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Page 8 THE BATTALION TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 1979 the nation Speck moved into isolation; safety feared United Press International JOLIET, Ill. — Convicted day. Speck originally was sen- mass murderer Richard Speck tenced to die for the murders. has been moved to an isolated His sentence was changed when unit of Stateville Correctional the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Center because he fears for his the state’s old death penalty law safety, prison officials said Tues- unconstitutional in 1972. Carter warns of if SALT II is not ratified NEW ' Wyatt’s Daily Specials Good from 11:00 a.m. ’til closing Wednesday . .Two cheese & onion enchiladas with chili, Mexican pinto beans, fried rice, toasted tortillas, and hot sauce $1.89 Thursday . . . Polish sausage with sauerkraut and hot German potato salad $2.39 Friday Fried tenderloin of fish with French fried potatoes, tartar sauce, and creamy cole slaw $2.25 Saturday .... 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With the heady summit meeting in Vienna behind him, Carter faces determined Senate opposition to SALT II, and he outlined his own position in strong language to a joint session of Congress shortly after returning to Washington Monday night. “It would be the height of irresponsibility to ignore the possible consequences of a failure to ratify the treaty,” he said, citing in creased tensions between East and West and “a greater likelihood that other, inevitable problems could escalate into serious, super power confrontations.” Not only would there be a risk of war. Carter said, but “rejection would be a damaging blow to the Western alliance. If the Senate were to reject the treaty, America’s leadership of the alliance would be compromised, and the alliance itself would be severely shaken.” Carter drew a relatively cool reaction to his 40-minute speech, which was interrupted by applause just six times — mostly when he emphasized American power. But House Speaker Thomas O’Neill said the address was “the best speech President Carter has ever delivered, and it was the most attentive audience that I have seen in my years in Congress.” “If I could read an audience, he scored points very heavily,” O’Neill said. “I encourage the people of America to support this historic treaty.” Carter expects to send the treaty to the Senate this week, but the outlook for ratification is still much in doubt, with debate scheduled to start in July and run several months. Ed Too 1 Assistant Senate Democratic leader Alan Cranston of Califorfhampion estimated Carter could get only 58 votes for the pact Tuesday-mwon ' short of the number needed for ratification — while opponents ; Pn) defen within four votes of killing it. anpther Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., said he stands fully behind(;h4 v >' we ^ ter on the treaty and intends to support it without amendments t Jones, “I think President Carter deserves great credit for bringingt(|lraft pick successful conclusion the past seven years of difficult and compSlireinent negotiations,” he said. •ome a Carter was at his most somber throughout the speech, Americas responsibility for preventing nuclear war. ^ Since the United States dropped the atom bomb on Hiroshinu,®| ' said, there has been no world war, “yet this twilight peace carries® f ( everpresent possibility of a catastrophic nuclear war, a war tlntj ) | ( horror and destruction and massive death would dwarf all the w®®'! in( | bined wars of man’s long and bloody history.” “We must prevent such a war,” Carter said emphatically, i joiles. absolutely must prevent such a war.” HMy re: The treaty limits each side to a total of 2,400 land-and seabasBitive. long-range missiles and heavy bombers, with the number fallingBvyweig 2,250 by the end of 1981. The Soviets must dismantle 270 stralejjiayt' wan missiles to get down to the initial 2.400 ceiling. I am In the treaty, for the first time ever, Moscow outlined hownla^i^ , ani * long-range weapons it currently has — 2,504 compared to 2,283tH,' the United States. That total does not include the controvemilT U()I Backfire bomber, which the Soviets say is not equipped to bomb'if* 01 1111 United States. Senate critics say it could be. Carter stressed repeatedly that he will not let America fall beki^ r 11 the Russians in military power. Hit