Quake Aid Rushed to Armenia

A' ' ' r ' ? Hattrhratpr MmlJi Friday, DeC. 9, 1988 ManChester, Conn. — A City of Village Charm 30 Cents Quake aid E rushed to C Armenia 80,000 feared dead; 2.5 million homeless MOSCOW (AP) - Relief planes Previous statements had put from around the world rushed the death toil in the thousands, emergency supplies into Arme but sources have provided unoffi nia today to help victims of an cial estimates of as many as earthquake that killed tens of 50,000. thousands of people and left A scientist predicted more hundreds of thousands homeless. tremors would occur. Workers A spokesman for Yerevan’s scrambled to find survivors bur Zvarnots airport said planes ied in the rubble. AP photo arrived today from France, Bel President Mikhail S. Gorba gium and Bulgaria and many FACES OF GRIEF — Citizens of Leninakan, Armenia, may have left 80,000 people dead and 2.5 million chev returned home to direct the more were expected. It was the growing relief efforts, which show their grief Thursday following the earthquake that homeless. Leninakan suffered heavy damage. first time disaster aid had brought emergency food, medics, reached the Soviet Union on such medical supplies and search a scale. equipment to the devastated Soviet officials released no T o w n m an region. death toll two days after Wednes Gorbachev, who cut short a trip day's quake, but the Soviet to the United States and canceled ambassador in Britain, Leonid thinks kin plans to visit Cuba and Britain, Zamyatin, said today that about arrived back in Moscow before 80,000 people.died in the southern dawn, Tass said. He was expected are safe republic of 3.3 million. to travel to the stricken area, but Speaking briefly in English to a officials refused to say when he delegation of Armenians at the 9 would do so. At least one Manchester resi Soviet Embassy in London, he Leon Azruyan, an editor at the dent, Richard Kalagian of 20 said: "Ourestimateis, butit'snot Teresa Road, has relatives in official Armenpress news agency an exact figure, that we have in the Armenian capital, Yere earthquake-stricken Soviet Ar about 80,000 people who lost life in van, said he saw dozens of menia but he said today they Armenia, and 2.5 million lost villages "totally destroyed." In appear to live outside the area their homes.” He added: "Many hardest struck by a devasting people are in hospitals, including earthquake. See QUAKE, page 14 children.” Kalagian said his Armenian relatives live in Yerevan, the Armenian capital south of the center of the quake. While he has OffiCials, students not heard from them, he said, news reports he has read indicate that while many windows were smashed there, there was not seek Compromise severe damage. He .said he hopes to contact his relatives as soon as possible. He said many of his relatives over dress Code moved to the United States 10 or 12 years ago. By Maureen Leavitt room, the Student Council execu The Rev. Yeprem Kelegian, AP photo Manchester Herald tive board and three faculty pastor of St. George's Armenian RUINS — A pile of rubble is all that is left Armenia, following Wednesday's members met to organize the Church in Hartford, said today of an apartment building in Spitak, earthquake. Three days after 100 Manches review committee. the church has several members ter High School students defiantly “ They had a good meeting from Manchester and Bolton, but protested a new dress code yesterday," Ludes said today. few of them still have relatives in designed to keep weapons out of This morning, Moriarty an Armenia. classrooms, school officials and nounced over the school intercom "W e are all brothers and sisters Bolton petitioners urge town students say they are ready to a statement explaining the re to the people in Armenia whether compromise. view committee's goals. In the we are blood relations or not.” Principal Jacob Ludes III said statement, Moriarty also clari Kelegian said. today a three-member faculty fied what he called "misconcep He urged people to make to override manager rejeCtion team is working with a student tions” among students over the donations to aid the quake vic committee to review the policy. policy. tims. He said they can be sent to Bv Andrew J. Davis proposed eliminating the Board have not put in as much time, While the policy forbids the For example, cardigan and Judge” 9 Manchester Herald of Finance and eliminating the the Armenian Diocese Earth wearing of jackets, sweatshirts pullover sweaters can be worn quake Fund at 630 2nd Ave. New power of Annual Town Meeting Under state law, a petition and other outerwear, Ludes has during school, but hats and coats York, New York, 10016. BOLTON — Two members of