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-.-■..•■.-f-.v^: PAGE SIXTCEN - EVENING HERALD. Tue»„ March 20. 1979 i®anfl)FalFr Sunny Today Fair Tonight lEuf ningilmlb Details on page 2 Vol. XCVIII, No. 144 — Manchester, Conn., Wednesday, March 21, 1979 • A Family NEWSpaper Since 1881 e 20$ Single Copy • 15« Home Delivered Board Partially Backs Clean Air NEW HAVEN (UPI) - The Downtown Proposal U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has started enforcement By GREG PEARSON the idea for Manchester's downtown with five other directors — Penny, area. But, it did agree Tuesday night proce^ings against the United Herald Reporter Betty Intagliata and Republicans Illuminating Co. for burning high- that the concept of such enabling Carl Zinsser, Peter DiRosa and MANCHESTER - It wasn't exact­ sulfur oil. legislation, which would permit but William Diana — to support a public EPA spokeswoman Elizabeth ly a vote of confidence, but the Town not require the formation of such a hearing and a letter backing the con­ Strock said Tuesday the Board of Directors Tuesday night did district, might be beneficial. cept of such enabling legislation. He proceedings could result in fines agree to give some support to a Stephen Penny, chairman of the said he would not support such a proposed bill that would permit the of $25,000 a day for the company. board, admitted he had “somewhat proposal in Manchester, though. establishment of a Central Business UI, of Connecticut's largest of a change of heart" on the matter. Directors Connors and Joseph Service District. power companies, began burning He previously had spoken against the Sweeney voted against sending the Making it clear it does not support the dirtier oil March 10 with the bill, but he supported the idea of it letter in support of the bill's concept. the idea for Manchester, the board state's approval to generate elec­ being the subject of a public hearing Director Stephen Cassano was ab­ agreed that the enabiing iegislation tricity during a shortage of at the Capitol. sent. should be the subject of a public cleaner low-sulfur fuel. The enabling concept of the bill Zinsser was the strongest sup­ hearing at the state Capitol. Ms. Strock says the federal would permit some communities to porter of the bill. agency believes the state doesn't The bill would permit a town to es- adopt it if they so desired. Penny also He said the Main Street area "is a have the power to grant such a tabiish a Central Business Service asked that the one-third return of prime candidate for a potential concession, but is directing en­ District. According to the bill, that taxes be amended to read that a slum." He referred to a recent The spirit of Marlboro maximum of one-third of the taxes television newscast about forcement at UI. district would get back one-third of the General Fund taxes its property would be returned. Manchester and said the town is owners pay. He added, however, "1 do not becoming known as “a smut System Weak This money then would be used for foresee myself supporting the capital." in a low tar dgarefle. renovation and improvement proposal, which would create He said the bill would provide local HARTFORD (UPI) - State projects to upgrade the area. another district in Manchester." money to make downtown im­ Department of Corrections of­ Other directors also spoke strongly provements. ficials say weaknesses in the State Sen. David Barry submitted against the idea. Penny and Mrs. Intagliata both promotion systems are keeping the biii at the request of severai per­ John FitzPatrick said, “You're argued that federal and state funding minority employees in state sons interested in downtown asking for taxpayers to bail out the will be needed for a complete im­ prisons and jails from becoming Manchester. Barry said, however, he merchants who will not spend their provement project in the area. Penny supervisors. and other legislators probably would own money." also pointed out that the potential of Raymond Lopes, deputy com­ not back the bill unless the Board of. Thomas Connors questioned the a slum on Main Street is one argu­ missioner of institutions, said Directors supported it. constitutionality of the proposal. ment in favor of continuing in the Tuesday more minority members The board apparently does not like FitzPatrick, however, voted along Community Development program. are ne^ed in supervisory roles, but many have problems taking the exams because the tests don't take cultural background into ac­ Egypt To Sign Treaty count. The failure of minorities to do well on the exam discourages other minority persons from Despite Begin^s Blast taking the test, he said. Carl Robinson, warden of the state maximum security prison in By MATHIS CHAZANOV Knesset in effect set the stage for the think so." The authoritative Somers, said minority positions l.liiilcil I'rcHH liilcriiulioiiul next diplomatic struggle with Egypt newspaper al Ahram said today by listing three "nevers": Sadat will stop overnight in Madrid have increased at that institution Though angry and chagrined, over the last seven years, but the Spring Arrives • “I hereby serve notice that the Saturday for talks with King Juan Egypt still plans to sign a peace trea­ government of Israel will never Carlos and government leaders. , V -!