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Battalion |ol. 72 No. 85 12 Pages Tuesday, January 30, 1979 College Station, Texas News Dept. 845-2611 Business Dept. 845-2611 To Russia with students Dr. Michael Barzap has been working on a trip to Russia for students since he moved to Texas A&M in June 1978. For more information see page 9. Teng charges U.S., China with keeping world peace United Press International WASHINGTON — Chinese Vice Pre mier Teng Hsiao-ping told President Car ter in a historic White House visit Monday the United States and China are “duty bound” to help maintain peace and stabil ity in the world. “Friendly cooperation between our two peoples is bound to exert a positive and farreaching imprint on the world and the way the world situation evolves,” said Teng through an interpreter. The diminutive Chinese leader spoke in a wind-whipped, nationally broadcast greeting ceremony before Teng and Car ter began two days of delicate diplomatic summitry to cement the Jan. 1 resumption of U.S.-Peking diplomatic relations. Both Carter and Teng voiced pleasure at the resumption of normal relations during the colorful, 30-minute ceremony on the White House south lawn. It was marred by a brief demonstration in which two pro testers were arrested by security police. “The significance of normalization ex tends far beyond our bilateral relations,” said the 74-year-old Teng, adding that he looked forward to meeting Americans from “all walks of life” later this week in Atlanta, Houston and Seattle. Please see related story, page 5. “The factors making for war are visibly growing. The people of the world have an urgent task of redoubling their efforts to maintain peace and world stability. Our two countries are duty bound to work to gether and make a true contribution to that end,” he said. The Secret Service identified the two demonstrators — who obtained temporary press passes after showing accreditation from the New York City Police Depart ment — as Keith Koziomoto of New York City and Sonja Ransom of Seattle. The two, who shouted during Carter’s welcom ing remarks, were believed to be mem bers of a Maoist group protesting the new Washington-Peking relations. “Today is a time of reunion and new be ginnings,” Carter said before he and Teng retired to the Oval Office for their first meeting on such matters as Taiwan, a less ening of tensions in Asia and the Western Pacific and increased trade and cultural ties. The two leaders were to continue their talks later Monday and again earlier today. Teng will also meet with congressional leaders and attend several receptions be fore he leaves Washington Thursday on a Medical technology program here to end Battalion photo by Lee Roy Leschper Jr Af. T. Harrington Tower soon will house a student lounge similar to those in the MSC. After the spring semester began, workers put finishing ouches on the first floor glass enclosure, which reflects the Academic iuilding. The first floor is also used for offices. Student lounge in Harrington to open A student lounge similar to those in the Memorial Student Center is scheduled o open in mid-February in M.T. Harrington Tower, said a spokesman for the naintenance department. The lounge, which will occupy the northern half of the ground floor, was lesigned to provide students with a place to go. “We feel that the students need someplace to go between classes and Har- ington is in a great location,” explained Dr. Charles McCandless, director of banning for the University. The lounge will not have vending machines, but machines are on the second loor of the tower. The southern half of Harrington has been converted into offices, which are now occupied by the General Studies Program and the English Language Institute. Those offices were completed over the Christmas holidays and the departments floved in before the semester began. The offices were finished before the student lounge because of the shortage of ffice spaces on campus, McCandless said. By BECKY LEAKE Battalion Reporter Due to a ruling by the National Ac crediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences, no new-comers will study medi cal technology at Texas A&M University. The new rule requires that universities offering a medical technology curriculum must be affiliated with an accredited med ical technology school by May 1, 1980. Medical techologists work with chemi cals and instruments to test body tissues and fluids. They also culture bacteria to identify disease-causing organisms, analyze blood samples and other related laboratory activities. Texas A&M’s current program consists of three years of academic study here and one year of training at an accredited medi cal technology school. However, Texas A&M is not affiliated and has no plans to do so in the future. “There ate a variety of reasons for this decision,” said Dr. Marlene Churchwell, who is an assistant professor of biology and adviser for the medical technology pro gram . Churchwell said it has never been necessary for Texas A&M to be affiliated with a particular medical technology school in the past because “A&M students are well prepared for the field.” It has al ways been the responsibility of the student to apply and gain entrance to the school of his choice, she said. Churchwell said that if Texas A&M were affiliated with a particular school, the students would have no choice of where they could go to complete their fourth year. John Beckham, assistant dean of the College of Science, said another reason behind the decision not to continue with the medical technology curriculum is that the new ruling could require as many as 15 members of adjunct or part-time faculty members from the medical technology school to be placed on the Texas A&M fac ulty. “A&M s faculty members are picked to the/ nth degree, Beckham said. “We