Probfem ... solution Lots of people spent yesterday slip-sliding away and landing in some rather uncomfortable positions while attempting to navigate across campus. Above, maintenance man Harrd Frantz salts the walk after Jeff Wesling (2nd-political science), left, and Daniel Weber (7th-business) find travelling a bit difficult. Dr. John Hargleroad, director of the Ritenour Health Center said several puncture wounds and fractures of the hand, wrist and finger were reported. Justice Department looks at phone call in Marston firing g PHILADELPHIA (AP) The U.S. >1 Justice Department will look into the a timing of a telephone call made to | President Carter Nov. 4 by a Demo -3 cratic Pennsylvania Congressman who wanted to expedite the ouster of r Republican U.S. Attorney David Marston, a top department official said Monday. Benjamin Civiletti repeatedly refused, however, to say whether y Rep. Joshua Eilberg might have | obstructed justice had he known when he placed the call that he was under investigation by Marston’s office. “The placing of that call and prior I calls are matters in which the public j are entitled to know the facts . .. facts that will be determined,” said [ Civiletti, who, met with Marston’s staff on Marston’s last day In office. Marston, fired Friday by Attorney General Griffin Bell, insisted Monday that his firing stemmed from ; pressure brought by Eilberg. Marston told reporters that Eilberg’s call to Carter “seems to be the transaction that set this thing, my firing, in motion.” What Eilberg “was really saying is take this cop off r the beat,” Marston added. “The clear signal is that if you want to pull strings in Washington you can do that. I think that will have a , devastating effect on public ( corruption prosecutions” here and elsewhere, said Marston. Civiletti denied that the Eilberg call precipitated Marston’s firing, saying, “I don’t think the Justice Department yielded to any pressure from any congressmen." Civiletti added that Marston never has been “immune to replacement in due course.” Civiletti and Marston gave con | flicting accounts of when the Justice | Department first became aware that 1 Eilberg was involved in the probe of a $64 million federally assisted con- Parking, ice dominate meeting By GINA CARROLL Daily Collegian Staff Writer j Discussion of icy sidewalks, snowy Sparking lots and accessways, drainage problems and miscellaneous other items dominated the meeting Monday night between Laurel Glen tenants and a representative of the management of the Apartment complex. ') The meeting generated several ideas '/ for the quick removal of snow from the parking lots and exitways at Laurel Glen. Carl Deck, vice president of the of Town Independent Students, said Laurel Glen was served with notice today by Fire Marshal Ernest Sauers to clear the fire lanes and I exitways within 36 hours. I The manager of the complex, Scott said he knew nothing of such a notice. “I should have been one of the first to know if anything had happened. I don’t know anything about that.” Sauers could not be reached for confirmation. i) Plans for the removal of snow call ■?f6r tenants to move their cars from the parking lots, a phase at a time, to enable the plows to plow and cinder the lots. The the f daily A l *.** * ‘ * ..V iiBO struction project at Hahnemann Hospital here. Civiletti said “there were no facts or evidence .. . indicating any congressional, involvement in Hahnemann or any other probe prior to mid-December,” at which time certain facts came to light during routine department briefings. That seemed to conflict with statements made by Bell at a Jan. 12 news conference that he first learned of possible involvement by congressmen from news reports earlier in the month. Marston said that on Nov. 16 “I told Deputy U.S. Attorney General Russell Baker Jr. about the Eilberg phone call and about pur Hahnemann probe. ... I told Baker about our Hahnemann investigation and who it might involve.” Marston conceded, however, that he may not have relayed actual facts or evidence of any congressional involvement in that investigation. Referring to Eilberg’s call to Carter, Marston said, “I think the circumstances surrounding that phone call are the legitimate subject of an investigatory effort.” Carter revealed at a Jan. 12 news conference that, at Eilberg’s urging, he asked Bell to expedite Marston’s replacement. Carter aides have said the President had no knowledge at that time that Eilberg was under investigation. Civiletti said he submitted a list of names Monday to Chief U.S. District Judge Joseph Lord 111 for Lord and other district judges to consider for naming an acting U.S. attorney until a