Doubts Linger About Stockman
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2 1 - THE HERALD, Thurs., Nov. 12, 1981 b T iindmark Smoker Study: Kids learn joy of reading ... page 3 Clear tonight; Manchester, Conn. sunny Saturday Fri., Nov. 13, 1981 — See page 2 25 Cents Doubts linger about Stockman By Helen Thomas White House. “ I did so because my time making a successful com David Stockman's truth telling. ’'■poor judgment” and “ and a grievous error” for what he termed UPl White House Reporter poor judgment and loose talk have eback. “ There’s nothing that could be done him and his program a serious “ 1 hope he can repair it, but it's worse in government than if you “ careless rambling to a reporter” in WASHINGTON — Budget director disservice. Worse, they have spread going to be tough,” said Sen. Larry can’t admit making a mistake, which he criticized the economic David Stockman, regretting “ loose an impression that is uttlerly false.” Pressler, D-S.D., “ If he can’t repair because we all make them,” program he. helped design. talk’’ that angered President “ At The end "of the meeting, the it, he should submit his resignation Moynihan said in interview on The "rambling” resulted in a Reagan, is getting a second chance. president asked me to stay on the again.” ABC’s “ Good Morning America.” highly controversial article in the But doubts lingered in the capital team,” he said. “ I ’m gra,|eful to the Although congressional Stockman, 35, often described in Atlantic magazine in which today about whether he can really president for this second chance.” Republicans publicly gave the same breath as the most Stockman expressed doubts about get back on the Reagan team. The reprieve, coming near the end Stockman a vote of confidence, a brilliant and arrogant exponent of "supply side” theories and called The normally self-assured budget of a day of intense speculation, source close to the Senate GOP Reagan’s economic program, faced the tax cut a "Trojan Horse" ploy to cutter appeared shaken Thursday failed to convince everyone, leadership said: reporters several hours after favor the rich. after a meeting with Reagan — however, that Stockman’s new lease “ At this point, no one really knows meeting with the president. Stockman said he believed his Stockman called it “ a trip to the on life is anything but qualified whether he will ultimately have to Deputy White House press, comments to the reporter, Williani woodshed” — in which he offered to because of his candid comments in go. His credibility has been hurt. He secretary Larry Speakes said Greider, an assistant managing 3 resign. The president, while per The Atlantic Monthly. has been damaged. We’ll have to see Reagan “ expressed his grave con editor of the Washington Post, were turbed at his economic whiz kid for Some Republicans as well as whether he can bounce back.” cern and disappointment” and off the record. But he admitted making critical comments in a Democrats said his credibility has Sen. Daniel Moynihan, D-N.Y., “ stated unequivocably that he would "those were the words 1 spoke.” magazine article, refused the offer. been damaged, and sources in said today Reagan should not have not tolerate any such behavior. Talking in slow and somber tones, “ I tendered my resignation,” Congress and the White House accepted Stockman’s resignation, Facing a bevy of cameras and David Stockman Stockman told Reporters at the acknowledged he will have a hard “ but 1 wish he would have accepted reporters, Stockman confessed to PlvH^i- turn to page 8 Prexy won't rule out MCC Cheney Hall use By Nancy Thompson Vincent said, adding, “ Times have Herald Reporter changed markedly since the idea was proposed last year.” The president of Manchester Com A minimum of $2 million will have munity College said Thursday he to be raised if the center is designed “ would not rule out” MCC participa to meet the college’s needs, Vincent tion in the restoration of Cheney said. That pricetag will increase if N Hall. community groups, with additional William E. Vincent said MCC will design requirements, participate, he continue with plans to build an arts said. complex on campus, but added that ■Vincent: said a meeting is the school would consider using scheduled for next week with Cheney Hall for smaller-scale ar various arts groups to get their in tistic endeavors. MCC is frequently put. mentioned as a possible tenent by Vincent said he would “ welcome town officials. the opportunity” to discuss the 0 Vincent also said the college, propos^ Cheney Hall fund drive which is pfenning a major fund drive with officials. The college coor for the spring to raise money to dinated its plans with Manchester low tar/good taste ccmibinaticMi continues as build the arts center, would consider Memorial Hospital’s current fund MERIT drive to avoid overlap and “ use coordinating their efforts with plans to raise $500,000 from private their