Record-Journal from Meriden, Connecticut • 1

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MERIDEN-WALUNGFORD AUGUST 281971 16 Pages Phu 4Pgc IV Tabloid TEN CENTS Old Canopy At Depot In Controversy 'v w- S' From ourt Refuses To Cite Wallace trains Mins diat atop are those with Meriden's railroad sta-tlon in IQ years will open Monday the child of five years at dispute between the city the Redevelopment Agency and Developer Joseph Stone Raymond Van Soest director ofthe Redevelopment Agency A new railroad station opens in Meriden Monday 'but one thing hasn't changed Drivers going west on East Main and east at Hanover Streets are still going to have to waft at crossing ggtes even when southbound trains are scheduled to stop at the station Some Meriden residents had eipfeseed the hope that with U1 MONTGOMERY Ala (AP time-judge federal court refused Friday to order Gov George Wallace to show cause why he should not be held in contempt for interfering with school busing mandates A Negro attpmey had asked the court to cite Wallace for wtempt because he had been electric circuit north at Meriden causing the gates to go down Trains traveling between Springfield and NewAYork go about 70 miles per hour end if they atari Blowing down for the station the gates don't know it right he explained affreight train rolled right on through die gates would shortly go back up But when the Min doeant readi a second print south of the Station in a certain amount of time the gates stay Faust said All passenger trains going through Meriden must stop at the atatioa due-ton: condition cargo! destined for Meriden -or those with a cargo to pick up here according to employes of the Penn Central Transportation Cb 'After the Min starts up and reaches a print south of the sta-tion tbe gates get ready to go back iqir Faust said gates hava-to-go down' The electric apparatus ban no way of knowing if die engineer has hed a heart attack orif the Min-la going to end up stopped acrosaEast Main Street" ho added -The Penn Central ticket agent said nine passenger Mine run through Meriden in each direction every weekday Sis- passenger trains go through' north and south on Saturday and seven on Sunday the new railroad station located further north ofthe midtown crossings-there: would be no need to lower die- gateawhen southbound passenger trains stopped At the station automatic gates know a pamenger train Mm a NS By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tropical Stdhn Doris in-'tensifiedfriday and whipped toward NevkYork and New England --witii Bear hurricanq force windaSv i AaDoria moved northward with SO to 60 miles per hour the 741110011 Hurricane Center in Miami' Fla iuued hurricane watch for th Atlantic coast from Manaaquan NJ to Cape Ann Mass Tha area includes New York City Long Island and the south cout of Connecticut Doris lashed across coastal North Carolina end Virginia Friday dumping heavy' rains but causing little damage to homes or businessek Downpours also were reported from the eastern shore of Maryland northeast into southern New England reaching tailed 100 miles- George Raeburn regional manager of the Insurance Information Institute in- Atlanta Ga uid checks with insurance adjusters in North Carolina showed little Tha American Red Cross had set up 33 evacuation shelters in North Carolina but by nightfall only one center was open with only 24 persons seeking sheltec there Tornado-like winds were reported at Chesapeake Va toppling trees and damaging 30 bomczSteve Hamilton 13 said furniture on tha porch of his Imposed on the rid New Haven Railroad by a -Meriden' resident who deeded them thc station site nearly 100 years ago i However thoorilyfrelght freight said Kenneth Faust railroad engineer for die State Public Utilities Commis-when questioned on the possibility warned by foe three Judge veral years ago to refrain from The court denying the motion said tt has no jurisdiction It said that while foe three Judges tit-one time did exercise control over achoola involved in Wallace's recent nntfouslng orders dm Jurisdiction was transferred to dm' District Court in pirmiiighani March 31 1370 "If dm platatifls are entitle! to any relief on dm motion they now preaent" the court said "there is no reaaon Vrhy they cannot secure that relief In the Northern District oT Alabama (dm court in Birmingham)" sold the Penn Central Railroad gave permission Friday for oo-cupancy of the new building Van Soest said a crew from die city Department of Public Works will move furniture re-cords'and other railroad property out of the trailer la which ft has been-housed for nlne 'months and the station win 'ooen the same day- Still in question is the future of die hundreds of feet of canopy over 'foe passenger