Bucks County Courier Times (Newspaper) - September 28, 1977, Levittown, Pennsylvania Vol No 228 September 70 Pages 20 Cents Strike closes community college No end in sight for students Dr Edward Lewis pickets near roadblock By Kathy Canavan Countr Staff No negotiations are in sight in the teachers strike which closed Bucks County Community College for students today All activities and most community services will be suspended until the strike is settled and no con- tract talks arc scheduled al this point The college's 163 librarians and lors took their strike vote yesterday after long but unsuccessful contract talks Monday The members of Local 2238 of the American Federation of Teachers have been negotiating with the college board of trustees since March Neither the union spokesman nor the spokesman for the trustees would speculate on the length of the strike but no negotiation sessions have been scheduled and the union plans a meeting mid-day on Friday class size The spokesmen for the union and the board declined to discuss the otal issues which led the teachers to strike after working 27 days without a but an informed source said dispute centers on class size ana length of contract The source said the teachers want a two-year contract with an 8 per cent cash raise each year plus fringe fits The board reportedly is offering a three-year contract with a 7 per cent raise each year and fewer fringe fits The salary range now In effect goes from for beginning instructors to top salary for full sors The teachers reportedly want to make class size a bargaining point and the trustees do not nickel and dime stuff at this the source the whole going to blow up and It's all be- cause the county commissioners said enough Because counly taxpayers bear one-third of the college's operating the commissioners have In- on Page Col Jet hijackers threaten to kill 155 passengers Bangladesh Two members of Japan's ultra tist Red Army hijacked a Japan Air Lines jetliner with 155 sons aboard forced it to land in Dacca and threatened to blow it up unless their demands arc met Airport officials said the negotiating with Bangladesh Air Force Chief of Staff Abdul Gaffur M a h m oo d warned they would blow up the jetliner with themselves and their hostages un- less all Red Army guerrillas jailed in Japan were released immediate iy The officials said the hijackers warned that anyone approaching within 200 yards of the plane would be shot II was not known what weapons or explosives the hijackers were carrying Security sources said army troops cordoned off the airport way and reported hearing children weeping inside the plane They said the pilot and co-pilot could be seen inside the but nothing was seen of the hijackers The hijackers commandeered the plane about 40 miles out of shortly after takeoff from Santa Cruz tional Airport The aircraft arrived in Dacca miles away about five hours later Airport officials said the pilot circled the airport for about 40 minutes because Bangladesh authorities refused permission to land they the pilot the plane because he was nearly out of fuel The Red Army has gained international notoriety for a long ries of bloody raids on foreign embassies and hijackings Westward The Philadelphia train definitely will head West next Tuesday face the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League playoffs The Phils corralled the Chicago Culis yesterday The gave the Phillies their second straight divisional was a uild one which could only be overshadowed by the gala celebration in the locker room after the game Pitcher Larry Christenson made sure he won the clincher and hts victory at the same lime by smacking a grand slam homer during a set tanning A lot of champagne was spilled at bration The team hopes it can some more ut a hoped for World bash in two weeks Tor stories and pictures of yesterday's hoopla see pages 1121 and 1126 V t photo bv E Shapiro adds best wishes to Oxford Valley Mall billboard Champagne bath for Hulton Teammates douse Bown Kostmayer blasts Carter mass transit record By Mark Smith Courier Tunes Staff Writer Bucks County Congressman Peter H Kostmayer yesterday con- the Carter Administration for neglecting the nation's mass tation needs on one hand and ing energy conservation measures on the other upset over announced cutbacks on Amtrak's Northeast senger rail said the Democratic Administration's lack of attention to a national mass transportation policy is and ible with what it should be The Democrat described the subject of mass transportation as one on which he disagrees with the ad- perhaps more than on any not so much a matter of ing with the administration on a mass transit Kostmayer cause the administration has no cy Actions like this only tend to that deficiency policies seem to go against statements by the administration that we should save energy and encourage mass The Bucks County Commissioners budget problems with the ed Rail Corp a federal rail last spring first alerted mayer in the Carter Administration's lack of a transportation policy The congressman has since legislation to continue a high level of federal support lo rail lines in the Northeast Amtrak's recent announcement it will run fewer trains in the Northeast in order lo cut its deficits was the last straw for the freshman legislator lie said yesterday he has penned a letter to Secretary of Transportation Brock Adams blasting the announced reduction of 22 trains a day on the ton New and New lines a frequent rider of from Washington to wrote seems lo me we will never demonstrate the public the true seriousness of our en- ergy problem if we do not encourage the use of our passenger rail network you know