V> -n > f. Getting even; When stock broker errs / page 9 OH spijl: Trying to contain massive Whale deal: Size up front for Murzyn / page 11 slick / page 7 iHaurlirslrr Hrralft ) M.inchHsIn A City nl Ch.inii Monday, Jan. 4,1988 J Two killed in separate weekend car crashes medical examiner, said Thomas R. said. wearing seat belts. No charges ton were both killed early Sunday By Andrew Yurkovskv on the accident, which police said is O’Marra, spokesman for the fire Stable condition means a pa­ have been filed in the Incident, when Torlai lost control of his Manchester Herald under investigation. It does not pickup truck as it rounded a curve appear to have been weather- department of the Eighth Utilities tient’s vital signs are stable, and which police said is under District. Snow, who was sitting in that he or she is responding to investigation. on Smith Hill Road in Winsted, Two Manchester residents were related, as snow began falling in the police said. Torlai was apparently area about an hour after the the right front seat, was wearing a treatment and is not in a life- O’Marra said that the utility pole A killed in unrelated automobile threatening situation, according to was lodged between the front and speeding, leading to the 1:21 a.m. accidents over the weekend, police accident. seat belt, police said. Rescue officials spent about an hospital officials. rear seats of the car, a 1981 crash, police said. said. Another accident, in which a car hour and a half working toextrlcate The accident occurred at about 10 Plymouth Sapporo. Jeffrey F. Shrider, 26, of 60 smashed into a utility pole on the There were no fatal accidents on the second passenger, Mark Nuc- p.m. Tonica Spring Trail, was killed as a ring road at the J.C. Penney Elsewhere in Connecticut, two state highways over, the long cio. 16, of Vernon, from the back The driver of the car, Arthur J. result of an accident on Highland complex in Buckland on Saturday men were killed in Winsted a weekend, state police said today. seat of the car with the Hurst rescue Swanson Jr., 16, of Vernon, was Street at about 10:20 p.m. Sunday. night, left one passenger dead and motor-vehicle accident over the tool, O’Marra said. Nuccio was treated for facial scratches and State troopers, however, investi­ His car went off the road and struck another seriously Injured, officials long holiday weekend. The Asso­ taken to St. Francis Hospital in released, a hospital spokeswoman gated 169 accidents and handed out a parked car at 277 Highland St., said. ciated Press reported. Hartford by LifeStarhelicopterand said. 1,504 tickets. Among the arrests police said. Kenneth R. Snow, 18, of 45C N was listed in stable condition this Police had no information on Michael O’Dell, 19, of Colebrook made, were 988 for speeding and 54 Shrider was the only occupant of Sycamore St., was pronounced morning, a hospital spokesman whether Nuccio and Swanson were and Michael Torlai, 24, of Torring- for drunken driving. the car. No details were available dead at the scene by the state Shelter Snow cancels r use on classes; cold liio weather due increase By Andrew Yurkovskv By Andrew J. Davis Manchester Herald Manchester Herald The number of people using the School children received an extra day of Samaritan Shelter on Main Street vacation today as the first major storm of each year is on the rise, a trend that 1988 dumped about 5 inches of snow on the fi' could be a result of the lack of area. affordable housing in Manchester, Schools in Manchester, Bolton. Coven­ the shelter’s director says. try, Andover and Hebron joined a host of The increase has occurred des­ schools throughout the state which closed pite the fact that the average for the day. Students were supposed to number of users on any given day return to classes today after an eight-day has remained about the same. In holiday recess. just the last six months of the Students at Manchester Community present fiscal year, between July 1 College were not as lucky as the college and now, the shelter has served 302 remained open today. people, or about 60 percent of the Between 4 and 6 inches had fallen in the Manchester area by 7:30 a.m., according to total for the last fiscal year, the National Weather Service at Bradley according to shelter director Pat International Airport in Windsor Locks. Burt. 4 No-additional snow is expected tonight or During the last fiscal year, Tuesday, the weather service reported. between July 1, 1986, to June 30, But Tuesday’s highs are only expected to 1987, 504 different individuals be in the 20s. stayed at the shelter one night or With today’s' snow, about 20 inches has more. FortheyearfromSeptember fallen in the area this season. 