1 ' ^ Gambling Casino Idea 1 Report Blames Movement I Germans Use Balloon East Catholic Gridders Provokes Chicago Ire 1 For Low Math Scores I To Escape from East Impressive in Opener Page 2 1 P age 4 1 Page 5 1 Page 11 L------------ \---------------- ^ iianrhpfitpr 1 ' Clear Tonight, Sunny Tuesday lEuf ntng ral& Details on page 2 Nixon^s Trip Vol. XCVIII, No. 295 — Manchester, Conn., Monday, September 17, 1979 > A Family NEWSpaper Since 1881 • 20$ Single Copy • 15$ Home Delivered HONG KONG (UPI) - Former President Richard Nixon left for his third visit to China today, win­ ding up a weekend stay in Hong Kong with the prediction President SREAKSi Carter faces a close race for the Fires Burn Democratic nomination. Nixon said in an interview Sun­ day he thought Carter “has some very serious problems. But, I thinl’ he is a fighter. I wouldn't 18 Houses sell him short.” The former president referred to President Truman’s surprise victory in 1948, when Truman's LOS ANGELES (UPI) - Hot, the slope and consumed 10 houses wind-whipped flames devoured 18 popularity “had got a little low,” before the first fire units even got expensive hillside homes in Laurel here.” much as Carter’s rating has Canyon before they were corralled dropped in current polls. One of the 18 burned-out homes, by 300 firefighters and bombing runs each valued at about $200,000, was He said the race for the by a fleet of water-dropping aircraft. Democratic ticket would be “a owned by musician John Mayall, All good fight” and noted “we will Another house suffered major that was left on Kirkwood Drive have to see if Senator (Edward) damage and one garage was were blackened chimneys and a Kennedy (D-Mass.) wants to fight destroyed. dozen automobiles gutted by flames, or just talk.” Kennedy has not The fire in Hollywood Hills was ‘‘I could hear the houses declared his candidacy. only one of 10 brush blazes still exploding,” said author Rod Thorp, Nixon’s boarded an express L l . t f smoldering throughout Southern who successfully defended his expen­ train at 2 p.m. (1 a.m. EDT) to California while fire crews arrived sive home from flames licking 75 feet Canton, the first stop on his third from Indiana, Maryland, Penn­ into the sky. “Rabbits and coyotes visit to China. sylvania, Montana, Idaho, New kept coming over the hill. It was hot Charlene TUtmi Mexico and Arizona. and smoky but 1 wouldn’t leave, I Flames engulf a hillside around an expen­ through the area this weekend. At least 18 “This whole part of the country is stayed and 1 prayed, I saved my Drug Threat sive home in the Mount Olympus area of homes burned and many others were going up in smoke,” U.S. Forest Ser­ house.” WASHINGTON (UPI) - The Hollywood as a roaring brush fire swept damaged. (UPI photo) vice spokesman Gene Knight said. Another resident also refused to New Beat United States faces a serious By late Sunday afternoon, the Los leave. threat of white heroin smuggling Angeles Basin lay under a pall of "I just bought this house,” said from three Mideast-Central Asian smoke. Daniel Wilson, “and I ain't going onty Hall, popular game Hillside residents armed with gar­ low host of “Let's Make a countries - Iran, Pakistan and Worms and Hornets anywhere. I'm not even sure my fire ear for 13 years, will pres- Afghanistan, the nation’s chief den hoses stood atop their homes in a insurance is in force yet.” it the updated “Beat the drug enforcement officer warned. desperate attempt to protect them Police combed the winding roads, lock." Premiering Monday, Peter Bensinger, administrator from the flames that consumed* 120 telling residents they should leave, :pt. 17. it will feature three of the Drug Enforcement Ad­ acres in the affluent, densely- and most packeu cars with pets and a lams competing against each ministration, called for Disagree on Winter populated area. few belongings to await word from :her, as well as against the The fire, started by four children diplomatic initiatives to persuade She said the frequet August fogs the command post. Some returned to ,ock, to win the prize money. those three governments to wipe By United Press International snow, she said. “And the hornet nests playing with skyrockets in the brush, clearly mean "plenty of snows will ruins. Elach team consists of three out opium fields. Eighty percent of The woolly worms and the hornets too. If they’re down low to the was discovered at 2:45 p.m. and was snerically-related members hit us. Some fogs are heavy ones. We the world’s raw opium supplies can’t agree about the coming winter. ground, it will be a bad winter. There contained four hours later, officials