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2» - THE HERALD, Tues., Sept. 8. 1981 Qs and As on Cheney mills ... pages 5 and 6 pifwfl Clear tpnighf; Manchester, Conn. sunny Thursday Wed., Sept. 9, 1981 p o i v c f — See page 2 Ifflanrkfitrr M m li 25 Cents •>r G reater rv - *y Job loss ' i h lEI predicted 'Ivf.S'.-. f;-; P M 9 W ' A d v e r U ^ '!^ V>J at P&WA trom the peak period ol the late 9 By Dan Fitts 1970s. The reason? Deregulation of voice Herald Editor the U.S. airlines industry, which has EAST HARTFORD - Pratt & resulted in a proliferation of airlines CommumV „ Whitney Aircraft- officials, citing a and cost-cutting measures to adapt continuing slump in the airline in to the increased competition, they dustry, predict some of their hourly said. employees will be laid off by year's The air controllers' strike has Since 188X. end. It would be the third layoff by made matters worse, the officials the giant airplane engine manufac said. "Right now we are in the turer in 1981. grimmest sales situation that 1 have -V.- ____________ ___________ _ . “I think we’re going to see one (a seen in years. ’ said James o 8 <fc* of our readers Kennedy, vice president for inter Herald photo by Tarquinio layoff) this year," said Thomas Bouchard, vice president of per national marketing. A huge maple tree, uprooted In last night's storm, stretches across the lawn of an Eldridge Street home. sonnel for Pratt & Whitney. “I think Officials said they foresee no another one is in front of us, unfor brightening of sales prospects f S advertising IS tunately” through 1982. at least. Bouchard spoke at a It is true that the company obtains “background" briefing at Pratt & roughly half its business from Storm fells frees, stops clocks Whitney headquarters for members defense contracts, and President S'portant to me of the media. Company officials Ronald Reagan has proposed huge denied the meeting had been called increases in defense spending. But By Lisa Zowada Sanitation, said most of fhe fallen the front lawn of the Flynn home at Raymond Allen said he received a to lay the groundwork for another Pratt & Whitney officials note that the talk in Washington lately is of Herald Reporter trees were in the south end of the 33 Eldridge St. Ms. Flynn said she call from the town highway depart layoff, but the subject dominated town. He said there was some tem heard what sounded like “a funnel of ment and was informed that power much of the discussion. cuts in Reagan's original defense of our readers porary flooding owng to the heavy wind” around 12:30 a.m. She lines and trees, downed by winds, “Rumors are rampant,” said proposals. "V/e don't see as much A number of Manchester downpour. gathered the family together and were lying in many streets. Charles Tracy, directing business sunshine in that (the Reagan residents woke up this morning to Police said most of the flooding went out to look at the maple tree “I didn't want to put the buses on manager for the International budget) as some people might, find their alarm clocks about four occurred in the Center-New Streets that now took up much of the front the roads under those conditions,” Association of Machinists, District said one official s hours behind and their front yards area. lawn. said Allen. “It was in the best in 91. The union represents most hour In any case, they said, there is a littered with leaves and, maybe, a At least two homes on East "I think it was a tornado,' she terest of the students that we called ly workers at Pratt & Whitney. He lag period of a few years between ^portanttome tree. Eldridge Street had fallen trees in said. “We’re from Ohio and we off school today.” said employees expect a layoff and the lime an order is placed and Schools in Bolton were closed their yards. Lillian Peterson of 114 know what-iBne sounds like. This About 160 ' Helco customers In constantly speculate about how production on it. today owing to the storm. Eldridge St., said there were four huge tree waS uprooted but the bad Bolton were still vîlhout fioWer this many would lose their jobs.' Nevertheless, officials said they A storm which Whipped through trees down, three in the front yard minton net in our backyard is still morning, according to Steve Keiley. Already nearly 1,600 Pratt & expect their business to grow by 6 the state shortly after midnight and one in back. standing. Community Relation Manager at Whitney workers have lost their percent by 1992. “There’s no reason Tuesday left about 470 Helco “We heard a noise and woke up. We The National Weather Service Northeast Utilities. jobs this year. Company officials to hang crepe