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TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION reak e« figure, 3ults| I----- •ettor 1977 The Battalion Vol. 70 No. 137 10 Pages Wednesday, July 27, 1977 College Station, Texas News Dept. 845-2611 Business Dept. 845-2611 weather Partly cloudy and hot with south- easterly winds 5-10 mph. today and tomorrow. 20 per cent chance of isolated scattered showers and thundershowers late afternoon and early evening. High both days upper 90s; low tonight mid 70s. Slight increase in cloudiness to- morrow. 5 bets i ;rcent eaetionl notes ublisli Port tit PS thirl noneyh ance criticizes raeli settlements aren United Press International SHINGTON — Secretary of State Cyrus Vance was bluntly critical of Israel ‘It of ‘creating “an obstacle to peace” by establishing three settlements in the occupied 'ugiit imoiy that could become a Palestinian homeland. bgal He unusual direct criticism was voiced by a department spokesman and later by R yesterday. rt(iR secretary apparently was surprised and angered by the announcement that rolcic iR Minister Menahem Begin s government had authorized the settlements in ■ Jordan territory occupied by Israel since the 1967 war. ieL'falkillg to reporters, Vance said, “We are deeply disappointed. We have consis- t| stated — and we reiterated that during our recent discussions — that in our rn the placing of these settlements is contrary to international law and has nted an obstacle to progress toward peace.” ional Security Affairs adviser 2)igniew Brzezinski mirrored the sentiments 1 by Vance. “We re disappointed. We don’t approve,” Brzezinski told UPI. Bit Brzezinski cautioned that theU.S. still holds out hope of progress for peace. I.V t'lice met Tuesday evening with Israeli Ambassador Simcha Dinitz, who had i|scheduled to talk with him about Vance’s forthcoming Middle East trip which s Sunday. Department’s statement was reasserting American policy on the ' j (Br,” Dinitz said. “Our action was according to Israeli policy.” ed if there was a new rift between the two countries because of the disagree- Dinitz replied, “Not that I know of.” nitzwas asked how the disagreement over the settlement fits in with the “new |of understanding” that Israel and American officials were talking about last during Begin’s visit. Dinitz said, “A level of understanding doesn’t mean you all disagreements. ” ice told reporters the settlements had been discussed during the Carter- meetings, but said the prime minister had made no promises. |e action means, in effect, that the Israeli government gives the continued nee of the three settlements in occupied territory its full backing and author- !e D, shbum: •nee iree nil lea Ison e. She :ity orekei lucalioi Ijoinin ROTCl said | it job. a doi isherel] and f ility bills, land plats pic for city meeting 1 up I ice onj irraen ner ie sip pie all je Station’s city' council met yes- |n regular session mid considered and their subdivision and heard a from the Community Action \d» payment of utility' bills for the h™’s oil well may be est one drilled central Texas ican Oil Corporation (AMOCO) U^ljrf driving ibis week on Texas A&M ^'sityland what will probably be the well in Central Texas. Sling Foreman Walter Miller of bn, from the “Old Ocean” area, said J Iposed depth of the well is 23,500 lich will be drilled from a 175 foot I by Sharp Drilling Company of id feme care has been used to take [the environment with ring levees Red reserve tanks to protect sur- ding orchards and experimental I explained Miller. “More than a llion dollars was spent to prepare oration before a single inch of well Entire project will cost about $5 mil- id is partially funded through an lent between AMOCO and Getty Bnpany. B is one of the bigger rigs in the today and each pad on it has 22 12 inches in diameter driven 100 into the ground and filled with con- !rMiller said. “Drilling should start iie end of the week and will continue purs per day for an estimated ten hs to a year.” Kvell is located near Snook about ten .Rest of the main Texas A&M cam- The plats considered included the re- subdividing of lot 12 of College Hills Woodlands which was voted to be referred back to the Planning and Zoning Commis- sion with particular interest in the cost. The council tabled their considerations of a preliminary plat at Holleman Court and discussion of the goals program re- port from Parks and Recreation until the council meeting Thursday night. The council passed Councilman Gary Halter’s motion that it approve the con- siderations of a preliminary plat resub- dividing lots 12 through 21, block 6; Southwood section 5. Councilman Jim Gardner moved in favor of the considera- tion of a master preliminary plat of Wildwood Estates located at the southeast corner of the intersection of the East Bypass and Harvey Road. The council approved his motion. Halter also moved that the shifting of lots proposed in a final plat resubdiv- iding Post Oak Forest P.U.D. be passed and the council approved the motion. Councilman James Dozier moved that Mayor Larry Bravenec sign the contract in the agreement for Brentwood parkland dedication after the agreement is exam- ined and approved by the city attorney. The council approved. The Community Action Agency re- ported to the council that money has been given to them by the federal government through Gov. Dolph'Briscoe to pay future or past delinquent utility bills for two categories of households — low income people who can prove that they paid their bills under dire hardship and overdue bills from October 1976. The council moved to further consider this before taking action on