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MORNING, JULY 6, 1972 15. CENTS DAILY EDITION 72 PAGES McGovern Recaptures NEWS IIV BRIEF Consumer Credit Up $1.44 Billion WASHINGTON (AP) Cred alifornia Delegation Party Plans Appeal to High Court MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) t-Sen. George S. McGovern, recaptured in court Wednesday the California delegate sweep he won at the polls, and said he hoped the verdict would point to a victorious Democratic campaign for the White House.

The Democratic party immediately acted to appeal the ruling lo the Supreme Court on grounds the party and its convention should decide who casts Fire Kills SO 30 of the 36 male patients in the wing died in the fire (AP). Charred beds stand outside the burned-out wing of Cold Harbor Mental Hospital in Sherborne, England, Wednesday. Officials said Japan Elects Industrialist Kakuei Tanaka, 54, a pro-American politician who rose from farmboy to industrial magnate, raises his arms and shouts "Banzai" after he was elected Prime Minister of Japan Wednesday. Delegates of the ruling Liberal Democratic party chose Tanaka to succeed Eisaku Sato, who resigned June 17 after holding office for a record seven years and eight months (UPI). 2 Gunmen, Passenger Slain in Seizure of Jet Governor Would Keep Death Law By CHARLES F.

J. MORSE Gov. Meskill, supporting a mandatory death penalty for murder, said Wednesday he would like to see the 1973 General Assembly pass legislation authorizing capital punishment in Connecticut for certain crimes. He cited the certain crimes as murder, kidnaping and hijacking. The governor was asked for his opinions in view of a recent U.S.

Supreme Court decision eliminating the death penalty Meskill told newsmen that he "doesn't know what the court decision means and I don't think anyone else does." The decision has left many questions unanswered and there are those who interpret it as leaving loopholes through which states could reinstate the death penalty if it is mandatory for certain crimes. Asked what he would do if the assembly outlawed capital pun ishment entirely, Meskill said he didn't know whether he would veto it. Blasts Driscoll During his morning press con ference, the governor fired back at State Labor Council Presi dent John J. Driscoll for recent attacks on him and his administration as being "antilabor and antiworking man." "Hogwash," declared Meskill. "This is consistent with the position John Driscoll has taken he always been one ot my detractors I'm not surprised.

"They (members of the coun cil) must consider me some kind of threat to their political nower. They ve been backing losers lately and it looks like they're going to be stucK witn another in November," the gov ernor added, referring to U. S. Sen. George S.

McGovern of South Dakota. Meskill also announced he has directed the state Public Works Department to advertise for bids on five educational projects costing an estimated $10 mil lion. The major projects involve a $3.3 million addition at Vinal Regional Technical School in Middletown and $3.2 million for classroom and dormitory facilities at the Mystic Oral School. Other projects include million for additions at Eli Whitney Regional Vocational School. Hamden: $1.3 million for new shop, repair and labora tory facilities at H.

H. Ellis Regional Vocational School in Dan- ielson and $746,000 for additional shop' facilities at Windham Re- Sec Governor, Page 19, Col. 1 Blue Cross Asks Direct Rate Hike By WILLIAM W. KIEFER According to Blue Cross, the Connecticut Blue Cross is seek- trustees of the Connecticut Hos it extended consumers by banks and retailers rose by record S1.44 billion in May, the Federal Reserve Board reported Wednesday. Most of the rise was attribut ed to increased loans for autos and other consumer products, The Federal Reserve said seasonally-adjusted consumer installment credit totaled nearly $11 billion in May.

The last record-making increase was 51.36 billion registered in March. Record Number Die (AP) Holiday traffic acci dents took a record number of lives for an Independence Day weekend. Authorities reported that 757 persons were killed on the na tion's highways during the four- day observance which began at 6 p.m. Friday and ended at midnight Tuesday. New Cosmos Launched MOSCOW (AP) -The Soviet Union launched the 498th un manned earth satellite in its top-secret Cosmos program Wednesday, Tass reported.

