Record-Journal from Meriden, Connecticut • 1

i i i 4 Chuckle Time la relative Jut check -the half hour that tike np by the average lfcnfauita coffee break Owitfwl rala sad icm ed flxmdentomi today high 76 to 71 Goody tonight chance tt rain few about IS Fair Saturday Ugh Bear DL Serving Meriden Wallingford Cheshire Southington Berlin and Middlefield 105th YEAR No 151 mm MERIDEN WALLINGFORD CONN FRIDAY JUNE 301972 28 PAGES TEN CENTS Peace opes Goals Set By With No Tax Increase Aim Grossman Puts Control On Purchases V-- i Continuing his crackdown on municipal (pending Mayor Abraham Groesman Thursday ordered that all buying erf city office supplies and equipment will be done by the compt roller The order which' takes effect Saturday the first day of the new fiscal year makes an exception of the Board of Education which protected by law 'The Idea to bring purchase requests to the before buying' Completion of the new library construction of a new West Side fire station extension of the Harbor Brook trunk sewer and a start on the Pomeroy Avenue Industrial Park-all without raising taxes-have been listed as some of major gods in the next two The cataloging of goals is contained in the application for recertification of its Work-ride Program a report on the progress toward longterm objectives The application approved Wednesday by the Planning Commission must be updated and submitted every two years to the Department of Housing and Urban Development to keep the city eligible for grants for housing and development projects 1 The application- prepared fay City Planner Harry Ebergait Jr also lists reactivation of the mayor's task force on drugs extensive park development and completion of additionalfaouaing units for huge middMncome WASHINGTON (AP) -President Nixon announced -Thursday the United states will return to the Paris peace talks In two weeks with-' out pre-conditions but with hopes for serious negotistiona to end toe long end costly Viet- nam war" The chief executive told his first televised news conference In 13 months that ha wu as-k Burning too Communists were ready to negotiate seriously and added they did war could be ended and it could bo 'ended well' before Jtn -when he- hopes to be ln- auguratod for a second term in the White House Early in tha new conference which lasted 44 minutes instead of tha usual 30 Nixon misspoke himself and mentioned April 13 as the data for resuming talks with the North Vietnamese But a few minutes later ha said already Indicated that we will be returning to negotiations In July That is the important area to Niron vowed the United States would continue its bombing of North Vietnamese military targets and its mining of enemy -porta to hold leverage for the negotiations and to protect UJ: forces still in Vietnam And he restated his May 8 offer of complete withdrawal within four months of ceasefire and release of American war prisoners The Peris talks were suspended tore months ago Since then -intense behind-tofracenes 'H' families and for tha elderly as goals for 1972-73 4 Eberhart and adoption of tha capital improvement program for 1972 to 1978 will assure a successful capital budgeting process Both the mayor and the comptroller have indicated their definite intentions to maintain strong fiscal control over municipal expenditures and the capital budget if the tool needed to assure this coordination -It is anticipated that aU of this activity will be included within the existing tax structure and without aa increase1 in the tax rate It is hoped that the tax rate can be stabilized aa it has been in the past year for a much greater period of time by expansion of the commercial and industrial property tax grand list" Opening 'the Ill million library ranks as ope of the first items-on the list of goals' and with it the conversion of the existing Curtis Memorial library into a legal library and arts and diplomatic maneuvering has been under with Nixon talking about Vietnam with Soviet leaders and adviser Henry Kissinger discussing the war '-with Chinese leaders Tha Pres- ident would not giva details of tha private efforts to end tiia wan 'r Most of too news conference in the White House East Room focused on Vietnam but Mine questions