Tactics ■ 1 €D Animal rightists making fur fly/9 iEanrljPHtpr IrralJi Friday, Dec. 22, 1989 Manchester, Conn. — A City of Village Charm Newsstand Price; 35 Cents Romanian government overthrown Ceausescu reported Troops to have fled palace chase ships of Poland, Hungary, Czechos­ By Alison Smale lovakia, East Germany and Bulgaria The Associated Press were ousted by massive protests and VIENNA, AusU-ia — Romanian replaced by reformers. resisters Protesters seized state television President Nicolac Ceausescu, the to announce the ouster. But hours last hard-line Communist leader in the Soviet bloc, was toppled from later, television broadcasts abruptly By Eloy O. Aguilar power today by an outraged stopped and were replaced by The Associated Press populace that turned against his 24 recorded music. years of oppressive rule. Radio, still in the hands of PANAMA CITY, Panama — U.S. There were numerous conflicting demonsuators, said that this was be­ troops today chased stubborn bands cause television transmitters — reports about the chaotic situation in of I^amanian fighters through this which under Ceausescu worked only chaotic capital and had still not cap­ the nation. Early reports said two hours each weekday evening — Ceausescu was captured trying to tured Gen. Manuel Antonio flee the country, but a later report were giving out. Noriega, whose loyalists controlled said he had escaped his captors. But minutes earlier, an uniden­ much of the countryside. tified announcer said on radio that In Washington, the Organization Fighting was reported between army units siding with protesters the demonstrators were “in danger” of American States this morning from security forces. and forces loyal to Ceausescu, and '‘deeply deplored” the U.S. invasion News reports said Ceausescu, 71, and called for a withdrawal of there were conflicting reports about who was in power. and his wife and second-in com­ American forces. The resolution was mand, Elena, fled their presidential Ceausescu was forced to flee by a approved on a 20-to-l vote with the The Associated Press palace in Bucharest by helicopter. United States voting against it and popular revolt that lasted less than a week but claimed the lives of Romanian television, urging six members abstaining. COMING HOME — A naval honor guard carries one of the four caskets that arrived at hundreds of anti-government everybody in the country to stop the Late Thursday, fighting inten­ ruler fleeing, said they landed at the sified in Panama City as two U.S. Dover Air Force Base Thursday. The servicemen were among those killed in Panama this demonstrators killed by security for­ Titu military airport outside week. ces. Hundreds of thousands of warplanes bombed enemy positions. Bucharest, then got into a red Dacia Flares lighted the nighttime sky, and people filled the streets of Bucharest sedan. iheastcrn working-class neigh­ guns rattled and explosions boomed batants were fleeing to more secure and other cities today as reports of helicopters flew low over rooftops, Television reported first that they shining bright searchlights. borhood of San Miguelilo, site of near Cerro l^tacon, close to U.S. areas. Ceausescu’s ouster spread. had been seized near the town of the F^amanian military garrison of Army communications installations. Troops loyal to Noriega con- The upheaval in Romania comes Forty-eight hours into the in­ vasion, U.S. armored personnel car­ Tinajitas. Capital residents said people they at the close of a remarkable year Plea.se see PANAMA, page 12 during which the hard-line leader­ Please see ROMANIA, page 12 riers rumbled toward the nor- Elsewhere in the capital, machine believed were Panamanian com­ They taketh, Holiday fund falls Ninth-graders make AIDS quilt then they $4,000 short of goal Class project giveth back teaches students By Dianna M. Talbot WASHINGTON (/kP) — Nearly Manchester Herald Time to Share about tolerance 27 million elderly people will get This information is supplied by the refund checks in February and April With only two days left until Manchester Area Conference of to offset overcharges early next year By Nancy Foley Christmas, the Manchester Area Churches. Names and circumstan­ ces have been changed to protect in their Medicare health premiums. Manchester Herald Conference of Churches has raised The Treasury Department on only $25,493 of its Seasonal Sharing privacy. Thursday announced an unusual Appeal goal of $30,000, Nancy A class of Manchester ninth- two-step process in which the graders has two special projects Carr, MACC executive director of Although they were being physi­ government will overcharge the it hopes will make the holidays MACC, said today. cally and emotionally abused, “Bar­ elderly on their Medicare premiums “I think we’d