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Dear Abby .... 9-B Obituaries ... 10-A Editorial ........6-A sp o rts...........4-5-B Vance reassuring Allies after Moscow failure BONN, West Germany (UPI) — American arms programs because strong desire for a Salt II agreement Briefing reporters aboard Vance’s President Carter would be “very Moscow has rejected his proposals and that one perhaps cannot expect plane, the officials disclosed the reluctant” to accelerate the .arms for limiting strategic weapons. concrete results from a single United States and Soviet Union con­ race because the Soviet Union has “I think that he would be very meeting.” cluded several secondary rejected his “very fair package” for reluctant to have to take that sort of Vance flew to Western Europe to agreements not announced limiting strategic weapons, action,” Vance replied. “He Is one assure America’s allies the Soviet Wednesday, including one permitting Secretary of State Cyrna Vance said who has had the strongest convic­ Union is still committed to a long­ today. them to build new, modern em­ tions that we must seek ways to term strategic arms accord despite bassies in each other’s capitals. Vance reported to West German reduce the arms race, and he would the breakdown in U.S.-Soviet talks. The two sides also: Chancellor Helmut Schmidt on the far prefer to be able to take steps Officials In Vance’s party said that — Extended their cooperative impasse in his negotiations in which would not increase the acquisi­ at the final meeting in the Kremlin agreement on space exploration and Moscow, then flew on to London for a tion of arms." Wednesday, Soviet leader Leonid technology, originally concluded by similar session with Prime Minister “I do not believe in the word Brezhnev assured the Americans the President Nixon in 1972 at his first impoo James Callaghan. On Friday he will breakdown,” Schmidt said when Soviet Union still wanted to achieve a Moscow summit that launched report to the French government. asked for his opinion of the outcome long-term strategic arms accord by detente. Speaking to reporters after hearing of Vance’s talks in Moscow. “If I in­ October — the date the current Vance’s report, Chancellor Schmidt — Extended the U.S.-Soviet com­ terpret it properly, both our “interim” freeze on strategic mis­ mittee on science and technology, said he doubts that either the U.S. or American friends as well as their siles and submarines expires. also dating back to the 1972 meeting. Soviet governments believe they Soviet counterparts are pf the opi­ Vance and his Soviet counterpart — Rescheduled meetings of the have reached the end of the road. nion that this is not the end of the Andrei Gromyko have agreed to Joint Commission on Housing and (In a Joint communique issued in road. meet in Geneva in the second half of Energy. Washington the United States and the “Mr. Vance has told us a number May to continue discussions on ’The U.S. and Soviet delegations Soviet Union announced today that of working groups soon are to be strategic arms following the failure also agreed the two countries will es­ further talks on arras control will be dealing with a number of problems. ^ of the Moscow talks. tablish a “follow-on working group” held in Geneva in May and that the “I personally believe that now, as to study civil defense Issues. high-level negotiations will also in­ in the past, the basic ihterests of the U.S. officials rejected the sugges­ Brezhnev turned down two U.S. clude the Middle Blast problem.) United States and the rest of the tion that the American policy of proposals Wednesday in a dispute l-On A reporter asked if Vance expected Western world as well as the basic in­ detente had been endangered by the over a new advance U.S. weapons President Carter to increase terests of the Soviet Union inspire a collapse of the negotiations. systems. 