The Soviet government news agency said the Sputnik was sent into elliptical orbit with a high point of 318 miles and a low point of 175 miles. Jet Loses Rocket SLEEN, Netherlands (AP) A U.S. Air Force F4 Phantom jet lost a five-foot live rocket while on its way from the Dutch air base of Soesterberg to one at Leeuwarden Wednes day, police here reported. The rocket dropped over the province of Drenie, 32 miles from the West German border. A search was under way for it.

Police said the rocket appar ently did not explode because there were no reports of casu alties or damage in the area, which is mainly agricultural. Guerrilla Slain TEL AVIV (AP) An Arab guerrilla armed with a subma chine gun was killed by Israeli troops Wednesday while infiltrating across the Lebanese border, the military command announced. A spokesman said the incident occurred in darkness near Dovev in the central sector of the frontier. $64,000 Donated To Flood Fund More than $64,000 has been donated by state residents to the Red Cross Flood Disaster Fund, the Connecticut Chapter of the American Red Cross reported Wednesday. Contributions include $5,000 from the United Aircraft Corp.

and $5,000 from an anonymous donor in Greenwich. The stale quota for the fund is $205,600. Ten volunteer workers left Connecticut Sunday and Monday to assist in Red Cross shelter and feeding operations in Wilkes-Barrc, Pa. There are now 37 state residents on duty in eastern states' flood operations. ing a rate hike of 8.5 per centipiun Association voiea mat a prospective reimbursement co International Airport when the hijackers left the plane to pick up the ransom, chutes and maps snowing a rome 10 Russia.

Thev were rushed by law- enforcement officers who hadi been hiding in rocks around the end of the runway after apparently landing by small boat without being seen by the hijackers who were armed witn shotguns. Several ambulances sped to the scene, and a Pacific Southwest Airlines spokesman announced that one man was dead and another wounded. An FBI agent dressed as a pilot had been driven to the plane, seemingly to negotiate with the hijackers about tne release of passengers. The officer started shooting when the men pointed their weapons, the PSA spokesman said. Several Jaw-entorcement om- cers engaged in the gunbattle.

Passengers Questioned The passengers were taken from the plane, placed in buses and driven to the terminal where FBI agents began questioning them. PSA Security Director Steve See 2, Page 2, Col. 4 presidential nominating The courts should not get involved in selecting delegates," Joseph A. Califano counsel to the Democratic National Committee, said in Miami Beach. McGovern's political strate gists said the court ruling that he is entitled to all 271 California nominating votes would spell first-ballot nomination for the senator from South Dakota when the national convention chooses its man in one week.

Committee Overruled The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., overruled the action of the Democratic Credentials Committee which had voted to strip McGovern of 151 of the California delegates. With that verdict, McGovern's delegate strength in the Associated Press count of first-ballot votes vaulted to 1,436.65 only 72.35 away from the majority it will take to name the nominee. McGovern strategists claimed even more delegate votes, arid Rick Stearns, their chief head- counter, said the restoration of the California votes "puts us over the top." McGovern won the June 6 primary which, by state law, awarded the victor all 271 national convention votes. But the credentials panel, in a political power play McGovern called a rotten steal, voted last Thursday to apportion the delegates on the basis of the candidates' finish.

The Court of Appeals declared the Credentials Committee action null and void. "This decision reaffirms the choice of the California voters and the rules of the Democratic party," said McGovern in a statement issued through his Washington headquarters. "I hope now that the convention can proceed in a law ful, orderly and satistactory manner to ratuy a piauorm and nominate a candidate who can take that platform to the See McGOVERN, Page 20, Col. 1 Representing the three wom en is the New Haven Legal As sistance Association which in the past lost another consumer suit filed against the same store. That initial counrt decision, however, is being appealed to the U.S.

Supreme Court. The legal papers in the new suit against Grant's say the three women were paying what amounted to more than 19 per cent interest on an annual credit contract, when state, law al lows no more than a 12 per cem interest charge. The women were participating in a Grant retail installment plan which provided coupons for the pur chase of products. The coupons, says the suit, included both a financing charge and additional costs for insur ance. The property insurance is to be used to cover the goods purchased at Grant's in case ot fire or other accident, while the life insurance allows the customer's estate to get off the credit hook upon his death.

