iM today PIsv ‘Luc^ry bfW w f fOw . spntifU wi ^Jr Clf wwl " wCIOf a / on classified ad pages lianrhffitpr lipraI^ Tuesday, Sept. 6,1988 Manchester, Cohn. — A City of Village Charm 30 Cents Jury picks *»■**-'% *i h/. starting in A'-’ MHS visit ■a J- , 1! ' Fargo triai F -’ - ’ (L- ' by Dukakis Bv Brent Lavmon The Associated Press HARTFORD — Three years after their arrests, seven people linked to a Puerto Rican terrorist is uncertain group go on triai this week in the $7 million Wells Fargo robbery — the second largest robbery in U.S. history. Bv Andrew Yurkovskv invited both Dukakis and his The defendants and their lawy- and Alex GIrelll Republican opponent. Vice Presi- ers appeared in U.S. District Manchester Herald dent George Bush, to address the Court today for the scheduled students. An advance party from start of jury selection, which Presidential candidate Michael the Dukakis campaign was at the Assistant U.S. Attorney Albert S. Dukakis may or may not make an school this morning arranging Dabrowski said he expected to appearance at Manchester High details of the visit when word of last one to three weeks. School Wednesday. the cancellation came along, Preparations under way this apparently because of a change in The trial itself, delayed by schedule. marathon hearings on the admis- morning for a Wedne.sday ap- pearance by Democratic candi- "I feel badly for the students sibility of hundreds of hours of date Dukakis were called off because there was a good deal of FB I tape recordings and other when school officials learned that genuine excitement,” James evidence, could last five to eight Dukakis had canceled the visit Kennedy, superintendent of months,. Dabrowski said. The because of a scheduling conflict. schools, said after learning of the defense predicts a much longer cancellation. trial. But workers in Dukakis’ cam- Earlier today, Kennedy said Juan Segarra Palmer, a 38- paign headquarters in Boston the expected talk by Dukakis was said later this morning that the year-old Harvard-educated ** Patrick Flynn/Manchatter Herald characterized as ” a major state- Puerto Rican nationalist accused visit might still be on. a secretary ment on education.” at the high school said. The of masterminding the robbery, REMEMBERING OLD TIMES - Paul A. department since 1925. The department “ He (Dukakis) wanted a high said last week that he will not take Cervini, the oldest living member of the wili ceiebrate its 100th anniversary Sept. secretery, Pat Garoppolo, said school because he wanted to the stand in his own defense and that the Boston office was trying make a statement concerning doubts the other defendants will Eighth District Fire Department, ex- 18 with a gala parade expected to draw to contact advance people for the about 20,000 spectators. education,” Kennedy said. either. plains what it was like to work forthe fire campaign, who had left the high Theodore T. Cummings, a “ I don’t recognize the legiti- school after the apparent Manchester coordinator for the macy of the court or the whole cancellation. Dukakis campaign, said Dukakis proceeding,” said Segarra, who Officials for Dukakis’ cam- was scheduled to arrive at spent 30 months in pretrial A ‘legend’ of a firefighter paign could not be reached this Bradley International Airport at detention before his release in morning to determine for certain about 9 a.m. Wednesday and was March on $1.5 million bail. whether or not the Massachusetts to be escorted to the high school "A ll I am guilty of is opposition governor would appear at the by a motorcade of Manchester to colonialism, which is a crime recalls his ciareer In the 8th high school. Democrats, including Cummings against humanity like apar- The school was in flurry of and Dorothy Brindamour, a co- theid," he said. By Michele Noble Department, which will hold its 100th anniver- activity this morning as school coordinator for the local Dukakis The government contends that Manchester Herald sary celebration Sunday, Sept. 18. leaders prepared for Dukakis’ campaign. six of the seven defendants are At age 89, Cervini said he probably knows just visit. The officers of the Student Cummings said that after his salaried members of a militant In 1925, Paul A. Cervini says he remembers about every story there is to hear about the Assembly had a sweatshirt made appearance at the school Dukakis nationalist group known as Los having to manually unload a 400-foot water hose department. He is the oldest living member and up for Dukakis, which read was to be escorted back to Macheteros, which has claimed from a small fire truck during a fire and later has occupied every administrative office from “ Manchester High School” on the Bradley