MANCHESTER Mall-area traffic Counselor brews Evans slugs Sox worries neighbor his own at home over the Orioles ... pa0« 3 ... page 11 page 16 mulmtn) Manchester - A City o( Village Charm limih Wednesday, Sept. 10,1986 25 Cents Belaga rates her chances as ‘dynamite’ By Alex Glrelll Associate Editor State Rep. Julie Belaga of By Judd Everhart Westport — who told voters she The Associated Press couldn't wait to be governor — took Related stories Manchester by a margin of about S HARTFORD — Julie D. Belaga on pages 3 and 4 to 5 over Richard Bozzuto of has won the right to continue her Watertown Tuesday on her way to historic gubernatorial campaign, victory In a statewide Republican beating two others to become the primary. first woman to win the top spot on the Republican ticket in Belaga’s other opponent. Gerald Connecticut. trail," he said, his voice cracking Labriola of Naugatuck, trailed far with emotion. "I'm out of it.” behind In the Manchester vote. Belaga. the deputy House major­ ity leader and a former school Connecticut Republicans also At the 12 town polling places. teacher from Westport says she'll picked Belaga's choice for lieuten­ Belaga got M2 votes to 587 for spend the next two months proving ant governor. West Hartford busi­ Bozzuto and 330 for Labriola. nessman and former town council As party workers phoned In local that Connecticut deserves better than Democratic Gov. William A. member E. Clayton Gengras Jr. tallies to Republican headquarters f/! O'Neill. He is the son of the 1966 Connecticut at the Mountain Road home of AP photo On Tuesday, she won Connecti­ GOP gubernatorial candidate. Republican Town Chairman Do­ cut's historic three-way primary, Officials were expecting a light nald Kuehl shortly after 8 p.m., it State Rep. Julie Belaga salutes the gubernatorial nomination. Belaga is the snatching the nomination from turnout among Connecticut's was Jonathan Mercier. the Belaga party-endorsed Richard C. Bozzuto 460,000 registered Republicans, coordinator in Manchester, who crowd In Wethersfield Tuesday after she first woman to be the OOP gubernatorial of Watertown. even though the candidates had took the calls. defeated Qerald Labriola and party- nominee in Connecticut. At left is E. collectively spent more than $1 Mercier was slow to claim a Belaga had 41 percent, or 38,748 endorsed candidate Richard Bozzuto in Clayton Gengras Jr., candidate for votes; Bozzuto. a former state million trying to generate victory, despite the fact that a three-way primary for the Republican lieutenant governor. senator, had 36 percent, or 33.641 publicity. Belaga led in each district as the votes; and former state Sen. The turnout was about 20 per­ reports came in. Gerald Labriola trailed with 23 cent, with 94.036 votes cast. "I'm happy.” Mercier said whe.n State GOP Chairman Thomas J. all the Manchester results were in. percent, or 21.647 votes, according to unofficial returns. D'Amore Jr. said O'Neill would Then he left to Join the celebra­ have his hands full for the next two tion at Belaga's campaign head­ Her chances of beating O'Neill, Democrats differ on impact she said, are "dynamite." months. quarters in Wethersfield "W e're putting forth our best As the results came In. Mercier "W e're looking for a better way to make Connecticut government candidate." he said “ Bill O'Neill said he was hoping his candidate ... doesn't deserve to govern this would win by a wide margin. "That work again,” she said. “ We have a common goal; you know it andT state. Bill O'Neill is in for a tough will give impetus to the campaign of Repubiican choice in vote fight in November,” in the fall." know it. That is November.” He said it had been a "tough Kuehl. who supported Bozzuto. She said she would take to the loss” for Bozzuto and Labriola. but By George Loyng underticket. joined his candidate in backing the lose votes because of Belaga. people her "absolute commitment said he expected them to "get Herald Reporter "The only way we're going to ticket once the results were known. However, Moffett supporter Do­ that the people of this .state deserve behind Julie and fight Bill O'Neill. ” beat that is show some sort of "Julie Belaga had a wonderful rothy Brindamour of Manchester better” than O'Neill. Democratic State Chairman Ti­ Most Democrats in the Manches­ unity.” said Robin Tracey of campaign and I think she'll be the said she will vote for O'Neill. And Belaga stole the show at the mothy J. Moynihan said the fact ter area, confident that Demo­ Manchester, one of the ieaders of next governor of Connecticut.” he Aloysius J. Ahearn of Bolton, a nominating convention in July with that O'Neill would be facing a cratic Gov, William A. O'Neill will Moffett's campaign in town. Tracy said. Moffett delegate at the state a rousing speech to the delegates woman would