ifflanrhpHlpr Ipralb 30 Cents Saturday, April 2, 1988 Manchester, Conn. — A City of Village Charm ertible TAX FLAP ' - ‘hi PUTS BITE ON BUDGET I Bv Andrew Yurkovskv the town attorney and personnel and Andrew J. Davis offices, a Planning and Economic AAanchester Herald Development secretary, a park maintainer, a social worker, a Mayor Peter P. DiRosa Jr. said police laborer and a police Friday that there might be some captain — are proposed by Town cuts in the manager’s proposed Manager Robert B. Weiss for $64 million budget to stave off the 1988-89. The new positions would higher tax rates that could result cost more than $155,000. from a plan to scrap the problem- Osella, though, wants the direc­ ridden 1987 revaluation. tors to fund the addition of two ‘ T m sure it’s a possibility patrol officer slots to offset because we’re not going to have vacancies caused in part by as much increase (in the Grand disability absences. That would List) as we thought we were going cost $58,922. to have," DiRosa said. The 1987 Grand List, based on On Thursday, the town admin­ the revaluation, totals about istration asked the state Office of $989,447,000, or 31.2 percent above Policy and Management to set the 1986 Grand List. Most of that aside the Grand List because the increase is attributed to property Board of Tax Review was values adjusted under the swamped with hundreds of ap­ revaluation. peals, more than it could possibly Weiss’s proposed budget, act on by midnight Thursday, the which represents a 13.5 percent deadline set by the state. hike over 1987-88 spending, would Other town directors contacted require an increase in the tax rate Friday said that cuts may be if there were no revaluation. needed in the budget to maintain With the phased-in revaluation, the current tax rate. But Direc­ the tax rate needed to support tors Theunis ’’Terry’’ Werk- general fund expenditures for hoven, Geoffrey Naab, Ronald next fiscal year would be 41.54 Osella and Mary Ann Handley all mills if the $64 million budget said it was too early to make any proposed by Weiss were ap­ 2 Tone decision about where those cuts proved by the town Board of power may be made. Directors. ThsAMOolaladPran The same budget without a 357 Osella said he also would like to see at least a six-month freeze on revaluation would require a tax WON’T QUIT — Attorney General Edwin Meese speaks at a news new town staff hirings and rate of about 50.50 mills, accord­ ing to calculations of Finance conference at the Justice Department Friday in Washington. Meese deferral of non-essential capital indicated he would not resign his post despite pressures for him to step improvements. Six new positions — a clerk for Please turn to page 3 down. U.S. sends more troops into Panama rTO D r. C rane’s Quiz U.S. sends Counsel’s word 1. Wlitch sports term usually suggests the tallest Wi tot testing pleases Meese; player? more troops PLATE HOOP CUP SIDE POCKET 2. Undulant fever is most likey to be contracted he won’t resign from irks many COUGHS MILK WATER MOSQUITOES into Panama WASHINGTON (AP) — Independent counsel 3. Which type of creature has upset the ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia’s James McKay said Friday he has found Insufficient housewife’s budget the most? 93,000 kindergarten pupils begin WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States is evidence to date to warrant indicting Attorney CANINE EQUINE BOVINE FELINE taking mandatory tests next sending about 1,300 additional military personnel to General Edwin Meese III in connection with a $1 4. The ancestor of which creature is said to have week that will partially deter­ billion Iraqi pipeline plan or a possible conflict of “jumped over the moon?” Panama to improve security for American bases as mine whether they will enter first well as U.S. civilians living there, the Pentagon said interest involving his telephone company stock. NANNY ELSIE TABBY BIDDY grade in the fall. Meese said he was “ gratified by the action and the 5. Which color adjective is also the name of a Friday. «i3 ;- Some parents and educators statement” of the Independent counsel and that he plant? v/;y. The move wasbeingtaken“ in view of the growing oppose the tests. would not step aside. RED YELLOW BLUE VIOLET unrest and tension” in Panama, and should not be Last week, the National Associ­ “ It is certainly my intent to carry on my duties as 6. In this Bible problem you are to analyze the read as an indication of “ some, kind of military ation for the Education of Young long as the president wants me to,” the embattled famous Bible characters at the left. Then try to action on the part of the United States,” the Giildren and the National Associ­ attorney general told a news conference. match them appropriately with the items at the Pentagon said. ation of Early Childhood