and Grifl Texas Hall of Fame Sky lab maneuver planned; NASA hopes better controlkw mfidlewe B, has b ^ones ( irlblems presents Wednesday 7-12 A SPECIAL ATTRACTION Earnest Tubb and the Texas Troubadors Admission - $4/person Thursday 7-12 Band - "COUNTRY EDITION" HAPPY HOUR ALL NIGHT LONG |Bar drinks 75c Call drinks $1.00 Specials $1.25| $2/person United Press International WASHINGTON — The space agency plans to take the first step today in its unprecedented effort to try to keep the Skylab space station from falling over heavily populated areas. Skylab is expected to drop out of orbit between July 7 and July 25, scattering 500 pieces of debris over a 100-mile-wide zone 4,000 miles long. Although there is only a 1 in 252 chance anyone will be injured, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration believes it can re duce the risks even further if it ap pears the 78.5-ton assembly will re-enter the atmosphere during an orbit that crosses densely populated regions. But to have any chance of in fluencing when and where Skylab falls, the orbiting laboratory must remain stable up until the final hours before its demise. Today’s plan is to order SI control system to turn the shi[ is parallel to Earth’s surfact broadside as it circles. Thisoi tion is expected to balance gravity forces and enable tk control systems to keep it stab Uni OUS'I Id a tv ap :Vjng tin mph o fioustoi Binninj The 118-foot-long assembhifc;, adv is changing position constant {fi g, stc circles the Earth every hourB ar c e( l half to keep its energy-pnxB secon( solar panels constantly faMi^led to sun. Engineers fear the imuftigleby forces of atmospheric draganfiBn Joel ity on the station will soonstfKy ftoi tumbling out of control. Helmer. The new attitude in orbit■g' 1 ^ u j a increase Skylab’s resistance afW J ur the thin fringes of atinosphere3Pl lers ' c 165-mile altitude. If it is deciiiB 2 e d 1 try to influence Skylab’s reB time, this would be done by®l n ^ ni . ing Skylab to move to a posifefS ur ^ J 0 ' senting less resistance and tki^ ing it a few more hours i Friday 7-12 Steve Douglas Admission $2 per person Personal income inflation rising Saturday 8-1 Steve Douglas Admission $3 per person BUILT TO BE THE BIGGEST DESTINED TO BE THE BEST United Press International WASHINGTON — The personal income of Americans rose by a mod est $13.2 billion — or 0.7 percent — last month as the economy re bounded somewhat from the April trucking strike, the government re ported Tuesday. But inflation — the nation’s top economic concern — probably eroded all of the increase just as it has done in every month so far this year. WANTED: Active Leaders Interested Volunteers Enthusiastic If the Labor Departmentsj sumer Price Index for May,< will be made public June 26,i an increase of at least 0.7 [ then the income gain will I lified. The May advance wasl April’s 0.4 percent rise Teamsters strike forced sorae( ers to be temporarily laid off S was considerably smaller! March’s 1.2 percent gain,: to the Commerce Department Personal income figureil closely watched by econonf When income rises, it meansj are more dollars available f sumers to spend in groceri partment stores and other rettf tablishments. The personal income statisij compass the wages and sal Americans, plus such other 0*’ ary factors as Social Security i>f and dividends and intereslf ments. Students to join these MSC Council Project Committees: MSC Fall Leadership Conference MSC Welcome Back Picnic MSC Freshman Open House MSC MBA/Law Day MSC Summer Programming Committee Whales will be buried REWARD: Fun Recognition Involvement Education New experiences Development Satisfaction United Press International, FLORENCE, Ore. state officials have decided! deep trench for the burialf sperm whales who beached] selves and died from undiaj ailments. Val Jones, regional parks sil tendent, said scientists tooki« !l ' specimens from the whales of determining what cause! mammals to make the s® beaching during the weekend; He said the whales camel high tide and were unable 1 back into the Pacific when t If you fit this description, collect your reward at the Student Programs Office in MSC 216, 845-1515. went out. Jones said it was the third such beaching known in histi involved the largest numl whales ever to die in such a in the United States. He said it would take three days to finish the trench, wlii be 12 feet deep and from feet long.