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The Daily Campus Serving the Starrs Community Since 1896 Vol.XCI No. 47 The University of Connecticut Thursday, November 12,1987 Reagan picks Kennedy, ending partisan attacks WASHINGTON (AP) — Douglas H. Ginsburg, who President Reagan, saying he quit after revealing he had was "a bit wiser" after two smoked marijuana. failed attempts to put a hardline The new choice drew conservative on the Supreme favorable comments from Democratic and Republican Court, picked federal appeals Judge Anthony M. Kennedy for senators across the political the bench yesterday and dropped spectrum. his partisan attacks against the Mindful of the problems he's had for more than four months Democratic-run Senate. in trying to fill the court Reagan said Kennedy, 51, opening, Reagan said he would has camed a reputation as "a not actually submit Kennedy's courageous, tough but fair nomination until completion jurist" in his 12 years on the of a full-field FBI background 9ih Circuit Court of Appeals check, which could take weeks. in San Francisco. And, in a conciliatory tone "He's popular with after months of tough rhetoric, colleagues of all political the president abandoned his persuasions," Reagan said. earlier promise to give the "And I know that he seems to Senate a nominee that "they'll be popular with many senators object to just as much" as of varying political persuasions as well." Bork, his first candidate, who Kennedy is considered to be a was rejected on a 58-42 vote. moderate conservative, less "Sometimes you make a ideologically rigid than facetious remark and somebody While President Reagan announces his nomination of Judge Anthony Kennedy Reagan's two earlier nominees, takes it seriously and you wish (left of the president) as a Supreme Court justice at the White House yesterday, Robert H. Bork, who was you'd never said it," Reagan Attorney General Edwin Meese whispers to White House chief of staff Howard defeated by the Senate, and said in answer to a reporter's Baker (UPI photo). questions. "That's one for me." The president announced To ease housine crunch Kennedy: Kennedy's selection in a nationally broadcast appearance UConn to raise admission standards in the White House briefing the catalog, but the first By Beth Hamilton about 150 students at a pragmatic room, accompanied by the students to be affected by the Daily Campus Staff housing forum last night. judge, his wife, Mary, and their Standards will rise because policy changes will be University admission conservative three children. plans to change the housing sophomores in the fall of A graduate of Harvard Law standards will be made higher 1990, Carol Wiggins, vice By Richard Carelli next fall to reduce the number policy next fall have been School and resident of abandoned. A clause found in president for student affairs Associated Press Writer of accepted freshmen and WASHINGTON (AP)—The Sacramento, Calif., Kennedy the admissions catalog staled said. Room draw for next fall was named to the appeals court alleviate the projected housing will occur, Wiggins said. portrait of Anthony M. shortage, administrators told that students arc guaranteed Kennedy that emerges from his by President Ford in 1975. housing after they have been The Ad-Hoc committee, written opinions during 12 admitted as a resident. which was designed to change years as a federal judge is one Projected housing shortage the housing policy for next of a pragmatic conservative not statistics for next fall stale fall, will now be deciding what unlike the man he has been there will be about a 600-bcd future policy changes will be, named to succeed on the shortage. Wiggins said. Supreme Court. "We obviously will not, if Research is being done on President Reagan on Tuesday we continue to guarantee residential building needs by announced his intention to housing to continuing the Student Life Committee, nominate Kennedy to replace students, be able to bring as but Wiggins said it would be retired Justice Lewis F. many young people onto the five to seven years before Powell. Kennedy comes across University of Connecticut," another dormitory could be in his hundreds of opinions as Ann Quinlcy, director of built because the university is a member of the 9th U.S. admissions, said. The dependent on state bonds. "I Circuit Court of Appeals as a statement guaranteeing think it would be foolish to close-to-the-vest judge who housing will be taken out of See page 3 believes judicial power should be applied sparingly. Second storm hits state His opinions come across as As a second snowstorm in as children were not affected since thoughtful, not flashy. On many days bore down on yesterday was a day off for such issues as law and order Connecticut yesterday, Veteran's day. State and federal and civil rights, their results motorists queued