f ' The weather Becoming mostly sunny today, high around 80. Clear, cooler tonight, low in 40s. Wednesday, sunny, cool, high around 70. MANCHESTER, CONN., TUESDAY, SEPTEM BER 9, 1 9 7 5 - VOL. XCIV, No. 289 Manchester—A City of Village Charm TWENTY PAGES PRICE: FIFTEEN CENTS I News Lebanese war spreads summary BEIRUT, Lebanon (UPI) - Moslem lef­ badly,” said Interior Minister Camille porters of the Christian president and tists today besieged the northern village of Chamoun. ‘"Things are very grave.” MoslenS premier. Zghorta, hometown of Lebanese President ■ latest reports from Tripoli said hun­ .Police sources said hundreds of shops Compiled from Suleiman Franjieh, but failed in heavy dreds of Moslem leftists had descended on fighting to penetrate the defense of Chris- the Christian villages of Zghorta about and businesses in the mainly Moslem city United Press Internationa! of Tripoli, the second largest in Lebanon, ” tian militiamen, a security forces state­ nine miles to the east and Majdlaya, about ment said. five miles away. were blown up Monday. State Casualties in the bitter sectarian strife Reporters trying to get to the scene of Witnesses said the city was a chaos of I g which spilled over from the port city of the fighting could only reach a point about rubble, flame and death. HARTFORD — A state mediator, g Tripoli topped 300 dead and wounded since half-way between Beirut and Tripoli Roadblocks manned by Moslem and summoned because of an impasse, ;| :j fighting began nine days ago. before being stopped by a roadblock of Christian militiamen cut off access to the has scheduled talks for today and “There has been heavy fighting in the huge boulders and burning auto tires. city. Thick columns of black smoke could Thursday between the city and local area, but there has been no occupation of Local citizens said they had blocked the be seen spiraling upward in a dozen police and fireman unions. Separate Zghorta by any other group,” the state­ road to keep out marauders following the places. talks were arranged after the p o li| p ment said. kidnaping Monday night of a bus driver Rumors that Zghorta had fallen to the •:|i union decided to negotiate apart p and three passengers. The bus was found Police said the Tripoli home of Tonyj S from firemen. Police were ap- g Moslems spread through Beirut aftet with a bullet-splattered windscreen but Franjieh, the son of Christian President g parently displeased with failure of newspapers published unconfirmed the fate of the four was not known. Suleiman Franjieh, was doused with gas­ firemen to join them a sick out over reports that a force of 3,000 leftists had Beirut Radio said the situation around oline and set ablaze by Moslems Monday. P the weekend. descended on the village, nine miles from Majdlaya was “extremely tense.” The fire was one of dozens that raged un­ Tripoli. Tripoli is the hometown and political checked in the city. I BRIDGEPORT - Federal | TTie Christians in Zghorta mustered a stronghold of Premier Rashid Karami and On the streets, militiamen attacked g mediators were to meet today with defense force of 2,000 from neighboring Zghorta is the home village of President each other with rockets, mortars and University of Bridgeport President •$: villages, the newspaper reports said. Suleiman Franjieh. Some of the heaviest bullets. Police reported bomb blasts at the Leland ^ les and faculty members $• “The situation is deteriorating very' fighting was reported raging between sup­ rate of one every two minutes. i$: in an effort to settle a strike which is jg :|; now in its second day. Central issues are financial increases and job ;j| : secuHty. g I Regional PZC adopts regulations BOSTON — The Massachusetts Senate appears to be balking at ef­ forts to raise the state’s legal drinking age from 18 to 19. The bill passed the House last week but stalled Monday in the Senate as for town’s wetland areas three amendments were offered. By DOUG BEVINS right to develop land but an regulate cer­ Also affected by the change are 41 f .- : ^ j i * 'i Herald Reporter tain activities. Knighton St., 31-33 Knighton St., 158-160 PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Potter said the state DEP has been Pearl St., and 154 Pearl St. • Approved resubdivision of land at Cumberland and Pawtucket With little discussion after a short public regulating Manchester’s wetlands because teachers resumed their classroom hearing Monday night, Manchester’s Plan­ the town hadn’t adopted a set of rules. Green Rd. and Woodbridge St. to create an tMicoupon duties today under a court order ning and Zoning Commission (PZC) “I would be quite happy to tear these extra lot on a tract owned by Stanley Feeding time signed Monday by Superior Court up,” Potter said, “but we have to have it Bray. rA b a n ® adopted the town’s