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:■ * iEXAi AVENUE BMVAN TEXAS ySBOl Page College Station, Texas Wednesday, March 8, 1972 THE BATTALION fednes To assist deaf, blind A&M to research ‘telegraphic’ communication Research into applications of a “telegraphic” communication concept to assist learning among deaf, blind and retarded children has been funded at A&M by the U.S. Office of Education. The telegraphic concept Con sists of reducing written material to “kernel information” by up to 75 per cent word removal. The award by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare office is for $195,000 over a three- year period. Dr. Clessen J. Martin, director of A&M’s Human Learning Re search Laboratory, has studied the reduction technique under two previous USOE contracts, the most recent a three-year, $104,000 project begun in June, 1971. Martin’s short-term payoff re search is based on the idea that words can be eliminated from written material leaving under standable messages. “The telegram is proof we can do that,” he said. Applying the reduction tech nique under development to a 36- word sentence for 50 per cent reduction achieved this telegraphic message: “Atmosphere isolation 1940, U. S. limited oversea deployment to Panama Canal, Hawaii, send ing token forces to defend Phil ippines.” The original sentence read: “In the atmosphere of isolationism that prevailed until 1940, the United States had limited its over sea deployment to the Panama Canal and to the Island Fortress of Hawaii, sending only token forces to defend the Philippines.” Studies are being conducted to determine the most efficient re duction technique, based on com prehensibility and reading speed of 10 to 75 per cent reduced ma terial. Experiments have demon strated it is possible to randomly delete 10 per cent without de creasing comprehension. Other studies lead Martin to be lieve reduced material can be more easily handled by the deaf and blind. “Sign language employed by deaf children and adults is in herently telegraphic,” he said. “Braille reading is slow,” the professor of joint appointment in educational psychology and psychology added. “It averages 90 words per minute, compared to 300 to 400 wpm for sighted peo ple. But everyone has the same 24 hours per day.” The newly-funded investigation, titled “Project F.A.S.T. (Facili tating Academic Study Tech niques) for Handicapped Chil dren,” will be in two phases. In the first, the telegraphic commu nication concept will be applied to developing instructional materials for the deaf and blind. Phase Two will seek a verbal mnemonic approach for use in teaching retarded children to learn to read. Martin said studies show retarded children learn fast er given associative mnemonics. A computer program will be em ployed to find the most frequently Rogers predicts progress in U.S. foreign affairs WASHINGTON <A>> — Secre tary of State William P. Rogers has issued a 10-point prediction of “more than ordinary progress” in foreign affairs in 1972 and in dicated the United States will shortly recognize the new nation of Bangladesh. At the same time, Rogers ac cused the Soviets of showing too little restraint in some interna tional crises and said U.S.-Soviet relations will not be harmonious until Moscow “overcomes its temptation to exploit explosive STARTS TODAY 1:15 - 3:17 - 5:19 - 7:21 - 9:23 "NEVER GIVE A INCH” was the motto of the Stampers of Oregon... and live it they did I pauL neuiman • hedikj Fonoa LEE REflHCK miotaasaRRazin A Universal/Newman Foreman Picture rpTipi] . 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Bangladesh, with 70 million people, is the former east wing of Pakistan which broke away when Indian forces defeated Pak istan in December's war. Some 50 nations have recognized the new state, including Britain and the Soviet Union but not China. Rogers said Pakistan’s gov ernmental authority in Bangla desh has ended and Bangladesh “clearly ... is now separately governed.” On Nixon’s China journey, Rog ers said it set a solid foundation for reducing U.S.-Chinese differ ences and for progress towards peace which will serve America's Asian allies, too. He called for eventual inclusion of “others”—meaning mainly Chi na—in nuclear-arms curbs of the type now being negotiated be tween the United States and the Soviet Union. And he disclosed a previously unannounced U.S.