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Vest $19. by ^laalottbur^ Cloudy, Showers Details on Page 2 - Golda Meir Dies lEu^ntnn Mpralft JERUSALEM (UPI) — Former Vol. XCVIII, No. 58 — Manchester, Conn., Friday, December 8, 1978 Classic.^Cords --------------------- --------------------- oiiice lotn m single Copy • 15< W m e Minister Golda Meir, the first lady of Israeli politics, died today in a Jerusalem hospital at the age of 80. The state-run Israeli radio said Mrs. Meir died in the Hadassah Iran Protestors Hospital — where she had been under treatment for jaundice. She had spent most of the past four months in the hospital. She was spending most of her Fire U.S. Plant time sleeping in a room in the TEHRAN, Iran (UPI) — Anti- The military dependents were hematolo^ ward of Hadassah American demonstrators today set Iranian families sat among piles of Hospital, spokesman Azariah being flown out on Air Force jets luggage waiting for flights to Europe fire to the headquarters of the Grum which normally fly cargo to and from Rappaport said. man Aircraft Co. as hundreds of Tehran. and Israel. The atmosphere was chaotic, with Prime Minister Menachem wives and children of U.S. ser The latest airlift of Americans Begin telephoned the hospital im vicemen stationed in Iran were flown all scheduled flights booked solid and from the riot-torn nation followed a those on waiting lists numbering at mediately after his arrival in Oslo out on a voluntary basis. massive demonstration in Tehran's > for information about her condi Diplomats said several American least 50 percent of those with con main cemetery, which raised fears of firmed bakings. tion, the bulletin said. He is citizens were working inside Grum new bloodsh^ in the opposition's Israel's sixth prime minister; man's three-story office building in “It was very exciting and great fun drive to oust the shah. living in Iran until they started Mrs. Meir was the fourth. Isfahan, the ancient capital of Per The State Department has offered sia, when demonstrators shouting shooting,” said Joyce Lazar, whose the same free trips out of Iran to husband works for American Bell in anti-American slogans set it on fire. dependents of civilian officials. It "Everyone inside escaped un ternational. Stock Offered was not known how many of those Mrs. Lazar said she and her 13- hurt,” one diplomat said. “But the joined the exodus. HARTFORD, Conn. (UPI) - American community in Isfahan has year-old daughter Michelle were But at the civilian air terminal, going home to New York. United Technologies Corp. says it already dropped from 12,000 to 8,000 hundreds of American. German and plane to purchase about 85 per people and it's going down more cent of the stock offered by now.” Carrier Corp. shareholders in its In the capital, hundreds of military dependents boarded Air Force cargo attempt to take over the air con It’s the end of the Hazel Hutt era in Glastonbury. Mrs. Hutt, Peach Not Chosen ditioning giant. planes under heavy guard at UTC officials Thursday said it shown with her husband, Robert, was honored at a dinner par Mehrabad military airfield. has received offers of nearly a ty at the Glastonbury Hills Country Club Thursday night by Officials refused to say how many .'A. A H ' V million more shares of Carrier town employees. She is retiring as Director of Social Services of the estimated 1,800 dependents of For Vermont Joh stock than it had estimated effective Jan. 1. (Herald photo by Strempfer) the 850 U;S. servicemen had joined earlier this week, and revised its the exodus, sparked by fears of new GLASTONBURY— Town Manager Peach was one of 65 persons who Donald Peach did not get to return to applied for the job. Since sending a original plans to buy more than 89 bloodshed in the "holy war” declared his nati.ve state after all. by opponents of the shah. resume is routine matter for a town percent of the tendered stock. Peach, one of three finalists for the One military source whose family manager. Peach had said there was The Hartford-based UTC said town manager's position in its final count shows shareholders Hazel Hutt Ends was among those leaving said “about no guarantee he would have accepted Montpelier, Vt., was passed over have offered the equivalent of 19,- 80 percent of the wives and children the position. He recently turned down decided to get out. This whole opera when the position went to the town's a similar opportunity in Springfield, 982,799 shares of common stock in acting town manager, according to the Syracuse, N.Y., air con tion is taking place because of Vt,, which eventually went to East Long Career Secretary/Council Clerk Clare Hartford Mayor Richard ditioner manufacturer. pressure our families and friends put UTC estimated it had received on the government in Washington." Lawlor. The last administrator Blackstone's administrative assis By CHARLIE MAY^ARD resigned after, a fiscal controversy. tant, Michael Valuk. offers for about 19 million shares Herald Repurirr In an interview in her office after its tender offer expired Thursday afternoon, Mrs. Hutt said day. GLASTONBURY - Hazel Hutt the twists of fate which led her'td the leaned back in her chair, glanced out town's welfare department in 1947 the window and summed tip her was an “odd sort of thing.” Dollar Increases feelings on 32 years as the town's Mrs. Hutt said, the Director of Liberal Democrats \ Director of Social Services. Social Services was a political ap LONDON (UPI) - The dollar “It becomes a way of life for you. pointee in those days, and both the opened marginally lower today in I'm going to miss it. I'll have a hard Giastonbury and East Hartford very quiet trading on European time getting untangled." directors lost their jobs through foreign exchanges. Gold rose Although reluctant at first to re Plan Floor Fight “some political.thing” in 1943. The about $2. cant some of her accomplishments ex-East Hartford man became MEMPHIS, Tenn. (UPI) - Liberal of several months managed to strike the budget question as their main London dealers said most (“This is like writing your own Glastonbury's director eventually. Democrats, outnumbered and dis several deals with party chairman priority. banks had acted on year-end con obituary”), she cited activities which Mrs. Hutt was a member of the organized, have decided to attempt a John White, including an agreement The circulated a petition accusing siderations and business was large showed her off-duty hours as well as commission which hired the new floor fight at the Democratic “mini- to allow at least five hours of debate Carter of violating the Humphrey- ly confined to customer orders. her working hours were devoted to director. But the director's wife convention” over President Carter's on resolutions. Hawkins full employment act and The pound rose at 31.9530 service to others. became ill and so did he later on. plans to hold the line on social But White prevented any anti- resolving “to support an adequate C ; Hvi;i against the dollar from the over She has — at various points in her Mrs. Hutt acted as an interim programs while increasing the Carter measures from being included budget to meet human needs, in no night 31.9515. life — been a member of the Hartford director untii the man recovered, military budget. in the party-sanctioned list of case less than the current services In Frankfurt the dollar opened chapter of the Red Cross and active trying to keep his job. They stand little chance of success resolutions. budget for human and social services at 1.91175 marks against 1.9173 disaster service, a member of the But he eventuaily retired, and Mrs. on this and other liberal resolutions, In several generally disorganized for FY '80.” marks, in Zurich at 1.7020 Swiss Salvation Army, the founder of the Hutt took over the department which even if they gain the necessary peti meetings Thursday prior to the Carter is in the process of drafting francs, against 1.7105 Swiss South Glastonbury Girl Scouts coun consisted of her and a part-time tion signatures — 25 percent of the opening of the convention today, his fiscal 1980 budget, which he has francs, and in Paris it was 4.3950 cil and an honorary life member of clerk. Today, the department in delegates - to bring them to the floor liberals made it known they were dis promised will be austere. However, francs against 4.4025 francs the Glastonbury Visiting Nurses cludes those positions plus one when resolutions are debated Sun satisfied with the bones they were according to sources in the ad Thursday. Association. secretary and two social workers. day. thrown by the leadership and they ministration, Carter will ask for an Honors bestowed upon her include Mrs. Hutt is exiting after one of the Liberals have been effectively began circulating petitions.