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' i m '"M' The weather '■'y, Inalde today Cloudy today with scattered showers Area news . ,1-3-B Family.......3-4-C or thundershowers developing this •Business.......10-B Kitchen............2-C a fte i^ n and likely continuing tonight Classified .. .6-8-B Obituaries ... 10-A A?"'! High today In 70a, low Comics..........9-B Second ThoughttC tmighi near 60, High Thursday again in Dear Abby .... 9-B Sr, Citizens ,., gC Chance of rain 70% tonight, 60% • V'1 Editorial ........4-A Sports........ 4-6-B TOursday. National weather map on Page 6-B. )t., flfilKffiSOAy/j PRItEi t-'iKi'REIN CENTS i m Rhodesian action brings warnings By United Press International In London, the British Foreign Of­ Rhodesia’s military commander Britain and the United States are fice spokesman said: “The U.S. said Tuesday the forces will stay in­ considering possible joint action, in­ government shares our concern over side Mozambique until they cluding an appeal to the U.N. Securi­ the seriousness of this development “eliminate” the guerrillas. ty Council, to compel Rhodesia to and its possible effect on U.S.-British In London, Owen said he was withdraw its troops from Mozam­ peace initiatives.” “deeply concerned” not only about bique, the British Foreign Office said He said Owen also sent a message the invasion but by Rhodesia’s pledge today. to South African Foreign Minister to keep its forces inside Mozam­ A spokesman said the British Pik Botha. He said Britain also has bique. government always has ruled out informed the presidents of the five so 'The United States and Britain have major military action against called “Frontline” states — Tan­ proposed that Rhodesia’s white Rht^esia, “but an appeal to the zania, Mozambique, Botswana, Zam­ minority regime draft a new con­ Security .Council is a possibility.” bia and Angola — of Britain’s ‘v- stitution providing for black majority The Foreign Office statement concern” and of the message to rule in. 1978. s came amid warnings from leading Smith; “This goes far beyond hot pursuit world diplomats that Rhodesia’s in­ In Washington, State Department (of guerrillas) and raises issues of vasion of neighboring Mozambique spokesman John Trattner said the the utmost seriousness challenging could trigger “a serious military con­ United States deplored the invasion. the territorial integrity of a member Entrance to burned out night club flict” and disrupt attempts to Rhodesia says its troops, who state of the United Nations,” Owen negotiate a peaceful transition to said. Through this entrance as many as 160 people walked to their deaths Saturday in launched the invasion Sunday, have black rule. captured four guerrilla camps and Waldheim, in a statement released ^uthgate, Ky., when the Beverly Hills Supper Club burned trapping the victims. Most died British Foreign Secretary David one Mozambican city, nearly 50 at U.N. headquarters, demanded the in the Cararet room where they had come to hear performer John Davidson. Here Ken­ Owen, currently in Paris attending miles from the border. immediate and unconditional tucky State Police Investigator in charge of the fact finding group — Kenneth Branden- the North-South economic con­ withdrawal of the Rhodesian troops. ference, in a statement late ’Tuesday burgh — emerges from the only portion of the once swank night club that was not condemned the Rhodesian raid into devastated by fire and later ripp^ apart by a crane searching for more bodies. None was Mozambique territory. He warned it found. Newsmen were allowed a tour of the remains yesterday and then the area was could start a serious military conflict Begin statements sealed off to the investigators to make their findings as to the cause of the rapidiy in the area. spreading fire. (UPI photo) A Foreign Office spokesman said Owenalso sent a “ strongly worded” draw criticism p^'sonkl message to Rhodesian v^Prim e Minister Ian Smith. The TEL AVIV, Israel (UPI) - A respondents, “is causing nearly spokesman refused to disclose its senior government official said today irreparable damage to Israel’s PZC postpones hearing contents but said it was along the that prospective Prime Minister foreign policy stance because of his same lines as Owen’s statement. Menahem Begin is causing “nearly very extreme statements.” Owen met with Secretary of State, irreparable damage” to Israeli The victorious leader of the right- Cyrus Vance in Paris today to dis­ foreign policy with extremist wing Likud bloc told settlers at cuss the situation. A U.S. State statements on retaining the occupied Kadum he would strengthen Israel’s on Gardner St. hold on the West Bank, which he said proposal Department spokesman in the West Bank of