around Pratt & E customers without power for four to tried to look outside but it was said they had an unconfirmed report The National Weather Service At refused to specify how many more Whitney. We re going to bounce six hours. Most of the outages oc- raining to hard to see anything,” of a tornado in Tolland County on Bradley International Airport said would go, saying day-to-day changes back, and it's just a matter of cured when lines were downed by Ms. Peterson said. “It wasn't until Shensipit Lake Road. the storm left the state about 2 a.m. in the marketplace make such time, " said Bouchard falling branches and trees. this morning that we discovered Bolton was hit hard by the storm, The severest storms were in the predictions difficult. But the hourly work force in East Fred F. Wajcs, Manchester them.” too, as schools in that town were southern Connecticut, where many Officials said orders for engine iiavebeenm^^êster superintendent of Highway and A huge maple tree was uprooted on closed this morning. Superintendent trees were reported down. parts have dropped by 20 percent PI.- '« |niK<- 10 P fa^r over 5 years, Herald •'',/ h ■- l l v Funeral for Cotter begins scheduled for Monday comics M tACH Ella Grasso, died of cancer seven chemotherapy treatments, aide By Bruno V. Ranniello w n K months ago. David McQuade said the con y o ^ Three new com ics—old favorites, United Press International “It’s tragic to Connecticut to lose gressman 'would like to go back to but new to this newspaper — are Ella Grasso and Bill Cotter in such a Washington soom but he plans to making their debut in The HARTFORD — Funeral services short period of time, ' Ratchford wait and see how he feels before Manchester Herald this week. will be Friday for Rep. William R. said. making any decision. " They are “Annie," by Leonard Cotter, D-Conn. a soft-spoken A Mass of Christian Burial will be Cotter, at the urging of his friend. Starr; “Winnie Winkle,” by Hgnry political veteran who spent the last held at noon Friday in the Cathedral House Ways and Means Committee Raduta and J.K.S., and “Motley’s 10 years representing the area of St. Joseph, the church where Mrs Chairman Rep. Dan Rostenkowski. Crew,” by Templeton and Foreman. BINGO STARTS where he was born and raised. Grasso was eulogized. Cotter will be D-Ill., telephoned borderline ^ ^ S b u y in s The three strips are distributed by IMONDAY s ep t . 28. Cotter died Tuesday of cancer. He buried at Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery Democrats to vote against Presi the Chicago Tribune-New York was 55. in Bloomfield. dent Reagan's budget proposals. News Syndicate. "People Wilbert Hadden of 48 Perkins St., a long-time subscriber to The The six-term congressman battled Cotter began chemotherapy Political colleagues remembered pancreatic cancer for the last six Exclusive,” another product of that Manchester Herald, Is given his six-game Bingo card by Sue treatments as an outpatient and con Cotter for his low-key approach and hîts.vAthyour months, undergoing a series of tinued tc handle his congressional serious attitude toward his work syndicate, began running in last Annulli of The Herald’s advertising department. The Bingo Wedneeday’s Herald. chemotherapy treatments. He died work from his home, with aides "He went about the people's games will start on Sept. 28. “Annie” was one of America’s at his sister’s shoreline home in Old shuttling between Washington and business without letting the entire longest-runiiing serial comic strips Saybrook with immediate family his Hartford office with paperwork. world know about it.’’ said Gov. advertising^ under the late Harold Gray. The Game of skill members nearby, an aide said. He voted by proxy on issues pen William O'Neill. "He was a solid, strip, featuring the little orphan, One of Cotter's colleagues. Rep. ding before the House Ways and hard working person who did his job Daddy Warbucks, Punjab and their William Ratchford, D-Conn., said Means Committee and its Social extremely well but most often friends, has been revived by Starr a C o tter’s death was “ a harsh Security subcommittee, but was without the fanfare that usually goes Westport resident. The modern reminder again that we have been barred from a proxy vote in the with political life. " Newspaper Bingo unable to stem the growth of “Annie” will feature stories with House because of the chamber's Republican Sen.'Lowell Weicker contemporary aspects to them. She cancer." Cotter's long-time political rules. will confront the energy crunch, in colleague and friend, the late Gov.

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