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New life Perfect Defense Town landfill MHS girls tennis Rowland, Morrison may last longer/3 unbeaten in CCC East/11 spar over jobs/4 JilattrhpBtpr Mprali MHS girls tennis Monday, May 14, 1990 Manchester, Conn. — A City of Village Charm Newsstand Price: 35 Cents. Y iUanrbrstrr Hpralb maintains control Historic unit High court SPORTS see page 46 with ‘teeth’ won’t hear recommended joint suit By Nancy Foley Manchester Herald Indians overcome Bobcats WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court today A historic district commission with much broader refused to let 30 states, including Connecticut, sue 26 powers should be created, according to a report to be manufacturers in the nation’s highest court over removal Helin whiffs 14 presented tonight to the Planning and Zoning Commis of asbestos from public schools and other government sion. buildings. In a joint meeting of the Cheney National Historie The court, without comment, refused to hear argu District Commission and the PZC, the results of a study ments that the manufacturers should pay for such in 6-2 MHS win of the Cheney Mansion area and Great Lawn — con removal. sidering zoning changes made by the PZC in October — Today’s action docs not preclude the 30 slates from are scheduled to be presented. suing asbestos manufacturers in their respective state O By Jim Tierney The study, prepared by Pauicia M. O’Donnell of the courts. J3 -n Manchester Herald Westport firm of Landscapes for the Connecticut Trust But the slates first went to the justices, hoping to head for Historic Preservation, recommends that the historic off a competition among themselves for monetary S F The Manchester High-South Windsor baseball game commission have the power to regulate changes within damages from the asbestos makers. on a chilly Friday night at Moriarty Field was a pitcher’s the Cheney district. In an unsual move, the states asked the court to invoke — m duel between the Indians’ senior righthander Matt Helin The existing Cheney National Historic Disuict Com its “original jurisdiction” so this big-stakes dispute could and the Bobcats’ southpaw Jamie Murray. mission only serves as an advisory body to the PZC. be consolidated and resolved before any lower court con O o When South Windsor scored the first run of the game William E. FitzGerald, chairman of the historic com siders it. ^ CD in the top of the sixth, it appeared that might hold up. The request was denied. mission, said he agrees with the report. “1 think a historic H - < But, Manchester and Helin had other thoughts. commission is in the best position to make a determina Asbestos has been used for decades in the construction Helin, who ran his perfect record to 7-0, struck out 14 tion on historic preservation.” of buildings and ships. The inhalation of asbestos fibers m . Bobcat batters while Manchester rallied for six runs in Members of a more powerful commission would be has been linked to various diseases. the sixth and overcame South Windsor, 6-2, in CCC East knowledgeable about the historical significance and Tens of thousands of personal-injury lawsuits have S X action. needs of the district, he said. “They only have one inter been filed against asbestos manufacturers by shipyard z rn The win keeps the Indians in second place in the est. Tlic planning commission has two interests.” workers. Hundreds of asbestos-in-buildings suits also league at 9-2, 11-5 overall. East Hartford remains in first Tlic I’ZC is interested in increasing the tax base, as have been filed. at 10-1 after it shut out Hartford Public, 7-0. South well as preserving historical landmarks, FitzGerald said. The justices were told that eight states have sued as Windsor falls to 5-10. for example, if a developer wanted to build apartment bestos makers in their state courts, seeking to have them I O O Manchester will play at Hartford Public Monday after buildings in tlic Cheney District, the architecture should pay the costs of removing the substance from public O “T1 noon at 3:30. confonn to tlic surrounding historic buildings. But the buildings. m rn Helin gave up four hits and struck out one. He struck PZC might waive this requirement for fear of losing the The eight slates are Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, out the final three bauers of the game with the bases project and the resulting tax revenue, he said. Mississippi, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia and loaded. He also struck out the side in the third. William Bayer, chairman of the PZC, said that increas West Virginia. “Matt pitched a tremendous game,” Manchester coach ing tax revenue has not been a factor in its decisions on O O Don Race said. “It was great to