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Manchester High baseball Doctors confront Aceldent victim wins Its third In a row /13 confusing Issue /21 ‘a good boy’ /3 manrlfPBlpr iirralb Newsstand Price: 35 Cents i Friday, Aprii 21, 1989 Manchester, Conn. — A City of Viiiage Charm Over 100 residents mobilize to fight increase in burglaries first neighborhood crime-watch By Maureen Leavitt residents have been sleeping, know her next-door neighbor was because there are a number of for the Manchester Police De­ Manchester Herald police said. robbed,” Kibbe said. elderly people living in the area of partment. said today that form­ group in 1982, said today that the The residents met Wednesday Kibbe said when she learned of the break-ins. ing a crime watch is a good idea 110 people who turned out for More than 15 burglaries in the night at South United Methodist the recent burglaries, she de­ " I talk to my neighbors, but for the area. Wednesday’s meeting is one of last two months have led to the Church to organize the crime cided to “ really push” for the you’d be surprised the number of He credited a resident’s aware­ the largest crowds for a crime- formation of a neighborhood watch. About 110 people attended watch group. people who don’t. If you don’t talk ness with a tip that led to arrests watch meeting he could recall. crime-watch group by residents the meeting. It was advertised by She is optimistic her neighbors to your neighbors, you’re going to about two months ago in connec­ Reinhom, who has helped form of the area bordered by Center residents distributing 300 fliers want to work together to stop the have problems.” tion with a rash of burglaries in 17 such watchdog groups, said and Adams streets and Middle door-to-door. crimes. Kibbe said crime-watch signs the South End. A resident noticed communication is the key to Turnpike. Ann Kibbe, of St. John Street, "A lot of people are willing to will be posted soon, and residents an unusual car in a driveway, making the watch work. Street captains will be assigned Homes have been broken into who has been elected to lead the take it on,” she said. There’s just will be called together once again recorded the registration number group, said today many people too much happening right here, to learn how they can make their and gave it to police. for the 11 streets that are part of during the day while residents were at work and other burglar­ were not aware of the burglaries. and I think people are scared.” house safe. Harry W. Reinhorn, a Spring “ One woman told me she didn’t She said she is concerned Officer Gary Wood, spokesman Street resident who formed the See CRIME, page 12 ies have occurred at night while Spill fears boost prices of crude oil NEW YORK (A P) - Crude oil futures prices are at the highest O’Neill asks for probe of gas prices ... page 5 level in more than three years after a platform explosion in the North Sea added to the supply have increased in response to the worries prompted by the Alasican 10.1 million-gallon spill in Alaska, spill. the latest jump in crude prices The May contract for West may have only a minimal impact Texas Intermediate, the bench­ at the consumer level, analysts mark grade of U.S. crude, soared said. a record $2.04 to finish at $24.65 a The $2.04 rise topped a $1.74 barrel Thursday on the New York hike on Aug. 4,1986, to become the Mercantile Exchange. That price largest one-day increase since was the highest since Jan. 15, trading of crude futures began on ALL- 1986, and almost double the Nov. the New York Mercantile Ex­ 11 rate. change in March 1983. Trading began today on the Thursday’s frenzied buying of June contract, and prices were near-term oil contracts was trig­ Patrick Ftynn/Mancha$tar Herald down this morning. gered by a comment from British ROAD Vi/ORK — George Brncjiar of Ashford works one of a series of road improvements being done in the Analysts said jitters over the Energy Minister Cecil Parkinson explosion earlier this week in the that a vital North Sea oil pipeline Thursday on the widening of the Deming Street (Route area in preparation for next year’s opening of the North Sea, and last month’s could be shut down up to a month. Pavilions at Buckland Hills. Story on page 3. 