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[gi Page 6 THE BATTALION TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1980 Wednesday Special state Official says Texas needs mass transit United Press International COMMERCE — Once Texans see the savings in time, money and fuel, they will embrace the concept of rapid mass transit across the state, Texas Railroad Commissioner John Poerner said Monday. fuel-efficient way possible,” he said. “I am convicned that the time has come to study the possibility of a Addressing the Sixth Annual Sam Rayburn Public Affairs Symposium, Poerner noted, “You can’t make Tex ans travel by rail. “You have to give them the option of driving their own cars from Dallas to Houston at 55 mph with radar traps every 10 miles or riding a bullet train at 150 mph while watching a movie or a fashion show. high-speed bullet train corridor which would initially link the Texas Triangle — Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio. Poerner, who visited Washington, D.C., last week to seek federal assistance for a rapid transit system, said the state s rapid population growth is another justificiation for mass transit. He estimated within the next 10 years, the population of passenger system, and the Federal Railway Administration studied last winter for economic feasibility and found it had the fourth highest pre dicted average ridership. The railroad commissioner noted the average family spends 19 percent of its budget on transportation, and if gas reaches $2 per gallon, the per centage will increase to 30 percent if there is no mass transportation avail able. Texas will increase by 3 million peo ple with 2.5 million of those located in the 778-mile Texas Triangle. “I am totally committed to moving our people in the most economical. The so-called Triangle is one of 13 corridors Amtrak, the national rail Estimates for funding a Texas rail system have ranged from less than $200 million to more than $1 billion. Poerner said a system will not “be reality until the end of the century, ” but Texans cannot delay in planning for such. Powder found has no heroin United Press International DALLAS — Dallas County sheriffs officers, who originally thought they had found $1 million in heroin in a wooded field, Mon day said sophisticated testing re vealed the white powder con tained no narcotics. Authorities were unsure why the powder in plastic bags, which was first spotted hanging in trees by a man and his 4-year-old daughter near Redbird Airport, was in the area. Justine Tucker, spokeswoman for Sheriff Carl Thomas, specu lated the white powder may have been a hoax set up by Thomas’ political rivals. Thomas, who has fired deputies who have support ed his political opponents, is running for re-election. Capt. A.D. McCurley said the powder could be starch, baking soda or flour but forensic tests Monday indicated there was no heroin content. Initial tests Sun day indicated the powder con tained heroin and one officer called it “fairly pure” and es timated its worth at $1 million. “We’ve been able to determine Un that it’s not heroin,” McCurley said. “It has no narcotic though. “It could have just beenajok or something but we don’t know ! We’re still trying to figure mlg why it was there. It could have been a dope deal that went dow and somebody sold somebodyi lot of baking soda. ” When the man and his daugb ter, who asked not to be idealbv-fyyASH fied, found the bags of powdeni|gL er } ia a field near Redbird Airport,tlei n j an Jjp] gathered them in a plastic bread ra tes as , wrapper and gave them to author |* asures * t ' es - Htration Authorities had speculatedtkH “heroin” had been droppedlro»| an airplane and searched theara for more narcotics. Authorities said the father lei deputies a half-mile into afield near his home and showed thetl where he and his daughter discaB vered the bags. He said shtB noticed the first one beside a truly! and then spotted another hangiiilT/^n^ in a mesquite tree. Seven oftluB 10 bags were found on treebracj| ches. fj mJL Unit WASHI1 abassy \ Pery oi Plan won’t affect Iranian studentsr ri MSC Arts Committee PRESENTS CRAFTS FAIR APRIL 9-10 srissati RUDDER FOUNTAIN Pi ... tgijgi $$$$ 9:00-5:00 United Press International DALLAS — President Carter’s announced steps regarding U.S. visas for Iranians are not expected to affect the thousands of students in Texas and Oklahoma, immigration officials said Monday. William J. Chambers, director for the Dallas District covering the 21 most northern counties in Texas and all of Oklahoma, said initial informa tion he received indicated Carter’s announcement would not affect Ira nian students already in the country. hr aTm STUDY ABROAD aTm ST Q I CQ < >- Q D H c/) MONDAY, APRIL 14, 1980 Brown Bag Lunch Room 137, MSC, 12 Noon 400 Overseas Job Opportunities Available Paul Marcotte, Peace Corps Representative, will discuss the various work opportunities