Page 12 THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1979 Ambitious training program planned for select cities’ poor United Press International WASHINGTON — Lowell, Mass., is a fairly typical small New England city, suffering from the de cline of textile and leather goods in dustries and shifting its economy to services and electronics. Wilson County in eastern North Carolina is rural, tobacco country with heavy seasonal unemployment. Twenty percent of its families live in poverty. Pittsburgh, Pa., has suffered the loss of manufacturing jobs common to many older industrial cities, and two recent severe winters and fuel shortages caused further layoffs. In Corpus Christi, Texas, and rural counties surrounding it there are many poor Spanish-speaking families including migrant workers. In Long Beach, Calif., with a population of 360,000, an estimated 40,000 persons are living in poverty; Try something like: Tired of the same old stuff. Try country dancing at a new place. See new faces. 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Air Force representatives will conduct personal interviews and discuss available career opportunities on: Feb. 21,23, 26 For further information, call A great way of life. J) J 0]1 q £ CrQ ^Contact Placement Office or Call TSgt. Art Gray 846-5521 6,700 are on welfare. One thing all those areas have in common is that they are among 15 sites selected to take part in a poten tially far-reaching federal govern ment experiment in reducing un employment. It is designed to try out a long- discussed concept: that the govern ment might — at least within limits — provide employment training and a “last resort’job to anyone who needs and wants one. Truck spills fish payload onto highway United Press International LOS ANGELES — If you fancy a sea urchin for dinner, this may not be a good week to find the ocean delicacy in some Southern Califor nia restaurants. A truck carrying a load of live sea urchins overturned on the Harbor Freeway early Monday, spilling the cargo and causing what the Califor nia Department of Transportation called a “gooey mess” that halted traffic for three hours. Highway patrol officers said the truck, driven by Ryujio Hasegawa, 25, of Los Angeles, skidded on wet pavement, crashed through the cen- t er divider and overturned. The truck spilled most of its cargo, destined for Japanese mar kets and restaurants, onto the southbound lanes. Hasegawa was hospitalized for undetermined injuries. It is the most ambitious test ever conducted of moving people into useful jobs who otherwise would be on welfare. In each selected area during a two-year period — provided Con gress comes up with the money — the labor department plans to offer job training and, if necessary, a job to every eligible applicant. Those eligible will generally be adult members of low-income families with children, but only one per family. The government isn’t calling it a “guaranteed” job program, because it doesn’t want to lay itself open to suits by individuals for employ ment. Officials speak of “ensuring” job opportunities for those eligible. The supervisor of the project, Jodie Allen, special assistant to the secretary of labor for welfare re form, said in an interview that com puter studies indicate that if such a program were run nationally about a million people would take part dur ing the course of a year. The 15 “demonstration” sites were chosen to represent a cross section of the nation. Allen esti mates that in these areas 32,000 to 33,000 persons would participate in a year. The project is designed to answer many questions: How many people would in fact apply? If the number is more than expected, how could eligibility be restricted? What kinds of people would apply? What ad ministrative problems would there be? Localities are being encouraged to develop new ways of providing people with jobs, which might be incorporated into the existing pro grams of the Comprehensive Em ployment and Training Act (CETA). Free Pregnancy Testing Pregnancy Terminations West Loop Clinic 2909 West Loop South 610 Houston, Texas 622-2170 'ALTERATIONS' IN THE GRAND TRADITION OF OLD TEXAS WHERE MOTHER TAUGHT DAUGHTER THE FINE ART OF SEWING — SO HELEN MARIE TAUGHT EDITH MARIE THE SECRETS OF SEWING AND ALTERATIONS. “DON’T GIVE UP — WE’LL MAKE IT FIT!’’ AT WELCH'S CLEANERS. WE NOT ONLY SERVE AS AN EXCEL LENT DRY CLEANERS BUT WE SPECIALIZE IN ALTERING HARD TO FIT EVENING DRESSES, TAPERED, SHIRTS. JEAN HEMS, WATCH POCKETS. ETC. (WE RE JUST A FEW BLOCKS NORTH OF FED MART.) WELCH’S CLEANERS 3819 E. 29th (TOWN & COUNTRY SHOPPING CENTER) MSC HOSPITAHTY'S March 7, 1979 8 p. m. Rudder Theatre $1 students $2 nonstudents Tickets available at the MSC Bax Office Engineering & Computer Science Majors BEFORE YOU PICK UP YOUR DEGREE, PICK OUR INTERVIEW. Contact your placement office for interview dates. !HUGHES| i i Creeling a new world with electronics AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER M/F The Hospital Company We will be on campus March 2 to interview candidates for financial specialist training program leading to the position of hospital financial manager. Invited to interview are candidates for bachelor’s and master’s degrees majoring in accounting or finance. For an appointment and information, contact the Placement Office. Dr. Chalmer Kirkbride, an energy consultant in Washington D.C., and formerly a Texas A&M University professor of chemical engineering, said Tuesday it is the U.S. Defense Department’s responsibility to activate the mass production of synthetic fuels in the United States. Battalion photo by Kayce Glasse Energy answer: synthetic fuel? By CATHRY TERRELL Battalion Reporter The United States must build a synthetic fuel industry or perish as a free country, an executive consultant to the U.S. energy program said at Texas A&M University Tuesday. Dr. Chalmer Kirkbride’s speech began the Lindsay Lecture Se ries, named for Dr. Donald James Lindsay, former