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Daniel K. Inouye, said Independent Counsel Law D-Hawaii, chairman of the Senate rence E. Walsh should get a chance Select Committee, said Sunday on at determining whether criminal ABC’s “ This Week With David acts have been committed before Brinkley.” any decision on immunity is made. “ If it takes a grant of immunity to “ Let’s get the facts first,” said get to these questions, they’ll be Hamilton. D-Ind., on the CBS considered, yes.” program “ Face the Nation.” “ We Inouye, whose panel is looking don’t know a lot of the key facts into the arms sales and the here. Let’s get the facts before we diversion of profits to the Nicara judge about immunity and a guan rebels, also said he intends to pardon.” proceed cautiously because the House Speaker-designate Jim integrity of the president and the Wright, D-Texas, reiterated on the EVI nation are at stake. syndicated program “ McLaughlin: Harald photo by Tuckor “ I think the potential we have One on One” that Reagan might 2 she before us can be very explosive,” consider an executive pardon of SOL he said. North and Poindexter to bring forth Into the spirit the The former member of the their testimony. Noi original Watergate panel said that ’’Presidential pardon is the ulti Francisco. The puppet show was in the Lowe Program Vannessa Smith of Columbia enjoys the antics of Mr. nor at the “ appropriate time” channels mate immunity,” Wright said. Center at Manchester Community College. would be opened with any other Hamilton’s panel is scheduled to Punch, his dog Toby, and all their friends at a show nation to aid the inquiry. meet on Tuesday in hopes of Saturday evening put on by Puppetworks of San “ I don’t see Iran being out of the hearing testimony from another picture at all,” Inouye said. player in the controversy — retired Congressional investigators from Maj. Gen. Richard Secord — to 2 both parties have agreed that determine whether any money testimony from the two pivotal from the arms sales went to the Area’s poor hide, but don’t disappear F figures in the controversy — I,t. Nicaraguan rebels. Col. Oliver L. North and Vice Adm. But Hamilton has said he expects John Poindexter — is key to soiving Secord to repeat his performance By George Layng While she and other officials said “ You come with a good wardrobe number of people receiving assist No the mystery of what happened to before the Senate Intelligence Herald Reporter the number of Manchester area because you’ve been working and ance has gone down, figures show. the money and how such a plan was Committee, where he refused to residents living in poverty has gone will be working again.” Jones said The major aid program is Aid to Bn hatched. testify after citing the Fifth On the day local schools hold down in recent years, they admit of Manchester’s less fortunate Families with Dependent Children, to gt North was fired from the Na Amendment. Christmas parties at which gifts ted in recent interviews that the citizens. which is funded by the state and wond tional Security Council staff and Inouye’s vice chairman. Sen. are exchanged, students might be exact number is difficult to But the same can’t be said of all of federal governments. A typical anyo Poindexter resigned as national Warren Rudman, R-N.H.. said on expected to use just about any measure. Connecticut’s poor. family of three can receive $505 a Th security adviser. Both refu.sed to the ABC program that if lawmak excuse to attend. “ They are so hidden,” Grady In a state where the average 1985 month if they have no other income, senic answer questions about the matter ers become stymied they must But some children stay at home said. income of $18,089 was the second according to Claudette Beaulieu of the J before congressional panels, citing decide “ whether or not the possible — and not because they suffer from In Manchester, as in other towns, highest in the nation, three of the the state Department of Income tan t Maintenance. their constitutional rights against imprisonment for a short time of a a cold or the flu, according to the number of people receiving largest cities — Hartford, Bridge and Beaulieu said for the fiscal year self-incrimination. few people for something they Coventry Human Services Director assistance is less than it was one or port and New Haven — rank among initii the top 10 in the country in terms of that ended June 30, the average Last week. President Reagan thought they were doing right” is Dorothy Grady. Instead, they may two years ago. Part of the reason is P r i child-poverty rates. number of people per month being asked Congress to grant limited worth “ the national anguish that we be staying away as a result of the region’s strong economy, said class Manchester Social Services Direc In Hartford, for instance, 39.3 helped by AFDCin Manchester was immunity to Poindexter and North could go through for many, many embarrassment over their family’s Sh tor Ellen Jones. percent of the children are living in 720, down from 931 in 1982-83. to compel them to testify. months.” inability to afford a gift. man But lawmakers differed on the Rudman said he agreed with Such incidents are typical of how Being poor can be a temporary poverty. The figures for Andover, Bolton Similar statistics are not availa “ I question of whether immunity the poor try to avoid being noticed, situation, both Jones and Grady ble for the smaller towns, but the get r should be granted. And Vice Please turn to page 12 Grady said. said. Please tom to page 12 now. “I mon else’ Minimum-wage proposai has town retaiiers up in arms soun dere who By John F. Kirch small businessmen. While many Pharmacy at the Manchester Par Committee, has proposed raising company is already paying teenag chants agreed that the tight labor with Herald Reporter said the minimum wage should be kade. “ To pay them $4.50 an hour is the minimum wage to that level. ers close to $4.50 an hour and would market has forced retailers to offer “I increased somewhat, they called absurd. You’re only going to The bill also has the support of the not be affected by the increase more than the minimum now, they motl As legislators in Hartford debate $4.50 an unreasonable amount to increase the price of your items in state’s labor unions. should it be passed. said locking merchants into the O t a proposal to raise the minimum pay. order to adjust to the extra cost.” And in spite of the criticism from “ In Manchester as in other $4.50 level would hurt in the long said run. when and if the economy slips wage in Connecticut from $3.37 to “ I think that’s pushing it a little,” The results could mean cutting many merchants, a representative locations, we are at that level or type into a recession, $4.50 an hour, local retailers are said Joesph Garman, who owns a employees’ hours or reducing of one restaurant chain that de higher,” Maher said. “ McDonalds, 9 "I clothing store on Main Street. staffs, retailers cautioned, and “ It’s going to be exceedingly watching from the sidelines with pends largely on low-wage labor Burger King, Wendy’s — we’ re all turn “ There are some jobs that don’t could decrease the services availa said his company did not oppose big chains, we can absorb this difficult for retailers to keep up.” alarm. said deserve $4.50 an hour.” ble to customers. raising the minimum as proposed. thing. I would have to think that the Dworkin said. Most local merchants inter gene “ You have people who do menial Rep. Joseph A. Adamo, D-West Brian Maher, a vice president of small mom-and-pop stores would Bernie Apter, owner of Regal’s viewed in an informal survey bees things,” said Michaei Dworkin, Haven, incoming House chairman Wendy’s restaurants, said that due have to be hurt by this.” Friday and today said that raising “ II the wage that amount would hurt owner of Liggett Rexall Parkade of the General Assembly’s Labor to a tight labor market, the Although even the smaller mer Please turn to page 3 with com then TODAY’S HERALD Tis the season to rip off thy neighbor ask By The Associated Press any other month, Brower said.