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Law agencies team up in probe of bomb blast A combined investigation by federal, state and local

law enforcement agencies was under way today with a vow to "bring to justice" members of a radical group which claimed responsibility for placing two bombs near the corrections department office at the Gen. Donovan state Office Building yesterday.

One device exploded, knocking a bole in a men's room wall. The other was found in a ladies' room, de-activated and sent to the state police laboratory in Albany for examination. There were no injuries.

Police Commissioner Frank N. Felicetta, lacking leads and having only a letter from the "People's Liberation Army" to go on, called a special meeting of top area law officials Thursday night at police headquarters to pool "information and expertise."

Officials at the session included members of the FBI, state police, city detectives, and the arson, bomb and special services squads of the city police department.

"We have vowed to work with one another in a concerted effort to bring to justice the person or persons responsible for this dastardly act," Felicetta said.

"I feel that if we are going to be successful at all in dealing with this incident, then we must work to­gether."

In a statement before the meeting, Felicetta admitted

he was without leads or suspects in the case, adding "the only thing we have to go on is a letter."

The letter was received earlier Thursday by radio station WPHD - FM Signed by the "People's Liberation

Tight security Security measures have been

tightened at the Gen. Donovan State Office Building and other downtown Buffalo public buildings as result of the Wednesday blast.

Armed guards from the State Capital Police at Albany now are at the Donovan Building searching all handbags, briefcases, packages and even lunches carried into the buildmg.

Meanwhile, guards at Erie County buildings have been instructed by Public Works Commissioner Edward W„ Umiker to be on the alert for suspicious packages. Similar precautions are in effect at Buffalo City Hall and the Buffalo Police Head­quarters.

Army," its text matched a statement read to UPI by an anonymous telephone caller shortly after the bombing.

"We've got to remember that people that do this type of an operation are not experts," Felicetta said. "I am sure that these bombs are slipshod, although very, very effective."

Felicetta said it appeared that a man and a woman were involved in the bombings since the devices were placed in both washrooms.

Felicetta was asked if any special measures were being taken to prevent bombings in other buildings in the city. He replied: "We hope and pray to God that it doesn't happen in any other building."

(Earlier Thursday, some 2,000 employes were evacuated from the Edward A. Rath County Office Building after a female telephone caller, who said "remember Attica," told police a bomb was located between the 8th and 9th floors. The building was searched and no bomb was found.)

The letter from the People's Liberation Army warned that "We are just beginning. We are Attica." it alleged that conditions at the Attica Correctional Facility "have gotten worse instead of better" since the Sept. 9-13 riot which claimed 43 lives.

"Three months ago the brothers in Attica rose up de­

manding their dignity and rights as human beings. All they got were promises that were broken and finally bullets," the letter said.

"At the time (Gov Nelson A.) Rockefeller and his gang agreed to most of the original demands as set forth by the prisoners— not one of these have yet to be met," it said.

"Since then," the letter continued, "although more promises and speeches have been made things have gotten worse instead of better for those inside of Attica: More physical brutality including outright torture, constant inhuman treatment, continued mental harassment and not even human rights. Those leaders who somehow survived the massacre were kept in the hole for about three months even though this violates the state*prison laws which said an inmate cannot be kept in the hole for more than 30 days.''

The letter concluded "it is obvious" that the grand jury investigating the Attica riot "is just another tool used to cover up the lies of Rockefeller and (State Corrections Commissioner Russell G.) Oswald that started the day the brothers seized the prison."

In addition to the phone call, UPI received a copy of the letter.

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New York State was under a court order today to halt further correc­tional office appointments because of complaints of "reverse discrimina­tion."

It was disclosed yesterday that State Supreme Court Justice Thomas J. O'Donnell issued a temporary restraining order Wednesday in a suit by two Attica village residents who claimed their applications for the job of correction officer were voided illegally.