voters to make specific changes mu.st be presented within 45 days agreed to allow students to wear are still banned, he said in the of the rejection by selectmen. If Meanwhile AmeriCares, an in the former Charter Revision in the town budget. Resident.s hooded sweatshirts until talks statement. the petition is pre.sented, the ternational relief group based in Commission have begun a peti would only have been able to end with the students. The Student Council also asked selectmen will have 15 months to New Canaan, has 80,000 pounds of tion drive to override selectmens’ approve or vote down the budget "We can accommodate that as students to refrain from protest hold an election on the charter supplies waiting to be delivered to veto of their proposal recom under the rejected charter plan an interim measure," Ludes said. ing because it will interfere with proposal,-according to the law. earthquake victims. mending a switch to a town Selectmen Douglas T. Cheney, Students, meanwhile, have negotiations and the sweatshirt manager form of government. Lawrence A. Converse III and Lessard said he was "optimis agreed to stop protesting for the ban might be re-instated, Mor 8 Those include medical supp Former Charter Revision Com Carl A. Preuss voted against the tic” they would be able to get time being. iarty said. lies, tents, blankets and sheets, enough signatures within the mission member Ginny Wicker- charter, mainly because of the "W e’ve started work on a Moriarty said he feels students said Steve Norman, an Ameri sham said Thursday that she and town manager proposal. First allotted time. compromise," Student Council are willing to wait and see what Cares spokesman. member Robert Lessard started Selectman Sandra W. Pierog and co-president Mo Moriarty said the committee can accomplish. "Blociid is the primary thing. the drive. The Charter Revision Selectman Michael A. Zizka "We'd like to get it as soon as this morning during a break from He added he is confident the Second is medicine and antibio Commission was officially dis voted in favor of it. possible," he said. "W e'll keep school. “ We’re going to continue committee will succeed. tics," Norman said Thursday. solved after selectmen vetoed If selectmen had approved the going until we get it. We have to ironing out differences with stu "We acted quickly so they "That’s right up our alley. the propo.sed charter changes charter commission's proposals, keep the momentum going.” dents and the administration on "What makes this very unique Lessard said he would like to Tuesday. a Jan. 9 townwide vote was what is considered outerwear.” is that it is in the Soviet Union, get the petition inbefore the party See MHS, page 14 Wickersham said that notifica tentatively scheduled. The policy was implemented and it’s a fairly isolated area,” tion of the petition has been filed The commission was officially caucuses in mid-January. If the Tuesday three weeks after a Norman said. "There’s no OK to with Town Clerk Catherine disassembled after the select vote is held before the caucuses, student threatened another in a fly in there. This requires alot of the parties can nominate people Leiner and signatures will begin men’s vote. science classroom with a gun he TODAY help on the part of our govern to be collected today. Wickersham said that the se to newly-appointed positions. carried under his clothing, school ment, and on the part of theirs. The rejection of the charter by lectmen should have pas.sed the Under the Charter Revision Com officials said. About 21 students "W e're basically poised,” he the selectmen means it will take a charter, even if .some had reser mission’s proposal, the number of were suspended as a result of in d e x added. "There’s nothing more for petition with about 225 signa vations about the proposals. The selectmen would have increased defying the order, Ludes said. 28 pages. 2 sections us to do but go." tures, or 10 percent of the eligible ultimate fate of the propo.sals from five to seven. Ludes gave a memorandum to The earthquake on Wednesday town voters, to override the veto should be left up to the voters, she Classified _ 24-28 Opinion_______ 12 Having the vote before the the Student Council Thursday may have killed up to 50,000 and bring it up for a townwide said. caucu.ses, though, may not be asking them to review the dress Com iCs_______ 22 People________ 10 people, according to estimates vote, said Wickersham. “ I think that’s the crux,” she feasible, Pierog said. " I think policy and submit recommenda FoCus_________ 19 Sports____ 15-18 Armenian journalists said were In addition to the switch to the said.

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