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challenge Mcetstot ~ 0 ^ Pm. free and tl The Battalion Vol. 73 No. 148 Monday, April 28, 1980 USPS 045 360 10 Pages College Station, Texas Phone 845-2611 ’OFAUIl TheSpoi: >raQur’an! ance quits in protest of rescue attempt ’sranckTi United Press International ASHINGTON — Secretary of State us Vance, convinced the military mis- to free the hostages in Iran was the mg course of action, resigned his post as ark of protest, administration officials l Sunday night. he resignation, just three days after the ite House revealed that mechanical blems forced cancellation of the rescue l, was a certainty from the time the res- ; force began its task, officials said, in official said Vance strongly opposed e mission from the outset, and told Presi- Iht Carter he would quit after the raid “no matter what the outcome.” There was no White House or State De partment confirmation of Vance s resigna tion, but other government sources indi cated an announcement would be made today. It was expected Vance would leave his post soon and Deputy Secretary of State Warren Christopher would take over as the acting secretary. “He felt strongly about it. He talked to the president several times over the past two weeks and he and the president agreed that they simply differed,” said one official. “Cy felt he had no choice, despite his warm personal relationship with the president.” “The secretary f e lt he could not support it but did not want to resign until it was over,” the official said. Vance, a 63-yeaf-old quiet “diplomat’s diplomat,” made it clear when he took the job he would serve only one term. From the outset of his career in the Car ter administration, Vance sometimes clashed with his more hawkish counterpart at the White House, national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski. Their differences occasionally simmered openly, and once Carter tried to smooth over the problem by making Vance his chief foreign policy spokesman. That did not last long. Vance, soine officials said, was the only one of the president’s top advisers who opposed last week’s abortive effort to res cue the 53 Americans held hostage in Iran since Nov. 4. But Carter, despite Vance’s misgivings, was deterimed to mount an effort to free the hostages. The plan was initiated N 0 v. 9 and first actively consi dered April 11. On Sunday> Brzezinski said he backed the mission and would do it again. Defense Secretary Harold Brown, through a spokes man, expressed similar sentiments. During his three years, three months at the State Department, Vance devoted most of his time to the Middle East, work ing on what finally became the Camp David concepts. Rumors of his resignation began surfac ing Sunday afternoon following speculation that he was dismayed at the rescue attempt and felt it had undercut the carefully crafted diplomatic efforts to free the hos tages. It was rumored that Vance would resign in March, after the United Nations vote mixup, and Vance denied publicly then he would quit. That snafu involved a vote to condemn Israel for settlements in occupied Arab territory, and Vance publicly took the blame for a communications snarl. Vance’s influence at the White House, though it sometimes took a back seat to Brzezinski’s, was still apparent in his final days as secretary. He persuaded Carter to draw back when he was about to halt ship ments of food or medicine to Iran on the day he broke diplomatic relations with Iran. nphonyOn r> - • » rWl 'Poweiib carter comius^ to Jt oxas mustalsol C— =0 visit injured servicemen >.m. at Hi United Press International 5AN ANTONIO — President Carter is ving Washington for the first time since Americans were detained in Tehran last to visit five servicemen hurt during a ile mission to free the hostages. White House officials said Carter would Ive for San Antonio about 9:30 a. m. CDT ay and return to Washington immedi- !y after meeting with the men injured in |t week’s aborted mission in Iran, he president was expected to land at [n Antonio’s Kelly Air Force Base, jhough a spokesman there would neither rf ~ fifirm nor deny Carter’s plans. The men — four of them being treated burns at Brooke Army Medical Center I''d the fifth recovering from a knee injury JL vXl nearby Lackland Air Force Base — were ?en optimistic health reports Sunday by a Internatka ooke spokesman. S’l . 