8-M A Yeek! Death York Creative dramatics Lone r^ldent haslonely existence, Dukakis, Jackson at Coventry school /3 says capital punishment no deterrent^V4 battle to the wire /5 Abe Sft-. Sunsi ’TheS Manchf Tumpili Maso Royal Wednes Center l confirm social h anrlj^Htpr attend. WATI WATI Monday, April 18, 1988 — 30 Cents Manchester, Conn. — A City of Village Charm Center 30 Cents followin Wom< g25ggppe^iy||j|».. Wome Wednesi Loan Ai Navy shells Iranian oil rigs, boats speaker By Alv Mahmoud The Associated Press Fighting in Persian Gulf Music I^ S St. Ja MANAMA, Bahrain — The U.S. IR A Q I 100 miles^ reading! f' Navy today destroyed two off­ Donna D shore Iranian oil platforms, sank IRAN will be s Itics a defending Iranian patrol boat and bombed an Iranian navy, Spring frigate. Iran attacked oil facill-l ties off Sharjah and fired on^at KUWAIT COVE p a g e 4 7 least two U.S. vessels. Covent r] The American attack on the concert < Persian Gulf oil platforms came Sassan 26, at 7:1 in retaliation fora mine explosion sixth gn iWCi that tore a hole in an American Platform seventh: frigate last week, injuring 10 will perl crewmen. conduct Also today, Iran said the United Sirri Pop Ens BAHRAIN tv,4 States had entered the Iran-Iraq war, charging that U.S. helicop­ ters supported an Iraqi land offensive in the Faw Peninsula. SAUDI Cap There was no immediate re­ sponse from Washington. ARABIA The White House said three HART U.S. warships ships blasted each commit! Iranian platform. No American QATAR (PH) in casualties were reported in the week. U.S. attacks, and the Iranians All eve fled prior to the shelling, the are sub. White House said. v The Attoclalad Praat individui Defense Secretary Frank C. ■k joined the Yankee by callin Carlucci said an American helic­ GULF ACTION — Two Iranian offshore oil facilities, the )eat going strong. at 240-011 opter also was fired upon during Sassan and the Sirri Island platforms, were attacked by The fii games, Clark joined .... the raid but was not hit. U.S. warships early today in the Persian Gulf. Iran for legisl Jliveredaflrst-inrflng .V. One U.S. warship fired missiles countered the attack by striking oil facilities off Sharjah. permitte ague at-bat to ignite a at two approaching Iranian jet Subcoi Yankees sent the ,*1’^ fighters, but the fighters reversed Tuesday eventh straight loss. course and it was unclear and “ the smoke is so heavy that sengers, executives said. House whether they were hit, Carlucci it’s difficult to do a further The London-based LLoyd’s Senate said. assessment at this point.” Reguh ow can hit so I guess Shipping Intelligence Unit re;, He said an Iranian patrol boat Iran's official Islamic Republic Transf ’ Clark said after the ported a U.S. tugboat, the fired on the U.S. cruiser Wainw- News Agency said the U.S. Wednesd ry and ninth in their Tide, also was fired on off S, if right, which took part, in the warships first struck the Sassan House irt ever. r but was not hit. ■4 attack on one of the platforms. platform in the southern gulf at 9 They said unidentified war- Senate oronto and I missed The Wainwright was not hit. He a.m. (1:30 a.m. EDT). Twenty- planes swooped low over the Thursda; vas happy to get a hit said the U.S. frigate Simpson three minutes later they attacked attacking Iranian boats, chasing House returned fire and sank the patrol the Nasr platform at nearby Sirri them away from the tug, oper­ Senate riday, sent a looper boat. Island, IRNA said. ated by Tidewater Inc. of New Friday About seven hours after the oil □n off Mike Birkbeck ’\V4' An Iranian warship later' Orleans. No me First inning. platform attack, the 310-foot ., shelled the Mubarak oilfield off Iran and Iraq have been at war I take it.’’ said Clark, Iranian frigate Sahand "was Sharjah, an emirate in the since' 1980, and the war has labled list with a torn noticed closing rapidly upon southern gulf, shipping execu­ produced repeated attacks op three U.S. warships,” said Dan tives said. neutral shipping. Last July, the Pub] e 50,000 or 50 fans in Howard, the Pentagon’s chief Targeted in the attack were the United States reflagged 11 Ku­ ryingtodo my job.” spokesman. Scanbay drilling rig, the 112,744- waiti tankers and gave them U.S, Meetir ; established but the H s. The Iranian warship then fired ton British tanker York Marine Navy escorts to protect them y of trouble with ' * * . upon three U.S. aircraft on patrol and a storage facility. against Iranian attack. • had a squeeze bunt in the Strait of