Colson May Unravel Watergate Sliarls R^D Rock Development Before Board
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lEumnn Hrrali MANCHESTER, CONN., TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 1974 - VOL. XQU, No. 208 Manchester—A City of Village Charm EIGHTEEN PACES PRICEi FIFTEEN CENTS Colson May Unravel Watergate Sliarls WASHINGTON (UPI) - Prosecutors provide imp^ftant information on several to influence the outcome of Ellsberg’s may be able to unravel some remaining other kej^matters connected with the trial last year for making public the secret tangles of the Watergate scandals with the Watergate investigations. Pentagon Papers. He was later freed of all newly promised cooperation of ex- The/Washington Post said in an article charges on grounds of government in presidential aide Charles W. Colson. White by lyatergate prize-winning reporters Carl terference after disclosure of the House aides were reported today trying to ^ ^ t e i n and Bob Woodward that after Plumbers’ break-in. find out what he will say. Colson’s surprise plea, presidential aides Colson said in a statement that he would Colson, who as special counsel to Presi “ immediately began intense efforts to provide whatever information he had “no /• dent Nixon was one of his closest advisers/ learn what information Colson...had matter who it may help or hurts — me or was under indictment in both ^he agreed to provide.” others.” Watergate covef-up case and the b r ^ - in The Post said sources close to both the The prosecutors who negotiate4.tee plea by White House “Plumbers” of the^office White House and the prosecutors “agreed with Colson in exchange for dropping all of Daniel Ellsberg’s psychiatrist/ that Colson can provide testimony that other charges against him said t h e ^ The charges will be dropped^as a result will both support and damage President year-old ex-Marine had agreed to provide of his guilty plea Mondav/4o a single Nixon’s Watergate defense.” them all documents in his possession charge of obstruction of j^istice. Colson pleaded guilty to a felony charge, they might want to testify at As a high White Hous^ide, prosecutors admitting obstruction of justice by trying forthcoming Watergate trials. presumably believe Colron may be able to R^d Rock Development Before Board By DOUG BEVINS parently suffering from water infiltration, housing types on the Red Rock site, which In contrast to similar applications in re and recent reports by town officials in cent years, the Red Rock (Comprehensive is in both Manchester and South Windsor dicate that the problem goes far beyond on land now used mostly by the Red Urban Development Zone proposal aired initial thoughts that the trouble was solely Rock Golf Course. Robertson Follies Girls Perform Monday night before the Manchester Plan in metering facilities at the Secondary ning and ^ning Commission <PZC) drew Envisioned are about 40 single-family Sewage Treatment Plant. homes, 60 units of duplex housing, and Ooh-la-la! The Can-Can conies to Wednesday at the school in two per comments from only eight townspeople residents of Mayfair Gardens. At the Monday night’s hearings were preceded about 1,200 multi-family units, divided into Robertson School with Follies girls, formances. Students from Grades 3-6 evening performance, the Robertson and prompted no organized opposition. by a statement from PZC Chairman Among concerns of the few opponents garden apartments and high-rise from left, Jeannie Bronisz, Grade 3, will participate in the fourth annual PTA will install officers for the com Alfred Sieffert—who was unable to attend buildings. Also in the tentative plans are were town sewer capacity, traffic, and the and Julie Ryan, Jackie Asselin and variety show at 1;30 p.m. for the ing year. There will also be a science and was quoted by Acting Chairman John seven ares for offices or light industry, 21 impact of the proposed 1,306-unit Red Debra Martin, all Grade 5, as part of students, and 7 p.m. for parents and exhibit. (Herald photo by Dunn) Hutchinson — that he didn’t think the PZC acres of open space and recreation land, Rock residential development in combina the variety show to be presented should approve any zone changes allowing and a 15,000-square foot “convenience” tion with a proposed massive, mixed-use new development until the sewer problem shopping center. development on adjacent tobacco land. is solved. William McGrath, a traffic engineer A slide and talk presentation by Kelly said he was unable to acquire any with Achenbach, detailed a traffic circula representatives of the Red Rock developer written reports on the sewer problem tion plan for the site vicinity, saying that — Achenbach Realty Co. of Essex — con Inside Nixon Grand Tour from town officials, but he said he was area roads could handle expect^ faffic sumed most of the 2t^-hour public hearing, told the problem was under investigation. with a