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20 - KVENINK HERALD. Tues , Oct 28, 198ti z Meadows Auxiliary GOP cheers, boos created by MACC mark^final stretch MANCIIESTKR - The Meadows MACC, is in the midst of a drive to Maurlifatpr won’t Ulk about a $160 tax rise,” .Auxiliary, a volunteer ^roup at the recruit volunteers to work In the con By MARY KITZMAN!^ and he touched several areas. For Meadows Convalescent Homes, has valescent home. There will be a tea, the first time in the campaign which Zinsser charged. been formed as a branch of the hosted by Mrs. Chase, at the Herald Reporter began in full force a little more than Zinsser noted the two have Clear Manchester ■ Area Conference of Meadows for old and oew volunteers MANCHESTER - A week from a month ago, an incident from Mrs. scheduled a debate for Thursday Clear and cold tonight. Churches. on Nov. 18 from 1 to 3 p.m. For more election, the GOP Town Committee Jackston’s five-year tenure on the evening. He mentioned he would like Serving as the auxiliary's first information contact Mrs. Chase at concentrated Monday night on cam- town Board of Directors surfaced. to discuss the school equalization for > A ( E A T H E R Details on page 2. president will be Mrs. Paul Chase, 647-9432. paign strategy, cheers for Von Deck recalled Mrs. Jackston's mula, and the 2 percent tax on oil 138 Cooper St, Mrs. Chase was a Republicans and heavy criticism for resignation in the wake of a conflict companies. The presidential race coordinator. social worker at the Meadows for Democrats. of interest controversy over rezoning YOUR HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER Since 1881 • 20u; two years. She has a bachelors Meeting at GOP headquarters in an office building she owns on Maple Smith, said the town committee“ had degree in Sociology from the Univer Historical Society the former House and Hale Depart Street. to bring home the top of the ticket, sity of Massachusetts at Amherst. ment Store on Main Street, state "She resigned saying she was too and along the way everybody She has particip^ed in the Big VERNON — The Vernon Historical senate candidate Carl Zinsser used busy with her business to run again,” benefits.” Sisters programs: and is now in Society will meet Nov. 6 at 7:30 p.m. the opportunity for yet another blast Von Deck said. “How much less is Millions watch debates volved with the JayCec Women and in the community room of the First at his opponent. Campaign coor she doing now that she has all this He held a yellow “price tag” and the Quilter's Guild. Federal Savings, Park Place. dinators Althea Potter and Curtis free time to run for the general explained the cost of a Democratic Mrs. Chase will be organizing Smith were equally hard criticizing assembly? State office will take up control. “We've had 12 percent infla auxiliary activities including Photographer Ellery Kington will Democratic opponents Congressman more time than the board ever did.” tion and 8 percent unemployment,” monthly support meetings, orienta present a program entitled, "Sept. 21 Mrs. Paul Chase William Cotter, and the Carter ad Calling Mrs. Jackston a he said. “Young couples can’t afford tion session, and a telephone sy,stem. —The Hurricane." The public is in ministration. resurrected candidate" he asked to buy a home with the high interest Mrs. Chase, in conjuction with vited. Two candidates, Walter Joyner, "how we can afford to cut her loose rates. We have a vacillating foreign seeking re-election to the state on the state budget of hundreds of policy and weakened defenses.” Vote bids contrast sharply assembly, and Elsie “ Biz” millions of dollars?” Smith said the key to bringing in Swensson, a candidate in the 13th “ I ’d like to know why the Republican candidates was hard CLEVELAND (UPI) - President on ly '“very useful,” But Hamilton and disturbing thing,” Carter said of Republican would have to cut federal Board condemns bombing Assembly District, took a different Democrats resurrected this can Jordan, his deputy campaign chair- Reagan’s opposition to the SALT II spending $130 billion to finance his work, and that it was being done. Carter warned millions of undecided approach. Joyner, the incumbent in pian, claimed jubilantly, “We 'won.” agreement. tax plan and balance the budget. ^ The assumptions included a belief The cutback in the State Aid for didate?” Even as the town committee met, voters Tuesday night that Ronald MANCHESTER — At its meeting the election race in the 12th District, Reagan did not make an outright Reagan asked why it was in that enrollments would continue to Disadvantaged Children program, Other heavy criticism was directed two women quietly, talked on Reagan majj;,foster nuclear arms “ I’m not talking of scrapping the Monday ni^ht. the Board of Educa focused on the U.S. Senate race claim to victory either, saying, “I flationary