What’s News.. J Sewer fees to be voted upon A 45 percent increase in sewer fees stands tall among the several changes in water and sewer char­ anrIfPHtpr Upralb ges scheduled to be enacted by the Board of Direc­ tors ■fiiesday. The increase is supposed to generate more than Monday, June 4,1990 $1 million, much of which will be used to pay for Manchester, Conn. — A City of Village Charm Newsstand Price; 35 Cents some of the cost of the sewage treatment plant upgrade project Other changes include new charges for the in- spiection of new mains, repaired mains, and new connections for service. The cost for new connec­ u Huge losses tion inspections will be $40 and main inspections will be $3.10 per foot Also, fees for removing meters will increase from $3230 to $40. And the fee for installing meters on fire hydranu will jump from $60 to $80. ll.» for 1st quarter Story on page 4. T ■4 M ‘ Birth control anniversary N NEW HAVEN (AP) — As a young minister in iHaurlirstFr Hrralli Red Sox, Yankees yield warning New Haven during the 1950s, Joan Forsberg drove women to New York each month on a mission that could have gotten them arrested in Connecticut both are victorious By Dianna M. Talbot ternal auditors are expected to question She was shuttling them across the state line to buy Manchester Herald the bank’s ability to continue. birth control. ComFed, with assets of $1.4 billion, Those days seem almost unimaginable today, ComFed Bancorp officers said today reported a net loss of $38,2 million, or especially after Coimecticut adopted perhaps the SPORTS see page 46 that the bank’s future is questionable, $4.57 a share, for the fourth quarter en­ most liberal abordon law in the country last month. after its weekend announcement of huge ding March 31. That compares to a loss But until 1965, Connecticut, which has always losses for the first quarter of the year, of $33 million, or 42 cents a share for prided itself as “The Land of Steady Habits,” ComFed operates three branches in the same period last year. resisted the sexual revolution and the rising tide of Manchester, the product of its 1987 ac­ The bank attributed the losses to “the feminism, enforcing its 19th century blue law ban­ quisition of Manchester-based Heritage continued deterioration of residential ning the sale or use of contraceptives, even for mar­ Savings & Loan. Although the bank construction, income property and ried couples. recently reversed an announcement that mortgage loan portfolios.” This week, advocates of reproductive freedom Onnen leads Coventry to win In 1986 and 1987, ComFed rode the celebrate the 25th anniversary of the law’s demise: it would close its Manchester branches, bank industry analysts say that move is wave of mortgage refinancing, becoming The Griswold vs. Connecticut decision, handed probably only a prelude to a sale of those one of the largest mortgage lenders in the down by the U.S. Supreme Court on June 7,1965. offices. country. Story on page 4. Patriots advance T h ey ’ve probably decided to keep the But observers say that in its quest for branches open so they have a more sale­ loan volume, bank officials relaxed their able entity,” Tracey Stangle, senior vice underwriting standards too much, and Paramedics are injured to S quarterfinals president at the First Albany stock the bank is now suffering for it. Two Manchester Ambulance paramedics were brokerage firm in Hartford, said this The bank has issued a statement treated for minor injuries at at Manchester O morning. “They’re probably looking to noting that it is subject to regulatory ac­ Memorial Hospital after the wheel on the am­ 5 -n By Jim Tierney sell as many assets as they can.” tion from the federal Office of Thrift Su­ bulance they were riding in fell off, police said. Manchester Herald “The future’s uncertain,” Samuel Park, pervision, including being thrown into Michael A. Donlon, 27, of East Hartford, was chief financial officer of ComFed Ban­ conservatorship or receivership. Either treated for neck strain and discharged, and Colleen COVENTRY — Senior southpaw Gary Onnen has corp, said today. action, bank officials warned, “would Flavell, 34, of 3 Gardner St., was treated for upper been one of the main reasons for the brilliant season the All or any part of the bank could be likely cause a total loss of stockholders’ back strain and discharged, a hospital spokesman n ^ Coventry High baseball team has assembled. sold. Park said. The company is present­ invesunent,” said. And, Friday afternoon in a second-round Class S state In the past few weeks, federal No other injuries were reported in the 9:55 p.m. ing financial reform plans to federal Judy Hardino Manchester Herald tournament game with 15th-seeded St. Thomas Aquinas regulators, but it remains to seen if the regulators have taken over three Mas­ accident which occurred on Thursday. of New Britain, the homestanding and second-seeded plans will be accepted, he added. sachusetts banks. In most cases, the ARTS IN THE GARDEN — Peggy Walker uses the bow of her in­ According to the ambulance company and police, government then tries to sell the bank — ^ . Patriots utilized the arm and bat of Onnen to edge the The ^ w e ll, Mass.