MANCHESTER FOCUS SPORTS WEATHER Tenant to join board; Some weeds make Frank Kinel named Cloudy, cool tonight; Bennet leases change great salad greens to coach MHS hoop cloudy on Thursday ... page 3 ... page 13 ... page 9 ... page 2 Mmthtstn MrralJi\A/ednesday, Sept. 25, 1985 — Single copy: 25C Manchester, Conn. — A City of Village Charm Gloria takes turn towards East Coast MIAMI (UPI) — Hurricane land but there is a threat to the cane,” a late advisory warned. northward and increase its for­ the East Coast in the next two or this century have had winds high Gloria, a late-season powerhouse East Coast, particularly the Carol- “ Interests along the East coast, ward speed. three days, but the most likely enough and pressure low enough to feeding on warm air “ like a ina£ northward through New particularly from the Carolinas to National Hurricane Center spo­ scenario at present would be be placed in the top category. Three of those were in the past fireplace out of control," pushed England." New England should closely moni­ kesman Dennis Henize said there landfall in Massachusetts or decade — Hurricane Allen's winds 150 mph winds toward the Eastern Hurricane warnings remained in tor the progress of Gloria.” was iittle threat to south Florida. Rhode Island Friday or Saturday. hit an estimated 175 mph in 1980 Seaboard today and residents were place for the central Bahamas “ Even though this is a very At 9 a.m. EDT, Gloria was Gloria's maximum winds were while David reached 150 mph in warned to prepare for one of the islands, including Eleuthera and dangerous storm, there seems to centered near latitude 26.2 north, near 150 mph, making it a strong 1979 and An rose to 150 mph in 1977. strongest storms of the century. the Abaco Islands, and forecasters be very little danger here now," he longitude 72.2 west, or about 650 number four on the National Hurricane Camille, with around “ This is one storm you don't said a hurricane watch may be said “ We are confident that it will miles south southeast of Cape Hurricane Center scale of one to 200 mph winds in 1969, was the want to stay on the beach for,'' said required for portions of the mid turn to the north, not the west." Hatteras, N.C. It was moving five — five being most severe and strongest storm on record. forecaster Gil Clark of the Na­ Atlantic coast later today. tional Hurricane Center. “ Of toward the northwest at 15 mph Forecasters said Gioria could hit meaning a storm's steady winds Clark said Gloria was on the course, it's still a long ways from “ This is a dangerous hurri- and expected to gradually turn just about anywhere up and down are 150 mph. Only four storms in verge of reaching category five. One-way streets 4 will save parking By Alex GIrelll anticipation of federal approval, Herald Reporter Kandra said, officials met a couple of weeks ago to decide on the scope Three streets running off down­ of the final design. He said Fuss town Main Street will have to and O'Neill, the Manchester engi­ become one-way streets to avoid neering firm that is designing the W . ’ ', the loss of parking on the Main reconstruction, will now submit a Street when it is reconstructed. proposed contract for considera­ Public Works Director George tion by the town. Kandra said Tuesday that three Final design work will begin streets at which there will be no after federal approval of the traffic lights — Wells Street, preliminary design and is ex­ Eldridge Street and Gorman Place pected to take 18 months to two — will have to be made one-way. years. That means construction is Eldridge and Wells streets will not likely to start until 1987. be eastbound and Gorman Place The state's sight-distance re­ will be westbound under the plan. quirement, which would have Kandra said that while the state meant loss of parking spaces, held Department of Transportation up approval of the plan until waived 150-foot sight-line require­ August. The impasse was resolved ments for intersections where when the state agreed to waive the there will be traffic signals, it did sight-line requirement and the not do so for other intersections. town agreed, in return, to lower the li!: If traffic were allowed to enter posted speed limit from 25 to 15 Main Street from Eldridge and miles an hour. Wells streets and Gorman Place, The plan was the second to go the % the sight line would have to be state for review. The first was maintained and parked cars would rejected after a public hearing not be allowed within 150 feet of the because it was too expensive and intersections, he said. too elaborate. The most recent Kandra said the exit onto Main plan met with opposition from Street from St. James Church some downtown merchants who poses a similar