*’ If '* «• r if'i ‘ "* \ - . School Sxihedules The Weather 'Clear and cool tonight, low In Bus R ^ lies the tnld Mi. F^lr Wednesday with hlghi in the mid to upper Pages II, 12, I\l4 il5 70|.' ' - \ \ '■ • ■ ^ MANCHESTER — A City of Village Charm MANCHKSTER, CONN,, TUESDAY/Sf^EM BER 5,1972 ________ VOL, X a , No, 286 THIRTY-TWO PAGES—TWO SECTIONS - PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS \ er .(if' ■ ? r WOW* 1^,000 Teachers ith, \ t Arab Terrorists ■Mtti On Strike In Kill 2 Athletes, Philadelphia Hold 1^ Hostages PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Public school teachers in the MUNICH ( AP)—West German radio reported nation’s fourth largest city went out on strike today, refusing today that Olympic officials planned to suspend to give up what the School Board says is the shortest high school working day in the nation. the games, at least for an interval, because of the action by Arab terrorists. Affected are 13,000 teachers, 5,000 paraprofessional union face with the PFT (Philadelphia MUNICH (AP) — Arab terrorists armed with submachine Federation of Teachers) members and 285.000 pupils, who. guns broke into the Olympic village today, killed two Israelis are due to begin classes crystalizes around this one Thursday. issue.” and held 13 more Israelis hostage in their living quarters. The trachers were to report for John Ryan, the union’s The Arabs, who had boxes of explosives, threatened to kill work today. negotiator, said, “We’re willing all the hostages unless 200 Arab terrorists held in Israel were Bargainers for both sides to negotiate on the salary released. agreed that the key dispute package, but we’ll definitely not They first set a deadline of noon—7 a.m. EDT. Later a centers on the board’s demand negotiate on the longer high West German spokesman said an extension of the deadline that secondary level teachers ex­ school day or larger class size.” was achieved in negotiations between the terrorists and tend their work day from five The teachers are demanding a Mofiammed Chatib, head of the Arab League office at Bonn, i hours to five hours, 40 minutes. 25-sludent class si?:e, based on who had rushed to Munich. The board, $52 mlllion^n debt, enrollment. ’The school board wants to base the class size on The Olympics, founded to foster international understan­ has offered raises of |330 a year ding, were thrown out of balance. After an emergency to the 5,000 city teachers now at attendance, which would in­ Cabinet meeting, Israel asked West Germany to halt the top scale, but also has asked that crease the student ratio. other salaries be frozen and that School Supt. Matthew Costanzo games, reliable sources reported. But the games went on, for 485 positions be phased out by has indicated the city’s 280 public the time being at least. schools would not remain open adjustmoits in class size in an Chancellor Willy Brandt called unless enough teachers showed 2. West Germainy must provide effort to save 111 million. a meeting of the West German the guerrillas with three air­ up to work. Mary Mealey, presi­ The teachers, in a list of 400 Cabinet, then flew to Munich planes. The Israelis would be dent of a faction called the demands, have asked for pay from Bonn to supervise in the divided into three groups and Philadelphia City Education raises averaging 34 per cent on negotiations. placed aboard each of the planes. Association, said her group with a Where Hostages Held their scale that now ranges from Brandt appealed to all Arab After the first plane left, the 18,900 for a beginner to |17,000 "couple thousand members” Policeman armed with sub-machine gun and a detective policeman’s right shoulder where Arabs were holding Israeli nations to do everything they for a veteran with a Ph.D. would cross picket lines. stand guard this morning near building, visible just above team members. (AP photo) could to help achieve safe release (Continued on Page 9) Jack Soloff, negotiator for the ’The executive chairman of the of the hostages. board, said, “Senior high school Pennsylvania Labor Relations Police surrounded the Israel teachers in Philadelphia have the Board, Abe Belsks, said it would building and negotiated with the review the situation to see if fact­ A thletes .Disgusted shortest day of any in the United terrorists. Israeli diplomats ' States...! feel the problem we finding moves are necessary. rushed to Munich from Bonn. Quiet In The Arabs refused to surrender. Fans Quit One of the dead Israelis was identified by the Bavarian Tragedy Interior Ministry as Moshe Rockiest Weinbo-g, 32, a wrestling coach. Town Democrats He was shot twice in the head and BULL ISLAND, Dl. (AP) - MUNICH (AP) - Among the once in the stomach as the Arabs Thousands of tired and dis-- athletes, murder came almost broke in.before dawn. illusioned rock music fans unnotic^ to the 