Bert Lance Tells Panel
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
The weather Inside today Sunny today with high in low 70s. Clear tonight, lows 45-50, Friday increasing Area news l-2-B Family........6-7-A cloudiness. High in low 70s. Chance of Classified 5-8-B Gardening ..., 9-A rain 20% Friday. National weather Dear Abby 9-B Obituaries .. lO-A map on Page 6-B. Mancheater^A City of Village Charm Editorial 4-a .Sports......... J-5-B TltofTY PACES TH^O SB C ndN S MANCHESTER, CONN., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15,1W7 - VOL. XCVl, No. 2M PRICK. KIFTKEN CENTS Bert Lance tells panel ‘conscience is clear ’ WASHINGTON (UPI) - Fighting “I am proud of the job 1 have done hours to get a seat for Lance’s 90- He said that while he was president for his public life, Bert Lance today (in the White House budget office), minute defense in his long-awaited and chairman of the Calhoun bank Its said his “conscience is clear” and he but is it part of our American system “day in court” deposits increased from $11 million will rebut every accusation of im that a man can be drummed out of Lance has ignored resignation to $49 million and its assets rose from propriety in his personal banking af government by a series of false demands from several lawmakers in $11.9 million to $54.1 million. fairs before becoming President charges, half-truths, misrepresen the controversy involving $6 million When he took over as head of the Carter’s budget director. tations. innuendos and the like?” in personal bank loans and $450,000 in Atlanta-based NBG, “the results "I did not ask for this fight, but Lance appeared under bright checking overdrafts by Lance, his were even more dramatic.” now that I am in it, I am fighting not television lights in the jammed wife LaBelle and other family He said in 1975 and 1976, NBG’s only for myself but also for our Senate Appropriations hearing room members while he headed two deposits increased 50 per cent and its system,” Lance said in his statement opened especially for his Georgia banks. assets increased from $254 miliion to prepared for the Senate Governmen appearance. More than 700 persons Many allegations $404 million. tal Affairs Committee. had queued up in the early morning During two weeks of hearings ‘Because of the volume of un leading up to this day, the committee favorable publicity these past heard allegations Lance may have weeks,” he said, “it may come as a personally tried to whitewash his ac surprise when 1 say that no depositor tions as bank executive in order to in either (bank) ever lost a cent get approval of the budget director’s while I was with those banks.” regtona! nomination. Lance said his experience over the Lance told the committee, whose past weeks “has been one of profound ________________ - j FBI a g a tts two leaders, Abraham Ribicoff, D- shock and disappointment. The rights 1|?4 j a u m m at Conn., and Charles Percy, R-111., that I thought I had as an American have suggested to Carter that Lance have been treated in the most as should resign, that he has read irresponsible and destructive "many critical *stories devoted to manner.” family loans and overdrafts.” "The basic American principle of Paid in full justice and fair play has been pointedly ignored by certain ”I want you to know and unders members of this committee,” he Pep rally for Bert Lance tand that every overdraft has been said. ^][tk_^k^|A^Qp^|^ItoS,SM,i^iiWthein.Tbey paid in full,” I^nce said. About 1,400 hometown supporters of beleaguered Budget Lance told the committee he .Saddening experience Director Bert Lance staged an old-fashioned pep rally cl«i^a«id aa to»nne tax wanted to “recite some facts” about ■‘Certain persons have publicly, in Wednesday night in Calhoun, Ga., to tell the nation they stand his leadership of the Calhoun First effect, brought in a verdict of ‘guilty’ National Bank and the National Bank before I have been given the oppor behind Lance on the eve of his testimony before a Senate com of Georgia “which have not been tunity to present my side of the case. mittee. Bert Lance has not done anything wrong,” Georgia Lt. 8^tttor%o«iB4i*|j£G«oglaf(?r brought to the attention of the It has been a saddening and dis- Gov. Zell Miller told the people packed into a high school public.” —.Sec I'unf rcii-A auditorium. (UPI photo) Isfhiencad <U J, attorn^, in » iftS its dayaii«f«re Ws wwilna- tt tihe Cafitotm titan tk>n to clow a ct«atoal,lnv«rtljfat!wi of the Calhoun overdrafts. Four water violations reported Concerns industrial park under new federal standards Judge switch Four violations of recently adopted Also, no more than five per cent of recorded at the