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J mianrhpBtpr Hrrali u Monday, June 5, 1989 Manchester, Conn. — A City of Village Charm Newsstand Price; 35 Cents N Chinese army kills more civilians Professor r W - But some units is pained may be joining by killings students’ cause By Rick Santos Bv Jim Abrams Manchester Herald The Associated Press The tragedy in China Sunday BEIJING — Soldiers swept through Beijing today hit home for a professor at shooting at enraged civilians, and there were Manchester Community College. reports of fighting between military units sent to Wellington Lee. a native of quell the unarmed pro-democracy protests. China and a Manchester resident, The army, which killed hundreds of people in a said today he hopes the world will crackdown on the protests over the weekend, take some action against the reportedly shot and killed at least three civilians Chinese government which over today. saw the killing of hundreds of In Washington, President Bush condemned student demonstrators and sym Chinese authorities for the “bloody and violent” pathizers in Beijing. crackdown. He said he was ordering a suspension of "We cannot tolerate a country American military sales and commerical export of using its army to kill its own weapons to China. people,” he said. One Chinese military source said soldiers fought Lee, 54. a computer science each other around the Nanyuan military airbaseon professor who has been teaching the southern outsksirts of the city today. He said the at the college for 20 years, went to fighting was serious. New York Sunday to demonstrate But residents living near the restricted base said for the cause of the Chinese they had seen a steady stream of planes landing and students. He and about 2,000 taking off but had not seen or heard fighting. others outside the Chinese Consu Artillery shelling also was heard in a far late called for the overthrow of northwestern suburb. Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping Asked whether soldiers were fighting each other, and the Communist Party, he one Western diplomat said: “It’s more than that. said. There is solid evidence.” He would not elaborate. Lee, a native of the Chinese Chinese sources said the People’s Liberation province of Hunan, was in Beijing Army is deeply split over the government’s May 20 last June and has gone back to f ■ V ' decision to declare martial law and send troops to China 13 times to lecture about Beijing. The 38th Army, based around Beijing, the computer industry, he said. reportedly refused to advance on the city. Lee has not heard from his The source said the 38th was ordered to take over relatives since Sunday’s killings, from the 27th Army, which is responsible for the he said, but he is comforted carnage over the weekend. It is not clear whether somewhat because Hunan is the army is obeying the order. Although there have been no accurate tallies, about 800 miles south of Beijing. David Turnlay/Datrolt Free Press The professor said he has more than 1,000 people are widely believed to have mixed feelings about China. civilians in the capital today, and there were been killed and thousands injured since the army MOURNING SLAIN STUDENT — Relatives moved to retake Tiananmen Square from student- “Of course I love my mother reports of fighting between military units sent to land, but I am very disappointed. gather today to mourn the death of a Beijing led protesters. The government is using the University student killed during the last two days quell pro-democracy protests. Philippine Vice Consul Corazon Patarata told a army to get what it wants.” he of violence in China. Soldiers opened fire on Manila radio station from Beijing today that the said. diplomatic community estimates 3,000 protesters Lee said he hopes the nations of have been killed by the army. the world unite to pressure the Protests against the crackdown were reported in Chinese government to stop the several provincial cities as the government praised killings and grant more free Bush halts sales of weapons the military attacks as a patriotic effort to put down doms. He added he is troubled by rioters trying to overthrow the communist system. the government’s attitude. Bv Tom Raum that included a freeze in contacts were swept from China’s Tiananmen A Chinese journalist said one man’s body was “The government of China The Associated Press between U.S. and Chinese military Square by overwhelming military ripped apart with machine gunfire from his chin to doesn’t know what’s going on in officials, he said: forces over the weekend were “advo his stomach this morning and three others were shot the whole world, and they don’t WASHINGTON — President Bush “We cannot condone the violent cating basic human rights, including and wounded