Congress Drops Tax Cut, Passes Alaska Lands Bill
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i486 Nof-l3_ 0,1 Fiscal secretary Donen attacks Trustees goes over state budget on room tripling policy Story, p.3 Story, p. 3 (Honnecticut iatlg (Eamptta Serving Storrs Since 1896 Vol. LXXXIV No. 56 University of Connecticut Thursday, November 13,1980 Congress drops tax cut, passes Alaska lands bill WASHINGTON (UPI) - The lame duck Congress Passage of the Alaska lands bill was simple Speaker Thomas O'Neill. Senate Democratic leader Wednesday abandoned efforts to pass a tax cut this compared with other legislation because it had Robery Byrd and other Democratic leaders agreed year, but quickly sent President Carter a bill to already passed both the House and Senate. Rep. to stay until Friday, Dec. 5. preserve more than 100 million acres of unspoiled Morris Udall, D-Ariz., chairman of the House Senate Republican leader Howard Baker, who scenic Alaska lands. Interior Committee, simply moved to accept the met separately with O'Neill, predicted that even Democratic leaders agreed on the first day of the Senate version although he said he would have the budget will not pass until next year, and called post-election session that the only legislation they preferred the more extensive House-passed bill. ' for an earlier adjournment date - Nov. 25. must deal with before a Dec. 5 adjournment target Udall's move won the approval of both Sen. Ted "I don't think we'll get a final budget," said is the 1981 budget. Stevens, R-Alaska, who voted against the Senate Baker, without further explanation. However, coalitions of Democrats, Republicans bill, and environmentalists who backed the House But Democratic leaders agreed to work on the and various interest groups banded together to bill that passed overwhelmingly last year. I budget, including a separate bill ordering $10 push for several bills, including the Alaska lands Many had hoped to adjourn the first post-election billion in cuts in already-passed legislation, and to bill and revenue sharing. session since 1974 by Thanksgiving. But House do as many appropriations bills as possible. Plans for old Co-op remain undecided By RALPH HOHMAN No final plans have been made for the use of the old Co-op space, Don Cafero, chairman of the Inter-Area Residents Council (IARC) said Wednesday. Cafero denied reports that the space was being given to the Afro-American Cultural Society. "They have put in a proposal for the space, but whether or not they get it is still up in the air," he said. James Deorio, president of the Undergraduate Student Government, said Tuesday the space would probably be granted to the Afro-American Cultural Center and the issue was "pretty much resolved." IARC and USG will hold forums next week to obtain student input on the subject of renovations in the Commons'Building. IARC is proposing that the Commons Dining Hall be converted into a nightclub which would provide liquor, food and entertainment Thursday through Saturday evenings. Under this proposal, the Anonymous Pub would remain in operation six nights a week. Other proposals include moving the pub into the old Co-op space or moving it into the Commons Dining Hall and offering a wider choice of food. Student input critical to fee increase issue By RALPH HOHMAN must register before the Richard Siegel, a two-time state table tennis champion and a member of the U.S. Table Student participation meeting with board Tennis team, returns a shot In a fund-raising event for his dormitory Wednesday (Lofink could play a strong role in executive secretary David photo). determining the status of 27 Kimball. proposed fee increases at Board fee increases, if Friday's meeting of the approved, will increase the UConn Board of Trustees, cost of University Food area council officers were Service meal plans by $158 Ping pong pro takes on students told Wednesday. yearly. Donen said he Student Trustee Steven opposed the increase Donen said student turnout because of the high cost of By ROSA CICCIO the world championship. , for previous board meetings labor. Table tennis champion Robert Siegel, a first Siegel is named in the Guiness .Book of has been poor. "If we have a "In the past we've always semester business major at UConn, chal- World Records along with a friend for the number of informed students pushed for more student lenged students to oppose him in table tennis longest continuous ping pong rally, which addressing specific points," labor," he said. "Next year, Wednesday night in a fund-raising event for lasted for 8 hours and 33 minutes. They broke he said, "it will really put in addition to paying his dormitory. the