see the kids come back the historic district. When making decisions involving Please see ASBESTOS, page 10 m z ',v. the way they did.” - other areas of town, the PZC may consider tax revenue, o > South Windsor took a 1-0 lead after Helin struck out but it is never a prime concern, he said. > r- the first two baUers in the sixth. FitzGerald agreed that the PZC has always been sup 3J 05 Freshman Gary Burnham (two hits) doubled to right portive of preserving the Cheney disuict. Almost 100 Talks under way field and slid safely into third when the relay throw got percent of the time, it has accepted the historic district DD > away from Indian senior third baseman Ryan Barry. commission’s recommendations regarding development. > Helin walked Jamie Lussier and then picked the latter But, FitzGerald said, "That doesn't mean that they al on military bases ■D off first. While Lussier was hung up between first and ways will.” Reginald Plnto/Mancheaiar Herald second base, Burnham charged to the plate and scored The historic district is vulnerable, he said, bccau.se Judy HartlingMancnosler Herald MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Negotiators began before Lussier was tagged for the fiiud out. JUST LOOKING — Manchester High batter John Cunningham iets a pitch go by in the once part of it is destroyed, “it can never be recaptured.” talks today on the future of U.S. military bases in this “Maybe that’s what ignited us,” Race said, referring to The lawn and mansions, situated north of Ihirtford LUST IN HER HEART —- Becky may have had a two -leg advantage over the human country, a day after suspected Communist guerrillas shot second inning of Friday night’s game with South Wirvjsor High at Moriarty Field. The In the mental error by the Indian defense in the sixth. Road, once belonged to members of the Cheney family, walkers in the Victorian Heights’ walkathon Saturday to benefit the American Heart As- and killed two American servicemen near one of the in The Indians stormed back in the bottom of the frame dians won. 6-2. who owned the silk mills in town. sociation, but when it came to the cookout after the walk all she could do was sit and eye stallations. with six runs. Truncheon-wielding police fired tear gas at hundreds With one out, senior Lindsey Boutilier reached on an Please .sec ZONING, page 10 the hamburger on the table. of anti-base protesters during running confrontations infield single and Murray walked senior Jeff Davis. through the streets of the capital. Winfield rejects a trade, Sophomore desigated hitler Dave White followed with At least 42 people were arrested and five hospitalized, an RBI-single to left center scoring Boutilier with the witnesses and police said. Protesters, mostly students, tying run. Junior Mike Gilbert hit a dribbler which retaliated by throwing small homemade bombs at police. hugged the third base line and the bases were jammed. The Assembly speaks; look out Chairman Mao Rallies were held throughout the day and security was his status placed in ‘limbo’ Murray was pulled for Lussier, who uncoiked a wild light for the talks, which opened at the Central Bank pitch allowing pinch ruimer Marc Sears to score the go- building with about 500 police on hand. Five truckloads “1 would rather return to my I’elto, D-Storrs, accusing House “You’re not talking about white ahead run. After senior John Cunningham struck out, By Peter Viles of riot police were deployed before the gate at Clark Air packing for California, but I can’t Angels are one of them. beloved hills of Fzist Hampton — to Minority Leader Robert Jackie of folk. You’re talking about getting rid Barry, who got the first Manchester hit of the game off The Associated Press Ha.se as about 400 base opponents rallied in nearby An By Jim Cour put on a Yankee uniform, either. I’m The Yankees said the deal — for my little house on tlic lake - with Stratford of stealing an advance of us. You have never resjxcted us. pitcher Mike Witt — will be Murray in the fifth, was hit by Lussier to reload the ... Tliis is one heinous crime tliat 1 geles City. The Associated Press in limbo. Get me a cab for limbo.” bases. my sclf-rcs(x.'ct and sense of ac copy of O'Neill’s clo.scly guarded Winfield, who missed all of last decided by an arbitrator, but no IIARTPORD — Years from now, budget protxisal. hope that God and devil get togctJier U.S. and Philippine officials had expressed fears that Lussier walked junior pinch hitter Kevin Bottomley on complishment intact than to live in a tlie Communist New People’s Army would try to kill season after back surgery, said he timetable has been set. Until the dis die 1990 General Assembly will mansion on a hill in Hanford, a ’’Kcebler elves.” — Joseph and bum you in hell for.” — Rep.