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Dec. 12. 1978 Legislators Seek |- MHS Students Told C urf^ Approved 1 Scholastic Basketball Funding Solutions 1 Of Paths to Prison 1 For Town Property 1 Highlights Page 2 Page 8 1 Page 18 1 Page 19 k-------------------------------------------- iianrijpatpr Windy, Mild Highs in 40s Daialla on pago 2 GOP Speedy mug nm lh MANCHESTER - Local Vol. XCVIII, No. 62 — Manchester, Conn,, Wednesday, December 13, 1978 > A Family NEWSpaper Since 1881» 20» Single Copy • 15« Home Delivered Republicans have decided to s p ^ up the selection process for a new town chairman and a member of the Town Board of Directors, Elsie “Biz” Swensson has sent a letter to all GOP town com­ Wage-Price Rules Flexible mittee members saying the com­ mittee will meet Jan. 4 to make WASHINGTON (UPI) - The ad­ new contract talks that the ad­ creasing prices at the same rate as benefits — such as health care and even if they hike prices by more than the final selections to replace ministration today revised its wage- ministration considers crucial to the costs," the council said. pensions — to 7 percent during the the original standard would have Thomas and Vivian Ferguson. price guidelines, the cornerstone of success of the overall program. Under the previous price standard, next year. allowed — provided the price in­ Thomas, who is town chairman, its anti-inflation campaign, to allow The Council on Wage and Price firms that couid not meet the price ’The new standard would allow un­ creases are limited to the same level and Vivian, a town director, an­ for more flexibility in determining Stability, which is administering the deceleration standard because of un­ ions and other employee groups to ig­ as last year. nounced they will resign Dec. worker wage hikes and to tighten guidelines, described two of the. controllable costs during the base nore most of thp cost of maintaining —Other modifications, the council 31. rules governing company profits. changes as “significant” and several period were allowed to utilize the previously won health and pension said, make non-union compliance Originally, Mrs. Swensson had The changes came seven weeks others as “minor." profit margin, test. benefits when the employee gets no with the pay standard “more com­ set Jan. 18 ak the date when the after President Carter unveiled his The two most important, according This required that firms could not additional benefits from the parable” to union compliance; full town committee would select new inflation-fighting drive and was to the council, were: exceed the average profit margin of coverage. specify exemptions for government the replacements for the in response to complaints voiced by —To modify the treatment of in­ the “best” two out of the last three ’The other changes in the program mandated labor cost increases such Fergusons. The party’s executive labor unions and businesses. creased costs of existing fringe fiscal years. included: as pension law reform, paid pregnan­ committee had been scheduled to Both groups said the guideiines benefits where the worker would ob­ The revised standard retains the —Establishing a “floor” of 1.5 per­ cy leave, and revised reguations on meet one week earlier to endorse contained several inequities and the tain no corresponding increase in the old profit margin test but adds an ad­ cent in the price standard “so that mandatory retirement; and provide candidates. administration agreed to changes in benefits. ditional requirement. ’The new test any firm with a price increase below a specific exemption for firms that Both meetings have been mov^ hopes of encouraging widespread —To tighten the profit margin test would limit actual dollar profit in­ this is in compliance” regardless of can demonstrate a shorage of some up two weeks. The Republican compliance. to be u s^ by companies that simply creases to 6.5 percent plus any In­ its base period profits. ’The standards categories of skilled labor. executive committee will meet The aiterations were also an­ cannot comply with the basic goal of crease in profits resulting from in­ already include a 9.5 percent ceiling On the eve of publication of the Thursday, Dec. 28 at 7:30 p.m. in nounced one day before the decelerating price hikes 0.5 percent creased sales. on price increases. revisions, Barry Bosworth, director Whoi It Cranes the Municipal Building’s Coffee Teamsters Union exchanges intitial below the average increases of 1976- On the wage side, the basic rule —A change in the decleration rate of the Council on Wage and Price Room. The Republican Town bargaining proposals with the 77. The revised standard is “designed called for employee groups to limit for professional services, such as Stability, said if the o v ^ ll anU-. Committee wiil meet Thursday, trucking industry — the first step in to discourage