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manrijf at?r Sapntnn Upralb Manchester—A City of ViUnge Charm MANCHESTER, CONN., MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1975— VOL. XCIV, No. 117 TWENTY PAGES - TWO SECTIONS PRICE: EIET EEN CEN'I'S Geneva Talks Called Fruitful GENEVA (UPI) — Secretary of State tion of removing these differences. The The question was whether Russia would Henry A. Kissinger and Soviet Foreign Kissinger’s top floor suite. Gromyko gave United States and Soviet Union have try to obstruct Kissinger’s next step Minister Andrei A. Gromyko admitted a gesture of mock surprise when he saw a covered a great distance in a positive toward a Middle East peace agreement or group of waiting newsmen and television differences today but said their Geneva direction.” help him. A senior American official said talks were fruitful and that.both sides are cameras, but he made no statememt. Kissinger, replying, said “I confirm the that so far the Russians had been neither Before meeting Gromyko, Kissinger i * ; moving towards the removal of outstan foreign minister’s evaluation of our very helpful nor notably constructive. 'I ding differences. conferred for 20 minutes with Roger meeting.” He said, “I shall report to the Soviet Communist party General Gallopin, President of the Executive Kissinger and Gromyko, standing side President that we are moving within the Secretary Leonid I. Brezhnev attacked by side, made statements to newsmen Council of the International Committee of spirit of previous agreements.” Kissinger’s mission last week in veiled the Red Cross. after five hours and 15 minutes of talks in Both men stressed the importance of the terms. Kissinger’s hotel suite during which they Vladivostok agreement in November MIAS Discussed tried to aiign their rival policies in the Kissinger’s first meeting with Gromyko Gallopin assured Kissinger the Red between President Ford and Soviet Com Sunday night was described by informed Middle East and on other matters. They 'Cross will continue its efforts to get some izn. munist party General Secretary Leonid I. sources as businesslike punctuated by had engaged earlier in sharp exchanges news of the 2,300 Americans still missing Brezhnev setting out guidelines for a new some sharp exchanges. but made no mention of this today. or unaccounted for in Indochina. Wt; strategic arms limitation agreement. He Gromyko, wearing a dark suit, arrived - f Gromyko spoke first, in Russian with Frank Sieverts, a special assistant at said he and Gromyko had attempted to promptly at 10.30 a.m. at the Intercon English interpretation, and said of many the State Department dealing with those bring their views “into closer harmony” tinental Hotel and was taken directly td issues discussed he and Kissinger found on issues where they did not coincide. missing in action, attended the meeting. 0 . their views close and in some cases coin Off to London ciding. Kissinger was flying almost immediate * : Positive Direction ly to London for talks with British Prime Role of United States “But I will not divulge a secret, and I Minister Harold Wilson and then flying to am sure the secretary of state will agree, Zurich Tuesday noon for lunch with the that there are questions on which our Shah of Iran before going on to Paris that In Hunger Fight Debated views do not exactly coincide,” he said. evening. Wilson flew back from Moscow /(/ “But it is necessary to work in the direc- today. Uniled Press International food problem and so do many of my In the midst of inflation, recession and colleagues,” he said. unemployment, the debate continues: Can “If the United States could sell all the and should the United States help feed the food it could grow on the land not in use Ford Asks Americans world? now, it might be worthwhile. But the The answer depends on whom you talk hungry countries don’t have enough money to. to buy the food much less to buy the other To Show Confidence “The food situation on this planet has materials needed to help them make their never been more precarious,” the Rev. own land usable. That means it would Theodore Hesburgh, president of Notre come out of taxes — ours,” Reinhart said. Dame, said recently. ALEXANDRIA, VA. (UPI) - President aftermath of skepticism of government in A Moral Question the land. “We in the developed world are con “It raises a real moral question if it is Ford, celebrating the birthday of George suming almost a ton of food grains annual Washington, urged Americans today to “As our nation approaches its 200th better in the long run to raise the levels of anniversary,” Ford said, “we live in a ly per person while the poorest barely sub other countries as high or at least close to "demonstrate our confidence in our sist on 400 pounds a