Uconn Professor Reveals 'How to Rob the Racetrack' Solidarity Urges Restraint
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85: to c.l Connecticut latlrj (Hamnua Serving Storrs Since 1896 Vol. LXXXV No. 40 University of Connecticut Friday, October 23,1981 Federal Labor board orders PATCO's death WASHINGTON (AP)—The Federal Labor Relations Authority ordered the death of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization on Thursday, declaring PATCO forfeited its right to exist by "willfully and intentionally " violating the law with a strike last August. But hours later, a federal appeals blocked the order. The 2-1 decision by the FLRA marked the first time the government has put a union out of business by stripping it of its bargaining authority. It came as a victory for the Reagan administration, which fired 11,500 striking con- trollers shortly after their Aug. 3 walkout. The dissenting FLRA member declared that he. too, would want the union dissolved if it did not agree to end the illegal strike within five days. Hours after the ruling, it was stayed by a U.S. Court of Appeals order sought by PATCO. Robert Bonner, deputy clerk of the appeals court, said Janet Ackerman (left) enjoys an ice cream cone with her friend Rose Tse Thursday after- the court issued "a temporary stay until it can get a respon- noon outside the Student Union snack bar (Evan Roklen photo). se from the government" which he said was due Monday. In their request for a stay. PATCO attorneys Russ Bailey and Neal Goldfarb told the appeals court in written papers UConn professor reveals that the decision of the authority would bring irreparable harm to PATCO because dues checkoff would be stopped Friday for 2,000 members who continue to work. He said these employees would be denied collective bargaining 'how to rob the racetrack' representation by the union. By Amy Zaccara tracks, which "aren't worth the paper they're Richard Leighton. PATCO's general counsel, said the Staff Writer printed on" because the information is union would appeal all the way to the Supreme Court, if Do you avoid thoroughbred races because inconsistent. Rogers said. necessary. you don't know how to bet. or because you There are three different kinds of races. Transportation Secretary Drew Lewis called the decision think that the races are fixed? Vince Rogers of Handicaps have the richest purses and the "sound and responsible" and added that it "allows us to the UConn School of Education thinks such most rewarding payoffs, and the least criminal focus full attention on rebuilding the system and ac- fears are groundless if you master the skill of activity. Allowance and claiming races have comodating the needs of those controllers who stayed on handicapping. successively lower returns and higher percen- the job." Rogers, who has made a "semischolarly tage of fixed races. A claiming race is one in He said a wage and benefits package similar to the one study" of betting on the thoroughbreds gave a which the horses are up for sale. tentatively agreed to last June by the unionrhut then rejec- lecture Wednesday afternoon called "Picking The fundamental goal of the handicapper is ted by the rank-and-file, would be sent to Congress early the Winners or How to Rob the Racetrack to locate mismatches. Mismatches occur when next week for the controllers who continue work. Legally." The lecture, part of a series called the racing secretary (the person who signs the "Wednesdays in Forum." was sponsored by horses for the race) makes an error and puts a the Board of Governors. high class horse in a lower class race. The Reagan approves Most people at the racetrack have no idea racing secretaries try to make the races as how to place a winning bet. Rogers said and even as possible, but they occasionally make this is what makes it profitable to know how to mistakes. An observant bettor will realize negotiations to close bet. because the more some people lose, the when this happens and take advantage of the more others win. situation. world's wealth gap Racetrack neophytes will bet on license plate To locate mismatches, all one need do is get numbers or their.birthday or on a horse that the daily race forms from the track or a CANCUN, Mexico (AP)—President Reagan gave con- "looks pretty." Others have "systems" such newspaper and check the statistics before ditional approval Thursday to negotiations aimed at as watching the odds or choosing beaten placing a bet. narrowing the gap between the world's richest and poorest favorites. These systems loose many more "Form is what counts," Rogers said. He nations but also defended the U.S. "track record of suc- times than they win, he said. said the performance of a thoroughbred is cess" in international