permanent successor for Marston is selected and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. He would not say how many names were submitted or whether any were from within Marston’s office. cars could be moved either to another of the phases or to one of the large parking areas on Atherton Street, pending ap proval of the area owners. Anderson said the management could provide shuttle bus service for those tenants who would leave their cars in parking areas on Atherton Street while the lots are being plowed. The tenants showed interest in doing all they could to help. “I’d even go shopping for two hours. I wouldn’t care! ” said one tenant jokingly. And6rson said he was willing to meet with all people interested in shoveling sidewalks at $3 per hour at 4 p.m. today, in his office at Laurel Glen. The tenants said that service had not increased at all in porportion to the increase in tenants, and felt this was a major factor in the resulting problems at Laurel Glen. But Anderson disagreed. “It was just a case of too much too fast,” he said. “We got hit with a lot of snow all at once and we just didn’t have the equipment to handle it.” Anderson said extra equipment had been called for, “but in a situation like this, everyone wants them (equipment contractors) all at once. We got a lot.” t 7*. V University maintenance crews worked steadily over the weekend to clear snow from major traffic areas. Donald J. Thompson, University maintenance, said the main priority has been to get the snow out of the way before more comes. Thompson said maintenance crews “have put an awful lot of hours in,” but haven’t been able to clear everything. ■ ■ ■ .15* llegian Budget bill exceeds $5OO billion WASHINGTON (UPI) President Carter Monday sent Congress a $500.2 billion budget $2,294 for each American emphasizing defense, education, energy and keeping close rein on new government spending. Carter’s fiscal 1979 spending plan the nation’s first to exceed half a trillion dollars contained no surprises. But it called for a deficit of $60.6 billion, third largest ever and only $1.2 billion below the current total. Some Democrats on Capitol Hill were initially critical of the projposed deficit, calling it too high for a period of “solid economic growth.” Speaking for the nation’s governors in But warns Egypt against use of 'insults Begin hopes to resume peace negotiations JERUSALEM (UPI) Prime Minister Menahem Begin said Monday he hopes to resume direct negotiations with Egypt as early as next week providing Cairo stops insulting Israel with “abusive statements.” “I have to add a warning,” he said, speaking in directly to Egyptian leaders from the podium of the Israeli parliament. “We will not accept any harm to the honor of the Jewish state during negotiations.” • He said hostile and insulting statements from the Egyptian capital made it impossible at this time for Flaherty enters state gubernatorial contest HARRISBURG (AP) Former Pittsburgh Mayor Peter Flaherty plunged into the Democratic race for governor Monday with a pledge to fire state Attorney General Robert Kane as his first step in fighting corruption. “For too long we have seen state crime investigations sabotaged at the attorney general’s door,” the 53-year-old Flaherty said on a swing to five cities to announce his candidacy. “My first official act will be to fire the present attorney general. He is the symbol of law enforcement. But Kane is a crony of the governor who has frustrated at least four attempts to When asked what he would do to alleviate the problem of icy .sidewalks and porches, Anderson said he would make salt available for the tenants to put on the walks. According to the tenants, there is more to the snow problem than just icy sidewalks and snow-filled parking areas. Drainage from melting snow on balconies has created wet ceilings and ice-covered rugs. “My living room is flooded. I can’t close the door, let alone lock it. It’s all ice now,” one tenant said. And the reverse is true for Steve and Jolene Kitko. “Our door is frozen shut. My husband had to crawl out the window to get to classes today.” Anderson said that problems such as these were not as easily solved, and that he would work on them. He said these were structural problems, and that no satisfactory solution had been reached although consultants and contractors had looked at the problem and given advice. A progress meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Monday in Apt. 5-A, to discuss what has been done and to suggest possible ways to help avert other such incidents. Tuesday, Jan. 24,1978 Vol. 78, No. 107 8 pages University Park, Pa. 18802 Published by Students ol The Pennsylvania State