M .» > M Saturday, May 14,1988 Manchester, Conn. — A City of Village Charm 30 Cents UNION DRIVE CUT SHORT MMH workers aren’t interested By Andrew J. Davis Manchester Herald < The United Food and Commercial Workers Union has withdrawn its petition to unionize Manchester Memorial Hospital workers because there is not enough employee support, the union president said Friday. "We need more cards, we need more names,” said Amaldo Espinosa, president of the union’s Local 919 in Hartford. “We thought we did (have enough support to file), but they said we didn’t have it.” Bylaws from the National Labor Relations Board, where the petition was filed, require that the union have a commitment from at least 30 percent of the employees that a union is wanted before a petition can be filed. There are 950 non-union employees at Woooi the hospital. The NLRB is responsible for validating the percentage of employees interested in joining a union, said Jospeh McMahon, acting deputy officer in charge of the Hartford office of the NLRB. The withdrawal does not mean the union has lost AP photo interest in unionizing the hospital, Espinosa said. Though he was unsure when the union would refile NEW HABITAT — Willie B. takes a look outside Zoo Atlanta on Friday. its petition, he said such an occurrence was almost a certainty; “Rumours are flying ... that we have quit. We have not quit,” he said. WUIIe steps out after 27 years [00 The hospital was notified of the withdrawal Thursday, said Andrew A. Beck, hospital ATLANTA (AP) - Willie B. found it’s a Jungle enclosed shelter before he seemdd secure enough spokesman. out there. to run atop his hill, scamper for food and begin The news pleased hospital officials, including Zoo Atlanta’s famous gorilla saw something ripping down tree limbs. PC. President Michael R. Gallacher. Friday he hasn’t seen since he was captured in "I think he has responded well. He came W hs “Needless to say, I am pleased that at least (for) Africa 27 years ago; green grass beneath his feet through. He seems to be enjoying his environ­ now we will not be faced with the time-consuming and open sky above his head. ment,” beaming Zoo Atlanta Director Terry legal process necessitated by the existence of a As reimrters and photographers watched from Maple said. w«« vall4 union petition,” Gallacher said in a prepared behind trees and across a protective moat, the Last month, Willie B. was moved from his statement. “It is my hope that we will now be able to 30-year-old lowland gorilla stepped hesitantly tile-walled, steel-barred cage — his home since come together and work on our mutual concerns into his new outdoor quarters, a $4.5 million he arrived at the zoo in 1961 — into the new indoor without the Interference of an outside third party. I simulated rain forest where he will live near 13 quarters he will use for sleep and shelter. •Wf/iir have said all along that I recognized that you other gorillas and a host of other apes. In a physical last month, Willie weighed in at (hospital employees) have a number of valid Skeptical of those watching him, he spent 460 pounds, about 60 pounds overweight, but not E«f JET concerns and we must show we are worthy of your almost an hour stepping back and forth from his too bad after 25 years in a cage, Maple said. m See MMH, page t m goB iiM ftnim BCK igssi vmimo igssi *u I Kan i»“ ^ ^ •■4 m fi* • . « f tm Coventry Dr. Crane’s Quiz NATO allies applaud MtU meeting 1. Which one of these males has only two legs? settlement on treaty BARROW WETHER CAPON GELDING PINT-SIZE PILOT- 2. Which “skin” is most likely to be framed? BrIdgettB'Ellls, 9, BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - chance of the superpowers con­ draws 100 cluding before the Moscow sum­ SNAKE SKIN CALF SKIN CHAMOIS SKIN stands In front of the The NATO allies told Secretary of SHEEPSKIN State George P. Shultz on Friday mit a Strategic Arms Reduction ultra-light aircraft she 3. Which modem hen would Reynard probably be Bv Jacqueline Bennett that settlement of technical dis­ Talks, or START, treaty cutting chasing if he wanted the most meat for dinner? used to break the Manchester Herald putes over the U.S.-Soviet arms long-range missiles by half. LEGHORN MINORCA RHODE ISLAND RED world record as the treaty should spur the Senate to He and Shevardnadze told BANTAM reporters the same , thing youngest solo pilot COVENTRY - A $172,000 fields ratify it before the superpower 4. Which word is most suggestive of a hospital? leaders meet in Moscow. Thursday. near Aurora, III. maintenance program attracted DEaSION VERDICT PROGNOSIS many of the about 100 residents “ We think the way is now open Mellor said Shultz had given CONSENSUS BridgetteflewforS NATO allies “ no further in­ I ^ • / who showed up at Coventry High for the treaty to be ratified” 5. The farm creature that is most stubborn, makes minutse over the Fox School Friday for the Annual before President Reagan meets sights” into how long it might which sound? Town Meeting on the $12.8 million Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorba­ take to wrap up a START OINK WHINNY CACKLE BRAY Valley Flying Club to budget. chev on May 29, said David agreement. 