previous record of five hours and two the heat on and make an salaries, fringe benefits for Siegel is a two-time state champion and a minutes in July, 1979. He said the record impression." full-time workers are going member of the United States Table Tennis attempt began as a bet waged with a friend. The board meeting will be up to 33 percent from about team, which competed in the world champion- Siegel had easily defeated all his opponents held Friday at 10:15 a.m. on 28 percent." ships. Siegel is ranked fourth in the country in Wednesday. Although he has only been ab'e the ground floor of Bishop Donen proposed four steps intercollegiate rankings and fifth in the New to earn $11 for his dorm, he hopes tonight's Center. Any student wishing to avoid a $102 yearly England rankings, which includes players of session, which will be held in the Commons SEE PAGE 3 to speak before the board SEE PAGE 3 all ages. He lost to England's no. 1 player in Page 2 The Connecticut Daily Campus, Thursday, November 13,1980 LETTERS Geeks hold strong To the editor: My last letter to you, of which you published some tattered parts, has drawn comments from Sen. Wulf Losee and Mr. John Andrew Kisel. Since they probably speak for wordless multitudes, I would appreciate your letting me answer them in your interesting newspaper. Sirs: I said that at UConn the geek attitude represents the consensus, and I defined it as the committing of nasty acts when they are legal and profitable. I showed that on typical occasions legality and profitability were in fact UConn standards of judgement. Neither of you appears interested in profit. But both of you uphold the geek emphasis on legality. Mr. Kisel seems interested in no other standards nor the Daily Campus editor who censored my mention of standards other than profit. Senator Losee, with the more sophisticated mind of an elected representative, lists a number of ethical organizations, and he damns them all. Legality is enough for him. He mentions psychiatry too, but I presume that he will insist on being legally committed before being treated. In short, gentlemen, both of you uphold the geek standard. It would be insulting to suggest that you do so accidentally or unknowingly. Both of you -- and the constituency represented by the Senator -- wish to live not by a lowest common Hello, operator? Operator? demoninator but by one even lower than is common (outside UConn). One of you can't imagine a higher standard; the other imagines some and condemns them.' Behavior based on kindness, mutual concern, personal pride, unwillingness to I need help with this call... cause pain, and other non-legal motives is as foreign to both of you, apparently, as* to the editor who canceled a similar list "Hello, Mr. Secretary. This is the H. dirty campaign waged by my opponent, I will in my last letter. Gillman Real Estate Co. We're terribly sorry not be serving in the next Congress. But I still I ended that letter by suggesting, glumly, that geeks and about the election, but we'd like you to know will be able to serve you personally. I am creeps cannot be reformed. I am not trying to reform you and that if you're preparing to sell your house, we setting up my own consulting firm, and I those like you. At most, I am suggesting merely that your believe with a new administration and true destiny lies elsewhere. _. _,,. can get you the best price of anyone in this > J.D. u Hara Congress you're going to need instant analysis town. We'll be happy to send out our man this English Department afternoon with a very attractive FOR SALE and advice which my firm will be able to Editor's note: The Daily Campus, in published letters " supply to you and your executives. Also, policies, reserves the right to edit letters to 250 words. although I will no longer be a congressman, my longstanding friendships with my Hands off Art Buchwald colleagues will prove invaluable to the defense industry division of your company. Why don't An error in framing Quick, the telephone! caused Richard Buskey's we have lunch next week and talk it over? I'll picture to be placed on the take you to the Senate dining room and cover of last week's Storrs sign which will enhance the beauty t>f your introduce you to some real swell guys." property ... Mr. Secretary, Mr. Secretary ..." Weekly magazine. The "Harry, who do you know in the Reagan "Is this Warner Bros.? This is Col. Arthur Daily Campus regrets the camp? You've got to help me. Harry. My Khan, of Special Services for the Armed error. client is calling me in an hour and I told him I Forces. I'd like to book 'Bedtime for Bonzo,' The Sousa House cook has went to school with Reagan's closest adviser.