Hart Rolls Over Mondale by John Yearwood the Primary
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(Qnratftftnit Batlg (ttamjma Serving Storrs Since 1896 Vol. LXXXVII No. 86 The University of Connecticut Wednesday. February 29, 1984 New Hampshire primary: Hart rolls over Mondale By John Yearwood the primary. With 58 percent national polls." Hart told his Assignments Editor of the votes counted, Hart had chanting supporters, "but MANCHESTER N.H.—Sen. an unconfirmed 40 percent to that will come with time." Gary Hart pulled off the big- Mondale's 28 percent. According to exit polls con- gest upset of the political sea- "The American people are ducted by ABC News. Hart did son yesterday by defeating ready for a change and ready best among college students. former vice president Walter for new leadership." Hart told 74 percent of whom voted for F. Mondale in the country's the approximately 300 sup- him. Also, 55 percent of the first presidential primary. porters, during his victory undecideds and 40 percent of Hart's upset was a big blow speech here. "This campaign the independents voted for to Mondale's well-oiled cam- is for those not only young in the Colorado Senator. paign which some polls age but also in spirit," Hart Republican President showed had a substantial said. Ronald Reagan also pulled off margin over Hart coming into "We don't have a position in a surprise here by gathering enough Democratic votes to finish ahead of three Democ- President DiBiaggio speaking at the convocation cere- Hart campaigns actively; rats. He received 10 percent of mony yesterday (Charles Hisey photo). the vote, fueled in large part, Mondale tries to coast by an editorial in the state's By John Paradis largest newspaper, the Union liobhidge awarded an Assistant Managing Editor Leader, telling voters to write BEDFORD, N.H.—Sen. Gary Hart's win Tuesday has been Reagan's name on the Demo- honorary law degree called the "political upset of the year." But media star wars here cratic ballot. came as no surprise to the Hart campaign, which spent most of Mondale's loss here was By Lin Moores attributed in part to labor's Staff Writer the day trying to shake every New Hampshire hand available. endorsement of him. Many Former UConn President Homer D. Babbidge Jr. was remem- Hart himself met audiences all day, campaigning feverishly. He people are calling him "the bered here yesterday with an honorary degree but was too ill to was up early at 6:30 am., arriving at Kittery Naval Yard, in Maine located just across the Portsmouth, N.H. border, and from there candidate of the special-inte- attend the ceremony. rest groups." Babbidge's reign as president from 1962-1972 is recalled as a spent most of the day at polling centers across the state. Walter Hart benefited from voters shining decade of growth under his dynamic leadership. He is Mondale denied he had cut his campaign short in New Hamp- shire by leaving for Boston Monday night, returning here only rejection of labor's involve- seriously ill with cancer and was forced at the last minute to can- ment in the campaign. "Gary cel his appearance. late Tuesday evening to watch final returns. It was clear that Hart's door-to-door handshake campaign had outworked Mon- picked up most of the protest The university's last period of rapid growth was during the votes against Mondale." years of Babbidge's presidency. dale's forces. By noon Tuesday, pollsters stationed outside voting places Kathy Buskin. Hart's press That growth was mainly in academic programs. Medicine and se«retary. said. dentistry programs were also started then. noticed mat not only was Hart running head-to-head with Mon- dale, but in some towns such as Bedford he was running substan- After an early afternoon The university library also reached it's millionth volume and meeting with strategists. Hart the Benton museum was started. tially higher than Mondale. By 3 p.m.. a CBS poll surprised many, stating that Hart had a commanding lead running ahead of Mon- emerged from his hotel refus- About 500 people gathered in the Jorgenson Auditorium to ing to predict how he would hear President John DiBiaggio's convocation speech which dale 41 percent to 26 percent. In Bedford, Hart organizers typified the Senator's successful finish. He said however that included giving the honorary Doctorate of Laws degree to Bab- the closeness of the race indi- bidge and making public plans to revitalize the university. grass-roots campaign tactics well, standing since the polls See page 4 Seepage7 Seep«te3 KGB agent sees Russia USG gives the Credit Union $5,000; becoming more diverse 6 protest repeal of Publications Act By Erica Joseph By Michael Ming News Editor Campus Correspondent The UConn