Bucks County Courier Times (Newspaper) - August 25, 1977, Levittown, Pennsylvania Surka Sfi Vol NO 201 August 68 Pages 20 Cents Metzger raps Bucks judges By Mark Smith Courier Times Staff Writer Bucks County's worsening bail bond documented In a long In the Bucks County ier prompted county George M to criticize the county Judges part in the fiasco yesterday already at odds with the Judges over their insistence that the Township district justice office be moved at the county's ex- said the county bench is to Bucks taxpayers The Republican commissioner said the refusal of judges to exact penalties from bailsmen whose clients Jumped bail is typical of their lack of accountability to county residents A half-dozen bail bondsmen have run up a staggering debt of in unpaid penalties to the cording to county records cited in Courier Times The situation has been building Tor years with no great effort expended by the county to recover the money says the judges arc to blame In fact Metzger suggested If the commissioners were to file suit in an effort to force the judges to go after the it would be futile be- cause a county judge would hear the case The Republican said the judges have capitulated to threat that they will refuse to write ball for in Bucks jails If the county gets tough with answer is said the bondsmen won't write just lock everybody up If it was up to if a guy didn't have the fines or he'd spend his time in Commissioner Joseph F Catania did not criticize the but he said something should be done to end the county's pointless bail bond system He suggested the commissioners sit down with representatives of the the county bar association and the judges to work out a solution Commissioner G Roger Bowers said Catania's suggestion is a He you're not going to have a system that why bother Despite all the no firm dale for a meeting was set The possibility of a meeting was left in where the uncollected bail bond forfeitures have been floating for years Korean probe hits roadblocks WASHINGTON P Chief Counsel Leon laworski House Ethics Committee is encountering on ils rean bribery investigation similar to that in the Watergate and hearings may have to wait until year But put in charge of the inquiry a month also said at his first meeting with the committee that he is convinced pertinent facts will ultimately come to and anyone holding back information would be well advised to come forward voluntarily The t e welcomed like a rescuing said he still has men MI re of real the panel ran get testimony from Park even though the Korean man alleged paymaster in the covert lobbying operations in said hours earlier in Seoul he will not cooperate J a worsk i replaced Lacovara u ho quit as the special counsel because of a fight with Chairman John on Page Col v V V t f Two Thiokol rockets separate from Space Shuttle in NASA artist's rendering Thiokol may reap million from shuttle Ry Dill New 111 Courier Times Staff Writer Released from its porch atop the jumbo jet that had carried it the Croat white hope of America's space program swooped and circled silently downward like some prehistoric bird of prey Inward the floor of the California desert Millions watched spellbound as TV cameras recorded the touchdown minutes later of the biggest slider ever flown America's space shuttle Cram passed a major milestone earlier this month with and successful flight lest of the orbiter craft But while the publicity spot- light focused on the most aspect of the space shuttle testing work was gressing on other key components of the system that will introduce a new era of space night in the First firing On July Corp the company which holds one of the big space shuttle conducted the first lest firing of the rocket motor it is ing to help propel the shuttle into orbit around the Earth The static firing look place at the testing facility at Division in northern where the rocket motors are being developed Thiokol officials were pleased with the results and termed the initial firing a cess the components as planned We met all on Page Col Centennial tax hikes brin By Susan Courier Times Staff Writer 9 Real estate nearly M per cent in the Centennial District during tAf past years An estimated homes are for in a figure tip from the combination of a school strike and a tax pushed residents to the of- fices 9 A proponed malt has the and made them ful their property values U'tll if it is built It's a worry close to the heart of ery homeowner When you sell your will you be able to find a and make a Since Americans move an average every seven the buying and selling of houses is an ongoing process In and Upper ampton increased a strike last year and a posed new mall have made ers nervous The school strike definitely says Barbara sales manager of the Arthur Mitchell Real Estate Agency in Southampton a re still asking if this is the district that had so much trouble last says Ms Randis She reports she has snld some homes recently in both townships where people arc leaving because of the climbing tax rate Spending to save she cause people arc spending to move in order to save a year in Frank an agent with Mid- eastern Realty in con- curs the mall and the school strike had to affect sales and values to some he how much we'll never know coming into the area im- mediately look at the lax and it is high here compared with er says Simons Centennial school taxes climbed to 137.25 mills this with the threat of another 20 mills next year Roth of the and Ivyland are served by the school district A proposed Hess's which would be located at Street and lown Roads in would also agrees Ms Randis The mall would be a good selling point for neighboring such as and says Ms Randis The Village Mall in sham is now mentioned to potential customers for homes in Hut it wouldn't he worth it because of what