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WEATHER FORECAST Nollowjl Weolhcr Strvlct Predicts: Fair, 'Cold Tonight Sunny, Mild Thursday THE A FINAL EDITION A Local and Win Ntwi VOL. XCU, NO. 2I8 publlshtd Daily at Bridgeport Conn. .06602 BRIDGEPORT, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1975. Clan Paid at trWviftxt.

Conn. SIXTY-SIX PAGES FOUR SECTIONS 1UT FOOD AT SUPERMARKET DIPS Post pholoj--Hsnry Roman Barnum Festival to Have Float iri Tournament of Roses Parade A sketch of the Barnum Festival float that will appear in the Tournament of Roses parade In Pasadena, on New Year's day is admired by James P. Schwartz, (left) president of (he Barnum Festival society, and William S. Simpson, president of Raybestos-Manhattan, of Trumbull, the sponsor. The flower-bedecked float will feature a working fcrrls wheel, a dog jumping through a hoop, a moving elephant and trapeze artists.

Mr. describing the circus motif of the float last night at a society meeting in the Holiday inn, said: "It is truly a three-ring circus." (Story and related sketch on Page 58.) WASHINGTON (AP) sumer prices -increased five- 1 tenths of; 1 per cent in September, largely because of higher prices for transportation, education, medical services, utilities and clothing, the government said today. But for the first time since early this year, there was a decline in food prices at supermarkets a drop of two-tenths of 1 per cent since August. The Labor 'Department said prices were down sharply for fresh fruits, Vegetables and beef. The September figures mean prices increasing i a i a i annual rate of per cent, which is below the 8 per cent annual inflation rate forecast the government.

For, the irst nine months of 197S con- iumer prices have increased! i.l per cent, and for the 12- month period ending in September they increased 7.8 per cent. The increase helped push 'the nirchasing power of -workers' aychecks down sixth-tenths of per cent, the government said. It said the decline in the buying power'of workers' earnings resulted both from the rise in consumer prices and from a decline of six-tenths of 1 per cent City Recalling 62 Laid-Off Aides Until Next June, Using U.S. Funds By MICHAEL J. DALY Beginning Monday, the City will use Federal funds to rebire 62 Civil Service employes who were laid off during the austerity drive of the Panuzio administration, Mayor Seres said today.

The jobs, however, will be se- only until next June 30, the expiration date of the Compre- hensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) funds that are being used for the rehiring, the mayor pointed out. The 62 persons to be rehired were those who responded to 111 inquiries sent out by the City in which laid off Civil Service em- ployes were asked if they wanted to be rehired. At a morning press confer- Christmas Clubs Show Dollar Gain, Account Dip ence, the mayor said rehiring will have a two-fold benefit. "Many of the City's depleted departments will regain needed and experienced manpower required to upgrade services adversely affected by the layoffs," he said. The mayor claimed the City, since it is, self-insured, would save $300,000 in cash payments that would have been allocated for unemployment con- pensation benefits to those laid off.

In response to questions, the mayor confirmed that a job freeze is still in effect en City hiring, and that the layoff pro Christmas club checks totaling $23,562,027 will be mailed in the next 10 days to 122,608 accounts by 10 Bridgeport-based banks savings and loan associations. The -total represents a dollar increase of $141,201 from last $23,420,826, i a de' crease in accounts by 1,857 from last year's 124,465. Banking officials attributed the drop in accounts to the fact gifts to clubbers this year. that many accounts were not completed and are not counted in the totals, but the money placed in the account, even if the club is not completed, is counted. has accumulated 187 accounts and will send out $38,500 In club money next week, the lowest amount of the stitutions.

Among the other nine banks, none of their positions in the amounts of money paid but have changed from last year. All 10 of the banks and savings and loan associations gave interest, last payments as bonuses, or Today's Index Page Bridge, Goren 38 Classified 58 thru 65 Comics 54-35 Crossword Puzzle 24 Editorials 32 Financial News 56 Health, Dr. Stelncrohn .36 Heloise 37 Home and Fashions 35-36 Horoscope 38 Obituaries 57 Society News 34 Sports Stage and Screen 50-51 TV, Radio Programs 52 irices of goods other than foods ncreased three-tenths of 1 per cent in September, in part because prices of 1975 model cars did not decline as much as new car prices usually do at the close of the model year. Prices of 1976 models will be reflected in the October price index, the department said. Prices of fuei oil and coal jumped 1.3 per cent in septenv ber, reflecting steady upward increase of utilities costs.

