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ADVANCE LOCAL., COUNTY, STATE, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL NEWS-REPORTED IN DEPTH VOL. 21, NO. 1124 PUBLISHED-IN OGDENSBURG.N.Y. SUNDAY, DECEMBER19, 1971 PRICE 25e Devalued 8,57 By Charles W. Kelly ,. • Since my appointment to the Ogdensburg Housing Authority by Mayor Byrnes was announced Friday, the phone has been ringing steady. All my friends want to know my favorite charity so they can make sure that I make a pledge. At this point my two favorite Charities are the Ogdensburg Boys' Club and the A. Barton Hepburn Hospital. They both are in need of funds. I can assure my readers that I didn't accept the appointment to the Housing Authority because of the $47.50 a month and I am willing to serve without pay. For 13 years I have been an active member of the City Recreation Commission. Members of the Recreation Commission serve without pay. i asked Mayor Byrnes for an appointment to the Housing Authority for one very good reason and that is Belmont Courts. The State has virtually ignored Belmont Courts and the general condition of the buildings show it. I'll make no promises, but you can be assured that I will give the matter som e attention. Being a member of the authority wilt be an education for me. I hope to be able to make some small contribution to improving the living conditions of those people who live at Belmont Courts. A job working for city, county, state or even Urban Renewal, should be given to unemployed people whenever possible. Ef- forts Sho'llld be made to take people off unemployment and welfare rolls, when a job is available these people should be given priority. • The western portion of St. Lawrence County is now in the 45th State Senatorial District. The east part of the county, including Massena, Potsdam, Madrid and Waddington are in the 43rd district under the redistricting program adopted by the State Legislature Saturday. It doesn't make much sense, but it's the Republican law and that's supreme in this state. We were happy to learn that the Board of Supervisors, in a CLOSED committee meeting; decided to stop and think before moving ahead with the Canton Qrpomar School project which would have cost the County more than $2-million. It's too bad the Board didn'ttake the action pn the?pEoposed North Mall more than a year ago. .The architect, Quentin Xj. Reutefshan of Potsdam, has already been paidmore than $100,000 ill feesand expenses. , - V^ky jaaust Sseussion. offt&e ^tat&xtxah Schoolproject klways b<| done behind closed doors? An exarruilatiori of theminutesi of: the Board meetings over the past two years will f eveal that very little discussion has beeneonductedinpublic. Theonepublic discussion we recall was forced by a resolution offered by Supervisor James Duffy. The taxpayer/is paying the bill and expects county business to be discussed in public. Reutershan appeared before the Board Wednesday, but in a closed Committee meeting. Why? No minutes are kept of \private\ meetings, and therefore there is no public record to review. HOW can a decision be made in a meeting that is not official? If you know anybody who will not be having the usual Christmas feast because they can't afford it, call the Emergency Food Department of the St. Lawrence County Community Development program at Canton and request that they be taken care of. The' •Emergency Food Program, as we have written many times, has a budget of 125,000. First things first, of course: $18,330 goes for salaries and fringe benefits, but some little bit of the remainder could possibly be used for food! It's tragic, in a time of such heed, to see taxpayers' money just thrown to the winds as it is in this program. It's a complete waste. According to reports, Wesley Bourdette, Canton, executive director of the St. Lawrence County Community Development program, which handles OEO funds in this county, recently returned from an all-expense paid trip to San Francisco to attend a three-day seminar. That's what I call \priority\ spending of poverty fund's. According to an unconfirmed report Attorney Everett-Howard of Canton has been, or is about to be named trust officer for the St. Lawrence County National Bank. Ted Lyons, president, was not available for comment Saturday night. Comptroller Arthur Levitt has been preaching for years that New York State was headed for bankruptcy. Nobody would listen to Levitt and now w e are at tha t point. Governor Rockefeller says that the State will rUn out of money before the en d of this fiscal year, The new fiscal year begins on April 1. Maybe the State itself will have to sigh up for welfare. Th£City Council voted Monday night to increase the salary of the City Manager from $16,000 to $17;000, roughly a 6.3 per cent increase, and obviously out of line with the 5.5 percent maximum increase reeommendecl in the President's Economic stabilization Program. There is some question whether the increase is legal, and we recommend the City Attorney seek an opinion from the Internal Revenue Service, which is handling inquiries and questions on the wage and price limits. The City Manager has not had a. raise in two years, and may very well deserve one, but within the limits of the law. It may seem we are being picayune, arguing over an $880 l raise as opposed to a $1,000 increase. It's not the amount,-however, it's the principle of the thing. All other public and private employes are Subject to \the wage guidelines. We don't think there should be exceptions. NORTH POLE VISITOR - Frank LeFleur, 11 and Lori Terrance, nine, brief Santa oh what's hoped for this coming Saturday. The Jolly Old Elf took time out from his busy schedule to visit the Boys' Club Christmas party held Friday evening at St. Mary's School.. Over 250 boys and girls were in attendance. (Como Photo) Lawmakers Approve Reappomonment Protests From Democrats ^ANYi.M, CAP) — ...