Foes of MX Promise One Last Obstacle

L>n MANCHKSTKK HKHAl.O. Tuosd^iv. M;irch 26. l!l«5 MANCHESTER FOCUS U.S./WORLD WEATHER Mrs. Bush reminds CoykendalTs menus U.S., Soviets trade Chance of rain, but GOP of its majority are a German feast charges over killing we need the water CBTinttp^ces ... page 3 ... page 13 ... page 5 ... page 2 anIRA. manrhrstrr Irralft Manchester, Conn. — A City of Village Charm Wednesday, March 27, 1985 — Single coov; 25«t I ■ • you can demana r more Foes of MX 2 money from. promise one last obstacle 7 Bv Eliot Brenner called the vote “an important and United Press International unmistakable signal of American unity and resolve” to the world. WASHINGTON - President “America has sent a message, rj Reagan’s Pennsylvania Avenue loud and clear, that we back our pressure has driven home three negotiators and we will continue to ✓ congressional victories on the MX do so,” he said. “Today’s vote was missile but opponents believe they a vote for peace. have one chance left to run down The MX will stay on the the controversial program. congressional agenda. Reagan has Last week, Reagan went up the requested $4 billion for 48 missiles broad street to Capitol Hill and in fiscal 1986, a figure many successfully lobbied senators to members said was sure to be Herald photo by Pinto vote twice for the MX. This week, trimmed as a condition of support / • ’ the administration had buses bring in the latest round of voting. too House members to the White Spring cleaning House for more persuasion. House Democratic leader Jim The arm-twisting worked as Wright of Texas countered, “If I A street sweeper raises a cloud of dust on East Middle between Woodland and Center streets and east of Main Reagan won a narrow House believed for one minute that voting Turnpike near the Manchester police station Tuesday Street to Woodbridge Street between East Middle today to put these 21 additional victory Tuesday in a 219-213 vote during the second week of the town Highway authorizing $1.5 billion for 21 of the missiles in those old vulnerable Turnpike and East Center Street. Sweeping the entire 10-warhead weapons in fiscal year silos would make the difference Department’s annual spring street cleaning. This week town takes eight weeks, according to the Highway 1985. between success or failure in the sweepers are west of Main Street to Broad Street Department. All but one of the six-member achieving a just peace, I would Connecticut congressional delega vote with alacrity to spend ten tion voted against the missile. As times that amount of money and he announced last week, freshman more.” Rep. John G. Rowland, R- He drew a standing ovation with Leaders mum on fire incident Waterbury, sided with the a challenge to Reagan and the new president. Soviet leader, Mikail Gorbachev. Bv Sarah Passell it. another person.” The House’s decision brings this “The time has come for both Herald Reporter “I think it is a disciplinary “But the element of provocation year’s fight to a final ballot in that countries to quit squandering so Dispute has matter for both departments, to be needs to be understood,” he said. chamber, expected Thursday. If much upon unproductive instru Most officials of the town and the gone too far handled internally.’’ Joyner said. District Director Gordon Lassow the MX wins, production con ments of destruction," Wright Eighth Utilities District are keep "I want to refrain from making also declined to comment on the tinues. If it loses, the missile would said. “Meet us halfway, Mr. ing quiet today about an early — editorial, page 6 any comment and defuse the issue incident today. be dead for this year. President, Mr. Gorbachev, and morning altercation Tuesday be as soon as possible" The House Tuesday bought the we’ll walk _ the path of peace tween town and district firefigh Joyner would not discuss what District Fire Chief Harold A. argument of Reagan and others, together.” ters at the scene of a district house the name-calling and shoving, that Topliff has not been available since among them chief U.S. arms The MX missile is designed as a fire, which police said ended with a out of town most of Tuesday and police said occurred among fire the fire, which was reported negotiator Max Kampelman — highly accurate weapon intended has not yet spoken to Rivosa or fighters while the fire was still shortly after 6; 30 a.m. and extin deputy chief of the town depart guished in less than an hour. * H brought back from Geneva, Swit to spew as many as 10 warheads ment punching a district firefigh learned any details of the incident. burning, could mean for the safety zerland, for last-minute lobbying each across Soviet missile fields. It ter in