i ■. Manchester—A City of Village Charm PRICE) FIPI'EEN CENTS MANCHESTER, CONN., MONDAY, DEC. 3, 1973- VOL. XCHI, No. 54 t w e n t y -t w o p a g e s Federal ency Planned State Motorists Czar-Designate Weather First Does Not Rule Gasless Sunday Out Rationing r \ By The AsBociated Press WASHINCJTON (AP) — Deputy Treasury Secretary Connecticut motorists seem to have weathered the first \ \ William E. Simon challenges suggestions that his impen­ weekend of a voluntary ban on Sunday gasoline sales ding appointment as the new federal energy czar lessens the chance of gasoline rationing. without too much trouble, according to automobile club of­ I V , “ That isn’t so,” Simpn responded quickly when asked ficials and state police. - ■ \ Traffic Sunday was about 25 per cent of the normal whether that is what his appointment as head of a nearly volume, said Alex Parley, spokesman for the Connecticut created Federal Energy Administration means. “I don’t rule out rationing. I don’t rule out anything.” branch of the American Automobile Association (AAA). it#, Parley said a special Simon, 46, said the new agen- n . , telephone number to help cy would begin quickiy to try to Su n d S nighT S e ^ Independent Connecticut come up with new federal motorists needing gasoline was Petroleum Association. programs for tackling the fuel William Proxmire, D-Wis., con­ busy throughout the weekend, —And the National Weather shortage. tended that Nixon’s energy but none, of the callers had ac­ proposals were not enough to Service said November was Sen. Charles Percy, R-III., tually run out of fuel. State warmer than last year and I F - F ranking Republican on the prevent severe fuel shortages, police also saM they received loss’of jobs and cold homes this there was reason to think Senate Government Operations few calls from stranded winter. December’s average Committee, said hearings on motorists. temperature also would be the new agency would be held Issuing the Democrats’ of­ Expressway service areas above average. Thursday. ficial response to the Nixon were open Sunday, but gasoline For the entire heating season Simon had been one of the program, Proxmire said fuel wasn’t sold, officials said. so far, the weather service said principals in an administration rationing was necessary, In other developments; this year has a 12 per cent policy struggle over whether although he called it “ so bad —Sen. Abraham Ribicoff, D- 1 ^ . saving over normal and a 22 per formal rationing of short that I would want to get rid of it Conn., told President Nixon’s as soon as we possibly can.” cent saving over last year, supplies or a stiff gasoline tax new energy czar, W illiam , calculated in degree days. is the best government Another congressional Simon, that 21 Navy tankers Democrat, Rep. Wright Pat­ A degree day is calculated on response to the fuel shortage. should be taken out of man of Texas, said he thought a base of 65 degrees and is the While White House energy ad­ mothballs and pressed into ser­ the fuel shortage was “just for difference between the average viser John A. Love and Love’s vice bringing oil to New I the short run” and was caused temperature for a day and 65. deputies were saying gasoline solely by the Arab oil cutoff. “ I England from fte Southern and For example, if the average for rationing probably couldn’t be Western United States. a day was 30, the day would avoided because of the Arab oil doubt rationing would do the —Ribicoff also said he have 35 degree days. cutoff, Simon was pushing for a trick,” he told interviewers on thought Simon was a good —’The Danbury Chamber of strong mandatory allocation the CBS radio-television program “ Face the Nation.” choice to "grab the loose helm Commerce has decided not to program of supplies, man­ Space Shuttle E;j(plained Speaking on NBC’s “ Meet the and bring some badly needed light Christmas decorations, a datory conservation programs Press,” Treasury Secretary direction to the country’s reversal of a previous decision and perhaps a gasoline tax, Uoyd H. Aronson, aerospace education specialist, explains Besterfield. Aronson and two other aerospace education George P. Schultz said, energy policies.” Former that the season needed the gaie­ with rationing only a last- the function of a space shuttle to students at Bentley speclists will present lecture-demonstrations in Colorado Gov. John Love had ty the lights would bring. resort. however, the fuel shortage was “ a long-term problem. We have been Nixon**s top energy ad­ bchool. Watching the demonstration are, left to right, Kurt Manchester schools all this 'week. (Herald photo by Love, a former governor of a genuine crisis, a critical visor. Wagner, Michael Doyon, Terry McConville and David Ofiara) Colorado, will remain as a problem. I think the Arabs have —U.S. Rep. Robert H. Steele, presidential assistant, but his done us a