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Qlnnn?rtirut iatlg fflamptta Serving Storrs Since 1896 Vol. LXXXVII No. 24 The University of Connecticut Wednesday, October 12, 1983 Goydog lolling: Japan Police arrest Prime Minister 2studmts r i '<wji^|jLjii< By William Hanrahan foundguiky and Thomas Barone TOKYO (AP)—A Japanese lower court found for- Staff Writers mer Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka guilty Wednesday Police here arrested two students Tuesday of accepting more than $2 million in bribes to prom- in connection with the beating death of an ote the sale of Lockheed Corp. aircraft in Japan, experimental coydog valued at more than according to Japanese news reporters in court- $300,000. room. Steven S. McEnerney of Ellsworth Hall, the The Tokyo District Court ruling culminated a president of Hilltop council, was charged seven-year trial in which 16 government and airlines with first degree larceny, third degree crim- officials and Lockheed agents were charged in minal trespassing, cruelty to an animal, and Japan's biggest postwar scandal. the unlawful killing of a dog. Tanaka was accused of accepting the 500 million David G. Pervier, also of Ellsworth, was yen to promote the sale of Lockheed TriStar pass- charged with being.an accessory to first enger jets in Japan when he served as prime minister degree trespassing and an accessory to first from 1972-1974. degree larceny. All Nippon Airways, Japan's largest domestic air- The two face maximum sentences of 20 line, bought 20 of Lockheed's L-1101 wide-bodied years in prison and/or a fine of up to TriStars between 1974-1978. $10,000. Sixteen high-ranking Japanese government offi- The coydog, a coyote/beagle hybrid, was cials and businessmen have been tried since January found dead on Sept. 27 in the back of a pick up 1977 in three separate trials in the Lockheed case. truck near the university's physical plant. An Before Wednesday's decision, 10 defendants were autopsy showed that the dog was struck on Julie convicted of graft, penury or foreign exchange See page 5 violations. One was too ill to stand trial. Legislators favor O'Neill's proposal 2'houses fire hoi n heel HARTFORD, (AP)—State legislators, called House Minority Leader R.E. Van Norstrand, R- WrLLINGTON (AP) — A house in this residential community back to the Capitol to consider the governor's Darien. "That's what got us here. But I don't was firebombed and two Stars of David along with the words $41.8 million proposal for bridge and highway want to hock my kids' future for your ne- "never again" were painted on it early Tuesday, state po- safety, made changes, most of them cosmetic, in glect." lice said. that plan Tuesday. Van Norstrand was referring to the Gov. No one was injured in the 430 a.m. incident. The house suf- Overwhelming votes in favor of O'Neill's pro- Willam O'Neill's proposal to borrow $36.3 fered minor damage, said Lt. James Shay, commander of the posals came after a long day of wrangling bet- million to pay for bridge and highway upkeep. state police barracks in Stafford. ween Republicans and Democrats and some- He later voted in favor of that proposal by William and Diane Hyde and their twochildren were asleep times among Democrats themselves. O'Neill. inside the Hoffman Road home at the time of the firebomb- But a snag developed late Tuesday night O'Neill said after the House session that he ing. when the House approved an amendment to the was happy both chambers had gonealongwith Spray painted on the house to one side of the front door main bonding bill that had earlier been rejected his proposals, but disappointed that "a snag did were the words "never again," which is the slogan of the in the Senate as "outside the call" of the develop over a separate issue that had no bear- Jewish Defense League. On the other side was painted the Star special session. ing on the session itself." of David, while another star was painted on the side of the The House vote meant that the matter would house, several feet from the ground. be returned to the Senate for consideration. Passage of thebondingbill amendment stun- The symbols apparently alluded to the slaughter of Jews by Senators hadnotplanned to return for a full ses- ned legislative leaders who had been saying for Nazi Germany during World War II. But Shay told the Journal sion Wednesday, and it was unclear when the two weeks that they expected the governor's Inquirer of Manchester that the Hydes have "no political or special session would resume. package to survive the special session un- religious ties that would put them into this kind of setting." "It's been abject neglect of our roads," said scathed. See page 6 Inside: Wandering moose's brain brought her« Page 5 Revels at the Benton Page 9 New exhibits at the library Page 11 Women's soccer team wins 3-0 Page 16 Weather