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Hall of Fame to cite String fellow, Fracchia page 11 iKanrhpalrr Mrralb Age is no barrier to education New zoning rules — just ask Nancy LaBonne, 61 By Rick Santos LaBonne said. Manchester Herald LaBonne, who lives at 111 Highwood Drive, aimed at housing said she planned to attend college immediately When Nancy Murray LaBonne of Manchester after she had graduated from William Hall High The committee defines those in received her degree from St. Joseph College in School in West Hartford, but didn’t because her By Diane Resell waiting lists of 122 people for West Hartford in May, she was joined by fellow father died and her family faced many financial Manchester Herald housing assistance from the need of affordable housing as students who were mostly about 40 years younger problems. Housing Authority of Manchester being those who earn 100 percent or less of the median income in than her. She married George “Ted” LaBonne, a A draft report by a committee and 390 people for housing for the the Hartford area and those LaBonne, 61, is part of a back-to-school financial and estate planner whose business has studying affordable housing elderly. Fourteen families were paying 30 percent or more of their movement by older people. Some are enrolling in been in Manchester since 1952. needs recommends changing living in temporary quarters as of monthly income for housing. continuing education and non-credit courses, and “ I got so involved with my children and their town zoning regulations to entice February and are in danger of Among the report’s major others, like LaBonne, are earning credits toward activities and my church and my husband’s housing development, targeting becoming homeless, according to recommendations are the Mets top Expos degrees. career that I didn’t really have time for school,” specific areas for affordable ther report. ifflaurhffilpr W m ih To get her degree, a bachelor of arts in she said. housing, and joining the Connecti- The state partnership program following; philosophy, LaBonne took courses part time for But once she got started, nothing was going to cut Housing Partnership requires communities to estab ■ Consider allowing more than more than seven years. keep her out of the classroom. “ I don’t think I program. lish affordable housing programs one floor of residential use over in series opener “ It wasn’t something that nagged at me, but I missed more than three classes the whole time,” The Citizen’s Housing Commit in exchange for increased state commercial uses in the town’s always wanted to do it,” said LaBonne, the LaBonne said. tee, in a July 28 report, also grants, including for road repair. business zones. mother of three. “ And I did it when the She recalled an occasion when she was recommends that the town estab Town Director Mary Ann Hand- ■ Consider identifying areas in opportunity arose.” babysitting her grandchildren in New York and lish a municipal housing trust ley, chairwoman of the commit town which are appropriate for see page 47 "The opportunity came when she started having didn’t want to miss a class at St. Joseph. fund of private donations and tee, said she didn’t expect major the development of a mix of SPORTS more free time not long after her youngest child “ I was so conscientious that 1 took a bus to my state grants to be used to pay for changes in the draft report. housing types; initiate changes in had graduated from high school. She decided the psychology class and took a bus back to New the construction of housing for Handley said she expects the zoning regulations in those areas time was right one day in 1981. York,” she said. those of low to moderate income. need for affordable housing to to promote affordable housing. She was playing tennis at Manchester LaBonne, who has three grandchildren, said Based on 1980 federal census grow. Community College and a friend suggested they she had no regrets about returning to school after data, there are 3,361 families in “ The split between the cost of ■ Consider revising the zoning take a course at th^ college. They decided to take Manchester in need of affordable housing in proportion to salaries regulations to allow single room a class in psychology, “ and it just progressed,” Please see STUDENT, page 10 housing. made is getting bigger all the Please see HOUSING, page 10 NO-HITTER ELUDES STIEB The report also says there are time,” she said. X. TORONTO (AP) — Dave Stieb, baseball’s U.N. official heartbreak hurler. is getting closer to perfection but no closer to that elusive no-hitter. The 32-year-old right-hander, who lost consecu tive no-hit bids with two outs in the ninth inning last optimistic on September, came