The weather Mostly cloudy, cool through Friday. High both days low to mid 60s. Lows tonight 50-55. iianrljpatpr ittf mng Im lb Way MANCHESTER, CONN., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1975— VOL. XCV, No. 8 Manchester—A City of Village Charm t w e n t y p a g e s — t w o s e c t io n s PRICE: FIFTEEN CENTS Vt • • • • • I News Rival factions clash summary (.ioinpilecl from near Portuguese base I nilcd I'res.s Internulionul LISBON, Portugal (UPI) — Communist outside the outpost in . support of the purge of “reactionaries” in the armed demonstrators fought a gunbattle with rebellious troops. forces and the fall of Portugal’s new State pro-government marchers today outside a Troops occupying the artillery base Socialist-dominated coalition cabinet. northern artillery base seized by left-wing stayed in their barracks during the •t; HARTFORD — White House and The Popular Democrats accused the troops. fighting, but a loyalist armored column Secret Service sercurity men were Communists of touching off the fighting. Hospital officials reported 64 persons in­ rumbled to the scene to disperse the in Hartford Wednesday to map out “They knew what was going to happen,” a jured in the night-long clash on the out­ demonstrators. |:| tight security for President Ford’s spokesman said. “They had a hand in it." skirts of Porto, Portugal’s second largest Hospital officials said two of the ar­ i|: six-hour political trip to the state city and main port. mored troops were injured in the fighting. But the Communists blamed the capital Tuesday. Republicans plan a The fighting, which raged from Two pro-government demonstrators were Popular Democrats for “showing their $250-per-person cocktail party for Wednesday night until early this morning, reported in serious condition with bullet reactionary, fascist face” and causing the :|; 250 persons to meet the President,; began during a pro-government march by wounds. violent confrontation. ji; to be followed by two dinners at the ; the left-of-center Popular Democratic Communist-backed troops took over the The Communists have endorsed a wave i|: Hartford Civic Center, one for $100 a ; party. artillery regiment base this week to :J:| plate and the other for $15 for box ■ of antigovernment demonstrations by left- The Popular Democrats marched from protest a crackdown by anti-Communist wing soldiers and civilians. The protests i;i dinner. Each is for 1,000 persons. downtown Porto to the base, clashing with commanders against left-wing troo^. have brought Portugal to the brink of civil Communist-backed leftists demonstrating The rebel soldiers have called for a >:• NEW BRITAIN — Court of Com- ;J:; war. mon Pleas Chief Judge Roman J. i|; Lexton says the six-month merger :J:j of the state common pleaS and cir- S cuit courts has proven a success. He $; Bristol teachers defy order said 64 per cent of the courts' ;|:i :$ backlog at the the time of the ^ merger has been cleared in the past iji; :$ six months. to return to classrooms BRISTOL (UPI) — Teachers entered the off Wednesday when teachers resumed called it “tantamount to blackmail.” second day of their strike today, despite their strike for higher salaries. Longo also said attorneys went to court to I Regional threats of daily fines under a temporary The order by Judge O’Brien subjects the seek an injunction barring the walkout. court injunction issued late Wednesday. BFT to a daily fine of $5,000, $25 per day “To threaten to boycott the local g NEW BEDFORD, Mass. - New Hartford County Superior Court Judge for each teacher and $100 daily on each of merchants and banks to gain support for Bedford teachers ended a month-old Francis J. O’Brien ordered the teachers to five union officials. their unpopular cause is tantamount to Our .strike Wednesday night by un- end their one-day walkout and return to The 640 teachers voted Tuesday night to blackmail and is an infantile approach to Reg. animously voting to accept a two- work immediately, however board of resume the strike which they suspended the resolution of their situation,” Longo year contract which calls for no pay education officials decided to keep schools last week after talks broke down earlier in said. To. :|: raises the first year, but a 12 per closed today because of the uncertainty of the day. The teachers returned to classes after 3.49 cent hike the second. The 850 the teacher’s next move. The BFT also threatened to boycott Superior Court Judge Harold Mulvey took :j: teachers went on strike Sept. 8 James G, Doyle, president of the Bristol local businesses and merchants who don't a personal role in resuming negotiations. qjueezer idling 17,000 public school students. Federation of Teachers, said picketing support the walkout. Ronald