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Men's soccer ousts Boston U, 2-0 See back page The Daily Campus Serving the Storrs Community Since 1896 VoL LXXXIXNo.10 The University of Connecticut Thursday, Sept 19, 1985 Speedier toll removal urged HERTFORD. (AP)—Spurred by two accidents in We've had eight deaths there in the last two three days at the Connecticut Turnpike toll in years." he said Stratford Gov. William A. O'Neill plans to ask "The statistics relative to accidents and death Transportation Commissioner J. William Burns and injury at the Stratford toll plaza really jump about speeding up the current toll-removal out at you"' schedule Seven people died in an accident at the plaza That toll and the seven others on the turnpike in 1983. A Massachusetts man was killed in an are to be removed by July 31, 1986. Toll collec- accident there on Saturday, and there were no tions, however, will cease on Dec. 25. injuries in a Stratford toll accident Tuesday. O'Neill called for the meeting with Burns after A law passed in 1983 requires the removal of getting a letter from state Sen Thomas Scott R- the turnpike tolls next year. Milford, who asked the governor to close the DeBear said O'Neill was concerned that the Stratford plaza immediately. removal of the toll booths be done in an Larry deBear. the governors news sec- orderly fashion retary, said the time ans place for the meeting "You could end up creating more problems between Burns and O'Neill had not been set than you're trying to remove." he quoted the Burns is on vacation until Monday. governor as saying. Until the booths are removed in Stratford Scott who has been a leader in the fight to motorists would have to slow down to go remove turnpike tolls for years, had urged the through the plaza under Scott's proposal. He governor to take immediate action on the Strat- said the loss of revenue to the state would be ford tools because of the accidents. minimal Peace Corp recruitment drive focuses on UConn 6Ag9 students By Dean A. Orser agriculture wouldn't deter people with other Daily Campus Staff skills from volunteering, but "as of now. we do Prompted by the perennial food production need a majority of people with agricultural problems in Africa and many other under- knowledge" Gruss' statements accent a developed nations, the Peace Corps' recruit- memorandum that was recently prepared by ment drive at UConn this year will be focusing on the Peace Corps, the content of which deals with students in the univerisitys school of agri- plans to introduce multi-skilled agricultural culture. teams into Africa and other regions." "We are directing more attention towards The Peace Corps teams will deal with land agriculture this year because most of these preparation problems, water supply systems troubled nations are 95 percent agriculture and the storage and marketing of agricultural oriented the people live off the land" said products. According to Gruss. UConn provides Lynn Gruss. coordinator strategist for the anywhere from 18 to 20 student volunteers Michael P. Woroniecki of Grand Rapids, Michigan, pre- Peace Corps at UConn. annually, with last year's tally reaching26 volun- aches in front of the Co-op Wednesday. Woroniecki told Gruss. whose job is to recruit people at teers " It was a pretty good year as far as getting passersby that college land is a full-blown manifestation UCona served in the Dominican Republic as a people involved in the Peace Corps." she said of satanic activity" (Mark Caswell photo). Peace Corps' volunteer two years ago. She said Seepage6 that she hoped the attention on students of Seabrook construction gets court OK CONCORD. NK(AP)— In struction only until year's a major victory for owners of end But Seabrook spokes- thp Seabrook nuclear plant man John Kyte said neither of the state Supreme Court ruled those aspect of the decision Wednesday that full-pace poses a significant problem construction on the plant may for the company or the pro- continue through December. tect This is very important to The 3-2 decision means us." said Kyte spokesman for SeabrooK owners will not Public Service's construction have to lay off 2.1)00 plant division It allows us to keep workers later this month a the |ob on schedule and ult- step they said would have imately that will allow us to delayed completion oi the complete the plant.for the plant and added to its cost cost we've stated" The court left in place a stay Public Service says Seab- on a pending Seabrook fin- rook's first reactor - the only ancing by Public Service Com- one slatea to be finished - will TAKE FIVE - The field next to the Chemistry Building makes a good spot for these pany of New Hampshire and cost $4.6 billion and be cyclists to take a breather (Maria DeAngel is photo). authorized full-pace con- operating by Oct 31, 19Ni -\x- Inside Today: Weather Forecast: • Want slamming snares, searing guitars and impassioned Mostly sunny today with highs in the vocals? Then see page 12. 