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The Battalion nsivelvi Vol. 73 No. 138 12 Pages Monday, April 14, 1980 College Station, Texas USPS 045 360 Phone 845-2611 :l(ed Cross official enters U.S. Embassy i 7.1 ) a, III United Press International IRAN, Iran — An official from the ational Red Cross entered the U.S. HOW sy today to meet with at least some SjiepO American hostages held there by tant Moslems. I militants said earlier that they would heir American captives to meet the but refused to be pinned down on !er all 50 hostages would be visited, militants’ statement appeared to fall flranian President Abolhassan Bani- fs reported promise Saturday that all Americans would be seen the Red Cross aide to prove they were alive and well. The official Pars news agency said the International Red Cross representative would be accompanied by Tehran’s chief religious leader, the ministers of health and social welfare, and an official of the Iranian Red Lion and Sun (Red Cross) Society. At a meeting with envoys from nine European Economic Community nations and Japan, Bani-Sadr disclosed a visit was imminent and said the group would be able to see “all the hostages.” Previous visitors to the hostages, now in their 163rd day of captivity, have never seen all of the hostages, raising questions about exactly how many there are and whether they are all still alive or in the embassy. President Carter has turned down re quests from at least a dozen Iranian diplo mats that they be allowed to stay in the United States and not be expelled, News week Magazaine said. The magazine said one diplomat said his wife was being tre ated for cancer and another claimed his 12-day-old son was too young too travel. The magazine also quotes sources close to the Iranian Revolutionary Council as saying government officials find it “impos sible” to explain complex issues to Ayatol lah Ruhollah Khomeini and that the fiery religious leader cannot work full-time be cause of health problems. According to Newsweek magazine, Car ter is considering expelling some or all of the Iranian citizens still in the United States and even electronically jamming all of Iran’s internal communications, includ ing radio and television signals. The magazine also said one of the hos tages, Michael Metrinko, had tried to escape shortly after the embassy takeover November 4 and had been placed in solit ary confinement. In another initiative to end the crisis, Pope John Paul II sent individual messages to Carter, U.N. Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim, Bani-Sadr and Khomeini, the Vatican said. In Washington, Deputy Secretary of State Warren Christopher told ABC’s “Issues and Answers” that the United States hopes its major allies will decide by next week to join in economic sanctions against Iran. President Carter has told interviewers he has set “a specific date” reportedly in May, for allies to join America in sanctions against Iran. In another development, Bani-Sadr flew to Kermanshah, near the Iraqi border, to inspect Iranian armed forces in the tense region following days of sporadic fighting. Foreign Minister Sadegh Ghotbzadeh scheduled to visit the border area today, told Pars, “we are not opposed to media tion, but we believe talking with the Iraqi government would not lead to any solu tion.” I'l «ts! barter wants v ationstocut mtanian ties United Press International ........ WASHINGTON — President Carter asked the European Common Market |s to agree on economic sanctions t Iran by next week and to break ns with the Tehran government by if the hostage impasse continues. a Her also has warned the United States n # Rspond forcefully, perhaps militarily, w of the American are harmed or put on ■ president made the remarks in an ■iew with European television corres- idents made public Sunday. He did not By what future steps he could take, larterhas focused his attention in recent son appeals to the allies to join in press- iglran. He hopes the Common Market (Ons will agree on economic sanctions they meet April 21, and will break atic relations by May if there is no ss in freeing the hostages, ide said Carter would not necessari- ;t for the allies’ decision before taking onal economic steps against Iran, barter said concerted action by the allies Ofiii Id allow the United States “to avoid the jjk j)(j(itan action or other stronger bellige- t action that would be always an open ion for us.” || the American hostages faced their rd day of captivity, Carter said, “Our ience is running out.” m tsked what he would do if the militants k physical action against the hostages or d a trial, he replied: “Our action would very strong and forceful and might very |1 involve military means.” hit Carter added the United States will jaust all peaceful means, including joint p with the allies, before turning to itary action. But if our hostages are injured or if any ffim are killed, then we would not delay taking much stronger action of an inci- e nature, he declared. legm says legotiations rill speed up United Press International L AVIV, Israel — Prime Minister chem Begin left today for summit yith President Carter in Washington, ising to speed up the stalled negotia- Jl on Palestinian autonomy, legin still refuses to recognize the Camp vid May 26 target date as a hard-and-fast idline. leg in also refused to consider a tempor- i freeze on Israeli settlements in occu- d Arab territories to ease the talks in the eks remaining before May 26. We can do no more, ” Begin told repor- s at Ben-Gurion airport before his de nture for the United States. “Settlement m inalienable right and our duty and it is