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1 Qflndand Journal FA, July 23, 1982 Costantino Wants to Sue Mayor for Harassment (Continued from Page 1 phoned him to say he would have to put his request for the information in writing. Contacted this morning, Fiorilli had a different version of the story. He claimed all Costantino has to do is come up to his office if he wants to see the records. "Carlo called me about a week and a half ago for the computer printouts of the previous month's electric bills," he said. "I told him to set up a time and he could come and see them.

He hung up the phone on me." The mayor noted that he provided Council members with a complete set of up-to-date computer sheets last night, and that he had every right to keep the records from previous months in his office. "I happen to be the mayor of the city, and I can keep any records I want in my office. I've got them here in the coffee shop (Genna- ro's) right now. There's no secret. I'm not harassing anybody." Fiorilli passed off Costantino's remark's to the long standing political feud between the two men.

"It's a petty vendetta," he said. "The man is insane with hate because he couldn't beat me in an election." Fiorilli was referring to the 1976 mayoral election in which he defeated Costantino. According to city solicitor James Gruccio, the utility records are public information, and no written permission is needed. Gruccio also stated the pending city council investigation of the utility should not restrict the right to view public records. Both Disanti and Sesok told Costantino they had no problems with his looking at the printout, Costantino said.

It was the mayor who instructed them to withhold the information. Costnatino maintained that when he went to the utility office to try again Thursday morning, he was told he could look at copies of the printout, but the original was in the mayor's office. "I don't want to read an update or a copy," Costantino said. "What is hiding in this one set of records that can't be seen?" Copies of a monthly printout awaited each council member on their arrival at last night's meeting, but Costantino was not appeased. "Nobody asked for this," he said.

Council members agreed. "This is something we have a right to have available to us," Councilman Gino Barufirsaid. "I find it very disturbing that this may arise again." Baruffi also said he feels reaction to Costantino's request would be interpreted as bickering. "This is not true. When a citizen wants to see public information he has a right.

I have no intention of nitpicking," he said. Councilman Si Solazz'o said he National Weather Service NOAA. Oept. of Commerce Fronts: Cold Warm Occluded Stationary Tha Forecast For 8a.m. EOT Rain Cfiirfaw liilx Oil Low Temperatures Showers felt the mayor bad some explaining to flo but wasn't sure going to court was the answer.

"I'm not defending the mayor," he said. "If he's in violation; I'll support you. But can't we avoid this expenditure?" "I've gone through all the remedies without success," Costantino responded. He told Solazzo taking no action may prove more costly in the long run and reminded him of past requests for records that had not been answered. Attorney Robert Butler, who attended the meeting for Gruccio, was instructed by Costantino'to begin researching the councB's next move by Tuesday's meeting: In other business, council agreed to request a report from the health department for its input on the oil spill at the Vineland Electric Utility June 9.

Council-woman Marie Doyle expressed alarm on the estimated cost of the cleanup. "At first it was $5,000 and now it's up to $25,000," she said. Council also discussed expanding the city's paint program beyond the center city area and lowering the income requirements to make the program available to more residents. Costantino suggested moving the eligibility criteria from 50 percent of $12,000 for a family of four to 65 percent of $18,000 for a family of four. The legal department will be asked to proceed with rewriting a public ordinance and allowing liquor establishments to open on Election Day.

The move comes in response to a petition by 40 of the 52 licensed operators in the city. Area Weather Series Spurs Storm of Protest Southern New Jersey Partly cloudy tonight with the chance of a brief thundershower. Low in the upper 60s to low 70s. Winds light and variable. Mostly sunny Saturday.

High in the low to mid 80s. Precipitation probability 30 percent today and tonight and 10 percent Saturday. Extended Forecast Partly sunny, very warm and humid Sunday. Low near 70. High generally from 85 to 90, but cooler at the shore.

Variably cloudy with showers possible Monday. Low near 70. High in the low and mid 80s. Fair and pleasant Tuesday. Low in the upper 60s.

High from 80 to 85. Marine Forecast Manasquan to Cape Henlopen to 20 miles offshore and Delaware Bay: Winds variable five to 15 knots becoming mostly southerly 10 to 15 knots during the day, variable five to 15 knots tonight and easterly 10 to 15 knots Saturday. Variable cloudiness through tonight with widely scattered thundershowers, mainly over Delaware Bay. Fair Saturday. Visibility five miles or more through Saturday.

