AA“ ': t ' e ‘M. •. ’ - • A ^ r .' /. iimtrltMpr Snow. - Sndw liktiy, ending WEATHER YOUR HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER President committed cuts WASHINGTON (U P l)- Pre#dent had a separate meeting with former | Reagan, committed to deep cats in Texas Gov. John Connally. federai spending, isx advising his Keeping a campaign promise, be Cabinet to draft agency budgets as if also lifted remaining federal price they have only 80 percent of their and allocation controls on crude oil allotted funds, then bore into the and gasoline.. otter 20 percent. One aid e^ id Reagan will continue Reagan was to hold his first to emphaslte the economy is in very presidential tews conference late bad shape but can be cured. today, opening with a statement "of Late next week, be will deliver a substance" on the ailing U.S. major . ^>eech reflecting what the economy, press secretary Jim Brady aide described as a “can-do” ap­ said. proach to solving the nation's Except for those moments con­ economic ills. sumed by the return of the S2 freed The president "wants to get people American hostages, Reagan’s first out of their passive m ^ ’’ that week as chief executive primarily nothing will be done about the was spent huddling with economic economy, the aide said. advlsen and wooL^ congressional “It will be a ‘can do’ speech in­ siq)port for bis economic plan. stead of gloom and doom," the aide An aide said Wednesday Reagan added. told bis Cabinet; “You can cut layers and layers without hitting muscle An aide said the speech will seek to fiber. Keep trying. That’s what we rally public support for the belt- were sent here for." ^ tightening Reagan will propose in a State of the Union address in mid- The Resident has argued to effect FeDruary and future messages to "real saving," Cabimt mmbers Congress. should prepare their budgets as “He continues to be optimistic” he though they had only 80 percent of can solve the problenu, a top aide their tundi^, the aide said. Reagan said. then urged a close look at the Reagan is holding firm to his belief remaining 10 percent to determine the path to a healthy economy lies in AmericijL belongs to hostages the priority of cuts. the elimination of “waste, fraud and By United Press Inleraatlonal Reagan met for more than an hour extravagance” in government. Home, Bill Royer. 444 days: Too Wednesday with his top eomomic ad- America belonged to the hostages danon’ long.” visoi, including ’Treasury Secretary. nt also bag,] todsy. Parked in the driveway, wrafqied DiaMdd‘<IU(ga% Budget Direetbr t.memhm'*to in a huge yeilyw ribbtm, was the DaraBtodDBim and Murray Welden- Ml their depanmoits ana yellow caoniae given hhn earner banm, designated chainhan .'of the foiled by the bureaucracy, the aide Mo., Balcb Springs, Texa$, and Wednesday at an airport welcoming Council of Economic Advisers. He said. Olyphant, Pa., the former captives ceremony. The $17,540 car was a pre­ were being lavished with heroes’ sent from a group of private citizens tributes. who have refuste to reveal their There were kisses and keys to names. cities, yellow ribbons and yellow By no means are the celebrations Cadillacs, champagne and cheering Senate GOP over. throngs. The small mining community of “ I’ve kissed so many women Globe. Ariz.. 90 miles southeast of today, I don’t know if I could kiss Phoenix, planned a parade today for more,” laughed one hostage. Jimmy Lopez. A cheering crowd of can’t agree Marine Sgt. Johnny McKeel Jr. — 200 nudged its way through Arizona who joked earlier this week he police lines at the Sky Harbor Inter- HARTFORD (UPI) - Senate couldn’t wait to back to chasing national Airport in Phoenix Related story and picture women” — kissea them all. Republicans can't agree on alter­ on page 2. Wednesday to welcome him home. natives to Gov. William O’Neill’s The front lawn at his Balch Springs Twenty-four aunts, uncles and proposal to cut 823.8 million in aid to home in the Dallas suburbs was cousins from three states broke into towns and cities. aimed at amending the law to allow covered Wednesday night with about tears and rushed to greet the former 300 people, including a dozen teen­ A GOP Senate caucus mulled over the governor to cut state spending by hostage when he stepped off the 8 percent in each fiscal year. The age girls who bounded over porch a number of proposals Wednesday to plane. make the cuts more palatable but current statute allows reductions in railings to get close enough for a New York City’s Mayor Eklward none was formally adopted. programs by 5 percent. kiss. Another amendment proposed by A high-school band played “When Koch hurriedly