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2H - MANCHFSTKR HKKAU). Wednesday. Nov 21. 19^3^ MANCHESTER FOCUS SPORTS WEATHER Guard at llling Here’s the score Vvhalers explode Fair, cold tonight; rakes in plaudits on holiday music to rip Penguins milder Saturday ... page 3 ... page 9 ;.. page 17 ... page 2 Manchester, Conn. — A City of Village Charm Friday. Nov. 23. 1984 — Single copy: 25<P New^alks planned in January By Ira Allen United Press International • •;. V . f , SANTA BAHHAHA. Calif With the advenl of new ' ' • ' /-' •'*.' t ^ arms talks, a key presidential aide said today there was promise of a sustained IVS. Soviet dialogue after the near Cold Wai ini|)asse of President Reagan's first four years in the White House. Robert McF'arlane, Reagan's natilinal seeurity adviser, said "the pace of the dialogue has picked up considerably" since the Sept 28 meeting between Reagan and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei (iro . niyko. and that there is ".some proini.se " tlie pace can be sustained Appearing on Ihe CBS "Morning News " program. McFarlane said, "Tlie meeting w ith tbi' president and foreign minister Gromyko provided a eeitain clearing of Ihe air and sipce that lime ... Hie pace of Ihe dialogue has picked up eonsiderably and we liope we ('an sustain it in private channels and there is some promise ol that,” he said. McFarlane annouiu'ed Thursday that Sei relary of State George Shultz and firomyko would meet in Geneva. Switzerland, ,lan. 7 and 8 to discuss an agenda for future aniis ('onlrol talks "with Ihe objective of reac'liing mulnally a('('eplable agree ments on tbe whole range ol (pies'lions coni'erning nuclear and outer space arms.'.' Although Moscow said lhe.se would be new talks and not a resumption of Ihe sli'ategi(' "irms and intermediate-range missile negotiations they walked . out last .year, Ihe agreement represents eight weeks of Washington Moscow discussions sjiarked by Rea- gan'.s offer at Hie United Nations in .September. McFarlane said , Since then. Reagan won an elei'tion landslide, 1 .1 ;? forcing Ihe Soviets to recognize the U S. position Herald photo by Pinto would not ('hange. and .Soviet leader Konstantin The start of the Manchester Five Mile Road Race is always Thanksgiving Day. Here, part of the starting field heads south on Chernenko has apparently consolidated his power impressive, and Thursday’s answering of the gun was no within the Kremlin. Main Street. John Treacy won the race with a time of 21:52. In an unusual app(‘arance on the same program, exception as 5,300 runners took part in the 48th edition .loseph Adamov. a commentator for Mosi'ow Radio, said the Russian peoph' were "keeping our fingers W.t.r.1 crossed" that the negolialions wonlil be fruitful. 11 ;i.:. "Our people feel there there is no alternative to » peaceful co-cxislence. We definitely feel that'the only ^ ■ 'V -’ v J Treacy alternative to peaceful ('o-e.'Hslenee is no existeiu'C." Adamov said. Adamov said Ihe Soviet impre.ssion had been that Ihe Reagan administration was only interested in outruns achieving "m ilitary suiieriority." Ri'agan has been crilic'iz.ed as Ihe only U S (iresidenl duriiig Ihe past 50 years not to have held or .sought talks wit h i he .Soviet s' eommunisi chief Immediate negotiations leading to Thursday's ’em all agreement began a week ago. He made a name for himself at the ' ‘ I'leuse turn to pageV Slimmer Olympic Games, winning a fIJ Sliver medal in the marathon. Thurs s V." . ^ 0 day, John Treacy returned to where he started his uphill surge, winning the 48th coition of the F iv e M ile Road Race Man’s leap saves T J f i through the streets of Manchester. Treacy paced a record field of 5.300 ? 7-.f -Mi before a crowd of 30,000 on a sunny, town boy from 33-degree Thanksgiving Day. His time - was 21:52, 19 seconds better than .runner-up Colin Reitz of England. icy King’s Pond Another Englishman, Steve Binns, was third with a tim e of 22:14. By Sarah Passell ' •»s Over at Manchester High School's Herald Reporter Memorial Field, East Catholic man aged an exciting 14-13 victory over the . A 66-year old man became a Tliank.sgiving Day MHS Indians in the traditional Thanks Herald photo by Tarquinio giving Day football game. hero when jumped into the icy wpters of a pond off ■ Five of the top 10 road race finishers The Manchester High School Indian, Dave Memorial Field. Emotions ran high at the Hqmeslead Street and rest'ued a 9-year-old boy who were members of tbe '.