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State Politics

Parents wait and hope Rockefeller cites new P°" | ~ By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS proximately $1 million was reported to A statement fr<

By TON I ADAMS QUAIN Associated Press Writer

ALBANY, N. Y. (AP) - Her flute, her little $l model sailboat and her preparations for a sort — of birthday celebration dance remain at the un­pretentious home where Sheila Allen was a "happy kid" before she vanished Oct. 21. But despair and a lingering hope are present also.

Although they decline to speculate on the 17-year-old girl's fate, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward S. Allen of suburban Colonie, say they have reason to believe she did not run away, but was forced away instead.

"The outcome of our whole lives hangs in the balance," her father, 46, points out.

They have the notebook she had taken to the Colonie Free Library that Wed­nesday night to study for a high school, social studies theme paper. The notebook, a library book, one of her navy blue shoes and her purse with a few dollars in it were found a short distance from her home.

The trim, 5-foot-8, high school senior, a good student thinking of majoring in physical education at college, telephoned home after school to say she was going to the library and would be home around 8 p. m. She sported long, dark brown hair and her brownish green eyes sparkled.

She boarded a Schenectady-bound bus for the trip home, but never arrived. The bus driver recalls her getting off at a stop not far from her Rapple Drive home.

He also remembers that an uniden­tified man with a Schenectady ticket got

off somewhere in the vicinity of the stop, near a diner.

The parents sat in the living room of their modest home, trying to be calm, listening for the telephone to ring in the kitchen — a call that might be good news.

But at one point, Mrs. Allen bent her head in tears: "We couldn't bear all this interviewing if we didn't hope it would help."

Sheila's birthday was the Friday after her disappearance, and she had planned to attend a school dance that night with some other girls. She played the flute in the high school band, was a cheer leader, excelled in sports and loved to watch football. But she rarely went to dances and had no "serious" boy friend, her mother said.

Sheila had little extra time, for she made most of her own clothes, was active in church and school groups and worked part time selling candy at a theater for $1.87 an hour. She banked some of her earnings as she looked toward attending a state college.

A Roman Catholic, Sheila joined an ecumenical service club at St. Michael's Episcopal Church'. She taught younger people at church and had come to Albany's inner city to help teach the underpriviliged on Saturday's.

In another group, formed partly so that teenagers could help each other through that growing period, Sheila washed walls — "Oh, how she hated that job" — so that she would have enough money to join the group on a trip to New Mexico last year.

Her $1 sailboat was purchased during a youth-group trip to Canada. It sits,

price tag intact, on the well-filled family bookshelves.

Sheila's mother, Helen, a graduate of Russell Sage College, lately has been working off and on as a substitute science and mathematics teacher at Sheila's school, "to help the kids through college."

Allen's research, largely in blood disease, is under" federal civil service at the Veterans Administration Hospital here. He was a bomber radio operator with the Eighth Air Force in World War II and served in England. He attended a New York City technical school that now is affiliated with Carnegie Tech.

He has been thinking of doing "creative writing" someday, "for I love to write."

"But how can we think of the future now?"

Still, "we make ourselves eat and sleep some, because we have to hold up."

Mrs. Allen remarked that so many people had been so kind since Sheila disappeared that she was reassured people are "mostly good, despite all the bad news one reads and hears."

She was born in nearby Cohoes, and her husband in not-distant Mechanic ville: They met on a "blind date" while Helen still was in high school.

In those days, though, such a date didn't seem to hold the dangers present today, she added.

"But Sheila wasn't the type to run off, anyway."

A small high-school photo of attractive Sheila was on the fireplace mantel.

In Rochester

ROCHESTER, N. Y. (AP) — The investigation into the dynamite bom­bings of two Rochester synagogues focused today on automobiles seen in the vicinity of the explosions early Tuesday morning.

Police said they were continuing to check car license-plate numbers provided by neighbors of the two Jewish houses of worship.

