> ' ,’/ v • ,’ - ^^TrCiSKs 24 - THE HERALD, Mon., April 27. 1981 Seclusion ends with ManchMtor, Conn. Tuesday April 28. 1981 25 Cents address WASHINGTON (UPI) - Presi­ the treasury chief said. “Speaker dent Reagan, ending four weeks of O’Neill is a wily fellow — a nice seclusion since being shot in the fellow — but you can’t take chest, makes a dramatic everything at face value.” appearance before Congress tonight “We’re not going to lay down,” to tell lawmakers the time is now Regan said. “We’re going to con­ for action on his economic program. tinue to fight right up to the time of Reagan’s 9 p.m. EDT appearance the roll call counts.” on Capitol Hill won't exactly be a Reagan’s doctors raised no objec­ “pep talk,” his treasury secretary tions to his going to Capitol Hill. The said early today. But it will be “an president appeared to be limping indication that the time for action slightly when he returned to the has come.” White House Monday from a In the speech to a joint session of weekend at Camp David, but told Congress, to be televised reporters he felt “good.” nationwide, “The president will be The president’s proposed budget explaining his program again to the took a legislative battering while he Congress and ask their 2 was hospitalized. But in recent days, cooperation,” Treasury Secretary as he has regained his strength, his Donald Regan said. economic program has as well. The president summoned GOP congressional leaders to a morning O’Neill Monday all but meeting at the White House to acknowledged defeat for a preview his 15-minute address. Democratic alternative budget con­ There is guaranteed drama when taining fewer cuts in spending for Reagan walks down the aisle of the social programs. He indicated con­ House chamber tonight — he was servative Democrats were getting shot in the left lung a month ago. Ac­ on the Reagan bandwagon. ting press secretary Larry Speakes Aides said Reagan’s telephone pep said Reagan will mention the March talks to wavering House members 30 assassination attempt in his during the Easter recess and an ad­ speech. ministration media blitz gave him a There were indications Monday boost in promoting his package. the Reagan program is gaining ground on Capitol Hill. House Vice President George Bush Mon­ Speaker Thomas “Tip” O’Neili con­ day told the U.S. Chamber of ceded the budget cuts would likely Commerce he was optimistic get through the Democratic- Reagan’s plan would be passed in­ controlled chamber. Passage seems tact or “in a form very close” to the certain in the Republican- spending and tax cuts the president Patients In the pediatrics section of Manchester Memorial Hospital had a dominated Senate. unveiled in a Feb. 18 speech on special visitor Tuesday morning through the courtesy of the Brunswick However, Regan said on NBC's Capitol Hill. Corp., Chicago. Bo-DIngo the clown, on a promotional tour of the area, “Today” show the administration is In tonight’s remarks, Reagan also Special visitor not going to claim victory based on was expected to indioate concern re- stopped by the hospital to cheer up young patients Including Danielle Dem- O’NeiU’s remarks. mlng who Is recovering from an arm Injury. (Herald photo by Pinto) “That might be a trap, you know,” Plenne tu rn lo 16 Penny backs recommendation The spirit of Hlailboro CRCOG to act on Manchester housing .MANCHESTER - the jegional director John McLean. dations on anticipated surplus with HUD making up the differen­ as the Connecticut Housing Finance Churches last month abandoned its Board >COG reconuriendatlon is’^’^'Hionles'hdt'Uttlteed in regular HUD tial in the form of a direct subsidy to Authority or HUDTtself in the event three-month effort to sponsor and in a fow tar dgarette. !I6ahcil' GovenunSnts programs. For the current fiscal the developer. that some of the other CRCOG develop low cost housing. 6t ust that ... a recommendation,” tomorrow at noon it la expected to added Crane. “Contrary to year the surprius subsidy money Even if the $546,000 subsidy, recommendations do not In addition to the difficulties in­ formally approve the March 31 pubiished reports, nothing has been available in the Hartford area was recommended by CRCOG for the materialize. Time is of the essence, volved in raising the option money, recommendation of its Housing approved to date. Once CRCOG’s estimated at $1,000,000 until the Oakiand Street apartments is ap­ however, because UDC only has an MACC members felt the intense Committee that the proposed Policy Committee formally submits budget-chopping in Washington proved by HUD and federal money option on the property which wiii pressure from accusations that they Oakiand Street housing project its recommendations, HUD will began. becomes available, the subsidy is expire in several months.” were interjecting themselves in the receive a $546,000 annual rent sub­ then make the final determinations. The subsidies, the