Cmttrecttatt lailg (ftampus Serving Storrs Since 1896 VOL. LXXXII NO A: STORRS. CONNECTICUT Thursday. November 9. 197H Democrats gain • in the state... HARTFORD (UPI) — Democrats will have a virtual stranglehold on the Connecticut Legislature when it convenes in January with overwhelming majorities in both the Senate and House chambers. Boosted by the smashing victory Tuesday of Gov. Ella Grassoover Republican Ronald Sarasin, Democrats picked up four new seats in the Senate and 12 more in the House. The only dents in the Democratic sweep were the defeat of four-term Sen. William Strada of Stamford, and Rep. Robert Vicino of Bristol, the deputy House speaker. Vicino, a six-term veteran, lost to Republican Edward Krawiecki Jr. The makeup of the 36-member Senate will include 14 new faces. Democrats raised their total from 22 seats to 26 seats. Republican senators dropped from 14 to 10. In the House. Democrats increased their advantage from 91 seats to 103. The Republican House members fell from 60 to 48. The new 26-10 Senate makeup will give Senate Democrats a two-thirds majority, something they already have in the House. One benefit of the two-thirds power is that Democrats could suspend the rules in pushing favored legislation through the General Assembly. Five Senate Republicans who lost Tuesday were Douglas Putnam. Elmer Mortensen, Barbara Reimers, Bernard Madden and Philip Costello Jr. GOP newcomer Richard Cunningham defeated Strada. whose law partner was recently acquitted on federal conspiracy charges in connection with a fee paid the law firm HARTFORD — Gov. Ella Grasso receives the cheers of the party faithful at the Democratic by a gambling promotion group. State Headquarters after her victory over Republican Congressman Ronald Sarasin. She led the democrats in a statewide sweep, with five of six congressional seats going to the democratic candidates. [UPI PhotoI ...while Congress heads to right By CLAY F. RICHARDS in Tennessee and Republican Gov. expected in the governors' races, aire oilman Bill Clements became the UPI Political Writer James Thompson of Illinois each took winning six. state's first Republican governor in about 60 percent of the votes, as did The GOP said its biggest gain was 105 years, defeating Democratic At- Voters in the 1978 mid-term Democratic Gov. Edmund Brown of in state legislatures where Republi- torney General John Hill. elections swept seven senators and California, who refused to speculate cans took 13 houses away from Two House races also were too five governors out of office, electing a whether he would challenge Carter in Democrats and won between 300 and close to call, with Republicans new Congress just as Democratic as the 1980 primaries. 350 seats. They had predicted a leading. the old one but more conservative. Republicans on the comeback trail pick-up of 200. , Voters seemed to be saying it was Two Republicans and one Democrat, made modest gains — better than Texas provided the year's cliff- time for a change. In 21 states. seen as 1980 challengers to President expected in the Senate, where they hangers. Republican Sen. John governor or Senate seats — or both Carter, won re-elections by picked up three seats; less than Tower was declared a re-election — changed political hands. landslides. expected in the House, with a net of winner only Wednesday afternoon The pattern of ousting the "ins" Senate GOP leader Howard Baker 11 pickups; and about what was over Rep. Bob Krueger. and million- seemed almost indiscriminate. WHUS suspends Mayer from sports post By NANCY TUTKO Ron Williams, speaking for the that Young and Bill Healey, who When asked about the incident. WHUS Executive Board, said that accompanied Mayer to Florida, had Young said. "I'd like to put all the The Executive Board of WHUS "Mayer did spend more than he discussed the incident with Daily politics of the situation behind us. voted Tuesday night to suspend Sam should for the hotel accomodations Campus reporters. Murphy said that and settle down to doing the sports Mayer from his responsibilities as the and he also spent more than he the WHUS Executive Board revoked the best way we know how." station's sports director, pending a was given for the Florida trip." He Young's suspension, but issued writ- The WHUS Sports Department — vote by the full staff at the next pointed out, however, that Mayer did ten reprimands to Young and Healey Bill Healey. Andy Young. B.J. Fin- meeting on Nov. 19. not spend any more "than was for their lack of discretion regarding nell, Mike Bronitsky. and Don Koun- Mayer's suspension is a result of budgeted to the sports department the station's internal affairs. dakjian — met last night and decided his alleged misuse of F.S.S.O. funds for the fall semester." Mayer could not be