$ - M, -U 1--^ I l' ■ >.*■< Bill helps towns =' ‘ flffnlhStlph; HUD Ih Roi^te 6 path,4 #eihadlehs /ll Abe DistIr Robei been • Student cut Hot recogni schools Coll* Mane “Spoon from A] anrteatrr Mr ra Ift Center. Saturda round, t and the Monday, April 11,1988 Manchester, Conn. — A City of Village Charm and the 30 Cents citizens 647-6043 TeacI Deboi tary Sc Weiss: Outeide reval ‘wiser institute maritin By Nancy Concelman doing their revaluations. The “Given the facts at that tim e... worksht Manchester Herald handling of the 1987 revaluation, cism from members of the town the Jost town has received permission it appeared to be the right said recently he wished he could Board of Tax Review that he from the state Office of Policy decision,” Weiss said Friday. The pn Town Mans ger Robert B. Weiss have avoided the revaluation by didn’t tell them about a March 21 Connect and Management to scrap the “Looking at the situation as it hiring an outside firm. Vincent deadline to request an extension says now that the town would revaluation because of a number developed, it’s obvious the town ested ir probably have been “wiser” to said the town rejected the idea from the state to act on appeals of Larson. of problems, including questions would maybe have been wiser to because of costs. assessments. bring in an outside firm to do the over whether 1986 market values bring in an outside firm.” Seaport 1987 revaluation that was were properly used to determine Vincent estimated the cost of Vincent said he suggested the scrapped after a series of the revaluation. Weiss said when the revalua­ hiring an outside firm at about extension at the beginning of this Enser 42 problems. tion was being planned five years $500,000. Before the town got year, but his request was refused The 0PM ha^ asked the state ago. Assessor J. Richard Vincent permission to set aside the by Weiss and other town officials. The J But, he said, the decision to attorney general’s office to rule told town officials he would be in-house revaluation. Weiss esti­ Weiss said Friday that at the p.m. at have the town assessor do an on whether those market values willing to do the revaluation mated the cost of it at about time, he thought it would be Center i in-house revaluation seemed were properly used: A decision on himself. $292,000 feasible for employees to put in public. 1 right when the revaluation was that request is not expected to be “He thought the results would the overtime and complete the being planned about five years issued for several weeks, accord­ The current revaluation also process this year. Sqyai be better,” Weiss said. has cost the town about $15,000 in “I had said we wanted to do ago because of problems South ing to James Kennedy, the But Vincent, who has been The It Windsor and Glastonbury were overtime for employees at the everything on schedule,” he said. executive assistant to Attorney criticized recently by town offi- assessor’s office. mainstr having with the outside firms General Joseph Lieberman. "Hindsight’s a lot easier than clalV-'and the public for his Vincent also responded to criti­ foresight.” School c will be j] until 111 Joan at Arabs kill Town gets a new Admissi Progr O scar The hostage, ‘Miss Manchester^ commui perennii By Jayne Keedle anxiously on stage for several Saturda seek fuel Manchester Herald minutes while the scores were n ig h t tal horti recounted. will ^ No. 13 proved to be good luck for An audience of 400 attended the 647-9343 By Mona Zlade Carri Grilli, who became the new The Associated Press pageant at Manchester High Miss Manchester Saturday night School. Mayor Peter DiRosa and arrives HousI in the first Miss Manchester Grace Jaworski, the 1979 winner, LARNACA, Cyprus — Arab Scholarship Pageant held since By Richard Oe Atley The Cl hijackers of a Kuwait Airways jet were the emcees. The contest will sp 1979. program included performances The Associated Press killed a hostage today and tossed “I did it!” the newly crowned Housing him onto the tarmac, after from former pageant winners Miss Manchester, who was offi­ from other towns, giving the LOS ANGELES - Six p.m. at threatening to slay a member of cially listed as contestant No. 13, 24-foot fiberglass Oscars Associal Kuwait’s royal family. entrants time to change for the announced joyfully to her par­ different competitions. stood guard today outside will inc The gunmen said the dead man ents, Gary and Jean Grilli, the Shrine Auditorium, housing was a “Kuwaiti officer.” He was The judges based their evalua­ include backstage after the win. tions on bathing suit and evening flanked by dozens of fans the second man killed by the Grilli, of South Windsor, said camped out in bleachers for Micheal hijackers, who hold nearly 50 gown competitions, talent dis­ the stati her parents had been very