Average wave heights one to three feet today and two feet or less tonight. Lugo also objected to an article about a rundown Puerto Rican neighborhood on Montrose St. near the Boulevard in Vineland. "That bothered me," he said. "It is not a typical neighborhood." He said the biggest problem with the series was the timing.

"It came at a bad time. This is festival week, a time of celebration. Our people are very sentimental. They don't want to be reminded of bad things." Obituaries Thomas DeCou, Shiloh Orchard Owner mm PIZZERIA AND SUB SHOP I Serving a Complete Menu Of "It is our desire to present a fair and accurate picture of the Puerto Rican community in Cumberland County," he said. "The stories of two women journeying back to their homeland should not be generalized by the readers into a view of all Puerto Rico or Utuado." Burns also asked that the public reserve judgment on the series until after the final articles appear in today's editions.

"We hope when the series is over readers will feel they know more about the strength and pride of Puerto Ricans here, and how important they are to Cumberland County." Burns met with Lugo Thursday at the Times Journal office to discuss the public reaction to the series. Following that meeting, Lugo said he was satisfied that the paper had "no bad intentions" in running the series. "I respect the Times Journal, and I'm glad they gave us the time and space," he said. "There are some things I was not happy with, but I'm willing to wait until the series is over." Lugo said references in the series to Puerto Ricans celebrating their independence this week showed that "most Americans don't know much about Puerto Rico." "Puerto Rico has never been independent," he said. "We are a commonwealth of the United States." Pizza-Subs-Seafood Italian Platters for ir ifdiM (Continued from Page 1 of Utuado is in Vineland.

It was supposed to be a celebration, but it's been a humiliation." Some callers, while expressing hurt and disappointment at the series, did not argue with its accuracy. "Maybe it's true, but it made me feel bad to see Puerto Ricans made to look so poor," said Myra Pastrana, a 19-year-old Puerto Ri-can from Minotola. "I know there is a lot of poverty there. I went there for Christmas and it was a shock to me. I just don't see the point of putting it in the paper." Responding to the criticism, Times Graphics publisher Ben Burns said he was sorry if the series offended anyone.

But he defended its accuracy and fairness. Puerto Rican Festival Week Events Continue Music and native Puerto Rican dishes will be featured tonight, weather permitting, at Landls Park at 6 p.m. as Puerto Rican Festival Week continues. The festivities continue all day tomorrow and end Sunday at 9 p.m. Miss Puerto Rican Vineland and Vineland businessman Tommy Rodriguez will be honored Saturday at a 9 p.m.

dance at the Puerto Rican Social Action Club, West Chestnut Avenue. Tickets are available at Hispanic-owned businesses around town as well as at the door. A parade will be held Sunday to celebrate Puerto Rican Commonwealth Day. It will start at 1 p.m. at the Sears Building on Landls Avenue and ends at Seventh Street.

Music and food follow at Landls Park until 9 p.m. sociation Inc. and member of the Cumberland County Board of Agriculture's executive committee since 1969. Surviving is his wife, Eugenia Showe DeCou; two sons, Thomas and Scott; two daughters, Deborah and Laura Nicole, all at home. Mr.

DeCou also is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas DeCou of Cherry Hill; three brothers, Anthony and Rolf, both of California and David of Pleasant Hill, and three sisters, Andrea K'ranmer of Temple City, Christine Krutsky of Ashfield, and Patricia LaMountain of Santa Cruz, Calif. Serives will be held Sunday at 4 at the Moorestown Friends Meeting at Chester and Main 5 Streets, Moorestown. The family requests that in lieu oF flowers memorial contributions be made to the Greenwich Friends Meeting for cancer 2B RT 40 Madison ave.

Newfield N. J. 697-1460 I JI Thomas Lauren DeCou, 42, of Shiloh, died Tuesday in Freeport, Grand Bahamas Island. Mr. DeCou had operated a 350-acre apple and peach orchard In Shiloh.

