Fitchburg Sentinel (Newspaper) - February 26, 1970, Fitchburg, Massachusetts FITCHBURG PUBLIC LIBRARY vuss ORIGINAL VOICE 1838 Vol CXXXI FITCHBURG MASS 01420 THURSDAY FEBRUARY 26 1970 A4 THE WEATHER Not So Cold SEE REPORT ON PAGE Z 10 CENTS Council Calls Flynn's Budget Tight Governor Charges Dirty Polities House Cut Rejected By EDWARD R HORGAN pace pointing out cuts made Smith said that his Initial tighten up He said he was hurt tail Writer by the mayor which the lion was that ruts were that recreation improvements in City Council members re- penciled in severe in some departments his ward had to be suspended their individual copies of The record high budget totals It is a very stringent budget but the taxpayer the proposed 1970 budget As councilors noted and 1 don't think we'll be ly had to bo protected night A of the cuts made by the mayor ing many significant cuts lor hud no offhand comments afterwards indicated there were a number of com- He said he didn't think the where further cuts not much further cutting ments to the effect that there reaction among departments could be mode 01 tne budget can be expected wasn't much left to be cut had set in yet I would expect He was however highly Both Councilors C Warren Council President J Harold there would he some of Wednesday's action by the imith Jr and Emile J instructed councilors to inn coming later State Legislature in voting down guen called the budget very study the budget between now He said that cuts were the cut in the size of the House stringent and Tuesday and prepare to eral but were especially Look at all the money that's BOSTON switch determined by that vote by a single member of of citizens Massachusetts Wednesday night dealt the House Speaker David M blow that killed the controversy chief opponent sial proposal to cut the size the House cut denied there the House was any pressure for votes and said I categorically deny that The switch by Rep John F il brought any pressure on any Dolan came after wild half hour of uproar on the floor of the House in which twoi Hartley told a news other changes cropped up ence he talked with Rep Dolan before the switch but said he There was also an effort to told him the people will be change the votes of other better ofi with a 240 member lators who had voted for the house measure but I Rep Marie Howe Formal voting on the issue refused to switch had ended with 71 votes for it and 183 against But Senate The Dolan change cut the vote President Maurice A Donahue for the measure to less the convention than needed to send the issue chairman did not announce the November ballots for decision vote immediately by voters Tumult erupted on the floor of the House as some legislators were besieged by others Rep All area legislators were recorded voting against reducing the size of the House from 240 to 160 members In the House George J Bourque ald P Lombard D Fitch Angelo and Raymond M were recorded against In the ate Joseph burg voted against The proposal filed as an ative petition with more than 100.000 signatures gathered Voters would have cut the house from 240 to 160 members It also would have required House members to serve one j Walter W O'Brien his vote to I ting the total to 70 The total went back up to 71 briefly as Rep Paul J veau who had not voted added his Yes vote But after nearly 15 minutes of intense conversation with other Sen Joseph D An- drea changed his vote to No Then came Dolan's deciding Councilor John B Chittick note at that time in what areas able in the bigger departments going to he wasted now They're was critical of the deletion of they more explanations are like Public Works Building and fust thinking of saving their recreation and other needed On the basis of the Police and Fire and that virtual jobs This is the second highest programs blem areas noted and the all overtime had been legislature in the nation They're Copies of the budget furnished her of department that tailed not interested in money to the councilors contained 159 will be called in a schedule of i Goguen said he had so I guess we have to do it all pages of departmental requests budget study sessions will be been completely stunned by the here 1 admire Governor tit Auditor James B formulated budget increase this year but gent on attempting to tighten went through the budget page Commenting today Councilor felt it meant everyone had to on taxes Cut Of People Programs Rapped Hard By Chittick Ward 4 City Councilor John care whether some people might least unfair He said that not knows tion of funds for recreation and that we have made some strides other people programs He in that direction which to me is w charge panic tactics in dis- people helping sources cussion of the coming tax rate Councilor continued speculative figures guide Councilor statement To rut mil of the f course of