would be taking on people we don’t know, don’t get to select and basically have no need for.” Although the three-year program in medical technology will not be offered in the catalog next semester, students can apply to a medical technology school after getting a four-year bachelor of science de gree in a related field such as biology, chemistry or microbiology. Churchwell said that due to advanced technology in the medical field, students often need more preparation and the extra year would be an advantage. Since some students are studying in re lated fields but are planning to apply for medical technology school upon gradua tion, it is undetermined how many stu dents at Texas A&M will be directly af fected by the new ruling, Churchwell said. Last fall, Texas A&M has 144 students enrolled in medical technology and has graduated only 29 students since the pro gram began in 1972. No teachers will lose their jobs as a re sult since medical technology students don’t take any specialized courses here. Kirsten Dunson, a sophomore medical technology student from Levelland, said she’s decided to go an extra year and get a degree in biology since she can’t finish her three-year curriculum by the 1980 dead line. “I was very shocked when I heard about it because I’d just entered the program,” she said. “But in the future it might turn out for the best because I’ll get my B.S. degree and be more qualified to get a job. ” Elizabeth Lund, a third-year medical technology student from Houston, said, “I’m just glad I m getting out before the hassle. I do feel sorry for those poor kids in their first and second year who have trouble getting in.” In the meantime, it looks like medical technology students at Texas A&M have the options of trying to finish their cur riculum before the new ruling deadline, going an extra year and getting a degree in a related field, or transferring to another university that is affiliated with a medical technology school and offers a three-year program. whirlwind visit to Atlanta, Houston and Seattle. He flies home from Seattle next Monday. “Great possibilities lie ahead for de veloping amicable cooperation between China and the United States, said Teng, adding that he looked forward to exploring such cooperation “with your government leaders and with friends in all walks of life.” Shortly before the welcoming cere mony, the Washington Star published an interview with Teng by Hendley Dono van, editor of Time Inc., in which the Chinese leader called for the United States and Japan to join him in an alliance “to place curbs on the (Soviet) polar bear. Calling the Soviet Union “a hotbed of war,” Teng said: “If we really want to be able to place curbs on the polar bear, the only thing is for us to unite. “If we only depend on the strength of the U.S., it is not enough. If we only depend on the strength of Europe, it is not enough. Carter personally opened the door of Teng’s black limousine and shook the Chinese leader’s hand as the greeting began at 10 a.m. Both men — dressed in overcoats on the raw, windy day — smiled warmly and Teng clapped in the Chinese style of returning the crowd’s applause. Teng showed no emotion as he and the president and their wives stood on the podium for the 19-gun salute. Then Teng reviewed the military honor guard, tow ered over by Carter and a U. S. Army aide. While reviewing the troops, Carter waved at the crowd. Teng walked at his side without any visible show of emotion, then he saluted a flag and held his thumb and forefinger together in the traditional American “OK gesture. Khomeini says he will return to Iran United Press International PARIS — Iranian opposition leader Ayatollah Khomeini reaffirmed Monday he will return to Iran “at the first opportu nity and is ready to die if more bloodshed sweeps his country. “I will go home whenever the airports in Iran are opened, at the first chance to be among my own people,” the 78-year-old holy man said in a statement to journalists clustered at his tiny suburban cottage west of Paris. He was responding to both Premier Shahpour Bakhtiar’s cancellation of a trip to Paris after Khomeini refused to see him unless he resigns and the announcement that the embattled new premier is order ing Iranian airports reopened so Khomeini can return home — without any guaran tees to his safety. “If there is any blood to be shed further we want to be among our own people,” Khomeini said in a statement read out by spokesmen Ibrahim Yazdi in English and Sadegh Ghotzbezadeh in French. About Khomeini’s safety, the chief of Iran’s majority Shia Moslem sect said, “God himself is the one who oversees my farmer Houston police chief entenced, fears persecution United Press International fOUSTON — An attorney for one-time ice chief Carroll Lynn fears his client H be the victim of persecution and assment if he is imprisoned on his con- ction for extortion. Lynn, an assistant chief at the time of arrest last spring, was sentenced nday to 12 years in prison and fined ) $10,000 for trying to extort money n a wealthy oilman, then resisting a nd jury investigation of the scheme, be 45-year-old Lynn served as police chief from January 1975 until July 1976, when he was forced to resign because of a wiretapping scandal and if his appeals are unsuccessful, he could become Houston’s first police chief to serve in prison. James Pape, Lynn’s attorney, unsuc cessfully argued his client will be the target of harassment from other inmates because of his police background. “Lynn was a police officer for 22 years. Imprisonment would be especially harsh, far harsher than for other inmates, because he would be in constant danger from other inmates,” Pape said. 3-year-old leads police on Interstate speed chase United Press Internationa] iLlDELL, La. — A policeman who pped a girl driving aimlessly was