Jirst Inland Wetlands ; Judge John P. Bourcier. and Water*courses Regulations. because without it we’d be putting the • Decided to ask applicants for the Glode Industrial zone change for an exten­ Mrs. Marilyn Meyers of 16 Centerfield St. feeds her seven-week-old squirrels ANTI- The PZC voted unanimously to adopt the town at the mercy of the state and its sion to make a decision on the matter ISPIRANT rules after Chairman Alfred Sieffert said bureaucracy.” „ liquified babyfood through an eye dropper. Her husband, Clayton, cut down heard last month. PZC members plan to i ISational it appeared the regulations were received Included with the adopted regulations is a large oak tree in their yard. In the tree was a nest with the squirrels. Their visit the parcel, off Tolland Tpke. near the g LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Rep’. well. Only two people spoke at the public a map of Manchester’s wetlands and mother would not return so the Meyers became their parents. They East Hartford boundary, later this month. % Wilbur Mills, D-Ark., who lost the hearing; one was concerned about his watercourses, drawn with information responded well and now frisk about their back yard. They cuddle in the arms • Approved minor changes in plans for u a o i . chairmanship of the powerful House property and the other favored local con­ provided by the state. Wetlands are of the Meyers two children. Clayton is setting up a large bird house in their classified according to soil types. Green Manor Construction Co.’s Forest p Ways and Mean Committee because trol of wetlands. maple tree for the youngsters to get through the winter. It is stocked with Ridge Condominiums at Lydall St. and g of his involvement with exotic PZC members had apparently expected In other business Monday night, the It-on lotion. Greenwood Dr. acorns. (Herald photo by Dunn) Iptrcmtaiwr § dancer Fanne Foxe, has been opposition to the regulations, which will PZC: expelled from ^e Masons, accot- become effective after the state Depart­ • Approved application for a roof sign ding to cblUmnnt Jack Anderson. ment of Environmental Protection (DEP) sought by Dairy Mart Inc., 368 Spencer St. gives final approval, in about two weeks. ’The firm ’s reprentative told the PZC that ?i DETROIT — Chrysler Corp. Speaking at the public hearing. Town its existing wall Sign wasn’t adequate. Board told 8<ihool8 opened g dedicated a |50 million addition to Planner J. Eric Potter, who drafted the • Approved a zone change from In­ » its Mack Ave. stamping plant today rules, told townst)eople there’s nothing to dustrial to Residence B for a tract com­ « that top executives said should show fear in the regulations. He said the PZC — prised of several parcels on Knighton and 8 the No. 3 autos firm’s confidence in Pearl Sts. The rezonlng was sought by without any major problem8 which has been designated Manchester’s the auto industry’s future. inland wetlands agency — can’t deny the Frank Adams, who said he wants to build a home on a vacant lot at 37 Knighton St. By JUNE TOMPKINS Washington and Bently School areas for will fund it. If the public approves the I WASHINGTON - Welfare rolls Herald Reporter school improvements. plan, the board would wait until approval jj: declined last May for the first time “There has been a need for renovations from the state. Dr. Kennedy said there is a 9 and/or fil since May^ 1974, the Department of Manchester public schools opened this for six or seven years,” said Allan precedent for this building program which ly v a ry . Health, Education and Welfare year with no major problems, but a “host Thomas, board chairman, “and it will not should influence the state to make revenue reports. Payments to recipients Attendance increases of small problems,” Dr. James P. go away. We’ve got to tell the community sharing funds available. were down in May by $6,718,000 to Kennedy told the Board of Education Mon­ that these needs are there.” The board approved a motion by jj: nearly $736 million, a 0.9 per cent day night. Paul Greenberg, chairman of the Greenberg stating that the proposed jj: drop from April’s payment. building and sites committee, said the peo­ building program for Bentley and in Boston schools He said there were a number of ple in these school districts have waited a Washington Schools and the West Side Rec transportation problems which are being long time for their turn to come op after contingent upon state funding be available ^International BOSTON (UPI) - Student attendance peaceful and successful as yesterday.” ironed out. He noted this year was the having seen others get their im­ in an amount such that the cost to the increased at police-guarded Boston Attendance was up at Charlestown High HONG KONG — Prince Norodom g beginning of bus service to East Catholic provements.