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See photo FINANCING '-'ii - feature on page 7 » k I Baker says he’s pleased DdPonte: convenience pvith Gorbachev meetings at issue in MVD closings CIVIC g-ooe/ C 8 7 «-------- ^ 1 ^ ^ HATCHBACK Receives troops counterproposal.. .page 3 2 . 2 w e ' *Can* t be discounted.. .page 4 )-s p ® e ° ’ Model ED634 m m ^ ^ 1 Mode'"5 on save ORDER YOURS 9 13,922 M S s ~ TODAY $6922 9 MA^C^ESTERH0 N D ^ 24 ADAMS ST. 9 MANCHESTER, CT 06040 646-3515 0 Business 15 Ooinion 16 Classified 33-37 F*eoole 14 Comics 23-29 Religion 18 Focus 17-32 Senior Citizens 20 Local/State 6-10 Soorts 38-48 NatwrWtortd 11-15 Television 21-27 Obituaries 10 Mbather 4 REGIONAL Weather Saturday, Feb. 10 Motor vehicles boss cautious Acow-W—»«t* lono— ta <■»*»»> oonafnn* i :A SATURDAY ONLY - 9 to 5 ik about proposal to close offices “we think a reduced number can be By Judd Everhart would be kept open and others in the NO REASONABLE The Associated Press region closed. very efficient and serve the public At The commission discussed the effectively.” OFFER REFUSED!!!. l T o > ^ 3 7 ° | HARTFORD — Motor Vehicles consultant’s report at Friday’s meet­ One benefit of fewer offices, in Commissioner Lawrence F. Dcl- ing, but won’t vote on its recom­ addition to saving money, Van Ponte was cautious Friday about any mendations until next month. Demark said, would be that people ..HELP US CLEAR 7^4 suggestion that branch motor The subject of closing motor would be more inclined to mail in vehicles offices could be closed vehicles offices is always politically registrations and other items to ’EM OUT! around the state, as suggested by a controversial and, last month when avoid a longer drive to the DMV of­ commission studying government the idea was first brought up by the fice. That would cut down on the OUR HUGE WAREHOUSE IS efficiency. consultant, even Gov. William A. lines at the branches. ‘The big problem is the con­ O’Neill acknowledged how difficult Among other recommendations BURSTING AT THE SEAMS m 1M0 Aocv-Wi—iiir. W:.^ venience to the public.” DclPonte it would be. being considered: WITH THOUSANDS OF said after a meeting of the commis­ SiiKC then, the idea has been •Staggered start times for DMV employees and extended office DOLLARS WORTH OF sion. T h at's something that cannot regarded as all but dead, but the .'.“ boN 'TN llSS E a E 3 E 3Cf ^irwrr 0 rr c&<xc« be discounted.” commission will take it up along hours during the week. EXCESS INVENTORY. with the rest of the Price Waterhouse •Having safety inspections per­ A Price Waterhouse consultant to COME MAKE US A DEAL report. formed by a private company, rather ...NO REASONABLE OFFER the commission says that instead of DelPonte, who participated in than DMV workers. 18 regional offices, only eight arc Friday’s session, said it was too •Eliminating DMV supervisors at REFUSED. needed. That would save the state early to say whether any branches auto emissions testing stations, Weather $13.7 million in capital costs and would ever be closed, and said that which are operated by a private another $1.4 million a year in his office has received scores of company. operating costs. calls from citizens opposed to the •Instituting penalties for late BEST SELECTION In some instances, the consultant idea. registrations and missed emissions FREE SERVICE recommends closing several offices He quoted one as saying, “You tests, and requiring a $10 fee for Rain, patchy fog relatively near each other and build­ S.O.B., don’t you close mine!” road tests before a driver’s license is LOCALLY OWNED.,. ing a new, more centralized office. But Michael J. Van Demark, the issued. DOORS clearing today In other cases, existing offices ccHisultant. told the commission that •Improved computer operations. OPEN By The Associated Press 8 GIGANTIC HOURS 9 AM SHARP.... U.S., Latin neighbors strike OF THE GREATEST — 8 BIG HOURS — Manchester and vicinity: today, rain and patchy fog .WHEN IT'S OVER,. ending midday or during the afternoon. Mild. High 50 to PRICE MARKDOWNSI South wind 10 to 20 mph becoming northwest 15 to pre-summit accord on drugs IN OUR HISTORY. ....IT'S OVER!!! 25 mph during the afternoon. Chance for rain 100 per­ rkWi cent. Satuiday night, mostly clear and much cooler. Low near 30. Sunday, partly sunny. High around 40. WASHINGTON (AP) — The ment deals with the general discuss money laundering, arms ex­ EVERY WASHER - Bush administration has completed categories of interdiction and ports, and extradition as well as a drug-summit agreement with three military cooperation, economic al­ military assistance and economic aid e v e r y DRYEjR ^ South American countries commit­ ternatives to the drug trade and ef­ — including such matters as balance c u r r y DISHWA^H^^--- ting the United States to broad forts to get other countries’ aid in of payment assistance and substitute r_ UPBV ERV REFRIGEBA TO B - economic and military assistance to the anti-drug effort. crops to make up for destruction of y oa counteract the Latin nations' T here’s a promise of asking for lucrative fields of coca, which is E Y E I^ ^ ^ ’ NCE.- Manchester Herald Evi^rM /CBOW AVe... economic reliance on drugs, an offi­ increased speialing” by Congress, used to make cocaine. but no dollar amounts in the docu­ cial said friday. He described the weapons export ^ curry FREEZERy Rxjnded Dec. 15,1S81 as a weekly. In addition to the $423 million ment, he said. provisions only by saying that they anti-drug package President Bush is For the second year of his nation­ e v e r y COLOR TV..- Daily publication since Ocl 1. 1914. discuss cooperation among countries proposing for Peru. Bolivia and al anti-drug strategy. Bush last ^ rUERY VCR..'„ Colombia, the administration «ill month proposed $423 million for on the process to “make it work bel­ r u er y cam co r d er - USPS32'-500 \OL. CIX, No. 112 ter.” pledge to help track illegal export of fiscal 1991 in total drug-related PutAsher spending for the Andean countries A spokesman for the bureau of HOUR U.S.-produced firearms used by M. S«eert drug dealers and crack down on — in military, law enforcement and Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms said g V E B V Idarvjgrtg Edtar Marie P Grady drug-related chemical e.xpons, offi­ economic assistance. that refers to a new U.S. policy that V««s E acr OpMwxi Page Eomst __ Ron RotJtard cials sakL Some $206 million of that is an will station two ATF agents in Associate EdAar ______________ AJexarioet Cttvik Colombia to help local law enforce­ ____ Ler A^sisr The four-nation pact also calb for increase in spending as part of a Sports Edtar________________ Bush to press other Western nations five-year $2.2 billion plan. ment officials trace the origins of TELEVISIONS ON 8usi<v*ss Manager _______ Jwame G Promerfi to provide economic aid to the three Skol said the communique will recovered weapons. D IS P L ^ SALE! 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