‘A Greenstreet News Co. Publication statewide interest. From the Franklin News- Herald" As a monopoly system, the state Liquor Contra] Board ap- parently has failed to maintain top, ficiency and to keep up With odern practices. As a result, Pennsylvanians pay the second highest prices in the nation while the state has profits less than those of states with sales nearly 50 percent less. For the first time in 39 years Lh en — : ot x EARTH NEWS Ralph Nader’s Center for the Study of Responsive Law is being sued. Donald Gordon, a young Los Angeles attorney, claims that the Nader organization failed to live up to it’s cor- porate responsibilities by refusing to pay the prize money for a corporate responsibility. According to Mr. Gordon, who entered the contest in 1970 ly 80 page essay, he was informed months later that no awatSl was going to be made for that year due to the low number of entries; mitted. Mr. Gordon reasoned that since his was the only entry, he must be the winner. Ted Jacobs, a spokesman for the Center, reasoned otherwise: “A competition implies that there has to be something to compete with,” Mr. Jacobs told EARTH NEWS. When the Center refused te pay, Mr. Gordon filed suit for the $750 prize money, plus $4000 damages. “I’ve read about the Nader organization accusing some companies of failing to cough up prize money in company- sponsored contests,” said Mr. Gordon, adding, ‘Now it’s doing the same thing. @&¢ Jacobs, speaking for the Center, told EARTH NEWS, “He's not going to get a nickel from us, but he will get a counter- suit. We claim his paper was not worth a prize under any cir- cumstances,” said Mr. Jacobs, adding, ‘The whole thing is a holdup.” The Center has now filed suit against Mr. Gordon for mali- cious prosecution. In 1933, a chorus of beauties bravely danced their way across the wing of a rickety biplane in the musical ‘Flying Down to Rio.” Starting this week, passengers who fly Air Canada will be able to dance and fly too—but in the pressurized comfort of a 747 cabin. According to a spokesman for the airline, dance floors have been added to first-class lounges in Air Canada’s fleet. Depending on taste, passengers will be free to Watusi or two- step their way across the Atlantic.. Hostesses will keep the party lively by serving caviar and champagne. These hostesses, the airline’s spokesman told EARTH NEWS, all have had ‘‘special training in graciousness.’ They won’t be able to dance with pas- sengers, however. The spokesman for AirCanada explained why: “If two guys keep asking these hostesses to dance, they won’t have time to fulfill their duties to the other passengers.” 000 090O0OGOIOGS Thalustice Department has charged three men with shoot- ing 62 g den eagles from a helicopter. Slapped with a 62-count criminal action in a Denver courtroom this week were Doyle R. Vaughan, operator of the Buffalo (Wyoming) Flying Service; Joe Evans, a deputy sheriff; and Dean Visitiner, a Colorado ranch owner. The Justice Department alleged that the Golden Eagl@g a federally-protected species, were killed over ran- chlandy’ in Northwest Colorado. 0000000000 Women’s Lib continues to gain strongholds in American society. This week, the National Coalition of American Nuns meeting in Chacago issued a Declaration of Independence. The group wants it implemented by 1976. The 1800 delegates called for sexual equality in churches, including full priesthood for women and the elimination of the College of Cardinals. Among their other demands was one for elected proportional represen- tation in Roman Catholic voting bodies. “The present oppression of women will be recognized as im- moral in a few years,” declared Sister Margaret Traxler, who chaired the meeting. in fact, Mr. Gordon’s essay was the only one sub- 10000000000 Dr. John Ward, president of Amherst College, was arrested for an act of civil disobedience outside the gates of Westover Air Force Base. Westover is the country’s third largest S.A.C. in- stallation. Dr. Ward was only one of over 500 protesters arrested in a successful attempt to close down the base last week morning. The demonstration: was organized the day before on the Amherst campus by a contingent of students and faculty who staged, mock sit-ins as training for a self-policed brand of civil disobegijence. Dr¥*Ward surprised many students with his announcement that he would participate, a move that prompted increased action at the base. Arrests began when several hundred protestors gave up their leafleting to block a roadway with a singing sit-in. After a two-minute warning to disperse, the police went into their usual routine, walking or dragging the demonstrators to waiting buses. Dr. Ward was booked and will be arraigned for disorderly Yesterday's arrests marked the high-point of two weeks of demonstrations outside the gates of the S.A.C. base. The total number of arrests is nearing 1000 with no end in sight. Amherst students and faculty and other groups have vowed to return to the base next week as long as there continues to be broad parti- cipation. Philadelphia Man Joins Weis as Vice President The management of Weis Markets