few improvements. He said the Today's and public comments on the rezoning Plans for Red Rock development, area street system wouldn’t be overtaxed, request lasted only about 45 minutes explained by Achenbach planning consul To Start Monday before the lengthy session ended just tant Daniel Schuster, call for a mix of (See Page Eighteen) before 11. ’ WASHINGTON (UPI) - President plans to fly Monday directly to the quaint Much of the Monday night discussion Nixon will leave Monday on his grand tour Austrian town of Salzburg, arriving there revolved around the town’s sanitary sewer of the Middle East, stopping first in Cairo Monday night for a rest stop before system capacity, with both the applicants for his first meeting with Egyptian Presi proceeding to Egypt. The Cairo sources and the opponents expressing concern that dent Anwar Sadat. said Nixon would arrrive there Wednesday the system might not be able to handle Lent! Zone Change Area Profile, Page 6 The trip to dramatize U.S. efforts to morning. effluent from the single-family, duplex, Buelneee Bodiee, page 3 help bring permanent peace to the area It will be the first time Nixon has met and apartment housing plann^ for the Beat Ousted in CIAC baseball, will last 10 days. Sadat, who became warm friends with 105-acre Red Rock site. Atty. Eugene Kelly, representing Opposed Before PZ C Page 12 Cairo sources gave a full rundown of Henry A. Kissinger during the secretary Nixon”s schedule this morning, including of state’s marathon peace missions this Achenbach, repeatedly emphasized the MHS in tie game; plays again a two-day visit in Damascus, capital of year, and is credited with being extremely PZC approval of the requested CUD zone By DOUG BEVINS on John and Paul Lenti’s request to change today, page 12 Syria, the third stop on his tour. Tliis dis helpful in getting other Arab countries to change would be the only the first step A large number of townspeople from the zoning on 43 acres of their land from Rural East Class B track champs, page closure came as Syrian Foreign Minister go along with Kissinger’s efforts. toward Red Rock development, and the Dartmouth Rd. area ofManchester Residence to Residence AA Zone. 12 Abdel Halim Khaddam said in Damascus The agenda for the President as given by five-year construction plan couldn’t start appeared at a Monday night public hearing Atty. Leon Podrove, representing the that full diplomatic relations were being government sources in Cairo showed he until the sewer problem is solved. to oppose a zone change on nearby Lentis, contended in his presentation that First woman softball ump, page The town’s sanitary sewer system is ap- farmland which would allow a large the zone change would allow the most ap 12 restored with Washington. would visit the Egyptian capital June 12- Nixon plans to return to Washington 14, leaving on the 14th for Saudi Arabia. residential subdivision. propriate use of the 43-acre site off Groman’s lose first game, page June 19 and then will set off a week later From there, he goes to Damascus June 15. Few townspeople actually spoke against Gardner St., which has been farmed by the 14 for his summit trip to the Soviet Union — Next comes a trip to Isreal, with the the rezoning request, but a show of hands Lenti family for many years. with possibly a stop in Japan before his Jerusalem stop schooled for June 16-17. MCC Graduation solicited by Atty. Paul Groobert — who Noting that the Lenti property is sur return. He then is to fly to Amman for two days of represented one family in the area — rounded by residential subdivisions, The President, accompanied by his wife. talks with Jordan leaders before heading Rites Tonight prompted response from most of the Podrove said a Residence AA Zone for the back to Washington. standing-room-only crowd in the farmland would be consistent with most of In Vienna, Austrian Chancellor Bruno Nearly 600 Manchester Community Municipal Building Hearing Room. the neighborhood property. Kreisky said Nixon “gladly accepted” his College students will be graduating when The opposition came during a public Podrove didn’t say what was planned for invitation to make Baroque Klesheim the college holds its 10th commencement hearing, conducted by the I^nchester (See Page Eighteen) Top Priority Decisions Palace just outside Salzburg his rest stop exercises in the Clarke Arena of Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC), on the way to the Middle East. Manchester High School at 8 o’clock Kreisky said Nixon’s plane is scheduled tonight. Faculty and staff members of the Face Directors Tonight to arrive at 5 p.m. EDT Monday in Salz college, plus the students, their parents burg. Kreisky, who made a tour of the and relatives are expected to fill the Report Advises Delay areana, making seats for others virtually By SOL COHEN The state took control of the mile-long Middle East earlier this year, said he unavailable.