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RUTLAND DAILY HERALD. WEDNESDAY MORNING. MARCH 4, 1987 8 Rain, Winds Buffet the West Coast Snow showers extended from the Great Lakes to New England, with a few rainshowers in southwest Texas. A high pressure system over the nation's midsection was expected to bring springlike temperatures to the central and western parts of tne country thorugh much of the week. Early afternoon temperatures were in the 60s and lower 70s over the southern half of the nation, with readings in the 20s and 30s from North Dakota and Minnesota, across the Great Lakes to northern New England.

Almanac Somber Place Is Happy for A Day The Associated Press A storm system spread rain Tuesday along the northern and central Pacific Coast, with winds gusting up to 50 mph reported along the Oregon coast. More than 5Vj inches of rain fell near Aberdeen. since early Monday. Ocean Shores. and Laurel Mountain.

had 3i inches, while about 3 inches fell at Jewell. and Forks, Wash. Astoria. reported winds gusting to 50 mph Tuesday. The combination of mild temperatures, rain and melting snow increased the threat of flooding across the Pacific Northwest.

Avalanche warnings were posted Tuesday over the Cascade and Olympic mountains of Washington and Oregon. Heavier rainfall during the six hours ending at 1 p.m. EST included nearly an inch at North Bend. and about a half' inch at Mullan, Idaho, and Olympia, Wash. Strong winds whipped the east slopes of the northern Rockies, with winds clocked at 62 mph at Livingston, Mont.

Forecasts Temps LOCAL TEMPERATURES YnttrMy Yr Ago High 45 Low 30 15 Woolhoc Yesterday Cloudy WEDNESDAY. MARCH 4 Sunset looov 5 43 pm Sunrise tomorrow 4 134 Moonset tonight 11 Up First Quarter March 7 Tfce planet Saturn rises 154am Saturn is now nearly stationary among stars ot the constellation Ophiucfcus its distant background High-Low Temperature around the nation at 2 EST ranged trom II degree at Houlton, Maine, to It at Homestead. Fta The tow tor the nation Tuesday morning was 1 below lero at Warroad. Minn Ski Report ROCK ISLAND. 111.

(API -Anita McFarland and Larry Layer say their wedding was no less joyous because they exchanged their vows in a funeral home. The Moline couple married Saturday at the 53-year-old chapel of the Larson Funeral Home. "It was something different, Layer, 43. said after the wedding. The new Mrs.

Layer, 35. said she at first was reluctant to have her wedding in a funeral home chapel. Layer had suggested it after reading a newspaper story about the funeral home's plans to offer its chapel for weading ceremonies. They were the first couple to take the funeral home up on its offer. But their wedding may not have been the first ever at the chapel, said owner J.

Robert Larson. During the late 1940s, a fire at a church forced the congregation to move its services temporarily to the funeral home, he said. Vermont Mostly sunny and chilly Wednesday, highs in the mid 20s to mid 30s Clear and cold Wednesday, low zero to IS above Sunny and a bit milder Thursday, highs the 30s Mass I. Becoming mostly sunny Wednesday, highs 30 to 35 Clear Wednesday night, lows in the teens to middle 20s Thursday, sunny, highs 35 to 40 Maine, New Hampshire Mostly sunny Wednesday, highs the 20s north and 20s to lower 30s south ear Wednesday night, low five above to 10 below north, two to 12 above south Sunny Thursday, highs in the 20s north to 30s south Extended Outlook first tntnes alter area name are snow conditions first number is amount ot new snow second number is total base which followed by number ot open trails and number ot open tilts New inches ot new snow last 24 hours pdr powder snow pp packed powder, tsgr loose granular frgr frozen granular, wet gt wet granular vc variable conditions sc spring conditions tc thin cover, sm snow made in last 24 hours wbln windblown snow no not operating opr operating ns night skiing available Where two such terms appear the former shows conditions on 70 percent or more terrain and the tatter the next most prevalent condition Ascutney Mtn pdr pp 30 base 31 trails 4 lilts Bolton Valley 4 new pp44 14 base 30 trails Stitts ns Bromley 4 new pdr 31 92 base 35 trails 7 tilts Burke Mtn 7 new pdr pp 34 02 base 30 trails 4 lifts Haystack 5 new pp pdr 20 40 base 30 trails a lilts Jay faak 4 new pdr pp 33 04 base 33 trails 4 lifts Killingfon new pp pdr 47 105 base 100 trails 14 hits sm Mad River Glen 4 new pdr pp 34 44 base 30 traits 4 tilts Mount Snow 1 new pp Isgr 40 110 base 75 traits to tiffs Okemo Mtn 11 new pp pdr 440 base 40 traits 7 tiffs Pko 7 new pdr 47 03 base 30 trails 4 lifts Stowe 3 new pdr pp 33 73 base 44 trails 9 lifts sm Stratton Mtn 2 new pp 31 113 base 05 trails 7 lifts Sugarbush 10 new pp 20 50 base 47 trails 14 lifts The Magic Mtns 0 new 44 109 bast 44 trails 4 lifts Vermont Dry Friday and Saturday Chance ot ram showers Sun day Mild, highs in the 40s and lower SOs. lows 15 to 25 Friday.

