Eighth District politics Long-distance minister MHS’ Peterson can become complicated due to retire this month waits tor call ... page 6 page 11 .. page 15 Clouds and sun Manchester, Conn. ihrough Monday Saturday, May 26, 1984 — See page 2 HanrhpHtpr HrralJi Single copy: 25C Weekend opens ¥acatlon season Drunken driving crackdown starts 2 Bv United Press International Monday. The NSC said between interest — a focus on speeders and for drunken driving. probably be drunk. " 18.000 and 23,000 will suffer dis­ drunk drivers." One person was killed in a traffic Citizen groups on Long Island The vacation season opened abling injuries. “ Operation CARE is intended to accident There were 219 acci­ planned round-the-clock coffee Friday with the start of the long Last year. 437 people died during promote safe driving and volun­ dents. including 57 which resulted wagons at two rest areas on the Memorial Day weekend. State the weekend opening the summer­ tary compliance by motorists by in injuries. Long Island Expressway. Elsewhere, the New York State For the third straight year, 6 troopers and civic groups nation­ time travel season. maintaining high police visibility wide vowed to use roadblocks., In Connecticut, state police are and enforcement activity through Police unit is increasing patrols Chicago's Cedar Park Cemetery reststops and aircraft to clear the focusing on speeders and drunken the holiday weekend." Kirschner and setting up sobriety check­ and Funeral Home is offering free highways of drunken and speeding drivers this weekend in an effort to said. points throughout the state. funeral and burial to people killed drivers. curb holiday fatalities. Police in Connecticut hope to “ We do pay speciat attention to by drunken drivers. The Chicago-based National “ It's the traditional start of the improve on last year's Memorial drunken drivers during the holiday Lawrence Anspach, president of Safety Council estimated between summer vacation period, and with Day week traffic statistics. Last weekend and we plan to intensify the funeral home, said the pro­ 400 and 500 people will die in traffic that comes increased traffic," said year from 6 p.m. Friday until patrols and have the checkpoints. " gram is an'important contribution accidents during the weekend, Lt. Kenneth Kirschner. “ And midnight Monday state police said Sgt. Kenneth Spiro. “ There to the community “ because the which began at 6 p.m. local time we're going to maximize our made 1.646 motor vehicle arrests, are more people out on the road, so, reality is victims ol drunken Friday and ends at midnight highway patrols with a speciat including 1.217 for speeding and 26 with the law of averages, more will drivers do end up in cem eteries." Reagan pays tribute n to unknown soldier WASHINGTON (UPI) - The Congress in 1973. shortly after unknown soldier of the Vietnam the last U.S. troops withdrew from War was brought to the Capitol to Vietnam, authorized the burial of a lie in state Friday and President soldier killed in that war at the Reagan eulogized the fallen war­ Tomb of the Unknown Soldier — rior as the “ heart, the soul and the where servicemen from three spirit of America." previous wars are entombed. In remarks prepared for a Veteran groups and congress­ ceremony at the Capitol Rotunda, men pushed for an interment and where the flag-draped coffin as years passed complained about rested, Reagan said: “ An Am eri­ the delay. Relatives of those can hero has returned home. God missing in action opposed a burial bless him ." — fearing it would end elforls to The remains will be buried find their brothers, fathers, sons Monday at the Tomb of the and husbands. Unknown Soldier across the Po­ Army pathologists put the de­ tomac River in Arlington National bate on hold by being so skillful at Cemetery. ‘ identifying even the most dam­ Before going to the Capitol, aged remains that there were no where he was to be joined by- unknowns soldiers from Vietnam members of the Joint Chiefs of to bury. Staff, his Cabinet and Congress. Finally, this spring, the military Reagan signed legislation con­ announced that after years of ferring on the unknown soldier the examination of one set of remains, Medal of Honor, the nation's pathologists at the U.S. Army highest military award. Central Identification Laboratory- “ We may not know of this man's in Hawaii determined they would life, but we know of his character," not be able to identify it. the president said. “ We may not The body was designated the know his name, but we know his Unknow n ^rvicem an of Vietnam Y courage. He is the heart, the soul on May 17 and then began its final UPI photo and the spirit of Am erica." journey, first by ship to California The Memorial Day interment of and then by air Friday to