24 - THE HERALD., Mon., Dec. 21. 1981 Year may be worst ever for state housing you’d begin to see it in March,” says HARTFORD (UPI) - When dustry in 1981. Commerce says 1981 will be the cent within the next year, but say Department of Housing, says in­ Dickie. “ If it’s not so strong, it l-park plan stirs furor... page 8 analysts chart the performance of Cumulative figures for 1981 dipped country’s worst for new housing that prediction is based on the terest rates “ coming down a point might drag a little into April.” Connecticut’s housing industry over beiow last year’s running count for since World War II. assumption that many variable or two won’t wake up the industry The housing constructed in the past two years it looks like the first time in October, and Nearly Everyone watching the economic conditions remain cons­ by any means.” Connecticut this year has shifted in .they’re drawing directions to the forecasters hold little hope for any continued slide points an accusing tant. Seasonal factors would also dis­ basement. late rally. State Housing Com­ finger at interest rates, which make But even a modest decrease in courage any rally within the next direction as well. Suburban areas Last year state officials tallied up missioner Joseph Canale recently mortgage payments a formidable commercial lending rates over the three months. The industry normally lead the state in the the group of housing starts in predicted the totai number of starts burden for the average wage earner next few months probably won’t fuel traditionally creates few hew homes number of units started, but this Connecticut and proclaimed 1980 the this year would dip below 10,000 for and put a squeeze on builders any immediate rebound for house in the winter months and usually year cities dominated the develop­ Rain tonight Manchester, Conn. worst year since figures were first the first time. needing supplies on short notice. builders. doesn’t show any signs of recovery ment. kept in the 1940s. The same problem exists Some financial experts believe George OicKJe, a planner until at least March. Bridgeport is the fastest growing and Wednesday Tues., Dec. 22, 1981 area in 1981. Life got tougher for the housing in­ nationwide. The U.S: Department of mortgage rates could drop to 13 per- watching trends from the state “ If it’s a strong drive in spring. — See page 2 25 Cents New mail ^MIBBBl|0pen Tonight 'til 9 .'-A.a . ^ system Next month letters will move automatically from data processors to a printing machine and then to the folder- for enveloper machine in Poland says miners giving up the foreground. Ad­ dresses will show removed, water poured over them saw, has been allowed to see his for people to make traditional the pope’s first eyewitness report was im posed. But diplom atic thrpugh window BOYS . By United Press International and they are spat upon. family and celebrate mass with a Christmas visits,” . Warsaw Radio from Poland, reports reaching the West said envelopes and local -Sizes 7 to 14 Warsaw radio said today some of Despite the defections, the Polish priest, the radio said. said Monday night. The relaxed Walesa, whisked away from a church officials put the figure as delivery will be made the nearly 3,000 miners holding out radio said, the sit-in srike is con- In Rome, Pope Johp Paul II rules allow Poles- to travel freely Solidarity meeting at Gdansk when high as 40,000, with jails overflowing by standard first class' in two Silesian coal pits had given up unuing in both the Piast and the received first-hand reports of the within their home provinces from the crackdown began nine days ago, and many detainees held outdoors in 2 Pinwhala Corduroy-Straicht Lag mail. At RCA Govern­ their protest under urging from Ziemowit mines as well as at the big crisis in his homeland from a Polish today until Dec. 28. was in Warsaw and “ enjoyed good sub-zero temperatures. ment Communications wives and clergymen who went Katowice steel mill. bishop in a series of meetings in the Warsaw Radio also announceci conditions,” Warsaw' Radio said Urban claimed at the Warsaw Systems in Camden, •Navy oGreen down into the mine to plead with Earlier reports said the thousands Vatican that began at midnight. nine people — writers, editors, and Monday. news conference the interned were N.J., Norman J. •Brown oBlack them. of miners at two pits in Katowice The pope prayed for peace with ; one film director — were released The radio said government held in “ humane conditions, better Cooperman checks The broadcast said “ many” of the Province in southern Poland con­ the secretary of the Polish Roman from custody. The radio said the list spokesman Jerzy Unban told a news than in prisons’’ but church