Reagan Calls Kissinger to Talk Problems Legislators Eye Vetoes
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Visits like Samantha’s Manchester firm Questions about open East-West channels has rapid growth the Great Lawn p8Q0 5 ... page 20 page 6 Fair tonight; sunny Tuesday Manchester, Conn. — See page 2 Monday, July 25, 1983 Single copy; 25<t i®anrJ|FfitFr Mmlft Reagan calls Hot spell swings to Kissinger to the South By United Press International talk problems South Carolina chalked up its worst hot spell in three decades as the deadly heat wave that plagued Bv Norman D. Sandler cused of relying too heavily on the central United States the past United Press International military solutions to turmoil south two weeks shifted its 100-degree of the border. He has seen his highs to the South. WASHINGTON — President support from Congress and the The heat wave death toll rose to Reagan called Henry Kissinger to public erode in recent months. 127 Sunday, as new fatalities were the White House today to review The New York Times reported reported in Kentucky and Chicago. the problems of Central America today the administration is prepar The (Chicago victim died Sunday — political, economic and military ing to expand CIA-directed covert morning after collapsing because — amid reports of plans to escalate operations against the government of the heat on Wednesday. CIA activity in the troubled region. of Nicaragua, including a cam The heat wave death toll rose to Kissinger, secretary of state in paign of sabotage against Cuban 127, with Louisville and the St. the Nixon and Ford administra installations in the country. Louis area reporting the worst tions, heads the new bipartisan The report was expected to add tolls, generally of elderly people commission named by Reagan to fuel to debate this week in the locked in stifling apartments. review how to meet Central House over a proposed cutoff of $80 A cold front pushed across the America's deep-seated social and million in covert assistance for central Plains into the Midwest, economic concerns. anti-government guerrillas in dropping temperatures 10 degrees Administration officials have Nicaragua. from Saturday to Sunday and expressed hope the panel will help Presidential spokesman Larry stirring up damaging thunder create a national consensus on how Speakes said the White House storms from the Plains to Georgia. to meet the challenge to U.S. would have “ no comment on Forecasters said highs today Security that Reagan contends is intelligence activities." would range in the 80s to low 90s posed by Soviet-backed insurrec The Times, quoting unidentified from the central Plains to the tion flowing from Nicaragua. administration officials, said the mid-Mississippi Valley, and into However, they also hope the White House-approved plans, still triple digits again in Dixie. Colum commission steers clear of such under refinement, would represent bia, S.C„ reached 106 Sunday, and shorter-term decisions as the level the most extensive covert opera Miami set a record at 98. Georgia of aid and extent of U.S. military tions mounted by the United States reported 100-plus readings at Sa involvement in the region. since the Vietnam War and the vannah, Athens, Macon, Augusta, Despite his repeated assurances level of assistance might be large Alma and Albany. U.S. troops will not be committed enough to affect the combat "This is the sixth consecutive to bolster the government of El readiness of some regular U.S. day that the mercury has exceeded Salvador, Reagan has been ac- forces. the century mark at many loca The administration has made no tions, making it the worst hot spell secret of the fact the CIA is backing in about 30 years in South Carol Nicaraguan rebels. Reagan has ina," state climatologist John Purvis said Sunday, described the rebels as “ freedom Pentagon fighters" — disillusioned suppor A small snow slide in Washing ters of the Sandinista revolution — ton closed the North Cascades and has denied the United States Highway through Washington woutd add seeks to overthrow the regime in Pass for three hours Sunday. Managua. Lightning storms in the West Over the weekend, officials said sparked flames that ravaged thou advisers the Pentagon has recommended sands of acres of grassland in that Reagan increase the number Oregon and Idaho. of U.S. military advisers in El The toll from the nation's worst WASHINGTON (UPI) - The Salvador from the current volun heat wave in three years reached Pentagon has proposed increasing tary limit of 55 to as many as 140 if 127. It included 40 deaths in the number of U.S. military $110 million in additional aid is not Kentucky, 31 in Missouri, 22 in advisers in El Salvador from 55 to appropriated by Congress. The Illinois, 12 in Georgia, nine in between 100 and 140 if Congress officials said the increase in North