The weather y Flood warnings remain in effect over lowlands and lower Connecticut River. Sun­ ny, high in 70s, fair tonight, low in 60s. Mostly cloudy .Tuesday, high in 70s. MANCHESTER, CONN., MONDAY, SEPTEM BER 29^ 1 9 7 5 - VOL. XCIV, No. 306 Manchester—A City, of Village Charm TWENTY PAGES PRICE; FIFTEEN CENTS I News, I summary Executions create I•X Compiled from Ii i g % unrest in Spain United Press InterAational H SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain (UPI) - in Lisbon, Portuguese burned the Spanish In Barcelona, three men and two women . Strikes in protest against Saturday’s Embassy. armed with tommy guns carried but a i State - I execution of five urban guerrillas The executions stirred protests in Spain guerrilla-type attack on the Francisco s » paralyzed parts of the Basque country and abroad because of lingering hositility Franco Social Security Hospital, stealing HARTFORD — Defense attorney fe today and brought an extraordinary ses­ to the regime of Generalissimo Francisco the $535,000 monthly payroll and.'critically sion of the government in Madrid to con­ r,. ^ . ?:• F. Lee Bailey says he won't advise ^ Franco, widespread opposition to the wounding two policemen. Patricia Hearst to plead insanity in sider the violent Spanish and foreign reac­ death penalty and because of the way the The police announcement on the attack ij; her trial in San Francisco on a ^ tion to the deaths. ' executed were tried. did not mention any political connections. ;J| federal bank robbery charge |:j Heavily armed police used clubs to quell They were convicted by military Guerrilla groups have been financing part- because California was “not a very street demonstrations in some of the tribunals which, except in one case, of their activities by holding up businesses ^ good state” for insanity pleas. Basque towns and cities. There also was a rejected all defense witnesses and in Bilbao. guerrilla-style $535,000 robbery in evidence. One trial that produced five The morning plane from Madrid to San i BRISTOL — Bristol Federation of 1;::§ Barcelona and a vast forest fire that death sentences—three of them later com­ Sebastian was diverted to Bilbao because Jj: Teachers leaders were meeting devastated great areas of the Basque muted—lasted three hours after civilian of “weather conditions,’’ travelers :J;| today with the school board to urge region. defense lawyers had been expelled for in- reported. acceptance of an arbitration board’s iji The two-day general strike was called terruptinng proceedings with protests. Europa Press also reported a huge recommendations. The board is g by underground labor organizations for The government said it estimated that forest fire near the Basque town of •ij: reported to have informally the four Basque provinces where 15 per cent of the total work force of Artebakarra in an area owned by the rejected the recommendation but {j; 4 '^ ' H extremists seek independence from Spain. Guipuzcoa province heeded the strike call Marquess of Socorro. Firemen from iji: had not made its position final. It paralyzed several towns in Guipuzcoa and said no incidents had been reported. Bilbao battled the flames all night but did province and idled thousands of workers in But about 90 per cent of the shops in San not put them out. the industrial center of Bilbao. I HARTFORD - Edmund J. | Sebastian were shuttered, and plants, of­ A wave of anti-Spanish demonstrations fices and many schools were closed in sur­ The Madrid government meeting began Mickiewicz, chief administration of- :i|; , v ’*'! '•'■H. swept Europe and Latin America Sunday rounding towns such as Zarauz and at 11 a.m. at Premier Carlos Arias |::i ficer of the state Department of and again today and Mexico called for the Azpeita. Navarro’s offices in the Presidency T ran sp o rtatio n , says d ra stic ij: expulsion of Spain from the - United 'The Basque country has traditionally building. Generalissimo Francisco Franco changes will be made in the state ;|!| Nations. A dozen nations recalled their been a center of antigovernment activity did not attend. master transportation plan to come ambassadors from Madrid. There were by Basques demanding an independent The recall of Madrid’s ambassador to ■jj: to. grips with the the state’s tight street demonstrations in Madrid Sunday Basque nation. Two of the five guerrillas the Vatican signaled a deep crisis in .financial pinch. The interstate;:^ by 1,500 youths shouting “ Freedom” and executed for murdering policemen were relations between the church and system will be given priority, ::|i Basque militants. overwhelmingly Roman Catholic Spain. •S however, because the federal government pays 90 per cent of the S total costs. :$ R egional Buckland firehouse contract