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260 SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 16, 1984 16 SECTIONS FINAL COPYRIGHTS 1984. THE HARTFORD COURANT CO. PER COPY Bk- diaper i I 1 SHWKE I Candidates Jointly Woo Italian Vote By DAVID LIGHTMAN Washington Bureau Chief Progress Reported In Talks Strikers Picket At 13 GM Plants To Force Issues Associated Press DETROIT Negotiators for General Motors Corp. and the United Auto Workers union bargained on a national contract all day Saturday, as pickets marched outside 13 plants struck over local issues.

There was no indication if sub- stantial progress had been made in New Departure, Union resolve local contract Page Bl. national bargaining on the critical job-security issue. Talks were to resume this morning. Picket lines were set up just after midnight Friday at 13 plants in local protests involving 62,000 employees of the giant carmaker. Leaders of the striking locals said the walkouts were designed to keep pressure on GM while UAW President Owen Bieber and his bargainers "tryio reach a new contract GM and the union bargained for most of the day.

before calling off talks for the night at 7:25 pm A union statement said progress had been made "in some areas. Many differences remain, however." Company officials said nothing officially. Bieber said no national strike 'er-deadline was set and the remaindered of the 350,000 GM workers would no continue to work indefinitely. Most of the pickets were stationed at plants making GMs most popular cars, such as the Chevrolet Corvette sports car line in Bowling Green, Ky. "We are giving support to the na- tional to show that we do support their bargaining points," said Mike Feldman, a trustee of UAW Local 160 at the GM Technical Center outside Detroit, one of the 13 plants.

See GM, Page A4 united Press International President Reagan applauds as Democratic presidential candidate Walter F. Mondale speaks Saturday night at the National Italian- American Foundation dinner in Washington. The vice presidential candidates also appeared. The man at center is unidentified. Eager and CuriousSFlock to Ferraro Campaign WASHINGTON President Reagan and Democratic rival Walter F.

Mondale appeared together for the first time in the 1984 campaign Saturday night, invoking the same ideals in hopes of impressing 2,200 of the nation's leading Ital-ian-Ameri-cans. The two candidates, who were joined on the dais of the National Italian-American Foundation dinner by their running mates. Vice President George Bush and Rep. Geraldine A. Ferraro, avoided any criticism of one another.

Mondale's only comment to Reagan was, "What a night this is. In one evening I got closer to President Reagan than (ABC News White House correspondent) Sam Donaldson has in four long years." Reagan just smiled. Mondale and Reagan focused largely on what are considered two favorite Italian-American themes family and fairness. Reagan was interrupted by applause 19 times to Mondale's nine. The president was clearly the crowd favorite.

The roomful of men in tuxedoes and women in evening gowns not only cheered loudly for the president but chanted, "Four more years" and waved the little American flags that had been centerpieces on then-tables. Reagan and Bush had arrived first while Mondale and Ferraro, a foundation board member, were delayed. When they did arrive, the Democrats walked past Reagan and Bush and all four smiled and shook hands. The crowd cheered, although there was some booing as Mondale and Ferraro sat down. In separate 10-minute talks, both-presidential candidates recalled Monsignor Geno C.

Baroni, a Washington-based activist and former Carter administration official who died recently. Both Mondale and: Reagan, in fact, used the same fa-; vorite Baroni quotation: See Candidates, Page A15 seniority. And there is the example of Associate Justice Ellen A. Peters, considered one of the top candidates for Speziale's seat She was appointed to the Supreme Court directly from the Yale Law School faculty by Gov. Ella T.

Grasso in 1978. Reviews of her work on the court generally have been enthusiastic. But the Peters case angered some judges. Chief Justice Charles S. See Seniority, Page A16 Princess Diana Gives Birth to Second Son United Press International LONDON Princess Diana, with Prince Charles at her side, gave birth Saturday to their second son, a blue-eyed 6-pound, 14-ounce boy who becomes third in line to the British throne.

Buckingham Palace said the 23-year-old princess gave birth at 4:20 p.m. (11:20 a.m. EOT) after nine hours of labor. Mother and son were reported doing "excellently" at St Mary's Hospital near Paddington Station. A beaming Prince Charles emerged from the hospital Saturday night on his way home to nearby Kensington Palace to be cheered by about 500 well-wishers, jostling to hear as he joked, "We've nearly got enough for a polo team" of four.

He said the delivery was much quicker than his first child Prince William by three hours and "couldn't have been better." The new baby's eyes are pale blue and his hair "an indeterminate color," he said. See Princess, Page A16 By MIRANDA SPIVACK Courant Staff Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio Stella Lombardi Chapin, owner of an Italian restaurant in downtown Columbus, closed down her kitchen one morning last week. With six other women from her staff, all wearing red "Casa di Pasta" T-shirts, the 59-year-old Chapin went to a nearby hotel to try to catch a glimpse of Democratic vice presidential nominee Geraldine A. Ferraro. Chapin is similar to many people Speziale, who said last week he will resign will become vacant.

