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PHOENIX, Page ThreeRoof Fire DiscoveredBY KITTY TERJENLocal fire companies respondedquickly and professional]'' tn athree-alarm fire on State St.Sunday night. Smouldering forhours, the fire in the eaves of the130-year-old brownstone was firstdiscovered by neighbors.It was the kind of fire everybrownstoner lives in fear of. Therewas no sign of smoke inside thehouse when smoke was discoveredpouring out of the exterior cornice.Fire r Ticials say the fire wascaused by a faulty, unlinedchimney in the house next door.Fortunately the fire wasdiscovered in the early eveningbefore people were asleep.Flames did not appear until thefiremen sawed square holes in theroof of the smouldering house.Then the darkened sky was lit witha hot orange glow.Two firemen were injuredfighting the fire which tookmore than an hour to extinguish.The house, owned by Francesand Fred Freedgood, was extensively damaged, particularlyits top two floors. The Freedgoodssay the damage would have beenconsiderably greater if the FirePatrol, an insurance companyfunded auxiliary, had not come inand covered furniture with tarps tot o a u i w a ic i .Fred Freedgood said that theFire Captain had taken him up onthe roof after the fire was over andshowed him where the spark hadcome through the faulty chimneyin the top floor apartment of 163State and ignited the beams of hishouse. That apartment is rented byJim Guido, who was called awayduring the fire by policemen whosaid his health food store onMontague St., The Garden of Eden,had been robbed.Remembering how Louis Lewishad dialed 911 a couple of weeksago and had gotten no answer, aneighbor of the Freedgoods saidshe was thumbing through thephone book for an alternativenumber when the line was answered. %u201cMinutes and secondsmatter in any emergency,%u201d sheexplained, %u201cespecially when it%u2019sthe house next door that%u2019s on fire.In this instance, 911 must becongratulated for answeringpromptly and the fire departmentfor responding so quickly.%u201dWhen the firemen cut throughthe Freedgood%u2019s roof and theflames were dancing dramaticallyagainst the sky, a State St.brownstoner said she left the stoopmhani chn 1 1 %u201e%u201e J v v i i v i v O I U / u u u o u u u g u u uwalked around the corner. Shewent into a small luncheonette onCourt St., and asked to use thephone. %u201cI was shown a paytelephone, she said. %u201cI told him Ididn%u2019t have any money and that myhouse was burning down. He toldme, %u2018Sorry, lady, I%u2019m not theboss.%u2019%u201dAfter the fire had been put out,phones up and down the blockbegan ringing: %u201c Ambulancechasers%u201d posing as %u201cfire marshalls%u201d rushing into to capitalize ondisaster.The Greens opened their houseand their liquor to the neighbors.After a round of strong drinks andgrateful murmers that no one hadbeen killed, there was a thoughtfuldiscussion about the block%u2019s interdependence. Kay Greenreminded the group that she hadbeen trying to teach this conceptever since she had become anorganic gardener. %u201cIf you usepesticides in your yard, you kill theturtle and lady bugs in my yard,%u201dshe said. %u201cIt%u2019s the same withchimneys and fires.%u201dL/CH Resolution Ok%u2019dThe South Brooklyn Development Council voted Tuesday toadopt a controversial motioncalculated to force Brooklyn%u2019sLong island College Hospital toundertake a com prehensivemaster planning study.The resolution, the work of theCommunity Planning Committeefor Long Island College Hospital,was introduced at a recent SBDCHealth Committee meeting by thedelegate of the Cobble HillAssociation. After much debate,the Health Committee voted torecommend that the measure bebrought to a vote at a meeting ofthe full Council.In essence, the resolution callswi LICH to hire, at its own expense,an outside planning consultant tosurvey the hospital%u2019s service areato determine what additionalhealth services should be providedwithout duplicating existingfacilities and how this can beachieved without disturbing theCobble Hill neighborhood. Theresolution is careful to spell out theareas of study needed, such asinpatient and outpatientrequirements, staff housing,traffic and parking, relocation oftenants, protection of the CobbleHill Landmark area, environmental impact and futurefinancial difficulties that mightbeset the hospital.Perhaps, one of the most controversial aspects of the resolutionis the demand for communitycontrol of this voluntary hospital%u2019sgoverning body, the Board ofRegents. In a passage entitled%u201cG overnance,%u201d the resolutionstates: %u201cSince the proposed projectwould be funded almost entirelyfrom state and federal sources andsince it is already an establishedfact that 95 per cent of all hospitalrevenue is derived from thirdparty sources (which are directgovernment or governmentregulated funds), LICH shallprovide the Council with a longrange plan that will provide for aBoard of Regents that shall bereflective of the hospital%u2019s servicecommunity. It is also requestedthat LICH present the Council withits view of the feasibility of apopularly-elected Board ofRegents.