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THE JOURNAL- -NEWS, THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1976 3B Proposed parkway police takeover criticized By MYRA DEMBROW Staff Writer The Palisades Interstate Park police responsible for its New York section will remain independent, if the recommendation of a county legislative committee is followed. In other business Wednesday, the budget and finance committee indirectly endorsed a proposed set of minimum standards for county jails. The budget and finance committee unanimously opposed a state plan to merge the parkway police with the state police organization. If the full legislature takes the same position Tuesday night, the recommendation will be forwarded to state officials. "The state is not talking about a merger, but about the abolition of the parkway police," said committee chairman John Grant (D- Haverstraw).

Not only would costs rise, but we would not get the service we are getting A task force of representatives of five state agencies has been studying the proposal since last fall. Its recommendations are expected next month. According to officials familiar study, one of the primary considerations is saving money. Grant was skeptical about that assertion. "The state police budget is supposed to be reduced and yet the state is proposing that it add on manpower.

I cannot see how money would be saved," he said. Although the proposal calls for qualified parkway police to become troopers, Grant said that promise was fallacy." "I don't know how many men who have been on the POLICE BEAT 6 jailed in drug arrests Six men arrested in a Tuesday night drug raid in Spring Valley were ordered to the county jail in New City Wednesday in lieu of high bail following arraignment in Clarkstown Justice Court. A seventh posted $500 bail and was freed, according to Clarkstown Police Lt. Robert Schnakenberg. The raid took place at the apartment of Joseph Guarnuccio, 22.

149 W. Clarkstown Road, police said. Guarnuccio was charged with selling 50 barbituate pills to an undercover police agent on Feb. 14. The freed suspect, Alan Malowitz.

19, of 8 Sneden Place Spring Valley, was charged with felonious drug possession. The felony charges against Malowitz and the others except Guarnuccio stem from a police seizure of several pounds of marijuana, large quantities of amphetamine pills and barbituates. scales and drug paraphernalia, according to county District Attorney Kenneth Gribetz. He identified the others charged with felony drug possession as Wendell Hill, 19, of 130 Eckerson Road, Spring Valley; Michael Cullen, 21, of 10 Green Road. Spring Valley; Vincent Palazzolo.

20 of 16 Inwood Drive, Spring Valley; Robert Mackerer, 28, of 16 Tate Piermont, and an 18- ear -old Spring Valley youth who could not be identified because his age makes him eligible for youthful offender treatment. The arrests by Clarkstown police marked the end of a lenghtly investigation by the county Narcotic Task Force, county Sheriff's Patrol. Palisades Interstate Park police and district attorney's investigators. Rain, snowfall bring slippery roads About 1,900 Orange and Rockland Utilities customers were left without power this morning after a car skidded on slush-covered pavement on Pennington Way in Pomona and struck a utility pole, according to a utility spokesman. Sporadic rain and snowfall left many Rockland roads in slippery condition early today and caused a number of minor accidents.

However, no serious injuries were reported by local police departments. The 7:30 a.m. accident on Pennington Way initially cut electric power to about 150 utility customers in the Pomona area, the spokesman said. But power was later cut to about 1.900 customers to that repairs could be made. Orange and Rockland crews were working this morning to correct the problem and restore power to customers by switching circuits, the spokesman said.

No estimate could be made of the time needed for the 1 repairs. Meehan: Burglar alarm measure not dead yet Legislation to regulate certain private fire and burglar alarms in Rockland is not dead yet, according to County Legislator John Meehan. A local law that would have banned the installation of automatic telephone alarm devices was rejected, 8-7. at March 2 legislative session, because many of the lawmakers thought the measure was inappropriate and unenforceable. Meehan, who co-sponsored the bill with a fellow Ramapo Democrat, Bernard Charles, said Tuesday Fred W.

Heise Fred W.Heise of Spring Valley, a retired electrician, died Wednesday Sa- DEATH NOTICES BETTMANN, Marie age 88, of Greenbush Road, Tappan, N.Y. on Wednesday, March 10, 1976 at the Rockland County Infirmary Devoted mother of Marie Harnett of Spring Valley. Dorothy Matrafailo of Valley Cottage, Anna Piesco of Bolder, Florence Alfieri of Tappan, Margaret May of Uncasville, Conn. and Charles Bettmann of Orlando, Fla. Also survived by twenty grandchildren, 35 great grandchildren and one greaf, great grandchild.

Funeral arrangements incomplete. Friends may call at the Stevenson Funeral Home, 790 Piermont Avenue. Piermont, N. Y. Thursday (today) from 7-9 p.m.

KOZJA, Mary, of New City, N.Y., on March 11, 1976. Loving mother of Stephan of Bayside, N. Frank of Port Washington, N. Y. and Peter of Amenia, N.

Mrs. Julia Trensch of New City. Aiso survived by four grandchildren and two great-grand children. Mass Saturday 9 a.m. at St.

Augustine's R.C. Church, New City. Interment St. John's Cemetery, Queens, N. Y.