Several persons living near one of the targets, the Light of Israel Sephardic Center, reported seeing a red vehicle speed down an adjoining street two or three minutes after the bomb there went off. »

One of the neighbors was the center's spiritual leader, Rabbi Abraham D. Cohen, who said the car appeared to be traveling about 60 miles an hour down the street.

The explosion at the center came

about six minutes after the one of the Beth Sholom Synagogue, six miles to the southeast.

Both snyagogues sustained heavy damage from the explosions, which occurred away from their sanctuaries, but no one was wounded. The wife of the resident caretaker at Beth Sholom collapsed upon seeing the wreckage and received treatment for shock.

Police Commissioner John A. Mastrella and other key investigators met for two hours Tuesday afternoon and said later the explosions appeared to have been "coordinated attacks," possibly by a "conspiratorial cell."

He did not explain the nature of the cell.

Dist. Atty. Jack B. Lazarus of Monroe County said, 'There is no rhyme or reason for the targets. As far as we can determine, no warning was given."

The officials said they also had under investigation the possibility that the synagogue bombings were committed by the same groups that dynamited twa government buildings, two black churches and the home of a union leader here on Oct. 12.

No one has been charged directly with those explosions, which resulted in in­jury, to only one person.

The damage to the Light of Israel center is estimated at between $35,000 and $60,000 its president, Sol Ahitow, told a reporter. He said he thought insurance would cover the loss.

Ahitow said the center was one of only 16 in this country founded by Sephardic Jews, who trace their origin to Spain.

No damage estimate was given for the Beth Sholom Synagogue, but police said the loss there appeared to be a bit less than at the Sephardic center.

Policeman exonerated In death—

Jury report draws heavy criticism SYRACUSE, N. Y. (AP) - A grand

jury report issued yesterday that exonerated a police patrolman of any charges in connection with the shooting death of a black youth drew heavy criticism from the local human rights commission.

The jury's statement, part of a "no bill" report handed up Tuesday, precluded any charges against Patrolman Paul Larkin in the death of Jeremiah Mitchell, 18, on Aug. 18.

"Almost beyond belief..." is the way Raymond C. Gantter, chairman of the rights unit, described the Onondaga County panel's report. He said the boy had been shot in the back, that it was never established he possessed a weapon and that there was no evidence to suggest he was involved in a mugging which the officers involved were in­vestigating.

Gantter said he was "deeply disap­pointed" in the report and said the commission gave the district attorney 84 pages of statements and testimony "supporting our contention that the shooting of the Mitchell youth was un­

justified ..." "To call this boy's death

unequivocally justified in view of these circumstances and the testimony of witnesses to which I have already referred is indeed beyond belief," Gantter added, "and a travesty of justice in which America takes pride."

Police said the incident took place about an hour before midnight when Larkin and his partner said they saw a group of youngsters mugging a man on a city street.

Police Chief Thomas Sardino said the youths fled when challenged by the of­ficers and that the patrolmen gave chase. Larkin, Sardino said, ordered two youths to halt. One, he said, turned and pointed a "small black handgun" and Larkin fired his service revolver.

A starters pistol, with no identifiable fingerprints, was found near the scene; police said.

Leo F. Hayes, the county's chief assistant district attorney, said the grand jury's report "closes the issue." That report said police statements on the incident were thorough: the action of

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Gov. Nelson Rockefeller's campaign

camp unveiled a poll Tuesday that shows him eight percentage points ahead of his Democratic opponent while Arthur Goldberg revealed that his electioneering has cost about one-fifth what the governor has spent

Those developments and Rockefeller's brief appearances in New York City and Buffalo highlighted the first day of the campaign's final week.

The poll results Rockefeller's campaign Burdell. Bixby who said was done Oct. 24-26.

Goldberg's expenditure

came from director, R. the sampling

of

proximately $1 million was reported to the secretary of state Tuesday, one day after financial reports were delivered by other candidates for statewide office. The original Saturday deadline for the statements was extended to Monday and a mail tie-up was blamed for the further delay.

Rockefeller's statement placed his expenses at about $4.8 million.