He was president of the 4000-m ember New Jersey Farm Bureau and well-known local orchard owner, graduate of Moorestown Friends School and Earlham College in Richmond, with a bachelor of science degree in biology. He also was graduated from Purdue University in W. Lafayette, with a master's degree in horticulture. An active menber in many farm and service organizations, having been an officer ot the N.J. Farm Bureau since 1974, past president of the N.J.

Horticulture Society, past director and past president of the Apple Industry Council and former director of the N.J. Peach Promotion Council. He received the Outstanding Young Farmer Award in 1966 and 1967. In 1981, he was appointed by former Gov. Brendan T.

Byrne to the citizens task force for emergency water management and had been active in Shiloh as a member of the Borough Council and as a volunteer firefighter. He also was a member of the Rotary, the Council of Christians and Jews, director of the Jersey Fruit Cooperative As Tonito and Saturday II Sensation" Your kids will love to cut and oasia. Every Tuesday is BARTENDERS' MTE Drinks $1 all night long! DJ OLDIES' NITE Pantalione Survivor In addition to the survivors listed in yesterday's obituary, Matthew Pantalione, Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Pantalione, who died Wednesday, is survived by' his maternal great-great-grandmother, Corrinne Barker.

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Thursday discharges: Barbara Soltek, Lorl Fontenot and baby boy, Anthony Gorgo, Constance Ingraldl, Jerome Collins, Juana Morales and baby girl, Edith Oreti, Eugene Magllocco, Lisa Walsh, Loretta Christmann, Bertha Scott, Theresa Piccolo and Kenneth Schad. MILLVILLE HOSPITAL Betty Ellis of Vineland was admitted Thursday. TRENTON (AP) Low-income elderly anrj-disabled residents of New Jersey can expect a $175 Lifeline benefit this year, a $25 increase over last year's rate provided in a bill passed Thursday by the state Senate. The increase, and a measure expanding the program, have already been approved by the Assembly and are expected to be signed by Gov. Thomas H.

Kean. The Lifeline program helps qualified elderly and disabled people pay their utility bills. They receive the benefit each October, in time for the winter heating season. The money comes from the state's taxes on casino gambling in Atlantic City. Funeral Notice Births NEWCOMB HOSPITAL FAUVER A son to Steven Fauver and Lisa Walsh, 1686 N.

East July 19. KILBURN A son to Paul and Debbie (Summers) Kilburn of Egg Harbor, July 20. MARTI A son to Wilfredo and Nancy (Rodriguez) Marti, 609 Quince St, July 20. RENZI A son to Anthony Renzi and Valerie Heaton of Millville, July 20. OTHER HOSPITALS COOPER A son, Mathew Edward, to Earle W.

Jr. and Jean Cooper of Newfield, in West Jersey Hospital, July 21. If you are Income Eligible And If you live in this Pick-It Winner LIPARTITO: On Wednesday, July 21, 1982, C. Edward Llpartito, 2431 Dahliade) Vineland, 57 years old. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral services Saturday, July 24 at I a.m.

from the Rone Funeral Chapel, 1110 Chestnut ave. A Mass at Christian Burial and Communion 10 a.m. St Francis of Assist. Interment Sacred Heart cemetery. Friends will be received at the Rone Funeral Chapel this evening from 7 to p.m.

For those whoso desire, contributions may be made to the Vineland Chapter of the American Heart TRENTON (AP) The winning Pick-It number drawn Thursday in New Jersey's Lottery was 994. A straight bet pays $338 and pairs pay I33.S0. There was no box. The winning Pick-6 number was 03-09-10-21-24-36. The bonus number was 51634.

Lottery officials said Friday that six-out-of-six paid (568,058 to one winner; five-out-of-six paid $780 and four-out-of-six paid $47. SINCERE THANKS The family of the lata Alda Bacchini would Ska to express their thanks to an SINCERE THANKS The family of the lata Jennie OeFalco would Ska to express their thanks to aU relatives, friends, neighbors and the Nurses and Staff of the Newcomb Hospital, for the loan of cats, beautiful floral offerings and their kind expressions of sympathy extended to them during their recant ratativaa, mends and neighbors for the YOU CAN GET FREE PAINT ban of cars, beautiful floral offerings and thaw kind axprtsswna of sympathy ex SUPPLIES FOR THE EXTERIOR OF YOUR HOME tended to them during their recent be reavement. bereavement. 1- i UP TO $200. IN VALUE.

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