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I -famous ghosts skip appearances Kemp itna United Press International The ghost of Harry Houdini stood ip a Halloween seance in Marshall, Michael dich., but a straitjacket that once elonged to the long-dead escape rtist disappeared from a suburban Chicago shopping mall. American ha in lale )'Chinese ding and i*ases no* al)’ look ai. :ror schis- iaj»r healtli eimericai! ical Medi- !, Mankinjj, )i and one he China' Hainan Is- New Jersey prepares plans for food facility ! assesmej ilites of \\t lar biologj related Hemp en arching the : known host’s boi og them h antigens. on the ia- e malarit iasis (ele- osomiasii onchocer- lai THE BATTALION Page 9 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1978 Police say theft rather than the occult is behind the mystery, and the culprit may have been an escape artist in his own right -— having re moved the jacket from a mannequin and walked out the door in broad daylight. Lox and bagels may have been Houdini’s favorite snack, but they failed to entice his spirit to return during the daylight seance in Michigan. “I wasn’t really disappointed be cause I didn’t really expect to raise United Press International TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey is preparing plans for the state’s first major food distribution center to move food from farm to market fas ter and cheaper. Hundreds of food wholesalers, processors and distributors in the Garden State have always had to lyon the only two major centers, the Hunts Point market in The Bronx, N.Y., or a similar center in south Philadelphia. But after nearly four years of tudy, a cabinet-level committee is hawing up specific recoin- ntuallyre- aendations to he submitted to Gov. st fordo- Brendan Byrne in the coming a a vaccine reeks, concerning the state’s role in he project. State Agriculture De- ■ ical ^ Hrtment officials say the committee vill recommend that such a center »developed by private industry. The center, probably located in ie Hackensack Meadowlands near ic home of the football Giants, ould house a conglomerate of md-related independent and chain ims — grocery, meat, fish, poul- , fresh fruit and vegetable, frozen lod, dairy product and beverage — a large industrial park-type set- • ng. nets. Others are in scattered loca tions where traffic hampers their regular business activities, and load ing, parking and manuvering areas are inadequate. These factors tend to add to the cost of distributing food. The report recommended six pos sible sites where a new, properly designed distribution center could be set up. The prime location is a 500-acre site in the Secaucus-Jersey City-Meadowlands area under the jurisdiction of the Hackensack Meadowlands Development Com mission. There are some 650 wholesale food firms in 12 food commodity groups that have warehouse facilities in North Jersey. In 1974, these firms purchased more than 11 million tons of food for $6.5 million directly from producers, manufac- othe turers, shippers and suppliers. The study, conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, said 176 of those firms need new facilities if they are to improve operations and remain competitive. Most foods that arrive in the area do so by truck. And while most meats, grains and flour come from the Midwest and citrus fruits from Florida, New Jersey farmers would see some transportation benefits by a centrally located center. In the future, the area’s expand ing population will increase the de mand for food and put more pres sure on its related industries. Based on recent trends, the vol ume of food to be handled by north eastern New Jersey wholesalers will increase by 70 percent in the next 30 years. “We think it’s a good idea. It ould develop a more efficient liolesale handling system. The kn is feasible and we’d like to see committ!f nvate enterprise go with this,” said ill beposl M ftepko, a planner with the ig a refffi mrs for iate Agriculture Department. Repko said a year-long federal udy determined there was a need rsuchacenter in the northeastern i emerga the (life ew J erse y area. by-laws Some buildings that presently iuse wholesalers are outdated, xirly designed, or were never in- nded for handling of food prod- tion vote! reciatioi iead foott A survey of 1,600 firms in eight T'fiT J erse y counties found that the lim! y e man y wholesale distribution 'j dlities are modern and efficient, dregulaa j) ers are old an <T inadequate, perate tut area, wide for esident’s ’acancies. cy ineasi > in ted Women make waves joining U.S. Navy United Press International -NORFOLK, Va, — Five young ensigns made Navy liistory Wed nesday when they reported for sea duty al>oard three repair ships. Despite the old sea adage that women are bad luck aboard ships, all appeared well when the five women climbed aboard the U.S.S. Vul can for a news conference. “I’m pretty thrilled about It,” said Ens. Jo Anne Carlton, 23, of Lynchburg, Va. ”A few years ago I didn't think it would be possible.” Vulefen skipper Harry A. Spencer told reporters he was confident the women will make a better U.S. Navy. "Men will work harder not to be outdone by women, and women will work hard to prove themselves. Overall it will make for a better Navy,’' said Spencer. Joining Carlton at sea we 1*6 Elizabeth Bres, 22, of Alexandria, La., Linda Crockett, 23, of Patterson, N.J., Mary Carrrolt, 23, of Roanoke, Va., and Linda Day, 23, of Callipolis, Ohio. They are the first women to report for sea duty aboard Navy ships other than transports and hospital vessels. Carroll is with Carlton aboard the Vulcan, Crockett and Day are aboard the U:S.S. Spear and Bres has been assigned to the U.S.S, Puget Sound. During the next 12 months, 53 women officers and 375 enlisted women will be reporting to 21 ships in the Navy’s Atlantic and Pacific fleets. the spirit,” said Bob Lund, a magic buff who organized the seance around a chain-draped milk can con taining the lox-and-bagels sandwich. Halloween in Honolulu and the island of Kauai was postponed be cause of constant rains and the threat of flooding. Acting Honolulu Mayor Ed Hirata said in a proclamation, “to in sure the safety and welfare of our children, it is suggested that parents delay observance of Halloween until the first night with clear weather. ” Halloween pranks of 1978 ranged from the traditional to the absurd to the felonious. A woman in Fort Worth got a call from a man who said he was with a radio quiz program. He asked what president had been impeached. The woman said Nixon, which was wrong (it was Andrew Johnson), hut he told her she had won a new car or $5,000 if she could come to a certain location. The woman excitedly left, but couldn’t find the address. When she got home, she found someone had broken into her house. The thief had taken a treat — of sorts — sev eral TV dinners. Costume shops reported con- ehead masks, based on the popular skits from the “Saturday Night Live” TV show, were the biggest sellers this year, followed by charac ters from the movie “Star Wars. Costuming was not confined to the youngsters. Clowns approved loans, witches cashed checks, and vampires and devils stood guard over transactions at a bank in the New Orleans suburb of Metairie. Lana Floyd, vice-president of marketing, who was dressed as Raggedy Ann, said, “One little girl walked in and she saw me and her eyes got big as silver dollars. It really made my day.” Bonafide ghosts — at least accord ing to the locals — lost out to Dave Rodgers, a 26-year-old television announcer who became the first person in a century to spend the night on the third floor of the “Old Slave House” in Equality, Ill. Owner George Sisk had predicted the spirits of long-dead slaves, said to have been chained in the house when they weren’t working in nearby salt mines, would spook Rodgers away as they had 150 other people, including some hardened Marine veterans. “I heard a lot of strange noises. But I didn’t hear anything that frightened me,’’ Rodgers said, emerging h orn the house after dawn Tuesday. RESUME SERVICE Sell yourself effectively. Have a professional resume prepared by BUSINESS & COMMUNICATION SERVICES Call 846-5794 for an appointment CHUCK MANGIONE IN CONCERT TONIGHT ON PUBLIC TELEVISION CHANNEL • P.M. THROUGH THE PUBLIC BROADCASTING SYSTEM )isaster coverage urged United Press International WASHINGTON — If you live in ntl a etlfi eassu jjj ec t to spring floods and fall xitlwllw irr i caneS; now j s (fog time to check eligibility for low-cost disaster election under the National Flood isurance program. 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