Boy Scouts Give Paul Norton Regional Silver Antelope Prize

KIAMESHA LAKE, N.Y.--Paul A. Norton, CLU, Executive Vice-President of New York Life, today received the highest regional award of the Boy Scouts of America, the Silver Antelope.

Norton, who has been active in Scouting for 18 years, was honored for "distinguished service to boyhood" at the annual meeting of the BSA's Northeast Region. The Silver Antelope Award was presented on behalf of the 1.5 million youth and adult Scouting members in the Northeast Region.

Norton was cited for his service to Scouting which began in 1955 when he joined the Organization and Extension Committee of the Greater New York Councils. As Vice-Chairman and then Chairman of that committee, he opened the door to thousands of boys to join the packs, troops, and posts organized by his committee. He implemented the new Exploring Program in the Council. Since 1972, he has been Area President of the New York Metro Area. He holds the BSA's Silver Beaver Award.

Over 1,000 volunteer and professional Scout leaders attended the 2-day meeting which featured business and organizational sessions, training seminars and conferences, as well as several events to motivate and recognize the work of the region's adult volunteers. Directing the confab was R. Heath Larry, vice-chairman of the board, United States Steel Corporation. is a slate in name only, with its members holding different positions on major issues, it is expected to help the conservative voter identify his kind of politicians.

The aftermath of the CCA victory two years ago disillusioned many city liberals, as the coalition fell apart with the alienation of Owens from his four CCA compatriots. The CCA candidates fulfilled their pledge to appoint a new school superintendent but failed to replace City Manager Corcoran.

This year, Saundra Graham, the council's lone radical, has broken her former ties with the CCA to run with five other radicals on the GRO slate. The GRO platform advocates the ouster of Corcoran and greater community control through police civilian review boards and a review process to oversee development.

Yet another procedural issue could influence the fate of Graham's GRO slate. The annual student registration controversy prompted at least preliminary inquiries by the state Attorney General's office this year. Many students have claimed that the city Election Commission has arbitrarily denied them the right to vote here.

Both the CCA and GRO stand to gain votes from student participation and earlier in the campaign they joined forces for a registration drive among students and non-voters.

As for substantive issues, many are of the motherhood and apple pie variety, with only slight differences in phrasing or emphasis distinguishing the supposed conservative from the avowed liberal or radical.

The following is a brief rundown of what the candidates are talking about:

TAXES--Cambridge's real property tax is the third highest in the Boston area, topped only by Boston and Chelsea. Predictably, none of the candidates advocate increased taxes, although their programs for stabilizing the present tax vary. Some favor redistribution of the tax burden within the city (for instance, the Socialist Workers Party would tax businesses while removing taxes on incomes under $15,000 or property valued at less than $30,000) or between the state and city.

Other strategies call for utilization of federal revenue sharing funds, replacement of the property tax with a sales tax, the taxing of presently exempt universities, and reduction of "waste and inefficiency" in the municipal government.

HOUSING--Everyone agrees that the city's housing supply must be upgraded. For whom and how is the question. Conservatives such as Danehy argue that the city has already built more low-income housing than it can absorb, creating a demand for city services that it cannot fulfill. Danehy wants a moratorium on public housing construction.

Others urge the use of Federal subsidy programs to rehabilitate existing structures and construct scatter-site5Cambridge Mayor Barbara Ackermann