platforms' The canopy its paint peeling runs from the southern wall of the new station almost to East Main Street A Plans for the canopy have ranged from a simple paint Job to removing SO feet of die southern portionand erecting it front of the ae? station north of tt -i'1 Mayor Robert wanted to have members of the Neighborhood Youth Corps paint die canopy but was told that ft would be a violation of die railroad's unibd' contracts v-f The canopy is the property of die railroad and the Penn Central must doworit Van Soest -wit Car-Victim Formerly -s 1 i Vf i-S '-'i'k i i Vote Fraud Charged UnltaS Pros mtenaliaiial r- NJ4 -Friday 'look at the wreckage-of their alter tt wan etruck by a tornado' YORNADO IN NEW JERSEY A ywng in the seeshere town at Dpi May A former young Meriden woman and her husband were killed early Friday in a singleoar aeddent on Mein Street in Windsor: Locks Tiro otherd dm car survived V-- Vi4-1 rt If repairs are uot made a second letter will give the owner 30 datyi' to comply or: tjie Public Works Deperiment wiilf repair foe sidewalks and bill the tma-at 'The letter lists six conditions of SAIGON (AP) A legislative watchdog committee charged Friday that the government of President Nguyen Van Ttdeu had been involved in a number of election rigging in-fry hiding mnnnpoltiina The Public Work Department Friday notified 13 property own-era on liberty Street from Gatlin Street to Broad Street of the need for repair on walks Milting their properly' In n' prrihnfoaiy notice to pionerty owners1 owners? The vriiide wu driven by foe pomtolnrepafenoM'WhfafeAP' yuuug wiwianY1aafl8Biid-whB endorsements for dm presiden tial balk Candidates were required gfet dm endorsements of either Retroactive: according to police was driving 'at nn excemivriy high rate of speed and failed to negotiate slight left hand tarn Urn car struck power pole continued out of control up- boric director of PttbUe Works states-that foe cMy Is obligated to pay out several thousands of dollars -In' claims' for personal injuries resulting tamftDs on defective ridewnlks-: He asks the propeHy owners to undertake dm responriUlity for the icpeir of the walks after flrst obtainiiig permit from th 'engineering department' Gooperatkxu-be Bald ises-pected -within -M days after receipt' of foe notice piy to the fndivtdual owner are rieriad acoonBnflr Ar Among the repairs suggested an the adjustment of flagstones" concrete repairs'' bituminous concrete 'repairs'' curbing repair the removal of overhanging growth andodier action consistent with good re-pair ArA A A'y'A' The routes are walked by a member of the department end condition of walks which front See LIBERTY dT Page 3 V- WASHINGTON (AP) The Nixon administration hinted Friday it may move tb placate powerfri labdr opposition to the wagfrprice freeze' by allowing worker? to collect later some -of the hundreds Of millions of dollars fas fatten pay hikes-y 40 national assemblymen or 100 provincial or city councjltors to ilify for the Oct 3 race But leu wound up with signatures Mm 87 deputies 13 senators and 453 coundlmen Tt as dishonest ns merchant hoarding consumer goods "jgaid- the chairman of fodYfmember eommittee'Sen Vu Van Man: An official Of the State Piddle utilities' Commission said Fid -SSh? hadfoSedirfdi a structural engineer from Perm Central and the engineer promised to look into the question of mowing part of the canopy "Every time I talk to die rall- road they ten me they A gbt the money" said Kenneth if? Faus 'a valiroad expert for the "One wr or foe canopy trill come down Part may reconstructed to the north and in front of die station a symmetrical he Isidro John W' Donaldson the division chief of staff But' Donaklsixf taking the stand' after 'Branhen said he did recall ordering such a search ever seeing the document desbribed by Branrien or even hearing of such a document while in FT MEADE Md (AP) Army general and a -military lawyer who served together-in Vietnam gave conflicting ie timony Friday about formal toveriigation of thMY: Lai massacre allegedly made abbot i month After the 1908 assault The legal officer LtCoL Barney -LBraum-Jr feed- -Braimen arid tile search-took Photographer Dies rooting and snapping a power pole" and overturned Dead at foe scene were Alberto Hernandez 31 of 35 Flat-buah Avev Hartford and -Ms Wife Nereids Cardona Hernandez 17 Both were in the front seat -Two others-who were in a tangle of nearly three boors were fled as Catherine Gilbert Windeorville Rond and Angelo Concepcion 1 483 Albany Ave Hartford were taken to Hartford Hospital by dm -Suffidd poUce ambulance and foe Windsor Locks community-ambulance report-edly conscious The lata Mix Hernandez foe -daughter of Mr- and Mrs Felix Cardona jot 58 TWiss Mrs' Cardona