up to governments also were closed. are mixed — not uncommon purchase snow tires and state Most businesses remained for a judge with a case-by-case road crews cut short their open yesterday, and among the view of the law. holidays to ready their trucks busiest were shops selling He upheld capital for a long night's work. snow tires. punishment, struck down the The National Weather "It's a little heavier than "legislative veto" Congress had Service in Windsor Locks normal. It's only natural, they used in hundreds of federal laws expected between 3 inches and always wait to the first storm, to limit executive branch 5 inches of snow to fall inland said Rav Garbus of Bosco Tire powers, and upheld the legality overnight. Forecaster Tony Center in Naugatuck. of paying women less than Diorio said the snow would fall The state's road-plowing men in comparable jobs. steadily through the night and crews reported work yesterday Kennedy, in a victory for clear by morning. Up to 3 afternoon on what normally freedom of the press, threw out UConn ROTC color guards, (left to right) Pau inches of snow was left in would have been a holiday. The a judge's demand to review for Salisbury, Jon Russo and Sean Pastic commemorate some areas after Tuesday. Department of Transportation inaccuracies a television movie Veteran's Day in a ceremony celebrated simultaneously Cancellations piled up expected to have 630 trucks on before it aired. by all ROTCs across the nation (Pat Plunkett photo). around the state, but school the road overnight. Inside Today: vWeather Forecast: • Career sendees helps students find jobs they enjoy. See page 5. Cloudy, then clearing. High in the 40s. • Martin Beat Ensemble treats Jorgensen audience to 13th century evening. See page 12. y<. / ALMANAC STATE NATION WORLD Liquor Director plans Federalil budget ttalks Terrorist attack kills to enter innocent plea are 'on the threshold' six in Beirut airport HARTFORD (AP)—A lawyer representing ousted WASHINGTON (AP)—White House and congressional negotiators, working on a federal BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP)—A briefcase packed with Liquor Control Commission Director Charles W. explosives blew up in a crowded passenger terminal Kasmer, arrested last week on bribery charges, said holiday, are "on the threshhold" of creating a framework for cutting the budget deficit, a Republican in Beirut's airport Wednesday, killing six people, Wednesday his client planned to plead innocent next including the woman who carried it, and wounding 73 week and not to arrange a plea bargain with state participant said Wednesday. The negotiators worked against a self-imposed others, police said. prosecutors. The blast occurred a day after the international Kasmer, who faces one count of bribe receiving and deadline of Friday for coming up with a package of airport reopened following a five day general strike. one count of conspiracy to commit bribery, is also tax increases and spending cuts that would reduce the The woman who carried the deadly briefcase was appealing his firing by the commission, which came deficit by at least $23 billion, meet the requirements posing as an outgoing passenger, police said. She one day after his arrest of the Gramm-Rudman law and signal a jittery world was identified as Soraya Sahyouni, a Sunni Moslem Attorney Martin J. Minnella said the firing violated economy that the U.S. government could control its Lebanese. Kasmer's rights and proved the commission was finances. "The explosion split her in two," said a police "forgetting the 18 or 19 years he's given as a public After meeting for more than five hours in hopes of spokesman, who spoke on condition of anonymity. servant to this state." Minnella said that appeal would reaching an agreement, Sen. Pete V. Domenici, R- be filed by Friday. N.M., ranking GOP member of the Senate Budget He refused to speculate on the motive behind the Kasmer, who was arraigned Nov. S and released on Committee, asked if they had finished, responded: attack. $25,000 bond, is due back in Hartford Superior Court "No, but we're getting as close as can be." Five other Lebanese died, police said, adding that on Nov. 19. Rep. Silvio O. Conte, R-Mass., top GOP member most of the injured were Lebanese and other Arabs bound for gulf nations. At that time, Minnella said, he will enter a plea of of the House Appropriations Committee, said: "We're innocent. Asked if he planned to discuss plea on the threshhold." "I was checking in when the explosion occurred. The devastating impact almost choked me. I struggled bargaining, Minnella said no. But House Ways and Means Committee Chairman for breath and then dove for cover," said Jacqueline "You call it a deal: we call it pica bargaining," he Dan Rostenkowski, D-Ill., said, "We were closer at Karakjian, a Lebanese passenger bound for Jiddah, said.