Lack of funds may close Here’s the pick Case closed iManchester soup kitchen of St. Patrick’s Ion toll debate? page 3 ... page 11 ... page 20 Cloudy tonight; Manchesfer, Conn. some sun Saturday Friday. March 16, 1984 — See page 2 iEanrIffatFr Bmlb Single copy: 254 Man’s death investigated Hart wins ¥ in Coventry Alaska as COVENTRY - State and local police are investigating the "un­ tim ely” death-, of a 31-year-old Coventry resident, which appar­ ently occurred sometime Thurs­ day afternoon at a lakeside home Glenn quits on Main Street, according to police sources. The victim is William Chappell, Bv United Press International first American to orbit Earth, a 31, who police said died at his home corporate executive and for 10 at 2283 Main St., a white house on Sen. Gary Hart won handily in years a senator, never caught fire Coventry Lake that a neighbor said Alaska’s Democratic caucuses to­ on the campaign trail. he shared with its owner, Joan M. day, giving him one more victory The Ohio Democrat said he Stevenson, and her family. over Walter Mondale to take into would not endorse any of the other Police were dispatched to the the fight for delegates on "Super candidates at this time. Stevenson home, where a man was Glenn’s decision, reached after reported lying in the yard. When Saturday." Meanwhile, John Glenn, his two days of agonizing, reduces the they arrived on the scene police . campaign in collapse, withdrew field of candidates for the Demo­ r o p ^ the house off from the public, from the Democratic presidential cratic presidential nomination to one neighbor said. race today, saying his dreams of three — Gary Hart. Walter Mon­ No arrests have been made in reaching the White House "aren’t dale and Jesse Jackson. connection with Chappell’s death. going to happen." Sens. Ernest Hollings of South Coventry police Lt. Ronald Hart’s win came a day after he Carolina, Alan Cranston of Califor­ Doughty said there were wounds apologized to Mondaie for wrongly nia and former Florida Gov. on Chappell's body but that the accusing him of making an issue of Reubin Askew withdrew after the source of the wounds was un­ Hart’s changed name and birth- New Hampshire primary. known. An autopsy was being date in the "increasingly hostile" Former Sen. George McGovern, performed this morning at the battle for the Democratic the Democratic Party’s standard state medical examiner’s office in nomination. bearer in 1972, quit, as promised, Farmington, police said. Herald photo by Tarquinio Mondale and Hart will go at it after failing to finish first or second "W e don’t necessarily suspect again Saturday in caucuses in in the Massachusetts primary. foul play, but we’re conducting the Greater Manchester Chamber of Com­ Michigan, Mississippi, South Ca­ Unlike those who preceded him investigation as if there were,” Manchester businessman Hans Weiss merce legislative breakfast. Speakers rolina, Arkansas and Kentucky. to the sidelines. Glenn was consi­ said Doughty. (left) enjoys a light moment with town In Alaska, Hart received 41 dered a major contender for the Police sources said the state were Sen. Carl A. Zinsser, and Reps. General Manager Robert B. Weiss this percent of the vote with 90 i^rcent nomination from the moment he police Major Crime Squad was morning at the Manchester Country Elsie "Biz" Swensson and J. Peter of the precincts reporting in announced his candidacy. For a called in to help investigate the Fusscas. caucuses that began Thursday and long time, the race for the scene about 9 p.m. Club. The two were among guests at the continued into today. Democratic nomination was billed A neighbor, Orin ’’Junior’’ Mondale came in behind with 31 as a private war between Mondale Miles, said that his wife, Sheila, percent, Jesse Jackson got 10.3 and Glenn. heard what sounded like a gunshot percent, while 17.7 percent re­ Tuesday night, Glenn’s cam­ at about 1 p.m. Thursday. Politics, tolls and hospitals mained uncommitted. paign was $2 million in debt. His Mrs. Stevenson and one of her Democratic party officials say top aides, telling him the cause was sons declined to discuss the case. participation was higher than hopeless, urged Glenn to get out in Miles remembered Chappell as usual in meetings spread across a sometimes heated meeting in his "a good kid, a nicd guy," and dominate chamber breakfast the nation’s largest state. At stake Atlanta hotel suite. c a ll^ Mrs. Stevenson "a very nice were 11 of the state’s 14 delegates lady.” He said the Stevensons and to the party’s national convention. Chappell were good neighbors. — one because of a scheduling "They don’t bother nobody," By James Sacks Zinsser said that, because of the During a campaign appearance conflict with the Mayor’s