MANCHESTER FOCUS OPINION WEATHER DEP to pursue Abstracts are latest Natives are restless Some snow & sleet; lawsuit vs. Lydall at Newspace Gallery at Democrats’ parley more snow & sleet page 3 ... page 11 ... page 6 ... page 2 HaitrljPHtrr Manchester, Conn. — A City of Village Charm Friday, Feb. 1, 1985 — Single copy: 250 Reagan’s budget Jobless rate up seeks 1.5% hike to 7.4% By Elaine S. Povich cation, Energy, and H«psing and capital and o|)erating subsidies. WASHINGTON (UPI) - Ameri­ United Press International Urban Development, Rep. Ted Weiss, chairman of the ca’s unemployment rate rose 0.2 However. Reagan will propose House subcommittee on intergo­ percent to 7.4 percent in January, WASHINGTON — President an increase in the Defense Depart­ vernmental relations and human the Labor Department announced today, as another 300,000 people Reagan will send Congress a ment's military budget authority resources, said Thursday he was budget calling for federal spending to $313.7 billion next year, com­ advised of the proposal to elimi­ were added to the jobless rolls. It was the second con.secutive of $973.7 billion in the next fiscal pared to $284.7 billion this year. nate general revenue sharing and year, a 1.5 percent increase over Some of President Reagan's called it “ irresponsible monthly increase in unemploy­ ment and brought the total of last year, the White House said fiscal 1986 budget proposals would federalism. '-t I workers looking for jobs to 8.5 today. slash programs important to cit­ “ The loss of general revenue Deputy press secretary Larry ies, including revenue sharing, sharing funds will deal a severe million. Speakes said the 1.5 percent hike mass transit and the Small Busi­ blow to local governments, which Mo.st of the deteriorating job includes total spending as well as ness Administration, admini.stra- are already straining from the loss situation occurred among adult interest payment on the debt. The tion documents show. of billions of dollars of federal aid women, the department said. Reagan budget, which goes to In addition, the president is during Reagan's first term.” Their jobless rate jumped to 6.8 Copgress Monday, will project the likely to propose in his budget an Weiss, D-N.Y., said in a statement. percent from 6.4 percent. debt at $178 billion, compared to end to subsidized school lunches "Local services paid for by But retailers and construction about $200 billion for fiscal 1985. for children from families with revenue sharing are not frills,” firms cut back employment less Confirming figures reported by incomes over 135 percent of the Weiss said. “ The revenue sharing than usual in January, helping to The New York Times, Speakes poverty line ($10,610annually fora program is crucial for enabling add 3.50,000 new jobs during the said the overall amount represents family of four). an end to loans for local governments to provide vital month. a freeze in program spending. college students from families services such as education, police, The number of employed Ameri­ Most of the cuts will be made in the making more than $32,500 a year fire, rescue, and health care.” cans rose to a record 106.4 million departments of Agriculture, Edu­ and elimination of all mass transit The document was distributed in January. In December, the Wednesday to some House employed niynbcred 106.3 million. members by budget director Since the end of the 1982 David Stockman. recession, the economy has Democrats pick Kirk The document shows freezes and created 7.3 million jobs. reductions — but not eliminations The unemployment rate was 7.2 — of programs like Medicare, percent in December, a small as chairman of party veterans benefits and the rural increase from the previous month. electrification system and imposi­ But the increase in joblessness WASHINGTON (UPI) - Paul "m arks the day that the Demo­ tion of, navigation user fees, for a was a disappointment to adminis­ Kirk, a former senior aide to Sen. cratic Party ... goes back to work savings of $25 billion next fiscal tration economists, who are ex­ Edward Kennedy, was elected to reclaim its rightful and legiti­ year. pected to forecast 'Tuesday in the today to serve as national Demo­ mate heritage as the party that The proposed elimination of the Economic Report of the Council of cratic Party chairman on the first speaks to the shared dreams of Job Corps would save $1.4 billion Economic Advi.sers that the job­ ballot. individual Americans.” over three years, $100 million of it less rate will slip to 6.9 percent by Kirk, 47, the Democratic Party Kirk said the party’s primary in fiscal 1986, the document the end of this year. treasurer for the