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Five Parties Ready Candidates For Judgeships On November Six BallotBY LiNUS GELBEKBrooklyn voters will make for the polls on Nov. 6 to elect a variety of judges to sit on local and countywide benches, as well as making decisions on a bond issue proposition and three amendments to the state Constitution.As no major representative or legislative officials arc being elected in this off-year balloting, manyBY LIBBY HAYMANA cooperative enterprise of organizations committed to improving education and youth programs in School District 13 celebrated its first anniversary on October 24 by holding a %u201c Mini Conference on Priorities for Youth.%u201dThe group called CABLES or Community Association of Business, Labor, Education and Services is about to set up an office in Borough Hall where its new coordinator, Joan Gilbert, will run a %u201c clearinghouse%u201d of youth services and take on other ways of supporting %u201c collaborative%u201d projects between different components of the District 13 community.The office rent is donated by Borough President Howard Golden%u2019s office and $50,000 for project staff is coming from the N.Y. State Vocational Education Assistance program through the City%u2019s Board of Education.CABLES grew out of efforts in District 13 (which runs from Brooklyn Heights to Bedford Stuyvesant) by the New York Urban Coalition to get community residents, organizations and businesses involved in their schools in cooperation with the Board of Education.During the summer of 1979 it used federal CETA funds to pay young people to conduct a survey of the community obtaining lists of residents and businesses interested in tutoring, providing jobs andexpect a sporadic numerical showing for the day. %u201c Only God can make a tree,%u201d stated Betty Dolcn, Executive Director of the Board of Elections, when asked how many people she thought would vote, adding that she %u201c anticipated a low turnout.%u201d She noted that she hoped some interest would be generated bv the bond issue and amendments, which could raise the tally somewhat.other services. The surveyors also discovered businesses who were interested in drawing on the school system for job training for their employees.Results of the survey will be compiled through a cooperative effort in which the Computer Center of Polytechnic Institute will computerize data, training two District 13 students in computer processing.At the Mini-Conference, attendance by officials such as Board of Education President Stephen Aiello, Councilmember Abe Gerges, and District 13 Superintendent Jerome Harris showed a breadth of commitment to CABLES. The President of the organization is Tessie Williams who is also District Manager for Community Board Two. The new coordinator, Joan Gilbert, has previously been Chairman of the Small Businesses committee of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce. The steering committee of the group includes School Board members, representatives of community service groups, and business organization leaders, as well as a number of staffmembers from the New York Urban Coalition.Participants at the conference discussed specific needs of youth in District 13, such as improved career education, strong role models, early identification of gifted children and learning disabled children, and better job training and employment programs.Five parlies have endorsed judges for the six Civii Court seats, two Supreme Court seats and two Civil Court District scats. In addition to the Democrats and Republicans, candidates have also been chosen by the Conservative, Liberal and Right-To-Lifc Parties.The Democratic slate consists of six regular candidates for Civil Court (there had been six reform Democrats opposing them, but all six were beaten in a September primary). The nominations are Herbert Kramer, Gloria Cohen Aronin, and Gabriel K. Kraussman, as well as Samuel Greenstcin, who was cross-endorsed by the Liberal Party, Jerome Cohen, who is also running on the Republican ticket, and Lorraine Stein Miller, who will also be listed with the Republican and Liberal lines.The remaining four Republican candidates are also running with the Conservative Party; they are Paul Silverman, Kevin McGovern, Kevin Flood and Austen Canade, who was cross-endorsed by the Right-To-Life Party. The Conservatives have also chosen Vito Catania and George Donnelly to round out their ticket. The remaining Liberal Party hopefuls are Brooklyn Heights%u2019 resident Leonard Ryan, Herbert Feinsod, Renee Roth and Stanley Glantz. In addition, the Right-To-Life Party has endorsed Brendan