Carter Answers Critics on Programs for Blacks
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The weather Mostly cloudy warm and humid today Inside today with showers and thunderstorms main ly in the afternoon. Highs today mainly Area news......... 7 Fam ily..................5 In the 80s or around 29 Celsius. Lows Gassified .... 10-12 Obituaries........14 tonight in the 60s. Partly sunny breezy Comics.............13 Sports.................8-9 and less humid Tuesday. Highs around MancAealer— /f City of Village Charm 80. National weather forecast map on Page 11. FOURTEEN PAGES Ma n c h e st e r , con n ., Mo n d ay, jo l y $5,1977- v o l. x c v i, no. 260 PttIUEt FIFTEEN GENTS Carter answers critics k-h , I on programs for blacks By HELEN THOMAS to blacks, told the Urban League ■ M . Vernon Jordan, the league’s In his Welfare proposal, the Presi UPI While House today his welfare program will executive director, criticized Carter dent said, “ there will be an ad create one million new jobs. Reporter Sunday, saying “ black people, having ditional one million job oppor “ I’ve been in office now for six tasted the sweetness of victory in tunities. Our goal is for every single WASHINGTON (UPI) - President months,” Carter told the League’s November, resent the sour taste of Carter, answering criticism that he family to have ... a guaranteed job by annual convention. ” 1 have no disappointment in July ... We resent the government” did not keep his campaign promises apologies to make,” unfulfilled promises of jobs, com Carter drew a samile from Jordan promises to win conservative support and applause from the audience when and the continued acceptance of high he said, “ 1 hope in the months ahead unemployment.” I’ll be able to work closely with Ver In his speech. Carter listed the non Jordan — at the White House. programs he had begun for the poor, “We haven't done everything we Cummings asks including a new requirement that 10 would like to do nor everything we per cent of all subcontracts in the are going to do,” said the President, public works bill go to minority cautioning critics not to jump the charter study groups. He predicted unemployment gun. could be “ perhaps as low as 6.5 per cent by the end of the year, with a "It takes time to change the course over conflicts trend downward,” of history. The eagerness to put into Carter said the major goal of his effect these programs is there.” administration is to assure that “ all Carter ended on a solemn note, those who are able to work should be saying he hoped “ together we can put Because of a number of conflict-of- Stone, a form er member of the able to find work.” smiles on the faces — instead of interest matters that have affected Manchester Economic Development The President went on, explaining: tears ” Town of Manchester office-holders. Commission, were the developers of “ This emphasis on work for those Jordan clasped the President’s Democratic Town Chairman the proposed subdivision. Their at who are able is not discriminatory, is hand warmly following the speech Theodore Cummings said Monday torney, Thomas Bailey, also resigned not moving backward. We want for and the two talked for about 15 that he will ask the Board of Direc as chairman of the Redevelopment people to not be dependent on govern minutes before Carter returned to tors to establish a charter revision Agency before a public hearing on ment ... (but) be able to stand on the White House, Jordan would not commission to deal with the conflict the proposal. their own feet.” comment on the discussion. issue. Another Democratic director, The most recent conflict-of- Phyllis Jackston, was asked to resign interest matter involves William by Republican Town Chairman Bayer, who has decided to step down Thomas Ferguson before her recent as a candidate for the Board of public hearing on an appeal to the Hearing tonight Education. Bayer, a Democrat, had Zoning Board of Appeals. Mrs. expressed interest in running this Jackston is still a member of the November for the school board. board. But, he has sent a letter to Cum on housing rule Cummings said that he will request mings withdrawing his application as that the Board of Directors establish The Manchester Planning and Supporters of the project have said a candidate. a charter revision commission to act Zoning Commission (PZC) will con that there is a need for housing for Bayer is an engineer with the just on the conflict-of-interest issue. duct a public hearing tonight on a the elderly and handicapped in Manchester firm of Kahn & Bayer, He also will suggest that a code of regulation that would permit housing Manchester, and the change in Paintings viewed at