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What the aluminum ones. carry either of those seals, rigid, although CR’s third-rated Howard 550-6 j'i matters most is safety. for example, a ladder must engineers think yoi) still was ciearly overpriced at Ladders are identified I You want a ladder that’s according to the loads they be able .. to carry four times should tighten l;hese $90. SQIVICE IS PROVIDED FOR strong, stable and rigid — (For Consumer Reports’ can handle: Type I has a its duty rating. stringers ‘before usjng a Partly cloudy one that can carry a load, duty rating of 250 pounds, However, such labels new wood ladder. evaluation of burglar MSB (NISTOMERS ONLY I Manchester, Conn. and stay put. T y ^ II, 215 pounds; and are not an absolute In tests for strength, alarm systems you can in |, tonight, Tuesday Consumer Reports Type III, 200 pounds. Don’t guarantee that the ladder rigidity and stability, in stall yourself, send $1 for Mon., Feb. 15, 1982 engineers found only one conclude that one maker’s in fact meets the cluding tests to see how each . copy to [ cLQgE0 m m i, jM i. ib h i otate holiphV^ — See page 2 that was unsafe when they Type III is any less strong prescribed standards. Also much a ladder swayed or CONSUMERS, P.O. Box 25 Cents tested 26 stepladders (15 than another’s Type II, keep in mind that UL and walked,'wood ladders 461, Radio City Station, wood and 11 aluminum). however. Sometimes iden- ANSI specify minimum generally had the' edge New York, NY 10019. Be Wood ladders have a tical' ladders carry standards of performance, over aluminum: they were sure to ask for the reprint MANCHESTER number of advantages. different duty ratings. and ladders' that meet more rigid, stronger, more on burglar alarms.) They’re usually more When they tested. Type II them can vary a lot in stable — and they: were STATE BANK rigid. They don’t conduct and III ladders, CR’s quaiity. cheaper to boot. 1041 Main 8L 3M Sp«io«r S t electricity. And they’re engineers found both When you’re shopping for Among the best of the generally cheaper: the satisfactory for household Be informed a stepladder, examine the wood ladders in the tests 644-4004 040-7070 average retail price for the use. There was con step construction. On a .were two good buys: the stay on top of the news — oil rig survivors wood ladders was $44 ver siderable overlap between escuers w o^ ladder, if the steps Rich 380 Ajax for $31, and subscribe to The sus $49 for the aluminum the two types in perfor are inserted in deep enough the Sears Cat. No. 40116 for Manchester Herald. For MEMBER FDIC '‘Your Local Hometown Bank” ones tested. mance and strength. grooves and if they’rh held $29 plus shipping. The two home delivery, call 647- Robert Plaskin , Coast guard spokesman Malcolm one occasion — and was “pretty certain” Wood ladders, however. Nearly all the tested tight enough by a metal top-rated aluminum 9946 or 646-9947. Iky the men were ordered into the boats United Press International when the rig Ocean Ranger began listing McLanghUn estimated that a man of a second occasion — when the rig had dangerously “and noon after that, radio, wearing regular clothing and a lifejacket listed badly and preparations had been \ ST. JOHN’S, Newfoundland — Scores contact was lost.” would survive 30 to 90 minutes in tte icy made to board lifeboats. St. ; Of crewmen of'a damaged offshore oil The Canadian coast guard repotted the water before dying of exposure. Hie He said a rig of this type is abandoned A nthony ' drilling rig took tb lifeboats in a raging rig, 170 miles east of St. John’s, New water temperature hovered a few when it lists 15 degrees because it tips Atlantic storm today and search planes foundland, began to list 15 degrees and degrees above freezing. over at 18 degrees. CANADA , Ihter reported spotting floating bodies the crew was ordered to take to the ^ i e said the stormy weather was The main reason for the stability and lifeboats. lifeboats in 50;foot waves. hampering rescue efforts! Visibility was problems on Jhe Ocean Ranger, he said, NEWFOUNDLAND ^ Mobil Oil Canada Ltd. said the 84- One rig .worker, who was on shore half a mile, the cloud ceiling was 300 feet is that from the control room of the rig , I n i^ b e r drilling crew was ordered into leave at the time of the accident, and and vtinds blew at 70 miles an hour. one cannot see “what's going on.” < this sealed, sausage-shaped lifeboats at asked that he not be identified, said the There weie two other oil rigs in the He said the rig had been drilling in the St. J o h n 's y '<1:15 a.m. EST when the drilling rig lifeboats are “rigid, fiberglass survival same part of the Grand Banks, area for about 14 months. Ocean Ranger began to list dangerously capsules” about 20 to 25 feet long. McLau^lin said, but neither reported Mobil leased the rig from American- Survivors in 50-foot waves and 70 mph winds. ^ r lie r the coast guard said it believed problems. Miss Sherk said all three oil owned Odeco Drilling Co. NOVA SCOTIA About seven hours later, search planes at least one of the lifeboats had spilled rigs had stopped drilling and there was Tom Cooney, a media relations officer reported they had spotted two of the its passengers into the ocean, but a coast no danger of an oil leak into the ocean. for Mobil in Calgary, Alberta, said most three lifeboats. The third lifeboat was guard spokesman later said it was uncer The rigs were: still conducting crew members were Newfoundlanders, Atfontle Oeosit missing. tain whether the boat had capsized. exploratory drilling and production had though a few Americans with offshore MobU said one of the lifeboats was “in “We’re just looking for whatever is out not begun. drilling expertise would likely have been 200 a capsized position and the other one was there,’' Lt. Cmdr. Douglas Caie said. The Ocean Ranger is a semisubmersi- on the platform. mllot stem down. A partially inflated liferaft Three ships and a helicopter were hun^ ble oil rig that gets its stability from Mobil has leased three drilling rigs for also was spotted. ting for survivors. One telicopter had pumping sea water into ballast tanks. exploration off the Newfoundland coast, “There were also bodiOs seen in the returned to St. John’s for refueling The rig uses propellers to direct itself he said. water, but there is no indication at this without finding anyone. More ships^ and and floats without the benefit of anchors Several oil companies are looking for UPl map shows where survivors were time that there are any survivors.” planes headed to the area to aid in the or legs set on the ocean bottom. oil and natural gas in the area, which is spotted after oil rig workers abandoned a Mobil spokeswoman Susan Sherk said rescue. One worker said he knew of at least considered to have vast reserves. damaged oil rig today. 7 held in fracas A DOLLAR’S WORTI Of Foreign Currencies at tavern .53 British pounds (1 pound $1.89) An early morning disturbance at Renn's Tavern on Cooper Street 2.27 West German marks Saturday ended in the arrest of seven people including 14 and 15- 5.75 French francs year old girls who had been drinking 1.80 Swiss francs beer in the bar, police said. Police were dispatched to the 222 Japanese yen tavern about 3:30 a.m. and found a “very confusing” scene, with the $1.18 Canadian two juveniles standing in front of the bar screaming among a group of 25.87 Mexican pesos Anthony Qugllelmo's family listens to the left to right are his daughters Leslie, Kristin patrons who were fighting, police Stafford Republican announce this morning and.Deldriene, and his wife, Doris. said. .64 Soviet rubles his candidacy for the U.S. Congress.. From Leslie. (1 ruble $1.%) When things were sorted out Gary A. Danforth, 17, of 533 Hartford NEA/Mark Gabrenya Road was arrested and charged with procuring liquor by a minor, Dan forth, who told police' he was a fries again friend of the female minors, also told police he had seen the two The dollar has been gaining strength in International markets. At the sounded lukewarm. While he said he drinking beer in the bar, police said.