The cost of services Increased 1 per cent during September, the biggest increase In a year. The Labor Department said major causes were an Increase in New York City transit fares, which helped push over-all transportation costs up by 3 per cent, and a rise of nine-tenths 1 per cent in medical care. 1 The 'department said physicians' fees Increased 1,1 per cent in September, 'the biggest rise in six rnonths, while hospital 'service charges rose seven- tenths of 1 per cent. In the food area, grocery store prices fell two-tenths of 1 per cent, but the decline was offset by a seven-tenths of 1 per cent increase in restaurant costs, which pushed the over-all food index up by one-tenth of 1 per'cent. The department said the September figures were adjusted for seasonal variations.

On a seasonally unadjusted basis, fresh fruit and vegetable prices fell 10.2 per cent, which is more than usual for September, the department reported. Franco Reported Improving After Heart Attack, But Speculation Continues That Rule Neariris End average Kours. weekly working But it said purchasing-power till is one per cent greater than last year, the result of federal income tax cuts in May ordered by' Congress. The Labor Department said its consumer price index in September stood at 163.8 of the 19S7 average of 100, meaning it cost.J163.60 last month to buy the same goods that cost $100 in 1967. The September price report showed that the rate of inflation, while still high, is continuing to 'decline from the double-digit ago.

Consumer levels of a year prices had increased two-tenths of 1 per cent in August, which was considered unusually low. The Labor Department said MADRID, Spain (AP) Generalissimo Francisco Franco had a satisfactory night and is continuing to improve an acute heart attack tWo lights ago, his doctors reported today. However, speculation continued that Franco was nearlni end of his long am i i a sources predicted Prince 'Juan Carlos de Bprbon would replace him as -chief of state within weeks or even days. Franco was visited early today by his chief physician, Dr, Vicente The government denied re. ports abroad that Western Europe's last dictator had died on Tuesday, and officially he was still in power.

But he was in seclusion at his Pardo Palace just outside Madrid, and a high diplomatic source said his condition was grave. Already afflicted with Parkinson's disease, the 82-year-old leader who has ruled with an iron hand for 36 years became ill last Thursday with influenza. His doctors were reported to have detected fluctuations in his'heart beat at the time, and on Monday night he reportedly suffered an attack of endocar Hearings Open on Water Rate Hike Chop Brands as Lies Parents' Claim: Boycott Students Are Being Punishec In previous years, some banks gave no Incentives to Christmas club accounts, but this year all are encouraging clubs with in- A new bank on the Christmas club horizon this year was thef new Metropolitan Bank and Trust company, which in its first ducements in the competition Weather Data Data from National Weather U.S. Dipt, ol Camimrci BRIDGEPORT AND VICINITY --Mostly sunny today! high in low to mid 70s. Tonight, fair and cold; low about 50.

Tomorrow, mostly sunny and mild; high 65 (o 70. Probabilities of precipitation: 10 per cent through tomor- EXTENDED OUTLOOK--Partly cloudy Friday, becoming fair Saturday and Sunday. Daytime highs averaging upper 603 to low -70s: overnight lows In 50s. TEMPERATURE (Sikorsky Airport Readings) Low Today 5 Highest Yesterday 68 Lowest Yesterday Highest (Oct; 21, 1974) 49 Lowest (Oct. 21, 1974) 30 Harbor Water Temperature Degree Days Yesterday Degree Days Since July 1 171 PRECIPITATION Today (12 hours to 8 a.m.) 0.01 For Month 3.8! 1975 to date 38.7i Barometer (11 a.m.

reading) 29.8 Humidity (11 a.m. reading) 7Mi SUN, MOON, AND STARS Wednesday, Oct. 22, 1975 Today is the two hundrec ninety-fifth day of the year, am the thirtieth day of fall. The Sui sets today at 6:03 p.m. ar.d rise tomorrow at 7:13 a.m.

The Moo rises.at 7:30 o'clock tonight be i twecri Aldebaran and the Pleiade I a THE TIDE Today Tomorrow 12:58 a.m. High 1:37 a.m 1:111 p.m. 1:50 p.m 7:03 a.m. Low 7:42 a.m 7:34 p.m. 8:18 p.m or savings.

