K I Charley Loses Power After Lashing Coast

8 MANCHESTER CONNECTICUT Tenement owners Prison plagued Schiraldi boost appeal town rule K i by trespassers for the Bosox ... page 3 liil ... psgo 5 page 9 ManrhrBtrrMannhester — A City o( Village Charm linalh Monday, Aug. 18, 1986 25 Cents A Charley loses power after U lashing coast ■ ATLANTIC CITY. N.J. (A P) - Va., to Ocean City, Md. and G Hurricane Charley, its punch less-severe hurricane watches and dwindling, lashed the mid-Atlantic gale warnings were in effect from coast with high winds and heavy Sandy Hook, N.J.. to Chatham, rains today, after forcing the Mass. evacuation of thousands of coastal At 10 a.m., Charley’s center was residents and dumping torrential near latitude 38.5 north and longi rains on North Carolina’s Outer tude 74.0 west, about 75 miles Banks. southeast of Atlantic City, N.J. The The storm was blamed for at storm was moving north-northeast least four deaths, authorities said. at 10 to 15 mph, and was expected By midmorning, as Charley to continue moving parallel to the headed northward over cooler coast. waters, its 75 mph winds were Charley is relatively small, with “ mainly in a few squalls over the gale-force winds extending about open water,” the National Weather 125 miles from the eye on the Service said. storm’s eas’tern semi-circle and “We expect it to gradually some 50 miles to the western side. decrease in the next 12 to 24 Case said. hours,” said hurricane forecaster Bob Case. Hurricane warnings were dis- . continued over Chesapeake Bay, Area gets but continued "from Ocean City, Md., to Sandy Hook, N.J. These might be discontinued by early ready for afternoon, the weather service said. “ There are some indications the storm may ■ be weakening and hurricane turning more toward the northeast Herald photo by Tucker this morning with the center By George Layng remaining offshore,” the weather and John Mitchell A commuter bus splashes through the puddles on Route Manchester and other towns to prepare for problems that service said. “ This reduces the Herald Reporters • 83 this morning. This weekend's rain, and the threat of might arise if the hurricane crashes into Connecticut. threat to the New Jersey coast.” more from Hurricane Charley, prompted officials in The storm hit New Jersey’s With thoughts of last Sep south shore thi^ morning with tember’s Hurricane Gloria still on driving rain, winds at 50 mph and their minds, officials in Manches gusts to 65 mph. Atlantic City ter and area towns took steps today reported heavy rains and reported to prepare for another blast of IsraelkSoviet talks end unexpectedly 54 mph winds at8a.m., forecasters severe weather that had the said. potential to knock out power, The death toll included three damage property and leave roads Bv Masha Hamilton the 1967 Six-Day War. a date had been reached. weapons supplier to Arab states people aboard a small plane that cluttered with tree limbs. The Associated Press Israel sent Foreign Ministry Gol said the Soviets v/anted such as Syria and Libya. crashed into the Chesapeake Bay However, officials said they did Deputy Director-General Yehuda future talks to cover three mat near Baltimore during a not expect Hurricane Charley, An Israeli source told The HELSINKI, Finland - Israeli Bar-On to Helsinki to advise its ters: Soviet-owned property in the hurricane-spawned storm Sunday.' which was off the New Jersey Associated Press earlier: “The representatives pressed Krermlin delegation. Jewish state, operations of the Authorities said two bodies were shore this morning and moving up delegates on Jewish emigration talks did not break up in anger. recovered from the bay and the the Atlantic coast, to cause as A Foreign Ministry official in .Soviet intrasection in the Finnish from the Soviet Urtion and Middle “ For our part, the Israeli delega third victim was believed dead. many problems as Gloria did. Jerusalem said, "The Russians Embassy and consular matters East armament today, an Israeli tion presented a demand that the And a Manteo, N.C., woman died Forecasters said the storm, pack didn’t have any authority to make relating to Soviet citizens living in official said, before the two coun Soviets permit freer Jewish emi when her car apparently slipped ing 75 mph winds, would bring rain decisions. It wa? a forum simply Israel. gration. The Soviets said they will into a canal on an Outer Banks and flooding to the region. tries’ first official talks in 19 years “ We told them that any such visit for exchanging information.” take that back to their govern causeway Sunday, state police Manchester officials met this broke off unexpectedly after just 90 ' must be reciprocated,” Gol said. minutes. Even so, he expressed official ment,” the official said, speaking