-based thrift on strument to hold a wind-blown page of sheet music during Satur­ the paramedics had just stopped for something to Saints, 3-2, at Coventry High. in whole or in parts — to other banks or eat and were driving east on ^ t Center Street near Friday disclosed huge losses, announced day’s performance of the Manchester String Quartet at the Arts in I Coventry (19-3) will meet lOth-secded East Granby its chairman would resign and said its in­ the intersection of East Middle Tbmpike when the (15-6) in a quarterfinal game tonight at 6:30 at Muzzy Please see COMFED, page 8 the Garden celebration at the Cheney Homestead. left front wheel of 1989 Ford Econoline Ambulance z m Field in Bristol. Aquinas bows out at 12-8. fell off. O “D Onnen, who possesses a fine mix of offspeed pitches The accident damaged the vehicle’s tire axle, and fastballs, fanned 13 batters and walked one in his su­ police said. The vehicle was towed to Charlies perb complete-game victory which raised his un­ Court: prayer groups can use schools Towing and Road Service, 260 Tolland TUmpike. blemished mark to 9-0. He allowed five hits and struck O ”n out the side in the third, sixth and seventh innings. Miranda rule is clarified m ^ Of the three Ritriot hits, Onnen had two of them, in­ WASHINGTON (AP) — Student prayer groups Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, writing for the court, “The possibility of student peer pressure remains,” WASHINGTON (AP) — Police undercover cluding a key two-run triple in a three-run first frame. He must be allowed to meet at public schools that permit said the Equal Access Act of 1984 passes the court’s she said. “But there is little if any risk of official state agents may seek to elicit confessions from jailed - O) was l-for-14 previous to Friday’s game. other organized extracurricular activities, the Supreme long-standing three-part test aimed at assuring separa­ endorsement or coercion where no formal classroom criminal suspects without first having to give so- Court mled today. tion of church and state. activities are involved and no school officials actively “I was throwing offspeed stuff to their top four hit­ called Miranda warnings, the Supreme Court ruled ters,” Onnen said. The justices, voting 8-1, said a 1984 federal law The law grants equal access to both secular and S o participate.” today. Coventry coach Bob Plaster understated Onnen’s ef­ aimed at permitting religious clubs in public schools religious speech, does not have the primary effect of Congress in the Equal Access Act said public high By an 8-1 vote, the justices said jailed criminal o > fort. does not violate constitutionally required separation of advancing religion and does not cause excessive en­ schools accepting federal aid must not discriminate church and state. suspects need not be told about their right to remain “He pitched well,” he said. tanglement between government and religion, she said. against groups based on “the religious, political, The court overruled Omaha, Neb., school officials silent or to get a lawyer’s help before being ques­ CO Aquinas coach Ken Skoglund credited Oimen as being O’Coimor said there is little risk that students will philosphical or other content of the speech at such who refused to approve a high school Bible-reading tioned by someone secretly working for the police. the key to Coventry’s win. view an extracurricular Bible-reading club as indicat­ J3 > club. ing scIkx)! officials endorse religion. In its famous 1966 ruling, the court mled that “It was a well played game,” Skoglund said. “We have Please see BIBLE, page 8 police must give such warnings before interrogating > H nothing to be ashamed of. ”We got beat by a good suspects who are in custody. "U pitcher. Both pitchers did their job. We swing. We don’t But writing for the court in an Blinois case today. hit it. There’s not much you can do.“ Justice Anthony M. Kennedy said, “Miranda warn­ All of Coventry’s runs came in the first frame. Native School asbestos job questioned ings are not required when the suspect is unaware With one out, Steve Pbulin reached on a check-swing that he is speaking to a law enforcement officer and By Nancy Foley remove asbestos that isn’t a health infield hit down the third base line.