' * ' »' K --’ ^'’ V-' - ' r J '•.■•' ‘ ■’.■I .' ■ 'ii:--i, «- ; • vi-Y-. ■ ' • ^- ■ U ' ' - I ' ■''■■ A-' T’-f. ; Colder Temperatures falling WEATHER tonight. Details on page 2. fcwttiitn Hkt Vol. C, No. 76 — Manchester, Conn., Tuesday, December 30, 1980 YOUR HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER • Since 1681 • Single Copy 2Sc • Home Delivery 20c Iran to accept alternate ideas By Uniird Prrnii International are not afraid of American threats.” Iran would accept new American His remarks were relayed by proposals of guarantees for the telephone to London by a Pars news return of disputed Iranian assets and agency reporter at the press con­ the release of the 52 captives if the ference. alternative were acceptable to With time running out on the Algerian mediators, a spokesman for Carter administrtion to win the the Iranian government said today. Americans’ release, the State "If another form of guarantee Department Monday said that its which is acceptable to the Algerians response to Iran ’s term s of a is proposed, that will be acceptable collateral deposit of $24 billion to us." State Affairs Minister ^hzad dollars will be a restatement of LOW TAR earlier U.S. proposals — proposals Nabavi told a news conference. But he said "the next step will be a Iran has not accepted. trial" for the American captives if "We’ve been kept here for one Iran’s terms for their release are not week,” Elizabeth Ann Swift, 39, said met. in the latest Iran-released film Mon­ "If it becomes apparent that the day showing' 18 of the hostages. United States is wasting time in the “Tilings recently have been better." negotiation of our conditions and-or Tlie remarks by Miss Swift, one of the U.S. reply to our demands is the two women hostages, indicated negative, without any hesitation we the captives’ living conditions had will do what is our duty and the next Iran released new film Monday of the hostages and for the been more severe, and she was heard step will be trial," Nabavi said. on the film as saying her ordeal had He repeated Iran’s insistence that first time showed the only black known, to be among the cap­ been a "frightening experience.” Washin^on "must place acceptable tives. He is Charles Jones of Detroit. (UPI photo) financial guarantees with the Iran claimed at one point the Algerian Central Bank. We cannot hostages were being kept in luxurious rely only on Carter’s or Reagan’s matters have been acceptable," Nab- in a Western film, and for this reason surroundings. The film showed the signature or promises alone," lavi said. “We only made very small he can go around bullying," Nabavi hostages in a room that could have Nabavi said. changes." said. been in a hotel or a large house. But his statement about "another Nabavi echoed the criticism of "The United States is now bluffing, The exact whereabouts of 49 of the form of guarantee" seemed to in­ Presldeht-elect Ronald Reagan made and because they know they cannot hostages hostages is unknown. The Algerian Ambassador to Iran Abdelkarim Ghoraib enters his dicate some Iranian flexibility on Monday by Majlis (parliament) do anything else, they are now three other captives are in the Ira­ car after talks broke off Monday at the U.S. State Department this point. speaker Hojatoleslam Hashemi Raf- threatening us," he said, “But they nian foreign ministry, where they on the reply to Iran’s demands for releasing the 52 American should know that we are prepared to "Apart from the financial sanjani. were when the U.S. Embassy was hostages. (UPI photo) guarantees, U.S. replies in other "Reagan thinks he is still playing fight and our people and the forces seized Nov. 4, 1979. Prices up, but no shortage of heating oil WASHINGTON (UPI) - Recent A state survey to be unveiled next Ronald Reagan have urged immediate its annual supply," he said. "1 es­ Energy Department statistics show week should show retail heating oil decontrol of oil and faster decontrol timate we will use about 42 million home heating oil stocks have dipped prices in the $1.09 to $1.10 per gallon of gas. Controls are currently slated barrels.” slightly below the seasonal average, range, thanks to the latest OPEC in­ to come off domestic crude oil by New England, with its 23 million Limit order to end but northcasterners should have crease, gradual oil price decontrol Oct. 1, IMl, while most natural gas is barrels in storage, uses 21 percent of WASHINGTON (UPI) - Presi­ been less than universally popular and nervousness over the Iraq-Iran nothing to fear but the price this to be decontrolled by 1985. the heating oil. Tlie three Middle dent Carter has until Jan. 16— four with businessmen. winter. war, he said. Nemergut said energy conserva­ Atlantic states of New York, Penn­ days before he leaves office — to If Carter extends the rule until "Even with the coldest damn Previous surveys showed average tion c a u ^ by rising prices already sylvania and New Jerwy bum 35 per­ extend his controversial restric­ Oct. 16. 