li / MANCHESTER, CONN., THURSDAY, FEB. 21, 1974- VOL. XCIII. No. 121 Manchester—A City of Village Charm EK^iHTEEN PAGES f’RICE: FIFFEEN CENTS Crime Said . Not Needed To Impeach WASHINGTON (UPI) - A New Tape Delivered House impieachment inquiry staff said today it had con­ cluded that President Nixon could be impeached for non­ criminal acts, including abuse of the powers of the Presidency. HILLSBOROUGH, Calif. between between the family the tape to him. Lesteruction said it (UPI) — Another tape from R earst and who identified In a 65 page report to the 38 and newsmen. contained a demand for $4 himself as the “general field the Symbionese Liberation members of the House Lester said the tape, million. He said the tape marshal” of the Symbionese Judiciary Committee, the staff, Army has been delivered to which did not contain the appeared to be from “Cinque,” ,-' organized to study possible im­ the parents of kidnaped whose voice was on the earlier voice of the 20-year-old kid­ (See Page Eighteen) peachable offenses, stressed Patricia Hearst, reporters naped girl, was received tape recording with Miss that impeachment was “a were told today at the Wednesday night by the grave step for the nation.” Hearst Hillsborough home. Rev. -Cecil Williams, who ‘‘It is to be predicated only upn conditions seriously incom­ Reporters outside the also received an earlier patible with either the con­ Hearst mansion were told of tape. Editor Kidnaped the new tape by a television stitutional form and principles Lester said Williams ATLANTA (UPI, newsman, John Lester, who telephoned Miss Hearst's Wednesday with a man who of our government or the Editor Jphn R. “ Reg’’ proper performance of the con- has been acting as go- father, newspaper publisher claimed he wanted to discuss a news story. sUtutional duties of the Randolph A. Hearst, and played Murphy of the Atlanta At 9:15 p m., Jim Minter, presidential office,” the report Constitution, Georgia’s said. Publisher Randolph Hearst established a ^‘People in Need” food bank to start handing out largest morning newspaper, managing editor of the The report said, "The duty of free groceries as an act of faith to save the life of his kidnaped daughter. Headquarters for apparently was kidnaped Constitution, got a telephone call from a man who said a President to preserve, protect the bank has been temporarily set up in this office of the Hearst Building. Miss Peggy No New Prospects Wednesday night by a group and defend the Constitution to • calling itself the “American Murphy had been kidnaped. Maze, director of “Neighbors in Need,” program in Washington, directs operation of He said the Constitution the best of his ability includes Revolutionary or Liberation volunteers which calls for 1,000 persons to help distribute the food to the needy (UPI would hear further from him by the duty not to abuse his powers Photo) ' , For Sale of Iona Army.” or transgress their limits, not another means, “meaning, I H By SOL R. COHEN William Sleith, who founded A r^ n who identified himself assume, that it would be other to violate the rights of citizens, Iona and who remained one of as a ‘Lio n e l” in that army told such as those granted by the ■rown Manager Robert Weiss means than a telephone,” its officials when it was sold in a Constitution official that the Fields said. Bill of Rights and not to act In said today he knows of no new 1969 to General Signal, said nfewspaper would hear further At 9:20 p.m., WAGA-TV derogation of power vested developments in efforts to find Gas Dealers Vote Delay a buyer for the Iona Mfg. Co. today phasing-out operations from the group. received a call from a elsewhere by the Constitution.” facility and operation. will be over a longer period “We have to assume that Reg “colonel,” who claimed, “We In saying a President could be than originally announced. has been kidnaped,” said got Reg Murphy.” He said he impeached for acts other than He reiterated his remark of a week ago when he said, He said plans are for moving Constitution executive editor was from the American criminal offenses,- the report “Chances for finding a buyer, all of the equipment to the Bill Fields this morning. Revolutionary Army or the cited as impeachable conduct In Pretest Closedown transferring ownership and Canadian plant (in Welland, a Murphy, 40-year-old fathqr of American Liberation Army, the ‘‘undermining the integrity of United Press International th eir stations Tuesday in continuing operations is very two teen-age daughters, left his the office, disregard of con­ port gasoline would not affect slim.” (See Page Eighteen) home around 7:30 p.m. EDT (See Page Eighleen) stitutional duties and oath of of­ As the state received federal protest of the order from its allocation. fice, arrogation of power, abuse assurance that purchased energy chief William