touched on domestic and political issues In fielding questions tha President: Vice President Spiro Agnew and said -re-: porters should certainly not as- sums Agnew will be dropped from tha Republican ticket tide 'year But he stopped short of See NOON HOPES Page 21 ebeiiisfs I Rainfall Runoff Closes Beaches NEW HAVEN Conn in -Health officials have dosed municipal beaches to swimming in moo than half-dozen southwestern Connecticut towns and cities in the wake of last week's record rainfalL Runoff from the rains is still flowing toward the Sound and bringing with it higherthan-nor mal bacteria counts At some indications are that bacteria levels may make water unfit to swim in over the July 4 weekend Tha beadies remaining closed Thursday included three of five in Stamford all beach areas in Bridgeport and municipal beaches in three suburbs on both sides of New Haven-Mil-ford East Haven and Wed Haven Beadies in Haven Itself have remained open however as have those in Norwalk West-port and Stratford Health official! in those towns say their areas have also undergone test ing but have been found within acceptable standards 1 4 Summit Session Off 'Vs -t 4' Grossman said expect to be able to cut costs considerably by buying in volume and by negotiating lower prices Grossman pointed out that the comptroller to authorized to act as city purchasing agent under Section A33 of the charter know of a few people with a deeper knowiege of finances how to save a dollar than comptroller' Mr (Joseph C) Bangui minded and want --Grossman noted that the char-ter also authorizes 1 agencies such aa the Jtoazd of Public Works and the Parks had Recreation Commission to do their I own buying but he noted most large items those over $1000 are required to be put out to bid He is anyway In a memo aB department -i': heads except Grose-i man wrote: of July I mi afl pur-dieting of office supplies and I office equipment win ha done by the comptroller'! office i orders should he 4 submitted in the usual manner forrignature by either comp- Paty Papandrea Jr of 48" HolidsyHill Road has been named deputy town chairman for the Democratic party 4 was aebeted for-' thepost by Town Chairman I Robert Sienickl and the appoint- meat was ratified by the town committee at a recent meeting lice has been imder way alnce Miss body showing half-dozen stab- wounds was found in 0 of a MkUBrimry combination house and office MacDonald said the charges were filed after state investigators police from Torrington and Waterbury and agents of tha UE Treasury Department followed up of leads said Hyde hu been in jail awaiting trial on charges of kidnaping and raping a Waterbury girl on Feh 17 nine days after tha Bowman girl's body wu found -He did not give any other details of the investigation -v McGoveni Loses 151 Jt'Ps I WASHINGTON (AF) In dramatic blow to Sea George McGovern tjie Democratic Credentials Committee voted fay a narrow margin Thursday to strip the front-running presidential contender of more than half the 271 delegates ha won to the Chliforala primary Climaxing 'an oftenhieatad three-hour debate that included charges of political arm-twisting the credentials pane! warded 131 of the delegates McGovern won to the winner-takeell California primary to candidate! who trailed to tha voting The vote was 72 to OS -1 The action which will ha appealed on tha floor of tha par tya national convention' in Miami Beach next month wffl probably makn more difficult search for support among uncommitted delegates Tha realignment spearheaded by forces cf Sea Hubert Humphrey wu on grounds that the California winner take all primary disenfranchised tha 95 per cent of the states electorate that voted against McGoveni The challengers also contended the primary violated to spirit a prehi bitten by party form commission against unit rule v- v' After tiie ruling McGovern declared he would not support Sm MCGOVERN Page 21 Testimony: Delayed lad Yelleca Suit troQer'or assistant comptroller The purchase order will then be given to die supply officer who lea GROSSMAN Pago 11 dosell-32 Death Verdict Outlawed By High Court I WASHINGTON (AP) -On to 4 vote' tha Supreme Court Thursday ruled the death penalty to be illegal aa it to generally