Foundation Nixes Grant for Center

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Kennedy’s campaign had been in full swing for some time before today’s formal an m i nouncement — for the third time in two decades — of the formation of a "Kennedy for President Com Foundation Nixes mittee.’’ The Massachusetts Democrat 2 decided some weeks ago he wouid chailenge President Carter for the nomination, but will not for Grant for Center mally announce his candidacy un til sometime before By LANEY ZIJBOFF former Green School, now the Senior A decision on the $20.gbo is due Q Thanksgiving. Herald Reporter Center, with $200,(XX) in federal Com Nov. 21, when the council’s regional Stephen Smith, who will head munity lêlopm ent money. When advisory board will meet with a sub the campaign, meanwhile, MANCHESTER — A request for a the town w e d to withdraw in April, committee, which handles grants for planned to make the formal an $30,000 grant from the Hartford continued funding was then lost. the aged, and will hear a recommen nouncement todafy of the com Foundation For Giving to refurbish The letter said also the requests tor dation. mittee’s formation, so it can the new Senior Citizen's Center has funds “far exceed the resources Deputy Mayor Steven T. Cassano begin its official delegate search been refused, partly because the available” and after considering a has said competition for the grant is and fund-raising activities. foundation “does not make a practice variety of factors the commitee had intense because $100,000 is being of replacing federal funds with rare to turn down numerous projects and sought beyond the amount available. community foundation dollars,” ac programs. “Whatever happens,’’ Cassano said Tower Blaze cording to a letter from the founda Weiss said Monday he had no com last week, “the money is coming i tion to Robert Weiss, town manager. ment about the foundation's funding LOS ANGELES (UPI) - Fire from somewhere.” The grant is one of two grant refusal which was based partly on The $20,000 grant, if attained, will erupted on the 11th floor of a 19- applications made for the center. A story luxury apartment building the town’s withdrawal from the HUD be used to do basic renovating to decision on a $20,000 grant is now program. In downtown Los Angeles today, allow the seniors to use the buildingr-^ before the Capitol Region Council on If another grant request for $20,000 killing at least three people. In The $30,000 grant was to be used for Aging with a decision due Nov. 21, in federal funds now before the Coun such items as storm windows, roof cluding two who jumped 11 stories when the council’s regional advisory cil on Aging is refused, however, repairs, and other repair work. to their deaths, board will meet with a subcommittee Weiss said alternative funding could The decision on the $20,000 grant Hundreds of residents were to hear recommendations about the be built into next year’s budget. was due at the beginning of trapped by the blaze above the funding. Weiss said “if we make it through the November but was delayed, said reach of fire department ladders. William Connelly, foundation winter with a surplus we may be able Cassano, “because the council is A fire department spokesman director, said Monday, seven dis to make an appropriation in the backlogged with a large nubmer of said more than 24 engine com tribution committee members voted spring.” grants.” panies responded to the blaze at unanimously to deny the July 5 Bunker Hill Towers on Figuera request. He said it was obvious from Street at 3 a.m. and had the fire discussions with the committee under control an hour later. members that they were not comfor ’The spokesman said one person table cast in the role of putting Pep Talk Ends died on the 11th floor of the privê funds where federal funds building, ând a firefighter at the 0 Leaf Pickup Begins have ^fien. scene said he saw two other peo Connelly Said it was the town’s ple leap from the building. O’Leary Drive was one of the first streets slated for leaf determination to withdraw from the pickup as Manchester’s vacuuming program got under way U.S. Department of Housing and Ur Carter’s Visit today. A number of the town’s streets were scheduled for ban Development program which sibility on all government levels is Park Mourned pickups this week and a schedule for next week will-f>e then made the center ineligible for CRANSTON, R.I, (UPI) - Presi federal funding to complete the dent Carter wound up a whirlwind important, and he cited the federal SEOUL, South Korea (UPI) - - published by the town in Friday’s Herald. (Herald photo by two hour visit to Rhode Island today government stepping in to help out Hundreds of thousands of renovations. Pinto) HUD partially refurbished the with a pep talk to a reception for after the February 1978 Great Bliz mourners stood in lines up to a community leaders which was zard with crippled New England. c mile long today to pay final He also mentioned a plan to move respects to President Park orchestrated by the White House. Carter attended the reception at the elevated railroad tracks in down Chung-hee, assassinated by the town Providence to open up 80 to 90 South Korean CIA chief in the the Cranston Hilton following a GOP Defends Strategy speech to an energy summit meeting acres for business development. reported culmination of a bitter of the Coalition of Northeastern “ These are the kinds of feud. By LAUREN DAVIS SHEA tant despite Democratic claims that citizens in the whole country. I see Governors at which he promised the cooperative efforts that pay great ’The United States ordered two the issue was settled by an April 17 this is a threat to everybody’s dividends for us all,” Carter said. Herald Reporter region it will have an adequate supp early warning aircraft to South referendum vote of the people. freedom in this country.” ly of home heating oil this winter. T Korea and sent an aircraft carrier MANCHESTER — As election day “HUD is an issue because In the referendum, residents voted The political implications of task force closer to the peninsula approaches, the Republican Party Democrats are out of step with what by a three to one majority to support Carter’s trip to Rhode Island became Grasso Says to discourage North Korea from today defended its campaign the people want on this program. I'he a two-year moritorium on town par much clearer when an aide to Gov. J. taking advantage of its crippled strategy of concentrating on the legal defense they are retaining for ticipation in the U.S. Department of Joseph Garrahy said the Cranston, southern neighbor. HUD issue and attacking the record this is relying too much on the defen Housing and Urban Development reception was the White House’s Joint Effort Seoul government officials said of the Democratic mayor and deputy sive side and not enough on the offen Community Development program. idea. the top U.S. military commander mayor, while claiming its party sive,” Zinsser charged. The next day, the Board of Directors Robert K. Pirraglia, an aide to the in the country assured them his offers constructive changes for the Republican candidate for* the voted to remove the town’s grant Democratic governor, admitted Is Needed troops will defend South Korea in town. Board of Directors Gloria Della Fera application. “they (White House) thought it case of attack from North Korea. At a press conference this mor said, “If Manchester is used,as an Democrats have said they were might be a good idea.” PROVIDENCE, R.I. (UPI) - The North Korean government ning, Republican Town Director Carl example by the Justice Department The president’s remarks to about Connecticut Gov. Ella Grasso today See 'u g f I rii in Pyongyang, while refraining Zinsser said the HUD issue is impor it will increase the mistrust of 500 state legislators, local govern told representatives of 11 from any direct threats, said the ment officials and business and labor Northeastern states attending an assassination of the 62-year-old leaders were in the form of a pep energy summit conference that Park reflected “political crisis talk. business, labor and government must and social chaos” in South Korea. Protest Blocks Wall St. He said his comprehensive energy join together to help soften the im A government report said plan was the right direction for the pact of soaring fuel costs on the poor. Intelligence chief Kim Jae-Kyu, NEW YORK (UPI) - Hundreds of Many were arrested. Some rushed quickly through police checkpoints nation to take. “Many of our people will not be who killed Park and his 'Shief anti-nuclear demonstrators blocked in small groups onto Broadway — a and proceeded to their work places. “We are uniting finally and when able to pay their fuel bills this bodyguard with shots from a .38- traffic in the heart of the nation’s block away from the Stock Exchange Some grumbled over having to come we do unite and work together for a winter,” she said.

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