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MANCHESTER SPORTS fule shopping School feast Whalers blank started early Includes a. film' the Sabres, 3-0 ... page 8 ... page 9 ... page 25 iJJanrliPBtrr MpralJi ) Manchester — A City of Village Charm Thursday, Nov. 27, 1986 30 Cents N Lonely World frowns get meal on disclosures In town of arms deals Bv John F. Kirch Herald Reporter When the St. James School on By The Associated Press Park Street fills up with hungry V people today, church volunteers Britain on Wednesday expressed Related stories will be ready for the sixth year disappointment over the latest on page 14 running to serve Th&nksgiving revelations involving U.S. arms dinner to area residents who would deals with Iran, while the Soviet , otherwise end up eating a lonely Union said the controversy must meal. not obstruct the search for a from any Iranian connection,” he superpower pact on nuclear arms. said. Since 1981, when the St. James Israel acknowledged that it Nicaraguan President Daniei Or Church started the dinner, it has helped the United States ship arms tega said his government would file grown steadily. Today the affair is to Iran but denied being involved in a formal protest against the United run by the Manchester Area channeling Iranian weapons pay States. Conference of Churches. ments to the Nicaraguan contra “It is time to clear up this “We’re the only show in town as rebels. scandalous situation in which the far as I know,” said Arthur Nicaragua said it would file a president of the United States is Kissman, who along with Dorothy formal protest against the United involved,” Ortega said. Brindisi organized the dinner this States. Iraq, which has been waging war year. “Last year we had 75 people. U.S. Attorney Edward Meese III against Iran for six years, did not This year we’re hoping for 100. It’s announced Tuesday that between comment on the contra angle, but,a kind of growing. $10 million and $30 million in government spokesman said the “It’s not that there are more proceeds from the arms deals were “very recent disclosure of the U.S. people alone now,” he added. transferred to the contras through a and Israeli military shipments to “We’re just reaching out to more Swiss bank account. President Iran ... only provided official and people.” Reagan said he was not aware of documentary evidence of a fact The dinner is for anybody who, the operation. which had existed for years.” for any reason whatsoever, does not Britain’s Prime Minister Mar Australian Foreign Minister Bill have family or friends to eat with. garet Thatcher did not comment, Hayden said Reagan was “a victim ’This includes the rich, the poor, the but an aide, speaking on condition of events which were put in train by of anonymity, said: "Wedon’tthink 2 homeless, senior citizens, college others.” students and many others. it’s good for the Western world for a West German Foreign Minister The meal, which starts at noon government to get into this sort of Hans-Dietrich Genscher met Wed and is free, features a variety of difficulty.” nesday with the Iranian ambassa foods, all made by volunteers. Six “This is very disappointing,” dor to West Germany, Mohammed large turkeys will be served as the said Sir Anthony Kershaw, chair Djavad Salari, but a statement main dish, along with stuffing, man of Britain’s all-party Select later issued by the ministry made gravy, a 22-pound glazed ham, Committee on Foreign Affairs and no mention of the U.S. arms sale to sweet and mashed potatoes, peas, a legislator from Mrs. Thatcher’s Iran. carrots and. of course, cranberry Conservative Party. 7 sauce. There will also be bread, “We’ve been disappointed before soup, fruit salad and cheese now and perhaps they’ve been platters. disappointed sometimes in us,” he “It’s not a soup kitchen,” Brindisi said. “We just have to regard this B-52 order said. “It’s like a home. Things are as one of the tiffs which take place brought to the table and served. We between two close allies and hope try to make it as homey as we get over it before long.” will exceed possible.” The opposition Labor Party “un People are asked to make reser reservedly condemned” the U.S. vations in advance, but Kissman actions. said nobody will be turned away. The pro-Conservative newspaper SALT limit About 150 volunteers help make Daily Telegraph called the deal “a the dinner possible, either by shoddy farrago of conspiracy and cooking food at home or helping set illegality that would not disgrace WASHINGTON (AP) - Presi dent Reagan has made final his the tables and serving the meal in Herald