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Ma n c h e s t e r e v e n in g h e r a l d , Manchester. Conn., Fri.. June 10. 1977 The top of the news HARTFORD -Gov. Ella T. in office. He said the American Complltd from UnItBd Press International various welfare application Grasso wants the state gaming people are in a dangerous cir groups of more than three. A forms—"a national dis military spokesman Friday commission to carefully watch cumstance in which there is a grace”—were streamlined, the the effects of a new law reducing American Tele(^hone and would give the nation’s auto warned the 300 Britons living in danger of their being denied a Telegraph and two subsidiaries. Commission on Federal bettor's winnings at Connecticut’s choice. makers until 1980 to meet pollu the east African nation would be legalized gambling faciltiies. tion controls they were supposed Paperwork says. It urges the immediately arrested and thrown SOUTHGATE, Ky. -Kentucky to meet last year. Department of Health, Education into prison if they defied the new GALILEE, R. I. -T h e Coast officials say the Beverly Hills HARTFORD -Gov. Ella T. and Welfare to adopt standard orders. Guard is blaming an alcohol stove night club fire inquiry was welfare application forms to Interiors by Grasso has vetoed legislation to for an explosion which destroyed WASHINGTON —The chairman provide Connecticut Medical Ser hindered by an Inexplicable of the Joints Chiefs of Staff replace the now "endless maze of TEL AVIV, Israel —Amid new a 35- foot sailboat, which kilM a absence of updated building plans. forms, red tape and vice and Blue Cross with New York City school principal doesn’t know if North Korea has predictions of war, Israel says it They said defective electrical paperwork...” automatic rate hikes when con and injured four companions and nuclear weapons, but believes the 'has the world’s most modern wiring inside a ceiling and an tingency funds are low. five rescuers. risk of attack once U. S. ground army next to the superpowers and adjacent wall area of the club’s troops are withdrawn from South WASHINGTON -P re sid e n t an air force larger than those of Zebra Room started'the fire. The Carter has been on a steady cam HARTFORD -Playwright BOSTON —EWward P. Martin, Korea is "acceptable.” Britain and France. Defense tragic blaze took 161 lives. paign of wooing Congress for the Arthur Miller's criticism of Gov. administrative assistant to Sen. Minister Shimon Peres made the Ella T. Grasso's lack of action in MIAMI —The 4.8 million-ton past few days and, at week’s end, remarks Friday after an extraor Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., WASHINGTON -P re sid e n t the Peter Reilly case is being ig Cuban sugar crop this year will be his spokesman took a shot at carri- dinary session of the Israeli Friday was named regional ad Carter assesses the state of his paigners who have been more nored by the governor. ministrator of the U. S. Depart barely enough to pay the Russians cabinet, which reviewed the battered energy program, weighs for their aid, a Cuban affairs successful — the industry lob nation’s defense posture at the ment of Housing and Urban the future of the B1 bomber and byists. PORTLAND, Maine -W illiam Development. expert says, and will result in end of Prime Minister Yitzhak prepares to welcome the first E. Brock III, national chairman of "more belt tightening and in Rabin’s administration. Prime lady back from her Latin creasing dependence on Soviet NAIROBI, Kenya—Uganda has the Republican party, has told a NEW YORK - I n a legal battle- Minister-designate Menahem American tour. deliveries.” clamped the most severe set of GOP fundraising dinner the party of corporate ^ants, International Begin will be taking over the restrictions on British residents has a special responsibility Telephone and Telegraph files a government as, soon as he com WASHINGTON -N ew clean air in the country’s history, barring because so many Democrats are 1150 million antitrust suit against WASHINGTON —Taxpayers pletes the formation of a new Watkins, long known for the finest legislation passed by the Senate could save 32.2 billion a year if the them from meeting or traveling in coalition. quality In home furnishings, Is proud to have been chosen to design and furnish The weather Inside today the Interior lobbies and board room of Cloudy, cool, with chance of showers tonight. Low in 90s. Partly cbudy Sun Area n ew s..........IB Dear Abby-B day with high in mid 70s. Chance of rain Business............ 3-B Editorial .........4-A the Heritage Savings & Loan Assoc’s 40% tonight, 20% Sunday. National Churches .........2-B Obituaries .... 6-A weather forecast map on Page S-B. ..V- ‘ . ^J'-Opk'i Classified .. .5-8-B Sports..........4—5-B new offices on Main St. C om ics..............9-B Wings .............. 