Ms.: Steinem Business: Firm dreams of knitting craze / page 9 looks back on first 15 years / page 16 | Checkmate; Yanks* series s e ttle H ittl^ ^ a g M I iHaurlirBtrr HrralJi Manchester A City of Village Charm Monday, Aug. 3,1907 30 Cents Delays, Inconveniences upset Vernon Street residents By Bruce Motzkln the contractor, Bristol Construc­ work on one area, finish it, and then present condition of the road. “ If Herald Reporter tion Co. of Bristol, and some dug op the road,’’ said Mizia. able to work fUll force on the Vernon move to the next area. They you drove through here two or three residents feei the Job is being done' Mayor Barbara B. Weinberg Street project. shouldn’t dig upan area and leave it times, you’d need a front-end Residents affected by the Vernon inefficlentiy. recently sent a letter to J. William Diane Forte of 374 Vernon St., a mess for three months when it alignment. At least they could put a ™w>i*8tnictlon project are “ If I ran my business the way Bums, commissioner of the state however, has not seen this only has to be a mess for two little gravel down to make it more still upset about what they feel are they did. I'd be living in a tralier weeks.” Department of Transportation, happening. unnecessary delays and drivable.” which is supervising the project, park," said Jerry Mizia of 430 Al Ciechowski of 439 Vernon St. “ Half the time we don’t see Inconveniences. The construction company has complaining about the delays. Vernon St. complained about the removal of anyone out there but the telephone The project, begun more than a blamed the delays on utility com­ Weinberg said this morning that Mizia said he doesn’t understand the tar top on the section of Vernon company,” she said. year ago to straighten and widen panies, such as the phone company she has not yet received a response. why workers keep starting projects Street from the bridge at Lydall The delays have caused new parts of Vernon Street and West and electric company, which have on certain areas,, and then leave Street up to Scott Drive. Neither Bums nor Bristol Con­ concerns for residents, including Vernon Street that were considered had to restring lines on new poles struction could be reached for them uncompleted and move on to “ Why the hell do they have to the possibility of an early winter. hazardous, Is supposed to be before more construction can be comment. another area. bulldoze the tor top? They’ re not “ If they get it done before winter, completed by October. However, done. Officials have said that Bristol “ They’re not using the time even doing anything here,” he said. it will be fine,” said William work has been done infrequently by wisely." said Mizia. “ They should “ They should have had the utility Construction Co. has recently com­ Ciechowski is upset about the people do their work first, and then pleted other Jobs, and now will Please turn to page 10 Khomeini hoids U.S. responsibie in Mecca deaths NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Iran’s Khomeini, Iran’s 87-year-old re­ Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini to­ volutionary and spiritual leader, day pledged revenge against the did not say how Iran would respond United States, holding it responsi­ against “ arch-Satan” America, but ble for the killing of hundreds of said revenge would come “ in an Iranian pilgrims in Mecca during opportune time.” clashes with Saudi police. His remarks came in a message An Iranian offlcial t^ a y claimed to Hojatoleslam Mahdi Kamibi, the toll from Friday’s clashes rose head of the estimated 159,000- to at least 600 Iranians dead, 4,500 strong Iranian pilgrims to the holy wounded. The Saudis say 402 city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, people, 275 of them Iranian, were Tehran radio reported. killed and 649 hurt when an Iranian Iran’s President AH Khamenei anti-American demonstration grew told a group of navymen that »*e»UUt FrMayr the'-’ eve o f Hie America yieids cMy to force and annual Moslem pilgrim age to would be address^ that way, Mecca. Iran’s official Islamic Republie The United States has denied any News Agency, also monitored la role in the clashes. Nicosia, reported today. Khomeini’s statement coincided The Iranian president said the with an announcement that the Mecca killings will not go unans­ Iranian navy had begun maneuvers wered, and the Iranian navy in the Strait of Hormuz. The commander vowed revenge soon. military warned all ships and “ We will deal them the fatal aircraft to stay clear of Iran’s blow,” IRNA quoted him as telling territorial waters for three days as graduates at the navy command of Monday midnight (4:30 p.m. college in Tehran Sunday. EDT). A U.S.