reportedly suffered state of shock from See CAR VICTIM Page 3 fled that he once briefly saw a formal report on My Lai supporting initial 'accounts that only 30 or fewer civilians were killed Scridentally- in the Vietnamese hamlet "There wu an investigation I had seen Brannen uid at special evidentiary hearing vacation time for foe railroad tooyou have to remember" ha added Faust said be personally agreed with sentlmenta ex-nresaed by Max Katx chairman of the1 Meriden Redevelopment place at-fee Chu 'Lal headquarters of the Amerieal Division about a year after the My Lai massacre The divirion wu the parent unit of foe 11th Brigade command at foe time of the March 13 1368 asunlt Donaldson hu since beerf accused by tiie Army of murdering six Vietnamese civilians The charges against Donaldson are not connected with My LaL Defense lawyers say foe 51-year-dd Henderson Investigated reports of atrocities within week of the massacre and See STORIES Page 13 home et Chesapeake began going and around Trees toppled outside and one broken shaft pierced the roof of the house like spear In its 10 pm advisory the National Weather Service office -Washington said torrential rains swamped Elizabeth City NG -with over three Inches of rain' "This 1s strong tropical storm with ah awful lot laid Joe Eriisier fbre caster atthe-Natioeal- cane Center'la MtamL'fT much ns eight -At 10 pm Don was located near Cape Charles Va aad-waa moving on a north and 1 northeast course winds 05 hL east the tightty pecked center predicted to gust up to minimum hurricane force-75 in squalls The 176-mile Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel was dosed Friday night to all traffic for bout 'two hour as a precaution ary 'measure The bridge-tunnel complex was re- opened to traffic about 10 pnv EDT The Miami hurricane center said path would taka her to Long Island shortly after daybreak Saturday and to southern Connecticut fay noon Earlier Friday storms weather experts said were influenced hilt not caused' by Doris dumped heavy rains on long stretch of i the eastern seaboard from Maryland to Maine The rain set off flash floods many areas caused power failures disrupted transit syo-Sea HIGH WINDS Page 2 befog conducted concurrently with foe My Lai cover up court-martial of Cot Oran Header-son See QLD CANOPY Fage r- NEW YORK (AP) Margaret Bouike-Wfaite who rosinad dm world photographing wars famous men and the achievements of civilization died Friday after a 13-year battle with Parkinson's disease She was 85 had done everything but 1 ever been she once said Miss Bourke-White died in Stamford Conn hospital from foe effects of dm disuue She had been foe first accredited woman war photogrtBper and wu the first woman to fly on bombing mission She hid pictured sinking troopship sea-ditched helicopters a guerrilla ambush an artillery barrage in Italy concentration Brannen said he uw an Investigation report during search of the Amerkal Division files ordered by Brig Gen "1 fad that much possible when there are bona fUterfegalfetid' CoritractsTpeople should get whet they have coming to them" arid Abristaht Secretory of Labor W-J- Usery key White' Houu liaison man in a new administration bid for labor cooperation Labor sources estimated some 3500 million in negotiated wage hikes era frozen la other major economic developments' the government and most economists hailed floating of -the yen-as victory for new economic program and the US list of lending busineu indicators moved abend significantly "We welcome the derision of Japan a further step toward more realistic alignment of international exchange rates1 uid the Treasury Department of action to let the value float upward in relation to foe dollar growth Is likely to accelerate'- in the months ahead" uid Assistant Secretory of Commerce Harold C-Pas-ser of the report that business indicators rose 14 per cent last month The July report wu based on See PAY RAISES Page 11 i i i-f "'if Mrs Helen Junes' chairmen of dm Community Action Agency -governing board Thurwlay took issue with a statement by Francisco GonxilexA president of thaLefoi American Society Gdnxalex referring to tit Adelaide driver education program which not elated for refunding through dm Community Action Agency said "This ii the only public pogram that has hdped Spanish-speeUiig people In the dty" Mrs James said "All CAA programs are open to an minority and-low income -groups' and she cited statistics Indicating dm participation of Spanish speaking people in CAA pro- "I rend with great Interest foe statement given to Urn Morning Record1 bjr'Mr'Frahdsoo Gonzalez President at foe Latin American Society" concerning dm Adelaide Program I would like to go on record as saying that I applaud his efforts to help