Special­ McKay said his report was an interim one and that right with which they are associated. However, CBS News reported Friday night that ists in State Departments of his investigation was continuing. (a) Joshua (v) Honey the Reagan administration was “ considering a plan Education issued policy state­ “ The grand jury’s investigation is not yet (b) Noah(w) Grapes to overthrow” Panamanian strongman Manuel ments opposed to such mass complete as to” the pipeline probe, the telephone (c) Adam(x) Figs Antonio Noriega, although the network said no standardized testing of stqckB and “ other matters, and will continue at least (d) Jonathan (y) Apples decision has been made and the Pentagon opposes kindergartners. through the end of April,” McKay’s statement said. (e) Hezekia (z) Moldy bread such a proposal. Such indiscriminate testing, There are already more than 10,000 U.S. troops in A source close to McKay’s investigation would not the groups said, means “ many provide details of these matters, but said they were Answers In ClasslfiOd section. Panama. kindergartens are now highly WMIe many of the troops to be dispatched are all felony cases. structured, ‘watered down’ first military police and other security specialists. Army The grand jury is expected this month to hear grades, emphasizing workbooks helicopter units also are being deployed to the testimony from Meese, his wife, Ursula, and U.S. Connecticut Weather and other paper-and-pencil activ­ Circuit Judge Douglas H. Ginsburg, former head of troubled Central American country, the Pentagon AP photo ities that are developmentally said. The deployment will begin next week, the the Justice Department’s anti-trust division that handled the breakup of American Telephone & Manchester and vicinity: Saturday, a cloudy inappropriate for 5-year-olds.” Pentagon said. INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE — Inde­ Telegraph Co. while Meese held telephone stock. start, but a few breaks in the clouds possible in the Georgia is the first state to The move comes just one week after the Defense pendent Counsel James C. McKay Even though McKay’s announcement was an afternoon. High around SS. Saturday night, mostly make such testing mandatory, Department completed a buildup that had already interim report, it was an enormous boost to Meese, cloudy. Low 40 to 45. Sunday, mostly cloudy. A 30 although individual school dis­ doubled the number of security personnel guarding announced Friday that there was who has been reeling from bipartisan calls in percent chance of showers. lUgh SO to 55. ' tricts such as Minneapolis have military, bases in Panama. It also comes four days insufficient evidence to warrant a Congress for him to quit in the wake of the West coastal, east coastal: Saturday, mostly similar programs. after Panamanian troops marched on a Panama criminal indictment of Attorney Gen­ resignations Tuesday of two of his top aides. cloudy. A 40 percent chance of light rain by evening. AP photo Georgia ^ucaUon officials say City hotel, confiscating the tapes of four U.S. those who are outraged over eral Edwin Meese. High SO to 55. Saturday night, mostly cloudy. A 30 television networks and briefly detaining several BALDNE3S CURE? — A Chinese doctor daubs standardized tests of 5-year-olds percent chance of showers by daybreak. Low 40 to American journalists. to measure their ability to recog­ 45. Sunday, cloudy. A 50 percent chance of rain. “Baldness Cure 101” on the hairless scalp of a 6-year-old CBS News reported Friday night that the Reagan nize sounds, letters and basic High 50 to 55.____________________________________ ___ from Japan who lose his hair for unknown reasons 18 administration was considering a proposal, ad­ months ago. , math concepts are making moun­ vanced by the State Department earlier this week, Directors consider budget cuts tains out of molehills. "to overthrow Noriega by triggering a new political “I think it’s more important to decision has been made yet on Lottery Winners crisis” which would require the dispatching of two Continued from page 1 Robert Huestis, the town’s budget focus on the entire process, infantry brigades, or 8,000 combat troops, into officer, said the tax base — and so what figures would be used to prepared the 1988 Grand List. He because there’s much more to it Panama. the availability of revenues — Bald Japanese seek than testing,” said Sharon Mein- Director Boyce Spinelli. Those said that he assumed that the There were no Connecticut lottery drawings on No decision has been made, the network said, would remain essentially the Good Friday. The drawing for the Lotto game will hardt, coordinator of the Georgia noting that such a plan is opposed by Secretary of figures were compiled a week ago same with or without the values from the 1987 Grand List be tonight at 8.