1981 Live the Good Life in Our Home Town 2 Groups Join Fight Manchester, Conn
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THE HERALD, Tues., April 28. 1981 Live The Good Life In Our Home Town 2 groups join fight Manchester, Conn. Wednesday April 29, 1981 25 Cents .itk Democrats 3 * on garage rake talk By MARTIN KEARNS ticlpates 100 percent of the temple’s Herald Reporter 323 families to oppose the proposed Independence Village MANCHESTER - The town’s relocation of the town garage. Jewish community and residents In fact, said Solomon, the temple by Reagan Henry Street, Manchester 1 bedroom townhouses from Glenwood Street apparently in October proposed to increase its have joined the Holl Street current hoiding and lease the ad WASHINGTON (UPl) - The Residents’ Association in opposing ditional 2 acres on which would sit speech President Reagan hoped to the town’s reported plans to the proposed town facility. In use to rekindle momentum for his relocate the Park and Cemetery response to this inquiry, Solomon economic program brought predic Department garage in the East said he received a letter from table cheers from his fellow Cemetery. Robert Harrison, head of the Park Republicans, but unusually harsh ’The arrival of these, two groups in and Cemetery Department, criticism from top congressional the dissenters’ camp promises to explaining the parcel was intended Democrats. confound the already tense political for additionai town cemetery space. It was Reagan’s first speech since atmosphere surrounding the Solomon today pointed out that his being shot by a would-be assassin proposed sale of the town garage exchange of letters with the town nearly a month ago. And members located at the intersection of Blast coincided with its discussions with of both parties shared the relief in Center and Harrison streets. Multi-Circuits regarding the firm’s seeing him once again in public, ’The town Board of Directors, hopes of acquiring the existing town appearing robust and in good humor. April 14, voted overwhelmingly to garage on Harrison Street. But courtesies aside, the two top draft an ordinance providing for the Expressing outrage at news of the Democrats in the House, where garage’s controversial sale to Multi- town’s alleged plans to build near Reagan’s tax and budget cuts face Circuits Inc. Although two directors the temple’s memorial park, their sternest test, came down hard Sunny Brooke Village abstained from the vote, none op Solomon said, “’There’s no question on the president. Elsewhere, there 226-240 New State Road 1 and 2 bedroom units posed the ordinance. about it that when a person of the were no indications his overture Until ’Tuesday, the Holl Street Jewish faith learns of this they’ll be changed any minds. residents were alone in their fight upset.” House Democratic Leader Jim against the sale of the garage. According to the tenets of the Wright accused Reagan’s advisers Should the garage be placed on the Jewish faith, Solomon said, Jews WorkersAleposIt a wheelcart of rubble at a dumping site in Belfast of using inaccurate figures that led market — and Multi-Circuits must be buried in separate burial Northern Ireland today where a burnt-out crane and several to false criticisms a Democratic acquire it — residents feel the grounds and apart from those of Riot aftermath alternative budget would mean resulting industrial expansion will scorched buses and cars He as a result of recent rioting in the Ar- non-Hebrew denominations. doyne district of Belfast, (UPl photo) higher taxes and a bigger deficit. further threaten what they claim is Solomon also expressed solidarity "It is unfortunate in the extreme the already-endangered tranquility with the Holl and Glenwood street that some of those who provided of their neighborhood. area residents, whom he said in statistical information for his data Last night, however, the es formed the temple of the town’s did President Reagan a grave dis timated 50 persons attending alleged plans. Beth Shalom service by describing the House another in a series of neighborhood members, he said, would join a peti Pope's envoy fails Budget Committee’s resolution in meetings expanded the scope of the tion drive against the sale of the gar factually inaccurate ways, ” Wright opposition. age and attend relevant town said. In the forefront stand the meetings. Wright said Reagan was incorrect members of Temple Beth Shalom, ’The town hasn’t publicly said it in stating the Democrats’ proposal Lovely Recreation Area whose Blast Cemetery burial section plans to move the garage into the would boost spending by $141 billion Homestead Park Village would adjoin the new site being con cemetery, but Jay Giles, director of to persuade Sands above his own budget, reduce the Irving St. view at Homestead Park Village sidered for a new Park and public works, today said