t.Xt ■ Quixotic farmer climbs for Senate By STEVE HULL abusing themselves and nature. he realizes his chances of appreciate and understand the Peak Mountain, 1000 feet above A tireless 74-year-old Meriden He believes he can spread this winning are slight. basic problems." sea level. apple grower, who once a year message from the U.S. Senate. Nevertheless, with three Running for the U.S. Senate The fear of a heart attack that tests his physical endurance by With write-in votes, he hopes weeks remaining before elections at age 74 with no backing is might have stopped men years running three miles up Meriden's to defeat U.S. Sen. Abraham he has begun making typical of the kind of challenge younger than he has never West Peak mountain, is Ribicoff, D-Conn, and appearances throughout the Jurale has met throughout his bothered him. "I am able to do attempting an equally quixotic Republican challenger State state with virtually no financial life. this year after year because of task this fall: to win election to Rep- James Brannen, resources or campaign staff. "Talk doesn't amount to my eating habits," Jurale said. "I the United States Senate. R-Colchester (48th), in the Nov. Quality of life anything, I believe in action. have only been sick once in my Bernard Jurale, author, 5 election. Keeping him in the race is his Five years ago people wouldn't life and my three children have scientist, teacher, farmer, a man Wearing his customary plaid alarm at the deteriorating listen to my talk so I ran up a never been sick." who still tends his own land and woolen cap and faded jacket, quality of life. "1 am offering mountain to make my point," Poor nutrition raises his own beef on the hoof, Jurale, who looks, acts and feels the people a chance for the Jurale said. Jurale attributes most of wants to bring his message to 20 years younger than he is, said people to vote for a Since then, each Jan. 30, his man's illnesses and many of the people that they must stop in an interview Wednesday that non-politician," Jurale said. "I birthday, Jurale has run up West Continued on page 10 (£ann?tt\tttt latly Glamjroa Serving Storrs Since 1896 VOL. LXXVIII NO. 29 STORRS. CONNECTICUT THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1974 5 CENTS OFF CAMPUS Wilson, AEC officials mull safety hazards By KAYTE STEINERT The results of the discussion will be Vice President for Academic Affairs forwarded by letter to UConn in a few Kenneth G. Wilson said Wednesday it is days, and will probably result in a still unknown whether the University second inspection, according to Vice will be publicly cited for violation of President Wilson. safety standards concerning the handling Stuart Wilson said last Thursday one and disposal of radioactive materials. of the violations was for use of Iodine The violations of safety regulations 125 isotopes without proper filters at were uncovered in an inspection by the the two laboratories. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) in The Iodine 125 isotopes were being two laboratories in the biological used without charcoal filters and the air sciences and biobehavioral sciences flow in their laboratory hoods was buildings. partly blocked, Wilson said, causing Wilson met with members of the some release of the isotopes. Regulatory Operations Office, district Iodine 125 isotopes can be hazardous one, of the AEC Wednesday in King of if taken internally, causing damage to the Prussia, Pa., just outside Philadelphia. thyroid glands. He was accompanied by Stuart Wilson, University President Ferguson said at UConn coordinator of research services. a meeting with faculty and graduate The academic vice president said students involved in this research last plans for long- and short-term changes in week that UConn is the second of 500- procedure for handling radioactive institutions using radio-isotopes in the SHAPE-UP IN SELF-DEFENSE - An evening of calisthenics in Shippee Hall materials and the training of personnel AEC northeast region ever to face Wednesday night begins an eight-week program in women's self-defense classes were discussed but could not be possible public disclosure of safety sponsored by the Women's Center. (Photo by Gerry Cotnoir) disclosed at this time. violations. Grasso gets court action halting utilities rate hike HARTFORD (UPI) - Democratic legislative leaders for responding favorably to gubernatorial contender U.S. Rep. Ella T. his call for a session of the legislature to Grasso, D-6th, Wednesday delivered on her consider his package of 11 measures to deal promise to block a $47.7 million rate hike with utility costs. granted to Northeast Utilities. The legislative leaders, however, decided The Court of Common Pleas granted two Tuesday against