Super: Redskins UTC: Daniell seeks to involve workers / page 9 too much for the i Broncos / page 11 Legislature: O’Neill has a simple theme / page 7 Mmxdmtn Hrralh ) Manchester — A City ol Village Charm Monday, Feb. 1,1988 Homart tax break 'tv 5^1 i&i'ejected By Andrew Yurkovsky N. Tedford. both Democrats, said referendum was, ’We already Manchester Herald they were leaning toward a had a referendum — how many favorable vote for the tax abate­ times do we have to say no.’ ” Manchester residents are over­ ment proposal. DiRosa said the A proposal to pay for road and whelmingly against a seven-year directors probably will hold a utilities improvements around tax abatement worth $9.5 million special meeting Feb. 16 to vote on the mall through the issuance of to help pay for improvements the plan. $13 million in tax-increment around the proposed Mall at The developer of the proposed bonds was narrowly defeated by Buckland Hills, but a majority mall, the Homart Development voters in a referendum in nevertheless wants a shopping Co. of Chicago, is to present November. mall to be built in town, according details of the plan before the On the question of whether a to an informal poll of 158 people Board of Directors’ meeting study should be carried out to released today by Republican Tuesday night. A public hearing assess the economic and social town Director Ronald Osella. on the plan is scheduled to effect of the mall and related Of the 158 responses Osella precede the board’s second meet­ development in Buckiand. 74 received in the mail through ing of the month, on Feb. 9. percent of those who responded to Friday. 89 percent were against Osella last week asked resi­ Osella’s poll were in favor of the “ the abatement proposal and 17 dents to write to him to let him idea and 20 percent were against percent were in favor of it. Osella know their opinions on several it. Six percent had no opinion. said today. The remaining 3 questions relating to the proposed Osella said he received about percent had no opinion. $70 million mall. On whether they another 20 letters and cards on On the other hand. 56 percent of believe a referendum should be Saturday that he had not yet those responding want a mall in held on the tax abatement prop­ tabulated. Manchester, while 37 percent are osal, 73 percent approved of the DiRosa discounted the useful­ against the construction of a idea and 21 percent were against ness of Osella’s poll because of its mall. The remaining 7 percent the idea. The remaining 6percent informal nature and because of had no opinion. had no opinion. the fact that it was conducted by a Meanwhile. Mayor Peter P. Osella said that a typical member of the Board of Dirosa Jr. and Director Kenneth response from those again.st a Directors. ” It’s not really the most scien­ m m tific poll I’ve ever heard of,” he said. iV ' Osella said he was ’’still devel­ oping a position” on the tax abatement proposal. He said that «!* before taking a stand he w^uld. have to corisldfir comment TrUm residents during the Feb. 9 public hearing, among other things. Republican Director Geoffrey Naab said today he also had not made a decision on the abatement plan. “ Do I think (the November referendum vote) should be ig­ nored, absolutely not. Do I think Reginald Plnto/Mancheater Herald the vote has any direct bearing on this particular question. I haven’t ALL DOLLED UP — Christina De- Waddeli School. Christina, 8, of 117 decided.” Naab said. monte’s doli. Candy, sports a new Hemlock St., was waiting for her school Please turn to page 10 iace-trimmed outfit for her visit to bus this morning on Lodge Drive. Israelis open fire on Paiestinians at Israeli vehicles, including a lem, where a commercial strike JERUSALEM (AP) — Israelis the participants and the instiga­ bus carrying soldiers. It said the has been in effect for more than opened fire on Palestinians who tors of violent acts,” he said on soldiers opened fire when they three weeks. Police fired tear gas blocked a road and stoned their Israel radio after a debate on the felt their lives were threatened. to disperse the protesters. bus in the West Bank today, and issue in a parliament committee. The army, however, said it had soidiers used live ammunition to The Palestine Press Service, an An army spokesman attributed not been determined whether the quell protests elsewhere, the Arab-run news agency, said two some of the West Bank violence to Israelis involved were soldiers or army said. Two Arabs were kilied Palestinians were killed by Is­ the return of 280,000 students to civilians. A spokesman said if and seven wounded by gunfire. raeli