-Chinese agree ment from the Peking trip. The United States will provide more opportunities for Chinese to learn English in this country, and Chi na will reciprocate for Americans. State Department officials of fered no further details on the language deal. The State Department report followed, in more subdued form, the themes already set forth in Nixon’s message. Rogers, in a 17- page preface, proclaimed 1971 “a year of innovation and accom plishment in American foreign policy” with announcement of the Peking and Moscow summits, the Berlin accord and Nixon's inter national economic moves. “Few years will see the inno vations or the fundamental changes of 1971,” Rogers said. “Nevertheless, I look forward to 1972 , as a year of more than or dinary progress.” Constitution Continued from page 1) planning such a system for the last four months. “They estimate that two years will be needed to plan for the new system,” he said. Careful exami nation of other systems and de tailed planning must be done, Lacey said. The earliest expected use would be for the fall semester of 1973, he said. The proposal, giving approval to such a system, was passed by the Student Senate. Also passed was a change in university policy regarding search of dorm rooms. University officials and cadet inspectors may enter rooms to conduct a “room inspection” but may not search or seize the per sonal property of the student, the resolution stated. To search per sonal belongings a search warrant would be required and local, state or federal officials would have to be present. The senate also passed a reso lution calling for liaison with the Academic Council. This would en tail having the student body pres ident attend the meetings of the council to represent student views. A resolution calling for the re location of a proposed parking lot next to the Systems Building was also passed by the Senate. The senate said that the lot loca tion interfered with the aesthetics of the university entrance. LOOK 10 SPEED BIKES PX 10 — $240. BERGMISTER 110 LAP PIERRE — $119.95 BOTTECCHIA Giro — $275. Professional — $375. Campi Equipped Many others to choose from. Complete Line of Parts and Accessories. Shadow Oaks Lawn Mower 10411-15 SHADOW OAKS Houston 461-6695 occurring words embedded in oth er words (such as let in bracelet) to be used in associative strate gies. The project has cooperative agreements with Texas Education Agency special education person nel, state schools for the deaf, blind and mentally retarded and the Lighthous for the Blind in Houston. Project director under Martin’s supervision is Andrew Chita psychology graduate of UT-B Paso. Graduate assistants Charles A. Pantalion Jr. of Bryaul w r orking on the master’s in psji chology; Teresa Ann Rhone, edil cational psychology doctoral staJ dent of Port Neches, and llatyi Anne Herndon, graduate studeiil[ in computer science. Martin said other graduatea.4 . sistants will be added. A A ST. LOUIS ZOO black rhinocerous, weighing- about 4, pounds, poses with the 30-pound offspring, born Sunday, The zoo staff said a litter of leopard kittens was born about the same time, possibly as many as four. But the mother leopard, unapproachable in seclusion with her family in the Lion House basement, has made the kitten count a matter of conjecture. (AP Wirephoto) Bomb threats (Continued from page 1) said he saw the typewritten ran som note said it told officials there was a bomb in each of four planes across the United States timed to go off at six hour inter vals, beginning at 1 p.m. Tues day. In San Francisco, a TWA in formation officer said his air line’s office there and that of United Air Lines had received $250,000 extortion threats against their facilities at that city’s In ternational Airport. He said a search after the threats were re ceived Monday afternoon turned up no bombs. In Washington, the FAA re ferred all queries to the FBI saying “extortion is a federal of fense, and the FBI is ham the investigation with regard to the bomb threats.” TWA said: “Because of tlie bomb threat, Trans World Air lines is making a thorough searcli of all airplanes prior to take off. “Aircraft already aloft are making unscheduled landings en route to their destinations for inspection as a precautionary measure. The precautionary measure involves about a half- dozen flights.” Reservation clerks said there had been an undetermined num ber of cancellations, and clerk added: “I don’t know about these people, but I wouldn’t fly out of New York tonight — not on TWA anyway.” BUSIER -JONES AGENCY REAL ESTATE • INSURANCE F.H.A.—Veterans and Conventional Loans EARM & HOME SAVINGS ASSOCIATION Home Office: Nevada, Mo. 3523 Texas Ave. (in Ridgecrest) 846-3708 ATTENTION Juniors and Sophomores MAKE SURE YOUR PICTURE WILL BE IN THE 1972 AGGIELAND “Cli page F. 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