head of the Chem ical Engineering department. “We are on the verge of our worst economic depression, Kirkbride stressed. The nation’s dependence on foreign oil will mean “far more than long lines at gas stations; it will mean a greater per centage of unemployed than there was in the depression of 1929, and blackouts common in all major cities including Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth and San Antonio. Kirkbride predicted that Saudi Arabia will he the world’s next trouble spot after Iran and that the possibility of Russian intervention in those countries must not be overlooked. “Anyone who does not believe that Russia played a role in the civil strike of Iran is not facing the facts,” he said. The Defense Department must make the creation of energy through synthetic fuels, such as the gasified and liquified coal, and the production of methanol and shale oil, as their highest priority, Kirkbride said. Kirkbride compared the synthetic fuel industry to the synthetic rubber industry during World War II, which met the full needs of the military within three years of the start of the program. He said that a similar scheme is needed today to save the country. Kirkbride served under “Doc” Lindsay from 1944-1947 as a distin guished professor, and praised him as one of the best teachers and the most unselfish person he has known. About 30 of Lindsay’s former students attended a ceremony to honor him and heard Kirkbride’s speech that followed. Interim Dean of Engineering Richard Thomas said he had met many Aggies all over the country who introduced themselves as “one of Doe’s boys.” “Doc” Lindsay, who retired from Texas A&M at age 65 in 1965, walked slowly to the podium to thank his former students for coming and said that he appreciated all the time and money that had been put into establishing the lecture series. I ve enjoyed my life’s work here and I’ve enjoyed working with my boys.” TEXAS ASM HANG GLIDING CLUB WILL DISCUSS: spring brsak trip austin trip powarad hang gliding film now trainer S equipment t-shirts available all members, former members, S anyone interested please attend ! WED., FEB. 21 226 msc - 7:00 p.m. Have A Cultural Affair With The Houston Chronicle Enjoy many fine art and book reviews. Drama, motion pictures music and television news too. Indulge yourself in a few of the finer arts. Read The Houston Chronicle. I/2 price for students, faculty and staff. Entire semester for $5.90 (Feb. 21 - May 11). Call 693-2323 or 846-0763 to start HOME or DORM DELIVERY immediately. Houston Chronicle News you can use. Snowy session in D.C Rc fin By ^ Bi Tuesda; United Press Inten,alio„,| WASHINGTONi^, four members of th eSenate ' ^ th , of the House show up for J ■’ not be so uncommon, b that nine struggled Monday’s 2-foot snowfall ,n for th( [am. It wi the mei the ^wtalllo, was the xv .i' apit ° was a tri butetoC, jbinson’s Washington. Washington’s Birthday^, aye rat1 sion for ceremonial roeetingsi House and Senate, and forfol foe situ Sen. John Warner (R-V a .)4 selected in advance to deliver* ington’s Farewell Address Senate floor. Warner, husband of Elizabeth Taylor, walked, k* and got a ride on a fanner^ in order to make it to the Sena time. After the trouble it took there, Warner took 55 mini read the speech, the second., rendition in Senate history,™ In contrast, a three hreviated" version was reads House by freshman Rep. 1 Boner (D-Tenn). It was supposed to be del by Rep. James Courter(R-N ■le. Getl ason, th Robinso iars on (e of nin ;ed 28 :e exitir the f wasn he could not make it to Wash^ ght,” B Agg befo Boner, wearing a joggingsii sneakers, was given the 1m cause he was the first meinklf told m make it to the House. Hepiili borrowed coat and tie farewell address. Others who perserveredb Itingth* or in four-wheel-drive were sent for them were Sen ell Heflin (D-Ala.), who wasi sheen c seasor . Yet I on to preside over the Senate,I Robert Giaimo (D-Conn), wtnfti asked to preside over the hi e this and others from states wherti ide is not so unusual. jltshai The session was markp adjus peeling Coach ide me i ad worl Practice tragedy, however. Arthur foil assistant secretary of the Si collapsed and died within aH lutthee the Capitol as he walked through the snow. The Senate has until Hum agree on a rules change prop] curtail “post-cloture filibusten method by which a fcstitute put Rob Joey WC senators can employ delaying! even after three-fifths ofthei leagues vote to shut offdebali If there is no agreement,!) cratie leader Robert Byrd han to press forward with ajtn rules proposal to limit even more. ad Brar Also approaching is the Mi deadline for passing establish new informal Taiwan on the date U.S.-nui ^ ^ relations are to begin. Committee action in both# debate and action seem March 1. Moscow repeats warnin 1 d supi streak South tween l Jexas 9 ses in as apj esday i their nped t But Sh of the d, an a Branso it half intern I closer :ond h; United Press Intemationd Texas MOSCOW — Soviet (• ha : Minister Andrei Gronry« "e. speech published Tuesday,® > r Moscow’s stern warning to * halt its “agression against • e before it is too late. „ Gromyko’s rem.rks e.« speech at a lancheon * « visiting Czechoslovak,.. J « Minister Bogoslav Cheat* , Th e veteran Soviet ^ J- ter said. The U.S.S.K «« demns the impudent agg ’ the Peoples Republic oh * hel against Socialist V‘ etna ”\|J “It once again shows 0 , world the true essence dangerous hegemonistre the Peking leadership, a expansionism carried out years by China in SoutW “We firmly state that t day leadership of China g their aggression is fore it is too J a t e - clearly defined in the eminent statement publ* day Gromyko, turning to ^ in Iran also made by Soviet r .y Brezhnev in Novel* > Soviet Union, J with Iran, would not all ^ side interference W internal affairs. r.$ He said, “...Any *3 Iranian affairs won ^ by the U.S.S.R. interests of her (R security. , , The original Br ez, ‘ , 5 singled out the United' St#