c, dutmrrttrut iatlg (Eamjma Serving Storrs Since 1896 VOL. LXX1X NO. 95 STORRS. CONNECTICUT WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 1976 Second major storm closes UConn offices By TONY CRONIN ice on its main antenna, according to Associate News Editor station manager Robert Markle. A second major storm in less than two The antenna, which is located behind weeks swept across the state Tuesday North Campus, had too much thick ice forcing the early closing of most adminis- frozen onit. and as a result the station trative offices at the University and again transmitter could not work properly, he shutting down WHUS temporarily. said. The storm, which started around noon If station personnel did not manually Tuesday, brought about six inches of shut down the transmitter, it would snow, freezing rain, and plenty of slush to automatically shut off. Markle said. the Storrs area before quieting down after The antenna has a heater inside it but midnight. apparently it could not melt all the The usual 4:30 traffic tie-ups along accumulated ice. he said. Route 195 occured one hour earlier Markle said the station will go back on yesterday afternoon as classified employ- the air as soon as the temperature warms es left their jobs early after Kenneth G. up and melts the ice on the antenna. Wilson, vice pestdem for academic "This usually happens whenever there affairs allowed the classified staff to elave is a surprise storm with a lot of ice and at 3:30 p.m. because of the storm. freezing rain" he said. The professional staff, which includes As the snow and ice accumulated faculty members, were not affected by around campus, maintenance personnel Wilson's dec ison. were held over into the evening to clear All critical service personnel, such as the snow from sidewalks and parking cafeteria employes and emergency ser- lots. vice personnel were also not affected by Physical Plant employes, as well as the early closing, due to the storm. state highway crews, were busy most of Wilson said. the night clearing away the snow. WHUS. which was shut down March 4 State Police urged motorists in the area Photo by Buzz Kanter because Qf a surprise snow and ice storm. to drive carefully on the ice slicked roads. Tuesday's storm leaving snow and slash on the roads around UConn also fell gently again st0pped broadcasting about 5 p.m. Several minor accidents were reported on these shrubs near the UConn Co-op, framing a pretty picture of a late winter Tuesday due to a heavy accumulation of to the State Police Barracks at Stafford snowfall. Springs, according to the trooper on duty there. No injuries were reported in any of the accidents, he said. UConn police reported no accidents on campus during Tuesday's storm. Ford, Carter win Illinois primary Tuesday's storm was almost a mirror image of a storm which swept across New England on March 16. 1956. covering By DAVID SMOTHERS hope it stays second." The presidential preference primary Boston with seven inches of snow and United Press International The Alabama governor, his hopes for was "beauty contest." committing no causing massive traffic jams for two davs. CHICAGO - President Ford won the the presidency fading after consecutive delegates. Voters also picked 155 Demo- The National Weather Service in Illinois primary Tuesday night and may losses to Carter in Florida and Illinois, cratic and % Republican delegates, most Windsor Locks predicted accumulations have knocked Ronald Reagan out of the called the former governor of Georgia of them committed to candidates, in a of as little as two inches in coastal area.-. Republican presidential race. Jimmy separate election. warmed-over McGovern." As area residents dig their way out of Carter again beat Alabama Gov. George Carter and Wallace square off again in The results of the delegate vote may the snow today searching for St. Patrick's Wallace in the Democratic primary. North Carolina next Tuesday. Carter said not be known until Wednesday. Day green, the National Weather Service The victories made Ford and Carter the he was delighted with the win in Illinois, However Ford, helped by the almost reported it will be mostly cloudy through- men to beat for anyone aspiring to the a major northern industrial state. unanimous support of the Illinois Repub- out the day with only a few flurries White House, and dealt stunning defeats At 10 p.m. EST, with 10 per cent of the lican apparatus, was expected to take remaining from Tuesday's storm. to the already staggering campaigns of precincts reporting, the GOP race stood: most of the GOP delegates. Most of the Temperatures will be in the mid 30's by Reagan and Gov. George Wallace. Ford: 30,561 - 58 per cent Democrats appeared headed toward a Wednesday afternoon, according to the Both Ford and Carter built up heavy Reagan: 21,369 - 41 per cent man who