I- -,'••• ••' I J •. What rebuilding year? Places that pamper your '•'--?• * Luxembourg Cranford High's youthful 1 January 29,30,31, 1992 Forbes Newspapers Forbes Newspapers / Page U-1 wrestlers winnjng now Gibraltar of trie north . See this week's on new Fdrbes-Lufthajisa trip Automotive . ••- -^ See Sports, page-B-1 Weekend -See page A-9 Thursday, February 6,. 1992 mess Vol.99tNo. 6 A Forbes Newspaper,50 cents By BILL RUS5 CRANFORD • GARWOOD • RENILVVORTH FORBfiS NEWSPAPERS The Cadillac Seville celebrates its 15th anniversary this.year with TEST DRIVE: a distinctively new exterior plus other enhancements and im- 1992 provements under the skin and in Layoffs bemg considered to balance school budget the power-train. The new model CADILLAC In brief 1 •marks the fourth major .revision to By BRIAN FLORCZAK meeting that featured the approval of the ary accounts by that figure, thus effectively needed a unified show of support to prevent this- popular. Cadillac and is de- School board district's $27 million current expense pre- balancing the budget ••:•'. :.- the budget from being defeated for the sixth SEVILLE SIS THECHRONICLE •• signed for the buyer who desires Specificatiofts petitions available lirninary budget In addition, the board Pending budget approval by the county consecutive year. •..'.: • • sportiness and. performance along Bl«« price-$37,075 Nominating petitions. for the ' As the Board of Education continues to Voted to authorize the superintendent to superintendent, the board can opt to restore "I would lU<e to remind all board members! ' with elegance.- .' •/.•• . Pric« attested-$40,186 annual Cranford school board: try and find ways to trim money from its seek a cap wajj/er in the amount of $350,000 the $500,000 and cut funds from different to support this ^document that we as board When Packard dropped out of v-8, ohv push- election are available In the 1992-93 budget, it has asked the superinten- to cover the increased cost for special educa- •areas:" .•' . , " •• '; • • • ' ' .. _. • •; , members have formed," she said; •"It's not the Americana-built luxury car mar- dent of schools to determine the feasibility tion students. .'-,.• In the meantime, the board will await Dr. going to mean a hill of beans if we don't, business office at Lincoln { ~\r ket almost 40 years ago, GM's only Engine Sfc»-4.9 lter/30Qcid School. The filing deadline Is of cutting 10 staff positions. The board's actions came late in the meet- Paul's study on which positions he believes support, what we produce.". ];'••• domestic competition was Lincoln, H2OGU1O Thursday, Feb. 13. The board voted at its Jan. 29 meeting to ing as it scrambled to come up with, the are. expendable in the district. Qf those posi- —During the almost four-hour meeting, the , and there were only a few high- have Superintendent Robert Paul list, in pri- numbers needed to submit its 1992-93 bud- tions three are considered- untouchable: a board struggled to come up with the figures priced, import models. But in the TOKJU© (ft/toft)-275 at 3000 ority order, the 10 most expendable posi- get to the. Union County superintendent of community counselor, a basic skills teacher'. needed to submit a budget at cap. Getting past decade there's been a prolif- Eighth-graders tions in the district. That list, according to schools. and a substance abuse coordinator* . there, however, was a difficult process, eration of entries scrambling to get selling play tickets the resolution, must contain, a rrunimum of Going into the meeting, the board was The vote to conduct a feasibility study on .•;. Board member Tom Bonhiag told the four teaching positions and two administra- staff cuts came late in the evening and the_ board that he was afraid it Hadn't "dealt with a foothold into the high-end luxury The Grange Avenue School $993,287 over cap.. That number, however, tive positions. .'••••.• •. ••'••.••• fact that the board made, such a decision the tough issues" and that, he feared a bud- market Both Germany and Japan eighth-grade is raising money was reduced to'$643,287^ when^ the .special . around 11 p.m. didn't sit well with one board get, defeat would.empower other people to have brought put several new mod- for a trip to Washington, D.C., Furthermore, the board has asked Dr. education cap waiver was figured in. Paul to determine the financial and educa- member." , •.'