3U?;::IT FELL PUBLIC 75 J'.iPLL ST. Serving Summit Sin VOL. 92, NO. 37 COPYRIGHT, 1981, SUMMIT HERALD U.S.P.S. 525-700 THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1981 273-4000 $10 A YEAR 25* Victims Robbed Annual Sales Days Meeting With HUD Scheduled Young White Male Sought Set for Next Week f The semi-annual Summit Sales Days will begin next Thursday, January 22 Senior Citizen Housing and extend through Friday and Satur- day. The January gala, sponsored by the As Suspect in 2 Vicious Summit Chamber of Commerce, provides shoppers with a wide selection of sale-priced merchandise, values and Plans Moving Ahead service. Moststores will be open until 9 p.m. on Attacks on Local Women Thursday with the sale continuing by lucy Meyer million from CD. funds, much of which the project. The City lias already ob- The Police are seeking a young, white shown below, was prepared by the throughout Friday and Saturday until Although the Housing Authority has ha£ been spent, but we have enough for tained a third of the proposed site with male as a suspect in the recent brutal Montelair Police Department where the 5:30 p.m. yet to receive approval for the senior the Summit Express. The property is CD. funds, the Summit Express attacks on several women including two attacker allegedly assaulted two Those stores participating will citizen housing site, they are moving being evaluated now." property will be about a third and the in Summit. Both victims are still in women. The suspect is believed prominently display red, white and blue ahead with plans. last third will be bought outright by the Overlook Hospital and are described as responsible for at least 10 attacks on Summit Days banners. At Tuesday's meeting. Commissioner Common Council's choice of the CD. Housing Authority, instead of the city in satisfactory condition. elderly women. The first attack in Garner Morgan explained: "As to how area for senior citizen housing means purchasing it and turning it over to the A composite sketch of the suspect. Summit occurred on Friday, January 2 soon we will get site approval from HUD the Housing Authority will work with Authority. on Manor Hill road, while the second took we can't predict, but we have to assume Council in acquiring the land needed for (Continued on Page2) place near the victim's apartment on approval, with some environmental New England avenue on Tuesday, modifications. We have to go ahead and January 6. hope we can iron out the site with HUD In both instances, the women had before we get too far down the road." Board Completes Review returned from a shopping trip and were Officials from HUD are expected in assaulted as they were about to enter Summit to review the site in the Com- their houses. In the attack on Manor Hill munity Development area within two road, the woman was assaulted in her weeks. They have already written Of School Closing Criteria garage as she stepped out of her car. The Mayor James E. Lovett asking for his By Anne Cooper January 29. Both will begin at 8 p.m. woman attacked on New England opinion of the proposed site and the In a special meeting Monday night, the The final criterion discussed Monday avenue had also returned from a mayor replied "strongly in favor". Board of Education completed its review night was "Safety" and the subject was shopping trip and was set upon only a Commissioner Delos Penwell won- of 12 criteria to use in deciding which further subdivided into "Distance" and few yards from the entrance- to her dered if HUD would object to the noise Summit elementary school, if any, "Hazards of Route." Both had earlier apartment. Both were struck with a from the railroad, as the proposed site is should be closed. The three schools being been allotted a combined importance1 heavy blunt instrument with such force across from the tracks. considered for elimination by 1982 or weighing of 22 percent in the overall as to cause deep scalp wounds and In the meantime, the architects, later, in order to circumvent problems of evaluating process, as opposed to 56 concussion. Both victims were also Chapman and Biber of Summit, are declining enrollment, are Wilson, percent for educational considerations, relieved of their pocketbooks which still working on the schematic design plans Washington and Franklin. Board 17 percent for financial concerns and have not been found. for the proposed units of housing for the members will now individually rate the five percent for community impact. elderly. They are investigating alter- possibilities, using the criteria list as a Kendall, who led the discussion, first To date, the attacker has struck in guide. seven towns including Summit, native energy sources, active and presented a