such a session before the temporary injunctions sought by the city of elections, less than three weeks away. Hartford and two consumer groups to roll back Grasso said her program to stem utility rate most of the rate hikes granted by the state hikes would assure the public it is getting its public utilities commission. money's worth. But she could not promise lower utility rates for consumers. Grasso said she wanted the court action to Grasso backed the suit which charges that the block the rate hikes until the question of $19 rate hikes were excessive and unjustified and million in alleged overcharges by CL&P , were granted before resolving the question of HELCOand United Illuminating Co. is resolved. $19 million in alleged overcharges. A spokesman for Northeast said it intends to Grasso said she joined with the Hartford respond immediately to the injunctions and Consumer Activists Association and the seek to dismiss them. Connecticut Citizen Action Group to block the The move was the latest in a continuing hike. campaign battle between Grasso and her "This kind of action by citizens is necessary Republican opponent, U.S. Rep. Robert H. because the Public Utilities Commission has Steele, R-2nd, over utility rate hikes. failed to adequately protect the public," Mrs. Alexander Goldfarb,' Hartford corporation Grasso, who has called for abolition of the PUC counsel, said papers seeking a temporary said. injunction made the rollback automatic. Goldfarb said under Connecticut law an The action against Connecticut Light and appeal of a PUC ruling automatically results in a Power would eliminate the entire $23 million court injunction as soon as the papers are hike granted by the state Public Utilities approved. Commission, Goldfarb said. In the case of When asked what choice the PUC had in view MUDSLINGING - The weatherman said 1.51 inches of rain fell in Hartford Electric Light, he said, it would be of a deadline last Thursday to hand down a the area Wednesday, but it may as well have been a foot as far as rolled back to the interim level, an increase of ruling, Goldfarb said the commission didn't the soccer team was concerned. Here, Mike Swofford slops, splashes $13 million. have to grant what he characterized as and slides toward the ball in the hooters' 1-1 tie with Harvard. Meantime, Steele praised Republican unjustified rate hikes. (Photo by Gerry Cotnoir) -OPINION- Quotas are made to be broken. UConn has his own neck. He claimed that Nixon deceived and misled him through the entire Watergate Quota system done its share in the past. Fill out a donor pledge card with your resident advisor or area affair just to cover up his own actions. But It has become a tradition at UConn, and coordinator and do your share. There is little was it this same John Ehrlichman who so arrogantly and pompously denied any one to be proud of - surpassing bloodmobile pain involved in helping Others. connection with the Watergate affair in last quotas. The Mansfield Branch of the American Red year's televised Senate hearings? Cross will be coordinating its annual fall It is ironic that Ehrlichman should point bloodmobile at the St. Thomas Aquinas the finger at his boss for deceiving and misleading. Ehrlichman's Watergate testimony Center Oct. 28 to 31, and it seems that Bird brain whenever a quota is established, the students The birds are starting to chirp in the before Sen. Sam Ervin's committee was more than rise to the occasion. Watergate cover-up trial in the John J. Sirica's equally misleading and deceiving. It was Last fall, with a 900-pint target, in excess Federal District Court in Washington. Now Ehrlichman's choice to play along with of 1,200 pints were donated. In the spring, that President Ford has bestowed his Nixon's game. He should take the students responded with 1,377 points to a controversial pardon upon Richard Nixon, consequences like a man and not act like a similar quota. John Ehrlichman, one of Nixon's former stoolie. Banking on previous responses, a Presidential advisors, has proceeded to pepper After*a six-year working relationship with 1,200-pint quota has been established. To his old boss with "being out to save his own Nixon, one has to wonder what kind of lowly, handle the influx of donors, additional beds neck." underhanded backstabbers controlled our will be added. Perhaps it is Ehrlichman who is out to save government for so long a period of time. Males should share responsibilities Bv SANDRA SHEA I resent the analogy of placing the position of needing an Half of the UConn campus is have to suffer, but he has had I am writing in reference to abortion in the context of 'social abortion, and the operation female, so such a fact also says just as much "fun" getting there.