Wetlands: Cases pivotal for protection / page 7 Super Bowl-bound: f| BroncoSj Redskins J K ' meet Jan. 31 / page 11 UlaurltrBlrr ) Mancheslcr — A City o( Village Charm limih Monday, Jan. 18,1988 30 Cents i Polygamists V won’t give up »t<TArsIi| siege in Utah l<r- By Kirk Mitchell bombing, the station reported Sun­ The Associated Press day night. ■af'l Roger Bates, a son-in-law of MARION, Utah — The suspect in Singer, was asked by police to meet the bombing of a Mormon Church with the family and seek a peaceful building holed up for a third day solution. He left the home late today with 13 other people, six of Sunday. them children, at the mountain “ I told them what the police had compound where police killed his to say,” he said, adding those inside ' t m . polygamist father-in-law, authori­ vowed to stay until Singer is ties said. resurrected. Addam Swapp vowed not to leave Bates said Swapp told him he had the home of John Singer until the bombed the church, and the event • 'A - 't l polygamist leader.is resurrected, a “ is going to be one of the preceding mediator said. Singer was killed by events of the second coming of police trying to arrest him nine Christ.” years ago today after he aimed a “ They have weapons,” Bates pistol at them. said. “ I don’t know how many and I Some 150 officers, including an don’t know how much. If the police FBI special weapons and tactics go up there and storm the place, team, surrounded the 2.5-acre there will be bloodshed.” t9.'H88 family compound in a mountainous Bates also said the home was well ranching area about 60 miles stocked with supplies, but he did not northeast of Salt Lake City. say how long they could last. A half-mile away, in the parking lot of the bombed-out church, police Nielsen said he spoke to Swapp set up three trailers as a command late Saturday by telephone, but was post. unable to get an answer Sunday, Swapp and his family are “ heav­ when police telephoned every 15 ily armed. They’ve gotammunition minutes. and they’ve dug bunkers around the Bodrero, said the calls would not main house," said Jim Soter, a be made during the night, but would Summit County commissioner and resume today. Marion town councilman. ^InRsiwport, KUTV quoted police ' Soter m M be received a call'a StBwart HIpklnt/SpBclBl to tho Htrild month ago from a man identifying as saying the caller could have been himself as Swapp. “ He said only, Swapp, based on details of the A MOVE ACROSS TOWN — Rob Bradway, left, and Brian Bros. Yarn Miii. Gunver is moving from the miii into its new ‘You’ll be destroyed,’ and repeated bombing he provided. The man said Kujawski of the Light Rigging Co. of Higganum lash down buiiding on Sheidon Road and pians to have the move it three times. I know Swapp is he had left a “ blood-red pole” with capable of destroying someone.” nine feathers at the bombed-out a piece of machinery being removed Saturday from the compieted by Feb. 3. The Yarn Miii is to be converted to church, and that the pole was apartments and stores by Brophy Ahern. Authorities said they hoped to Gunver Manufacturing Co. piant in the former Cheney bring a peaceful end to the siege, marked with symbols used by the which began shortly after the Mormon priesthood. explosion that damaged the com­ munity’s Mormon chapel and re­ Pipe inspections urged for schoois creation room about 3 a.m. Satur­ day. Within an hour, authorities R eflectio n went to the Singer home. son Controls, the failure of the By Andrew J. Dovis spections do occur. Kennedy said caused about $22,000 in damage to “ Time is on our side,” said Doug device was the sole cause for the Manchester Herald today that school heating systems school equipment, school officials Bodrero, Utah’s deputy public are checked when school is not in have estimated. break. on King The device, installed 14 years safety commissioner. “ We want to The chairman of the town Build­ session. The Building Committee sought establish direct contact with them. ing Committee said today he wiil “ We don’t check every pipe in outside advice from Johnson Con­ ago. continues to meet safety standards. Phillips said. He said We don’t want to compromise.” recommend to the Manchester every building.” Kennedy said. trols of Hartford and engineering “ We’re here until it’s resolved,” is to n ig h t Board of Education that regular “ We do check heating systems.” specialists Bemis and Sipala of the school system has replaced the failed control at Bennet. but he will said Public Safety Commissioner inspections of school heating sys­ Kennedy added that he will Hartford to determine the cause of John Nielsen. “ There’s no question tems be done to avoid a recurrence consuit with