%h^i legislature approi;ed^a;reapp0ft^wittten^f ^ plan, of asserqMy and senate election districts Saturday over anguished protests of several Democratic lawmakers that they were being gerrymandered out of office. •-^jjov. .jTSgckefelier's signature was assiiEei^feut few doubt that the courts are likely to have the; last word. RoekefeUei s s office said soon after-the Assembly vote that the jiieasure would be submitted to the attorney generaPs office for study before the Republican Finances Next On Lawmakers Agenda; Reconvene Dec. 27 ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The New York Legislature had hardly completed a- special session on reapportionment Saturday before it was ordered by Gov. Rockefeller to return to Albany Dec. 27 for a special session on finances. The summons doomed the hopes of several Republican lawmakers that consideration of Rockefeller's taxing proposals would be delayed until the regular legislative session, which starts Jan. 5. The office of Assembly Speaker Perry B. Duryea took solace, however, in the fact that Rockefeller promised to submit detailed legislation of his proposals by Monday. Duryea had requested more details on several of-the recommendations, par- ticularly the cutbacks that would be necessary through a' freeze on state aid and other state expenditures. Rockefeller's fiscal package calls for the savings of $275 million through a budget freeze, the savings of $400 million through a postponement of state aid payments until after the start of the next fiscal year April 1 and $427 million in tax increases. The package, designed to close a budget gap of $1.5-billion over the next 15 months, also anticipates a $400- million increase in federal aid. The tax increases sought by Rockefeller break down this way: —A 5 per cent surcharge on state Actress, Diana Lynn, Dies At Age Of 45 , LOS ANGELES (AP) - Actress Diana Lynn, 45, died early Saturday of an apparentfarteriai disease at Mt. Sinai riospital hospital officials said. A native of Los Angeles, she played in a succession of light comedies and B movies in the i940s, such as \Our Hearts Were Young and Gay,\ \And the Angel Sings,\ \Every Girl Should be Married,\ \My Friend Irma Goes West,\ \Meet Me at the Fair,\ \You're Never Too Yourtg,\ \The Kentuckian,\ and \Annapolis Story.\ She was the wife of Mortimer Hall, the treasurer of the' New York Post. As a 27^year=old starlet she played the female lead of Patty in \The Moon Is Blue\ on the London stage. As a child she was a near prodigy as a pianist. She had suffered a stroke Bee. 9, of- ficials said. income laxeS. A yield of $139 million was anticipated. To apply to 1972 income. —An elimination, of the state' income tax credits of $12.50 for the single tax-^ payer and $25 for the family. A*yield of $120 million. To apply to 1971 income. —A dime increase in the tax on a fifth of liquor and a nickel boost in taxes on a six-pack of beer, plus a 20 per cent in- crease in taxes on wines. A yield of $60 million. Effective Feb. 1. WEATHER * D * 6 * wm. Variable cloudiness and cold today with a chance of some occasional light snow flurries. Highs today ten to 25. Mostly cloudy tomorrow, night and Monday with a chance of snow tomorrow night, becoming more'likely on Monday. Lows tomorrow night in- the teens and highs Monday mid 20S to mid 30s. chief executive makes Ms|jB«fe£pTi> The Senate approved fiffJK??! hy : ,a vote of 32-n,'am the Asf^bly, : oc- curred two hours. later, 9>'52>- SiKeraT legisiatots crossed party lihesian life bat loting\. - ' \This is a vicious, unconstitutional, illegal bill,\ said Assembly Minority Leader Stanley Stemgut, D-Brooklyn, who.noted that the plan divides counties, cities, neighborhoods, and ethnic con- centrations. \My district,\ said Assemblyman Franz Leichter;, ^Manhattan, \looks like a giraffe that has a goiter. This is a foul deed.\ •'• — ~V Democrats weren't the only ones who were displeased. Assemblyman Frederick Warder of Geneva, who Was placed into the district with fellow Republican Joseph Fihley of Newark,, said the plan \forces me into a primary with another Republican assemblyman with whom I have not had a cross word in 20 years.\ Democrats vowed a court challenge to the plan; \It's going to the courts as soon as it'S'humanly possible,\ said Assen> bly Minority Leader Stanley Steingut. Senate Minority Leader Joseph Zaretzki said the plan would be challenged on grounds that it violated the' com- pactness, contiguity and community interest sections of the State Gpfi- stitution. John E. Flynn of Yorikers and Thomas F. McGoWan were the only Republican senators to vote against the piah. Flyiih was concerned because he picked up a heavily Democratic portion of the Bronx. Much • of the scorn came • from Democratic lawmakers from Long Island, who believed that their districts Were redrawn to include heavy blocs of Republican voters. . ' *\ The proposal, said Zaretzki, was a \brazen attempt to gerrymander districts.