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9 “^ f1 East Hartford apartments pass wetlands test page The weather Partly cloudy, breezy and cool today with highs 65 to 70, about 19 C. Clear and continued cool tonight with lows in upper 30s and low 40s. Chance ila n rl|f Htpr Eiipning H rra li of frost. Mostly sunny and warmer Thursday with highs in the 70s. Outlook: fair Friday; partly A Family NEWSpaper Since 1881 cloudy with chance of showers Saturday; fair Sun day. National weather map on page 21. Vol. XCVII, No. 2i6 — Manchester, Conn., Wednesday, June 14,1978 Single Copy 20 Cents Inside today U.S. plans strategy Manchester The Health Department has proposed a stronger housing code which would give the director of health greater authority. See on economy growth page 2. Students in high schools and rapidly so as to pull along their jupior highs are receiving PARIS (DPI) - Secretary of State the dollar into a two-week slide. “Progress for each of us requires weaker partners. questionnaires from the youth (yrus Vance said today the United Previous such exhortations by the commission which is trying to States is ready to support a strategy action by all of us,” Vance said. He outlined a four-point program for United States to West Germany and determine youth needs. See page of ‘ sustained” economic growth ■lapan. however, have come to 2. aimed at pulling the industrial world sustained growth for OECD, regrouping the world’s richest in naught. out of an economic slump. Vance's statement also meant an Vance told the opening session of dustrial and trading nations. East Hartford endorsement of the OECD an annual two-day, cabinet-level • “The United States is deter secretariat's proposal that weaker School Superintendent Eugene meeting of the Organization for mined to reduce its dependence on Diggs predicts the effects of this nations that had overcome most of Economic Cooperation and Develop imported oil and to control inflation. year’s budget cuts wilt be felt • “Countries which have trade sur their difficulties — France and Great ment that only joint action by all Britain lor example — also join in the three years from now. The Board members can assure economic pluses and relatively low inflation of EWucation cut over J200,000 Western expansion drive but more expansion. 1 should seek to grow faster. from its budget Tuesday night. • “Others, who have brought their cautiously. 'Each nation mjist do its share,” Vance spoke after Emile Van See page 9. Vance said. "The challenge before us payments deficits and their inflation The Inland Wetland* Commis problems under better control, can Lermep of Holland, OECD secretary now is to go beyond keeping our general, warned the meeting that un sion approves the plans of heads above water, to develop a coor now allow some degree of domestic Manchester builders for apart less expansionary measures are dinated program that will return our expansion. ment complexes aloig Willow taken the industrialized world risks economies to a pattern of sustained • “All of us must go beyond mere Brook. See page 9. ly resisting protectionist pressures stagnation and paralyzing protec- economic growth." ti^ism. Several authoritative reports and support positive steps to expand Connecticut trade and strengthen the trading Foreign and finance ministers are before the session warn that unless seeking a joint approach to inflation state groups say the ir year-long the industrial countries speed up system.” Vance’s speech amounted to a and stagnation — two ills which, ac boycott of J.P. Stjevens Co. their growth they will slide into a fresh call on West Germany and cording to most expert analyses, will products has been only partially new recession. stay with the Western nations for Vance spoke at a time when con Japan, the two countries with the successful. See page 17. years. A legal question involving a cern aboul U.S. inflation has forced largest trade surpluses, to expand propos^ horse track in Wolcott has temporarily held up action on an application for a dog track in the same community. See page 17. Town and pig farmer New England At about the time the Clamshell Alliance is staging a demonstra dispute right to sty tion at the Seabrook nuclear power plant, the federal Nuclear against the builder trying to prevent By GREG PEARSON believes the town is at fault in this Regulatory Commission will be matter. constr iction of the homes. He said Herald Reporter deciding whether to order con He said that he has been farming at that i, ■■■> of the reasons he dropped struction halted. See page 17. The Town of Manchester Health the site for 28 years. The develop the act','..': was the tow n's in- r>.- .-;.