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'■^1 •*The Bright One'^ i r ’ . ; i \|« ''th irty .tw o pacAs ' ■ THREE SECTIONS MANCHESTER, CX)NN., WEDNESDAY. APRIL 2 8 ,1« 6 - VOL. XCV, No. 178 PRICE: FIFTEEN CENTS Carter scores big win PITTSBURGH (UPI) - Jimmy candidacy. Carter said crisply: but the veteran senator from strategy and would go directly to the Carter, from the Deep South, scored “I don’t care.” Washington even was badly beaten in people instead of the "gimmickry an overwhelming victory in the in Not only did the former Georgia the delegate race he had expected to and pressing-the-flesh" of the cam dustrial North by sweeping governor crush Jackson and Udall win, apparently finishing tied for paign to date, and indicated money Tuesday’s Pennsylvania primary. He with his across-the-state triumph, he fourth with Gov. Milton Shapp behind would become a bigger problem for may have buried the presidential may have foiled the scenario plotted undecided delegates and Udall. him in the wake of his disappointing hopes of Henry Jackson and Morris by Humphrey supporters — work for At 9:30 a.m. EDT, with 99 per cent showing in Pennsylvania. Udall — and perhaps Hubert a deadlocked convention that would of the vote counted, it was: And Udall, although he said he (UPI Photo) Humphrey. turn to the veteran from Minnesota, Carter: 498,158 - 37 per cent, would battle all the way to Madison- Declaring to his fellow Georgians Even Humphrey conceded Carter’s Jackson; 333,501 - 25 per cent. Square Garden, also was crying the Carter campaigns in Hartford today "we finally won at Get win waq “significant,” but he warned Udall: 254,276 - 19 per cent. money blues. His treasure chest is Former Georgia Gov. Jimmy Carter takes a short walking tour tysburg," Carter predicted his stun the front-runner that there were a lot Wallace: 153,668 - 11 per cent. empty and he has been forced to ning twin victories in both the pop of votes to be reaped before July, McCormack: 39,123 - 3 per cent. spend $10,000 for television time to of downtown Hartford Tuesday during a campaign visit to ular and delegate voting would It was Carter’s seventh and most Shapp: 35,730 - 3 per cent. plead for campaign contributions. Connecticut. He racked up a stunning victory in the Penn propel him to a first-ballot conven important primary win, and came Bayh: 16,826 - 1 per cent. President Ford, untested in the sylvania primary election Tuesday against the combined forces tion victory in July. despite the efforts of labor leaders Harris: 13,755 - 1 per cent. GOP primary, can rely on the 84 un of labor leaders and party chiefs trying to derail his bandwagon. Asked today whether he thought and party chieftains to deraii his In the delegate count with 89 per committed delegates elected Humphrey, the man who wasn’t bandwagon. cent of the vote in Carter had 65, Tuesday and 19 more to be picked there in Pennsyivania, should remain Jackson had. said Carter could not Udall 23, Jackson and Shapp 17 each, later by state leaders if there is a ■ C om m entary on the sidelines or now declare his win a big northern industrial state, and Wallace 3. There were 46 uncom convention showdown with Ronald mitted delegates. Reagan. Counting New York and The surplus Tuesday night, after the scope of Pennsylvania uncommitted. Ford is his win became apparent. Carter told 26 delegates short of half of those lly SOL R. COHEN Ford says Reagan defense views Jubilant supporters, ""I think we're needed to lock up the nomination.in going to win on the first ballot. We're Kansas City. The Town of Manchester now No, 1 now and we’re going to stay No. Democrats elected 134 delegates, has its second expert opinion on make him unfit for presidency 1." with 44 to be allocated later on the how to handle surplus funds and it And at a news conference this mor basis of Tuesday's popular vote. agrees with the one received three ning in Philadelphia, Carter — Carter has predicted he will go to the TYLER, Tex. (UPI) - President Ford said, "Somewhere between Reagan's challenge for the GOP weeks ago — to use it as a revenue seeking to become the first convention with 1,000 delegates — Ford said today Ronald Reagan’s the snows of New Hampshire and the item when adopting annual nomination. southerner elected president since about 500 short of a maJority — and statements about national defense sunny climes down in Florida," "He (Reagan) glibly quotes budgets. the Civil War — said, "I'm very at the uncommitteds will jump quickly Reagan realized he had failed to statistics without any in-depth The opinion three weeks ago was make him unfit for the presidency. ease with the other candidates, in on his bandwagon. make a case against the