-flag Kuwaiti gas “ They are very vulnerable in the tanker escorted by U.S. warships Persian Gulf. The U.S. was also today steamed into the strait on a defeated in the Persian Gulf and Herald photo by Pinto return Journey through the Persian was humiliated poUtically and Gulf. miUtarily.” Geronimol Tehran radio, monitored in Nico­ And today Khomeini said: “ We sia, said the maneuvers — code- hold America responsible for all Jerry Lopes of Willington lifts his sail after it fell from weather made conditions ideal for sailboarding. named “ Martyrdom” — were to these crimes (at Mecca). (Sod prepare Iranian forces against willing, in an opportune time we his sailboard Saturday on Bolton Lake. The weekend possible U.S. aggression and in honor of---------------------- the slain----------------- pilgrims.m Bvssnw; » h i u w Please turn to page 10I V Sex, nudity and violence standard for some TV stations By Bart Ziegler “ We’re trying, because Ckmgress have called it ‘Summer Acquain­ Irate viewers’ negative reactions from movie buffs in the rare cases The Associated Press told us to do this, to try to evaluate tance.’ It completely chang^ tte you can get out of the scene in 30 to unedited movies once shown on when it does edit out a scene, she where the American people are movie,” said Vicki Gregorian, the seconds, and you can get out of it BOSTON — Movies containing along this line of what is offensive,” WATL-TV in Atlanta prompted a said. without ruining the movie, we won’t station’s program director. change in policy at the station. nudity, violence and profanit$’ are said CSiarles Kelley, who heads the “ There are always people that show it,” she said. Unedit^ R-rated movies are “ They called ad agencies in New becoming standard fare on some FCC’s enforcement division. are going to call up and complain,” However, “ if it’s germane to the rouUnely shown at 8 p.m. on WXXA York,” said Don Hess, program Independent TV stations, a trend Federal statutes prohibit the she said. “ But there are people that story, anything goes,” including in Albany, N. Y. Among the films it director. Today, WATL shows being watched by the Federal broadcast of obscenity, indecency complain about Bugs Bunny car­ bare breasts, violence and profan­ broadcasts with sex scenes and R-rated movies with less editing Communications Commission. or profanity, said Edith Wise, the toons, too.” ity, sbe said. profanity untouched are “ Midnight than the network versions, but with Independent stations, or those not FCC enforcement division’s chief of WXXA runs disclaimers before The FCC’s Kelley said that while Ckiwboy,” “ Animal House” and much of the possibly objectionable affiliated with the networks, say complaints and investigations. the movie and at each commercial some of the content of R-ratod “ One Flew Over The (Tuckoo’s matter cut out. they are prompted by competition “ But the fact is, this is invoked break warning of the adult nature of movies appears to violate federal Nest.” W ATL originally chose to run from cable television to show uncut very rarely If at all, because of the the material, she said. statutes, the agency was not In the “ You wouldn’t take the statue of unedited movies for competitive versions of movies that previously First Amendment,” she said re­ At the Boston station, Ms. Grego­ habit of monitoring local stations. David and throw a towel around it,” reasons, Hess said. As a struggUng were broadcast only after severe cently. In addition, the 1934 Com­ rian said, an internal review board “ We only react to complaints, said Melanie Gerig, program Erec­ new station in the market, it wanted editing. munications Act prohibits the FCC has final say on scenes that raise a and fairly well documented com­ tor. “ We feel the ai^st is making a to make a mark, he said. But he The FCC is studying public from censoring broadcasts. red (lag in her mind. plaints,” he said. statement, and for us to edit the added, “ The station has grown up reaction to the sexually explicit When Boston’s WLVI-TV shows “ We started to take a harder Une Kelley also said it would be hard aim is changing what thedirector is and wre don’t do it any more.” on the gratuitous stuff,” after the to place a blanket ban on R -ra M movies and has yet to take action the movie “ Summer Lovers,” its trying to say.” Not all viewers A survey done for WXXA found 63 FCC cracked down on profanity in films. “ I think you have to look at against any independent stations. love scene involving three people is agree. Stations that run uncut Ilie networks tend to edit much left intact.