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J. TROUP MONUMENTS Large Selection On Display Rts. 9W 202 HA 9-2083 force for years would qualify for a trooper's job," he said. Grant also stressed that the parkway police have been "very cooperative" with local departments and doubted that the state troopers would continue that relationship. Hezekiah Easter (R- Orangetown) added that independence was important because "a good part of Rockland is involved." The park covers nearly onethird of the county, and spans its entire western border.

It also has smaller segments in Orangetown and Clarkstown. Although the committee backed Grant on the police issue, it rebuffed him on his evaluation of the proposed jail standards. They would require jails to permit inmates to have direct contact with visitors instead of being separated from them by bars, screens, or windows; prohibit jailers from reading prisoners' mail; and guarantee them access to the media while protecting them from reprisals for criticizing jail conditions. The state Sheriff's Association and at least one county are urging the state to spurn the new regulations. Grant proposed that Rockland do the same, but the committee rejected that suggestion, 5-2.

Only Philip Rotella (D-Haverstraw) agreed with the chairman. of these rules are already the practice in state penitentiaries such as Green Haven, which houses really serious felons," said Joel Scheinert (D-Ramapo). The legislature's advisory committee on criminal jusreviewed the proposal Monday night and found them to be "beneficial and worthy of approval," he said. Staff photo Art Sarno History lesson Paul Gonzalez, Steve McCune, nesday. The fourth graders are and Jude Dumel, from left, making a model colonial village, work on Bicentennial project at as well as participating in other the Lake Road Elementary history projects related to the BiSchool in Valley Cottage Wed- centennial.

Grant said the liberalized visitation and mail rules could allow contraband into jails and could therefore pose a danger to employes. Scheinert said that the proposals guard against that. Not only would visits be kept under surveillance, but inmates would be searched before and after they saw their families. All packages brought into the visiting area would be searched as well. Jailers would still be able to look for contraband in mail.

They would merely not be allowed to read the correspondence, he said. Ramapo applies for aid in the Town of Ramapo may not be as far off as Supervisor Morton Baron thought a few months ago. Following a change in federal regulations that has broadened the use of funds for local governments, the town board voted Wednesday night to apply to the state Department of Environmental Conservation for federal aid for Ramapo's sewer projects. Baron said in January that large-scale capital improvement projects would not be undertaken until the financial climate improved. The town has already borrowed $15 million for the construction of about 175 miles of sewers.

An estimated $10 million is needed to complete the project. Correction Constructing more sewers A story on Clarkstown Blue Laws Feb. 25 stated that police said they had warned Marshall's Department Store in Nanuet about Sunday openings. The police have confirmed that the store has never been opened for business on Sundays nor warned about Blue Law violations. Convertible Sofa and Bedding Sale Save all this week on mattresses and box springs in all popular sizes and firmness.

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Delivery Charge Saturday till 6 P.M. NV01 O1 AENOW he has asked the legislators who voted against the proposal to suggest specific revisions. Working with the offices of emergency services and consumer affairs, Meehan will then draft a new law. He expects to have it ready for consideration of the legislature's ways and means committee next month. The controversial device is connected to telephones and automatically dials local police or fire departments.

It then plays a prerecorded message repeatedly announcing a fire or bur- OBITUARIES Heise, 67, had lived in Rockland for 35 years. He was born in Jersey City, N.J. Surviving are his widow. Betty, and son, F.W. Heise, of Spring Valley, and three grandchildren.

A funeral mass will be said Friday at 10 a.m. at St. glary in progress. When it breaks down, it can tie up emergency lines for hours by failing to disconnect. Estimates of the number of Rockland homes and businesses with the system range from 500 to 1.000.

danger is still with us. Meehan said. "The problem is not going to go away when a law is defeated. I don't know yet what changes will be made, but any new law we draft will be aimed at curing the problem of tied-up public safety lines." Joseph's Church, Spring Valley. Private, cremation services held at Ferncliff Crematory, Hartsdale.

Friends may call today from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Sniffen Funeral Home. 154 W. Central Spring Valley. DEATH NOTICES FAY, March Clara, 9, of 1976.

Highland Beloved Falls, mother N.Y. of Florence Douglas, Dorothy Donato, Marie Crill, Thomas and Donald. Reposing at the William F. Hogan Funeral Home, South Main Street, Highland Falls. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening (tonight) 7-9 p.m.

and Thursday between the hours of 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Friday from the United Church of the Highlands with the Rev. William St. John officiating, Interment in Highland Union Cemetery, Highland Falls, N. Y.

PETRELLI, Frances of Nanuet, N. Y. on March 8, 1976. Beloved wife of Frank. Mother of Dan and Nicholas of Queens, N.

Rocco of West Babylon, N. Arthur of Hicksville, Long Island, Mrs. Anne Levine of Nanuet, and Mrs. Lucy Marotta of Queens, N. Y.

Sister of Mrs. Victoria Petrelli of Syosset, N.Y. Also survived by 18 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Mass of Christian Burial Friday 10 a.m. St.

Anthony's Shrine Church, Nanuet. Interment St. John's Cemetery, Middie Village, N. Y. Friends may call at the Higgins Funeral Home, 24 South Middletown Nanuet, today 2-5 and 7-10 p.m.

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