Altoona Mirror (Newspaper) - December 6, 1977, Altoona, Pennsylvania CITY EDITION Circulation of the Altoona Mirror Yesterday The Weather Tonight Snow flurries near 5 Wednesday Flurries High near 20 Report 16 VOL 149 PHONE ALTOONA EVENING DECEMBER S PRICK CENTS Coal Miners Strike Talks Set Thursday By DREW VON BERGEN United Press A nationwide strike of coal miners began a minute midnight ibis morning when continuous MIR four days to produce a settlement The coalfields remained peaceful during he early hours as of United Mine Workers launched nationwide strike 35 years UMW President Arnold Miller who stormed out o the laSks five hours before the actual deadline accused Bituminous Coal Operators Association of trying o break this union Even with the miners gone told reporters he would 10 negotiations when there is some sign of real progress said he expected Miller to attend Thursday's session May Disrupt In West Virginia where half the nation's union miners are employed there was talk ot non- union mines and disrupting coat barge traffic Local union officials were predicting a strike of six to seven weeks In Pittsburgh union official Peter Sabo said nfi to freeze us nut They're not going in starve us out We'll a way of living In eastern Ohio sheriff's departments said Trainmen nul ih midnight tlie employes were mostly Ilic transit oi tinit mil rains consist of 125 curs of shipped to utility o lie firms a strike mil as curly as August UMW turners it UuU are miners related workers 07 in Central i COAL MINERS working at the No 3 mine owned by the Valley Camp Coal Co Triadelphia W Va leave the elevator at the mine to end the shift prior to the start of the strike at midnight A total of members of the United Mine Workers are out of work today from i heir jobs die walkout this year was not expected been rm of cripple U.S industry which strikers been stockpiling toe coal to close down recent months of the operations nation's coal is mined by non- union workers who are iiol on strike Federal mediator Wayne viU scheduled a resumption of Surface Coal Agreement contraci 1915 two of Wyoming p.m in Washington an page 3 column I In the nation's coalfields where some UMW locals separate louil tracts under the Western House Demos Push Tax Hike By KRIS JENKINS Staff Writer HARRISBURG State Rep John P MilLEron said today he expected the cratic leadership to begin a athon of voting in an attempt to pass a tax package The leadership's proposal calls for an increase from 2 to 2.2 cent in the personal income tax and from 9.5 to percent in the corporate net income tax The proposal also calls for the increased taxes to last two years Rep MiLliron said he would vote in favor of the package Reps Samuel E Haves Jr Tyrone arid Michael E Cassidy said they would vote against it Rep said the ship has 94 to 95 yes the tally may Include four Republican votes Family Tactic Rep said the voting tactic is the same kind of strategy he saw in the House's battle over the get last summer He said the leadership began running con- voting when it had 90 votes in its favor Rep Milliron said Democrats have been told in I heir caucus that they won't leave Harrisburg until the tax package is settled Rep said he would cast his vote in favor of tax package because he feels it the only solution to the crisis facing the stale colleges Rep Hayes also said he will pattern universities Tm not happy vote favor of increased taxes package passed irn until the tax inc for taxes he paid Rep Cassidy said he is voting against a tax package until there are moves in the House to cut spending Takes m Votes GOP Vale Uncertain j He said he docs not know of any No Vole Monday vote Republicans who will vote in favor to be taken but was post of the but that does not i there may not be some ncd of heavy Speaker K Leroy lr Rep Cassidy also Rep does not feel C that there are more than 50 votes for axes in Die Mouse It lakes 102 votes to pass a in the House Rep Cassidy said fie had no idea when the tax package would be resolved Asked if the two-year life of the taxes was an incentive to him to vote in favor of the said The sales tax was limited andi the income tax was limited the Democratic leadership is Rep Irvis said that it latest to having a to pass lax plan is defeated lax legislature may cut the itv and pass a major in- taxes expected There's talk of reducing the the first vote on taxes be at about income tax from 1 percent to 2 p.m He expected the leadership percent and raising the corporate The House recessed at noon I and was to reconvene al crease in business Rep said he expected There's talk of to assess from lhat vote Mr said the leadership posai Ren Irvis said probably follow the Rep Irvis said that unless net income tax from 9.5 percent up to 32 if this latest legislature passes a tax increase ilan soon there may be o cut consumer taxes and place the tax burden on industry Republicans Hurt Such a move hurt Ke publicans who have voted agains and could have ed massive business ax increases by voting for the Democratic con promise 1 can sec voting against tuxes in and maybe in her and October But now it's De- and to continue to oppose taxes is Rep said Tor us to he fussing about i percent or 1.1 percent iji ber is nonsensical It's Alice tr Wonderland Bridge Contract Awarded firms HIP very to design the Sth design bridge was Lls i warded to the nft firm of P Joseph Lehman n ed n Imv bid cf The Ulair County if noted last lhat would lo the inn hul Hie cost had not yet settled because there is n core may he needed in the design ol the bridge E John W Gardner and C Richard i this morning Hie nan bid ol more WHS lie five bids During Tho Iho i m this moi En thu v a between fie ind thu Pcnn- Museum will the for repairs lo ilie runC of the County Courthouse courthouse is on the list of mul the must cc before they ivill run sell he to commissioners Cily ftir years U they Township nd the building the still don't know the rost for core lo the ints but IK must the in the contract when Ji Is finally and Male Museum has the Gardner said tlic bids from the low bict of he firm to a high hid of force he commissioners to between and Hie commissioners would 1101 specify he other bids however the bids were from to Post For Full City Vote Count in inspect I lie and to court if to HOLLIDAYSBURG Altoona City candidate Richard announced this ing he has raised tne order the county commissioners the Betlwy essary to open the 