Prayer election year, budgeting was not Thursday in Springfield, III., Hart Miles said. “ Any problem they Assistant News Editor H o u s in g Breakfast and one because of last Legislature’s top priority this said he was "puzzled by the have is amongst them.” The actions and procedures of Friday’s snow. The gathering was year. He said hospital cost contain- increasingly hostile and personal the Democrat-dominated Connec­ part of an irregular series of ment leads the agenda, followed by nature of what he (Mondale) is ticut Legislature were the subject legislative breakfasts sponsored Gov. William O’N eill’s $S-billion saying." starts u p Lotto sales of some light-hearted Republican by the Greater Manchester infrastructure repair plan, and Hart, 47, said he was responding sniping at a Chamber of Com­ Chamber of Commerce. then the budget. to ^ reports that Mondale was m erce breakfast this morning at Wallace Irish Jr., the Manches­ Zinsser called for greater re- attacking him for changing his 11 p e rc e n t in state the Manchester Country Club. ter insurance agent who hosted the presentation by medical experts name, originally Hartpence, and Rep. J. Peter Fusscas, R- breakfast for the chamber, said on the state health care task force. for saying he was a year younger Marlborough, one of three GOP Rep. James R. McCavanagh, "W e in the Legislature are asked to than he is. WASHINGTON (U P I) — In a lawmakers who spoke at the D-Manchester, was unable to be experts on so many issues that In Detroit, at a news conference, stunning acceleration, housing soaring breakfast, opened by saying: attend the rescheduled breakfast it’s almost impossible to do,” he Mondale said Hart’s charges were starts leaped 11.2 percent in "Since there are only Republicans because of a meeting with the said. He said only one or two "totally off base”. February to their highest level in secretary of the state. Rep. John members of the task force were At a Washington news confer- nearly six years, to a rate of 2.2 HARTFORD (UPI) - ’Lotto here, I don’t feel compelled to Woodcock, D-South Windsor, also medical experts. ence 16 months after he announced million units a year for new fever,” brought on by predictions speak with two tongues. was kept from attending because Turning to the budget, Zinsser hiscandidacy, Glenn said, “ I ’d like residential construction, the go- of a $5 million drawing tonight, " I t has been said that no man’s of a scheduling conflict, Irish said. said Democrats in effect had nothing better than to stay in the vernment said today, could boost this week’s ticket sales life and property are safe while the Manchester Mayor Barbara B. sought to conceal tax increases race ... and win the Democratic The latest report also added to more than four times last Legislature is in session,” Fuscas Weinberg joked afterwards that this year by separating the re- nomination. more strength to January, giving it month’s weekly average, a lottery continued, to the amusement of the she wanted “ equal time,” because venues to be r a is ^ for the repair , "But over the last few weeks it a IS."? percent increase and con- official said. members of the Manchester busi­ the Democratic lawmakers had plan from those for the state lias become obvious all these founding industry analysts — who " I think it will be a $3 million ness community in the audience. been unable to attend. General Fund. He said taxpayers things aren’t going to happen." almost universally considered the handle this week,” said Greg "L e t me tell you, no truer words should “ compare apples to ap- He said that although he 'is figure’s announced last month to Ziemak, assistant chief of the have ever been spoken.” Zinsser claimed Republican pies,” pointing out that the infras- withdrawing from the contest, be overstated, state’s Lottery Unit Thursday. Fusscas, who followed Rep. credit for the main feature of the tructure plan actually calls for "my campaign for a better Amer- The two-month resurgence in "Tomorrow will be the day we Elsie “ Biz” Swensson,R- governor’s infrastructure repair increasing vehicle taxes and a ica will continue.” new construction appeared to rival really can tell. About 80 percent is Manchester, at the podium and plan, criticized the gasoline tax 10-cent per gallon increase in the Glenn, 62, a Marine combat pilot the dramatic turn in housing in done on the last day (before the preceded Sen. Carl A. Zinsser, increase sought to finance the gas tax over 10 years. in World War II and Korea, the 1982 that preceded the general drawing). It’s been picking up R-Manchester, promised that, be­ program, and reiterated his sup­ cause 1984 is an election year, " I t ’s port for the removal of tolls from economic recovery.