Inc., Sunbury based food ghain, has announced that Furst has joined the company as vice president in charge of corporate develop- ment. Mr. Furst is a native of Mackeyville; attended Lamar Township public schools, was graduated from Lock Haven High School in 1949, and re- ceived his Bachelor of Science in‘accounting from Pennsylvan- ia. State University in 1958. He served as an officer in the U.S. Army from 1951 through 1954. Following his graduation from Penn State he joined the accounting firm of Lybrand, Ross Bros. & Montgomery in its Philadelphia office. He was a partner in that firm in 1968. Mr. Furst is a member of ‘the Penn- sylvania Institute of Certifified Public Accountants, The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Na- tional Association of Accoun- tants. He ‘has published an article on the ‘Valuation of Closely Held Stock’’ and has spoken widely in the field of ta- xation. His assignment at Weis Markets will be to study and de- velop opportunities for the com- pany to expand into other areas of activity in line with Weis announced policy of expansion and growth. Mr. Furst is married to the former May Jane Tate, a native of Salona. They have two sons, Jack, 13, and Robert, 11, and the family plans to move to the the LCB held a public hearing as the result of complaints against a proposed price in- crease on 510 items scheduled for May 31. Comparisons of prices and profits of different state systems presented at the hearing were unfavorable to Pennsylvania. are due to the taxes added to prices in this state. But taxes in profits. Profits result from operating policies and the LCB remained silent at the hearing about its operating costs and practices. Some of the complaints against proposed price in- creases have been based on the high return the state already realizes from LCB through the 18 percent emergency tax, the six percent sales tax, license fees and profits. All of this revenue, plus taxes from businesses in the produc- tion and retail of liquor, still fail to cover the tremendous ex- pense imposed on the state and municipalities by liquor con- sumption. Those taxes and profits do not begin to pay for the law enforcement, judicial and corrections costs, traffic carnage, maintenance of health facilities and family assistance that are required because of liquor consumption. essential for these reasons. Prices, however, cannot be pegged so high as to induce bootlegging of either legal or illegal beverages. If that hap- pens, the state loses revenue without reducing the expense of alcohol-connected problems. According to the recent Government Management Re- view Task Force there are many ways the LCB could alter operations to improve effi- ciency and save tremendous amounts of money. The 30 recommendations the task force of businessmen of- fered concerning L.CB add up to about as many millions of dollars a year. In store operations, the re- storage layouts, scheduling,: ‘more self-service units, improved : inventory controls. Elimination of subware- houses and one warehouse and > direct delivery of some mer- chandise by distillers to stores could result in significant savings. New auditing procedures, personnel cuts, elimination of unnecessary tasks, increased application and special permit fees to cover costs of licensing and enforcement and stream- lining of licensing procedures were among other recommen- dations. Obviously, LCB has alterna- tives to improving profits business. Dallas Post Monday = SRE aR 3 Yo ¥ G \ Photo by Dave Kozemchak right! Kingston Township Two cars collided Saturday at 1:45 p.m. on Route 309 at the intersection of Harris Hill Road, and both operators claimed they had a green light. According to Patrolman Cliff Culver, Richard Hadvance, 29, of Wilkes-Barre, and Paul George Deeb, 39, of West Pitt- ston, were the drivers. Mr. Hadvance was reported as proceeding west from Pioneer Avenue, and pulled out onto the highway. The second driver, Mr. Deeb, was traveling south on the highway in the passing pulled out. Mr. Deeb stated he swerved to’ the ‘right into the southbound lane in an attempt to miss the other vehicle, but the left front fender of his machine struck the left rear quarter of the Hadvance automobile and spun it around several times. Bob Malina, 19, was a passenger in the Hadvance car; Mrs. Antoinette Musto Deeb, 33, was a passenger in the Deeb vehicle. ‘There were no apparent in- juries to drivers or their passengers. Post Office Changes Window Service Hours The U.S Post Office at Dallas will have new window service hours on Saturdays, it was announced by Postmaster Edward Buckley. Commencing June 3, and each Saturday thereafter, window service will be from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Hours of window service Monday through Friday/ will remain from 8:30 a.m: to 5 p.m. On May 29, Memorial Day, the Post Office will be closed all day. There will be no delivery of mail on the city or rural routes. Patrolman Culver listed approximate damages to both cars at $600. Dallas Township A breathalyzer test was administered at State Police Barracks, Wyoming, to a Larksville man who was the operator