The Morning News from Wilmington, Delaware • Page 1

Bait is out for Hoopes angle for reservoir rights Fishermen By HUGH CUTLER A' ton City Council to permit limited fishing at its 191-acre reservoir in the countryside northwest of the city. At least twice before, anglers have tried but failed to win city approval. Now the hook is being baited a third time with promises that strict state supervision could prevent pollution, of the city's reserve water supply. The fisher folk believe their plan would make better use of one of northern Delaware's most beautiful natural resources and earn the gratitude of innumerable sportsmen. Zinman's current effort has barely begun.

The chairman of the state council on game and fish organized a workshop meeting last month of state fishing officials and city council to present his idea, just as he did 10 years ago. See NEW Page 2, Col. 1 Manny Zinman is a man with a vision: He sees a dozen or so little state-owned rental boats easing fishermen out on the deep, woodland-encircled waters of Hoopes Reservoir in search of ideal spots for "two-story angling. Two-story fishing has nothing to do with spinning yarns about the big ones that got away. Anglers and fish biologists apply the term to freshwater lakes where sportsmen can find different species of game-fish at different depths because different water temperatures are preferred by different species.

To provide more that a single level of fish, the lakes must be deep. And Hoopes is more than 90 feet deep in some places. That makes it unique in Delaware, Zinman says. This is not the first attempt by state fishermen rfor, indeed, by Zinman to persuade the Wilming Fir "'i rt Ihe Mornin a News weather Sunny, cool; high 55-60. Fair tonight; low 30-35.

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Iran 'abusing7 hostages; tal mission stalls 7 -i starts? Kennedy off and running By ROBERT SHOGAN Los Angeles Times Service BOSTON Sen. Edward M. Kennedy officially launched his campaign for the White House here yesterday, pledging to give the nation "a forceful, effective presidency, in the thick of the action, at the center of all the great concerns our people share." Speaking from an historic rostrum in his native city, surrounded by friends and family, the Massachusetts Democrat took the first formal step toward fulfilling a destiny which many have envisioned for him for more than a decade. But because of the awkward personal circumstances surrounding his candidacy, it was not Kennedy See KENNEDY'S Page 2, Col. 5 capacity was reopened, and about 20 inmates are housed there.

In the meantime, reports have filtered out of the prison that many of the prisoners were jammed in quarters without adequate toilet or washing facilities. And the four receiving cells were jammed with 22 inmates, according to Van Sant. He said that prison officials are working around the clock to determine how many additional inmates can be released to the Plummer Work Release Center in Wilmington. Last week, 45 men were shifted from the Smyrna prison to the Plummer Center. The center, at 38 Todds Lane, is a minimum security building, primarily designed for inmates who can get jobs on the outside and return to the center at night.

1 ft Gannett Newspaper, Wilmington, embassy compound, including machine guns. But the official, who asked that he not be identified, said there was no evidence that any of the estimated 60 American hostages held in the embassy in Tehran have been "beaten, stabbed or shot." The two American negotiators sent to seek the release of the Americans held hostage were stalled in Turkey when Iranian leaders refused to let them into the country. Ramsey Clark, a former U.S. attorney general, and William See IRAN Page 8, Col. 1 1st cancer scare Remember the great cranberry crisis? Cranberry growers sure do.

P. 18. Vol. 180, No. 92 The Newt-Journal Co federal court to limit the population of the already overcrowded prison.

Schwartz ruled that the maximum population of the prison near Smyrna must be 650. However, late last year, the newly constructed pre-release building was opened at the prison with a capacity inmates, increasing the court-ordered maximum capacity to 768. Gary E. Meyers, attorney for Legal Aid.fs expected to argue before Schwartz that the overcrowded condition in the Smyrna prison is affecting the health and safety of the inmates. Yesterday morning, Frederick Van Sant, chief of adult prisons, reported that the Smyrna prison's population was 888.

Later in the afternoon, he rs 20 cents 125 over reported the population had increased to 893, or 125 above the maximum. Van Sant said police Operation Flytrap, that resulted in the arrest since Monday of 110 persons snared from a phony fence operation, was partially responsible for the sudden increase in the population of the prison near Smyrna. But by late Tuesday afternoon all but a handful of the flytrap prisoners were released on bail or their own recognizance. Last Friday, Van Sant said, prison officials closed down a dormitory in what used to be the prison's vocational building and shifted 45 inmates from there to other sections of the prison. But in the wake of Operation Flytrap, Van Sant said, the dormitory 1 Secret Servicemen and well-wishers surround Sen.