it would do to property values in the immediate says Ms dis it would do to the properly values would be a shame think the residents would rather pay higher taxes than have a mall The liabilities far outweigh the assets of putting a mall she asserts A ray of hope Offering some measure of hope for the tax-burdened school is Realtor James Black of Realtors in recently purchased by Fox and Lazo of Cherry People are still interested in ing to Hie and that includes says Black is still that outflow of ple from the city who arc looking Tor more belter schools and a nicer place to he says People now leaving are because they want to move to larger homes or greener areas in the upper part of the continues not because they aren't willing to pay the extra taxes news summary Bucks County County won't pay fuels tax on gas used Improperly County Controller Thomas J Corrigan says he will not approve expenditure of county funds to pay for liguid fuels taxes on 120.000 gallons of gasoline improperly used in personal vehicles of county employes in the past three years Slate this week said gasoline was used improperly 3 Temperatures drop to 12 degrees here That's not of A preview of fall with blue skies ahead 5 Bucks agencies help children cope divorce Children need emotional help nearly as much as do adults these days and several Bucks agencies are combining efforts to see these children adjust to the separation or divorce of their pa rents 8 Concert to benefit rare disease Organizers of an upcoming outdoor concert hope to raise enough money to double the present balance of a trust fund recently set up to benefit a young girl from Township 14 Fla woman tells of meeting aliens from space Lydia a with a came to Bucks County last night and foretold the Apocalypse A businesswoman from Fla she says she was abducted one day in by fearing aliens In a UFO Meeting was sponsored by a group of UKO enthusiasts from Northampton 4 corrects error in ordinance Northampton Township's board of supervisors last night approved an amendment to the township zoning ordinance relating to water and sewer regulations The amendment corrects an in Editorial Who's lugging he purse County Commssioner Joseph F Catania will salary from an unidentified group of party stalwarts in his new post as Democratic chieftain Our editorial writers find this appalling They suggest Catania either dump the new job or quit as county commissioner School strikes on the horizon More than I HO school districts in Pennsylvania arc without contracts for the new school year Three of these districts are in Lower Bucks Our editorial writers renew their call fora revision of the stale public employes act School strikes should be and arc preventable Full employment protest to rock Carter's plans The Carter administration shortly will face what is being called In an unprecedented national week of public protest against continuing high unemployment Planned for Sept is a national which is expected to bring together more than I million people In 150 cities around the United States 7 Another chapter In deceit and villainy Columnists Martha Angle and Robert Walters detail what they describe as another chapter In the burgeoning book big business corruption News Fort Dlx cutbacks opposed In report Secret report released by Burlington freeholders says operations at Fort Dix Army base should not he cut back Report was obtained by source at Fort but Army spokesman would not confirm whether report was official Army document Sports Baseball 28 stifles Phillies Joe Phil's who practically has a jinx on the stopped the NL East's first place team on five hits last night as the Astros took a victory Jerry Martin for the visitors 28 Phils hitting reflects re- cord It's no secret why the Phillies are atop of their division Everybody on the squad is hitting and team baiting average leads the National League 28 Struggling Dodgers nip lose Instead of sailing into the playoffs with flying the Dodgers are having their problems and last night's Injury to catcher Steve didn't help matters Basketball 28 Olive elects Europe rather than try out with Sixers Former Villanova standout John Olive will Join four-year teammate Larry Herron and play in the rather than try out with the good evening That nip in the air this morning was a preview of the fall weather which awaits us It's perfect weather for the football teams and bands which have already started practicing This father boasted his son won't bo late for school this year He bought him a car and now he has to get there an hour early to get a parking space reluctantly signed the state subsidy school He said it too many wealthy school fie couldn't have been ing about Lower Bucks The will benefit our overtaxed taxpayers Grace Kelly's daughter Caroline will marry a all the stories arc saying today Why Her father did I hope she doesn't invite me to the wedding I don't have the money to pay for the palace tour or use the room Our nuclear submarine fleet used to be the biggest and best in the world the Russians now have three limes as many nuclear subs as we do and arc of the long ing types which could operate off our coastlines President Carter should know the danger He's a nuclear sub engineer The new definition of a luxury car may be any new one General Motors says it's raising prices about a 1078 car Things can get so bad will be buying Volkswagens on time Let's it's the ing the Phils problems and they fallen into a team batting slump We don't need a losing streak to com for the winning streak One way to stop the rising crime rate is to put as many cops on the street as there src on television If alt the commercials on the late hour television shows were laid but they aren't they S O DCT A Bucks 1 5 p.m Classified A 7 p.m CIH All DiT Happenings 3 Wilson Vour Newsroom Snorts Circulation
