MONDAY LOCAL NEWS INSIDE ■ Sidewalk report released. lianrhpatpr ■ New leaf pickup proposed. ■ Police refurbish camper. What’s ■ New school scheduling sought. News Local/Regional Section, Page 7. Oct. 1,1990 Gulf at a Glance Vbur Hometown Newspaper Voted 1990 New England Newspaper of the Year ■ Iraq today ordered the Newsstand Price: 35 Cents release of nine French nationals in its second conciliatory gesture toward France in as many days. They are believed to. be among the Westerners Saddam has or­ More arrested dered placed at strategic sites to serve as shields to prevent potential Western attacks. On Sunday, Saddam Hussein urged an international dialogue in drug bust and mentioned France as a pos­ sible partner. French and British officials rejected the offer, investigation known as ‘Trifecta,” By RICK SANTOS saying they wouldn’t talk until Manchester Herald representing the three towns in­ Iraq withdraws from Kuwait. volved. The nations allied against MANCHESTER — Police in Cleveland said the success of the Iraq, meanwhile, were laying the Manchester and South Windsor ar­ operation was made possible be­ groundwork for possible rested the last two suspects at large cause police did not alter their military action. in connection with a three-town routine activities throughout the in­ ■ U.S. and Soviet officials drug sweep that netted 25 men and vestigation. were reported Sunday to be women who allegedly sold “Our basic intent is to keep these drafting new UN. resolutions marijuana and cocaine to an under­ people off balance all of the time,” that would authorize the use of cover police officer, Manchester he said. force against Iraq if the UN.-or- Police Lt. Orville Cleveland said By peneu-ating the activities of dered economic blockade fails to today. dealers on the streets, at their force Saddam out of Kuwait. Manchester police this morning homes, and in bars, police are able President Bush was to address arrested Robert Jarrish, 21, of 30 to keep them wondering if it’s ever the UN. General Assembly in Syracuse Drive, East Hartford, and safe to deal narcotics, Cleveland New York today. Brent charged him with sale and posses­ said. Scoweroft, his national security sion of cocaine. No bond informa­ Police reported that the arrests — adviser, said Friday that U.S. of­ tion was immediately available. mostly made at suspects' homes and ficials are considering asking Another man who remains to be work places — occurred without U.N. authorization for military identified was arrested by South any incidents. action. Windsor police this morning on Arrested on Friday was Chris­ . ■ rf - A U.S. officials have told The similar charges, police said. topher Rivers, a radio disc jockey Associated Press that the Soviet One other suspect, who has not for WDRC in Bloomfield, who ac­ Union wants a joint military been arrested, is hospitalized in a cording to police, was released on a command for such a force, while drug rehabilitation program, and his bond until a court appearance Rick Santos/Manchaatcr Htrald Washington prefers more “logis­ arrest by Vemon police is likely to scheduled for Wednesday. tical” leeway. occur as soon as he is released, Rivers, 42, of 55 Taylor St., East ■ Prime Minister Margaret Cleveland said. SEIZED PROPERTY — Manchester Police confiscated this Chevrolet Silverado on Friday Thatcher of Britain said today The arrests ended a three-month Please see DRUG, page 6. during one of the “Trifecta" drug raids. The vehicle was allegedly used as a drug store. that the U.S.-led forces “have the full legal authority already” to use force. “We don’t need to go to the Locals decry Bush United Nations to get more,” she 200 new laws said on NBC’s “Today” program. “Whether or not we shall do so is a matter which is higher taxes to visit being discussed.” At a meeting in New York to take effect Sunday, Mrs. Thatcher also sug­ By SCOTT BREDE $1.20 from today. The levy on table gested that the world community wine will grow from 3 cents to 24 Manchester Herald By JUDD EVERHART Starting today, judges will be Rowland might seek reparations from Iraq and The Associated Press cents per bottle. The Associated Press permitted to consider whether once the crisis ends, according “I don’t like it,” said Mark anyone’s safety would be en­ to a British source who spoke on HARTFORD (AP) — President New tax hikes proposed by the Eagleson, the owner of Oxford Liq­ HARTFORD — Old Connec­ dangered in deciding the amount condition of anonymity. The Bush Administration to help get the uor Shoppe at 451 Hartford Road, ticut laws prohibiting abortions of bail or the conditions of George Bush plans to visit Connec­ source