\ ~ ; Christmas Series Starts Monday In 'The Journal' The birth- of Jesus marked the beginning of a movement that spread a monotheistic belief in one universal God from the tiny, ancient enclave of Israel to .every part of the world. To . Christians, 1 it also introduced, into human history the climactic and ultimate revelation of God. A series of five Christmas articles on that event, \Light of the Incarnation,\ will start Monday in The Journal. Prepared by George W. Cornell, Associated Press Religion Writer, the series deals With the \Ways of Revelation,\ \The Pre- existence of Jesus,\ \His Birth,.\ \His Identity,\ and \The Troubling Trinity.\ Cornell, who has written special Christmas features annually for the past 15 years, also is author of several books on religion, including \They Knew Jesus\ (MorroW), \The Way arid Its Ways\ (Association Press) and \Voyage ofJFaith\ (Odyssey). HIGHLIGHT State Approves Plan for Downtown Arterial. Story - Page 21. WASHINGTON (AP) - Finance chiefs of the ten richest non-Communist nations announced agreement Saturday oh a new system of money-exchange rates featuring a'dollar devaluation of 8.57 per cenj. President Nixoii calied the settlement, 'reached after two days of negotiation, ''The most significant monetary agreement in the history of the world.\ As part of the settlement, the United States agreed to remove its 10 per cent import surcharge, a communique issued by the finance ministers said. tinder terms of the agreement, the dollar ' will be devalued by asking • Congress to raise the price of gold to $38 per ounce, up from the present official price of $35 per ounce, \Upon passage of required legislative authority in this ff amewqrk, the United States will propose the corresponding new par Value Of the dollar to the in- ternational monetary fund,\ the com- munique said. The new pattern of currency realignment will be announced by in- dividual governments,\ the communique said, although the reported, agreement calls for revaluationof the West German mark and the Japanese yeii- by significant amounts to go along with the dollar devaluation. \As far as the United States is con- cerned, we came a long way,\ Treasury- Secretary John B. Connally said. The communique said most of the countries involved plan to close their exchange markets on Monday. As part of the agreement, Canada will temporarily maintain its floating dollar. Connally said the United States would refrain from announcing revaluation of other currencies, saying that it is a decision for other countries. Connall said the 10 per cent surcharge would be removed \right away, probably next week.\ As part of the agreement, the' ministers set up more Hembiiity in the international monetary system, allowing currencies tofluctuatet'stween 2;25.per cent Up or down from the new exchange rates. At present,, currencies can .fluctuate within 1 per cent up^r tjawjxirom. their stated-y&lues. f Nearly two hours before release of the vOiftjmMJqufl'^xo^ cara^ 1o. the con- ference scghfert^ahnpun^Jovnf^meh signifig^Ht -mSneSafy toade the .-sbi- nouncement at a hastily set-up news •.conference in a Smithsonian Institution museum building next door to, the Sniithsoi4%i's.admihistratioh buildings known as the old red castle^ where the finance ministers had been meeting for two days. : Nixon gave no details but said the agreement would lead to \a more stable world...competition would be mpre fair. There would be more true prosperity.\ Nixon said every negotiator would he asked who woii. Levitt, Upstate Democrats To Support Crangle ALBANY, N.Y. CAP) — State Comp- troller Arthur Levitt and 49 upstate Democratic chairmen said Saturday they would support Erie County Democratic Chairmah Joseph F. Crangle to succeed John Burns as state chairman of the party i Burns resigned the post recently to work in the formation of a presidential campaign for Mayor John V. Lindsay of New York City. Crangle^ an aspirant for the $30,000-a- year job, has a successful record in electing Democrats to positions in Buf- falo arid Erie County: Be has been an' effective force in state Democratic circles and delivered populous Erie County for Arthur Goldberg in the last gubernatorial election. The county was one of the few upstate areas to support Goldberg. ' The party, which has most of its strength in New York City, traditionally selects a chairman from upstate New York. The statement was signed by the chairman of all upstate counties except Chenango, Columbia, Albany* Tioga, Tompkins, and Westchester- New York City and Long island officials did not participate. the jfiriost? -agreemfenti'\ The President Weddings .Engagements Women's Page Sports Classified .Editorial ArtBuehwald . TV Kornef Comics AgrUBus. Local Page2 Page 5 23 thru 25 Page 32-33 Page 4 P&ge4 Page35-36 Page38-39 Page 6 21-37 The Remnant' Concert Is Today, 2 P.M.; Monday, 8 P.M. At SMA * •
