aft noon . p.g.^3 Iter ,459 lianrhpBtfr Mprali 1248 .211 >000 Saturday, Sept. 17, 1988 Manchester, Conn. — A City of Village Charm 30 Cents Ztl Klll$r storm brings heavy rain, high waves and high wind... page 2 .................. jUn , za * Ul; V l \'i i i l V) ,759 1279 ,480 'i-iLC >000 180 M Olympic opening Korean dancers r?i surround flags of the 24th Olympiad during the opening lie ceremonies in Seoul. Stories on page 41. AP photo 221 336 l a ,T Wayward 685 000 Locai women Connecticut % Heated* words 185 gets its day in hike backbone IS" in the sun /4 for Senate /lO of Engiand /17 1 in k I ig tratlon. lEmn. Eighth District set to strike up the band Dr. Crane’s Quiz By Alex GIrelll a.m. will not be eligible to win a trophy as division of the parade will stop at the Manchester Herald The parade begins at noon Sunday. the best-appearing Dalmatian in the stand and take positions there to 1. A creature nicknamed Bruin is often put to rout Marchers will form near Manchester parade, one of the more than 70 review the parade. by Manchester will have more than its High School, go south on Brookfield awards that will be given at Robert­ UUU JJJ BBB COC share of firefighters this weekend Street, west on EastCenterStreetand son Park after the parade. Axe is not The dignitaries include U.S. Sen. 2. Which one of these has 2 hands but not even one when the Eighth Utilities Fire Depart­ north on Main Street to Robertson eligible because he is a member of the L«well Weicker, U.S. Rep. Barbara foot? ment, in celebrating its 100th anniver­ Park. host department. Kennelly, state legislators from the BED STAIRS WATCH HILL sary, hosts a state firefighters’ Almost 4,000 people, mostly fire­ The parade is expected to take from Manchester area. Mayor Peter Di- 3. Our Pilgrims lacked which one of these for convention today and a giant parade fighters from the 129 participating 3 to 3‘A hours to pass any given point Rosa and town directors. District several years? on Sunday. fire departments, will march in the along the route of march. Among the President Thomas Landers and dis­ TABBY BIDDY ELSIE ROVER The convention of the Connecticut parade. There will be more thaii 240 pieces of apparatus will be horse- trict directors. 4. Which one of these is called an honorary State Firemen’s Association today pieces of fire apparatus, and a few drawn and hand-drawn firefighting decree^ will be at Manchester High School Daiamatians including Axe, the mas­ rigs. Participating fire departments are PH D. LL.D. D.D.S. D.V.M. with dealers displaying fire appara­ cot of the Eighth District Fire A reviewing stand will be located at coming from all over Connecticut and 5. Which female scares off prowlers at night? tus in the teachers’ parking lot of the Department. the Knights of Columbus Hall, 138 some are coming from Massachu­ DOBBIN NANNY DAISY ELSIE school. The convention begins at 10:30 But unlike the other mascots. Axe Main St. Dignitaries in the leading setts, Vermont and New York. 6. Match the Bible characters in the first list (a-e) with the appropriate descriptions in the second list (v-z) that pertain to them. (a) Paul St. James Festival blessed (b) Elijah (c) Boaz (d) Elisha (e) Joseph _____ with good weather, crowds (v) 42 children lost their lives for taunting him about his bald head. By Nancy Concelman “ The land this church is on was the books seemedlo be the best (w) His long sermon put a youth to sleep in a 3rd Manchester Herald given to the church by the Cheney sellers, said church member Sue floor window, from which he fell to his death. family,” Rice said. “ Ithasalotof Scheibenpflug of School Street, who was collecting money. (x) The wicked queen ordered him brought in, AP photo Blue skies, crisp temperatures history.” dead or alive. and the smell of a home-cooked Susan Roberts, a St. James Parla said items that aren’t (y) Vamped by a cute foreign widow who thus AIR BO R N E — Wind surfers get a lift Friday afternoon. Many residents spaghetti dinner drew hundreds parishioner, said- she came up sold will be given to the Second­ made him the great-grandfather of David. flocked to the bay after It was known that to the ninth annual St. James Fall with the idea to sell the plates. hand Rose thrift shop operated by from the heavy winds created by the Manchester Association for (z) Tactless egotist whose poor psychology led his Hurricane Gilbert in Corpus Christ! Bay Gilbert would hit farther to the south. Festival early Friday night, and The late Betty Jean