President and Mao Have 'Earnest' Talks Deficit-Closing Alternatives Sought
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V .ar;v V > The weather Partly sunny, high upper 30s, Today And Everyday low 40s. Chance of scattered £ snow flurries tonight, low in 20s. Partly cloudy W ^ e s ^ y , high H ' ^ in 3Ps. Manche$ter—A City of Village Charm Only 23 Days IN Chrlatmas MANCHESTER, CONN., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1975- VOL. XCV, No. 53 EIGHTEEN PAGES — TWO SECTIONS PRICEi nFTEEN CENTS News Presiden t and Mao summary have ‘ earnest’ tal ks Compiled from iSSb Secretary William Greener called United Press Intenational ' i PEKING (UPI) - Chairman Mao had earnest and significant dis- tf Tse-tung, reported looking sur- cussions with President Ford on the Chinese statement “a fair rf prisingly fit, hosted President Ford wide-ranging issues in a friendly at- description” of the talks. A- in his Forbidden City home today and mosphere.” U.S. officials made clear long ago ‘• Ur, - tif State held nearly two hours of talks of- There was no elaboration on Ford would not have come to China, ficially described as “significant and specific topics discussed, but the had a visit with Mao — the ultinriate CHESHIRE — Teachers ear- earnest... in a friendly atmosphere.” very length of the meeting seemed to diplomatic compliment China can ■mw: ly today voted to hold off any The meeting, clearly a diplomatic indicate China wants to maintain pay — not been promised. g strike action for 48 hours and feather in Ford’s cap, ran one hour strong and diplomatically cordial I return to the bargaining table and 50 minutes — an unusually long ties with Washington in spite of its But the timing of the visit was kept I to work out a new contract. meeting for the ailing, 81-year-old opposition to U.S.-Soviet detente. a mystery until the President, Mrs. y. The teachers met to consider a Mao and nearly twice the time he Diplomats said the terms “wide- Ford, daughter Susan and Ford’s ad- ^ possible strike after the Town spent with President Richard M. ranging” and “significant” indicated visers sped off to Mao’s residence in I Council ^ejected a two-year Nixon during his historic 1972 visit. Mao and Ford probably included Peking’s Forbidden City in the after- I agreement reached between Hours after the event, the Chinese detente, Korea and the thorny noon. ‘•'•J g the teachers and the school issued a statement approved by the problem of U.S. support for the And the length and cordiality of the board. White House which said; Nationalist government in Taiwan in meeting seemed to underscore “After shaking hands with each of their late afternoon discussion. China’s aim of treating Ford per- HARTFORD - The Rt. Rev. the American guests, Chairman Mao Deputy White House Press sonally with warmth while scolding Morgan Porteus was elected on the United States for its detente the first ballot in a special elec- policy. tion Monday as bishop Mao has reportedly suffered a S coadjutor of the Episcopal Jai alai promoter series of strokes and grants such I Diocese of Connecticut. He will audiences selectively, but a senior March outside state Capitol I succeed the present bishop, the American official in Ford’s party Rt. Rev. J. Warren Hutchens, accused of perjury said the chairman was mentally S 65, when Jie retires or dies. While the Connecticut General Assembly met in special session sharp and seemed surprisingly fit. HARTFORD (UPI) - With the late Monday to deal with a projected $80.1 million deficit, hundreds Friend, whose last known This official said Mao walked the Democratic boss John M. Bailey ap- whereabouts was his Hollywood of state employes marched outside the Capitol in a steady drizzle HARTFORD - The new Ford party to the door at the end of parently cleared of taking a $2M,000 home, does not voluntarily submit to Pubiic Utility Control Authori- the visit and said rumors the chair- protesting a plan to increase their work week from 35 to 40 hours arrest, fugitive warrants will be ty will pursue a policy of Bridgeport jai alai payoff, the ques- man was wheelchair-ridden were un- without an increase in pay. (UPI photo) openess, according to Albert tion of where the money went issued to force him to return to true. Kleban, Easton, its new chair- remained today. Connecticut. man, who said, “We want to Only David Friend, the former make the public a vital part of head of the jai alai fronton said to be the regulatory process.” the world’s largest, can provide all the answers. Friend, 39, a former Hollywood, D eficit-closi ng alternatives Fla., banker, was charged Monday I Regional with lying about giving the money to Bailey, the former national and state > Democratic chairman who died last S BOSTON — The office of sough t by state legislators April 10. Judges in Hartford and U