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iHaurliPstpr^/* Sunny Windy and cold today. Clear and cold tonight, u p n becoming warmer Satur- W c A T n t n day. Vd. C, No. 56 — Manchwtor, Conn., Friday, Decombar 6, 1980 YOVR HOMETOff'IS yEWSRAPER • Since 1881 • 20« Washington reacts to Grasso who is traveling in Germany said this governor and to me an especially By LISA SHEPARD compassion and responsibility. “ As state legislator, Connecticut of Grasso when his aides contacted good friend. Connecticut and its peo Herald Washington Bureau secretary of state, member of him about her resignation. “ She is a ple have always been first in her WASHINGTON - From both sides Related stories Congress and for six years as gover great governor and an outstanding heart but today more than ever of the political fence came an out nor, Ella Grasso has fought to im human being. ’The people of Connec before, she is first in ours." pouring of high praise and prayers prove the lives of those most ticut will miss her leadership. Our Page 2 A spokesman for the National Thursday from friends and vulnerable in our society,’’ said hopes and prayers are with Ella Governors Association, in which Washington colleagues over the news Carter. Grasso today," of Gov. Ella Grasso's resignation at said Rep. Robert Giamo, a North said Giamo. From the other party and a man Rep. William Cotter, (D- Grasso has been an active member, the end of the year. Haven Democrat and senior member President Carter, who depended who might well run for governor in Hartford), a longtime friend of when asked if Grasso had an enemies Grgsao, who has liver cancer, an of the Connecticut delegation in the heavily on Grasso’s early support for 1982, Connecticut Republican Sen. Grasso’s said she would be sorely in the organization, he said. nounced yesterday that for health House. him in 1976 and on her loyalty and Lowell Weicker said, “ I have always missed but that he had confidence in "Enemies?, I don’t know of any. She reasons she would step down from "I know how difficult it must have hard work in the recent campaign been proud of Ella Grasso as gover O’Neill, who Cotter says is "eminent was a very popular governor.” the post she has held for six years been for Ella to make the decision to said of the governor, “ In her quarter- nor of Connecticut. Dropping that ti ly qualified" for the job. Grasso, the first woman to be and turn the reigns over to Lt. Gov. give up the rigors and respon century of public service to the peo tle makes me nonetheless proud of Rep. Stewart McKinney, a Fair- elected governor In her own right, William O’Neill. sibilities of public life, particularly ple of Connecticut and the nation, her as a person. She’ll win any race field Republican, expressed his grief worked long and hard_ to win the “ Connecticut politics will never be when she knows that she still can and Ella Grasso has demonstrated and she’s in.’ ’ over the circumstances surrounding respect and affection of almost all of the same again without my dear would accomplish much. It is time fulfilled the great potential of Weicker’s counterpart. Grass’s resignation yesterday. "She Connecticut's politicians friend Ella’s active participation," she looks out for herself, however, ” Democratic government — integrity, Democratic Sen. Abraham Ribicoff, has been an extraordinarily good 5 The economy Wholesale prices climh,,. WASHINGTON (UPI) - Prices at expands and the jobless who have months since last spring. the wholesale level continued to stopped looking for work — known as The Producer ft'ice Index now climb last month, but the,unemploy discouraged workers — resume their stands at 253.2 which means goods ment rate remained about the same, job hunting in the new year. that cost $100 to produce in 1967 now the government reported today. ’The Labor Department said today cost $53.20. The Producer Price Index posted a the Producer Price Index for finished The index for intermediate and 0.6 percent gain, slightly below its goods — products on the wholesale crude products, which indicate October increase. At the same time, level — rose 0. percent in November future price trends at the retail level, the unemployment rate dropped a on a seasonally adjusted basis, also rose in November. following a 0.8 percent increase in Officials inspect room in conference center ripped through the room, killing 26 persons. marginal 0.1 percent to 7.5 percent of The index for intermediate goods October. Prices were 11.9 percent rose 1 percent in November, adjacent to the Stouffer’s Inn of Westchester (UPI photo) the national work force. But private and government tugher than a year ago. following a 0.9 percent increase the in Harrison, N.Y., Thursday, after a fire economists warned that the ^ ig h e r wholesale prices generally previous month, and -the index for moderate changes recorded in the j t r m n higher retail prices later. crude goods rose 1.1 percent in Labor Department’s Producer ^ ic e ' The department attributed the November, less than the 1.9 percent Index and unemployment statistics slowed increase in the CPI to smaller increase posted in October. 