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Chicago Tribune. Thursday, July 24. 1975 Section 1 2 fall from burning build ing Rescue was seconds away 4 Cm'- an on the fire escape. Roumacher gave this account: O'Neill lowered himself to the Cre escape and calmed the woman, who threatened to jump as smoke and flames billowed nearby. As the ladder truck came into the alley and began lifting toe ladder, a civilian leaned over the roof and offered to help.

"He O'Neill did not accept this assistance because he thought he was in no immediate danger and this was a normal rescue operation," said Roum- acher. "We feel it's the safest way. "AS IT TURNED out, the nnfortunate' thing was the ladder arrived just as the thing collapsed. But that couldn't have been foretold. Within a minute he would have bad them up on the ladder.

As far as he was concerned, it was a normal rescue." O'Neill was not available for com-, ment. The civilian on the roof was Joe Green, a helicopter pilot who gives traffic reports for radio station WBZ. He had landed on a nearby roof and ran over to assist. heart stopped after the fall, but she was revived by moutb-to-mouth resuscitation en route to the hospital POLICE OBTAINED a warrant for the arrest of the building's owner, Fred Durham of suburban Brain tree, who failed to appear in city Housing Court to answer tenant complaints about trash fires behind the building. A police complaint of June 5 charged the owner with keeping an unlicensed lodging house.

A tenant group said it wrote the landlord on July 8, saying there had been three fires in trash behind the building in the previous week. Fire Commissioner George Paul said some fire escapes "do rust very frankly, we try to avoid using them." But a department spokesman said, "As far as we were concerned' it was okay. There were no visible signs anything was wrong." FRANK ROUMACHER, a spokesman for the Fire Department, said O'Neill told him he had chopped a hole in the roof of the building to vent the flames when he heard screams from the wom BOSTON APJ-A firefighter was only seconds away from a ladder rescue when a fire escape collapsed, sending a young woman and a 2-year-old child plunging five floors to the ground. The woman was killed and the child was injured in the Tuesday tragedy. A helicopter pilot who landed on a nearby roof said be offered to take the woman and child in his copter but got no response from the fireman, A Fire Department spokesman said Fireman Robert O'Neill, a 25-year veteran, had no way of knowing the fire escape would collapse and rejected the offer because it appeared to be a normal rescue operation.

O'NEILL HAD ONE hand on the end of the ladder when the fire escape gave way. He was able to cling to the rungs and work his way down to safety. Diana Bryant, 19, died in the fall. Her goddaughter, Tiare Jones, 2, is under observation for possible internal injuries at New England Medical. Center.

Her condition is listed as satisfactory. Rescue workers said the youngster's Tribun Phot, by Frank Hants No bars to getting ahead Inmates of the Cook County Jail display their high school equivalency diplomas Wednesday after ceremonies at 2600 S. California Av. The event was the first graduation exercise in the history of the jail. Catholic parish aid cut $540, 000 Council votes ban on nude parlors By James Robison Religion Editor AID TO NEEDY parishes and schools in the Chicago Archdiocese was cut by more than $540,000 Wednesday, the first step in a chancery office budget-balancing act for fiscal 1975-78.

The chancery had announced earlier this month that it would try to balance its budget by making more than in cuts for the coming year. The archdiocese announced that would be cut from subsidies to needy parishes and high schools compared with last year's allocations. Since a major portion of the parish subsidies covers aid to parish elementary schools, the announced cuts were certain to chip away at already struggling parish education programs. BUDGETED allocations announced Tuesday showed a total of $2,721,300 for needy parishes and schools for fiscal Letter by Father Greeley Cody is lashed as 1975-76 compared with subsidies of $3,261,675 last year. The cuts include $571,850 less to parishes, $28,450 less to high schools, and $70,000 less for scholarships.

These were partially offset by special appropriations of $100,000 for parish installation of television antennas and wiring to receive programs of the new Chicago Catholic Television Network, and an additional $29,925 in contingency funds for unforsee expenses. Despite the cuts, an archdiocesan spokesman said the Chicago program of aid to parishes still ranks among the largest such programs in the country. Those receiving assistance include 45 parishes and high schools. Wednesday's announced cuts, however, are only part of the total expected to be cut from the chancery office budget. OTHER PREDICTED cuts announced earlier this month include a drop of Senate for having taken issue with his decision to close several innercity schools.

