Red light fading: Precarious: U.N. sees unstable economy / page ^ Combat Zone loses to developers / page 5 At the wire: Danehy lifts Coventry / page 11 Manrlirstrr HrralJi ) Mnnctiiistiir A City V iIIh(|I! Ch.irin Monday, Jan. 1 1 ,19B8 Warmer days German cops due after cold nab woman in breaks record By Andrew Yurkovsky Manchester Herald disco bombing Today’s low temperature of 14 degrees below zero was a record-breaker. By Nick Staudinger The cold forced at least one area school to start late The Associated Press today and followed on the heels of the major weekend storm that dumped as much as a foot of snow. BERLIN — Police arrested a As temperatures dropped to the record low early woman today who is accused of today, town road crews worked to complete the bombing a West Berlin discotheque cleanup of snow dropped during the storm on Friday in 1986 in an attack that killed two and Saturday. Meanwhile, local garages hustled to U.S. soldiers and prompted the keep up with calls for road service. United States to raid two Libyan Relief should finally be in sight on Tuesday, when the cities. highs are expected to reach the 30s. The government confirmed a The National Weather Service at Bradley Interna­ radio report saying that Christina tional Airport in Windsor Locks reported the record Gabriele Endrigkeit, 27, was ar­ low of 14below at 5.10 a m. today. The previous record rested early today along with an was 11 degrees below zero set in 1968. Even lower unidentified man in the northern temperatures were recorded by state police in port city of Luebeck. Colchester (minus 18) and Litchfield (minus 20). The woman, who was born in The weather service forecast clear skies tonight, West Germany, was allegedly with a low of 5 to 10 above and light winds. Tuesday working with two convicted Palesti­ should be mostly sunny. nian terrorists, one of whom has Coventry schools opened an hour late today because been tentatively linked to Libya, buses would not start, but other area schools were open when she brought the bomb into the on time. Several snow-related accidents were reported disco on April 5, 1986. over the weekend, but none of them serious, The blast in the crowded La Belle A spokesman for the Samaritan Shelter on Main club killed two U.S. soldiers and a Street did not have figures immediately available on Turkish woman and injured 229 the number of homeless who used the shelter Sunday people. At the time of the attack, the night, and could not say whether the shelter would be disco was popular with American CHRISTINA ENDRIGKEIT open earlier than its normal nighttime hours. soldiers stationed in West Berlin. Lee O’Connor, acting superintendent of the town Mrs. Endrigkeit disappeared af­ . charged in '86 attack highway division, said today that town crews were ter the blast and was believed removing piles of snow on Main Street and clearing hiding with her 3-year-old son. On of the Jordanian-born brothers dead-ends and troublesome intersections. Sunday, Volker Kaehne, spokes­ Ahmed Nawaf HasI and Nezar At the peak of the snow storm on Friday, there were man for the West Berlin justice Hindawi,” said one of the sources. 21 town trucks on the road and nine contractors. department, released a photo of the Hast was convicted in another Sanding began at about 8:30 a m. Friday, as the first woman and told reporters she was West Berlin terrorist bombing and flurries began to fall. Plowing continued from about being "urgently sought” as a key is serving a 14-year prison 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday. Reginald PInto/Manchattar Harald suspect in the case. sentence. O’Connor had no estimate for the cost of the The arrest was first reported Police officials said the only weekend’s snow removal. He credited the equipment BUNDLED UP — Todd Houghton of Bolton is bundled up as he pumps today by Radio Schleswig-Holstein. known links between Hasi and and supplies division for keeping the trucks on the gas for customers at Barracllffe's Gulf on West Middle Turnpike this The report wp^hen confirmed by Libya are that he was found with Monika Stenkat, spokeswoman for airline tickets to Libya in 1985 and road. morning. Temperatures dropped to a record low overnight. Please turn to page 10 the Schleswig-Holstein state Inte­ receieved a small payment by bank rior Ministry, in a telephone transfer from the Libyan Embassy interview with The Associated in Bonn. Press. "As noted from a previous trial, The United States blamed Libya one of them, Ahmed Nawaf Hasi, for the terrorist attack and 10 days was at times In Libya,” Kaehne Coming ‘home’ an easy decision later bombed the cities of Tripoli said today. He declined, however, and Benghazi in retaliation against to say whether West Berlin officials radical Libyan leader Col. Moam- had discovered a direct Libyan because he was passed over for the job and mar Gadhafi. His adopted daughter connection to the La Belle attack. By Andrew J. Davis because he was offered a position in was killed in the attack. Hasi’s brother, Nezar Hindawi, Manchester Herald Philadelphia. West German investigators have was convicted by a London court in “ I was a candidate for the position,” said they first focused their probe October 1986 for attempting to blow “ Welcome home, Mike.” Gallacher said. ” I had made a commitment to on Libya, but later said that they up an Israeli El Al airliner with 375 That was the message on a banner hung at the board that during the time they were doing had been unable to prove that people aboard on April 17, 1986. He rear of the lobby at Manchester Memorial their search that I would not actively seek a was sentenced to 45 years in prison. Hospital to welcome the return of Michael R. connection. position elsewhere; and I kept that promise. It Spokesman Robert Heath of the The plot was foiled when an El Al Gallacher. Gallacher, named the hospital's was not until after it was announced that Mr. U.S. Embassy in Bonn declined guard found explosives in the hand new president last month, was at MMH last Prelesnik was going to be selected as comment on whether the new luggage of Hlndawi’s pregnant week to help orientate himself with his new president that I then received an inquiry. developments in the case would Irish girlfriend. position. “ The timing was right for me, but it was not have any effect on the U.S. Hasi was arrested two weeks A former assistant director and acting out of dissatisfaction. I’m notgoing to tell you I insistence that Libya was behind after the La Belle attack and police executive director at MMH, Gallacher will not wasn’t disappointed that I didn’t get the job, the La Belle bombing. found what appeared to be draw­ officially take over the position vacated by but I think that wasn’t the reason I left. I could “ It’s all too new. We don’t have ings of the club in his possession. Warren L. Prelesnik until Feb. 29. Gallacher have been happy staying here, except that I anything on that,” Heath said in a Kaehne said Sunday Hasi re­ is currently senior vice president at Green­ needed to take another position somewhere telephone interview. mains a suspect in the La Belle wich Hospital. that was the next step up for me, There was no West Berlin security sources, bombing. George Roy, vice president and chief gnashing of teeth. There truly was not. ... I who spoke to The Associated Press Hasi was convicted in the March financial officer, has been interim president don’t quite operate that way.” on the condition of anonymity, said 29, 1986, bombing of West Berlin’s since Prelesnik’s resignation in October. Gallacher says he likes to consider himself the woman is suspected of having German-Arab Friendship Society The decision to come back to Manchester — open and willing to listen. And since he’s a planted the bomb on behalf of two building that injured nine people. a place where he was employed for almost 10 known entity at MMH, the transition may be Jordanian-born Palestinian broth­ He was sentenced to 14 years in years — was an easy one, Gallacher said. He easier, he said. ers convicted of terrorism. prison on Nov. 26, 1986. His left the hospital in 1984. "Mrs. Endrigkeit, who presuma­ convicted accomplice, Farouk Sa- “ I think I’m a good listener,” Gallacher "Obviously, I decided to come back because bly is with her 3-year-old son lameh, was sentenced to 13 years in said. ” I have the same kind of management the position represents the ultimate goal for . Michael, allegedly acted on behalf prison. anyone that’s in my particular field,” said style that has been successful for me and I Gallacher. “ Manchester is somewhat unique don't see a need to change that. I don’t for me in that I spent nine-and-a-half years perceive myself as a person coming in and here and the town is basically considered my morale’s going to go sky-high. They're going TODAY’S HERALD family’s home. to see if I can give them the kinds of things they “ It was almost like a tailor-made opportun­ expect out of a CEO. If I do that appropriately, ity for me to reach a goal, to get a promotion the morale will be high and it will be a It’8 time to test and have my family feel like they’re coming successful marriage.” Building boom home.