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Town to Get Sewer Funds challenges law HARTFORD (UPl) — Some state cable television Dollar drops In Europe companies say a law requiring them to set aside one LONDON — The U.S. dollar today dropped channel to carry state-run educational programs against all major European currencies at the violates their First Amendment rights. opening of foreign exchange trading. Gold rose. The Connecticut Cable Television Association filed Bullion opened in Zurich at $348.50 an ounce, up suit Monday against the law, saying it inhibits their against Monday’s close of $343.50. In London gold right to choose their programming and allows the opened at $345.50 against Monday’s close of Partly cloudy tonight; Manchester, Conn. state to confiscate cable company property without $344.75. partly sunny Thursday W ednesday. Aug 15, 1984 just compensation. The dollar weakened. In Milan where trading A hearing on the suit is scheduled Sept. 10 in U.S. closed Monday at a record high of 1,793.00 lire, it — See page 2 Single copy: 25C District Court before Senior Judge M. Joseph opened lower Tuesday at 1,783.25 lire. In Blumenfeld, said Michael J. Dorfsman, executive Frankfurt, the dollar opened at 2.8955 German •fSi director of the cable association, which represents 25 D-marks against a close of 2.9250, and in Zurich it cable systems. Ulanrh^fitfr started at 2.4395 Swiss francs against 2.4578. I He said the law took effect July 1 and requires cable The dollar opened at 59.11 Belgian francs in systems with more than 24 channels to dedicate one of Brussels Tuesduy against a close of 59.46 on their channels to state-run educational programming. Monday, and in London it began trading at $1.3150 Dorfsman said state officials have delayed the start to the pound after closing Monday at $1.3050. 2 hurt of the provision until Oct. 1, but in the meantime are The dollar also weakened in Paris opening at m limiting the type of programs cable companies can 8.8900 French francs against a close of 8.9387 Town to get run on the channel set aside for the instructional Monday, and in Tokyo trading closed Tuesday at programs. 242.60 yen against the previous close of 243.90. Dorfsman said the law violated cable company in plane rights under the First Amendment to determine what programs they offer and will force some companies to Interieaf expands to Coast drop existing offerings and limit others from offering new services. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Interleaf Inc. Monday crash sewer funds UPl photo "It’s restricting the cable operator’s right to make announced the opening of its West Coast those choices,” Dorfsman said, adding the associa­ headquarters in Walnut Creek, Calif. It’s big business as the recent Keenland houses are selling limited partnerships tion also contends the law violates Federal The office will be headed by Stephen Klann, select yearling sales in Lexington, Ky. that buy and breed horses. Communications Commission rules. who was named director of Western operations. NEW HAVEN (UPl) - Federal Bv Kathy Garmus were mviled l<i go on the loui' with Interleaf, founded in 1981, sells an office Many of Wall Street’s larger brokerage Dorfsman said the instructional programming officials were expected to begin Herald Reporter O'Neill. Cassano will lace Zinss«“r already is carried for 3‘/i hours a day during the school publishing system primarily targeted for the investigating today what brought a in the Nov 6 election while year on Connecticut Public Television stations, which office automation market. The company said the single-engine plane crashing into a Gov. William A. O'Neill has Thompson is challenging Mrs. cable companies al.so must carry. system is also being used by design and engineer cemetery, seriously burning two ordered the state Department of Swensson McCavanagh is seeking He said some state officials believed having a professionals for documentation purposes. flight instructors. Environmental Protection to give a second term as 12th .Assembly Thoroughbreds latest hot separate cable channel would allow them to shift the Manchester nearly $1 million the DisIrict repieseiitative Robert Massi, 35, of Southbury, times of the programs from the times they are shown FIbronIcs earnings double DEP previously said was unavail­ "1 have to wonder if those sewers on CPTV. and Gene Robinson, 30, the traffic able for the Porter Street sewer are only going to sn ve Demoeratii' reporter for radio station WINE in Dorfsman also said cable companies have voluntar­ HYANNIS, Mass. — Fibronics International recon.struction project. households," Zinsser said "It's commodity on Wall Street ily encouraged the use of their systems for Inc. Monday announced second quarter earnings Brookfield, were