not force a change in win re-election in the November State Rep. Elsie Swensson, R- declined to name her candidate, convention, said he was ieaning when she seconded her own nomi­ strategy. election, say Republican Julie Manchester. who likewise had but she said after the Democratic toward O'Neill. nation. a strategy move that " I don't think that's a b ig.ijp^,” Belaga's candidacy will not make state convention in July it would be pledged her support to Bozzuto. Manchester Democratic Chair­ stunned Bozzuto and Labriola. he said. "They'll look at their the fall campaign more difficult for difficult for her to support O'Neill. said Tuesday night she will support man Theodore R. Cummings said The contest was only the third experience, their records and their the incumbent. "There are many progressives in Belaga. some liberal Democrats and inde­ gubernatorial primary in state ability to govern and I think they'll But some supporters of Demo­ this state who are alienated by Town Director Thomas H. Fer­ pendents will probably vote for history and the first with three support Bill O'Neill for another guson. a Labriola backer, said he crat Toby Moffett — who was O'Neill, and they (O'Neill's suppor­ Belaga. But that shift will be candidates. term.” defeated by O'Neill for the party's ters) haven't tried to bring them will have no trouble supporting the compensated for by those Republi­ La.briola conceded defeat at 9; 30 He said there was no comparison nomination in a bitter battle earlier back on board," said Tracey. She ticket. " I think she will be a cans who cannot bring themselves p.m.. telling supporters in Hart­ between Belaga and the late this year — said today they were added that shd was "very fright­ fantastic alternative to (Gov.) Bill to support Belaga, he said. ford. "W e gave It our best shot. Democratic Gov. Ella T Grasso, worried that disenchanted party O'Neill,” Ferguson said. ened” that progressive Demo­ Democratic town Director Ste­ Now. let's all unite. an extremely popular governor members and unaffiliated voters Mercier and others gathered at cratic candidates for the General phen T. Cassano agreed with that Bozzuto. who has tried twice who resigned because of health would pull the lever for Belaga, Assembly, such as John Thompson the Kuehl house said they were assessment, saying Belaga will before for a statewide nomination, reasons in 1980. O'Neill, her hurting the chances of progressive of Manchester, who is running in said his political career was over. Please turn to page 10 lieutenant governor, then became Democratic candidates on the the 13th Assembly District, would Please turn to page 10 "It's the end of the campaign governor. Israeli jets raid Lebanon; 3 killed and 13 wounded By Rlmo Salameh gunboat south of Sidon overnight. were being cared for in two other raeli raid was in retaliation for the ambulances rushed victims from Sidon police said at least two The Associated Press The sources said one guerrilla clinics. synagogue attack, the recent the scene, police reported. rockets exploded near an ammuni­ was killed in the offshore clash. All guerrilla factions have been shooting of rockets from South The Israeli military command tion depot belonging to the Popular SIDON, Lebanon — Israeli jets Police contended that only nine on alert throughout Lebanon in Lebanon into northern Israel, or said its jets had targeted a base Struggle Front, but the dump at the rocketed Palestinian guerrilla po­ civilians, all residents of the anticipation of an Israeli attack th e attempted seaborne belonging to the Popular Struggle basement of a two-story building sitions on the outskirts of this nearby Ein el-Helwah Palestinian since two gunmen stormed a infiltration. Front which it said was used for did not explode. southern port city at daybreak refugee camp, were hospitalized as synagogue in the Turkish city of Sidon police said the Israeli attacks against Israel. It said the “ Otherwise it would have been a today, and three women were a result of the Israeli air raid. But Istanbul on Saturday, killing 21 warplanes struck three times pilots returned safely to base and disaster if the dump blew up,” said reported killed and 13 other civili­ Sidon's three hospitals reported Jewish worshipers. around ammunition stockpiles of reported accurate hits. a police spokesman. ans wounded. three Palestinian women killed, Israeli Cabinet ministers, includ­ the Syrian-backed Popular Strug­ A communique in Tel Aviv said Sidon police said the base was No guerrillas were reported including two sisters. ing Prime Minister Shimon Peres, gle Front on Sidon's southern edge the base, consisting of a warehouse located in a spacious compound killed or injured in the raid, which Nine other Palestinian civilians have vowed to strike bock at those shortly after 6 a.m.