^.f, . ,^t*V ■tr^'"^'i'-'’^ ' 'iJj. •.■•.;^ JP"'V '™- • '■ '•'“ ’ ' ' -p -y _■ ■ V i-. ■ _•■■ ■ -■ ,. ^ 24 - THE HERALD. Tuet., Aug. 11. IWl t -■'A. \ ' '^ -.' & h d o conversions: another view ... page 7 Manchester, Conn. Fair tonight; Wednesday, Aug. 12, 1981 sunny Thursday 25 Cents •— See page 2 MMKHE$TER MEMORUU. air line reopens Atlantic traffic ; ' ■ , : is moving again By Thomas Ferraro the night in sleeping bags and United Press International Chairs. Resumption of Canadian air traf­ A key air lane between the United fiC serviCe on U.S. flights also States and Europe reopened today— eliminated what had been a moun­ welCome news for summer ting fear on both sides of the Atlan­ travelers who had been stalled on tiC — termination of all flights both sides of the Atlantic by a Cana­ aCross the North Atlantic. dian air traffiC Controllers’ boyCott Portuguese Controliers, voicing of U.S. flights. fears about safety related to the 10- The Controllers agreed to resume day-old U.S. strike, vow to stop guiding flights at the CruCial Clearing flights between the United Gander, Newfoundland, air traffiC States and Europe at midnight Center this morning in return for a Saturday. Canadian government promise to in­ Federal Aviation Administration vestigate union Com plaints of Administrator J. Lynn Helms said dangers Caused by the strike of 12,- Tuesday that if Controllers from 000 AmeriCan Controllers. both nations simultaneously refused An eastbound military jet traCed to Clear U.S. traffiC the problems on radar sCreens at the boundary of could have been devastating. the Gander control area at 7; 18 a.m. His fears were eased, however, by EDT was the first to pass through. A the Canadian Controliers deCision to westbound CommerCial flight resume ClearanCe of trans-AtlantiC followed 20 minutes later. flights over Canadian air spaCe — “We think the North AtlantiC is the shortest route between the Your Hospital Noeds going to start moving again," Northeast United States and Transportation SeCretary Drew Europe. According to Canadian of­ Lewis said this morning on NBC’s fiCials, Gander normally handles “Today” show. about 400 flights a day between ’The Canadian Air TraffiC Con­ North AmeriCa and Europe. Your m ip NOW trollers AssoCiation’s refusal to han­ In another strike-related matter. dle flights bound for or originating Judge Thomas Platt of U.S. DistriCt in the United States had stranded or Court in New York warned Tuesday Four hurt in crash delayed thousands of travelers Mon- he wouid order the arrest of Robert Poli, the AmeriCan Controllers’ un­ Police Sid a woman Inlvired. In a Tuesday night awldent on . MariCbester. Mem^ou Kennedy fjiter- ion president, unless Poli appeared lniei«tata .80. Mancifeetor resident Qarnotte Pom phrey^ 109 laCeiliiea^r iuWllflW&rfliw natibnplAirport - where travelers in Court today to give a deposition in was treated'and relas^d from Manpheatar Mamorlal Hospital. delayed up to 12 hours and a multimilliondollar suit against the 6 ^ Foster St. was one of four people in]ured when a tractor trailer union by the nation’s airlines. headed westbound |ack-khlfed and crosised Into the eastbound Two othCM’ tn o to rlsts w ere tre a te d a t H artford H ospital. (Photo ggnie pepple waited twiCe that long by Ken B urkam p) to greet relatives flying in from lane, hitting another tractor trailer and three-cSrs near the ' ■ - abroad — thousands Camped out for PICaHC turn to pugC 10 Forbes Street intersection.) Futnphrey Is being treated at Dowrttown Manchester \ Two retailers close! a third to follow whether those interested are loCated in one of three buildings that business. “There’s an awful lot that’s By Hilary Rosenberg the works to replaCe the outgoing laCking downtown,” Santoro said. retailers. will be demolished.-'ih a state Santoro, who has operated The Herald Reporter stores soon with other businesses. highway improvement projeCt at Lion’s Den-for about five years, at He said merChants have failed to get The Camisole, a lingerie shop at The Fly..Front\at 846 Maid St., a Two retail businesses have left Clothing store, left downtown in Ju­ Center and Main streets. first on Middle ’Turnpike and then together to promote downtown. downtown approximately the past 913 Main fit., reCently moved to The Lion’s Den, a Clothing and gift for almost four years downtown, This disorganization puts the Cape Cod, aCCording to Jeanette H. ly, store owner Ted Lipkin said. month and a third plans to Close at When, asked why he left, Lipkin shop at 767 Main St., is Currently said the deCline of his business is downtown stores at a disadvantage the end of OCtober. Wiggin, who with her husband, owns holding a Closeout sale and will