29 die in hotel fire for November probably will not be rises in the prices of cars and a broad In a separate report, the Labor repeated soon. They predicted infla range of business equipment. Con Department said unemployment HARHISON, N.Y. (UPI) - A tion will surge in coming months as sumer food prices rose 0,5 percent declined lightly to 7.5 percent in fhuh fire so intense it melted walls food and energy prices accelerate. over the month, the same as in Oc November, with only teen-agers and incinerated ceilings in a hotel And, they warned, unemployment tober. reflecting a higher rate than the conference center killed 26 people, is expected to reach 8 percent early Energy prices rose 1.3 percent last previous month ' most of them corporate executives next year as the work age population month after declining in most E whose bodies were found piled up near doors of the charred meeting rowns. The blaze, which broke out ,„Employment stabilizing ’Thursday morning at Stouffer’s Inn in Harrison, exploded through the WASHINGTON (UPI) - The un the number of jobless was 1.7 million g/nanufacturing. with the unemploy conference rooms while employment rate declined slightly to higher than a year ago. ment rate declining half a percen businessmen ripped down 7.5 percent in November, with only Total employment was up 220,000 — tage point to 8.8 percent, but con C draperies to cover their faces, teen-agers reflecting a higher rate due mostly to gains by adult women struction rose slightly to 14.7 per smashed plate glass windows and than the previous month, the Labor — to 97.4 million. cent, ending a two-month decline. jumped to Uie ground 35 feet below. Department reported today. Among major groups, only teen ’The largest gain was made by At least 24 people were injured, The latest survey by the agers increased in the jobless rate, Hispanic workers, whose rate nine seriously. department’s Bureau of Labor climbing 0.3 percentage points to 18.7 dropped 0.8 percentage points to 10.1 Gov. Hugh Carey will ask state Statistics was 0.1 percentage points percent. percent. Blacks and other minorities fire authorities to review the below October’s 7.6 percent rate, The jump in teen-age unemploy also showed improvement, dropping adequacy of fire codes covering reverting back to the same level as in ment came on the heels of nearly a 0.3 percentage points to 14 percent. conference centers, beginning with September. full percentage point increase last Three categories reflected the conditions at Siouffer’s Inn, a Firefighters inspect fire-charred interior of hotel conference ’The index has shown little move month. same 0.1 percentage point drop as the spokesman said today.. However, the rate for blacks and room —packed with business executives —where an explosion ment since August, when it dropped overall rate, adult men, to 6.3 per Officials said they still had not from July’s high of 7.8 percent. other minorities, aged 16-19, con cent: adult women, to 6 7 percent, and a flash fire erupted Thursday. Officals said more than two determined the cause of the blaze, It showed a total of 7.9 million in tinued to decline, decreasing 1.5 and white workers, to 6.6 percent although they believe it was dozen persons died in the incident at the 365-room Stouffer’s dividuals out of work during percentage points to 36 3 percent. touched off by an electrical Inn of Westchester, 20 miles northeast of New York City. (UPI November. Despite the levelling off. There was slight improvement in malfunction during a demonstra photo) tion of electronic equipment by Arrow Electronics Inc. of Greenwich, Conn. Lannan blames union Purchase Fire Chief Robert Makowski said chemicais and State firm involved By MARTIN KEARNS would review the list with town of ment is short 12 officers, and that plastics inside the equipment con ficials and then begin exams for the Lannan and Robert Weiss, town Herald Reporter tributed to the spread of the fire. GREENWICH (UPI) — Arrow Electronics Inc., some of whose direc new officers. Although he expects to general manager, have not filled the ’The company, which had begun tors were victims of Thursday’s flash fire at the Stouffer's Inn in MANCHESTER - Police Chief hire new staff, Lannan said the exact vacancies to save money.