Jordan. is liberated Israeli territory and not By GREG PEARSON members in attendance at all French capital called the invasion a The official said Begin’s retharks has been proposed by Manchester occupied Jordan. > Herald Reporter meetings. State statutes require only developers Robert Stone and Jack “grave development.” at a Jewish settlement in the West But the Likud later modified that a majority of the commission to vote Goldberg. The proposal is for a Dou­ The spokesman said, without Bank shortly after the May 17 elec­ A meeting of the Manchester Plan­ stand and said Begin had no plans to ning and Zoning Commission (PZC) on zoning matters. ble A Cluster Zone for the 40-acre elaboration, that the State Depart­ tion provoked President Carter to annex the West Bank, home to 650,000 that would have included a public But, if 20 per cent of the property tract. ment is “considering what further react strongly and caused concern in owners who abut or are within 500 steps might be taken to get the Israel. Palestinians, so long as an opportuni­ hearing on the proposed subdivision Several residents in the area sur­ ty exists for peace talks with the feet of the proposed change express Rhodesian forces out of Mozam­ Begin, the official told Israeli cor­ off Gardner St. has been postponed a rounding the tract.have expressed Arabs. week to Monday, June 13. opposition, “ such change shall not be opposition to the 79-unit develop­ bique.*’ The meeting had originally been adopted without a vote of two-thirds ment. The opposition has been based set for this Monday, June 6. But, only of the committee,” the statute reads. primarily on two items. four of the eight commission An employe.in the Planning Office The cluster zone would permit members and alternates would have said that the PZC always tries to homes and lots that are smaller than been able to attend that night. Thus, have five voting members in fairness those allowed in a regular Residence Dry weather strains the meeting will be held the following to the applicant. AA Zone. Neighbors have said that week at the same time—7:30 p.m. — “If you don’t have five members, it this would be “out-of-character” with and place — Woodruff Hall, Center gets a little hairy,” the employe said. existing homes in the area. Congregational Church, 11 Center St. The proposed subdivision for the There is also opposition to two town water system The PZC normally has five voting Lenti Farihs tract off Gardner St. drainage detention ponds that are part of the proposed development. Cluster zoning requires the developer By GREG PEARSON eltect every other day for each He said that the Cooper Hill plant household. to give 25 per cent of the property Herald Reporter is pumping about one million gallons —in this case, about ten acres—to the The recent weeks of hot weather The ban prohibits even-numbered per day. This is 20 or 40 per cent Today’s summary town. and little rain has caused heavy houses from watering on even- more than normal, he said.Whe plant demands on the Town of numbered dates and odd-numbered Complltd from United Preta Internetlonal The portion proposed to be given to has been pumping for 16 hours per the town in this case would include Manchester’s water system, and the houses from watering on odd- day recently and has been filtering two ponds that would detain water Water Department is implementing numbered dates. For instance, around the clock. State National during periods of heavy rain. a partial water ban in the Forest tomorrow, June 2, is an even- It has recently filtered 1.5 million Residents of the area have said Hills section of town. numbered day. Thus, only those in gallons per day — about 250,000 to Bob Young, an employe of the odd-numbered homes, such as 73 500,000 gallons more than normal. LITCHFIELD — A one-man that this might pose safety or health MIAMI — ’The 1977 hurricane Water Department, reports that Smith Dr., will be allowed to water Young said. grand jury planned to wrap up a hazards to them. ’They also feel that season officially begins today there is not a shortage of water, but during the period from 5 a.m. to 9 five-month investigation of the it is not proper property to be deeded “Everthing’s been running at full with the National Hurricane heavy use has required increased p.m. Peter Reilly case today with the Center starting 24-hour operations to the town under the cluster zoning tilt for a very long time,” he said. proposal. work for water plants and equip­ Any use of water is permitted “It’s just from a lot of water use all release of at least part of the to track storms in the Gulf of ment. during the period not included in the probe’s findings.

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