-- prison "still hasn't been able to These sprouting daffodils act as a sign that spring is finally ty with Israel despite Prime Minister attract enough minorities." return to the borders of June 4,1967, ’' As Begin spoke in Jerusalem, a here. Today marks the first official day of spring. (Herald Menachem Begin's declaration that Begin said. Israeli forces seized the senior PLO official in Beirut who photo by Pinto) Israel will never allow a Palestinian Jordanian West Bank, Gaza Strip, declined to be named said the group The Economy ^ state or return to its old borders. Sinai Desert and Syrian Golan may reconsider its opposition to the ISiiS ifi Begin’s tough comments, made 1^ . •\-» "'‘ 5'’S ' * * ! Heights in the 1967 war. Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty, WASHINGTON: With^the partly to assuage domestic critics, • "Jerusalem is united as the eter­ despite comments from the Palesti­ government trying to hold pay Moscow Housecall partly in response to earlier Egyp­ nal capital of Israel and it will never nian leadership to the contrary. raises to 7 percent, profits earned tian statements, coincided with the be divided. The statement by the official, who by U.S. business firms increased first unofficial hints from the • "A Palestinian state will never is considered a moderate, was made by 26.4 percent over last year, Palestine Liberation Organization rise in Judea, Samaria (the West privately and was not approved by provoking a harsh rebuke from Present to Doctor that it may reconsider its opposition Bank) and the Gaza Strip. the PLO leadership. the White House Tuesday. to the peace treaty if it leads to true "How do 1 know this?” Begin Besides some heated heckling from NEW YORK: Stocks fell Pale.stinian self-determination. MOSCOW (UPI) — It was an Un­ asked. "We won't agree to it. We Communist members of the Knesset, Tuesday as the Carter ad­ Bakulev Institute of Cardiovascular The Israeli Knesset (parliament) usual housecall — from Boston Surgery, where the news conference won't allow it. We will not make it Begin’s remarks also were ministration blasted a rise in cor­ today opened the second day of po.ssible." challenged by the opposition I„abor porate profits and announced halfway around the world to the took place. boisterous debate over the treaty, Soviet Union — and an unusual story Burakovsky, who was present at "What Mr. Begin .said violates the Party, which ruled Israel from its plans to unveil a new energy in­ with shouting matches flaring up peace framework reached at Camp birth in 1948 until Begin's election in itiative. The Dow Jones industrial of international cooperation for the the news conference, also declined to often between hawks and doves. sake of medicine. identify the patient. But he hailed the David and corrupts the atmosphere May. 1977. average fell 7.28 points to 850.31. The session was expected to go we hoped would prevail at the time of In his speech. Labor leader Shimon NEW YORK: Consumer buying For the American doctor flown whole operation as “a great act of well past midnight but the Knesset here on five hours’ notice to save the cooperation between surgeons of the treaty signing," complained Egyp­ Peres praised the government for its plans for cars, homes and was expected to give the treaty an tian I’rimc Minister Mustafa Khalil life of an important patient, it was United States and the Soviet Union. ” peace-making efforts, but criticized household appliances soared last overwhelming endorsement, as in Cairo, the best birthday present he ever He praised Zapel as a "very out­ th proposed self-government plan for month, an indication that "the hot Begin recommended in his keynote Asked if Begin's .statement would got: The patient regained full con­ standing specialist." the We.st Bank and the Gaza Strip. pace of inflation" will continue speech that opened the debate change President Anwar Sadat's plan sciousness for the first time in 19 Burakovsky said the patient, who "Do we want the army to rule for a while, the Conference Board Tuesday, to fly to Washington for the treaty days — and smiled at him. sources said is a married pediatri­ forever over an occupied population business research group reported. Begin's keynote address to the signing Monday, Khalil said, "I don't that does not want us?" Peres askew.

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