when 17 truckloads of troops attacked care,” he said. today condemned the Chinese crack attacks and cannot ignore the conse freedom of expression, freedom of the a crowd at a major intersection west of Tiananmen He said the government is down on pro-democracy demonstrators quences for our relationship with press and freedom of association.” Square. supposed to be the “people’s and said he was ordering an immediate China.” After reading a statement He added, “Throughout the world we Chinese witnesses said a girt was shot in the chest government, they’re supposed to suspension of government military from the White House briefing room he stand with those who seek greater around noon when troops charged up a narrow serve the people.” sales and commerical export of took questions and said he would not freedom and democracy.” residential street near the square. But instead, he said, the go weapons. withdraw the U.S. ambassador from Even so, he said he was attempting to Two more people died in gunfire from troops who vernment is serving those in “We deplore the decision to use Beijing, as some have proposed. forge a careful response to the situation rushed up a central Beijing street in the late power. force,” Bush told reporters in a hastily He said he also would order U.S. in China, and said he had rejected afternoon, other Chinese witnesses said. “All the students want are convened news conference. He called officials to give a “sympathetic re advice from some who recommended A U.S. Embassy official also said soldiers fired basic human rights. They want on Chinese authorities to “to avoid view” to any request by Chinese the withdrawal of the U.S. ambassador. indiscriminately from ,50 to 100 military trucks that freedom,” he said. violence and to return to their previous students for an extension of their stay in He said the ambassador had been hurtled down a normally quiet street flanked by a The problems have caused Lee policy of restraint.” the United States and would offer active in monitoring events in Beijing park and foreign embassies. In the evening, about 30 and provided an important resource for tanks took up positions outside an apartment to reconsider whether he should Bush said, “Ido not want to see a total assistance through the international break in this relationship” with China. Red Cross. See PROFESSOR, page 10 Nonetheless, in announcing sanctions Bush said the demonstrators who See BUSH, page 10 See CHINA, page 10 Osella opposes hike 400 attend in managei^s pension arts affair Bv Nancv Concelman said today that Naab told a Manchester Herald meeting of the executive board of in gardens the party last month that he 1 Republican Director Ronald would oppose the raise. Osella. who has said he was Bv Maureen Leavitt Osella said Town Manager Ro Manchester Herald bert B. Weiss should not get a leaning against the manager’s retirement pension increase be request for a pension increase, made his opposition clear in a More than 400 people in search cause of the manager’s role in the of culture had to travel only as far troubled 1987 revaluation. June 3 memo to James F. Fogarty, secretary of the Board as Porter Street and Westminster Osella joins Theunis “Terry” Road Saturday to enjoy an Werkhoven. Republican minority of Directors. Osella said in his memo that the old-fashioned garden party. leader on the board, in opposing The five-hour festival, which the increase. Three Democrats board should stick by its decision last May not to grant Weiss a took place on the lawns of Tim on the nine-member board have Storrs, Liga and Leonard Jahnke publicly supported the proposal. $4,000 salary increase because of the revaluation. The revaluation and Drs. Francis and Sylvia The third Republican on the was scrapped after hundreds of Helfrick, was the second annual board, Geoffrey Naab, could not Arts in the Garden sponsored by be reached for comment today. residents appealed their assess ments and questions were raised the Manchester Arts Council. It But Carl Zinsser, a member of the featured a potpourri of local Republican Town Committee, about whether 1986 market values should have been used. artists. Weiss’ pay increase also was The Silk City Chorus, the withheld because of the manag Connecticut Concert Ballet, the TODAY er’s role in the illegal expansion i Wit and Wisdom Writers Club, the of the town’s sewage treatment Manchester Symphony Orches Index plant last year. tra, the Manchester Pipe Band “The board’s prior unanimous Patrick Flynn/Manchaatar Herald and the Little Theatre of Man 20 pages, 2 sections decision not to raise Mr. Weiss’ chester performed. pay by $4,000 was based solely on Anne Miller, president of the Classified _ 18-20 Obituaries. during the Arts in the Garden lestivai Com ics .16 Opinion.