Michigan PBB Disaster: Board Oks 991 Contract Eagle Hitters a Daring Voyage It Could Happen Again Calling for 8H% Hike Love to Mix It up by Geo
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20 - MANCHESTER HERALD. Tuesday. June 7. 1983 Books •lOftTIf,,.. WiOVS! Explorer details Michigan PBB disaster: Board OKs 991 contract Eagle hitters a daring voyage It could happen again calling for 8H% hike love to mix It up By Geo .. page 2 r o e Oxford scholar with a Omani seafarer Ahmed ... page 3 ... page 10 AAlchanowskv degree in Medieval Asian Ibn Majid, is explained in Written tor DPI Exploration. During his the book and should in preparatory research, he deed be great fun to try ^5'.. “ The Sindbad Voyage” had to go quite far afield to out. On quite another by Tim Severin (G.P. run down certain nautical topic, by the way, the Putnam's Sons, $17.95) is data, and soon found author intrigues us with t the story of a fascinat him self combing, not his highly plausible the J ingly daring, yet tho Gulf-area, but old Portu ory that Sindbad’s Old roughly pre-researched, guese archives for clues to Man of the Sea was, in sea adventure that took the characteristics of the fact, the orangutan of Fair tonight; the author from the coast ship used by Sindbad-age Sumatra. '•'O/f Manchester, Conn. of Oman, guarding the sunny Thursday Arabs for their long-haul Scholar-saiior Severin entrance to the Gulf at the Wednesday, June 8, 1983 voyages. On the basis of is an extremely capable — See page 2 eastern tip of the Arabian information thus as writer and the account of M m l i Single copy: 25<t Peninsula, all the way to sembled, for instance, Se his adventures will keep China’s Pearl River and verin selected trees ilanrhfBtFr both the ocean-wise upstream to the city of grown in far-away India reader and the armchair Canton. to provide wood for the enthusiast enthralled. In the course of this construction of his own The one regret this re marine exploit in a spe modern copy of the viewer must register is cially built, medieval- strange vessel which he that this beautiful book style Arab ship, Severin was soon to command as does not have an index. On visited the Malabfir coast master. the other hand, the vo Herald photo by Pinto HRC of India and, after that, In strict compliance Haggling lume comes with two Sri Lanka. He then sailed Richard Bylander, left, and Mayor Stephen Penny with techniques going splendid appendices con demonstrations set Wednesday and Thursday atthe on to Sumatra and back a thousand years, taining source material prepare for the Manchester Power Squadron safety Parkade. through the Strait of Ma not a single nail was used and diagranls of interest lacca and, finally, across terms in the building of Sever- to amateur and pro alike. the South China Sea to his in's unusual craft. In ultimate destination. stead, everything was tied The 48 pages of color on budget The purpose of this together with some 400 photographs are abso sturdy undertaking was to lutely stunning, showing Boat safety squadron’s aim miles of coconut rope. fixed shed light on any histori This entire remarkable scenes of the unique con cal facts behind the Tales struction job that eventu By Cherle O'Nell safety. job took only 165 days. reading charts. Appointments made to the Hu of Sindbad the Sailor, that Eventually named “So- ally produced the won Special to the Herald Rylander and the local Power Squadron The event is designed to teach people man Relations Commission by the fabled explorer hero out of har” — after Sindbad’s drous ship “ Sohar” and, will offer this year’s National Safe Boating how to use safety equipment such as life Town Board of Directors in No the pages of the Arabian legendary birth place on of course, providing dra Two summers ago, five persons — Week demonstration Wednesday and continues preservers and Are extinguishers. Boats vember 1982 will retroactively Nights or, as the literary the Omani coast — and matic and picturesque including three former Manchester resi Thursday at the Parkade from noon to 8:30 which wiii be on band range from a canoe become three-year appointments opus is known in' its manned by a crew of 20, highlights of the ensuing dents — drowned off Long Island Sound p.m. By M ark A , Dupuis to a catamaran. Squadron members will ying cute in spending for education as a result of an opinion by the town original, "The Thousand this sailing ship out of a maritime adventure when their pleasure boat collided with a “Most people are incompetent in answer questions on boat safety. United Press International equalization grants, transporta attorney. Town General Manager and One Nights." colorful past completed itself. barge. handling a boat. They start out with small tion and personnel costs was Robert B. Weiss said