24 - EVENING HERALD. M ., Oct. 10, 1»«) Florida battleground for Carter, Reagan By United Pres* International The Republican candidate won his second major labor “ It’s a sign of weakness if you have to get involved Florida — a closely divided state with 17 electoral votes endorsement in two days when delegates to the National militarily In combat. It’s a sign of strength if you can USamliPstpr — is today’s battleground for the presidential campaigns Maritime Union convention unanimously overturned a protect our nation peacefully.” of both President Carter and Republican challenger decision by their leaders and endorsed Reagan. The In the course of the day he also criticized Reagan for opposing the minimum wage, for calling workmen’s com­ Ronald Reagan. executive board of the 2.3 million member Teamsters un­ Cloudy Carter attended a reception in Tallahassee Thursday ion endorsed him the day before. pensation “ a prepaid free lunch for freeloaders,” for op­ Cloudy with a chance of night and planned to sign — in Florida’s House chamber Carter displayed his new campaign style ’Thursday in posing the SALT H arms control treaty and for ad­ rain today. Clearing — a $100 million refugee reimbursement bill today to help Nashville, Tenn., and Winston-Salem, N.C., but made it vocating a nuclear arms race. tonight and partly sunny the state, hard hit by the influx of Cuban and Haitian clear his promise to soften his rhetoric about Reagan The president was loudly cheered in Winston-Salem when he promised to continue a sound ioan support WEATHER and breezy on Sunday. refugees. does not apply to Reagan’s policies. Details on Page 2. t Gov. Bob Graham warned a few weeks ago if the ad­ At a town meeting at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry, program for tobacco, and piedged to change a clause in ministration did not come to the state’s aid, the president Carter said Reagan was wrong to blame U.S. military federai law that allows foreign tobacco to be imported. YOUR HOMETOWN NEWSHAPER could lose Florida to Reagan. weakness for America’s neutrality in the Persian Gulf Reagan was plagued with questions about his en­ I Vol. C, No. 10 — Manchester, Conn., Saturday, October • Since 1881 • Reagan’s Florida stop was in Tampa, on the west war. vironmental stands ’Thursday. coast. He also planned an appearance in Columbia, S.C., The United States has two carrier battle groups and 150 The Reagan headquarters in Arlington, Va., put out a before flying to California for a weekend in the San Fer­ aircraft in the area, and “ clear naval and air superiority statement Wednesday “ by Governor Reagan,” saying air nando Valley. in that whole region,’ ’ he said, adding: poilution “ has been substantially controlled.” But K J someone apparently failed to show it to the candidate. Asked atwut that statement in light of Los Angeles’ pre­ Libyans back Iran as war rages sent smog problems, Reagan said in St. Louis, “ I think all of this is again a little nit-picking, trying to divert us from parently the radar on the AWACs The Islamic duty dictates that we Gulf. developments of the diplomatic BAGHDAD, Iraq (UPI) - Libyan Iran accused Ira ^ of introducing the real issues.” ally ourselves with the Moslems in Iranian aircraft screamed across a moves launched by both nations Buckley asks mandatory terms fo r drugs At two later stops, told the statement under his mane leader Col. Moammar Khadafy, ground-to-ground lyiissiles into the planes sent to the Persian Gulf area Iran in this crusade instead of 160-mile stretch of northern Iraq Thursday. said flatly air pollution is substantially under control, already backing an airlift of arms to war Thursday with a bombardment last week. tion and enforcement,” he said. fighting them on behalf of America,” over Mosul, Kirkuk, and Suleimaniya HARTFORD (UPI) - Republican U.S. problems. marijuana should be converted to pill Reagan responded, “ I think that the Clean Air Act has Tehran, publicly announced his sup­ by Soviet-made rockets which killed The Scud missile, which is about 35 Buckley recommended a study of staf­ Khadafy said in cables to King in the raids which killed 13 and Iraqi Vice President Taha Mohied- Senate candidate James Buckley Dodd’s campaign workers said later the form for use by cancer patients. done a great deal for this country. Isn’t it substantially port for Ayatollah Ruhollah 130 civilians and injured 300 others. feet long, and carries a high fing and funding of the federal Drug En­ Khaled of Saudi Arabia and other wounded 11 others, Baghdad din Maarouf, quoted by the Iraqi recommends anyone arrested for selling congressman favors decriminalization of He also criticized the Carter ad­ under control? I think it is." Khomeini’s regime Friday amid tit- U.S. intelligence confirmed the explosive TNT warhead, has a