Sse 3, Page 20, Col. 1 'KENNEDY'S Continues on COURSE' Page 63 agreement with Blue Cross should be put into effect Oct. 1. Blue Cross directors have rati fied the contract. Blue Cross has asked Altermatt to approve its application for the 8.5.

per cent increase effective with billings which come due on or after Sept. 1. Fischer Apologizes To Spassky REYKJAVIK (UPI) Bobby Fischer surprised even his own advisers Wednesday by formal ly apologizing to Russian Boris Spassky for delaying their world championship cness match. But the president of the International Chess Federation admitted he was in the wrong, too, and said he would ask for a one week postponement. Dr.

Max Euwe announced he would ask for another postponement during a news conference Sec RULES, Page 19, Col. 2 Inside Story Connecticut News Briefs. Page 23. U.S. News Roundup.

Page 43. Foreign News Roundup. Page 46. Much of hemisphere to be in the dark next Monday. Page 56.

House tougher Page 41. speaker moves for lobbying controls. Grisly details from drug abuse Page 48. emerge hearings. Government approves sale of Boeing planes, engines to Chinese.

Page 67. Common Market bate splits Norway. entry de-Page 17. Page Page Amuse. 70, 71 Financial 65-67 The FBI identified the two hijackers as Dimitrov Alexev, Hayward, and Michael D.

A2manoff, both 28, who entered the United States in the 1950s. The wounded passengers were taken to a hospital where they were reported in fair condition. The gunbattle erupted on i remote runway at San Francis Infant Girl Imperiled in Hijack Try; BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) A knife-wielding father threatened to kill his infant daughter Wednesday as he held her hostage in an abortive airplane hijack that began after he alleg edly stabbed his estranged wife and another man at tier apart ment, police said. The FBI said Charles Smith 23, of Buffalo, surrendered nearly three hours after board ing the unoccupied American Airlines 707 jetliner at Buffalo airport, apparently convinced his demand to be flown over seas would not be met.

Smith was charged with at tempted aircraft piracy. His 17-month-old daughter, who went through the ordeal with a knife pointed at her throat and chest at times, had only a small cut on her nose when it was over. Buffalo police said Smith had left what they described as a suicide note at his mother's home. Richard H. Ash, special agent cnarge of the Buffalo FBI office, said Smith, carrying the child, Jetuan, in his arm.

boarded the empty jet at dawn at its parking place near the passenger terminal. Sec INFANT, Page 2, Col. 6 Rain Hampers Camp Courant Rain curtailed the first day of Camp Courant's 78th season Wednesday. The small number of children who rode buses to the Farmington camp spent the morning playing games under the pavilion, said Camp Director Edward Kurek. Rain forced an early closing at noon.

Kurek said the camp will be open today, unless rain becomes too intense. The Sealtest Co. plans to treat all campers to ice cream. Monday the sheriffs of Hartford County will sponsor a party featuring ice cream and pony rides for the campers. SAN FRANCISCO (UPI), FBI agents rushed a hijacked airliner carrying 86 persons ati San Francisco airport Wednes day, killing both hijackers in a blazing gunbattle that also killed one passenger and wounded two others.

FBI agents, carrying automa tic weapons and shotguns, stormed the plane when the hijackers attempted to obtain $800,000 ransom, two para chutes and maps for a ingnt to Russia. One hiiacker was killed in the cockoit of the Pacific Southwest! Airlines jetliner while tne otner died in a rear section. An FBI agent, dressed as a pilot, was made to strip to his shorts before boarding the plane to make sure he was not carrying a weapon. Alter ne dressed, he walked up the ramp and then to the cockpit. A second agent sneaked onto the plane and killed the hijacker in the cockpit.