A a i in first place this year cith 23,500 accounts and 6.000.000 being sent out Nov. 7 People's Savings bank which ives a final payment as a bon- s. People's accounts were down rom 25,200 last year and pay uts were down from $6,400,000 ast year. In second place is Connecticut National bank with 27,612 ac- ounts and 55,641,093 being sent ut Oct. 25, down from 30,526 ac- ounts and 56,071,942 in pay outs ast year.

The bank gives a final, 51st payment as a bonus, In third place is City National ank of Connecticut with 20,391 accounts and in pay outs, down in accounts from 17, last year but up in money aid out from $3,490,867 last fear. The bank pays 5 per cent innual interest on Christmas club accounts. The money was sent out this week. Holding fourth place this year is Slate National bank with 16,21 accounts, who will receive $2,675,000 in checks to be mailed out next week. State National's accounts are down from 19,762 last year and also down from pay outs of $2.963,000 last year The bank gives a gift when accounts are opened.

In fifth place is Mechanics and Farmers Savings bank with, 15, 822 accounts and pay outs $2,065,301, the bank which has shown the largest increase in both accounts and money paid out this year. Last year the bank had 12,195 accounts and paid out $1,842,514, $222,787 more than last year. The bank gives a final payment as a bonus. Lafayette Bank and Trust company, one of the city's new- cst commercial banks, this year had 9,800, a decrease last gram is still in existence, though it has slowed considerably from the Initial crunch under Mayor Panuzio. A breakdown by job title those to be rehired follows: two bridge operators, one buyer, one clerk two custodian one engineering aide one garage attendant and one IBM equipment operator.

Also, nine i i a operators, 10 laborer five (Continued on Page Six) Dedications For City's Bridgeport's new $3 million railroad station will be dedicated next Monday at 10 a.m. and will nrwn fnr tirkct sales the foIIOW- By DAVID KEVES 'School administrators said to- a day that they were "enraged" by the charges of several parents who said last night that their children were being pun- ished by teachers for participation in the recent two-day student boycott of the City's public schools. Walter Chop, superintendent of schools, branded as "lies" the charges of one East Side Middle school parent that her daughter Rail Station gion 2's engineer, also were Invited. Several Penn Central officials also were invited, including Jay was suspended for a week because she was speaking to another student about the boycott. Mr.

Chop said he investigated the situation today and found that the girl in question was suspended for "fighting and swear- fig ool. ng day, John K. Ricci, City raffle and transportation engineer, announced today. The new station, known as the Bridgeport Transportation Center, is located on Water street at the foot of John street south of the former depot. The two-story station was built to cross Water street as a bridge would.

Construction time was 22 months. Penn square There is another 7,000 square feet of space on the 'second floor and the City is negotiating lease agreements with the Greater Bridgeport Transit District anc the Greater Bridgeport Regional Planning agency, according to Mr. Ricci. Federal, State a a i i taries have been invited to the dedication ceremony. Central will lease 7,000 feet on the first floor.

They Grasso, include State Gov. Ella Transportatioi Commissioner Samuel Kanell Deputy Commissioner Jame Shagru and Richard Philips chief executive officer of the De (Continued on Page Ten) partmenl Bureau of of Transportation' Public Trans portation. Among Federal officials In vited are Robert Patrlcelll, ad mlnistralor of the Urban Mas Transportation Administrate which funded the construction the new station. Jerome Premo, assistant at minlstrator of UMTA, Joh Taylor, UMTA's Region 2 dlrec tor, and Harvey Tlschlcr, Re Celly, the Bridgeport station Numerous City officials and ormer City officials are ex iccted to attend including Ma or Seres, former Niholas A. Panuzio, Hugh C.

Curan and Judge Samuel Tedesco. Also, all the City's aldermen, nd Bridgeport Redevelopment (Continued on Page Six) ing" at school. He stated that the administrators of East Side Middle school also were upsel and angry about the He said that other charges leveled by several parents during a community meeting last night in Newfield Methodist church, that teachers were threatening the boycott partici pants With lower grades, and forcing them to do more home work and to stay after school as punishment, also, were untrue. Charles Kelly, president of the Bridgeport Education associa lion, explained that rather a punishing students, teachers ari giving them the opportunity t( make up the work they misscc during the boycott. The extra homework and re quests to stay after school tba were cited by the parents is pro bably a "misunderstanding" re gnrding the need of the student to make up the work they miss ed, Mr.