soldiers today during a schools after a two-week mid­ soldiers were involved they were The upsurge of violence caused demonstration in Anabta, a vil­ term break. He said students not on a scheduled patrol. the first deaths from gunfire lage 60 mlle.o northwest of Jerusa­ gathered around schools, staging lem. The army said it was The military also reported that demonstrations instead of attend­ since Jan. 15 and brought to 41 the soldiers shot and wounded four confirmed number of Arabs to die investigating and would not con­ ing classes. firm that soldiers were Arabs in the West Bank towns of from Israeli fire since rioting Jenin and Bani Naim near In Gaza, a United Nations began in the occupied territories responsible. official said soldiers beat Arabs The press service identified the Hebron and three soldiers were Dec. 8. It came as the United injured after they were hit by waiting outside a food distribu­ States was making new explora­ two dead men as Mouayyad A1 stones. tion center at the refugee camp in tory moves in an effort to start a Shaar, 21, and Morad A1 Hamdal- Rafah on the border with Egypt. lah, 17. It said four people, In Nablus, the largest city in the Middle East peace process. The violence surged as the including a woman who was shot West Bank with 100,000 residents, The army Imposed curfews on United States began a new round in the head, were wounded. The troops moved into the downtown seven refugee camps and two of diplomacy focusing on a army said three people were central market area overnight towns, and Defense Minister and arrested dozens of Palestini­ temporary, self-rule scheme for Yitzhak Rabin said Israel would wounded. the 1.5 million residents of the Israel radio said the deaths ans after two days in which continue to use force and collec­ protesters controled the streets. West Bank and Gaza Strip who tive punishment to stop unrest. occurred when hundreds of pro­ have been living under Israeli testers in Anabta blocked the Youths blocked the main shop­ "The main aim is achieve cairn ping street in Arab east Jerusa­ military rule since 1967. by taking the initiative against main highway and threw stones Reagan stands by Meese TODAY James Rocap, an attorney for WASHINGTON (AP) — Presi­ A close friend of Meese, E. Wet weather Robert Wallach, had a financial Meese, has said the attorney / dent Reagan is concerned about a general had only a limited criminal investigation of Attor­ interest in the Iraqi project and It will be cloudy and mild with sent the attorney general a memo involvement with the project and ney General Edwin Meese’s role "did not approach any Israeli occasional rain tonight. Low 45 to citing a plan to pay off a top 50. Winds southwest 10 to 20 mph. in an Iraqi oil pipeiine project, but official with respect to the pipe­ Israeli official in return for a Chance of rain 90 percent. Peri­ the president isn’t about to throw line matter.” guarantee that Israel would not ods of rain Tuesday. High around his longtime friend "to the lions,” But today’s New York Times bomb the pipeline, sources close 50. Chance of rain 80 percent. a White House official says. quotes an unidentified source who White House chief of staff to the investigation have con­ Details on page 2. firmed. The sources spoke on said Meese wrote a letter in 1985 Howard Baker said Sunday that to Shimon Peres, who was prime the president continues to support condition they not be identified. The 1977 Foreign Corrupt Prac­ minister of Israel, after Peres Meese, one of Reagan’s closest had written to Meese expressing Index associates since his days as tices Act generally forbids com­ panies and individuals from Israeli support for construction of 20 page*, 2 ■■ctlono R«glnild Plnto/M«nchMt«r Harald governor of California. the pipeline. "He continues to have full making payments to foreign government officials to secure The Times on Sunday had Business_____9 Obituaries____10 HOUSING STARTS — Bob Carrier, front, and Dave confidence in his attorney gen­ reported that the independent Classified 18-20 Opinion______ 8 eral,” Baker said. "I see no help in obtaining or retaining Taylor of Rone's Concrete Co., Westfield, Mass., work counsel probing the matter told Comics _ __17 People______ 20 reason on earth for the president business. Under that act, the White House officials that Meese Connecticut__ 7 Sports____11-16 today at McKee Place housing project under construc­ to take any action unless and until attorney general is responsible had played "an important and Focus 8 Television. .16 tion off Center Street between Dougherty and McKee it’s made to appear that Mr.