used in the United Statu today All nine justices filed separate and sometimes conflicting or ambiguous opinions One of them Lewis Powell Jr said tha ruling removed the dei sentences from some 000 prisoner and nullifies tha capital punishment tows of 39 states Specifically set aside by the derision and a series of followup order were 123 death sentences But then were suggestions In the opinions mostly by Chief Justin Warren E- Burger and Justin potter Stewart that it would be possible for stats legislatures and Congreu to enact a constitutional death-penalty law Evidently in order to 6e valid such a tow would have to be applied uniformly and not leave it to juries to pick and choose which convicted defendants should llve and which should AH four dissenters were appointees of President Nixon In a second decision tha court held 5 to 4 that aides of a mem-ber trf and even the congressman may be forced to testify before a grand Sea DEATH VERDICT Fag 21 No Election The duties will include assisting the town chair- man helping to coordinate par ty activities and conferring with district leaden -V A graduate Mateney Hig School where ha was aa duts-tending athlete Papandrea- at- i tende Connecticut State Cortege la I960 ha signed a baseball contract with the old T- Kansas City add- played mi- sept Papandrea isemployed by dm John Hancock Life Insurance Co as an Insurance consultant crafts exhibition center Also noted fete plana to improve the are around the library by making park at the adjacent site of the former Frederick Funeral Home 1 Eberhart notes state and federal cooperation hu 'already been assured for the Pomeroy Avenue Industrial Park and the sewer extension to serve it His timetable: wfil be submitted in July 1972 and construction should begin in fiscal 1972 hopefully before the end of calendar year 1972 All utilities should be installed during fiscal 1973 and sites designed for industrial development should be available for sale during the him fiscal Mayor Abraham Grossman and the Board of Public Safety are investigating 13 potential sites for the new West Side firehouse the application states "The new fire station win be in a better- location to serve the educational complex on the west Ida of tire dty the municipal See MAJOR GOALS Page 17 limbo Status AssignedTo Sewer Plans 3 i Zt -4 vs Phuia fornmultUinilHorHdol-lar extension of the Harbor Brook trunkline sewer to be built on the East Side have been placed in limbo by the 1 state Water Resources Commission A spokesman in Hartford uid the commission took that step rather than seek court action or a fine of $1000 per violation after Meridea missed a May 31 deadline for arranging financing of the project action of a punitive na tore has been contemplated said Jay Kuknriec a sanitary engineer for the commission' "The plana are being held in' abeyance while we wait for more information on (he pro- Tha -application for ah extension nfYhe deadline is before the commission and Kulo-vriec'ukl itwu reviewed by the deputy commissioner' June 26 '-commissioner- indicated he would like more details on financing and other matters before-authorizing "an 'adjustment in the Kulo-wiec uid '-V The commission originally ordered the dty to update four pumping stations on the east side of the city But the dty responded with tha suggestion that it engineer an extension of the Harbor Brook Interceptor Sewer (hat would eliminate the pumping The extension which would run to East Road from the present mid of the interceptor at Pratt and Broad Street would remove the need for the Tum-blebrook Road Winding Brook Road Marison Street and East See UMBO STATUS Page 23 On The Inside Airiusemanh Blrihs CoflMCS 22 Crossword Punia Clawfiad Ad 25r27 Looking Homeward Family Pago financial Stocb MOIOOOOOO 7 Halan Help Us 13 Hinfe Front Heioise 13 Horoscopa taeiiMtoitoos 22 Laltars to tha Editor 6 Speaking Of Your Heahh 22 Sports -tee 11-19 Suburban 21 Tha Sonior Forum 13 WaBingford Now 19-21 Woathar OSSOSOMOSSSO 2 r15 16 1 a I a and has qualified six times for the Club" 4 He is also secretary-treasurer of the Central Connecticut Association of Life underwriters and i lYi'i-': WATERBURY yearddNaugatuckknuuiwho already to bring held awaiting