expertise,” Vincent said. sources for the renovation of Cheney Running concurrent fund drives Hall, this spring “ would cause a lot of ‘ proven winner over leading higgler tcir brands. confusion,” Vincent said. V The town Board of Directors The college had looked at the Thursday accepted the donation af possibility of renovating Cheney Cheney Hall and surrounding Hall as an arts complex, Vincent 1 property from its owners, John Bar- said. nini and the estate of Leon Podrove. “ It lends itself beautifully to A rigorous new program of ■ M ERIT Takes Top Honors. William Vincent . Herhid photo by Tarquinio The Cheney Brothers National small things,-.like chamber music, Landmark Historic District will biit not to large productions,” he M ERIT research has just been In the second part of this ^ coordinate the fund-raising drive, viewing fund-raising firms with an said. “ As we surveyed the needs of Looking over a book according to commission chairman eye toward starting a fund drive in the performing arts, it seemed like William E. FitzGerald, the spring. Charlotte Anderson looks at "The Story 10 a.m. to noon, 1:30 to 3 p.m., and Friday 10 completed. extensive new study, MERIT space was needed more for large Vincent, said the MCf) Foundation, The foundation may conduct a scale productions — theater, ballet, About Ping" in preparation for the Buckley a.m, to noon. The fair is open to the public. a group of community and college feasibility study with one of the symphony orchestras — which could School Parent-Teacher Association Book All proceeds will be donated to the school Result: The most conclusive smokers confirm that taste is a representatives who are planning firms “ to see if the money is there” be better served by a facility Fair. The book fair will be held at the school. library. evidence yet confirms low tar major factor in completing the arts center, is currently inter- before launching full-fledged drive. designed for that purpose.” Hours are Tuesday 1 to 3 p.m., Wednesday M ERIT as the proven taste their successful switch to alternative to higher tar M ERIT from higher tar Shuttle noission Wildcat strikes end in Poland smoking. cigarettes. to end Saturday WARSAW, Poland (U PI) - About 200,- that the strike could spread throughout Lech Walesa, the union leader, told his be necessary to get through the winter. 000 farmers in Zielona Gora and 2,5()0 MERIT Sweeps Confirmed: 9 out of 10 Silesia’s vital coalfields. members Solidarity’s new emphasis was ’’With strikes and .wintertime CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (UPI) —The coal miners in Sosnowiecz ended wildcat' The end of the two strikes paved the on conciliation, not confrontation. aggravating the production shortfalls, New Blind Taste Tests. former higher tar smokers pilots of the space shuttle Columbia will have strikes today and returned to work in way for talks between Soldiarity and the In Zielona Gora, union leaders said the various enterprises are facing the to cut their mission short by three days and major steps toward. labor, peace government to begin Tuesday. 'The union situation was "back to normal” today, prospect of grinding to a halt through a demanded by Poland’s government in land in California Saturday afternoon because sent the government its formal accep with all transportation services and fac lack of materials and energy,” the return for talks with the Solidarity union. In impartial new tests where report MERIT is an easy of the failure of an electrical generator, mis tance of the schedule for the opening tories back in operation; Polish news agency quoted the report as A student strike also appear^ to be meeting at the Council of Ministers’ The issue of Polish workers managing saying. sion officials announced today. abating with only 15,000 university headquarters in Warsaw. brand identity was concealed, switch, that they didn't their own, factories was a key topic on Solidarity dropped a demand Thursday Mission Control in Houston said astronauts students staging sit-in protests in War “ The meeting will be a time for soun Solidarity’s list of political and economic for the immediate ouster of three un Joe. Engle and Richard Truly will land at 4:22 saw and Rzeszow — down from nearly ding each other out, to fix the scope of reforms to be discussed with the govern popular managers of a state fahm, en in switching, the overwhelming majority of give up taste p.m. EST Saturday at Edwards Air Force 200,000 involved in such “ occupation the negotiations,” a Solidarity ment in talks beginning Tuesday. ding a 23-day wildcat general strike in Base., Calif. strikes” Thursday. spokesman said in Gdansx. A report issued Thursday by the Zielona Gora that wps the longest and smokers reported MERIT taste and that M ERIT is the best The abrupt end of the strike by the Concessions by both Solidarity ac government’s special economic commis most costly in Polish history.