25 to 35 over the weekend Ml. Fair Friday through Sunday with a warming trend Highs in the 40s Friday and the SOs Saturday and Sunday Lows in the 20s Friday and the 30s Saturday and Sunday Maine, New Hampshire Fair Friday and Saturday Chance ot showers south and chance ot showers or Humes north Sunday Lows in the teens to low 20s north and 20s to low 30s south Highs in the 30s north to 40s south Mayor He said he had not decided if he would return to politics in the near future. I certainly will not desert the community, Mullin said. I will be Im not going to be a watchdog over Jeff's shoulder," Mullin said. I'm not going to be the guy who takes pot shots at him.

Kunin telephoned Mullin at. his home Tuesday evening. Again, he thanked ner for her support. Mullin said he did not believe the endorsements had hurt his chances. "If theres any blame on anybody, its on myself," Mullin said.

Obviously, I perceived a different philosophy than the one that voters wanted." represented that change. If it was instead of we there might have been a race, said Simonds. He said Mullin continually used the word "we" when he said what he would do as mayor. People were suspicious of who that we" was, Simonds said. One person who called a radio talk show on Monday wanted to known why Mullin nad allowed Godnick to speak for him on issues.

Wennberg tried to stress throughout nis campaign that he was an independent. Mullin said he would not have run his campaign any differently were he to do it again. He said he planned to return to his business. (Continued from Page One! downtown. Wennberg attributed his surprise victory to his positions on issues, his assertiveness, his strong, committed supporters and tne momentum he gained as the 2a -month campaign progressed.

His own poll, taken just after he announced in January, showed Mullin with a 2-1 lead, Wennberg said as he analyzed his campaign. He kept that poll a secret to help him design a cam Not only did he have a large family that was well known in the community, but he also had the support of the Democratic party regulars who had worked with him in partisan campaigns. However, Wennberg, a Republican, jumped on the Democratic flavor of Mullin support and labeled it the machine. When Godnick and Kunin made their endorsements, Wennberg called that evidence of machine politics. People going to the polls on Tuesday were heard saying they would vote for Wennberg to say no to the machine.

Others said they were voting for Wenn-. berg because they wanted a change and they perceived he said jokingly helped lock up the Irish vote with her name and smile, and Ann Wilson, a Rutland teacher and volleyball player who gained her first political experience in the Wennberg campaign. Other supporters at the party were David Sagi, an advocate for the handicapped, a number of downtown businessmen, Rutland lawyer Alan George and some city hall workers. Earlier in the evening Wennberg thanked Mullin for what he called one of the healthiest cam-igns the city has ever had. ullin was graceful about his loss.

He had appeared the favorite in January when Wennberg first joined Mullin in the race. paign. By the most recent polls, Wennberg had pulled even with Mullin. He had the strongest Sanders Supporters Hold Six Board Seats Vicon issue one month into his campaign and tried to suggest Mullin was vague on the issue. Mullin hesitated for some time before announcing whether he supported reopening an environmental permit on the plant.

Eventually, Mullin took a strong position in favor of the plant, but it seemed to echo the position taken much earlier by Wennberg. By the end of the campaign, Mullin was even running radio advertisements stating his strong support for the trashburning plant, but it appeared to be too late. Mullins strong support of the plant was muddied by early endorsements from Alderman Patricia Donnelly, an opponent of the plant, and John P. Faig-nant, another opponent. Other anti-Vicon people gathered around Mullin.

