2 Friday, March 30. 1979 University Daily Kansan NIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Capsules From the Kansan's Wire Services Radioactive steam still leaking HARISBURG, Pa.- officials at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant yesterday said radiation from contaminated water vapor may continue to leak. The water vapor, coming from the floor of a cooling building adjacent to the shut-down烷炉, was escaping through vents and was expected to continue until the system reached its operating temperature. Despite bleak reports from scientists, officials of Metropolitan Edison Co. one of several companies which operate the plant, and there was no danger to them, The accident was triggered before dawn Wednesday when a valve apparently malfunctioned, causing a spill of more than 100,000 gallons of radioactive water. About 1 percent of the protective metal cladding melted and the reactor building became contaminated. Conflicting reports from the company and from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission made it unclear whether the radiation escape was the result of an accident or a failure in the system. Rolla birth defects under study **ROLLA—A state health official has downplayed the role a controversial herbicide may have had in causing an abnormally high rate of birth defects in** *their population.* Donald Wilcox, a epidemiologist, said yesterday that he was skeptical that the herbalicide, which is a brush control agent, contributed to birth defects of his son. Wilcox said the state should have a report on the high birth-defect rate finished next week. Wilcox said he thought the investigation of the herbicide 2,4,4-T was being over-dramatized. He said other possibilities also were being investigated, such as the following: Since 1975, four of 17 babies born in Holland had defects of the heart, kidney, intestines, brain or muscles. A fifth baby had a hereditary birth defect The herbicide was banned by the federal Environmental Protection Agency in February after a study showed a possible link between the chemical and a cancer risk. Parliamentaru election date set 1. LONDON—Queen Elizabeth II yesterday set May 3 as the date for a general election to select members of the House of Commons after she received official notification from Prime Minister James Callaghan that his government had fallen. The latest public opinion pools indicate that Margaret Thatcher's Conservative Party will sweep the election, ending five years of Labor Party control. If Thatcher is successful, she will be Europe's first female prime minister. The Labor Party power was dissolved when a vote of no-confidence passed by a vote of 311-310. It tapped Callaghan's minority government and forced the The current Parliament will sit until April 4 to complete essential business. Callaghan's cabinet will stay on in a caretaker role until a new prime minister Vote will decide Iran's fate TEHRAN, Iran- Ayatollah Ruhabull Khomeini, the holy man who tapped the Iran's regime last year, said last month that Iran's general referendum today would be held. Iranians will vote on whether to establish Iran as an Islamic republic Khomeini said, 'Either Islam will succeed, or infidelity. 'Yes means Islam. 'No means going back to the previous conditions.' Religious leaders say they expect an easy victory and anything less than 80 percent approval would be a disappointment to Khomeini. There has been no response from the church. All iranians above the age of 16 are eligible to vote—about 18.7 million people—and government officials said they expected about 12 million to vote. Hart jury begins deliberations PHYOR, Okin- A district court jury of six men and six women began deliberations yesterday afternoon in the murder trial of Gene Lyer Hart, MN. In closing statements to the jury, the defense attorney focused on offering a substitute to Hart - Kansan William Stevens who is a convicted servant serving a The final witness in 10 days of defense testimony was a witness who said Stevens came into the cafe where she worked the morning the bodies were taken. The son of a woman who earlier testified that she loaned Stevens a flashlight, found near the girls' bodies, also testified for the defense. The boy said that Stevens came to their home the day of the murders with claw marks on his arms and neck and that Stevens' boots were stained red. He said Stevens tried to wash the boots off in the bathroom, leaving a red stain in the bathhut. Pentagon proposes budget cuts WASHINGTON - The Pentagon announced yesterday that it would eliminate about 15,000 jobs and save $28 million a year in money-saving drive involving Official lists showed the streamingming would affect every state except Iowa and Vermont. Pentagon officials said Florida seemed to be the state most af- Some of the 157 military bases involved will benefit rather than suffer from the reorganization, because they will absorb some of the functions and per- Reaction from members of Congress and citizens indicated that the administration will come under pressure to change at least part of its reorganization plan. The administration has scheduled a 30-day period for public reaction. Pentagon officials said 9,721 military and 5,521 civilian jobs would be eliminated under the plan. Flynt turns down compromise ATLANTA--Hunter magazine owner Larry Flynt, convicted on obscenity charges, said yesterday that he had no intention of keeping his sexually explicit Flynt, who was found guilty Wednesday on 11 misdemeanor charges, was sentenced to a year in prison on each count and fined $27,500. However, Judge Nick Lambrus said he would suspend the prison sentence on the condition that Flynt keep his magazines, Hustler and Chic, out of Georgia. ' got off easier this time than the last time I was in Georgia.' Flynt said. Flynt was paralyzed when he was shot last year by a super during a similar trial. Flynt said that he would sell the magazines despite the judge's order and that he did not know if future magazines would be obese, but that he did not expect Boston man charged in fires **BOSTON** - An 18-year-old man was charged light with setting two Boston hotel fires that injured 13 persons and drove almost 2,000 into the street early Police Capt. David MacDonald said the suspect, Julio Rodriguez, Boston, was taken into custody last night and charged with the two fires. The fires broke out at 1:04 a.m. in the Sheraton Boston and Copley Plaza hotels, caused an estimated $750,000 damage. Fire officials also said they were considering prosecuting managers of the Sheraton for failing to sound an alarm after the fires broke out there. A spokesman for the mayor's office said he understood that Rodrigues had been fired from jobs at both hotels. Weather... It will be mostly cloudy today with a 30 percent chance of rain, according to the National Weather service. The high today will be in the low to mid 60s. Winds will be northwestly, 15-25 mph. The low tonight will be in the low to mid 30s. The high tomorrow will be in the mid 30s. "Both states are armed to the teeth and in a high state of alert," one source said. "If one soldier flickes on his face and fired his gun into the sand, it could trigger a shootout." CAIRO, Egypt (AP)-Egypt and Libya have their armed forces on alert and military analysts said yesterday that the slightest spark could trigger a war. Egypt, Libya alert for war Each state has sought information through intermediaries about the intentions of the other, but neither Egypt nor Libya applied to them a military confrontation, the source said. LIBYAN LEADER Moammar Khadafy is one of the hardline Arab opponents of the treaty and is demanding the most severe punishment against Egyptian President Anwar Salat. The new round of tension follows the signing of an Egyptians-israel peace treaty, which is due in September. On Monday, Libya's mission to the United Nations circulated a statement accusing Egypt of intending to "set up the flames of war." Wednesday that Libya would have to bear the consequences if it allowed a new round of war. Sadat told reporters in Washington on Sadat said he had no plans to launch a pre-emptive strike against Libya, as it did in 2013. RELIABLE SOURCES said both sides had been moving artillery, tanks and men to the front. In Egypt, the desert road between Cairo and the port city of Alexandria has been closed for two days. The road between Alex- ene and the border remains closed to civilian traffic. Convoys of trucks have been seen moving through the outskirts of Cairo, lending credence to Libyan claims that troops were being transferred from the Suez Canal area. One factor that makes both sides reluctant to fight is the 200,000 Egyptians who work in oil-rich Libya, where wagres are more than 10 times what they are in Egypt. Libya needs the Egyptian doctors, engineers, teachers and laborers to keep its Tension between the two states erupted in a bloody 1977 border war. LOOK WHAT THE LIL' PEDDLER HAS FOR YOUR GRADUATION. . . We know it's tough getting started right after graduation. First job . . . Nobody makes what they're worth in the beginning . . . and you want a new car. Well, Ford has a plan that helps you get started. 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