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Insurance Sales Tactics Probed FSSO (tanrrttrttt latlg CamjMH Serving Storrs Since 1896 VOL. LXXVII'NO. 110 STORRS, CONNECTICUT WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3.T974 5 CENTS OFF CAMPUS AAP schedule*, Pompidou dies; aims dissatisfy succumbs to some members marrow cancer By DEBORAH EISENBERG PARIS (UPI) - Georges Pompidou, The goals and timetables of the who inherited from Gen. Charles dc University's Affirmative Action Plan G.iulle the presidency of France and a (AAP) for the hiring of women and determination to recreate the glor\ ol minorities arc not satisfactory with France, died Tuesday of .in undisclosed some members of the recently formed ailment. He wai 62. AAP advisory committee, according to For many months Pompidou'* health Bertram W. Wilson, Equal Employment had been of concern to Frenchmen. He Officer. himself had declared, however, "My Wilson said the advisory committee health is my affair." met Friday and "discussed ways to Unofficially. French spokesmen make", individual departments' attributed the puliiness of Pompidou*s "affirmative action plans for the hiring lace to cortisone which he look to of women and minorities as realistic as relieve painful arthritis. Others, possible in terms of their goals and however, speculated that be suffered timetables." from multiple myeloma, a disease ol Wilson said that at the Friday the bone marrow. Cortisone is also meeting the advisory group "generally used lor this disease. accepted" a proposal he made that the Paris newspapers said In- had committee add other minority groups, K ahler's disease cancer of the including the disabled and war marrow. veterans, to its general policy statement. A brief flash over the French news Wilson's statement said, "In addition aye ne \ ticker at 9:58 p.m.. -4 :f>H p.m. to those areas normally assumed to be FDT said: "M. Pompidou is dead." ' potential employment pools, UConn Radio stations immediately will direct an equally vigorous search in interrupted their regular programming those areas ignored or under-utilized in and broke into mournful music. the past. Those areas include the blind, An official communique two those otherwise physically minutes later confirmed the news. handicapped, and military veterans." Signed by Prof. | can Vignalou, Wilson's statement also said, "The presidential physician, the medical University of Connecticut recognize? bulletin said: "President Pompidou the similarity between ethnic minoritic? died today, April 2." and the disabled in terms of need foi No official cause >>l death was higher education and employment anc immediately given. further mandates it incumbent upon Pompidou'* death will result in early the EEO officer to promote interest national elections to pick II successor. and effort in providing employment al The balloting will be a showdown all levels of the University. be I ween G.iullists and their leftist The advisory committee was recently opposition. appointed by President Glenn W. Ferguson to study and revise the AAP. SPRING IS HEjRE- This unidentified student took advantage of Tuesday's Earlier Tuesday . Ely see palace This AAP, which is the third to be warm weather by reading under a comfortable tree. More of the same weather is officials said ihry could oiler no submitted to the Department of forecast for today with sunny skies and temperatures in the low 60's explanation lor Pnmpidous newest Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) expected.(Photo by Alan Decker) spell ol bad health. in the last year and a half, has met with disapproval from an HEW official. The lack of an AAP could result in more than $200,000 in federal contracts being withheld from UConn. Insurance sales tactics probed In a related development, Wilson said a three member sub-committee students to purchase life insurance the interest will be compounded is one was formed to look into the question By TERRI MANGINI plans, have been released by the of the charges. of whether a black woman should be Sworn statements signed by Connecticut Public Interest Group By altering the birthdate on medical counted as a black or as a woman. The Connecticut area college students, indicating the use of questionable sales (ConnPIRG) and the Connecticut applications to place the applicant sub-committee will be headed by Gary beyond the age of majority was also K ing, of the Organization of tactics by the Fidelity Union Life Citizen's Action Group (CCAG). The affidavits were sent to the- State charged. Afro-American Students (OAAS). Insurance' Company in soliciting Insurance Department last week calling The report also listed a charge that on the Department to tak.; disciplinary the company was using such practices action against the company. as falling to inform the client that he is FSSO elections probe Last November ConnPIRG began signing ".i promissorv note." a loan interviewing students who had been which the client pays back with solicited by the insurance company, interest and offering to p.i\ for names probing allegations that the compan\ of prospective customers. to be 'thorough' has used high pressure sales pitches