(Emtttecttatt latltr (JkmjntH Serving Storrs Since 1896 VOL. LXXXI NO. 35 STORRS, CONNECTICUT FRIDAY. OCTOBER 28. 1977 $1 million set for sports facilities By RICH DcPRETA ing fields and 28 tennis courts. that futiire proposed projects president for finance and admin- 250 feet from home plate. AND But UConn athletic director may have problems meeting istration. Thursday, and will go The second project would make JAY SPIEGEL John Toner has prepared new legislative approval. to engineers in Plant Main- a 600.000 square foot area The state legislature will proba- plans which call for construction "The necessary changes will tenance as well as to State Public behind the Jungle available for bly aPprove revisions in a $1 of a women's softball field, an probably be granted this time. Works engineers for modifica- only intramural and recreational million bond for the improve- intramural playing area, three However, he (Toner) will have tions. Work on the projects is use. As a means of comparison, ment and expansion pf outdoor football fields, three new hard trouble with future projects. The scheduled to begin next the Memorial Stadium football athletic facilities at the Univer- surface courts in addition to legislature approved the project summer. field is abut 60.000 square field. sity, school and state officials improvements on existing fields under the terms explained in the With the $1 million. Toner has Plans call for eight softball said Thursday. and tennis courts. governor's budget which called six priority projects. First is a fields and eight soccer fields to The bond, approved last May as State Sen. Audrey Beck (D- for playing fields and 28 tennis women's softball field in the area be built. The fields will be a part of next year's proposed Mansfield) said Thursday the courts. In the future projects will near J.O. Christian Field. The welcome sight to Intramural budget, originally called for the necessary revisions would proba- have trouble in my committee. current women's softball field is Coordinator Rich Roberts, who building of two additional play- bly pass in the Legislature but The proposals will have to be insufficient because UConn foot- presently has to juggle 85 soft- explicit down to the square ball practice field overlaps areas ball teams in the current intra- foot." said Beck. of the outfield. murals program. The bond itself is a self- Under the proposed. plans, "With our own fields we would liquidating bond which means home plate, which is in the not have to play on Sunday." UConn and not the state is northwest corner of the area, Next on the list are plans to responsible for the repayment of would be moved to the northeast resurface the nine existing clay the $1 million principle and the corner by the football goalpost. courts near the UConn soccer interest payments which will be The new field as proposed field and adding three new spread over a 30-year period. would be drained and graded, courts for a total of 12 which A rough draft of the plan was have a skinned infield, dugouts, would allow both the men's and delivered to Harry Hartley, vice- a scoreboard and fences about Cont. on page 12 Bergland urges 'workable' rural development plans Bv LINDA V. E. CRAWFORD industry — in order "to handle The issue of the inequality of the matter judiciously." Berg- freight rates — Connecticut pays U.S. Secretary of Agriculture land. who visited two Connecti- Robert Bergland told about 500 higher rates for transportation of cut dairy farms Thursday with milk than other states using the persons here Thursday night Dodd. and who owns a small that the country needed rural same mileage — is on the top of developement programs that are farm himself, said he has the list of farming issues. Dodd "simple, workable and undesira- travelled the country and has said. He has been "at the issue ble". The duplication in govern- seen how "tough" it is on for three years without results" ment programs is useless,' farmers. he said. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Robert Bergland told about 500 persons here Thursday night Committee to seek that the country needs rural developement programs that are "simple, workable and under- standable". "The duplication in government programs is use- UConn budget hike less." he said. By MICHAEL T. CALVERT Bergland who conducted a the recommendations have only The Executive Committee of forun in the Colleg of Agriculture just been sent to the members of the State Board of Higher Educa- at the invitation of U.S. Rep. the full board. tion (BHE) will recommend a Christopher J. Dodd. D-2nd However. Anderson said, the $66.2 million budget for the figures for the UConn budget District, left the floor open to University for the 1978-79 fiscal were unchanged from the Execu- questions from representatives year, a $4.7 million increase over from the Connecticut Farm tive Committee's original rec- U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Robert Bergland answers a question this year's budget, a student Industry, the Dairy Industry, the ommendation of $66.2 million. from an audience of about 500 persons at the School of Agriculture member of the Board said Northeast Developement The Executive Committee will Thursday night. Bergland was here si the invitation of Rep. Thursday. Cont. on page 3 Community Developement Christopher Dodd, D-2nd district. Bryan Anderson said the 77-78 Council and persons interested budget recommendation for in the National Farm Bill (HR Connecticut's two and four — INSIDE TODAY 1327), and other nutritional and year institutions of higher educa- Annual fall bloodmobile agricultural issues. PRESIDENT CAR TER tion will be in excess of $184 Robert Leonard, president of announces the implementation million. Representatives of the Northeast Community Develope- of an arms embargo against state's two and four year institu- ment Council and a UConn staff South Africa in retaliation for collects record amount tions of higher education had member in the College of Agri- that country's recent moves to met with the BHE's Executive culture said there was "too silence its large black popula- By LYN M. MUNLEY The blood collected by the Committee on Oct. 10 to argue much pressure" for housing. tion. Story page 4. The Fall 1977 Blood Drive at Bloodmobile will all go to the that a $193.6 million budget "Stronger programs are needed UConn collected a record amount Red Cross Blood Center in should be adopted. to help save the character of the of blood, Margaret Gant, chair- Farmington, for processing. The Even though the $193.6 million THE STATE BOARD OF rural areas," he said. woman of the Red Cross Blood- Farmington Hospital supplies figure was not adopted, the HIGHER EDUCATION is mobile, said Thursday. every hospital in the state with budget recommendation for 78- considering approving a $5 The overall goal of 1280 pints blood. A representative from the 79 still represents an increase of million for the construction of for the four-day blood drive was Connecticut Farming Industry a new fieldhouse at UConn. Connecticut has the most over $23 million over last year. exceeded by 217 pints, she said. who spoke out for the use of But State Sen. Audrey Beck. liberal blood program for free Anderson said. He added that Four hundred and seven pints pesticides and additives in the D-Mansfield. says the bond blood in the country. Every some $10 million of this money is were collected Thursday, the agricultural and dairy business would have little chance of Connecticut resident in every slated for programs that have busiest day of the bloodmobile, said, "we cannot feed people already been planned, and that it passing in the state legisla- Gant said. hospital is eligible to receive free the way we should" without the blood from the Connecticut Red also includes turnover, or money ture. Story page 12. On Monday, the first day of the aid of these products. Cross Blood Program. remaining from the previous drive, the bloodmobile fell year's budget. Bergland responded to these slightly short of its quota of 320 The Bloodmobile involves 75 to Anderson said the only HALLOWEEN is Monday pints per day. collecting 316 80 volunteers each day it is in statements by saying "we need changes in the Executive Com- and UConn students are cele- pints, but came back strongly on operation. They work as typists, to use pesticides but we cannot mittee's overall budget recom- brating it this weekend in a poison the well." He called for a Tuesday and Wednesday, col- sandwich-makers, donor-aides mendation to the full board were variety of ways. See Week- coalition between the environ- lecting 350 pints and 406 pints and runners for the professionals minor ones. He declined to give ender starting on page 5. respectively. from the Farmington Center. mentalists and the farming exact figure because copies ot (Emtttutinit Sattg (EampUB Serving Storrs Since 1896 Mark A. Dupuis. Editor-in-Chief: Jonn HM HI. Managing Editor Craig K. Spery. 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