Today the temperatures will be in the 60s with mnz... %-*.: « •■«*. showers. Tonight there will be occasional rain, with lows in the 50's. After yesterday's pie race all participants received little pies (John Metaxas j photo). Page 2 Connecticut Dally Campus. Wednesday, October 12, 1983 Editorial Inquiry requested (ftotmecttaii ^atlg Campus transitional plan. This By John Paradis Vol. LXXXVII No. 24 Assignments Editor second inquiry, Pinnock hopes "will give an incen- In 1973, Washington • Wednesday, October 12, 1983 passed the Rehabilita- tive for the university to tion Act, now Public Law follow through with the 93-112. Part of the act transitional plan as it was Editor In Chief Rosemary Hames Managing Editor Susanne Dowden required every educa- originally written." Business Manager Ilene Fddman tional facility receiving The university evaded Asst. Managing Editor Barbara Zambelli Office Manager , Lois McLean federal dollars to complying with the fed- Advertising Manager Liz Gracia become accessible to eral law because there is Senior Writer El'lca loseph News Steve Gelssler. Bill Hanrahan, Brian Dion the disabled. no way to enforce law 93- Assignments '• Almee Hartnett. |ohn Paradis By 1980,this university 112 that does not have Sports B°b D'Aprlle. Dana Cauruder, Kim Harmon was to complete by law, any penalties for non Arts.. Tom Horner, Marie Gallo-Hall Features Caioi Carangelo. Doug Clement six phases of a tran- compliance and because Wjre Andrea Williams. Laura Lovely, Scott Stickles sitional plan for majting. no one except for Total Copy |lm Peron, Liz Hayes, Seth Skydel Photography Charles Hisey, George Edwards, |ohn Metaxas our campus accessible. Concern has filed a for- Ad Production Manager Lisa Gagnon It is now 1983 and after mal complaint. Asst. Ad Production Manager Jam'* Speer Asst. Ad Manager Wm Tran one inquiry to the office Pinnock and Total Classified Ad Manager Linda Coupe of Civil Rights, this un- Office Manger's Assistant Debbie Fink Concern do not hold any Ad Representatives Greg Murtagh, Diana Nome, Rob Grower. iversity has only com- grudge against the uni- Jonathan Flshman pleted one phase. versity: "We don't hate Editorial Production Manager Lynne Kerrigan The first inquiry was Circulation Manager .• Kathy O'Hara the university. Why Receptionists Theresa Johnson, Lisa Durazo. Jackie Bonser, Jamie Harper Sharon Landry filed by Total Concern. would we go here? It's a Production... Meredith Antln. Debbie Correnty, Leslie Szymaszek. Joanne DeTurk, Ellen Seitz. |enny Putnam. The Civil Rights office, Amanda Spielman. Renee Rosoff. Janice Scinto. Beth Bovan, Mary Eilen Budney. Peter McDougall, Danielle Cum- good university and we mings. Franclne Gracia. Donna Unnon, Lynda Urn, Michael Macione. Debrah Young. Kathy Sumoski. Julie Shaln. upon receiving the in- like it here. When the Lynne Webb. Diane Twigg. Lynn Bodekta. Laura Ullasz. Gordon Lustilla. Kim McKnlght, Linda Habermeier. quiry, ordered the uni- university becomes Margaret Sonntag. Jamie Harper, Mirella Polllfrone. Bobbi Tarvln versity to come up with a accessible, more han- transitional plan within 6 dicapped students will weeks. The university come here and the uni- complied. They have, versity will benefit finan- however completed only cially and socially." one phase of the plan. Letters Ted Pinnock, presi- The handicapped, dent of Total Concern, a however have a legal To the student advocacy group right to an accessible for the handicapped, has university. "All we want Editor filed another formal in- is for (the university) to quiry which should follow the transitional reach the office of Civil plan. We understand it Rights in Boston today. can't all be done over Marat/Sade had some bad press Total Concern does not night," Pinnock said. want any further delays Well at least not in 7 years, Ted. To the Editor: But nowhere in her review does to an insane asylum? Or is she in implementing the I've always been told that one she ever mention the French merely relying on a stereotype, should never review a review. In Revolution, around which the and because what she observed the case of Marie Gallo-Hall's playrfwatees. was not an uncontrollable group of theatre review titled "Marat/Sade: Instead, sHesayfsrjf story is 1 lunatics, she may therefore, If it's dead, bury it an interesting but flawed play" told, philosophies are discussed have assumed that the cast was .which appeared in the October 11 and a social commentary is trans- not realistic in their depiction. issue of the Daily Campus, I feel I mitted." But she does not explain Because of this review, people To the editor: There really is no longer any must point out that this isa rather any of the observations she might now be discouraged from Modem art has been dead for specific style that is representa- peculiar and flawed piece of journ- made.