reached for that B.J. Finnell. WHUS football and on his recent trip to Florida to cover Mayer had previously suspended comment yesterday, and other board basketball announcer, will act as the UConn soccer games, according sportscaster Andy Young in connect- members referred all inquiries to interim Sports Director. to general manager John Murphy. ion with the incident, after learning Williams and Murphy. THE CAMPUS T0D1V— Soccer wins Sports saves - No more hooky? Clubs face cuts Sunny today The UConn soccer team The athletic department A possible mandatory Club representatives Mostly sunny and mild suffered a scare but won 4-3 will have an additional class attendance require- questioned the finance Thursday and Friday. Highs over Williams on the $60,000 in its budget this ment may be added to the committee on their recent both days in the 60s. Fair strength of 2 second-half year because of a savings in University by-laws on Mon- decision to cut many clubs Thursday night. Lows in the goals. See page 12. salaries and fringe benefits. from their budget. See story 30s. Probability of precipita- See page 12. page 3. tion near zero percent through Thursday night. The Connecticut Daily Campus. Thursday. November 9. 1978 Make the Shah (Entttwrttrut Uathj (Eattiptu Serving Storrs Since 1896 be what he appears JOHN HILL EDITOR-IN-CHIEF VIKKISUSMAN CHARLES A. MOORE BUSINESS MANAGER MANAGING EDITOR United States foreign policy makers and press have a strange myopia when it comes to reporting news about the Shah of Iran. A man who. in the words of Amnesty International, Editorials and commentary "retains his benevolent image despite having the highest rate of death penalties in the world, no valid system of civilian courts, and a history of torture beyond belief* still has the image of the progressive monarch trying to bring his backward nation into the 20th century. But American interests are so thoroughly intertwined that President Carter's human rights campaign has taken a back seat to keepingjn power the ruler of the country that supplies 10 percent of American's imported oil and 80 percent of Israel's. This has got to stop. Too often the United States has been criticized for hypoerity in its foreign affairs. Espousing human rights to our enemies and turning a blind eye to such violations in nations friendly to us. But withdrawal of support for the Shah is not the answer. America has supplied Iran with its military hardware, even making offers of riot control training for Iranian troops when the current revolts broke out. But that clout could be used to try and make the Shah bend his authoritarian policies a little. If confronted by pressure from both within and without he might give way to the reforms his people need. Awaiting the Star Trek messiah By DANIEL HATCH next time you catch a rerun. Watch three seasons. On a real ship, a how he endangers the whole ship landing party consists of a young They came before the Moonies — without thinking a moment later. lieutenant or ensign and lots of although the same kind of people He's a pushover for a pretty face, deckhands with M-16's. It does not were affected by the movement. They but his real hangup is the Enterprise. include the captain, the executive came before the Guru Maharaj Ji — His attachment borders on fetishism. officer, the engineer officer, or the the fifteen-year old Perfect Master When he attempts to show his medical officer. It's too easy to get whose followers have taken to selling emotions, he becomes ludicrous. His killed when you set foot on hostile soil life insurance in Colorado. officers debate with him openly. They for the first time. They could lose They are not Hare Krishna people. defy and disobey him. He is not a Kirk or Spock in a matter of minutes. They are not Flower Children. commanding leader. I wouldn't fol- Why do they do it? They are Trekkies. low him across the street. Could it be that they want it that They are a cult of lost souls, Mr. Spock would be even more way? Maybe Captain Kirk isn't really awaiting the second coming of their absurd if he weren't just plain in command of the Enterprise? Messiah — the TV-fantasy world of impossible. Emotions are your total Maybe it's really being run by an STAR TREK transmogrified into a relationship to an object, how you admiral hidden away in a stateroom full-length motion picture. They wait respond as a self-conscious being to somewhere — God knows that ship is with the faith of early Christians who another being. To say that Spock has big enough. None of the controls on believed that the Lord would return no emotions is just a lie — or a total the bridge do anything, they're just momentarily, bringing Judgment misunderstanding of human charac- there to keep Kirk and Spock and the Day with Him.