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Show . .Page Six- THE DAILY - Computer Tally Expert Says Still-Flawed- MONTVALE, NJ. AFIPS-sponsor- insecure, hastily-modifie- d -- large volume im- portation of liquified natural gas from overseas. Presiding FPC Examiner Nahum Litt approved an application by Distrigas Corporation of Boston to import up to 15.4 billion cubic feet of gas annually for 20 years from Algeria. His decision is subject to review and possible reversal by the which is organized by Sonatrach, the Algerian national oil company. "This is the first of many applications which, if granted, may make domestic suppliers dependent to a degree on sources of natural gas from countries with which the United States has no contiguous border and may have no long history of friendly and cordial relations," Litt said. He rejected arguments by several American mining and petroleum commission. If upheld, the ruling could have substantial importance for consumers in the Northeast, where fuel has been in short supply. It also could blunt a drive by Western producers to get higher prices for their natural gas, which they claim are necessary to make exploration and production feasible. Litt economically had firm committments from seven New England distributors to purchase the gas, and that it probably would be able to sell the gas at rates lower than those presently charged for domestic gas and supplies imported from Canada. The FPC said Distrigas would be obligated to build about $42 million worth of deepwater terminal facilities at Everett, Mass., in Boston harbor and on Staten Island, N.Y., to receive and store the gas. The American company would purchase the gas from A1 ocean Ltd., Thurgood Marshall. Justices Potter Stewart and John M. Harlan joined Black in his opinion. Chief Justice Warren E. Burger and Justice Harry A. Blackmun concurred in separate opinions. The case provoked a total of six separate opinions. Douglas, writing for himself alone, conducted that although a state ' may discontinue any municipal service such as a school, ' park or athletic field, "it may not do so for the purpose of perpetuating or installing apartheid or because it finds life in a multi-racicomdifficult or unpleasant. munity In other actions, the Court: Ruled unanimously that states are barred from withholding welfare benefits from resident aliens or from al setting discriminatory long-ter- m residency requirements for such aliens. Struck down was a Pennsylvania law flatly barring benefits to and an Arizona requirement that aliens could obtain welfare payments only if they had lived in the United States for 15 non-citize- ns years. Refused to hear arguments on covered so far suggests that behalf of actor Marlon Brando who carriers" of the disease can have it is and transmit it to others several facing a $6 million defamation suit by three California ever before brought showing sympyears toms of the illness. Their report was policemen. The action clears the published in ths June 12 issue of way for trial action in the case. The Lancet, a leading British Medical' police brought the suit because of remarks Brando made on a Journal. television show following the slaying As part of the investigation, the of a Black Panther. doctors are studying a possible tie-i- n In arguments to the court on the between Hodgkins disease and Jackson swimming pool case, tonsillectomy operations in its victims. Almost all involved with the William H. Goodman, attorney for the city, contended the closings were Class of 1954 who have contracted not a reflection on blacks but on "a the disease had their tonsils certain class of white people a few and almost all identified removed, carriers still had them, they said. rednecks so to speak." An WASHINGTON (UPI) examiner for the Federal Power Commission (FPC) has issued an initial decision that would allow the m municipal pools in 1963 after they had been ordered desegregated by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The five-ma- n Supreme Court the majority upheld argument of Jackson authorities that the opening of the pools to all would cost the city money and could lead to violence. On that basis, the dty shut down four pools previously restricted to whites and one which w as reserved for Negro use only. In the prevailing majority opinion, Justice Hugo L. Black said there was "substantial evidence to support the conclusion that "the pools were closed because the dty council felt they could not be operated safely and economically on an integrated basis." Dissenters charged the majority was encouraging "apartheid" and turning the clock back 17 years" on its integration stand. The four dissenters were Justices William 0. Douglas, William J. Brennan Jr., Byron R. White and contacts have contracted the - long-ter- 5 . ALBANY, N.Y. (UPI) -- The possibility that Hodgkin's Disease, a form of cancer heretofore thought to be noncommunicable, may have swept through a group of former classmates has started a search for members of the Class of 1954 at Albany High School. Dr. Peter Greenwald, director of the Cancer Control Bureau of the State Health Department, says 13 class members and their close disease, which affects the lymphatic system. Eight of the 13 are dead. Only 50 of the 317 members in the class have been located to date. The National Cancer Institute at Bethesda, Md., is looking into the area, Mr. Springer explained matter. A spokesman cautions that a several factors which would be report on the case by a group of necessary in an ideal computer vote Albany doctors needs further incount system. "A vote tabulation vestigation. Others