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THE BATTALION MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, 197S nations seek &M seminar Page 7 kNTED ED~ barbae*! )ay. Toirj Astrapte •P. experii cktail 'P Salary, bp ntact Joyce ^en 10:001 jflicials from Israel, Japan, and L asked Texas A&M Univer- |to conduct a seminar on its ies of recovering uranium. Texas A&M geologist Wen Huang | ec eived requests from all three Itries that some of their top gov- nent scientists be allowed to I here for training at the jmentary Center in the College eosciences. L petitions came from the Is- Geological Survey and Atomic r gy Commission, Japan’s logical Survey and Nuclear Fuel Jopment Co. and the Taiwan rerCo., all government run. irts are under way to respond needs of these agencies, adds lam proud to know we have 1 well recognized and I am also [d to say the uranium research lities here seem to he recog- ,^1 J as the best in the world, ’’ says ry Public u . • *. 1 i ’ hese countries want and need naterials and energy to support industries,” he notes. “I heard i specific public opposition to ar power plants and nuclear ilopment - not even in Japan,” qlig says. ■iang, who holds two patents for liooks to Bui recovery of aluminum from coal ash, has been studying leaching as a means of extracting Texas uranium from deposits of lignite and sandstone with which it is in tertwined. He predicts that with perfection of such methods, Texas could be come the nation’s second leading producer of uranium ore, furnishing about one-third of all mined ore in the United States. Texas A&M’s claim to fame in this research is not without its American subscribers. Huang has been asked by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists to organize a special symposium at the annual meeting in Houston next year. Papers to be presented there include one by Texas A&M Geosciences Dean Earl Cook on uranium production from low grade deposits. In November, Huang and graduate student Ken Pickett will deliver papers at the University of Nevada-sponsored Uranium Mining Technology Conference at Reno. I think a team effort is responsi ble for our success, an effort that employs both students and faculty in research problems,” Huang says. 9rfectio; todelini ling. Fo ca jraduat part nemployment nay be overstated United Press International NEW YORK — The unemployment rate in the United States is riously overstated, says Professor Peter Gutmann of New York tv’s Baruch College. Inis, he said, causes federal and local governments to follow mista- tn policies that, among other evils, contribute to inflation. Gutmann attracted much attention a few months ago with his arti- on the subterranean economy, the vast number of people who are irking “off the books, paying little or nothing in taxes and who may ually be listed as unemployed. His new article, which appears in the Financial Analysts Journal, vs the 6 percent unemployment rate reported for last April should |Jve been reported as 4.5 percent and the August reported jobless e of 5.9 percent actually was only 4.4 percent. Iliis is extremely important, Gutmann says, because much of the kmtrys taxation and spending policies result from the reaction of tislators and government officials to reported unemployment lext Is. iHegoes further. He says interest rates, the money market in gen- fl, the securities markets, the real estate market, and even the pons balance of payments are affected adversely by the impact of p distorted unemployment level. (Gutmann says the serious overstatement of the jobless level last April apparently caused the Carter administration to pay too much ontion to unemployment and not enough to fighting inflation, p cited a statement by economist Philip Cagan of Columbia Uni- itythat, under the government’s present measurement level, 6.6 rcent is a viable figure for unemployment and anything under that H create some inflation because it will create some labor shortages, t Gutman said a 6.6 percent jobless level under the present gov- nment measurement really is only 5 percent. Gutmann listed what he sees as three main distortions in the gov- ments present way of measuring unemployment: -The government counts people who want only part-time work as time unemployed. —A significant portion of those listed as full-time unemployed are ally working ‘oft the books,” many of them full time. This includes ny people engaged in illegal activities. -Many people listed as unemployed are not looking for work at all 1(1 may, in fact, be unemployable but the law reejuires them to >ster as jobless in order to become eligible for food stamps, sup- ^mental family welfare and certain other aid programs, s utmann said Professor Kenneth Clarkson and Professor Roger Fners had suggested that as many as 24.8 percent of all persons |icially registered as unemployed actually are unemployable welfare F'pients who have been required by law to register in order to get Such a figure, Gutmann said, grossly overstates real un- • P'Oynjent and has a seriously distorting impact on many govern- ler| t policies. IGutmann also estimates at a minimum of 1.98 million the number Rpersons who are working full time or part time underground but |ve dropped out of the labor market altogether. These come on top |L ° se w h° are working underground but are officially registered as |Jfe concludes that until this distortion in the reported unemploy- f 1 ? ' s corrected, the government will be making policy in the IF wi h serious consequences to the economy, the money and sec- 1* >es markets and the national balance of payments. Attention Phi Eta Sigma Members! General Meeting Monday Oct. 16 Certificates will be distributed Pictures will be taken 7:00 P.M. MSC Student Lounge 