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!f». 20 - EVENING HERALD. Tues.. May 27, 1980 Eighth District Mandiratpr National Smoker Studv^Condusive: hoopla gone this year uf ntUQ Mrralft By KEVIN FOLEY 26-year-old volunteer firefighter I Vol. XCIX, No. 203 —. Manchester,Manchester. Conn., Wednesday, May 2B.28. 1980 * I Clancy Allain who has been a district Herald Reporter resident for three years. Allain said MANCHESTER - When the Wednesday he knew of no opposition Eighth Utilities district electorate to his candidacy, but sources said gathers tonight for its annual some might arise in light of Allain’s PTA lobbies m eeting at Bentley School on involvement in a suit against the Hollister Street, much of the hoopla Board of Directors over a sewer of last year may be missing, accor question two years ago. ding to district sources. Also a candidate is Elizabeth Unlike 1979’s meeting, delayed Sadloski who said this morning that Budget cuts delayed twice because of improper notices, although she had intended to leave her post as tax collector this year, .. I Dnof/l IT/lii/tQ- fho Plltc U7ArP fi1ia0A<!tpd IHa PTA the presidency won’t be hotly con year. In response, the Board of Eleanor Coltman, Board of Educa the cuts were suggested the PTA the new fiscal year instituted to con tested. In 1979 Laurence Noone By LAUREN DAVIS SHEA Directors cut $165,991 from the tion chairwomen of the Personnel decided to back them. form to state regulations, had battled incumbent Gordon Lassow Herald Reporter requested budget. and Finance Committee, expressed Allan Chesterton, director of pupil and finally lost 194 to 99 in what one prevented her from resigning. MANCHESTER — In response to The PTA committee said it sup sympathy with the F*TA position, but personnel services, told the FTA that district official called the most detailed criticisms of the ad ports making the cuts in contact add^ “We haven’t set priorities for due to the m ainstream ing of exciting race in years. “Most of the work has to be done ministration’s proposed budget cuts sports. Amy Burns, co-chairwoman improvements, because there simply minimally handicapped students, in before the end of July,” Mrs. by the PTA Budget Study Com have been no improvements.” compliance with the law, fewer Lassow will apparently have an of the committee, said “We feel that Merit Sadloski said. "It wouldn't be fair to mittee, the Board of Education sports, particularly contact sports, Other than these particular points students need to be kept in special easy time of it this ye^r with no an hand it all over to someone new.’’ Tuesday night chose to hold off until raised, the FTA officials accepted education classes than before. He nounced opponents tiying to wrest should have a lower priority than the its June meeting a decision on how to roofs on schools and classroom the other budget recommendations of added that while declining enroll the district leadership away from Mrs. Sadloski also suggested the absorb the $165,000 budget reduction the administration. These accepted ment was affecting the school pop him. Indeed, when Lassow an programs.” withdrawal of Bletchman from the mandated by the Board of Directors. Besides criticizing the cuts the cuts include $30,000 from the salary ulation at large, it was also nounced in March he would not seek board was unfortunate saying, “The The PTA officials were especially rollover budget, the only area with diminishing the number of students re-election, a wave of consternation superintendent and his staff district needs people like Bob who critical of the suggestion by suggested, the FTA also went on the any leeway for manuvering in the with special education needs. passed through the Board of Direc can think and act.” Superintendent of Schools James multi-million dollar budget. The FTA accepted the administra tors. Only 75-year-old Evelyn Gregan offense to call for an alternative Kennedy that one discretionary education program at Illing Junior It also included a $37,000 cut for tion cut of $5,000 in overtime emerged as a candidate in the wake District treasurer Mabel Sheridan, elementary teacher position be making a social security payment in payments for buildings and grounds of Lassow's refusal to run, with High School. who replaced the late Howard B. eliminated. This would amount to a program 1980 rather than in 1981, because as personnel. Administration officials director Robert Bletchman in the Keeney in January, will be seeking Kennedy said the elimination of the Kennedy said, “It will never be said experience has shown that background, expressing an interest improvement, something the ad re-election alohg with Helen position won’t mean educational ministration “made a deliberate, cheaper, and we anticipate it going money