Record-Journal from Meriden, Connecticut • 4

pM irowirinm 'J 'I Hfij- 'J V--W -w -vf-TT- 4 Uucord-Journal Maridon Conn Wednesday April 27 1988 1 From page 1 Tax It iBF'-Tfown prepared to taka 19 the tax MIL Some lawmakers by targeting a tax break for more legislators would the measure income limits elderly renters and home-owners would go from $11000 to $18-200 from $11800 to $20000 lor coudIn-1 senators labeled the tax provisions Imfalr saying they used by owners of small largo buildings alike basically gives the credit to the most wealthy people fat at the same level for the people In said Senate Leader Reginald Smith Hartford money for the MU le contained a property tax relief fund established last year by lawmakers the homestead provision required them to transfer aq extra $1 into the general fond budget be done without the measure to Ae Appropriations Committee said Sen Philip R-Cheshire checking wiA Ae legislative LL Gov Joseph Faulbo Ae Senate agreed wiA and ordered Ae Mil sent to Democrats Immediately Ae ruling but later ro-when they discovered they had not sending Aa MU to the ap-propHations panel of lawmakers lobbyists press hovered about a small roan the committee an a party-Une vote was Rep' David D-Durham said following the "This was the major according to House Speaker Stolberg D-New Haven bill bow under consideration new element leaden hope will dake more palatable to legislators! increasing the Income limit hr Ae state's circuit breaker program' for etdqrty renters and homeowners The new provkkm expected to coat $2 minion would help another 14A08 to 28 J08i senior citizens enter the program had gain tax breaks The legislation atm includes voluntary homestead exemption although the program would bo Expended to Include businesses as weB as homeowners The one-time exemption would be worA $25000 rThe MU abo Includes five yean of tax credits to homeowners in mtraici-paMMea hit hardest by property tax revaluation a provision originally suggested by OTfeUI which is expected to coat $18 million Under that section property owners in towns undergoing revaluation could receive a $288 credit A the first year and the value of credits would decline by $40 per year over Ae next four yean The MU was brought to the Senate fleer after a neatly Area hour caucus among Senate Democrats It la apon-ond Mr IS Democrats meaning they have 4he bare majority needed to pass Ao MU In Ao 18-member Senate Amqng the opponents of the plan an SteL Amelia Mustono D-Meriden who said she does hot like lumping the homestead exemption and the circuit breaker in one bill Plane to expend the circuit breaker were first (Hammed before the legislative aeteion began A February ata time whw the state's budget surplus fas hovering around $22 million But iftar the projected surplus dlpped to Ifes than $1 million the talk died £The idea was revived Tuesday leagues" let? i senators that the elderly support tt Under for single and mBFrisd Republican credit could be home and somo of Connecticut poorest Minority R-New Although in expanded miHno But that tending Robertsoa After ratebook who chairs Robertkou committee Shocked daiuJigad by dosene 27-11 Levine meeting Abortion Opponents of the amendment charged it discriminated against poor women who could not otherwise afford the procedures The Medicaid program funded by the state and federal government helps provide heafth care for the needy aged and for low-income families with children Opponent also charged Ant the amendment represented an infringement upon a woman's constitutional rights since abortions are permitted under state and federal law The legislation attached as an amendment to bill regarding welfare payments would have prohibited the use of state Medicaid funds for an abortion unless it was performed to save Ae life or to end pregnancies resulting from either rope or incest Approximately 2150 Medicaid abortions costing the state $870000 were performed in 1887 according to figure from the General Office of Fiscal Analysis Connnecticut is one of 13 states that allow expenditure of Medicaid funds for abortion Despite expectations that debate on the volatile issue would erupt into a shouting match the level of noise in the House chamber rarely rote above conversational tone Spectators were admonished only once by House Speaher Irving Stolberg D-New Haven after they applauded the comments of one legislator who spoke against the amendment But a number of lawmaker on boA ides made it dear they did not feel comfortable speaking for the record on the issue Rep- Patricia Dillon D-New Haven" reminded members how Geraldine Ferraro was dogged by antkabortta foe during her 1184 vice-presidential Saudi Saudi Arabia and moat ether Arab countries rapport Iraq in its war wiA ban which began in September 1M0 Iran is a Moslem nation but its people are Fenian not Arab The Saudi statement said that King Fahd't government exercised seH-ro-traint end prudence for a long time despite Iranian practices that counter to norma and diplomatic before deciding on the break A memorandum about the decision was handed to the Iranian charge in Riyadh the news agency reported' According to the published statement "The government of Saudi Arabia has decided to sever ita ties wiA the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and asked all pereou-nel of the Iranian Embassy in Riyadh and the consulate general in JiddiA to leave the kingdom within a Reagan waned Iran on Saturday' five days after tin US Navy rank or -disabled six Iranian