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67 THE HARTFORD COURANT: Monday, March 9, 1992 C7.3 Teachers' union launches Violence, recruiting led state to speak fight cuts campaign to The state's largest teachers' union launched a television advertising campaign Friday aimed at trying to prevent deep cuts in education spending. The Connecticut Education Association unveiled a 30-second advertisement warning of larger classes, drastic program reductions and more school dropouts unless more money is allocated for public schools. "Don't slam the door on Connecticut's future," pleads the advertisement, which will run for four weeks starting Monday on local television stations. The advertisement attacks the proposed $1.3 billion education budget proposed by Gov. Lowell P.

Weicker Jr. The budget is $60 million less than the current budget and about $200 million less than what schools would need to keep pace with rising costs. Weicker administration officials have said that all areas of 't Continued from Connecticut Page tinuing. And membership was swelling into the thousands. "There's no end to the violence; it's continuing day in and day out," one law enforcement source said.

"I think we had an obligation to come forward and say. 'This is not a cultural group. It's a sham. What credibility does an organization have when its leader is 3,000 miles away doing 47 years for armed Another source, who also did not want to be named, only grudgingly agreed the public had to be made aware. "You never want to give the gang credence.

That's generally known," he said. "Some of them thrive off the power trip. But it is a community problem also, especially with what's happening to the youth." Chief State's Attorney Richard N. Palmer best summed up the sentiments of the law enforcement officials. "The Latin Kings pose a threat to the community because organization resorts to violence, drug dealing and other such to promote its ends," Palmer said Saturday.

Like other groups involved in organized criminal activity, the 'Latin Kings require strict adherence to their rules, and members who are found to be disobedient may be beaten or even killed. The organization also recruits youngsters who may or may not be fully aware of the group's criminal ac tivities. Therefore, we believe the public should know about the Latin Kings and how they operate. In the past three years, numer-: ous stabbings and beatings, and at least one murder, behind bars in have been tied to the Latin Kings. But correction officials have always been reluctant to elaborate on the gang or its esti- Force has three detectives working full time on the Latin Kings investigation, and about 50 state and local law enforcement officials meet monthly to trade information.

"We want to be ready for what has developed, and for what might develop," said State Police Lt. Tim Barry, who heads the task force. Law enforcement officials see the Latin Kings as a threat in part because they are so well organized, with a charter, oaths of loyalty, and virtues to which members must adhere. The five points of its symbolic crown, or "corona," stand for love, respect, sacrifice, honor and obedience. Its leaders and members claim it is a Puerto Rican cultural organization, not a criminal enterprise, and members must have at least one parent of Hispanic descent to join.

One law enforcement source very familiar with the gang's background and activities said the organization's oaths are deceptive. "Love, honor, obedience, educate yourselves and don't use drugs," the officer said. "That's great. It sounds like the Cub Scouts. But it's a little different from that.

"They can't use drugs, but it's okay to deal drugs," he added. "They want good people who are going to be strict and uphold the code. And if you're using drugs, you're not going to be as good." And the oath of obedience leaves little room for negotiation. 'It's like the Mafia. Once you're in the family it's blood in, and blood out," the source said.

Most of the gang's assaults so far have been on its own members who somehow had offended the "family." Police said the letter Cruz wrote ordering the "termination" of inmate Danny Lozada stated, "Do what you have to do to him for the disrespect he has brought to the Like other groups involved in organized criminal activity, the Latin Kings require strict adherence to their rules, and members who are found to be disobedient may be beaten or even killed. Richard N. Palmer Chief State's Attorney mate of its membership. Correction Commissioner Larry R. Meachum is reticient to discuss gang-related intelligence.

Asked about the wealth of information contained in the Cruz affidavit prepared by state police, he said, "We did not release it because we did not feel it was in our best interest. There's some good to come from it But it's also good for them not to know everything we State police had the option of asking prosecutors to seal the Cruz affidavit in court. They opted instead for public disclosure. "The media had stories in the works. I'd just as soon see the right story come out," one officer said.

Another official said, "They're recruiting youngsters. They suck people into this thing on the basis it's a cultural organization when it's not. And the only way you get out is if you get beaten or hurt badly. I don't want to wait until someone gets killed again, or three more correction officers get assaulted, before we acknowledge that we know what's happening." The state police Statewide Organized Crime Investigative Task arrived. Around the state Capitol in the 1970s, Valtman often provided a smart wake-up call for politicians when the Times hit the streets every afternoon, recalled Lewis B.

