Jobless rate at lowest point iri three years WASHINGTONWASHIMnTriM (UPI)illni\ - culminating_________ a rapidu <4.1 . _million ! I I : rise i_in . * ' ment officials said today The nation’s unemployment rolls million, women by 1.7 million and continued to rise. Unemployment'dropped sharply to employment during 1977 — the declined 480,000 to 6.3 million in November’s rate has been revised to teen-agers by 650,000. Discouraged workers, those un­ 6.4 percent in December, the lowest biggest annual gain in the post-World 6.7 percent. December, with most of the decline Unemployment fell in December to employed who have given up looking rate since the early days of the reces­ War II era. concentrated among white male, fac­ The unemployment rate at the end 4.7 percent among white males, 6.7 for work, declined to 970,000 in the sion more than three years ago. the Not since the start of the recession of 1977 represented a 2.7 percent drop tory workers and people who earlier percent for women and 15.4 percent final quarter of 1977. There were 1.1 Labor Department reported today. in October 1974, has unemployment from the recession peak in May, 1975, lost jobs. Employment, meanwhile, for teen-agers. Black unemployment The dramatic 0.3 percent.improve- fallen as low as it did in December. million discouraged workers in the and a 1.4 percent decliqe over the increased 410,000 to 92.6 million. dropped substantially from 13.8 per­ previous two quarters. ment'over November exceeded Joblessness Whs stubbornly high in past year. Although employment rose by 4.1 cent in November to 12.5 percent at A Labor Department official President Carter's goal for 6.6 per­ most of 1977, fluctuating for eight A Labor Department official million during 1977, the effect was year’s end. cent joblessness by the end of 1977. It months between 7.1 percent and 6.9 noted that during recovery periods described the improvement in muted by a 3 million increase in the Jobs in manufacturing increased unemployment levels often remain is expected to ease current pressure percent. December as “an ail around per­ total labor force. Therefore un­ 160,000 in December, an increase on the administration for more The December decline represented constant for many months, followed vasive improvement” in the labor employment declined only 1.1 million that was exaggerated slightly by the by a dramatic increase. “When it economic stimulus. an 0.5 percent drop from 6.9 percent market. He noted such sharp drops over the past year. settlement of a major aircraft A record 58 percent of Americans unemployment originally reported goes down, it’s normaliy a whopping are not uncommon in recovery Over the past year, the number of workers strike. Construction jobs decline," he said. were working in December. for November. But Labor Depart- '^6riods employed adult men rose by 18 rose 20,000, and service employment ^ -f r^iififiiTiirnrinTfiiiifmMiiMii - 'iiif r i | | | - i | W u in y Outside today Fair and continued cold tonight: lows 5 Inside today to 15. Mostly sunny Thursday with highs Area ....... in the upper iiOs. Outlook: partly cloudy .1-3B Editorial ... 4A Business .. .4-5B Family .. Friday; chance of snow or rain Satur­ .. 1-2C Classified . 8-lOB Obituaries .. 12A day: fair Sunday. National weather map ■miRTY.’n i'o PACES Comics ... HR on page 9B. Peopletalk ... 2A THREE 5ECTI0N9 Dear Abby . IIB Sports __ ..6-8B MANCHESTER, CONN,« We SS s DAY, JANUARY llfl9?8~. VOL Summary Sinai troops Four vessels with cargoes of oil are aground from one end of the East coast to the other, but only one resulted in a spill. The barge Bouchard 100 struck bottom in the topic of talk harbor at Huntington, N.Y. and as the sea poured into a tank with an CAIRO, Egypt (UPI) — Israeli quite a lot of problems that have unbattened hatch cover about 1,- Defense Minister Ezer Weizman, arisen in the last 30 years and 000 to 1,500 barrels of No. 2 hopeful but conceding that Egypt and settlements is one of them. I hope heating oil gushed into the harbor. Israel faced problems, met with General Gamassy and I will reach Four tugs managed to refloat President Anwar Sadat in Aswan some recommmendations.” the 638-foot tanker Exxon Chester today for “decisive” talks on the Asked whether the two sides faced at the mouth of Port Everglades terms of an Israeli withdrawal from a stalemate on the settlement issue, in Florida, with its cargo of 180,- the Sinai Peninsula. Weizman appeared irritated and 000 barrels of crude oil, but the “I more than sincerely hope we replied: “Do we look like we are ship ran aground again two hours shall make a substantial advance on stalemated? I am hopeful.” later. Another barge, loaded with problems and we do have problems,” Gamassy was more guarded. “I 50.000 gallons of heating oil, ran Weizman told reporters