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fa nation 1- THE BATTALION THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1980 Page 11 omeini offers visits to hostages since break }■ 'Opelessi ■ who sptj J ys andll Pacific Ct untedjuiii V jail, 1 in a gr ( nes and he homelc ■ United Press International at the (WASHINGTON — President lienee [Jli er w '^ tr y to “keep the door i and w 0 ff en w ith Iran and take Ayatollah anothwB 10016 ' 11 ' U P on an °ff er to l e t the he eveir States check from time to TiusteJB 111 on t ^ >c h ea lth and safety of the j . “'{Anierican hostages. "BA White House official said n assM etlnesclay c ^ or t s will be made to n p [Bep channels with Iran open de- beenwB' te ^ rea ^ * n re hitions. ^BKhotneini insisted in a speech ' ' Bonday the hostages were in good -I'c alth and offered to let outsiders visit them if they applied through responsible authorities. “We plan to take him up on that, ” the official said. The official also said the State De partment is awaiting word from the three clergymen who conducted Easter services for the hostages in Tehran and took messages to them. He said they are expected to bring back tapes from the captives. He indicated the clergymen had not made contact with all the hos tages. Press secretary Jody Powell, meantime, said in an interview on ABC-TV the hostages “are a constant concern -— what those people are going through. It is a situation in vvhich the human dimensions com pletely overpower other considera tions” He conceded Carter was angry over the unkept promises of Iranian government officials, adding “I doubt there’s a person in this country \vho’s not angry over what Iran has done- “Our friends and allies ought to support us because what we are doing is right,” Powell said. But he added the United States does not know whether it will get the support of friendly nations. The European countries and Japan are heavily dependent on Iran for oil. Powell said it would “not be pro ductive to discuss what other steps the president may take, but it would be well for those concerned to pon der that for themselves. Carter has ruled out a naval block ade of the Persian Gulf at this stage, but he has not foreclosed it as an option in the future. Federal offices plan ‘insurance policy’ United U „ international WASHINGTON - A number of federal a^ en cies are piecing together “ins ur ance policy” legis lation design e d to help even the weakest linkjj , n America’s finan cial comni un ity weather a rougher-tha n .expected reces sion. A draft of plan should be ready “in a w ee k or two,” federal regulators said Tuesday. The most no vel and probably the most cou tr0 versial provision in the yet-to-fi e unveiled propos al would let a relatively healthy institution in 0 ne lending class, say a savings ^ n d loan association, cross over and absorb a faltering institution in another class, such as a savings bank. Federal regulators said the takeover provision would be used only as a last resort. The concept here would be to let an institution be taken over by other classes of institutions if that was the only way to solve the problem, one high-ranking offi cial said. The idea is not new. Toward the end of the last recession, administrators at the Federal Re serve Board toyed with the notion of seeking legislation to allow va rious financial institutions to absorb beleaguered institutions in other classes. Another facet of the proposal — which theoretically will be the combined handiwork of the Com ptroller of the Currency, the Fed eral Deposit Insurance Corp., the Federal Home Loan Bank Board and several other federal regulating agencies — would allow a lending institution to wan der outside its state borders to merge with another institution. Existing law prevents this practice. In other words, a bank in New York cannot consolidate with a bank in Ohio. Once again, regulators said they would only use this provi sion if all other remedies were implausible. r- 0 Move against uran favored 1 United Press International I WASHINGTON — The latest Louis Harris public opinion poll shows most Americans feel milit- , ,iB'y action should be taken against jlBan if the American hostages are Editors approve anti-Iran sanctions Habitech announces 10% OFF on soft, summery put on trial as spies. 1 and tin >1 buses!«"n le results are a dramatic tur- k’ersaretiB aroun( ] f rom a |^ ;lrr | s p 0 U j n D e _ 111 Bmber, when 66 percent of the nd pul: . Americans questioned were Ipainst any type of military action elms against Iran. "I' ;M ’ ' The latest poll showed 51 per- oved : ' cent of the respondents favored i (,r ^Trailitary action against Iran if the downquijAiiicrican hostages are put on i trial ine Also, 77 percent of the Amer- w^Baus questioned said it was a mis- they sow tike for Carter not to give Iran an ■ptable, ultimatum for release of the hos- |objectedBges immediately after they [IIS refit were seized. ; object, 1 icution. said, “WB fiWhite whale wai big problem United Press International JOINT LOOKOUT, N.Y. — Loc- l and federal officials are trying to niationa 1 lecide w hat to do about a 14-foot, b 11 l-tpn white whale with a penchant mittei ‘ or nuzz fi n g U p i 0 powerboat prop- -pajfrs. ^ed tncB'he whale has been swimming in 3 ope' 1 Reynolds Channel between Long 011 tillr 1 anc ^ ^ ant l F ar h, much to the ycott®Bination of local residents but to he trepidation of wildlife officials. nmittef Representatives 0 jp N a ij ona i .(M'porJtjlarine Fisheries Service and the and Mlimpstead Town Department of OlympConservation and Waterways have dr re( fjl| n ^ying to figure out what to do. mcetinjBichard Miranda, deputy commis- i Sprinfloner of the town agency, said they ig to dre worried the whale may be in ured by power boats that ply the chaimBrter-mile-wide channel. saidtW ’ at a mtf it this <K C to of United Press International NEW YORK — Here is a sam pling of editorial reactions to Presi dent Carter’s Iran sanctions: St. Louis Globe-Democrat: “The time has come to deal firmly with this outlaw government that claims the privilege to inflict endless punish ment and humiliation on our citizens and our country. Americans are pre pared to back President Carter to the hilt to gain the hostages’ freedom and (to) end this incredibly humiliating insult to all Americans.” Minneapolis Star: “After prot racted forebearance with nothing gained, Carter was right to tell Ira nian officials to close up shop and go home; stricter trade sanctions at least signal the seriousness of American concern; the president’s drastic limi tations on visas for Iranians may also fit the circumstances.” Memphis Press-Sentinel: “The sanctions announced so far by Presi dent Carter are not only fully justi fied, but restrained in view of Iran’s affront to this country and to interna tional law and decency. “We welcome the clampdown on visas for Iranians, but rather than expelling Iranian diplomats, they should have been interned, and held for as long as the Americans are in Iran.” St. Petersburg Times: “The mes sage was clear. Carter, under dire provocation had displayed the pati ence of Job. Patience hadn’t worked. 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