Accidents mar holiday weekend United Preen Internillonil She was a passenger in a car driven by Clifton Stalph, 17, of Windsor, who Connecticut residents wrapped up was reported in stable condition at summer on a hot, haiy and humid Mt. Sinai. Labor Day which brought out extra iianrlipfitrr The driver of the second car, state troopers to patrol highways Douglas Mallar, 20, of Windsor, and crowded with homebound holiday his three passengers were treated traffic. and released after the accident, At least five persons died in traffic which is still under investigation. accidents over the three-day weekend. Authorities confirmed one Christopher N icholas, 20, of drowning and continued the search Hollywood, Calif,, died when the car for a man missing since he fell off a he was driving collided with a second ."TV " boat into the Connecticut River. auto on Route 12 in Ledyard about 2 Light to moderate attendance was a.m. Sunday. reported at several state parks Mon­ Vol. XCOC, No, 264 - MwwrNl^rC6nn..'' TM ^ ^ • Since 18B1 • 26s day despite sticky weather with Nicholas, attached to the U.S. Sub­ temperatures in the 80s inland. marine Base in Groton, was driving successfully Sunday and Monday for and may have had a seizure and vehicle driven by Robert G. Beaver, bound side before colliding with at a high rate of speed when he State police had 65 extra troopers the body of Richard Osuch, 20, of fallen in the river. An autopsy was 21, of Oxford. Authorities said they another car. crossed the center line and collided on the highway during the peak Middletown. He fell off a boat into scheduled for today. didn’t know why Mrs. Sommer’s car Police said the driver of the other with another vehicle, police said. travel hours and made 2,291 arrests the Connecticut River Saturday night was stopped at the time. car, Christopher Glass, and his three Five others were injured. — 2,000 for speeding — from 6 p.m. and rescue efforts failed. In Eastford, Pearl B. Sommer, 7^ passengers were injured. A motorcycle crash Saturday Friday to midnight Monday. The body of Michael Currier, 17, of of New Haven, was killed Sundiy An East Granby woman was killed claimed the life of Michael Sazinski, On the interstates, ^tate police said Willimantic, was found Monday in when her car was struck broadside while driving in heavy rain on Route Judy M. Urban, 17, of Windsor, 21, of East Windsor. Police said they investigated 519 accidents and a the Willimantic River, police said. by a pickup truck at the intersection 20 Sunday in her hometown. Police died at Mt. Sinai Hospital in Hartford Sazinski was killed when his bike total of 52 injuries were reported. Officials said Currier, who was last of Routes 44 and 198. said Gail Olsen's car crossed from Sunday of injuries sustained in a two- slammed into a guard rail on Mill State police divers searched un- seen Sunday night, was an epileptic Police said her car was struck by a the road’s eastbound lane to the west­ car collision in Windsor. Street in his hometown.' To p repare for school t - ' I ^ Teachers plan year By MARY KITZMANN the traditional year-opening majority of parents support the there are incompatible g o ^ ,“ he Herald Reporter welcoming speeches. Like the teachers.” said. ^ students, who return tomorrow, it But he was also convinced the A strength of the educational MANCHESTER- The sound took several minutes for the room to criticism of parents poses a serious system, Kennedy said, was the grew louder as one walked closer to settle and the speeches to begin. threat to the school system. challenge of programs for the the Manchester High School “This place is certainly quiet That population of those who sup­ Southeast Asian immigrants, and cafeteria. during July and August,” Wilson port us is shrinking,” he said, “and coping with enrollment declines. The sound of greetings, questions" Deakin, assistant school superinten­ will continue to shrink.” He cited the increases in Special of “how was your summer?” and dent said. “We say that’s the time we “The criticism of humanism is Education and curriculum im­ amazement of summer changes get other things done, but we don’t.” part of a natidnal trend,” he said. provements as other challenges. echoed down the empty halls. It was After the summer’s quietness, “It’s an attack against an ill-defined While the teachers ponder the 1980-81 the noise of renew ^ ' friendships which ended today for the teachers malady which is said to be corrupting school year challenges today, the which broke for the two-month span and tomorrow for the students, the the schools. It appears we’re dealing students will tomorrow. And again of summer. challenges of a new year begin. with a catch