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le 26, was nd 1974 rted the ved this July 26 a buyer louse hifts bortion tand United Press International WASHINGTON — The House, along from its previous hard-line x; nr narrowly accepted more hb- 0 35 11 language on federally funded rtions Saturday night and sent $56 billion Labor-HEW approp- ions bill to the White House for sident Carter’s signature, fhe 198-195 vote was a reversal ot J long-held House stand — reit- d they ted as recently as Thursday — »Crete (federal funds should not he e/1 th d for abortions except when the ™ ther’s life is in danger. he House accepted compromise " guage banning Medicaid abor- is except in cases of rape and in- tlanned t a nd when the woman would ly fire a f e r “severe and long-lasting phys- or$150 [health damage.” iVhen time ran out on the I louse fte the electronic scoreboard onds of | wec j a 194.194 tie. One member Itched his vote, prompting anti- (ortion Rep. Robert Bauman, [|.Md., to leap to his feet screaming at members who were making [t-minute arguments: “This is too Lrtant to lobby.” Despite calls for announcement of anal vote, a few minutes went by [til the outcome was clear. THE BATTALION Page 9 MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1978 Law now monitors foreign purchase of U.S. farmland Somewhere in Nottingham Forest. Battalion photo by Tommy Ralph It looks as though one of Robin Hood’s merry- men has stepped out of time and into south Texas, but actually it is an actor participating in the activities at the Renaissance Festival near Magnolia. The festival will be open weekends through Nov. 5. United Press International WASHINGTON — President Carter on Saturday signed into law a bill establishing a nationwide sys tem of monitoring foreign purchases of U.S. farmland, but warned that the nation’s overall trade policies are opposed to unnecessary restric tions on international investments. The bill directs the secretary of agriculture to evaluate the effects of foreign investment on family farms and rural communities and sets up a system of reporting requirements by all foreign citizens who hold or acquire a significant interest in American farmland. Carter said many of the nation’s farmers have expressed concerns that increased foreign investment in U.S. farm real estate has driven up land prices. He said there have been fears that foreign investors may be more willing to subdivide or divert the land to other uses. “While recent surveys by the Commerce Department and the General Accounting Office suggest that foreign ownership of domestic farmland is still very low,” Carter said in a statement, “I recognized that we need more information on farmland ownership patterns before we reach definite conclusions.” He cautioned that there would not be immediate results from the studies and that the information would have to be analyzed carefully. “The policy options that arise form such analysis will have to be consid ered in the light of overall U.S. trade policies, including our opposi tion to unnecessary restrictions on international investment flows.” he said. MSC ARTS COMMITTEE presents A NIGHT OF POETRY WITH DAVE OLIPHANT THURSDAY OCTOBER 12 8:00 p.m. MSC BASEMENT COFFEEHOUSE ADMISSION: FREE ine lay ", there wl color code crotaggait urer woull h (of explfr id Doiul: which de It has tin ic label a igher ups’ eyed GSA probe expands to past administrators SENIORS & GRAD STUDENTS YEARBOOK PICTURES . A-O United Press International WASHINGTON — The chief in- itigator looking into fraud and he labeli|smanagement at the General vice Administration disclosed urday he is investigating “very GSA officials who served in ;ion. lutes :ors wool the dy» trail is slil iscope a: • would bt e stick d ided GSA’s internal investigation h” lier administrations, even though statute of limitations may have out in some cases. Incent Alto, the former Justice partment prosecutor who has ^ May, said much of his investi- ion is focusing on higher ups bin the agency. I am looking into very high offi- swho have been gone from here several years hut who were in- wd in multimillion-dollar leasing construction contracts,” Alto rly impos- all of then Ixiught h them er private it will re the roperty is and havi said. “Yotl sophisti- United Press International added It PETROS, Tenn. — James Earl groupsd yand a 32-year old divorcee, wed dscanbe Brushy Mountain State Prison day, went their separate ways — '.-nil!'" ' )at 'l< to his cell and she home to ed about oxville — after a “honeymoon” fresbl; ^ consisted of a few minutes ol nen said wersation under the watchful that ^ guards. tag tbit pte former Anna Sandhu said she animali I s very nervous during the ic outii F rn °ny, conducted by the Rev. pcs Lawson, a close associate of able It un civil rights leader Martin t wasajJ t ' ler King Jr. Ray is serving a 99- animal “' sentence on his guilty plea to d make! 1 1968 King assassination, which animal “as since recanted. ay will not become eligible for role until 1998. I didn t know my right hand m my left hand,” the new Mrs. y said after the ceremony. “He „ he lp m e. I could feel him ac m with m y arm ” l oe-lance artist, Mrs. Ray said aui! n ? w return to her work, lough the couple will not be said in an interview. “I’m going back to both the Ford and Nixon administrations, and I’m even going back before that time — not so much from a prosecuting point of view but to develop a his tory of fraud within the agency. “It isn’t just the past few years that GSA has been the way it is,” Alto said. “Corruption at GSA can be traced back to the Truman ad ministration and has proliferated in each succeeding administration. “I think within a short period of time the flood gates are going to open up and you are going to see the depth of the corruption at GSA going back over many years,” he predicted. GSA officials estimate that at least $100 million a year is lost through fraud by the government’s $5 billion building and procurement agency, in addition to more than $165 mil lion lost annually through misman agement and waste. Alto said the government’s efforts to prosecute former top GSA offi cials may be thwarted by the five- year statute of limitations, after which criminal convictions cannot be obtained. “We’ve got to be concerned with that, particularly with one higher up,” he said. He refused to say who that is. The investigation thus far, Alto said, has developed considerable r evidence proving the ^uiftieV De partment under the NWon adminis tration knew of wrongdoing at GSA but did nothing to prosecute those believed to be guilty. /upTnamb* i'jt Eddie Dominguez '66 Joe Arciniega '74 y a MUST BE TAKEN THIS WEEK (OCT. 16-20) ogrophg tLz Lk W w ’d w Li W uk uy 1 Li* weds - no honeymoon allowed to consummate their mar riage, she said she is a happy wo man. “I don’t think I’ve had a day this good in my life,” she said. Conjugal visits are not allowed in Tennessee prisons, but Mrs. Ray will be allowed to see her husband twice a week for four hours each visit. 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