trial in a rape and kidnaping can wu charged Thursday with tha murder of 'Diana Bowman s' 14-year-old girl whose body was found on a MiddUbu-ry doorstep tost winter A Superior Court warrant charging murder and kidnaping wu filed against Arthur Hyde who to bring held in tha state jail In New Haven according to Attorney Frudi MacDonald bond hu been- set at $100000 Vf A -V An intensive investigation involving both atate-and local po- 1 i v'P 4-' fc a 1 DETROIT (AP) Martin McNally of Wyandotte Mich waa held on $100000 bond in Detroit Thursday charged with tost S50L5M hijacking of an American Airlines Boeing 727 jet Meanwhile federal authorities Investigated the possibility tint McNally 28 had been topped and released by the Peru Ind- police chief Saturday night -to night after: the skyjaclur parachuted from the aircraft over Indiana Pmu Poube Chief Richard Blair uid he picked up a man for questioning who -identified himself as Patrick McNally When shown picture Thursday ha said he had no doubt it was the man' ho had topped FBI agents In Detroit geld that Martin McNally had hie own Identification on hi person SAIGON (AP) A 20000-man South Vietnamese task force pushing northward to a drive to recapture enemy-held Quang Tri Provinca continued to encounter moderate resistance Thursday in (he second day of the operation But government officers and senior US adviser seemed optimistic One American said the counteroffensive wu going better than -v anticipated thought It would bo a damn tough ha said The North Vietnamese have had almost two months to consolidate their hold on South northernmost province which they captured May 1 Saigon military spokesmen reported more than 160 North Vietnamese kilted and govern 22- Fund Helps l35 I GetSumdier s' if ing and Urhen Development hu been Identified aa a final adjustment of the federal share of the Central Area Urban Renewal Froject-Cona R-32 Urn grant includes enough extra funds to extend the project from the targeted June 30 closeout data to Aug 1 according to a spokesman bom Hartford office i News of the grant came Wednesday from the offices of UJL Sen Lowell 'Weicker Jr and U-S Rep John Monagan but no one could eay exactly what h- the money was for The lack of --v specifics accompanying the an-- nouncement touched (rff speculation that the federal government might have agreed to Chars In the cost of piping Harbor Brook beneath Meriden Mall money la part of an amendatory to the loan and grant application for the Central Area (R-32) renewal project" i tha HUD spokesman told The Record Thursday' provides Increased funds in order to per-mit tha redevelopment agency to complete tha project! within added funds changed the figure contained In the applica-tion from the local redevelop-e GRANT Page 17 PATIY PAPANDREA JR is president of the Maloney High School Booster 3ubt-v The former Young Democrat hu been active in parly affairs for- several years Ha Is presently member of the town committee from the 80th Assembly District -v-v -1 's' 6 cy spokesmen uid Thursday The selections were made for the agendu themselves Carter White publisher of Tha Morning Record and The MeridedsJounial co-sponsors of the fund Thursday con gratulated area 'residents civic social and service organizations and business firms for: exceeding the $L5W goal fay almost $1000 is gratifying to know that 133 disadvantaged children will have an enjoyable summer White said Accepting the 848460 checks for their respective agencies which are participating in the summer project Monday were: Stan Kostokaa scout executive Central Connecticut Council of Boy Scouts Ed Stubbs camp director the YMCA' Day Camp of Central Conn Miu Sue Herrmann executive Connecticut Yankee Girl Scout Council and Mrs: Set FUND Fags SIMLA India (AP) Prime Minister' Indira Gandhi- and President Zulfikar All Bhutto of Pakistan cancelled a planned formal meeting Thursday at their summit conference Their aides apparently were deadlocked over how to retch a peace eettlmnent on the subcontinent Pakistani officials insisted the summit bed not reached an impasse But Dr MA Bhatty the di-rectorgeneral of the Pakistani Foreign Ministry said the two-day old conference was "at a crucial and formative