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10 THE HARTFORD COURANTi W.Jn.sy, July 30. 1969 Groton New London Stonlngfon Conservation Unit Nears Goal in Suit Plan Chairman Studies Rain Complaints? Who? Me? been spent in the court battle so far. He has a pattern: He knows what is good for us." 9 The site in question was By JOE DEBONA KEW LONDON Virtually everybody one encounters during this period of rainy, steamy "I see what you mean," I Charge of 'Prejudice changed from residential to in-i "Awful," I assured him. "This wretched weather is is is well, it's downright wretched." "What are you talking about?" demanded Blanchard STONINGTON (Special) -The Stonington Citizens Conservation Committee (SCCC) moved within one third of its $10,000 goal Tuesday night in a fund drive to continue a court battleon "spot zoning." Specifically sought in a pending court case is a reveral of zone category from industrial to weather has a sharp complaint Think back on the sunny to register. GROTON (Special) Plan weather we had in June, continued Blanchard relentlessly.

"Boy!" they complain. "Ain't with considerable indignation, dustrial several years ago to make way for a magnesium extracting factory. Subsequent opposition to the operation prevented the plant from rising but the zone category was changed ning Commission Chairman John Deane Jr. is studying a this weather the limit?" "Why, this weather is "Think back to only a few years ago, when it was so dry many I was no different. Until Tues Lourant charge of prejudicial day, I complained long, loud The issue arose Monday night when the Courant's Groton Bureau reporter John Landry complained that Norwich Bulletin bureau chief Fred Evarts is in a privileged spot covering the commission's executive s-sions.

Evarts is a commission mem- treatment favoring the Norwich farmers had to sell their livestock because of lack of water. I regarded him at length, then asked, "How do you figure that residential for 17 acres of land between Rt. 1 and the railroad tracks on the west bank of to industrial. and bitterly about the weather Bulletin in covering commission one out?" but now I have reformed. Think back," Blanchard urged.

Now the plaintiffs want the executive meetings and will On Tuesday, between show Blanchard promptly told me Quiambaug Cove. category changed back to resi dential. make a decision on the matter soon. how he figured that one out. Forty four citizens including ers, I encountered retired educator Carlton Blanchard, for Also sought is a decision by I am," I said.

"I am." "Who has the audacity to criticize the Almighty?" demanded Blanchard. "And as a pragmatic matter, this rain is sorely needed. It is indeed a blessing, ''The man upstairs knows what he's doing," said Blan the court making "it clear that mer chairman of the science de-partment at Norwich Free SCCC Chairman William H. Cochran of Montauk Avenue battle on "spot zoning." residential category. all matters relating to pollution chard, a former member of the State Commission on Youth and commercialization of land Fitch Students Decide Against Library Plans it is indeed beautiful." previously earmarked for com Academy.

"How are you?" inquired Blanchard, who wa3 damp but cheerful. Services. "He is able to see farther than our boys on the moon, "Well, I grant you it isn't alto gether bad," I said, shifting farther than anybody on Mars. mercial by due process of law must be fully disclosed and results duly considered before ex The SCCC is not actually a party to the lawsuit filed by the 44 plaintiffs but is supporting their protest with funds. About $30,000 has already ground pretty rapidly.

would receive academic credit I remember when I was a ploitation is allowed." ber and claims there Is no conflict of interest in being a reporter while holding a commission seat. Landry said he does not criticize Evarts for wearing two hats, but believes it only fair to allow all media to at least sit in on all closed-door planning sessions, since Evarts has that privilege as a commission member. Deane cut off all debate on the issue Monday night, saying he will seek counsel in the mat- -ter and then give a decision "strictly my own." The local situation in which a newsman is also a member of a town agency is not without precedent in the Courant's coverage experience. For more than a year the Courant's former East Lyme correspondent William Merritt was at the same time chairman of the Economic Development Commission in that town. The present Courant reporter in East Lyme is Stanley Maran, also a member of the town's Parks and Recreation boy in Sunday School, we used GROTON (Special) Fitch Senior High School students have decided not to submit their designs for a new town library to the Town Council on the to sing a hymn which went like East Lyme this," said Blanchard.

