CIA Secrets protected ITT trial jury cr WASHINGTON -(UPI) A federal judge abruptly .!" discharged the jury in the perjury trial of a former ITT official Tuesday and it appeared the government might have to drop . its case in order to protect national security secrets. Without explanation, U.S. District Judge Aubrey Robinson „released the jurors on the second day of the trial of Robert Berrellez, accused of covering up the giant firm's alleged attempts to help the CIA influence Chile's 1970 presidential -1- election. Robinson. told the jury only that "circumstances have .+: arisen" that compelled him to discharge the panel. But reporters learned he had halted proceedings because of a deadlock resulting from his refusal to forbid disclosure of CIA secrets in the course of the trial. It was understood the prosecution had insisted it could not press its case without such a protective order restricting the evidence. Robinson set another hearing for next Monday, but told defense lawyers he would grant their motion for dismissal of the six felony counts against Berrellez unless the government appeals his ruling or decides to prosecute without the ' - protective order. r. Berrellez, 59, who was a Latin American public relations man for the International Telephone Co. in 1970, told a.Senate Heart death rate . WASHINGTON (UPI) Despite an "The decline since 1968 in coronary men in Canada, a distinct decline in : aging and growing population, the heart disease —in the heart attack Australia and tendencies toward decline 'humber of Americans who died of heart death rate has occurred in both men in England. ~ 'and blood vessel disease last year was and women ... in every age range ... in However, Sweden showed a "rather ''''the lowest since 1963, continuing a both our minority and majority surprising' increase in male heart -i ilecline in the heart attack death rate populations," Levy said. disease death rates and striking in , that experts find hard to explain. Levy calculated that if the 1968 heart creases were reported in Poland, 1 ' The new, tentative figures for 1977 disease death rate had continued into Czechoslovakia, Romania and Bulgaria. "'`were reported yesterday by Dr. Robert 1976, 164,000 more Americans would "'Levy, director of the National Heart, have died of heart attacks in one year. Dr. Harry M. Rosenberg of the Lung and Blood Institute, at the opening Dr. Sidney Blumenthal, the con- National Center for Health Statistics of a two-day conference on the heart ference chairman from Somers, N.Y., said 1963 was the turning point in the disease mortality trend and its possible said some 'reasons for the decline are American heart disease death rate. The causes. . _ improved medical care including trend was steadily up until then and then Heart and blood vessel disease • specialized rescue and hospital coronary the number of deaths for a given remains the nation's No. -1 killer,. but care units, and reductions in known risk population size began to fall, slowly at '';Levy said the total number of car- factors such as smoking, diet, high blood first and then accelerating in recent • "d' iovascular deaths fell below the 1 pressure and a lack of exercise. years. ' r `rnillion mark in 1975 and last year Dr. Fred Epstein of the University of From 1968 to 1976, he said the average ' - 'dropped to about 959,000 18,000 fewer Zurich, said there has not been much annual heart disease death rate decline I , "deaths than in 1976. change in heart disease death rates for was 2.7 percent. . I, .r. Penn Central on its feet, minus trains PHILADELPHIA (AP) The new Penn Central became "The prospects are excellent in all these business en a reality yesterday, formally ending America's biggest - terprises," Dicker said. "They are all doing Well, and we business bankruptcy. hope to expand them, and also to acquire additional en- With the resignation of three court-appointed trustees, terprises." the election of new directors and officer; and a slight Six others were named to the Penn Central Corp.'s board • change of name all required legal technicalities Penn of directors: They include Frank E. Loy, who was named Central was on its own again. president and chief operating officer. Now it's called The Penn Central Corporation, minus the The last hurdle to the reorganization of the $4 billion firm, . giant railroad that was the cause of its financial troubles carefully supervised for eight-and-a-half years in federal