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The weather Partly cloudy, cold, highs in GIFT GLIDE 30s. Clear, colder tonight, lows In Today’s Herald in teens to low 20s. Fair, colder ilanrijTslTr Suputitn UmlJi Thursday, highs in 20s and 30s. PAGE SEVEN Manche$ter—A City of Village Charm Only 22 Days ’III Chrlalmai MANCHESTER, CONN., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1 9 7 5 - VOL. XCV, No. b FORTY PAGES - TWO SECTIONS PRICE: FIFTEEN CENTS I News I Ford hails Mao chat PEKING (UPI) — President Ford evening, “ Susan is just tired,” dancers at the Central May 7 Art I summary | today hailed his long chat with Mao Nessen said. College and swayed through a Tse-tung as “a significant conver At this point in their 10-day Far Northern Chinese folk dance. She •:} Compiled from sation” on world problems, then East tour, in fact, the buoyant Ford was a little out of step and, laughing, Cniled Press International swung through another grueling day was Betty. She took a solo tour of the asked reporters, “You won’t send ft* of diplomacy and protocol at a pace old imperial Forbidden City, this home, will you?” that seemed to be fatiguing him. pronounced the gold-roofed pagodas The Chinese media played Ford’s Ford followed up Tuesday’s one and priceless jades “fascinating,” trip prominently. A picture of Ford State hour, 50-minute Mao audience with and joined the fun at a Peking dan and Mao was splashed on the front 2Vz hours of talks today with Acting cing school. page of the Peking People’s Daily, I HARTFORD - The state Premier Teng Hsiao-ping in Ford’s The First Lady, once a professional and Chinese television showed film of ;;;i Commission on Special Peking residence. They enthused dancer, kicked off her shoes and the two leaders greeting one another Revenue today was expected to i 'j i w ' over the significance of the lengthy joined a troupe of young female warmly at Mao’s residence. |i|: revoke the gambling permit it Ford-Mao meeting before debating lij: issued to a Bridgeport jai alai the significant problems dividing fronton two years ago. The ac- Peking and Washington. tion fpllows investigation of the Little information has been dis Snowplow crew size activities of David Friend of closed on the substance or tone of Hollywood, Fla., president of these talks-perhaps because there is the firm which built the>facili- little room for agreement on such g: ty. He is charged with three major issues as U.S.-Soviet detente dispute flares up counts of first-degree larceny and America's Taiwan policy. The I and one count of perjury. White House merely described this By SOL R. COHEN The back pay order was for time I round as “a continuation of signifi Herald Reporter they would have “'worked had they been assigned. I FAIRFIELD - Strikes cant discussions on a wide range of A year-old dispute between the began today in two Fairfield issues.” Town of Manchester and Local 991, The dispute between the town and County private nursing homes X Then, in rapid succession. Ford State, County and Municipal union is over interpretation of the July 29 ruling. after negotiations between un- conferred for two hours on U.S. Employes and supposedly resolved ion and management failed budgetary problems with an aide; last summer in favor of the union, The union contends, and says numerous legal opinions back up its I Tuesday night. The homes are tramped through the stuffed animal has flared up again. Southport Manor in Fairfield W w . and communal farm of an The flareup is over interpretation contention, that the ruling states the town must continue to employe two and Westport Manor in West- agriculture exhibit; attended an in of the ruling, with the union insisting men on a truck and that all members ^ port. (UPI Photo) formal dinner thrown in his honor; it is indisputedly in its favor and the of Local 991 are eligible to “ride and watched an exhibition of ping town claiming otherwise. I shotgun” on snowplows, if they Angry union leaders pong and gymnastics in Peking’s Consequently, a general meeting of volunteer for overtime work. Local I Regional sports arena. the union’s membership (about 200) Michael Ferrucci, right, of Council 16, American Federation of All this activity seemed to be has been called for after working 991 members are employed in the highway, water, sewer, and park % BOSTON—The Travelers In- State, County and Municipal Employes, vowed Tuesday in Hart taking its toll on the President and on hours today, with consideration to be departments and for the Board of surance Co., largest auto in- daughter Susan. given to a “possible job action,” ford, “we are going to close down the state” to avert putting 40,- Education. surer