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The tests have caused alarm within the Reagan administration because Russia has never before at tempted such ballistic missile tests so close to U.S. territory, officials said. The Soviets originally informed the United States through diplo matic channels earlier this month that they intended to “bracket” the Hawaiian Islands with the two test shots, Fred Hoffman, the Pentagon’s chief spokesman, said. The administration responded with a strong protest, and instead of bracketing the islands, both missiles were aimed at a roughly rectangu lar-shaped target area in the Pacific about 500 miles north of Hawaii, Hoffman said. Pentagon sources had indicated earlier the tests were conducted on Wednesday and Thursday. Hof fman refused to say precisely when the two tests occurred, beyond say ing one was on Tuesday afternoon “Both missiles, fired from Tyura- tam (in the southwestern Soviet Union), carried multiple (dummy) warheads,” the spokesman said. “The Soviet Union has an nounced that this series of tests is “We note that the Pacific Ocean is a vast expanse and that there is no reason why they could not choose an other area for their tests. ” — Phyllis Oakley, U.S. State Department deputy spokesman and the other on Wednesday af ternoon “Hawaiian time.” Honolulu time is four hours be hind Central Daylight Time. The first test, Hoffman said, “was an apparent failure.” “The second, Wednesday af ternoon Hawaiian time, appears to have been successful,” he said. over and that shipping can move safely through that area,” he said. State Department deputy spokes man Phyllis Oakley said the United States protested the decision to test missiles so close to U.S. territory be fore the tests took place. She said that in accordance with a 1971 U.S.-Soviet agreement, Mos cow informed the United States Sept. 26 through diplomatic cb nets that it would conduct missilete launches during the period Sept. 29 to Oct. 8. The notification indicated tin planned impacts would occur nei the Hawaiian island chain, she said “We protested this," she said, made known to the Soviets throuj] diplomatic channels our serious coir cern about missile tests being® ducted so close to U.S. soil. “We note that the Pacific Oceans a vast expanse and that there ism reason why they could not choost another area for their tests. Theres always an element of danger in tts6 like these.” Hoffn ran said the U.S. protestwaj based on the fact the Soviets originally earmarked two tarje areas — the rectangular area toil* northwest of Hawaii and a smafc circular zone about 360 milessoud west of the island chain. 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Pat Anthony and the triplets, two boys and a girl, were reported doing well after the early morning deliv eries by Caesarean section at Johan nesburg’s Park Lane Clinic. The clinic declined to disclose fur ther details of the highly publicized case. The family sold exclusive rights to the story — South Africa’s first surrogate birth — to London’s Mail on Sunday newspaper. “It was an act of love,” Anthony’s husband, Raymond, was quoted as saying shortly after the pregnancy was announced last spring. Mrs. Anthony agreed to bear the children of her 25-year-old daugh ter, Karen Ferreira-Jorge, whose uterus was removed after complica tions from the birth of her first child, a son, three years ago. Eggs from Ferreira-Jorge were fertilized with sperm from her hus band, Alcino, in a laboratory process known as in-vitro fertilization. Four eggs were implanted in Anthony’s womb. Normally, only one embryo devel ops in the process, but in this case three of the fertilized ova began growing, resulting in triplets. The babies, delivered two weeks prematurely, weighed 4.6 pounds, 5 pounds and 2.8 pounds, respec tively, said the Scar, a Johannesburg daily. “Legally, I could be your uncle,” a cartoon on the front page of the Star showed one triplet telling another. The South African Press Associa tion quoted an unidentified obstetri cian as saying the smallest baby, the girl, likely would be placed in an in cubator until her weight increased. The doctor said Anthony remained conscious during the one-hour oper ation after being given a local anes thetic. Ferreira-Jorge, an aerobics in structor, was present for the birth, the press association said. Family members and medical staff refused to talk to local reporters. A British television crew clad in green medical outfits filmed the birth, but local reporters and photographers were not allowed access. Efforts by the Mail on Sunday to maintain exclusive coverage of the story provoked some bitterness on the part of South African papers, which struggled to provide their readers with detailed stories during the pregnancy. According to the Star, reporters for the Mail on Sunday ordered other journalists out of the clinic Thursday. South African law makes no pro vision for surrogate motherhood, and government officials have said the Ferreira-Jorges will have to adopt the triplets in order to make them legally theirs. The Roman Catholic family lives in the town of Tzaneen, 230 miles northeast of Johannesburg. The Va tican has condemned the practice of surrogate parenting and in-vitro fer tilization. The Roman Catholic priest in Tzaneen reportedly said he wasn’t sure if Vatican policy on surrogate pregnancies would allow him to bap tize the babies. Dirty Dancing ( pg 13> Sat & Sun 2:10 4:10 7:10 9:10 Post Oak Mall Real Men p G . 