The plaintiffs, John C. Mader and

David B. La Varnway, accused the State Department of Correctional Services and the State Civil Service Department of participating in reverse discrimination by canceling two Civil Service tests in late December and rescheduling them for this week.

The rescheduled tests were conducted at the headquarters of the black civic action organizations BUILD of Buffalo and FIGHT of Rochester.

State corrections officials had explained the tests were rescheduled

in an effort to recruit more black applicants for the positions. The lack of black prison guards was among the complaints voiced by Attica inmates during the Sept. 9-13 prison riot which claimed 43 lives.

Attorney Steven M. Gates, who filed the suit, said the corrections and Civil Service departments voided his clients' applications when the December tests were cancelled.

The suit said the state is attempting to conduct a closed examination and is thereby discriminating against those

Adult education registration set Registration for adult occupational education programs

sponsored by the Erie County Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) at its three "centers" will be conducted Monday through next Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at each of the centers.

In addition, persons may register for these courses for the first time at the Kenton Center, 151 Two Mile Creek Road, Town of Tonawanda, from 7 to 9 p.m. next Wednesday. Additional registrations also will be taken at Harkness Center, 99 Aero Drive, Cheektowaga, from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday and at the Potter Road Center, 705 Potter

Road, West Seneca, from 7 to 9p.m. Tuesday. Registration fees range from $12.50 to $25 per course

depending on the course taken. Most classes consist of 10 sessions which will begin the week of Jan. 29 and run from 7 to 10 p. m. on the night designated.

Courses available at the Kenton Center are: Introductory auto collision, introductory auto mechanics, introductory millwork and carpentry, introductory electronics and introductory food service.

For additional information call Orville P. Harris, BOCES adult education director at 634-6800.

$2,500 theft at town grill

Theft of $2,500 was discovered early today at the Military Grill & Lounge, 861 Military Road, Kenmore.

The cash was taken before 4 a.m. from the apartment of Bronislaus Czach, who was on the first floor of his business establishment while the apartment above was being looted.

Police said a ladder was placed against the side of the building, to provide access to a roof dormer window, through which thel apartment was entered. I

Testimony heard in gambling case

Two area witnesses were among those heard in Federal Court at Buffalo yesterday in a gambling case.

Herbert Berman, 597 Sommerville Ave.. Town of Tonawanda, a salesman, and Mrs. Rose Dailey, a secretary of the Kenmore Theater Building Corp., 3015 Delaware Ave., Kenmore, testified in the trial of three defendants.

On trial before District Court Judge John O. Henderson on charges of conspiracy and use of interstate telephone lines to conduct illegal gambling are: Joseph A. Lombardo, 34, Frank T. Stasio, 35, of Amherst, and Frank J. Masterana, 42, of Las Vegas. Both Mrs. Dailey and Mr. Berman gave testimony dealing with Lombardo, as did WGR Radio announcer Frank (Biniak) Benny.

FIRE INJURIES FATAL Mrs. Mattie Dauterman. 87, died at

Emergency Hospital late Thursday of injuries she received when fire broke out at her South Buffalo apartment. The victim, who was rescued with her husband. Frank, 82, by fire fight­ers suffered burns and smoke inhala­tion Officials listed careless smoking as the probable cause of the fire. The Dautermans lived at 1947 S. Park Ave.

Kenmore Junior High honor roll announced Kenmore Junior High School pupils

who attained honor averages for the first quarter marking period were announced recently by Principal George E. Cookingham.

They are: 7th Grade

Valerie Almquist, Leonard Anzalone, Pamela Barton, Richard Bass, Donna Berry, Betty Ann Bertola, June Bossert. David Bowling, Debra Brown, Virginia Brown, Richard Buch, Michael Buscaglia, Margaret Cabana, Debra Carey and Julie Carr.

