iatlg Okmmta "Serving the Storrs Community Since 1896" VoL LXXXVIII No. 41 The University of Connecticut Monday, Nov. 5, 1984 Vice Presidential candidates make last state stops Ferraro rouses Waterbury crowd Bush in West Haven By Paul Thiel Staff Writer speaking for DeNardis WATERBURY—For the second time in as many rallies, the Democrats in Waterbury had a By Paul Thiel Staff Writer magician entertain the crowd of 3500 here Sun- WEST HAVEN—Stumping for ex-Congressman Larry DeNar- day while waiting for Vice Presidential nominee dis here Friday, Vice-President George Bush urged voters to give Geraldine Ferraro. the entire Republican ticket their votes Tuesday, saying the And it's no wonder. With the election only 36 Another Reagan administration will put Democrats are "Jimmy Carter's malaise in Walter Mondale's hours away and the latest Hartford Courant poll "government between you and your personal clothing" showing a 28-point Reagan lead, the Democrats choices," Ferraro said. "We want to keep the Bush appeared briefly at West Haven High School at a recep- will need a magician to win in Connecticut government out of your homes, churches, Tuesday. tion for DeNardis, who's trying to win his House seat back from and synagogues." freshman Bruce Morrison (D-3). DeNardis called Bush his "lucky But that's not to say they won't try. Led by Alluding to the probable multiple Supreme star and inspiration," noting that when Bush came to the 3rd- Ferraro, who arrived at her third Connecticut Court appointments the Nov. 6 winner will district on the final campaign weekend in 1980, DeNardis won, campaign stop more than two hours late under- make Ferraro said, "I want a Supreme Court but in 1982, with the Vice-President elsewhere DeNardis lost dog supporters crowded into the Crosby High chosen by Walter Mondale and not by Jerry "We need Larry to give us some balance in the House" Bush School gymnasium here and interrupted the FallwelL" said to the crowd of 400 in the school's cafeteria "Give us the candidate's speech ten times with applause Noting Reagan's poor environmental record, congressional support we need." For her part, Ferraro attacked the President's Ferraro said, "We won't have any kind of a future Calling the Mondale/Ferraro candidacy the "Gloom and policies on everything from abortion to without this planet Remember, this is the Doom" ticket of "professional pessimists" who try to "scare the women's rights, saying Reagan deals with "fic- administration that gave you James Watt once young and old," Bush said Mondale's plan to raise taxes will go tion" and "lives on Fantasy Island" and Ann Buford twice. I say we need an adminis- down as one of the "all-time bloopers" in American political The U.S. representative from Queens said tration that takes polluters to court-not to history. education is a major issue that will determine lunch" But Bush said "Unlike EF. Hutton, when Walter Mondale "the future of this country." Referring to Ferraro said Mondale had done more for talks, nobody listens." Reagan's hope to send a teacher into space, womanhood in the one day he asked her to be The Vice President predicted a big Republican victory Tues- Ferraro said, "Let's keep our teachers and his running mate than Reagan had done in four day. "When I see this, I've just got to believe Connecticut will join, students right here on earth where they years. "When I take my oath of office for my belong" I hope 49 other states to send us back to finish the job," Bush See page 3 See page 3 Gejdenson candidacy state's progressive voice By Tim Brennan He says that reducing the Staff Writer huge federal budget deficit is Sam Gejdenson, the 36- one of the foremost issues year-old Democratic incum- confronting congress today, bent running for the second and that a strong national district congressional seat economy will be reflected in believes he has what it takes Connecticut to be Connecticut's represen- He says he will fight for tative in Washington for the reduced interest rates be- next two years. cause "Unchecked, the Gejdenson, a life long Boz- current deficit will make it rah resident is running on his more difficult for consumers bid for a third consecutive to get loans and for business term-on. a platfoTtff {hat says men to sel their products." In there are serious problems his view, this will decrease the confronting the United States attractiveness of American both at home and abroad made goods and make the He believes that his pre- economy even more reliant sence as the second district on foreigh made imports. representative to Congress is crucial to the welfare of the Gejdenson takes a strong state and the national. stance on