Zipser, age 58, is a real estate salesman and retired podiatrist Honsberger, 47, Voters approve ballot questions PHILADELPHIA (AP) Penn sylvanians gave overwhelming approval yesterday to a $lO million bond issue to provide the state's financially strapped volunteer fire companies with low in terest loans. Also winning easily was a referendum to allow Pennsylvanians to provide grants to victims of tropical storm Eloise. In the only other statewide race. in cumbent Democrat Edmund B. Spaeth won a 10-year term on Superior Court. He defeated Republican Silvestri Silvestri. an Allegheny. County judge. Here are the votes for the ballot questions and the Superior Court race, including the percentage of precincts reporting: • Bond issue for volunteer fire com panies, 14 per cent, yes 202,758; no 66,1)55 Flood grants, 21 per cent, yes 209,295; no 91.282 Superior Court, 20 per cent, Spaeth 25.926 Silvestri 210,930. In other developments: Raking it in FRITZ THE PARROT, poises. rake at the ready, to tidy up a pile of leaves clut tering up his residence at the Overton Park Zoo. Memphis Tenn. the daily Addison —Thomas Foerster, incumbent Democrat, was re-elected as Allegheny County commissioner. So was James Flaherty, another Democrat and brother of Pittsburgh Mayor Peter Flaherty. Clerk of Courts Robert N. Pierce seemed likely to displace Dr. William Hunt as the third commissioner in a battle of Republicans. —Democratic state Rep. James Romanelli )von a special election to fill the Allegheny County Senate seat of the ousted Frank Mazzei. Republican Frances Frantangelo was in second place, followed by two other opponents. Mazzei was voted out by his Senate colleagues after a criminal conviction on kickback charges. —Former fire official Robert Ravenstahl of Pittsburgh captured an early lead against Republican David Bauer in a contest to fill the state House seat vacated by Leonard Sweeney. Ravenstahl, a longtime Democratic leader in the city's North Side, was Mayor Peter Flaherty's choice for the job Three other candidates trailed the " 111 . , W 202 FATTEE • Col leglian vTp,, IKummer is a restaurant and hotel proprietor. Ahmann, 22 is an inter library loan clerk at Pattee. Potter, 25, is a staff member of the University Division of Community Development. In the County commissioner race, Democrats John T. Saylor and Grover A. Spearly were leading with votes of 5,386 and 5,259, respectively, from 45 of the 77 county precincts reporting. Incumbent Republican J. Doyle Corman Jr. was a somewhat surprising third with 5,088 votes and Edgar M. Wallace had tallied 3,387 votes. Corman, a Bellefonte resident, is completing his second term in office. Fellow Republican Wallace did little advertis ing, and declined most interviews and questionaires from the memo. Saylor, a 43-year-old Bellefonte resident, currently is a technical writer with HRB-Singer. Spearly is well-known in the county, having served two terms as county commissioner from 1964 to 1972. This election would mark the first time that Democrats have had a majority on the board of commissioners in Centre County since 1963. While Democrats in recent years have been gaining in voter registration, Republicans registered 1,106 more voters for this election. The total number of eligible voters was 36,694, the lowest total for a general election since 1971, when 33,416 were registered. leaders —lncumbent Republican John Coder of Williamsport was defeated by Democrat Daniel Kirby in the mayor's race. Coder is on probation for his conviction on charges of wiretapping city hall telephones. There also were 19 other mayoral races in third class cities. The referendum to help 2,500 fire companies, ambulance services and rescue squads could cost Penn sylvanians up to $500,000 annually. It also could return that money in the form of lower fire insurance rates. The state would loan the money at two per cent. Since the bond issue would cost the state a higher interest rate, tax payers would have to pay the difference. The chief sponsor of the ballot question, Rep. Joseph Zeller, 11-Lehigh, estimated the difference wouldbe a half million dollars annually. But he added that new fire equipment would reduce insurance rates because, "when the fire underwriters come through they look over everything." He Rizzo wins election 'from a hospital bed' PHILADELPHIA (UPI Bedridden Mayor Frank L. Rizzo last night won re election to a second four-year term. The easy victory could help his expected campaign for the Pennsylvania governorship in 1978. Rizzo, whose campaigning was cut hack drastically when he broke his hip last month, overcame the challenges of Republican Thomas Goglietta and in dependent Charles Bowser, a black. With 99.6 per cent of the vote counted, Rizzo