airport. He said no other responsibility for the 1983 carefully stretch the hose out in a parking lot to clerk of the district’s Board of Directors to front and “ Duke 88” on the back. stops in Manchester were robbery of a Wells Fargo depot in dry. president. James Ludes. vice president of planned. West Hartford. He remembers hearing stories about the But this year, the department will be the assembly, said the sweatshirt Cummings had said he would Authorities say the group infamous 1888 fire that destroyed the Moses Scott celebrating without him. was given to Dukakis’ aides know more details about the planned to use the loot to finance building, the drug store owned by Charles Rose, Due to health conditions and a bad knee, instead. escort later today after discuss- terrorist acts aimed at over- the first office of the Southern New England Cervini is unable to march in this year’s parade. "H e’s obviously a very busy ing the visit with members of the throwing the U.S. government of Telephone Co., the post office, and the plant of the But he said he is somewhat disappointed that he man,” said Mo Moriarty. co- Dukakis advance party. Puerto Rico. then-weekly Manchester Herald. wasn’t asked anyway. president of the Student Assem- Ludes said Dukakis had U.S. District Judge T. Emmet That fire, Cervini said, was the direct cause of bly, after learning of the planned to speak with officers of Clarie, the judge who will preside the formation of the Eighth Utilities District Fire See CERVINI, page 12 cancellation. at the trial, ruled last week that The Student Assembly had See DUKAKIS, page 12 the juror’s identities will be kept secret. He cited the defendants alleged ties to Los Macheteros and the barrage of postcards One dead, two wounded in Hartford shootings court personnel have already received from sympathizers of nounced dead at 12:21 a.m. today men. borhood was wounded when shots the defendants. HARTFORD (AP) - Four “We’re pretty certain they are at Hartford Hospital, Lewis said. The night of violence began were fired from a passing car, The defense denounced the drive-by shootings and a brief gun connected. They seem to be In the police shoot-out. an about 9:45 p.m. Monday when a Lewis said. ruling, saying it would poison battle between police and a gang-related, probably drugs,” officer returned fire when one of large, white carcontainining four Anthony Bremmer, 21, was jurors’ minds against the defend- fleeing suspect in a Hartford park said Lt. Frederick D. Lewis. three men who were being chased or five men drove by the intersec- shot in the side and taken to St. ants and make a fair trial have left one person dead and two Irving Rodriguez, 19, was fa- on foot through Keney Park tion of Greenfield and Enfield Francis Ho.spital, where he was in impossible. others wounded, police''said tally shot in the head about 11:30 turned and fired a gun at him. Streets in the city’s North End satisfactory condiion, Lewis said. “ The only message it sends to today. p.m. Monday in the last of the authorities said. and opened fire on a group Lewis” xat 10:15 p.m., a man the jurors is that the defendants The drive-by shootings oc- incidents, Lewis said. He said One of the suspects was shot in standing on the comer, Lewis and woman sitting inside a car on are so dangerous and so desper- curred within two hours Monday Rodriguez was standing on Park the back and was taken to Mount said. He said no one was injured Putnam Street, also in the Frog ate that they would attempt to night and police said they suspect Street in the city’s Frog Hollow Sinai Hospital, where he was in in that shooting. Hollow neighborhood, were fired intimidate or harm a juror,” said that the incidents are related neighborhood when he was hit by critical but stable condition, At about 10 p.m. a man standing upon from a passingcar. The man Ronald Kuby, a New York because witnesses to each re- shots fired from a passing car. ported seeing the shots fired from Rodriguez, who was apparenty Lewis said. He said police were in front of a house on Sigourney Street in the Asylum Hill neigh- See TRIAL, page 12 a passing, large white vehicle. an innocent bystander, was pro- still searching for the other two See SHOOTINGS, page 12 College opens year with enrollment drop Bv Andrew J. Davis smaller overall enrollment. Man- Manchester Herald chester Community College’s full-time student population has Students mingled in the pro- increased but the number of gram center lobby of Manchester part-time students has decreased Community College this morning as the first day of classes began at to renew old friendships and the college, college officials said compare schedules as the college today.