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Town wins case T- in water protest Judge Paul Falsey has ruled in supply did not meet any given stan­ Reynolds said today, "My favor of the Town of Manchester in a dard of purity. neighbors and I claim moral victory case where five residents sought "If there were impurities in the by focusing attention on a severe damages from the town because of water, the evidence indicates that problem." problems with their water supply. the most likely source was a broken He asked all citizens to support The residents, who live in the sewer line on private property, and proposed improvements, including southwest section of Manchester, this was not shown to be the fault of short-range water improvements sought damages from the town the defendant (the town)," Falsey that will be recommended to the because of a 12-day period in August wrote in his two-page decision. Board of Directors. when they had to boil their water "Nor was any expert testimony because of a high bacteria count presented as to the effect of He also said that Judge Falsey's found in the town water supply. whatever impurities there might decision does say that there is a The residents testified about health be," he said. water problem but that not enough problems and inconveniences that scientific evidence was submitted. they said were caused by the water "Undoubtedly, the plaintiff He said that the town has "tem­ problems. (Reynolds) has a problem. His fami­ porarily technically prevailed" in the Joseph Reynolds of 86 Niles Drive ly has not been able to use tap water case. represented himself and the other for some years." he said. During the trial. Judge Faisey in­ residents. He was seeking 2750 in "However, the plaintiff cannot dicated that the case, which was damages from the town. recover without proof of just what is heard in Small Claims Court, might Attorney Edward Daley Jr. wrong with the water and that the be better suited for another court. represented the town. defendant caused the problem or Reynolds, when asked if he might Judge Falsey ruled that Reynolds allowed it to continue unreasonably." pursue the matter in another court, failed to establish that the water Falsey said. said. "That remains to be seen " Sadat prays for success I of his trip to Israel tty I'nitrd Prens Inlernalional from the moderate North African ment officials said this would be in­ states of Morocco and Tunisia. Curb work continues at cemetery Egyptian President Anwar Sadat significant. since the party has only Sudan, one of Egypt’s closer allies, prayed today in a mosque in the Suez two deputies in the 360-member Workers from Crosetti Construction Co. of Meriden install another piece of curbing at said it would not oppose the visit as Canal city of Ismaili for the success parliament long as long-range Arab goals were East Cemetery. A road that formerly had been inside the cemetery has been removed to of his 36-hour visit to Jerusalem The storm of Arab protest was led not subverted create more space for plots. The work should be completed in about a week, Walter while crowds chanted "may Allah by such hardline states as Libya and President Carter said in Senj^w, town engineer, said. (Herald photo by Pinto) grant you victory" and "we are with Iraq, but the pending visit was also Washington he spoke with Egyptian you, Sadat, until the very end!” denounced in newspapers in Jordan "y President Anwar Sadat today and An advance party of 60 Egyptians and Lebanon, traditional moderates expressed hope the visit "will be arrived in Israel today and were in the Middle East conflict N successful in breaking down cheered by crowds of Israelis at Ben- Ismail Fahmi. who resigned as animosities in the Mideast " He said It was no smoking day Gurion airport, but Arab anger at his Egypt's foreign minister, publicly Sadat was "excited, enthusiastic and blasted the visit; visit mounted by the hour and Libya confident.” Carter spoke Thursday warned It IvoOld break diplomatic with Israeli Prime Minister "1 decided to quit after 1 failed to relations if Sadat went through with Menahem Begin to wish him well convince Sadat to cancel his visit." it. An emergency political meeting Fahmi told the Kuwaiti daily A1 and some really didnH was called in Cairo itself. On Thursday Egyptian Foreign Watan "My resignation has nothing In Beirut a predawn explosion Minister Ismail Fahmi and Minister to do with any other issue except By Lniird Pres* Iniprnalional • "What do you want me to do?” was almost exactly double the gutted the downtown offices of of State for Foreign Affairs Sadat's trip to Israel ' society’s announced