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Start Every Day Right Final Edition Weather Forecast SHOWERS Temper-lure Range: i-7S mplrir rather. Tide On Page 1 ESTABLISHED 1764, VOL. 15 CENTS 72 PAGI DAILY EDITION THURSDAY MORNING, II LV 6, CXXXV No. 188 HARTFORD. CONN, Two Gunmen, Passenger Slain in Seizure of Jet FBI Foils Hijacking In Frisco Governor I Would Keep Death Law i By CHARLES F.

J. MORSE Gov Meskill. supporting a miff yiikB SH IHv mpBHh8 jMB- wis NEWS BRIEF Consumer Credit Up $1.44 Billion WASHINGTON (APi Credit extended consumers by banks and retailers rose by a record $1.44 billion in May, the Federal Reserve Board reported Wednesday. Most of the rise was attributed to increased loans tor 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 $1.36 billion registered in March. Record Number Die (AP) Holiday traffic accidents took a record number of lives for an Independence Day weekend. Authorities reported that 757 persons were killed on the nation'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 unmanned earth satellite in its top-secret Cosmos program asp 39S wn Wu -11 mandatory death penalty lor i murder, said Wednesday he i would like to see the 1973 Gener-I al Assembly pass legislation au-! ihorizing capital punishment in Connecticut for certain crimes.

He cited the certain crimes as murder, kidnaping and hijack-! ling- The governor was asked for his opinions in view of a recent SAN FRANCISCO iL'PP 'FBI agents rushed a hijacked airliner carrying 86 persons at San Francisco airport Wednesday killing both hijackers in a blazing gunbattle that also I killed one passenger and wounded two others FBI agents, earning automatic weapons and shotguns, stormed the plane when the hijackers attempted to obtain i $800,000 ransom, two para-i chutes and maps tor a flight to Russia. Due hijacker was killed tfie cockpit of the Pacific Southwest U.S. Supreme Court decision eliminating the death penalty. Meskill told newsmen that he "doesn't know what the court Fire Kills 30 decision means and 1 don't I think anyone else does." The decision has left many questions unanswered and there 'are those who interpret it as I leaving loopholes through which states could reinstate the death i penalty if it is mandatory for certain crimes. Asked what he would do if the; ol 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 Slier borne, England. Wednesday. Officials said Airlines jetliner while the other 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 I weapon After he 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 firs) 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 I coal pocket The slain and wounded passengers were in the rear of 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). Blue Cross Asks Direct Rate Hike assembly outlawed capital punishment entirely. Meskill said he didn't know whether he would veto it. Blasts Driscoll During his morning press conference, the governor fired back at State Labor Council President John J. Driscoll for recent Wednesday, Tass reported.

The Soviet government news agency said the Sputnik was; sent into elliptical orbit with ai high point of 318 miles and ai 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 Soesterbergj to one at Leeuwarden Wednes-i day. police here reported. The rocket dropped over the i province of Drente.

32 miles) from the West German McGovern Recaptures California Delegation attacks on him and his adminis-j tration as being "antilabor and verdict, even more delegate votes, and the plane Ti FBI said the MIAMI BEACH, Fla. i AP) With that hief head passengers were snot oy ine anuwunuiiK man. Sen. Georee 5, McGovern. D-McGovern de euate strength Hick earns, their cl "Hogwasb," declared Meskill.

LB A i u. a a i hijackers By WILLIAM W. KIEFER According to Blue Cross, the i. nnntidonl with the 1 UU' 1 lWu two A search was under way for it Connecticut Blue Cross is seek- trustees ot the Connecticut Hos- inhn ni-icrii hec in nesdav the Caiiloriua delegate ol lust-ballot votes vaulted to the voles "puts us iimiiimv hUxev Police said the rocket appar-jng a rate nike 0 8 5 per cent pital Association voted that a pUOl I 1UII UUHll I 1 1 1 i IUIWII llljin he's always been one of my sweep he won at the polls, and 1, 436. (15 only 72.35 away from over the top." Ilawvaid.