plays and public speaking, along a front-row look at celebri­ people aboard the plane. supportive of her entering the ties arriving for the 60th Creativi Doctors said the side of the with interviews with each candi­ public. pageant, an idea that initially date held earlier in the day. annual Academy Awards. man’s face was badly injured, came from her dance instructor. “This is my ninth year possibly because of a beating, and Grilli, who performed a tap The Manchester contest was the dance routine for the talent being first, and 11th overall. HospI there appeared to be one bullet fourth pageant Grilli had entered. I’m having a great time,” wound in his forehead. competition, jw^ , now|iow serve as MancI She will now go on to co m p ^ in official hostessJsSWt^heitown. bragged Joey Marcus, Weight-1 The hijackers warned they the Miss Connecticut pai^eant slurping on a frozen ice bar would take “more dangerous The 10-v June 18 in New Haven. The Jaworski, who had held the title as temperatures soared to 93 will be h steps” if their demand for fuel winner will compete In the Miss for nine years, said that being degrees Sunday afternoon. was not met by Cypriot officials. Tuesday America Pageant. Miss Manchester had been excit­ With about 100 fans al­ for both They earlier said they wanted to Oivld Kool/MinchMtor Herald “Winning this was a complete ing and had given her a lot of self ready grabbing seats out­ fly to a “neutral country.” more ini HERE SHE IS! — Carri Grilli waves to the audience at surprise,” Grilli said. “I’m ec­ confidence, but that she is “glad side Sunday to catch a The victim, wearing a blue top static! I was just as nervous as to hand the title over.” glimpse at the glitz, inside, and light gray or brown pants, Manchester High School ,, Saturday following her everyone else.” The contest was technicians fine-tuned re­ LIbrar remained motionless after hitting selection as Miss Manchester 1988. close and the women waited Please turn to page 10 luctant dragons and partici­ the ground today, said Associated pants rehearsed. ANDO Press photographer Udo Weitz, Tonight’s three-hour show its 10th a who was watching through a is to be broadcast nationally a.m. to2 telephoto lens. by ABC-TV starting at 9 May 14. He was thrown out at 3:07 p.m. Informant is linked to murder arrest p.m. EDT. and ma; (8:07 a.m. EDT) after Cypriot By Andrew Yurkovsky was ordered sealed “probably grove said. ' Bernardo Bertolucci’s Wednest transferred to Connecticut after Tuesday authorities did not comply with Manchester Herald because of a confidential Vasquez, 35, is charged with drug charges against him in “The Last Emperor,” the several demands that the aircraft informant.” felony murder In connection with kind of historical epic Holly­ and 7 to! Rochester, N.Y., were thrown out leave yo be refueled. Hartford Superior Court Judge Daly was unavailable for com­ the killing of Anderson last year. of a New York court on March 9, wood loves to embrace, was Half an hour later an ambu­ Salvatore Arena agreed today to ment this morning. Anderson. 26, was found dead in officials have said. favored for besfpicture over library lance headed toward the plane, a request by Assistant State’s A hearing was to be held later her apartment at 82A Congress “Broadcast News,” “ Moon­ donation picked up the body and took it to Attorney Lawrence Daly to keep today to determine whether bond St. on Jan. 27, 1987, with a bullet Police have said the murder struck,” “Fatal Attraction” the Larnaca morgue, where AP an affidavit related to the Lauren should be reduced from the wound in the side of her body. may have resulted from an and “Hope and Glory.” photo stringer Takis loannides G. Anderson murder case sealed $250,000 set last month. Vasquez argument Vasquez and Ander­ Cher, Holly Hunter, Glenn said the man was dead on arrival. for another two weeks. is being held at the Morgan Street The charges against Vasquez son, his former girlfriend, were Close, Sally Kirkland and Cnn loannides said doctors told him Christopher Cosgrove, a public lockup in Hartford. were transferred to Hartford having about drugs, Anderson Meryl Streep were in con­ the man apparently had been shot defender representing the man Vasquez’s next court appear­ Superiof Court, where more tention for best actress. was killed by a single bullet, ’Tve < in the forehead and beaten. charged with murder in the case, ance is set for April 25, at which serious cHmes are tried, afterhis which struck her left arm and Michael Douglas and Robin “We have executed a Kuwaiti Epifano Vasquez, said outside a the judge will probably schedule Williams were in a best rather tl arraignment last month in Man­ entered her body, police have York Go officer,” a hijacker told the court hearing that the affidavit a probable cause hearing.