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"l The staff and management of Tbt Evfening Herald wish lEuntt^5 i all readers a safe, happy and enjoyable In^pendence Day Vol. XCIX, No. 234 — Manchostar, Conn., Thursday, July 3,1860 Since 1881 • 26® Weekend. \ Fewer unemployed despite recesf^n WASHINGTON (UPI) - The the number of persons who tell Labor jobs earlier in the year than they He indicated the June dip may not in­ cording to the department's survey These numbered 920,000 during the nation's unemployment rate edged Department" surveyors they are usually do. dicate that unemployment has April-Juhe quarter of this year, the of households, and dropped by more d q m ^ g m 7.8 percent in May to 7.7 seeking work but are unable to find This influx of college students stopped rising. than half a million, according to a se­ Labor Department said, 75,000 fewer p e r ^ il^ n June even though the it. When fewer people are seeking helped push up the unemployment Labor Secretary Ray Marshall has cond Labor Department of employer than the previous quarter but con­ recession wiped out a Half-million jobs, this reduces (he unemployment rate from 7 percent in April to 7.8 said the jobless rate culd reach 8.5 records. siderably higher than last year. jobs, the Labor Department reported rate. percent in May, acceding to John percent early next year, and some The Labor Department also issued Since March, employment has ' \today. Officials said fbe labor force Bregger, chief of the Division of private economists have predicted it its quarterly report on the number of fallen by more than 1 million. This \Officials said the apparent con­ decline followed a very sharp in­ Employment Analysis in the Bureau will go to 9 percent. "discouraged" workers — un­ about wiped ou the big employment tradiction was explained by the fact crease of 725,000 in the labor force of Labor Statistics. The employment side of today's employed individuals who have given gains made in the second half of 1979, that the total labor force shrank by for May. That, in turn, was caused by As a result, he said, "We got in report was not encouraging. The up looking for work and therefore are so that the number of jobs in June — 600,000 persons in June. the fact that many high school and May some of the unemployment in­ number of employed persons not counted in the unemployment 96.5 million — was about the same as The unemployment rate is based on college youngsters began looking for crease we would have seen in June." declined bv 450,000 to 96.5 million, ac­ rate. last June. Thousands Town files 3 hit roads for holiday tax liens By I'nited f’ rPHH Internulional MA.N(;HKSTER —The town has th a t w e re lie n e d h av e tax Thousands of Americans are expected to hit filed liens, totaling about $300,(X)0 assessments under appeal. This the highways for the long Independence Day against property owners whose taxes means that the owners are aware of weekend. are not paid for 1979. the unpaid taxes, but are waiting for For instance, an estimated quarter-million Jam es Turek, tax collector, a court ruling on their appeal to pay p^ple will travel to the banks of the Charles teom ed the $300,000 worth of the taxes. River to hear the annual Boston Pops delinquent taxes, as an average year- The appeals were filed after the Esplanade Concert, capped off with the 1812 ly amount. "We are quite close to tax re-evaluations, and the sub- overture, cannon fire and fireworks. other years," he said. sequent phase-in began Thomas Another 50,000 or more music lovers are In early June, Turek predicated a Prior, assistant town attorney, said expected'to brave the killer heat wave in higher than usual am ount of that the appeals are pending. He said Texas to attend Willie Nelson’s annual July 4 delinquent taxes. He had said then however, he expected them to be picnic on the shores of Lake Travis in Austin. that there were a number of small settled during the next few months Others will visit beaches, hold family accounts, less than $1,000, that ac- Prior said all of the properties un­ reunions and picnics, or just get together with counted for the rise. der appeal are commercial Although other members of their families. However, when the fiscal year the town officials are aware of the For whatever the reasons, the National ended the d elin q u en cies had appeals, the liens were filed "to Safety Council expects ■ holiday travelers to narrowed. The lien list.was compiled secure the town s interest " according drive 18.8 billion miles during the long based on the October 1, 1978 Grand to Prior. J weekend, about a billion miles more than List with taxes payable in 1979. The liens encumber a property,' would be traveled on a normal Thursday night Turek said the collection rate of passing on the amount owed, if the through Sunday period. unpaid taxes was 102 perennt at the property is s Id The council Wednesday estimated between end of May, and rose to 103 percent Andrew Ansaldi. and Andrew .