-tment Tuesday said that a pig ment of the surroiindmg homes did diifersnce in the matter. He said that an agreement that in- The nation . farm on Hills(own Road is in viola- not begin until 1975. I n of the public health code. When the proposed iiobm Estates duded a provismn that he move his A survey shows many political The owner of the farm, however, subdivision, which includes the Deb pigsty was never reached. Such a and social beliefs of the 1920s are feels that the town is at fault because bie Drive homes, was first settlement had been mentioned at . accepted by today’s teen-agers, it allowed homes to be built within presented, Botticello said that he dis last week’s meeting. but the young people are less 300 feet of his pigsty. cussed the m atter with the town. When told that the town counsel’s religious and more tolerant than The dispute is one that has con He said that he warned all involved office would be contacted about the their grandparents. See page 19. tinued quietly for a few years. Last matter, Botticello said that the Arkansas and South Carolina town departments that the homes, if week, residents of Debbie Drive built, would be in violation of the counsel’s office was one he had con pick Democratic candidates for presented the Town Board of Direc tacted before the building started. the U.S. Senate, and Maine and health code. tors with a petition complaining “They just let them go ahead,” he “Why didn’t they do something South Carolina select candidates about the proximity of the pigsty. then?” he said. for governor. See page 18. said of the town. Concentrates on music The farm, located on Hillstown “I’m in a rural zone. I’m supposed “The town has collected taxes on Road, is owned by Anthony Bot- to be able to farm. I’ve been there 28 those pigs for 28 years. All of a Sue 'Thomas, an eighth grader, concentrates on her music ticello. years,” Botticello said. sudden, I’m in the wrong," Botticello said of the present situation The world while playing the oboe in the Tiling Junior TIigh School band Tuesday night, the Health Depart About two years ago, he filed suit ment submitted its report to the Israel has accused U.N. peace practice. The band has grown from 12 to 55 members in three Board of Directors. It said that the keeping forces of cooperating years. Story on page 16. (Herald photo by Pinto) pigsty is within 300 feet of two with Palestinian guerrillas and homes, and possibly a third. This is a Electronic failures warns it will intervene militarily violation of the public health code. if its Lebanese Christian allies are “The Health Department’s inter attacked. See page 19. Water deadline pretation of the public health code cut phone service Sports would place responsibility for the 300-foot separation with the pigsty service for a total of five minutes. operation — the pigsy would have to The Southern New England George Pelletier of East Hart Telephone Co. experienced an elec Area towns also reported experien worries directors move,’’ the letter from Ronald cing service disruptions but these ford second best in All-Star Kraatz of the Health Department. tronic equipment failure this mor bowling after setting worid record were unrelated, according to Miss The Health Department suggested ning causing the entire town to be tor 16 games ... Willie McCovey By GREG PEARSON is considered necessary if the town is without telephone service. Kraiger. makes unusual demand. See to m eet time guidelines for water im that it discuss the matter with the “The cause of the failure will Herald Reporter town counsel’s office, and the Boabd Individual problems occurred on Herald Angle. See page 13. provements established by federal probably not be determined today of Directors raised no objections and off between 9:15 and 10 a.m., ac Members of the Manchester Board law. cording to Paula Kraiger, manager because the equipment is computer- Tuesday night. involved and these things take some of Directors Tuesday night again Director Stephen Cassano Objections, however, can be of SNET on 52 E. Center St. The en expressed concern about a tightening suggested that the town impose a time,” she said. expected from Botticello, who tire town was simultaneously without _____ timetable for making water im- penalty if the site study is not com- I provements in town. pleted on The board as MP I The board did take one step expressed its displeasure with the Tuesday for improving water quail- length of time the distribution study ty. It approved $15,000 tor a site study has taken, for the town’s water treatment plant. “We can't be at their mercy. The study will analyze three Cassano said, proposed sites for the plant - the Giles said that it is difficult to ac- Globe Hollow swimming pool, a site curately estim ate how long such across from the pool north of Spring technical studies will t^ e .