injured when the really a sad situation that they plane Massi was piloting crashed "At my direction, the DEP will educational uses and have supported instructional more than doubled to $190,634. use $100,0(H) from its .sewer contin­ have to resort to theatrics It's not The earnings, 6 cents per share, compare with shortly after take off Tuesday from Bv Gall Collins television in a number of ways. gency fund immediately to enable a Demoeratie problem, it's not a income of. ,863 the same quarter last year. Sales Danbury Airport. United Press International However, he said the law requiring a channel to be the town to start work on the first Republican problem It's a lown set aside had to be challenged because it raises a were up to $2.9 million from $930,786. Robinson, president of the phase of this important (iroject," problem " larger issue of whether the state has the right to First half income was $366,357, or 12 cents per Sadler-Aero Center based at the O’Neill said in a preptired state­ Zinsser said previous eonvinsa NEW YORK — The .sex life of a share, on sales of $5.2 million. The company thoroughbred horse has become a require companies to run certain programs. airport, and Massi were rushed to ment relea.sed this morning by tions with DEP Commissioner I’ae The suit is the second action taken recently by the earned $1.9 million, or 2 cents per share, on sales Danbury Hospital for treatment of press .secretary Larrye deBe.ir. had indicated that funding of the commodity just like soybeans, and of $1.8 million in the first six months of last year. a night with Northern Dancer is cable association against a state law. The group multiple second-and third-degree "The remaining $862,OfM) will he set project was a foregone Fibronics International is a fiber optic trading hotter than a high-tech recently asked the FCC to order the state to cut its 9 burns immediately after the crash. aside in bond funds that are coneliision " communications company. takeover target. percent tax on cable company revenues to no more scheduled to be available in "1 don't know what all the They were later transfered to'i'fie "It eventually gets silly — than 3 percent. October of this year under regula­ hurrah's about unless there's an critical burn unit at Yale-New $800,000 to breed to Seattle Slew is tions that are now being drafted by election." Zinsser said Haven Hospital, where they ^ere unreal," said Bill Oppenheim. Altron Income Increases the department.” "The Demoerals are acting like listed in guarded condition. UPl photo editor of Racing Update and an sharks in a (ceding frenzy." said WILMINGTON, Mass. - Altron Inc. said expert in stud fees. "It is clear that this is a priority Smith, lie said the Demoeratie Monday second quarter earnings nearly tripled to Both men were talking and The Republicans meet next week to day at the convention. Their policy­ "Slew is popular. But he's also Tobacco growers project for the town,” O’Neill s;iid administration was al fault for not $1.1 million. conscious while being prepared for renominate President Reagan as their an investment that gives you a making has shifted the president to the acting soon enough to ensure the The earnings, 40 cents per share, compared trip to New Haven, officials said. Residents who live near the significant upside." said Joe candidate. For the first time since 1964, right of the political spectrum. grant in the first place and that gambling on crop with income of ^72,000, or 14 cents per share, the Both Robinson and Massi are Multi-Circuits plant on Harrison DeFur. vice president of the direct flying instructors, officials said. it is the conservatives who will rule the members weri' now Irving to act same quarter last year. Sales wre up to $9 million Street — which is .served by the line like "heroes " investment group at Prudenlial- — have complained of rntinhoh's from $5.5 million. "Whatever was decided (about Bache The plane crashed into St. discharging a green substance Altron makes and sells electronic interconnect the grant) was decided a long lime “ We're in tune with the excite­ SUFFIELD (UPl) — Broadleaf tobacco growers Peter’s Cemetery about a half- identified by health and public who rejected the federal price support program for products employing printed circuit technology. mile from the airport, and ago." Smith said ment of owning horses, but we works officials as a copper sub­ the first time in 35 years hope a bumper crop will members of the Danbury Airport approach it simply from an eco­ For first time since ’64, stance. The reconstruction of the nomic standpoint." make their gamble pay off, officials say. Firm opens Rhody branch ^ rescue unit sprayed the smoking Porter Street trunk mewer.
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