Senate Hopefuls Lock Horns Here
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Cmmtfttnrt iatlg (ttamjms — Serving Storrs Since 1896 — Vol. LXXXVI No. 15 The University of Connecticut Tuesday, September 28, 1982 Senate hopefuls lock horns here 3y r iTTM w+\~~- j a . p m r ■I .. U.S. Senator Lowell Welcker defended his All four Senatorial candidates aired their views on Democratic challenger Toby Moffett at- selective voting on defense issues last military policy and defense spending as the cam- tacked Weicker's inconsistent voting rec- night (Jack Wilson photo). paign approaches elec tion day (George Edwards photo), ord (Jack Wilson photo). By Joseph Whiting "Congress is like a child let America its greatest secur- relying on our military clout. desperate charge," Moffett News Editor loose in a candy store," ity," he said. "Being the arms manufac- said. "It would be like me Both senatorial challenger Moffett said. He called for a DiFazio came out strongly turer for the world is distur- suggesting that Mr. Weic- Toby Moffett and incumbent build up of conventional in support on Ronald Rea- bing," he said. ker's fillibuster on prayer Lowell Weicker Spoke out military capabilities, increa- gan's military spending, say- Both Moffett and Weicker meant that he was against against runaway defense sed money to the Reserve ing that the Soviet threat to stressed the importance of prayer." spending and what they forces and more money in our security is increasing as keeping alive the defense- Weicker lead a successful consider to be the misdirec- pay to people in the military. we cut back on programs related industries "of Connec- fillibuster last week blocking tion of the Defense Depart- He opposed increased reli- such as the MX and B-l ticut.Moffett said, however, Senate conservatives from ment, in a debate with James ance on nuclear superiority bomber. that the "gaping holes in reversing court rulings "Between 1976 and 1980. "Connecticut is going to throw that the Soviet Union built 22 submarines. We built none. "Congress is like a child let loose in trash out just like I threw it out of They built 145 strategic bombers. We built none. a candy store." the Senate." _ Weicker They built 1200 missiles with — Moffett 4000 nuclear warheads. We Lewis, the Libertarian can- as our sole means of security. built none, and these great non-defense needs" could be against prayer in public didate and Lucien DiFazio, "As a Senator, I will be there purveyors of peace and great filled by using the money schools. the Conservative Party can- as a freeze advocate." military hardware put us on that is wasted on superfluous Moffett said the biggest didate at Jorgensen Auditor- Weicker portrayed himself the precipice of another Pearl defense spending. difference between himself ium last night. as the moderate candidate Harbor," he said. Weicker charged that Mof- and Weicker is their ap- Weicker and Moffett, the who votes selectively on Lewis said that the United fett's votes against defense proach to the arms control two major candidates, attack- defense issues. Weicker has States should develop a budget 13 times since his issue. Moffett said he was ed each other on each others come out against the MX policy of non-intervention election as a U.S. Represen- the first representative to defense voting record. Wei- missile but supports the B-l but not necessarily an isola- tative was a slap in the face sign the nuclear freeze peti- cker criticized Moffett's bomber. "It is the balance, tionist stance. He said that to Connecticut's industry and tion. across the board refusal to eschewing the easy solutions the United States should try threatened the economic vote for any increases in the of both left and right that will to build friendly relations livelihood of the state. See Candidates, page 4 defense budget. give to the United States of with countries instead of "I think this is a bit of Funding change to ease purchasing process By John Sobiski government, who puts the purchase order out to general, to the governor, who passes it to the state Staff Writer bid. The lowest bidder then delivers the order to legislature. the state warehouse where the university picks it If the state legislature approves of the design' UConn will be allowed to spend its allocation from up. plan, a funding proposal then goes through the same the state general fund as it wishes if the General Under autonomous funding, the university would route. j Assembly passes a bill, currently before it, that put the order out to bid directly. This would allow would give the university autonomous funding. A the professor more say in what materials are When the state legislature finally approves of date for the vote has not been set. bought. The purchasing process would be reduced funding, a bonding commission raises the money to "This would not mean that the university would from a year to a"couple of months "and the school pay the contractor. "By the time the state approves not have to account to the state for the money they would save money from, reduced administrative of funding. 