What’s News Expanded Comics and TV Sections Start Today! Monday LOCAL NEWS INSIDE ■ Area town delegates supported Gibes. Page 7. iHanf IjfHtpr Mml^i | ■ Elderly complex facing town PZC tonight. Page 7, Monday, July 16, 1990 ■ Landfill fee hike Manchester, Conn. - A City of Village Charm Newsstand Price: 35 Cents angers business. Page 7. Former Whaler to Manchester goes big I, pralh Gorby OKs NATO MOSCOW (AP) — West German Chancellor coach East hockey Helmut Kohl said today that President Mikhail S. for underdog Cibes Gorbachev has removed his objection to a united Germany belonging to NATO. The Soviet objection had been a major obstacle to full German unifica­ Several of Manchester’s sup­ Cibes will carry over to rank and file tion. By ALEX GIRELLI i Manchester Herald porters said the fact that Democrats. — see page 41 Kohl spoke at a jo'mt news conference with Gor­ Manchester’s Democratic state Cibes said the party will be TS bachev in southern Russia that was broadcast live representatives John W. Thompson unified after the primary, and he on West German television. HARTFORD — The Manchester delegation to the Democratic State and James McCavanagh backed said he will support the nominee of He said he and the Soviet president had agreed Cibes was a major factor in their the party. “I believe that nominee that a unified Germany will be free to choose which Convention contributed heavily Saturday to the delegate vote count decision to back him in opposition will be me,” he said. alliance it will belong to, and Kohl had told Gor­ r « 4 i^ to Morrison, the front runner. Democratic Town Chairman bachev that Germany wanted to stay in NATO. of 454 for William Cibes, which paves the way for a primary election Some also pointed out that there Theodore R. Cummings, a Cibes Kohl also announced agreement on several other had been no strong effort by the supporter, also insisted the major issues, including a timetable for the Sept. 11 to choose the Democratic LeMond still confident Morrison campaign to get them to Democrats will unite after the withdrawal of Soviet troops from East German ter­ nominee for governor. By SALVATORE ZANCA Twenty-one of the town’s 26 switch allegiance. primary and he cited unification ritory and the size of the armed forces for a united ,.n' after past party primaries as ex­ The Associated Press Germany. delegates cast their ballots for Cibes, State Sen. Michael Meotti of Glastonbury, who represents amples. Kohl said that Soviet Ucops should be withdrawn with five voting for Bruce Momson, Manchester, is a Morrison sup­ Cummings said he believes many VILLARD DE LANS, France — With the Alps now from East German territory three to four years after the man who became the convention porter. He said he feels a voters now feel it it time for a can­ at their backs, the 170 cyclists sUll left m the T o ^ de Germany is united. The Soviets now have about endorsed candidate after wining the France enjoyed an off day Friday as two-time winner support of 992 delegates. Democratic primary will be helpful didate who supports an income tax, 380,000 troops in East Germany. coupled with more responsible Greg LeMo^nd remained confident he can make a During the same period, the armed forces of a The only delegation giving more the party,because the candidates votes to Cibes was Middletown, need to become better known. management of state spending. united Germany will be r^uced to 370,000 men. The Associated Press He said there is a perception that “ "r’SS; is far from over,” said LeMond who is in Kohl said. The combined suength of the East and which cast all 23 of its delegate “I think Bruce will win handily,” fourth place, more than 7 minutes behind Iwdcr Claudio West German armed forces is now about 600,000, QUAKE PANIC — Panic-stricken workers votes for the New London state Meotti predicted, saying he does not ClSpucci of Italy. “There are still another 10 ^ y s to go. representative. think the late surge of support for Please see CIBES, page 6, with West Germany providing 480,000 men. flee a building in Manila Monday as an Seven minutes arc easily lo^ m the pp^cce Kohl said the ri^ ts of the four World War II vic­ earthquake measuring 7.7 on the richter Two relative unknowns, Chiappucci and Ronan Penscc torious powers will cease immediately after unifica­ of France, head the standings follow,^ by the favornes tion, but that their troops could stay in Berlin as scale struck Luzon Island. Initial reports said — Eric Breukink of the Netherlands, LeMond and 1988 long as the Soviet