Tax platform divides Mrs. Chaves,-81, Decker’s stumble GOP planning committee still avid bowler Is a costly one ... page 4 ... page 11 ... page 15 Mostly cloudy; Manchester, Conn. chance of showers Saturday. August 11. 1984 — See page 2 iiattrliralpr Hrralh Single copy: 25C: House votes $70 million for El Salvador By Robert Shepard dispute that threatened passage of issue back to the House for another give democracy a chance." fiscal year ending Sept. 30, The two lesser amount. United Press International the $6.2 billion supplemental vote. Speaker Thomas O'Neill, who houses were about $2 billion apart A $90 million compromise was spending bill needed to keep most Rep. Clarence Long, D-Md., continued to oppose the aid, said in their original versions of the bill, offered during the conference if WASHINGTON - The House government agencies operating chairman of the House Appropria­ earlier Friday the House probably but the confehutee committee committee meeting Thursday abandoned its opposition to more until the end of the fiscalyearSept. tions subcommittee on foreign would agree to a compromise came up with a $5.8 billion night, but was rejected by most of military aid for El Salvador this 30. operations who originally opposed figure. compromise on the non-aid the majority Democrats oh the year and voted Friday for $70 The action also cleared the way any additional aid, eased his O'Neill said that since the provisions. panel. A $70 million offer also was million of the $117 million sought for Congress to recess until after position and offered an amend­ previous House vote some key The most urgent item was $700 rejected. by President Reagan. Labor Day. ment providing $40 million, but the members had been persuaded by million to keep the food stamp O’Neill said $90 million was "too The Senate, which had pre­ The bill also includes $700 million House rejected that pk Kemp, secret administration briefings program from running nut of high." but said "something around viously voted the full amount, needed to keep the food stamp R-N.Y., providing $70 million. that additional aid is needed to help money in the next few weeks, $70 million" probably would be approved the compromise plan by program from running out of Kemp said El Salvador's new El Salvador resist attacks by O'Neill said Reps. Edward Bo­ accepted by the House. voice vote and sent the bill to the money in the next few weeks. president, Jose Napoleon Duarte, leftist guerrillas. Duarte’s reform land. D-Mass., and I^ee Hamilton. Boland, chairman of the House White House. The House refused last week to in a phone call just before the efforts also bolstered the case for D-lnd.,two piembers of the House, intelligence committee, said the In California, where Reagan is provide any additional military aid House debate began, said the aid additional aid. hud been "tremendously im- admini.stration briefings bud docu^ vacationing. White House spokes­ for El Salvador this year, but the was important not only militarily, O'Neill had said he still opposes pre.s.sed” by secret briefings this mented El Salvador's position ai# man Larry Speakcs said, “We're Republican-controlled Senate but was "a vital political need” any additional aid, “but I know my week on the situation in El tbe area's "linchpin" pleased that the House has acted voted Wednesday for the full $117 that would help him deal with thoughts don't prevail with the Salvador. "If we lo.se El Salvador we’re on Central America funding. We million requested by Reagan. factions of both the extreme left majority." The Senate backed the full $117 going to lo.se the whole area. 1 don't feel it's a good example of House and Senate negotiators and right in his country. The aid was contained in a million earlier this week, but think we ought to take that bipartisan cooperation ....” were unable to agree on a com­ "Let’s not pull the rug out from supplemental spending bill needed Senate members of the conference chance,” Roland told the confer­ The 234-161 House vote ended a promise Thursday and sent the Mr. Duarte,” Kemp said. “Let’s by federal agencies to finish the committee offered to accept a ence committee. Lawrence Sadloski In the race enforces Peck loses bid curfew to force primary - i p . , - By Dave Wood i IT- United Press International Bv Sarah E. Hall against state Rep. James R. Herald Reporter McCavanaugh — succeeded in LAWRENCE, Mass. - Police collecting 13 more than the 180 and community leaders patrolled Frederick E. Peck, Republican signatures she needed to force a nearly empty streets Friday even­ Registrar of Voters for the past 24 primary against the party- ing, enforcing a curfew imposed years, bowed out of the race endorsed Jonathan