sur- sed to find she was only 13 years old, i he was even more surprised at being I on a 30-mile chase at speeds of more in 100 mph. Ill tell you what — they tell me she’d he A.J. Foyt look bad,” said Police ief Max Rodriguez. “She’s a good ver. She drove the Interstate at 3 lock in the morning with no lights on. ” The chase ended in New Orleans when car was rammed by a New Orleans rolcarand forced to a halt. During the ise she was involved in several minor idents without injuries, police said. The girl, whose name was withheld be cause of her age, was held for a juvenile court hearing today. Charges against her included numerous traffic violations, being a fugitive, hit and run, resisting ar rest, driving without a license, reckless operation of a motor vehicle and failure to yield. The girl was in her parents’ car but they apparently were unaware she had it. “She even asked us not to tell her par ents,” Rodriguez said. Asked if the officer was surprised by the incident, Rodriquez responded, “Wouldn’t you be? Apparently she can really drive an automobile.” Lynn received a 10-year sentence sus pended in lieu of five years probation for extortion. District Judge Carl O. Bue hinged the probation on payment of the fine. The judge also sentenced Lynn to four years in prison for one count of perjury and eight years on two counts of obstruc tion of jus tice for lying to a grand jury and trying to influence other testimony. Lynn — flanked by his wife, two daughters and parents — displayed no emotion and declined comment after the hearing. He will remain free on $50,000 bond pending appeal. The former police chief was convicted of trying to extort $25,000 from oilman John V. Holden by warning him of an alleged death plot and then seeking a payoff to stop it. Prosecutors also charged Lynn had said he could block a federal securities investi gation of Holden for the right amount of money and then threatened Holden after the oilman refused to pay off. The securities investigation continued and led to charges still pending against Holden. Prosecutors said Lynn told Holden he could obtain the “fix” through U.S. Attor ney Tony Canales and U.S. Immigration Commissioner Leonel Castillo. Both ridiculed Lynn’s story as untrue. When the deal failed to materialize, Lynn told Holden “the Mexican mafia” was out to get him and used the mysteri ous shooting of Holden’s lawyer, Gerald Birnberg, to support his story about a death contract. / Pie-eyed prof Q has had enough United Press International SEATTLE — Paul Heyne won’t turn the other cheek — not for a pie in the face. Heyne, a University of Washington economics lecturer, said he would press charges against three students who threw chocolate pies in his face. The three men, wearing ski masks, sneaked to the front of his lecture hall dur ing an Economics 200 <8ass Friday and hit him with the pastries. Heyne said it was the second time un happy students have taken out their ven geance against him — the last time was with a shaving cream pie — and he is tired of it. “There are 700 students in my class and when you teach a class with that many people you make enemies,” Heyne said. “I decided that whoever wanted to do this for vengeance or as a prank is going to have to pay the price.” University Police Chief Mike Shanahan said the assailants could face charges of misdemeanor or assault. security and my own people will be re sponsible for looking after it.” Neither Khomeini nor his spokesmen offered any comment on Bakhtiar’s cancel lation of his Paris trip to sqe Khomeini after the holy man refused to see him un less he resigned. Khomeini has denounced the premier as a “traitor and his govern ment as “illegal. “Once back home we will solve all the problems our country faces,” the ayatollah said. Speaking of Sunday’s bloody clashes in the streets of Tehran, Khomeini said, “Experience has shown that each time there has been interference by the illegal government and the army we have had violence. Whenever the army and the government have been absent there has been peace and quiet. “In conclusion, I will leave as soon as the airfields are reopened so as to be among my own people. Bakhtiar’s twin announcements of can celing his own trips and reopening the air ports appeared to have taken the Kho meini entourage by surprise. A Khomeini aide called the UPI Paris bureau asking confirmation that Premier Shahpour Bakhtiar had decided to cancel his trip to Paris to reach some accord on Iran’s political turmoil. Aides of Khomeini Sunday repeated his long-standing policy that “Mr. Bakhtiar will be received by the ayatollah only if he comes to present his resignation.” The said he will be treated in the same fashion as Sahed Teherani, who was presi dent of the shah-appointed regency coun cil of Iran until he arrived in Paris and resigned in order to gain an audience with Khomeini. Consol quiz seeks chief Screening of applications for A&M Con solidated School District Superintendent Fred Hopson’s job continued Monday night when the screening committee met for the third time. The school board terminated Hopson’s three-year contract in November citing “disagreements concerning educational policy and policy implementation.” The committee, comprised of three school board trustees, two administrative officials and four teachers, went into executive session to discuss what ques tions it will ask the applicants and what their probable answers would be. Although past selection committee meetings have been open to the public, Elliott Bray, chairman of the committee, decided to close future meetings to pre vent applicants from learning the ques tions and desired answers. “You don’t give someone the answers before they take the quiz,” Bray said. Deadline for applications is Feb. 2. Bray said the committee expects to receive 30-50 applications.