CU1 and Michael I'm not sur- said he hoijed the verdict would the majority it will take to McGovern won the June 8 Azmanon, both 28. WW) tor its 180.000 -direct-payment prospective reimbursement entered the United States the meie weie no repo.is caau-Ujubscribers, according to a re-agreement with Blue Cross prised. primal which, by slate law. point to a victorious Democra- name the nominee. IfiSOs dii.es or od.iiage in ine fiied Wednesday with should be put into effect Oct.

1. "They (members of the coun- i. .171 tic campaign for the White which is mainly agricultural. laiaie insurance v.ouiimssjoiiei Blue Uross directors nave rati-: ci must consider me some Paul B. Altermatt.

'fied the contract. Ikind of threat to their political House- i nireet-navment suhscrihers' Blue Cross has asked Alter-! tviwer Thev've heen hackina The Democratic uartv imme- Guerrilla Slain The wounded passengers ttional convention votes. Wfe htls()lUl where 1 (i Hot the credentials panel, in the) were reported fair llllailL political power plaj condition TEL AVIV (AP) An Arabiare those who contract directly1 matt to approve its application' losers lately and it looks Mediately acted to appeal the rul-guerrill-t armed with a subma-jwith Blue Cross, and are not un-'for the 8.5 per cent increase they're going to be stuck within t0 tne Sunrerae Court on vi. mt (jL.ii maj iwncu uy iJiacu juei group plans. wiiu mimics wiuLii anouiei in uie gov ipt.

1. troops ednesday while until-! in March, Altermatt denied 1 come due on or all trating across the Lebanese! the health insurance firm a 4.9 McGovern Called a rotten steal. lw gunoame eu.p.eu on a remote runwav at San Frain-is voted as huisdav to appor- co International Airport when lion lh delegates on the basis hijackers left the plane to ol the candidates' lim-Ji pick up the ransom, chutes and The Court ol Appeals de maps showing a route to Imperiled in Hi jack Try border, the military command vention should decide who casts: presidential nominating votes. The courts should not get involved in selecting delegates," Joseph A. Califano counsel per cent increase, and criticized ernor added, referring to U.

S. Sen. George S. McGovern of South Dakota. Meskill also announced lie has directed the state Public Works Department to advertise for bids on five educational projects Blue Cross for its cost-plus contract with the Connecticut Hos announced.

A spokesman said the incident occurred in darkness near Doev in the central sector of the frontier. Clang the Credentials orn RUSSM Bl'FFALO, NY. (AP) A Tlu'V wore rushed bv law- it tee action null and void 1 knile-vvielding lather threatened enforcement officers ffng had pital Association and member Fischer Apologizes To Spassky to the Democratic National Committee, said in Miami costing an estimated mil- ben hiding rocks around the (it lilt- I 1 1 1 urn I Vfktorj! ..,,.1 mhmmv uflor hospitals. The contract, he told Blue Cross, offers the hospitals little financial incentive to operate in the most economical manner. Wednesday as he held her hos-, and the rules of the Democratic apparent!) landing by small lion.

i Beach. The major projects involve a' McGovern's political strata lage oi an auuiuve aopianc in $3.3 million addition at vinai Bobby Technical School in okU caiH Hip enurt mlnif that said lci.oveni in a gists said the court ruling vm Jack bvRM after ht. alleg- I hijacker, who were armed with REYKJAVIK (UPI) In its latest application for a rate hike for direct-payment Fischer surprised even his own Middletown and $3 2 million lorne 1S 10 uauf: slabbed his estranged wile shotguns subscribers, Blue Cross is ask-! advisers Wednesday by formal-, classroorn and dormitory volt's woura and another man at her apart- wasninguw nenoquarHna, Seveial ambulacCM sped to I hope now that the ly apologizing to Russian the Mvstie Oral School sPcl1 nomination tor mrnt. K)ilv saK. the scene, and a Pacific ing for a steeper increase tiian Spassky for delaying their otner Droiects indude $L2 the Wty and its con- the one Altermatt denied, ex chess AAin ciiitne senator irom houiii uunoia world championship plaining that "since that time, The FBI said Charles vention CStl proceed in a law-Southwest Airlines spokesman 23.