The governor began Tuesday in New York City where he officiated at ceremonies for the transfer of the Penn Central Railroad's New Haven com­muter division to the states of New York and Connecticut. Rockefeller said the takeover meant commuter service "has been saved."

Autos may be key to bombings BUSY AT WORK, Gov. Nelson Rockefeller has both hands going at the same time. Rockefeller was in Buffalo last night stumping for former football quarterback Jack Kemp, now running for Congress. At the right is Buffalo banker Seymour H. Knox III, president of the new AHL Buffalo Sabres (UPI).

A statement from Goldberg said, -however, voters ought to take the governor's words "as seriously as, Rockefeller's announcement that the Long Island Railroad is the finest commuter railroad in the world," an -allusion to the governor's remarks when . the state took'over that ailing railroad..

Later in the day Rockefeller visited #-Buffalo where he promised to help the - . Buffalo area build a new sports stadium to replace the old War Memorial . Stadium. 1

In the U.S. senate race, Conservative . James Buckley and Republican - Liberal, Sen. Charles Goodell exchanged verbal blows, while Democrat Rep. Richard* Ottinger warned of more Vietnam - like, • situations cropping up if the United , States fails to change its policies, towards Latin America.

Buckley accused Ottinger of flirting , with "far-out and extremist groups" but. exempted Goodell from the charge. Meanwhile the incumbent charged that Buckley opposes so much of the Nixon. administration's legislation that "he . makes President Nixon look like a member of the New Left."

Ottinger used an Overseas Press Club speaking engagement as a platform to charge that the nation "has no foreign policy." The Westchester congressman said the country's overseas posture was constantly being set by reaction to "crises created by other nations."

In Rochester two candidates for state attorney - general faced off in a televised debate, but the attorney general him­self, Republican Louis J. Lefkowitz, was campaigning downstate.

Both Democrat Adam Walinsky and Conservative Leo J. Kesselring criticized Lefkowitz for not appearing, then attacked each other's political philosophies.

Said Kesselring, "After 40 years of liberalism, only a conservative can enforce the laws credibly," but Walinsky retorted, "I'm proud of my record. Only a man who has shown a passion for social justice can enforce the laws credibly^

the officers involved was proper in all respects; the actions of Larkin were justifiable and that Larkin "acted en­tirely within the course of his duty."

Firebombing arrests KINGSTON, N. Y. (AP) — Four

youths were arrested Tuesday and charged in connection with the firebombing of an office in Kingston High School Monday evening.

Police said one youth, Albert D. LaToree, 16, was charged with first degree arson, two counts of falsely reporting an incident. The other three youths were referred to Family Court as juvenile delinquents.

A fire bomb was hurled through a window at the school as a concert, at­tended by approximately 700 people, was being performed in another part of the building. Police said the bomb consisted of a soda bottle filled, with gasoline.

A typewriter, desk, some furniture and the school switch-board were damaged when the gasoline ignited.

Mini-lottery plans for state ALBANY, N. Y. (AP) — "The start of

something small" is the way state lot­tery officials described yesterday plans for the state's first "mini-lottery" featuring 50-cent tickets and a $5,000 top prize.

Tickets will go on sale Nov. 3, Election Day, for a two-week period ending Nov. 16. The drawing will be conducted eight days later.

Unlike other tickets, those for the mini-Lottery will not require names and addresses of patrons. The tickets will be numbered and buyers will retain the stubs. The winning numbers will be posted and winners will claim their prizes one week after the drawing.

For each 100,000 tickets sold, there will be one prize each of $5,000, $1,000, $500, and $250, ten prizes of $100 and 245 prizes of $50.

Lottery officials said there will be three mini-lotteries conducted to test the public interest. Tickets for the second will be sold Dec. 1 through 14 with a drawing Dec. 22 and tickets for the third such lottery will be sold from Jan. 5 through 18, with a drawing Jan. 26.

One-dollar tickets for the monthly lottery drawing, which offers a $100,000 top prize, and the $3 - tickets on the $1 million super lottery will continue to be sold.

