Jobs in A total of 128 ex-offenders from Pennsylvania prisons were placed in jobs during the month of June, it was an- nouncei@pday by the Bureau of Employment Security. John M. Clark, executive director, said that these place- ments were made possible by the Special Placement Services Program (originally Public Offenders Program) started as an experiment in May 1971 with funds from the U. S. Depart- ment of ILabor’s Manpower Commission. He said that since start of the program, : 1,112 placements have been made by State Employment offices throughout Pennsylvania. nce employment for ex- , whether still in prison or not, begins with an interview conducted by the state employment office worker who assesses the candidate’s work experience, skills, apti- tudes, ambitions, and attitudes, and attempts to develop a job fitting those characteristics. In larger cities, such as Phila- delphia and Pittsburgh, teams work with inmates, both at prison sites and in state em- State in ployment offices. The prison team is made up of interviewers and counselors who interview, test, guide, counsel and arrange training to help make the Jin: mate job-ready. The office team has, in addi- tion, a coach who administers a program of close follow-up on a worker’s progress once he has been placed in a job. Both types of teams are supported by employer relat- ions representatives who develop jobs and on-the-job training opportunities for the candidates. Mr. Clark said that during June, 797 interviews had been held throughout the state to counsel inmates on occupa- tional opportunities. Total counseling interviews since May 1971 were 7,538. Developing a job in which the ex-offender can fit and make good is the crux of the program and calls for selective place- ment. Over the month, 1,959 contacts were made with em- ployers, bringing total contacts since May 1971 to 12,170. Employer resistance is grad- June, 1,589 telephone calls were June made to employers requesting applicant interviews. In addition to the 128 ex- offenders placed in jobs during June, 18 were enrolled in train- ing programs to develop their job capability, and 172 were re- ferred to supportive services which included medical, mental health, family assistance, and related services. During the month there were 328 new applications for enroll- ment in the program, for an overall total of 5,304 appli- cations since May 1971. Mr. Clark said that the high placement ratio for inmates was due to success in admin- istrative techniques and to sensitivity in dealing with this special group of work candi- dates. Each offender is treated as a unique individual who differs from every other person in background, skills, aspirations, psychological make-up, and other traits and therefore requires highly individualized attention. “This is a lot more work, but it pays off in results’ Mr. Clark said. A six-weeks course in drug education will be offered to re- sidents of Tunkhannock and surrounding areas through the Continuing Education Office of Penn State University’s Wilkes- Barre Campus. Rob Hare, assistant director ‘of continuing education, has announced that the course will begin Sept. 30 and continue for six consecutive Saturdays through Nov. 4. The classes will be full day sessions beginning at 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. with a lunch bregk from noon to 1 p.m. Dr. Ea®¥ Shive is instructor for the ‘three credit course which is designed to provide participants with an insight into the nature, extent and sig- nificange of the drug problem in society Indepth consideration will be given to the pharmacolo- gical, psychological, socio- logical and legal aspects ‘of drugs. Special attention will be devoted to the topics of: Alter- natives to drug use, communi- cation techniques, community organizations and resources for rehabilitation and treatment of drug users and abusers, curric- ulum in drug education for grades K through 12, review of drug education media, and principles and procedures gfor developing community - pro- grams for effective drug ed- ucation. The first session will deal with an introductory approach with purpose and objectives, course outline, procedures, group interaction sessions and an overview of the drug problem. Session two will cover youth consciousness and sociological aspects of drug abuse. Session three, Oct. 14, will do a comprehensive coverage of the pharmacological aspects of drug abuse. Physio-psycological aspects of drug abuse including group interaction sessions will take up the fourth session, Oct. 21. Students will study the legal aspects of drug abuse and the various approaches to drug treatment and rehabilitation in the fifth session, discussing alternatives for drug use, and what can be done by the indiv- idual and the community. The final session will continue with practical approaches to the drug