East Hartford Vening to Seek Compromises and Send New Instructions to Lower Level East Emmissary Alfred Atherton; Oct
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National weather map: page Newsstand copy 20 cents Norwalk, Bridgeport Teachers Strike By riiitfd Press International year contract calling fur salary in Talks between the Bridgeport last week from the state just to get progress was reported in contract Teachers in Norwalk and creases of 6.5 percent the first year, Teachers Association and the school 5,000 teachers were ready to walk out the schools open, 10,000 teachers and negotiations in either city. today if a new contract agreement is Bridgeport voted overwhelmingly 6.4 percent the second, and 7 percent board broke off Monday night and employees threatened to keep them today to strike with classes the third. more than 1,250 teachers today In New Orleans, where 90,000 not reached. closed if their wage demands are not students have been barred from scheduled to open in both cities An arbitration award in Norwalk rejected overwhelmingly the board’s Teachers Union President Henry met. classrooms by picket lines for three Wednesday. The strikes affect a total gave the teachers 6.6 percent in final offer, a four-year contract with Robinson said he would recommend In Marion, Ind., where a strike days. Superintendent Gene Geisert delay of a strike, but warned that his of 37,000 students. ' creases each year for a two-year con a 6 percent increase each year. already is in progress, the teachers said he was preparing a statement 'membership might reject it. Officials in Bridgeport and tract and the teachers have said they Bridgeport teachers want a two today may face a choice between the outlining disciplinary action to be ' In Rhode Island, 25,000 students Norwalk said they would seek injunc want the city to live up to the agree year contract with an 8 per cent in classroom and jail. taken against striking teachers. faced extended vacations as teachers tions to block the strikes. ment. crease each year, and provisions for Grant County Circuit Judge A. Union representatives in both Norwalk officials say they don’t specialists in art, music and physical Union President Nat Lacour threatened to walk out in Cranston, Morris Hall has summoned 300 of predicted Geisert also would offer Pawtucket and Westerly. cities said money was the main have enough money. education courses. them to a contempt of court hearing. back pay to those returning to the Some picket lines have been up in stumbling block preventing agree Another negotiation session An estimated 23,000 Bridgeport Last Wednesday, he jailed eight ment. Another obstacle in Norwalk between the union and the Norwalk students would be affected. classroom and branded the approach Philadelphia since Friday and a full- leaders of the walkout on contempt “a strike-breaking tactic.” scale strike that would idle 250,000 and Bridgeport is the question of school board has been scheduled for 7 Elsewhere in the nation; charges, keeping them locked up class size. p.m. today by state intervener Peter About 50 Massachusetts com students was threatened for opening In financially strapped Cleveland, during the Labor Day weekend. munities faced strike threats, and in Norwalk teachers rejected on a Admitie in a last minute bid to recon day Wednesday. Teachers in three where the school district was forced A strike has closed schools in Rich Boston, left hamstrung on opening voice vote today a proposed three- cile the differences. to secure special borrowing power other districts also were on strikes mond, Ind., for six days and little day last year by a bus drivers’ strike. affecting 8,800 students. Inside today Manchester Carter Full Partner Dr. Ben Rubin has protested plans to hold a hearing on a housing code appeal during the daytime, saying that mo^ such For Mideast Summit 1978 hearings are held at night to per mit wider public participation. CAMP DAVID, Md. (UPI) - Aides said the U.S. objective is to viser on national security; Secretary led the See page 2. President Carter says he will act as a break through a number of obstacles of State Cyrus Vance; William 60-day full partner in the unprecedented at the top political level. If this can Quandt of the National Security Middle East peace parley he is con be done, then Begin and Sadat would Council; special presidential Middle wcard East Hartford vening to seek compromises and send new instructions to lower level East emmissary Alfred Atherton; Oct. 2. common ground with Israeli Premier