J. Connelly, Daniel J. DeLucie and Eugene R. Lopez.For Supreme Court, the Liberals and Democrats have crossendorsed Joseph Dowd and Vincent Pizzuto; the Conservatives have picked James Cansella and Pauline Gold; the Republicans have chosen Robert Kreindler and Moses Lerman, who was also endorsed by the Right-To-Life Party. Right-To-Lifers have also chosen Charles M. Bianco for the other seat.In the Third District Civil Court race (Williamsburg-Greenpoint), Jerome Steinberg on the Democratic, Conservative and Liberal tickets will face Joseph Parrotta from the Republican Party. The Sixth District (Park Slope-FlatbushMidwood) will be decided betweenDemocrat Martin Scheicr, Liberal Michael W oifson and Edward Quinr. from the Republican, Conservative and Right-To-Life Parties.Civil Court Judges, once elected to the bench, serve ten-year terms and preside over landlord-tenantHANDS AND KNIFE: Angel Ortiz, 30, of 366 Union St., was arrested at 10:15pm Oct. 12 in front of his building by Detective James Carroll of (he 76th Precinct. Ortiz, who allegedly threatened a fellow resident with his hands and a knife and tried to kick down his door, is charged with attempted burglary, assault and criminal possession of a dangerous weapon.GRAVITY KNIFE: On Oct. 13at 1:50am, 76th Precinct Officer Douglas Lilhgow arrested Tommy Cain, 40, of 2952 Mermaid Ave. at Rappelye and Hicks St., charging him with criminal possession of a gravity knife.COCAINE: Officer Martin McNcclaofthe 76th Precinct arrested Gilbert Nieves, 22, of 65 Atlantic Ave., for carrying a quantity of alleged cocaine. Nieves, nabbed at Smith and Dean Sts. is charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance.STORAGE STEAL: For allegedly breaking into a warehouse storage room at 135 Richard St. at 11:15pm on Oct. 14, Derrick Corley, 16, and two accomplices were arrested by 76th Precinct Officer Gary Tepperman. The others collared are Kenneth Jackson, 17, of 80 Dwight St., and Louis Siders, 16, of 414 Columbia St. All three are charged with burglary and criminal possession of stolen property.POSSESSION, SALE ANDPOSSESSION: The Narcotics Squad arrested Joseph Pugliesi, 27, of 130 Second PI, at 4:25pm on Oct. 15, after he sold a quantity of alleged heroin to an undercovercases, small claims, consumerr J . ; ,4 HclUU dUlt'llS dllU a^aortcu nuncriminal suits for amounts under $10,000. Supreme Court Judges serve fourteen-year terms and preside over felony cases, claims over $10,000 and divorce cases.police officer. After his arrest, a search disclosed further amounts of the alleged heroin, as well as some alleged methadone; Pugliesi is charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance and one count of sale of a controlled substance.DRUG BUST: For allegedly selling an undisclosed quantity of an undisclosed drug to an undercover police officer, Eduardo Quinones, 29, of 241 Hoyt St., was arrested by the narcotics squad at 6:20pm Oct. 15. Nabbed at the corner of Hoyt and Wyckoff Sts., he is charged with sale of a controlled substance.SHOOTING INCIDENT: On Oct. 19 several males entered a store on 156 Court St. trying to rob it. The owner, who was standing outside, began to enter the store when one person exited and shot the owner, and started shooting wildly in the street. A foot cop heard the shots, proceeded to the incident and put out a call for help on the radio. Police Officers Donald Hardwick and Frank Azzato heard the calls and saw a male, later identified as Charles Bennett, on Dean St. running towards 3rd Ave. They pursued him and at 164 Dean St, Bennett hid behind a stoop and pointed a gun at them. The police officers fired a shot at the perpetrator, rushed him and arrested him. Bennett, 22 years old, is charged with attempted murder, robbery, assault and criminal possession of a .32 caliber gun. Later another man, Robert Skinner, age 18, was arrested for being involved in the incident.At Conference DebateImproved EducationN . Y . P . D .N ew sbriefsSchool Attendance UpCommunity School District 13, which includes Brooklyn Heights, Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Prospect Heights, and parts of Park Slope and Bedford Stuyvesant, had the second highest percentage increase in attendance in New York City during the last academic year. Carmen Norat, President of the Board announced that daily attendance had increased from 85.3 per cent to 86.94 per cent, a 1.63 per cent increase.Of the 31 Districts in the City, District 13 is above the median with attendance higher than 18 Districts. Norat congratulated the Superintendent, Dr. Jerome Harris, and the %u201c principals, teachers, parents, and most of