6. Assuming the Bible characters at the left were claim the record The meeting has been ad­ Mellor, a British minister of Shevardnadze flew to East young college students today in American schools, Wednesday. journed to a referendum from state. Berlin on Friday to brief Warsaw match them with the likely groups they’d belong to. AP photo noon to 8 p.m. on May 24. A American and allied officials Pact leaders and East German (a) J acob.......... ............................(v) Orchestra leader Erich Honecker on the referendum will be held on the have expressed concern that (b) John...............................(w) Swimming team talks. East Germany’s state-run same date on a 1300,000 increase failure to ratify the treaty before (c) Peter.......................................(x) Track team ADN news agency said Shevard­ in the cost of the Booth k Dimock the £ summit could spoil the (d) Jonathan.......................... (y) Wrestling team nadze told Honecker he was Memorial Library expansion and atmosphere in Moscow and .set (e) D a v id .......... ................... (z) Archery team Peace accord to be unveiled optimistic the superpowers would renovation project. back efforts to reach other arms achieve “ substantial results” in The $12.8 million budget, cut by control deals. Reagan and Gorba­ reducing strategic weapons at the nearly half a million dollars cut chev signed the pact in Washing­ Moscow summit. by the Town Council before its ton in December. Connecticiit Weather ~ at district’s meeting Monday The bulk of the missiles to be vote on the budget in April, would Shultz briefed allied officials on eliminated by the IN F treaty are require a tax rate increase from his two days of talks in Geneva By Nancy Concalman accord, said Friday he would scheduled to open in 1969. based in West Germany. The Manchester and vicinity: Saturday, mostly 34.14 to 37.9 mills. It includes $3.5 with Soviet Foreign Minister and Alex GIrelll present the agreement to the The agreement is “ generally others are in Britain, Eielgium sunny. High 65 to 70. Saturday night, clear and million for general government Eduard A. Shevardnadze. In Manchester Herald district Board of Directors at the same agreement” as pro­ and Italy. No weapons that would chilly. Low around 40. Sunday, sunny. High around spending and $8.3 million for the Geneva,, the two sides resolved Monday night’s meeting. Longest posed last year, DiRosa said. ’ photo be affected by a START accord 70. Board of Education. differences over how to ensure A proposed agreement between said he hasn’t discussed the As with last year’s accord, the are based in Western Europe. Southwest interior: Saturday, mostly sunny. High All members of the Town PREGNANT QUEEN — AnnaMaria DeV­ compliance with the treaty. 65 to 70. Saturday night, clear and chilly. Low the town and the Eighth Utilities agreement with district direc­ current agreement calls for the A further dispute arose after District that contains provisions tors, and will not give the repeal of Public Act 200, a state Council and Board of Education ries walks down the aisle at the Dayton around 40. Sunday, sunny. High around 70. were at the nneeting, except for Shultz and Shevardnadze had Shevardnadze West coastal, east coastal: Saturday, mostly for the sale of the town’s Buck- directors or anyone else copies of law that allows North ^ d (Ore.) Junior-Senior High School gymna­ pronounced the problems re­ land Ore station and the construc­ the outline of that agreement residents to petition the district Board of Education member sium Thursday night after her coronation sunny. High near 70. Saturday night, clear and Robert Christie. solved, and lower-level officials chilly. Low in the mid 40s. Sunday, sunny. High tion of a sewer line to serve the before the meeting. for admission and the district to as the school’s May Day queen. She and 44 on both sides argued through the sees progress planned |70 million Buckland He declined to confirm or deny include the petitioning area in its A $172,000 proposed mainte­ around 70. nance program for the town’s other students were suspended Friday as night before settling the matter Northwest hills: Saturday, mostly sunny. High 65 mall and surrounding develop­ any terms of the agreement as jurisdiction.