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For New Health Center Growing in the 1980s 1 Of Robbery in Vermont 1 As Red Sox Learn Page 2 Page 10 1 Page 1 2 1 Page 13 L 1 Cloudy, Showers Through Saturday Details .on page 2 Coal Standards Vol. XCVIII, No. 200 — Manchester, Conn., Friday, May 25,1979 a A Family NEWSpaper Since 1881 • 20C Single Copy • 15$ Home Delivered WASHINGTON (UPI) - The Environmental Protection Agen­ cy today announced strict emis­ sion standards for new coal-fired power plants and said they will cost $35 billion but will clear the Gas Prices air of acid rain after the turn of the century. The standards apply to all new power plants for which' construc­ tion began after Sept. 18, 1978. The proposal is believed to be Spark Rise one of the most costly ever proposed by the EPA, but ad­ ministrator Douglas Costle said it is necessary to protect health and environment in light of the ad­ In Inflation ministration’s plan to triple coal use and production to meet the WASHINGTON (UPI) - Gasoline cent. Although the April gain was the nation’s energy needs. prices shot up in April at the fastest smallest of the year, that was little inflation rate since the 1974 Arab oil comfort to inflation-weary shoppers Flights Resume embargo, sparking a steep 1.1 per­ who saw beef prices surge by 4.1 per­ cent rise in consumer prices, the cent in April. DENVER (UPI) - United government reported today. Food costs now have climbed at Airlines, the nation’s largest Dismal new statistics from the double digit rates for five con- domestic airline, plans to resume Labor Department supported ad­ secutive^lYionths and were 11”7 per­ flights Monday for the first time ministration warnings to Americans cent higher than a year ago. since its longest strike began that bad inflation news will be stan­ And housing costs rose 1.1 percent; eight weeks ago. dard fare for the next tew months. fuel oil 4.2 percent; mortgage in­ The International Association of The overall 1.1 percenj consumer terest rates 1.9 percent, and home Machinists and Aerospace price rise surpassed March’s 1 per­ prices by 1.3 percent, the department Workers overwhelmingly ratified cent increase and was just slightly said. a new contract with United below February’s 1.2 percent gain. The government had still more ’Thursday. During the first four months of the gloomy news. It was the third time the union year, consumer prices rose at a an­ The earning power of the average members had voted on a p ro p o ^ Dummy Trooper nual rate of 13.2 percent. blue collar production worker and his contract since going on strike Gasoline prices, the nation’ newest three dependents fell by 2.4 percent March 31. Two previous proposals A familiar sight on Connecticut highways is Memorial Day weekend is “Claude,” a inflationary headache, skyrocketed last month and was off by 4.5 percent were rejected. a new state police cruiser on the side of the department store dummy sitting at the wheel by 6 percent during April. It was the from a year earlier. Louis Schroeder, president and road with a radar unit hanging from the win- as a deterrent for speeders. (UPI photo) largest monthly increase since a 7.3 Labor Department officials said general chairman of the union dis­ dow. A new addition being tried over the percent jump in March, 1974 at the the unusually big drop was due in trict headquarters in San Fran­ tail end of the oil embargo imposed large part to a truckers strike last cisco, announced Thursday the by the Organization of Petroleum month. 18,600 union members had voted Exporting Countries. Nevertheless, the earning by a 3-to-l margin in favor of the Few State Stations (jasoline costs now have jumped statistics offered a vivid demonstra­ three-year contract. 14.4 percent during the first four tion of how inflation continued to months of 1979. That is an annual rate gnaw away at the income of the Capital Return of 49.6 percent, the Labor Depart­ average American worker. The Labor Department said overall EL ARISH, Israeli-Occupied ment said. Open This Weekend But fuel was not the .only problem food and beverage prices rose 0.9 Sinai (UPI) — Egyptian flags area. percent, while grocery store costs fluttered over El Arish today and Food prices increased by 0.9 per­ climbed by 1 percent. portraits of Egyptian President By United Press International state Office of Policy and Manage­ allocations well. Anyvar Sadat looked out from Gov. Ella