The Daily Campus Serving the Storrs Community Since 1896 Vol. XCII No. 93 The University of Connecticut Thursday, March 9, 1989 Lieberman opposes Tower nomination WASHINGTON (AP) — Freshman Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, considered a critical swing vole in the bitter debate over the John Tower nomination, Wednesday night joined the overwhelming majority of his fellow Democrats to oppose the Texas Republican. "I have tried to give the president of the United States and Sen. Tower the benefit of the doubt," Lieberman said in his maiden speech on the Senate floor. "But in the end, there arc simply too many doubts about this nominee for this critical position at this difficult time in our history." Lieberman's vote grew increasingly pivotal in the debate over the Tower nomination in recent days. Republicans originally needed to hold all 45 GOP senators plus win over five Democrats to force a lie that could be broken by Vice The owner of this illegally parked car may be risking the loss his vehicle registration if an amendment President Dan Quayle. Sens. proposed by Rep. Jonathan Pelto, D-Mansfield, is passed (Kevin Prater photo). Lloyd Bentsen of Texas, Christopher J. Dodd of Pelto proposes amendment: Connecticut and Howell Heflin of Alabama — in consecutive Mansfield ticket policy may change days this week — broke ranks By Lisa Spooner not qualify as one of the towns because there is a problem with with the Democratic leadership Daily Campus Staff into effect on March 1, 1989, included in the act because the the number of students and and backed Tower. An amendment to an act that serves five towns, including New Haven, Bridgeport, UConn students are not faculty at UConn not paying may deny vehicle registration their fines on time." to any individual holding six or Hartford, Norwalk and considered residents, Pelto said. Stamford. Timothy Phelcn, legislative The Transportation more delinquent parking tickets Committee has until March 31 in Mansfield was introduced to "The act was originally liaison for the Department of introduced by the Council of Motor Vehicles, said that to vote on the amendment, the Connecticut legislature in Pelto said. "Now the debate is January by State Rep. Jonathan Connecticut Municipalities in Mansfield's request is just one cooperation with the of many such proposed whether the committee will Pelto, D-Mansfield. wait and see how the five The original act states that Department of Motor amendments. "The public act Vehicles," Pelto said. "At first was created to deal with the towns are doing or add other the Connecticut Department of towns like Mansfield to the Motor Vehicles may deny the act was going to serve all population of a town, not the towns, but the money just issuance of tickets," Phelcn act," he said. registration to any person Phelcn said that the holding six or more tickets in a wasn't there. It was then said. narrowed to include only those Members of the Mansfield Department of Motor Vehicles city with a population of over has asked the Transportation towns with a population of Town Council, including 100,000. Pelto proposed an committee to hold off voting 100,000 or more," he said. Mayor George E. Hill, testified 7 have tried to amendment to the act, on the amendments. "We including the town of Pelto said Mansfield issues in Hartford last month at a give the president many tickets due to the large public hearing addressing the would Jikc to wail and see die Mansfield, which issues more results from the five towns of the United than 20,000 tickets per year. population at the University of act. Hill said,"We want to see States and Sen. The current act, which weni Connecticut. Mansfield does Mansfield included in the act See page 6 Tower the benefit of the doubt" Spring break: catching real and fake rays -Joseph Lieberman Being a responsible sunbather is Tanning salon gets extra business That left the GOP two from impatient UConn students Democrats short with a list of key to having a good Spring Break three targeted undecided By Julie Ellis By Fran Dattilo Democrats that included Daily Campus Staff Daily Campus Staff Lieberman, Bennett Johnston With spring break approaching, many people cannot wail to Spring break is just a day away. Many students, not < ontent of Louisiana and Chuck Robb escape the winter doldrums and lose their ghostly white to wait until they get to their place in the sun, are running to of Virginia. appearance. Although suntanning is actually a natural process the local tanning salon to get a head start on their tans. to protect the skin from burning, repeated exposure to the sun's At the Sunsation Tanning Salon in Storrs on Wed icsday ultraviolet rays can result in cancer and premature aging. So if