better raise some easier for two local families. bara” was afraid to leave her hus­ and then turn around and mail out Eunice Heimlcin’s home more money since we’ve already band. Having never lived alone, she refund checks. made the commitments,” she said. economic’s class at Bcnnet was fearful of her ability to provide Bush administration officials said Carr admitted that she is concerned Jimior High has designed a for herself and her two pre-school the process was necessary because quilt to be given to a family that about the possibility of MACC not children. Congress repealed the controversial meeting the goal, which this year has a baby with AIDS. Counseling and the last two law providing Medicare catastrophic And the class also has was upped by $2,000 in anticipation violent incidents convinced her of health benefits after computers were designed a panel that will be of more donations. their jeopardy. “Barbara” is imder a set up to make the deductions. sent to San Francisco to become “We’ve always met our goal and doctor’s care for depression and in­ The Treasury plans to issue a part of the large AIDS quilt in had extra money to put in our somnia. He feels she is not employ­ refimd of $10.60 in February to honor of a student’s uncle who human needs fund,” she said. able until the end of January. cover deductions of $5.30 in died of AIDS. Donations pay for food baskets Vouchers for clothing and basic January and February. Another “Students made the quilt so and basic need items that are given household items, a Christmas basket $10.60 refund will be issued in April that the family would know to poor people, Carr said. and gifts, and a used kitchen table to cover March and April deduc­ know someone cares,” said Contributions can be mailed to and chairs will help “Barbara” and tions. Candice Erwin, who helped sew Box 773, Manchester 06040. her children begin their new life. Nearly 27 million Social Security the quilt. To protect privacy, MACC already has distributed Donations to the MACC Seasonal beneficiaries who have Medicare students will not be told the $10,000 in vouchers redeemable for Sharing Appeal, Box 773, premiums deducted directly from name of the family that will basic need items at some local stores Manchester, will assist over 440 their benefit checks will be forced to receive the quilt. to Manchester and Bolton families households over the the Christmas 1 pay an overcharge of $5.30 a month The students began working who have been identified as “special season. from January through May. Officials on the blue quilt before Please see MACC, page 12 said there was no way to adjust Thanksgiving, Erwin said. government computers quickly Working together required a enough to halt the withholding of great deal of cooperation, she the extra premium for catastrophic said, because if one part of the Thousands in Connecticut coverage. quilt was not made correctly it The law providing catastrophic could ruin the whole project. health coverage was intended to Some students sewed, while without health insurance others had the job of pinning or Please see REFUNDS, page 12 ironing, she said. HARTFORD (AP) — More than determine how many people don’t While the quilt was a group LEARNING EXPERIENCE — Esther O’Neal, foreground, 270,000 Connecticut residents have have health insurance and whether effort, the panel that will be Matt Danahy and Candice Erwin work on a quilt in their no health insurance and arc not those without insurance have less TODAY sent to San Francisco was seeking regular preventative health class at Bennet Junior High. The blanket is for a local access to health care than those who designed by one student, Mat­ care, according to a study compiled have it. baby with AIDS. thew Danahy. Each student in for the governor’s Blue Ribbon Of those without health insurance Indbex the class designed a panel and Commission on State Health In­ about 25 percent are Hispanic; 10 then the class picked Danahy's Washington, D.C. That was the not know how ilic disease was surance. percent are black and 8 percent are 24 pages, 2 se ctio n s as the best. last time the quilt will be shown conU'aclcd before she took the Another 140,000 Connecticut white, the study says. Nearly 50 per­ in its entirety, because it has be­ class. Danahy’s panel has the residents are undcrinsured because cent of those that are uninsured are r.iasRiriod 22-23 man’s name in big letters and come so big. The class also cmpliasizcd they have used up their insurance r,n m ir* 19 below or just above the poverty line, pictures of a football and a The student’s also learned a how dangerous drugs are, benefits through a catastrophic ill­ Focus 18 according to the study. baseball to represent his hob­ great deal about AIDS in Hcim- O'Neal said.