(Smtntttintt Satlg Campus Serving Storrs Since 1896 Vol.LXXXVIINo. 10 The University of Connecticut Thursday, September 22, 1983 U S. fires back as Beirut struck BEIRUT,Lebanon CAP)-U.S. A Western military source said on Lebanese troops in the strategic Navy gunners hammered artillery about 360phosphorus and high- town of Souk El-Gharb, which over - positions in Syrian-controlled explosive rockets hit the suburbs. looks the U S. Marine encampment territory early Thursday otter hun - There were no reports ot either the at Beirut's international airport. dreds ot rockets struck Beirut's president's or ambassador's resi- President Reagan last week eastern suburbs, near the resi- dence being hit. authorized Navy ships to fire in dences ot President Amin Gem- State radio claimed the shells support of the US. Marines and ayel and U .S. Ambassador Robert were fired from Syrian artillery po- other troops of the multinational Dillon. sitions in the Upper Metn and Aley peacekeeping force and also in The US. destroyers John mountain areas, where both the support of the Lebanese army Rodgers and Arthur Radtord sent Syrian army and the Druse militias when a threat to it also constituted five-inch shells whizzing ever the have artillery. a threat to the Marines. downtown area toward the It was during a similar assault mountains shortly after midnight. that the John Rodgers and the U S. The order underlined the impor- It was the second consecutive cruiser Virginia laid down a heavy tance placed by the Reagan ad- night that U S. warships opened barrage late Tuesday and early ministreation on the defense of fire'to try to halt artillery attacks on Wednesday .US .ships also fired Souk el 6harb. Officials in Wash- the suburbs. Monday to repel a Druse assault ington said its loss could be a fatal setback to the Lebanese army's attempt to extend its authority out- Soviet official admits side Beirut and could threaten the existence of the Gemayel govern- A Lebanese soldier walks past the US .Ambassador's residence ment. with the remains of a rocket that was fired at the house Monday error in judgment W photo). EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) - A Soviet official acknowledged Wednes - day that Soviet pilots made a "mistake 'In the downing of a South Korean airliner. He said they wrongly identified it as a military reconnaissance plane and wouldn't have shot it down if they had known it was a commer- cial flight. Economic growth strong but slow He repeated the allegation that the Korean Air Lines jumbo jet was on a spy mission. It was the first Soviet admission of error in the destruction Sept. lot the The Commerce Department said in its preliminary Boeing 747 and the 269 people aboard after the plane was intercepted WASHINGTON vAP) - The government estimated "flash" estimate for the still-unfirished July- over the Soviet island of Sakhalin. Wednesday that the economy is growing at a strong September quarter that the growth as measured by 'Of course, it was a mistake in the sense that the pilots took this plane for 7 percent annual rate in the third quarter a slowdown the inflation-adjusted gross national product will a reconnaissance plane /'the official, Viktor Linnyk, said in English in an from what analysts say was an unenthusiastic burst come from the building of inventories by business interview with the British Broadcasting Corp. The BBC identified him as an of business activity in the spring. firms and from final sales, which covers all buying by adviser to the Soviet leadership and one of the nine members ot the Soviet vWe want sol id and steady economic expansion," consumers and business. delegation to an Edinburgh University conference on East West rela- said Treasury Secretary Donald T. Regan, %bnd we are It also revised upward for the third time its assess- tions. getting it." ment of growth during the booming second quar- Another member of the Soviet delegation,Viktor Afanasyev, editor-in- Martin Feldstein, the president's chief economic ter. chief of the Soviet Communist Party newspaper Pravda, on Sunday criti- advisor, called the report 'very good." It said GNP ,the total value of goods and services, cized Soviet military leaders for waiting six days before they admitted the As a result of the fresh figures, Feldstein predicted expanded at an annual rate of 9.7 percent in the April- airliner was shot down. that the economy would grow about .6.5 percent this June period rather than the 9.2 percent estimated last Linnyk, who the BBC said is a consultant to the Communist Party central year, better that the 5.5 percent the administration month, the 8.7 estimated in July and the 6.6 predic - committee s department of internal information, said the pilots who inter- had forecasted as recently as July. ted in its June 'flash.'' cepted KAL Flight 007 "never thought it was a civilian plane. If they did ,the At the White House, presidential spokesman Larry GNP fell 1.9 percent in 1982 and rose 2 6 percent decision would have been totally different. I am absolutely certain of Speakes said, %We re on a path of economic vitality in the first three months of this year before posting the that. that we can sustain." rapid second quarter gain. Inside Crunch Page 3 Must we hug a Husky? Page 4 Funny band with a funny name Page 1 3 Soccer edges BU Page 20 Weather Cloudy this morning vyith a chance of showers. Partly cloudy this afternoon, breezy and cool, Three cars parked between the Coop and Hall dorm were crushed by falling tree branches yesterday temperatures in the 60's. Cloudy and cool Charles Hlsey photos). tonight, temperatures in the 40s. See story page 3 Page 2 (Connecticut fiailu (Hampue Student Sham Vol.LXXXvllNo. 