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PAGE TWENTY - MANCHESTER EVENING HERALD, Manchester,ncnesier, Lonn.,Conn., Tues.,lues., *iuneJune 20, ivio1978 _ Floating show boosts Mideast trade There are many reasons for sending a NEW YORK (UPI) One hundred The Japanese floating expedition was government sponsored. So were similar floating trade show to the Middle East, r American corporations wili send a ( Business ) Willetts said. ’The Arab cities with the The weather floating trade exposition to Alexandria, expeditions sent by the British; the French and the Australians which, richest potential markets simply do not Egypt and ports around the Arabian penin­ Saudi Arabia And Kuwait and make two- yet have the hotels and exposition halls for Mostly sunny, followed by increasing sula in November that its sponsors say day calls at Hodelda, Yemen; Muscat, Willetts said, were not terribly successful cloudiness today, with a chance of showers or because they weren’t plann^ on a big a really big scale land-based exposition. could lay the foundation for $20 billion in Oman; Abu Dhabi, United Arab Also, the floating show and the ocean thundershowers late this afternoon or evening. trade over five years. Emirates; Doha, Qatar; and Dhahran, enough scale. voyage between the Arab ports has a great JUanrlif Btpr Suf niug Hpralft High temperatures in the 80s. Cioudy with a Willetts’ expedition will be the first of Oceanic Trade Alliance Council Inter­ Saudi Arabia. appeal to American industrialists. chance of showers tonight and Thursday. Over­ national Inc. of Southfield, Mich., is “The idea that this voyage could lay the this type planned and carried out entirely A Family NEWSpaper Since 1881 night lows in the 60s. Light and variable winds by private industry. However, Willetts The American executives who accom­ organizing the venture and Guy Willetts, foundation for $20 billion in trade over the pany their exhibiU will get a chance in through Thursday. Nationai weather map on said he had been given a lot of voluntary Single Copy 20 Cents page 16. originally a motion picture documentary next five years originate in a computer each port to meet leading business and Vol. XCVII, No. 222 — Manchester, Conn., Wednesday, Jun^ 21, 1978 producer, is directing it. projection made for Peter Hale of help over the past 15 months by both the State and Commerce departments in government personalities with decision­ Willetts told UPI 69 of the 100 exhibitors Commerce Action Group Near East in making powers as well as local U.S. con­ the ship can carry already have signed up. Washington,” Willetts said. “The figure Washington. ‘"The main thing I’ve been concerned suls and diplomatic officials. "1 consider our results so far fantastic, doesn’t seem unreasonable in view of the ’The range of American exhibitors almost unbelievable,” he said. fact the Japanese said they took $5 billion about,” he told UPI, “is that a number of Arab businessmen have warned me: ‘If aboard the Calypso will cover everything Willetts has charted the liner Calypso of worth of orders in 90 days for industrial from fast foods and toiletries to the Greek Ulysses line for the trip which and consumer goods when they sent a you bring that ship over with a trade show you’d better be sure to top the Japanese sophisticated scientific instruments and Inside today will start from Athens. The ship will spend floating trade exposition on the Saku Maru machines and heavy industry. three days at Alexandria, Egypt; Jidda, to the Middle East.” floating show.” Ancient Greek Manchester The contract for Superintendent of Schools James Kennedy has O lorillord.U .S been renewed by the Board of hit by earthquake Education and his salary set at $40,490. See Huge 2. Laser rangefinder Freedom of Information Com­ “We saw death with our own .The quake damaged several old Assembler checks camera-like laser SALONICA, Greece (UPI) - An missioner upholds Town Clerk earthquake struck the ancient city of eyes,” said civil servant loannis buildings in Salonica but destroyed Edward Tomkiel in case involving only one- modern eight-story apart­ rangefinder developed for U.S. Army based Salonica Tuesday night “with a great Bachos as he fled the city by car with release of names on consolidation on original Army design and produced at Id ste noise like the coming of hell,” sen­ his blonde wife and his mother-in ment building, killing at least 11 petition. See page 10. 