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(ftnmttrticut lailg (Uampius Serving Storrs Since 1896 m- VOL. LXXXI NO.J&- STORRS, CONNECTICUT THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 10. 1977 5 Elected to Senate By LYN M. MUNLEY narrowed down to nine candidates, each of whom Seventy-two undergraduate students elected five spoke briefly at the election meeting about their student senators to serve on the University Senate qualifications and potential goals. Written ballots Wednesday night at an open meeting, in the first were used for the voting. democratic election in the Senate's history. Donen screened the applicants, basing his decisions on spokesmanship, familiarity with Richard Cartun, an incumbent member of the parliamentary procedure, knowledge of university Senate, was the leading candidate, with 52 votes. operation, availability and willingness to do a Kim Sadler, Donald Singleton and Keith Costa thorough job. followed, and William Beccaro won over Stuart Rosen in a tiebreaker cast by Federation of Student Each of the newly-elected members of the Senate Services and Organization (FSSO) Chairman Steve will serve on an outside committee, to "bring the Donen. Both had 25 votes. organization into contact with each other," Donen said. Donen said, "I think there was a good voter Most of the candidates have had previous turnout. I don't think it was the perfect voting experience in governmental procedure, and many setup, but having an election machine in every expressed concern for the amount of representa- quad could still turn into a popularity contest. The Staff Photo by Joe Driscoll tion given students on the University Senate. The Students question University Senate candidates before voting in important thing is that all students had the 86 Senate members include faculty, administra- five of the nine candidates in their first opportunity to elect the opportunity to vote." tion, two graduate and five undergraduate student government's representatives to the University policy The 40 applicants for the positions were students. making unit. Israeli bombs level village By United Press International Lebanon's official national news agency, which rarely Gur said Israel broke the U.S.-mediated cease-fire that Israeli warplanes bombed Lebanon Wednesday for the comments on fighting in the Israeli border region, said was supposed to bring peace to south Lebanon to stop first time in nearly two years, killing nearly 70 Lebanese the death toll was expected to surpass 110. Palestinian rocket attacks on border settlements in the and Palestinians near the biblican port of Tyre in Jewist state. Destruction of a village called Hazziyeh was so retaliation for guerrilla rocket attacks. complete that it was impossible to count how many The guerrillas "should come back to the cease-fire." Despite eyewitness reports that civilian targets bore homes once stood there, Pearce reported. A Red Cross the general added. "If they do. we'd be glad to honor it the brunt of the attack. Israel's chief of staff said only official said many of the estimated 50 people who lay as before." terrorist bases were hit and added: "The results of the dead beneath the rubble of Hazziyeh were refugees who bombing were good." Diplomats in Israel said the United States was working fled earlier battles closer to the Israeli border. UPI Correspondent David Pearce, who traveled to a through its embassies in Tel Aviv. Beirut and Damascus hamlet annihilated by the bombs, saw many women, Lt. Gen. Mordechai Gur, Israel's chief of staff, scoffed to restore the Sept. 26 truce. children and old men among the victims. Hospital at the reports of heavy civilian casualties and said: In addition to the scores of dead in Lebanon officials told him at least 68 persons died and 101 others "These were purely terrorist bases. The results of the Wednesday. Israel's long-range guns fired across the were wounded in a seven-mile radius around Tyre. bombing were good. We did not hit civilian places." border on Tuesday and killed eight other persons. hi W *' v" yM,1 llstv ScH 1 Retirement community planned By MATT MANZELLA extensive health services pro- desire according to surveys tak- Plans for building a unique gram so occupants would not en bv the planning community. have to move to a nursing home housing project in Mansfield for Retired persons not living in because of illness. Residents the elderly that would offer the the area desiring to continue would also have the opportunity benefits of special health care their active roles in life by of attending classes, lectures, and UConn's educational pro- seeking higher education have grams have become more of a plays, concerts, and any other reality since the federal govern- events at UConn. generally found it difficult to ment granted a $2,723,000 guar- "We really think of it as a pilot travel the long distance. Fergu- R__ """**ta son said. The