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3 R's- rope, ride, round up for Little Int'l contestants By BRUCE PERLROTH wouldn't get food to the outstanding contribution in More than 300 people supper table." the promotion of agriculture. attended the 51 st Annual Students competed in the "The show is a great Little International Livestock categories of beef, sheep, opportunity for the students and Horse Show Friday and swine, horse-in-hand and to show their ability," she Saturday in the Ratcliffe equitation. They were said. "The experience they Hicks Arena. required to show their gain here will be something "It was a complete animals, which most they carry with themselves success." Dana Borgman. participants have been throughout their lives." president of the UConn training for months. Contestants in the horse- Block and Bridle Club. said. At the conclusion of the in-hand competition were "There were 150 students show, the award of "Premier 'judged on the presentation who put in long hours of Showman" was presented to and grooming of their horses preparation for this event," Diane Gushe, a fourth- and the handling of the Borgman said. "The main semester UConn student animals in the ring. "All of purpose of the event is to from Fryeburg, Maine. these animals have minds of Robin Sargent Stands with her horse, Delmaytion Glider. show food, and without these Corinne W. Willard their own and must be They took first place in Morgan Geldings in the Little people here learning how to received the 1981 Block and attended to at all times." International Livestock and Horse Show (Evan Rokien pHfeto). raise and handle animals, we Bridle Alumni Award for Borgman said. Connecticut Da tig (ftampuH Serving Storrs Since 1896 Vol. LXXXIV No. 106 University of Connecticut Monday, March 30,1981 Reform, Solidarity criticized Party retains leaders after confidence vote WARSAW, Poland (UPI) - power struggle between He asked if the incident challenging moderates lead Echoing charges voiced The crisis plenary session of hardline conservatives and sparking the latest crisis - by Kania. by Moscow Sunday, he the Polish Communist Party moderates led by party boss the March 19 police attack Politburo member accused Solidarity of Central Committee ended Stanislaw Kania who support against Solidarity union Kazimierz Barcikowski engaging in a power early today with a vote of the months of social change. members in Bydgoszcz - opened the session with a struggle and warned that confidence for the country's In a brief televised represented an isolated stinging attack on the if the general strike goes leadership and resignations statement, Kania said the incident or was it a greater Solidarity independent union ahead "the structure of our submitted during the stormy current situation in Poland problem to the security of as well as criticism of state, order and state meeting were withdrawn. "causes fear among party the state. political factionalism and existence would undergo its The announcement by the members and all Poles and Solidarity has claimed the demands for reform. final trial." official Polish new agency anxiety among our friends attack was a deliberate PAP following the 16-hour both in the Socialist bloc provacation by hardline stormy session - held during and in the whole world." groups in the party Bloodmobile session runs the country's worst crisis since last summer's labor unrest - indicated that the today through Thursday conflict between party moderates and hardliners The Red Cross Bloodmobile will be accepting donations at had not been resolved. St. Thomas Aquinas Education Center from 9:30 a.m.to 2:45 But the standoff meant p.m. today through Thursday. that moderates led by Residents of the University have been urged by UConn Communist Party boss President John A. DiBiaggio to join him in participating in the Stanislaw Kania, who have drive. counseled against a crackdown on the "This particular visit is especially meaningful to the independent Solidarity University community," DiBiaggio said, "since donations will union, have kept their fragile be made in memory of Dr. Charles E. Waring, former head of hold on the government. our department of chemistry.'' How the Soviet Union Persons 18-66 years old, who weigh 110 pounds or more and would react to the session who meet a few other physical requirements may donate was uncertain. blood. No appointment is necessary. The announcement The goal for the drive is 1,400 pints, according to Jane following the meeting said Seeber, chairwoman for the UConn Bloodmobile visit. that, "In agreement with a "There is an urgent need for all types, especially for types 0 group of members and negative and O positive," Seeber said. "The rare blood types alternate members of the come because they figure right away that the bloodmobile Central Committee," needs