all the attendance staff%u201d on the accomplishment.Electric Rates DownCon Edison has announced that lower %u201c winter%u201d rates for electricity went into effect on October 16 and will continue through May 15, 1980. Higher rates (meant to encourage conservation of electricity during the summer) are required by the Public Service Commission, according to Con Edison's Executive Vice President for Finance, John Thornton. The average New York City bill, for 250 kilowatt hours per month, is $33.43 in summer, $29.17 at winter rates.Ferry Bids OpenWith a December 14 deadline to submit bids for a ferry service between Brooklyn and Manhattan Deputy Commissioner Marsilia Boyle of the city%u2019s Department of Ports and Terminals predicts that at least two to three companies might be interested.The National Maritime Hisioricai Society trstvmt.) naa held a party on October 17th at Fulton Ferry landing where guests could try out the proposed route across the East River to Manhattan's South Street Sea Port Museum andGary Sperling, Acting Commissioner of the Department of Ports and Terminals, announced the opening of bids.Peter Sanford, President of the NMHC thinks that one of the bidders might be John Sullivan and Eddy Atmanchuck promoters of the motor vessel %u201c Venture%u201d . The MV %u201c Venture%u201d was to be part of a demonstration project to show that a ferry service would be feasible and popular but the boat could not be readied before the winter. Now, Sanford says, the city has an %u201c open and workable bidding process for a non-subsidized ferry service%u201d and at least %u201c one qualified operator and a boat.%u201d %u2014IVSApproves Red Hook LeaseThe Board of Estimate on Oct. 25 approved the leases of City owned land to the Port Authority for the construction of the Red Hook Containerport. Plans for the facility had already been approved through the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure, including revisions by Community Board Six. The lease approval means that the joint City, State, and Port Authority project can be started shortly.The first stage of the $54 million project will be a 31 acre, one berth container terminal with two berths and loading cranes. The containerport will be located in the Red Hook Urban Renewal area, bounded by Warren, Wolcott, Columbia, and Imay Streets and the Buttermilk Channel.%u2014 L.H.C ivic Leader DiesGeorge Polimeros, past President of the Cobble Hill Association, and well known in that neighborhood for his concern for the neighborhood%u2019s trees suddenly died October 24th. His funeral took place October 27th from Scotto's funeral Home. Polimeros is survived by his wife, Demetra and his two children, Nicholas and Mark.Precinct Lines Put OtfThe implementation of new precinct lines to conform with a City Charter mandate that precinct boundaries conformwith the lines of Community Board Districts has been delayed for a second time.Originally scheduled for early October the implementation was delayed until October 29 because Borough President Howard Golden asked for information on manning of the precincts and other information before inplementation take place.Golden%u2019 s office has now received the information requested according to Ron Basci of the Borough President%u2019s Public Information office and is now %u201c reviewing%u201d it. Until that is done the old precinct lines will prevail with no new date for implementation set by the Police Department. The legal deadline for new precinct boundaries is January 1980.%u2014IVSPratt Firm ExpandsA manufacturer in the Pratt area, OHM Acoustics, which makes stereo loudspeakers, will be able to acquire the former Schlitz brewery in Bushwick in order to expand production, thanks to a federal Urban Development Action Grant (UDAG) and $1,800,000 in mortgage financing from the Greater New York Savings Bank. The firm will renovate one of the two Schlitz buildings, which are across the street from the yet-to-be-redeveloped Rheingold brewery.OHM%u2019s total cost will be $5.9 million, with $900,000 in the form of UDAG funds, granted to the City by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and loaned to the developer by the City at 4 per cent interest. The Greater New York Savings Bank mortgage will be guaranteed by a federal Economic Development Administration (EDA) guarantee. Other funding will come from the seller of the property and from the Urban Development Corporation (UDC). Borough President Howard Golden praised the use of' lJDAf%u00bb fimHc Ipuprunp ihp ntKorfinancing necessary to keep OHM Acoustics in Brooklyn %u2014 L.H.November 1,1979, The PHOENIX. Page 5