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page 3 iianrhpHlpr MpralJi Saturday, Sept. 10. 1988 Manchester, Conn. — A City of Village Charm '30 Cents 3 , "X. Florence unleashes 90 mph winds i:^ialong the Louisiana coast... page 2 MVD workers' * 'S -s intimidated into cashing checks One woman reports Pravda admits threat to chop off Trotsky’s role i f her legs... page 9 ... page 11 V-' What will Manchester i name ter Bob Weiss? R«0lnald Plnto/ManchMt*r Hafald COOKIE FEAST •»• Lindsey Benoit, 3, of 87 Rachel Road, bites into a cookie during the opening day of History shows town remembers Manchester’s Feast Fest, sponsored by the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce. Story and more Its managers’ names... page 6 pictures on page 3. rzifi M .i Hi 'I'l'I'O' i< nrTFT Dr. Crane • Quiz By Andrew Yurkovsky 1. A rasher suggests a meat item that made /' Manchester Herald which sound whiie on foot? BA-A COO MOO SQUEAL The weather for the first day of the fourth annual Feast Fest on 2. Which Bible hero caught 300 foxes, tied Friday was just as a psychic had firebrands to their tails and released them to predicted it would be — cloudy burn the ripe wheat fields of his enemy? and cool. DAVID JACOB SAMSON MATTHEW But the Fest got anything but a cool welcome from the public, 3. The mate of the “ poor man’s cow” is organizers said. It isopen 11 a.m. nicknamed; to 10 p.m. today and 11 a.m. to 6 BILLY PETER JACK FERDINAND d p.m. Sunday. Despite the overcast skies, the 4. A cant hook indirectly suggests which cry? Fest, which is organized by the STOP! FORE! FOUL! TIMBER! Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, enjoyed the best 5. The pope often issues what is called a papal; lunchtime crowd for a Friday, BUCK BULL RAM STAG said Anne Flint, the organiza tion’s president. 6. Match the Biblical women at the left with the S H#**" "What it looks to me is this men at the right who lived during the same period thing has got a long life,” she of time and thus were their contemporaries. i- said. (a) Lydia (v) Ahab I Fest organizers have known for ‘ i more than a month that the (b) Leah(w) Lazarus r r (c) Eve(x) Laban weather for this year’s opening AP photo day was not going, to be the (d) Martha (y) Paul T A L L SHIPS — Gov. William O ’Neill is at Friday. The harbor gathering is part of greatest. A psychic told Bobbie -! (e) Jezebel (z) Seth Beganny, a Chamber vice presi J k . the center of a group of dignitaries Norwalk’s annual oyster festival, which dent that Friday would be partly < Rsglnxld PfntWManchMtxr Herald (Answers in classified advertising section) reviewing tall ships in Norwalk Harbor runs through the weekend. > cloudy with a temperature of 72. The psychic made his prediction FRIDAYS ARE FOR SUNDAES — Mr. and Mrs. Tom before a gathering of 250 at a Wilson of 12 Oakland St. dig into their sun'dae from the management conference Be Royal Ice-Cream Co. booth at the downtown Feast Fest. Connecticut Weather Thousands seek high ground Rtglnald Plnto/MxnchMtar Herald ganny attended in Delaware on WAITING ON HIS FRIENDS — Joel Aug. 1. Manchester.” is the first year Steve K ’s has Kondra of 57 Foster St. picks up lunch And the weather Friday was Gurski, who has been to two participated in the Fest. just as the psychic predicted. previous Feast Fests, attended “ Oh it’s been great,” Leeman Manchester and vicinity: Mostly sunny Saturday as Florence hits Gulf Coast for himself and fellow vi(orkers at the Beganny said. She said the this one with her 2-year-old said of the crowd. “ Chowder’s with high in the 80s. Saturday night, clear with low in Feast Fest on Friday. Kondra works at thermometer at the Savings Bank daughter and her 5-year-old son. been going good.” the SOs. Sunday, sunny with high 70 to 75. of Manchester stayed at 72 most She said the best part of the Fest on work barges trapped at the date Michael Dukakis postponed Westown Pharmacy, 455 Hartford Road. Tony Scarpace, the owner of VENICE, La. (AP) - Thou of the day. was watching the people. mouth of the Mississippi River, indefinitely an outdoor rally at Adams Mill Restaurant, 165 sands of Gulf Coast residents Beganny said the psychic of Frank Armentano of 154 New said Coast Guard spokesman Dan New Orleans’ Jackson Square in Adams St., said that the Feast from Florida to Louisiana fled to fered no prediction on the Bolton Road, who attended his Dewell. as well as two indoor fund raisers Fest is “ a