1 f ce l very strongly that all of them will llbrinp rvjve,” said Col. Basil Pruitt. :sidentu Pruitt, in charge of treating the most "j dously injured members of the crack hos- ud Thun^ e rescue team, who are under armed ard on the fourth floor of the world’s best Kenned! n, said! San drier message read United Press International NICEVILLE, Fla. — President Carter ered a personal message to more than people gathered to eulogize five air- en killed attempting to free the American •stages in Iran. The president telephoned a message [Sunday that was read at a memorial service jpr by Maj. Gen. Robert Bond, commander of fCJ the Eglin Air Force base complex. terMfoilCarter praised the eight servicemen, five — The W whom were attached to the 8th Special pheric.^Operations Squadron at nearby Hurlburt lited Stwield, who died when a helicopter and 10 tornad fansport plane burst into flames after the he 197l)ifnission was aborted. burn treatment center, would speak only in generalities and said the Privacy Act prohi bited discussing the cases by name. “Dealing with the age group we are, sur vival is anticipated in all four cases, ” he told reporters. Pruitt said the men’s burns ranged in extent from 2 to 44 percent of their bodies. Some had suffered second-degree and others third-degree, and the burns ranged in location from only the face to all extremi ties. “They seem to be coping well. They’re all conscious and aware of what’s going on,” he said. Pruitt said three of the men were able to walk and watch television Sunday morning while the fourth, believed to be Air Force Staff Sgt. Joseph B. Beyers III, 37, of Char leston, S.C., had a better than “50-50 chance” of survival. Beyers’ wife and five children visited him Sunday at the Fort Sam Houston medical facility, where four suites were re served for the comfort of the families of the injured men. The other men at Brooke were identified as Marine Maj. Leslie B. Petty, 34, of Jack sonville, N.C., who was in serious con dition; Marine Maj. James H. Schaefer Jr., 36, of Los Angeles, and Air Force 1st Lt. Jeffrey B. Harrison, 26, of Warren, Ohio, both listed in satisfactory condition. Pruitt said one victim, whom he declined to identify but who was believed to be Beyers, suffered inhalation burns and was being treated with tubes in his trachea and aritifical life support systems. , Beyers and Petty, whose wife was at the hospital, will remain in intensive care for three to five days while the other two men were expected to be moved to the third floor today. Pruitt said the two less badly burned men may be released from the hospital in eight to 10 days, but the other two will have to remain longer. He said some of the burn victims may require skin grafts but de clined to predict \vhether any would be permanently disfigured. The least-seriously hurt, Airman 1st Class William B. Tootle of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., was hospitalized with a knee injury at Wilford Hall — where the shah of Iran was treated last December — at Lack- land. A hospital spokesman said Tootle had talked with his family by telephone. The five arrived in San Antonio Saturday afternoon aboard a huge, C-141 Starlifter transport after a 20-hour trip from Ram- stein Air Force Base in West Germany, where they were taken after the rescue operation was aborted early Friday. A crowd of 150 and an Air Force drum and bugle corps playing patriotic songs greeted the men, who were believed in jured when a helicopter and a transport plane collided in the Iranian desert as the would-be rescue team began pulling out. Former Navy clerk, upset over Iran, holds officer hostage United Press International DALLAS — A former Dallas Naval Air Station employee, upset at developments in Iran, held a base officer hostage at gun point for more than an hour Sunday, then surrendered without bloodshed, according to base officials. A base spokesman said there were no injuries in the episode, and the suspect was hospitalized for mental evaluation. Sheriff s deputies took the suspect, iden tified only as Richard Mayfield, to Parkland Memorial Hospital for psychiatric evalua tion, Aide said. Federal charges were pending. Council to view item on electives , > March earns $14,000 The March of Dimes is $14,000 richer thanks to the Corps of Cadets’ March to the Brazos, Mike Weaver, Corps ad jutant and president of the march said Sunday. Before the march, made March 29, pledges totaled $18,000. “We re sorry we can’t collect the rest of it,” Weaver . said. “Nobody is strong-armed about it. It’s strictly a voluntary thing.” “A