PAGE SIXTEEN - EVENING HERALD, Tues., May 1, 1979 ! - Subsi^ Program Asked Ahearn Pushes Measure 1 Senior Citizens Center I Manchester Continues For Retarded Renters To Restore Rail Links 1 To Be Finished in June I Run-Making Spree Page 2 Page 8 1' Page 10 1 Page 11 ^ 1 ' ^ ISbtional Shxfer Study: lianrlifBlFr r- Clear Tonight, Sunny Thursdayj Details on page 2 V Shots Fatal Cufitinn Vol. XCVIIl, No. 180 — Manchester, Conn., Wednesday, May 2, 1979 I A Family NEWSpaper Since 1881 > 20$ Single Copy • 15« Home Delivered CLEVELAND (UPI) - Food chain tycoon Julius Kravitz, who along with his wife was kidnapped and shot in an unsuccessful S1.5 million ransom plot, died today as law enforcement authorities searched the Cleveland area for Separate Plans the two kidnappers.. Kravitz, 67, chairman of the board of First National Super­ markets Inc., and his wife, Georgina, 56, were abducted Tuesday morning from their apartment in the fashionable Due for Budget Fairmount Circle section of Shaker Heights. By GREG PERSON sessions have been — at least on the asked that the town consider Police said the kidnappers were Herald Reporter surface — less productive,” Penny providing funding or in-kind services disguised as police officers. said. needed for the track and field event. Kravitz was shot three times in MANCHESTER - This year’s Last year, for instance, Weiss' He said the relays have brought the chest and once in the back. He budget-setting process has drawn a budget represented more than a 12 much publicity for the town. underwent surgery Tuesday but complaint from a Republican. percent increase over the previous " It ’s becom^a part of Manchester. died about 8:15 a.m. today. Mrs. member of the Board of Directors year. After weeks of line-by-line It’s typical of what Manchester Kravitz was shot in both arms and and praise from the Democratic review, the board reduced the budget does.” Watkins said. was in satisfactory c^dition at chairman. to a 6.8 percent increase, he said. Town Manager Robert Weiss said MEfUT Hillcrest Hospitai. ' These differing opinions apparent- This year, they are starting work the town annually pays for police ly will result in the two pollttcwls^ - ^ 3 budget that is only a six percent coverage at the Thanksgiving Day Filter ties presenting two separatete budgibudgets«"^(.pease over present spending,- he Roadrace. ^ Prison Swap at Monday’s session when the budget said. Thus, there is less excess Fred Geyer, chairman of the for 1979-80 will be set. money in the manager’s proposal. town’s Pension Board, made a If the Justice Department frees The board has been reviewing the Still, Penny does expect further request that a five percent cost-of- four Puerto Rican nationalists as $28,149,341 budget proposed by Town cuts to be made in the budget Mon­ living increase granted last year for it has been considering, Cuban Manager Robert Weiss for the past day night. pensioners be made a permanent in­ Premier Fidel Castro has said he month. This year’s sessions have been He said he feels this y e a r’s crease. may release four Americans who quieter than those in the past with lit­ budgeting procedure is “a much The board took no action Tuesday are jailed in Cuba. The jailed tle bickering about where to cut and better way of doing things.” on the MCC Relays o r pension nationalists are Lolita Lebron, Ir­ only a few reductions being made so In other budget matters, the board request. .• i ving Flores Rodrigues and Rafael far. received a request for funding for 'The directors also met in executive Cancel Miranda, who shot up the Because of this. Republican Direc­ two items — the MCC Relays and the session but apparently made no deci­ House of Representatives in 1954, tor Carl Zinsser said he feels all of town’s pensioners. sion about a salary increase for and Oscar O)llazo, who tried to the actual budget work will be done Bruce Watkins, director of the W eissn'K at decision will be made kill Truman on Nov. 1,1950. by the Democratic directors in Board of Dibectors of the relays, Monday night. The Americans jailed in Cuba— caucus. all but one on espionage-related “All that talk about all these public charges — are Lawrence Lunt, a meetings is just propaganda,” former U.S. Air Force man, Juan Zinsser said. Tur, Gaudio Rodriguez Morales Because he feels the Democrats Smith Leaving and Everett Jackson, a former will make all of the proposed changes U.S. paratrooper. f in the budget during a private caucus, Zinsser said the Republicans Murder Case will have a separate budget to pre­ sent Monday. For State Job INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) - Stephen Penny, chairman of the job will include. Stephen T. Judy, 22, faces murder By