any future pro He said that a continuous allocations how much money Ulp imaginative and constructive receive from outside while costing the city very little If we are going to let The involve renovation at least SELFISH INTEREST WON i o e is tlie first official criticism of Youth Centers budget nnl wc per year the budget as submitted tn tlie is absolutely ridiculous in The really facing up to our land fur future Council and public by Mayor light of the fact we've added increasing the size of William G Flynn Ton io a t present play areas wherever Sen Donahue announced the vote seconds later But he did Rep Charles M City Will Seize Prop nro Mayor William G Flynn The measure is more today tha he may and n funding factors affecting snow creation improvement removal road patching grarn baee collection and other Panic Tactics cal matters nf froshman councilor said Raps Cuts that panic tactics regarding But I do know that there JlL A Af special commission and and legal consequences tries to land courts extending as the residence Hartley publish the names of as five years ments tor House Senate and said later he so nr nii nr u j Council no voted earlier and wanted to j The mavor sad that this is a perfectly honest budg me hn uim r s v n There were 191 legislators are some people programs which have been tampered with I lin this budget Therefore I subscribe to the fact that w HUM LU be able to WM that properties be somp heen The councilor said that he who voted the Hartley told a news n think that it was right ence 1 was under the mayor has ordered the about delinquent taxes were to always select recreational Gov Francis W Sargent Rep McGowan had already i City Treasurer's office to pre sued by his office about three counts to cut It's easy for v voted 1 will try to apolo pare to take liens on some 200 weeks ago Because of lo say is termed the action a dirty to him ff he believes he has nf e lo undertake such a fight and criticized what he been harmed in any way Parcels ol property on which meut claims still being if this is the wrong called pressure applied Dolan's change touched off nave not bre lVt ated he exact amount of still then can anyone tell me votes roar of approval by other f such liens have to be ad- collectable money the right year is going to I certainly am saying the lators in Uie milling throng ls not known exactly but leadership used every bit House floor The legislators mayor ventured to speculate Councilor Chittick contended pressure the Republican out of the Thr mayor said that he re- there's still or more we also have programs to help ernor told a news there were jubilant groups telephone calls tinning here and I and say this it a sad day for singing in the corridors a few mm off the people of Massachusetts minutes later cal Sargent said he will begin Three senators did not vote contemplated Immediately to campaign for and Sen James A Kelly Jr D- somc the tax if approval of a proposed Worcester voted Present names were published as tional convention due for a there were 13 house members The mavor conceded S dW not vole S j Eighteen House Democrats he in fict he nn If adopted he said I two Senate Democrats slippery urge that the size of the House ed for the House ground Thus he announced he was Man Faces 7 After Wild Car Chase j backing off from his original is a Bv FELIX SELIGA Staff Writer plates He gave chase At the Save lot on Summer News Digest 5 Marines Face Murder Charges A man the car turned Executive Yara 67 has the title if chief executive of the ball game and there are people A man ap chief who will resort to almost District Court today on headed toward the Victory I and hnt thing to get out of paying their motor lot and continued up KJ the of taxes his arrest after a high speed Summer Street T talking repeated safety of mir children rank v opt officials in a tup priority This can be done ftl a SI anil million not to without burdening already Drug Education For Children? LAREDO Tex AP Con- told an interviewer It's B com- that today's glue sniffer new area may become tomorrow's agrees with a ics addict the Laredo school system will launch next month reaches ago an antidrug program starting in the dangers of with the first grade drugs may come too late Financed by a federal grant The glue sniffers and tho of two dozen teachers Gasoline sniffers are already spent months collecting the physician said mation on the subject and And that's where it all be- ing up classroom guide rial said no classes would We had nothing to go by he devoted entirely to drug Asst School Supl Vidal ards Instead the u ill be into present standard courses i First second and third A V lerc about the enticing O in the family chase in Uie The mayor said the publicity Streets areas Wednesday night threat was intended as a prod David Albert Zilli 24 7 Acline Set I to get