10 Thursday.September 22, 1983 To the Editor: The Department ot Residential Life has implemented a new refrigerator rental policy on campus. One company ser - Editor In Chief Rosemary Hames vices the entire student campus. Paul Brown, the operations Managing Editor Susanne Dowden Business Manager' ,ten« FeWman manager from DRL claims the new policy is a 'better deal Asst Managing Editor : Barbara Zambelll for students." Office Manager Lois McLean Advertising Manager Lli Gracia The rental agreement gives students the most electrically Senior Writer *"<* I05*!* News Steve Gelssler. Bill Hanrahan. Brian Dion efficient refrigerator on the market, and a 24-hour replace - Assignments Almee Hartnett, John Paradls ment service in case the refrigerator breaks down. The ren- Sports Bob D'Aprlle. Dana Gauruder. KJm Harmon Ato Tom Homer .Marie Gallo-Hall tal cost is $46. A five dollar deposit and tax brings the cost Features Caro1 Carangelo. Doug Clement up to $54. Electrical efficiency and a 24-hour replacement yvire Andrea Williams, Laura Lovely Copy. Ilm Peron service sounds reasonable but $54 is expensive, especially Photography Charles Hlsey. George Edwards. John Metaxas when a new refrigerator can be purchased for as little as Ad Production Manager U" Gagnon $90 or $100. Asst. Ad Production Manager J*™'e Speer Ad Representatives Greg Murtagh. Diana Nome. Rob Grower. Once all the facts about the refrigerator rental agreement Jonathan Flshman Editorial Production Manager Lynne Kerrigan surfaced last week,through an investigation conducted by Circulation Manager K***1* 0"Hara USG, it was learned that the Department of Residential Life Receptionists > Theresa Johnson, Usa Durazo, |ackle Bonser. Jamie Harper Sharon Landry Production.... Meredith Antin. Debbie Correnty. Leslie Szymaszek. Joanne DeTurk, Ellen Seta. Jenny Putnam. was charging students an additional hidden cost; a sur- Amanda Splelman. Renee Rosoff. Beth Bovan,Mary EJIen Budney .Peter McDougall. Danielle Cummlngs .Diane charge of $8 on each refrigerator. Students now renting ref - Twigg, Lynn Bodekta Laura Ullasz .Gordon Lustllla. Kim McKnlght .Unda Habermeler. Margaret Sonntag. Jamie Harper. Mlrella Polllfrone rigerators for $46 should have been paying only $38, plus deposit and tax. The only people who knew about the $8 surcharge on each refrigerator rented was DRL .No one ever told the Undergraduate Student Government about the $8 surcharge. Unjustifiably,DRL attempted to keep the infor- mation confidential until they realized the $8 surcharge was public information. DRL claims that the $8 surcharge on each refrigerator is "Corny titles" don't contradict content being applied toward residential programming. I always .thought that refrigerators were rented for food and bev- To the Editor: is juxtapositioning of every - pretations. I think at this point erage It is a crime to rent a refrigerator and discover two D.R. Abercrombie s review day objects with not-so- in Eckert s career, any title weeks later that you are also unknowingly subsidizing pro - of the Atrium's exhibit of everyday objects. One print which may be considered gramming events that you arent even attending. Further- Robert Eckert mezzotints is combines a tennis ball with a "corny "was intentionally more, to secretly charge each student who rented a refrig - flatly contradictory. Aber- Motherwell "Spanish Etegy" "corny." The artist has a erator a surcharge of $8 and not even consult with students crombie states in the seventh painting. What does this sense of humor and his on how to spend that money also raises serious ethical and eighth paragraphs that combination suggest?If the work should be viewed questions. the artist is more concerned work were unfitted, there with that in mind. with connecting symbolic im ■ could be any number of inter - Tom Robinsky With all the increasing costs for public higher education, agery with idea. Abercrombie it is disheartening to discover that through deception DRL then goes on to accuse Eckert has successfully taken $8from each student who rented a of using "corny" titles which To the Editor: Education comes in the refrigerator .The 'better deal for students "has turned into, dominate over the forms." Most of us agree that realization of how very little students together can now say, 'the worst deal for I thought we already es- college years represent an we know in relation to all we students.'Youha;8arighttogetbackyour$8.Donotcom - tablished the fact that Eckert education.