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1 Jest For Today Weather Rain Today And Tonight; Highs In 40s J) Stopping to think is the first step in starting to think. VAT Metropolitan Lancaster 1970 U.S. Census 320,079 LANCASTER. TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 9. 1975.

Price 1 5c Daily Homo Delivered 90c A Wk 81st YEAR. NO. 150 CITY EDITION Licensing Costs To Rise Israeli Censure Vetoed mm vim wMl City Increase U.S. Cancels I 'V -S U.N. Proposal 9 Permits By JIMHERSH Intell Staff Writer UNITED NATIONS.

N.Y. (AP) The United States vetoed a Security Council resolution Monday night condemning last week's air attacks by Israel on Palestinian refugee camps Lebanon. Thirteen members of the 15-nation council supported the resolution. Costa Rica abstained. The council began meeting last week after Egypt and Lebanon demanded that it consider last Tuesdays Israeli raids on the camps, in which Lebanese police said more than 100 Palestinians died.

PLO ISSUE RAISED Journal photo by Sorry Zochor Her furry collar upturned against the cold, Vicki Goss, 14, of Lancaster R2, ventures outside Monday afternoon. Snow Threat Reinecke Conviction Sr i i i Of Perjury Wiped Out Eases; Rain In Forecast inttliigtrxw Jwmal photo by lorry Nixdorf Egypt also demanded that tie Palestine Liberation Organization, the umbrella group for Palestinian guerrillas, be invited to participate in the debate and the council so voted. Although he United States voted against PLO participation, the question was considered procedural and the negative ballot did not constitute a veto. Israel refused to take part in the delate because of the PLOs presence. U.S.

Ambassador Daniel Patrick Moynihan cast the veto after the Security Council narrowly rebuffed his attempt to add to the resolution a condemnation of all acts of violence in the Middle East and an appeal for all parties to refrain from action that might endanger Mideast peace talks. The United States said in advance that it deplored the Israeli raids, but also opposed a onesided resolution meaning a condemnation of Israel without mention of Palestinian guerrilla attacks on Israeli targets. The vetoed resolution was sponsored by Guyana, Iraq, Mauritania, Cameroon and Tanzania. It declared that the Israeli air attacks were premeditative in nature and demanded that Israel desist forthwith from all military attacks against Lebanon. Moynihan told the council, The United States strongly deplores the Israeli action but we also believe the loss of innocent lives from incursions of Is- and a flammable liquid were found Monday night.

Upper Leacock Police Chief Richard Weaver shines flashlight into corner of Pinetown covered bridge where matches Pinetown Span 'I I Lp Stevens Is Grilled On Executions Arsonists Fail to Burn Restored Old Bridge Nine bills increasing license and permit fees, inspection costs and amusement taxes are expected to be introduced tonight to City Council. Mayor Richard Scott, when releasing his proposed budget last month, said the increases will add about $49,500 in revenue. Among the license fees affected will be those for city restaurants, taverns, rooming houses, hotels and mechanical amusement devices. A summary of the proposed fee changes follows: Public health License fees for all public eating and drinking places will be from $7.50 to $37.50, depending on the number of employes, for all places that have 20 or less employes. Places with more than 20 employes will pay $1.50 per employe.

Presently license fees cost from $5 to $25, with $1 per employe for places with more than 20 employes. 2 SWAB TESTS YEARLY Swab tests to determine the sanitation of eating utensils will cost $2 per swab and will be done at least twice a year. Swab tests used to be free. Fees for retail stores selling milk or milk products or ice cream will be charged a $7.50 milk license fee, compared to $5 presently. Vending companies selling milk products will pay a standard $25 fee, plus $2 for each additional machine.

The costs are now $15 and $1. Laboratory analysis of milk or milk products will increase from between $2.50 and $8 to between $4 and $10. For ice cream, laboratory analysis will cost between $6 and $10, rather than $4 to $8. Inspections of ice cream companies that have an approved laboratory will change from between $2.50 and $8 to $6 and $10. Fees for meat licenses will vary from $7.50 to $35 for places with up to 12,000 gross business volume.

For those over $12,000, it will cost $1.50 for each additional $1,000 business. Presently meat licenses cost up to $75 for places up to $40,000 gross business volume, and $1 for each $1,000 additional business. Building and housing ELECTRICAL PERMITS Electrical permits will vary from between $1 to $30, depending on construction costs. For work over $3,000, a $30 fee plus $5 per every additional $1,000 work will be charged. The cost of electrical inspections will increase to $100 from $75.

