Report Criticizes Health Center Navy, E.B. Reach Temporary Accord
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(tanccttat Sa% (EampitB Serving Storrs Since 1896 3k. VOL. LXXXINO.J& STORHS.CONNECTICHT FRIDA Y. MARCH 24. 1978 Begin: Report criticizes Israel is alone Health Center WASHINGTON (UPI) — By CHARLES A. MOORE formed to teach emergency With "great sorrow," Prime The state auditors office and general practice, to pro- Minister Menachem Begin has released a critical report vide opportunities for re- Thursday accused President on the University's Health search, and recruit physic- Carter of abandoning sup- Center in Farmington in ians for teaching. The group port for key Israeli peace which they claim an associa- handed out stipends to fifty proposals and leaving Israel tion of physicians there owe faculty members under the to stand alone. the state $132,000. incentive plan and payments In a defiant wind-up to his The report states the ranged from $14 to more Washington summit visit, he group, Medical Group Ser- than $5,000. made plain Israel still claims vices, should reimburse the The report also states that the right to keep control of state for payments which several of the employes who occupied West Bank and were made under an incen- received payments were in- Gaza strip lands, and indi- tive plan initiated at the eligible for the awards or cated it may soon resume Health Center by the group were no longer employed at construction of Jewish settle- several years ago. State the Health Center. ments in occupied areas. Auditor Henry J. Becker said The payments were based "This time, with candor, «• tm Thursday. The payments on an award of 5 per cent of the talks were difficult," he United Prctt International were made from the state's practice fees in cases han- said in an address to the President Carter escorts Israeli Prime Minister Mena- General Fund but should dled by the physicians while National Press Club. "But I chem Begin to his limousine following their meeting earlier have been payed for by at the Health Center. believe the basic friendship this week in the Oval Office of the White House. They medical practice funds, he Medical Service Group is so deep and so great in our discussed the increasingly tense problems of the Middle said. could not be reached for hearts, that there is reason to East. Medical Group Service was comment. believe that soon the difficul- ties will disappear." Despite that grace line, however, U.S. and Israeli officials were still unable to Navy, E.B. reach temporary accord agree on the text of an official concluding summit WASHINGTON (UPI) — construction at its Electric that would, together with ials are investigating the statement by mid-afternoon. normal progress payments, Begin seemed unyielding The Navy Thursday offered Boat Division in Groton, possibility that officials at to make a "provisional cash Conn., and the company essentially eliminate the ne- Electric Boat and two other on the vital peace policy gative cash flow of the pro- disputes that occasioned the payment" to General Dyna- agreed not to shut down the shipbuilding companies en- gram for that two-month Washington visit in the first mics for work on 16 nuclear project for at least another gaged in criminal fraud in period," Ribicoff said. place. attack submarines under two months. filing some of $2.7 billion in Sen. Abraham Ribicoff, Justice Department offic- claims against the Navy. D-Conn., in whose office Navy and General Dynamics BRIEFLY... officials met Tuesday, an- Disputed bottle bill Massachusetts Gov. nounced the "interim under- ' Michael Dukakis (left) Thurs- standing." day told the Massachusetts Ten days ago, General wins House approval legislature there should be a Dynamics threatened to stop blue-ribbon commission to work April 12 on the SSN-688 HARTFORD (UPI) — Long-debated legislation designed investigate charges of kick- subs, jeopardizing 14,000 to clean up Connecticut by requiring a five-cent deposit on backs and corruption in the jobs because of a dispute beer and soda containers breezed through the house construction of the UMass with the Navy over $544 Thursday by a surprisingly large margin. Boston Campus. million in unpaid claims it While the House was approving the bottle bill, the Senate has filed in connection with temporarily set aside the anti-litter bill, which is being the project. pushed as an alternative. "Today, General Dynamics The bottle bill's path through the House was greased by The Weather: Partly cloudy, temperatures dropping to the agreed to extend the stop- an amendment that would require the state to create a fund low thirties or high twenties. work deadline for two for bottle industry workers who might lose their jobs. months after the Navy offer- The amendment apparently lured some House lawmakers ed to make an immediate traditionally opposed to the bill