dattuma "Serving the Storrs Community Since 1896" Vol. LXXXVIIINo. 9 The University of Connecticut Thursday, September 20, 1984 Reagan, in Waterbury speech, hails "American Expansion'' By Peter Coijulo biggest increase in 21 years. Reagan called for Campus Correspondent still further improvements. "Before this decade Amid red white, and blue balloons, marching is out..we II make up half the ground that was bands, Brookfield Danbury and Sacred Heart lost in the last 20 years," he said. loves Reagan signs, and shouts or "four more In an apparent effort to take advantage of years," thousands crowded the Waterbury polls showing that Democrats are becoming Green to hear President Ronald Reagan speak increasingly disillusioned with Walter Mondale- yesterday. -an NBC news poll showed one third of Democ- In a twenty minute speech that emphasized rats responding fayored Reagan over Mon- the nation's economic recovery, education, and dale—the president invited Democrats to "join employment, Reagan praised what he called the us.you will be welcome." A former Democrat American Expansion. The American recovery is himself, Reagan said that it can be a very not limited to economic matters, according to enriching thing, I've found to change parties." Reagan, noting the new mood in America "Un- He charged that the Democratic leadership has cle Sam is feeling mighty jaunty," he said. abandoned the good and decent democrats of The president went on to pay tribute to Our the JFK, FDR and Harry Truman tradition." brilliant and optimistic young students, scho Reagan also took the time to further his lars, and workers. Noting reports that S.AT. test attacks on Mondale's plan to increase taxes. scores have risen four points this past year, the See page 3 Campus Shopping Center, Subway face rent increases in new lease Colombia University professor Seymour Melman denoun- ced the militarization of the American economy in a speech at the Math-Science Building Wenesday night See By Colin Poitras of Finance and Administra- center in 1984-85. Each year story on page 6. (John Metaxas photo). News Editor tion, said that letters were after that, the rent would A new five-year lease policy sent to all the tenants yester- increase by an average rate of with significant rent increases day, informing them that the 5.4 percent. for 11 businesses in the Cam- leases are now ready to be Since they first heard of the pus Shopping Center and the signed new lease policy and the rent Housing problems are Subway Sandwich Shop is in Under a new commercial increase last May, some te- the process of being imple- leasing policy approved by nants at the shopping center mented by the UConn Office the Board of Governors for have said that the university crowded out in dorms of Finance and Administra- Higher Education in July, the has improved its maintenance tion. new leases will raise rent as responsibilities, but they are By Jill Zuccardy Jim Makuch, coordinator of much as 30 percent for afraid that the university's Staff Writer special services »or the office businesses in the shopping See page 3 There have been few student housing problems this year because what was once termed "temporary" housing is now Four more plants dose: officially permanent Some singles have been converted into doubles, doubles to triples, and many study rooms are now quads. In all, 254 beds have been added to the permanent system, Jane Lowell, assis- Strike against auto giant widens tent director of the Department of Residential Life, said "We felt that it was better to place students in these ac- comodations deliberately." Lowell said "This way. students DETROIT( AP)-Thirty-thousand more auto- final assembly of cars, trucks, and busses. dont have to worry about being relocated once the semester workers joined tHe strike apainst General Just 14 GM assembly plants still were open in starts...there's a lot less anxiety." Motors Wednesday, shutting down four more the United States - three fewer than No. 2 Ford New furniture purchased for the converted rooms included plants as the walkout began forcing layoffs in Motor Co. operates. related industries. 