stage1 Indian officials also acknowl-edged that the two aides Were differing over the priority 'of various agenda items that had supposedly been decided at a presummit meeting in late War Of Nerves REYKJAVIK Iceland (AP) Bobfay Fischer has made a last-minute -demand for: more money to play in the world chess championship 4 against Russian Boris Spassky informed sources skid Thursday They reported that the 29-yearoid "American challenger hag tent an ultimatum to the Iceland Chess Federation or three day saying he would not show up uniess he got 30 per cent of the gate receipts on top of the unprecedented sums already guaran- taci! Under the agreement Fischer and Spassky signed with the federation the players will share a purse of $125000 with the winner getting five-eighths of it In addition it wu agreed that they would each get SOper cent of receipts from sates of television end film rights for the match Strike Halts Flights hffirn Mina "(AP) Northwest Airlines with contract negotiations with its pilots at a standstill announced Thuredayit had'suspended ail flight scheduled for Friday Northwest the seventh largest air carrier in terms of passengers la braced for a threatened strike by ttt 1600 pilots early Friday won-I -V Tha decision to suspend aU flights wu made to the uncertainty surrounding Northwest negotiations with tha said Roy Erickson Northwest rice aMMulsIueaD prcSKMKs 9 w- 4 '4 A spokesman fire tin Airline note Association uid It appears it bT more expeditious for Northwest Airlines to suspend their service than to realistically come to grips with our mutual rv Planning Appeal EAST HADDAM Coon -Veteran Internal Revenue' Service foe Vivien Keltems hu lost a court battle but says delighted and still hu hope ahem win tha war and plans an appeaL A UJL Tax Court Judge la Washington ruled that Miu Kei-fems is wrong In contending that she a ring) person should be taxed at tha (ame nta married peraoas delighted to get tha ded eh said Thursday eizactly what I expected because I knew that day in court we have a chance That so-called trial wu a travesty The judge- wu prejudiced I wu permitted to answer only two questions white on toe WILUAM Brtorfc (X lifNf tii Ossa Isalsta I Is 0 NEW HAVEN (Special) Testimony to aa action to which the Veiled Construction Co of North Haven sreks $373000 in work delayed damages for sit preparation in the Meridea Mall area was suspended Thursday by retired Superior Court Judge Raymond Devito presiring referee Judge Devito arid he would not hear witneseea on the question of damages until he determines whether the Meridea Redevelopment Agency is legal ly responsible and liable for dm extra expenses claimed by Vel-leca I---" Judge Devlin gave William Shea attorney for VeUeca and Paul Kane attorney for the MRA until July lO to flit memoranda on claims of law Shu was prepared to proceed to call witnesses to substantiate that damages had -resulted Judge Devlin said he would delay such evidence until ha rates on tha baric argument that tha city incurred liability for which Velteca aa general contractor is legally entitled to conmenax-tion 4: i- 7- Velteca and a major aubcoa- tractor claim that tiwy wen da- iayed in freedom of construction of a conduit to eany Htrbor Brook aaderground from 'the northend of the downtown re- See TESTIMONY Page 17 mjt when arrested outside hb suburban Detroit' home An FBI spokesman said however that the possible involvement of other persons was bring investigated 1 A family member' said that there are thru brother to the McNally family Martin Patrick and Jay 1 '4 4 Officiate found the ransom money and a submachine-gun in fields near Peru and speculated the skyjacker lost them because of the Jet blast oT air which 'struck him when he jumped A snub-noeed revolver wu found to highway dralnage ditch near when the man originally identified Patrick McNally picked up for questioning police said -Chief Blair said the FBI hu told him Thursday to prepare See HIJACKER Page 23 ment losses of six dead and 34 wounded in the first two days of the posh up Highway Three enemy tanks were destroyed end one was captured after tha North Vietnamese crew abandoned it with the engine running the spokesmen added A long-range