MONDAY LOCAL NEWS INSIDE M anrhfHtpr ■ Firehouse bids being solicited. ■ Bolton attorney warns of zoning regs. ■ Coventryfest rained on, but succeeds. What's ■ Manchester bicyclist is killed. News Local/Regional Section, Page 7. Sept. 24, 1990 Lawyer charged in slaying Vbur Hometown Newspaper Voted 1990 New England Newspaper of the Year Newsstand Price: 35 Cents NEW BRITAIN (AP) — A fHaurbratfr Hrralb Hall of Fame adds local attorney has been arrested and charged with murder in the shooting of his secretary whose body was found near the five to its ranks Dems charging Soviets lawyer’s office. New Britain police said. — see page 47 Henry S. Zembko Jr., 49, of Southington, arrested at 3:30 SPORTS Landers conflict adopt a.m. Sunday morning and charged with murder, said Of­ ficer Deborah Bctterini. Barbara By ALEX GIRELLI An internal investigation in the A. Grey, 41, of Plainville, died Manchester Herald matter is being conducted by the police department. free of multiple gunshot wounds of the head, an autopsy Saturday by MANCHESTER — Democratic DiRosa said the case put Landers in a position where she is an adver­ the state medical examiner’s of­ Rockville tips MHS in OT town directors plan to ask the town fice found. Police ruled the Ethics Commission to decide if sary of the police and at the same time, an employer deciding on the market shooting a homicide. there was a conflict of interest or the appearance of a conflict when labor contract. Fuel aid program Republican Director Ellen Bums Landers eould not be reached this By ANDREW KATELL Landers cast a cmcial vote to reject morning for comment. needs money Indians suffer The Associated Press a tentative labor contract between At Tuesday’s meeting of the HARTFORD (AP) — A the town and the pwlice union. Board of Director, Landers moved MOSCOW — Soviet lawmakers privately funded energy-assis­ Directors Stephen T. Cassano and for rejection of a tentative contract 1 St loss of year voted overwhelmingly today to for­ tance program that helps needy Peter DiRosa announced the plan at and she and four other Republican sake seven decades of Communist working people make ends meet a press conference this morning. directors voted for rejection. economics, endorsing a rescue plan during the winter months is ex­ The two directors said that By JIM TIERNEY The action came only hours to create a free market system from pecting higher than usual Manchester Herald Landers, a lawyer, is representing a before a statutory deadline after demands this year as the Persian elient charged with driving while in­ the failed machinery of centralized which the contract could automati­ planning. Gulf crisis keeps oil prices high. toxicated and, in the process, is MANCHESTER — Intense defense was the name of cally have gone into effect. The Supreme Soviet also gave Workers at Operation Fuel, questioning the accuracy of tes­ the game during Friday afternoon’s CCC East boys soc­ DiRosa and Cassano said that if President Mikhail S. Gorbachev which last year helped 2,565 timony or statements by a police of­ families pay for heaL say their cer match between Rockville and host Manchester High. ficer in connection with the case. Please see LANDERS, page 6. sweeping new powers to implement The scoring drought, however, expired when Rock­ the reforms unilaterally. single phone line is busy al­ ready, even though the assis­ ville’s Scott Rylander nestled a well-placed 22-yarder But the lawmakers continued to disagree on which of several com­ tance program docs not get un­ into the upper right comer of the net with 3:08 left In the derway until Dec. 1. first overtime session which carried the visiting Rams to peting economic blueprints for ac­ Dems denounce complishing the switch should be a 1 -0 victory at Memorial Field. Rockville remains unbeaten at 3-0 in the CCC East followed. Budget talkers and 3-0-1 overall. Manchester, which tasted its first After a confusing and tumultuous V VV-',’ vVi -. debate, the Supreme Soviet settled weigh tax hike defeat, is now 2-1 in the league and overall. The Indians charter study on a resolution calling for a commit­ WASHINGTON (AP) — will host Enfield Tliesday at 3:30 p.m. tee of legislators and economists ap­ Republican budget bargainers Defense and midfield play dominated the match with ‘• f" . 