iM a v o rite Making lik n a m 4 Presidential race Michael Thelvin, the quiet man, Politics, prosecutors, cbnnei'to town /3 scores two ^galnst^halers/11 "^family defense /5 X Hanrhratpr Irralb Friday. Feb. 26, 1988 Manchester, Conn. — A City of Village Charm 30 Cents PZC gets N urses get 8th’s plan for sewer ‘substantial’ Bv Alex Glrelll Manchester Herald The Eighth Utilities District pay has applied to the town’s Plan­ boost ning and Zoning Commission for a review of its controversial plans Bv Andrew J. Davis nurses. The hospital primarily for a sanitary trunk sewer to Manchester Herald has a hard time filling weekend, serve the proposed Mall at evening and infensive care unit Buckland Hills and other users. Manchester Memorial Hospital openings. Filbert said. The plans and a letter from has reached a tentative agree­ The increase in pay should help John D. LaBelle Jr,, the district’s ment with its nurses’ union that ease the nursing shortage at the legal counsel, were submitted will provide them with a “sub­ hospital, which also has affected toda>| to the town’s ' Planning stantial Increase” in pay, Gloria other hospitals throughout the Department. T. Filbert, head of the union, said country, she said. The commission has 35 days in today. “I believe so,” Filbert said. which to act on the plan, which \. The agreement was reached “We have a very good package.” has been opposed by the town Thursday night, said Andrew A. The contract also calls for more administration. If it does not act. Beck, director of public relations flexible hours, she said. the plan is considered to be ' at the hospital. Filbert said she does not expect approved. / Neither Filbert or Beck would any proyem ratifying the If it rejects the plans, the voters release details of the contract contract. of the Eighth UtibUes District can Reginald Plnto/Menchester Herald until the nurses union votes on it. “I would expect approval, overrule the coHfmission by a Voting is expected Wednesday or (though) there will always be two-thirds vote. ‘ dissension,” she said. “They in June. From left are Robert, Leslie. Thursday, Filbert said. Town Manager Robert Weiss HONORED GUESTS — Nikki O’Neill, The contract include a “sub­ came through with a good mone­ said recently that the town, which left, wife of Gov. Wiliiam A. O’Neiil, talks Logan, Georgia and Lisa Vl/orsley. Lisa is stantial” increase in pay, said tary package that,you can’t turn had threatened legal action with the Worsiey family of Manchester at Ti 15-year-old Bennet Junior High Filbert, Currently, starting pay down.” against the district if it installs a reception Thursday evening in the School student who has been, receiving for registered nurses is" $11 an The hospital also is pleased the sewer according toitscurrent governor’s residence to promote the treatment for epilepsy at the Newington hour. The top pay level is $13.28 an with the tentative contract settle­ plans, has not decided what hour under a two-year contract ment, Beck said. action to take. Town Attorney Newington Children’s Hospital telethon hospital. that was to expire June 30. “Manchester Memorial Hospi­ John Cooney said the same thing The average yearly nurse’s tal feels it is an excellent earlier this week and Mayor salary in Connecticut is $22,000, package.” he said. "It will make Peter P. DiRosa Jr. repeated the while the average starting salary us competitive.” ' comment this morning. Families stricken by iiiness fs $19,300. according to the The hospital opened negotia­ DiRosa said there is no move­ Connecticut Hospital tions with the union on Jan. 25, ment toward settling the differen­ Association. Beck said. He said the talks were ces between the town and the If approved, the salary in­ opened because non-union hospi­ district over how the sewer will be consider themselves ‘lucky’ crease will begin immediately, tals have provided increases in installed but, he said, "there are while other nop^salary provisions salaries and benefits to their grounds for discussion.” will not take effect until the old employees over the last year. At age 10, she developed epilepsy, which is now No date has been set for review Bv Nancv Concelman , contract runs out. Filbert said. He described the talks as controlled through medication. Now Lisa, a by the commission, and no public Manchester Herald “It is a substantial increase.” “cordial.” student at Bennet Junior High School, is a hearing is required under the she said. “It will make us Another reason for opening member of the school choir and works once a terms of Section 8-24 of the state Carla Ro.senstock is lucky, and she knows jt. competitive with other area talks before the end of the old week at Manchester Mc^morial Hospital as a