PAGh] TWENTY — MANCHESTER EVENING HERALD. Manchester, Conn., Mon., Oct. 9, 1978 About Town LWV Sets Membership Coffee Manchester WAXES will meet Further information is available by The Westwood Civic Association of The Christian Education Board of r ’ Tuesday at the Itallan-American calling 646-9235. This telephone Manchester will meet Wednesday at Second Congregational Church will MANCHESTER - The League of Club. Weighing in will be from 7 to 8 The League of Women Voters is a number, 646-2355, is available 24 8 p.m. at the Keeney Street School. meet tonight at 7:30 in the church Women Voters of Manchester will p.m. Top losers for September are national nonpartisan organization EAST hours daily for AA contact. New members are invited. parlor. The Weather Florence Stampp, first place, and hold a membership coffee Thursday which encourages inform ^ and ac­ at 7:30 p.m. at the home of Shirley Diane Lombardi, second. There will Epworth Circle of South United tive participation in government. Its HARTFORD Mostly sunny, breezy and The Manchester Veterans of The executive board of the FitzGerald, 45 Battista Road. voting membership is open to all men be a cardiopulmonary resuscitation warmer today with highs in the Methodist Church will meet tonight Foreign Wars ladies auxiliary will Women’s Christian Fellowship of Se­ A slide presentation entitled and women citizens of voting age. (CPR) demonstration. Visitors are at 7:30 at 28 Bank St. 60s, 17 C. Fair tonight with meet Tuesday at the post home, 608 cond Congregational Church will “What's in Us for You?” will be Anyone interested in attending the TODAY welcome. meet tonight at 7:30 in the Eells lows in the 40s, Sunny E. Center St., at 7:30 p.m. A special shown, and league members will coffee may call Mrs, FitzGerald or Edgar Circle of South United Room. Wednesday with highs in the election will be held. Officers are explain the organization's structure, league president Bettye Kramer, 646- lupning llpralJi The local chapter of Parents Methodist Church will meet Tuesday requested to wear their uniforms. purpose and program on the local, 0816. 60s. Rain probability near zero Anonymous will meet Tuesday at 7 at 9:15 a.m. in the Education Wing; The Bible study and prayer group state and national levels. For the Birds through Wednesday. National p.m. in Manchester. For further in­ Dupee Circle will meet in the kitchen of Second Congregational Church will Vol. XCVII, No. 8 - Manchester, Conn., Tuesday, October 10, 1978 A Family PlEWSpaper Since 1881 weather map: page 16. formation, call toll free, 1-800-842- Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. meet Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. in the EAST HARTFORD - Police in­ 2288. The Emanuel Sewing Group will church parlor. vestigated a complaint Monday meet Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. that was strictly lor the birds. The Bell Choir of Center m:, » Alcoholics Anonymous will meet Congregational Church will meet in Luther Hall. Members attending A Hartford man allegedly - •: s?.- tonight at 8:30 at 102 Norman St. The tonight at 6:30 in the Carrier Room. are asked to bring a sandwich. walked into the Exotic Pet Shop, group also meets every Tuesday at Dessert and a beverage will be 529 Burnside Ave., East Hartford, - 8:30 p.m., Wednesday at 10 a.m,, Center Church Women will have a served. Scissors and yarn scraps are and stuffed a medium-sized Friday at 8:30 p.m, and Sunday at board meeting Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. needed for projects being worked on. parrot into his pocket — and tried AMA Will Oppose 3:30 p.m., all at 102 Norman St. in the Federation Room. SINGER ORS to walk out with the bird. An employee caught the man before he could leave. Police then arrested Wladyslaw Stepien. 24, of Hartford and Health Care Plan PRI( charged him with fourth-degree * m ^ WASHINGTON (UPI) - The larceny (shopliftingI. m m -m m m woman," said Elizabeth Wolf, 69, of spend a great deal of time on a Stepien was released on $100 -x-j. American Medical Association told Cincinnati. "I think it’s a sad com­ Congress today it strongly opposes respirator. Private insurance has bond. He is scheduled to appear in mentary that, after my husband and I paid $600,000 in hospital bills for TUES. ONLY! court Oct 30, Sen. Edward Kennedy's proposal for saved our money, I am now three years but would pay the $50,000 The bird was returned un­ a federally controlled national health sentenced to live in extreme pover­ insurance