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helBurltngtonjfreeress Classified Crossword Employment Real Estate Automotive 7B 9B 8B 13B -14B Aldermsnni seeks bod for mayor party's nomination. Rick Sharp, an attorney and landlord, and Aldermanic President Nancy Chioffi, D-Ward 5, also are vying for the endorsement. Chioffi has scheduled an announcement for Thursday. Next March's mayoral election is attracting several candidates because Mayor Bernard Sanders has repeatedly stated he will not seek re-election to a fifth term. Alderman Terry Bouricius, PC-Ward 2, on Friday also said he will be offering his name for consideration in the next issue of the Progressive Coalition's newsletter.

Bouricius said he will not enter the race unless "enough people contact me and urge me to run, and they offer me their support." The only candidate actively pursuing the Coalition's endorsement is Community and Economic Development Director Peter Clavelle. He will officially announce Tuesday. City Treasurer Jonathan Leopold also is considering to seek the Progressive endorsement. Leopold said Aswad's announcement make the race "even more interesting," but said it would not influence his decision. Aswad, 66, said he has been considering a bid for the mayor's seat for several years and concluded that 1989 is the best time to do it.

"I just think that the timing is right," Aswad said. Aswad said he was encouraged by a poll he conducted last month, showing him it is an open race. Aswad said his poll, conducted during a two-week period, showed 39 percent of the respondents were undecided in a hypothetical race involving Aswad, Clavelle, and Republican Ted Riehle, who had considered running but stepped aside when he heard that Republican Margaret Green might run. Aswad characterized his Democratic opponents as "viable candidates," but said he considered himself a better candidate given his municipal and management experience. "I just feel I have more to offer than they do," Aswad said.

Aswad, who is retired, was the manager of manufacturing and engineering at General Electric. He served on the Planning Commission for 15 years, and was Burlington's representative with the Regional Planning Commission. He is president of Sara Holbrook Community Center on North Avenue. Moose season studied By Enrique Corredera Free Press Staff Writer Bill Aswad, a Burlington alderman from Ward 4 in the New North End, Friday said he is joining two fellow Democrats seeking their party's nomination for mayor of the state's largest city. Aswad, a former Planning Commission chairman and General TV Electric executive, said :11 11..

lie will luiuidii; ail and respond to ques- I cy Monday afternoon ASWAD at City Hall. He is the third Democrat pursuing the fa i v. Ti' i "i it ii tmmmmmmmmmmmmmm lnilum 1 tnrrtififin- ririrtriiimii.fritfifr SECTION Saturday, November 26, 1988 City Editor, Sam Hemingway Phone: 863-3471, ext. 2017 State notes School official opposes teacher's reinstatement The Associated Press MONTPELIER William Altaian's return to his history teaching job at Harwood Union High School would create a circus atmosphere at the school, Washington West Superintendent Richard Moser says in a federal affidavit. In other affidavits filed with the U.S.

District Court in Burlington, one Harwood teacher said that opposition to Altman's reinstatement has taken on a frightening tone, and Altman's immediate supervisors have endorsed his return on conditions that he observe administration rules for conduct and performance. Altman was suspended in 1987 for showing a parent's letter critical of his teaching methods to a Harwood student. He was subsequently dismissed by the school board; since then, both sides have begun litigation in state and federal courts. An Oct. 6 arbitrator's decision to reinstate Altman has been rejected by the board and appealed to the Washington Superior Court, with a decision expected to be handed down by the end of the year.

On Oct. 31, a U.S. magistrate's report to federal judge Albert Coffrin stated that the board had violated Altman's constitutional rights by not giving him a fair hearing before he was fired. Altman requested that the magistrate enforce the arbitrator's decision, and that request, opposed by the board, is under consideration. Burlington Electric faces third lawsuit A third lawsuit has been filed against the Burlington Electric Department by a wood-chip supplier of the McNeil Generating Station.

Larry Moff att of Lyndonville is asking for $11 million in a suit filed in Caledonia Superior Court. The suit was filed in connection with a 1985 cutback in supplies for the wood-chip fired power plant. Two other suits filed against the department have been settled out of court for $210,000 and $350,000. City Attorney Joseph McNeil said the suit will be contested. McNeil said each case is different, and it would not be appropriate to assume that the new case will result in a settlement.