naval vessel! against continuing attacks on neutral hipping Iran and Saudi Arabia have made virulent statements about each other -since riots In Mecca on July 31 1887 in which 275 Iranian pilgrim were to di to of Maria 1 srhfch flew a Honduran flag aadwa aeiz4d midway in lta Journey from raaca Cyprus to Lebanon Arab jaerriilaa captured by Israel anura lly sentenced to prison terms ta Isni The Jewbh state has expelled i 1 Palestinians from the occupied ttgritorhe since the unrest started Aeariy five months ago! la the Gasa Strip the army blocked hundreds of Palestinian from reaching Job Israel by confiscating their ID pinfr and requiring them fo undergo checks government offices The government abo temporarily revoked Ae press credentiab of two foreign Jnurnelfrts Martin Fbtcher of NBC New and Glenn Franks! of The Washington Post for faiHag to submit their dispatches to military The border attack began baton On the amendment to ban Medicaid abortions: FOR: Reps Ann Dandrow R-Soutnington Benjamin De-Zlnno D-Merlden Mary Fritz D-Wallingford Angelo Fusco R-Soutnlngton Eu- Kne -Migllaro R-Wolcott gene Millerfck D-Plain-vllle Robert Ward R-North-ford John Zajac R-Meriden AGAINST: Reps Thomas Luby D-Merlden David Thorp R-Cheehlre ABSENT Rep Mary Mu? shlnsky D-Walllngford campaign She charged that Ae anti-abortion lobbying effort was an attempt to put lawmakers in difficult position A an election year jaThia amendment is an admission of failure by the people whs oppose said Dillon who opposed the measure saying we haven't been reaching the middle class ao let's puniah the Bickers of the- amendment cod-tended that taxpayers should not have help pay for practice they may oppose They alio spoke of protecting the rights of the unborn child Saying he believes life starts at the moment of conception Rep Eugene' MigUaro R-Wdcott said an unborn child deserves equal protection under the law of the1 unborn ho raid our duty to protect him as we do to every other reddest of killed and after which the Saudi Em-bassy A Tehran was sacked A Saudi diplomat died of injuries suffered in the nttack Saudi security officials said 402 pie wen killed in a stampede after an Iranian political demonstration In Mecca became violent Iran said police caused most of the ties by (hooting into the crowd Mecca birthplace of the prophet Mohammed and Medina site of his trash are the holiest places for the 858 million Moslems Iranian lenders who often threaten export their fundamentalist revolution to SaudiArabia nod Other gulf nations exhorted the world's Modems after theMecca riots to overthrow the Saudi royal family adze its vast weatth and take away custodianship the Islamic shrines woopH Dukakis Tb tag-distance ruaner It'a too dose bow to tun Dukakis ahead in the separate election of delegatee leading for 141 to one for Jackson Bush wae gaining 71 percent to 12 percent for dropout Sen Bob Dole and percent for former television evan-' gelist Pat Robertson President Ren- gan agreed to drop his studied show of neutrality and bestow his blessings on his vice president fat a White House meeting on Wednesday The GOP delegate count was far slower than the popular vote Network' polling place Interviews i contained news that was as good for i Dukakis as his vote totals Though Jackson gained more than percent support From blacks ABC polling analyst Doug Muxzio said that for the first time in the campaign sea-" son Dukakis was winning a majority of voters who cited the poor and elderly as their chief concerns voters Jackson won in prior contests He said Dukakis also was winning voters who cited strong leadership and abill- ty tq make a change groups that Jackson usually woe in earlier races emerging as Ar consensus pollster LA Lewis of the i Los Angeles Times said of Dukakis next step is going to be binding the wounds pulling the party together Bush election lacks experience in foreign policy wUl be a major issue in the he said -The Associated Press delegate survey indicated that the vice president began the day wlA 1081 delegates and needed more to clinch the nomination WiA 71 delegates at stake in Pennsylvania Bush campaigned in Ohio and Indiana knowing there would be little suspense in next balloting there After a slow start wiA a loss in Ae Iowa caucuses in February Bush bounced back to win the New Hampshire primary and then turned the nomination battle into a rout by sweeping his party's II Super Tuesday primaries on March I The clinching delegates prompted Bush to acknowledge he had enm the nomination wiA the GOP convention in New Orleans still four months distant and wiA former TV evangelist Pat Robertson still offering token re sistance Robertson issued a statement late Tuesday saying congratulate George Bush today on his magnificent victory I plan to suggest that he and I meet together in the near future to discuss ways that 1 and my sup- porters might be In' Washington White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said Teller: young boys toward the Fox store entrance near the automatic money machine she added: "The bank1 be able to track you down would "No way give it (Ae cash) back no said a teen at Meriden Square who had Just withdrawn cash from the automated teller guy who told the bank (about the malfunc- tion) was a fool I The most a customer could ask for at the First Federal cash machine was 8200 and get MOO Nolan said that although the bank's audit eras not finished it appeared the automated teller overpaid a total less than $5000" The foul-up that