846-6431 what’s up? Monday PEST MANAGEMENT: The Texas Agricultural Extension Service will sponsor a pest management review today and tomorrow in Rudder Tower. Participants will discuss revisions in this year’s statewide pest management program. HORSEMEN’S ASSOCIATION: A film about paint horses will be shown at a meeting at 113 Kleburg Center at 7:30 p.m. PICTURES: Seniors with a last name beginning with A-J can have their pictures taken for the Aggieland at Barker Photography. STUDENT ELECTION COMMISSION: Will have a meeting in room 216, MSC at 6 p.m. Anyone interested in working on the commission should attend. VOLLEYBALL: The women’s team will play Texas Lutheran at A&M at 7 p.m. Tuesday HUMANICS SEMINAR: Those who wish to learn and discuss all aspects in establishing a role as a future youth agency professional should attend the American Humanics seminar from 6:15 p.m. to 8 p.m. in room 203, MSC. Eleven youth agency state executives from regional and metropolitan staffs will be in attendance. HASSLE FREE: Will have a mandatory meeting at 6 p.m. in room 504, Rudder Tower. MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY: Staff members from Methodist Hospi tal will answer questions and will discuss Medical Laboratory Electronics at 7:30 p.m. in room 501, Rudder Tower. TAMU INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCERS: Will dance from 7:30 p.m. - 10 p.m. in the MSC. STUDENT Y: Will have a general meeting at 7:30 p .m. in room 401, Rudder Tower. BIO MEDICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION: Will have their picture taken for the Aggieland at 7 p.m. in Zachary’s main entrance. A meeting will follow at 7:30 p.m. in room 230, Veterinary School. New members are still welcome. MOVIE: “Outrageous,” an unusual film about a friendship between two misfits; a transvestite and a schizophrenic, will be shown at 8 p.m. in Rudder Theater. Wednesday ABILENE HOMETOWN CLUB: Will have a meeting at 7:30 p.m. in room 308, Rudder Tower. SOCIAL DANCE CLUB: Will meet from 7-8:15 p.m. in G. Rollie White for lessons and from 8:30-10p.m. for exhibition group prac tice. SMITH COUNTY HOMETOWN CLUB: Will have a meeting at 7:30 p.m. in room 229, MSC. TAMU ROAD RUNNERS: Will have a general meeting at 6 p.m. in room 226, MSC. New members are welcome to attend. Do someihlng totaim new. Serving your country has its benefits. Skill training. Good pay. Chance to travel. 30 days paid vacation every year. And in-service educational opportunities. Come in and explore the many opportunities available in Today’s Army during special interview sessions on October 10 & 11 10 A.M. until 7 P.M. Call for an appointment now, or just drop by: Holiday Inn 2300 Texas Avenue Bryan 822-5713 Join the people who’ve joined the Army. An Equal Opportunity Employer INTERESTED IN THEATER WORK? . . . THEN COME TO THE TRYOUTS for the production company of Winner of the Pulitzer Prize ARCHIBALD MacLEISH PARTS FOR UP TO 15 ADULTS AND 8 CHILDREN AGES 8 TO 14 7:00 P.M. MON., OCT. 9 & TUES., OCT. 10 RUDDER CENTER FORUM THEATER * PRODUCTION CREWS WILL BE FORMED AT THIS TIME. Ex-sailor says sub security lax United Press International SAN ANTONIO — The security of U.S. submarines is so poor, a former Navy machinist’s mate says he could take a crew of six other men and steal a sub. Jack Bennett, 21, a former crew man aboard the nuclear submarine USS Stonewall Jackson, recalled Friday how one time the boat was guarded only f>y two men carrying unloaded .45-caliber pistols. U.S. nuclear submarines would be “entirely too easy to steal,” Ben nett said, saying he once devised a mock plan to pirate one of the ships six months ago just to show the FBI and military officials security needed to be increased. “I wouldn’t be putting my reputa tion on the line unless something was important to me,’’ said Bennett, now a journalism major and presi dent pro tern of the student gov ernment at San Antonio Col lege. “This does worry me, ” he said. Bennett used charts of sub marines to discuss his plan with sev eral local members of the press after an alleged plot to steal the 292-foot USS Trepang, based at New Lon don, Conn., was revealed in St. Louis. However, a Pentagon official said it would be next to impossible to steal the Trepang, which carried a crew of 100 highly-trained person nel. Bennett disagreed. “If you get one person who knows about the propulsion and one who knows about the missiles, you’ve got the sub,” the former sailor said. MANOR EAST S THEATRES THE END FOUL PLAY 7:25 9:45 7:15 9:35 INTERNATIONAL 7:20 VELVET 9:40 WEST SLITHIS PLUS LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW EAST SWARM PLUS SQUIRM Antiperspirant spray ^ may hurt users’ lungs Obcj INTERSTATE 7W>. ^UNIVtmrv ttUA.C SHOI’.ING CfNTER .14-6714 A 844-1ISI PUTT THEATRE GROUP SALES TICKETS WILL BE ACCEPTED United Press International WASHINGTON — Consumers should get off the spray and on the stick, researchers recommend. The researchers, sponsored by the Food and Drug Administration, said the FDA should investigate aerosol antiperspirants because too little is known about the possible harmful effects on the lungs of breathing the spray. “Studies have shown that it may take years to clear the lungs of in gredient particles inhaled when using aerosol antiperspirants,” the FDA said of the researchers’ report Friday. Those same ingredients in liquid or stick form, however, got a clean bill of health from the researchers. The report came from a panel of scientists convened by the FDA to study antiperspirant products as part of the agency’s continuing re view of all over-the-counter drugs. The FDA will now review the re commendations and make a final decision later. 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