2 RCA’s Automated Systems plant in ding thousands of residents fleeing law. “We felt him as he shook our residents and leaving only two sur­ 2 Burlington, Mass. At the push of a button, the the city where St. Paul once house. We are now going to a village vivors — two sisters — authorities preached the gospel and where where we have relatives.” said. East Hartford five-pound device directs a laser beam at a Costas Pylarinos, prefect of the “The house shook terribly and we distant object. Returning light, bounced from Kemal Ataturk was bom. The government said at least 20 county of Salonica, said 75 percent of decided to leave our home but we Parents ask for help for the the target, automatically registers distance Kent Golden Lights persons were killed — 11 of them in the 70,000 area residents have left or delayed to take some of our money middle-income, average child at in meters in the eyepiece. (UPI photo) one collapsed building — and more were in the process of leaving for and jewelry with us,” said Dora Slye and Goodwin schools. See than 150 injured in the quake which safer areas. Sofianou, 40, a French teacher who page 7. Rogers dividend up, measured 6.5 on the open-endm Pylarinos said he could not stop lived with her sister Veto on the fifth The Greater Hartford Transit 0 Richter scale. The government anyone from leaving but urged food floor. District defended itself before the declared a state of emergency today suppliers to stay in the city and keep “By the time we turned to go, the Town Council Tuesday. Its stock split planned walls were crumbling with a great lO O ^ throughout northern Greece and their shops open. charges are fair, leaders said. See called in army troops to keep order. “If they don’t then we will use noise like the coming of hell. I felt page 7. Rogers Corp.'s board of directors has voted to in­ Though most of Macedonia — the emergency measures,” he said, the walls pinning me down and crease the aggregate quarterly cash dividend by 25 per­ early realm of Alexander the Great meaning requisition of the shops. holding me pinnioned. I felt pain all cent and to effect a five-for-four stock split. — was rocked by the quake at 11:03 Three people died of heart attacks over my body. Connecticut Norman L. Greenman, president of Rogers, said, p.m., the worst damage was in the in­ brought on by the quake, a Yugosla­ “I cried for my sister. I kept These actions will result in a continuation of the five dustrial center of Salonica, the vian tourist was killed by the collap­ shouting for help. I don’t know how Engineers who helped design the Hartford Civic Center cent per share quarterly dividend, but it will be paid on 25 modern capital of Macedonia, 30 sing roof of his Salonica hotel and one long it took, but some men together coliseum say it was not design percent more shares to each stockholder,” miles from the epicenter. Because of person died at a village near Serres, with some policemen finally ap­ The distribution date for the additional shares resulting 50 miles from Salonica. At least eight proached me, pulled the walls away flaws that caused the space frame a 100-degree heat wave many people roof to cave in last January. See from the stock split will be July 21 to stock of record June were in the streets trying to keep injured were in hospital tents and and brought me out,” she said. page 6. 30. The cash dividend of five cents per share will be paid cool and thus escaped death. another 50 were at private clinics. Miss Sofianou was in a hospital Aug. 16 to stock of record July 24. tent — public hospital buildings were ■'We continue to anticipate record earnings in the se­ evacuated because of possible New England cond quarter and for the full year 1978, ’ Greenman said, collapses — with a broken shoulder. “and are pleased to be able to begin our second year of Committee wants Her sister was in another hospital Sen. Edward W. Brooke, R- cash dividends with this improvement.” with concussion and minor fractures. Mass., accusing the news media Rogers manufactures a broad range of engineered What worried authorities and of having a "lust for blood,” materials and components used by the electronics, residents alike was what the future denies published reports he did automotive and other selected industrial markets. downtown center held for them in terms of another anything wrong by using his quake. Already three Greek experts. daughters as tax write-offs or Prof Ditrios Galanopoulos, Costas By SUSAN VAUGHN applications. Lamson was also asked failing to report his co-ownership Bu^ service added Papadakos and loannis Drakopoulos in a Watergate apartment. See Herald Reporter by the committee to find out why the were examining the seismograph to J ExpanSfed schedules of Bonanza Bus Lines' service for zoning on the west side of Main page 6. J The Downtown Coordinating Com­ detenhine whether there will be any Street is different from the east side. the summer months went into effect Sunday to provide mittee Tuesday night made future tremors.

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