problem as well as a review of drug abuse media and a final exam. Persons interested in re- gistering for the course which will be offered at Tunkhannock Middle School, may obtain additional information by con- tacting the Continuing Edu- cation Office at the Wilkes- Barre Campus in Lehman. As the Island Queen made its way across the Vineyard Sound from Falmouth to Oak Bluffs, the Cape Cod coast disappeared in a fine spray of salty mist. Gulls hovered above the boat’s upper deck, as tourists and natives sat crammed together like apples in a basket. Next to me, a young mother leaned against her suitcase and spoke reassuringly to the caniy & companion who sat beside her. Her frec\¥®:-faced son, his red hair tossled by wind and water, roamed fore and aft during the 30- minute journey. He seemed less than awed by the boat ride; it occurred to me that perhaps he had made the trip often. When we arrived at Oak Bluffs,I suggested that we hike to Vineyard Haven, one of the island’ s larger villages. I noticed, as we set out, gat the real estate in the town was modest; not so were the luxuriously ap- pointed yachts docked there. They came from up and down the Eastern seaboard, vessels-- from Newport, New Jersey, the Chesapeake, Massachusetts’ North Shore, and Maine. We walked a good way when we discovered a marker indicating that Vineyard Haven was another two miles down the road. Hoping to find a path bordering the beach, we took a turn down a dirt road we had spotted. Here and there were attractive summer homes (easily distinguishable from the weathered year-round dwellings we had passed in the village proper), but the path we had taken coursed through a pleasant wooded and relatively unpopulated area. We walked slowly, pausing often to admire the beach roses, sweet fern, and cranberries that grow there. Following the water’s edge, we marveled at the quietness of the island and the con- spicuous absence of tourist trade. A good place for coming to terms with yourself, I thought, if that’s possible. Looking backward, we spotted the East Chop light. In the water below, sunfish and sailfish, sporting crisp white sails, swayed at anchor in the brisk wind that had come up that morning. We stopped to pick the bright orange hips from the beech roses that dotted the sandy cliffs above the shore; intending to make tea from the nourishing fruit. (The tea is a delightful beverage with just a trace of citrus in its flavor--rose hips are one of Mother Nature’s finest sources of Vitamin C.) Winding our way toward the harbor, we rolls and, surprisingly, ‘‘milk shakes.” Now, any Yankee knows that the proper New England word is ‘‘frappe.” I laughed to myself and wondered if the little stand was operated by non-natives. When I heard the cook announce that the ‘‘hamburhgahs’ and “lobstahs’’ were ready, I knew. I was wrong. We downed our modest fare and set out on a tour of the town’s shops. The first we came to, after passing a flurry of bicycle and auto rental establishments and a fish market that boasted live lobsters for sale, was a tiny place that specializes in African crafts. Colorful caftans and lengths of handwoven fabric hung in the window, and the sounds of African music drifted through the shop’s doorway. The current ‘‘re-appreciation’’ of one-of-a- kind, handmade crafts was evident not only on Martha’s Vineyard, but throughout the Cape. And in many places, where shops are run.-on a cooperative basis as an outlet for local talent, one can find beautiful gifts at very reasonable prices. On the island, in a shop featuring everything from pottery to original block-print notepaper, I happened on a colorful array of hand-woven shawls and lap rugs--thick, enormous woolly things perfect for curling up in on a blustery winter night. These articles, beautifully designed in a variety of patterns and hues, were priced in the $15 to $20 range. I was so startled by these “bargains” that I wondered if the artists’ time and talent were taken into consideration when they were priced. By this time exhausted, we sat at the top of concrete steps leading to the public beach to watch the Woods Hole ferry set course for the mainland. A line of cars filled with vacationing fathers, mothers, and children waited nearby for the next ferry to come in. Only slightly renewed, at last we headed back to where the Island Queen would dock in a few minutes and, after depositing its motley entourage on the boardwalk at Oak Bluffs, take us back to Falmouth. Spent as we were, we were happy to be the first in line for seats on the upper deck. As the engines roared behind me, I curled up in my raincoat, put my feet up on the empty seat in front of me, and closed my eyes. I felt the Island Queen pull away from the harbor slowly. It was like being a babe in a cradle again--or like rocking gently in a hammock on a steamy hot summer day. Some 