Bucks County Courier Times (Newspaper) - September 1, 1971, Levittown, Pennsylvania No 209 Co WEDNESDAY EVENING SEPTEMBER 76 PAGES PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS Municipal authority loan expects to pay sewer bondholders By VERNON WARING Courier Times Staff An ordinance which would give Middletown Township to pay bondholders is expected to be passed at tomorrow night's cial public meeting of the ship supervisors The township municipal agreed at its meeting Monday night by a 3 to 2 vote to go along with the which would be paid back at a five per cent interest rate The two dis- voters were Benjamin Patterson and Edward Butler Patterson said be thought the township might meet its tion in a different way He was not specific as to what other methods could be used Butler was unavailable for comment The money must be paid back to bondholders by Sept 15 These investors paid over three years ago Filed in Bucks State joins housing suit Courier Tone THE GOODYEAR BLIMP FLOATS BY A ship from the past See story on Page 35 From Rohm and RR Relocation of freight spur brings conditions Courier Times Staff Writer campaign continued this week to cate the Penn Central freight spur from the center of Bristol as the borough planning commission met Monday with representatives of the railroad and Rohm and Haas Corp Good Evenin police don't look far violations Last week one policeman was fired because he was an addict Yesterday five more were for being suppliers and one quit because he used pot Now police break down the door of a pot party the participants won't know er they are corning to arrest them or join the it's a wonder sometimes the number of policemen who do resist the lure of the side of life they so often come in contact with Maybe there's a chance I can get in the con- test A letter from the Miss America contest came today addressed to Miss Sandy mer That Sandy often makes some letter writers feel it's a woman but you would at least think the contest officials could figure the editor was married Quite a few groups feel the freeze is alright for everyone else but All three parties agreed a more suitable location should be found for the spur but the railroad and Rohm and Haas laid down some strict for the project Frank chairman of the planning has under- taken the project as a personal campaign He opened the meeting with a of friendliness recognition of the Heeds of Bristol Borough Rohm and Haas and Penn Development Impeded In a slide presentation showed aerial and views of the spur snowing its condition tures also showed large open areas where development is impeded by the location of the spur- He pointed out that the tracks cross seven streets in the town on Col Courier Times Staff Writer The state of Pennsylvania is joining the Bucks County Legal Aid Society in a suit which seeks to force Tow income housing in every Bucks municipality The long awaited filed in Bucks County Court today The big surprise was the addition of the state as a litigant The unprecedented move should strengthen the suit which county planning commission develop a comprehensive which in- cludes low income moderate income Then the municipalities will be forced to accept a certain share of the Legal Aid Society head Lorry Post said he believes this is the first time a state is challenging the zoning practices of v Levittown attorney David was hired by the Legal Aid Society to prepare the suit It was ready to filed several weeks ago but action was held up while the state attorney general's office procrastinated Insiders say Gov Shapp de- Ky ruled off ballot again SAIGON ment announced today that presidential elections will be held as scheduled Oct 3 with President Nguyen Van Thieu as the sole candidate Reversing itself the Supreme Court ruled Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky off the ballot Retired Gen Duong Van Minh already had removed himself from the presidential race laved joining the suit until the state budget and new income tax was passed by the legislature The unusual suit is a test case This is the first time the zoning of 54 separate municipalities has been challenged in court In addition to the state tiffs include two groups The Bucks County Interfaith Housing Corp and the Suburban Action Institute and 10 individuals The two organizations say they will build low income housing in the Bucks but are prevented by discriminatory zoning Charge Exclusion Most of the individuals are ther Negroes or Spanish speaking The suit charges black and on Page Col Their investment was based on anticipated sewer revenues but due to a state ban on connecting such revenue has not been forthcoming Apartment for has been stifled considerably by the state's cease and desist of- say So far only has been paid in sewer leaving the deficit This money was initially due Aug 15 but there is an automatic grace period An informed source told the Courier Times yesterday that this was not the first time the ty has loaned money to the super- but this was the first loan to be disclosed to the public