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Friday, May 6, 1983/The Battalion/Page 15 Plane safe after loss of engines United Press International MIAMI — An Eastern Air lines L-1011 with 178 people aboard made an emergency landing at Miami International Airport Thursday after all three of its engines temporarily failed over the ocean, officials said. No injuries were reported and the passengers were put aboard another plane to con tinue their trip to Nassau. Tom Myers, an Eastern spokesman, said shortly after . Flight 855 left Miami for Nassau cpe /nil gine problems while over the Atlantic. Coast Guard Petty Officer Mike Kelley said all three of the plane’s engines lost power. The pilot of the wide-bodied aircraft notified the Coast Guard to prepare for a possible emergency landing in the ocean and several Coast Guard cutters, four helicopters, a C130 aircraft and three small boats were rushed to the area to assist. Beginning Monday Get more $$ for your books Save $$ when buying next fall STUDENT BOOK EXCHANGE WHERE: Room #137 MSC WHEN: 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. May 9-13 WHAT TO DO: Bring in Textbooks, set your own price, leave us 250 per book for handling and we’ll do the rest. Pick up money or unsold books next fall. Look ma, no handlebars staff photo by Barry Papke MilfjParry Callicote spent Thursday afternoon on the wciliad, attracting attention with his specially h him r hringtj -aid. also Dai >t coi j and shot in' ap shot r rom ■st tint ed apl designed bicycle. Harry is a Petroleum Engineering student from Chicogo, Illinois. STUDENT ERNMENT For more info call Student Govt. Office 845-3051. UNI V U R S I T Y recovery research be conducted at A&M nited Press International RGANTOWN, W.Va. — I sts are being conducted by B.S. Department of Ener- I j (Technology Center and a .,, . mber of other research orga- ossv ;at j ons > including Texas cm, to determine if a frozen ovei xture of natural gas and water . i provide a new source of the V' < Kpown as a methane hydrate, P i (Mibstance is actually a small lerson® 6 * ce ’ w * t ^ 1 molecules of Ural gas trapped inside. •c^jMnergy researchers are ex- Mc!® n g sam pl es recovered by nice (y at ‘ ona * Science Founda- jjtpff the coast of Guatemala ■81. They’re trying to deter- f if sources of methane hy- are plentiful and whether Natural gas inside the ice Is can be recovered, esides DOE’s Technology in Morgantown and _s A&M, research is being e toffjirrned by the U.S. Geologic- e - Survey at Menlo Park, Calif.; f 0 # 1 '■National Bureau of Stan- nodirm j n Boulder, Colo.; the gsttr jiversity California at Los I Ham[ es; anc j t Be Sohio Re- 1 mijBh Center in Cleveland, ceded Bentists have been aware of {thane hydrates since the ■ acndfl() s w hen the crystals were rected jcovered inside natural gas tate ? |elines in cold climates and , and®] blocked the flow of gas. | then, said a DOE news re- , they were considered little ^ than a scientific oddity. is attitude was changed in 1960s, when a Soviet drilling Siberia learned that ane hydrates occur natu- L Subsequent reports of an ated 500 trillion cubic feet Jsolid” natural gas in the let Union intensified interest sent geologists on a world- 0e search for additional de- isits. flethane hydrates are ght to occur in the permaf- of the Arctic and deep n sediments under the jntic. Theorists feel the cold iincipally responsible for the ital formation in the Arctic, while the high undersea press ures could form them in the Atlantic. Special equipment was instal led last month in Morgantown to begin work on the substance. “Although some analysis has been done on synthetic gas hy drates made in the laboratory, this is the first time we will be able to determine if our theories and models are consistent with what nature actually had in mind,” said geologist Rod Malone, who heads the DOE efforts. In Morgantown, scientists plan to measure the amount of time it takes for pulses of sound to travel through the material. When a characteristic sound pattern is determined, geolog ists in the field using sonic de vices will be able to determine the presence of methane hy drate deposits. Experiments will be per formed on the substance’s elec trical resistance, another key to locating deposits. If such tests prove successful, Malone said, a third series of experiments will gauge the thermal properties of the sample. Data taken from those tests could help decide how much energy would be needed to break the ice “cage” surrounding the methane. The smartest move you can make. (next to going to A&M, of course) OPEN HOUSE 3 P.M. til Dark Wood Brook Condominiums are located in an area known for its investment potential, just off Harvey Road across from the Woodstone Shopping Center. fireplaces with raised hearths or brick mantles cathedral ceiling in master bedrooms two ceiling fans built-in kitchen appliances hot tub and swimming pool private patios NEED CASH? We offer premium dollars on used Books... *FLOUPOrS*Pl Check on our Trade Policy and Save 20% More. FREE Parking Behind the Store w‘, v - s. niiM'li Wood If rook YES, send more information to: □ Myself □ My Parents NAME ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP Another development by Sypcon Corp. 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