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One more New war J Taxes Winners, losers Pistons still not ready Indochina battles with new laws /5 to do any celebrating / I I loss of forests /17 iianrliPHlpr lUrralh Monday, June 12, 1989 Manchester, Conn. — A City of Village Charm Newsstand Price: 35 Cents 4 . V I f -" i . (' i f 1 I i iHaurlipatrr HrralJi Mets blow lead, China bans game, to Pirates protesters, SPORTS see page 46 knocks U.S. Chang nears Bv Jim Abrams Shanghai, who had apparently The Associated Press been beaten and was being held at gunpoint by police. BEIJING — Authorities today His face was swollen so badly tennis history banned the student and worker he could barely open his eyes. groups that spearheaded the Broadcasts also showed the pro-democracy movement and arrests of dozens of other people, By Stephen R. Wilson stepped up criticism of the United many described as “ thugs” who The Associated Press States for “ rumor-mongering” took advantage of the pro and sheltering leading dissident democracy movement to commit PARIS — Michael Qiang enjoys making tennis Fang Lizhi. crimes during protests that hit history. He’s one victory away from making a big In stepping up its crackdown on more than a dozen Chinese cities. piece of it. dissent, the government warned Four hundred people have been “ Making tennis history makes me feel good that leaders of the independent arrested in Beijing alone, author inside,” Chang saidafterbeatingAndreiChesnokov groups who refuse to surrender ities said. in the French Open semifinals Friday to become the will be arrested “ and dealt with The propaganda assault and youngest male player to make a Grand Slam final- severely.” It ordered Fang’s heavy troop presence in Beijing "It’s definitely a dream. It’s something special I'll arrest on Sunday. have ended nationwide protests always have with me. I hope it’ll be an As a result of the arm y’s that broke, out after the capital encouragement to other young players.” assault on unarmed protesters to was invaded. At 17 years. 3*A months, Chang is also trying clear Tiananmen Square, U.S.- The attacks on the U.S. become the first American in 34 years to win the Chinese relations have plunged to government-funded VGA intensi French Open. He faces Stefan Edberg of Sweden for - perhaps the lowest point since fied today with the official Beijing the title on Sunday. Edberg beat Boris Becker in five diplomatic ties were restored a Daily newspaper running a sets in Friday’s other semfinal. decade ago. lengthy editorial that was read on Patrick Flynn/Manchester Herald “ He’s playing with a lot of confidence,” Edberg The government-controlled nationwide television. said. “ I ’m looking forward to it. It’ll be a tough MUSICAL CELEBRATION — Members of the parade marking the 75th anniversary of the media today accused the Voice of “ VGA really has created too battle.” Manchester Pipe Band, led by Donald Dixon of organization. America, which has reported the many rumors,” it said. “ They’ve " Sorb'll* done enough to add fuel to the Five Americans have lost in the French Open final Coventry, perform in Center Park on Saturday after a hundreds of deaths in the city since Tony Trabert won in 1955— the last being John center a week ago, of false flames of the counterrevolution McEnroe, who squandered a two-set lead before reporting and distortion. Official ary turmoil.” falling to Ivan Lendl in five sets. media claim no one was killed on ■The editorial continued: “ Beij “ I realy don’t think about those things because the square. ing is returning to order and the they are an added pressure for me.” Chang said. “ I Pipers step out to celebrate 75 years Authorities have launched a people are settling down. VGA just go out and give it my all. Whatever happens, massive propaganda campaign also should take a rest.” happens.” Bv Rick Santos Center Street, where they turned left. Then and has earned a grade-one classification, aimed at convincing the populace The government also criticized the U.S. Embassy for harboring Chang won 6-1, 5-7, 7-6 (7-4), 7-5, in a baseline Manchester Herald the participants made another left, march the highest level a pipe band can reach. that soldiers were the victims of a marathon that lasted four hours and five minutes ing into Center Park, where they Only three other band in the eastern United rampaging mob and that foreign Fang, an astrophysicist it has and left him in a state of exhaustion. Edberg, the No. w Hundreds of people lined Main Street assembled. States have grade-one status. reports of troops opening fire on condemned as a traitor. Gn Sunday, it issued a warrant for 3 seed, downed Becker, seeded second, 6-3, 6-4, 5-7, Saturday afternoon to watch a parade At the park, former Mayor Stephen T. While taking the name of Manchester all unarmed crowds are lies. 3-6, 6-2 in a matchup of last year’s Wimbledon celebrating the Manchester Pipe Band’s Penny, who once played the bagpipes with around the globe. Penny said, “ the pipe The country’s official trade the arrest Fang and his wife, Li Shuxian. finalists. 