had 319,160 57 per cent; Bowser 136,742 25 per cent; and Foglietta, 102,349 18 per cent. Rizzo said his two opponents were "nice guys," but "it's not their time to be mayor." Despite a beautiful Indian summer day, voter turnout was not expected to be much more than 55 per cent of the more than 865,000 registered voters. "I can win this election from a hospital bed," Rizzo said. "I could win against both of them together." While the sunny skies and 70-degree temperatures boosted the turnout higher than had been expected, most political observers believe the former law-and order police commissioner would turn back the challenge of Republican Thomas Foglietta and independent Charles Bowser. Haas big in County elections Bierly likely controller winner Democratic candidate for county controller Roger A. Bieriy has a chance of pulling an upset over incumbent Republican " Donald A. Asendorf, who is serving his first term in office. Bierly, the chief inheritance tax appraiser for Center County, was leading Asendorf, a Bellefonte resident, at 2 a.m. by 3,529 votes to 3,399. In the only county race without an incumbent, Democrat Ruth C. Rudy of Center Hall holds a lead of 4,072 to 3,081 over the GOP candidate, Frederick C. Hammer, Sr. Hammer, 62, resides in Port Matilda. Republican Martin L. Kauffman, is the current prothonotary. Three incumbent county officers and the borough tax assessor are running unopposed. 'Two other Republican incumbents were winning handily over their Democratic opponents. Incumbent Sheriff Richard V. Waite is making a strong bid for a fifth term in office, leading Democrat H. Marlin Reese by 4,456 votes to 2,749. Republican Harry R. Burd, the 70-year-old register of wills was leading by 4,500 votes to 2,576 over his 34 year old op ponent, Clair F. Bair. Recorder of Deeds John W. Miles, a Democrat, and Republican Paul M. Dubbs, county treasurer, and W. Robert Neff, county coroner, are the unopposed county incumbents. Miles, 63, is completing his sixth term in office, while Neff. a said tht , savings could not be estimated. More than 1,700 applications have been received for flood grants, which will be administered by the Welfare Department and financed by the state and federal governments. There was nb price tag in the ballot question, which asked voters to tem porarily suspend a constitutional ban on direct grants to individual citizens. The program provides grants of up to $5,000, but these stringent requirements must be met: You must be ineligible for federal aid programs, such as Small Business Administration loans that..carry a 6.5 per cent interest rate; you cannot own real estate; you must derive more than 50 per cent of your income from welfare or social security, and you must be unemployed. Grants can be used for medical ex penses, housing repairs, replacement of personal property, transportation and funeral expenses. For more election col erage see page 12 The city's 865.500 registered voters are . 3-to-I Democrats. There were numerous reports of malfunctioning voting machines. About 100 machines, affecting about 25,000 voters. were reported on the blink. Dick White, press secretary for Bowser, a 45-year-old black lawyer, said, "There's a very obvious pattern of harassment of our workers. There were instances where there was no lever in the column 'F'," Bowser's column. The little interest generated during the campaign had centered on who would be runner-up. An already weak Republican organization could be all but destroyed if Foglietta, 46, a 20-year veteran of City Council, came in third. Bowser, who formed his own "Philadelphia Party," hoped for a heavy turnout by the city's 267,000 black voters. White said there was a "great" turnout in "key wards." Glorious sunshine and mild tern peratures remain parked over Centre County. Mostly sunny skies and mild temperatures today. High 70. Clear and mild tonight with some fog tomorrow, becoming mostly sunny by afternoon, mild temperatures continuing. High 70. Spearly Weather 3 COPIES 'en cents per copy Wednesday, November 5, 1975 'ol. 76, No. 74 12 pages University Park, Pennsylvania üblish..,d by Students of The Pennsylvania StatoVniversity Corman Howard funeral parlor operator, is completing his fourth term. Dubbs, 69, a former newpaper man. was first elected treasurer in 1971. Annabelle S. Wenzke, Democrat, ran unopposed for the position of State College Borough assessor. In the State College Area School Board race, the two In cumbents led in the early morning hours. As of 4 a.m., with 17 out of 32 precincts reported in, Nancy L Daniels led with 3,576 votes while Robert E. Dunham followed closely behind with 3,538 votes. Loretta M. Jeffreys had 2,997 votes and Yvonne W. Hunter trailed with 2,317. Both