5S ballot boxes council race in which Mr Betlwy in the city Mr McEldowney reported this morning that he borrowed the money and al noon today he was on his way to the of County post the money Judge Robert B Campbell ruled that he could not to post a box for a recount of himself is one vote ahead of Mr downey Judge Campbell's ruling mean that there no recount Campbell indicated Monday that unless Mr McEldowney himsel Vernon Weicht to posted the a box and the Marguerite Delozier of the question loomed as to where Mr get the ey He answered dial question Council to Study Rent Withholding City Council today int rod need sending them to the city for an ordinance which would give tenants of dilapidated housing more power when dealing with their landlords Th e ordinance proposed Councilman Travis B Yet would give the tenant of an unfit dwelling the option of putting his rent money into an escrow count controlled by the dty until his landlord agreed to take steps to fix the dwelling Councilman said that proval Council gave final approval lo the transfer of from the water reserve fund and ary approval to a similar transfer by of The money is needed according o Councilman Willian L Cochran to coyer ahe cost of coping with the winter of 1977 Council also heard city residen Lorraine Sliffler and city Dog Law Enforcement John lorio debate changes in city ponent Leonard Betlwy dos j ordinance would affect only On the ordinance introduced by residents of those living man Young it was note which the city had declared un- that the city's housing fit and would have no bearing on occupants of those those dwellings which contain re- rented houses and buildings which have been cited for numerous city code violations file with the city to have minor code violations Pact With In other business the their rent heW by the city agreed to enter into an ment with Allegheny Township re- r Notified carding on city water Under such an agreement the there Under lhat agreement the owner of the property would be Allegheny Township supervisors 1A would hole must aeree to such latins before Continued on page 3 column 3 In the Mirror today Residents give views on 16 Dolphins upset Baltimore Page 19 Cambria board 22 Williamsburg turns 23 Area Classified Ads Crossword 13 Editorial 6 Horoscopes Markets Sports The Doctor Says Today With God Women's Features 12 10 4 6 14 this moral ng by borrowing it Five to Conduct Count When the money is posted Judge Campbell will appoint a board of elections to conduct the recount Judge board would probably consist of ty commissioners office four representatives of League of Women Voters who have volunteered their services The ballots are presently locked in the Highland Hall An- according to the county commissioners who say there has been tight security around the ballots I've already indicated that I think a recount here would be said Judge bell after hearing arguments in his Hollidaysburg Monday afternoon But the judge said was nothing in the election code which would permit him to order the county commissioners to post the a box necessary to open the 58 city ballot boxes Instead the responsibility for posting the money falls on the candidates or specifically ard McEldowney the candidate who is one vote behind his A Box don't think 1 have luxury of saying he counly should do this at their Judge Campbell ruled The election specifies hat where there is alleged fraud which is not the case in council or error the candidate is entitled to a re- count but to have the recount the code also specifies date must post a box I don't have the authority say Commissioners you must I count these ballots al your ex- j Mr on Monday through his attorney Eugene fJ petitioned Judge bell to have the county post be money necessary for the count I SUnds as Request Judge Campbell and the other present for the hearing agreed the petition would also stand as a request to open the tain it The agreement lo ol commissioners hy the solicitor Marion son Jr To Discuss Jones of frs lliif week lo dismiss n lint ilic int to n A cT week if in buy he Lhc issue A con train ilie if fm until 11 Commissioner EILKI ihc ifm to on FH rk n nd Ihc Continued uti S column 2 Cily I Dies K Nolan 1312 Sth Avc of Ihc Com mission died it n in Dec fi in Alumna where fie was Monday Mr Com mission formerly known is Hoard since Augusi Prior lo he served ns assistant for five years j Mr was a jot where in nml lie was a jof Lork Haven Teachers nud received his master of education from Uni- of in An Army of iVar U Mr wounded n North Africa antl a of war AND are moving cautiously on 1st Street walks still He was a of pedestrians have to the streets But he streets aren't so safe for walking cither with most of Church them limited to one lane for traffic Ice is also making areas like the one shown here effectively one- j M on page 1 column 1 way attempts to climb the hilts arc often unprofitable Weather story on Page 3 Despite Health Agency Rejection Hospital Trustees Press for CT Scanner Trustees is pursuing 58 ballol boxes Judge Campbell ruled also that Mr McEldowney had until the end of to post the j money and when his is done he will appoint an election board cf five one from the county office and four persons from the League of Women Voters who Continued on page J column 2 secure Approval for a area The tomography or CT sea prises Blair Cambria a rejection of the plan re- Fulion and Somerset a re-evaluation of porticos by cently by the Keystone J Systems Agency The Hospital Board change the agency's criteria of CT scanners in a given area Hospital 15 In fnr in Iin L: t il tT scanners in Ihc hid exists the Re-evaluation Needed regarding Mr Lafferty cited the for- the terms officials contend that Gfl Digby Latterly president of bolh the hospital the is ind un- realistic because even the and studies are Ihc hospital board aid physicians in to proceed with its lfr a single scan rould involve live night that hospital illnesses and medical procedure f nr or are discussing the CT scanner The is Hospital Charles Wc are wc can with stale health the government and Ehredt said the Sr the matter in the systems agencies are of the hospital proposal near future the CT Discussions are also being held templing lo control health careia 12 to 9 vole was solely on the Notes Contusion ncr is an important diagnostic mth officials in an by controlling the that the CT scanner at Loci Mr sail some Continued on column 1