Kelly said. He also said that teacher were 'exempting students fro: any disciplinary action regard ing classes cut during the boy cott when the students in ques ion brought notes from thel iarents saying that the student nissed classes because of th Boycott. The EEA is sympathetic ward the boycott," Mr. Kell aid. "I don't think any teache try to punish students fo participating in it." Supt.

Chop said he planned send a letter today to J. Micha Smith, president of the loci NAACP chapter and a majc (Continued on Page Six) PARIS PROF KIDNAPED IN ARGENTINE CIT BUENOS AIRES, Argentin (AP) A visiting, literati! professor from France was ki naped in Mendoza early toda the official Telam news agen said. There was immediate lice confirmation of the repo which said a number of mi abducted the professor from home and took him away in car. The agency cited "source for its kidnap report and iden fied the victim as Noel Sa mon. It he is a "we known" professor of Span! literature at the University Bordeaux now leaching at National University of Cuyo Mendoza.

is, or inflammation of the art valves. A 'two paragraph announce- ent told Spain's 35 million ople Tuesday that their lead- had suffered an "acute coro- ry crisis" but was recovering had resumed some of his rmal activities. Vicente Cardinal Enrique arancon, the archbishop of adrid, asked the' public to ay for Franco', and for the fu re of the country. There was-no reaction from public. But the generalissimo's Illness was evidenced by two long visits to his residence Tuesday by Premier Carlos Arias Navarro and by the concern of the government in denying the reports of his death.

Informed sources said Franco and the premier discussed whether to transfer the powers of the chief of state to the 37- year-old 'prince Franco designated, six years ago to succeed hiriijWhen he died or retired. a made Just such transfer- of his powers- months ago when an. attack of blood clotting nearly killed him. law of succession that-' in the event of But he resumed his office after 40 days. The vldes Franco's death, 1 -the Cortes, or parliament, has eight days to proclaim Juan Carlos Spain's first king since King Alfonso XIII.

-fled from the country in 1931. Juan Carlos did not go to El Pardo Tuesday but met Arias immediately after" the premier's -i-second visit' to Franco. The prince also lunched with the president of the (Continued on Page Six) JEFFREY T. WILLIAMSON, The State Public- Utilities com- ission came to City Hall today open on the sixth ajpr utility hike request i Bridgeport area residents than a year--Bridgeport ydraulic company's application a S4.2 million, 29 per cent ate increase. The commission granted BHC $1,07 million increase in May, nd since November of last year as awarded two rate boosts to nited-.

Illuminating company nd one to Southern' Connecticut ras company. A second gas corn- any Increase is under, cohsidera- on now, with a decision expect- by mid-November, As the hearings opened this norning, a small group of people 'ere on hand to testify on the roposed increase, including Eason First Selectman Francis J. iferillat. Merilat told the com- isslon that the company's plans i acres of its lane Easton reclassifled as forest and for tax reduction purposes vould hurt Easton taxpayers. Merillat' said if the sale were approved Easton would lose $100, 00 in revenue and would neec 'about a mill in taxes offset the loss.

The land ques ion is currently, the subject a Bridgeport Common Pleas cour action bot no decision has been rendered yet. conceded that the PUC 'probably does not have an; jurisdiction over the but he urged them to deny the request. Two other citizens who spoki this morning came out on oppo site sides of the rate incrcas. issue. Albert Cioffari of Stratford, i member of the Milford-based Con necticut Consumers group, urgec the commission to deny thi increase.

Cioffari said continual ly rising utility bills are backini consumers, those 01 fixed incomes, into a corner. "It's got to stop," he said. in industry just can't walk up our bosses and tell them the cos of living had just gone up 4 'per cent, and then expect a (Continued on Page Six) Six Rate Hikes Asked in Year 3y Three Utilities Serving The three major utility companies serving the Bridgeport area--gas, water and electric--have been before the State Public Utilities commission ft total of six times since November, 1974 rate increases. And In the PUC awarded Southern New England Telephone company a $48.8 million rate A box score on recent rale cases for the other three utilities follows: United Illuminating: $9.6 million, 5.1 per cent hike awarded November, 1974. $4.9 million, 2.S cent' Increase granted August, 1975.

Southern Connecticut Gas: $1.04 million, 2.4 per cent increase, November, 1974. $11.3 million, 21 per. cent increase under consideration PUC. Custonters already paying $1.3 million Interim, hike. Bridgeport Hydraulic: $1.07 million, 9 per cent increase awarded May, 1875.

