U.S. plans iHanrhpatpr MrralJi arnns sale Serying the Manchester area for 100 years Manchester, Conn. Tuesday, June 16, 1981 25 Cents C to China PEKING (UPI) — Secretary of enabled us to dispel misapprehen­ State Alexander Haig announced sions, and to convey the resolve of today the United States is prepared the United States under President to sell offensive military weapons to Reagan’s leadership to further ex­ China on a case-by-case basis as pand cooperation tetween our two part of the expansion of Sino- nations.” American relations. The former four-star general said Haig, who held a two-hour session his three days of talks with Chinese with Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping leaders had laid "a solid basis" for "significant progress in every field ailing earlier in the day, said the United States was lifting its restrictions on — in economic and technological the military items available for sale cooperation, in defense, and in the to China. development of common ap­ DAMASCUS, Syria (UPI) - U.S. “The munitions list restrictions proaches to international issues of Envoy Philip Habib took his will be removed in general," Haig mutual concern." ’ troubled peace effort to Damascus said. Haig had earlier emerged from a where a government-run newspaper jlSpecific requests will be con­ two-hour meeting at the Great Hall today indicated his mission was sidered on a case-by-case basis in of the People with Deng, the Com­ doomed because of Washington’s consultation with Congress and munist Party vice chairman "pro-lsraeli policies." affected allies. That means there generally considered the dominant The State Department, has been a lifting of restrictions," leader in china, saying it was meanwhile, countered an Israeli he said. “extremely successful” and "even threat to use force to remove Syrian At a banquet for the Chinese exceeded our hopes.’’’ missiles from Lebanon with an earlier in the evening, Haig Haig also met with Chinese appeal for more time. Premier Zhao Ziyang in the after­ Habib, who arrived Monday in described his three days in China as Damascus for meetings with U.S. of "unusual significance.” noon. A U.S. official said the Haig-Deng Ambassador Talcott Seeley after a "Our talks have shown that mixed reception in Saudi Arabia, Americans and Chinese can work talks were "cordial and frank” and covered bilateral and international was expected to consult with Syrian together to oppose efforts by other leaders before flying to Israel nations to achieve global or regional matters of mutual interest “in- depth." Wednesday. hegemony," Haig said in a toast at a “Time is needed for diplomacy to banquet for Chinese Foreign "Taiwan was discussed, but it did not figure in ^ m ^ jo r way and work out a solution to the problems Minister Huang Hua after meeting in the region," State Department with Deng. nothing couIniSRh'ther from the truth than the report the talks had spokesman David Passage said Although Haig, making the first Monday in Washington. "We con­ high-level visit by a Reagan ad­ hit snags,” the official said. The official Chinese news agency, tinue to urge restraint on all par­ ministration official to China, men­ ties." tioned no countries, the statement Xinhua, described the talks in similar terms. It also quoted Deng Habib’s mission, however, was an obvious reference to the appeared to be falling apart and Soviet Union and Vietnam. as telling Haig, "1 am pleased to U.S. Secretary of State Alexander Haig, right. Is greeted by learn your talks with Vice Premier Syria’s government-run newspaper Haig indicated progress had been Official greeting Chinese Vice Chairman Deng Xiaoping at the Great Hall of the Tishrinas dealt it another blow by made on the impasse over the thor­ Huang Hua proceeded very well.” U.S. officials, seeking to dash People in Peking prior to their official meeting. (UPI photo) indicating Damascus no longer gave ny Taiwan question, saying "during it any chance of succeeding. my visit I assured China's leaders reports Haig's meetings had run aground on the Taiwan issue, hinted "America’s Middle East policies that we intend to develop our will not defuse the explosive situa­ relations in accordance with the a military cooperation commission would be established between the tion and Washington’s pro-lsraeli joint communique on the establish­ stance will not help its envoy, Philip ment of diplomatic relations two nations to facilitate the transfer of technology and perhaps weapons. Habib," Tishrin said in an editorial. between us." PTA challenges rule “At a time when the United States The communique issued in "On military sales, there will be a process that will clarify some has dispatched its envoy to the December 1978 states Peking is the region, we note statements from sole government of China and allows issues," one official toM reporters. '' "It will be announced by Haig and I Washington which create an at­ unofficial contacts between the mosphere that is