Not since 1965 has a governor had so many openings to fill in so short a time, and in that case all were associate justices. Gov. John Dempsey followed tradition in 1965. He promoted the most senior Superior Court judges to the high court O'Neill, observers say, may choose a different course. "The chances are very strong that he will not use seniority in filling all the slots," said Jay W.

Jackson, cratic politicians are worried. They had hoped Mondale's historic choice of Ferraro and the Democrats' stands on the issues would provide enough spark to ignite the campaign. Although Ferraro's presence on the ticket has generated a substantial response from women such as Chapin, it has yet to make enough of a difference to offset the huge lead held by President Reagan and -Vice President George Bush. See Eager, Page A18 the new Appellate Court last year, two were chosen without regard for seniority. And when one of the three senior nominees was forced to with-draw, O'Neill drew his replacement from less-tenured judges.

He also has the advantage of three high court vacancies coming in the same legislative session. He is likely to submit all his nominees and their lower-court replacements, if any for legislative approval at the same time, which could blunt the impact of a few deviations from woman could hold up, but she can do it I wish I could touch her. I'll work 24 hours a day for her," said Chapin, who described her 1980 vote for the Carter-Mondale Demo- cratic ticket as a "mistake." Yet a serious question remains about whether all the interest and the excitement Ferraro generates will translate into votes in Novem-. ber. Polls show the Democratic ticket of Walter F.

Mondale and Ferraro is in deep trouble, and Demo mandatory retirement age of 70 soon. They are Associate Justice Anthony E. Grillo, on Jan. 31, and Associate Justice Leo Parskey, on June 22. By ignoring seniority or going outside the system altogether to fill at least some of those vacancies, O'Neill risks offending some people.

But the gains probably outweigh the losses. O'Neill already has laid groundwork for a break from tradition. Of the five judges he nominated to O'Neill Has Opportunity To Reshape State Supreme Court By MICHAEL REGAN Courant Staff Writer For at least a century, the road to Connecticut's Supreme Court has been paved with years: With few exceptions, judges have become justices simply on the basis of seniority. Gov. William A.

O'Neill now has a rare chance to change that and to reshape the judiciary if he chooses. In the next nine months, three seats on the Supreme Court including that of Chief Justice John A. Channel 61 Hopes Cash Pays Off With Viewers drawn to Ferraro rallies. They are excited about the fust woman ever to be picked for a major party ticket They bring their children in strollers and on their shoulders, eager to see a bit of history. "I had been leery.

I didn't think a O'Neill's counsel and an influential voice in judicial appointments. The decision is politically precarious. To be safe, O'Neill simply could move the three senior Appellate Court judges to the Supreme Court, replace them with the top three Superior Court judges, and appoint three new judges to the lower court He would have tradition behind him, and nine new friends to thank him. Besides Speziale, who will resign Nov. 21 to enter private practice, two more justices will reach the ing electricity in the Canadian wilderness has turned the once indifferent New England Power Pool into an eager suitor.

After years of trying to limit the region's dependence on foreign See Canadians, Page A16 it j- I jj I Northeast Looks North For Power By TAMMY TIERNEY Courant Staff Writer JAMES BAY, Quebec As New England utilities struggle to finish their financially ailing nuclear power plants, their Canadian neighbors are turning to the rapid rivers and bogs of Quebec to meet their energy needs. In a remote region about 600 miles north of Montreal filled mainly with black spruce, black flies and black bears a subsidiary of the province's electric company, Societe d'energie de la Baie James, is tapping into the enormous power of La Grande River. Hydro-Quebec's three-unit La Grande Complex is the largest energy project in North America, its watershed covering 68,000 square miles big enough to contain all six New England states with nearly 5,000 square miles to spare. Completion of the project has taken 14 years and required construction of more than 1,000 miles of roads, By MARC GUNTHER Courant TV Editor If spending money could assure the success of a new television station, Arnold L. Chase, the owner of WTIC-TV (Channel 61), would have little to worry about Chase has spent a fortune estimated at $10 million on state-of-the-art equipment and costly programming as he prepares to launch SNDEX Ann H6 Art Gv Books.

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"The sky's the limit for us." But it takes more than money to succeed in the television business. While Chase has impressed advertisers, industry experts and even some competitors, Channel 61 still needs to win over the most important group of all: viewers. That will be difficult, especially since Connecticut's television market already, is one of the most congested in the nation. At any one time, viewers can choose from a dozen or more programs offered by network affiliates, independent stations and cable services. For now, Channel 61 will offer reruns of old network programs ranging from "My Three Sons" to "Kojak" children's shows, movies and sports.

The station will not do local news for at least a year, and it will show a minimal number of local programs. With that kind of schedule, it could take years for the station to find a See Channel 61, Page A13 Michael McAndrews The Hartford Courant Power lines lace the sky at the La Grande 2 Complex, part of Canada's mammoth energy project 600 miles north of Montreal, near St. James Bay. The entire complex, when completed, will produce 10 times the power Millstone in will generate. eight dams and 198 dikes.

When the project is finished next year, it will produce 10,300 megawatts of power 10 times the power Millstone HI will generate and leave Hydro-Quebec with a 31 percent surplus. The utility's success in generat.