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I Inside Today: Forecast: Gandhi' sweeps the Oscars, Becoming partly sunny and warm this afternoon, highs near 60. Clear and cold tonight, lows in the mid a lengthy show 30s. Sunny, pleasant, and warmer still Wednesday, page six highs in the mid 60s. Mud Index: 3, and what's there will be squishy-warm dmmrcttntt Hatty (Eamjma Serving Storrs Since 1896 Vol. DOOM No. Ill The University of Connecticut Tuesday, April 12, 1983 Commission redundant on MX basing plans WASHINGTON (AP)--After struggling for months to find a politically acceptable basing system for the MX missile, a special commission recommended to President Reagan on Monday a plan virtually identical to one already discarded by Congress. Playing down Reagan's earlier warnings about VS. missiles being vulnerable to Soviet attack, the panel unanimously pro- posed building 100 MX weapons, each armed with 10 nuclear warheads, and putting them in launch silos now holding Minute- man missiles in Wyoming and Nebraska. Accompanying that proposal was the commission's one new idea: developing a smaller, single-warhead missile for deploy- ment in the early 1990s. The group said that could be a cor- nerstone for a new approach to arms control. During a brief meeting, Reagan formally received the panel's recommendations but withheld his endorsement. "Some of my best friends are MX missiles," he joked. Aides said Reagan likely will embrace the recommendations next week, once Congress has completed battling over a nuclear weapons freeze and the disputed nomination of Kenneth Adel- man to head the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. "Few if any will consider our recommendations an optimal solution," said retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, head of the 11-member Presidential Commission on Strategic Forces. "If such were available, this commission probably would not have been convened." Nazi holocaust: Mindful that Congress has scrapped Reagan's two earlier MX proposals, Scowcroft was hesitant to predict the outcome of this plan. "What we have, we feel, has a reasonable, has the best chance Survivors search for relatives to be successful," he said. Campaigns to kill the MX already were being readied in the WASHINGTON (AP)--Jolan Polish-born survivor and its "Each time, each day that we House and Senate. Deitch wore a T-shirt em- organizer. saw no bombing meant for the Reagans established the commission Jan. 3 after Congress blazoned with her original Author Elie Wiesel, an killers that the world didn't turned down his "dense pack" plan to deploy MX missiles closely name and hometown in Hun- Auschwitz survivor, said that care..JNobody cared about together in Wyoming silos. gary. She was looking for he and the others in the death the victims; nobody except relatives. Martin Stratfield camp heard the explosion of the killers." carried a hand-lettered sign, bombs falling on nearby Ger- President Reagan, in a writ- USG election: searching for a friend named man factories and "were ten message to the survivors, "Janek," last seen when the praying to God for the pilot to said their gathering will "serve allies liberated Hitler's death come closer to us. We wanted to renew our commitment to Few voters attracted camps. them to bomb the camps, a moral vision that will never So began a gathering Mon- even if it meant to die." permit such atrocities By Bill Hanrahan day of Americans and Cana- When asked why, he said, again." News Editor dians who. by surviving, de- fied Adolph Hitler's "Final There is a connection: In an election which had one of the worst student turnouts Solution"--his plan to exter- ever, a small group of students last Thursday elected minate every Jew in Europe. Undergraduate Student Government officers, voted against a Six million perished. Booze and vandalism state income tax. and voted in favor of both a new field house Others used electronics in and the lowering of text book prices with Co-op surplus search for kinfolks and money. friends, lining up before com- By Daniel Davison Voting turnouts were much higher for the referendum puter terminals to look for Arts Editor questions than for the election of officers. Five hundred and names from long ago and for Editor's note: This is part one of a two part series by Daniel twenty seven students cast their ballots on whether the Co-op the names of those who share Davison on the problem of vandalism at the university. The should use their surplus to reduce the membership deposit a link to their old villages, or to second part, dealing with the possible solutions to the problem, fee or to reduce book prices. Four hundred forty-seven voted their ghettos, in pre-war will be presented tomorrow. in favor of lowering text book costs. Europe. Irresponsible use of alcohol and lack of community spirit are The state income tax question was defeated by a narrow The meeting--the American two of the main causes of nearly $300,000 