The Morning News from Wilmington, Delaware • Page 3

A3 Th Newt-Journal, Wilmington, Saturday, Jan. 24, 1981 Du Pont Legislator, wife team up to keep lawyer on the run Capital notebook Si i i rm- President Reagan waves outside the Treasury Department after being joined by Treasury Secretary Donald Regan before a luncheon yesterday. From left are, Murray Weidenbaum, new chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers; Reagan; Regan and Federal Reserve Board Chairman Paul Volcker. (AP) 'personal lawyer. Other appointments announced by the White House yesterday included: R.T.

McNamar, executive vice president of Beneficial Standard to be deputy secretary of the Treasury. Edward C. Schmults, a corporate lawyer and partner in the New York firm of White Case, to be deputy attorney general. Richard E. Lyng, former president of the American Meat Institute and top lobbyist for the meat processing industry, to be deputy secretary of agriculture.

Lyng was among the finalists for the top Agriculture Department job but in the end was passed over for John R. Block, whose patron was Sen. Bob Dole, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee. John 0. Marsh, former coun selor to President Gerald R.

Ford, to be secretary of the Army. John F. Lehman president of Abingdon to be secretary of the Navy, Verne Orr, a longtime associate of the president who served first as Reagan's motor vehicles chief and later as his top financial officer in California, to be secretary of the Air Force. Glenn R. Schleede, senior vice president of the National Coal Association, to be executive associate director of the Office of Management and Budget.

In another personnel announcement, Mrs. Reagan's office said Linda Faulkner, former public relations manager of the Neiman-Marcus retail department store in Dallas, will be assistant social secretary at the White House. No social secretary has been named yet. Doug Shactman, a young consumer attorney, took on the near impossible task this week of opposing big banking interests and the du Pont administration. He is is also running for a school board seat in the redivided New Castle County School District.

Shactman found few allies in his fight against the move to eliminate usury ceilings in Delaware. But Rep. Don Van Sciver, who voted against the legislation, worked closely with Shactman on possible amendments. In the school board race, Shactman is opposing Van Sciver's wife, Virginia. Shactman faced more than a legislative deadline Thursday when he was helping Van Sciver.

That evening he and Mrs. Van Sciver were interviewed for endorsements by the county teachers' union. "I wonder if he's trying to keep me in Dover so his wife gets the endorsement," Shactman said. Gorilla greets Du Pont Gov. du Pont's 46th birthday did not go unnoticed Thursday.

He was interrupted in his Legislative Hall office by a courier with a singing "happy birthday" telegram. That, in itself, may not be so unusual except that the courier was a gorilla or more accurately, a man in a gorilla suit. Du Pont has new shadow Du Pont's security force, which gave the gorilla unrestricted access to the governor's office, will have a new man but a familiar face in charge. Sgt. Andy Stayton, chief of security since 1977, is returning to the state police ranks to head the radar unit in northern Delaware.

Stayton will be replaced by Sgt. Cliff Gra-viet, who has previously shadowed the governor. At least one member of the four-man security team is convinced Stayton's radar force will be on the lookout for Delaware 1, the governor's limousine, and will pull over the car regardless of its speed. Eager bank bill backers Old hands in Legislative Hall didn't waste any time taking advantage of the new kids on the block. The banking legislation, complex, technical and far-reaching, had 37 eager sponsors.

Freshmen accounted for 11 of those sponsors, and some of them later admitted with embarrassment that they didn't understand the bills. "They thought it was an honor to sponsor bills," explained one three-term veteran. The retiring chairman Legislators practically fawned over Du Pont Co. chairman Irving Shapiro when he testified in favor of the banking bills Wednesday. But Shapiro, who is retiring this spring, was self-effacing.

"My name is Irving Shapiro. I do work for the Du Pont at least for the next few months," he said. No. 2 starts with a bang In a number of ways, Gov. du Pont has shown he intends to act like a second-term governor without political concerns.

He appointed a Democrat to head the Department of Agriculture, ignoring the feelings of rural Republicans who worked for his reelection. He told the legislature to promptly pass the banking bills, bruising the egos of lawmakers who fall campaign in Delaware. She will be paid about $24,000 a year. Jorene Jameson, 32, a Wilmington Democrat, was named executive assistant for operations. She is currently director of the state division of business administration and general services.