of a car which caused damage to private property. Dallas Township police reported William Lech, 55, has been charged with driving under the influence of in- toxicating liquors. It'was reported-that Mr. Lech was traveling west ‘on Harris Street, Dallas Township, at 11 a.m., May 16, when he tried to turn around in the middle of the street. His car ran onto the property of Richard Thomas, and caused damage to a wooden fence and sidewalk. Patrolman John T. Appel was the investigating officer, and was assisted by Patrolman Douglas Lamoreux. Reckless driving charges have been cited against Albert Swatko, 42, of Kingston, after an incident in which his car knocked down a mailbox and post belonging to Samual Green, RD 1, Dallas. The charges were brought by Patrolman Douglas Lamoreux. Police records showed that Mr. Swatko was going south, May 21 at 7:20 p.m. on Route 309, approximately one-half mile north of Dallas Township Police Station,. when he at- tempted to pass a line of cars going south also. Upon entering the passing lane, the operator saw an oncoming car and ap- plied brakes. The Swatko vehicle skidded 300 feet in the northbound lane before it went off the pavement, over an embankment and landed in a ditch. The driver was not injured. Members of the Dr. Henry M. Laing Fire Company practice for the Firemen’s Olympics to be sponsored this weekend by the Hanover Hose Company in Nanticoke. From left to right are Barbara, the firemen’s helper. At the rear of the truck are Jerry Torr and Dave Carey. Page 5 by Ralph Nader WASHINGTON - - Shoddy housing construction is a na- tional plague. Homeowner complaints are inundating local, state and federal housing officials. Cheated homeowners in various new housing develop- ments are organizing to press their demands. My mail from new home- owners shows the problems are pervasive and that shoddiness is a pattern, not just an occa- Istional lapse in workmanship. Complaints range over every feature of the new house: plumbing, drainage, flooring, roofing, door fitting. and struc- tural deficiencies. One homeowner from Delaware wrote, of her $28,000 home, ‘I really believe that the materials in this house are sub- standard; no room is finished perfectly; the house is falling apart; we can see daylight in are coming apart....”” Another letter described an exploding shower door which sent glass “onto our bed 25 feet away.” Safety hazards are described involving both bad construction and housing design. The report- ed defects document alarming conclusions of the National Commission on Product Safety in Washington two years ago. People wonder: Who is en- forcing the housing codes? What standards are there to in- sure that the homeowner re- ceives fair treatment? Who in government is listening to the complaints and doing some- thing about them? The answers are not encouraging. Home builders, lenders and suppliers pretty much’ write their own standards and get them adopted as legal codes that are not ef- Acme Sales Up; Earnings Lower Acme Markets, Inc., Phila- delphia, today reported incres- ed sales, but lower earnings, for its fiscal year ended April 1, fiscal year. Sales of $1,861,588,000 were reported for the 52-week period, a 3.5 per cent increase over the $1,798,719,000 reported for the year before which covered 53 weeks. When the previous year is converted to a 52-week basis, the increase is 5.5 per cent. Earnings for the year were $12,426,000, or $3.57 per share, compared to $14,934,000, or $4.30 per share, for the prior year, adjusted for the last stock dividend. Investment tax credits included in earnings were 44c per share compared to 7c the previous year. According to John R. Park, Acme’s president and chief exe- cutive officer, profit margins were narrowed due to several factors. Competitive pressures were particularly intense in many of the company’s major operating areas and labor costs and other expenses continued to rise significantly, even after the price-wage program to curb inflation. Parade (continued from PAGE ONE) American Legion Home on the Memorial Highway to the Honor Roll in Dallas center, and then on to Warden Cemetery. Services at the Honor Roll will include the placing of wreaths at the ‘memorial marker by a Boy Scout, Girl Scout and Little Leaguer. The Rev. Thomas Jordan, pastor of Gate of Heaven Church, will offer a prayer and the Dallas High School Band will perform under the direction of Lester . Lewis. Dr. Linford A. Werkheiser, superintendent of the Dallas Area School District, will be the principal speaker at Warden Cemetery. The firing squad will be commanded by Leonard Harvey. Sweet Valley's festive parade will begin at 1:30 p.m. traversing the Main Street in that community. Floats, bands, antique cars and clowns will highlight this widely acclaimed parade, an important part of a festival which has been dubbed “Sweet Valley Days.” AN ment, has to be vetormed from | the roots up. But even if he | | decides to act, the changes must go beyond the FHA. They mus 7 include vigorous antitrust forcement to break up price ing and product fixing that d fraud the homebuyer into exo bitant purchases of