Diana Davis, Phyllis Deakin, Alan DePonceau, LuAnn DiBerardino, David DiMarco, Neil Dickson, Kimberly Dorn, Christine Doyle, Stephen Drahus, Susan Ebling, Roxanne Edmiston. Karrie Farrell, Kim Farrell, Michael Femiano, Rebekah Field, Amy Forsberg, Carolyn Fremming, Patricia Giarrano, Mari Goff, Dawn Gunsallus, Martha Horohoe, and Joseph Hughes.

Nicholas Jenkins, Claudia Johnson, Patricia Kapsiak, Marina Kellig, Jonathan Kelsey, Wendy Kibrick, Maxine Knopp, Kevin Komm, Andrew Kristich, Robert Larson, Mario Latona, Susan LeVan, Raymond Limburg, Patrick LoVullo, and Patricia Manganello.

Tina Marie Marcaccio, Anne McCready. Katherine McGuire, David McHenry, Nancy McLean, Joey Mead. Brenda Mettica, Peter Metz, Kim Mislin, Sandra Mitchell, Laura Moore, Paul Myers, Michael Newell, Mary O'Donnell, Cheryl Park, Susan Partell, Peter Pellerito, Mark Platter, Margaret Ramsey, Carol Rath, Deborah Rennick and Timothy Roach.

Barbara Roe, Leslie Rosenthal, Daniel Rossi, Mary Joan Rosso, James Royston, Nora Ryan, David Sanders, Ellen Sanders, Sandra Scheda, Gerard Schuh, George Schwarztrauber, Katrina Scott, Mary Sears, Nancy Servis, Paul Shaver, Donna Sicurella, Jody Snyder, Rachel Spector, and James Staebell.

Syndi Starr, Lauren Steiger, Terri Steinhaus, Steven Sugarman, Alice Tarbell, Mary Beth Tasker, Laurence Trachtman, Judith Treger, Thomas Tzetzo, Lori Ullman, Frances Vitello, Jeffrey Wagner, Joseph Wagner, Martin Walters, Diane Werneiwski Donna Lynn Whitehead, Deborah Whiting, Susan Yoder, and Diane Zarcone.

8th Grade Laura Arbutina, Eileen Asbell, Wendy

Babbitt, Ann Barnett, Martin Barry, Jo Ann Boehm, Alan Brownsten, Jo Anne Christopher, Jeffrey D'Ambrosia, Barbara Deakin, Susan Duffy, Beverly Eagan,

Kathleen Facos, Clifford Falk, Daniel Fitzmorris, Bonny Glina, .Donald Gray, Richard Gregoire, Diane Gulick, and Kirk Gunsallus.

Sue Habberfield, Robert Hale, Susan Hanavan, Julie Harding, Mariella Harris, Brian Hartman, Cheryl Henry, John Higgins, Jean Kather, Cindy Konovitz, Maureen Kraus, Janet Kyne, Mary Ann Lang, Patricia Leitrick, Joan Levin, Barbara Livingston, Debora McCarty, John McDonald, Michael Minch, and John Mogerman.

Carol Ann Muscato, Linda O'Neil, Lorna Orleman, Caral Rickler, David Rife, Lois Robinson, Glenda Rose, Judith Rosenberg, Amy Rubenstein, Nancy Schuman, Norma Shaw, Kathleen Sherman, Robin Speier, Scott Spencer, Barbara Strauss, Ava Swartz, Cheryl Voit, Beverly Waring, David Wu rthma nn, a nd Rebecca Cook.

9th Grade Frank Altamura, Ronald Anderson, Mary

Balcom. David Barton, Sharon Bauer, Maurine Berons, Walter Bloomquist, Joann Botti, Halee Day, Kathleen Doherty, Timothy Dyrek, Renee Farrell, Joanne Ferrelli, Karla Giffin, David Glover, and Nancy Herian.