lot of people just gave a dollar donation,” said Tracy Cox, vice presi dent of the 6-7 mile march. “Some paid a dime per mile, 50 cents per mile. Pas ta’s Pizza gave a $500 donation. “The volume of money came from students. Larger contributions came from businesses in Bryan-College Sta tion.” Most donations were from this area, Cox said, but some cadets got sponsors from their home towns over Spring Break. S > Fire damage undetermined A fire in the postal and store rooms of the Monaco Apartments, 306 Redmond Dr., was extinguished by the College Station Fire Department early Sunday morning. The fire began at 12:30 a.m. on the first floor and went up the walls to the second floor, a spokesman said. Cause or damage have not yet been de termined, a fire department spokesman said. By DEBBIE NELSON Battalion StaiT The Academic Council will consider a proposal that would require students to take nine hours of electives not directly related to their majors in a meeting Tuesday. Other items before the board will be the addition of “Dean’s Honor Roll” status above “Distinguished Student” listings and numerous proposed changes in the Univer sity Rules and Regulations. The board will meet at 1:30 p.m. in 601 Rudder Tower. In a written recommendation, a special committee has proposed establishment of a requirement of nine semester hours of “broadening electives” for undergradu ates. The courses would be required from departments not directly related to the stu dent’s major. The aim of the broadening elctives would be to strengthen students’ humanities, so cial science, and natural science back grounds. They would be chosen from lists prepared by each department and would be subject to the approval of the depart mental curriculum committees. The Academic Programs Council recom mended establishing a Dean’s Honor Roll for students who have a grade point ratio of at least 3.75. Eligibility for this rating has the same requirements as the Distinguished Student The Academic Programs Council re commended establishing a Dean’s Honor Roll for students who have a grade point ratio of at least 3. 75. designation — students selected must be taking at least 15 hours during a regular semester or 12 hours in a summer session, and must have no grade lower than “C.” Proposed changes in 1980-81 University Rules and Regulations include giving in structors permission to use cheating as grounds for lowering grades after the final course grade has been issued. Now, as in the proposed change, instruc tors must notify the student and the stu dent’s dean in writing as soon as practic able, but can not alter a mark after the final course grade has been submitted to the registrar. A report from the Rules and Regulations Committee says action has been hampered against one graduating senior who was found to have plagiarized a term paper in a required course. Also up for consideration is the reclas sifying of advanced ROTC courses as free electives, which would allow negotiations Other proposed Rules and Regula tions changes include making parking permit fees refundable, indicating which graduate courses will be graded on a satisfactory-unsatisfactory basis, and removing the requirement of a dean’s approval for Q-drops. between the School of Military Sciences and deans of colleges for degree credit. Presently, those ROTC courses are not acceptable for credit for all degree plans. Other proposed Rules and Regulations changes include making parking permit fees refundable, indicating which graduate courses will be graded on a satisfactory- unsatisfactory basis, and removing the re quirement of a dean’s approval for Q-drops. Curricula changes in Biology and Agri culture Education are also proposed, to emphasize students’ fields of interest and prepare them for a variety of roles. Sweet teeth for charity Texas A&M University President Jarvis E. Miller and 2-year-old Laura Mcllhenny were a couple of the 2,000-3,000 people who helped eat 1 mile, 575 yards worth of banana split Saturday. Laura is the daughter of Tim Mcllhenny, a senior chemical en gineering student. The dessert feast, which raised money for the Bryan-College Station Boys Clubs, was arranged in the shape of the ATM logo. The benefit was run by Alpha Phi Omega, a University service organization. A total of 11,400 bananas, 34,200 scoops of ice cream, 170 pounds of nuts, 270 gallons of chocolate topping and 110 gallons of whip ped topping went into the banana split. Photo by Dave Tollefson *»-*•.**> ' S.