ential to our security.” Begin expressed optimism an agreement Palestinian self-rule could be reached, t Reiterated his stand that it must be led strictly on the Camp David accords, lich as a blueprint for peace is vague and es not spell out the nuts and bolts of ptinian autonomy. We are convinced that agreement can achieved on the condition that everyone solved in the talks remains completely 'al to the Camp David accords,” he told porters. On the eve of his departure, the military mmand announced it completed the thdrawal of Israeli troops from southern sbanon, ending a five-day deployment in taliation for a guerrilla attack on the rthern kibbutz of Misgav Am that left fee Israelis and five Palestians dead. Begin defended Israel’s troop move- | ents in southern Lebanon as a response to | |rorism and denied Israel responded to ■ lAmerican “demand” to remove its | Bps. “We told the Americans that this is J temporary measure and we must be care- j land on guard,” he said. I Begin said Israel favors “the speeding | p” of the autonomy talks but stressed the | lay 26 target date for completion should j Jt be seen as “final.” “This is a goal, he ad “We must try to fulfill it.” A run with the pack Racers begin the third and final race of the annual Aggieland Stage Race. The 40-kilometer race was held Sunday around the Corps Drill Field. Hans Schneider, pic tured in the far left-hand corner, took first placed in the overall two- day competition. Texas A&M stu dent John Young finished eighth overall. The Texas A&M cycling team sponsored the event. Staff photo by Steve Clark Herring receives top MSC award By BECKY MATTHEWS Battalion Reporter Brooks Herring received the Thomas H. Rountree award during the 29th annual Memorial Student Center Council and Directorate awards banquet held Saturday. The award named the senior chemical engineering major from Victoria “the out standing student of the MSC Council or Directorate. ” More than 300 awards were presented at the banquet, held to honor outstanding stu dents involved in the MSC Council and the 19 programming committees which com prise the directorate. Herring, a former chairman of the MSC Town Hall committee and a former directo rate representative to the MSC Council, served as the MSC Council president this year. Robert Navarro, a senior biology major from Wichita Falls, was the recipient of the Harold W. Gaines award. This award is presented to the directorate member “who is most instrumental in promoting the MSC as a whole.” Navarro, a former directorate represen tative to the MSC Council, was the vice- chairman for speaker arrangements for MSC Student Conference on National Affairs (SCONA) 25 and was the directorate representative to the MSC Enrichment committee this year. He is the second person to have received this award since it was first presented in 1977. The awards banquet marked the last offi cial function for Wayne Stark as MSC Director. Jim Reynolds is the new director. Stark has been named as a special assistant to the president, to specialize in cultural programming. Thirteen students received the Disting uished Service Award which recognizes students “who have shown leadership and dedication in the performance of their re sponsibilities beyond the call of duty.” These students were: Dan Ayre, Teresa Beshara, James Briggs, Brian Gross, Emen Haby, Henry Harlos, Cheri Leavitt, Becky Matthews, Michelle Scudder, Mary Helen Vetter, Charlie Walter, Cindy Williams and Richard Stevens. Two students received the J. Wayne Stark Award for their work on special pro jects. Phil Frink received the award for his work on the MSC MBA/Law Day program and Steve Noak received the award for his work on the Miss TAMU Scholarship Pageant. Thirteen students received awards for “exemplary achievement and outstanding service” to the MSC. These awards are broken down into first, second and third year awards. First year recipients were Rich Carson, Paul Fisher, Craig Hanks, Marcie Macha, Erum Sheikh and Leslie Wantschek. Second year recipients were Steve Finch, Keith Shurtleff, Laurie Null and Katy Campana. Third year recipients were Noel Wat kins, David McCarthy and Susan De mpsey. Four faculty members received Disting uished Service Awards for non-students: Dr. Leo D. Berner received one for his work with the MSC SCONA committee, Dr. Bryan Cole received one for his work on the MSC Council, Dr. Huey Perry re ceived one for his work with the MSC Black Awareness committee and Dr. John Reynolds received one for his work with the MSC Council. Awards were also presented to the out standing committee member for the direc torate committees and the special project- committees under the MSC Council. These recipients are Sharon Verkin (MSC Aggie Cinema), Kerri Kernan (MSC Arts), Sandy Morrow (MSC Basement), Reginald Trammel (MSC Black Awareness), Julio Casas (MSA CAMAC), Bob Wells (MSC Camera), David Gaskill (MSC Cepheid Variable), Katie McKitterick (MSC Crafts and Arts), Randy Rychlik (MSC Free Uni versity), Carol Sugimoto (MSC Great Issues) and Heather White (MSC Hospit ality). Other recipients were: Lori Schuler (MSC OPAS), Pat Hollingsworth (MSC Outdoor Recreation), Melissa Ludwig (MSC Political Forum), Juli Montgomery (MSC Radio), Todd Norwood (MSC Re creation), Sharon Kuhn (MSC SCONA), Kyle Sears (MSC Town Hall), Debra Lanham (MSC Travel) and Lee Dedear (MSC Video). For special projects, the recipients, were: Nancy Newton (MSC Open House), Dorothy Nunnelly (MSC Fall Leadership), Jayanthi Kasiraj (MSC Welcome Back Pic nic), Kirk Kelly (MSC MBA-Law Day), Patricia Price (MSC Lost and Found Auc tion), Cindy Ruiz (MSC Christmas