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AAond ?y. -prii 6 ? 987/The Battalion/Page 3 State and Local y Superpowers to discuss peace options U.S., Soviets will meet via satellite sn By Amy Couvillon Staff Writer ometimes it seems as if the Ufiited States and the Soviet Union ust technology only to devise new wgvs of war. But on Wednesday, the two superpowers will use satellite Thnology to talk about peace. Jwith the help of the non-profit Hnter for Communication Inc., Iierican and Soviet journalists will have a live discussion — via satellite ^ — about how media coverage affects U.S.-Soviet relationships. The main ijRpadcast locations will be Moscow [and San Francisco, where the Amer- Hn Society of Newspaper Editors’ convention will be taking place. I'lHfexas A&M, along with the Uni- ! versity of Texas and more than 50 Hier American universities, is a “di wnlink site” for the satellite tele conference, “USA-USSR Space- Ihridge: The Role of the Media in (furrent Relations.” I ■‘This looked really good insofar Bjouinalism people are concerned Kaiise it has to do not only with in- ■national events, but with news,” said Dr. Douglas Starr, head of the I AkM journalism department. H it has to do with the difference in tin definition of news between the United States and the Soviet Union — which are opposite ends of the continuum,” he said. Starr said the A&M journalism department is paying about $400 to receive the conference’s signal. Students at A&M will be able to watch the two-hour event Wednes day in 301 Rudder at 10 a.m. Some of the television images will travel over half a million miles — via half a night,” and in the Soviet Union by Soviet State Televison and Radio commentator Vladimir Pozner. “I’m always distressed by how little we in this nation know about how the Soviet press really opera tes,” Jennings said in the Center for Communication’s press release. “Be cause we in the media play such a powerful role in helping to influence public opinion, this open dialogue, dozen Soviet and U.S. satellites and earth stations — to reach viewers in College Station. Rodger Lewis, KAMU-TV educa tional television director, said the station is providing its facilities on a contract basis to the journalism de partment. “We’re taking care of the physical aspects of getting the signal,” he said. The Spacebridge conference will be moderated on the U.S. end by Peter Jennings, anchor and senior editor for ABC’s “World News To- which goes beyond party lines, can only make a contribution. From our point of view, there can be no ground rules during the Space- bridge conference.” Issues to be explored in the dis cussion include how each country’s reporting dispels and perpetuates common sterotypes, the types of in vestigative journalism used in both countries and how each country cov ers international stories. Catherine Gay, executive director for the Center for Communication, said the teleconference is the first such event during Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev’s new policy of glosnost, or “openness.” Because of this timing, she said, she expects the discussion to provide new insights into journalism in the Soviet Union. “Given the readiness of both the American and Soviet press to probe beneath the surface,” Gay said in the press release, “we are anticipating a more provocative and lively dis cussion than has been possible be tween journalists in both countries for decades.” Starr said that while he has doubts about the sincerity of the Soviet glos nost campaign, he believes Ameri can college students can benefit from the discussion. “I think it’s good for A&M stu dents to see these Soviets in action and to listen to what they say, but to take it with a grain of salt,” Starr said. “My father used to tell me not to believe anything you hear and only half of what you see. But you should always know what the other side is saying.” National funding for the project comes from a grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and additional funding for a special New York downlink site is provided by Westinghouse Broad casting Company Inc. Budget to dominate 13th week of legislative session Jt my ses ass «ta AUSTIN (AP) — Lawmakers enter the 13th qualitied IsHek of the legislative session Monday with little ^1 at thcfzrlhjii so far in stretching limited revenues to meet d not lyorifie needs of state agencies. -omotedn™^ ut legislators have had at least one lucky inter ofwH eal( ' A ttorne y General Jim Mattox ruled the r Hie can carry its $1 billion deficit into the next t position ™ 7 two years, instead of making up the difference by the end of the fiscal year on Aug. 31. When the House Appropriations Committee returns to work today, it will try once again to write the state’s 1988-89 budget. But many mem bers already have complained that Gov. Bill Clements is constraining the process with his no new taxes mandate. When the 29-member committee adjourned last Tuesday, it already had approved more than $1 billion over the limit set by Clements, and had yet to consider the Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation. Antonin Si I opinion k I ruling. Hi I v.is makir... I ingelecie I iimodaie* 1 Immediate Openings for 1987 Engineering/ComputerScience/Technical Graduates (BS,MS) aslorp:.: f rs whelm V lotfworb: y awsuits. 1 the decisK I [ohnson- ^ .tutflluei:: ^ g .in injus I id of think I ic politick 1 f art ruleiltk (hiring *a.se that; are pern® racial mil® i ■( (portion." in “tradiw isfy a "® ir! taffy ie answer®, achiere 31 riniinaw 11 mloywe® 1 e skiUk ials, not® 11 , the onl)’*f equal off emaleS' Z&i Your future in technology could be in sales or software development. Life-support system to upgrade services of A&M care team By Rene Moody Reporter The latest addition to the Texas A&M Emergency Care Team, a LifePac 5 cardiac-sup- ort system, will help the team eep pace with the improvement of area emergency care units, as well as help it save lives. The A.P. Beutel Health Center donated the system to the team at its annual banquet March 28, said Steve McDonald, chief of emer gency medical services. The life-support system, used to stimulate and record the heart’s electrical activity, is the next step to upgrading the emer gency care team from an ad vanced life-support service to a mobile intensive-care unit (MICU), McDonald said. “Brazos County, as a whole, is moving to mobile intensive-care units staffed by full paramedics, and we’re progressing with them,” he said. “College Station is already MICU, and the Bryan Fire Department is working to ward MICU.” The medical units on campus currently are staffed by Emeir gency Medical Technicians-Spe- cial Skills, which is a level below paramedics. The $8,000 device weighs 18.5 pounds and is about I he size of a portable typewriter. It is made of two parts: an electrocardiograph (EKG) and a defibrillator. The EKG, which is attached to the chest by external electrodes, monitors cardiac activity. It can help diagnose not only cardiac cases but also injuries that show reaction in the heart, such as trauma, severe blood loss and head injuries. Carlos Falcon, president of the emergency care team, said, “It’s a very important diagnostic tool.” It then displays the electrical activity on a screen and prints a paper record, Falcon said. “We can also send a readout by radio to a hospital for diagnosis,” he said. This part of the unit has been used three times already and will be used more often than the defi brillator, McDonald said. The defibrillator delivers an electric shock to the heart through hand-held paddles to re store normal rhythm. It is used in several situations, such as for heart attacks, which are diag nosed by the EKG. Although the defibrillator will be used less often, there has been a need for one on campus, Mc Donald said. “We average about two cardi acs a year,” lie said. Dr. Claude B. 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