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Education spen- ding, which makes up just under 816 million of the 827.8 million budget i-fi/M ; proposed by Town Manager Robert Weiss, was the main topic of conver- Robert Richardson Frank l.upien Gerry Harvey Vincent Kelly John I'innircllu sation during the three-hour hearing. Fniily IVIuckenzie There were some who sought a 67 Pheipe Road 21 Sunset St. 19 Grove .St. 34 S. AdiiiiiK Si . 166 GiiHlimiiii Drive 1.5 IMynioulli l.une reduction in the Board of Education ... Supported music spen- “Have a heart" ... School budget Talked about ways to . " F e d - u p t a x p a y e r " ding “realistic" save . Strong concern for budget. education. "The educationists who sit on the Board of Education and on this Board of Directors must no longer regard education as a sacred cow which is untouchable. Enough is enough,” Doctors buy old A & P for offices Frank Lupien of 21 Sunset St. said. Others asked that no cuts be made in the school spending. By GREG PEARSON Burton M. Meisner, one of the Dr. Meisner said. Professional Building, a partnership in the deed filed with the town clerk’s purchasers, said Monday afternoon. Amy Burns of 94 Highwood Drive Herald Reporter All nine of the doctors will have of Drs. Leo Charendoff, Hossain office, but a 8233.20 conveyance tax said, ‘‘Education Is not a sacred cow. The 12,000-square-foot building is separate offices in the building. was listed. Nine doctors who have offices in Hendessi, Meisner, Daniel P., It’s a sacred investment In our located on East Center Street There also may be space for one or Purcell, Robert D. Rodner, Merrill Manchester have purchased the old future.” She said that Weiss’ Inclu- between Madison and Foster streets. two other offices to be used by other B. Rubinow and Hossein L. 'Tehrani. A&P Supermarket on East Center sion of the entire Board tif Education It was operated for a while by doctors who might want to locate at Street and plan to relocate by this Manchester Professional Building budget In his recommendation fall. Arthur’s Fine Foods. Since that te- the site, Meisner said. All now have offices in the Willard also filed quitclaim deeds to two “showed good judgment and nant left more than a year ago, the The property was sold by Carl Renovations on the building should Building at 320 Main Street except other doctors who will locate at the leadership.'' building has been vacant except for a Kaimowitz of Pompano Beach, Fla., begin very soon, although an exact for Purcell, who is located at 150 N. site - Drs. Herbert J. DiMeola and Bill Brindamour, representing the small package at the site. and William L. Kaimowitz of .West starting date has not been set. Dr. Main St. Douglas E. Johnson. They both now Manchester Education Association, That store will be vacated soon. Palm Beach, Fla., to Manchester The purcha.se price was not listed have offices at 57 Union St. said that even the entire proposed school budget will result in the elimination of seven teaching positions and increase class sizes, ‘An nie H all’ tops Acade my Awards which the MEA would like to avoid. Some speakers concentrated on the HOLLYWOODHOLLYWOOn (UPI)niPT^ —- WnnHvWoody ButRut itif WJIQwas VanocCQVanessa Redgrave,RoHcrr/itra K/VO*best Boston. _I 1 m.. entire budget and talked about the played Miss Mason's comically space-age cowboy film was also Allen’s seriocomic, autobiographical supporting actress for her title role Robards, who portrayed literary arrogant lover in "The Goodbye hardship taxpayers, particularly the love story “Annie Hall” collected in “Julia,” who took the spotlight honored for visual effects, art direc- elderly, will face. figure Dashiell Hammett in “Julia," Girl." After thanking several people, tion, sound, film editing and four Oscars for best picture, direc- both inside and outside the Los was the first actor to win a back-to- he said, "Can I leave now?" Attorney Barry Botticello, tor, screenplay and Diane Keaton as Angeles Music Center, where costume, beating several top fa'Shion back award in the best-supporting- "The Turning Point,” about one designers. representing Raymond "Sonny” best actress at the star-studded Jewish, Palestinian and Nazi Damato, said, “It’s time to skip the actor category. Last year he won in ballerina who opts for a career and Marshall Brickman was