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MANCHESTER, CONN., THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1974- VOL, XCIH, No. 275 Manchester-A City of Village Charm t w en t y -f o u r pa g es _ t w o 3e c t io n s PRICE: FIFTEEN CENTS Bill Allows Local Rule Greek Prisoners Over Funds WASHINGTON (UPI) - The $11.2 Freed by Turks billion housing and community development bill to be signed today4>y By United Press Internutional nearly two weeks ago but stopped, with President Ford is designed to give only a score or so released, after the Turkey said today its troops on local governments more control over Turkish offensive opened up Aug. 14. Cyprus have be^n freeing Greek how federal aid money is spent, and In New York, the Turkish mission to the Cypriot civilian prisoners and Cypriot will allow more people to buy houses. United Nations announced that Turkish President Glafkos Clerides said he roving Ambassador Nuri rn has brought The three-year bill consolidates eight will meet shortly with Turkish messages from his government for Presi federal programs, including Model Cities dent Ford and Secretary of State Henry and urban renewal, into one block grant. Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash in a , 1 Kissinger. Its contents were not disclosed. The federal government would establish possible first move toward a peace goals that cities must meet, such as settlement. elimination of slums and housing for the . 'ki Clerides said he hoped to meet Denktash poor. But beyond those general goals local within 36 hours. However, the Cyprus officials determine how their grant money government later announced Clerides will is spent. fly to Athens Friday for urgent talks with It also raises the ceiling on home the Greek government. This made it un Ford Eyes mortgages insured by the Federal Housing likely Clerides and Denktash could meet Administration, establishes a new federal before Saturday. rental assistance plan and continues the United Nations representatives on the 1976 Race controversial sections of the home island have been trying to arrange a ownership and rental assistance meeting between Clerides and Denktash. WASHINGTON (UPI) — Gerald Ford programs, which former President boyhood friends, for the past two days. has been President less than two weeks, Richard Nixon wanted to kill. Water rationing was introduced in but he apparently likes it enough that he The mortgage limit on FHA-insured Nicosia during the day. The pumps fur intends to run for a full term in 1976. single family homes is increased from nishing most of the capital's water are Using a breathtaking but lowkey $33,000 to $45,000, reflecting the rapid rise behind Turkish lines and the Turks have method. Ford orchestrated the announce 4ew in real estate values. barred Greek Cypriot technicians who fled ment that he has changed his mind and in Dnary The maximum mortgage loan a savings during recent fighting to return to main tends to head the Republican ticket in the and loan institution can make for a single Swinging Summer Away tain them. next presidential race after he serves the family home is increased from $45,000 to A U.N. spokesman in the east coast port 2'/z years remaining in former President $55,000. It was an all-star performance with Tess Coder, Colleen couldn’t get down. Just kept right on swinging, like it or of Famagusta, captured by the Turkish Richard Nixon’s term of office. 0 Rourke, Lisa Cobb, and Diane Westlake until Kelly Together, the quintet helped swing summer away in army a week ago, said livestock aban Vice President-designate Nelson A. nded The $8.6 billion block grant program, Coder got into the act as the littlest swinger. Alas, she Bradford, Pa. (UPI Photo) don^ by fleeing Greek Cypriots were Rockefeller told reporters Tuesday that , easy which requires no local matching funds, replaces Model Cities, urban renewal, drinking water from the sea. Ford gave him the impression he had rehabilitation loans, open space and urban Swedish U.N. troops continued to man “every intention” of running for president beautification, neighborhood facilities, ad eight observation posts in Famagusta on his own. On Wednesday, White House vance acquisition of land and the basic Building Condemnation Mulled despite a Turkish request that they leave. Press Secretary Jerald F. terHorst, in a water and sewer facilities programs. A U.N. spokesman said the Turkish casual announcement that sent reporters soldiers in Famagusta were holding up scurrying to telephones, said Ford “is now Those narrow categorical grant By SOL R. COHEN programs often were unwieldy to ad Present, in addition to Bayer, were food supplies to the 550-man Swedish of the opinion he will probably run in the building but pointed out there were 1976.” minister, and resulted in extra work for What to do