shut -partly due to the poor state of the to shops in shopping Centers and the building in which the store was refused ta comment. However, the Closings do, not Representatives at Acme Surplus its doors on Oct. 31, owner Dennis economy. In economiC hard times malls, which are bound by a lease to refleCt a deCline of business in the loCated. M. Santoro said. gifts are among the first items to be advertise a Certain amount and for The store, which had-been in in Hartford, the owner of the downtown area, aCCording to Joseph building in which the Fly Front was The building in which the Lion’s Crossed off the shopping list, he various mall promotions, Santoro Garman of Carman Qothiers and downtown ManChester for two Den and ’Tw ee’s SpeCialty Shop are said. said. li«' . years, “was doing well and lo Cate, also had no Comment on the i!> ., t(. s ‘ phaimian of the reCoitly formed reason the store closed. Jipkinowns lo C a t^ -was sold in June to the law . But Santoro also put some of the ACCording to Garman, stores retail division of the Chamber of developing a good Clientele,” Mrs. firm of Bayer, Phelan and mame for poor business at his store close all the time “no matter where Wiggin said. But, she said, store another store in Avon which is also CommerCe. Squatrito. Tweed’s will remain on slow business aCtivity in down­ they are.” He blamed many store owner Connie Novello and her hus­ Called the Fly Front. “It has nothing to do with down­ Imported Car Parts InC. at 527 open, and the law firm will move its town ManChester. He Claimed that closings on poor management by the band wanted to move to the Cape. downtown ManChester is different owner. Retailing, he said, “is hot as ■ 1 « : irrm i ij|i IIE town as downtown,” he said. “It’s Main St. will be moving into the offices into the building within a Just individuals who dpen and then Mrs. Wiggin said she is year. However, it is unCertain ' -tljan downtown areas in other towns. easy as it looks. People deCide that negotiating with “several people” spaCe left by The Fly Front at the Close stores.” whether ’The Lion’s Den will be ^ takes you longer to set up a they want to be retailers. Then they who are interested in renting .the end of the month. 'The store is being :The closings will not leave vaCant forCed to' reloCate beCause it is replaCed by offiCes or retail business,” he said. get tired.” /* t ' > spaCes downtown sinCe plans are in spaCe, but she would not say f ' ' - 1 ^ .: }p * j Gommufiists, Today's Herald AAcCarthy is offered union In Connecticut The Coast Guard Calls off a Long Island Sound position in Coventry search for two women and their daughters, missing accusations sinCe Sunday when their cabin Cruiser sunk. Page 9. ManChester. The state denies it has started a “preCipitous By Richard C'od^ “I’ve found that working for WARSAW, Poland (UPI) - Solidarity leaders rush" to empty institutions for the retarded and Herald Reporter V (Robert B.) Weiss and the Board of In Closed session today aCCused the government menially ill. Page 9.. ManChester’s Assistant General DireCtors is a real Challenge. I of trying to shirk respCmsibility fCnr Polhnd’s worsening would still be there and will still be eConomiC proWefns. j Manager Charles F. McCarthy is expeCted to beCome Coventry’s new there if I deCide not to take the job.” The Charge Was leveled In resolutions approved Just 10 In New England Coventry has searChed for a new town manager. > hows after a speCial senion-of the Communist Party town manager sinCe April, when C ntral Committee adopted a hardhitting resolution of Authorities Chll In Cranes Jo sift through the He negotiated in exeCutive session with Coventry’s Town CounCil Frank Cqnnolly resigned. McCarthy Its own blaming Solidarity extremists for esCalating the OTeduge of a collision between two trains in is the CounCil’s number one choice Reverly, Mgss., “ruesday. Pages 8 and 10. ’I^esday, and said afterwards he hatioiialCrIsiB. , ‘ j plans to make a deCision tonight from a field of 87 appliCants. toward a batter community Tlie Charges capne as the Soviet Union massed an ar- Environmentalists may seek an injunCtion to stop CounCil Chairwoman Roberta I • ■ . whether to take the job or not. ‘ ipada of at least a ships near the Polish Coast for Com­ offshore oil exploration on Georges Bank beCause Koontz said Tuesday the CounCil un­ ' ... , . • ■ J . bined land-sea miUtary exerCises. • ■ ^ of potential harm to whales. Page 22. Coventry offiCials said it looks "hopeful” that MCCarthy will animously supported MCCarthy, and OffiCials in Washington, while saying i t m saw was impressed with his 13 years o f. TMthing to IndiCate the maneuvers “were direCted deCide in Coventry’s favor.