She had worked in the administrations of former Wil-mington mayor Thomas P. current Mayor William T. McLaughlin, and former New Castle County executive William Continued from Al School, Mrs. du Pont has been unable to gain admission to the Pennsylvania Bar. Although she declined to comment on her job search, a spokesman for the governor said she also is looking at opportunities outside of government.

The ethics committee of the Delaware Bar Association has urged Mrs. du Pont not to practice law in Delaware while her husband is governor, because he controls who becomes and remains a judge in the state. Mrs. du Pont, 43, has reportedly been interviewed by the Reagan administration's top personnel pro-curement officer, Pendleton James. Fredrick H.

Stern, spokesman for du Pont, said that while the governor is "supportive" of his wife's efforts to win the federal post, he has not engaged in any lobbying on her behalf. A spokesman for the White House personnel office said the only Commerce Department job that has been filled is the secretary's job. The remaining jobs should be filled soon, he said, adding that the congressional liaison job was "a rather high priority." Since finishing law school, Mrs. du Pont has become increasingly active in the affairs of the state of Delaware, making economic development trips to both Cuba and China. Since her husband entered politics, Mrs.

du Pont has been a valuable advisor, serving as a member of his kitchen cabinet, Reagan Continued from Al at the private university in St. Louis. Nomination to the Council of Economic Advisers is subject to Senate confirmation, but after Weidenbaum is confirmed, as expected, Reagan said he would appoint him to the chairmanship. During Richard M. Nixon's first term as president, Weidenbaum served as assistant secretary of the treasury for economic policy and earlier had worked as a corporate economist for the Boeing Co.

Clark, a justice on the California Supreme Court, was one of seven sub-Cabinet nominations announced yesterday. Panel urges policy 'blend' for U.S.S.R. By BARTON REPPERT Associated Press WASHINGTON A blue-ribbon panel of former U.S. officials and other foreign- affairs specialists urged the Reagan administration yesterday to forge a "pragmatic blend of policies" for dealing with the challenges posed by growing Soviet power around the world. The two superpowers "cannot hope to be partners and cannot afford to be enemies," said the bipartisan panel, adding that "there should be no illusions about the possibilities for permanent cooperation or for cost-free victories at the other's expense." The 29-member panel, sponsored by the United Nations Association, issued a report offering 70 recommendations to the new administration on political, military, economic, human rights and diplomatic aspects of U.S.

policy toward the Soviet Union. The panel's chairman, former U.S. Ambassador to United Nations William W. Scranton, said the study was intended to help "create a workable consensus in this country" on basic directions for American policy towards the Soviet Union. Scranton and others from the panel discussed their findings yesterday at a meeting with Chairman Charles H.

Percy, and other members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. They were to meet on Monday at the White House with Secretary of State Alexander M. Haig, Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger, national security adviser Richard V. Allen and other top Reagan administration officials. The report said that for the United States, "the most effective answer to the Soviet challenge is a pragmatic blend of policies that actively forward U.S.

interests while narrowing the range of opportunities open to Soviet exploitation." Lottery gross The Delaware Lottery made 31 percent more money in 1980 than during 1979, state officials said yesterday. The lottery grossed $18,083,118 in 1980, compared with $13,753,276 in 1979. Lottery Director Ralph F. Batch said approximately $9.5 million of the $18 million earned this year was Wilmington vicinity: 322-5151 Secretary of State Alexander M. Haig who had been reported as reluctant to take Clark as his No.

2 man, issued an endorsement of the California judge even before the White House formally announced the nomination. "The president reached this decision after deliberations in which I provided my enthusiastic endorsement to Justice Clark's candidacy," Haig said, "and I welcome the president's decision as a superb choice." The former Army general said he would "rely heavily on (Clark's) abilities and counsel" in the years ahead. Clark was Reagan's first chief of staff when Reagan was governor of California. Reagan named him to the bench in 1969. He was among the early candidates for attorney general, a post that later went to William French Smith, Reagan's Weather Forecast for today FRONTS Cold Warm Stationary Occluded PRECIPITATION Snow Flurries XXXXXl Showers HffiSJ BSD Figures show temperatures Saturday, Jan.

24, 1981 Greater Wilmington; Kent and Sussex counties; Eastern Shore: Partly sunny today; high in the 40s. Partly cloudy tonight; low in the 20s. Mostly sunny and colder tomorrow; high near 40. Chance of precipitation 10 percent through tonight. Winds will be northwest at 10 to 15 mph.