within one out of a perfect game Friday night before settling for a two-hit 2-1 victory for the Toronto Blue Jays over the New York Y 3iik0GS release talks stieb joined five other pitchers who lost no-hit bids in the ninth inning this season but only Cincinnati’s BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) — A senior U.N. official Tom Browning had a perfect game going when said today after meeting with Moslem leaders in Philadelphia’s Dickie Thon doubled to lead off the Lebanon that “ circumstances might be more ninth inning on July 4, conducive” now to resolve the problem of Western And none of them — Brown. Nolan Ryan of Texas, hostages held there. Kirk McCaskill of California, John Farrell of But U.N. Undersecretary-General Marrack Cleveland and Mark Langston of Seattle — came Goulding said that could be brought about only within one out of a no-hitter. Ironically, the games “ through a long process of quiet and patient by Ryan. McCaskill and Langston were against diplomacy” in which many governments and Toronto. organizations would have to take part. “ It’s disappointing, but I ’ve been through it Officials in Israel, which last week captured a before,’’ Stieb said. “ After they got the hit I had to Moslem cleric. Sheik Abdul Karim Obeid, reiter bear down, and they got another hit and I had to bear ated today there would be no exchange of captives down again, and then Kelly Gruber made a great unless three Israeli servicemen were part of the play. We won the game 2-1 and that’s what swap. matters.” “ If we won’t get the Israelis, there won’t be a Stieb’s near-gem came in the 28th game since the deal,” said Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman V. ■' opening of the Blue Jays’ new SkyDome and was Alon Liel in Jerusalem. Right-wing legislators also witnessed by a sellout crowd of 48.789, the largest called for retaliation if any Israelis were harmed. home crowd in Toronto history. Kidnappers holding U.S. hostage Joseph Cicippio After easily retiring the first 26 batters and on Sunday offered to release him immediately if striking out 11, including pinch hitters Hal Morris Israel frees Obeid and 450 Arab prisoners and allows and Ken Phelps to start the ninth, Stieb fell behind 55 Palestinian deportees to return home. 2-0 on Roberto Kelly, who lashed the next pitch into Goulding spoke after two meetings he held in west left field for a double. The Blue Jays have never had --------------- -------------------- Patrick Flynn/Manchester Herald I Beirut with acting Moslem Prime Minister Salim a no-hitter in their 13-year history. Hoss and Sheik Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, “ I got behind and made a good 2-0 pitch, but he got spiritual guide of Hezbollah, or Party of God. FRAMEWORK — Brian Pelletier, of Richardson Construction, works on a garage last week for St. Bridget Church. around on it,” Stieb said. The Shiite Moslem fundamentalist party is Steve Sax singled singled Kelly home on the next believed to be the umbrella of pro-Iranian extremist pitch, but third baseman Gruber made a diving stop factions holding most of the Western hostages in of Luis Polonia’s smash — the Blue Jays’ only difficult fielding chance of the game — and forced Lebanon, Hezbollah leader Hussein Mousawi said an Israeli Nationally, taxes rise . G. Fox store Ssx 3t second soldier his group holds could be killed if (Jbeid, “ Whenever you take it to the ninth you have to be kidnapped by Israeli commandos July 28, is not ages raising several taxes, such aware of it, but I try not to think about it,” Stieb said. WASHINGTON (AP) - Thirty $280 billion in revenue of all the 50 • - - w i i - released. as Illinois, where the total was “ I was a little less nervous this time because of the states raised taxes in the post states, but compares to a small delays opening Goulding, who heads U.N. peacekeeping opera projected at more than $1 billion other times.” election year legislative sessions net tax decrease of the previous The Associated Press tions, said he has completed his five-day mission in and nearly 10 percent of state Stieb came into the game with a 4.11 ERA but a of 1989, including six states that year, according to the survey the Middle East to determine whether U.S. Marine revenue last year, and Connecti 10-6 record. His only other complete game this READY AND WAITING — Boston James, who is out trying for a double in enacted broad increases in per conducted by the National Con By Nancy Concelman Lt. Col. William R. Higgins has been killed by his cut, where the increase topped season was a one-hitter against the Yankees on the third inning of Friday night’s game at sonal income taxes, a survey of ference of State Legislatures.