The cardinal's statement clearly set forth his powers, noting that "in the law of the Catholic Church, in each diocese there is but one authority the Ordinary the cardinal." Father Greeley, however, did not limit his criticism to the cardinal. He was critical of diocesan priests who "have deceived themselves into thinking that you could cope with the madcap tyrant" by "setting up organizations, forming committees, and engaging in manly, forthright, and honest dia- log with the Ordinary. It should have been evident long ago that such a strategy was a waste of time." FATHER whose column appears regularly in The Tribune's Perspective section, said that because "we have cooperated in the deterioration of Chicago the archdiocese, some of our best men have been driven from the priesthood, religious women have been patronized, the laity ignored, and adcap By Fred Orehek AMENDMENTS to the city code intended to eliminate nude massage parlors were enacted Wednesday by the City Council by a 40 to 2 vote. Also approved, by a 39 to 5 vote, was a controversial measure permitting the hiring of private attorneys to represent city employes in court cases in which they are defendants. The massage parlor amendments are intended to permit continued operation of legitimate massage parlors while making it impossible to operate the nude parlors, described by police officials and others at committee hearings as fronts for prostitution and other sex violations.

The amendments require that employes be fully clothed while on duty and that each must obtain a permit costing $25, with a $10 annual renewal fee. Licenses for the parlors would cost $100 annually. EMPLOYES would be required to pass physical examinations and submit to fingerprinting. Aid. Edward M.

Burke 14th, the measure's chief sponsor, said the effective date of the measure would be delayed for 60 days to allow proprietors and employes of legitimate massage parlors time to meet the requirements. Dissenters were Aldermen Martin J. Oberman 43d and Clifford P. Kelley 20th. There was an hour of debate on these amendments as well as on an ordinance covering hiring of attorneys to represent city workers.

The private attorneys could be hired by the council's Finance Committee chairman, with approval of the mayor, in cases in which a city employe is named defendant in a civil or criminal case which involved actions committed in good faith and in the line of duty. DISSENTERS were Aldermen Dick Simpson 44th, William J. Cousins Jr. 8th Ross W. Lathrop 5th, Dennis H.

Block 48th and Oberman. The five dissenters submitted a proposed substitute ordinance, rejected by the council, which would have permitted employment of such counsel only in civil cases. Five blacks, seven whites on Little jury RALEIGH, N.C. UPI A Jury of seven whites and five blacks was completed Wednesday for the trial of Joan Little, a black woman charged with murdering a white jailer who she claims tried to rape her. Edward Mitchell, a 64-year-old black retired delivery man, was the final person chosen for the 13-member panel of eight women and four men.

Still to be selected are four or five alternate jurors, but they will be called only if one or more of the regular jurors become unable to serve. MITCHELL, THE 72d prospective juror examined since the start of the trial 10 days ago, said he opposes the death penalty, which would automatically be imposed if Miss Little were found guilty. The exact makeup of the jury, which the defense and the prosecution wrangled over for 10 days, is five white women, three black women, two white men, and two black men. Testimony is expected to get under way Friday after opening arguments and selection of the alternate jurors. Superior Court Judge Hamilton Hobgood, unruffled during six days of repeated defense demands to "let the record show" he and the prosecution were prejudiced, Tuesday lost his temper.

DEFENSE ATTORNEY Morris Dees asked Hobgood to dismiss a prospective juror who was leery of circumstantial evidence. Hobgood asked the man whether he would consider such evidence if directed by the court. The man said he would, and Hobgood refused to dismiss him. Dees complained the judge was using a "double standard" and had allowed such challenges by the prosecution. "You don't put that in the record anymore," the 64-year-old judge snapped.

"If you do it once more, you'll be out of this court." Dees apologized and used a peremptory challenge to dismiss the man. Bonwit Teller cordially invites you to meet lf $143,186 from archdiocesan seminary budgets, $65,787 from religious instruction programs called Confraternity of Christian Doctrine classes, and $196,791 from what was simply called "other of- fices, programs, and organizations." "The day of needing to adjust chancery office expenditures to fit our income has arrived," Msgr. Francis Brackin, archdiocesan vicar general, told priests in a letter in early July. "In fact, the day arrived several years ago. However, we have continued to support subsidies and programs in the hope that funds would become available from new sources, particularly from state aid to private education." HE SAID a major review of the" budgetary problems by outside consultants concluded that "no new sources of income will be found and existing sources will continue at current levels." Msgr.

Brackin said that even with the projected cuts, a $644,573 deficit would still exist at the end of fiscal 1975-76. tyrant the poor dismissed. "Resources, human and financial, have been casually wasted," he said pointing to the $4 million "nutty" Catho- lie Television Network initiated earlier this year. Father Greeley said the only solution to the decline may rest with "higher ecclesiastical "We will be saved, if we are saved at all, not by our own efforts but by the intervention of others," he said, implying that Cardinal Cody would have to be removed. "BUT THERE IS no reason to think that a change will be an improvement, much less the beginning of the long painful road back," Father Greeley said.