Mercier. after two nights of rioting between against the party-endorsed candi­ Smith said no party-sponsored Hispanics and other ethnic groups date Friday when he failed to campaign will be launched against in a low-income neighborhood. gather enough signatures to force Mrs. Sadloski, who "worked hard "Things are veryquiet,” said a primary. for the party," Mayor John Buckley. "They’ve “That to me is the biggest news ■ The challenger herself said cooled off considerably. We ha­ for our party in a long time," said Friday she plans a "limited" ven't had any real incidents.” Republican Town Committee campaign against Mercier, to be He said five people were ar­ Chairman Curtis Smith, who conducted primarily through let­ rested for violating the curfew and spearheaded efforts to unseat ters to the editor and other charged with disorderly conduct. Peck. "This just saved us 2,600 statements in newspapers. As Buckley said there were about 30 bucks. We had plans fora massive president of the Manchester Prop­ to 40 police patrolling the curfew campaign. Fred would not have erty Owners Association, she said area, with another 120 police on known what hit him.” she is contesting Mercier because other city streets. Up to 50 State Peck's would-be opponent, the Republicans "ought to have a Police personnel were also on alert former GOP vice-chairwoman chance to put somebody up there nearby. Mary Willhide. held a party at her who has a chance. I felt I hud better “ We ha ve reason to belie ve there home at 57 Jean Road to celebrate experience, better name recogni­ will be no more problems for the later Friday evening. "I can’t tion — all the requirements the rest of the night,” Buckley said. understand why he didn’t get Republicans said were needed to The city police officers and an enough signatures,” she said. “I win an election." alliance of neighborhood residents feel sad for Fred, I really do, but I "Betty Is well-known, and I knew — identified by their yellow think I can do a good job.” from the beginning she would have baseball caps — moved through Stoic acceptance was Peck’s no problem getting the signa­ the otherwise empty streets. Many reaction. "I’m kind of disap­ tures,” Smith said. He said the residents stood at their windows, pointed,” he said, standing in the primary “will be superb for the looking out on the six-block area Registrar’s office. "I thought I party because McCavanaugh is that was wracked by violence would come through, but it wasn’t extremely well known and this will Wednesday and Thursday nights. to be." give our people exposure." The City Council declared a state Herald photo by Pinto Peck said that despite last- Smith characterized Peck us a of emergency and imposed the Republican Mary Willhide. party- sought to oust, did not get enough minute efforts, he fell short of the man who "sat back” over the past nighttime curfew earlier Friday. endorsed candidate for registrar of needed 404 signatures by “a couple 24 years as the GOP slid from smali village The declaration followed succes­ signatures to force a primary. The dozen” or at any rate, by a power in Manchester. He said sive nights of firebombings, loot­ voters, flashes a smile at a party she T-shirt Mrs. Willhide is wearing isoneof sufficient margin to make it clear Peck lacked the "enthusiasm and lunch, use our ing and fighting among Hispanics threw Friday night to celebrate her several campaign items her backers without counting that there were sparkle” of Democratic Registrar and members of other ethnic victory by default. Frederick Peck, the were prepared to use. not enough. Herbert Stevenson and seldom tise. O f course groups, predominantly of French- long-time registrar who party leaders As expected, Betty Sadloski — Canadian descent, in the Tower the challenger for candidacy Please turn to page 10 ide area. Hill neighborhood. "The events are both tragic and senseless and have led to a State health officials worried situation where too many people are reacting without reason or logic,” Mayor John Buckley said after the five-member City Council voted unanimously to declare a Lyme disease is at an epidemic ievei state of emergency and impose a nighttime curfew for the weekend. HARTFORD (UPI) - Lyme irnishings center Buckley said the curfew would “In reality, it’s almost impossi­ Ms. Checko stressed that al­ who were clear cases just from has spread as far north as disease, which can lead to arthritis ble to control ticks,” said Ms. though the number of cases this be enforced between 8 p.m. and 6 and neurological problems if left their symptons.” Portland, Marlborough and Glas­ KKI a.m. for three nights beginning Checko, but she suggested those year is far greater than in previous Dr.