Mullin said the news media concentrated on the Vicon issue and candidates positions on the Rutland Town mall proposals. He would have preferred the issues to be streets and taxes. Mullin also took a less precise position on mall developments than Wennberg did. Wennberg said he would oppose The Commons at Rutland Town because it would hurt the citys tax base and neighborhoods. Mullin said the city should not oppose a development in another town.

This campaign has been absolutely astounding, Wennberg told a room full of his supporters. I worked hard on this campaign, but I had a lot of people helping. Most who worked just as hard and some harder. If somebody were to make this into a movie, it would be hard to believe, Wennberg said. It would be a science fiction.

Wennberg said he had a few people with some political experience in his camp and a larger group of people with no experience who were simply committed. Wennberg then thanked his workers by name as they sipped champagne. But for Wennberg, it was ice water all night. Im the mayor-elect, he said, explaining why he wouldn't be drinking champagne. Wennberg hugged his wife, Nancy, who he said encouraged him to run from the start.

He then thanked former Alderman Betty Ferraro, the campaign manager, and James Simonas, who helped deliver his largest margin of victory in Ward 2. He in wa By DEBBIE BOOKCHIN BURLINGTON Supporters of Mayor Bernard Sanders were elected to three Burlington aldermanic seats Tuesday, allowing the mayor to increase his hold on the 13-member board from five seats to six, easily retaining his veto power. The biggest suprise came in Ward 1, where Sanders supporter Sharon Bushor ousted Democratic incumbent James Rowell. The win means that Sanders supporters now control both seats in Wards 1, 2 and 3 half the city. Burlington voters also approved a host of ballot items: an 11-cent property tax increase for schools, 4 cents earmarked for police, a $2.9 million general obligation bond for waterfront improvements and a charter change that allows the city to supplement the state property tax relief program for elderly and poor homeowners and renters by collecting a .5 percent property transfer tax.

Voters also said yes to a condominium conversion ordinance that requires tenants to receive a minimum notice of two years (four years for elderly or disabled persons) before their apartment can be turned into a condominium. Voters also approved plans to establish a Municipal Court which will have jurisdiction over violations of Burlington or dinances, such as parking violations and open-bottle infractions. All six ballot items were approved by a healthy margin that seemed to signal that Burlington voters like tne direction Sanders is taking the city and want to continue onward. Sanders supporters needed to win two seats Tuesday to retain the five-seat hold on the 13-seat Board of Aldermen that is needed to maintain mayoral veto power. Veto power has been an important bargaining chip for the mayor.

As expected, Sanders supporters Terry Bouricius, a Ward 2 incumbent, and newcomer Tom Smith, Ward 3, were elected. The surprise came in Ward 1, where incumbent Democratic James Rowell was ousted by newcomer Sharon Bushnor, a Sanders supporter who has helped turn the largely student ward in the Northeast section of Burlington into Sanders country. In the new north ends Ward 4, Republican Allen Gear was reelected unopposed. In Ward 5, Democrat Nancy Chioffi fell 10 votes short of the 40 percent majority needed to avoid a run-off with her nearest competitor, Mary Bentley, a Sanders supporter. In Ward 6, the Hill sec-tion, Republican Paul Sutherland beat two challengers.

kick in the final stretch. Mullin was the first to announce for mayor in early December, one week after Daley announced he would not seek re-election. One political observer said Mullin peaked too soon and struggled during tha-final month to keap ahead of Wennberg' a growing momentum. Wennberg said the debates on radio and cable television also helped him. People saw him as more forceful, he said.

Henry, Mullins campaign manager, agreed that Wennberg was the winner in the debates. The endorsements that Mullin received from Gov. Kunin, former Rutland Mayor Godnick and the majority of the Rutland aldermen may have backfired, Wennberg also said. Wennberg said the nature of Godnicks endorsement may have hurt Mullin because Goa-nick pitted common sense against education in his statement. In an attempt to imply that Mullin had common sense while Wennberg only had college degrees, Godnick said common sense was more important than degrees.

Wennberg nad stressed during his campaign that he had degrees in physics and management from Clarkson College in Potsdam, N.Y. Mullin left college to concentrate on the movie business. He worked his way up from usher to part-owner of Cinema North, the company that owns theaters in three states. Wennberg said his decision to take a strong stand in favor of the Vicon Recovery Systems Inc. trash-burning plant also helped him.