In a letter recently written in tin- which attempt to force students into insurance company Thomas White. By STEVE HULL Mike Winkler, executive secretary of buying their Master Plan life insurance. State insurance commissioner responded There may be some"startling results" the Central Committee said Monday. to complaints made earlier in the year Theisfield and .) ackson brought their In November, Atty. Louis | . Sirico in the investigation of the Federation by ConnPIRG. White said in the lctiei statements of intent "one day" after ) r., past attorney for ConnPIRG who of Students and Service Organizations "possibly there have been some laxness the candidate deadline which was conducted the interviews, said tin- (FSSO) elections, according to in the company's ovcr-vicwsng ol the University Ombudsman Charles Oliver. March 15. investigation of the insurance company began at Central Connecticut State sales practices and an over enthusiasm Oliver is expected to release his Mike Sheehan of the Flections College where students said the\ were in the isolated sales force created the findings today or Thursday. Committee said the results of the receiving harrassing phone calls from problem." Oliver Tuesday refused to comment FSSO elections held last Wednesday the sales representatives. , White said thai although the state in detail on the investigation but said it and Thursday are being withheld Sirico said the students al Central insurance department has not found would be a "thorough" one. He said he because the Elections Committee does reported salesmen having personal anv legal violations made bv the will give the results of the investigation not want them to interfere with information such as home addresses company in their practices, "there have to UConn President Glenn W. Ferguson Oliver's investigation. been several allegations which if and) ohnj , Manning.) r., associate dean and grades. Sheehan also said his committee will The complaints, on which tin- proven, could bo violations and could for student affairs. allow the administration to decide il affidavits were signed, cited incidents result in disciplinaiv action bv this Oliver also said he will discuss the the elections are valid or not alter where the company allegedly used department." he said. results informally with Larry Lope/, Oliver releases his report, despite a illegal tactics to secure the talcs, I dw aid F e i n s t e i n , project Central Committee chairman of the clause in the FSSO consiuilion which according to a report issued b\ coordinator fol ConnPIRG said, "we FSSO. gives the Flections Committee the urgt his department to investigate the The investigation began last ConnPIRG. power to decide, Attempting to secure a sale b\ Complaints we are releasing todav and Thursday when Stanley Theisfield .me! to take disciplinaiv action. If the Ralph J ackson told Oliver they had Manning said, however, he would not offering to finance the policy tor the make anv decision on the elections insured if the client doesn't prosontlv allegations are true they show a pattern registered for the FSSO elections but of questionable sales pi act ices bv charged that their names had been left without conferring with the Elections have the moiu\ In COVCf the ■gents across, the state. off the ballot. Committee and the Central Committee premiums. and failing to mention hens OPINION Pompidou entered the office of president meet certain conditions before receiving any Lost glory with a challenging task that frustrated most crude. A brief flash over the French news agency Frenchmen since the days of Bonaparte - to His death came at a crucial time as well. ticker at 4:58 p.m. EDT spewed forth the recreate the glory of France. With the opening of the National Assembly grim words. An official communique two The Franco-Prussian War, World War I, session just two days away, the ruling minutes later confirmed the news. Signed by World War II and even its involvement in Gaullists will face a stern challenge from the Prof. Jean Vignalou, presidential physician, Indochina were all embarrassing to the Socialist and Communist opposition on the the medicial bullitin read, "President country's pride. It's hard for France to bask in government's economic policies. Pompidou's Pompidou died today, April 2." glory when it still has sights of German and clout on these issues will be missed. There were no uncontrollable emotional Prussian troops in control of or near Paris President of the Senate Alain Poher, who outbursts, no frenzied relatives. For Georges with only assistance from outside influences took over when DeGaullc resigned, will fill Pompidou's failing health was apparent to keeping it on the map. in under the constitution until a new leader all. Just what exactly was the cause of death Pompidou, during his relatively short term is elected. for the 62-ycar-old French President, who as head of state, was in the process of France has lost a statesman with favorable inherited his post from Charles DcGaullc, making some small strides towards instilling intentions for a nation needing a boost in however, was not pinpointed.
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