Meriden SpeniahAmericaa citizens "I feeiv however that it is necessary to correct dm roneous statement he made that the CAA program known as foe Adelaide driver education program it the only program font helps it Spanish speaking population'1 "All CAA programs ire open fo nil minority and income groups Neighborhood based programs such as Sea CAA SAYS Page 3 Berlin News Cheers President McGuire Certified For Primary NATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburgh 7 Houston I Chicago 3 Adnata anehmnd St Leals 'Lee-Angdee New Yeriu rata o- San Diego Montreal rain Sns Frnadsce Phflap dolphin rata AMERICAN LEAGUE Kansas City 4 New York I- Minna eete 3 Cleveland 4 DeMit 4 Chicago -California 1 Boston I A Oakland Washington 3 Baltimore' camp prisoners at BncheswakL She had photc photographed famous Mahatma Gandhi Win-Chnrcfaill Joseph Stalin She raid wu sometimes tier to speak to a maharaja than to peasant" guns Her Jfun statement js as fol- rata SEC Probes Fund Saturday: Bottle Recycle Day Viets Move More Troops Into SaigOn Vr SAN (AP) President Nixon was buoyed Friday fay 'two major steps In international relations the floating of the Japanese yen end progress toward an East-West agreement on civilian access to West Berlin Nixon met at the Western White House with his chief Berlin negotiator US Ambassador Kenneth Rush and approved the proposed Big Four agreement on Berlin Presidential press secretary Ronald Ziegler said Nixon considers foe agreement and feels when it is signed by the four powers "it will be major step in relieving world tensions1 There also wss an expression of satisfaction from the President over announcement by the Japanese government that it Calif will let the value float on foreign exchange market move viewed as strengthening US trade "We feet this te a useful step toward constructive realignment of the exchange rate Ziegler said consider-it i constructive step" The move following Nixon's floating of the US dollar and imposition of 10 per cent import' surcharge was bring viewed in financial circles ns major victory for foe economic program: Nixon is hoping to improve the US balance of trade position now suffering from a deficit of $6784 million in the pest seven months While welcoming this trade move Nixon set down for an hour's talk with Rush the US See YEN BERLIN Page 12 Area Waits Doria Blow WASHINGTON (AP) The Securities and Exchange Commission uid Friday -it is investigating a mutual fluid which lists a brother of President Nixon as a director end the UA ambassador to The Netherlands as vice president looking Into some matters involving the fund but it must be emphasized that this does not necessarily -involve any culpability" a spokesman for the commission uid He uid-the SEC makes a number' of investigations "maiqr of which die aborning and' nothing over comes of them" The Seven-Up Bottling Ca on i Pomeroy Avenue will be open for busuieu today dm bottle recycling business that Is Although normally dosed on Saturday dm company hu placed six to color-coded barrels at dm plaat entrance for the past few Saturday mornings so that residents can take their bottles to be recycled insteed of throwing diem in die garbage taka -as many bottles 1 John McGuire who will con-test-dmRev Charles Cobb for the Democratic mayoralty nomination In primary set for Sept 32 hu received certification of his petitions from Democratic Registrar of Voters Martin Gaffey 1 McGuire needed the signatures of five per cent of the total registered Democrats to make hie entry into the mayoralty race official There are about 3600 registered Democrats in Meriden Gaffey uid the signatures submitted by McGuire constituted the required amount (450) and were certified by him Friday night Fathef Coflb wu endorsed by Democratic Town Committee as the party's candidate McGuire said feat night he would open a campaign headquarters on Colony and West Main Streets site of the Duffey headquarters during foe senatorial race Inst year He is currently at work on his platform and will mike known his campaign manager and staff probably next week he said McGuire made known his primary intent at the Aug meeting of the Democratic Town Committee after Father Cobb wu endorsed as the choice to head Its ticket this foil McGuire said then he could not support the choice of the Democrats and would seek to upset him in primary A Grossman who announced his intent to force 1 as you can cany but only As the Meriden area waited with concern lor tropical storm Doria to piss through no serious effects had been felt up to press time early this morning Throughout the afternoon and night heavy rains fen spasmodically butno reports were received jf flooding and the area was spared wind damage Hurricane forecasters