available overseas. Several former Peace Corps participants will be present for questions and answers. HOPE & HARVEST A film depicting Peace Corps experiences will be shown at 12 noon, Room 137, of MSC. AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR FOREIGN STUDY A representative from AIFS will be on campus to give an overview of the Institute. He will be available throughout the day (table, First Floor of MSC) to meet individually with interested students. TUESDAY, APRIL IS, 1980 Brown Bag Lunch Room 137, MSC, 12 Noon WANT TO STUDY OR TRAVEL OVERSEAS? The Study Abroad Office will sponsor a brown bag lunch. Topics discussed will include: study abroad opportunities, student tours, international Student Cards, work permits, train passes, passports and youth hostels, and cheap travel within Europe. EXPERIMENT IN INTERNATIONAL LIVING Mr. Wayne Stark, Director of MSC, will talk about the Experiment and the different programs available. Also several students who have been part of the Experiment will be available to talk about their experiences. THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1980 Brown Bag Lunch Room 137, MSC, 12 Noon THIS SUMMER IN LATIN AMERICA You can volunteer to inoculate, do dental hygiene and visual screening, well digging, community sanitation or animal husbandry. One month programs available In Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Ecuador, Paraguay and the Dominican Republic. Representatives from AMIGOS De Las AMERICAS will be conducting a brown bag lunch to discuss the above mentioned opportunities. STUDY ABROAD INTERNATIONAL CENTER & CD H C a ■< > CD I D XS IVjy v-. »TLAgA 5 ; 18 AL, .LS Wjy (J) =i Carter announced a wide variety of sanctions to be taken against Iran, including a cutoff of future visas to Iranian citizens and refusal to reissue visas for Iranians. “We will not be admitting addi tional Iranians to the country effec tive at 3 p.m. today except under very specified conditions, and we would have to check with the State Department and all then,” Cham bers said. “We do not have specific instruc tions at this moment concerning Ira nian students that are in the country but the students probably would not be bothered,” he said. Chambers said when INS officials interviewed Iranian students to check the validity of their visas late last year, there were 5,000 Iranians “practically all of them students and student-dependents” in his district and “the figure hasn’t fluctuated very much from that. He said as long as the stM were in school, their visas valid. ec, rR Unsought votes elect mayor United Press International FLORENCE — Foy Hayden, the reluctant mayor, didn’t have to try to win re-election. In fact, he tried to lose. But after the voters of Florence had spoken Saturday, Hayden was elected to a third mayoral term, even though h'isTiatne wasn ; t on the ballot, he won with a count of 53 unsolicited votes. Forty-one other votes were cast but the runner-up received only four votes. “I have never sought this job,” Hayden said. “I don’t particularly like it and I don’t particularly want it. I’ve got a lot of other things I’d rather do. “It’s confining. You can’t do what you want to do. If you want to go somewhere there’s always a meeting or something you have to be at. Hayden apparently isn’t the'only one who doesn’t want the job as mayor of Florence’s 672 residents. No one else filed for the position either. Hayden served 14 years on the ATTENTION!! May and August Graduates! Don’t forget the Former Students’ Senior Induction Banquets April 14 & 15 at 6:30 p.m. at the Brazos Center! The banquet is free but you must pick up a ticket to attend. Tickets will be available the week of April 7-11 from 8-5 in the lobby of the Forsyth Alumni Center. Although there will be an increased capacity of 1000 per evening be sure to get your ticket early! Class Agents will be elected at the banquets so make plans to attend!!! Figures were unavailable! Monday on the total numberoljL nians in the five INS distrkv Texas, although officials in Elfh um ph I said there were about 150studefiling al that area. riumph 1 atential d hich rais pits. A total o uded, the Corrosio iotor whic city council and when it camet if leaving elect a mayor in 1977, the i IT sa id. clared Hayden defeated two :“While r: candidates who had offic ited to on announced for the job. i investij In 1978 he tried to retire neers ha: another write-in campaign kep: I J eous m; in office. ?hts may c JRT said '‘Everybody likes him reah trihutable said Mrs. H.L. Parsons, theekj n judge. “The voters wanted him: didn’t want the office atallbulf body else wanted ft efttat” ||| ^ [Djj MJ [ZlJ EJJ pjj m MSC Cepheid Variable Dr. Harry Hickman (TAMU Assoc. Professor in Philosophy) John Banner in Print Wednesday, April 9th 8 p.m. Rudder Tower Admission Free MSC Cafeteria J Now Better Than Ever. 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