12I ^ 2.5 oz. i or quick-dry. Tax rebate action postponed Shoveler sheds shirt WASHINGTON (UPI) - Senate Senate Republican Leader Howard interest among the bill’s “sup­ Democratic Leader Robert Byrd said Another key part of the President’s It looks more like July than late March as Laurentino Moreno, Baker a g re ^ there is not time to porters,” many of whom are angry at today the Senate will put off con­ consider the bill prior to the Easter economic stirnulus package, a $4 an employe with Corsetti Construction Inc. of Meriden, bares his Carter’s plans to cut off money for biliion public works jobs biil, also has back Wednesday to do some sidewalk work on W. Middle Tpke. sideration of President Carter’s recess, partly bwause the GOP — water projects in their states. proposed $50 per person tax rebate been delayed. Although different ver­ prelerring a permanent tax cut to the While no one was saying something The sidewalk work is part of the Urban Systems road improve­ until after an Ehister recess ending In rebate — intends to introduce a sions of the jobs bill have passed both ment on W. Middle Tpke. and Adams St. Warm temperatures mid-April. as important as a tax bill should be the House and Senate, there has been number of amendments to the held hostage because of public works both Tuesday and Wednesday created scenes like this throughout The Senate leaves April 7 and Byrd no conference to negotiate the measure. projects, it was clear the ad­ said there would be no action on the differences because of a dispute over the area. (Herald photo by Dunn) ministration’s “hit list” has cooled tax bill “until after we come back Even before Byrd officially an­ a Senate addition of $9 billion for con­ the party loyalty of some Democrats because we cannot finish it in four nounced the delay, it appeared action struction of water treatment plants. who might otherwise actively sup­ days” of work next week. would be put off because of a lack of Congress -returns April 17, which port Carter on the rebate. happens to be about the time Carter has promised to complete a review of his plans to scale back the water Today’s news summary! projects. Compiled by United Press International Carter has recommended that $289 1-84-86 link gets backing million be removed from the fiscal 1978 budget for 16 projects, and that State National another 14 projects be studied for HARTFORD — Gov. Ella T. WASHINGTON — Ground possible cuts. was Grasso has interceded in the Fair- broken today at Stony Run, near at East Hartford hearing Another complicating factor on the field County veterans nursing Baltimore, to mark the beginning tax bill is that almost no one likes the home dispute and ordered $30,000 of the upgrading of the Boston- By MAL BARLOW thousands of cars and trucks daily rebate. temporary connector to released so a site feasibility study Washington rail corridor for 120 into East Hartford’s local streets. Herald Reporter Manchester's piece of 1-84. Then Republicans are almost un­ can be started. However, it mph passenger trains. Eventually Everyone speaking Wednesday Town leaders speak poiish up the designs and finish the animously against it while appears Unlikely the home will be the project will employ an es­ night at the state Department of Sen. George Hannon of East Hart­ highway. Democrats break down into three built until sometime next year. timated 6,000 track crew workers 'Transportation (DOT) public hearing ford said he has argued for relief to State Rep. Muriel Yacavone said groups; and the job is to be done by 1961. on 1-84 and 1-88 spoke in favor of it. — Those who are against the rebate townspeople from the state’s many area voters keep calling and WETHERSFIELD - The All recognized Blast Hartford’s but will vote for it out of party loyal­ highways for 20 years. Hannon writing her. They want to know how Connecticut gaming commission traffic problems. Highway traffic pressed DOT leaders for a timetable soon will the connector be built. ty- has got itself into a classic bind. WASHINGTON - Because now gluts town roads. on this connector. Joseph Dentamara, East Hartford — Those whose states have lost How do you promote legalized Larry Hardison of Kansas City Yet promised court fights and Robert Drake, DOT director of resident speaking on behalf of U.S. water projects and who don’t like Uie gambling without going over­ put his religion ahead of his job, bureaucratic procedures may pre­ planning, said the whole T-84 from Congressman William Cotter, said rebate but who probably will vote for board by creating compulsive he was fired. Now his case is i t ... eventually. vent construction of the 1-84 to 1-86 Hartford to Providence, R.I. has an Cotter pledges his support. He will do gamblers? It thinks it has a solu­ about to produce a major connector for many more years. environmental impact statement what he can in Washington. —Tbose who are against the rebate tion by working with local Supreme Court decision in the DOT leaders spent the first hour (EIS). This must be approved first. State Rep. Dick Willard said, “The and won’t let party loyalty or chapters of Gamblers Anonymous deiicate area of religious going over details of their plans for It will take up to eight more months.