"There Ground-Breaking Set For New Wing will be showers of blessing, grounds that the whole project blessings untold, meant for us was "a political maneuver. Some six students were in never criticize the man up Finance Board To Study Request for Recreation stairs, boy," Blanchard said re volved in the program to draw with the invocation by Rabbi NEW LONDON (Special) -Ground-breaking ceremonies for plans for a proposed public li Irving Stielman of Beth El Syn brary in Groton. Town Counci agogue. Robert B. Chappell for their work.

A spokesman for the high school students involved in the project, who asked not to be identified, explained that the students made the decision to withdraw from the project themselves. He said it was a 'lack of communication" in addition to a rumor that the plans would not be used which prompted the move. When first adopted last year by the Town Council, the project evoked some doubts from Library Board members as to the' appropriateness of unprofessional plans for such a technical endeavor as the layout of a town library. EAST LYME (Special) The provingly. "No sir," I said obediently.

"I never saw such nice weather in my life." And then, just to show Blanchard I was thoroughly con lor William J. Bartinik, Republi The players are: Butch Banta, Jeff Birchall, Gary Chapman, can, suggested the project last acting for the Board of Managers, will welcome the guests. Following the ground-break Finance Board will review the the $6.5 million wing to Lawrence Memorial Hospital will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Fair Harbor Place. Danny Coffey, Bill Czarnowski.

$57,545 parks and recreation year as a method of obtaining a library design. At the time town officials indi Dave Demattio, Paul Johnson, ing, Kitchings win speaK Dnei- vinced, I threw my umbrella budeet tonight at 6:30 in the John McKay, John Reta, Steve Sisk, George Staub, Brian Turn away. The traditional shovel will be ly, with invited guests then ad-wielded by Chester W. for lunch in the hospi- Town Office Building. Select cated Groton was not in a posi tion to appropriate the $10,000 er, Bill Vanwert, Paul White- tal auditorium jngs, hospital president.

CDAP Group Following the invocation by needed for architect's fees by the council library study com Msgr. Paul J. St. Onge, Chap- house, and Bob Zaehringer. Team manager is Lester Watson.

The team will play Waterford mittee. The high school students pel, will speak. The benediction will be by the Rev. H. Kilworth It is the same shovel used in September, 1942, to start construction of the maternity wing arid again in December, 1957, when the last expansion program began.

Friday, however, Kitchings will have the assistance of To Hear Details Of Planned Mall NEW LONDON (Special)- Idvarl at the opening game Monday at Mayberry. The new wing will consist of the East Lyme field. The game is set for 5:30 p.m. Little League The East Lyme Little League two patient floors and house expanded laboratories, X-ray facilities and additional therapy. It will be one-third as large as The idea committee of the Com-m i Development Action Plan will be filled in on details about 30 postmasters from com Democrat Committee Delays Endorsement of Candidates munities served by the hospital.

The program will get started the main hospital building. All Star Team will compete for the state semi-final championship tonight at 5:30 p.m. at Hubbard Field in Middletown. American Legion of the proposed pedestrian mall for State Street when members meet Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Also present at the session, to be in the second floor confer LEDYARD (Special) The men have already recommended that the budget be cut to $50,070.

