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The Battalion Vol. 73 No. 142 14 Pages Friday, April 18, 1980 College Station, Texas USPS 045 360 Phone 845-2611 Bike-A-Thon rescheduled The Cystic Fibrosis Bike-A-Thon has been resche duled for Sunday, April 20, after being rained out last Sunday. Registration for the 30 mile ride will begin at 12:30 p.m. at the Manor East Mall parking lot. Sponsor sheets and ride regulations are still available at area McDonald’s, Pizza Huts and U- Tote’M stores, Bike-A-Thon chairman Mo Moser said. Riders will compete for 10-speed bicycles, trophies, and t-shirts. Military action is next, Carter warns Iran United Press International WASHINGTON (UPI) — President Irterhas raised the ante in his high-stakes attic with Iran, putting the strongest mphasis yet on America’s threat of milit- jy action. And the next step, Carter said, is some orjof military action against the Iranians. The latest bans: Starting today, no Amer- ans except journalists can travel to Iran ,ithout a special permit; a week from now, noney transfers between Americans and ran will be forbidden; effective immedi- tely, all imports from Iran are prohibited. Carter, in a 40-minute news conference Thursday, also said he will ask Congress for power to confiscate the $8 billion in Iranian assets that U.S. institutions hold. He wants to give the money to families of the hos tages and others with claims against Tehran. And he said military goods Iran ordered will be used by U.S. forces or sold to others. In outlining these steps, the president placed stronger emphasis on the possibili ty of military action than he has before. He said he has one more set of economic [ran is preparing for U.S. actions United Press International giyatollah Ruhollah Khomeini said Iran is afraid of an economic blockade and cal- edon “men and women, young and old” to -je ready to wage a guerrilla war to defend heir country. Khomeini made his remarks in a speech ’hursday that preceded but anticipated ’resident Carter’s announcement of new tern action aimed at gaining the release > he 50 American hostages, held captive for j 67 days. Carter banned imports from Iran and \ ravel there by Americans and warned that he only next step for the United States would be some sort of military action.’ I|Iran should not be beset by fears be- ause they want to besiege it economically •r militarily,” Khomeini said in speech |foadcast by Tehran Radio and monitored >ythe BBC in London. “We are not afraid if an economic blockade. ” gde said, “Carter’s main concern is to be president for another four years in order to commit crimes for another four years, b Khomeini noted that America’s allies had not rallied in force behind Washington’s rail for sanctions against Iran, saying “no- hody has responded to him. Not everybody is|Carter’s servant or subservient to the U.S. A.” ifjThe peoples are in agreement with us, with the exception of some governments, such as the Iraqi government, ” Khomeini said It will be disgraceful for Europe to be subservient to Carter in order to gain votes for him.” There have been growing tensions be tween Iran and Iraq in recent days, and Iraqi Foreign Minister Saadoun Hammadi hinted in Copenhagen that his government would not object to a U. S. naval blockade of Iranian ports. Khomeini said that should Iran be attack ed, “all the inhabitants of the country — men and women, young and old — should rise in its defense.” He said such a threat “is a very slight possibility because the great powers know that they should not launch an attack now, ” but added, “It is still a possibility.” “Therefore, we should be ready in num bers and equipment,” he said, adding that Iranians “should be in total readiness for guerrilla warfare.” Khomeini then launched into a verbal attack against Iraq, saying its leaders “are rotten elements.” President Abolhassan BaniSadr, who re turned from a tour of the tense border with Iraq, also reiterated the Islamic regime’s intention to topple Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, adding fuel to the conflict. Khomeini said Hussein “does not have a sane mind” and called on Arab nations to join Iran “to work for God and Islam.” West Germany advised its nationals in Iran to send their families home amid in dications the Bonn government would back the U. S. sanctions against Iran even if other nations in the Common Market do not. Reagan criticizes Carter’s policies i,„ T United Press International fenUUSTON — Ronald Reagan sums up ["resident Carters’ responses to the Iranian Jpitants w ith a liberal rephrasing of a Ted- 6y Roosevelt saying: || The trouble with this administration is f|iat it walks stickly and carries a big soft. ” gAReagan told an enthusiastic crowd ofsup- iPrters in Nederland, Texas, that Carter’s are those of appeasement that torch from “crisis to crisis.” ■ Jtle GOP presidential front-runner- ^topaigned Thursday in Nederland on> . e Gulf Coast and Houston after a morn-i IP ln Bismarck, N.D., where he got a ' 0zen convention delegates. Man plans to journey around globe Pikti-t. United Press International ^NER, Va. — Lloyd Sumner knows Christopher Columbus must have felt ow years ago. People thought Columbus was crazy in t-K pro P° sed filing around the globe K 15th century. Likewise, nobody Rft f ^ amed f° r thinking Sumner a