Rome, a former state senator and Bloom-field attorney. "He's an incredible writer, even though he's a cartoonist," Rome said. "He had a talent that was beyond Hartford and Connecticut." Valtman created his first cartoon at age 15, after watching his older brother draw and seeing his father create designs on the cakes and cookies he made as a baker. By the 1940s, he was drawing cartoons for two Estonian newspapers, under the moniker "Vallot." In 1949 he emigrated to New Jersey, where he explores new At the luncheon, Greenberger, U.S. Rep.

Barbara B. Kennelly, D-lst District, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Mark Sofer, deputy consul general of the Israeli consulate in New York, spoke about humanitarian aid and anti-Semitism. Greenberger said he couldn't think of a more crucial issue, and congratulated the timing of the sponsors the Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford, the Maurice Greenberg Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Hartford and the Hartford-based World Affairs Valtman's career the subject of retrospective spending must be cut to keen the state's fiscal problems in check. The union also released the results of a survey showing that most Connecticut voters, 78 percent, want to maintain support for education during hard times while 14 percent believe it should be cut like other pro grams. The survey, conducted by Abacus Associates of Hatfield, an independent polling firm, also found that 35 percent of the voters sur; veyed believe that the quality of public education is worse than when they were children.

Twenty-nine percent said it is better, 27 percent said it is about the same and 9 per cent were not sure. Slightly more than half the respondents, 53 percent, agreed that their own jobs were easier than a teacher's job while 35 percent disagreed. The telephone survey, conducted in January, reached 415 state voters. The Hartford Courant family." Much of the Latin Kings' recruiting is done behind bars, where the gang affords protection against thefts and assaults. But while inmates ultimately are released from prison, they are not released from their allegiance to the Latin Kings, which is becoming increasingly prevalent and powerful on Connecticut's streets.

The gang does much of its business on paper because it must, because its leaders and much of its membership are behind bars. Investigators have found some of the gang's official documents and membership lists, but Millan and Millet have been cautious enough to keep incriminating language out of most of their com-munciations. Ostensibly, "termination" means a member is stripped of his or her membership. But, according to the Cruz affidavit, termination encompasses "beatdowns" beatings by five or more gang members; stabbings and shootings. "What they put on paper is usually in code," Palmer said.

"It would be similar to members of traditional organized crime families speaking on the telephone in code, or drug traffickers using code words." Millet, 35, is serving a 47-year sentence for armed robbery and holds the title of "supreme crown authority." His earliest release date is listed as 2019. Millan, 36, is serving a nine-year sentence for first-degree assault and other charges. Millan, whose title is executive vice president and chief of philosophy, is scheduled to be released this June. Both were transferred to federal custody from Somers prison in July 1990 after being labeled "security risks" in Connecticut. They are housed at a penitentiary in Lom-poc, California.

Helmi, who is also Estonian, in a house crowded with artwork, books and his sketches. His studio walls are lined with copies of some of his favorite cartoons and salutations from famous people such as Lyndon Johnson and other cartoonists. From the looks of the cluttered work tables it's clear he still likes to draw and create. He's also clear about what editorial cartoons should be about and what he thinks of some of today's cartoonists. "One thing I do not like very much with the young editorial cartoonists of today is that they are going for kind of a laugh all the time," he said.

"It is supposed to be satire, not a joke." Copies of Valtman's book are available locally at Huntington's Book Store at 65 Asylum St. in Hartford. relationship Israel sentiment. Greenberger recalled the first time he accompanied Baker to Israel. Greenberger, curious about Baker's reactions when visiting a Holocaust memorial, did not take his eyes off Baker's face.

Baker winced. "It told me that Baker is first and foremost a laywer, who likes to settle cases out of court," Greenberger said. "He is a calculating, unemotional person who likes to nudge parties this way and that way, and stake out common ground. He would be the same whether he was dealing with Cambodia or El Salvador or Israel. Is he an anti-Semite? I don't think so." said.

Donald Daniels, 41, whose last known address was 12 Lilac was found bleeding profusely about 3:45 a.m. Sunday in a hallway at 51 Lilac Sgt. Michael Sweeney said. Daniels was taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital, where he died at 4:13 a.m., Sweeney said. At 2:45 p.m.

Sunday, police arrested Antonette Joyner, 36, of 235 Shelton New Haven, and charged her with murder, Sweeney said. Joyner was being held Sunday in lieu of $250,000 bond and was to be arraigned in Superior Court in New Haven this morning, Sweeney said. VINYL 8IDINQ THERMAL WINDOWS STORM WINDOWS PORCH ENCLOSURES Phon 233-4475 75 Tslcott W. Iltfd. 77)9 Quality Nairn to Homeowners For 50 Years Barfletf Brainard Products 1 This week at the Capitol All events are public and in the Legislative Office Building next to the Capitol unless otherwise noted.

