F a u c h e r :You have to make poise’ / page 3 | Ousted: uconn booters out of NCAA soccer Killers: Bay State reviews furlough rules / page 7 I tourney / page i i Manrbrstpr Hrralb ) Manchester — A City ol Village Charm Monday, Nov. 16,1987 30 Cents DC-9 veered before crash • DENVER (AP) - Witnesses said problems with departures before a Continental Airlines Jet veered the Incident,” he said. back and forth before it crashed on Asked today whether the airport % takeoff in falling snow, killing 26 should have been closed, Stapleton people and iujuring 56, but an spokesman Richard Boulware said, official said today there were no “ I don’t believe so, no. m crosswinds and the airport can “ There were no crosswinds,” - he operate safely in snowstorms. said on NBC-TV’s "Today” show. The DC-9, with 82 people aboard, Bob Johnson, chief of National broke into three pieces and turned Transportation Safety Board’s upside down, and 11 survivors were Denver office, said up to 50 ' l l i r in critical condition today. The investigators may be involved In n^j -. ■- ••• *” »• Sunday afternoon crash was the the next seven to 10 days. deadliest in Stapleton International The plane’s black box, containing >4" Airport’s 58-year history. cockpit voice and data recorders, Flight 1713 originated in Okla­ was recovered and being held for homa City, stopped In Denver and the investigators, but Johnson said was delayed by a snowstorm. It was a report on the probable cause may en route to Boise, Idaho, when it not be available for months. crashed at 2; 16 p.m. MST. “ The right wing dropped, and we A team of investigators was going veered to the right,” said passenger Fred H. Helpenstell, a 50-year-old •.-xa;^r^ through the wreckage today, but i-. said it might be months before a physician from Nampa, Idaho. cause was known. “ Then the left wing dropp^ and we Dr. Norm Dinerman of Denver veered to the left and crashed.” General Hospital, who helped to At least nine flights — five United coordinate treatment efforts, said and four Continental — were today that the fact that any canceled this morning because the ;v " . r I .V '..A ' i.r . V, passengers emerged alive was due airlines could not get enough planes to “ tremendous luck, divine provi­ into Denver after the crash shut the StiS|HHR:i' jTi -'■iW,. *?' ’‘•'' .-t dence and the fact that the airplane airport for several hours Sunday, had not gained a lot of altitude.’’ airport officials said. Rescue efforts were hampered by With the exception of the runway bad weather, blinding snow, dar­ where the crash occurred, all kness and ice on the roads and runways were open today, said /*■:• ■■'7- vjiajia^^ > runways. Some survivors were Boulware. trapped in the wreckage for up to The last major U.S. plane crash i.." :•. ■*' ~ “^ § 0 ^ six hoifrs. took place Aug. 16, when a Northw­ ----. .... •< • > *. * * •• ►“* ” .*»• * -Witnesses said the twin-engine est Airlines MD-SO, a version of the DC-9 was barely off the ground DC-9, crashed on takeoff at Detroit whbn the accident happened. Metropolitan Airport, killing 156 “ That flight lasted five seconds, people. k m s maybe six,’’ said Navy Lt. Curtis Helpenstell was one of many who Renfro, an aviation maintenance suffered minor injuries, although officer, who saw the crash from he was trapped two hours. He was another Continental flight landing treated for hypothermia, as were on a parallel runway. several who spent hours inside the " ’The last time I saw it (the crushed wreckage before being plane), it was grossly tilted. He was freed. actually up on his starboard wing. “ I remember thinking, T m When that happens, the pilot tries to about to die! This is it! ’ And then I flip to left to correct. He may have wondered what’s it going to feel overcompensated,’’ said Renfro. like,” Helpenstell said. Kevin Fleming, airport opera- Three crewmembers, including ' tions manager, said about an eighth the pilot and first officer, were of inch of wet snow was on the among those killed. runway, but conditions were nor­ Flight 1713 originated in Okla­ mal for heavy snowstorms at homa City and was en route to Stapleton. “ There were no other Boise, Idaho. Directors to ax majority position By Andrew Yurkovsky of his second-place showing in this Manchester Herald year's race. Director James F. "Dutch” Fogarty, another Demo­ ’The position of majority leader crat, placed third in the election V, will probably become a thing of the and will take over as secretary. past after Manchester’s new town Tedford said he did not know Board of Directors is sworn in whether the Democratic directors tonight during a ceremony at would be assigned particular duties Lincoln Center. tonight or whether the assignments ’The post, created four years ago would be agreed upon