Lance Rejects Call for Resignation
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They legalities” against Lance that were resignation. want me to have my chance to turned up by the panel’s staff during Lance spoke briefly to reporters en answer the charges and that’s exact the past two weeks. route to work as two congressional ly what I intend to do — and get back It was the first mention of possible committees prepared to meet today about the business of running 0MB. ” illegal actions. The comptroller of on his controversial personal bank “It would be wiser for Bert Lance the currency’s recent report said loans and reports he and his family to resign,” Ribicoff told Carter Mon Lance's banking practices may have overdrew their checking accounts by day. been “unsafe and unsound” but that 3450,000. X Ribicoff and Percy, the ranking he had done nothing criminally He said he would appear before the wrong. Senate Governmental Affairs Com mittee Thursday, then “get back about the business of running 0MB (the Office of Management and Industrial park trial ip collec- Budget).” 1, auction “I believe the American people to be started Sept. 15 believe in a sense of fairness,” Lance said. Atty. Anthony Pagano, who, along Sens. Abraham Ribicoff, D-Conn., By GREG PEARSON with Atty. Bruce Beck, represents Souvenir and Charles Percy, R-Ill,, met with Herald Reporter President Carter Monday and said Superior Court Judge Thomas the plaintiffs, argued against the the card Dr, Kennedy addresses Manchester teachers scheduling of the trial for next week. Lance should quit because of new O’Sullivan this morning set idee.” A He said that placing the matter on Several hundred Manchester teachers respond to a humorous statement from James P. “serious... allegations of illgalities." Thursday, Sept. 15 as the starting ns” page the trial list was “untimely” and Ribicoff chairs the Governmental Af date for the trial of the case that Canada, Kennedy, superintendent of schools, as he addresses them today at an orientation session in neither he nor his partner found out fairs Committee. affects the proposed Industrial park in do not the Manchester High School cafeteria. Wilson R. Deakin, assistant superintendent, sits at about it until last Friday. A spokesman for Lance said today in Manche.sU>r ! U.S.A., far right. (Herald photo by Pinto) “I feel putting us on trial on Sept. that Carter’s longtime personal The case —the Manchester En 15 would act as a violation of our due pping off friend had hired prominent vironmental Coalition vs. Edward Stockton et al—was on this morning’s process rights,” Pagano told the Washington attorney and former judge. ly fellow Defense Secretary Clark Clifford to trial list. “Normally, a case of this com iction to represent him at the committee O’Sullivan, after hearing opening School system defended plexity might take years. We’re not hearings. remarks and meeting for 30 minutes asking for that. We’re asking that we A House banking subcommittee in the court’s chambers with at be given adequate time to prepare was to meet at mid-morning to con torneys who represent both parties, ada Inn, our case,” he said. sider changes in banking laws which set the Sept. 15 date. He also said Atty. ^ rn a rd McGovern, assistant y Stamp allowed Lance to borrow some 36 that any motions to be made in con in face of uncertainties attorney general representing the ierath of million from banks in New York and nection with the case should be filed Commerce Department replied, Ling, ad- Chicago while he headed two Georgia before that date. By JUNE TOMPKINS “Never in my ten years of practice the community. We can open our views within the school system this banks. ’The case involves a suit filed by the schools to the community. We are have I seen a plaintiff so strategical meeting Herald reporter past year with the biggest turnover The Governmental Affairs Com plaintiffs, who say that Stockton, the community service oriented.” ly try to delay a case. necticut ‘‘The Manchester school system is being in special areas and secondary mittee scheduled an afternoon state commerce commissioner, a good, solid school system,” School Kennedy also referred to change in “We’ve been ready to go to trial aaU, 138 schools. “We’re looking forward to a meeting to discuss the new granted approval of the J.C. Superintendent James P. Kennedy leadership roles in town and school good year,” he said. since July. We will hie ready to go to ill be a allegations of wrongdoing against Penney’s proposed catalog distribu told Manchester school teachers government which will take place in De^ln also introduced Ms. Judy tion center without properly court next Thursday,” McGovern k on the Lance — allegations which Ribicoff said. today. the November election. Rohlfs, president of the Manchester weighing its environmental effects. IS.” The declined to discuss Sunday. The com It was standing room only for “Their responsibility is awesome,” Education Association, and Joseph The Penney facility would be the Atty. Holland Castleman, who lents as he said explaining that the new peo mittee opens public hearings represents the Manchester several hundred teachers in the O’Brien, president of the Manchester Wednesday with Lance scheduled to major occupant in the town’s ple in office will be facing new Economic Development Commission town’s public school this morhing in Federation of Teachers, before testify Thursday. proposed industrial park, planned for responsibilities and challenges. Kennedy spoke. (EDC), the planning agency for the the cafeteria at Manchester High “I’m going to appear before the a 393-acre site in the Buckland sec School as they attended an orienta Auiother uncertainty arises in the tion. park, said, ’"This is not your normal tion session before school opens negotiations which will occur this private litigation where delays are Wednesday. year with teachers’ and ad common. This is a matter of utmost Kennedy said there are more un ministrators’ professional contracts. importance to the Town of certainties than certainties in the Contracts will be negotiated under a Manchester. teaching profession, "probably more new law this year, Kennedy said. Two die in area accidents “Any substantial delay, in and of this year than in the recent past.” Referring to the possible major itself, means that the project will “I am here to discuss the uncer deficit which the Town of Two area persons were among four struck by a car driven by Dennis accident on Rt. 7, New Milford. I’he come to an immediate halt,” he said. tainties,” he said. “Our business is a Manchester faces, Kennedy said, who died from injuries suffered in Majkowski of Glenview, 111. Police fourth death is an apparent drow Penney has signed a contract with business of attitudes and expec “We are not sure what the fiscal im accidents over the holiday weekend said the car was traveling north on ning. John Eldridge, 17, of Darien ap the town that was contingent upon f tations and if we expect that they plications will be on the school in Connecticut. Main St. in the right lane. The acci parently fell into the water on Long property being available by Sept. 1. (students) will perform, they will budget.” Scott Lopez, 21, of 140 Vernon Rd., dent is still under investigation. Island ^und when he tried to help a The company has said that it is > perform.” The mission of the school’s Bolton, died at Manchester Elsewhere in the state, Georgios water skier into the power boat in willing to extend that deadline Kennedy listed several positive educational program for the next Memorial Hospital Sunday. Michael Lazaridis, 27, of Bridgeport was which he was riding. The search was because of the court case, but it has facts before he approached the un decade is also uncertain. P. Senna, 22, of 331 Griswold St., killed Saturday night in a multi-car called off Monday night. not indicated how long it is willing to certainties. There have been suggestions, Glastonbury, died at Hartford wait for completion of the case. The Board of Education is certain Kennedy said, that the system “go Hospital early Monday morning. -----------------\ to continue curriculum revision, to back to basics.” Other suggestions State Police said Lopez suffered improve assessment and evaluations, are that there be more emphasis on extensive head injuries when he was to continue the personnel evaluation career education and special educa thrown from his motorcycle after he Today’s news summary system, and to continue having tion, and even programs in fields that collided with a pickup truck on Rt. strong parental support and interest will take the students away from the 44A in Bolton.