20 - EVENING HERALD. Tuea , Oct. 7, I960 Peqion Massey rarely recognized for important job Maurltpstpr ^ of such an event with local and state By DOINNA HOLLAND to realize he isn't sitting back letting SALT talks. The idea was studied by the job take care of itself. He is con­ the federal government as a way to officials. Cloudy H<‘rulil rurrrHponHrnl Massey said, "I've heard a lot stantly improving the town’s "judge the ability to better defend Considerable cloudiness BtH.TO>— Cliff Massey doesn’t readiness for any kind of natural dis­ the population against existing about it. I'm very interested to see how it will turn out.” New officer needed WEATHER tonight. Details on page 2. hold >regular weekly or monthly aster. weapons and threats." meetings and he rarely has news Massey is now getting ready to par­ Although reaction to such a He said he suspects all towns will BOLTON— A radiological Someone with an engineering or releases for the media until after the ticipate in a crisis relocation plan­ program was negative at first, it will be involved in planning at the local defense officer is needed for the physics background will have a \Ol!R HOMETOWN NEWSHAPER fact but he continually works toward ning program with the state, he is now be done at the local level in con­ level before the program is merged Vol. C, No. 7 — Manchester. Conn., Wednesday. October 8, 1980 Town of Bolton. The position head start in the training but the protection of the Town of Bolton reviewing and updating the town junction with the state. to state and then federal involve­ requires someone who will super­ experience is not a requirement. and he's considered very important emergency plan, he applied for and Massey said the program is for ment. vise the monitoring of radiation Those participating will be trained to the town. received matching funds for the "survival capability. It's designed to Massey is reviewing, updating and levels due to fallout from nuclear from scratch to do the job. Massey, civil preparedness direc­ town's new outdoor warning device, maximize the survival of the popula­ rewriting, as necessary, the town accident or attack. tor, began his eighth year in that he is checking the town shelter tion with existing weapons as op­ emergency plan. He is being assisted The government will pay for the The state is now sponsoring a position recently. First appointed to supplies and stock and he is looking posed to nuclear weapons in the by the State Area 3 coordinator training and housing during the training program for the position at the position in 1973 by the Board of for a radiological officer. event of a nuclear attack. The idea is whose office is in Rocky Hill. week long program. Training time Two/Charged in firebombing a university in Massachusetts. Selectmen, Massey feels there was a Massey said the town will be par­ to see who can come out of a conflict The state is divided into three will not be paid for. Those interested will be trained to "lot more that had to be done in the ticipating with the state in a state with the most number of people areas for emergency purposes and the Area 3 coordinator is Bolton's use equipment that is stored at the Anyone interested in the position By MARTIN KEARN^ beginning than there is now." He level crisis relocation planning exer­ alive." or wanting more information feels the civil preparedness program cise in the near future. link to the state. firehouse on Notch Road and at the Herald Reporter Although the town will not par­ ' Massey said he was told the town’s civil defense room at Bolton Center should call Cliff Massey, civil in Bolton is "now a maintenance type He said the concept of crisis MANCHESTER - Police this ticipate in an actual alert, Massey emergency plan is “good the way it School. preparedness director, at 646-0080. thing." relocation planning was introduced morning arrested a Manchester man will be very involved in the planning is" but it will still be reviewed. But one only has to talk to Massey about five years ago in re.