rulers. reported. News Agency, said his government dnigs should be given a mandatory prison possession of small quantities of ministration’s support of removal of 111 forcement Administration. For exampie, Independent candidate John Anderson, in a speech to for-tat oilfield air attacks by Iran and Iraqis fired Soviet-built missiles at maximum range of 175 miles. he said, the DEA oniy has two agents to In the texts of cables released by Iran and Iraq Friday bombarded The Iranian military said their wanted to establish go<^ relations sentence. marijuana, but has not advocated any investigating officers from the U.S. New York’s Liberal Party, which has endorsed him, used Iraq on the 19th day of their war. Iranian cities and said they were patroi Maine’s extensive coastline. the Libyan news agency, Khadafy each other’s vital oil centers on both warplanes bombarded and strafed oil with Iran and avoid bloodshed and Buckley said Thursday that Connecticut change in the penalty for sales. Customs Service whose principal function his own harsh language to chastise Carter. Baghdad communiques charged “ Scud” missiles and not the smaller He said a look also should be taken at publicly declared his support for Iran sides of their disputed border and the wells and installations in all three damage. is on the verge of a major heroin epidemic Buckely recommended Gov. Ella was to detect drug smuggling at various “ Just last night ... Mr. Carter revealed he is aban­ Iranian aircraft killed 13 people and “ Frogs” as first reported. whether laws restricting the use of Baghdad government demanded Iran towns along with others in Irbil, A1 and a law that provides 7-year jail terms Grasso appoint Republican former Rep. U.S. ports of entry. doning the politics of vituperation and manipulation,” injured 11 others in raids on three Administration officials in and urged other Persian Gulf coun­ wiretapping in investigations are not halt its "aggressive, racist and Shuaibah, Amarah and Basra. But he denounced "the course of for persons caught trafficking in drugs ap­ Robert StMle, who served on a narcotics Controlling the source of drugs, es­ Anderson said. “ We all know why he made this change. towns in northern Iraq. Iran said it Washington said the firing was con­ tries to do their “ Islamic duty” and hampering efforts to bust drug smuggling expansionist policy” in the Persian Iraqi anti-aircraft gunners shot fanatacism, ignorance and racism parently is used very little. control committee in Congress, to coor­ pecially heroin, Buckley said, is more dif­ Not because he was disgracing his office — which he was hit oil installations. firmed by "intelligence sources,” ap­ back Iran, too. rings operating outside of Connecticut but down five of the aircraft. One plane followed by Iran in its relations with Buckley also claimed his Democratic dinate local, state and federal drug en­ ficult today because the U.S. is not in a — but because the American people were disgusted with crashed into a house in Mosul, killing opponent. Rep. Christopher Dodd, had forcement eHorts. - position to negotiate with the prime which suppiy drugs to the state. Iraq and other Arab countries.” his conduct.” a woman and child, the military said. supported decriminalization of “ We’re talking about people whose producers — Iran, Afghanistan and Buckiey said he supported Connecticut’s Maarouf called on Iranian leaders The Iranian thrust was aimed at marijuana. whole future’s are ruined by the curse of Pakistan. drug paraphernalia law if it were written to stop their “ aggressive, racist and to meet a constitutional test. The new h MGSR begins HUD campaign “ civilian installations and housing expansionist policy and their in­ “ This is hardly a mature, serious ap­ drug addiction,” he said at a morning “ Our only hope of heading off a new At P e n ’s Kathy Say$l areas,”ireas, the Baghdad military said.said, terference in thetl affairs of countries proach to a deadly serious problem facing news conference at the Capitol. drug catastrophe, one that will reach not currently is being challenged in court. There’* atlll plenty ol time to enjoy native^ I created problems the CD program There were few reported of the region." Connecticut," Buckley said of Dodd’s sup­ Buckley said he did not support only heroin but marijuana and cocaine as “ If you believe drugs are bad, why jazz By MARTIN KEARNS program the town could free up the Besdies, HUD regulations allow fruHa A y^egeteblee. could help resolve, Faucher said. posed position, adding it was “ typical" of decriminalization of marijuana nor the well, must depend not on dealing with people up with reminders that it's | Herald Reporter money for other uses, Faucher said. for developers to to apply directly for overseas sources but with domestic detec­ available down the street?” he asked.