Israel Warns Its Patience Ebbing

Israel warns, 1, its patience ebbing By Julie Flint plete and total withdrawal of all spokesman Larry Speakes that United Press International' PLO forces from Lebanon. Time is Israeli Prime Minister Menachem running short. We are reaching, Begin had "promised” not to invade Israel’s patience with negotiations very rapidly, the limit of our west Beirut. to peacefully remove PLO patience,” Reagan told a nationally televised guerrillas from west Beirut is "very Draper, the official said, told news conference that Speakes was rapidiy” running out, Foreign Shamir that Habib believes a not present at the discussion with Minister Yitzhak Shamir told a top political solution can be achieved. Begin and the prime minister said U.S. Mideast envoy today. “ We are not going to be drawn only that Israel “ didn’t want” to Shamir met for an hour in here into protracted negotiations of move into the capital’s Moslem sec Jerusalem with Deputy Assistant wdeks or months,” the Israel of tor, where an estim ated 6,000 Secretary of State Morris Draper, a ficial said, but stressed there was no Palestinian guerrillas are tra p i^ . top aide to U.S. presidential envoy specific time limit oh Habib’s ef Sources close to the talks between Philip Habib in his negotiations forts. Palestinian leaders and Lebanese a im ^ at averting an Israel invasion The Palestine Liberation officials said the Palestine Libera of the Lebanese capital. Organization reportedly has agreed tion Organization had agreed in “ We heard a review of the situa in principle to leave Beirut, but the principle to leave Beirut, but was tion (in Lebanon),’ ’ an Israeii of- U.S.-endorsed negotiations to avert seeking' concessions refused by ficiai said, briefing reporters on the. an all-out Israeli assault on west Israel and America. Draper visit. "H e told us of the Beirut appeared bogged down in Publicly, the PLO vowed it had no various problems on the ground and details Wednesday, Ae 26th day of intention of leaving Lebanon, its last the various factions.” Israel’s invasion of Lebanon. sanctuary. The Israeii official said Shamir In Washington, President Reagan "W e are staying,” said a ranking told Draper, "We want to reiterate added a note of urgency by denying PLO official Tuesday night as U.S. there is no other solution but a com a widely reported statement by bis envoy Philip Habib met Lebanese Prime Minister Chefik W a ^ n in An Israeli soldier stands outside a bank In the prime minister’s residence. Hazmieh, Lebanoit(top photo). "OPEN” sign In Jerusalem, after a meeting of tells customers bank is operating despite its the Israeli Cabinet Wednesday, a covering of sandbags. Although a cease-fire CIGNA's plan senior Israeli official expres^ Is to effect, fighting continues between Chris- . hope the “ problem can be resolved tian forces and the Palestinians and Syrians by political means.” In the area north of the Beirut-Damascus “ But we are running out of time,” he told reporters, highway near Bhamdun (bottom photo). Meanwhile, PLO leader Yasser Arafat takes , W quoted time fo ra chess game with a television cor- m ili£a^ ûBees'^SS iSyiHg' the' respondenlMn Beirut. Syrians have reinfdrc«l their troops along the .Damascus-Beirut highway. Israel controls an 18-mile UPl photos section of the highway from Beirut area eastward to Bhamdoun. Some observers speculated the HARTFORD (UPl) - The in merged with INA of Philadelphia. Palestinians were merely playing surance. capital o f the world has Robert D. Kllpatcjck and Ralph S. for time, hoping pressure in (.Israel been shocked by the announcement Saul, co-chief executive officers of and around the world would build to of plans to move a 163-year-bld in CIGNA, said every effort will be a point where an attack on Beirut surance firm out of the Hartford made to reassign to other functions was politically impossible. area at a potential loss of 1,000 jobs. within CIGNA those employees of Sen. Charles Percy R-Ill, chair CIGNA Corp'. announced the two groups whose jobs are man of the Senate Foreign Relations Wednesday a consolidation of its eliminated. Committee said Wednesday an property and casualty group "Despite reassignment and Israeli invasion of west “Iwirut headquarters that will affect most natural turnover, positions will not would be "unacceptable” because it of the employees in the Hartford be available for all employees,” would cause huge civilian area offices of its subsidiary. The they said. "Those who are not .casualties. Aetna Insurance Co. reassigned right away will be given Aetna, founded in Hartford in preference for other CIGNA jobs as Percy said Israeli Prime Minister 1810; is known as "the little Aetna” they become open. Menachem Begin hah been told^per- and is not a ssocia te in any way Saul also said, “ The investment sonally, "b y me and I believe by the with the giant Aetna Life & Casual group will maintain some administration,” that any timetable for an