bit ■rns lf^ 16 journe y ^ as ma PP ed out l° r He plans to spend the next two years of n k 6 traveling 200,000 miles, employing , Uc means as an ostrich, roller skates, n g-glider, unicycle, rickshaw, bullock, Pcrsonic jet and camel. Around the world in 80 ways, he flipped. |Ljhe resourceful Sumner begins his quest K a 7 1° travel around the globe by using ' r V conceivable mode of transportation “toaginable. S/^yway it is possible to move a human Py from point ‘A’ to point ‘B’, I’ll do it,” cjj K ^ u mner, 36, who graduated from the gj'wvcrsity of Virginia with an engineering I Sunaner s journey will begin aboard a T balloon in Riner, a village he calls ■ R 6 i s n °t traveling. e P' a ns to hop “monkeystyle from gyee-to-tree across the jungles of Africa. A T n Powered bicycle capable of speeds of (a . o 55 mph will take him across the ™e states. Reagan was lukewarm about Carter’s newest actions against Iran for the holding of the American hostages. The sanctions “could have an effect, Reagan said, “but they all could have been done more effectively five months ago.” Asked what the president should do now, Reagan responded, “he himself said he is now approaching the point in which military alternatives would be considered. And that could include a blockade, mining and things of that kind. “Naturally, all of us want it done in such a way that we would hope that we would not be in a position to escalate into a war that no one wants.” The former California governor again de clined to make other recommendations, saying he does not know the options avail able to the president. Reagan has declined to accept a White House briefing on the crisis because, he said, he probably would learn nothing new and might be bound to secrecy on some data. In North Dakota the issue was agricul ture, and Reagan said consumers may have to help bail out financially-pinched growers. An increase in the cost of food at the grocery store would help give the farmer a “fair return,” Reagan told reporters in Bis marck after he spoke to GOP convention delegates. “You can’t make them operate at a loss, give them no fair return on what they’re doing,” he said. Reagan indicated that a rise in the price of food would barely hurt. “What I’m saying is it would not be any considerable addition to the inflated prices of today to give them (farmers) a fair return would not necessarily result in a tremen dous increase in food prices. Reagan claimed the administration has a “cheap food policy that for political pur poses is aimed at the consumer and that does not recognize the problems of the farmer. “I am a farmer,” he told supporters. Reagan grazes 30 head of cattle on his 600- acre home in the Santa Barbara hills north of Los Angeles. The campaign announced that Reagan will make a special trip to Ohio Sunday to meet with Gov. James Rhodes, who’s ex pected to offer Reagan his endorsement. Reagan also formed a policy council to advise him on national policy issues. It will be headed by former-Secretary of the Treasury William Simon, and includes many former members of the Nixon and Ford administration. sanctions in mind — banning what little American food and medicine Iran now gets and trying to cut off Tehran’s access to in ternational communication facilities. “If this additional set of sanctions that I have described to you today and the con certed actions of our allies is not success ful,” Carter said, “Then the only next step available that I can see would be some sort of military action, which is the prerogative and the right of the United States under these circumstances.” “The authorities in Iran should realize that the availability of peaceful measures. like the patience of the American people, is running out,” Carter warned. “The Amer ican hostages must be freed.” Although Carter did not say what specific military steps he has in mind, the Pentagon stands ready on several fronts: Lay explo sive mines in Iranian harbors so no oil can come out and no goods can go in; form a blockade across the Persian Gulf and pre vent Iranian ships from crossing; bomb port facilities that handle oil and refineries, or bomb military installations and equipment. These steps have been discussed at length and officials have noted drawbacks in each, but Carter indicated at the news conference he may feel he has no choice in the end. He declined to set a deadline for military action. But when asked about Iranian state ments that the captives may be discussed by the new parliament in July, the presi dent replied, “I would think that would be an excessive time for us to wait.” Carter used a carrot and stick approach with the allies, who are under American pressure to reduce trade and diplomatic relations with Iran. “I think they have performed adequate ly,” he said, adding that he expects stron ger actions from them in coming weeks. As for the effect a blockade would have on the allies — some of whom import oil from Iran — Carter said such a step “would be severe in its consequences for Iran and much less severe for any individual custom er of Iran’s. ” He added, “We are still attempting to avoid that kind of action — but I cannot preclude that option for the future.” Whitney Hall, 3, seems more interested in the goodies her mother is holding than in the music the University Symphonic Band is playing. The band