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Harvard quarterback Brian Buckley underwent minor exploratory surgery on his knee last night, a procedure that will put the senior out or action for at least three weeks...
...Connecticut Democrat Abraham Ribicoff, who is retiring after 18 years, are two candidates who offer a sharp ideological choice. Liberal Democrat Christopher Dodd, 36, a popular three-term Congressman, calls for more effective Government rather than less of it. His conservative G.O.P. opponent, former New York Senator James Buckley, 57, wants a much reduced federal presence in Americans' lives. Says moderate Republican Sid Gardner, who heads John Anderson's campaign in the state: "This is a clear and direct battle. It boils down to how the people of Connecticut perceive what the '80s are all about...
...than 2 to 1. Dodd seems to have a comfortable lead. He is an ebullient, back-slapping campaigner and the Democrats' sentimental favorite. His father, Thomas Dodd, served in the Senate for twelve years, until he failed to win renomination after being censured for misuse of campaign funds. Buckley, a restrained, somewhat stiff campaigner, lives in the family home in Sharon, Conn., but he is regarded by many voters as a carpetbagger because he served as New York's Senator from 1971-77. Henry Kissinger and George Bush joined Buckley on the campaign trail last week, while Senator...
...Buckley faults Dodd as a big spender and for "consistently supporting Carter's willingness to allow the U.S. strategic position to erode." Buckley favors a bigger defense budget, a 10% tax cut and total decontrol of energy prices. Like many other liberals this year, Dodd calls for a moderate buildup of conventional military forces and restoration of price controls on all domestic...
...Though Buckley is outspending Dodd by 2 to 1, he needs a sizable slice of the independent and Democratic blue-collar vote if he is going to win. But for the moment at least, that part of the electorate seems reasonably content with his liberal Democratic opponent, even in what is supposed to be a conservative year...