Southeastern Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey: Partly sunny today; high 35 to 40. Fair tonight and tomorrow; low tonight in the low to mid-20s and the high tomorrow in the mid- to upper 30s. Chance of precipitation 10 percent through tonight. Winds will be west to northwest at 10 to 15 mph. Delaware Bay: Winds will be west to northwest at 10 to 20 knots today, like to take time to consider such important measures.

And he inaugurated himself this week with midnight cannon blasts and fireworks, despite being warned that sleeping Dover residents might be alarmed. The blasts triggered about 50 complaints to du Pont's office. One legislator compared the inauguration of the Gallic governor to "the coronation of a French king." Singer of the House Just who is that man sitting in the Speaker's chair in the House of Representatives, the keeper of the peace and protector of decorum? Why, it's none other than Chuck Hebner, who once introduced the Declaration of Independence as a joint resolution (it passed the House but got assigned to committee in the Senate) and once showed up with a guitar to sing limericks about his fellow legislators. He twitted then-Speaker Casimir Jonkiert, who had 25 Democratic votes sewn up but needed three Republicans to pass a bill that required a two-thirds majority, with this verse: "An intrepid House speaker named Caz Gaveled us down with pizzaz. He was feeling his oats With 25 votes, But 28 Caz doesn't haz." Democratic cold spell Wilmington Mayor Bill McLaughlin was scheduled to speak in the House of Representatives this week on the proposed banking legislation, but he had to send an aide in his stead because he had the flu.

The cause of the flu, according to the aide, was that the mayor had been in Washington "and it's kind of chilly for Democrats there these days." Compromise not fair Dick Sincock is happy. Nancy Cook is happy. And, to all appearances, the rest of the General Assembly is satisfied with Thursday's compromise over the chairmanship of the Joint Finance Committee. But was it fair? The answer, alas, is no. If the idea had truly been to be fair to all the disparate groups in the legislature the Republicans, the upstaters, the downstaters, the Democrats, the senators, and the representatives then this week's choice of a JFC chairman should have been John Burris, Harry Der-rickson, Tina Fallon, or Brad Barnes.

The reasoning is simple. If one group has been consistently cheated out of the chairmanship, it is downstate Republican members of the House. The Senate has had the chair 14 out of 25 years, Democrats and upstaters each 1 5 years. JFC: The root of all evil An honest reason for serving on the budget-writing committee: "I like serving on this committee because I like to work the budget, but I'm also pragmatic enough to know that, when you come right down to the workings of the General Assembly, this is where a hell of a lot of the action is." Richard Sincock, chairman Bill Boyle, Celia Cohen and Je- hey R. Welsh contributed to this column.

"i for posts She will be a policy advisor to du Pont and coordinate staff and cabinet work. She'll be paid about $36,000 a year. Cynthia R. Taylor, 27, was named special assistant for community affairs, coordinating affirmative action programs, and working with state agencies and community groups. She held a similar position in the administration of West Virginia Democratic Gov.

Jay Rockefeller. She will be paid about $18,000 a year. House Education, 2 p.m., House Majority Caucus Room: no bills specified. House Judiciary, 2 p.m., Rep. Rid-dagh's office: H.B.

34 and H.B. 38. House Administration Services, 2 p.m., House Minority Caucus Room: no bills specified. For Thursday: Senate Community Affairs, 1 p.m., Senate Majority Caucus Room: S.B. 24.

33. 34. tonight. Visibility good. Average wave heights 1 to 3 feet.

Extended Outlook for Delaware, Monday through Wednesday: Fair Monday and Tuesday; a chance of precipitation on Wednesday. High Monday in the 40s, warming to the upper 40s and low 50s by Wednesday. Low Monday in the mid-20s to mid-30s, warming to the mid- to upper 30s by Wednesday. Highest temperature yesterday: 44 degrees; lowest: 33 degrees. Highest humidity yesterday: 67 percent; lowest: 49 percent.