Tuesday. While it is generally not an action-packed , - Ultimately, Severin’s According to Richard C. Rylander of 28 The Manchester Squadron, a private 6 000 boats on small rivers. They learn by the HARTFORD — Just more than worked out after House Democrats The board removed the clarifica considered settled mile voyage in slightly book is one more proof Grove St., enrollment in boat safety organization, is part of the United States 12 hours and 20 liberal Democrats seat of their pants, with no formal training balked at a $265 million Senate tax tion of commission terms from its whether Sindbad ever ex over seven months. that meticulous scholar courses has increased as a result. But he Power .Squadron. Its membership totals will decide today whether the and that is when the trouble begins,” said 156. plan tied to the $3.62 billion budget. June 7 meeting agenda after isted as a specific individ Just like those early ship and adventurous says there are still plenty of terrible Connecticut Legislature will go ual, the voyages he is said boaters around. Rylander. Any agreement reached in the hearing that actions taken to Arab navigators before derring-do can indeed go The organization also offers free boat home for the year or return later in to have undertaken loom Rylander is a member of the Manches House wouid have to go to the shorten several terms in De him, Severin relied exclu hand in hand, and will The instructors are all members of the ing instruction. For further information, the week to start a special session more clearly now as poeti ter Power Squadron and chairman of the Senate and there were no guaran cember 1982 were found invalid by sively on thestars to guide subsequently make for Manchester Power Squadron, which have contact education officer, Clyde Cordsten, to adopt a budget. cally told accounts of the Souadron’s annual demonstration on boat tees enough votes could 1^ wond Town Attorney Kevin M. O’Brien. him. Remarkably, the excellent reading when been taught the basics of piloting and 875—8785. among the Democratic majority, very real experiences of only navigational instru told with gusto by the very Facing a midnight adjournment The shortening of terms was seafaring merchants who which adopted the $265 million supposed to stagger commission ment he used during his man who pulled the whole deadline, negotiations continued to package on a narrow, 19-17 vote. plied the ancient spice entire voyage was a piece enterprise together. bring the 21 liberal House Demo appointments so three would ex routes between the Gulf Yankee Traveler “ When you go from Jan. 5 to pire one year out of every three and of cardboard pierced by a crats into the party fold and adopt June 7 and haven’t reached a and the Far East about a knotted string. That fasci a budget for the 1983-84 fiscal year four would expire two years out of thousand years ago. decision it would be difficult to do it every three. nating procedure, handed Editor’s note: George without a special session that in the last 24 hours,” Senate The author of "The would begin later in the week. The Clarification on terms had down to posterity by the Michanowsky, author of Majority Leader Richard Sindbad Voyage" is an writings of the renowned The 21 liberals emerged last been requested by Human Rela "The Once and Future Schneller, D-Essex, said of the tions Commission Chairman Star” and a member of Ethnic tests, crafts fairs start week as one of two groups blocking chances of a special session. Rubin Fisher. the Science Advisory approval in the House for a $244 O’Neill met personally with the million tax package that would be Penny turned the request over to Board of the Explorers Editor’s note; Another in a series of gust 20-21; Indo-Chinese Festival, August 21 House liberals in an effort to Thing,” an exhibit of handcrafted toys, accompanied by $20.9 million in O’Brien, who ruled in late May that Club, is an expert on weekly features written for U PI by the ALA 27; and Afro-American Festival, Sep sway enough toward the more- Auto and Travel Club aimed at providing Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., cute to a tentative $3.62 billion the length of several terms estab Best Sellers ancient astronomical tember 3. through June 30. conventional tax package and New Englanders with fuel-conserving, budget. lished by the board is void since the texts who has made news A special Kids Fair will be held Sunday. Also through June is "Highlight o f the budget. However, the group stood terms were established for other worthy findings regard close-to-home leisure trips.) September 4 and the 4th Annual Banjo and House Democratic leaders con firm into early today as negotia Fiction Month: Pottery by Don Williams,” at the tinued to hold out slim hopes of a than three years.