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Brothers'talk Hits National Eye It All Began As a Conversation Between Two Brothers- Printed in the Uconn Newspaper GhmttPrttatt Sailu (Hamjmfi Serving Storrs Since 1896 VOL. LXXX NO. 22 STORRS, CONNECTICUT WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1976 Brothers'talk hits national eye It all began as a conversation between two brothers- printed in the UConn newspaper. Before his story went read. one a student reporter, the other a Playboy magazine into print, Daily Campus Copy Editor Geoffrey Golson Both Golsons stressed that the situation of Carter editor involved in the frank and now-famous Playboy called back his brother. Playboy Assistant Managing seeking retractions was only hypothetical. Hypothetical interview with Jimmy Carter. In less than a day, the Editor G. Barry Golson, to read over the story and check or not, the situation went from the middle of the Daily conversation drew national attention to the Playboy for errors. All seemed right. Campus story to the top of the UPI dispatch. editor and his student brother's newspaper—The The problem began when the story appeared in "STORRS. Conn. UPI— Jimmy Carter had the chance Connecticut Daily Campus. Monday's San Francisco Examiner, picked up from the to retract any part of the now famous Playboy magazine The conversation and story spawned by it also spurred Daily Campus by United Press International and "adultery in my heart' interview, according to the editor Daily Campus editors to prepare for a near-battle-pitting greeting Carter's staff, arriving in San Francisco for who conducted the interview with the Democratic the student daily from Storrs against the nation's today's presidential debate. presidential nominee," the UPI story read. pioneer girlie magazine, with United Press International "Carter's 'moment of humanity,' as Golson put it, may After the San Francisco surprise, the Playboy editor kicked somewhere in between. never have reached print, if the nominee had sought called UPI with demands for retractions and claims of The problem with the story, which appeared in retractions. However, Golson said Carter never used the misquotes. The Daily Campus called UPI with demands Monday's Daily Campus, apparently wasn't what was opportunity," the middle of the Daily Campus story Continued on Page 3 Delage Wiggins issues sentenced in killing countercharges VERNON (UPI) — The con- fessed killer of a UConn graduate to BOG response student, whose murder went un- solved for more than six years By NIEL MOELLER they've responded to the tastes of despite an extensive state police After nearly a month of con- minority students in their pro- investigation. Tuesday was sen- troversy, charges that program- gramming then that points to an tenced to 14 to 15 years in prison ming for minority students pro- unsurpassed ignorance on the for the crime. vided by the Intercultural Com- part of the board," he said. Richard T. Delage. 32, of mittee of the Student Union In his original letter, sent Sept. Thompson, was sentenced in the Board of Governors (BOG) is 10. Wiggins criticized the board's 1969 shooting death of Paget A. inadequate have been answered, handling of minority program- Weatherly.' a UConn graduate and new charges made. ming, and reprimanded the board student. In a letter sent to student- for what he called it's "apparent Delage. a former mental pa- Trustee Robert E. Wiggins, who irresponsiveness" to the needs of tient, was also sentenced to a originally lodged the charge. blacks and Puerto Rican students. concurrent 10 to 20 year term for BOG replied to the charges in "They've indicated the Inter- the 1975 abduction of a Mansfield detail but, according to Wiggins, cultural committee isn't the only woman whose disclosures to po- inadequately. committee that handles minority lice led them to label Delage a affairs. That indicates why I think they're full of the devil," Wiggins suspect in the Weatherly case. EXCERPTS OF LETTER, PAGE 3 He will be eligible for parole in said Tuesday of the BOG re- eight years. sponse. Delage. who stood with his Stumping In Storrs tJ^^Z&Jgtb In his initial criticism of BOG. eyes closed during most of the U.S. Rep. Christopher J. Dodd, D-2nd, discusses campaign issues reply to the letter, which he Wiggins had said the board had sentencing, requested a pen at the Votemoblle Tuesday during his mid-day visit to campus. See received Tuesday. failed to meet the needs of when asked by Tolland County Story, Page 3 [Staff Photo by Dave Lee]. "I maintain that if they think minority students by increasing the Intercultural Committee's Superior Court Judge Walter J. Sidor if he had anything to "say. budget by only 15 per cent over last year while the entire BOG His attorney. Nicholas Saran- topoulos of Putnam, read De- budget was increased 100 per lage's reply: "Give me a reason Candidates ready for battle cent. "I'm