PAGE SIXTEEN - EVENING HERALD, Tues., April 17, 1979 n ^ Registrars^ Vote Saved Carbone Says Hartford Lynn) Jackson Homer 1 Hispanic Culture Theme Voting Machine Mixup May Fight on CD Drop In RSoX) Yankee Wins 1 Of Festival at College Page 2 Page 10 Page 11 1 Page 15 : .* ■. , ilanrhralTr y '■ Clear, Cold Tonight, Sunny on Thursday Details on page 2 k ^ r ^ ' Pot Penalties lEu^ntu^ Hrralb Vol. XCVIII, No. 160 — Manchester, Conn., Wednesday, April 18, 1979 HARTFORD (UPI) - A I A Family NEWSpaper Since 1881 • 20$ Single Copy • 15c Home Delivered legislative committee has ap­ N ferit proved a bill reducing the penalty lor possession oF small amounts or marijuana and giving judges the authority to impose an ad­ ditional penalty — community service. Voters Ban CD, The Legislature's Judiciary Committee Tuesday voted 11-6 to t I • reduce possession ot an ounce of marijuana or less from a Class A to a Class C misdemeanor. The bill, which now goes to the OK Water Job House, substitutes for a proposed measure which would decriminalize possession of less Bv l•l■;AKso^ If completion is delayed, howeyer. on the adyi.sory questions. than one ounce of pot, making it and SII.SAN VAIKHIN it could mean the town would haye to This could result In the elimination an infraction equivalent to a Herald IteporlerN find other lunds lo complete the of such items as consultants for Ihe parking ticket. MANCHESTER - Town vvork. Cheney National Historic District A Class A misdemeanor carries Other lunding also might be needed and the Main .Street area. maximum $1,000 fine and one voters Tue.sday said no to con- for Ihe complelion ol 40 units of Director Stephen (,'as.sano .said the vear in prison or both, while a tinuinj> in the Community bousing for Ihe elderly on .Spencer town now will haye to take steps to Class C misdemeanor has a Development program and yes Street, The housing was expected to make sure as much work as possible maximum penalty of three to a projiosed $20 million water receiye about $U)(),()()0 in Community is done on projects that are under months in jail, a $500 fine or both. improvement project. Deyelopment lunding. The possibility way or will be started soon. These in­ About 87 percent of the of a bond issue to complete this work clude the Green School conyersion, Terror Alert has been mentioned to replace the the Charter Oak Park improyemenls town's voters — 10,106 persons now-lost Community Doyelopmenl and the Portcr-Pilkin streets storm WASINGTON (UPI) - Anthony voted — turned out. They ap­ funds. sewer work. Quainton, director of the office proved the two-year ban Mayor Stephen Penny said he The town might consider a I'on- for Combatting Terrorism, told against participation in Com- would instruct Town Manager tract clause assuring that a certain UPI U.S. embassies and con­ niunity Development by a Robert Weiss to begin preparing lor amount of work be completed by sulates have been put on a withdrawal from Ihe piogram. This ,lune 30, he said. heightened alert status” after resounding 7,262-2,606 margin. includes the eleimination ol three Director Joseph Sweeney, who threats from Palestinian groups The $2(1 inillion bond issue for full-time positions — Wilber Smith, layored the ban, said he expects Ihe and several recent terrorist at­ watej al.so passed by a substantial the equal opportunity coordinator, town .still might fund projects it tacks. A new wave of terrorism, margin. 5,915-3,1)86. and Marilyn Walsh and Joan would haye done without Community lis te sparked by the Egyyptian-lsraeli The cllects of both votes will be Donoyan, who are inyoWed in the Deyelopment money. These projects peace agreement, is expected. lelt almost immediately. rehabilitation loan program. might include sewer work or the up­ A U.S. cultural office in Beirut Frank .lodaitis, water and sewer Penny, who layored continuing in dating of the Comprehensiye Plan ol was heavily damaged by a bomb administrator, said the town now will the program, said he does not expect Deyelopment. early Monday and the Beirut Em­ begin work to hire an engineering the board to attempt to allocate town Other items, such as the Cheney bassy was slightly damaged lirm to do the design work for the im- funds for any incompleted or un­ district consultant, might be lunded earlier by a rocket-propelled provenient plan, which includes a started project because of Ihe yoles tbrougb lu iyale donation, be said. grenade. "We are entering a new filter plant and water line im­ period of potential problems and Mayor Casts Vote provements. we are on the lookout,” Quainton Mayor Stephen Penny cast his vote in the townwide referen­ He is hopelul that bids lor much of said. dum vote yesterday afternoon at Cheney Vocational Technical (be planned construction