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(Next to Dress Barn) Sal. 10-5:30 FREE 404 W. MIDdli issues. He served on the town’s AM EXP Manchester Parkade ■ 649-6382 Sun. 11-5 404W Mfi SM¥i rou moKirii The Greater Hartford Transit now defunct Transportation at yerfiode nstttmmn District is .studying a railroad line Commission. that runs through Manchester Through the study, the district CLASSIC BLACK® and surrounding towns as a will be able to assess current and Diamonds - Gold - Gemstones possible future link to Hartford future transportation needs of CROSS’ SPECIAL VALUES for commuters, a district official towns along the rail and come up • iN C e W; said today. with a long-term plan fora transit • V * TEX The federally funded study will system into Hartford, Howroyd help the district determine if said. The district could recom­ Traditional Cross styling assumes a $ 1 0 « 9 development patterns along rail mend the creation of a rail system beautiful satin black rmish, accented lines throughout the greater or use the land, currently owned with 22 karat gold electroplate. toll Point or 14K Henringbone Necklace W ' " Hartford area could produce by Conrail, for a special bus Classic Black is attractively gift with Diamond rnaf..; enough riders to make a transit route. Howroyd said. packaged and mechanically Lodies' or Men's Now*229.iU( S2K guaranteed for a lifetime. system cost effective, said Paul "The study’s not jumping to tHl lie. A. Ehrhardt of Simsbury, chair­ any conclusions on what mode of 1 man of district. transportation is best,” he said. Hummingbird Pin The district will also ask towns “They see this resource there The Porket Jot­ Diamond Eye ter bolt pen. In to consider changes in land-use that could be used." 9 Sapphires HAPPY, V, patterns that would enhance such The district is studying about 10 lifetime Now *269. Rci >349 '■Vi?.--.''*- stainless steel a system, he added. miles of rail that run from the cop, with your lllum uan,aiIa;(Bllail»«dcUil S«kcnd> I2/3I/M Phase one of the study, which north end of Manchester to choice ol tnree Parker Classic G ra y , like a Ask about our new Charge Account Easy Raymcnt Plan. involves mostly research, is Wickham Park, into East Hart­ I popular barrel Patrick Flynn/ManchMter Herald beoutifuHy tailored suit, fits being funded through a $40,000 ford and to Union Station in colors; blue, your style. And works os 3 1 St Anniversary NO ONE HURT — A firefighter inspects a truck after it Brothers Landscaping of South Windsor, were not grant from the federal Urban Hartford, Howroyd said. Part of I burgundy, or well on the job os it does Mass Transit Administration. the rail is also in South Windsor, block. landed on its roof today during an accident at Tolland seriously injured, police said. The truck flipped over after hours. It’s the time of year for sending lots Turnpike and Oakland Street. The two occupants of the when its brakes failed as it turned onto Interstate 84, The Knox Foundation of Hartford The Manchester section is provided $10,000 in matching about three miles long and runs S a le * 8 " $199 of good cheer! May you have the truck, Philip J. Bahler and David Barstow, of Bahler police said. Related photograph on page 12. reg. 17.50 ^ 3 ) i c m K m d funds, Ehrhardt said. The district along Parker and North Main merriest of holiday seasons and a expects to complete the first streets and Tolland Turnpike, he "Plooe Ifeur Fust in new year abundant with love, peace, phase by April of next year. said. Part of it is used for freight me Dbmond Spedolisls" Josh Howroyd, an alternate on service, he said. REED’S INC. and joy. Manchester’s Planning and Zon­ The district is also studying a Manchester Parkade Cosmonauts home safe after delay ing Commission. told commission portion of rail that runs from PARKADE Manchester Trl City Plata members about the study at a Monday meeting. Howroyd said MOSCOW (AP) - A Soyuz one year in orbit on Tuesday. a fault developed in the operation if the cosmonauts had switched See RAILS, page 12 Ladies...a new kind space capsule carrying a French­ Jean-Loup Chretien of France, of the on-board computer. 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The official Soviet news agency endured their lengthy flight. the craft was lost between a capsule that had separated from You must come to said the craft, which separated on Soviet officials have said the height of 90 miles to 50 miles Mir. In that incident, veteran By Mark Seavy Police and FBI officials said a schedule from the Mir space ability of cosmonauts to endure because the craft was enveloped cosmonaut Vladimir Lyakhov The Associated Press man dressed in a Santa hat, white station earlier today, touched long periods in space is a key to a by a plasma cloud. The capsule’s and Afghan Abdul Ahad Moh- beard and trench coat and Black Magic Returns Jan. 7 ^ Le Deli-Bakery down at 12:57 p.m. Moscow time manned flight to Mars they hope parachutes opened at a height of mand ran dangerously low on WEST HARTFORD - Santa bearing a silver revolver took two Formerly Swiss Colony about 60 miles from the Baikonur will take place shortly after the about six miles. food and air before landing. Claus came to West Hartford, but sacks of cash from the guards space center in Soviet Central turn of the century. Soviet television reported be­ Manchester Parkade • 398 W. Middle Tpke. At the time, Soviet media instead of bearing gifts he outside a United Bank branch in ^ PARKADE LANES ^ Asia. Titov and Manarov replaced a fore today’s touchdwon that "au­ reported the capsule’s life- wielded a gun and snatched more the Corbins Comer shopping Manchester. 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