Federal Credit Union was given a A dramatic change will soon occur in the Soviet Union, Dr. $5,000 subsidy from the Undergraduate Student Vladimir Sakharov, a former KGB and CIA agent, said to a Government at last night's meeting, because group of 300 students in the Student Union Ballroom last "The Credit Union is undergoing financial dif- night. ficulty," according to Chris Fields, the Credit Sakharov, who was one of the first in the West to predict Union's Information Manager. Andropov's rise to power, was a Soviet diplomat specializing Also, six USG members walked out of the in Middle East Affairs until defecting to the United States in meeting, resulting in a lack of a quorum, and the 1972. tabling of a resolution by former USG president In the next four to five years a new group of youngsters will Dan Barwald. The resolution was to repeal the come to power in the Soviet Union, he said. "They mightbe Publications Act which forbids funding of stu- more obnoxious since they didn't experience the horrors of dent publications outside of USG. WWII, but they will be more materialistic and they will know USG subsidized the Credit Union when it first more about the West than we know of them," he said. started in 1979 with $120.000 and has since been Lack of knowledge about foreign countries and languages is self-sustaining, unlike the other six university a major problem with U.S. diplomacy, he said. "The U.S. has no Credit Unions in the nation, according to information system. The Voice of America is run by a bunch of Fields. old immigrants who don't know the difference between Rome "We need the money because the student USG President Marianne BorseUe at and Lisbon, and these people will work in the foreign Credit Union has an unstable investment base." yesterday's meeting (Charles Hisey services." Fields said. "Deposits come in in September, photo). If the U.S. had had more strength in foreign languages it some leave in December and most leave in May. matir Teller Machine, which is due to open after might have avoided the Beirut massacre and the hostage As a result we can't invest long-term." spring Weak The ATM will hopefully bring crisis in Iran. The Credit Union also needs money. Fields about an increase of student deposits because The Soviet Union on the other hand has a major interest in said, because revenue from interest on corpora- of its convenience. Fields said, and cut down on teaching foreign languages. In fact, its interests can be predic- tion deposits dropped with interest rates. Cor- waiting lines. ted by the number of people it trains for a particular lan- porations withdrew their deposits as interest The Credit Union is hoping to entice cor- guage. rates decreased This is one major source of porations to deposit $600,000 to $800,000. But But the Soviets also have their problems. "There is a pro- revenue. Fields said. "We're losing $1,000 a Fields said, they need the IS*.', subsidy now to blem of alcoholism. By American standards, 40 percent of the month" pay members quarterly dividends due on March population is afflicted by it because of sheer boredom." The funds will be partially used for purchasing 31st. "If thessr dividends arent paid," Fields said. In MM computer parts for the Credit Union's Auto- A The Candidates, Ernest inator Gary Hart took Manchester, Hollings New Hampshire by storm last night in the Democratic primary, leaving a disappointed Walter Mondale to Reubin concede defeat. The "darkhorse" candidate pulled in an impressive Askew 40% of the votes tallied, compared to 28 % for the favored Mondale. George The strong lead by Hart stunned even his staff. McGovern:^ Gary Hart John Glenn finished a distant third with 12% of the votes, and felt Percentages of that his strength in the Votes tallied South would aid his struggle to remain via- ble in the race because Mondale Hart was not as pop- Glenn ular with the southern Jackson McGovern voters. "This will pierce Hollings the balloon of inevit- John Glenn Cranston ability' that Mondale Askew will win the nomina- Other tion," Glenn said. M<Londale's lead faded over the weekend, and Alan left him vowing to "re double his efforts" In Cranston the following pri- maries. No candidate since 1952 has lost the 'ad weather lowered the voter turnout, but New Hampshire pri- mary yet won the pre- Hart's second surprise sidency. Mondale con- finish in a primary rais- gratulated the winner ed spirits among Hart and told a compaign supporters. "Many people thought, Includ- rally that the New ing the front-runner, Hampshire voters "didn't want the debate that this campaign would be over tonight to end." ...the campaign begins tonight." Ronald Reagan received 2,362 write- Jesse Jackson in votes.