‘Sf''inse to and his former Army buddy in con­ nection with last week's bombing of a I-K* Rham pupil black family's home. Eugene R. Gilliland Jr. , 17, of 49 New commission splits Oliver Road, was arresteid outside semifinalist his home, less than a mile from last Thursday's bombing. in Merits Earlier, Charles N. Metheny of \i -■ to study Bolton charter Webster Springs, W. Va., was taken Into custody at a Stamford toll booth HEBRON — Mark Reichelt, a stu­ and charged with first degree arson sists of Elaine Camposeo, Joseph They will examine the role of the By DONNA HOLLAND dent at Rham High School, has bpen as he attempted to leave the state. Licitra and Kerry Carey. They will Town Meeting. named a semifinalist in the competi­ Herald Currespondrnt Manning, commission chairman, Guilliand and Metheny, both white, examine questions concerning the tion for Merit Scholarships to be BOLTON - The Charter Revision Board of Fire Commissioners, began the meeting with brief first met at Fort Dix, N.J., and had 8 Commission held iU first regular remarks about items he thought were offered in 1981. served together in the Army. whether or not the town should have He qualified as a semifinalist on meeting Monday and divided into a Public Safety Committee and com­ important —items he thought were Metheny had been visiting Guilliand the basis of performance in the 1979 subcommittees to begin studying the bining the park and recreation preventing a more active political for an unspecified time, police charter. departments and the Planning Com­ life on the part of townspeople. exams. report. m The Finance-Selectmen Subcom­ His comments included the budget Norma Aresti, Joseph Gervais, Another suspect is under sur­ mission and Zoning Commission. Richard Hayber, Kirk Peterson and mittee consists of Ernest Shepherd, The 3-7-8 Subcommittee consists of process, choosing candidates for veillance and police expect a final Scott Richards were named com­ arrest within 48 hours. Chief Robert William Riley, Samuel Teller and Catherine) Leiner and Thomas Man­ public office and the Town Meeting mended students in the same Lannan revealed. Harold Sanborn. The group will ning. They will examine the charter process. examine questions involving the The commission will have a public program. Methawy was reportedly on leave transition language and study recon­ While ranking below the level Board of Selectmen and the Board of sideration of appointed and elected hearing Oct. 20 at 7:30 p.m. at the from the U.S. Army Reserve, and had required to be named semi-finalists Finance including the budget boards. Community Hall to receive com­ been staying in the neighborhood process. The Town Meeting Subcommittee ments from townspeople before it the commended students have shown where last Thursday's fire bombing exceptional academic promise by The Combined Subcommittee con­ consists of Shepherd and Manning. begins its work. There will also be a was reported. public hearing on Dec. 15 at 7:30 p.m. scoring among the top five percent of Police this morning transferred at the Community Hall before the Merit Program participants. him, his head shaved and wearing group submits its final report to the The Rham Math Tearti started its Army fatigues, to Manchester Press conference Bolton receives $5,975 season with a come-from-behind vic­ Board of Selectmen. Superior Court for arraignment. The tory over E. 0. Smith and the other The four committees will report on arson arrest is a class A felony On way to court In a hastily-called press conference, town Standing behind them are detectives Orville for new warning siren their progress at meetings on Oct. 27, six teams of the New London Math carrying with it a possible life im­ officials respond to questions on today’s Cleveland, Capt Joseph Brooks, and Sgt. League. Led by Reichelt and prisonment sentence. Police detectives lead Charles N. Metheny of West Virginia atop the firehouse on Notch Road and Nov. 3, 17, and 24. The meetings will arrests in connection with a fire bombing in Robert Hennequin. Cleveland and Hennequin By DONNA HOLLAND begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Community Richards with perfect scores, and Jack Bailey, state's attorney, said from police headquarters to Superior Court for arraignment on has the ability to reach farther than sophomore Mark Mastandrea, who new statutes effective Oct. 1 —the Manchester. Seated from left to right are are heading the continuing investigation. Herald Correspondent previous warning signals. Hall. a first-degree arson charge in connection with last week’s fire Although no one from the public was first among his class members, day before the incident —switched Police Chief Robert Lannan, Mayor Stephen (Herald photo by Kearns) BOLTON— The Town of Bolton The device has two more sounds bombing of a local home. (Herald photo by Kearns) attended Monday’s meeting, the the team worked from a 13-point the charge for bombing a residence Penny and Town Manager Robert Weiss. recently received a check for $5,975 that will be used in the future in case deficit to win by two points. group will continue to set aside time to class A status. from the federal government for its of alerts and or attacks. The Rham Art Department will Both men were arrested on Greyhound bus in which he was the Ku Klux Klan and declined to would be less serious than the felony found a glove soaked with the flam­ had he seen such a display.