he wrote a defense budget and increase tax Congress and Homestead St. 1 and 2 bedroom townhouses Cemetery Department garage. ’The memo to the town manager months payments by over one-third. temple, in 1051, leased an eastern BELFAST, Northern Ireland Church and barely kept a grip on frontation. He said a special com House Speaker Thomas P ago recommending East Cemetery (UPI) — .Pope John Paul IPs per section of the cemetery for its as an alternate site for the Harrison consciousness. He briefly lost his mand control room with O’Neill, eschewing the political cau members and any other Jew having sonal envoy talked with IRA activist sight, hearing and speech at one sophisticated computer technology tion that often prevails in the after- Street facility. Bobby Sands for an hour but failed lived at one time or another in town. ’Two other developments concern point and has been placed on a water had been set up at police math of a presidential address, said. Sanol J. Solomon, vice president to persuade him to give up a 60-day bed to alleviate discomfort. headquarters. "The president’s assertion the those opposed to the garage’s hunger strike that has left him near in charge of Beth Shalom’s relocation. First, the town manager, . Rev. Magee, an Ulsterman The hoarding of vital food supplies Democratic budget cuts essential Memorial Park, today said he an- death, the government said today. himself, made no statement after such as bread and milk, already defense spending is unfair and mis Robert Weiss has applied for a zone ’The condition of Sands, placed on change to allow off-street parking going to Sands' bedside in the Maze rampant in the ghetto areas, leading.' a waterbed early today to ease his prison Tuesday night. Sands has Wednesday spread to the inner city "The latest version of the alongside the town’s Harrison Street pain, worsened and he again refused garage. Jon Berman, attorney for repeatedly said he will only end his itself. Republican budget begins the aban food. fast to death if IRA prisoners are “Powdered milk and tinned foods donment of the government’s the Holl Street residents, today said As both Roman Catholic and the application is tantamount to ap given the status of political are in big demand and our bread responsibility in the fields of health Signs have Protestant communities prepared prisoners by the British govern supply has been sold out,” a super and education. That is the major proving the of garage’s sale to for open warfare on the streets, Multi-Circuits. He said residents ment, market manager said. reason I cannot .support the latest papal envoy Rev. John Magee A Northern Ireland office Paramilitary leaders have told version of the president’s budget explanation plan to attend Monday’s meeting of requested a meeting with the British the Planning and Zoning Commis spokesman reported “no dramatic families to stock up on food and and why I will work for the minister for Northern Ireland, result’’ from the meeting and the other supplies in the event of possi Democratic proposal," O’Neill said. 1 and 2 bedroom townhouses sion to oppose the proposed change Humphrey Atkins. 106-122 New State Road Pine Ridge Village MANCHESTER - ’Those who in the existing residential zone. condition of Sands, 27, continued to ble prolonged violence should Sands Among Republicans, who have have conjured up all sorts of in A government spokesman said deteriorate. die. seen Reagan’s economic package Secondly, a town Blue Ribbon Atkins had agreed to the request “on (the former Darna Farm) triguing explanations for the Committee last month A police spokesman blamed the "War is no doubt going to be un battered during his convalescence, signs at Manchester Memorial the clear understanding that there build-up of siege preparations in leashed upon us," if Sands dies, said the reaction to the president’s recommended that a separate park can be no change in government Hospital that read ’’Siamese garage be maintained near the both Roman Catholic and Protestant Protestant leader Rev. Ian Pailsey, appearance on Capitol Hill was policy in relation to the hunger communities on para-military Connection,” can put their im cemetery to provide service to it expressing fear of all-out fighting in warm, and in some instances ef aginations to rest. There’s a strikers.” groups “attempting to provoke a the British-ruled area, where more fusive. and the town parks spread around it. Sands, serving a 14-year sentence perfectly logical explanation for In the absence of the existing gar confrontation for their own cynical than 2,000 people have been killed in ■'President Reagan was them. for firearms possession and who purposes." bombing and violence since 1970. forthright, courageous and to the age, Giles today said the cemetery was elected to the British Parlia The signs, that also have large remains his choice.