80s Cool and clear tonight with tem- • Spirit of the Road brings relief to truckers See page 7. peratures in the high 50s .- w Page 2 The Daily Campus. Thursday. September 19, 1985 NEWS ROUNDUP Phone taps rejected BONN. West Germany (AP)— defector was Hans-Joachim The government rejected a Hedge, the man in charge of request to tap the telephone catching East German spies. of a couple who defected to Hans NeuseL the minstry East Germany, although the official told a news con- husband had been suspected ference that Herbert Willner for years, an Interior Ministry had been under surveillance official said Wednesday. sporadically for 12 years and The defections of Herbert Hedge who defected Aug 19, and Herta-Astrid Willner were was in charge of the case announced Tuesday. Say was He said Kohl was informed a secretary in Chancellor Aug 28 that Mrs Willner was Helmut Kohl's office and he being watched because her worked for a foundation lin- husband was suspected of ked to a party in the Conser- spying for Communist East vative government coalition Germany, but agreed with West Germany's growing ministry officials that there spy scandal began early in was not enough evidence to August with the first of several justify tapping the couples defections and there are phone or reading their maiL increasing demands that Mrs Willner. 45, was a sec- Members of an air force radiological team are tested for radiation after taking samples Interior Minister Friederich retary in the domestic affairs from an area contaminated by plutonium when a missile armed with a radioactive Zimmerman resign One department of the chancellery. warhead burned in 1960. (UPI photo). Los Macheteros criticized Insurers watch AIDS costs PONCE, Puerto Rico (AP) — A leader of Los Macheteros claimed responsibility for the Puerto Rico's largest pro-independence party Wells Fargo heist as well as several killings and (AP) Insurance companies are risk groups principally homo- charged Wednesday the violence used by clan- bombings in Puerto Rico since 1978. keeping a wary eye on costs sexual men They note that destine groups such as Los Macheteros hurt the Two other prominent pro-independence from AIDS, worrying that the test used by blood donor cause. leaders Puerto Rican Socialist Party Secretary- health and life insurance pay- centers detects exposure to He also criticized other leaders here who have General Carlos Gallisa and independent Juan outs could skyrocket as the the AIDS virus and that only 5 endorsed violence as a legitimate means of free- Mari Bras have endorsed violence as a legit- disease spreads Some say percent to 20 percent of those ing the island from U.S. control imate tool for winning independence for the they may have to begin who test positive will actually "We totally reject the armed struggle and we island, which was ceded to the United States by screening applicants by using develop acquired immune have never believed it is a viable means of Spain in 1898. a blood test that reveals deficiency syndrome achieving independence" Puerto Rican Gallisa a former vice president and member exposure to the AIDS virus The insurance industry Independence Party House Minoriy Leader of the island's House of Representatives for the Wisconsin and California contends the blood tests can David Noriega said during a radio interview in moderate social democrat PIP. moved to the however, have barred the use be a valid tool in underwriting this south-coast city Wednesday. smaller, Marxist-oriented PSP in the late 1970s. of test findings for insurance individual health and life He said extremeist violence'' does harm to the He later succeeded Mari Bras in the party's purposes and New York insurance policies. Group state's Insurance Department image of independence and is an obstacle to the top office policies such as those offered electoral growth of our people" Noriega charged that Gallisa and Mari Bras won't let insurers ask about by employers would not be Federal authorities have linked the $7 million "have done damage to independence by prais- blood test results on applica- affected since they are not tion forms. Wells Fargo holdup in West Hartford Conn, in ing the use of armed struggle." He said such based on individual medical statements from independence movement The possibility of insurers 1983 to Los Macheteros and allege the 16 reports industry spokesmen Puerto Ricans indicted by a federal grand jury in leaders represent an "undue stimulus" to using the test has raised fears say.