not helpful for the United States and Taiwan. don’t want to anticipate him. There are modalities. There are ways of success of the mission," the "This visit was of unusual structures newspaper said. identifying (Chinese military) on significance," Haig said. "It needs” "U.S. Secretary of State Despite fears the Chinese would Alexander Haig speaks of the Soviet adopt a hard-line negotiating stand By Nancy Thompson 'The administration recommends we want our children in a seven- danger at a time when Israel con­ eight arrangement.” tinues to commit crimes against the on the Taiwan issue, the official said Herald reporter keeping both junior high schools Cellmate it was “flat wrong” to say the talks open by using the middle school con­ Papa rebutted a statement from Arab states," the newspaper said. have centered on Taiwan or that MANCHESTER - The Parent- cept. “The middle school is a Bennet Principal Thomas Meisner, a Passage would not comment on there have been "acrimonious Teacher Association Monday desirable type of grade arrange­ former sixth grade and junior high warnings by Israeli Prime Minister exchanges.” challenged a recommendation by ment for Manchester and should be teacher. Meisner said that studies Begin that Israel would destroy decision China's official media insisted in the school administration to house planned for as rapidly as possible," and personal experience show that Syria’s Sovietmade antiaircraft the days before Haig’s arrival that sixth grade students with the the planning assumptions state. sixth graders are more like seventh missiles in Lebanon if Habib’s mis­ before the United States could es­ seventh and eighth grades in the The PTA, however, opposes the and eighth graders than they are sion was not successful, but said tablish closer security cooperation future. middle school concept, preferring to like fifth graders, in areas of "we have not set deadlines." a break with Peking it must first end the The PTA Subcommittee on retain elementary schools of physical development, interests and The spokesman said Habib had sale of spare military parts to Declining Enrollment told the kindergarten through sixth grade maturity. "very useful" talks in Saudi Arabia Board of Elducation Planning Com­ "They would not be little kids with Crown Prince Fahd before HARTFORD (UPI) - A U.S. Taiwan. and separate junior high level Despite the tough talk, Deng mittee that it supports the planning schools for grades seven and eight. among the giants." Meisner said. flying to Damascus on his second Supreme Court ruling that permits assumptions developed by the ad­ Papa responded, "We, as parents, Middle East mission -since the two inmates in a single prison cell received Haig warmly and jokingly greeted him, "Should 1 call you Mr. ministration to address the problem have the responsibility for these Syrianisraeli missile crisis erupted appeared to give officials a break in of declining enrollment, with the children. We feel the moral respon­ April 29. r^uclng overcrowding at the Hart­ Secretary or general?" Haig said, “Either one would be acceptable.” exception of the middle school con­ sibility, the growth responsibility. But the Israeli attack on Iraq's ford Jail, Connecticut Correction cept. "Our responsibility is much nuclear reactor complicated the Commissioner John Manson said Deng, 77, seated Haig to his left, rather than the customary right, “We think this is the most critical greater than the administration or mission and while Habib was in Jed­ today. decision this committee will be Related story the teachers who draw the gpaphs or dah the Saudi daily newspaper al The decision "enables us to get a because of his deaf right ear and said he regretted missing Haig when making because it will affect every the doctors who do the puberty Nadwa said the United States should better hearing on the issue of student in Manchester, not just on page 4 exams. We have the re^nsibility instead concentrate on making sentenced prisoners and double- he visited in 1972 with an advance party for former President Nixon. those whose schools will close and we don’t want our kids in a six- Israel end its "aggressive interven­ celling,” Manson said. (because of declining enrollment)," seven-eight arrangement. We want tions." "It would. In effect, give us an He said, “At that time I was more or less resting some place and I said Jack Papa, head of the ,PTA them in a seven-eight “This mission and its continuation abeyance on the need to remove peo­ subcommittee. arrangement.” is no longer understandable in the ple from double cells after they have didn't have the chance to meet you." Deng’s aides guffawed at his According to administrative The arrangement would go into Papa said the PTA prefers the light of regional developments, in been sentenced” to the Hartford projections, student enrollment will effect in school year 1986-87 when seven-eight arrangement because the making of many of which Clorrectional Center, he said.