N Interstate 84 in Jeopardy

24 - MANCHESTER KTOALD. Thurs.. May 6, 1962 W 0 f ^ ; GREAT 1982 session: A// about moms: Lydall's president mg^ » whqf they did kids-eye view has his hands full . page 13 . page 21 FOR M O M t . page 4 REMEMBER HER ON THE BIG DAY, SUNDAY. MAY 9th Manchester, Conn. Cloudy tonight •Friday, May 7, 1982 and Saturday Single copy 25c w — See page 2 U m ih ODORS After Rhody veto '"I. Interstate 84 l«OWtf«^ P l p ll •-.. "*>*■*: M i in jeopardy ; POUEM r y , , p o # e n ^ Route 52 because “ there’s always cancel plans for lnterstate-84, is By Richard Cody that a study should continue for the Herald Reporter been a need for the highway,” William E. Keish Jr., public upgrading of already-existing Route |.^«i Rhode Island’s sudden decision relations officer for the state 6 in that state. to b ac c o ®**9!^^| Thursday to stop plans for Department of Transportation, said Paul A. Kelly, special assistant to Interstate-84 in that state has this morning. the director of Rhode Island’s state “ diminished to some degree’ ’ the According to a letter of authoriza DOT, said late this morning Direc chances that the eastern Connec tion by former U.S. Secretary of tor Wendall Flanders was taking ticut portion of the highway will Transportation Neil Goldschmidt, steps to stop plans for the interstate, ever be built, a Federal Highway Connecticut can not go beyond and to concentrate efforts on the Administration official said this design stages for the eastern portion Route 6 study. of the highway unless Rhode Island morning. GARRAHY HAD turned 180 approves lnterstate-84 after an en ’The news from Rhode Island is degrees Thursday on his stance on vironmental study, or unless Herald photo by Pinto expected to have no impact on plans the highway. At a press conference Congress says it’s okay. to build a connector on the East he said the proposed routes for the iC ald or' irrr-n rrTi4.n i James B. Barakos, Connecticut Hartford-Manchester line linking highway “ made no sense.” Planning for the Great Lawn division administrator for FHWA, Interstate-86 and an already-built The state had been working on an said it looks like the state now will portion of Interstate 84. What is at environmental impact statement for former Cheney family home and a member Engineer Walter Fuss (right) and developer stake is a 22-miIe portion of have to obtain permission from routes both north and south of the Wesley C. Qryk, one of the men who of the Cheney Brothers National Historic Interstate-84 being planned between Congress. Scituate reservoir watershed, but Barakos said the thinking among proposes building condominiums on the Landmark District Commission, has op Bolton and Route 52 in Killingly. Garrahy said the loss of homes and federal highway officials this mor Great Lawn, show Vivian Ferguson (left) posed the condominium plans. Story on Connecticut will continue businesses would be too great, so he ning, after Rhode Island Governor page 3. designing the interstate and thinks instead is backing a restructuring of where the development would abut her J. Joseph Garrahy’s decision to & property. Mrs. Ferguson, a' resident of a the highway will still go through to Route 6. There had been a considerable amount of opposition to the highway J: recently, K elly said. ' i // B A R A K O S S AID no decision yet has been made by he FH W A to go ahead with an impact study for up Britain won't grading Route 6, but said, “ that’s how the thinking is going. This is the and the mainland, if the Argentines repair it J I - r Britain said Thursday it lost two Sea way it will probably go.” N By United Press International 'Vermont/ Harrier jets on a patrol of the 200-mile exclu and start using it again “ and take advantage He said that after Garrahy’s deci & sion zone arqund the islands in bad weather. of it to attack our forces.” sion “ the chances have diminished ■ . ■! Pledging to seek a negotiate settlement §0 ''I New Argentina claimed to have shot them down “ We do not wish to use any more military to some degree” that Connecticut V through the United Nations, Britain today Hampshire but Britain said they may have collided. force than is necessary,” he said. “ But we section of lnterstate-84 w ill actually refused to rule out bombing raids on thd" No new outbreaks of fighting have been will secure a total exclusion zone.” go through. “ But who is to say what Argentine mainland and vowed to recapture 1 f. Pym said Britain will continue to seek a IL l. 1 reported in the Falklands area since 'Tuesday degree? the Falkland Islands by force if necessary. ^ork ^ — MaeaecHiwetfe r'-m'ptPy when the British destroyer HMS Sheffield negotiated settlement through the United Keish said, “ Throughout the plan iCBldor! Argentina insisted again that any peace talks was knocked out by an Argentine missile, Nations despite Argentina’s rejection of the ning of Interstate 84, there’s always must recognize its claims to sovereignty over with the loss of 20 lives. U.S.