caused an automa- ted teller to cough up $20 bills instead of 5 bills on command probably would not happen here according to several Connecticut banking officials familiar wiA how the money machines work The systems have enough safeguards to limit theft tam- paring and human error the bankers said But some are philosophical enough to realize such monied madness can Clinic ing would be given to the students even though state regulations bar school-based clinics from providing them In December the Meriden Board of Education killed the propo- sal on a 3-3 vote Carol Love director of youA services for the city said a school-based clinic is important She said of kids get good preventive healA and can benefit from having1 health professionals at school Love said Ae idea of having Wilcox host the clinic is still in its early stages In fact she added the hospital applied yet for a new grant from the state for the clinic because officials want to make sure a Wilcox clinic is a possibility before seeking the money She said a clinic at WJlcox might differ in some respects from a clinic at a public school For example she said because a technical sdwol works wiA hazards such as machinery and chemicals there might be a greater chance of injuries requiring treatment Unofficial results Pennsyf-vanis presidential primary: -THE 6053 of 9406 precincts reporting (64 percent) Dukakis 638894 68 percent Jackson 293955 30 percent Gore 33245 3 percent Simon 8306 1 percent DELEGATES Dukakle 159 Jackson 12 Uncommitted 1 1 Gore TOTAL 173 and getting it directed against the Dukakis sought a large majority of Ae 171 Democratic National Convention delegates at stake The Massachusetts governor said his Pennsylvania victory was a big boost particularly in a state that has been a bellwether state A the general -He said he would as hard as I in the remaining primaries I 1 Unofficial results Pennsyt-vanls presidential primary: THE VOTE 6030 of 9406 precincts reporting (64 percent) Busk 389483 79 percent Roberteon: 45699 9 percent Dote: 58857 12 percent DELEGATES Buell 1 6 Dote Roberteon 0 Uncommitted Others 0 TOTAL :16 President Reagan see him first thing in the morning and I am sure the president will offer his coagratu-latioos and discuss how he cSn help in the Bush declared his quest tar the nomination but over" at a rally -Tuesday in Lima Ohio 9 Then in Cincinnati he said very pleased the nomination appears to be decided on our side glad almost getting down to Ae main event happen albeit rarely not the first time and probably not the said Richard Yanak president of New England Network Inc the Wallingford-based firm that coordinates the Yankee 24 network of automatic teller machines in the six New England states Yanak said there are about 15000 money machines operating in theUil today The number of transactions oc-curing monAly nationwide exceeds 300 million be said many times have you heard of this happening?" said Yanak many" -First Nolan said Ae bank was not dismayed by its eagerness to profit from the foulup wouldn't want to characterise them he said at the customers think some individuals were innocent recipients of the can determine precisely how many $5 bills were Nolan said Vso be able to determine who requested what and what they really Customer accounts would be automatically charged for the amount overpaid he said One thing that would not change she said- is the prohibition on distributing contraceptives and providing abortion counseling in such a clinic "There was an awful lot of misun- demanding in the community about what Ais clinic was" she said A ink there was a lot of misinformation spread But Kate Suzio a spokeswoman for the Meriden Coalition for YouA mid Family the group which led the opposition the last time charged that even if the clinics can't offer those serv- ices they might refer students toother agencies that could net result would be the same9 she said Suzio said any proposal for a school-based clinic needs to have' some mechanism for keeping parents fully involved and aware of what the clinic'is doing The reason there was opposition last year she said Is Ae proposal have that This time bold out too much that things wlU be any different she dawn when an Israeli patrol discovered footprints northeast of the town of Kiriyat 8himnua an army spokesman saldFor hours troops lit the kies wiA flares and searched for the intruders the spokesman said The soldiers found the guerrillas about 200 yards inside the border and firedThe guerrillas responded by hurting hand grenades and firing a rocket the spokesman said Lebanese police laid earlier that the attack occurred la Lebanese terri- tory near Kfor'Shouba But a Syrian-badted group that participated in the firefight later raid it occurred ini Israel involveci in the club laid troops and guerrillas fere six feet away from each oAer when the fighting began AfKXDMtfS MMnSSMMMMISMMSn ITALIAN i NIGHT I WEDNESDAY APRIL 27A ITALIAN STROLLERS ITALIAN MENU ANTIPASTO BAR I CABIN RESTAURANT 103 COLONY ST MERIDEN 237-7471 am oiLyim Quality Horn Fual DISCOUNT PRICE 24 hour burner service fill ups 100 gal mMfiMiai 78 VAf efficiency testing calibrated motored fuel tickets automatic delivery service CAlifOIMQM 235-5976 238-9844 1250 Old Colony Rd Two (2) rooms (any size) J77 EntirShouMfoptermomskMSS Sofa or 2 Chain 4A MAXFIELD Cleaning nro mm yte aw mnar gmeT in Morkton Southington and throughout Connecticut Call TOLL FREE! 1-900-653-1310 Ext 9030 Mttu Sqaxxc Middletown Old Saybrook 3ho0plng(ntaMefMenSquare i.