says he is not a candidate. National Weather Service. majorities in Chicago and made them In the Democratic voting, it was: Illinois Sen. Adlai E. Stevenson. stand up as reports came in from Carter: 51,917 - 46 per cent downstate Illinois. Wallace: 33.943 - 30 per cent The Stevenson delegates are likely to Panel to back Ford hailed his fifth consecutive pri- Shriver: 18.860 - 17 per cent wind up in the hip pocket of the mary win as "a clincher" for the In the race for the Illinois Democratic Democrats' premier kingmaker. Chicago tuition increase nomination. gubernatorial nomination, which attract- Mayor Richard J. Daley, available for Carter enthused, "I am very pleased... ed more interest than the presidential brokering at the party's New York for UConn students I did not expect to win that big." contests, Illinois Secretary of State Mich- convention. The ultimate beneficiary, In Raleigh. N.C., Wallace criticized ael J. Howlett was leading Gov. Daniel party regulars said, could well be By SUSAN OKULA Carter by name for the first time and said Walker, but Walker was coming up Minnesota Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey. Associate News Editor "I feel good about running second... I strong on downstate returns. Stuart Spencer. Ford's acting cam- A legislative subcommittee has told paign director, said it is time for Reagan President Ferguson it will recommend to consider dropping out of the presiden- a $3 million increase for next year's FBI investigates death plot tial race. University budget to the General "I'd say Mr. Reagan's got to give a lot Assembly, but students, and not the of thought to his candidacy," Spencer General Fund, will provide the money for Ford, Reagan at convention said in Washington. "Only Mr. Reagan through a tuition increase. knows if he's going to drop out. but he's a A bill submitted earlier by state WASHINGTON (UPI) — The FBI still described the information as "unsubstan- good Republican." Rep. Howard M. Klebanoff. D-Hart- is investigating a reported plot to kill tiated." For Wallace, the main challenger in ford (8th). calling for an additional $50 Illinois to the Carter bandwagon, it for UConn in-state tuition is being President Ford and Ronald Reagan at the This source also said the FBI was not. appeared a severe setback in a state revised to accommodate the $3 million Republican National convention, a in effect, asking the Secret Service to where he had never before campaigned. increase, and will probably name a spokesman said Tuesday, although some investigate a possibly phony threat, and But he already had set up his defenses, tuition hike figure closer to $100 a officials consider it a phony threat. was retaining full investigative responsi- refusing to speculate about the Prairie year, the subcommittee chairman said While the Secret Service was routinely bility. informed of the report for it s own State's results and saying he was looking Tuesday. investigation, the spokesman said, the In Kansas City. Mo.. Monday. Police for future victories in the Wisconsin and State Rep. Abraham Glassman. FBI continues to look into the case. Chief Joseph McNamara said the report Michigan primaries. D-South Windsor (44th). chairman of Secret Service officials were known to of the plot points up the city's need for Despite downgrading their chances the the Subcommittee on Education. Li- dislike having an unverified terrorist federal funds to provide security at the week before the primary, both Reagan braries and Museums of the Appro- threat case publicly dumped in their laps GOP convention there Aug. 16-20. and Wallace were hanging tough in the priations Committee said state legis- by the FBI. But it is also known that the In its report, the Tribune said Justice early vote-counting. lators generally acknowledge that FBI did not believe it had any choice. Department sources disclosed the con- Reagan was within about 300 votes of UConn cannot live with Gov. Grasso's One source pointed out that FBI spiracy was in the early planning stages, Ford in Cook Chicago County with just $50.6 million recommended budget Director Clarence M. Kelley. in an and "it reportedly was to be carried out 100 of 5.413 precincts reporting. The next year without a "serious detri- by a 'commando-style assassination same precincts had Wallace trailing mental effect." announcement after the Chicago Tribune Continued on Page 9 had published news of the threat, had team' from the Bav area of San Francisco. Carter by just over 1.000 votes. Our view On to Greensboro We've heard all the worn-out sports cliches about "Cinderella team," and "storybook season" but none of them come close to describing the current success of the UConn basketball team and the astonished looks they have left on the faces of people throughout the state, and indeed throughout New England.