Cynthia Hoover, Veronica Kalson, Kenneth Kirby, James Klein, Leona Kolodziej, Deborah Ksiazek, Bartholomew LaFaso, Patrick Miller, Thomasina Mineo, Kathleen Moore, Earl Norman, Joan Ostapowitz, Dianne Popovich, Angela Ramunno, Linda Rapp, and Gail Powell.

Palma Risler, Thomas Robson, Carol Rogers, Tami Rosenberg, Marcia Rosso, Carrie Sander, Molly Schenk, Elizabeth Schwartz, Richard Siller, Cindy Smith, Ann Sorenson, Kevin Starr, Donald Vaccaro, Suzanne Vogt, Peter Walenta, and Robert Werneiwski.

Living cost up slightly

Living costs in Niagara and Erie Counties rose .2 per cent frorn August to November, the U.S. Labor Department Bureau of Labor Statistics reported yesterday.

The increase in the presidential wage-price freeze period was the least in eight years, since the November, 1963, to February, 1964, measurement period.

The greatest single increase was 4.4 per cent in men's and boys' clothing. The greatest drop was in prices of fruits and vegetables, which fell 8.2 per cent.

The August - to - November increase had the consumer spending $12 21 to buy goods that cost only $10 in the 1967 period. In August, the same goods cost $12.29.

PATROLMAN ROWLAND PATROLMAN STRUSA Patrolmen Robert J. Row la id and George S. Strata

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LIBRARY ELECTION Mrs C. Sherwood Miller recently

was elected president of the Kenmore Library's board of trustees. Others elected were: Roy D. Allen, vice president; Mrs. F. Paul Norton, secretary, and Gerald L. Radin treasurer.

NO CHECKS BISMARCK, N D . (UPI)-An

incorrectly set time lock at the state treasurer's vault prevented some 4,500 state employes from getting their pay checks Monday.

State Treasurer Bernice Asbridge said the lock was inadvertently set for 430 a.m. Tuesday. She and her staff promised to process the $2.6 million worth of checks, starting at 4:31 a.m.

applicants whose applications were voided in violation of their constitutional rights.

O'Donnell ordered Civil Service and corrections department officials to show cause at 2 p.m. Jan. 26 why they should not be required to conduct another examination for correctional officer appointments.

O'Donnell refused, however, to bar the Civil Service Department from holding the scheduled examination at BUILD and FIGHT headquarters.

'Pollution laws need caution'

NEW YORK (UPI) - The chairman of the board of Allied Chemical Corp. Thursday attacked legislation now before Congress aimed at achieving a zero discharge of pollutants into the nation's waterways by 1981 or 1965.

John T. Connor, Allied chairman and a former secretary of Commerce under President Johnson, said the legislation, sponsored by Sen. Edmund Muskie, D-Maine, would harm the American economy and might lead to pollution of other areas of the environment besides water.

"We cannot deal with water pollution alone and set a national goal without consideration for the whole state of the environment," Connor said.

2 hearing dates set on fatality

Philip J. Wahl, 23, of 861 Niagara Falls Blvd., Town of Tonawanda, is scheduled to have two evening appearances before Town Justice Sherwood L. Bestry as a result of a Dec. 25 fatal accident in Amherst.

Court attendants today said Wahl is slated to appear Jan. 17 on a charge of driving with too many passengers in the front seat of his car. The second appearance is scheduled for March 7 on a charge of driving while intoxicated.

Lt. Edward Hirsch of Amherst police claimed the Wahl car hit and killed Timothy J. Quinlan, 22, of Snyder, an Associated Press reporter and fatally injured his fiancee, Miss Joanne O. Kempf, 22, of Amherst in front of Christ the King Church in the township. Miss Kempf died at Meyer Memorial Hospital two hours after the accident.

Pordum appeal bid goes to top court A petition for a review of the case of

Frederick F. Pordum, former Erie County legislator, was filed Wednesday with the U.S. Supreme Court in an effort to upset the Lackawanna Democrat's sentencing for conspiracy to solicit a bribe, in dome stadium voting.