economics. He said it was achieved Other surefire ways to lose money at the similar to that of a tennis player. Some without "flashy new gimmicks." track are to use the mail order companies horses like to race on dirt, but will perform Reagan's remarks at the opening of the North-South which guarantee to pick you a winner. These poorly on turn, just as some tennis players summit conference of 22 nations in this Yucatan Peninsula companies are scams which send everyone a excell on clay but fade on grass courts. Like resort were the first indication since he arrived here Wed- different number to bet for the same race or to tennis players, some horses lack stamina, and nesday that his administration would take part in "global use the expensive statistics books sold at the SEE PAGE FOUR negotiations" favored by many of the participants. But he said the talks must be based on "four essential understandings." Poland: The historic two-day conference was opened by Mexican President Jose Lopez Portillo, the host, who criticized the current world economic order as "unjust and unfair." Solidarity urges restraint Reagan, saying "words are cheap," and "cooperative action is needed—and needed now," urged low-income countries to develop their markets and exports not by WARSAW Poland (AP)—Solidarity leader manager at a state farm even though he was Lech Walesa urged restraint Thursday as weakening "the very system that has served us so well," reinstated. About 12,000 women workers but by improving it. union radicals considered calling a nationwide ocupied garment factories in Zyrardow, 20 The conference's first session ran nearly five hours, with walkout over food shortages. More than miles west of Warsaw, for the 10th day speeches by the leader of each delegation. Asked the reac- 150,000 Polish workers began a province-wide protesting food shortages. tion of other participants to his remarks, Reagan said, "A general strike and 2,000 drivers blared horns Some 2.000 taxi drivers and private car number of people were very kind and came up and said nice on Warsaw's main freeway in defiance of owners formed a spontaneous caravan and things." Communist authorities. roared down Warsaw's main freeway blaring Jean Pierre Cot, French minister for cooperation and "Let's be reasonable and let's not cross the their horns in apparent protest against longer development, accompanying President Francois Mit- borders of the line of agreement," Walesa and longer gasoline lines. Recent reports of told Solidarity leaders meeting in the Baltic possible gasoline rationing, coupled with an terrand, said Reagan's address was "a move forward from previous U.S. statements on the issue" of global port of Gdansk to discuss a proposed one-hour officially acknowledged 30 percent shortage of negotiations. strike next Wednesday over food shortages. fuel, have led to gasoline lines stretching The government has warned it might impose more than two miles in Warsaw. Carlos Fuentes, a close advisor to Lopez Portillo, said it marial law unless the strikes are halted. Some 9,000 workers held a local "hunger was "positive because it gives leeway to the other world Meanwhile, some 150,000 workers at 700 march" in north-central Grudziadz, coursing leaders to pursue the issue of global negotiations." factories began a province-wide general strike through the city's streets carrying banners Reagan's highly-qualified backing for global in western Zielona Gora demanding the saying "Effects of the Rationing Program— negotiations ran counter to the virtually unanimous support dismissal of officials who fired a Solidarity We Lose Weight." for such talks by other delegations. Page 2 C6nnecticut Daily Campus Friday, October 23,1981 Why an environment for fruitful sum in support of the Palestinians, dous stake in such a peace. We By Pete McCloekey negotiations is to be created. The late King Faisal of Saudi Arabia currently pay more than $5 billion a once told a group of touring U.S year to three countries, Israel, Egypt The Saudis and the United States business leaders that he would spend President Reagan stands at the and Jordan, to preserve the shaky are natural allies. Despite its every dollar of his oil revenues, if threshold of our greatest, and and temporary cease-fire which has relatively small population of 7 necessary, to insure that he could on- perhaps last, opportunity to achieve a existed since 1973. Another Israeli- million and vulnerable geographic ce again worship in the great Islamic Arab war could have an even more p ,cc C n the Ifl'S&i,. * . , c l position, centered among the Soviet temple in East Jerusalem undistur- disastrous impact on our economy Pa^ftkn* and Israel. 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