Carolina, six in Indiana, and does not agree to $110 million in military trainers is one of several one each in Ohio, Minnesota, new aid for the country, officials options presented to the president. Maryland, New York, Arkansas, say. Reagan is locked in a struggle South Carolina and Tennessee. The increase in military advis with Congress over his aid request St. Louis, which climbed to 96 ers is one of several options the — a battle complicated by law Sunday, got some relief after wind Pentagon has proposed to Presi makers' concern the aid to the and damaging hail raked the area. dent Reagan, officials said Sun anti-government forces in Nicara Officials used the break to brace day, adding no decision has been gua violates a ban on the use of for the next wave of heat. made. Herald photo by Tarquinlo funds to overthrow the Marxist “ It’s supposed to get a little The Pentagon's current self- regime. cooler for a couple of days, but if it imposed limit on advisers is 55. Administration officials concede Good weather for ducks pops back up to 100 Wednesday, we Another 26 Army medical advis the aid proposals have stalled in could be in for some big trouble," ers have been in El Salvador for large part becauseof fears Reagan said the Rev. Larry Rice, director Coventry resident Stephanie Hartson the past month, a Pentagon official is committed to a “ military Lisicke Beach on Coventry Lake. of the New Life Evangelistic said. solution” in El Salvador that raises watches as a wild duck rests nearby at Centers in St. Louis and East St. The options were presented to the specter of Vietnam-style Louis, III. Reagan in the spring when the involvement. administration sought to increase Implicit in Reagan's original military assistance to El Salvador request for more military aid was by $110 million this year, adminis a suggestion that more military Major Issue not on agenda tration and Pentagon officials advisers might be needed if said. Congress did not provide enough Congress thus far has approved money to train Salvadoran troops only $55 million, but it has not outside their country. completed work on the necessary Plans for massive U.S. military authorization. maneuvers in and around Central The option to dispatch additional America were revealed last week, Legislators eye vetoes, pacts advisers to El Salvador “ is being including naval exercises officials looked at,” a Pentagon official said are intended to see whether a By /Mark A. Dupuis for bridges. residents to elect members to said. “ It would cost a lot more to blockade or quarantine could be United Press International workers who staff state institu bring them (Salvadoran troops) up The committee has come up with zoning boards that now have enforced against (he flow of several ideas, but its co-chairmen. tions for the retarded, mentally ill here” to the United States. Soviet-bloc weapons to Nicaragua. appointed members. and others. HARTFORD — The Legislature Sen. William DiBella, D-Hartford, In striking down the bill, O'Neill reconvened in special session and Rep. Christine Niedermeier, The contract, with a three-year, said he favored the concept of 18 percent wage hike, was worked today to take up vetoed bills and D-Fairfield, say they are waiting allowing elections for the boards, out last week with District 1199 of labor contracts, but had no imme for more information and need but said the town lacked the the New England Health Care diate plans to take up the major more time to complete the task. authority to ask the Legislature to With no plan in place. O’Neill has Employees Union, which had issue that has surfaced since the make such a move. Crossing may get not included the transportation threatened a job action today last session ended in June. There also has been talk of trying unless a settlement was reached question on the agenda for today's to override O 'Neill’s veto of a bill '1 4 House and Senate members Once the special session ends, special session. that in effect would have allowed broke for closed party caucuses to lawrnakers aren’t due back in lights, gates O'Neill has said he thinks a the towns in which Bradley Inter discuss whether there was support session until February when the specific plan is needed before a national Airport is located to for trying to revive any of the 10 regular session begins, unless special session can be called, and collect property taxes on certain Tbe railroad crossing on Main regular session bills vetoed by , called into special session to take Under it the train has to stop and like DiBella and Ms. Niedermeier, airport facilities. Gov. William O’Neill. up the transportation problem or may get back the flashing a ^rain worker has to get off to says a session on road and bridge O’Neill rejected the measure lights and gates it used to have However, the chambers will not other issues.