13 Sat & Sun 2:15 4:30 7:00 9:20 Cinema III Big Easy «■<» Sat & Sun 2:05 4:15 7:05 9:15 Post Oak Mall A Prayer for the Dying (R) Sat & Sun 2:00 4:15 7:05 9:25 Cinema III I Big Shot (PG) 1 Sat & Sun 2:15 4:20 7:15 9:20 Post Oak Mall The Principal Sat & Sun 2:10 4:20 7:10 9:30 Cinema III White House officio Is deny Reagan advocates revival of ted scare' WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House denied Thursday that President Reagan advocates reconstitut ing the congressional subversives committees of the Mc Carthy era, even though Reagan suggested there is growing communist influence in Congress and in the media. In an interview with the Washington Times, Reagan said he fears people in this country have dropped their guard against communist subversion and said this sort of vigilance has become “unfashionable.” “There is a disinformation campaign, we know, worldwide,” Reagan said, “and that disinformation is very sophisticated and is very successful, including with a great many in the media and the press in America.” Chief spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said that Reagan, a onetime witness before the now-defunct House Com mittee on Un-American Activities, was “not calling for any new (communist-hunting) organizations.” “He’s just pointing out the historic development of communist influence in America and some of the man- iiesiauons of it,” he said. “I don’t think the press corps need feel like their reputation is blackened by this.” But he also said Reagan believes that “communists have influence through various disinformation tech niques and plans and programs and that has influence on the Congress, on the public, on the press and on ev erybody.” Questions about Reagan’s beliefs were raised at the daily news briefing after the Times on Wednesday pub lished Reagan’s interview with its editor-in-chief, Ar- naud de Borchgrave. In that interview, Reagan was asked to comment on an article, published earlier, in which some conserva tives in Congress voiced concern about what they saw as a growing leftist influence on Capitol Hill. Reagan was asked to comment on statements made by Reps. Newt Gingrich of Georgia, Bob Dornan of Cal ifornia and Bill McCollom of Florida, all Republicans, complaining of “hard-left members of the House who are now acting as pro-Soviet agents of influence.” Reagan replied, “Well, . . . that is a problem that we have to face.” FBI ceremony for Sessions is postponed WASHINGTON (AP)-Th« swearing-in ceremony for FBI Di- rector-designate William S. Se- sions was called off Thursdavai ter the former federal iudp, suf fering from a previously un diagnosed bleeding ulcer, becamt ill and fainted in the aisle ofa Washi ngton-bound jetliner. Sessions, whose scheduled in stallation at FBI headquartemui put off indefinitely, was stricken Wednesday night on a flight from Dallas to Washington National Airport. FBI officials accompanyingthe 57-year-old Sessions drove him from the airport to George Wasl ington University Medical Cen[ ter, wher e doctors found a small bleeding ulcer in his small intes tine. Sessions took aspirin on empty stomach, triggering lit on-board attack. Dr. Allen Gins berg of the hospital staff tolda news conference. Ginsberg said Sessions willke hospitalized two to threedaysaml “should be ready to go to work next week.” Sessions, however, may take a rest for a week or more before taking the oath of office, federal law enforcement officials said. “From a medical standpoint he could be sworn in as early as (Fri day) or Saturday” and will take medication that will allow himto resume a normal workload byre ducing acid secretion in the stom ach and allowing the ulcer to heal, Ginsberg said. Asked whether the ailment would affect his performance as FBI director, Ginsberg replied: “Absolutely not.” Confirmed by the Senate only last Friday, Sessions was told Tuesday by Attorney GeneralEd- win Meese III that he would he sworn in Thursday, his wife Alice told syndicated columnist and television commentator John Mc Laughlin, who was aboard the same plane as Sessions. Sessions had been trying to get things or ganized and had had only one meal Wednesday, McLaughlin quoted Mrs. Sessions as saying. Don’t Worry when an accident or sudden illness occurs CarePlus is open when you need them 7 days a week with affordable medical care. 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October 1, 2. 3 8:00 PM Rudder Forum Texas A&M University General Public $5.00 Students $4.00 Tickets available at the Rudder Box Office For reservations phone 845-1234 Underwritten, in part, by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation Produced by special arrangement with Random House, Inc.