1981, with an executive winter we can rake up between now Massachusets prices of $1.02.4 per seems to be keeping some cent of all heating oil and now have tions on building temperatures, and order, it could provide an early test gallon for October, $1.03.4 for and the end of February, we still wholesalers from taking their full winter stocks of 55 million barrels. the Energy Department of President-elect Ronald Reagan’s November and $1.05.6 for December. have 23 million barrels in storage,” margin on sales. Sales of distillate — They will bum about 87 million recommends he do so. conservation and energy policy. The Energy Department lists the said Charles Burkhardt of the New diesel and home heating oil — are barrels of heating oil before the end Tlie agency sent a recommenda­ U.S. average September retail price England Fuel Institute, a trade group running 8.1 percent below last year in of February, said Burkhardt. tion to the White House on Dec 16 Some Reagan aides have assailed E as 98.2 cents. of oil dealers in the six New England the state, be noted. “We haven’t been in such good asking for a nine-month extension conservation by government fiat, "We see increases of 1.4 cents per states. "Nothing can hurt us this Burkhardt said last Friday the shape in many years,” he said, of the emergency conservation reserving special scorn for policies gallon per month from now through winter” country had 207 million barrels of making an exception for the winter of rule, now slated to expire Jan. 16 that strike at the American December 1981, just from phased Fred Nemergut of the distillate in storage, more than half 1979-80 when a federal stockpiling The rule covers an estimated 2.8 lifestyle, such as forcing people to decontrol, assuming controls are not Massachusetts Energy Office, said to be burned in the eastern states. goal led to a big surplus. But he said million non-residential structures, turn down thermostats or snuff out removed immediately," said retail and wholesale heating oil prices "From Dec. 1 through Feb. 28—90 this winter is turning out colder than both public and comm'ercial. It has backyard ornamental gaslights. continue to rise, despite flush inven­ Nemergut. days — New England will burn half last year. tories. Some advisers to President-elect C ^ ’ ' fr • • Imports hatter hulh firm LEWISTON, Maine (UPI) - and only decorated them.” making Christmas bulbs." she said diameter — in all colors of the rain- Yuletide is nowadays a little bleaker Paione got out of the Christmas "A lot of people thought I'd get tired bow at Ernest Paione’s workshop — bulb blowing business in 1974 — when of it but I never did. ” "Look at that quality, they still which once turned out 50 million red had become the color for more "You figured a part of you was shine six years later,' said Paione, glittering Christmas tree bulbs a than Santa’s suit and poinsettia. everywhere at Christmas time and proudly fingering his wares, year. “I saw the red ink on the books," the kids loved to come in and watch And he's given into American taste For Paragon Glass Works — as said his wife Frances. “ I don't like us make them." for the imported — selling wooden with American automakers — the that kind of red at all." Another problem for Paragon was figurines r pixies") from Japan, felt sparkle has been dimmed by The firm’s sales dipped from $1.2 the rising price of silver and reindeer from Hong Kong and "pixies” from Japan and Europe, million in 1962 to a $^,000 by 1974. petroleum products in the early elaborate bulbs "created by Euro- imported products flooding the U.S. "It got to be a total loss due to a 1970s. pean craftsmen in the Old World market. shri’'king market for glass bulbs," "Just like in the photographic field tradition” And the factory which shipped brit­ Paione said. "They were bringing in there’s no substitute (or silver solu- Paragon at peak production tion in Christmas bulbs— that's what employed 110 people to create Christ- tle bulbs to dangle amidst tinsel in pixies and novelties from the Far living rooms coan-to-coast is now East — satin and styrofoam balls and makes them shine," said Paione, 48, mas cheer. making small yellow turn-signal little wooden figures," a stocky broWn-haired man with The plant now has 12 people horn-rimmed glasses.