crafts fair The firm has done some work with ethics be written for town of for the elderly and handicapped as a regulations will help meet the need. the architect that is working on the ficeholders. special exception in most zones. The Stone & Goldberg application Washington School-West Side Rec “ In this super-charged atmosphere LeaAnn Fortin of 54 Eldridge St. takes a closer look at the The meeting will be held at 7:30 in has also been a center of controversy renovation project. Bayer decided of conflict of interest, you know who artwork displayed at Saturday’s SAM Crafts Fair in Center the Nathan Hale School, 160 Spruce for several months. Residents who that this might present a possible loses? The town loses,” Cummings St. The public hearing on housing for surround the proposed site have Park. The fair featured a variety of crafts and artwork by area conflict of interest and has stepped said. the elderly and handicapped will be persons. The next SAM Fair will be Aug. 13 from 10 a.m. to 4 out of the November race. expressed opposition to the cluster He said that he “ takes his hat” off the first agenda item. zone because it would permit houses Three Democrats resigned from p.m. in Center Park (Herald photo by Dunn) to party members who have had to The PZC may also act tonight on and lots that are smaller than those town boards when a question of con step down when conflict questions the application submitted by Robert flict arose concerning a proposed permitted in a normal Residence AA have developed. Stone and Jack Goldberg for a housing development that all three Zone. “ We’re losing good people. We’ve Residence AA Cluster Zone on the The residents also oppose a were involved in. got to meet the challenge,” he said. Lenti Farms tract off Gardner St. proposed two-pond detention Jack Goldberg, a former member Thus, he said that he will make his A number of people are expected to drainage facility, which they have of the Board of Directors, and Robert suggestions to the town directors. Today’s summary attend the meeting to speak both for said will create a safety hazard in the and against the change in regulations neighborhood. The developers have that would permit housing for the said that the proposal will help solve Compiled by United Preae Internetlonal elderly or handicapped as a special a drainage problem in the area. exception in the following zones: „ The termination date deciding on Rural Residence, Residence A, B, C the application is Aug. 17. This is the and M, Business I, II and III, the Cen NEWPORT, R.l. (UPI) - Sen. Zinsser to run, last scheduled PZC meeting before State Claiborne Pell, D-R.I., today said tral Business District, and the Com that date. he supports offshore oil drilling prehensive Urban Development Zone. HARTFORD (UPI) - Only 1,- and expects petroleum companies sees time good Other public hearing items tonight The opposition centers around an 973 persons have been plac^ in to take sufficient environmental include a request by Hockanum permanent jobs by a Hartford- precautions so that the fishing in elderly housing project proposed for Valley Associates to permit the the Hartford Rd. campus of South area manpower training program dustry can also flourish. deferment of sidewalks in zoning for GOP victory United Methodist Church. A group of regulations; a request from Daniel that has spent more than $45 residents has formed to oppose the C. Guachione et al for a 12-lot sub million in its four years of proposal, and many are expected to existence. The U.S. Department division off Parker St.; and an of Labor has called the Hartford- National / Carl Zinsser, a Republican Prignano — will not be seeking re- attend tonight’s PZC hearing. a p p lic a tio n from Sam u el H. The group has said that the regula Chorches et al to change the zone area program, in which the city is member of the Manchester Board of election. responsible for all federally WASHINGTON (U P I)'- Senate Directors, has announced that he will In his announcement, Zinsser also tion change amounts to spot zoning from Residence A to Business II for a funded job programs in the 27- Majority Leader Robert Byrd seek re-election in the November wrote, “ I become very upset when I and would permit more units per parcel of less than an acre at 56 and town region, among the worst in vows—to outlast a scheduled election. see the Town of Manchester move acre than existing elderly housing. 60 Oakland St. the nation. Republican filibuster this week In a letter sent Saturday to mountains to clear the way for the against public financing of Republican Town Chairman Thomas J.C. Penney facility, which I have ■ WATERBURY (UPI) - A senatorial campaigns.