Building permits will increase for work costing more than $1,000. The cost will be $10 plus $4 for every $1,000 additional construction cost. The fee used to be $2 per extra $1,000 construction. For work involving the installation of a furnace or plumbing work costing less than $1,000, the permit will cost $5, instead of the present $3. Rooming houses and hotels will pay an initial license fee of $20, plus an annual fee of $4 per unit with a maximum of $400.

Skies looked threatening here all day Monday and it was plenty cold. But only a few scattered snow flakes were observed. Skies, will continue to look ugly today in the Lancaster area, but rising temperatures mil eliminate any possibility of snow, the forecaster said. According to the weatherman, periods of rain can be expected throughout the day and into tonight. The high during the day will be in the upper 40s.

Then gradual clearing is forecast for Wednesday. However, there is speculation that another potential weather maker may develop off the Atlantic coastline by mid-week that could bring additional precipitation into this part of the country. WASHINGTON (AP) The conviction of former California Lt. Gov. Ed Reinecke for lying to a Senate committee was overturned Monday because not enough senators heard his testimony.

The U.S. Court of Appeals reversed his perjury conviction, but did not address itself to whether Reinecke actually lied about an offer of corporate funds to subsidize the 1972 Republican national convention. Reinecke resigned as lieutenant governor after the conviction. REINECKE BREAKS DOWN In Sacramento, Reinecke broke down and cried after his wife Jean told him of the decision by phone. Mrs.

Reinecke said, I was praying for a year and a half. I'm so thrilled. Im so happy. Its a whole new life for us. Reinecke defeated in his 1974 bid for the GOP gubernatorial nomination following his indictment will not re-enter politics because of this, she said.

The three judges hearing his appeal ruled that a necessay quorum was not present at the time Reinecke gave the allegedly perjured testimony. ED REINECKE charred, Haycock said. Upper Leacock and Eden Fire Companies responded and remained at the scene until certain the danger had passed. The Pinetown bridge was one of six in the county that succumbed to the terriblepounding of the waters unleashed by the hurricane. It floated about one and one-half miles downstream, coming to rest on the Butter Road in Manheim Township.

SKELETON LEFT More U.S. Page 2 WASHINGTON (AP) Supreme Court nominee John Paul Stevens told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday he believes in equality of the sexes but isnt sure he supports the Equal Rights Amendment. Stevens also said he assumes the death penalty would be a deterrent to crime but does not know whether it actually is. The prospective Supreme Court justice also commented that he would favor an affirmative action program to redress discrimination against women if the violations jusified that kind of relief. The Pinetown Covered Bridge had its second close call with disaster Monday.

This time by arsonists. The old bridge was washed downstream by Hurricane Agnes. It was put back together and restored to its original site, a year later, in June, 1973. LIQUID IGNITED Robert Haycock, State Police Fire Marshal, said a flammable liquid was thrown on flooring near the East end of the old span, about 8:45 p.m., and ignited. The fire was discovered by two young men about to cross the bridge in a car.

They went to a nearby house for help. A man called firemen and extinguished the fire. The bridge was slightly State Maps SSI Boosts A jury in July, 1974 found the 50-year-old Reinecke guilty of lying in testimony concerning International Telephone Telegraph Companys promise to underwrite some GOP convention expenses. ITTs Sheraton Hotels subsidiary pledged $400,000 if the convention was held in San Diego, More REINECKE'S Page 2 The increases range from $12.40 a month for individuals to $18.70 a month for couples. The first checks reflecting the increases will be issued in February, officials said.

HARRISBURG (AP) -About 145,000 Pennsylvania residents will get bigger Social Security payments starting Jan. 1, the state Welfare Department said Monday. There was little left of the bridge but its skeleton. New stone piers were built and the skeleton was trucked back to its original location. With the concerted efforts of a GRILLED BY KENNEDY Stevens, a federal appeals court judge fro Chicago, com-More JUSTICE Page 2 More ARSONIST Page 2 Tips On How To Save Energy 3 Area Senators Against Voter Sign-Up in Schools Countys 2d Oldest House Considered as Restaurant By GIL DELANEY Intell Staff Writer What can I do to conserve energy? This is a question you should be asking yourself.

We all know an energy problem exists but few of us know all the steps to take to conserve energy. Todays Intelligencer Journal contains a special 12-page tabloid supplement designed to aid and inform consumers of various actions an individual can take to conserve energy in and out of the house. sioner Robert C. Boyer and Manager Jay Gregg to buy right-of-way land forimprovements to Hunsecker Road east of Oregon Pike. The commissioners did not say when the road improvements would be done but explained the township needs the right-of-way to do the work General Electric Har-More OLD Page 2 impede their ability to register and vote.