30) bridge near the Route 83 intersection. The project is Alaska spill, came against a An explosion Tuesday at the background of factors that nor­ Cormorant Alpha platform dis­ mally would drive prices down — rupted production of nearly overproduction by the Organiza­ 500,000 barrels of oil, or about a tion of Petroleum Exporting quarter of the North Sea’s oil EPA tells schools: Better test for radon! Countries and a softening in output. The light North Sea Brent demand. is favored for making gasoline in something about it are not very Bv H. Josef Hebert schools throughout the United should be considered unhealthy “ The market is so overbought the United States, Europe and high. They’re in the range of $500 The Associated Press States,” EPA Administrator Wil­ and warrant additional tests and due to the psychological impact of elsewhere. Since the explosion, liam K. Reilly said Thursday. to $10,000 maximum.” likely corrective action. In these events that there’s a lot of crude prices have surged nearly The EPA, which last year schools in five of the states the WASHINGTON - School offi­ He called indoor radon, which room for a fall in prices,” said 15 percent. cials across the country are being is emitted from natural radioac­ issued a similar warning to level was 20 picocuries or more 201 r ia u >BB Ken Miller of the petroleum Officials of Shell U.K. Ltd., tive decay in the ground, “ one ot homeowners after a spot check and in a school in Tennessee it advised to test for radon after the consulting firm of Purvin & operator of a platform, said the major environmental health around the country, said that of was found to he 136 picocuries. federal government found un­ Gertz. Thursday that inspection of the threats facing Americans” and 130 public schools tested in 41 By comparison, federal stand­ healthy levels of the odorless, Since gasoline prices already damage is continuing. cancer-causing gas in half the urged that officials nationwide communities, 54 percent of the ards for uranium mining call for schools examined in spot checks test their schoolrooms for the gas. schools had at least one room miners to wear protective equip­ from Maine to Washington state. The testing, he said today on normally occupied by students or ment when radiation levels are 16 Exxon spills oily waste “ Based on measurements “ CBS This Morning,” would cost staff that registered unhealthy to 20 picocuries per liter of air during continuous work periods. taken in 3,000 schoolrooms in 16 “ anywhere from $5 to $25 for a levels of radon. The agency has said that any states, it appears that elevated room. And if it turns out there’s a in Louisiana swampland level of 4 picocuries per liter of air See RADON, page 12 levels of radon gas can be found in problem, the costs of doing ^ Atchafalaya Basin, a vast hard­ BAYOU SORREL. La. (AP) - wood swamp and marshland that A tank ruptured as it was is a breeding ground for a variety Insect parts, rat hairs OK in moderation unloaded from an Exxon barge of fish and wildlife. early today and spilled 300,000 to John Reidy, a spokesman for government says. sauce can have up to 30 fly eggs, manual of “ food defect action 400,000 gallons of oily waste into Bv Deborah Mesce ^ 11 ounces of wheat flour can have *2®/* Exxon, said officials at their New The Associated Press The Food and Drug Adminis­ levels.” the Grand River, state police Orleans headquarters had little tration says that though vermin up to 450 insect fragments and a According to the manual, the said. information about the spill, but WASHINGTON — Insect parts, and their residues are “ aestheti­ half pound of canned or frozen levels “ are set because it is not "Environmental officials from spinach can have as many as 100 would have a statement as soon rodent hairs and maggots don’t cally unpleasing,’ ’ within pres­ possible, and never has been ^ Exxon tell us that the material is Rtn cribed limits they are “ harmless, aphids, and a pound of cocoa possible, to grow in open fields, about 90 percent water, 7 percent as possible. sound appetizing, but when Jones said crews quickly sur­ natural and unavoidable’ ’ in food. beans can contain up to 10 harvest and process crops that tossed with a salad, churned up in 1 alcohol and 3 percent oil,” said rounded the spill with booms, Under FDA standards, for milligrams of rodent feces. tomato sauce or baked in bread Lt. Ronnie Jones of the state adding, “ We believe we’ve got they’re not bad at ail, the example, 3.5 ounces of tomato These limits are in the FDA’s See FOOD, page 12 police. No one was injured, Jones said. most of the material contained in The spill happened at a remote one area.” He said there is little chance of area about 35 miles southwest of fire or explosion, but “ from an Baton Rouge on the edge of the environmental standpoint, this Tour to explore heritage of Cheney mills could be a dangerous spill.

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