\n- by the end of June. saldi Jr., own about 50 properties 500 and 600 people will die and another 23,000 to 28,000 will suffer disabling injuries on the Notices of delinquent taxes were that have been liened. All of the tax nation's highways during the three-day mailed about the middle of June, assessments are under appeal While holiday. Taxpayers were then informed that it the appeals are pending. 75 percent Connecticut's celebration of the nation's of­ has become more expensive to re- of the owed amount has been paid on U ficial birthday will highlight the old and the main delinquent on taxes. the properties. The remainder will new, as a volunteer infantry unit will re-enact The state General Assembly not be paid until the court case is the activities of a Civil War Union Army camp recently hiked the interest rates on settled. and the U.S. Marine Corps Band will play on delinquent taxes. Previously a 12 per- About $10,000 is owned on the An the historic New Haven Green. cent interest per year was charged, saldi properties. Other names Roman Sawka,.a naturalized American who The new law allows towns to charge appearing frequently are Henry Bot- fled his native Russia after World War If, Annual celebration 18 percent interest per year if an ac- ticello with 13 property listings The plans to express his gratitude for being a count is delinquent for more than two amount owed on each of the proper- years, and more than $3,000 is owed. ties range from $152.50 to $258 56 L citizen by u n v a ^ e a 7,776-square-foot map of There probably isn’t a city or town followed by a fireworks display. This the United S t a l ^ ^ in New England that doesn’t do year will be the first year the concert Accounts delinquent for less than Industrial Park Corp . an offshOot two years but with more than $3,000 of Neil Ellis' First Hartford Realty Sawka, of Rohnert Park, Calif., says the something special for the Fourth of Ju­ will not be conducted by Arthur map, which stretches 108 feet by 72 feet, is the owed can be charged 15 percent m- Corp., owes taxes on seven proper- largest ever riiade. ly. Easily one of the region’s most pop­ Fiedler. John Williams, Fiedler’s terest a year. ties. The amount owed ranges from “The idea just came as something to do to ular if not the favorite July 4 tradition successor, will make his first es­ However, most of the properties $115 to about $700 of all, is the Boston Pops Esplanade show my appreciation to the country," Sawka planade concert appearance. The said. “I get tired of people knocking this coun­ Concert, capped off with the 1812 over­ photo is of a previous July 4 concert. try all the time." ture accompanied by cannon fire and (UPI photo) Fire union, town Arbitration slated reach agreement MANOIESTKR — Town officials negotiations would have to be / Trash collectors end strike and the fire fighters’ union agreed brought to a state-appointed fact this morning to a new two-year con- finder. Both sides hoped to reach a NEW HAVEN (UPI) - Striking mayoral aide William O’Sullivan. overtime they had been paid for 20 But the mayor set no deadline for tract. settlement before that point trash collectors, facing a back-to- "They're on the job now." years and also bring the layoffs of six the dismissals and late Wednesday Steven Werbner, personnel direc- The m ajor ob stacle in the work order loaded with fines of 32,000 Under the agreement, the collec­ collectors. called rep resen tativ es of the tor. and Robert Martin, president of negotiations apparently was the a day for each who defied it, today tors agreed to return to work on a But city officials said the reduction American Federation of State, Coun­ the Firefighter’s Local 1579 said an residency requirement that the union disputed five-day workweek with would only mean about $20 less a agreement was reached, but neither would like to see terminated agreed to end their wildcat walkout ty and Municipal Employees local, and submit the dispute to binding once instead of twice weekly pickups.