it. —Sarah E. White {raining School Battalion photo by Bernard Cor The pain of it all In a scene from the play. The Apple Tree, Adam (Walt Meissner) com- forts Eve (Randa Downs). The play is a musical by Jerry Bockt and Shelbon Harnick. It will be held in the MSC Ballroom July 28, 29, 30, and August 2, and 3. Admission for the Dinner Theater production is $4.75 for students and $7 for the general public. Senate plans vote to test Democrats United Press International WASHINGTON — The Senate today scheduled a key vote to test whether Democrats will be able to cut off the Re- publican filibuster on a bill to provide pub- lic financing of Senate elections. The Senate set the test vote on an amendment, which would extend the pub- lic financing to primaries. Senate Republican Leader Howard Baker of Tennessee said if the amendment were approved the whole bill would die because it would trigger “Democratic de- fections in droves. ” The theory behind Baker’s statement is that a number of Democrats who normally face minimal Republican opposition now support the bill, but would oppose it if it meant they would have well-financed primary opposition. The vote on the amendment could prove to be an indication of whether the Democrats can muster the 60 votes needed Friday to cut the debate. Deputy Democratic Leader Alan Cranston was confident yesterday that eventually the majority would muster the 60 votes it requires. “I’m quite confident we will break the filibuster sooner or later and bring this matter to a vote,” Cranston said in an interview. “We are pretty close to the 60 mark right now. We might achieve it Fri- day, but if we don’t, we ll try again and again and again and eventually we’ll have the 60 votes. ” Republican Sen. John Tower of Texas, meanwhile, said Democrats wouldn’t get the 60 votes the first time around Friday — extending the debate at least until Monday. Republican opposition to the bill springs from a belief it will guarantee preservation of a Democratic majority by limiting the amount challengers can spend. There have been few defections from party lines in the first two days of the filibuster — with only a handful of con- servative Southern Democrats saying they will support the Republican opposition. Three or so liberal Republicans were ex- pected to vote with the Democrats. Depending on the size of the state, the bill provides maximums of between $273,000 and $1.7 million in grants and matching funds to major party Senate can- didates in general elections. Minor party and independent candi- dates also can qualify for federal funds matching their contributions of $100 or less, once they have raised an initial $100,000. Regents may select president Friday Texas A&M University could have a new president by Friday. There has been speculation for some time that the University board of regents would appoint a new president during their meeting Friday. The presidency has been open since May when the regents appointed then-President Jack Williams chancellor of the University system. “I don’t know what they’ll do on the president,” Williams said. A list of at least 75 potential presidents was sent to the regents early this month, he said. University administrators in general agree they “just don’t know” what the regents will do on the presidency. But whether or not the board appoints a new president, they’ll have a busy agenda. The regents are expected to appropriate almost $11.5 million for construction of a six-floor addition to the University’s Sterling Evans library. That expansion is the most expensive of 20 construction projects within the University System which the regents will consider. Other projects include: V Planning and design work on four University buildings -— the Agricultural Administration Building, the Veterinary Medicine Clinical Sciences Building, the Academic and Agency (or Business Administration) Building and a food protein center. V Eight construction and renovation projects at Prairie View A&M University. V A fine arts complex at Tarleton State University. The board is also expected to approve a planned $10 miHion bond sale for the ^ University System Permanent Fund. The bond sale is being made in conjunction with a similar $20 million sale by the University of Texas System. Requirements for state-funded scholarships approved by the last session of the Texas Legislature are up for the board’s approval. The recommended scholarship requirements state that the amount of the scholarship may not exceed the amount of the student’s tuition and that a 3-man committee select scholarship winners according to specified guidelines. Prairie View A&M received $210,640 in state scholarship funds for the next two years. Texas A&M received $16,400 and Tarleton State $12,500 for the same period. The regents will also consider whether to increase summer conference fees for incoming freshmen from $5 to $7. The meeting is open to the public and begins Friday at 9 a.m. in the board meeting room next to the Memorial Student Center. Sabotage suspected in Alaska pipeline blast United Press International FAIRBANKS, Alaska — Oil flowed along the $9 billion trans-Alaska pipeline today despite a series of bomb blasts that ripped up 30 yards of insulation. The attempt to sabotage the 800-mile pipeline was discovered Monday night north of Fairbanks during a routine sec- urity check. A bomb investigating team from the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms moved in yesterday with state police at the site of the blasts, about 18 miles north of Fairbanks. Several unex- ploded blasting caps were found at the scene. Investigators said the series of three to five