Messier older brothers to sell him as a slave. organizers said they expect a helped organize theirdistribution Retarded Citizens. If the tag sale didn’t satisfy a (Answers on classified advertising pages) bigger crowd than the 8,000 they at Uie fair. originally estimated for the ’The festival features 30 booths, shopper’s appetite, there was a three-day event. rides, crafts and a sit-down crafts booth neatly featuring Gilbert howls into Texas, pillows, knitted clothing, baskets f “ The weather is-much better dinner, '^ e re was also a giant tag Connecticut Weather this year,” said Terry Parla, sale Friday. and other items made by chairman of the booths for the The variety made it difficult for members of the church’s crafts festival. “ Yesterday was a good some people to pin down the group. Manchester and vicinity: Saturday, becoming weaker but stiii dangerous Wooden decorations were-sel­ mostly cloudy. A SO percent chance of showers in the night.” highlight of the festival. The festival was held from 5 to “ I think it’s great,” said Akwan ling well, said church member afternoon. High around 70. Saturday night, a SO BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) 120 miles south of Brownsville at State and 10,000 more were Rose Magee of Ansaldi Road. percent chance of showers. Mild, low SS to 60. 11 p.m. Thursday and Friday on Shabazz of Jackson Street, who — Hurricane Gilbert slammed 4:35 p.m. CDT, in Tamaulipas homeless in Campeche, on the the church grounds at 896 Main attended the fair for the first time Thursday’s fall weather also ^nday, a 40 percent chance of morning showers, the Texas-Mexico coast with state, said Mark Zimmer, meteo­ west coast of the peninsula, the boosted sales of knitted items. then becoming partly sunny. High in the mid 70s. St. Saturday hours are 11 a.m. to Friday. “ There’s something for heavy rain, high waves and high rologist at the National Hurri­ government news agency No- 11 p.m. the wife, rides for the kids and “ Our big sellers last night were wind Friday, and thousands of cane Center in Coral Gables, Fla. timex said. mittens and gloves,” Magee said. Church member Arthur Kiss- food for me.” Gulf Coast residents fled inland It was moving west-northwest Violent weather surrounding Shabazz’s son, 7-year-old Dar­ “ They were putting them right on Lottery or huddled in public shelters and at about 12 mph, with maximum the hurricane spun off more than man estimated that nearly 3,000 the children.” people came Thursday, about the rell, said the games and rides boarded-up homes. sustained winds of 120 mph. a half-dozen tornadoes over the were the best parts of the festival, Near the tables full of home­ The eye was passing over Santa same number as the first day last made crafts were tables full of Connecticut daily Friday: MS. Play Four: 3414. Heavy rain fell on this sou­ Brownsville area Friday, blow­ especially the Scrambler ride. thernmost Texas city and wind Rosa and Santa Cruz, two small year. Kissman was one of the people eating a homemade Connecticut Lotto Friday: 1, 5, IS, 17, 31, 28. ing over at least two homes and gusts to 62 mph were measured at Mexican villages a few miles slightly injuring one person. nearly 300 parishioners who His mother, Donna, stood by spaghetti dinner, which was sold the airport and to 65 mph at Port nortii of La Pesca, Mexico, which Gilbert’s influence extended far helped with the festival, Parla holding two plants she’d gotten at out by around 6 p.m. Church Isabel. Up to S inches of rain was has a population of about 500, said across the Gulf and thunder­ said. the plant sale. member Catherine Anderson of Index forecast, along with tides 7 to 11 Mark Zimmer, meteorologist at storms that were part of its “ In about 2‘/4 hours (Thursday) “ I like the tag sale and the plant Case Drive said 250 tickets were feet above normal. the National Hurricane Center. circulation spawned tornadoes in it was packed,” Kissman said. sale,” she said, adding that she sold. recently started refinishing furni­ Business___ .34-35 Local news. .3-7 Low-lying coastal roads were “ We presume it (the Mexican Alabama. Thursday was also a good night The smell of the food was one of closed by high water. villages) are getting a good Reginald Plnto/Manchester Herald ture and purchased a phonograph the best parts of the festival, Churches__ . 14-15 Olympics__ -4 1 The roof was ripped from a for sales of the church’s keepsa ke Opinion. Gilbert, which for a time pounding from 120 mph winds,” set.