worth of dormitory margin of 260 to 254. The new field house referendum was Gathering of Jewish Hola- vandalism each year, according to the Office of Residential favored 350 to 194. caust Survivors-was called to Life. In contrast, the voter turnout on USG elections was so remind the world of the A report on vandalism issued by Chip Yensan, coor- minimal that two area representatives were elected with one Holocaust, to warn that such dinator of property for ORL, compared vandalism here with that vote cast for each. an event could happen again of 19 schools around the country. "It wouldn't be fair to say USG officers were disappointed with the apparent lack of in an indifferent world, to pro- UConn has the worst vandalism of any school, but we're cer- concern by the majority of the campus. "Students don't really vide testimony of Jewish re- tainly up there," Yensan said. care what's going on here," Joe Kubic. a USG member, said. sistance to the Nazis, to thank The highest campus vandalism rates are found in McMahon, "We're really upset with the turnout. It's gotten worse and America for post-war haven Alumni and West. Students living in McMahon paid an average worse every year. I guess this year's a topper." and to locate lost acquaintan- per student charge of $58.50 in the spring of 1982. Those elected as candidates at large were Joyce DeAngelo. Mark Caplan. Mike McGeary, Mark Drazak. and Rick Spiller. ces, said Benjamin Meed, a See page 3 Poge2 =^=^===== Opinion QUnmectt cut latin Uknunia S*vmg Sons Smc» 1896 Letters to ? Tuesday, April 12, 1983 Editor Editor in chief Je« Oennv Manoging Editor Work Almond Needs the Daily Campus Business Manager Evon Roklen Ottice Monoger Lois McLean INCAR's condoning Advertising Monoger Diane Spiegel To the editor: Senior Wnter Dave Krecnevsky Almost everyone has missed the main point, News Aimee Hartnett. Jim Cohill Bob Brennon Steve Geissler Bill Hanrohon of violence alarming of the WHUS Finance Board issue. The issue has Sports Tom Restelh Dona Gouruder. Kim Hormon to do with funding, not programming. It is unfor- Arts Steve Hewtns Carlo Von Kompen. Don Davison To the editor: Features Jockw Fitzpatrick. Bartjara Zomdelli Phillip Schwartz's article concerning INCAR's tunate that the discussion over program con- Wire Stephanie Rutty. Jean Cronin Sue Wailionis position in dealing with the Klan {Daily Campus, tent has made the fiscal question to go almost Copy Kathy Brody. Shelley Wolf April 6) was most alarming. Granted, the Klan is unnoticed. Photography Jock Wilson Charles Hisey George EaWards Last December the student assembly was Asst Business Monoger Ilene Feldmon a racist, hateful organization and any lawful Assi Ad Manager Liz Grocia means to eradicate such an evil in our society ready to give serious consideration to a drafted Ad Production Monoger Rosemary Homes should be pursued. Yet Mr. Schwartz's blatant finance board proposal which attempted to bal- Asst Ad Production Cathy Fisher attitude of praising INCAR's "good violence" ance various interest and give the station mean- Night Production Monoger Sue Dowden ingful fiscal autonomy. The representatives from Classified Monoger Chen 0 Neil cannot be condoned. Circulation Manager Rhoda Shapomk Essentially. Mr. Schwartz fails to realize that the WHUS Operations Board did not feel ready Ad Reps Aaron Spicker. Rob Sorcher Dione Nome INCAR's decision to violently oppose the Klan to proceed at the December 7 student assembly Receptionists Lisa Durazo. Theresa Johnson. Sharon Landry, Jockie Bonser meeting; the student assembly thereupon esta- Production Staff Lynn Bodetko. Dennis Donowin Lisa Gognon Robert Grower, tarnishes their commendable cause. One is for- Lawrence Herter Diane Twigg. Cotny McKinney, Julie 0 Connell, Tationo Pina, ced to equate actions in which the law is com- blished an April 1, 1983 action deadline to give Margaret Sonntog. Mneiio Pollifrone Jamie Speer Howard Urban, Louro Uliasz. Sue Kirwin pletely disregarded with those of vigilantes. sufficient time to implement a possible finance Leslie Baker ROxonne Ryan. Amanda Spielman. Brian Dion. Jennifer Restieoux Putnom. INCAR must realize that the United States has a board by July 1, the beginning of the fiscal year. Jim Peron. Chris Smith Jane Tumicki, Beth Bovan, It is clear in retrospect that the operations Renee Rosoff, Gordie Lustilo judicial system and only by adhering to it can we extinguish the "fire" of the Klan. board acted unwisely in not seeking agreement Mr. Schwartz should also observe that violent back in December. actions can result in an innocent victims. In pre- The operations board chose to consider all vious Klan rallies where INCAR intervened, inno- the details of a possible finance board as still Students aren't apathetic cent bystanders, reporters, and police officers open for discussion which meant, of course, have sometimes been injured by both INCAR that future proposals might be less favorable to members and Klansmen alike.