Congress has made a strong commitment to the revival of railroad transportation En this try The as announced by contradict this moral and commitment and are bound lo reduce previous success in acquiring increased Recently Congress increased its appropriation for Amtrak service to 5 million In addition Congress has budgeted billion over the next five years to improve the along the lines In the Northeast rail corridor The reductions in service are scheduled to go into effect Oct 30 news summary Bucks County characters people ters Rob creates characters for posters at the community college to point the way to films and lectures 3 ready for the debit card Passbook savings are giving way to statement savings and Columnist Joe found that a debit card is in the future With this a saver can make a purchase and have the funds automatically transferred without the problem of handling cash or receiving a hill 3 Catania asks probe of Increasing police costs County commissioner asks boroughs association to have representatives gel together with townships association and fraternal order of police to probe increasing cost of police protection with eye toward future tic told group he docs not advocate county or regional force Pomeroy's grand opening tonight If you happen to see bright white lights moving across the early evening sky don't be from huge spotlights marking the grand opening of Pomcroy's new Mall department store Bucks man's body found The decomposed body of a Hills man was found In Delaware Bay last nearly one month from the day his boat caught fire Body of Robert was found by a duck r on an island beach at the mouth of the River Upper 2 Hearing on lots tonight Upper Makefield Township's planners tonight will hold a public hearing on the preliminary plans for a subdivision proposed by developer Chris Gigliotti 3 plan won't affect business Augustus Singley just wanted to be left operated a gas station in for 48 years and doesn't see why the township comprehensive plan should affect the resale value of his property He just wants to be left alone Centennial schools 3 Cody resigns Joseph P president of the Centennial School has submitted his resignation effective Jan 1978 His plans to move out of the district were cited as the reason for the resignation Editorial t Our real strength The debate over the future of American military force is a crucial one While our editorial writers believe there is much waste in Pentagon budget and daily operation of the defense the threat to America's security Is real What is needed Is a defense force strong enough to protect the republic and lean enough lo stay within the bounds of America's history of civilian control and democratic traditions 6 We're No I For doubters In the Phillies finally did it For rest of yesterday's victory over the Cubs was only step one From here on out championship baseball from a team of real champions 7 after Iteri Latter blundering Nn matter u hill comes mil of the Bert it is certain Hie nation's struggling Party Mill gam once on lint news and of got a shot in arm from the waj Jimmy Carter rumbled whole It may help cop candidates by dimming the memory of the Nixon ears and tarnishing Carter's Rood Cuj image 7 Burks GOP gets Columnist veur reign of political involvement in appointing Bucks County judges may he coming to an end Word is out the Democrats will not press fora Democrat lo placed on when Judge Monroe retires the Democrats will allow the Republicans to get 7 Carter is learning the lesson of the tics of promise What happened to John Kennedy on civil rights appears to he happening to Jimmy Carter on unemployment like had strong black support in winning a very close presidential election like made more promises during his Sports Soccer 23 Yocum one of the players Yocum is little bv that she Is a woman of her word She Is convincing them she Is on a mostly boys soccer team at Bucks County Community College for the same reason the boys arc on the team play soccer 24 goalie can't be blamed for loss to NL turned almost everything shot al His team anyway good evening The biggest surprise yesterday was not the Phillies winning the pennant but the fact the game was on sion It wasn't supposed to be but the station changed its mind at the last moment A tot of people didn't know it and were listening lo radios It was a grand and whacky game to win and those who were there say the party was rowdier and more fun than last year The only problem seemed to be Cub announcer Lou the questions while Richie Ashburn stood there after the commercial Lou was gone You can Imagine what was said So much for the pennant Now Phils have to prove can win a playoff game It's a strong team but the frontline pitching is weak right now The Carter administration Is ting ready to ask that only half of the price of meals for business purposes be deductible on the income tax I just won't order the dessert and beverage West Point got some failing grades from an investigating committee The reports said the Point suffered from a of pursuit of It has poor a lack of and resistance to etc Worse yet the report said the Point lacked a sense of humor They arc indicting men for most bombings of bama churches What's surprising about this dogged crime Investigation is that it's the Alabama authorities who have persisted all these years un- til could get enough evidence to arrest those they feel arc responsible This country has come a long way in a short time although some will feel we still have a long way to go A bulletin on television is really earth-shattering when It Interrupts the commercial Where do the people with the tions go on the rare days we have all the i IP II A TV 7 p It V