not just talking about this to live." BOG. it's been history that what- State's Attorney Donald Cald- SAN FRANCISCO (UPI) — President Ford and nuclear fuel exports. ever committee was taking care of well, in recommending the sen- studied foreign policy briefing books in a rented With both men shooting for the chance to claim a minority activities was the sole tence, said, "Nothing I'm aware mansion Tuesday and Jimmy Carter consulted clear cut "victory" this time, television technicians such committee," he reinterated of can help this man. It's too bad brain trusters at his hotel in advance of worked to prevent a repetition of the audio failure there was no provision in the state Tuesday. Wednesday's Round Two campaign debate. that plunged the Sept. 23 debate on domestic "I challenge them to name a for the death penalty when this issues into 28 minutes of silence. couple of performers, or a couple crime was committed." Presidential aides said Ford's strategy was set: CBS-TV, handling broadcast pool arrangements of anybody sponsored through Sarantopoulos, who agreed Push the authoritative "presidential" image; other committees for minorities." with the recommended sentence stress that the United States is at peace with the this time, wired up San Francisco's Palace of Fine Wiggins said. "And I'm talking for Delage, a 1971 UConn grad- world; and suggest Carter scares people with naive Arts theater with three audio systems, including about significant numbers, not uate who majored in psychology, schemes for defense cuts and other reforms. two fail-safe backups. Failure of an amplifier worth Carter's strategy seemed clear too: Swing onto about SI caused the earlier crisis. one a year. said, "He's relieved he has been "Not only do I maintain that apprehended." the attack with the first question, paint Ford as the Ford, rated by most polls a narrow winner in the they haven't provided for "There is a war going on inside mouthpiece for Henry Kissinger's "Lone Ranger" first debate, spent much of Tuesday reviewing minority students in their pro- this man's soul and mind," policies and question the morality and effective- thick foreign policy books in his rented Pacific Continued on Page 3 ness of U.S. defense spending, arms control efforts Heights mansion. Continued on Page 4 Collins concert draws * long wait for tickets Several hundred UConn stu- The spokesman said all the tickets dents Tuesday braved the early have not been sold. The line early morning hours and chilly air to Tuesday stretched up to the wait in line at the Albert N. corner of Hillside Road and Jorgensen Auditorium box office to purchase tickets to the Judy around the corner toward the Collins concert scheduled for engineering building. Homecoming Weekend. A Board Some students were in line of Governors spokesman said waiting for tickets as early as 6 there were still some tickets a.m. and some were still in line as unsold. late as 1 p.m. Most waited two The concert, sponsored by hours to get their tickets, some Standing By BOG, is scheduled for Oct. 16 in longer if they came later, the Students form part of the snakelike line that curved around the Albert N. Jorgensen Auditorium Albert N. Jorgensen Auditorium. spokesman said. Tuesday as tickets for the Judy Collins concert went on sale [Staff Photo by Dave Lee). r-foCUS The campus press The Daily Campus reputation suffered some undeserved harm Monday, which may have un- fortunately cast a questionable shadow on the reputation of the college press in general. Criticism arising from an interview with the Playboy magazine editor who conducted the now-famous Jimmy Carter "adultery in my heart" interview published here Monday was clearly unjustified in our minds. G. Barry Golson, assistant managing editor for Playboy was evidently under some pressure from either his editors or Carter campaign persons to retract statements he gave the Daily Campus, indicating that Carter had a chance to review the interview's contents before it was released. An United Press International (UPI) version of the Daily Campus story was distributed nationally by the ' W* OIK SOUND W^^KR — ^iS^ PWfflP/'* *AUS™'r ^^ V * wire service and published by several newspapers, including the San Francisco Examiner Monday. Following those publications, Golson called UPI in Boston and indiscriminately slammed the Daily Campus, claiming he was "badly misquoted by the student newspaper." He wasn't. Papers bury Butz in jargon UPI then ran Golson's comments, making no effort to reach the Daily Campus for our comments. A phone call made by editors here to the writer only The press' handling of former Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz's A Second Glance produced high hostility and a grudging half-promise racial remarks provided a light to include our comments in his second version of the side to an otherwise gloomy story.
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