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THE BATTALION MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1979 Page 7 ^logical Si line 4. 'asandSKi liable oil ii i also estii illlion b: in the 1 brmation Jersey, overnment eyes ‘airborne’ ships United Press International WASHINGTON — With oil ices so high these days, the gov- nunent plans a new study on whether sailing ships could effec tively replace some oil-guzzling ves sels in the American merchant marine. I The United States is not alone with the idea of returning to the age of sail. Both the Japanese and British so are studying ships powered at ast in part hy the free and plentiful wind. The U.S. Maritime Administra tion, which plans soon to issue a con tract for a 14-month study of wind- powered commercial vessels, says the renewed interest in sailing was sparked by the skyrocketing price of oil. Before the 1973 Arab oil embargo, oil to power ships sold for less than $2 a barrel. When oil prices rose to $11 a barrel, the Maritime Adminis tration sponsored an $18,000 study of commercial sailing vessels at the University of Michigan. That study, completed in 1975, concluded that wind power would not be an “economically feasible alternative” to conventional ships in the near future but that this could change if energy costs continued to rise. Since then, the cost of fuel for ships has soared to more than $20 a barrel. According to Lloyd Bergeson, of Norwell, Mass., a yachtsman for 50 years who recently sailed his 42-foot yawl alone across the Atlantic, this means wind power now makes com mercial sense. He proposed to conduct a further study of sail power for the Maritime Administration. The government liked the idea but decided to put a $140,000 study contract out for com petitive bids. It now is in the final stages of selecting a winner from sev eral bidders, including Bergeson. Bergeson and fellow sailing enthu siasts, meanwhile, have formed the Windship Development Corp., which plans to develop sail-powered commercial vessels on its own. “We’ve been talking to a lot of shipping people, ” Bergeson said in a telephone interview. “Nobody is laughing at this. They can’t afford not to consider it.” If sailing ships do make a commer cial comeback, they may not resem ble their predecessors. The govern ment wants both square and fore- and-aft sail rigs considered in the study as well as rigid airfoils and windmills. All agree such ships probably would have auxiliary engines, just as many pleasure sailboats do. The gov ernment thinks they might be good for bulk cargoes. Bergeson says they also could carry general cargo and passengers. PREGNANCY TESTS • Immediate Appointments • Confidential Counseling • Birth Control Information • Termination of Pregnancy S. POST OAK RO. 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Bishop Jeffrey Willis, who headed the three-man board, said the ses sion determined what the issues in Johnson’s trial would be. He would not elaborate. “I didn’t have very much hope be fore,” Johnson said. “Maybe I can come out of this with my member ship intact. I am feeling optimistic; they were pretty fair.” Excommunication would not only bar Johnson from active participa tion in church activities but also anull any ceremonies — such as her marriage — that were performed under the church’s auspices. oods, dniB F these hut ■ Following the session, Johnson lid she was optimistic the disagree- lent may be resolved in her favor, it on alcoho-B Johnson originally was scheduled notherscaiB go before the court Dec. 1, hut imenteA ‘Be Friday night she was told she ring ageaif|vas to appear Saturday morning — Bo soon, she said, to give her time to implicata pier witnesses or evidence in her Fingersans dense. Irinkcoffe |After the hour session Satur- cupsaday jay, Johnson emerged with a smile „ id said the court had just invented a few type of proceeding — a pre-trial } [ssion. C She said the session had focused ^ on the church’s charges against her. Essentially, they involve the urch’s feelings that in campaign- rqui Yellow ut about sal the site. L “Submarine probably j | • 1 disappears reconstniif i JT Jr United Press International >s, believtt NEWPORT, Ore. — A home- ut a years l a de yellow submarine believed to tains arefe |ecarrying one man has disappeared i old, hes ter leaving Depoe Bay a week ago. looked lif The State Police and Coast Guard n camelaii iid Friday a search of the coast from l, lived ini lepoe Bay to Cascade Head failed to t 7,000 y« irn up a trace of the 15-foot vessel. H I Troopers said it was believed limes Ringrose was the owner and ■ne occupant of the sub. 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