Reagan Warns Americans to Leave Lebanon
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CONNECTICUT U.S./WORLD Legislator urges Marchers seek Simms, Giants tax-reform delay federal probe cop Super Bowl ... page 7 ... page 9 ... page 11 lUaurhralrr HrralJj ) Manchester — A City of Village Charm Monday, Jan. 26,1687 30 Cents Storm Reagan warns J closes schools Americans to A By the Manchester Herald leave Lebanon Citing the bad timing of the storm that hit Connecticut early this morning, nearly all Manchester- By Tim Ahern Speakes said. area schools canceled classes. The Associated Press Eight Americans are being held Highway crews, facing a forecast of by terrorist groups, including three 3 to 7 Inches of new snow, took to the WASHINGTON - The Reagan kidnapped on Saturday. There were roads again after just one day off. administration today condemned reports today that two more for eigners had been seized, their N The National Weather Service the seizure of foreigners as hos nationality unknown: issued a winter storm warning for tages in Lebanon as a declaration of Asked by reporters if the United east coastal Connecticut as a storm war against civilization, but told > 5 States was considering military moved into the state. Forecasters Americans there to get out, warn said the storm, which headed up the ing that "there’s a limit to what our action against the kidnappers, government can do” for them. Speakes sidestepped the question. East Coast Sunday night, could "We have resorted to military deliver 3 to 7 inches along the coast Presidential spokesman Larry action in the past,” he said. “ There and 2 to 4 inches in the interior Speakes said the government “ will are many options at our disposal, sections of Connecticut. not make concessions to terrorist but I will not speculate ...” Temperatures, which dipped to 2 groups despite their threats.” Sen. Claiborne Pell, D-R.I., degrees below zero Sunday, wer He said it would only endanger chairman of the Senate Foreign en’t expected to climb past the other Americans “ to yield to their Relations Committee, said Sunday mid-20s today and Tuesday, fore demands.” Reagan should consider a military casters said. Speakes said President Reagan response if an American hostage All Manchester-area schools met with his advisers, including dies. closed today, except for Manches Chief of Staff Don Regan and Speakes was also asked if ele ip ter Community College. MCC offi national security adviser Frank ments in Iran might be able to use cials said most ciasses were Carlucci, to discuss the seizure of their influence to gain the release of continuing as usuai. three more Americans over the the hostages. He said "the direct Wilson E. Deakin Jr., Manches weekend in Lebanon and “ certain influence of the Iranians over those ter’s assistant superintendent of derisions” were made. But he who hold Americans and other schools, said the decision to close declined to go into specifics. nFran- hostages has ebbed and flow ed... I schools was made at 6 a.m. Speakes said the U.S. embassy in ight to can’t speculate any further about Officials couldn’t gauge the extent Beirut would not be closed. Some ick into what the Iranians might be able to of the storm, so they decided to play members of Congress proposed do.” Adams it safe, he said. such a measure in view of the ver t»ie The spokesman reiterated pre Deakin said the two days of danger to Americans. vious warnings about Americans school that students have lost so far The spokesman said the United traveling to Lebanon. To back up 2 AP photo traight this year will be made up in June. States has continually warned i point that warning, Speakes raised the "N ow we’re looking at Friday,’’ he Virginia Rose (right), wife of kidnapped Americans in Lebanon of the possibility that passports will be Cana- said. "The next one’s coming Schools in Beirut staged a strike to dangers of staying there and said I three American teacher Aiann Steen, weeps made invalid for travel to that Friday.” protest the abduction of three American there are limits to what the country. Public schools in Andover, Bolton today during a meeting in Beirut, professors, including Steen, and one government can do for people who kI his But, in response to questions and Coventry also closed today, as Lebanon, as an officiai of the Beirut Indian professor from the BUG campus are seized. about why the U.S. embassy would just 13 did parochial schools and Howell “ Americans who ignored this ive the University Coliege cautions photo on Saturday. not be closed, he said there had Cheney Regional Vocational Tech warning clearly did so at their own been "no particular problems” for }uebec nical ^ h ool in Manchester. graphers against taking pictures. risk and their own responsibility,” ed the American diplomatic personnel. 