PAGE THIRTY-TWO - MANCHESTER EVENING HERALD. Manchester, Conn., Wed., Oct. 4, 1978 The Weather wHm Partly sunny today with highs 63 to 68,17 to 20 C. Cloudy N m with fog tonight; lows 47 to 53 Occasional rain likely Friday; n iianrIjpHtTr iEopiiiitg MpraI6 highs in the low 60s. Rain probability: 10 percent today; 20 percent tonight; 70 percent Bill Vetoed Vol. XCVIII, No. 4 — Manchester, Conn., Thursday, October 5, 1978 A Family ISEWSpaper Since 1881 Friday. National weather map: page 20. WASHINGTON (UPI) - Presi­ dent Carter, defying his own con­ gressional leadership, today vetoed the »10.2 billion public works bill and promised to do the same to future legislation he deems fiscally irresponsible. The lines between the White Food Costs House and Capitol Hill were clearly drawn following Carter’s expected announcement, and House Speaker Thomas O’Neill immediately scheduled a vote about noon to see if the veto can Up Sharply be overriden. If the House reverses Carter, Senate Democratic Leader WASHINGTON (UPI) - The cost Even without the volatile food Robert Byrd said the Senate of food, down for two straight price sector, other wholesale prices would attempt to do the same months, rose sharply in September to rose 0.6 percent compared to just 0.4 push up all wholesale prices by 0.9 later in the afternoon. Both percent in August. percent, the government reported houses must vote by a two-thirds To make the situation even worse, today. It was the greatest increase majority to override, or the veto the department also reported that since spring and a severe setback to is sustained. “This has not ben an wholesale prices at the intermediate the fight against inflation. easy decision to make." Carter and crude stages - those products told reporters in the Oval Office, President Carter and his economic not yet ready for shipment to “but I have a deep commitment to policymakers have maintained that retailers — also turned in dismal per­ control unnecessary spending and inflation would taper off somewhat— formances. inflation. “I will continue this especially in the food sector — during process, no matter how unplea­ the second half of 1978 after surging Intermediate prices rose 0.7 per­ ahead at an alarming pace during the cent, the biggest gain since March, sant it is, as long as Congress first half. sends me unacceptable legislation while crude goods prices jumped 1.6 At the White House, Carter had no that is not compatible with fiscal percent after falling for two straight responsibility.” immediate comment on the figures, months. but a spokesman said he had in­ By far, the biggest surprise in the formed members of Congress report was the large gain in the Study Needed beforehand of the “bad news” on the prices of food ready for shipment to prices front and used that informa­ supermarkets. A Manchester subcommittee tion as a wedge to curry their support The 1.7 percent gain, the depart­ studying the possibility of an Ad­ Checking Notes for Speech in upholding his veto of the public ment said, was attributed mostly to a vanced Life Support System in works bill he considers inflationary. large jump in beef and veal prices. town has asked for a statistical Lew Rome (center), Republican candidate Agostinelli, local Republican leader; Ronald The September report from the But prices also turned up after study of medical emergencies the for lieutenant governor, checks over the H. Denison, president of the college; Craig Labor Department said food costs decreasing in August for processed soared by 1.7 percent, the largest rise past year. ’They have asked for a a notes of his speech prior to talking with Riker, student council president and Thomas poultry, vegetable oil end products representative from East Hart­ students at Manchester Community College. since April, after falling 1.5 percent and whole black pepper. Prices rose Ferguson, chairman of the Manchester in August and 0.3 percent in July. ford’s Emergency Medical Ser­ Also meeting with Rome on a brief visit to more than in August for refined vice to explain their program at Republican Town Committee. (Herald photo The overall 0.9 percent wholesale sugar, the department said. the subcommittee’s next meeting. the college ' Wednesday are Nathan by Pinto) price jump was also the biggest since The department said its overall See page 2 last April’s 1.3 percent, tb° depart­ wholesale price index stood at 196.9 ment said. last month. That means goods and Nobel Prize Overall wholesale prices had ac­ services costing $100 in the base year tually declined in August for the first of 1967 were priced at $196.90 in STOCKHOLM, Sweden (UPI) — Third Suspect Held time in two years. September. Isaac Bashevis Singer, the