arms controL Gejdenson's approach to "seeking a sane solution to the election is that the people the arms race", but says the have a clear choice on which national problems do not pre- party they wish to vote for the clude local issues. Republican platform which He believes that protection he says is concerned with the of the Connecticut environ- problems of the rich and ment is a crucial element in wealthy, or the Democratic his campaign. He has co- platform which is concerned sponsored a bill to reduce the with the actual values of hazard of acid rain by cutting ordinary people back on sulfur dioxide pollu- HIGH KICK— UConn forward Kim Sullivan stretches to reach the ball as Kris Wood of Gejdenson believes that tion in the state and supports Cortland State watches. The women's soccer team won 3-0 advancing to the NCAA quar- problems existing on the Connecticut's plan to develop terfinals. See story on page backpage (George Edwards photo). national scale have serious its own Toxic Controls Pro- ramifications in Connecticut gram "NX Inside Today: Weather Forecast: • Soccer team ties Jlutgers in double overtime See back Occasional rain today tapering to page showers by afternoon, temperatures • UConn has a new therapy center-this ones for married In the 50s. Cloudy tonight highs in couples. See page 7. 40s .> t I I ' I i '. .*. ... Page2 The Daily Campus, Monday, Nov. 5. 1984 News Roundup State Democrats rally for Mondale HARTFORD (AP)—Sea Christopher J. Dodd Gov. .Villiam A aNeill and other prominent Democrats urged Connecticut voters Sunday to ignore polls that indicate a possible landslide for President Reagan and work instead lor a Mondale victory. They were joined at a rally here by Eleanor Mondale, daughter of democratic presidential candidate Walter F. Mondale. Dodd and O'Neill criticized Reagan for cuts in so? lal programs and for what they said was a lack of progress on arms control. 'I'd like to see a new role for Ronald Reagan, a new picture. It's called Back to the Ranch' and it will be playing in your neighborhood theaters Tuesday." Dodd told a crowd of several hundred at a Bushnell Memorial Hall rally that kicked off the Democrat's final 48-hour election pusb Miss Mondale told the enthusiastic, cheering crowd of Democrats that the presidential debates proved it was her father, not Reagan, who has a firm grasp of the issues in the campaign. She said the only message Reagan had in the debates was" I didn't say it, I didn't do it I didn't know about it, it's not my fault'." She chided voters who say they will vote for Reagan becasue he is "a nice man" even though they disagree with him on the issues. MONTREAL—Holly Johnson (R), lead singer of the rock group "Frankie Goes to "Nice men don't make jokes about blowing up the Russians and nice Hollywood" and guitarist Mark O'Toole go through their act as the band opened its men don't cut Social Security so senior citizens don't know where their North American tour with a concert here last week next meal is coming from," Miss Mondale said Senators push for parties Nation World HARTFORD (AP)—Neither is up for election this year, but you wouldn't know it to look at the campaign schedules of Republican Sen Lowell Weicker Jr. or Democratic Sen Christopher J. Dodd Ferraro expects win Soviets anticipate Both men have been hitting the hustings for Connecticut con- gressional and legislative candidates in an election both parties agree is CHICAGO (AP)—Geraldine Ferraro said the going to be one of the closest for state officeholders in recent Democrats may be "devastated" by up to40 points in Reagan re-election memory. some states but she predicted they will still eke out MOSCOW (AP)—Soviet newspapers Sunday While the Democrats hold the edge in incumbency, the Republicans enough victories to patch together an Electoral foresaw re-election for President Reagan and said the are banking on President Reagan's popularity, coupled with a cadre of College win influence of big corporations makes Americans vote hardworking candidates, to give them victories in a couple con- The Democratic vice presidential candidate in "elections without choice" gressional races and for several legislative seats. scheduled stops Sunday at Michigan State University, Several Soviet citizens interviewed at random Sun- Dodd has been appearing at Democratic rallies and with con- a community college in Warwick, R.L, and a school in day on the streets of Moscow reflected the Com- gressional and legislative candidates almost full time as the campaign Waterbury, Conn, the town where John F. Kennedy munist Party line They said Reagan will probably be winds to a close says Dodd spokesman Chip Partner.