75th anniversary. two bands, conducted the ceremony. band has been an excellent ambassador.” union today urged workers to As he has throughout the tournament, Chang Ideal weather conditions, sunny and 72 Penny said the Manchester Pipe Band The band's greatest accomplishment, he eradicate independent labor The two took refuge in the showed little emotion. degrees, helped make the parade a was organized 75 years ago with the help of said, came in 1977 when it was named the groups, which sprung up as the embassy after the troops recap “ I ’m excited inside,” he said. “ I’m pretty much a successful event, according to spectators a man named Alex Scott, who at that time best oversees band at the World Champion student-led movement for a freer tured Tiananmen Square from student protesters on June 4. quiet person. When you have a match like this it Reginald PInto/Mancheatar Herald and parade officials. was a member of the Caledonian Pipe Band ship pipe band competition in Aberdeen, China gained momentum and The official Xinhua News really drains you. It’s hard to jump around and show LEAVING — Manchester High girls’ Eight pipe bands from Massachusetts of Holyoke, Mass. — one of the bands Scotland. found support among workers excitement. a file photo, announced her retirement and Connecticut, including the Manchester present Saturday. Penny honored three former members of and intellectuals. Agency said Fang and his wife softball coach Mary Faignant, shown in were charged with “ committing “ But I can assure you I ’m happy with the things Friday. Pipe Band, began marching at 2 p.m. at the Since that time, he said, the Manchester the pipe band whose service to the band Official media told people to crimes of counterrevolutionary that have happened to mein the last two weeks. south end of Main Street near Bennet Junior Pipe Band has one many awards at study senior leader Deng Xiaop propaganda and instigation.” in These are two extaordinary weeks which will High School and strode up Mairt Street to competitions in this country and Scotland See PIPE BANDS, page 10 ing’s speech Friday that praised connection with the p ro certainly stay in my mind for my whole life.” the army for crushing the 7-week- democracy protests. Edberg, playing the best clay court tennis of his old pro-democracy movement. Faignant relinquishes post The Foreign Ministry strongly career, used a classic serve-and-volley game. Deng claimed the movement’s protested the sheltering of Fang, “ A lot of people don’t think I could play well on leaders intended to turn Commu and official media have repeat clay,” said Edberg, who reached his first French nist China into a capitalist edly demanded that the out Open final. “ But I ’ve always thought I could and I Soviet troops kill Uzbeks in mob clashes republic. really put it together these last two weeks.” as softball coach at MHS spoken critic of Marxism be official, to the region, Tass National television repeatedly turned over to authorities. Top-seeded Steffi Graf faces No. 7 Arantxa Bv Carev Goldberg injured another when one of them More than 9,000 Interior Minis showed scenes of one man, By Len Auster house in South Windsor and I ’m reported. The U.S. Embassy had no Sanchez of Spain in Saturday’s women’s final. Graf Manchester Herald East Catholic. Her teams won The Associated Press fired a sawed-off shotgun in the try troops brought into the identified as a leader of an is seeking her sixth straight Grand Slam title. always late planting my garden Col. Y. Nechayev of the Interior four championships in the now city of Kokand, the official news Fergana Valley have failed to independent labor union in See CHINA, page 10 Chang was treated for several hours after in the spring. I also like to play Ministry told Pravda that about Another venerable member of defunct Central Connecticut In MOSCOW — An armed mob in agency Tass said today. Both halt attacks by increasingly Friday’s match for exhaustion and leg cramps. golf but I haven’t had much of a Uzbekistan tried to storm a incidents occurred Sunday. well-organized and armed gangs 400 “ extremists” mounted a the coaching fraternity has called chance in the past. terscholastic League in a five- “ I feel very tired right now,” he said.