Burlington postmaster to take office next week James L. Custer, Burlington's recently appointed postmaster, will officially take office at an Essex Junction ceremony Wednesday. Appointed the city's 32nd postmaster, Custer will be sworn in by William R. Cummings, the area's regional postmaster. Custer, who will preside over 130 post offices and 1,300 employees, began his postal service career in 1959 as a clerk in Portsmouth, N.H.

He rose to supervisor and director of mail processing before moving to Manchester, N.H., as a director of mail processing. He became director of city operations in Manchester before coming to Burlington. Lecture to highlight return of Salvadorans Mary McCann will discuss ''Reconstruction Through Resistance: Salvadoran Refugees Return Home" at 8 p.m. Thursday at Trinity College. McCann's talk in Delehanty Lecture Hall is to commemorate the eighth anniversary of the deaths of four North American churchwomen in El Salvador.

McCann is a teacher and former relief agency worker in Mesa Grande, Honduras. She will discuss the political and theological significance of the event. The event is free. For information, pall 658-0337, ext. 204.

Wolcott evacuated after truck ruptures tank WOLCOTT The downtown area of Wolcott was evacuated late Friday night after a tanker truck plowed into a house rupturing a propane tank at the house. A Lamoille County Sheriff's Department dispatcher said the driver was traveling west on Vermont 15 about 10 p.m. when his truck, carrying whey, left the right side of the road and struck the house. The driver, whose name was pot released by the department, was transported to Copley Hospital in critical condition, police said. No one in the house was injured in the accident.

Let there be lights Larry Laush of Westford and his son, Alex, 3, check out some of the Marketplace during the holiday lighting ceremony Friday night. More UVM wrestles with By Meg Dennison The Associated Press MONTPELIER Hunters could be taking aim at larger prey in several years if officials go ahead with a hunting season for moose. "We're trying to set up a plan which would tell us whether we might be able to conduct one," said Steve Wright, Vermont's fish and wildlife commissioner. The plan, which he expects to be complete within six months, would propose the number of permits, the length and time of the season, as well as parts of the state where it would be allowed. "It's really a very preliminary sort of a thing, but it is a serious step," Wright said, adding that the season could start within two years.

There's no reliable count on how many of the animals, which are the size draft horses, are in Vermont, Wright said. "It's really difficult to get a definitive estimate of these animals when they are spread all over the state," Wright said. There could be anywhere from 300 to 1,000 moose, he said. Judging from the 30 to 35 moose that have been hit by cars during the last decade, however, Wright suspects that the population has increased, especially in the remote Northeast Kingdom. "There are more moose crossing the highway or more people driving," Wright said, joking, and adding that both are probably true to some extent.

"I would think that that means there are more moose." Moose are dangerous to motorists and can cause heavy damage to cars and trucks that hit them. The only benefit of road kill is to moose-meat lovers, who can buy the salvaged meat through the department for 85 cents a pound. "It's a way to have people utilize the meat," Wright said, adding that it is low in cholesteral and fat. Before there could be a moose season, however, Wright said it would be important to have public hearings. "The moose belong to the people of the state of Vermont, and I think the people should have a say in it," he said.

Hunters are interested in having a moose season, Wright said, adding that the Legislature turned down a bill in 1985 that would have instituted a moose season. "We didn't feel at that time that we could justify it," Wright said. Maine has allowed moose hunting for several years, and this year, for the first time in years, New Hampshire had a three-day season in October. "The thinking seems to be that their (moose) population levels were high enough to easily do a moose season," Wright said, adding that Vermont officials believe New Hampshire has many more moose than Vermont. "It seemed to go pretty well," said Wright, who is discussing the season with New Hampshire authorities.

Another bonus to starting a moose season in Vermont is that people who now shoot the animals illegally, and Wright believes for meat not sport, would be able to hunt within the law. ROB SWANSON, Frew Prau 50,000 lights illuminated along the photos, 7B. its deficit Vermont students who apply, Francis said. "We are almost in the position of being financially punished for this," Francis said. Overall, the number of Vermont undergraduates at the school is up 5.6 percent this year.

For the first time since 1975, Vermonters outnumber students from outside the state in this year's freshman class. In addition, a higher proportion of out-of-state students did not return to UVM this fall, Francis said. The shift in the ration of Vermonters to out-of-state students has also clouded the school's financial future. According to UVM projections, the number of Vermont students is expected to increase again next year, resulting in a $2.2 million deficit. "We don't know what's going to happen," Francis said.

