Record-Journal from Meriden, Connecticut • 1

TT 'Local llem: room for both Meriden Square 'arid Appiqyall liiiiSfiMiMi 50Wciance of VA "f-T- a BuslnessMoney: Meriden inlopJr with indoor golf school Sports: UCorirr Sinks Pittsburgh' to move to 2-d in the-Big East standings: D-1 native Chet Dunlop' Jr tees off 124th Year i Meriden Connecticut Sunday January 6 1991 128 pages (Horn delivered 7 days $300) $125 1 America Iraiq gloomy as Jan 15 deadline looms OVEFUHER VERAIHER apprehensive about the Persian agnation They aid they were Gulf Associated Press studying it closely and discussing Aaebeiated Amah with friends but they were also divid country fought a bruising 1 MO-88 war' with Iran Since the Aug 1 invasion of Kuwait and its subsequent annexation Iraqis have been bombarded by a prnagan-da blits on state-run media that the oil-rich emirate is part of Iraq It seems to have had its effect Although many Iraqis would not be sorry to see their army pull out and avert a war Please see There pJb4 into a war with Iraq At Food Drink in Boston Bob Di Leo thought President Bush should order an attack But at Johnson's Cafe in Estes Park Colo waitress Sunny Weiblinger said she thinks Bush has to get permission from Congress and Congress should say no Across the country at lunch counters coffee shops and gas stations Americans interviewed by Associated Press reporters Friday said they flict is inevitable as the Jan 15 UN deadline for Saddam Hussein to leave Kuwait or face possible attack nears Some Iraqis believe that planned meeting between Foreign Minister Tariq lAiis and Secretary of State James Baker in in Geneva will at best only delay hostilities Many people in Baghdad believe will not relinquish Kuwait and that the countdown to second war in a decade has begun The The coffee chatter at a in Dallas touches on local politics and sports icy weather and wintertime blues and ultimately to the situation la the Persian Gulf to sex we talk about it more than said Joe Gordon who-was arguing with co-workers over whether the United States should get ed over what action the nation should take wants a war showing our servicemen and women on television waving and isngMug and saying ID Momim and in the prospect of war as they did a few two weeks they could be comiag home weeks ago There are no sins of oanlc but Please see Here pA4 many Iraqis now believe armed con- BAGHDAD Iraq A mood of gloom has settled over the city of the and One Nights Night dubs are closing The belly dancers hav gone home No one jokes TCI 'i attempt may collapse i over a i 1 -v- A 'to 't 75 vVi' 4 i-: Rj Tough talk leaves little room to maneuver 1 1er i ii By Barry Schweld Associated Press t-j 1 c' WASHINGTON The United States and Iraq meeting this week in the shadow of an ominous deadline stand so far apart on the agenda for their talks that an abrupt breakup would surprise no one President Bush has ruled out any compromises or even negotiations -V 1 4 Nbw Analysis as dominant role in Lebanon when he meets Wednesday in Geneva with Foreign Minister Axis Baker reiterates the old US position then the meeting will last only five minutes" a senior Iraqi official said Friday He warned the United States should concentrate on peace and not show Even so the scheduling of the first high-level meeting between UK and Iraqi officials since the occupation of Kuwait in August raised some hopes Of an alternative to a clash afterJan-15 the deadline set by the-UJf Security Council for Iraq to withdraw its 500000 troops' they totally comply they will not be Bush said The meeting fat Geneva Is the last attempt'rto avoid a war in the Persian Gulf that Bush promised Congress and theAmerican public Please see pJL4 Mother Theresa implores leaders to avert war Page A-4 '-Reservists employers mull Desert Shield Pape EH over his demand for a pullout of all Iraqi forces from Kuwait by Jan 15 In his Saturday radio address Bush said the UK message to Tariq Axis would be blunt: "Withdraw from Kuwait unconditionally and immediately or face the terrible Iraq on the other hand wants Secretary of State James A Baker III to take up the Palestinian issue as well "'t' -1' 7 New legislative session will be hell for lawmakers GEHERAtlASSEMBCyfAPOmiMENTS Budget crisis economy top long list of critical issues The following to a Bel ef eras Thomas 'S Luby' D-Mertden- wHi Mfoty By Peter Urban BoconfrJoumal Capitol bureau tt RM) ohafr the 'Committee on'Bualnesa Hep Ann Dindrpw R-Bputhington will morce and Exports and serve on Executive omyo on Education General Liw and FuMlo and Legislative Nominations and the budget- writing Appraprlatlone Committee 4- MlQltora Jr Rep Benjamin DeZInno Jr DMerlden yiHJm the ranking minority mom R-Wolcott Mu member on fob HARTFORD State lawmakers are about to embark on a five-month journey through hen At least that is the sray most Meriden-area lawmakers are describing the INI session of the General Assembly which begins Wednesday "It's going to be a migraine session A i says Rep Mary Mushinsky D-Wa Gone are the days of wlltM vice chairmen of the tax-writing FI- Safety mdaerve