Gulf coast prepares for hurricane Texas A&M University said the BROWNSVILLE, Texas (UPI) - number of peopie iiving along the The Gulf coasts of Texas and Texas coast has increased northeastern Mexico were under a dramaticaliy in the iast 10 years, but hurricane watch today with mighty ilaudwBtrr the number of evacuation roads from Hurricane Allen just 450 miles away island causeways and coastal towns and bearing down with 130 mph winds. and cities has remained the same. The storm was moving toward the Both U.S. and Mexican authorities, west-northwest at 18 mph and trying to convince Gulf Coast forecasters said the track would residents from Mexico to Alabama of bring "hurricane conditions to some Allen's ferocity, prepared for the of the watch area within 36 hours. worst. Hurricane warnings ... likely will be issued for portions of the watch area American officiais expressed con­ later today." cern adventurous types and non­ The killer storm that left at least 92 believers might try to ride out the dead in its sweep across the Carib­ storm, which could mean drastically bean, lost some punch over the higher casualty tolls if the hurricane strikes with the intensity expected. jungles of Mexico's Yucatan Penin­ hurricane to threaten the United 90.8 west or about 450 miles east- miles to the south of the center. Gale land between Brownsville and Cor­ sula during the night. But forecasters States mainland in 45 years. southeast of Brownsville. The central force winds extended outward 200 pus Christi," said hurricane Early evacuations were en­ in Miami warned the storm's history Hundreds of thousands of coastal pressure reported by reconnaissance miles to the north and 100 miles to forecaster Bob Case in Miami. But couraged in many low-lying coastal has been to strengthen rapidly once it residents were boarding up homes aircraft was 961 millibars, or 28.38 in­ the south. Tides were expected to run Case said if Ailen slows and curves areas in hopes of avoiding jammed escape routes as Allen actually com­ hits open water. with plywood, gasing up their ches of mercury. Highest sustained 1 to 2 feet above normal along much “that would expose the central and Thirteen of the deaths occurred in winds were 130 mph. of the Texas coast today. upper Texas coast." es within striking distance. vehicles and preparing to flee the In Matamoros, Mexico, just across the crash of a helicopter that was "Ailen continues to be an extreme- Small craft from the mouth of the Hotels and motels inland from the storm's onslaught. Sales of emergen­ the border from Brownsville, Texas, evacuating oil workers from a rig off cy supplies such as canned go^s, iy dangerous hurricane and may Mississippi River westward to the Texas coast reported they were being the Louisiana coast. Four bodies strengthen again as the center moves Mexican Guif Coast, inciuding the deluged for reservations from members of the army prepared flashlights, batteries, candles and emergency refugee centers in areas have been found and officials said the bottled drinking water were reported farther over open water today," the Yucatan Peninsuia, and around coastai residents getting ready to closest to the coast, Mexican other nine were presumed dead. brisk. Nationai Hurricane Center said. extreme western Cuba were warned flee the popular resort islands and weather official Jorge Luis Meyer Wind velocity Wednesday reached At 9 a.m. EOT, Allen was located Hurricane force winds extended to stay in port. developments. 185 mph, making Allen the strongest outward 75 miles to the north and 50 “Right now the best guess is he'll Meteorologist Waiter Henry of said near Latitude 23.5 north. Longitude New zone sought in Cheney area MANCHESTER - The town's recommended limiting new struc­ Planning Department is seeking to tures because existing densities from develop a new type of zone expressly conversion of existing buildings are for the Cheney Historic District. sufficiently high. Carol Zebb, assistant town planner, No detailed discussions of the new reported to the Cheney Historic zone have been held, but it is un­ District Commission Thursday that derstood that permitted and the planning staff is in the restricted uses are a key to it, as they preliminary stages of drafting the are in all zones. provisions for such a zone and hopes No existing zone has the right com­ to have a first draft ready for study bination of restricted and permitted at the end of August. She felt the uses. zoning regulation could be ready for Some precedent exists in the East adoption in late fall or early winter. for historic zones surrounding the In the interim the historic commis­ reclamation of textile mill