Bucks County Times (Newspaper) - January 20, 1971, Levittown, Pennsylvania Demos give Shapp his first crisis By BURTON W HARRISBURG Pennsylvania's 40th con- Milton J today was a chief executive with yet thanks to the reluctance of senators of his own Shapp submitted 13 pointees to department head posts to the Senate for con- immediately after his inauguration Tuesday Then his aides scheduled them to be sworn in at 4 evidently figuring they would be confirmed with no trouble But trouble there was Senate after caucusing for 90 emerged with the of tees would be brought up for confirmation Tuesday Even the Democratic delegation in the Senate indicated it wanted to in- cabinet tions before they made any move to approve them Senate Democratic leaders said the in- would be conducted Monday Jan starting at 1 The whole affair was made more embarrassing because the new cabinet had been scheduled to take their oaths of office in the state House of Representatives before an overflow throng which had earlier attended inaugural The new governor ed from what had to be an initial shock to make an appearance in the House and announce that he was naming nine of the persons he had appointed as department heads as assistants to the for the ments they were to have presided over The single omission among the new was William H delphia Shapp had submitted Wilcox's name as head of the Department of Community fairs He later indicated Wilcox was not prepared to take over the office until February That still did not explain why he had asked the Senate to confirm almost two weeks before Wilcox would take office Immediately after his an- of the in the House Press Secretary Tony May announced it was the that his special assistants be paid while ing rate of pay has not yet been May said To Study Appointees Members of the Senate cratic delegation denied their refusal to bring up the names of cabinet for tion was meant to embarrass the governor studied these people before he appointed said Sen Benjamin felt we should study them While the Senate Republican delegation took the stand officially that it wanted to await the decision of the crats on the confirmation ber before making its own m- dividual Republican senators said any Republican votes ed would have been supplied without a question Yard ley Makefield Morrisville Dear Abby Column VOL 61 No 17 Serving Bucks County WEDNESDAY JANUARY 44 PAGES B PRICE TEN CENTS Courier Times Photo By Alex Zidock FIRST FREEZE With Lower Bucks locked in a deep freeze since the Delaware River began to show the effects this morning with virtually no flow as it became frozen for the first time this winter This is the scene beneath the Freeway Bridge they're all in forecast Good Evening HI Here's hoping the next four years of nor tenure go better than his first day Watching on TV you felt even those nearest to him weren't listening seemed more interested in getting his grand- son on camera and his dog a good spot on the platform The music and the readings seemed over long and were just endured by everyone ing from freezing temperatures in which they never should have been out in the first place The televised Inaugural Ball last night was the best comedy show of the year What a mess Apparently the Democrats have been out of power too long and are amateurs at running inaugural shows Then the Pennsylvania Senate showed the new governor how petty it could be when it refused to confirm his cabinet From yesterday on things can only get better It was scary yesterday watching the televised meeting of the New York policemen A group of dissidents among the law and order men was completely out of control and almost tried to tear apart its own union leader An old-time policeman never saw any group act like this They were nothing but a bunch of Then they went back on the streets in uni- form to administer justice It's estimated it costs about to treat the common cold Of it's a little less if you buy one of the cheaper i I By SCOOP LEWIS Courier Times Staff Writer The deep which has gripped Lower Bucks since should moderate but the warmer air may pack some snow with it Temperatures here dropped to 12 degrees this but some outlying areas re- ported colder readings But it was warmer than although it may not have felt so to morning risers Yesterday's was eight the coldest since Jan 22 when the thermometer dipped to six above zero Cloud Cover With a cloud cover over the area early this the didn't go as low since the heat in the ground went to the cloud cover and back to the ground with morning rays of the ground heat went into the sphere and remained in space A high-pressure system tered over Missouri will keep temperatures in the teens here tonight Today's high should be around 20 degrees Yesterday's high of 17 came at midnight day The afternoon high yesterday was 16 The high pressure system will move off the Atlantic Coast morrow and allow a milder west flow to move over vania Skies will be mostly cloudy with the high around 30 Mostly cloudy skies will ue to prevail over the area Friday and Saturday with a chance of snow or rain both days By day it should be sunny and colder again The cold now in its fifth is showing its effect on the Delaware River which began freezing late yesterday Laputka weathers Falls foes and wins raise By SCOOP LEW IS Courier Times Staff Writer Mike Laputka is still manager of Falls Township and he got a raise But the thin-haired administrator had to weather a and often caustic storm of criticism from angered taxpayers last night