plan. annual cost of home care for only one harmed. ty." year, he said. The "We do not find such a program to Christopher Wall, 26, of Audubon be in the interest of the citizens of "After a year, I would either have Police Charges Park, N.J., said some form of to put him back in the hospital, or go this country," Dr. James H. Sam­ national health insurance would \ EAST HARTFORD - The local mons, executive vice president of the on welfare," said Wall. "The doctors allow him to bring his 3-year-old son say he can probably come off of the citizen action group is planning a AMA, told a Senate health subcom­ hoicest Meats In Tot^\ home from the hospital, where treat­ respirator within four years. news conference on the steps of mittee chaired by Kennedy, D-Mass. ment for a rare heart disorder has Town Hall Wednesday at noon to Meanwhile, I don’t want to in­ ^ m m But AFL-CIO President George cost $600,000. [ r u s s e r s Meany and United Auto Workers stitutionalize him." illustrate its charges of inefficent Wall said the move would unite his police patrolling methods, The president Douglas Fraser praised the Kennedy said he recently paid $1,- family and save $150,000 year in 600 for a new false leg for his son East Hartford Citizen Action Kennedy plan and said it should be medical bills. VRaNU MKEDIMM Group (EHCAG) is also planning passed by Congress next year and im­ Teddy, who lost a leg to cancer, and He said the child was born with his “ I am fortunate to have the financial .OFF a parade featuring a home-made plemented fully for all Americans by heaH r,lltqjf|p l)Q(]y gp(j pii.rt USDA CHOICE drum to show that its attack is 1985. security to be able to afford it." directed at Police Chief Clarence Sammons told the committee on its A. Drumm and not the patrolmen second day of hearings that while LONDON BROIL in general. .See Pape 2. there are drawbacks in U S. health las their care, it is “superior to any other in Workers Decry as spec out I Fire Prevention the world" and Kennedy's proposal X}!: could hurt the system through EAST HARTFORD - The fire federal administration and control. BLADE STEAKS .lb . department w ill be visiting That prompted Kennedy to res­ New Telephones various schools and civic pond. number that is now out-of-service. organizations this week to call “Just a minute doctor," Kennedy By GREG F’EAR.SON Lisa Lutin sat by an extension attention to National Fire Preven­ interrupted. "I can’t let that state­ tion Week. Herald Reporter phone that rang whenever the old ment go by without commenting. The department has scheduled MANCHESTER — There was plen­ number was dialed.. J ^1 "It may be the finest for those who “fv e had quite a few calls,” she stops at elementary schools to can afford it, it’s not the finest for ty of moaning and groaning at town show children the equipment and hall today. said this morning. "At one time, I oeaie'S the 26 million Americans who have films on fire prevention, accor­ had four lines ringing ” She HIGHLAND PARK MARKET no health insurance. It's not the It wasn’t because of poor work con­ ding to Fire Marshal John answered the calls, explained the finest for 51 million Americans living Armstrong. ditions or an across-the-board pay new system and provided informa­ in under-served areas," Kennedy 317 Highland Streat cut. tion about the new office number. “It's really a 52 week project,” said. said Armstrong. But fire preven­ Employees simply were getting The new system permits callers to Dr. William C. Felch of Rye, N.Y., Manchester • 646-4277 100 MILLION PEOPLE SEW EASIER W ITH SINGER tion is always magnified during used to the new phone system, which dial town and school offices directly. this week, he said. Ups and Downs chairman of the AMA's Council on was in operation for the first time Previously, they had to call a main Legislation, also attacked the today. number (the 649-5281 number at town Fire Chief Michael Fitzgerald Kennedy plan. 856 MAIN ST. MANCHESTER said Monday the department gets John Clough, 9, of 88 E. Center St. has his ups and downs on "You’re going to have to bear with hall) and then were transferred by a TEL. 643-4305 "The total federal takeover of the good results from students. his day off from school Monday. The new play equipment was me. This phone system is terrible," switchboard operator to the proper health care system is inescapable un­ “They really enjoy our lectures installed at Nathan Hale School playground a week ago. John one secretary said as she looked office. der this program," said Felch.