of Buffalo, surrendered orderly and satisfactory annoum-rd that one man was nearly three hours after board-' obtfftrm dead and another wounded ing the unoccupied American An pBJ uresscd as the cost of hospital care has been! match. But the president of the jiegional Vocational iwhen national convention i i Iti i ri i I hAACc ilu mm in nm week inrTpp no wiwwn in npr iiuti riiioi ai I'uv auun ci i ci 'j iv, nrJvUUIM iidiiiucu. fi.u luuuwi Committee Overruled Airlines 707 jetliner at Buffalo noininaie a canoiuaie wno a) bm) dnven tQ cent a month. Our current filing admitted he was in the wrong The U.S. Court of Appeals in airport, apparently convinced can lake that platform to the nl.nw is a reflection of the impact of I too.

and said he would ask for a seemingly to negotiate Washington, DC, overruled the for new shop, repair and laboratory facilities at H. H. Ellis Regional Vocational School in Dan-ielson and $746,000 for additional ms demand to be I town over-' seas would not be met See McGOVKKN, Page CA. 1 See I 'i. Col.

4 action of the Democratic Cre- n.n,ill.in n.hih $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 state 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-Barre, Pa.

There are now 37 state residents on duty in eastern states' flood operations. one week postponement. Dr. Max Euwe announced he would ask for another postponement during a news conference See RULES, Page 19. Col.

2 the trend in hospital costs since our March filing." Altermatt has been pushing Blue Cross to use a "prospective" reimbursement system for paying hospital bills. Under that shop facilities at Windham MIS S-ee Governor. Page 19, Col. 1 of the California delegates. W.

T. Grant's Sued for Fraud 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 thev described as a suicide note at his mot her home. Billiard II Ash. special agent College Expenses Top Cost oi Living system, hositals are given fi-j nancial incentives for cost effi-i ciences. In its filing this week, Blue Cross officials explained that they have made "significant progress" in negotiating a pro-j spective reimbursement IiiKiflV Storv Connecticut News Briefs.

Page 23. U.S. News Roundup. Page ii THOMAfl i. Wil i vms Representing the three wom- Three women eustoniers ar en is the New Haven Legal As- 13 Average cost ligures compiled marge ot the isiillalo I-151 0 Bv .1.

GREG It OBI BISON i i i said Smith, carrying the suing the uce i vn.uii Msiaiu-e Association which Rasic college costs tuition. 1 iw nah inuuial I I A in News Roundup. Foreign Page 46. fees, room and board are sh()W the pas. lost another consumer in his arm, cause the depart going up taster man me geneia.

Ti tlU'1' MOCD ol hemisphere to be in COst of living, according to a i p.n moK UK snu, i(Ui min.t charge-. re. ing public colleges to be $1,376 passenger terminal the dark next vionoay. insurance Page 56 search organization. for state residents and for i i i.

See INFANT, Page 'Missing' Inmate Found in Room By JOE DeBONA she could be seen but in a Cost figures obtained Irom out 0f state students. The trtedi some 1,250 colleges and univers- an cost fM 7) reporting private ities around the country by the colleges is $2,846. Life Insurance Agency Manage- The organization points out ment Association (L I A) that the basic eosts do not in-show total basic charges in- dude such substantial, but vari-creased by a medium amount of 1 able, items as books and sup-' House speaker moves for tougher lobbying controls. Page 41. Grisly details emerge from drug abuse hearings.