30 minutes later, we neared our destination and the foghorn sounded, startling me. I looked out over the rail and saw Nobska-Light in the distance. My feet ached. It had been a good day. THE DALLAS POST, Sept. 21, 1972 Congress Votes is issued every week that Congress is in session. It’ covers all votes of record and reports the position taken on each measure by the elected official whose name eppears below. Daniel J. Flood 11th Congressional District, Pennsylvania Thursday, September 14, 1972 The first record vote of the week came on H. R. 15550 which conveys to the city of Alexandria, Va. clear title to 48 acres of POTOMAC RIVER WATER-FRONT PROPERTY. On a motion to recommit (kill) the bill: Yeas 213. Nays 38. Motion to recommit agreed to, Sept. 11. MR. FLOOD VOTED YEA. H.R. 16188 makes it unlawful to knowingly hire ILLEGAL ALIENS. On a motion to recommit the bill: Yeas 53. Nays 297. Rejected, Sept. 12. MR. FLOOD VOTED NAY. H. Res. 1115 makes in order consideration of the conference report on the MILITARY PROCUREMENT AUTHORIZATION for fiscal 1973 (H.R. 15495). Yeas 347. Nays 23. Rule (H. Res. 1115) agreed to, Sept. 13. MR. FLOOD VOTED YEA. The procurement bill approves the spending of $20.9 billion on DEFENSE HARDWARE, including $8.5 billion for research and development. Yeas 336. Nays 43. Agreed to, Sept. 13. MR. FLOOD VOTED YEA. H.R. 14896 expands CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS, in- cluding school breakfast and lunch plans. On the conference report to H.R. 14896: Yeas 379. Nays 0. Agreed to, Sept. 13. MR. FLOOD VOTED YEA. H.R. 16593 provides $75.2 billion for the activities of the DEFENSE DEPARTMENT during fiscal 1973, including $23.1 billion for military personnel, $4.4 billion for retired personnel, $21.0 billion for operation and maintenance, and $26.1 billion for procurement. On H. Res. 1114 which makes in order a motion to consider the bill: Yeas 342. Nays 34. Agreed to. MR. FLOOD VOTED YEA. There were record teller votes on three proposed amend- ments. The Sikes amendment permits the CIVILIANIZATION OF KITCHEN POLICE DUTIES in the military services to continue. Ayes 265. Noes 116. Agreed to, Sept. 14. MR. FLOOD VOTED NO. The Addabbo amendment forbids the use of funds for MILITARY ACTIONS IN INDOCHINA except for the with- drawal within 4 months of all U.S. forces, subject to the release of U.S. prisoners. Ayes 160. Noes 208. Rejected. MR. FLOOD VOTED NO. The Riegle amendment requires the Defense Department to restrict spending to 95 percent of the amount appropriated. Ayes 98. Noes 256. Rejected. MR. FLOOD VOTED NO. Whether to pass the Defense Department appropriation bill (H.R. 16593) as amended. Yeas 322. Nays 40. Passed, Sept. 14. MR. FLOOD VOTED YEA. | Publick Occurrences Sept. 19 and 26 The Lake-Lehman Booster Club will meet at the Sportsman’s Inn at Harveys Lake. Coach Ray Caucei will show and narrate game films. Meeting begins at 8 p.m. Sept. 22 Haddonfield Hills Homeowner's Association will meet at 8 p.m. in the Back Mountain Memorial Library Annex, Main Street, Dallas. Sept. 22 The Kingston Township Taxpayers Association will meet in the municipal building at 8 p.m. following a directors’ meeting at 7:30. Sept. 26 Dallas School Board of Directors will meet at 8 p.m. in the senior high school library to open bids for the construction of re- locatable classrooms. Meeting is open to the public. Sept. 27-28 A rummage sale will be held at the Loyalville United Methodist Church Hall from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day. Refreshments. Oct. 1 The Shavertown United Methodist Church’s annual roast beef dinner will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. in the church social rooms. Tickets are available from members of the Methodist Women or from Mrs. John Rogers at the church office. Oct. 14 Back Mountain Senior Citizens Club will take a day long bus trip to Pennsylvania Dutch country. Reservations for the trip can be made with Mrs. John Gaughan or Mrs. David Thomas. The bus will leave from the Dallas Shopping Center at 8 a.m. Ambulance Log NOXEN Sept. 14—Harry Heimen, accident at Kunkle, to the Nesbitt Memorial Hospital. Crew: Roger Boston, Dale Clark and John Lyons. Sept. 15—Carol May to Tyler Memorial Hospital. Crew: Grayson Nalbone, Jerry Tallent and Fred Boston. Page 5 by Ralph Nader WASHINGTON--One does not have to be a certified Democrat to be concerned about the many government employees and resources which the President is using in his reelection campaign. Millions of in- dependent voters as well as fair- minded Republican regulars should be also. With Mr. Nixon’s personal knowledge, planning and ap- proval, the highest officials of the federal government are being organized into a reelection campaign jugger- naut. White House aides, cabinet secretaries and agency heads are spreading across the country