72 months have gone by before you give us." said Dr. Arthur Gillis, Vice-President of costs, Gillis said. have even started construction." Gillis said. "With Financial Administration. "It would mean that the Contracting would become much more efficient autonomous funding, a lot of the red tape would be university would be free to do its own purchasing under autonomous funding. Right now, if the eliminated and you could start building before thej and contracting." university wants to add any facilities, the building costs can go up." Under the present system, if a professor wants to administration has to pass along a plan of design to Republican gubernatorial candidate Lewis Rome, purchase educational materials, for example, for the Board of Trustees, who pass it along to the who first proposed the autonomous funding bill two, one of his classes, he has to take the purchase order Board of Higher Education, the Department of years ago as the state senate majority leader, calls; to his department head, who passes it along to the Administrative Services and the Department of the bill "an opportunity for improvement by going administration, who passes it along to the state Public Works. It then goes to the state attorney beyond state resources." j Poge2 Editorial Connecticut Batlfl Gtempm Letters Twist to the left 'Die-in' needed S«mng SloiTi Stnc* 1896 To the Editor: To the Editor: Was Joe Mazzulli's article I have a problem: How to (Daily Campus, Sept. 24) a make people aware that Tuesday September 28.1982 Damn the press commentary on radio in plans are being made for To the Editor: general or commercial radio civil defense in the event of Editor in chief J«ff Dermy The press be damned. in particular? It was unclear nuclear war that are ridic- Managing Editor John Bony There is more scum in the because his examples were ulous and dangerous. They Business Manager Evan Roklen press than anywhere else. I only of commercial sta- create an illusion that this Senior Writer Dave Krechevsky tions. will be a war with winners Office Manager Lois McLean read your editorial "West- News Joseph T. Whiting.Mark Almond.AMn Powell moreland's suit won't Mazzulli states that "To- and losers, survivors and Sports Bob D'Aprile.Tom Restelli.Dona Gouruder change his image.v Maybe day's radio programming is victims like every war Alls Caria Van Kampen.Steve Hewlns.Dan Dovlson not, but the image of CBS is genre-locked." Commercial before. It makes me laugh. Features Jackie Fitzpatrick.Carol Corongelo very bad. I have lived longer radio is limited in that sense, The plan for Storrs in the Wire Stephanie Runyjeon Cronhi.Sue Wolllonls but what Mazzulli fails to event of nuclear war is a Copy Lisa Stenza.Bob Brennan than you and I know CBS Advertising Diane Spiegel falsifies information. They mention is the tremendous good joke. We get to be the Ad Production Ann Urban are untrustworthy. The im- variety of programming of- relocation center for 250,000 Night Production Sue Dowden age of the press is also fered on non-commercial people when the rest of Con- Classified Cherte O'Noll radio. He mentions college necticut gets blown off the Photography Manager Jack Wilson very bad. Production Tom McKeith.Rosemary Names The news media did more stations only in passing. Col- map. We can have quite a Judy Rozdilski.Lynn BodetkaXaura Ullasz than anybody to cause us to lege stations regularly ex- last supper, for each reloc- Lisa Gagnon.Cathy Fisher.Kay Stratotl lose the Vietnam war. Didn't pose new and progressive atee is supposed to bring Sue Kirwin.Denise Kochjane Tumicki you notice the British did not rock bands. along a week's supply of release much news in the Mazzulli inaccurately food. The rural area will sud- The right candidate for war with Argentina? The states that WPLR is the most denly become swamped and news media also taught our diversified on the dial. Per- transformed into an urban enemy how to propagandize haps on the commercial area. the senate is, uh, obvious us. We would have lost WWII band, but Mazzulli overgen- if the same thing had pre- eralizes by refering to com- Money is spent in large Vxonnecticut's voters have three choices for vailed. mercial stations as the entire sums to keep the illusion U.S. senator this election year: James Lewis, Lucian A lot of us can sympathize. dial. mills rolling. The geniuses DiFazio, and TobyLowell MoffettWeicker.