ion Appropriations Hie nance Revenue and Bonding Committee end district Includes SwthlnQton serve on Public Safety Rep Mary Fritz D-walllngford will be vice chairwoman of the Public Health Committee and serve on Education and Internship DWalHngford wtlTchisIMha EmrirwHTyfcOT anci Banka CorttM )d emra on Educ district Inchidoe part of Southing- Mon His serve on Finance Fixing the state government is daunting task Editor'i note: Thit tt the fourth la a flrefart teriet oe the peo ple and luuei that will dominate the upcoming legiMUUn sefsint which begiot Jtn By Peter Vllee Asaoclated Press HARTFORD Through II years as a Republican in the UK Senate Lowell Weicker Jr seemed to relish lonely battles He took on President Nixon during Watergate railed against the Reagan agenda and went to jail to protest apartheid in South Africa Now he faces a task that is both more monumental and more mundane and more likely to test his abilities as a leader: putting together a coalition government and leading Connecticut through a painful recession On Wednesday he will be sworn in as the state's first independent governor since before the Civil War fuUy aware of the statistical significance of it" Weicker aid of his historic victory for me (that's) no big deal What will be significant' Is to make it work in governmental terms the special As a Republican who was constantly at odds with his party Weicker made a place for himself on the political stage in Wash- ington but never found a niche in the tiro-party system Now he says his campaign and administration may become a model tot other independent-minded politicians across the nation tt does work it could very well change the face of politics in this he said in an intenriew last week Weicker who won a three-way race in November with 40 per- Please see Daunting pA4 ton 4 Sep Stephen who also represents bo the ranking mli Rep Eugene serve on Brake and Development of Southington i Jon on Sections General Lawrad Executive auid tyHhlp- T' Legislative Nominations 4eaPhiHp Robsrtaon ROieahlra Rep David Thorp R-Cheshlra will rtse district Inchidee part of Wallingford neon Judiciary Human Services and In- wluraMranldngmlnr membra of Labor surance and Real totals: Rep Robert Ward R-North who was appointed an assistant minority "57 Madra wlH seme on Judiciary and Ragula- Branfqtq will be ranking minority membra of None Mvtow Hie district Inchidee part of both General Law and Planning end Dew Wallingford opment and will serve on Intemahlp and Rep! Angelo Fusco R-Southlngton will serve onApproprtatlone and Public Mladlefiald and part of Wallingford v- mid major government initiatives that earned them praise from the public in the mid-lMOs Legislators now face a budget deficit pegged at $2K billion and a sputtering economy In addition lawmakers will have to deal with Connecticut's first independent governor Weicker will bring extended sincit before the Civil War family to Hartford Page B-9 Lowell Weicker Jr Small wonder that most state lawmakers are stocking up on antacid and asprin to be one hell of a says Rep Eugene Mig-Qisro R-Wolcott Migliaro says lawmakers are going to have to go carefully i the budget to find every nickel that can be saved He be-ilegislaton and the governor should set an example by ac-Cjtpting a 10 percent pay cut for themselves the ultraliberals this (session) is an opportune time to submit an income tax bill but I for one will not support says MigUaro whose district includes part of Southington Please see lSSI pA-4 NSID Millstone 3 accident generates concern USA WEEKEND: On their 48th anniversary peek at how the Bushes naBj live i ACCENT: Now Nikki will have time for something Page E-t Abby 14 News Digest K4 Accent El-10 Obituaries BOOkS -ES Wnm -M Bridge People ME AT -Ct-514 Personal It las A 0-13 Real Estate Classified 6-14 Crossword -4 Editorial 8 7 Sports M0 Entertainment 2 3 StataRaglon iB IB Food -JE Block APIS I ml -01 Tmwl tA Lottery A-2 Upcoming Events MontoBcheiutoi f-3 Wssftra PWs eota swalss U1A WrskiiidL TV Opera adwrtMai kwerW advocates stricter controls on nuclear plants said backup controls are not as reliable as the plant's front-line defenses One of the valves used to bring the plant under control foiled during the accident and plant officials are still not sure whether it is open or shut According to an internal company document the 6-inch lines that burst were severely eroded A company engineer who asked not to be identified uid a design flaw contributed to the erosion Please see Millstone pA-4 Associated Press WATERFORD Operators of the Millstone 5 nuclear plant lost control of two key reactor protection systems for several minutes during an accident tost week when two steam lines burst the company acknowledged A Northeast Utilities spokesman said the loss of automatic controls posed no threat to the public became the plant wu quickly shut down and the systems were manually brought under control But former federal nuclear engineer who now works for a group that I pynWNWMFWynTMTTAMEADaiWAmNGEORDiSPEATfflERSrajgHECnSUPgtREAEtSUFEEREBSlEAGgB- sc Mo' i 4- i.