Bucks County Courier Times (Newspaper) - October 7, 1971, Levittown, Pennsylvania You need highest building in Bucks for this view to find out where Courier Times photographer Ron Brown scaled the heights for this see story on page 3 and pictures on page 25 Longshoremen are ignoring court order SAN FRANCISCO The West Coast Longshore Union made no immediate move to pull its pickets off the docks today despite a court order for an return to work The International and Union called a meeting for tomorrow presumably to discuss the order Seventy-two ships remained anchored in San Francisco Bay and there was no activity on the docks Union sources had indicated late yesterday after the court order was issued that it would take several days to get cargo moving again on tne docks Pacific Maritime Association employers began ordering crews today from the hiring hall U.S District Court Judge Spencer Williams issued the restraining order in San Francisco However order did not affect the Atlantic and Gulf Coast ers strike as the White House said is hopeful federal mediators can negotiate a to the week-old strike Williams set a hearing for Friday on a permanent injunction asked by the ment which would impose the full cooling off period is very persuasive evidence in the form of affidavits that the national health and safety is threatened by continuance of the Williams said One filed by California Gov Ron- ald said more than million a was being lost to the state's business and bor because of the dispute The West Coast strike which began July 1 tied a record for the longest dock strike in American history It tied up 208 ships in 24 Pacific Coast ports Good Evening It's too bad owners of football teams can't be fired Leonard Tose has made all the wrong moves since buying the Eagles Now he fires a coach in who obviously had several handicaps There's no question but hasn't done the job he was adequate and his going or coming this season won't change much Tose should have waited until the end of the season and then gotten rid of Williams and General Manager Pete Retzlaff If it it's says the little er that came with the magnet from U.S Steel Now if I only had a magnet that only sticks to American made steel I would be set Bristol Borough should have some of the best water around It has so many officials who are interested in making it good Why eight of them took time out from their busy schedules to make an paid trip to San Francisco just to delve more into what makes good city water A Senate committee is rightly upset be- cause the tax the house passed is weighted heavily in favor of industry For every dollar the ordinary taxpayer saves industry gets a saving of six dollars And the raise in social security taxes will wipe out any saving in income tax He who laughs last didn't get the joke If all the commercials on sion were placed end to end well aren't I VOL No 240 Serving tower Bucki County Levitt own Pa 19053 THURSDAY OCTOBER 1971 42 PAGES PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS Says business hurt Connelly defends cuts in corporation taxes WASHINGTON sury Secretary John B Jr today rejected as complaints by some senators that a billion shows too much favoritism to tions If anything Connally told the Senate Finance the government over the past five years has too far in cutting ir.coir.e laxes for in- he has been at the expense of corporate President will outline the second phase of his plan for uplifting the American economy without a renewal of inflation when he speaks on radio and television at tonight productivity and in- competitiveness that can result from business cuts Sen Russell B Long attacked the as showing a bias toward business Lung told Connally that he mood of the dictate even greater tax relief for individuals and less for corporations He said the House e in tax cu's to business for given span starting in 1969 But the committee chairman individual income have been cut by billion corporate lax payments have increased by billion figures indicate that rather than providing a za for we have if thing gone too far in cutting individual income Con- said discussion of policies in this country has for bv the old dogma which pits on Page Col Reject 9th ward proposal Apts nixed in Bristol Twp UPI BEST CAMPUS LEGS Pamela Butterbrodt 18 stands on a safety island on Chicago's Michigan nue displaying the best legs on an American campus Miss Butterbrodt won grand prize in the contest She is a sophomore at the University of and was selected from more than 2.000 entries from 117 colleges In background is the John Hancock Center in Chicago spree ends in 3 arrests Three area police departments have charged three Bristol ough youths with going on a rampage early yesterday ing and causing almost in damage The spree was cut short when Sgt Hubert Downs of Bristol arrested the suspects at a m yesterday Charged with malicious and cy were Robert 19 of 200 Otter Si Thomas Landman 20 of 836 Pine St and George Dreher 20 of 653 Pine