2-B Watkins salutes the dedicated businessmen of Heritage Savings & Loan for the faith they have r In downtown /, Hostages freed Manchester and for the energy, the determination %, '*■ by Dutch troops • I and money It takes to GLIMMEN, The Netherlands Justice Minister Dries van Agt said explosions—diversionary tactics in (UPI) — Dutch marines backed by the dead hostages had not been killed tended to confuse the train hijackers. keep our community alive low-flying jetfighters stormed a by the Dutch marines, whose Under the cover of a thick mist, a hijacked trained a nearby school at assaults immediately triggered war force of 65 marines, their faces and beautiful. dawn today, freeing 53 hostages held nings from Moluccan radicals of un blackened, stormed aboard the train, by Moluccan terrorists for 19 days. specified “consequences.” where they unleashed a hail of bullets Six gunmen and two hostages were Troops quickly moved to seal off a so intense that it apparently killed. nearby Moluccan community from prevented the terrorists from An army spokesman said 120 where several shots were apparently making whosesale reprisals against marines backed by dozens of ar fired at the marines who rushed the their hostages. !H!l mored vehicles and at least six F104 schoolhouse, according to witnesses. One enormous explosion occurred Starfighter jets launched' The train passengers—most that witnessess said may have come m m :- simultaneous assaults on the four-car walking with fists clenched and from a mine placed under the main '■ terrorist post at the front oi the train. train and the Bovensmiide eleraen-, smiles. frozen on their faces, some t- .t 's • > V '•; tary school 15 miles apart in a carried on stretchers— were taken to The front carriage was heavily To Insure an Interior of fine •.Li* ■ deafening roar of gunfire that lasted a Red Cross emergency post and then damaged. about 10 minutes. rushed along cleared roads to the Slowly, the explosions and the gun fire died down. Then came a cry of When it was over, two of the train Academic Hospital at Groningen. quality that reflected the time- “hurray, hurray,’’ as several hostages, including a 19-year-old- One of them was immediately marines emerged from the smoking, girl, and six of the hijackers lay operated on but no details were honored traditions of one of New bullet-riddled train with their fists dead. In addition, nine train released. The other injured hostages Bullet-riddled train inspected raised in a gesture of victory hostages, two marines and two of the were all in what hospital officials England’s finest banking In People in Glimmen, Holland, were eager to inspect the bullet-riddled train after it was called a "pleasingly good” condition. signalling the end of the assault. three surviving gunmen were As the crippled train was towed stormed by Dutch forces early today. ’They examined the damage caused by the hail of wounded, according to an- official at Dutch Premier Joop den Uyl, his stitutions, Watkins chose rocket and machine-gun fire used to free the hostages. (UPI photo) voice trembling with emotion, said toward Groningen after the 445-hour the hospital in Groningen where they and 14-minute ordeal, a bloodstained were taken. he had ordered the attacks reluctant faithfully reproduced 17th and ly, only after “almost three weeks of blanket hung from one of many No one was injured in the assault virtually superhuman efforts to end broken windows. 18th century English and Martin Luther King^s assassin escapes on the school, where four more the sieges through patience and per Blood covered a running board. gunmen holding four hostages sur suasion... The tension was becoming Torn magazines lay strewn on rendered as armored cars came unbearable, we saw no other way.” overhead luggage racks and clothing American antiques of the finest crashing through a plate glass door was scattered over the blue plastic followed by 55 marines, their assault The twin assaults began at 4:53 seats. mahoganies, walnuts and Police using bloodhounds rifles blazing. a.m. (10:53 p.m. EDT) as Starfighter Moluccan radicals immediately One of the gunmen tried to flee but jets swooped down from the dark branded the attacks “cowardly” and cherry, leather upholstery and was wrestled to the ground outside moonless sky, dropping smoke warned the government it must take the school. The others surrendered bombs on passes made as low as 50 “ full responsibility for the con- the richness of wool to provide a to track James Earl Ray after returning the fire briefly and feet above the train. They were ac seqsenees.” Earlier the radicals had were marched away in their un companied by a barrage of gunfire said use of force to end the sieges PETROS,DirTOnc Tenn.