work can be received by next .spring. The plant School. Penny was one of the proponents of the continued use Size of Vote Court Decision should be in operation by 1981. of Community Development Block Grant funds. (Herald photo The Commuinty Development vote WASHINGTON (UPI) - For by Strempfer) means the (own will not participate the second day in a row Tuesday, in the program for 1979-80 and 1980- ABC News disclosed a decision 81. The (own will not receive about $1 Surprises All Barrien pending in the Supreme Court, million it bad been slated to obtain saying a lower-court decision had through Community Development B> GHEi; IMvAH.SON government is run, lie said -National Smoker Study been reversed and constitutional State To Seek lor those two years. ami VI.KCK EVANS Zin.s.ser also used Ihe occasion lo due process will apply only during Although the linal 3-1 margin for jab at Hie live Democratic directors llei'iild Reporli-rK the trial stage of an accused per­ (he ban was reflected in nine of who supported continuation in Ihe son. The decision, reported by Manchester's 10 voting districts, the MANCHE.STER Supporters ol program ABC News correspondent Tim ban was opposed in one district dropping out ol the Community “I think we have live Democratic Majority of smokers confirm’Enriched Flavor! cigarette O'Brien, will not be law until' Death Penalty number six. which voles at Nathan Deyelopment program were elated directors who are completely oiit-ol- released by the high court, and Hale School The proposed ban was by Tuesday's yote in Manchester. Op­ step with the wishes of the people." the full implications of the ruling WATERBURY (UPI) - State of­ “new " M-1 semi-automatic carbine rejected by a 475-414 margin in that ponents were disappointed, but the The three Republican directors on matches taste of leading higji tar brands. will not be known until the main ficials, citing the brutal nature of the rifles at the couple's home. district, but it passed by more than two sides did share one feeling. the board were joined by Democrat opinions can be studied. ()()() voles in others Both were surprised — not at the Joseph .Sweeney in support ol the slayings, have decided to seek the The four were arrested and most ol The lower court had ruled that Voters also rejected two advisory outcome -- hut at Ihe size of yote in ban. The other live Democrats op­ death penalty for two couples the loot recovered at their honies prison inmates up for parole must ipiestions to use town lunds for fayor of an ordinance requiring the posed the ban charged with gunning down three early Tuesday morning, less than 24 Read what smokers had to say about MERIT in be afforded certain procedures proje<’ts that bad been expected to be town to drop out ol the federally Those Democratic directors said to satisfy! This ability to satisfy over long periods security guards and stealing $1.9 hours after the guards were mowed under due process of law. O’Brien liinded with Community Develop­ funded program lor two years. this morning that they have every in­ million. down in an ambush as they loaded a recent nationwide survey. reported Monday the Supreme ment lunds The yote, 7,262-2,606 in fayor of the tention ol lollowing the decisions of of time could be the most important “Nobody had a chance,” Assistant money into a truck. Court will soon rule public of­ State's Attorney Arthur McDonald I’resent-year lunding expires June ban, lelt opponents shaking their the voters. Confirmed: Majority of smokers rate MERIT evidence to date that MERIT is the ficials suing for libel may force said after announcing the two men Authorities hinted other arrests :i() Projects not completed by then heads while supporters were plea.sed " The people are the bo.ss. They journalists to tell what their and their wives were each charged may follow. They said two to lour will reipiire other sources ol funding their yiewpoint seemed to be shan-d overrode our decision and we have lo taste equal to—or better than—leading high tar ^ first real alternative thoughts, opinions and con­ with three counts of capital felony more suspects may be involved. or will not be linished. by a high percentage ol residents. act accordingly, " Mayor Stephen clusions were while they prepared murder — which is punishable by Police Superintendent Frederick T. Programs to be allected include “I'm elated,” Robert Von Deck, I’enny said. cigarettes tested! Cigarettes having up to twice for high tar news stories. death. Sullivan said law enforcement of­ the town's housing rehabilitation leader of the Concerned Citizens for Commenting on the approval of Ihe He -said his office decided to ficials were "working on other loan program, which provides sub­ Manchester, said ol the outcome.