and accounted for the provisional cash payment measure's large margin of victory, 87-57. Grasso blamed for troopers' misconduct By MARK A. DUPUIS Williams repeated his earlier claims of another car — not used by Acquin The controversial New Haven of gross police misconduct in the — which was seen in the area and attorney who represents the man state police until there "is a governor could have been driven by the killer. charged with brutally beating to willing to act like a governor and not In his speech to about 100 death and then burning a mother, her like a rubber stamp for the state journalism students, Williams said six children and their young friend in police commissioner." he doubts Acquin will get a fair trial Prospect last summer, Thursday Williams repeated his earlier claims because of a confession by Acquin to night blamed Gov. Ella T. Grasso for of gross police misconduct in the the murder will probably be admitted state police misconduct in his client's handling of his client Lome Acquin's as evidence. case and other cases, most notably case, saying "In all probability we "What judge is going to have the the celebrated Peter Reilly case. will never know who committed that courage to suppress that confes- Arty. John Williams charged that crime. The state police both manufac- sion?" Williams asked, labeling the state police corruption — including tured and destroyed evidence in that confession "utterly incredible." "manufacturing and destroying evi- case." Williams harshly criticized the dence" — will continue in the state Among the evidence Williams state's criminal justice system, from police until there "is a governor claimed was destroyed were tire the state police who investigated willing to act like a governor and not tracks which the police failed to take crimes, to the lawyers who prosecute like a rubber stamp for the state on the night of the crime. Those and defend suspects in them and police commissioner." tracks, Williams said, were evidence See "Lawyers" page 3 Attv. John Williams (tiimntttitvct Satlg fftapu Easter means facing Serving Storrs Since 1896 MARK A DUPUIS/Editor-lrt-Chief the claims of Jesus... CRAIG K SPEfWBuiirtaat Managar JOHN HILL Ml/Managing Editor To the Editor: cold air of the tomb revived him. VIVIAN B MARfiNf Associate Editor Easter is indeed the most trium- Then we must say that in his phant celebration in all Christiantiy. weakened condition, he moved the The resurrection is central to the stone, overcame the guards, and Christian faith. For if Jesus Christ appeared full of life to his desciples. did conquer death, his claim to This seems unlikely. divinity and authority is authenti- It would seem then that the only A good fight cated; if not, then we may relegate plausible explanation of the empty him to the level of a madman or a liar. tomb is that Jesus actually rose from If Jesus did conquer death, then he is the dead. The first messages preach- unique in human history and we must The victory by State Rep. Gerald ground and will now have to put more ed by Jesus' followers centered on seriously consider his teachings and Stevens, the House minority leader of a fight into his battle if he is to win the resurrection; they were absolute- their relevance to our lives. If not, we from Milford, in this week's Republi- the GOP race come convention time. ly convinced of its truth. Therefore. may ignore him. can delegate primary in Fairfield When Sarasin begins to face issues Christians believe in a living Christ. pushed a breath of fresh air and the and go after Stevens — and after, THE HISTORICAL FACTS are Christianity is not a religion, but a these: Jesus was brutally tortured, hope for some real competition into a personal relationship with God State Sen. Lewis B. Rome, the Senate! crucified, wrapped in one hundred race that one man hand hoped would through Jesus Christ. Easter means minority leader from Bloomfield who pounds of linen and spices, and be open and closed. That man is U.S. that we must come face to face with will challenge Sarasin in West Hart- placed in a tomb which was sealed Rep. Ronald A. Sarasin, R-5th, who the claims of Jesus, based not only on ford May 2 — all three candidates with a two-ton boulder. The tomb before the primary, was considered subjective faith by also objective fact. will be addressing issues. The winner area was guarded by twelve to fifteen the GOP's uncontested front runner We urge you to investigate Jesus' in the end will be the Republican Roman soldiers. in this year's gubernatorial race. teachings for yourself this Easter. party, which instead of having a Jesus is then supposed to have IT ISN'T THAT SARASIN does not Jim Leach shoe-in candidate untested in No- appeared physically to a number of deserve the Republican nomination vember, will have a candidate who President, Campus Crusade for governor, or that Stevens does.