Israeli move against Palesti ty. operations in Philadelphia, and CIGNA plans to transfer Aetna’s about 35 Investment employees will nian forces in Beirut would be operations to Philadelphia along be asked to relocate from "unacceptable.” He said Begin A with about 100 employees. Officials Philadelphia to Bloomfield.” made no reply. said at least half of the remaining 1,- 000 Aetna workers affected were expected to be re-employed in different CIGNA operations Change in brass won't affect jobs elsewhere in the Greater Hartford area^ , ' Employees had expected a major reorganization after the March 31 merger but the announcement came Aircratt insists no layoffs planned as a shock to many pn Wednesday. Workers were told they would be given four weeks notice starting By Raymond T. DeMeo employment plans) has got one up executive vice president in charge commercial products division. The about Aug. 1. ’ Herald Reporter on us,” he ^ id . of the government products divi president of commercial products, Word of the move spread quickly "Tracy, contacted this morning, sion, power systems division, and Donald C. Lowe, resigning abruptly among the thousands employed in Pratt and Whitney Aircraft’s said he hasn’t had time yet to assess - Pratt and Whitney Canada. Botlîs two weeks ago, citing personal the multi-billion dollar Industry at public' infqnriation dlTMtor says the the impact of the jusLannounced and Wegner’s are new ly-cre^d reasons and a desire to return to his other, major insurance firms such as major reorganization of' the com Changes in Pratt and Whitney’s top positions. home in Canada. pany’s top brass announced late Aetna Life & Casualty, ’Travelers management. Robert E. Rosati, formerly a Replacing Lowe is Lawrence W. Weêsday will haye no impact on and Hartford Insurance Group. senior vice president in the com- ' Clarkson, formerly vice president P&WA’s employment picture. HEADING THE changes is the CIGNA, wbch was formed last mercial products division, to a new tor contract negotiations. Clarkson “ I hope we've seen the last of the appointment of 61 year-old Richard yea /th rb u ^ the merger of INA and position as senior vice president in has been product manager for employment cutbacks,” said P&WA J. Coar of Glastonbury as P&WA the Connecticut General Corp., said charge of negotiating nqw engine P&WA's F-lOO engine in the F-16 spcAesman James H. Lynch. president. Coar succeeds Robert J. it will consolidate pnqierty and development programs with other fighteF jet. ' ■ casualty groups in Philadelphia and. Lynch scotched persistent rumors Carlton, who has been promoted to manufacturers. Pratt is planning a its Investment group in Bloomfield. that Pratt has been laying off executive vice president in charge joint venture with six other Selwyn D.. Berson as named) Aetna was the property and workers over the past few months. of United Technologies Cor manufacturers to produce a new executive vice president of the com-'*' casualty affiliate of CohneCtlcat He said there have been no biyoffs poration’s power toctor. UTC .is commercial engine for a proposed mercial products division. Berson (jeneral before Connecticut General since June' 3, wheh 90 'yrhitecoUar Pratt and Whitney’s parent com short-range commercial jetliner. was formerly vice president for employee in the company’s mgine pany. • Irwin Menderlsohn, formerly marketing and cutoomer seWice tor designlife division■ received...................... pii* slips. Coar, formerly vice president of senior vice president of engineering the U.S. and Canada in the commer ■ _ _ — At the time the June 3 layoffs were P&WA’s power sdetor, joined'the in commercial products, to the cial products division. W nStoC mOOSt’U announced, 'hompany officials said' company’s engineering ^vision in newly-created position of executive 1942. He eventually became chief Their newly-appointed subor • '■■*^**"*' possibly' be vice president of commercial dinates in the division are Karl M. expected in the en^H>4bsign divl- engineer of what is now the com engineering. Commercial „ , 24 pages, 4 sections ; gion. * pany’s government products divi Thomas, the division’s senior vice engineering is a new organization president for program manage Advice .................................. 16 Lypeh said the company has hired sion. In 1971, he became vice presi the company has created to tighten dent of engineering and in 1976, yice ment, and James M. Kennedy, Area t o ^ .......................... .18 back blue-collar workers on a small- the link between the commercial senior, vice president for marketing Bttslness...... .21 scale basis. Oiarles ’Tracy, dlrec- president for technology and and manufacturing divisions to strategic planning. He was named and customer support. Both men Classified ....... 28-23 ting business manager lor the Inter- produce more efficient, less expen were previously in the marketing of .Comlcs .....

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