St They were arraigned before Justice of the Peace Eugene Spadaccino for seven offenses in the borough bail was set at each They were later turned 01 er to Bristol Township police where they were arrested on similar arraigned and sent to Falls Township hce for still another arrest and arraignment on mischief and conspiracy charges Able To Post Bail Landman was able to post bail at all three arraignments and he was released Wolanski and Dreher were sent to Bucks County prison until they can raise more than in total bail each Police said the suspects on Page Col RENSHAW Courier Times Staff Writer It seems as though there will be no new apartment buildings in Bristol Township's ninth ward Commissioner John R art said this ing he will not vote to permit the Cresent Holding Co to sub- divide land near the Levittown Parkway for apartment tion have sought and received support from other ers in turning down this sion and I would appreciate dents of the 9th ward who op- pose this apartment complex to attend the next public meeting in the the can commissioner said Not Available Earlier this week it was learned the New Jersey ny had submitted the subdivision request which would permit the construction of 298 units north of Queen Anne near the Levittown Stewart was not available for comment when his political opponents commented on the apartment situation pendent candidate for Mrs Marge Messick said she completely opposed such construction Tony Melio Democrat hopeful for the commissioner seat in the said yesterday he was calling for a of dents before making a decision on the apartments calling for this meeting is simply refusing to make a decision on the apartments He is faced wun a problem because he was on the board in when this land was zoned for garden Stewart charged Stewart said at that time the board was controlled by democrats Republicans have vored to keep as much land for open space as possible in the township and I wiil continue with that Stewart said Meho responded to Stewart's of ail the land was re- zoned specifically for ments It was originally rezoned on Page Col Over firing of Hoffman Afflerback criticizes Farley By CHARLES F Me GURK Courier Times Staff Writer Bucks County's Minority Commissioner Walter S Farley Jr came in for severe criticism yesterday from Republican ty Chairman C.V Afflerback over the firing of Charles M chief clerk of the county board of elections and voter registration While Hoffman's firing was the unanimous decision of the are from Boro 6 linked in chain co thefts member board of commissioners yesterday Farley was singled out for ire only does it throw a wrench into the election machinery Afflerback I think it was totally unfair of the commissioners for firing an em- ployee for telling the truth law suits and firings have become commonplace in the courthouse under Farley's ence on the board of ers He added the GOP is ing forward to January when Farley is gone sanity can be restored to county government Afflerback said Farley had promised Bucks Democratic Chairman Representative Milton Berkes that he would demand that Hoffman resign or be fired Berkes Applauds Action Berkes who demanded day that Hoffman submit his ignation because he and illegally inserted himself into yesterday applauded the commissioners action Berkes if the facts are as we believe them to be the commissioners acted properly in firing Hoffman We can now have more confidence that we will get fair treatment from the election Berkes said he can get state appointed election watchers into Continued on Page CoL Bristol Borough police have arrested six suspects this week in connection with a series of burglaries last month at the American Chain and Cable Co on Green Lane Taken in one burglary was a check-writing machine which has been used in the past month to print phony payroll checks Charged with receiving stolen goods and conspiracy are three Bristol ough William Kotch Jr 23 of the Hamman Apartments on Wilson Ronald 21 of 903 Green St and Thomas Kervick 23 of 355 E Circle Bail was set at each Justice of The Peace Eugene and all three were committed to Bucks County Prison to await a hearing Stolen Goods Charged with receiving stolen goods are Glen Zengel of 1807 539920 539920 That's today's winning number in the New Jersey State Lottery 539926 chance Million Benson Pace and Joseph 21 of 254 Hayes Si Doin Bristol and Nicholas 22 of Hialeah Fla The two Bristol suspects were released on bail each while bail for Beitz was set at he was commuted Police have a warrant for a seventh a young Bristol who is currently being held by Philadelphia police on drug charges The check machine and 432 blank checks were taken from the Green Lane plant shortly before midnight Sept 11 Also taken was cash Soon after the roll checks began turning up in on Page Col Buffalo still has a pioneer vision of ca Page 3 INDEX Morrisville H Movies 29 Obituaries 12 Sports TV Schedule 28 Wilson 28 Women's News Day Night Classified 9464600 TV listings 28 I
