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Page 12 THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1980 CIA director predicts Soviet oil short by ’85 nation United Press International WASHINGTON — CIA Director Stansfield Turner has predicted the Soviet bloc nations will become oil importers by 1985, thus creating a problem for the Western world. “The entrance of the Soviet Union into the free world s competition for oil not only further squeezes oil sup plies available to the West, but also entails major security risks,” Turner told the Senate Energy Committee Tuesday. Soviet options to ease its energy problems are “extremely painful,” and include barter deals sometimes involving arms sales, he said. “More forceful action, ranging from covert subversion to intimida tion, or, in the extreme, military ac- ATTENTION 78-79 MEMBERS OF ALPHA LAMBDA DELTA [If you were initiated last year, in the Fall of 78, or Spring of 79| (ie, currently a Sophomore) we need to have our GROUP| PICTURE RETAKEN for Aggieland. 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He said there is the possiblity of a serious disruption of American oil supplies from the Middle East dur ing this decade. Although the probability is not high, it does exist, Turner said, adding that it would take military action to bring about such a disrup tion of American oil supplies. He said Soviet oil production will probably peak at less than 12 million barrels per day this year, and begin falling in 1981. “Given this Soviet production out look, the Communist countries as a group are projected to shift from a net export position of800,000 barrels per day in 1979 to a net import posi tion of at least 1 million barrels per day in 1985,” Turner said. He said the competition for de clining world oil supplies would strain relations within both Soviet bloc nations and industrialized Western powers. Energy-saving products - from cars to refrigerators L AMER CAN CANCERn SOCIETY 0 United Press International CHICAGO — Technological de sign ideas spawned by the energy crisis have produced a wave of new products — from electric cars to a solar-powered refrigerator. A 4-cubic-foot solar refrigerator that can keep its contents cool through three cloudy days was among new items displayed recently at the 1980 Design Engineering Show. A company spokesman said the re frigerator’s initial market is campers, boaters and Third World countries where electricity is scarce but sun light isn’t. The unit is currently avail able only by direct mail from the manufacturer, said Peter Downing, business manager for Zeopower Co. of Natick, Mass. Downing said the unit is a by product of the company’s regular business. As a federal goverment contractor, Zeopower is developing an integrated heating-cooling unit for the Department of Energy, he said. Two battery-powered autos were also on display. The Bradley GTE Electric, an all electric car that runs on 16 six-volt rechargeable batteries, was de veloped by Bradley Automotive of Plymouth, Minn. It is guided by a computer system. Depending on driving habits, company officials said, the car has a top speed of 75 mph, can accelerate from zero to 30 mph in eight seconds and costs a penny per mile to oper ate. The built-in battery recharge unit accepts 110-volt electric house current via a power connection on the outside of the driver’s door. the A Bradley official said the car cur rently is available in kit form for ab out $11,500 and will be marketed assembled in a few months. 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Company officials said it runs on gas, electricity or both, has surpassed 55 mph in expressway driving situations and re corded gas mileage of up to 145 miles per gallon. Briggs & Stratton built the hybrid car simply to show it could be done, not with the intention of marketing it, said Ken Dunlap, the driver and Idaho blast sends citizens scurrying United Press International FORT HALL, Idaho — Fire touched off explosions at a chemical plant Tuesday, sending toxic fumes swirling through Fort Hall and driv ing hundreds of persons out of the city in search of safety. Authorities said flames of un known origin engulfed several stor age sheds at the Russett Chemical Co. plant shortly after midnight, causing explosions that drew dozens of firefighters from surrounding communities. Nine firefighters were sent to Bingham Memorial Hospital at Blackfoot suffering from inhalation of smoke and poisonous .chemical fumes. Eight were treated and re leased. J.J. Wadsworth, a criminal inves tigator for the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, said authorities ordered the evacuation of about 400 per* n T the Fort Hall township area. [ We: There was danger that the?: could be blown to other popt areas. It depends on the wind, ke^ “Right now we don’t haves wind going.” He also said several toiiccw A als were involved. Brnile The cause of the fire isstiDAnile investigation, said Wadswortfcijj r> is in charge of the investigati(t| f evacuation effort. About U'h| Fort Hall population is made;j i Shoshone-Bannock Indians. ? Tp “We won’t know for a whim * caused it,” he said. “We Ud ■ X . and an explosion, and the fired t good hold on the chemicals bI,' They’re fertilizer-type chenmil Wadsworth said the she:l c L which the chemicals were •’ (.dor were destroyed. House committee lauds Iran policy United Press International WASHINGTON — President Carter’s actio»s against Iran to gain release of the American hostages were strongly endorsed Tuesday by the House Foreign Affairs Com mittee. In a show of unanimity, the com mittee approved a resolution sup porting Carter’s actions on Iran — but stopped short of endorsing fu- VOTE ture military actions. ||w The administration’s postaloJy/| prevailed when the coirr agreed to instruct its chairmanllLe Clement Zablocki, D-Wis., IiN^Q commend that the Housed < resolutions that would have si the White House to explainpn: it might have made to the a shah and concessions it i made to the Iranian govemnt The State Department I committee in a letter these E should not be aired publicly hostages are freed. The committee agre__, not vote on these resolutions fop to ac of a quorum. K Voicing the feeling of leagues, Rep. 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