People were looking for decisive leadership," Wennberg said. "This was an issue where I had a historical position and it could illustrate my willingness to take a stand and defend it." Wennberg jumped on the Bully the Bulldog Tops the Mascots ORLANDO, Fla. (AP With Disney World in the neighborhood, costumed characters aren't that unusual here, but some tourists at Sea World may-have done a double-take when they skw a kangaroo, jaguar, gamecock and bulldog strolling together. They were the finalists in a national contest of college mascots and provided additional entertainment for the Nationai High School Cheerleading Championship. The Universal Cheerleaders Association announced Sunday that Bully the Mississippi State Bulldog, also known as Jeff Oleaon, eras judged winner of the contest, based on videotapes of performances at games or other public appearances.

Mayor Bernard Sanders raises his hand in victory Tuesday night after being re-elected to fourth term ns mayor of Burlington. thanked Mary Haley, who he Sanders (Continued from Page One) Sanders impressive victory, combined with the staggering support for Progressive Coalition candidates and broad support for the ballot items, appeared to clinch his hold on the Queen City, sen- -ding a message that Burlington voters are ready to stand behind the mayor and his "progressive agenda. Speaking before dozens of supporters gathered at a downtown nightspot, the 45-year-old Sanders called the victory truly impressive and said it shows that "after six years, not only are we not getting weaker, were getting stronger." He said the vote carries an obligation beyond doing the very best job for the people of Burlington. "Equally important, we have got to be an example to the rest of the United States of America that a grassroots movement, standing up fighting for world peace, fighting for. social justice, fighting for economic democracy, for the rights of all people rather than just the very rich, is an idea that is as American Gov.

Madeleine Kunins re-election bid last November, winning 15 percent of the vote. But in the eyes of voters, Lafayettes few jabs at Sanders apparently failed to land. The liberal Democrat lost in all but two of the citys six wards: his own Ward 5, where he beat Sanders by just eight votes, and the new north end, where he won by a slim margin. The defeat was especially significant because the election, the first one-on-one race for Sanders since he was elected mayor six years ago. was expected to be his toughest.

The absence of a Republican challenger was viewed as the best chance for establishment" forces to band together to defeat the controversial mayor. But the win Tuesday showed that Sanders has become the Burlington establishment. He combined his appeal to elderly, low-income and working people with support from the young professional population. He even forged some traditionally conservative residents into a solid bloc of support, helping to hand him a fourth-term victory that outdistanced even his 55.2 percent showing in a three-way race two years ago. Tne mayor said at the start of this race that it would be his last bid for mayor.

He said Tuesday he still does not intend to seek re-election as mayor, despite his impressive showing. Many expect he win run for governor again in 1988. Sanders stuck to his record of increased low-income housing, smaU property tax increases, street and sidewalk repairs and various social programs like the youth centers, arts council and women's council. Sanders also was helped by his strong pro-development record, which even Republicans credit with making Burlington economically viable. By contrast, Lafayette's views were less known.

Two years ago. Lafayette successfully fought the expensive Alden waterfront development plan, saying it had inadequate access for the public. But that position may have hurt him with some Republicans who viewed the socialist mayor, ironically, as more pro-development and perhaps more sympathetic to their concerns. Lafayette was also hurt by his inexperience as a speaker. Side by side with anders, one of Vermont's best speakers on the political stump.

Lafayette often seemed to be groping for words, though his public speaking improved in the last week of the said he felt he had run a good race. The contest pitted the Brooklyn, N.Y.-born political veteran, whose provocative ideas about taxation and utilities have roiled the business community and political status quo, against a home-grown, life-long Burlington resident whose sole political experience has been three years on the Board of Aider-man. Lafayette, an affable and popular Democrat, was aware that previous candidates had done poorly at the polls when they criticized Sanders with a hard-hitting approach. He took aim at few of the mayors programs, stressing instead that he would bring "a spirit of cooperation" to City Hall. He promised to bring a forward-thinking, progressive" agenda to Burlington, echoing language that was similar to Sanders' In the closing days of the campaign, Lafayette threw a few more punches.

He criticized Sanders for supporting the Alden Corp.s high-priced condominium plan after Sanders had promised to keep the waterfront from becoming an enclave for the rich. And he accused the mayor of using his office as a stepping stone for higher office. Sanders ran for statewide office four times during the 1970s and challenged as apple pie," Sanders paid. Lafayette, 36, a painting contractor and Ward 5 alderman, said he was "disappointed" with the showing, but.