The "petition for writ of certiorari" was filed for Mr. Pordum by his attorney, Edward C. Nemoyer.

On July 6, District Judge John C. Henderson sentenced both Pordum and Frank C. Ludera, former Democratic minority leader, to three-year prison terms on the bribe charges.

Both defendants are appealing. If the nation's highest court grants their petitions, their cases probably will be reviewed together.

Charles Donato succumbs at 48

Charles V Donato, 48, of 310 Edgewood Ave., Town of Tonawanda, a past president of the Food Service Executives Club, died Wednesday at Columbus Hospital after a short illness.

A steward for the Buffalo Club, Mr. Donato recently moved to town from Buffalo his home city. A World War II veteran, he was a parishioner of Blessed Sacrament Church and a member of Buffalo Council 184, Knights of Columbus.

Joseph Spano & Son Funeral Home, 473 Niagara St., Buffalo, has completed arrangements for the funeral Mass at 10 tomorrow morning at Holy Cross Church in Buffalo.

DINNER-DANCE SET The Delaware-Sheridan Business­

men's Association will conduct a dinner-dance Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Red Lobster Restaurant, 2156 Sheridan Drive, Town of Tonawanda.

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Capt. Peter M. Cuviello, left, is congratulated upon his receipt of the Bronze Star Medal by Colonel Robert B. Hamilton at Ft. Huachuca, Ariz. The

B f O n z e captain was cited for meritorious service in connection with military operations against a hostile

medal f o r c e w n U e serving with the 523rd Signal Battalion, 23rd Infantry Division, in the Republic of Vietnam from August 1970 to June 1971. Capt. Cuviello's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Cuviello, live at 527 Lynbrook Ave., Town of Tonawanda.

Honor students listed at Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin Junior High School pupils who attained honor averages in "School A" and "School B" during the first quarter marking period have their names listed on an honor roll by Principal Jack G. Martinke.

The large junior high is divided into two "schools" for administrative purposes.

The honor pupils are:

"SCHOOL A"

7th Grade Frieda Assad, Sheryl Bailey, Gwen

Baldwin, Barbara Bellanti, Nancy Bundt, Patience Burgoyne, Mary Katherine Burns, Joanna Christopher, Kathryn Conlon, Nancy Curran, Nikita Dave, Pamela Decker, Susan Demrick, Rebecca Dimmig, Donald Doell, Jeanne Duncan and Mary Erb.

William Fish, Carl Gugino, Michael Holliday, Scott Johnson, Janet Kirkwood, John Klute, Cheryl Koons, Judith Leas, Amy Levinson, Michael Palumbo, Christine Posek, Patrick Pine, James Schrecken-berger, Kathleen Sills, Julie Tato, Sylvia Thirtle, Deborah Watson, Barbara Whelan and Stephen Wojnarowaki.

M Grade Michael Barr, Beverly Barry, Sandra

Calderon, Dierdre Curran, Beth Dickinson, Michael Dietz, Kathleen Duscher, John Englander, Denise Hain, James Heron, Darcy Hoover and David Houghton.

Beverly Koch, Gregory Koch, Carol Kotlik, Paul McMahon, Corinne Mela neon, Janet Miller, William Parsons, Susan Pasciak, Eileen Ryan, Laurie Schrecken-berger, Donna Sims, Julie Suk, Christopher Walsh and Steven Weinstein

fth Grade Carolyn Antonucci, Geralyn Barker,

Debbie Bavisotto, Donna Berger, David Borkowski, Catherine Carmer, Marie Caruana, Michael Cheung, Patricia Cicero, Lynn Czerwinski, Linda Godson, Sally Gottfried, Richard Jok, Margaret Kelley and Mary Kelley.