as '‘‘surrogate can- didates’” on taxpayer time and expense. They are supposed to be trying to run the govern- ment; instead the White House, with its enormous facilities, has become an unabashed cam- paign headquarters from which orders to these government officials stream out daily about what political trips to take and what political things to do. Other Presidents running for reelection have used the government for campaigning objectives. So have other Vice- Presidents. But nothing remotely compares in sheer size, blatant pressure and open defiance of the law than what is currently underway in the White House. In late August, President Nixon’s special counsel, Charles Colson, issued a tough memo to his staff in the White House instructing them to work around the clock and seven days a week toward the reelection of the President. ‘Many of you have been through political campaigns before,” Colson wrote. ‘For those who have not, a campaign is a 24-hour-a-day, indicate that he meant what he said, Colson added a postscript to the memo which called ‘absolutely accurate’’ a news report quoting him as saying: *T would walk over my grand- mother if necessary.” There is no longer any pretense in preserving at least the appearance of government officials staying out of election politics. Last week, President Nixon spent nearly three hours at a breakfast session with numerous aides and federal officials developing strategy for the election. A few days ago, CBS news correspondent Dan Rather described the ad- mittedly political trips around the nation of numerous cabinet secretaries, Presidential aides such as Robert Finch and agency heads such as William Ruckelshaus of the En- vironmental Protection Agency. On the program, Ruckelshaus reflected on the two hats he is wearing, one as head of EPA and the other as a campaigner for the President. Finally, each morning, Charles Colson directs a meeting on current strategies and on which government employee is going to reply to what statements and how. Government officials and high level staff are paid to perform certain duties within the executive branch. Neither the terms of their salary, their job description, nor their oath of office includes or implies working to reelect the President in clearly open and partisan endeavors. The law does not permit such cross-over. It is sufficiently disturbing that government grants, con- tracts or other activities are often generated, directed or announced for political pur- poses or timeliness before an election. These are grey areas which are often difficult to have censured. But there is nothing ambiguous about what Mr. Nixon is doing with the enor- mous leverage of his office to reelect himself. In shaping this massive unfair campaign method, he is contributing mightily to a precedent that will make a Presidential incumbent, whether Republican or Democrat, realistically un- challengeable for a second term. Perhaps that is one reason the Democrats are staying quiet about the President's misap- propriation of staff, officials, facilities and services for his personal reelection campaign. For someday they may be the beneficiaries of such ‘‘customs’ as they have been, on a smaller scale, in the past. In the meantime, the ideal of evenhanded government ad- ministration is further corrupted by the instrusion of manipulative partisan politics which distorts and drains the integrity of government decision-making and en- forcement. It also deeply erodes the concept of a non-partisan civil service which is made into a prop. for: all '>these maneuverings. In a special announcement last week, Frank Carlucci, the President’s Personal Repre- sentative to flood-stricken Pennsylvania, = established guidelines for persons making application for temporary housing and low-interest loans for homeowners, farmers, and businessmen. Mr. Carluceci said, “I am making this announcement today so that persons needing federal assistance may make application before it is too late. The cut-off date on new requests for temporary housing is impor- tant to insure that persons are in suitable housing before the fast-approaching cold weather,” he added. The cut-off dates set were: temporary housing; Sept. 30, new applications for SBA loans. Mr. Carlucci had previously announced the government’s in- tentions to provide temporary housing to all eligible applicants by Sept. 30. The application cut- off date of Sept. 10, according to Mr. Carlucci, is the latest pract- ical date which would allow fed- eral authorities to schedule the many actions which must take place in providing adequate temporary housing. The Department of Housing and Urban Development, which is assigned to the role of pro- viding housing, must process applications, identify the needs of the individual families, in- sure ‘the development of group and individual sites, provide