3 pointed by Gorbachev to merge the are trying to construct a package very few scoring opportunities, at best, for either side. By ALEX GIRELLI with Republican Director Wally Irish over charter revision, said he various recipes into a unified plan of tax increases on the wealthy “I thought it was an equal game up and down the Manchester Herald by Oct. 15. The vote was 323-11, that Democrats would accept in field,” Rockville coach Chuck Saimond said. “It was still has reservations over some of with 56 abstentions. exchange for a cut in the capital played in the middle of the field and it was going to take MANCHESTER — Democratic the issues a commission would con­ Although differences remained, it gains tax. Senate Minority something like that (goal). It was dead to the comer.” Town Director Peter DiRosa said sider under that compromise, such was the first time the Supreme Leader Bob Dole says. The game-winner was set up by some fine individual this morning that he will not vote in as the election — rather than ap­ But the Kansas Republican favor of going forward with a pointment — of a Planning and moves on the fringe of the penalty area by Rockville’s Please see SOVIET, page 6. said GOP negotiators at the 4- charter revision study until he 21oning Commission. Billy Krone. The multi-skilled Krone flipped a backpass month-old budget talks were knows precisely what a charter com­ DiRosa said the Democrats to Rylander who toed his shot past a frozen Mike Milaz- resisting Democratic efforts to mission would consider and who believe the charter isn’t “broke” and Th* AsaoclatBd Prasa raise the income lax rate for the zo. would be named to the study com­ does not need “fixing.” He said the “That was a good shot they put in,” Manchester coach GORBY’S POINT — In an emotional speech, Soviet presi­ wealthiest Americans from 28 mittee. Republicans want to undermine the Senate percent to 33 percent. Bill McCarthy said. “I think it was an evenly played Town Director Stephen Cassano, dent Mikhail Gorbachev urges the Supreme Soviet to speed match. Maybe we didn’t build as well as we should have. who had arrived at a compromise Please see CHARTER, page 6. economic reform. Gas prices hit They (Rockville) are a well-organized, well-coached aims at team.” all-time high Saimond credits that organization to his fine corps of LOS ANGELES (AP) — The seniors. Iraq threatens to fire first shot gas hogs average price of a gallon of “We’re playing well,” Saimond said. “I’ve got a good gasoline at the pump has hit an bunch of seniors. I’ve got 16 seniors this year.” all-time high of more than By ARTHUR ALLEN a statement, it seemed for the first $1.38, an industry analyst says. Rockville sweeper Mau Valentino, playing in his first The Associated Press time to threaten a first strike, and By H. JOSEF HEBERT The price has gone up from game of the season due to injury, was a dominant defen­ mentioned Israel and Mideast oil The Associated Press around $1.18 in late July, shortly sive force. Scott Salonen and Troy Guntulis anchored an In their most bcIlico.se statement fields as potential targets. before Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait equally dominant Indian defense. yet, Iraq’s leaders have warned the “America must realize; clearly that WASHINGTON — As on Aug. 2, and jumpted 2.91 “Territorially, it was pretty equal,” McCarthy added. U.S.-led forces arrayed against them it is pushing the entire region ... in automakers roll out their 1991 cents in the two weeks since the fact, even the whole world ... to the cars, including many models “It was a good game. The nice thing is we have a chance that they would launch an all-out previous survey, said the nation­ brink of a bottomless abyss, from that emphasize comfort and (at Rockville) again.” war before allowing the U.N. trade wide Lundberg Survey of embargo to “strangle” the Iraqi which the region will never sec light perfomiancc over economy, the 18,5(X) gas stations. Perhaps, the best scoring threat of the match for the In­ people. for dozens of years,” the Iraqi com­ Senate is taking up legislation dians came with 4:10 left in regulation. Indian seniors Countries hit hard economically munique said. aimed at driving gas guz.zlers Rebels to hold Dwayne Goldston and Brian Wry converged on a loose It was signed by the Revolution off the road. V .. J ■ by the gulf crisis can expect some ball in the Rockville goalmouth with Ram goalie Corey help soon from the Imcniational Command Council and the ruling The fuel efficiency debate peace talks Knowles making a diving save to rcuieve it. .Monetary Fund. The IMF today ap­ Baath Party but bore the rhetorical was to begin today on the ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) C'- '.' ■ -.fV.--* tT; imprint of President Saddam Hus­ Senate floor with Sen. Donald McCarthy isn’t about to push the panic button. ' r S’ V i* proved an accelerated effort to supp­ — The commanders of Liberia’s ly billions of dollars to help poorer sein — studded with references to Rieglc, D-Mich., hoping to rival rebel armies will meet tliis “This was really good for us,” he said.