'The raid, a daring and ap­ deserted this scarred perdsula To Choose Slate Athletes walked parently well planned operation, early today, leaving behind tons toted canoe paddles over their of trash ranging from makeshift Unless developments in the tion upsets the sch^ule. shoulders and listened to polka shelters to panties. legal arena change their plai^ Mahoney and Genovesi are music over the Olympic Village The last band at the Labor Day Manchester Democrats will medl both reportedly interested in loudspeaker system while police Israelis weekend Soda Pop Festival tonight to select candidates for being nominated again. bargained for the lives of Israeli packed its equipment shortly two assembly districts and to Democrats who have been competitors. Targets after midnight, a few hours after ratify their choice of d e la te s to mentioned as possible opponents In the big social hall and televi­ promoters had left. ^ two other political districts. for Genovesi are Paul Groobert, sion room off the main shopping Between 25,000 to 35,000 fans Both the Federal District Court William Broneill, Anthony plaza, athletes lounged on the remained at that point, still in Hartford and the State Pietrantonio and John Hutchin­ was carried out by about five men floor the same way they’ve done with blackened faces. They waiting for performances by Supreme Court were scheduled son. every day since the beginning of climbed over the fence surroun­ headlined groups that were today to take up the court The Democratic party’s need to the Games, watching an promised, but never appeared. ordered redistricting plan under ratify delegate selections made ding the village and made straight equestrian event on the closed for the building, also occupied by Police estimated nearly 300,000 which the poUtical parties are Saturday morning stems from the circuit television system. the teams of Uruguay and Hong young people flocked to the 900- proceeding. fact that the party lacked One channel showed a police Kong. acre island in the Wabash River The Democratic Town Com­ quorums of town committee car at the gate and then pictures between Indiana and Illinois for members from the 3rd Senatorial mittee is scheduled to meet at 7 of the Israeli headquarters, but The terrorists tossed a paper the three-day celebration. District and from the 14th p.m. at party headquarters at there was no sign of siege or out of a window of the IsraeU Promoters said they had ex­ Assembly District, both of which Main St. and E. Middle Tpke. catastrophe. quarters. It bore the title "Com­ pected no more than 75,000. are shared with other towns. The party is required by court Duane Bobick, the American munique” and listed five points The homeward trek caus^ a It did have quorums Saturday o ^ e r to nominate candidates for heavyweight boxer who was of an ultimatum: mammoth traffic jam. when it picked delegates for the the two assembly districts which fighting this afternoon against 1. West Germany must declare Although the site is in Illinois, 4th Senatorial District and for the lie entirely within the town. They Cuba's Teofilo Stevenson, may itself prepared to bring the Israeli the only access is a one-lane 9th Assembly Eiistrict, also both are the 12th, which corresponds have been an exception. He hostages to a place to be specified Posey County, Ind., road. roughly to the district now shared with other towns. looked shocked when a reporter by the "revolutionary forces" Indiana State Police said they The Republicans met Saturday represented by Donald Genovesi, told him the news and said his inside the Olympic village. Repulilican: and the 13th, which and selected their delegates to mind raced to Olga Connolly, the (See Page 16) corresponds roughly to the dis­ multi-town districts with little American flag bearer who has trict now represent^ by Francis trouble. Republican quorum re­ circulated antiwar and an­ Mahoney, Democrat. quirements were less stringent tiviolence petitions among the Republicans will make their because the party’s town com­ athletes. Both Candidates choices for those districts mittee is elected at large rather U Luis J^edm an, a Uruguayan Thursday night, unless court ac­ than by district. team official whose delegation shared the same building as the IsraeU's, recalled that the Palesti­ Show Confidence nian terrorists who invaded the village “spoke pretty bad Ger­ WASHINGTON (AP) — Both President Nixon and man'' as they pointed sub­ challenger George S. McGovern appeared relaxed and Jets Batter machine guns at him and ordered confident today as they faced the main stretch in their him to return to his room. Fried­ presidential campaigns. man then worried about his Nixon, who was in San team's breakfast: "The Arabs CHemente, Calif., for the Labor campaigning actually started Rails, Radar said we couldn't even go into our much earlier.