co-winner golden anniversary of the Academy protesters clashed. BYench pastry. It's a little too rich “All the President’s Men” another who becomes a housewife, with Allen for “ Annie Hall" as Awards Monday night. The JDL was protesting Miss for us.” Neither Robards nor Allen disappointed many by winning no original screen play while Alvin Richard Dreyfuss upset Richard Redgrave’s allegedly anti-Semitic attended. Allen, a jazz clarinetist Oscars and “Close Encounters of the Botticello said that his client would Burton as best actor for his perfor- actions in. making the film, “The Sargent won for screenplay adapted like the town to hire an efficiency with a band in a New York City night Third Kind," another science-fiction from another medium for “Julia,” mance in “The Goodbye Girl,” and Palestinians." Three persons were club, said he couldn’t let his band film, captured only one, for best expert to study town departments. Jason Robards won his second hospitalized and four arrested when taken from Lillian Heilman's novel. Damato, who owns many down because “they count on me. cinematography. However, it shared Other winners were “Madame straight best-supporting-actor award the three groups clashed. apartments, is the largest individual I'm irreplaceable. Not good, but a special sound award with “Star Rosa’’ as best foreign film and “A for “Julia." Master of Ceremonies Bob Hope, taxpayer in Manchester. irreplaceable." Wars” Little Night Music" for adaptive Box-office smash “Star Wars” who called the awards “the real Star Miss Keaton said she was “very Debby Boone, daughter of singer score. The Irving Thalberg Memorial John Tinirella of 166 Cushman collected the most Oscars — six — Wars" and quipped that with all the Drive introduced himself as "one honored to be named best actress Pat Boone, sang her version of Joe Award for directors w^s given to but none were considered “major” old-time actors and actresses pre- fed-up taxpayer” with people like Jane Fonda, .Shirley Brooks' hit "You Light Up My Life," Walter Mirisch and Charlton Heston “Annie Hall’’ had four awards and sent “it looks like the road company He urged the town to “cut out the MacLaine, Anne Bancroft and best original song, from the picture received the Jean Hersholt “Julia," a drama about two women of the Wax Museum,” paid tribute at Marsha Mason." of the same name. waste” in the budget, even if it caught up in the fight against the end to John Wayne, who Monday Humanitarian Award from Bette means eliminating some jobs. "I didn’t prepare anything," said a John Williams' theme for "Stars Davis. Nazism, had three. underwent open heart surgery in surprised-looking Dreyfuss. who Wars" won for original score and the Lupien, a longtime follower of local government, criticized the town portion of the budget as well as the education section. PZC hears more u- “Manager Weiss is quite an expert in addition but is known to have somewhat of a difficulty in subtrac- tion," Lupien said. He concluded by asking the board to "have a heart” in upcoming budget work. on housing plan Another critic of the budget was William Bronelll, former town By Jll.NE TOMPKINS Church. He added that it would be counsel for Manchester. He proposed available at a fair market price. that the directors take nine steps to Herald Reporter Rather than pursue all his previous help reduce the budget, including the In its second public hearing on the arguments in favor of the retirement elimination of all new positions and proposed Wesley Retirement Center, center proposal, Kolasa submitted the deferral of capital improvements the Manchester Planning and Zoning the tapes of his presentation at the and non-essential purchases. Commission Monday night continued December PZC hearing for the com- Betty Sadloski, president of the to hear opposing viewpoints on the Manchester Property Owners mission to review, proposal for 100 units of housing for Association, was one of the several the elderly on the Hartford Road Speaking in support of the proposal were Betty Mitcheltree, a member of ¥ members of that group who spoke campus of South United Methodist Monday night. Church. South United Methodist Church and a representative to the New England Along with criticizing the increases The church and Wesley Retirement Conference of the United Methodist in education spending, Mrs.