about the vacant and William Sleith, committee chairman; tenants on both sides of it. peacekeeping contingent. Blue-bereted local governments in applying for each deteriorating building at 811-821 Main Francis Handley; Bruce Watkins; Dennis “There must be some way,” he insisted. Swedish soldiers trundled food supplies on Later Ford parried questions from separate program. Now they will make St., empty for about three years and Brown, consultant to the committee; “Someone has to get nasty, to condemn handcarts to their posts in the old walled reporters who wanted the direct word one application outlining their plans for last occupied by the W.T. Grant Co., Richard Clark, president of the the building and knock it down. There’s no city because Turkish soldiers refused to from him. He said he thought Rockefeller using the money. was the question posed this morning Manchester Chamber of Commerce; doubt it’s a health hazard.” allow their vehicles into the area.. “well expressed” his position. largeable Mayor John Thompson; and Leon Turkish military authorities announced While it appeared to be a major thrust to Funds will be distributed on the basis of by Irving Bayer, a member qL the Sleith said it is his understanding, unless poverty, population and overcrowding, Enderlin, executive director of the the building is architecturally unsound or in Ankara that Turkish troops have turned build up a Ford-Rockefeller ticket and to Mayor’s Downtown Action Com Manchester Housing Authority. over about 40 Greek Cypriot civilian eliminate any other contenders, neither with poverty given double weight in the mittee. unless a tax lien of sufficient value is out formula. Bayer said he refuses to believe the standing, nothing could be done. prisoners to the United Nations Ford nor his aides were prepar^ to say ^ a u s e of the sparse turnout of com town can’t take steps at once to condemn peacekeeping force. whether Rockefeller would be Ford’s run The new $1.2 billion rental assistance mittee members, its meeting was short, He acknowledged a tax lien exists, but ning mate. program will pay the difference between the building. He called it an unhealthy said it’s of insufficient value to institute Freeing of Cyprus war prisoners began with discussion centered around possible situation — with floors buckling, ceiling fair market rents and 15 to 25 per cent of action for condemning and demolishing court action. He said he will contact the the gross income of eligible lower income tiles fallen and apparent water seepage owner again and impress upon him the the 72-year-old structure and with routine damage throughout the building. He families. business touched lightly. health hazard concern. Sleith said the acknowledges there weren’t any tenants in owner had told him previously he wouldn’t jnd fixed repair and renovate the building until he GNP Down Again case. gets a tenant. The building is owned by Abraham M. WASHINGTON (UPI) - The Gross A two consecutive quarter decline is the Druckman of New York City, who Rocky’s Fortune Near $1/2 Billion National Product dropped by 0.8 per shorthand definition of “recession” but acquired the property in 1961. The cent during the second quarter of the administration economists have insisted WASHINGTON (UPI) - Vice The value of his extensive stock holdings building, constructed soon after the turn of that the situation is not bad enough to presidential nominee Nelson A. Is believed to have declined considerably • Rockefeller, speaking at a GOP fund the century, is assessed at $111,440, town year, the Commerce Department said raising dinner in Newport, R.I. was warrant that term. Rockefeller’s personal fortune — in the past two years because of poor records show. today. It was the second straight heckled three times but he handled the in With the exception of the 12.3 per cent which he said he will disclose to con market conditions. McCarthy said the town will look into quarterly decline — the theoretical rate of price increases in the first quarter, Rockefeller told the chairmen o.tthe two terruptions like the seasoned political the situation for possible action, provided definition of a recession. gressional committees handling his veteran he is. the April-June inflation rate was the confirmation — may total a half committees handling his confirmation this a health hazard can be proved. The 0.8 per cent figure was a slight im biggest three-month rise since the first week that he would give them whatever • Rockefeller has begun to put together billion dollars, according to family Brown,' commenting on the situation, provement over the preliminary figures quarter of 1951. financial data they requested. a high-powered vice presidential staff of said almost every town has it. He said he’s for April to June issued by the department friends and business associates.