to let the people keep their currently being protested by parents, at Abraham Glassmam, Zinsser's op telephones on the sidelines. proIiferatioOteagan, saying he is a treaty,” Reagan replied. Saying the tion verged off its usual education decline: the special education.costs between James Buckley and feel very good about it.” But i-eturns money rather than letting the the local board, and the Connecticut ponent for the Fourth Senatorial man of peace, urged Americans in United States had been repeatedly track to condemn the firebombing of will increase at a slower rate than in Democrat Chris Dodd, tying in his from an ABC network telephone Conference of Municipalities,, was District. Zinsser, visably angry, stead to look at their wallets and “outnegotiated” by the Soviet Union, government spend it, and contended a local black family's home. earlier years due to increased “We have the footsoldiers,” Smith straw vote gave the former (Califor also considered. own effort. ‘We're attacking," he waved a copy of a Glastonbury said. "I peek in the Democratic their pride. he said, “I’m talking about taking the he could cut government spending On a motion by Board Member federal aid: and that the lack of nia governor an edge of about. 2-to-l. treaty and going back and talking said. “ We're confident and we're newspaper. "He's saying one thing in headquarters around the corner and In their 90-minute nationally broad enough to increase defense spending Eleanore Coltman. the hoard voted program improvements “cannot con and cut taxes and still balance the The board acknowledged that local poised.” Glastonbury and another in it’s empty and phones are silent.” cast debate'only one week before the Carter was a grim attacker during with the Russians.” .unanimously to condemn the Oct. 2 tinue without seriously eroding the budget by 1983. funds will have to be budgeted to sus As usual Mrs. Swensson shied from M anchester,” Zinsser said. He This will result in "slippagb” tightest presidential elections in much of the meeting, while Reagan The candidates painted a vastly /bombing of the 11 Brent Road home district's ability to stay abreast of different picture of the energy situa new developments and respond to tain the remedial reading and Head any direct personal criticism of her referred to Classman's position that Smith said, slippage that's measured d^ades, the Democratic president retained a relaxed and usually genial The candidates did considerable of the Bruce Meggett family. opponent Phyllis Jackston, and com the HUD Community Development style. tion. Carter said he .expected fuel The board praised the speedy ap priority needs." Start programs. in the “thousands, not dozens.” and his Republican challenger made bragging. Carter brought up his role mented on her positions and cam Block Grant is a non-issue, but called Odd man out in the show was in costs to rise more; Reagan said he prehension of suspects by police, and During the last budget session, a More “hard work” is planned for sharply contrasting bids for votes. in the Egyptian-Israeli peace and the In other business, the board paign progress. She left the attacks for a meeting with state con Carter accused Reagan of getting dependent John Anderson, who took wasn’t so sure about that. expressed hope that the Meggett no-improvements budget was the weekend as the party prepares to part by having his comments in Carter said his administration had increase of 9 million jobs while he extended an agreement for on Mrs. Jackston to Robert Von gressional leaders. ready to throw the SALT II strategic family would continue to live in town. adopted. drop about 27,000 leaflets throughout cluded in a taped broadcast shown by put in place a program that would was in the White House. Reagan Manchester Community College to Deck town committee chairman. "He keeps bringing up HUD, but arms limitation treaty in the dustbin In other business, the board Other assumptions included a Manchester. develop new energy sources for the spoke highly of his record as two- rent rooms in Bennet Junior High and put Reagan on the defensive the Cable News JSetwork from accepted the budget constraints and belief that the tight job market would nation and make millions of new jobs term governor of California and said School. The board also approved an about what Carter said is Reagan's Washington. his credentials as a working man assumptions for the 1981-82 year. The provide a low-turnover except in the The panel of questioners got few in while Reagan wanted “to put all his areas of science, math, industrial authorization for Superintendent of willingness to see non-nuclear coun were demonstrated by the fact he preliminary step inciuded a recogni cisive answers as both men sought to eggs in one basket and give that basket tion of basic guidelines for the budget arts and vocational education.