presented a “brown bag lunch” concert at the Rudder Fountain Everybody's a critic earlier this week. Whitney and Caroline are the daughter and wife of chemistry professor Michael Hall. Staff photos by Lee Roy Leschper Jr. Emergency demonstration today By BRIAN BLALOCK Campus Reporter Imagine a sniper attack on campus in which several people are injured. But after being bandaged, the victims get up and walk away. Confused? Don’t be. It will only be a demonstration by members of the Texas A&M University Emergency Care Team (ECT). The demonstration, which will be held Friday at 12:30 p.m. by Rudder Fountain, is the class project of Susan Greer, a junior Industrial Education major from Houston, and Cheri Trahan, a sophomore Health Education major from Nederland. Both are enrolled in the H.E. 319, the emergency medical techniques class at Texas A&M. Trahan said the demonstration is de signed to help benefit other class members and also members of the ECT in the hand ling of such an emergency. A number of students from the ECT and first aid classes, Greer said, will be made up Caperton says Moore ignores elderly By LAURA CORTEZ City Staff State senatorial candidate Kent Caperton has charged that his oppo nent, State Sen. William T. Bill Moore has neglected senior citizen in terests. But despite charges that Moore is “an enemy of the aged,” the senator has received the support of many senior citizens in Texas. At a press conference in Marlin this week, Caperton said, ‘Bill Moore has been an enemy of older Texans for 31 years. “Moore consistently has opposed issues which would provide our senior citizens with some economic relief,” Caperton said. However, Moore recently received the endorsement of the Brazos Senior Citizens Association and the Texas Re tired Employees Association (TREA). E.M. Scott, president of the TREA said it was because of Moore’s work in the Senate that legislation was passed that granted retired state employees in creased benefits. “The retired state employees of Texas — and as a matter of fact, the retired teachers — do not have a better friend than Bill Moore. He has always worked hard for us and for the elderly,” Scott said. Caperton said Moore voted against the generic drug substitution bill that would have reduced prescription costs for senior citizens as well as other citizens. Caperton said estimates show this bill would save Texas consumers approxi mately $40 million per year, and be cause of this he would give this issue top priority. Moore has also opposed utility bill relief and a school property tax exemp tion to elderly people on fixed incomes, and has opposed raising the mandatory retirement age to 70, Caperton said. to simulate actual injuries that might occur from a sniper attack on campus. She said the students will not only re semble gun-shot victims, but several will be faking heart attacks and some will have fake head injuries from falling downstairs. Greer said the demonstration would allow all those participating to practice their techniques in bandaging wounds and dealing with other types of injuries. The demonstration, Greer said, would help inform students there is a program at Texas A&M University that trains students to handle emergencies. “We want to show that there are people around who do know what to do in the case of an emergency,” she said. Trahan said part of the demonstration would also include use of the University ambulance and its equipment, which is run by the ECT from the Beutel Health Center. Greer said other demonstrations of this type have been held in the past, but this is the first to be held on the campus. She said the University Police and emergency medical teams in the areas had been notified about the demonstration in case someone calls them, thinking that the show is a real emergency. Carter expects inflation to slow United Press International President Carter predicts the gathering recession will be mild and short and says there is “a good chance for a sizeable de crease” in the inflation rate during the summer. Although more bad inflation news can be expected in the next few months, Carter said during a news conference Thursday, there is “no reason for fear or despair.” “We are beginning to make some prog ress,” he said. “Beginning this summer, there is a good chance for a sizable decrease in the inflation rate. “If we can have a limit — a fairly substan tial limit, say a 20 percent increase on OPEC energy costs and some reduction, say 2 percent in mortgage rates on homes — we anticipate a substantial reduction in the inflation rate within the next few months. I’m talking about a reduction of 8 per cent or more. Those are two big ‘ifs’ but I don t think they are beyond the realm of expectation. I have a very good feeling ab out the future this year — about controlling inflation and reducing interest rates.” He said there are signs of the beginnings of a recession, but he feels it will be “mild and short.” Sen. Edward Kennedy, DMass., attack ed Carter’s “handwringing” approach to the economic problems, an approach he said has thrown some segments of the U.S. work force into a depression, particularly construction and auto workers. The administration Thursday announced plans to help the sagging housing industry and to help small banks meet the credit needs of small business and farm cus tomers.