New Police Arrive, Boston Scene Quiet
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iianrl|patpr Saming Ipralb MANCHESTER, CONN., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1974 - VOL. XCIV, No. 9 Manchester—A City of Village Charm twenty-eight pages,— two sections PRICEi FIFTEEN CENTS New Police Arrive, Boston Scene Quiet BOSTON (UPI) — Four-hundred-fifty withdrew from the school areas in South Attendance was higher citywide than riot-trained State and Metropolitan Police Boston, leaving security to the fresh rein Wednesday, with a greatly increased surrounded schools in racially troubled forcements. number of black students bused into South South Boston and provided armed motor Buses arrived without incident and Boston. cycle escort to buses today protecting classes got under way as State Police and children and enforcing a court ordered Metropolitan District Police maintained One black man drove up, stopped his plan to integrate public schools by busing. tight security. The buses were escorted by car, got out and stood on the corner near Boston Police, which came under fire by MDC motorcycle police and State Police the Old Colony Housing Project, a some residents for allegedly overreacting. cruisers. predominantly white area in South Boston where trouble has occurred in the past. Several State Police troopers talked to him. But when he got back in his car and didn’t drive off immediately, a state policeman said, “Get the hell out of here. It’s for your safety. We don’t want any NEWS trouble here.” The Tactical Force of the Boston Police CAPSULES were grouped in the Fenway area ready to move into predominantly black Roxbury if trouble broke out there. Roxbury has been Cuba Frees Four Keane, 69, faces a maximum sentence of the scene of rock throwing, fighting and 90 years in prison. Defense attorneys said some looting the past two days. WASHINGTON (UPI) - Four they would appeal. The reinforcements were called to help Americans who ended up in jail apparent Keane was the latest target in a federal local police cope with the widespread ly because they got too close to Cuba will assault on corruption in Chicago politics violence that has erupted in both white and be released as a personal goodwill gesture and one of the closest of Daley’s political Forbes and Wallace Holds Grand Opening to two senators who visited there. associates to face imprisonment. (See Page Fourteen) A spokesman for Sens. Claiborne Pell, A newcomer on the block' received the neighborhood ing executive director of the Chamber of Commerce; D-R.I., and Jacob Javits, R-N.Y., said Wednesday the Czech embassy, which has welcome today. Forbes and Wallace, officially opened its and Michael Dworkin, president of the Parkade store at the Parkade and accepted congratulations. From handled Cuban affairs since diplomatic Merchants Association. Dworkin and Mrs. Flocken relations were broken some time ago, an Gallagher Insists left are Paul Lewis, store manager; Terry Kasoff, presi brought greetings from their organizations. (Herald nounced the imminent release of the four. dent of Forbes and Wallace; Mrs. Suzanne Flocken, act photo by Pinto) Kidnap Victim Tells of Ordeal Session Illegal SANTO DOMINGO (UPI) - A U.S. Agostinelli Says Voters woman official freed from a 13-day kidnap By DOUG BEVINS view. Mrs. Ferguson contends that ordeal at the hands of leftist guerrillas Manchester’s town charter clearly executive sessions are only necessary says she was treated “like a lady and a prohibits “executive sessions” of the when personnel or land acquisition diplomat” and grew to like her courteous Board of Directors, Director Hillery matters are being discussed. captors. Gallagher said today, charging that Tuesday night, when directors excluded Fear State Income Tax “We hostages got to know them and Tuesday night’s closed session was ap the press and public from discussion of even to like them a little under the parently illegal. police matters involving Case Mountain, By FLOYD LARSON concern among Democratic and unaf He reported that despite the predictions necessity of sharing food and water” U.S. Gallagher, who along with Director Carl Mrs. Ferguson entered the executive ses Citing voter concern over a possible filiated voters that a state income tax or of skeptics, Robert. Steele’s limitation of Embassy public affairs officer Barbara Zinsser walked out of the board meeting sion “with reluctance.” state income tax to meet the financial increased sales taxes are inevitable if the contributions to $100 is working. Hutchison said. after executive session was voted 6-2, said “It’s extremely important for the needs of Democratic platform goals, Democratic ticket is elected in November. “For the first time we stand a chance df The seven guerrillas ended their siege at he will continue to oppose and boycott minority to attend,” Mrs. Ferguson said, Nathan Agostinelli, state comptroller and Reviewing the fiscal condition of the having a governor in Hartford who is not the Venezuelan Consulate Wednesday .meetings closed to