Wiifred Dion, school the break. Phillips said. As the suggest to the school board that By Andrew Yurkovsky similar controls be replaced in that the device that was detonated and Nancy Pappas of a November water pipe break at building and grounds supervisor, to school administration announced in the building was not accidental. earlier this month, the break was other schools. Manchester Herald Bennet Junior High School. see if any added inspection mea­ It was placed there.” Paul F. Phillips. Building Com­ sures are needed. Dion could not be caused by the malfunction of a On Thursday, a second pipe Nielsen said he spoke to Swapp "W e certainly have a long way to mittee chairman, said reguiar reached for comment this morning. low-limit control device. break occurred at the school. The late Saturday by telephone, but was go, but I think we can take pride in inspections of heating systems The November pipe break sent The device is supposed to regu­ break occurred after a blower unable to get an answer Sunday, saying we have come a long way,” should be a norm during the winter thousands of gallons of water into late temperature in pipes so they switch was accidently turned off. when police telephoned every IS says the Rev. Arnold I. Thomas, months. the school library and media will not freeze and subsequently said Thomas M. Meisner Jr., school minutes. Two FBI agents also who will be the speaker tonight But James P. Kennedy, school center. The break, which occurred break. According to Michael Sak. principal. No significant damage knocked on the door of the Singer during Manchester’s third com­ superintendent, said similar in­ sometime between Nov. 21 and 22. building service manager for John­ occurred, school officials said. home Sunday but there was no memorative program honoring response. slain civil rights leader Martin Bodrero said the calls were Luther King Jr. halted overnight, but were to Housing up, industrial growth slows resume today. Thomas, the Protestant chaplain Singer had been excommuni­ at Wesleyan University in Middle- cated from the Church of Jesus town, was commenting on the attempts to define future develop­ By Nancy Concelman The number of condominium and commercial subdivision activ­ Christ of Latter-day Saints, which advances in the civil rights move­ ment patterns in Manchester based Manchester Herald permits issued last year Jumped ity (last year),” Pellegrini said. outlawed polygamy in 1890. He once ment since the assassination of on what future needs will be. For from 10 permits issued for 58 units “ Most of the action was taking blamed the church for his legal King in 1968. Though affirmative example, the plan currently shows The number of condominium in 1986 to 22 permits issued for more place on land that was already problems, which including battles action “ has taken a giant step more land allotted for industrial units approved for construction in than 129 units in 1987, according to subdivided for it. Maybe the supply over authorities’ efforts to place his backward,” he said, political and use in the north end of town than is Manchester in 1987 doubled over statistics from the town Building of suitable Industrial land is de­ children in state-approved schools. economic opportunites for blacks 1986, while industrial activity last Department. pleted. We may need some adjust­ currently available. have improved. year decreased from 1986. But residential approvals In ment there.” Pellegrini said the only A man claiming to beSwapp, who reportedly married two of Singer’s The commemorative program at 'hie statistics may indicate that general dominated industrial ap­ Senior Planner Robert B. Hannon commercial-industrial subdivision daughters, called Salt Lake City Center Congregational Church beg- the town is running out of useable provals in 1987, Planning Director said that adjustments can be made approved in 1987 was a two-lot television station KUTV and industrial land, according to one Mark Pellegrini said. through the town’s Plan of Develop­ town official. "There was very little industrial ment. The Plan of Development Please tnm to page 10 claimed responsibility for the Please turn to page 10 Hartford remembers the day the roof fell in TODAY Budget changes reopened by the end of the week since it reopened Feb. 5, 1980. center, were emotionally crushed. insurance company officials mobil­ Back when he was running for By Chris Dahl after the remainder of the structure Most visitors have long since New England Whalers executive ized to minimize the impact of the re-election and when the Republi­ The Associated Press was deemed safe. stopped gaping at the roof and Bill Barnes was in Quebec City, coiiapse.