blasts appeared to have occurred last Friday night. They said there are no sus- pects in the case and no threats were made prior to the bombings. “We do know it was an external explo- sion,” an investigator said. “Someone had to set something. Someone had to put something there.” The blasts did not penetrate the half- inch thick pipe and were not strong enough to be detected by Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. earthquake monitors. A statement issued by Alyeska minimized the damage, saying two pipeline brackets had been dented and some insulation had been ripped away. Alyeska also said it would issue no further statements because the blasts were being investigated by law enforcement au- thorities. In Anchorage, the office of Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, reported that Young went to Rep. Peter Rodino, D-N.J., chairman of the House Judiciary Commit- tee, and asked if he could get quick action on a bill making it a federal offense to tamper with the pipeline. Young said he was optimistic that the bill could get quick congressional backing. “At this point, there doesn’t appear to be any federal violation,” said Otto Hand- werk, assistant special agent in charge of the Anchorage FBI office. “It would be if it happened on federal government land, but this happened on private property.” Engine failure forces return of Davis plane A small twin-engine commercial airplane made an unscheduled return to Easterwood Airport yesterday when one of the plane’s engines began sputtering oil. The twin-engine Cessna, operated out of Easterwood by Davis Airlines, had left the airport with eight passengers headed for Dallas. Shortly after becoming airborne, the plane’s left engine began dripping oil and smoking, Davis President Guy Davis said. The plane’s pilot, John Odonohoe, shut off that engine and returned to the airport, Davis said. None of the passengers in the plane were injured and the plane itself was not damaged, he said. teaches more than fire-fighting By GLENNA WHITLEY gp(M Battalion Campus Editor e, lere’s more to firefighting than aiming a hose and squirting rpn flames. Instructors at the Texas Fireman’s Training I g-oll teach volunteer and professional firemen basic and ad- ied skills in the most efficient, safe methods to fight almost ijkind of fire, said Henry D. Smith, Chief of the Fire lection Training Division. er 1,600 students and 470 instructors are in College Sta- attending lectures and fighting actual fires this week, be students and instructors come from all over Texas, 16 :s,! Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands for ek long course. xt week, courses in industrial fire fighting will bring fire- from about 40 states and 27 foreign countries including lia, South Africa, Kuwait and Peru. a Another week of courses will be held for Spanish speaking jhen from Mexico and cities along the Mexico-United States der About 375 will attend. mith said key people are chosen from all over the state to be Jlictors in the Fire Training School. They are selected on i basis of their fire fighting experience and their ability to IH. ^Instructors fight the fire with them (the trainees),” said \ worth Greer, a field supervisor for the school, with said fire fighting basics through administration of fire merits are taught at the school. T 'Sfc’re stressing tactics (placing of resources and personnel), 'vention, and public education,” he said, wenty 30-hour courses are taught. In some of the courses, np Maintenance and human Relations Communications for d inple, the participants never go near a fire, lut the Firefighting I, II, III and IV courses involve actual ions in extinguishing fires. Je school’s training field is located near Easterwood airport Jputside College Station. ‘tinctures like a two-story home, an apartment building, butane tanks and christmas tree well heads exist to be set afire again and again. Plumes of black smoke rise at short intervals all day the entire week. The fires are controlled but Jack Gentry said they come “sur- prisingly real close” to actual fire situations. Gentry is an in- structor from the Denton, Tex. fire department where he is fire chief. The heat and smoke of the fire and sweat of the firemen is real. They work hard on these practice fires and occasionally people are hurt. Yesterday five men were hurt when the wind shifted during a petroleum fire drill, said Chuck Buschardt, a paramedic from the Houston Fire Department. None of the men were seriously hurt, he said. One was sent to the hospital with torn ligaments in his knee, another was sent home for high blood pressure and three received first degree burns. Safety is stressed though and accidents are few said Greer. “We re not going to get anybody hurt,” he said. A paramedic is on hand in case of emergencies. The fires seldom burn over three minutes, Smith said. He said the school operates with the permission of the Texas Air Quality Board and he receives few complaints about the black smoke which accompanies practice fires. Smith said the drills close down if there are inversions where the smoke won’t dissipate or if the wind is in the wrong direc- tion. They regulate their drills so they don’t interfere with landings at Easterwood Airport, he said. Basic firefighting involves learning to climb ladders for res- cue, forcible entry, using breathing apparatus, pump opera- tions and actual fire fighting. Ninety-five per cent of the first year students have never fought a fire before, said Gentry. Tne students listen to a lecture about what is actually hap- pening in the fire, the best way to approach the situation and (See Firemen, Page 3)