GREG PEARSON board, 'praised this year’s method of Smith was hired last summexjtfnd charges in connection with the Herald Reporler Bring on the Clowns setting the budge his responsibilities have included es­ killing during the weekend of The Democratic directors set a six tablishing an educational program Terry Lee CK^teen, 21, and her Maybe being a clown isn’t all that much fun, at least one MANCHESTER - Wilber Smith, percent limit on the alnount of in­ about fair housing. He also handled three children, 5, 4 and 2. At a the town’s^equal opportunity coor­ wouldn’t think so looking at the expression on the face of Noel crease Weiss could reconimend in his complaints about discrimination preliminary arraignment in Mar­ dinator, has resigned and will take a Densmore. Noel is being made up as a clown during May Day budget. Weiss’ proposes budget is related to housing. tinsville Tuesday, he buried his job with the state Office of Policy celebrations at the Hockanum Valley Day Care Center in Ver­ slightly below that six'percent in­ The position was created by the head in his hands and sobbed. and Management. crease figure. town to meet federal requirements Officials in Indiana and Illinois non Monday. The artist is Elaine Mezzo. The young children at Sm ith’s position in towp was “The fundament^ decisions were for the receipt of present-year Com­ deny responsibility, but admit the center participated in a variety of outdoor activities to funded with Community Develop­ made by the administrators gf the munity Development ^ d s . Judy somehow slipped through celebrate the first of May. (Herald photo by Pinto) ment monies, so the job was to be town. T h at’s wfiy these budget Town residents votM April 17 to the justice sysjem. discontinued at the end of June. His resignation becomes effective withdraw from the program. Op­ Friday, May 18. ponents of the program have said “As you know, continued employ­ that the hiring of Smith was one of Aspirin Helps the reasons the opposition against the Guarantees of Funding ment with the town past June 29 is tenuous at best,” Smith wrote in a program formed. CHICAGO (UPI) - In the past Smith, however, has said this has studies have shown daily doses of letter to Town Manager Robert Weiss. “It is for that reason alone been used as an excuse for the op­ aspirin can decrease the in­ that I have sought and have since position. He has said racism is a cidence of recurring heart attacks May Doom School Plan received an offer of employment that major reason for the vote to withdraw and strokes, but studies by from the program for two years. Low tar MERITproven mctjor alternative HARTFORD (UPI) - The very The School Finance Advisory makers to come up with an accep­ portends continued career ad­ Michael Reese Hospital Smith is a former state senator and researcher Dr. Ruth Pick thing that helped pave political Panel, a special task force created to table school funding plan by May 1.' vancement.” passage of the new school finance deal with the sticky funding issue, The solons beat the deadline, but it Smith will take a job with the Of­ has been active in Hartford politics. published in the Journal of “ In all sincerity^ I have enjoyed law — a $250 per pupil guarantee to banked on this possibility when it remains to be seen if their finished fice of Policy and Management that Clinical Investigation, now in­ the opportunity to work for and with every town — could prove to be the drew up its plan late last fall. The product will please Rubinow. apparently will involve working with to high tar smoking-see results below dicate the daily doses may pre­ you, Charles McCarthy (assistant affirmative action programs. He said vent such problems from oc­ plan’s undoing when it reaches the members of that panel voted for the Back in January, Toffolon looked.- this morning, however, he is not yet town manager) and other members curring in the first place. courts. $250 per pupil guarantee. , into his crystal ball and predicted sure what the full scope of the new of your staff,” Smith wrote to Weiss, “It would be nice to be able to If that turns out to be the case, But the State Board of Education, doom for the plan i f j t carried the Can low tar MERIT packed with ‘Enriched an “easy switch” from high tar brands. prevent heart attacks and strokes John Toffolon, the chairman of the which got its hands on the formula $250 per pupil guarantee. C o n firm e d : Overwhelming majority of MERIT by taking an aspirin a day from State Board of Education, can say “I next, voted unanimously to remove “It cannot be justified in a formula FlavorL tobacco measure up to the taste of high childhood,” the r e ^ r c h scientist told you so.” the per pupil grant.