firms from simply in­ increases in wages and fringe doctors, dentists, lawyers and inflation drive works conpmers can Jan. 4 at 7:30 p.m. in the architects. ’The new standard sets a expect a significant slowdown in the Municipal Building’s Hearing 6.5 percent average lim it on rate of inRation by next spring. lb Banking, Room. professional services charged by a If the program fails entirely, he (A story on page 14 of today’s firm or individual. said, inflation will remain about ]lerald contains the earlier dates, —An alteration in the price where it is today: near double-digit which have now been changed.) guidelines to allow retailers and levels. wholesalers to remain in compliance Nobody Does It Bettra; Rhodesia Fire SALISBURY, Rhodesia (UPI) — Firefighters standing knee- deep in diesel fuel desperately Board Rejects battled a fuel depot blaze today that was consuming millions of dollars worth of Rhodesia’? precious oil sup])ly for the third straight day. CD Fund Vote Guerrilla groups in both Zambia and Mozambique claimed respon- By GREG PEARSON tliis would result in a vote that would sibiiity for the devastating blow Herald Reporter be colored by concerns about the loss against Rhodesia’s already of funding for the senior citizens. teetering economy. Military MANCHESTER — ’The town will Stephen Penney, chairman of the sources said the saboteurs ap­ not have an advisory referendum on board, said he saw no need for a parently used armor-piercing the receipt of Community Develop­ referendum at this time. rockets and tracer bulleU. ment funding — at least for now. Members of the board are elected The Board of Directors voted 6-2 to to make decisions.affecting the town, VD Increases reject a referendum for the receipt he said. of Community Development funds. “I do not see what exalts this par­ ATLANTA (UPI) - Federal Last month, the board received 1,- ticular item to the status of an ad­ health officials report cases of 8(XI signatures on petitions asking for visory referendum,” he said. There gonorrhea and syphilis are in­ a referendum on whether the town is no petition before the board at this creasing in the United States, in should receive fourth-year (the pre­ time to have such a referendum. contrast to last year’s decline. sent year) funds through the Com­ Director Carl Zinsser, who along “We’re at a critical juncture," munity Development program. with Vivian Ferguson supported a said Dr. Paul J. Weisner, head of Residents were concerned that the referendum, asked about liquor sale the venereal disease control divi­ federal Department of Housing and on Sunday, which was a referendum sion of the national Center for Urban Development, which runs the question this November without any Disease Control, Refugee Invasion program, was placing too many petitions being submitted to the In the first 43 weeks of this restrictions on the town before the board. year, there have been 837,110 Refugees from an island camp near Pulaw town could receive its funding. Penny said there had been a the island where more than 24,(K)0 refugees The petitions were later reported cases of gonorrhea. ’This Bidong, Malaysia, motor out Monday to this history of referendum questions on compares with 826,846 cases for are confined prevented the boat from landing withdrawn, however, because $2(XI,- larger boat to assist a group of 161 Viet­ that subject. He also said the board the same number of weeks in 1977, until the refugees scuttled it. The refugees (WO of the present-year funding is to probably should not have proceeded a 1.2 percent increase. namese refugees who had been gropfng in the were then assisted ashore and allowed to join go to a senior citizens center. Spon­ with the referendum question on Syphilis cases jumped from 17,- South China Sea for 12 days before reaching the other refugees. (UPI photo) sors of the petitioning drive feared liquor without receiving petitions to 013 for the first 43 weeks of 1977 to the island camp. Malaysian troops guarding initiate such a referendum. 17,790 this year, a 4.6 percent ’Two board members initiated the hike. action to put the liquor question on the November ballot. Inside Today Director Stephen Cassano said Business.................. ......... 28-29 Fire Chiefs Dispute 1-86 Call there is no reason at this time to fiave Classified................ ......... 31-34 a referendum on the Community Comics.................... .............. 35 Development funding. ’The town has By SUSAN VAUGHN ding fire jurisdiction in the Buckland firefighters were ready to leave the ding to such emergency calls because Editorial ................ .............. 17 not yet submitted its application for Herald Kepurler area. The decision, handed down a station as the town rescue truck was “they don’t think we can handle Entertainment ....... the fifth-year funds. When it does, it ........