Among the items to be considered are fencing for the Little League and Babe Ruth ball fields, playground equipment at McCook Point Park, paving of the road from the upper to lower parking lot at the park, planting of additional shrubs and trees, and increasing the sanitary facilities at the beach. The Board of Selectmen cut little league fencing from $6,800 to $3,400 and deleted an appropriation for the Babe Ruth field fence. Town Pension Payment First Selectman Granville Morris Tuesday personally presented the town's first retirement pension payment July 25 to Kenneth FfScaplen of 6 Cros-ley Court, Niantic. Scaplin had been a town employe for 22 years before his retirement in May. The pension plan has been in Democratic Town Committee Norwich and Niantic Ameri Firm Will Dress Up Backs of Apartments ence room of Mitchell College's Monday night heard the views can Legion baeeball teams will clash tonight at 6 p.m.

at the of the probable Democratic can didate for first selectman and in Niantic Field in the red hot Amerian Legion Zone 7 race. an effort to preserve party uni ing Administration. NEW LONDON (Special) It was learned Tuesday that Ur ty, decided not to endorse a Norwich leads the league with Present at the meeting, held at the Redevelopment Agency a 9-7 record, while Niantic is a slate of candidates before the party caucus Aug. 18. ban Properties of Pittsburgh will take steps to dress up and Stoddard's Wharf Road.

Mrs. Dyer contended that nominating Vivirito was like waving a red flag in the face of the homeowners. The town committee, in a move to avoid any intra-party nomination battles, decided not to endorse a slate before the caucus. Town Committee Chairman Paul Holdridge said he wanted all qualified and willing Democrats to have an opportunity to be named to the slate at the caucus. The Republican Town Com office, were Baskin, Katselas, half-game behind with an 8-7 re Clarke Center, will be representatives of the Downtown Merchants the Redevelopment Agency and James P.

Purcell Associates, the city planner. A spokesman for the Purcell firm said Tuesday that a panel discussion will be held to give the idea committee an idea of how the businessmen and city officials feel about the mall concept. Once committee members ac Zoning Commission Chairman cord. agency chairman F. Jerome Sil-verstein, vice chairman Ber make more colorful Thames-view Homes structures along Thomas Vivirito; the only Dem Mam Street.

ocrat being mentioned for the Circuit Court Action Paul Clancy, 17, of Boston Post Road, East Lyme, was giv tram Rossiter, city development coordinator Wilbur Klatsky, the first selectman spot, came out These under-construction apartments, situated so that the Rev. Norman' McLeod. in favor of a new town charter and recombining the planning en a 180 day suspended sentence in the State Correctional Center rear portions face Main Street, man of New London Neighbors, Wayne Korch, a member of that are part of the 186 units of mod and zoning units but refused to in Montville. He was placed on effect since Jan. 1, 1968.

Team Chosen quire relevant Knowledge per group, and Kevin Conway, at comment on current zoning con probation for two years on a erate to middle income housing sponsored by New London taining to the mall, they will be torney for New London Neigh mittee endorsed its slate of can troversies. Fifteen boys have been select charge of possession oi drugs. able to make decisions and' bors. didates July 8. Since then, four Richard Coulombe, 17, of East Also discussed was the second quite possibly be in a position to help put the concept across.

Lyme, was fined $100 for driv ed to represent the town in the annual Babe Ruth District 6 tournament for 13-year-olds. Those mentioned as possible candidates for the four year term replacing Lobrutto included Mrs. Sue Girard, Henry Rod-gers, Andrew Hilding and Mrs. Roger Banner. Chamber of Commerce President W.

K. Anhalt was proposed for the Tax Review board, a post for which he was defeated in 1967. Mrs. Janet Sitty was named for the Zoning Board of Appeals and Mrs. Alice Potter for Zoning Board of Appeals alternate.

The committee indicated it is considering endorsing incumbent Republican Mrs. Anna Geer for town treasurer. Council to Meet The a Democratic Council will meet with the probable Democratic selectman candidate at 8 tonight at Town Hall. Thomas Vivirito and Joseph Capon, proposed by the Democrat's nominating sub-committee for first and second selectman, will discuss their views on local issues with the council. The council will also make plans for a September program, featuring the Rev.

