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20- MANCHKSTKR HKRAI.D. Siiliirduy, Dor. :i, 19«3 Commission sees flaw Bolton’s beavers State tax debate In Main Street plan fust better beat It to be quieter ... page 7 D A Y ^ A L E ! ... page 3 ... page 16 SATURDAY & SUNDAY ONLYy m r Manchester, Conn. Cloudy tonight Monday, Dec. 5, 1983 and Tuesday Single copy: 25C — See page 2 UlanrhfBtrr M m l h Winter storm picK Marines dead UP of cuts power, copy,®* 0“ ' ''rle d c irc u lu ' ices highways because they at yo**' “ c a ld o r stot®' Bv United Press International •Girls’ Jacquards and Argyle Sweaters •Men’s Marc Robbins^** Sherpa-Llned Sweater Also brushed and tweeds. 7-14. Our Rag. 14.B9 ... Acrylic/wool shell. Sizes S to XL. Our Rag. 44.09................. • 3 1 A winter storm dumping rain, sleet, snow and freezing rain on Connecticut was blamed for loss of •LI’I Gals’ New-Fashlon Sweaters left bunkers •Boys’ Striped Ragg-Wool Sweaters 30% wool, . ^ power to about 2,000 Danbury-area residents and may Solids, stripes, more! Sizes 4-6X. Our Rag. 8.09 .. 6 . 4 4 70% acrylic. Machine washable. S,M,L. Our Rag. 18.00......... 1 1 . 7 6 have caused a fatal one-car accident on Avon Mountain in Avon. By Cathy Booth •Newborn 2-Pc. Quilted Crawlers & Footsies with Matching Top. o-e mos. ourRag-io.oo . 8 . 2 2 United Press International (In Manchester, highway crews sanded and salted Related stories roads, but the warming weather Saturday made the BEIRUT, Lebanon — U S. officials on pages 2 and 10 operation simpler that it might otherwise have been. today said the eight Marines killed at Today the crews were back at vacuum leaf collection, the Beirut airport Sunday charged out which has fallen about a week behind schedule. of their protected bunkers into a (Police reported no major accidents in town as the AZIZAColor frontline fighting position without tanks and with the 5-ineh guns on the result of the storm.) ExpniiMiomi KH authorization in the fiercest fighting USS Ricketts, a guided missile des Scattered power outages were reported as the since U.S, troops arrived in Lebanon 15 troyer off shore. The idea of using the storm blew into the southeastern part of the state 6 . 3 3 months ago. monstrous 16-inch guns of the New Sunday. More than ILOOO customers in Newtown and The Marines were on their highest Jersey was considered but ruled out. OwNoa.74S 700 in Bloomfield and Windsor lost power for several alert today, braced for renewed Smith said. Indudea 4 popular eye aha- • hours, a Northeast Utilities spokeswoman said. The attacks from Syrian-backed rebels who Shortly after dawn today Marine dowa, 2 coordinated lip | power was restored by 3:30 p.m. shot down two U.S. Navy jets and killed spokesman Capl. Wayne Jones, said gtoaa and a blush, with i Mary Meyer. 58, of Avon, was killed as she was the eight Marines in Sunday's fighting. the Marines were in bunkers on their convenient appUoatora. ^ driving down Avon Mountain on Route 44 about 4 p.m. Two crewmen were captured behind highest condition one alert. Sunday, said Avon police. Ms. Meyer lost control of tlbktWiiilitr Syrian lines when their plane was shot "Looks like we will keep it that way her car and it struck a telephone pole, said Sgt. by PRESTONE down. One of the crewmen, Lt. Mark for a while," Jones said. Richard Kolb. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Lange, died of his injuries, his family In an apparently unrelated develop Kolb said driving conditions in the area were poor mrnr said, and the other, Lt. Robert ment, a car bomb exploded in the .............9 7 ^ due to rain and snow but the cause of the accident had u Goodman, was captured by the Moslem Treek al Jedida neighborhood j«.Keeps wlnd8htalcl clear of ^ auto not been determined. Route 44 was closed on both Syrians. during rush hour, ripping off the front grM w and slush. Protects to sides of Avon Mountain for an hour while police COTY Classics In predominantly Moslem west Bei of the eight-story apartment building, mtrws 20*, Prenmlxed. removed the car. rut, a car packed with 330 pounds of collapsing a three-story building C o t o ^ T r l o Slippery conditions were blamed for a two-car TNT exploded in the garage of an nearby, and igniting fires that spread %iietoneQMUne GENERAL ELECTRIC collision on Route 185 on Talcott Mountain in LE BAG eight-story apartment house today, through a city block. 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Sunday night. the Liberation of Lebanon from For Police closed Route 185 on both sides of the mountain "Ten good young men moved out of eigners, ah anonymous group that has for an hour while the accident was cleared up. their protective bunkers and into a claimed responsibility for many at A National Weather Service travelers advisory fighting position. They felt it was the tacks in recent years. But there was no remained in effect for inland Connecticut Sunday thing to do. 1 wish now they hadn't," way to verify the claim. evening as the mixture of rain, sleet, snow and said Lt. Col. Ray Smith. freezing rain continued over much of the state. "Nobody above their squad leader — Precipitation was reported light in most areas. The rStrs) and I don't think even their squad weather service said there was a slushy layer of snow leader himself — told them to man the over some roadways and advised motorists to drive fighting position. I certainly don't fault cautiously. The weather service warned falling them for doing it.” Window temperatures would create icy spots overnight. Inside Today I Insulator Kit The fighters struck Syrian anti Connecticut state police reported no major aircraft batteries east of Beirut. The 20 pages. 2 sections accidents. A state police spokesman said there were attack, personally authorized by Presi "a lot of minor fender benders." State police urged dent Reagan, was the first against Advice ............. 1 7 residents to slay home. Area ................ ......3 Syrian positions in Lebanon. Business........... .20 EMERSON 4 ^ * Diegonel SAW TV / Up to two inches of snow fell on most of the north Shortly after the airstrikes, gunners SONY AM/FM AC/DC Stereo Radio central and northwest parts of the state. Herald photo by Tarquinio Ctossified ....... 10-19 w/AM/FM Stereo Ceeeette ftec^ldfr in the hills east of the capital retaliated Com ics............. ......8 Cassette Recorder Skiers in northern New England enjoyed several by blasting Marine positions around Entertainment .17 inches of snow on already white slopes and plows Focus .............. 15-17 Our Our Leader of the band the Beirut airport for i'A hours with ,3M,V<Seai Weatherstrip 219.70. PHILOO IS* Oiaaotial Portable TV lumbered out of garages in western Massachusetts for heavy artillery, rocket and mortar fire. Lottery............ ... ,2 Rag. 99.99 »176 Obituaries. .10 *78 the first time this season as up to 12 inches of snow fell Maija Henderson, 7, of O ’Leary Drive, leads a group of children Smith said the volume of 23mm feOur"' Q QjJ Has auto tape-stop, separate volumelbatanoel with Automtilb Color*Control Opinion ........... ........ 6 Features automatic music sensor plus record in the region. anti-aircraft flak Sunday night was "a ■0neg.6Jt9.............. O a O O tone controls. Runs on household currant or Our rehearsing for the annual St. Lucia pageant sponsored by Peopletotk ..... 2 mute-switch. Includes two 4* full-rar^ opt. car/boat cord, battery pack or 10 Dbat- At the Mt. Snow and Killington ski areas in bit of a surprise.” but officials believe Sports.............

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