'N ln$ide Today The Weather' Sesqulceniennial- Ball plc< ‘turea on pages 6 and 7. Cloudy with patchy log tonight. Lows 05-70. Partly sun­ ny, hot, humid Tuesday with / , highs near 90. MANCHESTER, CONN,, MONDAY, JULY 2 ,1»78 - VOL., XCII, No. »1 Manchester—A City of Village Charm TWENTY-FOUR PAGES — TWO SECTIONS ^( PRICEt* FIFTEEN CENTS Vermont Hard Hit By Floo^ Nixon Pledges Disaster Designation Short Freeze Sought By Governor SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. (AP)—Attempting to reassure both businessmen and housewives. President Nixon By The Associated Press the state Civil Defense said\iieart attack while dbwting promises a "short as possible” price freeze and foresees ■■r 4 (3ov. ’Thomas P. Salmon of about half the towns in Vermont traffic around flooded roads; an relief against high food prices. Vermont sought to have his were affected by the flooding. unidentified 6-year-old boy vriio Although com plaints of provide relief against high food state declared a federal dis­ Salmon said Sunday night "It fell into a stream and drowned grocery buyers have been prices.” aster area today after a was very obvious from my 70- at Cavendish, Vt., and a 17- claiming the greatest public Acknowledging that the weekend flash flood that left 11 mile helicopter flight today up year-old youth who drowned at attention, many businessmen freeze has led to inequities, fw persons dead or missing and the Connecticut Valley that the hard-hit Ludlow. His name was say . they are barred from Nixon said it also can create in­ farmlands across western New plight of the fanner is indeed being withheld until his making future plans because of flationary scarcity. England heavily damaged. severe.” relatives were notified. continuing uncertainty over He said, "We have seen this, Flood waters had receded in “It’s just a question of assess­ One person died in western Phase 4 wage-price controls. for example, in the fact that all but the Connecticut River ment of damages,” he said, Massachusetts, while four In a radio address broadcast some broiler producers have and Otter Creek today after “but it’s severe, there’s no others were missing. Sunday, Nixon said, "We have had to kill off baby chicks heavy rains Saturday spilled question about that.” Authorities said Alan Luther, been determined from the out­ because they could not afford to brooks and rivers across The governor, who mustered 20, of North Adams, Mass., set to keep the freeze as short pay the h l^ feed prices and lowland towns, roads and out the National Guard and drowned in the Hoosac River as possible” — an indication he still sell the broilers at their bridges. Plymouth, Vt., declared a state of emergency near Williamstown, when he may disclose his new economic ceiling prices.... remained flooded, officials Saturday, said he would begin a and two companions were game plan before the BOday "For this reason, we have said. complex series of moves today thrown from a raft t ^ t cap­ price freeze expires on Aug. 13. been determined from the out­ Heaviest hit were central and to obtain federal disaster sized Saturday. His two com­ Nixon said a temporary set to keep the freeze as short southern Vemont and north designation for Vermont. He panions were still missing. In freeze on all except raw food as possible.” central New Hampshire. also tentatively set July 9 for a Northampton, Mass., police prices at the farm level was Nixon said problems of scar­ Flooding also occurred in meeting of local, state and searched for Gerald TroW t, necessary because it is "vital city forced him to embargo Maine and Massachusetts. federal officials to discuss the 21, and his brother. Dean, 19, that we have genuine con­ ex erts of soybeans, "w U ^ Six inches or more of rain in a extent of damage. both of Northampton, who were sultations with a wide range of are especially critical to the 24-hour period sent streams in In New Hampshire, locally last seen Saturday when their interested parties before solution of the feed grain P o r­ the Green Mountains of Ver­ heavy property damage was raft plunged 20 feet down a dam reported in some areas, but of- on the Mill River. launching Phase 4.” He said tage, and therdbre to bringing ..