University a joint statement, Democrat Milton Shapp of Pennsylvania and Republican William Milliken of Michigan hailed the concept of turning over more tax collections directly to states, but said it was not enough to offset state and local budget pressures. Overall spending for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, which Carter labeled “restrained,” would increase by $3B billion 8.2 percent above the $462 billion for fiscal 1978. However, $3O billidn of that would be eaten by in-- fla'tidri, so “real” growth would be less than 2 percent. “Resources are limited and govern ment must discipline its choices and its pursue organized crime and corrup tion,” he added. Flaherty, who resigned as the No. 2 man in the U.S. Justice Department in December, said he had no particular replacements in mind. But he later added that deposed U.S. Attorney David Marston, a Republican, would make a good attorney general. “I have a high opinion of Marston. I fought against his firing. He would be among those I would consider,” said Flaherty, his wife Nancy sitting at his right arm as he addressed the media. Asked if he would keep any of the cabinet members in Gov. Shapp’s ad by Mary Anne Mulligan Israel to send its delegation to the Cairo military talks. “I hope at the start of next week we can decide about sending our delegation back,” he said, adding, “it is a hope.” He spoke at the end of a five-hour debate on the stalled Middle East peace moves and won a 59-9 en dorsement of his policies, with 19 abstaining. The parliament has 120 members. Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan, who met Monday with Undersecretary of State Alfred Atherton, said earlier the United States is working to continue the negotiations despite the suspension of the foreign • v: , 'i Tenants discuss ways of wielding kitchen knives to chop ice off sidewalks last night at Laurel Glen • '/• ■ ■ scope,” Carter said in a message to Congress, which evidently must pass judgment on his requests. The Department of Health, Education and Welfare accounted for the largest single request $181.3 billion. Social Security benefits total $103.1 billion of that. The Defense .Department, at $115.2 billion, had the second highest proposed spending, an increase of 9.2 percent before adjustment for inflation. During his campaign, .Carter said he would slice Pentagon funding. House Speaker Thomas O’Neill told reporters he would “like to see it under $5OO billion,” but repeated an earlier warning that if ministration, Flaherty said, “I can’t think of any off-hand." Flaherty, a renowned maverick who wielded an austere ax in reducing Pitts burgh spending, said he would “do more for less” on the state level. “The current mismanagement in Harrisburg cries out for a new leader. Like a ball club on a losing streak, Pennsylvania needs a new manager,” said Flaherty, saying he cut the bureaucracy by 25 percent in his seven years as mayor. “I feel I am that manager and I can come into Harrisburg fresh, with no preconceptions, and owing nothing to the defense spending is increased, it should not be at the expense of job-creating programs. House Appropriations Committee chairman George Mahon, noncommittal about budget specifics, expressed concern at the size of the projected deficit. But he agreed with Carter’s budget philosophy, which he defined as using tax cuts to stimulate the private sector. Carter’s budget cuts the federal share of the nation’s economy from 22.6 per cent to 22 percent. Carter said his aim is to cut unem ployment and the rate of inflation by 0.5 percent each year. ministers conference last week and the Israeli decision to stay out of the military talks for now. “They are suggesting proposals that are generally realistic and compromises, although sometimes not acceptable on our side or theirs (Egypt’s), ” he said. “Today the United States is playing a central role in all of this.” Begin, who one day earlier announced postponement of the departure of the Israeli delegation to military talks in Cairo, delivered a one-hour speech to parliament that departed significantly from the har sher, prepared text. Flaherty said his priorities as governor would be to create more jobs and spur the economy. Look for a short warming trend today and tomorrow, with increasing cloudi ness this afternoon and temperatures reaching the low 30’s by evening. Cloudy conditions are expected tonight, with snow beginning this evening and chang ing to cold rain overnight. Temperatures should hold in the low 30’s overnight and rise to the middle 30’s Wednesday. 4 :: copies Photos by Kan Kaspor A brief thaw , ' • tV./tV
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