tu - M.WCIIKSTKH HEHALD. Tinsday. Od. 25, I9«;t ■ : r r - © -iH. Council WHAT’S A HOUSE WORTH? Lawmakers eyes filtute problems In these metro areas: more than questioning double the norm Bv Steven W. Svre , - promote as a critical issue. Another is NU phase-in United PrenlmterncrttbiMil : . - *' New England’s decade-old economic headache: Energy. Cloudy tonight Manchester, Conn. BOSTON, - The N *w „ E «| la ii* " I t ’s one of the biggest sore thumbs HARTFORD (UPI) - Northeast Utilitid Wednesday, Oct. 26, 1983 Council,' a large. biidinesS>ae80CiBtion New England has in its set of plan to add $101 to its typical electric customer ^ and Thursday with an obtbse name, s^ihds its tiitih short-term problems." Swider said. bill by 1986 to help pay for the Millstone fli — See page 2 Single copy; 25S and mone$ trying to figure out w h ^ "The problem with the energy issue is nuclear power plant has been questioned by t|e fianrlfrB tFr M tm lh will affect (he region's iilaustries am that its 10 years old and people are sick chairmen of a legislative committee. • lobbying in its membersllfp'sinterests. of it. But the real fact is that energy Rep. David La vine, D-Durham, and Sen. Join The cou'ncil, wbichlias'aetaff of I6,.is costs are still higher than the nation as Larson, D-East Hartford, said Monday thfy run on a $1 million budget-supplied 1^ a whole." believed a law enacted this year prohibit^ it's t,_200 member businesses..It whs Improvements have been made. The Northeast from passing on costs of completing formed in 1925 when buSioes^ieadelts region has reduced its dependence on the $3.54 billion plant before it was in operatldh. becamer.\^ncerned over the decline to ' oil from 85 percent to 72 percent of Northeast is seeking approval from state the'Sl^.rand textile.indUftfries'tibl'y' energy consumption since 1973. But utility regulators to charge its 920,000 ConnMi- foresdiv <. energy still costs 25 to 30 percent more ' Jcut electric customers $64.3 million next yeai$n U.S. battles for control of Grenada Next ,'ihdnth: the .council isMft w W in New England. the first step of a $270 million phase-in o f the present itsbbar«Ueitii.whatJt)^'lBi^^ The council’s limited solutions to the $3.54 billion cost of Millstone III. • the .biggest proolems N;eW Eoglaiu problems are structured within their The $60 million figure is included in a $174.2 B v Valerie Strauss during the night, indicating the among those hiding in the Soviet less canons, mortars, and other justified.” The invasion force seized control busihesseis will face O o lle u lV e ly ^ ^ means as a lobbying group, mainly million Northeast rate hike request pending United Press International invasion force had seized Grena­ embassy. kinds of canons. Fighter planes "Our force doesn’t have the of the island’s two airports, a 2 short-tertn futirfe and beyoitlL' r, . through affecting legislation. before the state Department of iKibllc Utility da's telephone Installations. The Pentagon said at least two also attacked the Cuban strength or the means to do power station and the St. George’s Councir President Eric Slider-si It proposes to affect change mostly Control. BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - ■ Sources in Grenada reached Marines were killed and 23 others positions." anything more than defend its University medical school during getting pcmple to expect change^UMti— through tax incentives, deregulation The law passed earlier this year prohibited More than 2,000 American and before communications were cut wounded since 1,900 U.S. Marines In a news conference in Havana work” he said. the first 12 hours of operations. It unending.' endarahce of famris''’ tHat and changes in other laws that limit so-called construction work in progress^ « r -Caribbean troops today battled said the leaders of the Marxist and army rangers invaded the early today, Cuban President Cuba also said it would be willing was the largest U.S. military have helped the region’s economy, iii businesses, such as antitrust. CW IP rates, under which a utility can charge Mr supporters o( Grenada's pro- government had apparently island in a dawn assault by air, Fidel Castro said he had turned to “ listen” to a representative of action since the Vietnam War. recent years, is a major obstaole." '' Swider also said he wants to provide the cost of building a power plant before, tie Cuban government in a drive to sought refuge in the Soviet em­ land and sea Tuesday. An addi-. down a Grenadian request lor the United States. The Pentagon reported the cap­ "You get conifortable thinidng ever­ an atmosphere so New England’s plant is in operation. ' wipe out isolated pockets of bassy and were attempting to tional 300 troops from six