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No. 130 — Manchester, Conn., Monday, March 3,1880 • Since 1881 > 20c Single Copy • 15» Home Delivered | Architects Named For MHS Work ting firm, with quite a few architects and renovation. ’The firm’s “in-house ing By LAUREN DAVIS SHEA engineers in house.” expertise in feasibility studies” Herald Reporter The company is currently involved would aid in the preparation of cost •V MANCHESTER ' - The in a $12 million high school renova estimates, Giles said. He said the Farmington-based architectural tion project in Westport, and has had functional and space programming firm of Russell Gibson vonDohlen 20 roofing projects to their credit. It expertise would be helpful in has been selected by the towu to per has designed over 120 primary and relocating various departments and form preliminary work on the secondary schools in the New that the interior design capacity propos^ $3.1 million Manchester England area in the last 25 years and would benefit visual appeal. High School renovation. has completed 150 remodeling, . He said the civil and structural The $15,000 job will make use of the alteration, and conversion programs engineering strength of the company staff of 50 employees offered by the for clients. Projects range from very would be particularly useful when firm, which beat out five com small assignments to major working on the roof, and the equip petitors. renovations of buildings in excess of ment planning capability would help Director of Public Works Jay Giles '200,000 square feet. The high school is when the town decides what items, made the announcement today, "We about 4 acres in size. like desks, to purchase. feel this firm is very well qualified. In a prepared statement, Giles said The company was chosen after a One of the main reasons they were the firm was particularly well-suited committee made up of Wilson E. chosen is because they are a large to the needs of the high school Deakin, assistant school superinten dent; Barbara Higley and Peter Crombie, Board of Education members; and Paul Phillips, Robert Town Democrats Samuelson and Don Kuehl, Building Committee members, met for r:. several months. The committee recommended the firm to Giles, state Rep. Walter Joyner, R-Manchester, Steak House. Bozzuto, a candidate for the after reviewing the files kept in his left, chats with State Sen. Richard C. Boz- U.S. Senate, was the speaker at the dinner ces, Push for Votes office and interviewing the other five zuto, R-Watertown, at the annual Lincoln sponsored by the Manchester Republican and candidates. igns petitioned for a primary. The five- Day Dinner Dance Saturday night at Willie’s Town Committee. (Herald photo by Burbank) hit By MARY KITZMANN The firm has told Giles it will be person slate fil^ Feb. 8 for the prepared with preliminary informa Herald Reporter primary, after losing about 2-1 in the that MANCHESTER — The incumbents tion in three months. ’This will in imit January town committee election in the District 9 Democratic primary clude sketches and the preparation of caucus. paperwork to seek state assistance. Bozzuto Blames Dems say they’re experienced and repre “It’s a shame the taxpayers have ows sent the whole district. In addition, the firm may revise the to pay for the primary,” Stamler administration’s current cost es iary The challengers in Tuesday’s )C€d said. “It’s hard to come out and vote timates for the various jobs. primary say District 9 needs “new again. We already won once.” For Nation’s Problems blood” on the town committee and “I think it’s an outrage that the Those estimates include: $840,(X)0 that the "group selected at the taxpayers have to pay for a self- for roof repairs; $30,000 for new MANCHESTER-Ushing out at public and private sectors and this is “The oil profiteers are the January caucus ... are clustered in centered group,” Stamler says. lockers; $125,000 for replacing floors the Democrat’s ineptitude in dealing true. What we need is a Congress to Congress and the Senate in only one section of our far-flung dis and installing some new carpeting; with the nation's problems, State re-invigorate the free enterprise The Board of Directors allocated Washington who drool at increased trict.” $10,000 to repair swimming pool Sen. Richard C. Bozzuto. R- system,” he said. taxes to spend more on social Both sides made the final voter $975 for the primary. equipment; $60,000 for a two-way Watertown Town Council president Bozzuto continued, “ Making a ■ “The challenging slate should at programs,” he said. push this weekend. The challengers ’public address system; $31,475 for and currently State Senate minority profit is not a sin, making a loss is a least pay a filling fee per person or Referring to his potential headed by Henry Becker, and new cafeteria furniture; and $243,000 leader, was the keynote speaker at sin.” the party should pay,” Stamler says Democratic opponent, Cong. Richard McConville, mailed leaflets for new paving at parking lots tennis the annual Lincoln-Day Dinner He emphasized the need for more in a written statement. Christopher Dodd. Bozzuto said, and telephoned many residents. 'The courts, and walkways. Dance sponsored by the Manchester jobs for persons of all economic In a presidential primary the party incumbents, headed by district chair Republican Town Committee. levels “to give them the dignity of a “Dodd needs to be retired, he has man, Frank Stamler, and Matthew pays the costs of running the elec Also included is an estimated $735,- Bozzuto outlined the problems paycheck, not a welfare check.” been there too long.” tion. And this is how, Stamler says, ight, Moriarty, Jr., delivered their leaflets 000 to expand the industrial arts sec facing the American people in the Labeling energy as the most He said his replacement should be district primaries should be run. iloy- personally door-to-door. tion; $20,000 for an elevator for the 1980s and said, “The problems are pressing problem facing the nation, new blood and not a retread. But despite his belief that the Both sides have said, Stamler this handicapped; $110,000 for fuel- not secret. Bozzuto said, “Nothing has been President Jimmy Carter did not system should be changed Stamler’s morning, and Becker earlier this efficiency measures; $50,000 for a He listed some of the problems as done, you're damned mad and you escape Bozzuto’s wrath when the group has been working for votes month, they expect their efforts to new heating zone system; $630,000 being inflation and taxes and ought to be.” Senate hopeful took issue with the through personnal calls and passing bring a couple hundred voters. for general refurbishing and explained, “Today some level of He said the opposition is blaming president's statement he learned leaflets. But other statements of the relocating of industrial areas; and government, state, local or federal, the spiraling prices of gasoline and more in 10 days during the current challengers, which include James “They (the challengers) couldn’t $173,000 for outdoor lights at the foot takes 44 cents of every dollar earned home heating oil on the oil companies Iran and Afghanistan crisis than he Newton, John Lahda and Helen muster enough strength in January ball field, a new track surface and and inflation reduces the remaining and the Organization of Petroleum had in the previous three years.” Diehl, have angered Stamler. caucus,” Stamler’s statement says. new softball diamond. 56 cents to nothing.” Exporting Countries. “There should have been a referen This morning he called a press con-' “Now they are charging the general He said the nation's current He said the real blame is govern There has been some controversy dum the very next day whipping his - ference to tell his side. ‘"Iliey have public ... for the primary.” over how accurate the ad leaders would have the voters believe ment intervention. said we aren’t qualified,” he said. The challengers have been working He said the real oil profiteers are out of office," he said. ministration’s estimates are, with the fault is theirs. Bozzuto said the problems in Iran “Just look at the qualifications of the for the primary, from asking for “We need leadership to tell us the the House of Representatives and the Superintendent of Schools James and Afghanistan would not be with us the people on our slate.” voter registration drives in the apart truth for once,” he said. Senate in Washington and explained Kennedy cautioning that the figures now if Gerald Ford had been elected ’They are campaigning, saying we ment complexes where Becker and “The opposition says we need 62 percent of the oil profits are taken are estimates at best, and “could be president in 1976. live in the same area, Stamler noted. Newton live. Squire and Fountain wildly inaccurate.” greater cooperation between the in taxes.