troops arc in East Germany. more than 40 people were killed. winner Pedro Delgado of S{»in. , ,. , , .. “The Tour is always decided m the third week, said LeMond, who should know. He has gone into the 1 ^ 8th District meets twice in that period and last year waited until the last MANCHESTER — The new Board of Directors seconds of last year’s Tour in the thrilling final day ume of the Eighth Utilities District will meet for the first 51 killed trial to edge Laurent Fignon. , , ^ n time today, and the appointment of a district rate Right now, Chiappucci has a lead of 1 “ maker and of four district commissioners is one of seconds over Penscc, 6:55 over Breukink and 7:27 on the first matters it will consider. LeMond. ^ _ The rate maker post is now held by Teresa The Italian was 81st last year m the Tour de France- Machell. in quake But in 1990 he was named the best climber in the Tour ot Director Joseph Tripp is fire commission and Italy, although he finished low in the standings. Director Thomas H. Ferguson is public works com­ By ROBERT H. REID Penscc was best known as LcMond’s teammate on the missioner. The posts of administrative commis­ The Associated Press French ’Z’ team. sioner and insurance commissioner are vacant. Two flat stages and then the Pyrenees come at the start They were held by directors who are no longer on MANILA, Philippines — A major earthquake rock­ of the final week. the board. ed Manila and surrounding Luzon island today, inflict­ Fignon is gone now, having exited in the fifth ^ g e as The new district president is former director ing serious damage. Officials reported at least 51 he succumbed to a variety of problems, both physical and Samuel Longest, who was elected without opposi­ people killed, most when a six-story college building emotional. tion after the former president Thomas E. L^ders north of Manila collapsed. LeMond, too, had his physical woes as he was slow to dropped out the race. Scores more were believed trapped under the rubhle i get into shape as publicity demands over the winter and a Directors new to the board arc Angela Chirico of crumbled buildings, including 150 reportedly virus in the spring limited his training. In the Tour of and Mary Jane Summa, who was elcct^ to replace trapped in the Hyatt Hotel in the mountain resort of Italy, he was almost three hours behind. Longest as a director. Baguio. Now he is leaving behind nearly all those who left him Gordon Lassow, a long time director, and a The U.S. Geological Survey in Golden, Colo, behind. ^ fomicr president, will begin a new term. registered the quake at 7.7 on the Richter scale. Chiappucci and Pensec were part of a group ot tom There were scores of aftershocks. that broke away from the pack in the first stage and Japan repays loan The Office of Civil Defense said the Philippine gained a 10-minute gap on the field. Christian College collapsed in the provincial capiuil of Chiappucci’s hold on the yellow jersey of the leader is TOKYO (AP) — Japan, which has moved from Cabanatuan City. The city of more than 80,000 is 60 tenuous, like Steve Bauer and Penscc before him. the second-largest World Bank loan debtor to the miles north of Manila and was near tlie epicenter. world’s largest creditor nation, repaid its last World Bauer held the top spot for the first nine days unUl the The office said at least 41 people were killed in the Reginald Pinto/Manchester Herald t.. ■- race entered the mountains. Then he quickly dropped out Bank loan today. city and outlying area. Officials in Cahanatuan said of sight, losing 21 minutes in the I’Alpe d’Huez stage The last $7 million installment on a 25-year, $75 hundreds of students were unaccounted for, but it was IN CAUCUS — The Manchester delegation caucuses before a vote at Saturday's Democratic million loan to the Japan Highway Public Corp. after giving up the lead. uncertain how many were in tlic building when it col­ State Convention in Hartford. Pcnsac took over on his 27th birthday. At 27 and two was paid, said World Bank spokeswoman Keiko lapsed. days, he was in second place, grateful for an off day after Sato. In Baguio, 110 miles to the north, portions of Between 1953 and 1966, Japan borrowed $862.9 a 49lh in the individual time trial. several luxury hotels collapsed. The Manila radio sta­ Now it is Chiappucci’s turn for the others to key on. million from the World Bank to finance 31 projects. tion DZRH said 150 people were trapped in the Hyatt Only India borrowed more money from the World Morrison: No negativism Especially LeMond. Hotel.