This year's deficit was exacerbated by Turn to UVM, 4B get financing By Amy Killinger Free Press Staff Writer A $1.4 million deficit at the University of Vermont is forcing school officials to make some tough choices to meet the shortfall caused by the increased number of Vermonters attending the school. In a move to pull the school out of the red, all UVM departments have been asked to trim their current budgets by 0.9 percent to cover half the cost of the deficit. To make the cuts, department heads are having to cancel classes and implement hiring freezes. Financial aid, scholarships, investments and insurance are exempted from the reductions. "People are having a hard time making the cuts," Gerald Francis, UVM vice provost, said this week.

"It's changing education at UVM." To cover the rest of the deficit, the UVM board of trustees has requested $726,150 from the state. In December, the 'It's changing education at UVM. Gerald Francis UVM vice provost governor will make a recommendation to the Legislature, which will take action on the one-time appropriation request in January. If the Legislature does not approve the request, the university will have to make deeper budget cuts. The school's financial woes are the price UVM has had to pay for succeeding at attracting more Vermonters to the school, Francis said.

As the number of Vermont students has increased, revenue has dropped due to the disparity in tuitions. In-state tuition, $3,400, is substantially less than out-of-state tuition, $10,450. UVM is required to accept all qualified Fewer industrial projects three involved with agriculture. Direct loan activity declined 25 percent from the year-earlier period although the 4 percent interest rate still makes direct loans from VIDA attractive compared to bank rates. Three agriculture-related companies that received direct loans were: Vermont Butter Cheese Co.

in Barre, $64,800 as part of an expenditure of $216,000 to buy machinery and equipment; Ben Jerry's Homemade Waterbury, $250,000 as part of a $2.1 million addition; and Rathdowney Ltd. of Bethel, a specialty herb mix company, $28,800 as part of an expenditure of $72,000 for machinery and equipment. Turn to FEWER, 4B By Ted Tedford Free Press Staff Writer The Vermont Industrial Development Authority approved financing for fewer industrial projects in fiscal year 1988 than it did the year earlier, but expanded its financial help to the state's struggling agricultural sector. The authority, created in 1973 to spur industrial growth, backed financing of 29 projects totaling $15.5 million, or $14 million less than for the 51 projects it supported in the 1987 fiscal year. Fiscal 1988 ended June 30.

The authority granted 24 direct loans totaling $2.5 million as partial financing of new or established businesses, including Public asked to give advice on trash disposal problems, about four-fifths of the region's trash is exported to two landfills in central Vermont. The district will conduct a comprehensive solid waste survey during the next two months to determine the types and amounts of solid waste generated in the area. "We're trying to figure out how much, and what it's composed of," said Robert Atherton, the supervisor from Richford, who is chairman of the district's "baseline" committee. Businesses and industries, as well as households, will be surveyed, and volunteers will be recruited and trained. Some preliminary work involving businesses and campgrounds already has been done.

"I think people are a little frustrated that. there's not an easy answer out there," Atherton said. People interested in volunteering for the solid waste survey may call the district office in St. Albans at The district must have a comprehensive solid waste management plan in effect by July 1, 1990. Options include disposing of trash by putting it in a landfill, composting, burning it in an incinerator, and recycling.

Although the committee that preceded the district's board of supervisors failed to locate a site for a potential regional landfill, Vose said there is a strong possibility that facilities needed by the district will include a landfill. "I think that once we all understand that this trash is ours, we make it and that we're responsible for it, then the next step is to find responsible, careful, environmentally sound things to do with our trash," Vose said. "Hopefully, through this public participation, we will be able to not only design a facility but locate a facility that's very acceptable to people." With both of Franklin County's regional landfills having been shut down in 1985 because of pollution By Richard Cowperthwait Free Press Correspondent ST. ALBANS What to do with the more than 24,000 tons of trash that is generated annually in Franklin and Grand Isle counties? The Northwest Vermont Solid Waste Management District, which is holding a series of public meetings, is charged with answering that question. The hearings are aimed at gathering advice from area residents on guidelines for picking a possible location of a solid waste disposal facility.

The final public meeting is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Richford Town Hall, for residents of Richford, Berkshire and Montgomery. "It's a difficult process," acknowledged Katherine Vose, executive director of the district. The district comprises 20 communities in Franklin and Grand Isle counties plus the Chittenden County town of Westford. Inside Deaths 2B New England 3B.