Voting is a privilege that anybody ought to be willing to put himself out a little for, Snyder added. Sen. Hess declared, I was a school teacher for eight years, and I think were spoon feeding the high school students." He added that the law now permits any group to petition to vote. Sen. Snyder explained his vote against the bill requiring registration at the high schools calling it an encroachment on the freedom of the counties to decide where to have the registration places." VOTING A PRIVILEGE Young people are no different than anybody else, and the present situation doesn't More CITY SEEKS Page 2 More AREA Page 2 Manheim Township Commissioners Monday night said they will consider rezomng a tract at 2201 Oregon Pike on Jan.

26 for conversion of a farm house to a restaurant. CommissionerJohnE.H Laf-ferty said the owner of the land, Albert F. Landis, 2101 Oregon Pike, has asked that the land be rezoned from residential R-100S to businesshighway. Harold G. Landis, New Holland R3, son of the owner, said he would be operating the restaurant if the rezomng is passed by the commissioners.

The stone house, dating to 1728, is reportedly the county's second oldest house, Landis said, and has been in the Landis family since it was built. ORIGINAL LANDIS HOUSE Pal Wallace To Coach Al Pill Police Seeking Information Car Sighted Near Slaying Scene The three state senators representing Lancaster County all voted against a bill Monday requiring annual voter registration days in all high schools and community colleges. The bill passed the Senate by a 34-13 margin, with all 13 negative votes being cast by Republicans. Four Republicans and 30 Democrats supported the measure which now goes to the House for a vote. The bill would require county boards of election to hold voter registrations at each high school, vocational-technical school and non-public schools to sign up voters between 60 and 30 days prior to each general election.

SCHOOL DAY The registration must include at least part of the school day Richard A Snyder, Ralph W. Hess and Clarence Manbeck, the three state senators representing Lancaster County, voted against the measure. Lancaster County Democrats have pushed for voter registration sitest area high schools for several years, but the Republican-dominated county election board has refused the Democrat's requests. In May, 1973, however, the county commissioners did agree to invite county high school graduating classes to tour the courthouse, and while there register Pat Wallace, whose girls basketball team at Catholic High won the state championship in 1974, is named women's basketball coach at the University of Pittsburgh. Shirley Hess, girls coach at Hempficld.

will be her assistant, and her star at Catholic, Mimi Senkowski, will transfer from the University of Delaware to play for her. Page 21. The changing relationships between men and women are having a big effect on divorce settlements Jane Brvant Quinn 1 By ROGER CLINTON Intell Staff Writer Biechler apartment the night of the murder 'He admitted investigators had no idea how the driver of the car might figure the probe, but added "we just want to see if he saw anything He could be a possible witness." Drive, Friday night. Her husband. Philip.

24. whom she married in October of last year, was at work at the time. Since the slaying, eight inves-tigators-members of the Manor Township police department reinforced by state police- have worked steadily but fruitlessly in the search for her killer i reports the trend is for the wife to get more property, but smaller alimony pay- walloce ments. Page 24. of parked towards the curb as is normal on that street.

It would have been blocking cars in. he said, and would have been facing north towards West Fairway Drive. The cars headlights were on, he said, and other motorists had to drive around the vehicle because it was parked out in the traveling lane. Lt West said he was hopeful that someone might contact his department with information helpful to the inquiry His boss. Chief Sheeler.

reported he was "very proud of the It was the original house of the Landis Valley area, he explained, and will be kept primitive and historic. The present 10 rooms will be kept more-or-less as they are as individual dining areas A newer section, built the 1800s, will be used as the kitchen. Landis said the conversion from farm house to restaurant will take quite a bit of work But he assured that the work would not change the character of the house. In other business Monday night, the commissioners gave powers to President Commis- The family and friends of 19-year-old Mrs Lindy Sue Biechler gathered at the Snyder Funeral Home, 141 E. Orange to pay their last respects Monday evening as the hunt for her slayer entered its fourth night We actually dont have a thing at this time," Manor Township Police Chief Donald Sheeler admitted Monday afteroon.

Mrs. Biechler, who would have been 20 next month, was found brutally stabbed to death in her apartment at 104 A Kloss A "A witness said he saw this car in front of or near the Biechler apartment It may have been sometime between 7 and 8 40 pm last Friday night," West said. PLEA TO PUBLIC Late Monday night, a weary Lt Harvey West of the Manor Township department, the officer in charge of the probe, issued a public appeal for help in trying to locate the driver of a car that was reported parked near the WAS DOUBLE PARKED He said the car would have been double parked-parked parallel to the sidewalk instead I More PUBLIC Page 2.

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