••.. ;• " ;. ' •.. ' •"•' make decisions on the budget els and narheplates to entice Amer- '•• by selling tickets for the Cran-. After much deliberation, the board Cadillac Is on the comeback trail with its 1992 Seville, targeted for a bigger piece of the top-end youth market tional impact such cuts would have on the "I resent doing this at the last minutei" ican car buyers., to forsake out tia- ford Dramatic Club production trimmed an additional $119,607 from the If voters defeat the budget in April, the • Cranford school district. said board member Edna Silvey. "This -ditional home-grown luxury cars. powered trunk lid, wide opening pendent suspension by automati- when under way the tuned V-8 ECONOMY: EPA averages are 16 of the Mrac/e Worker. It will be budget, leaving it around $500,000 over cap. Township Committee would then have the should have been ddne/a long time ago." authority to. review the budget and suggest To meet this challenge in 1987 Ca- doors, computerized diagnostics cally adjusting each shock ab- twin exhaust sound is great. The city/25 highway. I managed 22.4 presented Feb. 23 at 7:30 p.m. The board gave Dr. Paul permission to At that point, the board authorized the newest Hydra-matic is a four-speed conduct the study at an often-tumultuous school business administrator to reduce sal- Mrs.,Silvey added that she felt tfte board CUtS. :.' •"• ' ••: . : •' • •'•'• dillac again became an autono- and tnp information, quiet and ef- sorber's resistance as speed varies; mpg.- # ';' •-••••.'• . • ' Tickets are.$1.2. Call 272-8271. mous General Motors division. It ficient climate' control with rear softer at speeds under 40 mph and computer controlled electronic CONCLUSION: For over 90 years transmission with a viscous clutch was given responsibility for the de- seat ducting, driver's air bag, and firmer' at high speeds or when Cadillac has striven to be Ameri- Spelling bee sign, engineering, building and leather upholstery. Optional items braking hard, It also diminishes and a torque management. system. 1 This has got to be the smoothest ca's number one luxury car in A nose for marketing of its own products. of inteiest are the heated wind- body lean and braking, dive. Power at library today every respect. Now that it is en- ,The 1992 Seville is the first com- shield and front seats (great on steering provides positive road feel, and quietest shifter around, and by ; Preliminary rounds for the • plete result of this program. It is cold, icy mornings) and the highly while antiJock, four-wheel disc , downshifting, it uses engine com- tirely responsible for the complete seventh annual spelling bee for Television newsman thinks he smells. now a larger car, not only in all sensitive Delco-Bose sound system brakes makes. for sure, quick and pression when descending steep, product from concept to produc-, fourth- and fifth-graders, spon- linear dimensions, but in wheel with CD player. safe, stops. hills.. '•• •••' . .••••' :• • ,'.'•'•• tion, Cadillac has the sole responsi- sored by the Cranford Junior out a story, but it's really a foullead and tire size as well. Also, it has a ROADA0ILITY: The STS provides PERFORMANCE: A venerable V-8 SUGGESTIONS: Increase the area bility for its destiny. ' Woman's Club, are being held By BRIAN FLORCZAK •/• stronger platform plus a smoother a touring-car ride; pot-hole absorb- powers the Seville, a 4,9 liter en- of both, side mirrors. Add assist PRICE AS TESTED: $40,186 with today at the Cranford Library. suspension. gine that has been upgraded over handle for, front passenger. Add a. Fourth-graders will begin at 7 THECHRONTCLE . •, . •. • ing in the city and firm yet smooth upgraded sound and heated seats. • APPEARANCE: The styling of the the years. It's not the latest in restrictor to keep trunk lid from p.m., followed by fifth-graders at on the highway. This is due to the Channel 9's Al White thought he had the scent of an important story new Seville STS is bold and distin- technology but it how. develops ah flying fully open when released ei- BASE PRICE: $37,975 with full 8. The final roOnd will be Thurs- CCR (Computer Command Ride) Tuesday afternoon. But when Mr. White visited Grove Street, he found guished. It is wedge shaped with ther remotely or by key. STS amenities.> day, Feb. 13, at 8 p.m. at the system that supplements the inde- adequate 200 horsepower and out that a group of residents might be raising a big stink over nothing. equally slanted front and rear glass, library. The winner receives a • wall tires. .'.•'. Mr. White, one of Channel 9's On Your Side reporters, came to Cran- and high side windows, a dominant 8030 8030 8040 8060 8090 8110 $50 savings t»nd and ad- ford after receiving a letter from a number of Grove Street residents COMFORT: The Seville is de- grille, a high rear deck, and Automobiles Automobiles Antiques and Classic Sportscars Trucks and Vans Automotive Parts, vances to the district bee. The complaining about a foul odor that they said regularly emanates from a signed for touring or just local driv- Automobiles smooth rounded sides with body Accessories and ; first runner-up will receive a home'there,.