-Yt mont and the White Mountains these consultations have begun. down the price of meat and of New Hampshire raging bito ficials said the most Three others were dead and As for supermarket prices, dairy products.” the usually-placid Connecticut widespread damage involved one missing in New Hampshire. Nixon said: Asking Congress anew for River, whibh separates the two rural roads and highways. In Bristol, N.H., police "The many measures we broad authority to control states. Four confirmed deaths oc- searched for Peter Doughty, 34, have taken to increase the supp­ exports of farm commodities, Four persons were reported cured in Vermont. The victims of Swampscott, Mass., wto fell ly of farm coirnnodiUes — in­ Nixon saw such controls as dead or missing in Vermont, were listed as Kevin W. into Ui6 Smith River Sunday. cluding the release of more temporary. four in New Hampshire and Greene, 7, of Wbisted, Conn., Larry Lamos, 24, of 'Alexan­ than 40 million additional acres The soybean controls came as three in western who fell into the Branch River dria, N.H., died in Bristol for farm production — will a particular shock in Japan, the Massachusetts. at Bennington, Vt., while Saturday when his boat cap­ eventually bring more farm principal U. S. export market Damage to Vermont roads visiting relatives; Elmer sized on the Newfound River, products to the maiket and will for soybeans. and bridges alone was es­ Howland, 59, of Lyndonvllle, len Pembroke, N.H., Lawrence timated at |8 to $10 miUlon. and Vt., who apparently died of a Joble, 23, of Concord, N.H., died while swimming bi the I------------------------------------------------------ “|l Suncook River, and in Clare­ mont, N.H., Kim Derosier, 14, News Capsules | Farewell Qift From Lord Mayor drowned when he fell bito the . -V Parkade Hit Sugar River. ’ Mayor John W. Thompson, at rij^t, admires gift prdented to him by the Lord Mayor Kenneth Collis of Manchester, England, a tti farewell party Saturday night at the Colony For Vermont farmers the Kirk To Visit Counterattacks Begin flood waters may have sunk all Restaurant in Vernon. The cup is embossed with the official seal of Manchester, England. WE-LLINGTON, New Heavy By hope for the 1973 growing WASHINGTON (AP) - ITie It will be on display in tbe Town Hall. (Herald photo by Ofiara) Zealand (AP) — Prime counterattacks on the season. Some predict^ a dis­ hbiiister Norman Kirk said Watergate testimony of fired astrous year because flash today he has accMted an invita­ White House counsel John W. Flood Waters flooding in March had tion from President Nixon to Dean HI have begun, coming destroyed many first crops. Se­ visit the United States later this from both official and unofficial SUE KLEMENS Leonard, who was alon^ in the cond plantings were w ip^ out year. supporters-of the President. station fpr about four hours Saturday. Manchester's 150th (Herald Reporter) He told a news conference he during the storm. At 9:30 a.m., Leo O'Brien, Vermont expected to discuss "a number In an interview with The Heaw rains and flash floods another announcer arrived agriculture commissioner, said of matters of mutual interest” Washington Post published Sun­ during Mturday’s storm caused wearing a bathing suit. “thousands of acres are un­ with Nixon after the Com­ day, J. Fred Buzhardt, White Birthday Now History extensive damage throughout A listening audience was derwater and have crop monwealth prime ministers’ House counsel assigned to the Parkade Shopping Center as audibly informed of the flood damage. Probably the greatest conference in Ottawa this fall. Watergate, said he thought well as to roads and buildings bi when Leonard opened up the danger will be the loss of top Squatrito, and Mrs. Malone green and lavender floral print Dean was sincere but that his BETTY RYDER the North Elm St. and Qlcott St. microphones in the studio and soil to erosion.” looking cool bi a red, white and and a matcldng jacket. Dollar Weakens "imagination got away from Women’s Editor qreas. sloshed around in the flooded One of the hardest hit towns blue halter gown, visited Taking their turn on the room. bi Vermont was Ludlow, a light LONDON (AP) - The dollar him.” Manchester culminated its The Parkade Shopping Center various tables to be sure guests dance floor were the Fred A broadcasting studio used to industrial community of 2,500. weakened again in Europe gala week-long edebraUon in suffered an estimated $1 And Charles Colson, who left were comfortable. Youngs (she gowned bi a white make commercials, tapes and General Electric Co.’s plant today, despite moves late last observance of the town’s ISOth million in water damage, ac- the White House staff early this Conversing with various double-knit sheath) and the records, and main equipment there, the largest employer week that were supposed to year with two Sesquicentennial cordbig to Michael Dworkin, year to enter private law prac­ visitors were Mayor Thompson Walter Millers with Mrs. Miller used for remote broadcasting, with 400 workers, was heavily help the U.l§. currency. Balls this weekend at the president of the Parkade tice, said in a television inter­ and hirwife, she wore a polka bi a black and white A-lbie were ruined by the waves of damaged by waters of the Dealers w d , however, that Manchester Armory.