Ford to expend BUFFALO (AP) — The Ford Motor

Co. says it plans a 22 per cent physical expansion of its stamping plant in suburban Hamburg that will add 500 employes to its present work force of 4,800.

Company officials told a news con­ference Tuesday that 450,000 square feet of space would be added to the giant facility, which produces metal parts for Ford and Mercury automobiles.

State campaign funds—

Tapping the money tree By HOWARD CLARK

Associated Press Writer ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Gov. Rocke­

feller is outspending Arthur J. Goldberg, his Democratic challenger, by a 4-1 margin in the fall election campaign, according to pre-election statements on file at the Secretary of State's Office.

Goldberg also is falling behind the campaign expenditures of James L. Buckley, Conservative candidate for U.S. senator.

The statements, which were filed Tuesday, show that Goldberg has spent $1,004,091 through 14 committees. In contrast, Rockefeller reported ex­penditures of $4,089,525, and Buckley $1,169,964.

The statements cover the period from the primary election through last week. Another statement is due Nov. 23 and will list the spending in the remaining days of the campaign.

Most of Goldberg's expenses were for such items as travel, printing and salaries of workers. Advertising cost his supporters $359,186.

Much of the financial support of the Goldberg campaign came from labor unions. The State, County and Municipal Employes Union donated $55,250; In ternational Ladies Garment Workers, $46,250 and Steelworkers $20,000

The tabulations of the Goldberg ex­penditures was difficult, because many of the funds were shifted from one committee to another and back.

Each committee that works on behalf of a candidate files a separate statement of receipts and expenditures. They were due over the weekend, but many were delayed in the mails. As a result, some figures reported Monday were adjusted Tuesday with the arrival of additional statements.

The total expenditures of all com­mittees working for Buckley show that

Long dry spell ends for Red Chinese diplomacy By DONALD BREMNER The Los Angeles Times

HONG KONG - A long dry spell ended for Peking when Communist China and Canada announced their agreement to recognize each other and establish diplomatic relations.

Not since 1964, when Charles de Gaulle's France took the step, had a major country extended recognition to

Except for Zambia and Congo (Brazzaville), which made the move the same year, only Mauritania and South Yemen had established diplomatic relations with mainland China since 1964 Maruitius was recognized by China in 1968 and the two countries agreed to establish relations later at a convenient date.

Communist China got off to a fairly Cast start after its founding In 1949, with

by the communist countries as Burma,

Pakistan, Switzerland, Britain, the Netherlands,

the Scandinavian countries. In tome cases, however, it was

established and Britain, for instance, did not relations until 1954, more f yean after it had recognised

After the first burst of the Korean War with tervention came along and It

until some of the

M ideas tern countries, and Fidel Castro's Cuba, established relations with China in the late 1950s and early 19101. Than came France's recognition In 1964.

Britain and Prance both have been trying recently to improve their relations with Peking The moves have tangible objectives

Britain, winch has only a d'affaires in Poking, hopes to raise diplomatic exchange to the bassadorial level with whatever trade benefits might follow Franco, which already has an IHlbS-ldor in Peking,

improve trade and cultural ait to h tiona and perha

I nun I l « t i r« lr «ues

world centers. Japan, China's biggest trading partner, has no diplomatic relations with Peking. Nor do West Germany and Italy, which also are important Chinese trading parners. or several other West European countries, including Austria and Belgium And the United States has no diplomatic relations with Peking

In Latin America, only Cuba recogni2es Communist China, although the official New China News Agency has

indents providing informal for Poking in several Latin

Chtio, which has elected a I at pmhfriil for the first

time, may soon become the second Latin American nation to

In-ow

i war in Vietnam

Although Chinas relations with Britain and France may warm, Peking still has no embassies In many major

Various reasons have deterred many countries from isnigniilng China. For some, it was strong American influence of a moral hangover from the United Nations' condemnation

aggressor after Chinese intervention in the Korean War.

For others, it was reluctance to write off the Nationalist Chinese government of Taiwan, the price Peking demanded for mutual recognition.