artillery gun three howitzers and seven antiaircraft guns also were reported captured More than 1000 more South Vietnamese marines Were committed to tiie drive Thursday to two combat assaults aboard US helicopters With the fresh troops government forces formed a rough easteouthwest are between 0 and 13 away from Quang Tri City (he prerincisl capital One unverified field report See SOUTH VIET Ppge 33 tistice art being added to the twoearoid brochure to update the figures it contains This to given to businesses seeking to relocate as well individuals interested to information about tha community 1 The heavy increase to traring area to largely the result of Meriden Squire Its two largest etorei Foot A Co and the JC Penney Company as well a host smaller specialty The Rummer- Scholarship Fund of The Record Go! will assure some summer fun for approximately 135 disadvantaged youngsters within tha Meriden community -Tha assurance came recently when Peter LUeunux Sr treasurer of the fund distributed checks for I484JM to fiva agencies which will enroll the 133 for acme summer activities Tha agendu are tha Boys dub Girls Club Boy Scouts Girl Scouts and tha Meridea YMCA- -V Tha fond collected a record total of 12423 in donations from area residents and organisations In a litti over a month Tha last donation IS contribution cams from tha staff of the Nathan Hale School The staff made a previous contribution Of $29--' Selection and assignments to day end resident camp periods and other summer activitiu have already been made agen- i 0 Winning Number 4- State Lottery HARTFORD HI Tha US Supreme Court adjourned Thursday without taking further action on roappor-tionment case thus Increasing die possibility of not having General Assembly -riectiou next fall a The state Republican party had asked the high court to clarify its earlier onler suspending a UA District Court ruling gainst tha plan ddvrioped by a panel of state judges last year State Atty Gen Robert Killian takes tha position that tha Supremo stay order did not reinstate the 1971 plan which had been rejected by the jower federal court' Under a new state law the nominating and elections procedures for state legislators are suspended a of competent orttere a reapportiooment plea put into effect -js'i-'i'-f Reqiporticmneht lawyers said that Supreme Court Justioe Thurgood Marshall could still rule on tha Republican motion himself and If he rejects that request the Republicans could turn to another Justice If Justice Marshall foils to rule on the GOP motion within a week or two Republican State Chairman Brian Gaffney said tha party will ask another justice to act on it Sea ASSEMBLY Page 21 Baseball Up AMERICAN LEAGUE Chieage 4 Oakland 1st Oakland 3 CUcago 1 lad Detirit 9 Boston 4 Kaasu City I Mlaaeseta 3 1st Kansu Clqr Mlaaeseta 4 2nd New York I Baltfanere -Milwaukee I Ctevriand CaOforela 12 Texu 4 NATIONAL LEAGUE PhlladetoUa 9 New Yato 4 Pittshurgh 9 Mwtreal San Fraadse ClactoMtl I Henstu I Lu Apgetea I SaaDletaLAttomai y- Now Serves 250 000 -i 1 shops from outside the city local -Rridenta Sanford Shorr' executive vice president of the Chamber said -Meriden located on' 233 -square mites and hash population of 5600 although this fig ure la -expected to risA when new population statistics are released to tha fafi Thera are 117 manufacturing establishments and 7050 manufacturing ere-tea II trading area serves soma 230000 people according to statistics provided by the Greater Meridea Chamber of Commerce to its monthly publication released this week This represents aa estimated jump of soma 90000 during tha past two years but is still 13000 short of the 263000 person regional market Originally aimed at'- A si these and other sta- 4 V-- 1 I MsoorS ffeow Mwaiq iwmuuC 7 Gjiil Club" Miss Sos Hemnana af tha Girl Scouts LTIeureux 1 Stan Kostokaa of too Boy Scouts aad Ed StaMw of tha At fht extrema right is David Lacey af tha Merideef Rdcard Co Tha funds represent goUle gilts to tbs usual driv 4 'mm W- I -ye 7 -V -f 1 COME AND GET IT-Fetor ErHeureiix treasurer dlrtri butee checfci for M8U0 to five agency executlm who are partldpating in tha Meridea Record Co Sommer SdioUrship rod project Left to light ant Mre Lloyd SUvia ti tbs ft -v?.