defect: new housing. There must be effort to stop homebuilders from further weakening hou: ing standards (in Congressma John Dingell’s words, ‘‘skinni 2x 4's, made from weaker tre fectively enforced when violated. The Federal Housing Admini-_ stration (FHA) is supposed to set construction standards and inspect for compliance before insuring loans made by lending institutions to homebuyers. These ‘‘minimum property standards’ are taken from in- dustry-developed codes which are full of escape hatches. The FHA’s system of home inspec- tion and enforcement to compel the buildér to bring housing up to minimum standards is short- which FHA bureaucra handed, dilatory, and some- allowed to be placed furth times streaked with collusion or - apart.”). Wi Rep. Dingell senses the rising | interest in Congress in legisla- tion to protect the rights of homeowners. A law could be written to give the homebuyer federal warranty rights against defects in materials and work- | manship. Dingell also sees the necessity of placing greater responsibility on lenders, re- quiring a “truth in building law’’ and establishing con- | sumer protection standards for | the numerous industry and code organizations which determine much of the quality and materials cost of housing. The homebuyer should have a house that outlasts the mortgage on it. | [For The Record] FOR THE RECORD i is a weekly report of all votes of record and the position taken on measures by your Congressman. corruption. Instead of viewing its mission as protecting the homebuyer, the FHA often operates as the servant of the homebuilding in- dustry. With its enormous potential influence for sound housing practices, the FHA has not taken the initiative to develop effective standards and inspection practices. Nor has it shown any willingness to use its only enforcement tool, which is the refusal to insure loans for the builder’s work. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, George Romney, now realizes that the FHA, which is under his depart- Daniel J. Flood 11th Congressional District, Pennsylvania Thursday, May 18, 1972 On Monday two bills were considered under suspension procedure. A motion to suspend the rules and pass a bill requires an affirmative vote by two-thirds of those voting. The procedure is used to expedite legislation about which there is little con- troversy : The first of these bills (H.R. 7378) sets up a short term com- mission to recommend changes in the geographical boundaries of the U.S. COURTS OF APPEALS. Yeas 318. Nays 25. Passed, May 15. ‘MR. FLOOD VOTED YEA. H.J. Res. 812 (the second bill) authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to take part in the planning of the FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL which is to be located in West Potomac Park in Washington, D.C. Yeas 330. Nays 8. Passed, May 15. MR. FLOOD VOTED YEA. The conference report on H.R. 14582 provides $4.3 billion in supplemental funds for operations of the federal government during the current fiscal year ending June 30. Yeas 339. Nays 33. Report agreed to, May 17. MR. FLOOD VOTED YEA. On a motion that the House recede from its disagreement with a Senate amendment to H.R. 14582 and provide $170 million for grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AM- TRAK), the House voted: Yeas 300. Nays 70. Motion agreed to, May 17. MR. FLOOD VOTED YEA. H.R. 14734 authorizes the appropriation of $849 million for the operations of the STATE DEPARTMENT and U.S. IN- FORMATION SERVICE in the fiscal year beginning July 1. Yeas 305. Nays 65. Passed, May 17. MR. FLOOD DID NOT VOTE. The session on Thursday was taken up with consideration of H.R. 14989 which appropriates $4.6 billion for the operations during fiscal 1973 of the COMMERCE, JUSTICE, and STATE DEPARTMENTS, the FEDERAL JUDICIARY, and 15 other agencies. Before being passed by a nonrecord vote, the bill was the subject of numerous amendments, six of which were decided by record teller votes: The Derwinski Amendment restores a $25.1 million cut in the U.S. membership payment to the UNITED NATIONS. Ayes 156. Noes 202. Rejected. MR. FLOOD DID NOT VOTE. The Railsback Amendment restores a $1 million cut in funds for inmate education in FEDERAL PRISONS. Ayes 178. Noes 165. Agreed to. MR. FLOOD DID NOT VOTE. The Mikva Amendment restores $8.5 million for additional probation officers for U.S. COURTS. Ayes 142. Noes 198. Rejected. MR. FLOOD DID NOT VOTE. The Yates Amendment deletes all funds ($450,000) for the SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES CONTROL BOARD. Ayes 106. Noes 206. Rejected. MR. FLOOD DID NOT VOTE. The Dingell Amendment as amended by the Eckhardt Amendment forbids the payment of salaries to FEDERAL EMPLOYEES who refuse to testify. before committees of Congress, unless the refusal is made on the basis of con- stitutional privilege. Ayes 132. Noes 180. Rejected. MR. FLOOD DID NOT VOTE. The Gonzalez Amendment forbids the use of appropriated funds for WIRE-TAPS on the telephones of congressmen and federal judges. Ayes 71. Noes 231. Rejected. MR. FLOOD DID NOT VOTE.
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