Hormuz, the The executives, speaking on Tehran Radio, monitored in MancI entrance to the gulf. condition of anonymity, said t h ^ Cyprus, said U.S. helicopters Eighth The aircraft, A-6 Intruders, York Marine was set afire and*^ Brewers this season John ZIrolil/Special to ths Herald attacked Iranian troops in south­ Planni “ returned fire with two Harpoon that its crew had abandoned the ern Iraq “ several times” on hearing SHOOTING THE RAPIDS — John missiles and a number of laser- you hit well against. annuai Hockanum River Canoe Race. vessel. The Scanbay reported it Sunday. guided bombs. Shortly thereaf­ 1 to catch me when Powell, front, and Ed Fritzen, both of The pair took second piace in the was under attack by four gun­ The Iranian report was issued said. Manchester, paddle their way through master’s division. Story and more ter, the USS Strauss, a destroyer, boats, they said. > after Iraq said its troops, led by Andoi engaged the Sahand with an elped Tommy John the rapids behind Economy Electric pictures on page 11 The Iranians also fired on the the Presidential Guard, recap­ Planni season. additional Harpoon,” Howard press helicopter of the NBC tured Faw. Iran, which seized the Building during Sunday’s running of the 12th said. allowed four hits television network, but did not He said the Sahand was on fire harm the aircraft or its pas­ Please turn to page in seventh by Cecilio Cover to Greg Brock and Town I to load the bases but t Ernest Riles to hit Fund-raisers get most of the cash State budget heads ’ third of the ^ame. •efore the Brewers’ By Andrew Yurkovsky state last year. It also shows how much of that A fund-raising campaign done for the Dr. 4 )f 55,887 at County and Anita Caldwell money went to the organization for which the Coventry Police Benevolent Association Manchester Herald money was solicited and how much went to to vote In Senate ■day crowd in the raised $24,085. Of that amount, only 25 1. Pancal the solicitor. percent, or $6,021.25, went to the association. HARTFORD (AP) The iz percent Increase in spend­ creatures 'es the Yankees 18 The Manchester Police Union and other Only 168 of the campaigns filed documents Meanwhile, in Andover, American Fun- area organizations are among those which $6.29 billion state budget for ing compared with this year, last five games, required by the state, according to the report. draisefs Inc. raised $80,115.90 for Hands 2. Whi received less than 30 percent of the money 1988-89 heads to the state contains no new taxes in this d since March 31 in The report says that organizations received Across Connecticut, but only 19.7 percent, or Memoria raised through fund-raising campaigns by Senate this week where minor­ legislative election year. ree balks, walked an average of 26.58 percent of the total money $17,957.70, went to the organization. VIO outside solicitation firms, according to a collected. The percentages ranged from a ity Republicans are expected There is another penny being tihis 11-3 innings on Edward Wilson, president of the Manches­ 3. Catsi report released last week by the Public to offer essentially the same added to the gasoline tax, but high of 69.18 percent to a low of 4.99 percent. ter Police Union, said the organization which SOI Charities Unit of the state Department of A fund-raising campaign conducted by arguments against it, and be that is the result of a schedule Yankees first with decided to use an outside firm because of increases approved four Consumer Protection and the office of the Consultants Limited of Winsted for the as unsuccessful as their House :ond on Birkbeck’s fund-raising efforts by the officers were too years ago. ^ 4. A ta attorney general. Manchester Police Union rai^d $66,510. Of counterparts were. d and was forced at time consuming. During Friday’s debate on worker? The report lists the amount oU money that amount, 27 percent, or $17,957, actually The GOP, outnumbered in nder. the budget in the House, POLITIC collected by 168 of the 175 telephone went to the union, and the remaining amount the Senate 25-11 by the Demo­ and another hit by Republicans tried 13 amend­ fund-raising campaigns carried out in the went to the solicitor, the report says. Please turn to page 10 crats, is expected to point out (S. ments aimed at eliminating 5. A lo(j that the budget is balanced by the so-called gimmicks and at ACCOUN several “ one-shot” revenue Turn to page 47 curbing the rate of spending sources that won’t be available growth. All GOP amendments 6.