O'Brien, president of the would continue at the system's \1 schools. ■The boycott threat brought a bitter Connecticut Federation of Teachers, said g PROVIDENCE, R.I. - In an in- More than 11,000 students aljp had the day response from Mayor Frank Longo who the board has refused to pay the normal terview taped in Washington office, step increments due the teachers in ji; retiring Sen. John 0. Pastore said he September. He also charged board 5* would be “happiest” if Gov. Philip members went against recommendations The line of least resistance of their negotiator and attorneys to sign :j:j W. Noel decides to run for his seat There was a time when sidewalks were straight as an arrow and looked like :j^ next year. Noel said he would make the pact. g his decision next year, probably in The BFT wants a 6.5 per cent increase in chalklines. Now they’re more aesthetic and sometimes snake their way into May. I-84-Wilbur Cross link wages and benefits recommended by a the distance, as this one on Hackmatack St. and another on Oakland St. non-binding arbitration panel but the Manchester public works personnel try to take advantage of trees and other school board says it can only afford a 3 per natural irregularities in the path of sidewalks and draw their plans accor­ two to five years away cent increase. dingly. (Herald photo by Pinto) I National WASHINGTON - A long-term By SOL R. COHEN bigger project than originally thought. I agreement to send American grain Herald Reporter Hannon said the two-year estimate is Bucklajid firehouse contract to the Soviet Union appears wrapped Once heralded as a “salvation” to Shugrue’s and is predicated on smooth up. But a matching deal to bring Manchester business and now labeled by going for the required study. The /I-84 connector has become a frame Russian oil to this country seems many as “The $20 million highway that goes nowhere,” it appears that the 7.2 political issue in East Hartford, with now has termination stalled, according to government codicil nners. Republican mayoral hopeful Anthony n finish: sources. mile stretch of 1-84 from Bolton Notch to Spencer St., won’t connect to the Wilbur Donafelli blaming incumbent Democratic By .SOL R. COIIE.N Sons of Avon, the contractor, the provision "In such an event, the contractor shall oblems Mayor Richard Blackstone for delays in reads as tollows: have the rights as stated in Section 14,1.1 g AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. - g Cross Highway — or anywhere else — for IH'rald Rc|H)it«T the ciDnstruction. 'In the event the Town of Manchester is Of A.I.A. (.American Institute of g The Air Force Academy said S a minimum of two years and a maximum Blackstone, who is running for re- prevented from performing its obligation Architects) Document A201. general con­ j:;: Wednesday it would accept 100-150 jij of five to seven. Made part of the $233,000 contract election, denies he’s opposed to the con­ under the contract for construction of Fire ditions of the contract for construction j:j: women cadets in next year’s class iji Planned in the early 1960’s, started in signed Wednesday for construction of the nector and insists he’s for its immediate Station No. 5 (The Buckland Firehouse) referred to here and above. iji after President Ford signed legisla- j:j 1968 and completed in September 1971, Buckland Firehouse is the town’s right to construction on its own merits. What he’s executed Oct. 8, 1975, due to an order of "This letter is hereto attached to said j;j tion permitting coeds at military g traffic from the multi-lane highway will terminate the contract in the event of sonic opposed to, explained Blackstone, is any court having jurisdiction, then the and a part thereof as fully set forth :j: academies. continue to be dumped into Spencer St., adverse court action. 9 8-Digit Manchester, and then Silver Lane, East packaging the Manchester-East Hartford Drafted by Assistant Town Counsel Vic­ Town of Manchester without prejudice to therein. " Hartford, for an indefinite time. State Sen. connector with other highways in East tor Moses and signed by Town Manager any right or remedy and after giving the Weiss explained the contractor's rights 3 Rule GREENWOOD LAKE, N.Y. George Hannon, D-3rd District, said Hartford the Department of 'Transporta­ Robert Weiss and Joseph C. Brunoli, contractor seven (7) days written notice, under A.I.A. general conditions protects it Two elderly women were killed and against any obligations he's made prior to today. Hannon’s district is comprised of tion wants and he doesn’t. secretary-treasurer of Fred Brunoli & terminates the employment of the con­ ulator iji 18 persons injured Wednesday after ;j:j all of East Hartford and about 52 per cent tract.