Edward M. Kennedy after he officially launched his presidential campaign in Boston yesterday. (UPI) Prison population By BARRY SCHWEID WASHINGTON (AP) American hostages held in the U.S. Embassy in Iran are being "pushed around, abused, intimidated and mishandled," but there is no evidence that any have been seriously injured, a U.S. official said late yesterday.

Word of the mistreatment was given to reporters as President Carter's special mediators found themselves stalled in Turkey with Iranian authorities refusing to negotiate with them. U.S. sources said the Iranians have brought new weapons into the inside the news Brown to enter race Gov. Jerry Brown will announce his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination today. P.

11. Elections Cleveland Mayor Dennis J. Kucinich spoils Democratic sweep of major city mayoralties. P. 12.

Sorry sight A few doctors are making plenty off Medicare with unnecessary cataract operations. P. 13. By WILLIAM P. FRANK The population of.

the Delaware Correctional Center yesterday soared to 893 inmates, the highest in the eight-year history of the prison. Tomorrow, Department of Corrections officials will seek to justify this to U.S. District Court Judge Murray M. Schwartz. Support SOUght The Community Legal Aid Carter courts environmenta- SocieiV wil1 ask Schwartz to permit IkU hut thev halk at his enerev the case t0 heard in state- rather lists, Dut tney DaiK at nis energy than federal courts Lega, Aid wm program.

P. li. question the constitutionality of a recently enacted state law that permits prison officials to receive all Arts 33 Obituaries 64 persons committed to prison by the Business 50 People 6 courts, regardless of its capacity, a Comics 62 Record 7 society spokesman said. Editorials 16 Sports 39 In March 1977 the Legal Aid Events 14 Television 30 Society won a suit on behalf of a Living 57 Weather 19 group of prisoners who asked the Governors go where angels fear to tread in 16th Dist fv fell si txA it ij ill Vi- Jr? By RICHARD SANDZA The sign in the front yard asked all who read it to vote for the Democratic candidate for the vacant Newport-area House seat. "We're fearless," said Republican Gov.

Pierre S. du Pont IV as he and the Republican candidate approached the front door, which was also flanked by "beware of the dog" and "no soliciting" sign's. His courage wasn't needed. A woman opened the door and smiled at the governor and the candidate, Donald J. Van Sciver.

Within minutes she agreed to replace the "Elect Joe Mangini" sign with a "Elect Don Van Sciver" sign. Du Pont put in three hours campaigning for Van Sciver yesterday. Earlier this week, Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr.

gave the same amount of time to Democrat Joseph A. Mangini. Van Sciver and Mangini are warriors in a wihner-take-all special election this Saturday. The winner gives his party control of the state House of Representatives. The House has been deadlocked at 20 votes for each party since Democratic Rep.

Daniel A. Kelly died September 14. For the past month, campaigning in the Newport-area district has been heavy. Biden and du Pont are just two of the dozen-plus politicians both Republican and Democrat who have been working in the district. It wasn't totally clear how much effect the V.I.P.'s were having.

As du Pont and Van Sciver walked away from the woman's house, she was pulling the Democrat's sign out of the ground. But after they were out of sight, she said she would give the two candidates "equal time" by allowing both signs on her lawn. "I hope you'll give him a hand," said du Pont to Lyndalia residents as he placed his hand on Van Sciver's shoulders. "He's a good man I could sure use his help in Dover." Biden went in Monday morning to introduce Richardson Park residents to "my good friend Joe Mangini" the Democratic candidate. "Take a look at him," Biden told the people he met.

"If you like what you see, vote for Joe. If not, vote for the other guy. The "other of course is Republican Van Sciver. Many of the voters Biden and Mangini talked to remembered Kelly, the affable school teacher who was elected three times from the district. Despite their- wide registration edge, Democrats are worried because the people in the district also remember Van Sciver, the Republican who came within 369 votes of beating Kelly in 1978.

See DU PONT Page 3, Col. 1 Ill I I i i mm.t Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. (right) does some door-to-door campaigning with Democrat Joseph A.

Mangini on Reamer Street near Els-mere. Mangini is running for the 16th district House of Representatives seat left vacant by the death of Rep. Daniel A. Kelly. (Staff photo by Bob Herbert) Gov.

Pierre S. du Pont IV lends hit political clout to the campaign of Donald J. VanSclver (left), who seeks the 16th district House seat at stake In Saturday's special election. Du Pont turned bell-ringer to help his fellow Republican In the crucial contest. (Staff photo by Chuck McGowen).