problem and the objected to the loss of more that 100 town is seeking a solution to it. on-street parking spaces. UPI photo The state DOT has asked the Federal money will pay for 85 I?” Federal Highway Administration percent of the cost while the town Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze, left, America's “sinister plans of Star Wars” by endorsing a to approve the preliminary plan and the state will pay 7‘/4 percent accusing the U.S. of spreading the arms race to space, Soviet proposal for "Star Peace.” U.S. Secretary of State for Main Street reconstruction and each. The construction cost esti­ is awaiting the approval. In mate is $4.8 million. calls on the United Nations Tuesday to counter George Shultz listens at right. Shultz, Shevardnadze meet at U.N. rtf Bv Matthew C. Quinn seriousness on reaching an arms strating the Kremlin's new atten­ Shevardnadze's speech followed United Press International control agreement at talks in tiveness to public relations since by a day that of Shultz, who urged Geneva, Switzerland. Gorbachev's accession in March, the Kremlin to "get down to real UNITED NATIONS-Secretary Shevardnadze, in the Kremlin's held a news conference to promote business" on arms control. He said of State George Shultz and Soviet latest pre-summit public relations the idea of a world space Soviet objections to “ Star Wars” m Foreign Minister Eduard Shevard­ blast, delivered another attack on organization. are “ propaganda" not be taken irs. nadze get down to business today in the U.S. “ Star Wars" space-based Reports circulated in Washing­ seriously. preparation for tbeir leaders' anti-missile defense program ton that Shevardnadze was bring­ Shevardnadze did not attend November summit amid reports of Tuesday. ing new proposals to the White Shultz's speech Monday. But a new Kremlin arms proposal. In an address to the 40th U.N. House that would cut nuclear Shultz listened attentively and Their U.N. rhetorical joust over, General Assembly, Shevardnadze arsenals up to 40 percent in jotted notes during his counter­ the two men sit down at the Soviet called on the world body to reject exchange for a halt to “ Star part's address. U.N. mission for a scheduled Washington's “ sinister plans of Wars." Shultz breezed past reporters four-hour meeting. The session is Star Wars" and endorse a Soviet The reports, floated by Soviet afterward and offered no reaction expected to deal with preparations “ Star Peace" proposal for space sources, once again put the admin­ but Stale Department spokesman for the Nov. 19-20 summit between exploration; istration on the defensive. Charles Redman read a mild laces President Reagan and Soviet He also said Soviet negotiators Reagan, who has ruled out a deal statement later. iobile.\ leader Mikhail Gorbachev and had brought to the arms control limiting “ Star Wars," said while “ We welcome Mr. Shevard­ issues that divide the nations. talks in Geneva “ substantial, traveling in Tennessee Tuesday he nadze's indication that the Soviet Friday, Shevardnadze meets large-scale and far-reaching prop­ is “ perfectly prepared to take Union will bring new proposals to President Reagan at the White osals” to achieve a “ radical whatever mutual reduction we can the Geneva talks, " he said, adding House, a meeting that U.S. offi­ solution" to the impasse. get" as a step toward “ total that the administration will “ study cials will study for signs of Soviet Later, Soviet officials, demon­ elimination" of nuclear weapons. any new Soviet ideas carefully,” Victim’s wife attends hearing Tearful Pagano pleads for leniency Bv Kevin Flood Karen Charest, the victim's Pagano would automatically be In addition, Charest's family Herald Reporter wife, attended the proceeding this disbarred for the felony conviction gave Shaughnessy a written state­ morning and watched calmly as in other states. He did not argue for ment demanding that Pagano be HARTFORD — A tearful An­ Pagano, tanned and dressed in a a specific penalty against Pagano. disbarred. The statement, which thony Pagano asked a Superior blue pinstriped suit, addressed the The judge made no comment noted that Pagano cannot vote or Court judge today not to bar him judge. The small courtroom on the during the appearance. serve on a jury because of his from practicing law, saying, “ I've fourth floor of Hartford Superior Pagano, formerly a partner in conviction, said: “ How then can he already forged my own crucifixion Court was about haif fuil during the Manchester firm Beck and be allowed to practice law?" in the bowels of my soul." Pagano's appearance, which Pagano. now called Beck and After the statement was read Pagano, a Manchester attorney lasted just under an hour.