statutes, which requires commis­ Even though the 18-year-old Manchester hospitals.” contract was the impending arri­ candy striper. Lisa said she also attends a sion review of municipal projects resident suffers from traumatic brain injury Being competitive with other val of Michael II. Gallacher as support group for teen-agers with epilepsy. such as the trunk sewer. (T B I). she has proved doctors who thought she hospitals is important because hospital president. Filbert said. "It (the support group) opened me up a little,” The plans will be reviewed by would never recover “wrong, again, and again,’’ many nurses are leaving hospi­ She said the union wanted the she said Thursday at the reception. “It helped me the planning staff and other town says her sister Lisa. 16. tals to take jobs with insurance talks settled before Gallacher divisions, including the town “All I know is I ’m doing very, very, very • a lot. t didn’t know what epilepsy was before.” companies or in doctors’ offices, takes over as hospital president Lisa’s parents, Robert and Georgia Worsiey, engineering division, before they good.” says Carla, who has been suffering from Filloert said. ’’ on Monday. go to the PZC. TBI sinceanautoaceident in 1986 that left her ina said now the whole family knows about the Manchester Memorial Hospital Gallacher succeeds Warren L. disease and how to handle one of Lisa’s seizures. The' sewer project will be the coma for 4>/! Months. “I realize I’m really now has about 20 openings for Prelesnik, who resigned in subject of a public hearing by the lucky” The family includes Leslie. 11, and Logan. 7. nurses within a staff of 200 to 250 October. district directors March 7 at the But Thursday evening at the governor’s Family members also know .that when Lisa has district firehouse. The district residence in Hartford. Carla was feeling a little a seizure, they can contact oneoftheirneighbors. plans to invite bids by March 15 more nervous than lucky. Carla and her family who is a nurse. and open them about May 1. were one of four families who were the guests of Lisa’s parents also are grateful for the support The town objects to district honor at a reception to kick off the Newington group. Police no closer plans to divide the sewer project Childreii’s Hospital fifth Children’s Miracle “Before, she wasn’t aware there were others into two phases, the first to serve Network Telethon, scheduled for June 4 and 5. out there like her,” her father said. “It was properties on North Main Street The reception was hosted by the hospital and reassuring to her that she could talk to and part of Tolland Turnpike. It Gov. William’ A. O’Neill and his wife, Nikki. someone.” to solving deaths also objects to the path planned The Worsleys. another Manchester family, "Sometimes you think you’re the only one,” also, were honored at the reception. Their Georgia Worsiey said. through town property next to the cal profile of a killer. town’s Buckland firehouse and to daughter Lisa. 15. began receiving treatment at The Worsleys also praised the Manchester Bv Andrew Yurkovskv Newington Children’s Hospital about 12 years school system, which already had a pre-school Manchester Herald Brooks said that criminologists the the district’s refusal to allow :J trained in psychology can some- . the town to decide which route the • ago for progressive hearing loss and hyperactiv­ f ity that required daily drug and speech therapy. Please turn to page 10 It’s been 15 months since the tiines determine the type of killer sewage will take to the town’s — sex, age, background — based sewage disposal plant. death of Michael S. Linders and nearly a year since the murder of on the circumstances od the Bernice B. Martin, but Manches­ death. But in the Linders case, the ter police are no closer to solving FBI agent determined, there was Panama legislators remove president either case. not enough information to put / Linders, 17, of Ellington, was together such a profile. Brooks said. fied if Noriega decides to cling to embargo against Panama but found dead Nov. 14, 1986, behind PANAMA CITY, Panama (AP) Education Minister Manuel Solis an apartment building at 125 "That doesn’t change anything — The National Assembly today Paima, who was sworn in before power. said he opposed U.S. military intervention. Spruce St. Although hisdeath was in our approach to the case,” convened an emergency session dawn. Davis spent most of Thursday Brooks added. "We can techni­ night with Delvalle in a back Noriega, who controls the army originally termed a homicide, it and ousted President Eric Arturo U.S. Ambassador Arthur Davis wa^ecently reclassified by the cally say we don’t have an Delvalle after he tried to fire the said the U.S.