Authority's Function The authority's function is to install and build be said loan will delay such construction the ty has no right to loan such money because they are not under any a lending The assertion that the authority had loaned money secretly to the supervisors was denied by Joseph Saba chairman of the board of supervisor Aldridge Charles Tetlow ty and Benjamin authority member All said that in their as public servants no such tion had ever taken place Everitt and Tetlow all said legally the matter had been checked into and The super- visors said details had been ironed out at their caucas also held Monday when they met with the authority The session was attended authority and two on Page Col Courier Times by Mike PRETTY PEANUT Marybeth six-year-old daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Wagner of 1010 Springview Drive is Southampton's tie Peanut 1971 Representing the Southampton Kiwanis she will be one of 30 contestants com- for the Delaware Valley title at the Stratford Hotel on Sept 8 Marybeth was crowned last night by Tracy ton Little Miss Peanut As school board head Cooper asks Lloyd to quit position Times Staff Writer am requesting David Lloyd either step down as president of the Bristol Township school board or resign from the board com- School Board Director Sylvia Cooper made that statement last Where's flood 16 years after Doria victims bitter over no dams Courier Times Staff Writer A small group of neighbors stood on Riverside Ave yesterday trying to console each other They cursed their fate and they cursed the politicians even more Riverside Ave is 25 feet from Creek in the sonville section of Bristol ship And the homes of the dents are another 25 feet away The people of Riverside Ave left their homes about 3 morning when the foul waters of Creek ed climbing up their basement walls They went to stay with friends and relatives until the five feet of water which ed their houses receded 20 hours later There are 10 houses on side Ave and that is eight houses less then there were in 1955 ricane Diane washed those eight houses down the creek This time all the houses were left standing but the neighbors worry about next year Alfred Schob is the historian for the group He had newspaper dippings in his hands going back to Diane in 1955 Would Prevent Disasters And the clippings all told of the grand plans for 10 dams in the VaDey which would prevent disasters like Diane It's only going to work if the President's control board makes it apply to everyone It's always frustrating to see others in the same boat get special privileges It doesn't pay to keep a stiff upper lip that's how you cut yourself while shaving As a nation we're dedicated to keeping ically fit and parking as close to the office as possible 15 years after there still isn't a single dam There have been bonds and talk but no dams Everybody has problems They don't want to be bothered so they look at us and say that's a I'm glad its not and they said Scholtz Diane they put a penny tax on cigarettes for flood control That was 16 years ago Now where's the flood he asked bitterly The neighbors nodded in ment Washed Away William MacMillan bought his house on Riverside Ave about a year and a half ago know its flooded a little but we were ised the dams I wouldn't have bought it if I didn't think the dams were be said MacMillan has been ing his house and all his materials bad been washed away Next door to MacMillan is the home of Mr and Mrs Rollen White The Whites have put 000 into remodeling the house on Page Col night in response to public com- ments made by the board dent concerning the Bristol Township Education Association Yesterday Lloyd charged er leaders with misrepresenting the school district's final salary The leadership denied this charge The teachers association will meet for a strike vote in six days one member of the school board I believe this strike could be avoided if David Lloyd was not president of the Mrs Cooper said Mrs Cooper contends ity is a major reason for the pre- sent difficulty in reaching a ment considered Mr Lloyd's on Page CoL Tate studies governorship PHILADELPHIA Philadelphia Mayor James H J Tate is considering running for governor or the U.S Senate after the November elections leave him without a job Tate is barred from seeking a third successive four-year term by provision of the city charter The mayor on Tuesday I I plan to take a breather and then I might run for governor or He explained he would be interested only in a statewide elective post The comments were made at an impromptu news conference called by Tate to accuse city Democratic Chairman Peter Camiel of supporting the new state income tax as part of a with Gov Milton J Shapp HAULING WATER BECOMES A DAILY CHORE f Frank McGee's well was ruined by the flood and he'D have to haul water until he can get a new well Running mate Who is this man Connally and why is everyone looting at him when they talk about President Nixon's running mate next Page 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