said. morning to review emergency Israeli officials nonetheless ex satisfaction. “ The high expecta “ We for our part presented the on condition of anonymity. The causeway was. flooded and procedures and plan for any pressed satisfaction with the trun tions were by the press, not by us. position of the government vis-a- Soviet officials rejected an Is reported impassable Sunday even problems that might arise. Assist cated discussions, originally sche We’re pleased by the very fact that vis Soviet Jews and expressed our raeli suggestion made through the ing. Elsewhere on the Outer ant Town Manager Steven duled to last two days, and said the talks took place.” views over the Prisoners of Zion,” Finnish Foreign Ministry that the Banks, a foot of water surged into Werbner said that the town’s both sides agreed to hold future The meeting was held under a reference to Jews who have been delegates shake hands in the the Dare County Courthouse in emergency operations center, lo meetings. tight security in the Government jailed in the Soviet Union, usually presence of photographers before Manteo, flooding was reported in cated in the Municipal Building, “ The meeting was- held in a Compound in Helsinki’s historic charged with activity against the the talks began, Israeli officials the Stumpy Point community and will not be used. candid and concrete atmosphere," district. state. said. water was 2 to 3 feet deep on the Werber said officials do not Israeli Foreign Ministry spokes Gol did not say how or when He said the Soviets did not make Israel says 400,000 of the Soviet north end of the Oregon Inlet expect much damage from the man Ehud Gol said at a news contacts would resume, but indi any response to Israeli concerns Union’s 2.5 million Jews have bridge, authorities said. storm, but if problems do arise and conferenc#' “^ e both were able to cated they would take place about Soviet Jews. taken steps to emigrate, but are Charley caused power outages the situation becomes serious, the present our positions. We agreed to through the Finnish Embassy, He said Israel also “ emphasized kept from doing so by the govern and flooding of up to 3 feet but little emergency operations center will continue contacts later within the which represents Soviet interests the danger in the arms race in the ment. Thirty-one Jews were allo- damage on North Carolina’s Outer be opened. He said town crews proper diplomatic channels.” in Israel, and the Dutch Embassy, Middle East. We emphasized the lowed to do so. Banks on Si/nday. As many as have checked the town’s genera The Soviet Embassy said it had which represents Israeli concerns risk of supplying sophisticated Western diplomats and officials 10,000 tourists and residents flee tors, dams, streams and catch no immediate comment on the in Moscow. weapons which are one of the close to the talks said the Soviets ing the fragile islands jammed basins to make sure they can talks, the first official Soviet- He sqid the Soviets suggested reasons for the tensions in our had agreed to the Helsinki session roads to the mainland for a handle runoff and extra use. Israeli discussions since the Krem sending a delegation to Israel in region.” in hopes of gaining a larger role in short-lived evacuation. Werbner said if residents have lin broke relations with Israel over October, but that no agreement on The Soviet Union has been a key efforts for an Arab-Israeli peace. The hurricane knocked down questions or problems, they should trees and signs on Virginia's call town officials at 647-3035. If the mainland Sunday evening and left town does have information to pass about 110,000 people without along it will be transmitted on 9 power, but caused no major radio aiation l^KHT. Colleges struggle to make aid known damage, authorities said. Manchester Parks Superintend The storm also washed out a ent Robert Harrison said his 250-foot section of Harrison’s Pier, department has chain saws, ropes Bv John Yearwood this year. PRESID ENT REAGAN has pro compared to other funds such as a Norfolk landmark. and “ skyladders” ready to be used The Associated Press posed huge cuts in federal finan work-study. The organization says Hurricane warnings discon THE DROP HAS occurred even cial aid since 1981. But Congress 16.9 percent of the nation’s college tinued today from Cape Charles, PleaM turn to page 8 NEW BRITAIN - With tuition though tuition this year will be has rejected the president’s prop students received loans in 1975-76 going up and students looking for $1,277 for an incoming freshman at osals and steadily increased stu compared to more than 52 percent ways to finance their educations, it Central compared to $1,179 last dent aid programs since the in 198.5-86.

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