388 bed' drawers, acording to Chip Yensan, facilities develop GM's vast internal supply pipeline was begin- ment coordinator. Two of these drawers which fit under beds, Two trucking companies said they were lay- ning to clog leaving seats, steering wheels, were given to each triple at Hilltop and Holcomb to alleviate pro- ing off hundreds of workers because they were radiators, wiring and other parts sitting on load- blems students might have with space, he said noting that running out of cars to ship. A supplier of plastic ing ducks at hundreds of GM plants. students seem to be doing creative things to utilize space trim and panels said it was losing $3(X).000 a day One parts plant was closed and 11 others best. from the strike. scaled back operations, idling 8.000 non-striking Lowell is "amazed" at how few complaints or problems there Meanwhile, bargainers for GM and the United members of the UAW and other unions. were with the new housing arangements. Some students prefer Auto Workers union continued trying to write a Anchor Motor Frieght and Fleet Carrier Corp.. living in triples or in rooms previously reserved for study. national contract for the No. 1 automakers 350.- two Pontiac. Mich.. area car haulers, said According to Lowell 81% of the study rooms and 34% of the 000 UAW workers, of whom 92.000 are now on their layoffs would total more than 500 by the triples were chosen deliberately at room draw. strike in local disputes. end of the week if the strike continues - they Freshman Debi Robella and two friends chose a Hilltop triple The new strikes were authorized by UAW were running out of GM cars to haul. purposely. "We wanted to room together." Robella said "We all leaders before dawn after contract negotia- Voplex Corps Canandaigua N.Y. Plastics have different schedules so it's not that bad" tions stalled at GM headquarters in Detroit. Division has laid off 250 of 850 employees since Lowell said the university has no immediate plans to build new They raised to 17 the number of local strikes -13 Monday as a result of walkouts against GM. dormitories because the declining population of college-age were called Friday when the national UAW-GM Joseph lelley has said an additional 150 students makes it questionable as to whether the campus will be contract expired at midnight. workers might be furloughed if the UAW crowded in five years. You don't build if you're not sure" she Of the 17 sites now struck. Hi are plants for walkouts continue another week said Inside Today: N^Weather Forecast: • Sports info joins the computer age. See back page. Sunny today with highs in the 70s • Students learn now to crush grapes. See page Clear tonight with lows in the 50s 13. •Weekend hotspots in the area See page 9. h. Page 2 The Daily Campus. September 20. 1984 News Roundup Nation Man arrested at rally SAN KRANCISCO (API —A man with a knif.■ concealed under his pant lei? was arrested Wednesday as lie tried t > approach Democratic presiden- tial nominee Walter Mondale at a ivyon rally, the Secret Service Mid Rich Mc! )rew. agent in charge of the S.ui Francisco office of the Secret Service, said the man was spotted at the start of the rally in Justin Her- man Pla/a by agents and police officers who noticed he was k.nd of a shouter" and was trying to work his way to the front of the line to get close to Mondale , The man was not immediately identified McDrew said the officers approached the man to ask him a question First Lady Nancy Reagan dabs a tear from her eye while listening to teenagers at an Ohio "to get a feel for what he was doing." When he didn't espond hey decided to Keep a closer eye on him. McDrew said drug rehabilitation center (UPI photo). Finally, as the man approached the candidate, the man pulled up his pant leg and a police officer and agent noticed a strap around his leg. It turned out t » be a holster with a knife 11 it. McDrew said The man was arrested for |>ossessi >n of a concealed weapon. World McDrew said Americans free Economy is leveling off FBI studies card iVMBFLL Maska (\P)—Five American seamen H\R fTORD ( AP)—The FBI is analyzing a postcard tfhtt nad been held in Siberia for the past week «vhen WASHINGTON (ATM—Americans' personal income in August posted signed Victor Manuel Gerena Ortiz" to try and deter- ther vessel strayed near tlie Sovi-t Union were the smallest gain in three months while new housing construction mine whether it was actually sent to a local news- turned over to U,S. authorities Wednesday. ifficials plunged 12.8 percent, the government said Wednesday, as the economy paper by the Wells Fargo heist fugitive. sad gave further signs of a rapid slowdown. The cryptic postcard mailed inside a typewritten (Tie tra isier took place in the Bering Sea near the The new reports sent many economists scurrying to revise their pre- envelope with a New York postmark, was sent t > for- nternation i date line at :i 20 p.m. AD I" 7:20 p.m. EDT dictions for economic growth the rest of 1984. but the Reagan adminis- mer Hartford Courant reporter Mart Stillman. who vhen the live were allowed to leave the .\isberg.