Daniels and Dunham filed on both the Democratic and the Republican tickets. Jeffreys is a registered Democrat and Hunters is registered Republican. Daniels, age 52, a resident of Lemont, was first elected school director in 1961. Dunham, age 43, a resident of State College has served as school director for 14 years. Jeffreys and Hunter, both age 38, are residents of State College. Jeffreys is a former welfare case worker- and elementary school teacher. Hunter has taught secondary school and has made an extensive study of the school tax laN4 for the State College League of Women Voters. Three of the candidates will be elected as school directors Kissinger's may be WASHINGTON (UPI) Administration officials' said yesterday Henry A. Kissinger lost great power in President Ford's cabinet shakeup and suggested Elliot Richardson might succeed him as secretary of state within a year. But intelligence officials asserted that, on the contrary, Kissinger in stigated the so-called "Sunday Night Massacre" in which Ford fired Defense Secretary James Schlesinger and CIA Director William Colby. They said Kissinger came out a winner even though he lost his "other job" as the President's chief national security adviser. The administration officials said Kissinger's loss of the national security advisory post would severely reduce his access to Ford and provide - more balance" in foreign policy decisions. They said Kissinger, who has .met with Ford for one hour every morning until now,will normally see the President for only one hour each week. They said Donald Rumsfeld, the White House chief of staff who will become defense secretary, will get the same access. In addition, they said, Kissinger, Rumsfeld and George Bush, the U.S. representative to Peking who will succeed Colby as CIA director will meet_ jointly with Ford twice a week or so. Kissinger also loses the White House office he had as national security adviser, a job being assumed by his deputy, Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft. The administration of ficials denied Scowcroft is merely Kissinger's loyal alter ego and said he holds many different policy views. The officials also speculated that Richardson, now ambassador to Britain, may have accepted Ford's offer to succeed Rogers Morton as commerce secretary with the, ex pectation he might eventually replace Kissinger as secretary of state perhaps even before the 1976 elec tions. Richardson, who has held three other cabinet posts, told a London news conference yesterday he might accept nomination either as vice president or secretary of state. "I suppose, if I were asked, I would accept," he said. "But there is no use speculating on that ... I don't want to muddy the waters by identifying Saylor job in peril myself as a possibility." Sources within the U.S. intelligence community, however, insisted Kissinger was no victim in the power shuffle. "1 would definitely regard Henn as the key man in all this and I certainly don't see his position has been weakened," one senior intelligence official told UPl's Norman D. Sand ler. Other intelligence sources agreed in a series of telephone interviews with Sandler "It looks to me as if the upshot of all this is that Ford is trying to get a hold on his own administration and Dr Kissinger has lost a point in it." giving up the security post, a former high-ranking CIA official siad "But he has made one great lac heal galn in getting rid of Schlesinger." These sources said Kissinger's main objective was to eliminate Schlesinger as a powerful rival - a man with intellectual credentials equal to Kissinger's and who clashed with him on the value of detente and the amount of military might needed to offset Soviet power. "I would be very surprised if Rumsfeld turned out to have the intellectual stature of Schlesinger" as a counter-weight to Kissinger, one high-level intelligence source said. The administration officials said FoEd had been considering the shakeup for four to six weeks before a news leak ,forced him to make it public Monday. They said he secretly told Kissinger and Rumsfeld more than a week ago, on Oct. 25. These sources said Ford summoned Colby Saturday at 8 a.m., fired him and offered him the post of am bassador to NATO. which Colb.!, declined. They said Ford then summoned Schlesinger, fired him and offered him jobs with the Export-Import Bank or as ambassador to Australia. Schlesinger declined both offers, the administration officials said. Another source close to the White House told UPI the immediate cause of Schlesinger's ouster was probably his angry denunciation of the House Appropriations Committee for slashing the Pentagon 'udget. —P. Sherme er P. Stores
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