Page 48. lion, however, is being appealed to the I Supreme Court. The legal papers in the new suit against ('rant's say the three women were paying what amounted to more than 19 per cent interest on an annual credit contract, when state law allows mi more than a 12 per cent interest charge The women were participating in a Grant retail installment plan which New Haven t' District Court, the credit agreements in-i hide life Insurance and proper ty insurance on goods bought at Grant's. Informed sources said Wednesday the Grant credit plan, along with its insurance policies, are being scrutinized by the Federal Trade Commis EAST LYME A 24-year-old! clothes locker. $154 this year private col- plies, transportation and laun dry.

leges and universities, $72 in public colleges for state resi- Government approves sale of Boeing planes, engines to Chinese. Page 67. "These costs are high higher sion, the state Banking Depart Institute officials Wednesday didn't say why Miss Alvarez, of Los Angeles, had gone into the locker. The spokesman said Miss Alvarez was reported missing a little after 6 p.m. Tuesday dur provided coupons for the pur i ment, the state insurance emu inmate presumed to have escaped Tuesday from the State Correctional Center in Niantic was found there a little later.

Patricia Alvarez, a spokesman said Wednesday, was in her room all the time police were hunting for her. However she was not where dents and $141 in public eol-jthan those reported in any pre-leges for out of state students. vious year," said Guest. The "Conservatively, we find thatireason isn't hard to find Common Market entry debate splits Norway. Page 17.

chase of products Thf coupons, says the suit, included both a iinanciiig charge missioner and attorneys general in Caiiloriua, Minnesota and Wisconsin. ifor all colleges reporting to the The an between eolleee reve- Rain Hampers (amp Courant Bam curtailed the lirsi day of Camp Courant 78th season Wednesday. The small number of children who rode buses to the Karmington camp spent the morning playing games under the pavilion, said Camp Director a Kurek. Bain forced an early closing at noon Kurek said the camp will be open today, unless ram becomes tint intense. The Sealtest Co.

plans to treat all campers to ice cream. Monday the sheriffs of Htrtford County will spoo sor a part) featuring ice cream and oiiv rides lor the campers. Tr, ing a roomcheek. miwI iwlu fur IMMir rage 1 age. survey the median basic costs nni, Mil nviwnwt ennUiim.

A ciurph uutie mnnntpH fnr thp imncA 70 71 lTSnonpinl il-G7 11 uu-, are g0lng up al U11 overall ran" widen, lorcing college adminis 1 missing woman, who was com- Ann Landers 47 Later Years 42 0f over 7 per cent a year, which trations however reluctant!) nutted to the institute June 2 Bridge 8 Legals 25 is faster than the general cost- into round aft round of ltd-following a larceny conviction. Camera Newineton 70 0f-living increase," concluded dent cost inCMMM At about 10:30 p.m the Cam. News 47 Obituaries 10 Theodore A. Guest, writing in LlAMA's eompartson ol 1972 spokesman said. Miss Alvarez City News 69 Society, 44, 45 Jul issue ol the LIAMAl7-i iwurf.

HkoU i injm I he state Banking Depart- anw Th(, insuranCe ment reportodlv looking into ,0 tht, the t.rant contracts as they re- Jt 1M of ate to Connecticut of (0.uU,nt whUe lm lending laws. The state msur- hfe mw.atKt. Mos the ance commissioner reportedlv lhe is probing the activities of Con- hwk hls dt.ath. mental Assurance ot I htca- go, HI and Central National 3, Pae i. Col.

1 Life Insurance Co at Oainhi Neb. two Insursnci companies 'KENNEDY'S CWWUP nrhjch sell pohcies as a result of GtMettWiM Grant's credit contract. Managers Handbook." Most Stores Open All Day Today Until 9 P.M. emerged Irom the locker and Classified 25-35 Sports 57-63 i wrote a note which she slipped Comics 64 Star Gazer 57 under the door to her room. A Crossword 52 Television 42 matron found the message and Dr.

Brady 52 Towns 24, 68 then the missing woman. Editorials 18 Hartford 24 Officials declined to say what Farm News 49 Women's Miss Alvarez had written. iFem. Topics 50 Page 38-40 show a median basic charge in crease of $371 in public colleges' for state residents and lor out-of -stale students The medi an cost increase in private col See COLLEGE, Page 19, Oti I Toihi luiflile The experienced gardener knows that ain thing that grows like a weed is..

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