Gov. Michael S. Dukakis is Bridgeport Superior Courts issued drafting contingency plans to warrants for Friend’s arrest at the protect Massachusetts request of Chief State’s Attorney HARTFORD (UPI) - Lawmakers willing to hear their complaints. “short-range problem.” Richard Bozzuto, R-Watertown, said 8 motorists faced with possible Joseph T. Gormley. today sought alternative ways of Unions of state workers have “ Most importantly, the great Mrs. Grasso’s was taking the S loss of insurance next year. Friend is accused of perjury and bridging a predicted $80.1 deficit in suggested minor increases in majority of voters want us to hold politically easy route out of the budget morass by shifting the burden Companies insuring about 75 three counts of larceny. Conviction state finances after they agreed to cigarette and liquor taxes would down on expenditures and not in- to state workers rather than ^ per cent of the state’s 2.5 could result in a prison sentence of up pass up higher taxes as ballast for generate enough revenue to crease taxes,” Lieberman said. taxpayers. million drivers have to 65 years, Gormley said. the unbalanced budget. eliminate the need for a 40-hour Senate Deputy Minority Leader « threatened to quite the state Investigators hope the increased And hundreds of state employes week. » Dec. 9 unless adequate proper- pressure on Friend may break his were to protest against Gov. Ella T. Meantime, the Connecticut ty damage rates arb approved. long- silence on Connecticut’s worst Grasso’s plans to close the gap, in- Veterans of Foreign Wars said Mon- Area solons want to cut political scandal. cluding more work hours but not day it supported another of Mrs. MONTPELIER, Vt. - The The perjury charge was filed “with more pay for state workers, halts in Grasso’s budget-balancing plans — vas I« ACLU has charged that state reference to Friend’s testimony Oct. state hiring and construction and the state takeover of a $29 million « and national drug enforcement 21 to the Connecticut Special lower welfare benefits. fund used by needy vets — but only if their pay 10 per cent P efforts are used to intimidate Revenue Commission that he paid a One union of 20,000 state workers the governor guaranteed veterans’ leople P “despised minorities,” and legal fee to John Bailey in the has threatened a strike if the special benefits would not be reduced. By SOL R. COHEN area legislators acknowledges, “This nd $ relied on unconsitutional police amount of $250,000 in April of 1974,” legislative session Summoned by Mrs. Grasso has offered the able Herald Reporter action will not cure the financial g actions which public officials Gormley said. The other charges in- Mrs. Grasso supports her plan to cut veterans $2.5 million a year or 25 per problems facing the state but it is rant cent of state admission tax revenues, Support is picking up in. the willingly overlooked. volve alleged defraud of lending in- state expenses rather than raise General Assembly for a proposal put done in the belief that those of us who fresh whichever is highest, in return for stitutions. taxes in order to balance the ledger. forward by eight legislators from the have the responsibility for deter- Gormley said the information sup- The lawmakers, who were gaveled the fund. mining the level of spending must do Sen. Betty Hudson, D-Madisbn, Manchester area — for a 10 per cent porting the requests for arrest into session Monday, scheduled a cut in their 1976 salaries. personally what we can to reduce National said she wanted legislators to con- >rfor warrants would' be sealed, probably series of public hearings today on The eight, all within the 4th spending.” sider raising taxes as a means of vhy until Friend is arrested. Mrs. Grasso’s proposals. Debate in Senatorial District and all They conclude, “Should there be ; MIAMI BEACH-; America’s balancing the budget because “I Meantime, all nine members of the both chambers was set for Democrats, are: State Sen. David M. any legal impediment that would pre- [ local government officials are | think we should give ourselves the Revenue Commission are due to Wednesday and final votes were Barry, State Rep. Francis J. vent the comptroller from making :i anxiously waiting to see if widest latitude possible.” testify Thursday before a one-man expected Thursday. Mahoney and State Rep. Ted Cum- the (10 per cent) deductions, we will 'I Congress will renew the •: “I do not want to see this session of state grand jury probing the scandal, About 200 state employes marched mings, all Manchester; State Rep. make this contribution on a voluntary I general revenue sharing act •; the General Assembly crippled,” she including charges of financial outside the Capitol Monday in protest Abraham Glassitian, South Windsor; basis.” ' which funneled ?150 million q |i juggling and underworld ties.