-Peruvian cease-fire plan. been the consideration that in the the island. A Defense Ministry spokesman said a But he warned that the government’s deter eventuality of it not going all the " I f Argentina rejects all peace proposals, “ significant number” of a backup force of air mination to end Argentina’s “ illegal” oc way to Providence, there’s still a Britain may still try to take the Falklands by iRhode^ force Harriers now is being fit W with heat cupation of the Falklands remains un ne^ for it here.” force, although it is an option the government Mstand seeking Sidewinder missiles to enable them diminished. He said the highway would still be wants to avoid if possible,’’ Foreign Corinecticot. to counter Argentine air power. In the interview with Buenos Aires Con a vital link from Hartford to Route • Secretary Francis Pym told a news con The spokesman said British Nimrod in tinental Radio, Costa Mendez said “ Argen 52. ference in London. telligence gathering planes now are being tina’s military response to Great Britain so Asked by reporters whether air attacks on F A l. K I A N P equipped to refuel in flight, giving them the far Las been very good and at this tim e we the Argentine mainland are a possibility, ISLANDS ability to patrol the 200-mile no-go area are trying to give a diplomatic response.” Pym said; “ I would not deny that. We do not around the Falklands 24 hours a day. 'The foreign minister reiterated that the want any escalation of military activity. But Inside Today Before his press conference, Pym told the United States misread the world situation by I would not exclude any possibility whatever. Atlantic Ocean House of Commons that if the Argentines do backing Britain in the dispute. ’That would not be right.’’ 24 pages, 4 sections not cooperate in a peaceful settlement: “ Let Alter praising Argentina’s military perfor In Brussels, a NATO source said Britain them be in no doubt that we shall do whatever mance, Costa Mendez said Argentina’s Advice ......................................... has asked the United States fo^ the loan of FALKLAND ISLANDS may be necessary to end their illegal occupa “ military and diplomatic action are closely Area towns .......................... KC-13SA strategic tanker aircraft. MlUtery sized against New England tion. united and each depends on the other.” Business......................................... experts said the Request indicated Britain “ I hope the Argentinians will henceforth Asked whether the United Nations peace C lassified.................................. 21- f > ■f ''>^5:1^ may be considering siepplng-up longrange at show tlut readiness and desire to reach a plan was “ a hope or just a small hope,” Costa Comics .......................................... l i - ' of the United Nations Secretary-General to tacks with Vulcan bombers, possibly with peaceful settlement, which so far has been Mendez said, “ ’The only positive point so tar Entertainment .........................13- intervene in the affair,’’ he said. raids on Argentine mainland airfields. evident only on our side.” is the offer that the secretary general has Lottery .......................................... At the same time his deputy, Enrique Ros, But a senior U.S. official denied that Bri Later, he told reporters;“ We must keep all made to intervene in the affair. Obituaries .................................... tain hadmade any specific request for aid. flew to New York apparently to take a look at the options open. But at some time in the “ Today I cannot tell you what will be the Opinion.......................................... Argentine Foreign Minister Nicanor. Costa a U.N. peace plan which Britain approved future, circumstances may change.” success of the United Nations. I believe there P eo p leta lk .................................... Mendez said in a radio interview that, "any Thursday as a framework for emUng the Pym warned that Britain again would is a degree of hope that we can make ad S ports..........................................9- negotiation must lead Inexorably to Argen crisis. An alternative peace plan sponsored bomb the airfield at Port Stanley, lifeline vances towards an understanding with Television .................................... t i c sovereignty in the Malvinas (Falklands). • by the United States and Peru was rejected between the 9,000 Argentine invasion force Britain,” Costa Mendez said. “ The only positive point so far is the offer by Argentina. MW i***U.‘J Childhood disease V Unemployment Rate 9.4% unemployment POST-WORLD WAR II RECORD sets record lows A’TLANTA (U P I) — Five years and 120 million vac cines later, the incidents of seven major childhood dis eases in the United States are at record or near-record -AduR Men: sets postwar record lows and all types of measles should be eliminated by 8.

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