initiating the investigation system must be designed to satisfy three criteria: assurance of ballot with Greenwald include Dr. security; performance of tabulation Nicholas J. Vianna, a Public Health functions at minimum cost; and Service officer in Greenwalds ofprompt issuance of election results. fice, and Dr. Jack N P. Davies of Of these criteria, security is the the Albany Medical College. The unusual grouping of the cases most critical." Springer concluded: "Regardless is the first strong evidence, authorities say, that Hodgkins disease may be infectious. While often fatal, if caught early, the FTC illness can be stopped. The three doctors, in their report, say the evidence they have un- first In close public swimming pools rather than comply with a court order to integrate them. The action came in a case from Jackson, Miss., which dosed its five '54 High School Class Sought in Cancer Probe satisfactory record. The exceptions the only two large scale applications of computer vote tabulation systems have been and have resulted notable, however, in a wide spread questioning by the public of the concept of computerized elections." "There appear to be three reasons for the failures," he continued. "Punched card ballots are susceptible to damage from handling. Centralized elections of any kind particularly those involving the introduction of a new technology good require precise planning and ' the Finally, management. manufacturers computer software systems have contained major design weaknesses." Three Criteria In describing his research in this Examiner OK's Import of Natural Gas decision which divided the - a Justices and to 4, the Supreme Court ruled June are used, 14 that city authorities are entitled to programs self-regulati- Two Big Ones According to Springer, "In terms of the number of elections successfully completed, computer vote counting systems have turned in a WASHINGTON poorly-document- ed the scare headlines, public investigations and official indignation we have already witnessed will continue to be aimed at the computer profession. At issue is the question of professional responsibility. At present, no mechanism of the exists for the no and universal code of industry good practices has been defined. In a highly visible system like vote counting, this oversight stands as an invitation to disaster. Even if we will not, the public will hold the computing profession accountable for its responsibility to society." ed NAREB By Charlotte Moulton WASHINGTON (UPI) what systems is used, computers will continue to be employed in the tabulation of election returns. If the use of computers counting is to gain public acceptance, computer professionals must assume the responsibility for vote designing computerized counting Systems that insure the security and validity of election results." So stated Colby H. Springer of Systems Research, Inc., Los Angeles, in addressing computer specialists, data processing users, administrators and educators at the 1971 Spring recent Joint Computer Conference in the Atlantic City convention hall. Springer discussed the weaknesses in current electronic vote tabulation systems and described Systems Researchs work on a "second generation" computer vote count system. THURSDAY. JUNE 24,. 1971 D Court Upholds Closing Pools In Bias Case , of "If (ACCN) in election vote RECOR and Distrigas companies . that the Algerian government cannot be relied upon to honor its committments. The United States has no diplomatic relations with Algeria, but Litt said the State Department endorsed his action. The FPC examiner said Distrigas cannot meet the demands of its customers from presently available alternative supplies, which he said cost more than the Algerian gas. Litt said the price paid by the American consumer "was a major consideration" in his decision. Mitchell Urges Sheriffs Back Revenue Plan - PHILADELPHIA (UPI) Atty. Gen. Mitchell sought June 21, to recruit the nations sheriffs to lobby in Congress on behalf of President Nixons revenue sharing proposal. In a speech to the annual conference of the National Sheriffs Association, Mitchell said the revenue sharing plan would provide states, cities and counties with the funds they need to solve many pressing problems. "Revenue sharing is important to you because it offers funds to solve some of your most pressing better training and problems more equipment for your law enforcement staffs, expansion and modernization of county jails," Mitchell said. Backs Revenue Plan ownership in America," he stated. The property tax, a financially inferior revenue instrument, accounts for two-thirof all general revenues raised by local governments from their own sources. The income tax has been preempted by the federal and some state governments. Regressive Effect "Real property taxes, like sales taxes, are regressive they make (ACCN- )- "We are convinced that general revenue sharing, or. some alternative calculated to accomplish the same objective, is necessary to preserve our traditional relationship and to preserve and federal-stale-loc- strengthen ds al the concept of home ownership in this country," a spokesman for the National - Association of Real Estate Boards testified today. Appearing before the House Ways and Means Committee June 16, Realtor Donald I. Hovde, chairman of the Realtors Washington Committee, told the committee members, "We are encouraged by their greatest impact on the home owners and con-- ! sumers. Increased reliance on these regressive taxes serves only to aggravate this regression." Realtor Hovde continued by explaining that NAREB believes home ownership contributes to community