The Weather , Income Tax Increasing cloudiness tonight, lows in Series Begins the low 20s. Cloudy Tuesday, high in low lo mid 30s. Precipitation probability 10 per Today On Page 19 cent tonight and 20 per cent Tuesday. t Manchester—A City of VUiag^harm TWENTY PAGES PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS MANCHESTER, CONN., MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1973 - VOL. XCIl, No. 106 A POW Releases n _______ Israeli Gun Boats TEL AVIV (AP) - The * 1 Israeli Navy will soon begin May Begin using a fleet of heavily armed, high-speed patrol boats built in Israel. Completion of the first of the gunboats was announced Sunday. By Midweek Rear Adm. Benyamin Telem, commander of the Israeli Navy, said the boat is the “ best of its kind” and carries two 76mm SAIGON (AP) - U. S. of­ preparing plans to receive one mission for Control and Super­ deck guns, several heavy- ficials said today that the first of the first groups of American vision. Michel Gauvin of caliber machine guns, four releases of American prisoners prisoners in the An Loc area, 60 Canada, told newsmen depth charges and seven mis­ of war in South Vietnam are miles north of Saigon and 10 arrangements were being made siles. It will make 32 knots, he miles from the (^ambodian for the release of prisoners this said. expected this week. They also indicated that U. S. ships and border. A subcommission of the week, “ probably by the middle Interosts Rates aircraft might, soon begin four-power joint military com­ of the week." mission met for the third Prisoner of war lists given WASHINGTON (AP) - The clearing the mines the U. S. successive day in an effort to the United States in Paris listed Nixon administration’s Com­ Navy planted in North Viet­ finalize the first phase of the 99 II. S. servicemen and 27 mittee on' Interest and namese waters last year. American civilians held by the Dividends, in the most far- Fighting between ^uth Viet­ prisoner release. The officials gave few details Viet Cong in South Vietnam. reaching step since it was es­ namese troops continued to but indicated tliat the United There has been no indication tablished, has requested full in­ slack off across the country as States and the Viet Cong also when the release of the 465 formation on costs and earnings teams of military truce ■ had tentatively agreed on at Americans reported held in from four banks that rais^ observers fanned out to least one other site in the North Vietnam and Laos might their prime lending rate. regional headquarters. But U. 5 S. B52 bombers and fighter- Saigon region and two sites in begin. The committee, a unit of the the Mekong Delta for the POWs The South Vietnamese Cost of Living Council, said in bombers continued operations Teams Moving Out Into Field to be handed over. military command reported an unusual Sunday statement over Laos Sunday at the request of the Laotian government, the They did not disclose the that Communist cease-fire that it regrets the increase o f' regional headquarters. It is one of seven in South Vietnam Canadian members of a 25-man field team of the Inter­ U. S. Pacific Military Com- . other sites nor did they give a violations had fallen below 100 the prime lending rate from 6 to national Commission of Control and Supervision arrive in to supervise the cease-fire agreement. (AP photo) mand in Honolulu announced. timetable. But the head of the for the first time since the truce 6Vi per cent. the city of Cantho in the Meking Delta today to set up a U. S. officials were reported four-nation International Com- went into effect Jan. 28. The Tlie prime lending rate is the command reported 89 incidents interest that commercial banks during the 24-hour period en­ 1 charge their most- ding at 6 a.m. today. creditworthy customers. Con­ Befast Death' Scores of U.S. aircraft ferried sumer interest rates are scaled Local Support Manchei^ter Hospital teams of 20 to 40 men of the upward from the prime rate. Toll 10 International Commission and Over Weekend of the Communist side of the Faster Trials SERB Appeal Rejected Joint Military Commission to WASHINGTON (AP) - Of Education seven regional headquarters to Legislation to provide for trial BELFAST (AP) - The death begin field operations after of federal criminal cases within toll in Belfast’s bloodiest nearly a week’s delay. U.S. and to bargain collectively” and to 60 days after arrest was offered weekend of guerrilla strife rose Manchester Memorial representative for the South Vietnamese teams Varies Greatly begin bargaining “ in good today by Sen. Sam J. Ervin Jr., to 10 early today when a gas Hospital’s appeal of an order by employes. already were in place. These faith” within 15 days of the D-N.C., and 45 other senators. station