Prog ram), Mike Sottilaire (MSC Discovery), Kyle Byrom (MSC All Nite Fair), Kathy McCoy (MSC Spring Leadership) and Keith Newman (MSC Variety Show). Approximately 275 appreciation certifi cates were also presented to members of the various committees in recognition of the contribution those committee mem bers made during the year. Kennedy victory surprises Carter United Press International Sen. Edward Kennedy’s upset win in Arizona this weekend caught the Carter campaign “looking the other way,” White House press secretary Jody Powell said. Kennedy apparently won 16 of Arizona’s national convention delegates to President Carter’s 13, but the count was not yet com plete when it was put over early Sunday until today. The vote then was approxi mately 55 percent to 45 percent, in Ken nedy’s favor. Carter had been considered the favorite in a close race in Arizona. The main sur prise was the strength Kennedy demons trated in conservative areas — even car rying Sen. Barry Goldwater’s home district of Paradise Valley. “Jimmy Carter found there’s a little cac tus growing in the Rose Garden,” Kennedy said to a cheering labor union audience in Philadelphia Sunday. At the White House, Powell told repor ters the upset “sort of caught us looking the other way,” and then repeated his dismay at Kennedy’s continuing the race that risks dividing the party and giving the Republi cans a big money-raising advantage. Arizona was the only real surprise of the weekend, but there also were these dele gate selection events: — A straw ballot at Kentucky’s Republi can state convention Saturday in Kentucky gave Ronald Reagan 345 votes to 70 for former U.N. Ambassador George Bush, 55 for California businessman Benjamin Fer nandez, 23 for Rep. John Anderson and three for Harold Stassen. And the convention — which wound up three days of caucuses — was so over whelmingly favorable to Reagan that it changed party rules to assure him of all 27 delegate votes in the second and subse quent ballots at the national convention. The first-ballot votes must be divided prop ortionately among leaders of the state’s primary May 27. — South Carolina Democrats reaffirmed at a state convention Saturday the big pre ference for Carter they had indicated at first-round caucuses last month. Carter won 34 South Carolina delegates to Ken nedy’s one, with two uncommitted. — The results were not all in from Washington’s legislative district caucuses Saturday — the second stage of that state’s delegate selection process — but are be lieved to have followed projections made after the first round last month when the anticipated final total was Carter 34, Ken nedy 12, and 12 uncommitted. — Virginia Democrats in second-stage district conventions reaffirmed earlier caucus preferences that are expected to produce 59 delegates for Carter to five for Kennedy. — Florida Democrats chose nine state officials to fill delegates slots already pledged to candidates by results of the March 11 primary. Seven of the newly chosen delegates are for Carter and two for Kennedy, with 28 at-large delegates to be named later this month. Millionaire searches for Titanic United Press International Millionaire Jack Grimm plays a little poker himself, but he still can’t understand why the captain of the doomed Titanic gam bled so recklessly 68 years ago in modem maritime history’s worst disaster. “Why was this great vessel going through iceberg-infested waters at 21 knots, know ing and having been warned that there was a field of icebergs up ahead?” asks Grimm. From his base in Abilene, more than 360 air miles from the nearest ocean, the 54- year-old oilman is planning a multimillion- dollar adventure, spread over two sum mers, that ultimately may provide an answer. It also may result in the first photographs of the sunken oceanliner, provide fodder for a documentary movie and afford Grimm and his partners the chance to search for Titanic artifacts that may include a fortune in jewels. Grimm, who has financed searches for the Loch Ness monster and Bigfoot, was solicited about four months ago to join the Titanic project. His group hopes to pro duce a movie of the search and distribute it within two years, with baritone-voiced Orson Welles as narrator. The Titanic, four city blocks long and 175 feet high from keel to the top of her four funnels, left Southampton, England, for New York City on April 11, 1912. The Titanic was on the fourth day of her maiden voyage April 14, 1912, steming at a reported 22.5 knots in the North Atlantic, when calamity struck. About 11:40 p.m., 380 miles off the New foundland coast, the 882V2-foot-long ship veered sharply to avoid a giant iceberg, floating with others farther south in the Atlantic than usual. The Titanic was struck on her starboard side and the iceberg tore a 300-foot gash in the hull. The opening provided icy seas instant routes to five of the ship’s 16 water tight compartments. Two hours and 40 minutes after the colli sion— at 2:20 a.m. on April 15, 1912 — the 46,328-ton liner disappeared. She took more than 1,500 of her 2,224 passengers on a death ride as the ship sank toward the bottom more than two miles below. The story of the Titanic has captivated readers and moviegoers for almost seven decades. But Grimm hopes to remove it from a sort of fictionalized lore by locating the ship, photographing it and exploring part of its interior with one-way robots. As foremost of “five or six” financiers, Grimm plans to join a research vessel crew on July 1 when they depart Port Everg lades, Fla., on the first trip to the 100- square-mile search area near latitude 41:16 north and longitude 50:14 west.