can be cut here. in the presidency. The elimination of $7,250 for a van Warrington, the district’s clerk. quality will deteriorate. But he said calculated, decision not to include” up.” the elimination of a position that the Kennedy said. Kennedy added that A cut of $12,000 for a townwide for buildings andgrounds was However, Lassow abrubtly about In addition to the candidates, the parent group feels is essential il any number of program im maintenance person was accepted, accepted, along with a $30,000 reduc faced in April, saying enough support voters will also decide whether or not lustrates that the school system provements could have been along with a $6,000 cut for a half-time tion in fringe benefits. for him had manifested itself, and he to accept this year’s t497,460 budget “can’t easily accommodate the cuts. justified, but none were requested. kindergarten teacher as a reflection Although there were several areas announced he would run for a fourth package, which includes $50,780 for Preempts There must be some sacrifice.” He said the alternative education of declining enrollment. that were accepted. Board of Educa one-year term. With that, Mrs. the administrative budget, $161,533 The Board of Education had asked program “would have been high on The elimination of halftime s j^ ia l tion officials agreed they’d like some Gregan withdrew and Bletchman for the fire department and $283,700 for a $17.5 million budget, saying it the list of requested improvements education aid and teacher positions time to consider the input from the said he would not only refuse to seek for the public works department. The PTA, before accepting the ad was necessary just to carry existing but I couldn’t definitly say it would was disputed by the PTA committee, the presidency, but not run for the spending will be funded by a mill rate programs into the 1980-81 school although after an explanation of why ministration proposals. Board of Directors. of 4.5 and represents about a $31,000 top the list. increase over 1979-1980. If any excitement surfaces tonight, it will be over Bletchman’s vacant It may not be a hotly contested seat. Bletchman himself-a frequent election, but Lassow said this Bank robbery nets millions critic of Lassow-is on vacation and morning, “anytime the electorate will not be on hand. The only an gets together there’s excitement.” MEDFORD, Mass. (UPI) - FBI Trust Co. in Boston last summer, The excitement begins at 7:30. nounced candidate for the board is agents and chemists looking for clues they said. in the Depositors Trust Co. robbery The heist was also reminiscent of sifted through a pile of valuables the Aug. 14, 1975 robbery of the today left behind by expert thieves Bonded Vault Co. in Providence, who cut through two feet of steel and R.I., when thieves got away with $3 cement to reach as much as $3.5 million in cash, jewels, precious^ million in cash, silver and jewelry in metals and rare coins from the West braces firm’s safe deposit boxes. the bank’s safety deposit boxes. Seven hundred of the 1,000 boxes in The nation’s largest robbery oc the bank’s vault were pried open curred Dec. 11,1978 when $5.8 million during the precision operation over in cash and jewelry was taken from a Lufthansa Airlines cargo terminal for eruption the Memorial Day weekend. The robbers apparently examined at New York’s Kennedy Airport. The Depositors Trust Co, theft was the loot carefully before deciding VANCOUVER. Wash. (UPl) - promising the full support of state what to take, authorities said. not discovered until bank employes Northwest residents braced for con government for disaster relief in the Another $40,000 in cash was stolen arrived for work after the three-day tinuing eruptions of Mount St. Helens event of further eruptions. from the bank’s own safe. holiday at 8 a.m. Tuesday and found after scientists warned moiten rock She said the state Divsion of Health The FBI said it would have no way the floor of the bank strewn with is moving underneath the smoldering has determined there is no major of knowing exactly how much was stocks, bonds and other contents 3 out of 4 smokers choose MERITover leading h i^ from the boxes. volcano for the first time since May health hazard from the volcanic ash stolen until all of the owners had Kennedy said it was “an absolute 8. that has covered much of the state, been'Hjpntacted, but estimates ranged Harmonic tremors, indicating the but cautioned individuals to wear between $1 million and $3.5 million. shambles inside the vault.” tar brands in tests conq)aring taste cuid tar levels. rising or falling of magna (molten face masks at all times when “It’s going to be a big one, I can “We’ve got a long, long process of rock), rocked the mountain for exposed to the airborne dust.