in private. He when Director Stephen T. Penny said that decision would be up to Mark F. AbcaHta/Manctwatar HanM lost the mayorship to Barbara B. DiRosa. Weinberg, had been described by Aside from the swearing-in ce­ A balloon sponsored by the local chapter of the'Natlonal balloon is the intersection of Hilliard and Adams streets. some Democratic directors as a remony and the elections, no other At right are old mill buildings on Hilliard Street. The way to separate politics from the action by the directors is scheduled Forget-Me-Not Association for POW-MIA’s Inc. floats ceremonial duties of mayor. for tonight. above Manchester Sunday afternoon. Directly below the Manchester Parkade is at center left. But the Democrats, In private This month will mark what will meetings last week, agreed to probably be the start of twice- . discard the position. Instead, each monthly meetings of the board, of the six majority Democratic which formerly met once a month. board members will be given the The new board’s first meeting will Up, up and away for POW-MIAs responsibility to act as a liaison to a be Tuesday, followed by another particular department In the ad­ -next week, on Nov. 24. The other rainbow-striped bal­ Contino wore a bracelet with ministration, Theodore R. Cum­ By Nancy Concelmon curiosity among area residents, making the “ flight for freedom” a loon. owned and piloted by Michael Edward’s name on it. similar to the mings, the Democratic Party Please tarn to page 15 Manchester Herald four braceleffi Beaulieu wore. success. Bollea of Farmington, carried two chairman, said today. photographers. Forget-Me-Nots wear the bra­ Weinberg, the outgoing mayor, The Forget-Me-Nots won’t soon “ It’s an awareness day.” said Mary Beaulieu. Northeast regional Veterans David Contino of Ken­ celets. Beaulieu said, until the and Democratic Director Kenneth be forgotten here. director of the Forget-Me-Nots, sington, who created the design for soldier whose name is on the N. Tedford confirmed this morning Dogs barked, children ran and bracelet, or his remains, are found TODAY said Sunday. The flight was origi­ the sweatshirts and T-shirts the that the Democrats had tentatively point^ and curious residents came Forget-Me-Nots sell, and Robert and returned home. ’The veteran agreed to do away with the out and shielded their eyes against nally scheduled for Veterans Day, but was postponed because of bad Bishop of Hartford rode in the wearing a returned soldier’s bra­ majority leader position. Fair tonight the late-aftemoon sun Sunday as basket of the POW-MIA balloon, celet will send it to him or his family Director Peter P. DiRosa Jr., weather. ’This was the second Fair tonight with low 35 to 40. members of the Connecticut chap­ both for the first time. to let them know a veteran was who as the highest vote-getter in the ter of the National Forget-Me-Not annual flight for freedom, and it Increasing cloudiness and mUd attracted crowds similar to last Bishop’s brother, Edward, was wearing it. directors' race is expected to be Association for POW-MIA’s Inc. The flight for freedom began at Tuesday; high 60 to 65. Details on year’s, Beaulieu said. last heard from in 1970, in Phu Bei, named mayor and chairman of the cruised in the skies over Manches­ around 2 p.m. in the parking lot page 2. Understanding the purpose of the South Vietnam. "This particular new board, proposed the Idea of ter and South Windsor in two hot-air behind Marcus Communications one-hour flight was as easy as flight is dedicated to all POW- department liaisons after the elec­ balloons to draw attention to their Inc. at 275 New State Road. The looking up. MIAs, but especially Eddie,” Oark tion two weeks ago. He could not be Index C8ti86> said. balloons, stretched out on the reached this morning forcomment. The National Forget-Me-Not As­ A custom-made purple balloon, "B y no means is this a political pavement like massive silk snakes, The new mayor, deputy mayor 20 pagM , 2 oocMono sociation is a non-profit, non- owned by Vietnam veteran James issue,” Contino said. "It ’smoreof a were first filled with cold air from and board secretary will be elected political group dedicated toward a Clark of Bolton, had the POW-MIA Advice .— 10 Lottery_______2 humanitarian purpose. We try todo high-powered fans. ’Then, with a by all nine members of the new full accounting of all 2,400 U.S. logo on four sides, and "Lest we Business 0 Obituaries___ 10 as much as we can to bring our jet-engine sound and several blasts Board of Directors — including the prisoners of war and military forget” along the bottom of the Classified _ 10-20 Opinion _ _ _ 0 plight to the people.” To make heat from a propane burner, they three Republicans — after the personnel listed as missing in balloon.