The first agent then opened fire on the second hijacker who had rushed to the cockpit when he heard gunshots. He had a small pistol hidden in a coat pocket. The slain and wounded passengers were in the rear of the plane. The mi said tne nassengers were shot by the hijackers. Average cost figures compiled for the 16th annual LIAMA booklet, "College Costs," show the median cost for 331 report ing public colleges to be $1,376 for state residents and $2,084 for out of state.

students. The medi an cost for 763 reporting private colleges is $2,846. The organization points out that the basic costs do not in clude such substantial, but vari able, Hems as books and sup plies, transportation and laun dry. "These costs are high higher than those reported in any previous year," said Guest. "The reason isn't hard to find The gap between college reve nues and expenses continues to widen, forcing college administrations, however reluctantly, into round after round of student cost increases." LIAMA's comparison of 1972-73 costs with those ot 1967-68 show a median basic charge increase of $371 in public colleges for state residents and $659 for out-of-state students.

The medi an cost increase in private col- Sec COLLEGE, Page 19, Col W. T. Grant's Sued for Fraud for its 180,000 "direct-payment" subscribers, according to a re-! quest filed Wednesday with State Insurance Commissioner Paul B. Altermalt. Direct-navment subscribers' are those who contract directly with Blue Cross, and are not un der group plans.

In March, Altermatt denied the health insurance firm a 4.9 per cent increase, and criticized Blue Cross for its cost-plus con tract with the Connecticut Hos-, pital Association and member hospitals. The contract, he told Blue Cross, offers the hospitals little financial incentive to operate the most economical manner. In its latest application for a rate hike for direct-payment subscribers, Blue Cross is ask ing for a steeper increase tiian the one Altermatt denied, ex plaining that "since that time, the cost of hospital care has been increasing between .8 and .9 per cent a month. Our current tiling is a reflection of the impact of the trend in hospital costs since our March filing." Altermatt has been pushing Blue Cross to use a "prospec tive" reimbursement system for paying hospital bills. Under that system, nositais are given n- nancial incentives for cost em-ciences.

In its filing this week. Blue Cross officials explained that they have made "significant progress in negotiating a prospective reimbursement contract. 1 she could be seen but in a clothes locker. Institute officials Wednesday didn't say why Miss Alvarez, of Los Angeles, had gone into the locker. The spokesman said Miss Al varez was reported missing a little arter 6 p.m.

Tuesday during a roomcheck. A search was mounted for the missing woman, who was com- milted to the institute June 2 following a larceny conviction. At about 10:30 p.m. the spokesman said, Miss Alvarez emerged from the locker and, -L wrote a note which she slipped under the door to her room. A matron found the message and then the missing woman.

Officials declined to say what Miss Alvarez had written. College Expenses Top Cost of Living 'Missing' Inmate Found in Room By THOMAS D. WILLIAMS Three women customers arc suing the W. T. Grant Co.

because, they claim, the department store is defrauding them with deceptive and high-interest credit charges. According to the suit, filed in New Haven's U.S. District Court, the credit agreements in clude life insurance and proper ty insurance on goods bought at Grant's. Informed sources said Wednesday the Grant credit plan, along with its insurance nolicies. are being scrutinized by the Federal Trade Commission, the state Banking Depart ment, the state insurance commissioner and attorneys general in California, Minnesota and Wisconsin.

The state Banking Depart ment reportedly is looking into the Grant contracts as tney re late to Connecticut's truth-in- lendine laws. The state insur ance commissioner reponeaiy is probing the activities of ton-tinental Assurance Co. of Chica go, 111., and Central National Life Insurance Co. of Omaha, two insurance companies which sell policies as a result of Grant's credit contract. By .1.

GREG ROBERTSON Basic college costs tuition, fees, room and board are going up faster than the general cost of living, according to a Hartford-based insurance research organization. Cost figures obtained irom some 1,250 colleges and univers ities around the country by tne Life Insurance Agency Management Association (LIMA) show total basic charges in creased by a medium amount of $154 this year in private col leges and universities, 72 in public colleges for state residents and $141 in public colleges for out of state students. "Conservatively, we find that for all colleges reporting to the survey, the median basic costs are going up at an overall rate 0f over 7 oer cent a vear, which Theodore A. Guest, writing in llle Juiv issm the LIAMA "Managers Handbook." Today's Chuckle The CNpcricnccd gardener knows that anything that grows like a weed is. By JOE DcBONA EAST LYME A 24-ycar-old inmate presumed to have escaped Tuesday from the State Correctional Center in Niantic was found there a little later.

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