For still others, it was repugnance for Communist China's internal policies or its advocacy of world revolutionary struggle coupled with fear that Chinese diplomats might foster subversion within their borders.

The excesses of China's cultural revolution did nothing to further Peking's chances of expanding world contacts. Since the end of that turmoil more than a year ago, there has been a tendency in some capitals to watt for China's internal situation to settle down and its foreign policy to assume more definite shape before making friendly gestures toward Peking

Some of these barriers have weakened with the Peking-Ottawa accord.

Peking made a major concession by not requiring Canada to repudiate the Nationalist government on Taiwan by a

note of' Peking's position that Taiwan is "an inalienable part" of mainland China's territory.

Han concession by Peking may enable efcor Western countries to follow the trail opened by Canada if they. too. are

to recognize the "

its diplomatic ties with Taiwan when the Nationalist Chinese government im­mediately broke relations with Ottawa.

Peking lacks the needed majority to get in the United Nations partly because many nations are reluctant to exclude Taiwan and its population of more than 13 million from the United Nations.

Moreover, Communist China and Nationalist China have each made it clear that it will not accept the other's presence in the world body.

One suggested compromise assumes not that there are two Chinas, a proposition both Communist and Nationalist China reject, but that there is one Chinese state represented by two governments.

Under this formula, representatives from both Nationalist China and Communist China would be admitted as one delegation with only one vote. Each faction would have hah* a vote at first. pending an amendment of the U.N. charter permitting two votes for the Chinese delegations in the General Assembly, end one vote - by mainland

— in the Security Council The "one China, two delegations

approach could encourage the two Chinese regimes to resolve their dif­ferences through political means, an event which would remove a major irritant in international relations but which may be impossible until a now

of leaders takes over hi and Taipei

he is far outspending his two rivals. Republican Sen. Charles E. Goodell reported expenditures of $669,443 and Democrat Richard Ottinger $747,520.

Two take fifth in Buffalo court

BUFFALO (AP) — Two brothers, one a reputed Cosa Nostra power, invoked the Fifth Amendment in Court Tuesday, following the lead of earlier witnesses in the perjury trial of another man.

Joseph Fino, said by federal authorities to be the former underboss of the crime syndicate in this area, claimed possible self-incrimination in declining to answer six questions con­cerning reported meetings be had with John Cammillieri, the defendant, and other men.

Nicholas Fino invoked his Fifth Amendment rights seven times when quizzed about his reported contacts with ' Albert Billiteri, who is facing federal loansharking charges, and others.

At the trial session Monday in State ; Supreme Court, Daniel Sansanese and Roy Carlisi Sr„ both also identified by I the government as Cosa Nostra officers, invoked the Fifth Amendment on certain ' questions.

John J. Honan, Erie County first assistant district attorney asked the . court to grant the reluctant witnesses ; immunity from prosecution, but Justice ' John H. Doerr said it bad not legal power * to do so.

Cammillieri, identified in testimony ' before a U. S. Senate committee as a , Cosa Nostra lieutenant, is accused of ' lying last year before a special county ; grand jury investigating gambling.

Ford solos up, earnings down

DETROIT (AP) - Ford Motor Co. has announced that its sales for the first nine months of 1970 were almost even with last year, but earnings were down considerably due to higher labor and materials costs.

Third quarter sales were reported . Tuesday at a record $3.4 billion, com­pared to Ford's previous high third quarter of *3 2 billion in 1969. Net income per share was 68 cents contrasted with 50 cents per share in 1969.

Henry Ford II. board chairman of the Ford Motor Co. said new car sales in the United States for the third quarter were at an 8.9-million-car annual rate and said the rate would be still higher except for the United Auto Workers strike at General Motors.

"Although dollar sales were about the same in the first nine months of 1970 as those in the comparable period of 1969. net income was nine per cent lower this year than last," said Ford.

Flash bulbt stolen ELMIRA, N. Y. (AP) - A tractor-

trailer, its $325,000 cargo of photographic flash bulbs and the per­sons who stole them from a freight terminal were sought by state Point and FBI agents today

The theft took

I in the nearby hamlet of

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