when it was the Penn Central Transportation Co. district court, was wiped out Monday when the U.S. That 16-state railroad system is now operated by Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal by minority , government-cieated,"Coin‘pahiealled stockholders Who :,- Cfthined 'their-stake in the new company trak, and the value of th.it disputed property is orie of the wasn't enough. chief assets of the new Penn Central. All trading in the 23 million shares of old Penn Central Richard Dicker, 61, a former vice,president of Equitable common, last selling for $1.62 each, ended on the New York Life Assurance Society, was elected Penn Central's new Stock Exchange Tuesday. They will be swapped for the new chairman and chief executive. He'll control an oil pipeline, common which may be listed by the end of the month an oil refinery, amusement parks, resort hotels, and at the rate of one new for 25 old. thousands of acres of valuable real estate through five "We're starting up with something in the neighborhood of subsidiaries. $1.75 billion in new securities," Dicker said. • . ,• . „Up and away at Beaver sta d ium ~ . f% , The air above Beaver Stadium will be tatting a member of Alpha Kappa will be awarded to anyone finding stubs • 1. ' 4 . filled with balloons on Nov. 4. . Lambda or Kappa Delta. which will be attached to these balloons 1 John Heilmann, co-chairman of Alpha "Before the game we'll parade up to and returns them to Alpha Kappa ~,, 40 Kappa Lambda fraternity and Kapp the stadium from' the house ( Alpha Lambda. The finder must be able to Ti Delta sorority's third annual Balloon Kappa Lambda) with Kappa Delta, identify where the stub was found. Derby, said they , expect to sell between carrying the balloons. Then we'll release Members of Alpha Kappa Lambda and i 4 2,500 and 3,000 helium filled balloons at them," Heilmann said. Kappa Delta will be collecting donations r,, ~ $1 a piece with all money being donated Co-chairman Mike Evcic said persons for the March of Dimes Saturday at the t to the March of Dimes. whose balloons travel the greatest corner of Garner and E. College I. Heilmanti said between now and Nov. distance will win $lOO for first place and Avenues and .S. Allen and College ii) 4 anyone may buy a balloon by con- $5O for second plaCe. Twenty-five dollars Ayenue. —,-by Anita Spiegel 4 ************************************************************* **** * * : 4 ) 7 5 Z * -• WHAT DO YOU THINK OF: Lowering the Drinking Age? Decriminalization of Pot? Equal Rights? . Landlord/Tenant Laws? Honesty in Government? P.S.U. Budget??? : 4( . * * : * The Candidates Stand Quite ] l (` Differently On These Issues Acc Come Find Out Where They Stand. Candidate's Night: Thurs., Oct. 26 01 (` 7 . 30 HUB Main Lounge • r. ~. . 4 * * * * * USG DEPT. 11 CI : R-034 of Political Affairs * * L***************************************************************** dismissed subcommittee under oath in 1973 that he did not know ITT had attempted to funnel money to the political opponents of Marxist Salvador Allende. The government alleges he lied, and says there is clear evidence ITT passed $250,000 to the campaign of Allende foe Jorge Alessandri in August of 1970. It was disclosed in 1975 that the CIA channeled $l3 million to foes of Allende, who won that election and died in a right-wing coup three years later. The jurors never heard an argument in the Berrellez case before the legal wrangling began. Robinson was known to have issued at least two rulings late Monday on motions by chief prosecutor John Kotelly for protective orders preventing witnesses from naming CIA stations, employees or other intelligence information without court approval. With the jury absent from the courtroom and lawyers for both sides gathered around the bench talking in low voices, Robinson was heard to advise prosecutors he knew of no legal authority for approving the order sought. Kotelly told the judge he recognized the procedures sought were "novel," but that "international security concerns" were at stake. continues drop Take . stock . mAmenca King Crab leg 7 95 Special Surf & Turf Every Wednesday Night 210 W. College Avenue 237-3449 Dinner 5-10 pm Mon-Sat JOIN THE SERA TEC VACATION CLUB Sera Tec can help you earn your way into sun and fun of the Florida Beaches or the‘ islands. By donating plasma between now and Spring break you could earn better than $250. [Ji;. ' ' .. 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