President’s understanding of them,” and makes from UConn's Institute of Public In his bluntest attack yet on his cluding Senator Humphrey.” and Backers of noneandidate Hubert economic program so he switched to Service, following a review of rival for the Republican presidential false charges of U.S. defense hoped the Minnesotan would endorse Humphrey had hoped Jackson could criticism of the U.S. defense policy. Manchester budget procedures. nomination. Ford referred to weakness. Ford said. him. slop C arter' and keep alive the '"I've been down the campaign trail The latest and concurring one is Reagan's former movie career, Carter joined the complaints of his scenario that a deadlocked conven before and 1 know there's a reason He .said Reagan's call for parallel from the Connecticut Public saying, "There are no retakes in the rivals that money has become a tion would turn to the veteran from Oval Office. Glibness is not good why a challenger will try to shift his defense policy would mean America Expenditures Council (CPEC), must return to the draft and put into critical problem since federal Minnesota. Even Humphrey con enough; superficiality is not good attack. It’s called second place. It matching funds have been cut off. ceded Carter's victory was also following a review of makes you try harder—and swing uniform two million men and women, Manchester's budget procedures. enough." "I’ve expended myself as far as 1 "significant," but warned the front wilder, too. "No reputable military expert I The reviews were at the request Ford, in a speech written for can," he said, noting that he had runner “it's a long time until July.” The President, on his longest drive know has suggested such a course of of the Board of D irectors, delivery at Tyler Junior College, plowed much of his own money, in Pennsylvanians also picked Rep. of the campaign this week, hopes for action. Such a policy, if you could call following an audit report which said. "Obviously we should exercise cluding a $100,000 personal note, into William Green as the Democratic a record turnout to upset Reagan in it that, would undermine rather than showed a surplus in excess of great caution before heeding the the Pennsylvania campaign. nominee for retiring Sen. Hugh the May 1 Texas primary and end strengthen our defenses," Ford said. $500,000 for 1974-75. When the words of a man who obviously has no Jackson said he was changing his Scott's seat, but the Republican bat board adopted the current budget, experience and little understanding tle between Rep. John Heinz and it didn't know of the big surplus of the complexity of national defense former Philadelphia district At and increased the tax rate by 1.35 matters. Superficial arguments torney Arlen Specter ran undecided mills. The reports are intended to based on incomplete knowledge are Six are arrested in drug raid into the early morning hours. give the directors better control of fundamentally harmful rather than Jackson, saying "1 have no Seized were 20 packets of brown revenue and expenditure figures, helpful. Six persons were arrested on drug and possession of a cannabis-type excuses, I just didn't get my message when budgeting in May for fiscal charges Tuesday night when substance (mariJuana). powdered heroin (worth about $20 across," pledged a dramatic shift in Manchester Police raided a Squire each), some narcotics parapher years beginning July 1. Sartor said Manchester detectives, campaign strategy away trom gim UConn Professor George E. Hill Charges dropped Village apartment and seized $400 nalia. and small quantities of mickry and handshaking. worth of heroin and a small amount cooperating with the Capitol Region suspected mariJuana, Sartor said. acknowledged utilization of sur Crime Squad, arrested the six per plus is an area where experts dis- of mariJuana. Detective Capt. Joseph Bond was set at $5,000 for the against Mrs. Fowler sons at 44D Channing Dr. Investiga Monteagudos and at $1,000 for the agree and the CPEC Sartor said today. tion and surveillance led to a surprise other four persons. No one could post acknowledges it is "subject to All charges against Mrs. Rose Arrested were: raid at about 8:15 p.m., he said. the bond, and all six were held over The weather philosophical differences." Fowler, former chairman of the • Juan D. Monteagudo, 16, and night for court appearance today in I ilowever. the two agree that cash Coventry Town Council, were Joseph J. Monteagudo, 23, both of surplus should be declared as dropped yesterday in the Court of East Hartford. 44D Channing Dr. (Squire Village), The Tuesday night arrests bring Mostly cloudy, chiince ol atlernuun revenue and available for Income Common Pleas at Rockville.