Andrews President Reagan bows his head as over the weekend and will be taken to the unknown soldier will end a Air Force Base outside Washing­ soldiers salute during Friday’s cerem­ the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at decade of political struggle and ton, where a 21-gun salute was ony as the body of an unknown soldier medical detective work to honor fired in tribute on arrival. Arlington National Cemetery for burial those missing in Vietnam at More than 2.6 million Americans from the Vietnam War was brought to Monday. Arlington Cemetery. served in Vietnam. the Capitol. The body will lie in state Park will help heal the wounds of war Bv Kathv Garmus help heal the wounds stemming from the attitude, he said. probably slipped quietly away. Herald Reporter treatment many of the veterans received “ It means a combination of acceptability "Without that determination, it might after returning home from southeast Asia, — finally being accepted — and it's a little have been called 'Main Street P ark ,'" he When the wrecker’s ball tore into the old some veterans say. moving to see...that the 14 brothers from said. Odd Fellows Buildings to make way for the “ For 10 to 15 years, people have regarded Manchester are finally being honored,” The drive for a memorial, though, was not realignment of Main and Center streets, us as drug-crazed baby killers," said Faucher said. They grew up in this town and without its controversy. some residents saw an opportunity to Robert A. Faucher, a veteran who led a before they reached manhood they died." preserve a small piece of land at the center petition drive to have the park named in "People are starting to realize they sent Please turn to page 10 of town. honor of the veterans. “ The war was us, we didn’t ask to go," said veteran For Vietnam veterans, the empty parcel probably the most tragic aspect of Robert Bagge, a member of the Vietnam abutting the Southern New England Tele­ American history." Veterans Memorial Park Committee. The phone Co. building presented an opportun­ Because it was a chapter in history which monument, he said, is like “ the town saying ity to receive the recognition they felt was. some Americans would rather forget, many 'thank you' to the men who gave their lives Inside Today long overdue. «. of those returning from the war were for their town and country." Monday, the first stepof their dream will shunned by family, friends and employers. “ It really is tim e," agreed veteran Glenn 20 Doges. 2 sections be realized when ground is broken during "It was not even a lack of a greeting but Beaulieu, co-chairman of the park commit­ A d vice ........................12 the town's Memorial Day observance for a O bituaries.................10 an obscene greeting — more like a kick in tee. "This is something that has been long C h u rch e s.................... 14 O pinion ........................6 park honoring the 14.Manchester residents the butt,” Faucher said. overdue.” C la s s ifie d ............. 1B-19 P e o p le to lk .................. 2 who died in the Vietnam War. The willingness of the people to contrib­ Beaulieu said that without the commit­ C o m ic s ..........................8 S p o rts ..................... 15-17 The park, with a 33-foot-long black ute toward a park memorializing the fallen ment of Manchester’s Vietnam Veterans, L o tte ry ........................2 T e le v is io n .................7-9 granite monument as its centerpiece, will veterans indicates a lessening of that the opportunity for a memorial wpuld have Retailers: Some stores will remain open Monday. Reagan mulls missile sale Memorial Day Banks: Most banks will be open regular hours on Saturday. All banks will be closed on Monday. WASHINGTON (UPI) - Amid of assistance to it, and I would Liquor. Liquor stores will be closed on Monday. personally feel that's a very Monday, May 28, will be observed as Memorial new attacks and threats to oil Garbage: There will be no garbage pickup on Related stories necessary addition to their air Day. Many institutions and some businesses will be shipping in the Persian Gulf, closed for the holiday. Monday in Manchester or Bolton. Dumps in President Reagan Friday consi­ defense capability right now. on page 4 Municipal oHIc m : All town offices in Manchester, Coventry and Andover will be open regular hours dered whether to bypass (in g re s s Israel complained about the proposal but Weinberger, inter­ Andover, Bolton and Coventry will be closed. on Saturday but will be closed- Monday. and use emergency powers to sell State and federal offices: All state and federal Emergency numbers: In Manchester, emergency Saudi Arabia 200 anti-aircraft viewed on ABC's “ Good Morning the Saudis immediately, then phone numbers are highway.