before the supervisors voted in his favor Supervisors Joseph Groark and John Banko joined most of the jam-packed throng of 80 residents in voicing their dissent with performances the past 22 months Many accusations were hurled about during the stormy sors meeting held in the small confines of the Robert Erwin Auditorium of the township building Most charges against Laputka were leveled by the Falls ship Taxpayers led by Mrs Dorothy Vislosky Others not allied to the taxpayers group expressed their personal cation Then there were those in the audience like Lou a less steelworker who joined John Mclnerney John O'Brien and Robert Arrowood in supporting work and boosting his salary to Verbal Barrage Item No 4 on last night's of ordinance ing the composition of the ship manager for con- an hour and 28 minutes of some of the hottest verbal rage heard in At times the accusations and commendations went far afield with discussion turning into issues A ed verbal barrage from the front to the rear of the auditorium developed between Banko and Richard a realtor and member of the township planning commission was mainly assailed by Mrs Vislosky who read into the on Page Col BUCKS FLOAT Crossing the was the theme of Bucks County's float at the inaugural parade in Harrisburg yesterday The float was sponsored Courier Times photo by Jay Crawford by the Bucks County Commission See page 25 for a full page of inaugural pictures Bucks Demos warm up Harrisburg By CHARLES F McGURK Courier Times Staff Writer 100 happy Bucks County Democrats gave their welcome to Gov ton Shapp yesterday in the gural parade Braving the blasts of biting cold air the Democrats joined with four bands from county high schools to honor the 40th nor of the Commonwealth But for especially members of the mile march was a nightmare of frostbite The band did not get into the line of march because of a restriction limiting the ties to three bands The Falcon band performed a special program in front of the governor's reviewing stand Police and parade officials mated over 300 young marchers were treated for frostbite or sure trembling and crying from the were shepherded out of the line of march by either band officials or and taken to one of a dozen aid stations At least 95 were treated at the two Mosquito control offices in Bristol Twp Two county agencies eye empty nest Courier Times Staff Writer Both the Bucks County Park Board and the District Attorney's office have their eyes on the ty mosquito control building in Bristol Township The building and garage near Lake pool has been vacant for the past month because of the county commissioners decision last year to drop the mosquito control program At this morning's ers meeting District Attorney Ward F Clark said the building Capital capers They came from all over the state And Bocks County made an impressive ing as Gov Shapp said I do Page 25 INDEX 43 TV TV Women's Day Classified Night Classified TV 22 would make an ideal spot for the county crime lab Radio Repair He would also like to use part of the facility for police car radio repairs The commissioners had made a verbal commitment to the pledging part of the structure for the radio repair The crime lab proposal came as a surprise to the commissioners Clark said he looked over the facility this week and believes it could easily be adapted as a crime lab and also serve as an office for county detectives in the lower end of the county Beside the lab he proposes a polygraph and an room m the building Also at the meeting was tive director of the Park and R Eric who told the commissioners the building is a park building and it is needed for adequate storage space of maintenance equipment The commissioners put off the but minority Walter S Farley don't know if a crime lab belongs in a park The proposed crime lab was passed in the county et The first location mentioned was extra office space at the of- on Page CoL area hospitals But the intense officially reported at 18 degrees at 1 and the biting an hour winds did not chill the tic Democrats who have not had an inauguration in Harrisburg for 12 years The last tune the crats rejoiced here was when David L- Lawrence was sworn in Bucks Democrats were led by County Chairman Rep Milton Berkes While insulated against the they trooped past the re- viewing waving their black hats Most of along with the band and two had waited for an hour in the staging area before the parade got under- way at p.m The marchers represented about half of the Bucks tion of the marchers watched Shapp take his oath to on Page CoL Granddaughter also hurt is held in stabbing of daughter An Yardley man was arrested this morning for the alleged stabbing and beating of his ter The victim Olga was treated in the emergency room of Mercer Trenton A pital spokesman was unsure of her condition but said she would probably be admitted The father John Zeko of 184 S Main was taken into custody at 10.45 by Police Chief Lee Carroll Two Hurt Mrs Jenei received two tions on her one on left side of her one on her deep cuts on three fingers and several according to police A Olga also received minor lacerations Chief Carroll said two butcher knives and one the parent were discovered on the scene He said he removed one knife but the other two in- were left in the house for inspection by county tives Assistance was also provided by the Lower Makefield ship Police Department Carroll said details of the dent are still lacking but Zeko apparently summoned his ter down to the celler where he attacked her i