Joseph Duf-fey, state chairman of the Caucus of Connecticut Democrats, and potential president of the Americans for Democratic Action. The meeting is open to the public. Republicans have said they will oppose the committee's choices at the GOP caucus Aug. 7, and ing under influence of drugs. A to the Purcell complex of Thamesview Homes, which will be financed by an already approved Federal Hous spokesman, the downtown mer two other Republicans have idi- Led yard chants have become enthusias ing Administration mortgage of cated they are considering simi tic over the possibilities of the mall, which would tie in closely with all the development pro lar action.

The Democrats also delayed $2,388,000 and will consist of either 111 or 122 units. The Redevelopment Agency is leaning toward 80 units of gar Vivirito told the committee that it would be neither fair nor proper for him to discuss recent Zoning Commission decisions because of possible future legal actions in which the commission might be involved. When Mrs. Theodore Dyer, a Glenwoods resident, challenged Vivirito from the floor regarding the controversial Romanella gravel operation, retiring Democratic Selectman Philip Biscuit came to Vivirito's defense. It's about time we had someone in town not afraid to take a 2 GOP Selectmen Deny Gravel Bond Lowering recommending a replacement for Joseph Lobrutto on the grams projected for the city.

The concept, which is den type apartments and 42 of school board until after the cau Neighbors and being built by Urban Properties. The Redevelopment Agency and New London Neighbors had criticized the stark stretch of masonry the units present on Main Street. It was also felt that some insets of masonite type of surfacing lacked color. As a result, Urban President Seymour Baskin and Tasso Kat-selas, architect for Urban and New London Neighbors, said here Tuesday they can relieve this situation by undertaking an extensive landscaping program with trees and by treating the masonite with earthen colors. This satisfied the agency and New London Neighbors The cost, between $5,000 and $6,000, will be absorbed by the mort supported by the Redevelop cus Lubrutto a Democrat re the town house variety.

The alternative is 60 garden type apartments and 51 town house units. ment Agency, is still on the drawing board, with no starting date but reportedly is gaining widespread support. signed from the board July 16. Potential Candidates The list of potential candi charged Monday that Clark and Zoning Commission Chairman Thomas Vivirito had sold out the Glenwoods Community. With urban representatives making it clear they will build dates presented by the Demo LED YARD (Special) The incumbent Republican selectman Tuesday challenged a statement claiming the bond had been lowered on the Roma-nella gravel operation.

In a statement issued by Joseph Bryson, GOP campaign Takes Wife's Name either way, New London Neigh He said that while Clark had reduced the amount of the bond HORSHAM, England (AP) Fred Hogsflesh, 29, said he from $50,000 to $25,000, Vivirito had reduced the bond bors will make clear its reaction soon, to enable construction of this second phase to start as soon as the first is completed, with no time lag. didn't mind being teased about oublic relations chairman, J. Clark and Bearden have been gage, held by the Federal Hous crats nominating sub-committee included: Vivirito, first selectman Joseph Capon, second selectman: Henry Marsh, town clerk; Incumbent John Calhoun, finance board six-year term and William Shipman, finance board two-year term. School board chairman William Loftus, a 28-year veteran on the board, was proposed for nomination for a six-year term. stand," Biscuit said.

He said Viritito and the Zoning Commis. sion are concerned with what is best for the entire town, not just one small group. Continuing Battle The zoning commission has been in a continuing battle with Glenwoods Homeowners Assn. over the present and proposed new James Romanella and Sons gravel operation on his name. He'd got used to it.

But then he decided to get married and the idea of his wife being called Maureen Hogsflesh, he said, offended his sense of fair play. So he legally took Maureen's name Caswell. Alfred Clark and Luther Bear-den said, "At the onset of operations by James Romanella and Sons at the gravel pit on Stoddard's Wharf Road, the Board of Selectmen set a performance bond in the amount of $25,000. This action was taken after de endorsed for re-election by the GOP Town Committee. Vivirito is the probable Democratic nominee for first selectman.