so-calied Sec­ considered too small by the John Hamill of Utility Deveiop- middle of a controversial federal sidy from the Department of “All of this may be academic, tion 8 program, are the key compo- developer, Utility Development Cor­ ment, and the son-in-iaw of UDC’s lawsuit. The suit, which is currently Housing and Urban Development. however," pointed out Crane. “We poration of East Hartford, and the president Haroid Rothstein, toid being tried before U.S. District At the same time, Mayor Stephen may not have any funds avaiiable whole project may be abandoned. The Heraid, “the cost of the land is Court Judge M. Joseph Blumenfeld, Penny, Manchester's representative whatsoever for any of the CRCOG Arthur Anderson, president of too high to support a smaller charges the Town of Manchester to Uie Policy Board, said he too recommendations (which, in addi­ Imagineers, the housing consulting development.” While Hamill would with racial discrimination in its would support the Housing Com­ tion to Oakland Street, includes two Related story firm engaged by UDC, stating that not disclose the purchase price, withdrawal, by referendum, from mittee’s decision and recommend a small Hartford projects and a Far­ plans for for 32 three-bedroom units, published reports place it at $350,000 the Community Development block- vote in favor of the proposed rent mington apartment complex). With on page 4 58 two-bedroom units and 20 one- with the option price at $3,500 on one grant program subsidies. all the proposed budget-trimming in bedroom apartments, estimates percent. The 10-acre parcel, which Meanwhile HUD's Crane and Despite the anticipated CRCOG Washington we can only wait and that a subsidy of about $742,000, or was rezoned multi-family residen­ Mary Barnes, spokesperson for the , endorsement and the unanimous ap­ see.” more than $6500 apartment, will be tial on March 3, 1980, is owned by Housing Committee of CRCOG, proval on April 20 of the preliminary The Capitol Region Council is the needed. This comes to $196,000 more Mae Wichman and is located in the vehemently deny that any special site plans by the Manchester Plan­ only one of the state's 15 regional nent of the latest governmentai ap­ than the subsidy recommended by northern part of town off Route 83. consideration is being givetr to the ning and Zoning Commission, the planning areas that reviews HUD proach to its low income housing CRCOG and, while the differential Rothstein and his Utility Develop­ Oakland Street project as an 110 unit, lower income housing housing applications and makes needs. Fair market rentals are first does not seem insurmountable, ment Corporation have built a attempt to defuse the pre.sent situa­ development is running into some recommendations. CRCOG established for different regions Anderson pointed out that subsidies number of HUD-financed tion. difficult hurdles. qualified for this right in 1978 when a (for example, in the Hartford area are a continuing annual commit­ developments in the Hartford area Many people, however, remain “At this point in time the Oakland majority or its 29 towns approved an $466-$504 for one-bedroom ment so that the differentiai could including the moderate income skeptical so if additional funding is Street project is a very iffy proposi­ areawide housing opportunity apartments and $570-$596 for two- run into miiiions of dollars over a Square Village apartments in found for Oakland Street the program. b^room apartments), tenants are period of years. Manchester. UDC took over the political repercussions are bound to Iv;'- tion at best,” said HUD consultant Mary Lou Crane who doubles as CRCOG works in close association obligated to pay 25 percent of their “We must seek additional sources Oakland Street option when the to reverberate from Manchester to assistant to HUD’k Hartford with HUD, making recommen- annual income toward their rentals of financing,” said Anderson, "such Manchester Area Conference of Hartford to Washington and back Extra section Pope sends emissary Today's Herald LIGHTS featured Body found in river LOWERED TAR & NICOTINE to demonstrate concern Atlanta police pull today the body of another MANCHESTER - The annual death watch and say he is deteriorating black male from the BELFAST, Northern Ireland (UPI) - Chattahoochee River profile, or progress edition, Is in­ Pope John Paul II sent a personal fast. His family claims he is so weak he cluded as p ^ of tisday's Herald. emissary to Belfast today in a show of can scarcely speak. and identify him as The special 32-page section tem­ concern over the condition of hunger Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, the 26th victim of the porarily replaces the standard striker Bobby Sands, in the 59th day of briefed on the Ulster situation by killers preying upon “Focus” section of the paper fur his “fast to death." Northern Ireland Secretary Humphrey Atlanta's young today only.