tremendous spirit- higher ground Friday as Hurri weather for the remainder of the second Fest Friday, said that he Lottery “ It looks like they’re going to — a $l,000-per-couple cocktail raiser for the staff.” cane Florence unleashed 90 mph weekend. But the forecast by the had to go because his wife was have to ride it out. The hurricane, party and a $10,000-per-couple But Joyce Sorenson, a co-owner winds along the Louisiana coast. National Weather Service calls going. He said there reaily was no as well as I can make out, is right buffet. of the Three Penny Pub, 384 W. An Alabama man preparing for for sunny skies and warm choice. Connecticut daily Friday; 631. Play Four; 2503. about there,” said Dewell. Florence, which had been Middle 'Turnpike, reported that the storm drowned while trying to temperatures today and Sunday. “ Either that or starve at Connecticut Lotto Friday; 1,15,28,31,34,37. Earlier, a Coast Guard helicop stalled in the Gulf of Mexico, the .sausage and peppers her tie down a boat. Flint had no estimate of the home,” he said. ter rescued two fishermen who suddenly strengthened into a restaurant was serving were not “ When it’s a hurricane I get number of tickets sold Friday Ten-year-old Michael Capodi- got into trouble while running hurricane Friday morning and seiiing as well as last year's steak out,” said Melodia Buras, of night. She said figures would not casa of 95A Sycamore Lane, a their crab traps, also near the began churning northward at 15 sandwiches. Boothville, La., who joined about be available until today. connoisseur of Antonio’s pizza, mouth of the river. mph, the National Hurricane “ I don’t think we'll do as well as Index 500 others Friday night at Belle Those attending the Feast Fest said he pianned to return to the In Alabama, police in the we’ve done previously,” said Chasse High School, which was Center reported. gave it a warm review, although Feast Fest today for seconds. coastal community of Orange Hurricane warnings were Sorenson, whose restaurant has opened as a shelter for Venice and restaurateurs offered a mixed “ I ’m going to ride down here Beach said a 32-year-old man served food at the Fest two other other Plaquemines Parish towns posted from Pensacola to Ca reaction. again,” Capodicasa said. Business___ .34-38 Local news. drowned Friday afternoon when years, in coastal Louisiana. meron, La. The center of the “ (It’s) Just a nice night for my Darin Leeman, a helper at the Churches__ . 14-16 Obituaries— Forecasters warned coastal he fell into the water as he was 259-mile-wide storm was ex And Claudio Gurerra of the Mill .36-40 Opinion. 12-13 famiiy.” said Debbie Gurski of 48 booth for Steve K ’s. at 829 Main Classified__ residents to prepare for 100 mph trying to tie down a boat in windy, pected to be on land by Friday on the River of Glastonbury also Com ics____ .23-25 Senior Citizens. ___ 33 Winter St. “ It’s nice to see St., said the seafood chowder was wind, 9-foot tides a,nd up to 10 rainy conditions. night. reported a slow day. “ It’s been Connecticut. ___8-9 Sports .41-48 something going on at night in a popular item Friday night. This really quiet." Focus______ . 17-32 U.S./World. 10-11 inches of rain. Wind speeds at the “ They were trying to secure a At 8 p.m. EDT, Florence’s mouth of the Mississippi River boat and one of their lines got center was located near latitude were reported at over 90 mph caught up underneath it,” CpI. 28.8 degrees north and longitude Friday night. Marvin Glass said. He said the 89.4 west, or about 90 miles south The center of the hurricane was man, who could not swim, lost his of New Orleans, heading north at Woman injured after accident expected to reach New Orleans balance tugging on the snagged 15 nriph. iiattrbratrr Upralb By Andrew Yurkovsky car, which was traveling south on hospital for treatment. by midnight CDT. line and fell into a bayou, about Maximum sustained wind Manchester Herald Gardner Street. But he said the The truck Slaughter was driv USPS 327-500 VOL. evil. No. 202 A Coast Guard helicopter had to half a mile from the Gulf. speed near the storm’s center accident was still under investi ing is owned by Edart Truck abandon plans to rescue four men Democratic presidential candi was 80 mph at 3 p.m. Penny M. Sieffert, Publisher A South Windsor woman was gation and said that no charges Rental Corp, of Hartford, police listed in critical condition at had been brought against said.