sources was “ given as an example” of peo- said volunteer relief for the equipment of the type •Grey •Tan striking miners’ wives, accom­ tinued to defy the ruling military Catholic Bishops Conference; con ference Walesa would be panied by priests, had descended council with their underground Bishop Bronislaw Dabrowski, and r i.ple to be released and “ many more released “ as soon as the situation in detainees was held up by official red that will be operating in •Reg & Slims into the mineshafts to try to per­ strike and said priests had offered said he remembered "with people” will follow. the country permits this.” tape. 2 5 post offices suade them “ that it was senseless to mass for men on strike in mines in emotion” the audience he had with The list included Krzysztof Urban acknowledged nearly 3,000 Walesa’s wife and children saw 2 throughout the United carry on.” . Silesia. Walesa last January. ... Klinker, secretary of the association angry miners stayed 1,650 feet un­ him Sunday, when the deeply States in January. The According to the report, some of Warsaw radio also said that Earlier, the ruling military coun­ of Polish journalists and film direc­ derground at two mines in defiance religious Solidarity chief also was U.S. Postal Services' the miners gave up the defiant Poland’s military ruler.s eased cil said the defecting Polish am­ tor Jerzy Markuszewski. of the military government. But in visited by a priest who celebrated new system, costing for protest against the ruling military travel restrictions today for the bassador to the United States will be At the Vatican, the pontiff con­ Washington, presidential mass, the radio said. $31 million, is called E- council. Christmas holidays and announced charged with “ crimes” against the ferred into the early morning hours spokesman Larry Speakes said up t(^’ Solidarity sources, in reports COM Electronic Com­ Miners who abandon the strike at the release of nine intellectuals state. today with Bishop Bronislaw 20 coal mines were on strike. reaching the West, said Walesa “ has puter Originated Mail. the Piast mine are being arrested under martial law. “ In view of the gradual improve­ Dabrowski who arrived from Poland ffhe Hbhgapian news agency MTJ:. so far refused to cooperate” with a GIRLS "terrorized,” Warsaw radio It said Solidarity leader Lech ment of social discipline, it has late Monday night. No details of the quoted Urban as saying 5,000 people reported. It said their clothes are Walesa, under house arrest in War­ become possible to make it easier meeting were released, but it was had been detained since martial law Pl4‘tis4‘ turn to )>ugo 8 UPI photo EB to deliver 7 subs Solidarity official: Warks GROTON (U PI) — The Electric Boston will follow the weekend com­ launching rockets and torpedoes for directar lioal .shipyard expects to deliver missioning of the USS Phoenix, use against surface ships and other seven submarines to the U.S. Navy which became the 15th Los Angeles subs. this year, marking the largest class attack submarine added to the Besides the Phoenix, Electric Soviets will stay out Boat has delivered four other fast named amount of ship tonnage the firm has Navy fleet. deiivered in one year since World The 360-foot Phoenix, which was attack submarines and also War II production, launched at Electric Boat on Dec. 8, delivered the nation’s first Trident By Nancy Thompson is on everyone’s minds, Anita come to civil war because the peo­ llie company expects to deliver 1979, was commissioned in a Satur­ submarine this year. Herald Reporter Milewski said. ple have no weapons, only the army. By Scot French the fast-attack submarine USS day ceremony at the Navy Sub­ Jerzy Milewski, who was atten­ He predicted that the army would Electric Boat had been praised Herald Reporter lioston within the next week, marine Base in Groton. " H e drops in each year like Santa ding an annual laser conference in not fire on their fellow Poles, at­ Friday for fulfilling its promise to marking the completion of 61,000 Home port for the Phoenix, which Claus,” said Anita Milewski, looking New Orleans when the government tributing shooting thus far to The search for a new public works deliver seven submarines to the fondly at her cousin Jerzy-Milewski, imposed martial law, is uneasy extremists in the ranks. director is over. tons of ship since Feb. 13. carries 12 officers and 115 enlisted Navy this year. The previous largest amount of men, will be Norfolk, Va. The sub­ who visits Manchester annually about his good fortune. “ If there is a larger confrontation George A. Kandra, a 56-year-old delivered tonnage over a com­ marine wili be under the command George Sawyer, assistant Navy from Gdansk, Poland.