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I nt C5M I I MLIVJIN WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1977 rage o invention to feature noted author cience fiction fair this weekend ■Science fiction buffs should have problem finding their favorite " Ld of entertainment this weekend WTexas A&M. The annual science Tion convention sponsored by the Inheid Variable Committee of the lemorial Student Center, Ag- ■eCon VIII, will be underway. ■The star of the four-day gathering 111 be noted author Frederick ifehl Pohl has written on every- Ijngfrom science fiction to politics, ■e is presently the science fiction ^itor for Bantam Books and the former editor of Galaxy and If magazines. He has contributed to Encyclopedia Britannica and is the only person to ever win the Hugo science fiction award as hoth a wri ter and an editor. Activities will begin tomorrow at noon with the opening of two space-oriented exhibits and a dealer’s room, where 52 dealers from all over the country will offer a wide variety of science fiction-type wares. Many films will be shown, with ten full-length movies being spread over Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Included in the schedule are “Logan’s Run,” “Dark Star,” “A Boy and His Dog” and “The Rocky Hor ror Picture Show.” Among the many shorter films to be shown during the days are episodes from Star Trek, The Twilight Zone and The Outer Limits. Other daytime activities will in clude speeches and seminars led by Senate earnings limited United Press International WASHINGTON — With the big oney battle apparently over, the jnate now can pass a new code of hies forcing members to limit eer- i outside earnings to $8,625 a year ht leaving them free to make what ley can from investments. Jin voting for that approach yes- 0111 b [terday, the Senate — like the roadella 0 use three weeks ago — rejected ^position by many angry members Jho branded it unfair to many AIQtaBogtors a nd unnecessary to cope ■ith conflicts of interest. ! j^lThe income plan was part of the |de of conduct recommended by a lecial panel under Sen. Gaylord (•Ison, D-Wis. Leaders of both rties support it and said they re thefni xild seek further progress in to- vis, Yomj thatlk ictisau 1 to rej who its, aniii ras not jet lis ds( ■gion." o rebutti may be i ieir in Atlial em ( ly, is as • ethnic. out, eva an have verall ref le regesi There’s no natural Protection day’s fifth round of debate in an at tempt to approve the full list of new standards by week’s end. Little opposition was expected to other key provisions, which would require all senators to disclose per sonal finances annually, ban accept ance of costly gifts, and forbid use of private “slush funds’ to pay official expenses. But at least one foe. Sen. Lowell Weicker, R-Conn., did not give up. He said “the gloves come off today” when he planned to offer a package requiring even more financial dis closure, including income tax re turns, to “give the public all the facts and let the voters decide what is a conflict and what is proper. ’ Yesterday’s action on the outside income issue followed heated argu ments on the floor and came in two showdown votes on amendments South iecause« ununity '■ This is know fa im day h ues weffi he handf. are a pif y, not jit snd of unc# Compaa* Birth defects are forever. Unless you help. March of Dimes THIS SPACE CONTRIBUTED BY THE PUBLISHER YOU’VE GOT A LOT TO OFFER PEACE CORPS * VISTA INFO BOOTH: Student Center ON CAMPUS Mar. 28, 29 & 30 INTERVIEWING Placement Office TOfh Floor, Rudder Tower d :reet s ary) eauty i id. c^i lowi®' yVDdl! is. 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All others will pay $4 in advance for the full con vention, $5 at the door and $2 for one day. Further information can he ob tained by calling the Student Prog rams Office at 845-1515. sponsored by a group led by Sen. Edmund Muskie, D-Maine. The Senate stuck by the Nelson committee’s proposal to let senators earn up to $8,625 a year, or 15 per cent of their official $57,500 salary, by speechmaking or other “personal services.” The could charge up to $1,000 per appearance. Current rules permit a maximum of $25,000 annually for speechmak- ing and up to $2,000 for a single ad dress. The Muskie forces, many of the frequent public speakers, sought in itially to get the 15 per cent limit extended to “unearned income’ that many affluent senators collect from stocks, bonds, family busi nesses or other investments. That was defeated by a 67 to 29 margin. They then tried to maintain the present $25,000 ceiling, but were beaten. Study in New York City this summer. 