responsibility and family and he noted, The property tax burden is excessive today in many areas and rising rapidly in many low-inco- reports emanating from these that there is apparent agreement that some financial aid must be directed to the cities. Our support for general revenue sharing reflects our conviction that it possesses certain unique attributes which commend it as a e solution to more fundamental problems plaguing our historic federal system." hearings well-bein- g, others. long-rang- Two Arguments Noting that the committee has, in the past two weeks, heard many arguments reiterated time and time again, Realtor Hovde explained that the National Associations support of the revenue-sharin- g concept is based primarily on two arguments. First, we sincerely believe that continued reliance of local governments on the real property tax as their principal source of revenue poses a serious threat to . home Supreme Court Balks at Jury In Youth Cases WASHINGTON (UPI) The 21 ruled that June Supreme Court juveniles charged with an offense for which an adult could be punished still do not have a constitutional right to a jury trial. The Court refused to expand for the second time a precedent-settin- g 1967 decision which afforded juveniles a variety , of constitutional rights which are routine for adults. The prevailing opinion was written by Justice Harry A. mun and was joined by Chief Justice Warren E. Burger and Justices Potter Stewart and Byron R. White. They said the standard of fundamental fairness for juveniles, g with emphasis on procedures, does not necessarily encompass a jury. fact-findin- Nevertheless, Blackmun said, states may use a jury trial if it feels one is desirable either in all cases or in certain kinds of cases. "That, however, is the states privilege and not its obligation," he said. Also, he said, there is nothing to prevent a juvenile judge from using an advisory jury if he thinka he needs one. The jury trial issue came up in two cases from North Carolina and Pennsylvania. The North Carolina case stemmed conflict in from a 1968 black-whit- e school over Hyde County desegregation. Most of the blacks boycotted the public schools. black youths between Forty-si- x the ages of 11 and 15 were arrested from September to December and charged with impeding highway traffic mostly along the highway near Swan Quarter, They were shouting, clapping their hands and carrying signs. One youngster, James L. Howard, was charged with disorderly conduct in 0. A. Peay School in Swan Quarter and with disturbing and defacing the school. Penalties for all these offenses could be two years in jail for adults but the young people, because of their ages, could have been confined from six to 10 years by a juvenile They were placed on probation and were never confined. The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled that a jury trial was not constitutionally required. The Pennsylvania case was appealed by Joseph McKeiver, now 18, judge. . "Alternative sources must be found to support a lArger share of these people-orientservices, such as schools and welfare, which are now required of local and state governments," and, Realtor Hovde stated, "General revenue sharing would provide the fiscal means for reducing pressure on the property tax as a principal source of revenue for local governments." Sharing Necessary On another point, Realtor Hovde noted that "general revenue sharing ed i shares the revenue-producin- g capacity of the United States with state and local governments, and he pointed out that this sharing is made necessary by the fact that the federal government has preempted the principal sources of . revenue. "Revenue-sharin- would g strengthen local government by e permitting planning, a factor which is absent today because of frequent and not always successful attempts by local governments to raise taxes and issue debt instruments for municipal services. long-rang- Sheriff Ending 28-Ye- Duty ar YORK (ACCN) John will retire as Joseph McCloskey, 67, sheriff of New York City at the end of June. A Princeton graduate (Class of 1924) and member of the New York State Bar, McCloskey has held the office for 28 since named to the job was he years by the late Mayor Fiorella H. LaGuardia. LaGuardia appointed McCloskey as the citys first sheriff under civil service rules. Earlier, eaph of New Yorks five boroughs had its own sheriff, an elective post. It was also lucrative and usually the nomination was passed around as a political NEW little-publiciz- ed patronage plum. Occasionally, the "bad old system produced a good man. One such was Alfred E. Smith, generally reputed to have been picked by Tammany Hall for Manhattan's sheriff as a reward for loyal Democratic Party service, early in his career. Smith regarded the sheriffs job as a holding operation until he could advance upward to the and governorship at Albany eventually to an unsuccessful White House bid in 1928. In Smith's day, part of a sheriffs income consisted of extremely lucrative fees over and above salary. Today, the city sheriff gets $29,580 a year and no fees. McCloskeys office handled 31,613 cases last year, and collected in court costs, bad debts, alimony payments and a host of other matters. $614,941.23 charged with robbery and larceny, and Edward Terry, now 17, charged with assaulting a policeman. Both were in found . delinquent Philadelphias Family Court. They were 15 at the time. McKeiver was placed on probation and Terry was committed to a correctional institution. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court affirmed the findings in both cases in a single opinion. |