afternoon, students were silting in the lobby watching soap TODAY IN you want to feel healthy, confident and guilt-free when operas as they waited for the small tanning rooms. Each room THE DAILY CAMPUS venturing out into the sun, you need to know how to be a contained a tanning bed, a fan, a sound system and a pair of NEWS responsible sun worshipper. protective goggles. The appointment book was filled and Eric Developers for Connecticut The best advice to follow when you first begin tanning is Hinzc of Sunsation said business has increased. Technology Park will borrow moderation, according to a pamphlet published by the Hinze said that last year the salon was open 24 hours a day around seven million dollars Westwood Skin Care Information Center. Don't oc so eager to the week before spring break. He said this year they have not to continue construction on get a tan that you overlook the basic precautions, such as had to do that because the addition of a new bed allows them to the 390-acrc facility. applying sunscreen and limiting your time in the sun, accommodate more people during daytime hours. Currently, especially between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The first Hinze said there arc people coming in as late as 11:30 p.m. and Pag« 6 exposures to the sun should be brief, starting at about 30 as early as 6:00 a.m. Sports PU>- 21-24 S 12 13 minutes, and gradually increasing to longer periods. According Dawn Prior, a junior communications major, said she was Editorials PU - » to the pamphlet, gradual tanning will help save your skin from coming to the tanning salon because she was going away for See page 1" See page 7 AROUND THE WORLD Bhopal, New Correction Delhi: Bhopal In an article written about Sociologist Dr. Ronald gas leak Tuylur, primed Tuesday, March 7ih, a typing victims shout error was committed. A sentence incorrectly said, in anti-Union reference to Taylor that, "he claims he heard white Carbide people say racist slurs once in a while and regarded slogans in himself as an inferior human being." In fact Taylor front of the said thut "he heard white people say racist slurs once Union Carbide in a while and regarded them as 'silly or ridiculous' Office in New because he never regarded himself as an inferior human being." Delhi yesterday. About 100 demonstrators ransacked the Carbide office in protest against the A minimum vvage hike settlement between India is in the works and U.S. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Labor and Union Carbide Human Resources Committee approved legislation (Reuter Wednesday to gradually raise the minimum wage $1.30 an hour to S4.65 after rejecting a Bush photo). administration plan for a smaller increase coupled with a reduced "training wage." President Bush has said he would veto legislation raising the minimum above S4.25 an hour and told GOP leaders Wednesday that, in the words of press Angry protesters chant 'Killer Carbide, quit India!' secretary Marlin Fit/water, his proposal "is fair and NEW DELHI, India (AP) — arc entided to compensation for the Subramanium Kumaraswamy. firm and his last offer." Victims of the Bhopal gas disaster Dec. 3, 1984 gas leak at a Union About 140 demonstrators who Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, the labor committee rampaged through Union Carbide Carbide pesticide plant in the formed a human chain around the chairman, said he was hopeful "we can reach a Corp. offices Wednesday, and a central town of Bhopal that killed at building yelled, "Wc Will Not compromise that is fairer 10 the working poor and human chain surrounded the least 3,400 people and injured Allow UCC To Get Away With that President Bush will sign." building screaming: "Killer 20,000. Today, people still arc Murder!" Kennedy, a Massachusetts Democrat, said the full Carbide, quit India!" dying from effects of the leak. The 10 employees in ihc Senate could consider the measure next week. "We're Hundreds of other protesting About a dozen people broke away reception area were unharmed during all set to go to the floor right away," he said. "I think victims squatted outside the from the protest outside the the 20-minutc melee, we'll have strong support." Supreme Court, which Wednesday downtown New Delhi offices of the Kumaraswamy said. The minimum wage, now S3.35 an hour, has not began hearing a petition Danbury, Conn.-based Immediately, the company been raised in eight years. challenging the government's right multinational Wednesday, and sought police protection. to settle on compensation for all stormed into the reception area. "Wc have posted policemen all Japan may be linked victims of the world's worst They broke windows, smashed over," a police official said on indusuial accident.