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ICEDTE* juice jn ROTTI pn RV (c) 1Q7A I COLUMN <§> CLL.LYONtfVUTL W c.GVAo.-o«'wrc l.L: cvmvoNsmrrc «,, .rK.vovmm. kl?.^CU1*VO'WH' ftECUEEVO-WH 6 CUEEVO’WI CUERVO V? JOSE CUERVO® TEQUILA. 80 PROOF. IMPORTED AND BOTTLED BY © 1976 HEUBLEIN. INC., HARTFORD, CONN. PLAIN TALK FROM ARMCOON FINDING A JOB: How the energy crisis chilis your chances So you're getting your degree and looking for that perfect job. More power to you. Literally. You’ll need it. America will have to find the energy it takes to make you a job. Expressed as heat, this nation spends at least 71 quads of energy a year. That's 71 quadrillion BTUs. A 71 followed by 15 zeroes. Since one BTU will heat a pound of water one degree Fahrenheit, we’re talking about bring ing 219 trillion pounds of ice to a boil. That’s a glacier thirteen miles long, two miles wide and a mile thick. Every year. Each working man and woman’s share of our 71 quads comes to 800,000,000 BTUs. Of course all that energy-isn’t spent on the job. Nor do all jobs take the same amount, although most spend more than we think. But when you look at our avail able energy and the 89,000,000 people at work, then 800.000.000 BTUs is each job’s share. Now- think about the 18.000.000 more U.S. men and women experts say will be looking for jobs over the next ten years. At 800,000,000 BTUs apiece we'll have to come up with an extra 14.4 quads of energy to create new jobs for them. At Armco, we face the energy problem every day because it takes about 29,000,000 BTUs to make each ton of steel. Our energy bill last year came to over 5300,000,000. The cost keeps climbing every year. No wonder companies conserve energy. We have to, even though most of Armco's energy comes from coal which we mine ourselves. When companies can't get energy, people lose their jobs. We all learned that during the winter. The energy crisis is here. And it’s huge. Plain talk about ENERGY We Americans already know how to solve the energy crisis. We have the technology to reach solutions. Yet each solution comes with its own set of political problems. Natural gas mustn't cost too much. Offshore oil mustn't spoil our beaches. Coal mustn't rape the land or poison the air. The atom mustn't threaten to destroy us. Energy conservation mustn't interfere with spending BTUs for worthy reasons. Fair enough. But so far, we’re pay ing more attention to the problems than we are to the energy itself. We’ve got to stop making every social goal an ideological crusade. We need to think things through and make rational trade-offs if we’re ever going to get those 18,000.000 additional jobs. Next time some zealot crusades for anything, test the crusade against this question: Does it produce, at least one BTUs worth of energy? If not, it won t do a thing to help you get a job. ARMCO V Free—Armco’s plain talk on how to get a job We've got a free booklet to help you get a job. Use it to set yourself apart, above the crowd. We answer 50 key questions you'll need to know. Like why you should bone up on companies you like. What to do after the first interview. Hints to make you a more aggressive, attractive job candidate. All prepared for Armco by a consult ing firm specializing in business recruiting, with help from the place ment staff of a leading university. Send for your free copy of How to Get a ./oh. Write Armco Steel Corpora tion, Educational Relations Dept., General Offices. U-2, Middletown. Ohio 45043. Our supply isjimited, so write now. Armco wants your plain talk about energy and jobs Does our message make sense? We’d like to know what you think. Your personal experiences. Facts you’ve found to prove or disprove our point. Drop us a line. We ll send you a more detailed report on energy and jobs. Our offer of How to Get a Job, above, tells you how to write us. Let us hear from you. We've got a stake in more American jobs.