Campaign Draws to a Close Manchester Voters Go

Campaign Draws to a Close Manchester Voters Go

• p “ - i V i •-■-;•.• /: look at . page J 5 Fair tonight and Tuesday Manchester, Conn. — See page 2 Mon., Nov. 2, 19S1 25 Cents Campaign draws to a close Manchester voters go Manchester voters are running bent Republican Barbara A. Higley out of time to make up their minds. and Republican candidate David Tommorrow they go to the polls to Damjlier. ' . elect nine members of the Board Of Each voter may choose any two.' Directors, six candidates for the candidates for each Board of Educa­ Board of Education, three select- tion term. Three will be elected for ment, seven constables, a town each term, with no more than .two clerk and a town treasurer. Polls coming from the same party. will be open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Town Clerk Edward J. Tomkiel, The Board of Directors has been an incumbent Democrat who has dominated for 10 years by the also received Republican endorse­ Democrats. ment, is seeking re-election. The Democratic slate features Democratic Town Treasurer Roger five incumbents and one newcomer. M. Negro is also running unopposed. Candidate James F. Fogarty joins Democratic candidates fOr the incumbent Mayor Stephen T. Penny, Board of Selectmen are,Mary A. Deputy Mayor Stephen T. Caesano Gelinas and Raymond IJ. Lanzano and Directors James R. Sr. Republican candidates are Karin McCavanagh, Barbara B. Weinberg A. VonDeck and Mary E. Willhide. and Arnold M. Kleinschmidt. Democratic candidates for con­ They stress their record, which stables are William J. Desmond, they say is conservative fiscally, but Clarence E, Foley, Joseph' Macri progressive socially. and Paul F. Phillips. Republican The Republican slate features candidates are Harry W. Reinhorn, three incumbents, William J. Marion P. Taggart. Jnsepji L. Diana; Peter P. DiRosa Jr. and Swensson and Sedrick J. Straughan. Peter C. aylvester and three new­ Schools will be open on election comers, Mary-Jane Dodge Pazda, day. Donna R,. Mercier and Joan R. Lingard. They claim the Democrats have cost the town money by mixed up We have spending priorities and they claim the majority party is out of touch. An independent candidate, another ' Edward J. Wilson, is running on his "Taxpayer’s Party” ticket. Wilson Uerald photo by Tarquinlo* has campaigned on a call for winner reinstatement of twice-a-week trash It’s the last minute, but Mrs. Al Tolf (right) of 61 Teresa Road, voter registration before the Tuesday election was held this collection and vacuum leaf pick-up. Mrs. Charlotte Butcher of 70 makes out her application for an absentee ballot this morning, morning from 9 to 11 a.m. , The Republican candidates have Hawthorne St, is the winner of the as Assistant Town Clerk Henrietta Boys looks on. Last minute ' also said the leaf and garbage ser­ fifth of game Newpaper Bingo in vices should be restored, if funds ' The Manchester Herald. The series permit. The incumbent Republicans is in the sixth and final week this said they made a mistake when they week. Richard M. Diamond, voted to eliminate the services. publisher of The Herald, said plans More KKK graffiti reported The Democrats, meanwhile, have for the next series will be detailed in accused the Republicans of making Wednesday's paper. , "unsubstantiated promises” to Mrs. Butcher won the $100 prize A second black resident found Ku restore the leaf and trash pick-ups. and three other people won $5 before. 7 a.m- Sunday. The cross, Weiss said, “Every possible suspicion, we call upon our civic and KIux Klan graffiti at his home and •made of two sticks tied together step should be taken to ap­ The promised to review the new prizes. They are Charlotte Montie of religious leaders to publicly officials found a cross, accompanied with shoe string, had a cardboard bagged leaf pick-up service before 203 McKee St., Mrs. Thomas Riley prehend the perpetrators of this act. denounce the Klan and its activities by a note purporting to be from the sign attached reading establishing next year’s priorities, of 245 Knollwood Road, and‘Viola ■your personnel should be alerted, in order to maintain and preserve KKK, at town hall early Sunday "compliments of the KKK.” but called it irresponsible to Campbell of 42 Joseph St. Mrs. particularly this (Saturday) harmony within our community,” morning. Also Sunday 'morning, Roy Crad­ promise service restoration with Butcher won on the 61st number evening, for alt acts of vandalism the statement said.