Carter Prepares for B1 Decision

Carter Prepares for B1 Decision

PAGE S I X - B - MANCHESTER EVENING HERALD. Manchester, Conn.. Mon.. June 6, 1977 The weather Inside today Periodi of rain, cool today. High near 60. Considerable cloudiness tonight, Area new s___ 6-7 Editorial ................ 4 chance of showers. Low 45-SO. Partly CTassified . , iO-12 F am ily .................. i cloudy, cool, windy Wednesday, high C om ics..............13 O bituaries............14 6045. Precipitation probability 50% /'Dear Abby....... 13 Sports.................. 8—9 tonight, 20% Wednesday. National weather map on Page 10. IPRrCEt Fin'KEN Cl I Discover the light, breezy comfort of Klopman^ fabrics in impecabiy tailored Haggar® slacks - S 4 » . Sand Weve '“ it's Klopman's performance-tested Solids M 8.00 Easy Living" iabnc, woven of 100% Dacror." Carter prepares Checks polyester, with a light. Iinen-like feel. Together *18.00 with Haggar's tasteful styling, these solids, Plaids checks, and plaids will breeze right through the *20.00 hot summer months. In a selection of blues, fc.. .. for B1 decision browns, greens, and a new color called ginger WASHINGTON (UPI) - President the balance of strategic capabilities .rj ... and priced as only Haggar knows how. "rhe Air Force wants 244 of the fast, Carter said today he will decide this against expenses and the combina­ sleek planes, at a cost of more than month whether to continue the ISO tion the outdated B52 bomber "with $20 billion, to replace the aging fleet billion B1 bombei* program . the cruise missile and other mis­ of B52s which have been in service ‘T v e thought about it a lot and siles.” since the 1950s. \VW have made a detailed analysis in the During the presidential campaign, Proponents argue that the B52 last few weeks,” Carter told a con­ candidate Carter originally said he must either be replaced or expen­ gressional delegation at the White MANCHESTER didnvt think the B l program was a sively modernized and renovated. House. REEAL MONDAY thru SATURDAY 9:30 to 5:30 very good idea. As the election drew Also, they say, a manned bomber is THURSDAY 9:30 to 9:00 “Sometime this month,” the Presi­ closer he raid he would look carefully essential as the third arm of the M EN’S SHOP dent said, he and Defense Secretary at it. three-pronged U.S. strategic force; TRI-CITY PLAZA, VERNON Harold Brown will make a “basic 'The Complete Men's Store' The Congress last year postponed needed because land-based missiles judgment” on whether to give the go- MONDAY thru FRIDAY 10:00 to 9:00 one increment of prc^uction money are relatively vulnerable to attack, ahead to the controversial Bl. '^e SATURDAY 10K)0 to 5:30 until February to give the incoming and submarine missiles cannot have Air Force wants 244 of the bombers. mM'l president a chance to make his own a high degree of accuracy. He met today with supporters of decision; Carter told the Pentagon to Opponents say the plane is obsoles­ the program and told them he was go ahead slowly and raid he would cent in a missile age, costs far more “eager to listen to you and your ideas make a final decisibn in May. than it is worth, and is far too slow to ... in order to form a judgment.” He Later he raid the decision would be of serious strategic value. It will talk with B l opponents Friday. come this month, and this week’s would take nearly seven hours to Carter raid he was carefully con­ reach targets in the Soviet Union, sidering several factors, including scheduled meetings apparently were in preparation for it. compared to a missile flight of 30 minutes or less. Another $50,000 to be cut from town school budget Clowns promote Arts Council program tonight The Board of Education may have 000, except for the reading specialist The department is also looking for Puppets on Main St. tell the public about the Manchester Arts Council as clowns pass out to make further cuts in the 1977-78 which is funded by a federal monies. equal pay for female employes in invitations to An Evening with the Arts Council which is tonight at 7:30 at Foot Prints, school hiring because of an audit by In reviewing the custodial pay that area, Reardon said. Compliance 466 Main St. From left are Mrs. Rosemary Papa, Jennifer Papa, 7, and John Papa, 3, all of the United States Department of rates recently, Mrs. Dorothy Elvis, with that alleged violation would cost 63 Tanner St. The event is free and will feature dram atics, the Manchester High School Labor which concluded that the auditor for the U.S. Department of the board $1,680 for past discrepan­ nwm board should make back payments Woodwind Ensemble, poetry reading by Clemewell Young, and a mixed