a sufficient quantity of the mobile home units, place the mobile home units on the prepared sites, and finally hook up and in- spect each new mobile home on an individual basis. In making the housing an- nouncement, Mr. Carlucci said, “There is little time left to meet our goal to house all disaster victims before cold weather. But the goal can be achieved with the cooperation of all persons involved, including the victims themselves.” “We would like to accomo- date every individual desire, but itis not possible to do so and still get everyone in winterized housing before the cold weather,” Mr. Carlucei added. The President’s represent- ative explained steps he had al- ready taken to insure the housing of flood victims before cold weather. This included dir- ecting HUD, as of Sept. 2, to accept no new applications for mobile homes on individual sites and to accept no requests to switch an application for a mobile home on a group site to a To The Editor: Now that it is the time of year when the United Fund has its annual fund raising campaign, I would like to tell the people of United Fund and an official of Blue Cross (also an executive of the United Fund) had me fired from my job because I would not donate the amount of money the United Fund told me was my (to quote their propaganda slogan) ‘fair share’. I did offer a donation but Mr. Official would not accept it because it wasn’t as much as he wanted. I have always been under the impression that this is a demo- cratic country and that as a citi- HUD Numbers If you are a flood victim and you have a question or complaint for HUD, or if you want to inquire about a hookup or maintenance, call any one of 10 numbers, 288- 7581 through 288-7590. zen I have certain rights, one of which is the right to earn a living and to spend the money that I earn as I see fit, and that no person or organization could take this right away from me; but obviously when the United Fund is involved you have to do as you are told. This leads me to believe that the United Fund is not a charity, but an omnipotent business. If it were a. charity, it would not possess the power to have people fired from their jobs. How many people who have lost so much in the past few months have to donate more than they can possibly afford or lose their jobs if they do not? The United Fund can be nothing else but a business run by busi- nessmen. This year I will send my dona- tion directly to the charities that I support. I will know they re- ceived it and I won’t be support- ing this questionable organiza- tion. SANDRA HUFFORD Larksville, Pa. mobile home on an individual site. In discussing the disaster loan cut-off date, Mr. Carlucci said, “The period of a Presidential Disaster Declaration for SBA loans is’ 90 days from the last day of the month in which the disaster occured. Those 90 days will be up Sept. 30.” “In my visits ‘with people since coming here,” Mr. Carl- ucci related, “I have gotten the feeling that many persons who may be eligible for low-interest loans still have not applied. There is no reason to wait,” he emphasized. “In fact, if they wait too long it’s going to be too late. I have been assured by the Small Business Administration that their operation is ready to handle all remaining appli- cations.” To further clarify tke SBA guideline, Mr. Carlucci said, “I understand the hesitation by ‘many persons is because they feel that by making an appli- cation they are committed to a specific loan amount for the purpose requested in the initial application. This is not the case. A person may change the amount and the type of an SBA loan for up to one year after the loan has been approved. After approval, funds are made available as the borrower needs them. Therefore, making appli- cation before the Sept. 30 cut-off - date for applications penalizes them in no way.” If the money is not wanted immediately,”” he added, “application still should be made with an explanation that the payment should be de- layed.” In discussing another cut-off date, Mr. Carlucci said that applications from flood victims for demolition of houses and other structures must be sub- mitted by the property owners by Sept. 30. “I want to clarify one point which seems to be confusing re- garding demolition,” he said. “Local municipalities are re- sponsible for the condemnation of houses and not the Corps of Engineers or any other federal agency,” Mr. Carlucci pointed out. “The contact point for in- dividuals who need structures razed is with the township or borough.” ‘‘Property owners who want buildings demolished must sign ‘releases for the work with their local officials,” he explained. He urged flood victims who need structures demolished to make application for the work with their local governmental agencies before the Sept. 30 cut- off date.
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