put the finishing However, Republicans planned to touches on what he promised would submit two amendents in floor Gunther would delay the proposal un­ Johnny Comes Marching Home be the biggest ticker-tape parade for debate scheduled for today. til May IS to allow the ad^nistratlon Again” as a Marine guard escorted the released hostages Friday. After more than three hours of to come up with “the straight dope” McKeel, his parents, and younger debate, the House passed O’Neill’s on the state’s fiscal sitaution. brother Todd to the steps of their So far, 23 of the ^ former hostages proposal and sent it to the Senate. A number of the Republican borne. have accepted Koch’s invitation for a “This is the most frustrating senators offered different plans of “There were times I didn’t think I three-day, all-expenses-paid bash in experience I’ve ever had” in the action but Sen. John Matthews, R- would be here,” he told the crowd the nation's largest city that begins Legislature' Sen. Philip Robertson, New Canaan, told his colleagues they from the front porch. “The day they today. R-Cheshlre, told the caucus of 12 would inevitably be voting on told us we were going home, the first The former prisoners will be Republicans. He said it would be a O’Neill’s original proposal. thing I thou^t of were my family presented the keys to the Big Apple, “copout” for legislators “telling Several said they could go along and my friends back in Balcb then will be wined and dined at the towns we have to cut services” and with the cuts for the next fiscal year Springs. You’re beautiful.” spectacular Windows on the World then voting against the bill. but were opposed to retroactive cuts “It makes me proud to be an atop the Twin Towers. Robertson and Senate Majority because communities have already American.” Melissa Ross, a kindergarten pupil at Nathan Hale School in But big cities don’t have the edge figured in the money in their budgets. About 200 people braved a chilly Leader George Gunther, R-Stratford, Manchester, ties a yeliow ribbon on a tree in front of the on welcoming the former hostages accused the administration of failing Sen. Carl Zinsser, R-Manchester, afternoon to welcome Jerry Miele home. to provide accurate figures to prove indicated he would go along with the back to Youngwood, 'Pa., and broke school. One student from each grade tied on a ribbon as part of how much of a deficit exists or if a proposed cuts because he felt the into a spontaneous rendition of “God a tribute to the American hostages. (Herald photo by Pinto) Tiny Olyphant, Pa., was struck true defict exists. public understands they are absolute­ Bless America” that quelled any with joyous pandemonium when O’Neill said the cuts were needed ly necessary. words he wanted to say. In Houston, where they do things University Place to find 1,000 well- more than 30,000 cheering people to offset a projected deficit in the “Sometimes we listen too much to “I’m not much for words, but I just big, former hostage William Royer’s wishers, chanting “Welcome Home” jammed the streets to welcome current year that would range from the mayors, the first selectmen and want to say thank you, thank you homecoming was no exception. and singing “Gte Bless America.” home their native son, Michael $22 million to $56 million. the managers. We’ve got to listen to all,” he said softly. “I don’t know Royer, 49, his 79-year-old mother, Someone had hung a sign on the front Metrinko. Another 5,000 gathered at One Republican amendment was the people,” he said. what to say.” and sister, arrived in suburban West of the house that read “ Welcome Courthouse Square in Scranton. Pa. Attack postpones hearing By MARTIN KEARNS son today said pretrial hearings October, after reported threats from he allegedly made following his Oct. Herald Reporter would resume when the suspect’s black Inmates there. 8 arrest. Dennis is attempting to es­ condition improved. HARTFORD — A hearing in Following the attack, Metheney tablish that the statements were Charles Brownell, warden at the was first transferred to Charlotte taken in violation of Metheney’s con­ federal court was postponed this Litchfield Correctional Center, today Hungerford Hosptial in Torrington stitutional rights. morning, following the Tuesday night said a white inmate assaulted ^ W orkers a t the M ansfield' Side by Mdt tanla courts battir assault of a 19-year-old white youth and returned to Litchfield. But ; ITmining Scho(4 say abuse of tteir pros. Ton Watson likes diaatwalK Metheney while the two were playing authorities said he became un­ Another white youth, 18-year-old charged in the October firebombing cards.