chart showing walking Springfield, Montelair, Westfield, Little passive solar heat, according to the An estimated 50 people were present distances under the various alter- Palls, South Orange and Madison. In all Housing Authority. at the meeting and mostwere parents of natives, based on 1980-81 Kindergarten instances, the women were elderly, had To expedite senior citizen housing, the children who would be affected by the through 5th grade enrollment. All of the The Police Department released this just returned from a shopping trip and City last month offered to buy the closing of one of the three elementary suggested closings have a negative composite sketch of a white male, 20-25 were about to enter their homes. The Summit Express with CD. funds and the schools. effect on the distances walked by years of age who Is a suspect in the attacker also stole the victims' purses: NAMED DISTINGUISHED Housing Authority is trying to relocate They witnessed the fourth special schoolchildren in the district, KendaH brutal, attacks on several women during Not Aware of Attacks CmZENU-Vfctor A. CerlNc, of Summit, the commercial tenant. meeting which the Board has called pointed out. As of now, 291 elementary the lust several months, including two in According to Police Chief Frank in recognition of his commitment to (he Commissioner Penwell noted: since early December to discuss the students walk between '/j and Hi miles Summit. He is thought to be about S'8" to Formichefia, the Summit Police development of the Junior Baseball "Summit has received well over $1 criteria, first evolved under the to school and 91 must travel more than .VII" tall, dark eyes, dark blonde hair, Department was not aware that a pat- League, will be presented the nth an- Declining Enrollment Subcommittee l>i miles each day. Closing Franklin styled short and neat (Buster Brown tern of attacks had been established in nual Distinguished Citizen Award by the Woman Hurt chaired by Board Member Frank School would put 429 in the first category style), medium complexion, clean other communities. Formichella said his United Way of Summit and New Kendall and then approved by the entire and 119 in the second, making-it the shaven, medium build with a soft spoken department only found out about the Providence at the annual dinner meeting In 3-Car Mishap board. Over nine hours of discussion "most negative" decision Kendall said. voice. The sketch was made by the attacks after Summit had sent out a to be held tonight, January IS, at Canoe among board members and the public Washington School's elimination Montelair Police Department where two Brook Country Club. In announcing the Mary E. Ocello, 42, of Ashland road, has been devoted to the list of con- would cause the next greatest increase teletype and was informed by some of l attacks upon elderly women took place. the towns where the assaults took place award, John W. Cooper, chairman of the was injured in a three-car crash last siderations which is divided into four of students in the Vi to 1 k mile bracket If anyone in the Summit Area has in- that the method used by the suspect here search committee, pointed out that Thursday at Morris avenue and Maple sub-groupings: Educational, Safety, with a total of 312. Even more serious, 61 formation regarding the above suspect, was similar to the way he operated in Corallo's efforts had resulted in the street. She was taken to Overlook Fianncial and Community Impact. additional students (for a total of 151) contact (he Police Department at 273- involvement of "thousands of Hospital for treatment of injuries. their community. On Monday, the In addition, two more meetings were would be pushed into the l'a mile-and- 0051. Information will be kept con- youngsters and their parents" since the Drivers of the other two cars were announced this week: a special session over category - the largest increase of fidential. (Continued on Page?) inception of the program ten years ago. identified as John C. Whitcomb, 56, of on criteria planned for January 22 and a any of the alternatives. This would be A graduate of Union High School, South Gate road, Murray Hill, and Nick second to discuss a school closing on (Continuedon Pacje2) Corallo holds a B.S. degree from Spiroulias, 55 of Springfield. Rutgers University. He served on active Police said the Ocello car allegedly 7 More Homes Robbed duty both during World War II and the failed to halt at a blinking red light and The Police Department on Monday known what, if anything had been taken. Korean Conflict. Corallo, and his wife, the three vehicles collided in the in- reported seven more break-and-entries Entry was made through the basement. Sandra, moved to the city 11 years ago.