$4.2 million, 29 per cent Increase now under consideration. Customers already paying $1.7 million interim increase. The Increased figures for United Illuminating, and Southern Connecticut Gas do not Include fuel cost adjustment and purchased gas adjustment charges that were In the base rates when were awarded. Figures would be higher if Included. Independents Cut Prices; Firm Qas Sellers Cry Foul By ROBERT L.

SAWYER "Gasoline price a practice which has been missing from the Bridgeport area since record high prices dissolved long lines at the pumps earlier this year, are -surfacing again and are spreading rapidly. While regular gasoline prices as low as 54.9 cents a gallon in recent weeks has delighted the autoist, who had come to believe that 58.9 cents a gallon was the lowest price he would ever see again, the drop in prices is of concern to major oil company dealers. They see it as part a long- range' effort by the major oil companies to squeeze out their franchisee! dealers and replace them with managers in cc pany-operated stations. For at least eight months of this year, prices of major oil 'Don't Cut Quality Just to Get More B-H Director Says-Plans Hit for More Tech Students Without State Fund Hikes By SUSAN CLAREY A series of proposals designed to admit more students to vocational technical schools --without substantial State fund hikes--has come under criticism from the director of Bullard- Havens school on the grounds that "we don't a to reduce quality just to get more people." At the same time, Bullard- Havens director Reinhardt W. Buchlr.said he supports the establishment of a separate board rather than the State Board of Education to oversee the operations of vocational technical schools.

Mr. Buchli said Monday he supports continuation of Bullard- Havens' a vocational program for high school students in the wake of a report which outlines a series of alter- natives for the structure, programs and governance of career education. The alternatives have been outlined in "an initial report prepared by a nine-member policy group appointed by the State Board of Education. Under a a a from the 1D75 session of the a Assembly, the group has been directed to prepare a five year master plan for vocational and career education by mid-February. The initial report, including a variety of alternatives for future career and vocational education, has been scheduled for hearings at five public forums throughout the state In late October and early November.

Mr. Buchli said Monday that faculty members at Dullard- Havens have the alternatives under study and will prepare a policy report for the forum serving the Bridgeport area, which will be held Nov. 6 at Norwalk State Technical College in Norwalk. Support from parents' and alumni groups will also be enlisted "if necessary," Mr. Buchli said.

No dollar figures are attached to any of the alternative choices outlined in the report, and the policy group has announced at the outset that plans "which would require massive new state financing" are not included since public funding Is expected to be limited. However, the policy group for the master plan project has announced its support for Stale Board of Education efforts for slate school finance equalization. The state board has asked that $60 million be appropriated for local property tax equalization for 1976-77. Two of the alternatives suggested by the policy group would change four-year vo-tech -programs, which serve students in grades nine through 12. to Ihree-or programs serving the upper secondary school grades.

Under this plan, and vocational programs in local junior high and high schools would be expanded and intensified while one-third or one-half more students would be admitted to entering classes at vo-tech schools. According to the policy group report, either alternative would have i effect on the utlli- (Contlnued on Page Four) ompany stations had just about tabilized at from 58.9 to 81.9 ents a gallon for regular and rom 62.9 cents to 64.9 cents for remiurn. Even independent sta- lons, 1 normally both between four and ents below the majors, had larrowed the gap to just a pen- iy or two below them, Again; it was the Independent tations which touched off the urrent skirmishes, and already hey have dropped back to their ire-gasoline-shortage level of our to five cents below the mars. Sam who heads the Connecticut Gasoline Retailers issociation and the Bridgeport Service Station Operators' association, says he has always been an advocate of healthy competi- ion among dealers but in the Ight of the current price skirm- shes he is.claiming "foul." He pointed out that as the Independents drop their prices to five below the majors, the major oil companies lave made no effort whatsoever to back their dealers with wholesale price dips or subsidies to help their dealers meet the The 'result is, Mr. Dworkin said, that major oil company dealers--just to stay in business --have to slash their -already- minimum profit per gallon to meet the competition of Independents.

"Cutting profit margin for any cngth of time to keep gallonago at a reasonable level," Mr, Dworkin said, "is financial suicide for any dealer--and we feel that this is just what the major oil companies want--to make op-. crating major oil company sta- (Continued on Page Ten) Today's Chuckle Of course, you can enjoy glorloui stay within your budget. But not In the same summer..