favor. Finally R-Conn., said Simon soon would new role is unclear, a everyone is awake.” visit Connecticut to evaluate spokesman said. the energy problem facing the Kissinger May Space Story Being Told state. —State Insurance Com­ missioner Thomas White said a Visit Syria To Manchester Students reduction in highway traffic because of the gasoline shor­ By The Associated Press JUNE TOMPKINS demonstrated the growth of the melting snow, and the famous tage could bring auto insurance Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger will visit Syria (Herald Reporter) rocket from the X-15 to designs rates down. But if the crisis geological fault in California is later this month during another peacemaking trip to the * Possible future space in­ of the future including a space detectable by satellite. forces plants to close for long Middle East, Arab diplomats reported today. habitants were exposed today shuttle. ’The X-15, he said, is periods. White said, fire in­ Other satellites which enable The diplomats in London said to some of the exciting drama now retired in the Smithsonian scientists to forecast weather surance rates would rise Kissinger’s trip to Damascus, harder line than Egypt toward that goes on in today’s giant Institution in Washington, D.C. patterns, and which enable - because the sprinkling systems his first, was arranged through the proposed peace negotiations space program. Other rocket models dis­ in the cold buildings would have worldwide communication Presidents Zulfikar Ali Bhutto with Israel, tentatively Students at Bentley School played were miniatures of one were described by Aronson. to drained, increasing the of Pakistan and Anwar Sadat of scheduled to open in Geneva on listened to Lloyd H. Aronson, of the first, the Scout which was There is even a scientific potential for fire damage. W Egypt. The American secretary Dec. 18. space science specialist, as he equivalent to seven-stories satellite observing the sun, he White added that most did not visit Syria during his They have refused to touched on various phases of high, to the Saturn V which is as said. drivers don’t have sufficient in­ J'V tour of Arab capitals in early exchange war prisoners with NASA. high as a 36-story building. Probably the most exciting surance to cover four or five November. Israel and have continued in Aronson, a native of Connec­ v/iicOne ain-idii,aircraft uiuucimodel Aronsonnioiiauu satellite isIS Pioneer 10 which is passengers, meaning that if Informed sources in Beirut public to insist that full Israeli ticut, is a representative of the showed the wide-eyed audience >^scheduled to take pictures of they drive in car pools they underscored that reports of his withdrawal Iron) all occupied Educational Programs Qffice had propellors on top of the the planet Jupiter, a planet should increase their insurance plans for a Syrian visit now Arab lands is the only solution from Goddard Space Flight craft which would raise, it which throws so much energy coverage. were significant because the to the Middle East stalemate. Center of the NASA in perpendicularly off the ground. that as Pioneer 10 passes it, it —Connecticut homeowners “I United States has had no formal ’The Syrians have accepted Greenbelt, Md. He is one of By means of a special device, will be thrown into outer spade, should be able to keep their diplomatic relations with the cease-fire but have given no three space educators who will the pilot can switch the or infinity. Aronson said there houses warm all winter if they ■ A . Damascus since 1967 and it was public announcement they are appear in Manchester schools propellors to the front of the is a plaque on the satellite take conservation steps and if generally believed the Syrians prepared to attend the Geneva this week giving lecture- craft enabling it to move which contains certain informa­ the weather isn’t worse than refused to see Kissinger during talks; The Arab diplomats said, demonstrations. There will be a forward, like an ordinary air­ tion about earth along with a last year, said Raymond L. his November tour. however, that President Hafez free program for the public plane. Upon reaching its picture of a man and a woman. Langfield, president of the The Syrians have taken a Assad already is picking a Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Baigey destination, the position of the One can only conjecture when delegation in private. Auditorium at Manchester High propellors could be switched or if such information will be The informants gave no School. again to the top and the craft received, said Aronson. specific dates for the new From a counter top which could land straight down, on Messages from Jupiter to Kissinger trip, which had been extended across the front of the mudh the same principle as a earth take 45 minutes, and by Buckland Project widely expect^ in Washington.