In Miami said the worst of the term would strike Connecticut about noon today with strong winds and rein and the likelihood of flooding Construction Fees Fatten City Coffers SAIGON (AP) Two thousand more South' Vietnamese troops moved into foe Saigon are Friday to bolster security for the National Assembly election! k- The elections will be held Sunday throughout tha country to select 153 members of foe assembly's lower house The extra troops mostly recruits in training were brought in to reinforce the capital's already heavy force of soldiers and national police on guard against Viet Cong attacks or Internal political demonstrations The extra soldiers consisted of three battalions from the Quang Thing training center six mites northwest of Saigon and the Thu Due' Military Academy eight mites northeut of the capital There are 33000 police and 30000 regional and popular force trams normally guarding the capital district and its three On The Inside tween I njn aid Vice Pnrideat Robert A Spelter Spatter said company officiate have come to work Monday morning and found stacks of bottluoutsida'tiro plant gate Even so dm response hu not been encouftgbig be nil The barrels have to be filled every weekend to allow dm operation fo break even -The bottles are not recycled in Meriden Spelter explalneA -After residents leave their bottles dm bottles are separated by color flint green and amber and placed In dm barralK Then the bottles era crushed uy hind with a tong iron bar he said dm glass Is driven to the Glass-Container Corp- In Dayville where It is tamed into new bottles Spelter donates the' time at two employes whom ha pays to (tend to Saturday morning collections but ho points out that ata to eight barrels of glass are fee 1ATURDAY Page 3 War Trial Recessed FT MCPHERSON Ga (AP) The My Lai murder trial of Capt Ernest Medina wu recessed Friday until Sept 5 after military Judge ruled that the Army may summon polygraph expert as witness against the officer Col Kenneth Howard the Judge uid foe pdftnph expert may recount the substance of an extensive interview he had with Medina during the investigation of foe charges against the soldier But the Judge cautioned opposing attorneys against questioning Robert Briaentine Jr at Baltimore Md about relating tha results of foe lie detector test be gave Medina Tha captain who marked his 35th birthday Friday Is charged with assault and premeditated murder of 103 Vietnamese civilian when he led an infantry company in an attack against the village of lily Lai March 18 1968 Permit fees 'received by the Building Department for foe fiscal year July 1 1970 through June of this year enriched the general- fund- by 5101' 06030 according to figures released by Building' Inspector James Bartis The fees represent th income from fees on an estimated $17900991 worth of building in the city last year In 197071 the Department collected about $92927 in fees In 1969 total ouilding fees collected by the Department were $87228 representing estimated conutructkxi of $15130733 Three years ago 1968 fees collected amounted to $8434050 Estimated value of tha work for which the fees were' collected was put at $10395 567 The upward trend seems continue with fetal of 810433 received hi fees the first month of the new fiscal year representing $3750079 in estimated value The largest item in fee collections during fiscal 1970-71 was for 170 homes constructed for total value of $2584004 with fee requirement of $12935 The smallest fee collected was $250 for a cabana construction estimated at $100 A close second to the private home construction during the 1971-71 fiscal year was the estimated $2064093 for 23 stores Sea CONSTRUCTION Page 2 million people In addition a Amusomonti 7i I Births 2 Bndg Column 12 Churchis 2i 16 Qauiflod Ads 1315 Comics 12 Crossword Punlo 12 Family Ptgo 3 OtOMOM 1 Horeieopa 2 Letter Th Editor 4 James Heston Reports 4 Looking Homoward 4 Sports 99A0M66I 411 Suburban II Wallingford Nows 9-1 1 Weathof 2 primaiy the ume night hu not yet submitted his petition lists for certifies tlon They are almost reedy to go he said end filing Is expected within a few days Grossman's plans for campaign headquarters and stiff are still bring formulated be said MttaUon of elite Son Vietnamese paratroopers is on guard at Independence Palace the seat of government and office of President Nguyen Van Thieu The lower house election shapes up as a rehearsal from Sea VIETS MOVE Page 12 cor4 psou RECYCLING Two New Havea youths Vtamo Esposito (left) and Dam Deponto attend to Saturday morning bottle collectloni at foe Seven-Up Bottling Co on Pomeroy Avenue 1 Esposito eon el Tie Eetochlo a company employe tepar-atu the bottle by color while Deponto crushes them with an iron bar -y I 0.