There was a trace of precipitation recorded in the 24 hours ending at 8 p.m. last night. The sun rises today at 7:17 a.m. and sets at 5:13 p.m. WEATHER ELSEWHERE Bismarck 62 CY 38 CY 34 CY 46 CY 41 CY 69 CY 58 CL 66 CL 43 CY 60 CL 63 RA Amsterdam 41 CY Athens 52 RA Belgrade 32 CY Berlin 27 CY Brussels 43 CY Copenhagen 34 CY Frankfurt 34 CL Hong Kong 63 CY Jerusalem 59 CL Lisbon 66 CL Boston Buffalo Chicago Cincinnati Denver Des Moines Fort Worth Indianapolis Kansas City Miami London 54 CY Madrid 64 CL Mexico City 61 CL Montreal 27 SN Moscow 25 RA Paris 45 CY Rio 88 RA San Juan 82 CY Stockholm 37 SN Tokyo 50 CL Toronto 34 CY Vancouver 57 RA Vienna 36 CL Minneapolis Nashville New Orleans New York Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh CL CL 59 CL 43 CY 43 CY 71 CY 32 CY 45 CY 51 CL 64 CY Richmond St.

Louis San Diego San Francisco Seattle Washington 56 CY 48 RA 47 CY Clear-CL; Cloudy-CY; Fair-FA; Fog FG; Haze-HZ; Rain-RA; Snow-SN, Windy-WY. Du Pont hires 3 women Rita Jenrette returns to D.C. to find townhouse stripped St high pJ for area. to decreasing to 10 knots or less tonight. Fair weather through tonight.

Visibility 5 miles or more. Average wave heights 2 to 4 feet. Chesapeake Bay North: Winds will be northwest around 10 knots today, increasing to 10 to 20 knots tonight. Partly cloudy through TIDES AT MARINE TERMINAL High Today A.M 2:45 Low 9:38 10:06 Today P.M. 3:02 HIGH TIDES TODAY AJVt.

Indian River Inlet (bridge) 11:02 Rehobolh Beach 10:21 Cape Henlopen 11:21 Breakwater Harbor 11:26 Mlspillion River 11:59 Bowers Beach 12:03 Woodland Beach 12:39 Reedv Point 1:54 New Castle 2:24 Baltimore 9:38 Kent Island 7:54 Chesapeake City 12:39 Townsends Inlet, N.J 10:28 PJV1. 11:37 10:56 11:47 11:52 12:22 12:56 2:11 2:41 10:11 8:27 12:56 11:03 tigation, loaded a friend's truck and moved out Sunday to avoid being evicted, the newspaper said. The $200,000 townhouse reportedly is in Mrs. Jenrette's name. Jenrette said Sunday that he was headed for Atlanta and would go to Myrtle Beach this weekend to meet the mover who is hauling his things to South Carolina.

He could not be reached for comment yesterday, Mrs. Jenrette returned from a three-day trip late Wednesday night and had to call a locksmith to open a door, Abourezk said. "Rita called me about 11 o'clock all upset. She said her husband had taken everything. Abourezk said.

Lotteries Delaware daily 210; Play-Four 0427. Maryland 694. New Jersey daily 058; Pick-Four 3644. Pennsylvania 066. Gov.

du Pont has hired three women to handle lobbying, staff administration and community affairs. Two of the women have worked in Democratic administrations. The third is an active Republican and former lobbyist for special interests. Linda A. Long, 29, who was a lobbyist for three years with Legislative Services will serve as the administration liason with the General Assembly.

Miss Long, an attorney, directed President Reagan's Next week's The following meetings and public hearings have been scheduled by committees and members of the General Assembly: For Tuesday: Senate Public Safety, 1:15 p.m., Sen. Murphy's office: all bills in committee. Senate Natural Resources, 2 p.m., Sen. Zimmerman's office: S.B. 39 and 40.

Senate Finance, immediately Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. Rita Jenrette returned to the Washington town-house she once shared with her estranged husband, Abscam convict John Jenrette, to find everything gone and the locks changed, her attorney says. "He didn't leave a stitch," former Sen. James Abourezkj was quoted yesterday in The State, of Columbia, S.C. Jenrette, the former congressman convicted of accepting $50,000 in the FBI's Abscam inves- up 31 percent paid out in prize money, and more than $6 million was contributed to the state treasury.

State law requires that 30 percent of all lottery revenues be transferred to the state's general fund. Money from lottery is transferred to the general fund on a monthly basis. Delaware has had a lottery since 1975. General Assembly slate after Senate session in Senate Majority Caucus Room: no bills specified. For Wednesday: House Appropriations, 2 p.m., Rep.

Sincock's office: H.B. 19. House Natural Resources and Agriculture, 2 p.m., Rep. Smith's office: H.B. 30.

House Health and Social' Services, 2 p.m., Joint Finance Committee Room: public hearing on H.B. 3..