Polish- If prices rose during each month at During the past year, wholesale born American author whose the same, rate as September’s, the prices have now risen 8.2 percent and moving accounts of Jewish life in annual rate of increase would be 10.8 food is up 10.2 percent since Polish ghettos brought “universal percent and a return to double-digit September 1977, the department human conditions to life,” today inflation. said. won the 1978 Nobel Prize for In Nuclear Sub Plot Literature. ST. LOUIS (UPI) - The third was there for us to believe they were "They explained their plan to train Singer, 74, a resident of New suspect in what the FBI called a plot serious...And you’ve got to nip it in a 12-man crew to steal the sub­ York City, was a surprise choice to steal a U.S. nuclear submarine and the bud. You can’t let these things marine...and take it to a destination for the 1164,775 prize - the possibly fire a nuclear missile at run their course.” where it would be turned over to a CD Panel Hears highest recognition in thojsorld of New London, Conn., or another East The suspects, Edward J. purchaser,” Klager said. literature — edging out oft- Coast city was arrested today. Mendenhal), 24, a life insurance com­ The FBI said Cosgrove gave the mentioned candidates such as Two other suspects were arrested pany employee from Rochester, agent a written plan that described British novelist Graham Grene Wednesday. N.Y., and Kurtis J. Schmidt, a 22- an attempt to board the Trepang Money Requests Tile FBI said the conspirators told year-old carpet cleaner formerly and South African Nadine Gor- from a submarine tender, a vessel the Manchester Area Conference of a federal undercover agent they had from St. Louis and now living in Kan­ By JUNE TOMPKINS dimer. used to maintain submarines. Churches, asked the committee to a purchaser for the submarine, the sas City, Mo., were arrested Herald Reporter Singer writes all his books in “They intended to use plastic consider allotting $400,000 for a Yiddish and is considered by USS TYepang, based in New London. Wednesday in St. Louis. explosives to sink the tender in the MANCHESTER — A group home TTiey were to be arraigned today downtown community center. many to be the greatest Yiddish In announcing the breakup of the New London harbor to create confu­ for the mentally retarded and a Suggesting the former Economy I writer of all time. bizarre plot Wednesday night, agents before a U.S. magistrate on charges sion and block other vessels,” Klager downtown community center were of conspiring to steal a submarine, Electric Supply Co. on Main Street as Located in Miami where he said the identity of the prospective said. “Tliey then would board the among the priority items presented a site, she said the center would punishable by a maximum of 10 years spends part of each year, singer buyer — if any — was not known. Trepang, kill the crew members on Wednesday night to the Community serve the elderly, single parent in prison and a $10,000 fine. said “1 didn’t write for prizes, but Tlie plot included sinking a ship in board and steam out of New London Development Advisory Committee families, and those who live alone in I if it comes it’s good. If it doesn’t New London Harbor to create a Roy Klager, special agent in harbor. as possibilities for receiving future the Main Street area. federal community development come, I would have been writing diversion, boarding the Trepang, charge of the U.S. St. Louis FBI of­ He said to create a diversion and to She said the center could fill a need fice, refused to give details of the funds. anyhow. No writer writes for killing its crew, and sailing into the cover the flight, several alternatives for those persons who wanted a place arrest of Mendenhall and Schmitt I prizes but it’s good to be Atlantic, the FBI said. were mentioned, “Including firing The Rev. Dale H. Gustafson, to go and just talk with someone, recognized. Bernard Feeney of the FBI in New other than to say the men were un­ one of the sub’s missiles at New Lon­ pastor of Emanuel Lutheran Church, armed. read or watch television. Upstairs Haven said at least 20 agents have don or, alternately, on one of several asked the committee for $30,000 to could be used as a community shelter Klager said a fugitive warrant was Power Outage been working on the caise in earnest principal East Coast cities.” renovate a home at Park and St. with a meeting room where a people­ since August, although at first the issued for a third suspect, James W. The authoritative reference book, James streets which his church and helping-people type service could be SOUTH WINDSOR - A trailer agency had trouble taking the plot — Cosgrove, 26, of Ovid, N.Y.