the press and public. explaining that it’s the minority’s job to Republican candidate for lieutenant state in 1971 when the Republicans won the committed to any big contributor or group night, freeing their seven hostages un “It’s just not proper,” Gallagher said. insure honest government and that’s im governor, gave Manchester Republicans state House, Agostinelli urged the, making a large contribution,” he said in harmed and flying off to asylum in “I don’t know of anything that comes possible if the minority walks out of a an optimistic report on the campaign Republicans to carry the message that it' reporting that to date more than 6,000 peo Panama. before the Board of Directors which can’t closed meeting. Wednesday night. was Republicans in the administration and ple have joined in helping finance the be discussed before the public.” Zinsser today disagreed with Mrs. The occasion was the formal opening of legislature who turned things around from Steele campaign which is an all-time Ford Satisfied Gallagher cited a town charter provision Ferguson’s statement, defending his party headquarters at 109 Center St. and a deficit budget and state debt of $266 record of small contributions. requiring that “Any elector of the town “walk-out” by saying he wouldn’t abandon Agostinelli’s talk climaxed a series of million to a reduced state debt of $244 “Our slogan, ‘You and Steele can drive On Rocky Gifts may be heard in discussion of any subject his principles — including strong opposi short talks by local, district and state can million and three budget surpluses in a big money out of politics’ is becoming a WASHINGTON (UPI) - President Ford within the jurisdiction of the Board of tion to executive sessions — for any didates. row. reality,” Agostinelli said, “and if you says he has found nothing improper in vice Directors” at any regular board meeting. reason. The former Manchester mayor reported “There have been some reports,” he believe in stable government we need your presidential nominee Nelson Rockefeller’s Besides regular meetings, the citation “We’re elected by the people to do the the state ticket members are continuing a continued, “that there will be a deficit at help not only to elect the state ticket but cash gifts to former aides, including $50,- continues, ‘’The board may hold other people’s business,” Zinsser said. “How vigorous campaign which they started im the end of fiscal year 1975.1 want to assure the local candidates as well. Manchester 000 to Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. meetings at such times and places as it can we then refuse to tell the people what mediately after the convention. you as state comptroller that we will have has been good to me in the past and I feel Rockefeller will make a complete may determine, provided all meetings of we’re doing?” He said the surtax announced by Presi a surplus on June 30,1975, making it four in it will continue to support good explanation of the gifts — which totaled the board shall be open to the public.” Zinsser said he is asking town counsel dent Gerald Ford Tuesday has rekindled a row. “We (the Republicans) have turned government.” more than $800,000 — in a statement to be “It couldn’t be plainer,” Gallagher said. for a written opinion, with references, on the state around. We have come from a Prior to his talk, Agostinelli introduced delivered today to the Senate Rules Asst. Town Counsel Victor Moses, when the issue of executive sessions. Both he deficit fiscal situation to a stable one. The (See Page Fourteen) Commmittee. The statement will even questioned on the charter requirements at and Gallagher, though, acknowledged that Democratic candidates are promising all tually be made public. Tuesday night’s meeting, differed with a written ruling by town counsel probably things to all people in their return to old- Ford told a news conference Wednesday Gallagher’s opinion. wouln’t resolve the matter. style politics. If they attempt to fulfill only he had the Kissinger gift investigated and After reading the charter, Moses said, a portion of what they have promised state LOTTERY was assured “every tax that could be “There’s no question in my mind. This INSIDE employes, teachers, and other groups, an applied has been paid and that all legal board can go into executive session.” income tax or sales tax increase is in WINNERS problems involving that particular case Gallagher said today that a town counsel TODAY evitable,” he said. were solved satisfactorily.” cannot be the final arbiter of the issue. In response to the Democratic claim “It (executive session) is a political By United Press International Area P ro file___Pages 18, 19, 20, 21 their party platform represents goals Keane Convicted question,” Gallagher said, “and the town WEATHER rather than a budget, Agostinelli told This week’s winning lottery numbers; counsel shouldn’t be forced to make CHICAGO (UPI) — Alderman Thomas Neighbor’s K itchen................Page 9 those present that the Democrats’ guber NY weekly -813395 political decisions.” E.