at Cairo air­ cannot say that I am optimistic or aground in Chesapeake Bay, near port. He later boarded an Egyptian pessimistic,” he said. Havre De Grace, Md. and the air force Mystere jet, together with Egypt was ready to present a Liberian-registered tanker Tulsa E gyptian War M inister G n. blueprint for total Israeli withdrawal Getty, carrying 922,000 barrels of Mohammed Gamassy, for Aswan for from the Sinai — complete with heavy African crude oil, grounded the meeting with Sadat. maps, a time-table and a demand for in Delaware Bay. High winds Weizman arrived in Cairo at the disbanding Jewish settlements, the causing heavy seas have held up meetings of an Egyptian-Israeii semi-official Middle East News operations to refloat the ships. military committee, scheduled to Agency said. open late today at the Tahra Palace. “The Egyptian scheme cails for PHOENIX, Ariz. — Tuesday, a Officials described the meeting total withdrawal from Sinai in a Superior Court judge sentenced with Sadat as “decisive” and said it short period and the liquidation of James Robison and Max Dunlap could determine the course of settlements,” MENA said. to death in the gas chamber for negotiations at the committee The plan almost certainly will be ■the murder of investigative sessions. opposed by Israel and officials reporter Don Bolles, who died 11 Weizman said he was “hopeful” forecast tough negotiations. days after a bomb exploded under v’- and referred to Sadat, whom he met Diplomatic sources said the Egyp­ tian and Israeli positions rem ain^ his car June 2, 1976. > ffU / twice last month, as an “old friend.” wide apart on the sensitive issue of Under Arizona law the But Gamassy was more guarded. “1 sentences automatically will be cannot say that I am optimistic or —See Page Twelve-A appealed. pessimistic,” the Egyptian said. Christmas trees chipped As the Aswan meeting was in Forty striking farmers who progress, Israeli chief-of-staff Lt. blockaded a cold storage plant in George Donnelly, a light equipment operator for the Town of Manchester, tosses a Gen. Mordechai Gur and other Campaign Texas refused to obey sheriff's Christmas tree into a wood chipper at the Harrison Street garage. The evergreens have members of the Israeli delegation deputies who asked them to been dropped off by residents at designated spots across town and now are being chipped bv held preliminary talks at the Kubbeh remove their tractor blockade town employees. (Herald photo by Pinto) Palace in Cairo with the Egyptian combats were arrested Tuesday and book chief-of-staff Lt. Gen. Moahmmed at the Webb County Jail in Ali Fahmi. Laredo, Texas on misdemeanor Weizman and Gamassy were later smoking charges. They were released on returning to Cairo to preside over the personal recognizance. committee’s opening session. GET A hiring sequence WASHINGTON (UPI) - A major At American Agriculture Move­ Another political committee, new government campaign to get ment headquarters in Springfield, grouping the Egyptian and Israeli Colo., angry farm strike leaders foreign ministers and Secretary of America to kick the smoking habit called for the resignation of State Cyrus Vance, will meet in was announced today by Health, Education and Welfare Secretary Agriculture Secretary Bob criticized by directors Jerusalem Monday to deal with the Joseph Califano. Bergland, who had said the Paiestinian question and the basics The announcement came on the farmers’ demand for 100 percent By GREG PEARSO^ said that no hiring should be done un­ federal funds for three one-year of overall peace. The two com­ 14th anniversary of the report by the parity was unacceptable because Herald Reporter til final approval was granted. CETA programs — the townwide sur­ mittees were set up by Sadat and U.S. surgeon general which first it would require massive govern­ “Very frankly, we goofed,” Town vey, the health program and the Prime Minister Menahem Begin at Town of Manchester officials were gave widespread attention to the link ment payments or total govern­ Manager Robert Weiss said. forestry maintenance program. their Christmas day summit in criticized Tuesday night by members between smoking and health ment control of the marketplace. Both the townwide survey and the The health program proposal was Ismailia. of the Board of Directors because problems such as cancer. persons were hired for federally health program were approved reduced because the Health Depart­ Asked if he was carrying specific Tuesday night by the board, but not ment dropped a request that three proposals to Sadat, Weizman replied: Research since the 1964 report WASHINGTON (UPI) - The funded jobs before the positions were “has proven that smoking is even before some heavy criticism of the CETA employees be used for the “lam sure President Sadat and I are late J.