E. Simon. ‘ State energy chief Eckardt C. Iona, which has been in of the government process, foreign petroleum would not be A scattering of stations opened Beck said Wednesday the Manchester since 1957, is a sub- , sidiary of General Signal Corp. adverse impact on the system deducted from its monthly fuel today but the Greenwich group assurance came from FEO of New York. Officials of the of the government.” allocation, Connecticut gasoline vowed at the Hamden meeting allocation expert John Weber. dealers head off closing down corporation announced Feb. 11 to continue their lockout for as Earlier, another FEO official The Great Deer Debate | “Clearly, these effects can be their stations. ^ it is-phasing out its Manchester long as possible. apparently indicated gas ob­ brought about in ways not an­ operation and moving ali equip­ Some 250 members of the Tlie president of the retailers, tained out of -federal stocks If debate was over and the roll-call ticipated by criminal law,” the Connecticut Gasoline Retailers ment to its Canadian plant. It report said. Charles R. Matties, said the would be deducted from the Association met in Hamden dealers want to see results ob­ state’s monthly allocation.-, The report appeared to hold Wednesday and voted to wait the loss of United States debating a less than earth-shattering proposal — tained by national negotiators the sperm whale be designated the state animal. the President responsible for FEO 'Deputy Chief John markets for its decision. without coming to any conclusion. But then, the until Monday before deciding on Saturday before planning Then came the roll-call vote on the amended the conduct of his subordinates, Sawhill was interviewed on the . Weiss, who said last week : legislators were marking time anyway — whether to close down in any statewide action. bill. Obviously, someone abstained from voting, ^ although the staff did not spell defiance of the federal ban on CBS report as he was getting five firms were interested in : waiting for 4:30 p.m., when the traditional an- out whether it feit he was acquiring the Iona plant, said for the count was 67 to 67. The bill lost. Voila. No S favoritism at the pumps. Meanwhile, assurances came off a plane in Washington. nual party by the Speaker of the House was to responsible for acts not today he submitted the five state animal — not until at least the 1975 session, Dealers in Greenwich and from the Federal Energy Office When asked whether Connec­ •: commence. anyhow. specifically authorized by him. nearby Port Chester, N.Y., shut ticut gas obtained out of federal names to General Signal and Nobody was hurt — unless one considers the that the state’s attempts to im- that it is handling all It is very likely that the state’s school children stocks would be deducted from ;■ hundreds of school cKildren from all parts of the will participate in a referendum before then — to ‘:5 the monthly allocation he said it negotiations. • state. They started it all when they voted in their He said his pessimism over determine what the statewide choice is. ^ would. i schools for designating ,a state animal — During the debate on the bill, an opponent of successful negotiations is I something the state hasn’t had. because of the time element. designating the deer remarked, “Can’t you just ^ Town Stations to Stay Open “We think Sawhill was caught : Their overwhelming choice was the white- hear a hunter crying out, ‘Oh, My God — I’ve ^ He explained General Signal of­ unprepared and he made the : tailed, deer and that was the recommendation of shot the state animal?’ It’s like.stomping on the remark not realizing he was ficials said they are anxious to ; the legislature’s committee on government ad- state flag.” ^ ByJUNE TOMPKINS the towns of West Haven and Mayor John Thompson said start moving Iona’s equipment wrong,’’ a state energy • ministration and policy. That also was how the Replied an opponent of designating the whale, Manchester residents who Stamford are “ getting there is no plan to ration gas­ spokesman said. to Canada as soon as possible — I bill read when debate began on it. But, to clobbered:” He said the car oline in town. He said,“We’d maybe in March. The Iona “How many of us have ever seen a whale may have been concerned that : everyone’s surprise, even those who opposed it, wallowing around the state?” local service stations would owners who cannot get gasoline have to be either on a state or He said Beck called Weber products manufactured there, : that wasn’t the way it wound up. in Bridgeport on their off day go Former House Speaker William Ratchford, | join in a statewide shutdown national program to observe who said, “We don’t want to Weiss said, account for about 30 First, those same opponents (obviously with a culu■IlUIl-Il^e approacn, suggesiea » outside the city.