Grasso has warned ment Energy Division spokesman If motorists continue to be conser­ posters marking the return of the Connecticut n^otorists that gasoline Alan Sagal said. "Gasoline will be vative about fuel, gas stations should unofficial capital of the Sinai to won’t be flowing freely this weekend, available. We don’t see much of a also have enough supplies to last the Egypt after almost 12 years of saying as few as 20 percent of the difference between this weekend and rest of the week after the holiday, he August Hearing Israeli occupation. stations will be open. the past few weekends in May.” said. ’The town, the largest in the But public and private officials He’ emphasized his prediction The ’Trailways and Greyhound bus Sinai where four Israeli-Egyptian Thursday said there should be suf­ depended upon motorists continuing lines also said they expected no wars have been fought, will of­ ficient supplies of gasoline if people to conserve gasoline, using mass problems for this weekend. Set in CD Case ficially be handed back to Egypt use their own cars. transit and carpooling whenever But John Bresnihan, Trailways in a military ceremony in the Mrs. Grasso used her Thursday possible. He said drivers should “be Hartford Terminal manager, said sprawling parking lot of the news conference to urge travelers to wise ^ plan ahead — think twice diesel allocations were based on last By GREG PEARSON plaintiffs, who are three low-income former Israeli army PX store. take public transportation when before planning a prolonged trip.” year’s allotment and if the passenger Herald Reporter Manchester residents, met this mor­ possible, to car pool and to abide by Sagal also advised against topping load continues to increase, there MANCHESTER — The Community ning with Blumenfeld to discuss the might be problems in the future. Last Session the 55 mile per hour speed limit. off gas tanks or driving with a spare Development case will not be heard future of the case. The Connecticut AAA and ALA “This weekend we’ll be okay, but tankful of fuel in the trunk — which in court until at least Augst, accor­ If the town does not appeal the OTTAWA (U PI) - P rim e motor clubs predicted around 68 per­ the long range will require some he said could explode in a rear-end ding to a timetable establish^ today temporary injunction, both sides will Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau, cent of the state’s gas stations would collision, unlike a regular gas tank changes,” he said. by attorneys and U.S. District Court have until July 25 to complete the dis­ defeated in Tuesday’s federal be open Saturday, 19 percent Sunday position^ underneath a car. A spokesman for Connecticut TVan- M. Joseph Blumenfeld. covery process in preparing for trial. election after 11 years in office, and 22 percent Monday. About 90 per­ About 450 of the state’s 2,200 ser­ sit, which operates an urban bus That timetable, however, could That process permits both sides to presided over his last Cabinet ses­ cent of the stations were limiting vice stations have requested system from Hartford, said no become nonbinding if the town request information it feels it needs sion Thursday to discuss what sales. emergency allocations, Sagal said, problems are anticipated. appealq the temporary injunction from the other parties. Both sides went wrong and to prepare for a “There’s no reason at all to panic,” but most have managed their also may conduct disposition new role in parliamentary opposi­ Blumenfeld issued a week ago. A Amtrak spokesman Joseph decision on whether to appeal the hearings to question persons involved tion. Vranich said the firm will run 13 temporary injunction will be made in the matter. The 31-member Cabinet — of extra trains in the Northeast this weekend, David Barry, After the discovery process is com­ which 13 ministers were defeated This low. Corridor, from New Jersey north, Manchester’s town attorney, said pleted, pre-trial hearing has been in the election — voiced its sup­ Regional Gaswatch and will tack extra cars on other this morning. scheduled Aug. 1. port for ’Trudeau at the meeting, trains to handle the load. The effect the delay will haye on The exact effect of a possible delay ruling out a rumored effort make Connecticut: “There’s no reason at Massachusetts. all to panic,” said Alan Sagal, New Hampshire: Gas situation “During the Memorial Day the town’s involvement in the Com­ until August is not clear.