1985 to September 1986, the number At mid-moming, no weather-related was 350, and for the same period in accidents has been reported in Manches­ 1984 to 85, there were 199 repeat ter, according to Gary J. Wood, police clients. department spokesman. ’The Manchester Highway Department “ This says that there are more sent out 35 trucks to combat the snow, said people this year in need of emer­ Lee O’Conner, acting highway superin­ Good neighbor gency shelter," Burt said during an tendent. He said workers began plowing interview last week. She said there streets about midnight. “ We have all the Sonny Parlin, of 146 South Main Street, this morning. The first snowstorm of 1988 is a need for more affordable routes covered,” O’Conner said. Workers dumped 4 to 6 inches in the Manchester area. housing in town, including low-cost should be on duty sanding streets until demonstrates what a good neighbor does as rooms in rooming houses. a ^ u t 6 p.m. today. he clears snow from his neighbor's sidewalk “ Housing is a problem,” Burt Garages also were busy during the added, " I can’t give you figures ... snowfall. Debbie Jensen, dispatcher at Charlie’s There are quite a few people (who use the shelter) who work, but Towing and Road Service on Tolland Turnpike, said this morning was one of the If s slow going across Connecticut they’re not making enough to get a busiest of the season. She said the company room." The shelter has a maximum had handled between IS to 20 calls this windy and cold conditions tonight with lows Bv The Associated Press Catania said all 630 state plow trucks and capacity of 40, but the limit has morning, mostly" from stalled motorists. 215 contracted plows were mobilized 10 to 20 degrees. Tuesday, the forecast was David Anderson, owner of Anderson for partly sunny skies, windy and cold with never been reached. Up to 7 Inches of snow greeted overnight. While the total number of clients Bros, of Main Street, said three of his four The National Weather Service in Wind­ highs 15 to 25. trucks were on the road this morning. He commuters today, making driving Runways were kept open at Bradley is on the rise, the average number slippery, closing schools or delaying starts sor Locks posted a snow advisory early of daily users has remained around said his shop, which opened at 4 a.m., had today, reporting heaviest accumulations of International Airport in Windsor Locks and helped about 25 people at mid-moming. of classes, and bringing parking bans to there were no flight delays, an airport the mid-teens. From September several cities across Connecticut. 7 inches in Greenwich, 4 inches to 6 Inches 1984to September 1985, the average But Anderson said this morning was not across central Connecticut and W* inches official said. Traffic on the highways was moderate, was 16.5, and for the same period in the busiest of Oie season. A snowfall on Dec. in North Canaan in the northwest hills. with slow going reported through New “ The timing of the storm was such that It 1985 to 1986, the average was 14.2. 29, which dumped between 4 to 6 inches on Snow began in Connecticut before Manchester, was busier than this morning, Haven on Interstate 91 and Hartford on made it convenient for snow removal and For fiscal year 1986-87, the average midnight and continued into the rush hour. therefore we did not close, ’’ said William F. he said. interstates 84 and 91. But the state was 16.4. Department of Transportation reported no At 7 a.m., the storm was located well to the Palmer, airport operations manager. The Connecticut Department of Trans­ southeast of Cape Cod and was moving In 1986, the shelter moved to a portation has released three telephone major tie-ups and state police said no Parking bans were In force In New fiscal calendar for its record 9 rapidly to the northeast, where It was numbers which residents may call to major accidents resulted from the first Britain, Hartford, New Haven and Bridge­ keeping in order to to be consistent storm of 1988 and second of the winter expected to intensify. port, police said. receive snow removal and road condition The weather service said the snow would with the town’s calendar. season. ur information. The telephones will be ans­ taper off from west to east and end for most Northeast Utilities reported that about On a happier note, Burt said that wered 24 hours a day, while storms are In "The roads are in pretty good shape; 1,125 customers in Oxford and Seymour lost the average number of users in said Irene Catania, a storm monitor fot- the of the state by midday.