Two huge “Super-Scooper” water or example: three airline are several near my house that are can expect three or four deep snow­ are produced in Iran, Pakistan Woolly worms are sporting light said. bombers dumped 1,500-gallon ight attendants or three brown coats and slim physiques, almost on the ground. And that's falls this winter." and Afghanistan. City Fire Chief John Gerard said payloads of salt water across the alice officers); each team presaging a mild winter, but hornets bad." She said the snow may start as ear­ He said the threat of heroin residents were lucky. flaming slopes, then returned to San­ ill compete for the entire are nesting near the ground, in­ Most folklore weather ly as November and the worst snow eek. Another new facet. from the three Mideast-Aslan “It could have been worse,” he ta Monica Bay for replenishment Record Breaking Stunt," will dicating more hard times. prognosticators agree winter will month will be February. The first while five helicopters deluged hot countries has been rising at the frost, based on the date she heard the said, “The flames started at the bot­ include each episode and same time Mexico’s opium poppy, The maple trees and fruit harvests arrive early. tom of a grassy hill and it roared up spots. rant the winning team addi- agree with the woolly worms — this By early September, squirrels summer’s first katydid, will come eradication program has help^ Oct. 28. But a conflicting report on onal money. decrease smuggling of brown winter should be an easy one. But the were sporting thick red coats, in- katydids from a neighbor might push Mexican heroin into the United August fog tends to side with the chworms were spinning busily from the first frost back to Oct. 1 States from 6.5 tons in 1975 to 2.5 hornets — lots of snow. the oak leaves and woolly worms The consesus amoung nature­ were afoot in their winter raiment — James Gillihan, archivist at tons in 1978. watching weather prognosticators, all sign of an early winter. Wabash Valley College in Mount however, calls for an early but mild But, aside from the Auraria Carmel, 111., waid woolly worms in High Income winter. hornets, none of the critters seemed Southern Illinois are light brown and The most vocal dissent comes from terribly concerned about the coming expecting a mild winter. WASHINGTON (UPI) - Alaska Amy Trammell, weather sage in season. “The fruit harvest seems to be has the highest per person income residence at Auraria, Ga. Crab Orchard, Tenn., weather scant, too, and that also indicates a of any state in the nation, and She has spend most of her 71 years prophet Helen Lane agrees August milder winter^” he said. Mississippi has the lowest, says a mining for gold in the hills surroun­ fogs mean snow. And, she says, The woolly worm caterpillars Commerce Department analysis. ding the Chattahooche National winter will come early. But, all around High Ridge, Mo., are “thin, Estimates released by the Bureau Forest and reverently looks to nature things considered, Mrs. Lane judges light brown with black tips,” of Economic Analysis show a for an indication of the winter to the winter will be comparatively observes veteran folklorist Helen narrowing of state-by-state come. mild. Wohlschlager. differences in individual income And what she sees is heavy August “The maple trees in the yard has For the past three years, the wool­ in the 1970s. fogs and low hornets’ nests. What thin leaves," she said. "This means a ly worms have been fat and black — But geographic differences they forebode, experience tells her, mile winter compared to the 1978-79 and the past.three winters have been rem ain^ in 1^8. Most of the 20 is a hard winter. winter of heavy snows and zero among the harshest on record. states where per capita income August fogs are a sure sign of weather.” equalled or exceeded the $7,836 national average were in the > Northeast, the Great Lakes manufacturing belt and the Far West. Most of the 30 states where Town May Give Citizens Cryital Gayle personal income fell below average were in the South, Southwest and the Plains regions. Chance to Buy Firewood Nurse Strike By LAUREN DAVIS SHEA CRANSTON, R.I. (UPI) - The Cassano, is it would be both an ad- Another suggestion has been dis- acting president of the striking Herald Reporter ministrative and insurance problem cussed by George Murphy, forestry medical-complex nurses’ union MANCHESTER — Proposals are if 42 buyers were to go to the manager, and Maurice Pass, direc- said today leaders are willing to being floated which will make 42 watershed area to get the wood. tor of general services.