year. Some will say beloved nation and a future that will flow challenging time. It was almost 200 years our own and risk accelerating the ago, in the darkest days of our War for there is not enough money to help, but this crunches — energy shortages, food shor from the glory of the past.” rings false in a world that spends more Ford made the remarks following the Independence, that George Washington tages and the like — so they will hit a answered a question that is asked today. than 200 billion for armaments each cataclysmic end earlier.” (Herald photo by Pinto) unveiling of the Gerald R. Ford medallion year.” plaque at the George Washington Masonic The question is whether things are as bad Some argue the United States can help Warmth Wilts Washington National Memorial. He is the 14th Presi as some say. United States Chided feed the world’s hungry — but not alone. dent to belong to a Masonic order. “George Washington answered: ‘We He chided the United States for its Dr. Walter Wills, Southern Illinois James, Francis and Edward Sposito, portunity Saturday to create a should never despair, our situation has nationalistic self-interest. University-Carbondale, said he does not all in their 20s and sons of Mr. and Washington was the first. likeness of George Washington. Ford recalled that Washington, in a 1798 been unpromising and has changed for the But others, such as George Reinhart, believe in putting every available acre of Mrs. John Sposito of 145 W. Center St. However today’s warmth and sun letter to the Grand Lodge of Maryland, better, so I trust it will again. If new dif sociology professor at University of land into production because “our land is have been wanting to do something quickly eroded the features of the told the order that he “conceived it to be ficulties arise, we must only put forth new Alabama-Birmingham, are not so sure. too valuable a resource. If we are talking with snow all winter and seized the op- nation’s first president. the indispensable duty of every exertions and proportion our efforts to the “I vacillate in my own opinion on about selling (food) for dollars, we are whether we should help solve the world’s American...to come forward in support of exigency of the times.’ ” talking about a different thing. We can use the government of his choice, and to give some of those dollars to buy oil.” all the aid in his power towards main Export Expertise taining that independence which we have Rather than attempt to become the so dearly purchased.” Directors Shift Meeting world’s breadbasket. Dr. Glenn Hall, dean “Such involvement by every American of the University of Tennessee College of NEWS is as essential today as it was in George Agriculture, says the United States should Washington’s day,” said Ford. To Thursday Evening export its expertise and technology. CAPSULES “And I ask that we resolve together to However, he said, any program should honor George Washington and America by be considered carefully to prevent perpetuating the national heritage he The Manchester Board of Directors will $301,000 federal grant anticipated in 1975- creating more problems than solving, such engendered through the principles that meet Thursday (at 7 p.m. in the Municipal 76. as happens when advance technology is in Iran Buys PanAm Stock overwhelmingly for a 13-member “com guide our order: friendship, morality, and Building Hearing Room) instead of The consideration follows proposals troduced too rapidly in a developing na WASHINGTON (UPI) - With the condi mittee on conservative alternatives.” ’This brotherly love.” Tuesday, as originally planned. made last Tuesday by the Board of Direc tion. tion that Iran would not try to take over may be the first step toward the creation The President spoke against a The two-day extension will permit the tors, which has a March 1 deadline for Wills said there was a need for a long- the airline or interfere with its defense of a Conservative political party. The con background of confrontation with Community Development Advisory Com filing its applications for the grant. range plan of highly competent commitments, purchase of a sizable share servatives have been feeling left out by Congress over his economic-energy mittee to meet Wednesday — for con Because the original priority list was for agricultural technical assistance. “Our of Pan American World Airways by Iran both Republicans and Democrats. recovery plan and the post-Watergate sidering a reshuffled list of priorities for a an anticipated $470,000 grant (lowered to legislators operate on an annual basis. We has been approved. The deal must still be $301,000 when the federal agency ad spend all out time putting out brush fires,” approved by the Civil Aeronautics Board. ministering the funds discovered it had he said.