- The incidents follow the painting dock, a black member of the Human and specifically for any acts of federal and state budget cutbacks. • drawn. of KKK Initial and a swastika on the Relations'Commission, reported fin­ racism.” "We sympathize with the families For the Board of Education 1981 When told she was the top winner, home of Rubin Fisher, a black ding the initials KKK written in whose homes were spray-painted on. term, new Democratic candidates Mrs. Butcher said she has won a few member of the Human Relations chalk at the end of his driveway at . Weiss expressed corj^m , "shared Friday. Although many homes were Richard W, Dyer and Susan Perkins times playing bingo at the Army & Commission, early Friday evening. 53 Carriage Drive. by the officers, for the indignity vandalized, the defacing of a black are challenging incumbent Navy Club but other than that she directed, toward the home of a Police are continuing to in­ The KKK initials were also on the family’s home with Ku Klux Klan Republican Robert C. Heavisides hasn't won anything. Mrs. Butcher vestigate alt three incidents. side of The Manchester Herald minority resident by the spraying of graffiti joins a series of racial in­ and new Republican candidate H. lives with her daugh'ter and Works Capt. Joseph Brooks, chief of the building. KKK and a crude swastika on the cidents here in Manchester. John Malone. An independent, Bon­ part-time at the Connecticut Motor frame of the (Fishers’) house.” Detective Division, said today it Brooks said community leaders "This recent occurence may have nie Clapp, is also running. Lodge, She said she’ll share her win­ "appears someone is trying to keep have told the police to use “any and In response to Friday’s incident, been the work of young vandals or Nine board members will be nings with her children. the climate of the town stirred up. all manpower” to catch the the Manchester Interracial Couhcil malicious adults. Perhaps we shall elected, with no more than six com­ Owing to the popularity of the “I have a real hard time calling perpetrators. this weekend issued a statement neveT^now. What we can see, ing from any one party. Each voter Newspaper Bingo game. Diamond this a prank,” Brooks said. In a memo to the Manchester -calling on community leaders to howevejc, is thp effect that the Ku may cast a ballot for six. said he plans to continue it for an ad­ According to ' police reports, a Police Department Saturday denounce the Klan. Klux Klan has on our community. For the 1982 Board of Education ditional 13 weeks. He said the Bingo member of the. Town Fire Depar- following the first incident at the , "Since the activities and tactics'of Members of the KKK may not have' term. Democratic incumbent strips for the new s'eries will be ment. found a 3-foot cross on the Fishers’ home on Strawberry the Klan inevitably create an at­ committed thie act, but certainly Joseph V. Camposeo and made more accessible by being Democratic candidate Francis front steps of town hall, shortly Lane, General Manager Robert B. mosphere of mistrust, fear and their philosophy encouraged it." available in' 15 stores throughout . I Maffe are running against incum­ town. I Swedes grill Soviet sub skipper ■ -.n»w frr',jW Buin' i Laggerwall said. "The government must KARLSKRONA, Sweden (UPI) - The Sweden has consistently demanded a ■ The breakthrough followed sharp ten ^ i c t H e'rnlii Soviet Union agreed today to allow approve before we go onto the next full investigation of what the Soviet sub stage. Sion Sunday around the submarine, Sweden to question the captain of a Rus­ was doing 20 miles inside Swedish guarded by over 1,000 troops, “If it does not approve, perhaps there sian submarine that ran aground in waters. minesweepers, torpedo boats, will be more questioning,” he said. ' Swedish waters nearly a week ago and "The Chief of Staff has been informed helicopters and airTorce jets. I The off-year elections s the skipper emerged from the sub for the The torpedo boat was anchored outside by the government that the Soviet Troops patrolling the cluster of islands interrogation. the militarily restricted archipelago authorities, at 7 p.m. Sunday night, and bridges fired off waves of rifle and j President Reagan’s political pull will be tested - Capt. ^ o tr Gushin left his sub and ac­ where the submarine ran aground on accepted the first questioning of the machine gun blanks in what a senior i and the results of at least three local issues will f companied Swedish naval officials rocks six days ago at a point 10 miles commander of the Soviet submarine,” a defense source termed a "skirmish of 1 have national implications in off-year elections this 5 toward a Swedish torpedo boat where the from Sweden’s naval base. statement said. ' , nerves.” I Tuesday. Page 3. ^ | The Soviet decision to allow the cap­ questioning was to start later in the day, "An agreement has been reached . Defense chiefs ordered military'forces tain to be questioned appeared to be the a Defense Staff spokesman said.

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