negotiators who will carry on the Harold Saunders, assistant secretary When East Hartford’s public Menachem Begin and Egyptian talks in weeks ahead. of state for Near East Affairs, and Post- schools open tomorrow, there will Ilollec- President Anwar Sadat. Under a virtual media blackout, White House press secretary Jody be 400 fewer students than at this U.S. officials, briefing reporters r self- the summit participants hope to hold Powell. time last year. See page 7. before the summit meetings, said the Is with exhaustive discussions of the issues. Vice President Walter Mondale ’The Town Council is scheduled president also has ready a variety of “We just wanted to go where the will be in charge of the executive to vote tonight on a proposed con ideas to introduce in the open-ended telephone doesn’t ring,” said one top branch in Carter’s absence but tract for the municipal employees discussions if and when he thinks U.S. official. probably also will visit the talks. s one; union. See page 7. they would be useful. But he will not The administration has been seek to impose a U.S. peace plan in The? current violence in Lebanon imped may also be reviewed by the three generally silent about U.S. proposals lornia any form. that may be put forward to en Connecticut Sadat, who stopped over for dinner leaders although it is not a formal ne for agenda item, officials said. courage a breakthrough. in Paris with French President Speculation has centered on a U.S. hurry- An autopsy is to be performed Valery Giscard d’Estaing, was Carter summoned ambassadors on the body of a five-year-old girl security treaty with Israel or The expected to arrive first in the early Samuel Lewis from Israel and Her found in a grain bin three days stationing of U.S. troops in the Mid . They man Eilts from Egypt to assist. after being reported missing. See afternoon at Andrews Air Force dle East as part of a peace-keeping uest a Base, outside Washington, D.C. Also on the U.S. delegation are Dr. force. Both would require con /elope Begin, who rested overnight in Zbigniew Brzezinski, presidential ad gressional review and approval. ^he Nation New York, was due at the same Air lacing A helicopter dropping prizes at Force installation a few hours later. Calif. a church festival crashed into a Both leaders were expected to crowd, killing seven patrons and Jacob Ludes and Mrs. Eleanore Gowen, principal and vice make short arrival statements Directors To Oppose injuring at least 18 others in Penn principal, respectively, at Manchester High School, chat infor before flying by U.S. M arine sylvania. See page 15. helicopters to the heavily guarded unday mally during the coffee social preceding this morning’s retreat in the nearby Catoctin Moun Rearguing Fire Case t the Manchester teacher orientation in the high school cafeteria. tains of Maryland. East In Sports (Herald photo by Chastain) » U.S. officials said President Carter By GREG PEARSON tion to reargue the case, but it ap * would meet each separately and 1 and Ron Guidry of Yankees Herald Reporter parently will not take such a tep. show them to their quarters in the esent. becomes major league’s first 20- Manchester Mayor Stephen Penny Town Counsel David Barry Satur rustic country lodges. It was not game winner... Dennis Eckersley said this morning that he expects day recommended that the step not TeacKers Cautioned known if all three would meet infor i first of Red Sox sorry for starting trou that the Board of Directors will be taken. ^ mally tonight, but formal negotiating intral ble in Baltimore. See page 11. agree with the town counsel’s “I have reviewed the record, the Hall, sessions begin Wednesday. recommendation not to file for a briefs and the court decision and am On Basic Education Carter, in a solemn mood, settled reargument in the Buckland fire of the opinion that there are no lizing Stock Market into Camp David more than 24 hours jurisdiction case. adequate grunds for filing such a mo before his high-level guests. nture By JUNE TOMPKINS While Dr. Kennedy said ways must TTie state Supreme Court ruled last tion. Former Town Counsel Victor I. NEW YORK (UPI) - Prices be found to handle the problem of Leaving the White House Monday, Herald Reporter ’Tuesday that the Eighth Utilities Moses concurs in this opinion,” IS are opened higher today in active declining enrollment, he drew he warned: “Compromises will be Barry said. ober. trading of New York Stock District has the authority to provide Cautioning Manchester public applause when he said that there had m andatory.