BOSTON — A tentative agree- authorization anticipated ment, apparently ending, a week- ::ij long strike by Boston’s teachers, |i:i What is it? was reached early today. Details ijj Herald photographer Steve Dunn went for a stroll in Wickham Park recently By SOL R. COHEN $233,000 contract for construction of the FitzGerald is a member of the Hartford- were not disclosed and are being and came across this beast cavorting in a mud puddle. Even his fast lens Herald Reporter Buckland Firehouse. Its action, reported­ Manchester law firm of Howard, Kohn, studied by the union’s executive could not “freeze” the action.. For a more identifiable picture of the It appears the Manchester Board of ly, will be based on an opinion by John R. Sprague & FitzGerald. FitzGerald, Manchester attorney retained Reportedly, he is expected to declare board before submission to the Wickham Park Monster, please turn to page 10. Directors tonight will authorize signing a teachers for a vote. to give an outside (of government) legal the town has a legal right to construct a opinion. firehouse in the Buckland area (at N. Main a St. and Tolland Tpke.), because the area is The board is meeting in special session within the jurisdictional boundaries of the at 7 p.m. to consider two items—the National x Town Fire District. | Flood cost set at $2 million Buckland firehouse construction and the Also reportedly, he is expected to Nov: 4 referendum question concerning a declare that, in the event of a jurisdic­ WASHINGTON — President Ford $2,373,000 appropriation for school By United Press International that if the heavy ranks had continued for done to protect ]ife and property,” she tional dispute between the town and the resumes his travels jhis week but ^ Flood warnings^jIgC', rymr lo w l^ ijs, three npore hours early Saturday._,there ,, said,, Eighth District over boundaries, the will be back in the White House S remained in effect early today but little would have been a “m ajor disaster.” hlrs Grasso said she was staying at a The board is expected to adopt a resolu­ authority of the town shall prevail. Thursday for the state visit of ^ damage was expected in the aftermath of Mrs. Grasso said although the estimated Florence, Italy, hotel when she first tion concerning the school question. It will The latter opinion is similar to one June :|i; Japanese Emperor Hirohito. He will ig heavy rains in Connecticut that claimed at damages apparently do not qualify the learned of the floods in a phone call from state that, should the question pass, con­ 18 by Assistant Town Counsel Victor ■ij; go to Chicago Tuesday and to K least two lives an caused an estimated $2 state for federal assistance, she will an aide. struction of the projects won’t start unless Moses. :j^ Omaha,'Neb. Wednesday. jjij million in damages. explore other means of getting outside “All I could think of was the floods of 20 and until the state contributes its share Moses had cited Sec. 20-9 of the Town of The River Forecast Center said flood help for families and businesses affected. years ago and other similar floods since (estimated at just under $1 million) Manchester Charter and had stated, “The WASHINGTON - Members of the | warnings were in effect for areas adjacent “ Everything that can be done will be then and I could not stay away,” she said. toward the cost. Eighth District cannot extend its boun­ j^i National Organization for Women to the lower Connecticut and Housatonic daries in such an area (Buckland) without iji; (NOW) say they have received jj:j and Farmington rivers. first obtaining the approval and consent of j:j: thousands of letters and telephone jS However, the damage resulting from the Town of Manchester.” calls from people across the country jij rains that began Tue^ay and ended in The contention of district officials and iji who Want to join a one-day women’s i$j violent thunderstorms Saturday, was not DOT hearings on 1-84 plans Buckland area property owners is that Ar­ ^j strike Oct. 29. % enough to qualify Connecticut for federal ticle 39, Special Act 200 of 1963, permits 55 •••' emergency assistance. Gov. Ella T. the district to extend its boundaries into iji PONTIAC, Mich. — The search of jjjj Grasso said Saturday. the Buckland area, if petitioned to do so by jjj a 29-acre site where Jam es R. Hof- iji Mrs. Grasso, who cut short by six days a majority of the property owners and if begin tonight at Coventry authorized to do so by a vote of district jij fa’s body may be buried has been jij her vacation in Italy to return to the state iji called off until authorities get fresh iji Saturday, said her office will investigate electors. In contrast to the DOT’S opinion on :jij information from a tipster who jij: every other avenue of assistance.