the face. According to police reports. of town residents and property in Meanwhile, the tenants of the — that the negotiators need the MX stands 71 feet high, with a package But Town Fire Chief John Rivosa Griffin punched district firefighter future fire or medical apartment damaged by Tuesday’s to help win Soviet concessions. of 10 warheads sitting atop a did say today that he has not taken Raymond Fredericksen in the chin emergencies. fire have been forced to move. But House Speaker Thomas four-stage rocket weighing 195,000 any disciplinary action against the while district firefighters were But town Director Stephen T, Linda Babineau, 23, said Tuesday O'Neill, D-Mass., a leading missile pounds. It can travel the 6,000 officer accused of the assault. trying to take over from town Penny said that the incident shows that her husband was severely opponent, saw the vote differently. miles from Wyoming and Ne Deputy Chief William Griffin, a firefighters at the scene. him that “the situation hasn't burned when he dashed into the “Today we approved the con braska silos to Soviet targets in 30-year veteran of the department. Police have acknowledged that changed since 1957.” when fire back bedroom and through flames cept. Tomorrow we look at the less than 30 minutes, with accu “I’m not going to take any action they mistakenly dispatched the fighters from both departments to rescue their two oldest children. price tag,” he said, referring to racy as close as the length of a until I have all the information,” town department to the fire, which reportedly exchanged verbal The rescue occurred before arguments that the ultimate price football field. Rivosa said. He said he has gutted the back bedroom of a taunts at the scene of a fire at the firefighters arrived on the scene, tag on the missile, taking in silo The cost of the missile system already interviewed Griffin and two-family house at 377 .Adams Manchester Sand i Gravel Co. just seconds after Linda Babineau hardening, will exceed $40 billion. was $4.7 billion 1983. In 1983, $2.1 other members of the department Street. Penny said today that Tuesday’s said she woke to the sound of the “There really is a tremendous billion for 21 missiles was ap who were at the scene but won’t Mayor Barbara Weinberg said incident would not have occurred if toddlers’ screams. chance to turn this around in the proved. Over the life of a 100- take administrative action before she has not yet met with Rivosa or emergency dispatchers did not Their youngest child, son Justin, next couple days,” said opponent missile program, it will cost $26.4 he confers with Eighth District Manchester General Manager Ro have the burden of figuring out was in his parents’ bedroom when Ed Markey, D-Mass. billion because of cost increases Chief Harold A. Topliff Jr. tonight. bert B. Weiss but expects to let which Manchester fire department the fire broke out, Babineau said. At the White House, Reagan during the program. The two expected to meet Tuesday them make the administrative goes to which neighborhood. Police have said they believe the night but both had other commit decision about whether to disci Penny said he is not familiar Babineau’s elder son, Jake. 3, ments, Rivosa said. pline Griffin. with details of the alleged assault started the fire in the back Manchester General Manager District President Walter on Fredericksen, but added, bedroom, which he shared with his Robert B. Weiss refused comment Joyner said Tuesday night that he “There’s certainly no objective sister, while playing with his this morning, saying that he was does not want to make an issue of justification for a person hitting mother’s cigarette lighter. Most people think buying an IRA is the best thing they can do for their retirement. It’s not. Buying a CBT Demand IRA is. \bu see, compared to conventional IRAs, CBT’s new Demand Space defense top arms talks IRA is extraordinary. Because while it gives you all the advantages Bv John A. Callcott organizational meetings, the two Previous arms talks between the Neither side made any substan United Press International groups agreed to allocate Tues superpowers were not affected by tive comment on Tuesday's first of an ordinary IRA, it also lets you take advantage of options ordb days to discuss defense and space, major incidents such as the Soviet meeting of the negotiating group GENEVA, Switzerland — U.S. Wednesdays to long-range wea invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 and on defense and space, adhering to a nary IRAs don’t. and Soviet negotiators on strategic pons and Thursdays to medium- the shooting down of a South news blackout.

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