housing plan anteed loan to the project's project for the rest of the planning committee in Septem- country," Ferguson said, be- would eliminate this difficulty, ber cause the elderly would be able and would offer the UConn Patricia Ferguson, vice presi- to continue receiving higher community a new perspective dent of the Mansfield Retire- education, something a large towards the lives of the growing ment Community Inc.. said the number of retired persons from importance of these individuals. loan would supply enough mon- every income bracket seem to Ferguson said. ^ t* fe* ->r-«il «P*S3E55L ey to fund the construction of the *^gsja>5l first 100 of the planned 400 housing units to be located on 60 acres of land on South EaglevTTIc .w and Maple Roads. Spill spreads fumes An architect is now working on ~ the plans for the site and the United Press International community hopes to start con- SCOTTDALE. Pa. (UPI) — A leaking tanker spilled some 700 to In Hazziyeh, Lebanon, survivors of an Israeli air attack pick their struction within a year. 800 gallons of hydrochloric acid Wednesday evening, causing toxic way with possessions through the rubble of this hamlet in southern The retirement village plan, fumes that forced the evaculation of a two-mile area and temporarily Lebanon Wednesday. Israel reportedly struck In retaliation for would indiscriminately provide hospitalized at least 60 persons. guerrilla rocket attacks which killed three civilians and wounded housing to elderly retired per- State police at Greensburg. Pa., said a defective valve apparently others in the Israeli seaside resort town of Nahariya. sons. Plans include offering an caused the leak, which occured about 5:30 p.m. on route 981 in rural southwestern Pennsylvania, about 60 miles southeast of Pittsburgh. ••* ••* No serious injuries were reported, but Frick Community Hospital in INSIDE TODAY nearby Mt. Pleasant. Pa., reported treating approximately bC people who lived in the area where the toxic fumes spread. THE WEATHER — Showers likely, with mild temperatures In the mid to upper 60's. All were released after receiving information on symptoms of the toxic fumes, which included burning throat, red skin, watering eyes and difficulty in breathing. EVERYONE SEEMS TO be laughing about the kitchen problems in Stowe C. but it's not a The driver of the truck, owned by Halliburton Services. Indiana. laughing matter. Op-ed page 3. Pa., was identified as John Dalton of Indiana. He was also treated and released UCONN'SFRAN FREITAS. the number one tennis singles player in the state is profiled. Story A spokeswoman for the hospital said many of the persons came in page 12. as a precautionary measure. "I think the situation is prett y well under control." she said. THE ROLLING STONES' latest live album, will it be their last? Story page 6. A spokesman for the Scottdale Central Fire Station described the fumes as "very toxic." Connecticut Daily Campus, Thursday, November 10, 1977 The law school needs help now The University of Connecticut School of They attend classes in a building that Law may be getting some room to breathe wasn't big enough five years ago, let — finally. alone today. THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF AD- THEY ARE FACING, along with the MINISTRATIVE SERVICES, which over- faculty and administration of the school, sees public works operations in Connecti- the loss of accreditation, and the loss of cut, has asked the University's Board of the value of years of work and study, and Trustees to approve a resolution support- their very degrees. ing the purchase by the state of the The state has wasted enough time and Hartford Seminary Foundation buildings balked at enough threats to take away the in Hartford. school's accreditation. It is about time The Trustees should quickly approve they accepted their reponsibility to the the resolution and send it on to Hartford. law school and made a commitment to its The state should then purchase the continued existence. building and begin renovations on it IT IS STRANGE THAT a legislature immediately. STUDENTS IN the law school now are peopled by UConn law school graduates LETTERS TO THE EDITOR crammed into a library without the isn't pushing harder to help out the required number of volumes. school when it needs it most. Vandalism is a crime To the Editor: isn't it time that someone lowered the ax? A free test for diabetes The article "Relocation may cure May I suggest to the resident assistant vandals" in Friday's Daily Campus, of Stowe A and other concerned people on think you have the disease, take action You could have diabetes. regarding Stowe A, and recent vandalism this campus that a more concerted effort immediately. SEVERAL THOUSAND Connecticut in my own dormitory prompts a few be made to find and report those University Health Services, in coopera- residents, men.

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