6 At midday, the expected snowfall of the appeared to be light, but many organizations and government oals in agencies canceled meetings sche- ut the duied today. Giants, beer and roast pig make Sunday super 50-foot The Manchester Board of Educa I Nor- tion planned to go ahead with its By George Layng >Iin at and at tables in adjoining rooms to watch meeUng tonight at 7:30 at Bennet Herald Reporter Did ail this celebration take away from Junior High School. But the Advi the contest. the game itself? The patrons didn’t think d just Before it began, though, viewers were so. sory Board of Health canceled its They tasted the victory hours before the goalie treated to a couple of hours of pre-game 4:30 p.m. meeting and the Commis game began. “ It gets you psyched up,” said Peter tie the programming that added to the hype. The Warren of Manchester. sion on Aging decided against its Hundreds of Manchester-area football of the atmosphere of the place also contributed Warren’s friend, Steve Belcher, said in 7:30 p.m. meeting. fans, mostly rooters for the New York th2; 12 to the partying. past years the hype had been too much. Three scholastic sports events on Giants, filled local bars Sunday after “ In this case, it’s great because the Giants today’s calendar were postponed. noon, where they gathered around large- The bartender wore a red, white and he slot are in it,” he said. The girls’ basketball games — screen television sets, drank beer and biue Giants hat, while other employees a wrist Rocky Hill at Cheney Tech, Bolton Other New York fans, who have waited :h goal whooped it up in celebration of the Super and most of the fans wore Giants T-shirts at RHAM and East Hampton at Bowl. or sweatshirts. Only a handful seemed since 1963 for their team to make it into the left in championship, said the same thing. They Coventry — will be rescheduled. For some the celebration, or “ hype” as brave enough to reveal their allegiance to The Girl Scout leaders meeting the other team, the Denver Broncos, and had years of celebrating to make up for in it was called by those less enamored of the only one day. planned for tonight was postponed sport, was more fun than the actual game they were treated with some good- scored to Feb. 3 at 7 p.m. at Center to determine the 1986-87 professional natured booing. When the game began, though, it erman Congregational Church’s Federa football champion. “ Fee fie foe fum, I smell the blood of a seemed both the enthusiasm and interest assists tion Room. “ Definitely,” said Kathy Roberts of Bronco bum,” yelled four Giant-garbed in the actual contest increased. The bar t Red On Sunday, Manchester highway Manchester when asked if she preferred Manchester women when a Denver rooter became quiet. When the Giants scored on inning department crews had their first the pre-game festivities over the scrim was spotted in orange colors at the bar. their first possession to take a 6-3 lead, a 4-3 day off in two weeks. Today, they mage. She sported a white sweatshirt that But a few minutes later one of the ladies there was an eruption of yelling, clapping ues. were back on the road again at 5 read "N ew York Giants Number 11986-87 went up to speak to the foreigner. and stomping. point a.m., sanding and plowing in the Champions” as she sat at the bar of Another of the women, Denise Law Many revelers had to work Monday, but ading latest storm. Highway Superin Manchester’s Hartford Road Cafe. rence, said that last weekend, while she they said that wouldn't stop their a late tendent Keith Chapman said. As was the case in other bars, the was on vacation in Colorado, she was celebrating if New York won. Chapman said crews would be at Hartford Road watering hoie attracted "booed out of the bar” by some Bronco "W e’re going to go to bed with a real trade work until the snow ends and the die-hard football enthusiasts who came partisans when she was seen wearing a good feeling,” said Belcher, who sat close It goal streets are cleared. Before this mainly for the game. However, wives, Giants shirt. to one of the TV sets with a beer in hand. iod to morning’s storm, town roads had girlfriends and others turned out just to The management of the cafe contrib “ This is years in the making.” ahead been clear. enjoy being part of the celebration. uted to pro-New York sentiment by Ken Grabovy of Coventry didn’t have to id into “ The streets as of Friday night " It ’s a party as well as a game,” said roasting a whole pig, dressing it in a worry about feeling tired on the day after.