‘Irish Connec Woolbright (top), vyrestles with East Catholic had fallen through the ice and couldn't.move, iiolice annual grid contest, which East Catholic went and Eighth District Fire Department spokesmen sai'd tion,” with Gerry O'Reilly of Villanova High School's Eagle, Raul, Villar, during half on to win, 14-13. fourth in 22:29. Pat M cC arthy of Iona today College, who broke out in front as the time at the Thianksgiving Day football game at Gennaro D'Aiiria and his wife heard the boy's cries pack answjered the starter's giin. for help at about I p.m ac'cording to |Hiljce D'Auria placed seventh in a time of 22:44. ran Irom his house on Columbus Street to the |sind This was the first race for Treacy while his wife called police since his silver medal performance in D'Auria told the Herald today he jumped into the Huge crowd in festive mood waist high waters of King's I'ond "clothes and all” Los Angeles. Twenty-three-year-old Darlene and used a board to break Ihrougli large chunks of ice Beckford of Boston. Mass., a graduate to save the boy of Harvard University, was the He said he held Ihe board out for the lioy togra.sp hut women's open division winner with a as race opens hoiiday season Ihe boy was loo cold to (Move D 'A u ria said he pounded tinhe of 26:04. S ally Zim m e r of W indsor throufth 'lhe slush with the tioarrf and grablied the boy's arm 'was segond and Manchester native Bv James Sacks St. James Church. After that, things He estimated the boy was in the water lor at letist Lori V'eal, now residing in Indianapolis, Herald City Editor town's sense of community, she said. Ind.. was third. got quiet as the runners turned onto Town Director Stephen Ca.ssano, who eight minutes But be said the child's head never went In the football game, a record holiday Charter Oak Street. was walking the sidelines with his .son, under. Polu'c refused to release the boy's idiuitity. The crowd that packed Main Street When Treacy crossed the line shortly * ' "H e must have lieen [iretty doggone cold," D'Auria crowd of 7,000 witnessed East Cathol on Thanksgiving Day for the Five Mile Marc, said the race made him feel "a ic's 14-13 victory over ManchesterHigh after 10:20, and for half an hour tremendous pride for Manchester" said. "I know tiov4' cold I wa"s. It was important to get Road Race proved that being a thereafter, spectators cheered sporadi him out q u ic k " School. East Catholic finished its spectator can sometimes be a sport in Joe Levay of Bluefield Drive, an cally as their favorites ran by, wearing By Ihe time police and rescue jxirsonnel arrived on season with eight wins'and two losses, and of itself. s older man who was standing on the and Manchester ended with a 6-4 everything from shorts and sweatsuits church lawn as the runners started the scene, the boy was on .solid ground, surrounded by From the opening gun at 10 a m. until to street clothes People in the crowd their journey around town, .said he had bystanders, and D'Auria was gone , record. a police car with lights flashing were fighting off the chill with D'Auria explained that.he had gone home to warm It was the third consecutive victory followed the last runner — number 5195 been watching the'race for more than beverages ranging from coffee to beer. 20 years, and planned to keep coming up. fearing he would catch cold if he stayed outside. for East in the 10-year-old series — down the .street shortly after 11, no Mike Rabb of Enfield, who was there back. When he undressed, he found his legs cut and scraped between the two schools, giving the one in the crowd that packed the to cheer on friends and take pictures. ' "It's clean,” Levay said. "Everyb from the ice. wch Eagles a 6-4 lead. barricades three and four^leep seemed A M of flacvcH* in a low taK said he attended for the first time "to Police said a patrolman put the wet boy into his M ore stories and pictures on the race to mind the temperature. ody ebjoys themselves. You see happy hold coats and blackberry brandy for cruiser, turned the heat up, took (iff his clothes, and the football game are on pages 13, Am ong the spectators — who ranged faces and meet people you haven't .seen after the race.” in years." wrapped him in a blanket and gave him a.cup of hoi 14, 15 and 20. from older people to teenagers, infants, chocolate. Rescue personnel gave him oxygen. and even dogs — the air was festivg,' Officials estimated the crowd along ' M ANY OF THOSE along Main Street He told police he went onto the pond to chase his reflecting the opening of the holiday the 4.77-mile race course at 30,000.