Times and places may change. MONDAY 10 a.m.: Education committee. Room IE. Noon: Government administration and elections committee public hearing on bills pertaining to the code of ethics, elections enforcement, state manates to local governments and other issues. Committee meeting to follow.

Room 2A. Noon: Transportation and environment committees joint public hearing on transportation management programs required by the federal Clean Air Act. Invited speakers only. Room 2C. 1 p.m.: Environment committee public hearing on bills pertaining to illegal dumping, the California low-emission vehicle program and tree management.

RoomlE. 1 p.m.: Transportation committee public hearing on transportation management programs required by the federal Clean Air Act and on bills pertaining to cuts in financing of town road programs, fees for outdoor advertising and other issues. Room 2C. 1 p.m.: Commission on Children. Room 1C.

I p.m.: Planning and development committee meeting to be followed by public hearing on bills pertaining to tourism, property tax rebates to manufacturers, investment policies of the Connecticut Development Authority and other issues. Committee meeting to follow. Room 2B. TUESDAY 9:30 a.m.: Executive and legislative nominations committee public hearing on nominations of Thomas A. Lorenzo of Hartford to the State Ethics Commission, Irwin M.

Lieberman of Stamford to the state Department of Education arbitration panel, Howard G. Iger of Bloomfield to the Board of Pardons, and Clark W. Woodmansee III of Preston and Frank A. Starvel of Greenwich to the Milk Regulation Board. Room 1C.

10:30 a.m.: Energy and public utilities committee meeting, to be followed at 1 1 a.m. by public hearing on bills pertaining to energy conservation, caller identification and other issues. Room 1 B. 10 a.m.: Public health committee hearing on bills pertaining to hospital rates and discounts. Room 1D.

II a.m.: Executive and legislative nominations committee. Room 1C. 11 a.m.: Public safety committee public hearing on bills pertaining to building officials, public access to pistol permit records and other issues. Room 2C. 1 1:30 a.m.: Human services committee.

Room 2D. 1 p.m.: Human services committee public hearing on bills pertaining to insurance for people with AIDS, substance abuse programs for women and other issues. Room 2D. 2 p.m.: Labor and public employees committee. Room 2E.

2 p.m.: Task force to study transportation management plans. Room 2A. 3:30 p.m.: Law revision commission. Capitol Room 509A. 6:30 p.m.: Labor and public employees public hearing on bills pertaining to municipal collective bargaining, binding arbitration for teachers and heart and hypertension benefits.

Hall of the House. WEDNESDAY 11 a.m.: Transportation committee meeting. Room 2B. 9 a.m.: Finance, revenue and bonding committee hearing on the economic and fiscal effects of legalizing casino gambling and slot machines. Invited speakers only.

Room 2E. Noon: House of Representatives session. 2 p.m.: Senate session. 5:30 p.m.: Transportation committee public hearing bills pertaining to mandatory drug testing for school bus drivers, driving while intoxicated and other issues. Room 2B.

THURSDAY 10 a.m.: Insurance and real estate committee. Room 1D. 10 a.m.: Public safety committee. Room 1E. 10 a.m.: Labor and public employees committee.

Room 2B. 10 a.m.: Finance, revenue and bonding committee public hearing on bills pertaining to tax breaks for economic development, changes in taxes on amusements, the governor's proposed fee increases, a cut in the tax and rent relief programs for the elderly, eliminating the requirement that towns provide a property tax break to veterans and other issues. Room 2E. 10:30 a.m.: Energy and public utilities committee. Room 1 B.

1 1 a.m.: Select committee on housing. Room 1C. 11:30 a.m.: Human services committee. Room 2D. 1 p.m.: Public health committee public hearing on bills pertaining to optometry, lead poisoning, spending on mental health and mental retardation and other issues.

Room 2C. 1 p.m.: Labor and public employees committee public hearing on bills pertaining to unemployment compensation and other issues. Room 2B. 1:30 p.m.: General law committee meeting, to be followed at 2 p.m. by a public hearing concerning moblie manufactured homes, licensing of hairdressing salons and barber shops, sale of hypodermic needles and other issues.

Room 2A. 2 p.m.: Commerce and exportation public hearing on defense diversification, establishing a port authority in New London, streamlining environmental permitting and other issues. Room 1A. 2 p.m.: Legislative program review and investigations public hearing on proposed changes to the Judicial Review Council. Room 2D.

FRIDAY 10 a.m.: Legislative program review and investigations committee. Room 2D. 1 1 a.m.: Connecticut War Veterans Memorial Task Force. Room 2600. Noon: Education committee public hearing on education mandates, vocational agriculture programs, school building grants and other issues.