photo by Rocha the government of a banana the St. James School cafeteria. One republic.” decision of last spring to exceed the of those volunteers is Fran Giard. In Moscow, Viktor Karpov, the limits of the unratified SALT II Fran Giard cuts up apples as she will take place later today at the St. strategic arms accord with the who cooked crescent rolls and apple James School. Giard was one of 150 top Soviet arms negotiator, said the and pumpkin pies on Tuesday. prepares to bake a pie for the controversy should not stand in the Soviet Union, the Pentagon an Manchester Area Conference of volunteers who helped prepare the way of arms reduction. nounced late Wednesday. Reagan, following a meeting with Please turn to page 4 Churches’ Thanksgiving dinner, which meal. “I believe that the crisis which ★ the U.S. administration is undergo his top national security advisers on Tuesday, gave the go-ahead for lEE ing should not affect the stability of the strategic relationship,” he said. the Air Force to place in service its lATIONS The Soviet Union has accused the 131st B-52 bomber capable of United States of interfering in the carrying nuclear cruise missiles, Town’s the place for road, grid action Iran-Iraq war. officials said. The ofhcial Polish news agency That bomber will be flown to ■' PAP called the latest developments Carswell Air Force Base in Texas John Doherty, both hailing from Road Race go to the Muscular in the U.S.-Iran case “sad if not and placed in operational status The golden anniversary of the England. Smith is a two-time Dystrophy Research Fund of Con outright depressing.”'The agency Friday, the Defense Department Manchester Road Race answers M ore on five-m iler Boston Marathon champion, while necticut. A total of $18,000 was said either Reagan lied or he didn’t said shortly after The Associated the starter’s gun this morning at 10 Doherty’s top performance of 1986 raised a year ago, and race officials know what was going on. Press and others quoted sources on in front of St. James Church on and football game was capturing the lOK Peachtree are hoping to top the $20,000 figure Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak the decision. Main Street with an expected — See pages 25,27 Classic in Atlanta, Ga., back on this year. Shamir denied Israel channeled In a brief statement, the Pen- record-setting field of over 6,000 July 4 with a record-setting time of Also on today’s agenda is the 12th money to the contras. expected to take part. 27; 56. meeting on the gridiron between “We haye not gotten any money Please turn to page 8 9 The famed “Irish Connection” Another runner who should be crosstown rivals Manchester High has been broken up this year as near the front of the pack is School and East Catholic High several of its top runners — Richard O’Flynn and Gerry American John Gregorek. A School. The Eagles lead the series, including four-time and defending O’Reilly, the second- and third- member of the 1984 U.S. Olympic 6-5, despite last year’s 12-6 upset TODAY’S HERALD champion John Treacy — will not place finishers in 1985, team, the 26-year-old Gregorek was win by the Indians in the mud. appear in the Manchester five- Despite the absences, a qualified fourth in last year’s running and East goes into today’s game with miler and will run instead at The field has been lined up by the hopes to better his placement an 8-1-1 record, while Manchester ‘Day of mourning’ Partly sunny Manchester Road Race Committee Athletics Congress National Cross today. stands 5-4-1. Kickoff is at 11 a,m. at While most Americans consider ■Partly sunny today with highs 50 Country Championships on Satur for the 50th running. Among the top Proceeds from the Manchester Memorial Field. entrants should be Geoff Smith and ’Thanksgiving a holiday that should to ,55. Clear tonight with a low of 30 day. Also among the missing are be spent feasting on turkey, watch to 35 Mostly sunny Friday with a ing football and gathering with high near 50. Outlook for the rest of friends in a renewed sense of cheer, the holiday weekend: Fair Satur others see it differently, "We do not day. A chance of rain Sunday. CPEC’s Franklin recalls long career feel it’s a day of great greetings,” Highs in the 40s and 50s. Lows in the said Chief Stronghorse, a Niantic- 30s Details on page 2. By Alex Glrelll phone company had been given Despite that interest, Franklin Franklin, 63, does have some Narragansett Indian who lives on Associate Editor permission to install utility poles started out as an engineering disappointments, however. He said Bush Hill Road in Manchester.