in Massachusetts, has Ford appears tired and somewhat should the town persist in its conten 000 state employes on a longer work week without pay hikes. The town contends the arbitration dropped its threat to stop somber — not his usual sunny self. tion. With him is A1 Marotta, left, president of the Connecticut State ruling is for two men on a truck if selling auto insurance in the When he grabbed a 25-minute cat nap No explanation has been highway department personnel, and state next year and says it will Employes Association, as they met with newsmen at the Capitol during the day, press secretary Ron forthcoming of what that "possible no others, are available for overtime renew all of its policies. Other where ublic hearings on Gov. Ella Grasso’s program to erase a Nessen said: “He needed it.” job action” may be. work. It says the ruling doesn't apply insurers are following its lead. projected $80.1 million deficit were conducted by legislators. And Susan, 18, bowed out of the The dispute stems from a town if personnel from the water, sewer The switch came after Gov. dinner and sports events in the decision last year to employ only one and park departments and school Michael S. Dukakis said he had man on a snowplow. Traditionally, system volunteer for overtime work. asked federal officials to in- the town had employed two men on In effect, the town is willing to vestigate possible antitrust each snowplow. Assembly considers programs place two men each on two, three or violations by the companies On Nov. 8,1974 a notice was pasted four snowplows. The union insists which had threatened to pull in the highway garage informing they should be on all 11 snowplows out unless more acceptable highway employes that, because the town uses (in addition to outside rate increases were allowed by to cut state budget deficit snowplows had hydraulic controls, contractors). the state. two men on a truck weren’t needed HARTFORD (UPI) — Lawmakers channeling into the state coffers American Federation of State, Coun The highway department has only and only one would be used. today considered several budget anything above $7 million realized by. ty and Municipal Employes began four or five men available for over - BOSTON — Eunice Kennedy It was the union’s contention that balancing proposals that have drawn the “Instant Lottery” and monthly the strike vote last Wednesday. time duty, and two or three of them Shriver says she wishes people its labor agreement with the town threats of a strike from state rather than quarterly collection of “If all dlse fails we are going to don’t always volunteer. About 60 men weren’t so preoccupied with protected all traditional rights that employes. taxes — drew nary a comment. close down this state, you’re God are available for overtime duty from the assassinations of her two had existed before the agreement Meantime, unions representing Mrs. Grasso, faced with an damn right we will,” said AFSCME the other departments represented brothers. While the Warren was signed and that two men on a most of Connecticut’s 39,000 state expected |80.1 million budget deficit, Director Michael Ferrucci after a by Local 991. ;|:j Commission made some mis- truck was one of those traditional workers were toting up a strike vote has said longer work weeks for state heated exchange with newspersons Town Manager Robert Weiss said •ji: takes in the investigation of the rights. In addition, the union cited taken last week. The results are employes, coupled with no pay hikes pressing him for a definitive state the town has a Dec. 18 meeting with ^ death of John F. Kennedy, she expected by Thursday. Union of and a hiring freeze, should lead to a ment on the strike. the need for two men because of safe || said, “I’m satisfied with their the arbitration board, when it will ficials were expected at the Capitol smaller state payroll. Ferrucci and other union leaders ty hazards involved. ask for a definite definition of its July S; conclusions.” The town had contended the new today to buttonhole legislative Several lawmakers came up with were cheered when they testified at,a 29 ruling. He said notices will be leaders. their own blueprints for bridging the hearing that it was unfair of Mrs. contract didn’t specifically mention posted in all departments, asking for snowplows and, therefore, the new National More than 1,000 employes jeered gap — ranging from higher taxes to Grasso to expect state employes to volunteers for “shotgun duty” on the and stomped their feet on the wooden across-the-board pay cuts for all bear the brunt of her cost-cutting policy didn’t conflict. snowplows. Should the town's posi The dispute went to arbitration.