Buckingham reser weather, the summer months are water standards were recorded by the month’s samples should have a voir where the fluoridity reading was usually the worst for increased algae the Town of Manchester Water coliform count over four. During below the minimum standard set by growth and other water problems. Department during August. Two of August, about 5.3 per cent of the the state. Young said that further turbidity delays trial the violations were caused directly town’s water samples exceeded four. Buckingham’s fluoride level was problems can be expected as colder by last month’s contamination Young said. The standard for .56. which is below the .8 to 1.2 levels weather comes. The temperature By GREG PEARSON A subpeona has been issued to problem in the southwest section of Town Manager Robert Weiss. He has coliform is one. included in the standards. drop causes water near the top of a Herald Reporter town. Both of these violations resulted reservoir to cool and sink. Thus, the The start of a trial that affects the been asked to bring all his records Young said that this problem The new standards, which are part from the 12-day contamination in the water at the bottom moves to the top. proposed industrial park in that are pertinent to the case. developed because a fluoride of the state and federal safe drinking southwest section, he said. This inversion causes a stirring up Manchester has been postponed until Also, Walter Fuss of Griswold & saturater had to be removed for a water act, went into effect this June. Residents of the area had to boil of the water body, which can in Tuesday. Fuss, the local engineering firm that repair. The town is planning improvements their water from Aug. 8 to Aug. 19 crease turbidity. The case —the Manchester En has planned the park, has been sub He also said that the state has in its water system and has received because of high bacteria qounts found asked the Water Department to The state has been notified of the vironmental Coalition vs. Edward peonaed and asked to bring a copy of an exemption from meeting the stan in their water system. August violations. Water users who Stockton et al —had been slated to the project plan. notify residents of the North End that dards at this time. But, it still must The other two groups of violations they still are not receiving are affected by the violations will be begin today. Other subpeonas were issued to report all violations to the state and Alan Lamson, Manchester’s town were not connected to the contamina fluoridated water. notified with their next bill from the A switch in judges is the apparent also to the water customers who are tion problem. Young said. planner, Gerald Okrant, chairman of Because of the stretches of hof Water Department. reason for the rescheduling of the affected. Several water sources exceeded trial’s starting date. Superior Court the Manchester Economic Develop The two violations connected with ment Commission, and State Rep. the standard for the average turbidi Judge Thomas O’Sullivan had set the the contamination involved average ty for the month. Theodore Cummings, who proposed trial for today’s date and had been coliform counts for the month. Bob Turbidity measures the amount of scheduled to handle the case. Now, legislation connected with the Young of the Water Department particles suspended in the water. The the trial will be handled by Superior Department of Commerce’s ap said. maximum standard is one. The Today’s summary Court Judge Leo Parskey, proval of the Penney project. Coliform counts measure the average of all August readings The case is now set for 10 a.m. Penney has signed a contract with amount of a certain bacteria in the the town that was contingent upon exceeded that standard at the Compiled from United Press International Tuesday in Hartford’s Superior water. For the entire month, the following town water sources Court. property being available by Sept. 1. town is required to divide the The company has said that it is -Buckingham, Lydall St., Porter, Town officials and planners in month’s total coliform count by the Howard, Cooper Hill and Line St. willing to extend that deadline State National volved in the park project have been number of water samples taken. If The highest average for the month, because of the court case, but it has KANSAS CITY, Mo. -President subpeonaed by Attys. Bruce Beck this results in a number greater than 2.4, was recorded at the Lydall St. HARTFORD -Secretary of and Anthony Pagano, who represent not indicated how long it is willing to State Gloria Schaffer says she Carter declares flood-stricken one, as it did in Manchester during reservoir.