When the permit for the gravel operation was originally approved, the selectmen had pro Driving Rain Fails to Foil Yacht Arrival, Ceremony Moon Is Not Marble PIETE RM ARITZBURG South Africa (AP) A supermarket thief was home free until a statue moved. He was the statue. Police said Joseph Ku-nene, 29, snatched a pair of overalls, ran into a nearby museum and posed with a group of wax figures. He had his pursuers fooled. Then he dropped the overalls from beneath his coat.

Waterford posed that Romanella post tne $50,000 bond. A fair crowd was on hand to liberation on the matter at a regular selectman's meeting." welcome the schooner. Those in The statement said that the terested were permitted to tour the America, which will also bond was set March 18, 1956, and has been renewed annually. O'NeillTheater Extends Playwright's Workshop hold open house today. "The value of the bond has In the afternoon, city officials However, Romanella asked that it be set at the lower figure.

After deliberation, the selectmen agreed that $25,000 would be more realistic. The amount of the bond is supposed to cover the cost of restoring the land to good condition after the gravel neither been raised or lowered since its execution," the state will be taken on a cruise The America is expected to leave to ment continued. night from Newport, R.I. It is still in effect today and Tobacco Tax About 60 U.S. cities levy a taX on tobacco products.

The Vigorous commissioning NEW LONDON (Special) -The driving rain Tuesday failed to hold up the scheduled arrival here of the schooner yacht America, exact replica of the most famous ship in internation-al racing history. Neither did it force a postponement of the commissioning of Vigorous, the Coast Guard's newest 210-foot medium endurance cutter. The America, built and owned by F. M. Brewing arrived at the city pier from Old Saybrook right on the dot at 11:30 a.m.

Aboard was R.J. Schacfcr, chairman of the board of the brewing company. WATERFORD (Special) -The Eugene O'Neill Theater Foundation barn will extend its annual playwright's conference Performances at the playwright's conference this week are: Tonight, "Where Did You Put It When You Had It," by Doris Schwerin and "King Solo operation is completed. took place at the Coast Guard Academy pier, although the rain will continue to be effective until the gravel operation is discontinued and the area is restored as required by zoning regula Should Romanella fail to res- Wl'VU'U a The tore the land, he would forfeit ims ywr forced part of the ceremonies into the nearby Roland Hall. tions.

and the town would iiion was u. n.ik.uuk.u bond fund to use end SOnday. the bond have the Paul Andino. president of the Speaking was Retired Rear CoHi'rutuIatious lo i I Starting next Tuesday, the Glenwoods Homeowners Assn. I grade and seed the property.

Adm. Louis W. Perkins, Rear foundation will present The Adm. Mark A. Whalen read the commissioning directive.

Vigor mon is Dead," by Frederick Gaines; Thursday, "Where, Where Did You Put Friday and Saturday afternoon, "The Dream on Monkey Mountain," and Saturday afternoon," the Disintegration of James Cherry," by Jeff Wanslel. President of the O'Neill Foundation is George C. White. Pat Oversleeps, But Makes Tour ous will operate from the acade Dream on Monkey Mountain," a 1 a by Derek Wal-cott, artistic director of the Theater Workshop of Port of Spain, Trinidad, which will perform the work. The group was my dock, but as a unit of the third Coast Guard district.

Cemetery Setting Brings Complaint Hope Drowns For Sponsors Of Celebration NEW LONDON (Special) Ocean Beach Park's first "New London Day" Tuesday was a wash-out. Despite the fact that the Beach Board decided to eliminate both admission and parking charges for the day, heavy rains kept attendance down to virtually zero. 1 There is a possibility that the board, when it meets again Aug. 12, will reschedule this free day, which was earmarked principally for the benefit of disadvantaged youngsters. Because of the wretched weather so far this summer, the beach revenue is running behind that of last year, which was a record-breaking season.