goal and Egypt’s Misrair air line in an ap­ ^^bhammed Riad resigned in quick Libya, in a broadcast monitored in They bit their fingernails, they asked Paul Lalleman, 67, of Dedham, parent protest against the visit. No succession. Today Parliament Beirut, said it had placed "all chew ^ on the ends of pencils, their Mass. ‘T ve been smoking since 1925. represented an increase of 500,000 casualties were reported. Thursday a Speaker Sayed Marei summoned political and military potential at the movements were jerky, tempers And you want me to try to stop. Come over the response to California’s first bomb explosion damaged the Egyp­ representatives of Egypt's three disposal of Syria and the Palestinian were short — all withdrawal reac­ on.” smokeout a year ago. • And at Alexandria, La., Gsady tian Embassy in Damascus, also political parties and the chairmen of resistance movement " tions from doing without cigarettes "Hank” Chatelain, a bus driver, said without casualties. all parliamentary committees into Should the visit take place. Libya for a day. One participant was Portland. he smokes four packs a day. ‘Td go Libya warned of a possible an emergency session for Saturday The American Cancer Society Ore., City Commissioner Mildred said it would break diplomatic ties crazy in this bus if I didn't smoke,” diplomatic break and pledged its full morning. with Egypt, call for its expulsion declared Thursday "The Great Straub, who said she was spurning political and military potential at the The purpose of the meeting was not V from the Arab League and demand American Smokeout" — the time for he said. the offer of candy from friends who disposal of a displeased Syria and an disclosed officially, but it will ob­ the league's headquarters be moved those wanting to kick the habit to es­ wanted to help her get through the equally unhappy Palestinian viously debate Sadat's upcoming trip chew smoking for 24 hours. day without a smoke. from Cairo. But there were others — the resistance movement. Iraq, another to the Jewish state Official Iraqi Radio in Baghdad Did it work? “When I woke up this-moming I American Cancer Society hopes they hardline nation, protested the visit Opposition to the trip was expected stopped calling president Sadat by No one knows, but: was convinced that I don’t even want numbered at least 5 million who and was joined by such traditional only from Khaled Mohieddin. chair­ his name on newscasts, referring to • At various restaurants in San went along with the "Smokeless to smoke.” she said. She added that moderates as Jordan and Lebanon. man of the leftist Progressive. him only as "that head of the Egyp­ Francisco’s North Beach section, the Thursday” — withdrawal symptons candy would "make you want to put The only overt Arab support came Unionist Alliance Party But govern­ ash trays were full during the lunch or not. something else in your mouth — a tian regime " hour and smoky streams curled over In San Francisco, volunteers for cigarette or something more to eat." the bars. the American Cancer Society con­ The Santa Clara, Calif., County • In Detroit, during an anti-smoke ducted a survey in 51 of California’s Pharmaceutical Association asked rally in the downtown section, some counties and said 38.7 percent of the member drug stores to refrain from onlookers stood with cigarettes in state’s estimated 5 million smokers selling cigarettes. "It’s kind of their hands as others hurled were doing without their cigarettes. hypocritcal” to be selling something EB food stamp rule eased crumpled packs into a fire This added up to about 1,935,000 injurious to health, John Clayton, Department of Agriculture of­ (unds would be available to those smoldering in a drum. smokers, the organization said. It association vice president, said. HARTFORD (UPl) - State of­ ficials say the federal government ficials. " Maher said. "It’s a decision employees. has reconsidered a rule that might responsive to the needs of people Initially, food stamp officials have prevented some furloughed lacing hardship." classified that money as available Electric Boat workers from collec­ Maher said many workers at the assets, which meant some employees ting food stamps. “ Groton shipyard, which last month could not qualify for aid. Maher said Budget may force closing Social Services Commissioner announced the layoff of 2.700 But he said ’Thursday federal of­ Edward Maher said Thursday employees, took part in a savings and ficials had changed their minds and federal agriculture officials who han­ stock investment payroll deduction agreed to disregard the funds in dle the food stamp program have plan.