Gail Koukal, Kathleen Kovach Susan Lewandowski, Patrick Maddigan, Leonora Magglotto, Paula Marinaccio, Joy Mitchell, David Moran, Kathleen Park, Leslie Ronald, Cynthia Rymar, Rhonda Selby, Paul Stevens, Debra Tepfer. Margaret Walsh and Ellen WaHerich.

•SCHOOL B"

7th Grade Mary Armitace, Diane Barenthaler,

Keith Bartrip, Rbona Bluman, Jeanine Carosi, Karen Carver, Candace Cook, Elaine Gottfried, J. Brad Harford, Steven Jarvis, Peter Kates, Paul Kert, Robert Loeseh and Judith Marinof f.

Carol May, Nadine Mazyrka, James Men, Renee Moaeley. Denise Parucki, Sheila Rosea, Deborah Roth, Kathleen Schultz, Kathryn Smith, Leslie Stermaa,

Nancy Sterry, Janice Turner and Kimberly Wesson.

8th Grade Susanne Austin, Larry Badgley, Bruce

Bogan, Debra Brock, Laura Brooks, Carol Caputi, Randi Civin, Terry Cliff, Gail Cohn, Karen Collins, Linda Deck, Laura Dieckman, Durann Dracup, Gregg Feld, Laureen Gauthier and Judy Grisante

Barbara Gercio, Leslie Kahn, Valerie Keenan, Jean Kelly, Gretchen Knapp, Kathleen Koerner, John Kopasz, Joan Kruse, Gregg Lawrie, Jacqueline Melinke, Mark Murbach and Mary Nagle.

Janet Odonnell, Peter Oetinger, Mark Oetinger, Pamela Paschka, Blair Pitz, Eve Pranis, Joseph Raymond, Thomas Reilly, Ruth Rodgers, Suzanne Saunders, Carol Schmeidler, John Thur, Elaine White, David Wiorkowski, Murray Wire, Geoffrey Young and Ann Zdybowicz.

9th Grade Gail Ansell, Marc Bach, Charlotte Baltus.

David Bartley, Beverly Bennett, Ronna Bernstein, Michael Borga. Sean Bradley, David Byers, Ross Chapman, Rosemary Chiazza, Patrick Cisek, Philip Clingerman, Peggy Courter, Richard Doran, Mary Egloff and Kirk Feather.

Marcella Ferger, Jack Flatau, Lisa Gebauer, Mark Gentile, Susan Grajek Kathleen Greatbatch, Stephen Green Michael Hastrich, Carol Henfline, Linda Hoock, Diana Ignasiak, Joanne Johnston Kathleen Kahn, Linda Kates and Edward Kennedy.

Stephen Kirkwood, Lynne Kisker, Mark Klose, David Laufer, Mary Lesser, Donald Lund, Sandra Maira, Sandra Manning James McGowan, Jill Mesch, Judy Miess' Mark Miller, Michele Moseley. Margaret Mueller, Charles Niles, Diane Pasciak Karen Piske, Julia Pylipow and Katharine Reichardt.

Raymond Reinhardt, Steven Ressel Michael Richards, Gary Rick, Mary Rumschik, Walter Ruta, Leonard Schreiber, David Schuler, Carolyn Schweitzer, Thomas Shearer. Victoria Short, Gregory Sills, Karen Sing, Wendy Soronson, Jay Stainsby and Grace Stempowski.

Lori Stiles, Nancy Suk, Kathleen Tomoser, Michael Vejins. Ruth Walter Caroline Walter, Cathleen Waters, George Weber, Richard Welch, Patricia Windhofz Peter Winzig, Margaret Wolfers. Loli Wong, Kirk Wyse, Gertrude Zimmer, David Zimmer and Michael Zwink.

KILLED BY CAR Clifford Aszman, 18, a resident of the

West Seneca State School, was struck by a car and killed Thursday in a hit-run accident in West Seneca, police said. The victim was dead on arrival at Mercy Hospital. Ronald Klok, 21. also of the state school, was walking with Aszman but was not injured. Untitled Document

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