said Mrs. Thatcher federal deficit out of the red have Manchester. “The government will be removed from the books release that could be required ticut this week to campaign for his broached the idea with Prime some local business owners seeing won’t be making much more [from today, while scores of new laws before letting a defendant out of friend, Republican gubernatorial Minister Toshiki Kaifu of Japan. the same color of ink that the plan is the heightened alcohol taxes], be­ will take effect, covering jail while awaiting trial. candidate John G. Rowland. ■ Iranian Foreign Minister cause less people will be buying liq­ About 200 bills passed by the Bush’s $500-a-plate fund-raising designed to cut. everything from hate crimes and Ali Akbar Velayati and his Saudi Among other things, the plan uor and beer [as a result of the gun control to brew pubs and 1990 General Assembly were visit on Thursday, and last week’s higlier taxes].” given Oct. 1 effective dates. Most campaign visit by first lady Barbara counterpart. Prince Saud al- calls for hard hitting taxes on al­ bowling alleys. Faisal, met in New York to dis­ Eagleson said the new taxes will of the rest took effect July 1 Bush, will put about $300,000 in cohol, cigarettes and gasoline. Buyers of car batteries will cuss resuming diplomatic rela­ have the greatest effect on beer when the new budget year began, Rowland’s war chest, according to “If you smoke, drive or drink,” have to put down a $5 deposit if tions and ending a 2V2-year rift, drinkers — a traditionally lower in­ while others became law when Richard Foley Jr., chairman of the the proposed budget agreement will they’re not returning an old bat­ Iran’s official Islamic Republic come group signed by Gov. William A. Republican State Central Commit­ hit you where it hurts, one congres­ tery. Drivers will have to have News Agency said today. Wine and liquor consumers who O’Neill. tee. sional leader said. their headlights on if it’s raining, The agency, monitored in once bought top-of-the-line products Despite the U.S. Supreme “You can’t beat getting the presi­ Under the proposal, the tax on a snowing or foggy. And it will be Nicosia, said in a dispatch from will switch over to buying medium- dent of the United States to come six-pack of ^ c r will go from 16 a crime to release 10 or more bal­ New York that the meeting took cents to 36 cents. A gallon of hard loons outdoors. Please see LAWS, page 6. place Sunday at U.N. hea- liquor will be taxed $13.70, up Please see IMPACT, page 6. Please see BUSH, page 6. quarters. It was the first time senior of­ ficials from the two countries have met since the Saudis broke Budget pact, taxes off ucs m April 1988, citing ter- ronsm and subversion. It was the most positive sign yet that ■rgfi. i Uiey may be moving toward rap­ no cure for deficit prochement. ■ Thousands of French troops By TOM RAUM leaders shared the platform with joined the U.S.-led multinational The Associated Press Bush in announcing the $500 bil­ force m Saudi Arabia on Sun­ lion, five-year agreement doesn’t day. and U.S. and British war­ •) WASHINGTON — President mean it’s a done deal. ships m the Persian Gulf stopped Bush has put to rest his “no new Far from it. The agreement could and searched an Indian ship car­ taxes” pledge with a $134 billion have difficulty winning approval in rying refugees from Kuwait The flourish, developing a plan with key both the House and Senate, although refugee ship was not found to be congressional leaders that will leaders can mount a strong case that m violauon of the U.N. embar­ go. 1 prompt several weeks of tenacious it may be the last hope Congress and debate. But it won’t solve the deficit the White House may ever have for European and Israeli military crisis. reaching accord on cutting the analysts said the likelihood of As the budget summit was ending deficit. war has grown significantly as in the White House Rose Garden on One key conservative. Rep. Newt sanctions and a hostile world Sunday, Bush’s budget director was Gingrich, R-Ga., the No. 2 push Saddam into a comer with releasing a new deficit projection Republican leader in the House, no diplomatic escape. that showed that the agreement’s walked away from the pact and $40 billion in 1991 savings already would not pose with Bush in the had been lost to economic reality. Rose Garden with the others. Richard Darman blamed the na­ And with only three weeks tion’s poor economic performance remaining to enact the agreement, a Inside Today, and the spiraling costs of the savings minority in the Senate could keep and loan bailout for the worsening the measure from passage through figures.