Room 2C. 12:30 p.m.: Judiciary committee public hearing on religious freedom, the carrying of a nightstick for security guards, gang violence, child support and visitation rights, protecting consumer deposits and goods in retail stores and other issues. Room 2E. worked before coming to Hartford in 1951. More than anything, he says, he misses the daily back-and-forth arguing of issues in the newsroom.

He still keeps up by reading The Cou-rant and The New York Times every day. When he was at The Hartford Times, he would read the local papers, plus the New York papers as he mused over what to draw. "You might read a little thing and then it gives you an idea right away," he said, recalling his daily routine and creative process. "And then I would just start doodling on paper. It's really hard to explain what happens.

Suddenly there are certain thoughts or associations that bring it all together." Valtman lives with his wife, U.S.-Israel Greenberger faulted President Bush for being the first American president to link aid to Israel with U.S. policy. It will backfire because it will kill the peace process, he said. But Greenberger also said Israeli Prime Minister Yitzak Shamir is not blameless. "There is enormous acceleration of building" in the disputed territory of the West Bank, he said.

"Shamir's goal is to populate land so the land for peace policy becomes moot" Greenberger, who has traveled more than 100,000 miles with Secretary of State James Baker, said anti-Semitism is not the same as anti- Continued from Connecticut Page "A cartoon's purpose is to pull out particular thing and show it as 'sharply as possible," he says, his voice still bearing the heavy accent if his homeland of Estonia. "One could be for it or against it." 1 His upbringing in Estonia and subsequent flight from Soviet oppression made communism a frequent target in his daily cartoons with the Times. He considers himself strongly anti-communist, but with a liberal "This is the issue that stirs me up strongly," he says, when asked why so much of his commentary focused Tipon world communism. It's ironic, he says, that after so may years of Russia-bashing, he would be retired "When the fall of Communism finally Symposium Continued from Connecticut Page Jiast," he said. "I hope we can overcome this to reach a harmonious future." While Abu-Rabi yearns for a Palestinian state, Auerbach said he be--iieves there is one Jordan.

"It 'Joses a terrible dilemma, those Palestinians who are torn between their -nation and those with attachment to their towns, but it is not the worst of 'human dilemmas," Auerbach said. '--Those with primary identification to their village should remain and those with national identification can fulfill it east of the Jordan Riv- DiBella briefly visits ias Vegas NMD Continued from Connecticut Page canceled his reservation. Sunday, Feldman confirmed that DiBella did not spend the weekend at the hotel. Wynn, a New Haven native, has said he would spend $350 million to build the hotel and convention center "in Hartford if he were given permission by the city and the General Assembly to build an adjoining casi- Several legislators had planned the trip to view Wynn's operations, which also include the Golden Nugget hotel, as Wynn's guests. Wynn Jiad offered members of the General 'Assembly an all-expenses-paid trip to Las Vegas to experience the casino gambling.

DiBella postponed the trip Friday, saying the media's interest in the trip would require more preparation. In addition to meeting previously with DiBella, Wynn has met in Hart- lord with Gov. Lowell P. Weicker Jr. to discuss his casino proposal.

Later, Weicker said he was not inclined to Support an expansion of casino gambling in the state. Weicker opposed the new Fox- Woods High Stakes Bingo Casino, opened by the Mashantucket Pequot Indians last month in Ledyard. STATE BRIEFS WU-FRONTS1 Yale professor receives honor Bernard M.W. Knox, a professor emeritus of classics at Yale University, Sunday was named the 1992 Jefferson lecturer in humanities, the federal government's highest honor for intellectual achievement in the humanities. Winners, who receive a $10,000 stipend, deliver an original address on a humanities topic of wide concern.

Knox, who founded the Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington in 1961, will deliver his lecture May 6 in Washington. State utilities panel elects chief Evan W. Woollacott of Simsbury was elected vice chairman of the Public Utilities Control Authority last week, replacing David J. Harrigan, who had resigned to take early retirement. Woollacott, 62, was selected by other members of the five-member commission, which oversees regulated utility companies in Connecticut.

SOMERS Massachusetts man killed in crash A Chicopee, man died and three others were injured in a car accident Sunday at 12:25 a.m. when the driver's car hit a tree on Pinney Road, police said. Albert E. Collyer III, 26, of 16 Hemlocks Circle, was driving north on Pinney Road when the car veered off the left side of the roadway and struck a tree head on, police said. A passenger in the car, Christopher J.

Goulet, 23, of 61 Simonich Circle in Chicopee, was transported to Bay State Medical Center in Springfield, where he was pronounced dead. Other passengers were Kristin Keiec, 23, of 20 Weigold Road in Tolland, and Lynda Sylvester, 22, of 7 Pine Grove Ave. in Enfield. Collyer also was transported to Bay State Medical Center, where he was listed in critical condition, police said. Sylvester was listed in critical condition at the same hospital.

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