taxes paid but St entered pleas officer NeaT word they want to play it this way to charges of using a motor cruiser en route to the market Okinawa's to Tan Vietnam AP The Marines all enlisted driving lot observed a car traveling in anese rule should bT accom bers of a U.S the 1st Marine an uninsured and opposite direction Ptl 107 territory better known as inawa Last November about one year after Yara became Okinawa's first elected chief executive he received word Almanac Amusements Bridge DA NANG Vietnam AP mem combat patrol have been charged with murdering 16 civilians in a village south of Da Nang a week ago I headquarters here military spokesmen said today I Food Poisoning Hits UMass AMHERST Mass AP with About 400 students at the Uni- Wednesday 1 Regiment were not identified but authorities said are The mayor announced that the f being held in a brig at Marine city will not accept any partial ji X's of the incident Comics Crossword Editorial Obituaries Sports Television ne v 1 motor vehicle driving without F Worthy also joined in the Shoto driving to i by 1972 AP Women's Pages 2 IS 19 in B 2 Id cabinet Fourth through sixth j grades will receive instruction on the dangers of glue and i The emphasis then will turn to heroin LSD amphetamines barbiturates and related drugs and as on put it whatever else is in vogue The pilot project begins with pupils Next fall it will in- clude all of school districts von t a Lorion crun rin ftom i which payments as it er around and pursued the e t willing to do but will merely Special Justice Harry D hide to Harvard Street and foreclose jan granted continuances to Boylston Street where the dm f i Tuesday to permit Zilli to con- er jumped from the car and I The complication to the with a public defender He ran between houses f plan is that property released in Searching the area Sgj ailment tions have to be researched and Aux Officer Neal ap fore the notification of takings j Police said that Res Ptl Zilli behind a gar are advertised The City R Farrell Jr on duty on age on Harvard Street by the office is directed to Lunenburg Street observed a Police estimated the speed at staff and were told not ceed with this so that liens driven at a high the students the Thirty five students were hos Demonstrators Burn Down Bank SANTA BARBARA Calif AP Rampaging tors burned a Bank of America branch to a skeleton early today while outnumbered police and firemen watched helplessly The California highway patrol declared a state of emergency be advertised as soon as of speed on Owner of the vehicle has sible perhaps in March Street and without number not been determined near the campus of the University of California at ta Barbara Sheriff James W Webster de- scribed the situation as out of hand and asked Gov Ronald Reagan for 500 tional Guardsmen and sealed off the Isla Vista dis- Reception For Pompidou McGovern Nix Criticize Civil Rights Records WASHINGTON AP Sens court judge and later a member i The Senate Judiciary I Jacob K Javits and George S of the 5th U.S Court of Appeals tec approved nomi 4 I u McGovern said today they said I find that against confirmation of G I record to be distinguished WASHINGTON AP De- spite a cool congressional tion for President Georges of France President Harold Supreme by two and Court nomination because of mediocrity After discussions with with his civil today at the White House record and his wife fly to Cape Public opposition in the Javits became the third Re- publican to announce against appi nation by a vote Its ty report described his record in civil rights cases as one of ance and even-handedness The minority was given until midnight tonight to file dissent ing views and Senate floor isn't expected until later before ate to tne to name a Southerner to on says he hopes with Abram who resigned as ment his eligibility for the idem of Brandeis University in Presidential aspirant in senatorial primary and order to fight for the in a Prepared speech I am vote no refute those r-day t Political a news that our President Javits using less biting Carswell renounced the white say he registered too late today to disclose a reSard this nominee as a in his prepared speech supremacy speech as abhorrent enter the race without on his eligibility appointment to the Carswell has shown an in- and obnoxious to him now But eion from the Democratic hi tion s highest court sensitivity to the crucial issue of McGovern and Javits is After studying equal as a private indicative of the philosophy the as a federal district citizen and as t judge judge has followed record Service Award F Lewis left former president of the YMCA wan presented a service award at jal meeting of the -Y The presentation was made by J Parker Rice Jr retiring of The was conducted at the Room In the Phillips the annu R Wallace Jr Civic Center Sentinel Photo