word for a variety of the halls will ring with greetings, But it wasn’t the first day of Anne Gauvin, president of the causes that people are against.” questions, and amazement that school, although it sounded like it. Manchester Education Association He urged the teachers to listen summer is over. The noise generated from the nearly sees challenges to the teacher’s seriously to the criticism and learn School begins in all Manchester 550 teachers before they hushed for traditional role in the coming year. what they could. But he also charged schools Wednesday morning. She called teachers to unify to meet . some of the remarks made were the challenge of minimum competan- “wild.” cy testing, and “ misinformation of “Think of the motivation of the those who criticized our teaching, critics,” Kennedy admonished. Swordsman cut Gunman referring to the recent controversy of "Some are sincerely disturbed at Humanistic education. what they see as an attack on their in mock duel The contrO-Versy/ spanning the values. But th.ere are also some MANCHESTER - A 19-year-old gives up. ■r summer months, carried over into critics who seek to "weaken the man, described by police as a “sword James Kennedy’s welcoming speech, school, lessen the financial support fancier” was injured during a mock and reflected in the concerned looks and lessen the taxes.” duel Thursday morning when his op­ GRANBY (UPI) — A man with a of the teachers. "They want to weaken the school ponent accidently stabbed him in the starter’s pistol who barricaded Kennedy, citing a number of other for political gain,” he charged. wrist. himself in a large camper for more issues for the coming year, stressed "We want you to know you are sup­ Kevin Washington. 19, of 59 Tudpr than seven hours and threatened to a primary goal was attracting public ported in doing your jobs,” he said. Lane was treated and released at Buried .alive shoot police or anyone who came participation in the schools. When your teaching methods are Manchester Memorial Hospital Keith Howland, center in a striped shirt, watches near his near him surrendered peacefully ear­ Despite the past several Board of challenged they will be defended, he following the 11 a.m. sword fight. Needham, Mass, home as rescue workers dig into a collapsed ly today, officials said. Education meetings, where reassured the teachers. Police were called by emergency Gene Boisclair, 54, of Granby, gave While reassuring he also cautioned, slope that buried his 14-year-old son, Keith, alive. The teen was townspeople lashed out at values room personnel, however, who said himself up at 3:30 a.m. and was taken clarification courses, saying they un­ the system’s teachers the goals, and W ashington’s wound appeared found dead by rescuers after the youth and a friend were buried to Connecticut Valley Hospital in dermine family values. Kennedy objectives are being reviewed. suspicious. Upon arrival, police while digging a cave. The friend was buried up to the neck, but Middletown for psychiatric testing, remained “convinced the vast “Don’t wake up next year and find learned of the duel, which survived. (UPI). police said. No shots were fired. Washington told them took place at a Boisclair began the standoff from sand pit off Parker Street. the camper parked next to his home Sniper opens fire Apparently Washington, and his op­ Polish job reforms at about 8:15 p.m. Monday when ponent, George D. Ruff, 17, of 83B police responded to a report of a Rachel Road, have often dueled in domestic distu^ance. the past with swords. According to “The man did not allow police to on football practice police, Washington failed to pull his sought in coalfields enter and threatened to shoot them WHITTIER, Calif. (UPI) - An 18- the athletic field at the school, hand back during the sword fight, or anyone who came near his located about 12 miles southeast of suffering a stab wound through the WARSAW, Poland UPI - With The official PAP news agency said year-old man and his juvenile compa­ I I residence,’’ said Sgt. Charles Gunn of Los Angeles. Whittier is the alma wrist. A doctor told police the strikes on the Baltic coast 10 mines and a number of other in­ nion were arrested for allegedly the state police, who were called in opening fire on the Whittier High mater of former President Richard Washington may have suffered nerve resolved, the Polish government dustrial enterprises were on strike to assist local officials. School football team during a Labor M. Nixon. damage in his hand as a result. hastened today to settle walkouts in around the towns of Rybnik and State police spokesman Joseph Police "warned (Washington and the southern coalfields by miners Jarzebie.