buildings sion and the Planning and Zoning or complexes of textile mills, A un­ Commission will have had dis­ ique feature of the Cheney area, cussions on it. however, is the mixture of The idea of a special zone was residences, community buildings, suggested by Anderson Notter and mills w h i^ reflect the pater­ Fingold Inc., the consultants who nalistic c o m jn ity that evolved prepared the study of the Cheney from the onflPhriving Cheney in­ area. dustry. The consultants recommended that the zone encourage mixed land uses That, according to some, may pose 1 consistent with their plan of develoj^ a unique problem for the planning ment for the area. They also staff. Telephone strike \ G ro w s could stop move EAST HARTFORD— The 60,000- Hockanum Library now stands. member national telephone workers' The house, list^ in the National union may hang up the move Register of Historic Homes and Thursday of the historic Selden Places, stands in the way of PiWA's "Former h i^ tar brands not missed” report Brewer House to its new site next to plans to expand the parking lot of its the Hockanum Library. Willgoos Test Laboratories off of The telephone workers are needed High Street. in the complicated move of the house In the actual move of the house. to help guide it past nearby telephone Town Engineer Paul Kraucunas said MERIT smokers in latest survQj and utility lines. The problem is the the moving firm has huilt a special union will vote Saturday on whether steel platform with wheels to hold to strike. the house. The house will be jacked Officials of the telephone workers' up and the platform placed un­ union's state affiliate, the Connec­ derneath the house for the move, laste Quest Ends Smoker Tests Offer ticut union of Telephone Workers, Kraucunas said. have said they will adhere to the The house will have to be turned Latest research provides M ore P ro o f national union's decision on the around on its present site so it will strike. face the proper direction when it solid evidence that MERIT Blind Taste Tests: In tests Beside the possibility of a strike, rests at the new location, he said. Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Group, Beside negotiating various elec­ which is paying 31M,000 for the move trical and telephone wires in the is a satisfying long-teitn taste where brand identity was Concentration of the two-story house, sees no other vicinity of the 50-foot high structure, obstacles to the move. The firm coor­ police and fire departments have alternative to high tar concealed, a significant Bumper pool is a game that requires a great deal of concen- Fogg of 73 Falknor Drive and a right Julie Lagassie of 91 dinating the actual move of the struc­ made plans to protect the area while tration as you can see from the faces of these two players at Falknor Drive. (Herald photo by Pinto) ture, Association Construction of the house is blocking the way of the cigarettes. majority of smokers rated the Hartford, has been digging around entire street. Verplanck School playground in Manchester. At left is Terry the building for weeks and supporting Representatives of P&WA, police, Long-Term Satisfaction: In taste of low tar MERIT as . MERIT it with steel beams in preparation for fire and public works department M enthol the move. met Thursday to confirm final MERITi details on the move. The route for the move will begin the latest survey of former good as—or better than— Restless volcano blows again on High Street, heading east to P&WA officials are also concerned Carter Street and south on Main about the weather Thursday because the move is expected to take a full high tar smokers who have leading high tar brands. Even VANCOUWR, Wash."TUPI) 15-mile "red" danger zone around for more than half an hour that didn't miles away. Street to Naubuc Avenue and to the Restldss Mountist. Helens blew for the mountain, the Federal Emergen­ lead to an eruption.” Scientists said the second blast late triangle of town land where the day. switched to MERIT, 9 out of cigarettes having twice the tar. Uie fifth time sinc^fay wi^4wo dis­ cy tonagem ent Agency said. Rowley said when Thursday's Thursday also was accompanied by tinct eruptions, sendihg-asHclouds as “I think we're .Mtting more tremor went for more that 30 min­ strong harmonic tremors 10 reported they continue to Smoker Preference: much as 8 miles into the sky and sophisticated in knowng what is utes, scientists were “pretty sure” Thursday's pulsating eruptions Ted says Dems spilling super-hot gas and pumice significant so that we can predict the mountain was going to blow. marked the fifth time the yolcano has over the rim of the volcano's huge eruptions,” said Dr.