Carib­ reinforcements because of the “The Cuban commander In ture of 200 "arm ed" Cubans. ything’s good, everythirtg’s rdses Washington delegation and other politi- The law allows the DPUC to allow CWIP rates resistance to the invasion force. broadcast on short wave from the bean nations also took part. "overpowering” U.S. army and Grenada, Col. Pedro Tortolo, has Jamaica’s Prime Minister Eki- You have to gel people to understand . clans can "safely support our 6 only if a utility proves it is in dire financial The official Cuban news agency building. Diplomatic sources said the navy presence on the island. instructiohs to receive whatever ward Seaga said 12 Ckibans and that the only thing that is certain' Is viewpoint." hardship, but Larson said Northeast had Prensa Latina said helicopters, The sources said army com­ fighting was still raging today and He said Cuba “ cannot send U.S. parliamentarian who ap­ three unidentified civilians were change." Swider said. ' ; . Demographic change along with "substantial" earnings and would be “ haid- fighter planes and gunners firing mander Gen. Hudson Austin and Cuban news reports said aix U.S. reinforcements, not only because proaches him in order to listen to killed in combat. "N o business ihthis area has'stayM trends in national and international pressed” to prove it qualified for CWIP ratd^ mortars attacked Cuban positions Deputy Prime Minister Bernard helicopters attacked Cuban posi­ it’s impossible given the overpow­ him and transmit to Cuba," a Seaga told Jamaica’s Parlia­ the same for .the last 35 'years and markets contribute as much to. how La vine also r e } e c t e d Northeast’s jeontehtifn today from several directions. Coard, who seized power in a coup tions at 5:07 a.m. ering aerial and naval strength of government statement issued by ment a "vast quantity" of Soviet- survived.’ ’ he said. , ' ' ' , New England’s economic base wiH be that the phase-in plan was not a form of (M l P All telephone communications after killing Prime Minister Mau­ The news agency said, "The the United States, but also because the official Cuban news agency made weapons, including AK-47 Remaining cbmpetltive through shaped in the future. and thus not addressed by the law. “ I think that with the island were disconnected rice Bishop, were believed to be enemy was attacking with recoi- such action could not be politically said. rifles, were seiz^ . changes meahs spending lime and The council perceives information if you call a cow a horse it doesn’t make It a money oh the future, at tnl same time processing, as a potentially large horse," he said. making the best use of research. business in New England’s future, “ We do not want it misunderstood that the bill "T o have a future., even in the- blending its edge in technological is allowing construction work in progress," sti^d medium future, you have to have a lot National median valu>: advancements with the shift toward Lavine, who with Larson wrote the DPUC 4o Few nations Kenney leaving MMH of research and ^velopm en t.” Swider (Source: U.S. Commerce Department) N f A/Motint Cecil service industries. clarify the intent of the law. * said. Whatever happens, Swider said the Northeast spokesman Emmanuel Forde sa}d "W e (New England) go with the flow. region needs to improve one of Its the Northeast phase-in plan was within the law. We’ re not low-oost producers. Shoes for post In Greenwich biggest advantages to capitalize on Hesaid the utility wanted to collect funds froim support U.S. and textiles were here when they'were future business turns. its customers now to offset rate hikes when ttie high tech. The potential for new Cost varies widely "The future is definitely related to plant goes into service. "W e see that as very Edward M. Kenney, executive direc­ served as administrative assistant to breakthroughs is very serious." he the commitment we make to educa­ The high cost of living varies across the United States. The median different from CWIP." Forde said. tor of Manchester Memorial Hospital Thoms. Before coming to Manchester said. tion,” he said. “ We have people that on invasion for the past 16 years, will resign Jan. 1 he had been assistant administrator at State Consumer Counsel Barry S. Zitser sq|d R&D factors, including money and value of a home in these six areas is more than $100,000. That is more are a little bit more educated than Northeast wanted $270 million in rate hikes to I to become director of Greenwich Stamford Hospital for three years. antitrust regulations, make one busi­ people in the rest of the country. We than double the national median home value — which reflects their pay for Millstone III before the plant went iaso Bv Barbara Miner Hospital.