past two years, target will be "to earn anew the showed. Scrapping the SBA would Some analysts had expected a received 203.07 votes to former political respect of mainstream re.sult in a $1.5 billion savings and slight improvement in January, if Npith Carolina Gov. Terry San­ Am erica” - the sale of Conrail would bring in only because of n heavier produc­ ford’s 150.93. Sanford failed in his Earlier, Nancy Felosi, lormer another $1.2 billion. tion schedule at automobile plants. bid for solid support in the South chairman o f the California state Defense Secretary Caspar Wein­ Herald photo by Tarquinio The report showed 70,000 addi­ with such states as Mississippi and party, a i^ R o b e rt Keefe, a Wa- berger's proposal to slow the tional jobs in con.struc'.ion, part of Kentucky going to Kirk. sh in gtop ^litical consultant, an­ growth of defense spending only a rare, two-month winter .string of “ I ’m here to tell you that today nounce their decision to pull out of slightly, saving $8.7 billion, also is Taking a look improvements in that industry. included in the document. The number of jobs in the marks the end of the soul search­ the race at a breakfast for Mildred Kinney of Main Street decides to go back inside ing, the end of the identity crisis of members of the Democratic Na­ Weinberger and Reagan have electrical machinery industry — the Democratic Party,” Kirk said tional Committee. The move was been under considerable pressure, her apartment this morning after taking a look at one of those slowest to recover seen as a last ditch bid to stop Kirk much of it from Senate Republi­ conditions outside. A mixture of rain, sleet and snow from the 1982 recession — finally in his acceptance speech. but it failed to swing enough votes cans, to cut more from defense made today a good day for indoor activities. reached an all-time high in Janu­ He vowed that his victory to Sanford. spending. ary but many other industries, including steel and oil, have still shown no improvement. Overall, the number of factory jobs changed very little from O’l^leill proposes missing chiidren unit December to January. The unemployment rate for *Bv Mark A. Dupuis Nationwide, 1.8 million children lives. That is the tragedy families will collect and dis.seminate infor­ controlled Legislature Wedne.sday adult men remained at 6.3 percent United Press International are missing from their homes for endure every day across this state mation on missing children. It also will include an additional $11.4 compared to the previous month. varying periods of time every year and nation.” the Democratic gov­ will have the toll-free hotline to million in bond funds and operat­ HARTFORD — Gov. William A. while in Connecticut 378 children ernor added. receive information. ing budget funds for programs O'Neill today proposed creation of under age 18 are listed as missing, O’Neill said the $125,000 cost of The unit also will .seminars on benefitting the elderly. a special state police unit to O’Neill said. the new state police unit is a the prevention of child abu.se and O’Neill said he will ask for Inside Today investigate missing children "It is every parent’s nightmare relatively small portion of the total exploitation and will provide train­ additional funds for housing for the cases, saying children are the to lose his or her child, even budget, which will exceed $4 ing to local law enforcement elderly, home care programs, a state’s most valuable but vulnera­ momentarily; for example, when a billion, but could be the most agencies on the handling of mi.ss- screening program to help older 20 pages, 2 sections ble resource. youngster wanders away in a important. ing children cases. people remain at home instead O’Neill said he will include crowded shopping mall.” O’Neill "The children of Connecticut are In another address today, being moved to nursing homes and A riw lra ------ ___14 Obituaries. said in remarks prepared for its most valuable and, at the same O’Neill also outlined his budget adult day care for victims of Business _ ___ 0 O pinion___ $125,000 in his proposed budget for Classified. 16-19 Peopletalk- the 1985-86 fiscal year to create the delivery at the Parkvillc Commun­ time, its most vulnerable, re­ proposals for programs dealing Alzheimer’s disca.se. Comics. 8 Sports. new unit and a statewide toll-free ity School in Hartford. source,” O’Neill said. with senior citizens. O’Neill said the state faces "no Entertainment__ 12 Television . Lottery - 2 Weather ^ hotline to take calls about missing “ Imagine living with that mo­ The special unit would be staffed He said the budget he will small task” in providing .services children.