%u201dThe resolution was prompted byContinued on Page ItPierrepontProblem sDiscussedBY JOHN BLACKMOREThe Brooklyn Heights Neighborhood A ssem bly%u2019s PlanningCouncil met Wednesday night tohear progress reports from itscom m ittees. Keynoted in theevening%u2019s discussions were theactions taken by the committeeconcerned with deterioratingconditions at the Pierrepont Hotel.The Ad Hoc Committee for a SafePierrepont was formed in earlyDecember to investigate reports ofmuggings, burglary, assaults,,Slope Playlot OnIt is now three years to the day since the Park Slope Civic Council contacted the Parks Department about building a creative playground near the Third Street entrance to Prospect Park. At that time the city told them that funds had already been allocated for this purpose, but that it would take some time for the bureaucratic machine tc get in motion on the playground idea.Finally, after much hassle, publicity and political pressure, the Council has at long last received definite word from the Parks Department Deputy Administrator that the new playground is %u2018%u2018extraordinarily close tobecoming a reality.\added, \very secure about this project.\\close%u201d means that the architect%u2019s plans are complete, the Buildings Department is giving the plans a final once over, and construction bids are going out. Construction of the new playground is scheduled to begin sometime in late April, and the play lot is due to be completed by tall.Marjorie Potts, who chaired the Civic Council%u2019s Third St. Playground Committee, cited Councilman Tom Cuite as a powerful ally in the fight to get the city off the ground on the playground plan.''U nion%u2019 Lettuce SoldContinued on Page 11BY KITTY TERJENThis week a young man cameinto the office and introducedhimself. He said his name wasNick Rizza and that he and his wifehad just come from California toorganize the lettuce boycott inBrooklyn and Queens. Then heasked if I knew the A&P on AtlanticAve. was displaying the UFW%u201cbug%u201d over non-union lettuce.I didn%u2019t know that, so he continued, %u201cWe took a picture, butwhen they saw the flash they tookthe sign down.%u201dWe talked some more and thenhe excused himself to run back tothe A&P to see if the sign was backup. He returned in 15 minutes andreported that the sign was stillContinued on Page 6Bomb Scare Delays:Brooklynites MarchedBY CORRINE COLEMANMembers of the South Brooklyncommunity went to Washingtonlast Saturday with lunch and anorange banner to express theiranger at Nixon%u2019s Vietnam policyand to join in the massive call foran immediate signing of the peacetreaty.Tiptoeing out of Cobble Hill andCarroll Gardens houses still quietin the early morning, the travelerswalked down the 6 a.m. streets tomeet at the Court St. INDheadquarters.The missionaries representingBrooklyn included Eileen Dugan,Stacie Jacob, Adele and IraLevine, Sal Ferraioli, Peter Drago,Linda and Peter Deiro, FatherAnthony Failla, Joe Bruno, ArtPaone, Cliff Case, MarciaCleveland, Bob Damiano, GordonHaskell, State Senator CarolBellamy and State Assemblyman------ / y M W n n o M n A >S f t l _ %u00abm m c x v o w . x i i v p i v o v n v c u i t i n ;two. elected officials inspired ArtPaone%u2019s remark, %u201clast time wewouldn%u2019t have had Joe and Jimwith us.%u201dThe group proceeded, withknapsacks and plastic bags holdingfood and photo equipment, to PennStation via the IND subway.About 3,300 people were gatheredat the 34th St. terminal awaitingthe three special peace trains hiredfor nonstop transport to thenation%u2019s capital. Latecomers foundtheir groups %u2014 Veterans Againstthe War, Village IndependentDemocrats, Women Strike forPeace %u2014 by the banners andplacards held up high, and mid thesearchings and the greetings,loudspeaker announcers told blueticket holders to line up before thisgate, and yellow, orange, in frontof that.South Brooklyn held orangetickets, signifying reservations forthe last of the three trains %u2014 slatedto depart at 7:15. The gates opened,passengers crowded, pressed,moved down the stairs and into theh%u2014in Al n.ic u a iih n i oikA/uv %u00bb u ic u u iu p jrumbly stop, start motion began,wheels moved through the tunneland then out into the New Jerseydaylight.South Brooklyn held a portion ofcar 11, train 2-5, and members ofthe contingent settled into theshabby seats %u2014 to sleep %u2014 to read%u2014 to greet the anti-war politicians%u2014 Jay Golden, Jerry Kretchmer,and others who were passingthrough. Vendors pushingballoons, buttons and ultra leftliterature scurried about.Suddenly, at 8:50, the train fits,starts, and then comes to a stop.Not yet Washington %u2014 nor ev nPhiladelphia %u2014 it%u2019s Trenton, N. ,!%u201cWhy the stop?%u201d someone a - ks.%u00ab