them. The O types don't realize there's a critical need Central Committee Edward for them too." Szymanski submitted a motion that resignations Jim Lyon performs before a packed house Friday at the She also announced that the Waring Trophy Award will be made during the meeting by Best of UConn Student Talent, a coffeehouse sponsored by presented to the UConn dormitory which was the highest "some comrades" be the Board of Governors. All the acts were chosen from past percentage of donors and that the John and Eloise Trail Award withdrawn. BOG coffeehouses and talent nights, Sue Smart, will go to the fraternity or sorority with the highest percentage The plenary session was chairwoman of the BOG Coffeehouse Committee, said of donors. Names of the winners will be engraved on the expected to bring to a head a (Evan Rokien photo). plaques. Half an hour Corea and Burton to annihilaton play so fine Dr. Helen Caldicott. president of Chick Corea (right) on piano and Gary Physicians for Social Responsibility, said it Burton on vibraharp gave an awe-inspiring ^would only take from 30 minute's to an hour performance in Jorgensen Auditorium or nuclear exchange between the Saturday night to start off Jazz Fest '81. .S.S.R. and the U.S. Story, p. 3. Review, p. 6. * Pag«2 The Connecticut Dally Campus, Monday, March 30,1981 tVW/eJfWAHuS-v bK.YOUM,REAGAN.^ OPINION M PULLING MY U- TROOPS OUT OF State should adopt AFGHANISTAN SAT results bill We learn from our mistakes, whether they are results of seemingly trivial. everyday decisions, or test miscalculations. The Scholastic Aptitude Test is no exception. The General Assembly is considering a bill that would allow Connecticut students to see where they made errors on the SAT. A similar law exists in New York, where SAT-takers can receive corrected answer sheets and answer keys by mail. Opponents of the Connecticut bill claim too much emphasis is being placed on the issue. They are concerned with the perception that the tests are responsible for college admission, when they are only secondary considerations to high school academic records. Yet they ignore the student's right to know how he performed, and the possibility that grading errors can be detected: Correcting such mistakes could affect the scores of test-takers nationwide. The test's role is secondary in granting admissions, but LETTERS TO THE EDITOR can become a primary consideration. Even though *thc class rank of an incoming student may be relatively low. high SAT scores could help him gain admission to college. John to their life and livelihood. Reagan and Haig view the W. Vlandis, UConn admissions director, says the test InCARdidnot This may be difficult for you Salvadoran situation as one provides "additional credentials." alienate N AACP to grasp unless you have in which a fairly popular, The state legislature should pass the bill. Students may visited parts of the South, democratic. free and have to pay more for their results, but the chance to learn at Meriden rally where the Klan is alive and Western-style government is seems worth the price. well. The fear blacks have in under siege by a group of those areas is a response to Marxist terrorists who lack To the editor: the vile oppression the Klan popular support. In fact, I would like to correct imposes upon them. these leftists exist solely some statements printed in The image formed by because of support given Let's top 1,400 the editorial March 16. the media concerning the them from the Soviet-Cuban which stated that InCAR has Klan was quite favorable. camp. seemingly alienated the I wonder why, since the Any examination of Help keep a UConn student tradition alive. Give blood NAACP. Obviously, the this week. Meriden police asked the reasonable objectivity NAACP and InCAR shared Klan not to demonstrate. reveals this viewpoint to be, Every semester, the number of donations surpasses the the same stand; otherwise designated quota. Students, faculty and staff contribute, The Klan was totally aware at best simplistic, and at both organizations would not of the opposition to their worst, purposeful distortion but the bulk of the fluid is given by undergraduates who have engaged in identical have made appointments or those who simply walk presence by local and of the facts. - acts of protest against the outside organizations, The conflict in El Salvador into the St. Thomas Aquinas Center on North Eagleville Klan. Also, when InCAR Road. residents and the Meriden is a further continuation of marchers saw the NAACP police. Instead of parking the broader conflict that has Don't feel you have to make an appointment—walk-in marchers a few streets away, donations will be accepted any time between 9:30 a.m. and close to their platform, they been fought throughout both groups waved . and felt a need to march to Broad many parts of the Third 3 p.m.