quintet from Hartt Labor, Hartford area office, said that cies and future compliance. for five custodial employes and for the actions taken by the school Four years ago the board and ad- College of Music composed of high school students. Art will be on exhibit and wine and female coaches amounting to over system four years ago are not suf­ ministration entered into cheese will be served. $50,000. ficient. negotiations with the Department of m The audit was completed in the last The five employes, all women in Labor which ended in the Federal -.V" a two weeks and the board was told of the custodian I class, should be given District Court. A compliance settle­ it by School Supt. Jam es P. Kennedy back pay for the past four years, ment reached at that time ended in at a Monday night personnel and amounting to $40,200, according to the creation of two custodial District sets June 22 vote finance committee meeting. Mrs. Elvis’ report. She also classifications, outlining different Dr. Kennedy said he will refer the recommended that the five employes duties for each. issue, which dates back four years, to be moved to a higher pay schedule The custodian I employes were counsel for advice. immediately which would be an ad­ originally classified as matrons with on Sunnybrook sewers However, as an interim ditional $11,000 for the coming fiscal light housekeeping tasks and were precautionary measure to allow budget. and are still all women. Dr. Kennedy By SUSAN VAUGHN has been ^ttled. The case will decide ficers'raid MohBay tliat the district flexibility in the budget should the The custodian I employes should said. He noted that they have had the Herald Reporter whether Buckland is to be under the probably does not have the capacity board have to pay the employes, receive pay equal to the custodian II opportunity over the past four years ■ < .> jurisdiction of the town or Eighth to service the sewers in the Buckland Kennedy recommended that the employes under the Equal Pay Act The Eighth District Board of to apply for the custodian II District as far as fire and sewer ser­ district. LaBelle urged that a deci­ board keep several non-classroom because the jobs are substantially positions, but none have done so. Directors decided Monday night to vices. sion be made soon by the district on position vacant for the first half of equal, John Reardon, area director Women have been hired for the let the District voters decide.at the The district board agreed to allow whether they will sewer Buckland. the school year. of the Dept, of Labor, raid today. custodian II positions, however. June 22 annual meeting whether to the installation of the sewers on May He told the directors ,”The district He recommended that the vacan­ He said the department is looking Dr. Kennedy will seek advice of aliow the town to install sanitary 16, with the understanding that an es­ has to be in a position to expend cies for a psychologist, a social for future compliance as well as back ■counsel on advice of the board and sewers to service the Sunnybrook crow account would be set up. money or apply for grants. It will worker, a reading specialist and the compliance. Apartments on New State Rd. will get a recommendation from the Atty. John D. LaBelle Sr., counsel take a lot of planning.” new elmentary vocal music position The board also agreed to delay any The violations charged in the board on the vacancies for the other for the district, called the decision on District Director Larry Noone be held open until mid-year. The action on sewering the rest of the coaching area are for female coaches positions at next Monday’s board sewering the apartments a policy criticized the town for going ahead vacancies would provide about $30,- on the junior and senior high level. meeting. Buckland area, particularly the ‘ ' • • •»T decision which should be made by the and applying for federal funds for the town’s industrial park, until town of­ district voters, similar to the deci­ sewers. He said, “The town is taking ficials approach the district board sion made about a month ago to allow very drastic steps, not knowing with a plan. the town to install sewers in the whether the sewers will be in the The first action was in response to Baldwin-Concord Rds. area. He said town.” Today’s news summary i a letter to district officials from the situations should be handled the The town has applied for federal Town Manager Robert B. Weiss same way since they are both areas funds for the industrial park, which Compiled trom United Preee International which stated there had been a mis­ north of Middle Tpke.

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