"How will we the priests react?" he asked. "On the basis of our past ior those in power have no reason to expect anything else from us." Attempts to reach Cardinal Cody for comment were unsuccessful. He is expected to be on vacation until the end of the month. i of 4 Dynamic the By James Robison Religion Editor CHICAGO PRIEST-socioIoglst Andrew Greeley Wednesday called John Cardinal Cody a "madcap tyrant" who heads an archdiocese that "has gone into a decline from which it will not be likely to recover for the rest of this century." His criticism in a letter published in Upturn, the newsletter of the Association of Chicago Priests A. C.

P. was the third attack against the cardinal from within archdiocesan ranks in the last two weeks. The first came from the A. C. P.

July 10 when it said there was an "underlying clash" between the cardinal and the A. C. P. board over whether the church is viewed as a "monarchial" or "collegia!" structure. The second attack came Tuesday from the Archdiocesan School Board which said it was being "systematically suppressed" by the cardinal's actions.

THE ATTACKS were a response to a June 23 statement by the cardinal, assailing the school board and the Priests' Ford tries leaders on Simpson contended that the measure was being pushed thru at this time so legal counsel could be provided for any policemen charged as a result of the current investigations into alleged illegal police spying. Aid. Michael Bilandic 11th said such defense is a proper expense for the He said similar ordinances are in effect in New York City, Detroit, Los Angeles. Mayor Daley submitted to the council appointments of the five members, of the city Urban Renewal Board as the mem-' bers of the new Commercial District Development Commission. The council referred the appointments to its Finance Committee.

THE COMMISSION, authorized by the City Council in May, is to have new and extensive powers in redevelopment of commercial areas. The first such redevelopment is expected to be the North Loop Project, tentatively scheduled to include major redevelopment of six blocks in the Loop. THE APPOINTEES ARE Lewis Hill, city commis-ioner of urban renewal, named development commission chairman; and Norman F. Barry, John F. Cusack, James D.

Green and Charles A. Tattum, all named members. Any area of at least two acres with 75v per cent of its land used for manufacturing or business purposes could be designated as blighted and redeveloped. Under powers not possessed by the city Department of Urban Renewal, the commission could designate for redevelopment an area deemed to be failing to produce a proper share of taxes and' adequate employment. FURTHER, the city would have power to create special taxing districts for paying off revenue bonds which would be issued to finance redevelopment" work.

Daley submitted appointment of Richard Pavia as commissioner of water and sewers, a position he has filled in an acting capacity since the retirement of James W. Jardine in May, 1973. The council approved a measure es-; tablishing an annual fee of $25 for a stand in the Maxwell Street Market, replacing the old system under which daily fees were collected by a market master. 'u' t-'if World'a Largest Bridal Salon 4353 North Harlem Avenue GREAT NEWS fall bridal gown prices lower for first time in come see our fabulous collection. a Gown shown: $140 to soothe ethnic Europe pact IE change of borders.

The officials, who would not permit themselves to be identified, said the act leaves unchanged the American policy of not recognizing the Soviet occupation of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. THE ACT IS NOT a binding treaty, and each of the participants will have to adhere to his own conscience, one official said. Pressed by reporters on whether Soviet participation in the Portugal upheaval constitutes a violation of the spirit of the act, the officials said that it would if there were actual Soviet participation. Obviously flustered by the questions, the officials said they could not confirm reports of Soviet participation in efforts by Communists in Portugal to take over the government. THE DECISION to bring in 12 to 15 ethnic leaders from thruout the U.S.

with several from the Chicago area came after top White House aides became increasingly concerned about adverse reaction to Ford's Helsinki visit from ethnic communities. By Aldo Beckman Chicago Tribune Presi Servlct WASHINGTON 'Before he leaves for Europe Saturday, President Ford will meet with ethnic group ers in the Oval Office in an attempt to blunt criticism of his signing of the European Security Act. The meeting has been set for Friday, less than 24 hours bafore Ford leaves for his 10-day European visit that will include four days in Helsinki, where he will sign the act. Ethnic leaders representing Central and Eastern European countries including natives of Poland, Hungary, and the Baltic states have been invited to the White House meeting. They have charged that the act, which will be signed by 25 heads of state, legalizes borders of Eastern European countries dominated by the Soviet Union since World War JL UNITED STATES OFFICIALS who briefed reporters Wednesday on the act denied that it in any way legalizes present borders.

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