attendant cut down by the State Labor Relations Following several othbr sites includea Hue and Da Nang HARTFORD (AP) — Localities paid a statewide Ervin said the bill, similar to gunmen died in a hospital. Board (SLRB) requiring the requests from the board to order. in the northern provinces, Following the board action, legislation he previously average of 56 per cent of all their funds into education 'The other dead included six hospital administration to negotiate, the.board in its Sept. Pleiku in the central highlands, the hospital’s attorney filed an proposed, provides “ a decisive, during the 1971-72 school year, with the figure more than 80 Roman Catholics killed by bargain with a new union cer­ 22 order told the hospital to Phan Thiet on the central coast, appeal to Superior Court. although perhaps to some a per cent for some small towns, the Connecticut Public British troops and three tified as representative of “ cease and desist from refusing Bien Hoa in the Saigon region, drastic, strategy to end the Protestants. A total of 20 per­ Expenditure Council, Inc., reported today. dietary employes ended in a and My Tho and Can Tho in the quagmire in the federal sons have died since last Mon­ dismissal today in Tolland Mekong Delta. The statewide average was \ courts.” day. County Suiierior Court. T w o other U.S'. C130 about the same percentage as poorer towns, resulting in un­ Judge Anthony J. Armentano, transports flew to Hanoi to Avalanches Kill in the past five years, the CPEC equal educational oppor­ ruling in favor of the board, Town Plans Pilot bring more North Vietnamese said in its bi-monthly news tunities. INNSBRUCK, Austria (AP) said, “ It cannot be said that the support personnel and equip­ letter. In Connecticut, the amounts Grand Jury — Avalanches roaring down the order and action of the board ment to Saigon for the Com­ “ The smaller percentages spent by towns on edupaUon Austrian Alps killed 12 skiers was unreasonable, arbitary, il­ Program For , . munist delegation to the Joint generally occurred in cities or varyVldely. V < Sunday, including 10 West Ger­ legal; or. in abuse'of its discre­ Military Commission. Five ip long establisliedju'ban citi^ , The Govenior’s GemmisskMi ■ ■ r j ■ » — ^ - ■ mans buried on a dope known tion. The order did not violate C130s brought more than 200 apparently because such on Tax Reform has suggested a li'. to be dangerous in winter. the hospital’s right of ffee Paper Collection North Vietnamese support per­ municipalities usually have reform thdt would retain the Frisina^ase It was one of the highest tolls speech and expression in viola­ sonnel from Hanoi on Sunday. higher expenses for other ser­ property tax as the principal taken by the “ white death” in a By DOUG BEVINS . tion of the Federal and State In Hue, the senior Canadian vices, such as police and fire funding for schools, but would single day in Austria. (Herald Reporter) Constitution.” Director of Public Works One of the prime movers for on the International Commis­ protection, welfare, highway attempt to equalize school An 18,member grand jury, The dispute stemmed from William O’Neill is“ planning a the resource-recovery station sion team said he hopes to get a maintenance, parks and vexpenditures. sworn in today in Tolland (boun­ the hospital’s refusal to pilot program for curbstone has been the Manchester team into Quang Tri Tuesday recreation,” the CPEC said. The plan calls for updating ty Superior Court, began negotiate with the union over a collection of bundled Conservation - Commission, for a brief inspection. Quang Bridgeport spent the grant lists to current market hearing evidence in the case of period of several months and newspapers. “The program,” mainly through the efforts of Tri province was the scene of Derailment equivalent of 39 per cent of its value and establishing a base John 0. Frisina of Andover, was declared by the SLRB to be he said today, “ will be con­ Mrs. Thereas Parla, its chair­ heavy fighting last week. property tax dollars on year. Increases over the base charged in connection with the in violation of state law, and the ducted in the very near future man. schooling, Hartford 40 per cent. year would be placed in a State Forces Christmas Day shooting of his board ordered compliance. and will be in one section of O’Neill said the funds American sources in Pleiku New Haven 47 per cent and Equal Educational Opportunity wife, Anna. ’The hospital’s legal counsel town.” realized from sale of the said that the Communist Waterbury 48 per cent, the Fund for redistr ibution to tax- Evacuation The grand jury is considering filed the appeal originally with Until the program is started newspapers and glass, after members of the Joint Military CPEC said.