Activities Director Anthony N. Pero said Tuesday that he cannot recall a July as rainy and cloudy is this, and hastened to aod that July is usually the "key" month at the bench, which is marking its 30th season. Although Pero is hoping for a dry and hot August (along with everybody else), the beach will have a difficult time regaining the ground lost in July. Labor Day comes early this year, on Sept. 1, and that's the day when most summer visitors go home.

brought from Trinidad by the foundation to participate the playwright's conference. The ELSTREE, England (AP) use of a cemetery as a set engagements will last one week with preview performances Regional Show To Be Judged At Art Gallery ting for a comedy directed by IMMEDIATE OPENINGS FOR BOYS To substitute of for full time. Hartford Courant Paper Routes in Manchester. Apply Manchester Branch Office 627 Main Street, Manchester Tel. 619-5251 planned Friday and Saturday.

The following week, Aug. 12 to 17, the foundation will present Jerry Lewis drew angry protests from residents of this village north of. London Tuesday. MERTON GAY ifr. Gay wis one of seven Lincoln-Mercury salesmen in the Hartford area honored by thm 1 im nln.MtM-i itrv Division dren lining the canal and waving little American and Thai flags as she passed.

Driver Fined Despite Error MILLVILLE, N.J., (UPI) -Tony R. Skura was fined $10 for obstructing traffic over i protest that the "she" he was accused of talking with was a "he." Skura was ticketed for driving alongside another car at a slow rate of speed and carrying on a shouting conversation with the other driver. The policeman who issued the ticket testified Skura was talking to a girl in the other car. "That was no girl in the car," "Max Month at the Turn of the MYSTIC (Special) William Residents claim the cemetery I of tlie J'oi'd Motor Company Is being desecrated by the mov McCloy, chairman of the art de partmcnt at Connecticut Col Century," a one-man show of ragtime piano music. BANGKOK (UPI) Mrs.

Pat Nixon overslept Tuesday but, despite a late start, completed a tour of Thialand's capital that took her from its school for the blind to its snake pits. Queen Sirikit was her guide. Mrs. Nixion blamed a faulty alarm clock for making her 40 minutes late Tuesday for the star' of her tour of Bangkok, a trip by motor launch through its floating market. Since Tuesday was a Buddhist holiday, the market was not alive with its usual activity.

In addition, Thai police had cleared the main waterway of the picturesque, bobbing boats and armed guards lined the channel through which her launch and accompanying vessels passed. "There were too many of us, and those poor little boats were pushed aside," said Mrs. Nixon afterward. But she was delight-' iemakers, who are filming "One More Time," starring Sammy lege, will judge the annual Davis Jr. and Peter Lawford.

juried regional art show at Mystic Art Gallery today. One townsman, Leslie School- Artists from New England edge, complained that a stake was driven into the grave of his and New York will be represented in the show. The Art As mother-in-law to install a prop See The New G0CKWN ONE COAT HOUSE PAINT TWO STORES TO SERVE YOU OPEN MONDAY THRU SATURDAY BILL LEIIMANN'S Inc. sociation will award three $100 False tombstones were also set recently at their exclusive "200" Club Baniut-t. Six of these seven salesmen work at Moriarty Brothers.

Membership in the "200 Club" is limited to the top 15 of all Lincoln-Merctirv salesmen in New Buv your next Lincoln-Mercury or Safe-Buy Used Car from one of the professionals at MORIARTY BROTHERS "On Tlx I.nel Al Center aw. 3 IS Center Manchester prizes. Artists and art associa up. tion members are invited to the opening reception tonight at the The town council had given permission for the filming. A spokesman for United Artists gallery.

Skura said. "It was a boy with long hair." "These days Its sometimes! hard to tell the boys from the The juried exhibition is the said shooting in the cemetery would be cut back from two 203 PARK ROAD WEST HARTFORD 233-1234 993 FARMINGTON AYE. WEST HARTFORD 233-4453 third and final show of the sea son and will be open to the gen days to one because of the girls," Judge Daniel J. Grosso, agreed. I eral public.

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