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The 315 Slews Bowling 'Green State University I Khomeini accepts hostage release plan By the Associated Press The report on the U.S. accep- it would be made up of represen- unless ordered to do so by Kho- the council was examining new tance, carried by ABC News, said tatives from Third World countries. Related story on page 11 meini. proposals that would end the The United States has agreed the hostages would not be held by Bani-Sadr said Monday he had In his interview with the radio hostage crisis and the government in principle to plan for release of the Red Cross or any other third proposed to Khomeini that the negotiate release of the Americans station France-Inter, recorded wanted to find a solution as soon as American hostages in Tehran, it party. group investigate "crimes" com- since they were seized Nov. 4 at the Tuesday and broadcast yesterday, possible. was reported yesterday, but the Instead, ABC said, they would be mitted in Iran by both deposed U.S. Embassy in Tehran, also Bani-Sadr would not say whether In an interview published Mon- White House declined to comment. released to United Nations officials Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi declined comment on he envisioned the imminent release day in the French newspaper Le Iran's president said Aytollah in Tehran after the members of a and the United States. developments. of the hostages. Monde, Bani-Sadr said he had Ruhollah Khomeini accepted a commission were named. Under The State Department reacted by HE SAID he would not go beyond "It is a possibility. It depends," given Khomeini new proposals, ap- three-point "action plan" for the the agreement, the hostages, held saying it would not "profess guilt" statements made by his spokesman he said. proved unanimously by the ruling release. at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran for to any U.S. actions in Iran and ap- that negotiations for release of the HE REFUSED to reveal details council, for freeing the hostages It was not known if the reported 102 days, would be free to testify peared to view the plan with cau- Americans are at "a very sensitive of the plan, saying only, "We have and was awaiting an answer. U.S. acceptance was of a plan before the commission if they wish, tion. Since then U.S. officials have stage" and that he was in presented new proposals to Kho- As outlined by the newspaper, difilosed earlier this week by Iran it said. said they will not answer questions "constant" touch with U.S. and Ira- meini and he has accepted." Bani-Sadr's proposal was that the President Abolhassan Bani-Sadr, on the hostage crisis. nian officiate. The secretary of the ruling Americans would be freed if the or whether Bani-Sadr's initial plan ABC DID not say what the com- U.N. Secretary-General Kurt Islamic militants have said they Revolutionary Council, which had been changed. mission's purpose would be. It said Waldhein, who has been trying to would not release the hostages Bani-Sadr heads, said yesterday continued on page 3 thurs- SGA approves new 2-14-80 day, senatorial positions by Bart Porter District 10 will have four Profs study future stiff reporter senators representing students residing off-campus and District 11 of communications will provide one senator to A constitutional amendment to represent the Firelands Branch What mass communica- add five senatorial positions to the Campus. tions in Ohio might be like in Student Government Association THE INITIAL plan for a con- the year 2000 is being studied was approved by senators during stitutional change proposed eight by three professors in the last night's SGA meeting. senators be added to SGA, but School of Journalism. The amendment, which passed senator Will W. Stroup requested by a 13-2 margin, with one vote an amendment for a reduced Drs. James Bissland, John abstained, will increase the Boyer and Harold Fisher number during a senatorial began research last fall on number of senators from 16 to 21. discussion that took place before "The Ohio 2000 Projecfand Under the new plan, District 1, the vote was taken. Offenhauer Towers will have two Under the original plan, two at- hope to finish by this spring. senate representatives, one from large senators, representing The project began with a Offenhauer East and one from Kreischer and Harshman survey of several hundred West. Quadrangles and one additional Ohio newspaper and broad- District 2, McDonald senator from McDonald cast journalists, magazine Quadrangle, will have two Quadrangle would have been editors and public relations senators, one from East, West or added to the senate. people. They were asked to North. "I believe five senators will name those colleagues whose District 3 will have one senator sectionalize the districts better opinions about the future representing Prout Hall and the than eight will, while still providing they respected the most and French House. better representation," Stroup make at least three predic- District 4, Founders Quadrangle, said. tions themselves. will be represented with two "By adding a more reasonable About SO persons that were senators, one from Harmon and number of people to the senate, we named most often will be Lowry Halls and one from Mooney get more people interested in SGA, asked to evaluate 60 different and Tread way halls. knowing it is a vital organization predictions about mass com- District S will have one senator and more people will get in- munications in Ohio in the from Kohl Hall, one from Conklin volved," senator Bill Ciehanski year 2000. The survey panel Hall and one representing Rodgers said. consists of editors, news Quadrangle. SENATORS FOR the new directors and public rela- District 6, Kreischer districts will be decided upon in the tions people in all areas of Quadrangle, will have two next regular SGA election, April 17. the state. The statements senators, one representing Ashley SGA also voted upon election they will consider range and Batchelder Halls and one from procedures to be enacted for the from predictions about the Compton and Darrow Halls next SGA election. role of the computer in the District 7, Harshman SGA senators voted to accept a mass media to the education Quadrangle, will also be proposal made by senator Jane of Journalists. represented by two senators, one Mosconi to add a clause into the The panelists will be asked UPI photo courtesy' from Anderson and Bromfield 1980 procedures that would keep to Judge which statements Halls and one from Chapman and ticket names on the ballot. they believe to be the most All the color and pagentry of the Winter Olympics prevailed Dunbar Halls. ACCORDING TO Creed.the new and least probable and which Ceremonial yesterday from the cold and enow In Lake Placid. Bearing the District 8, the University-owned procedures abolished the use of they prefer. The results will United States Hag la former Bowling Green resident Scott Fraternity Houses, and District 9, ticket names on the ballot because be computer processed to beginning Himllton, 21, who will compete In the figure skating competition. the University-owned Sority the board feels students are find the "alternative Houses, will each be represented discouraged from running against futures" suggested by these by one senator. a name ticket. opinion leaders. Bissland, associate pro- fessor of journalism, explain- ed the significance of the survey as related to Univer- sity students and other col- Reported cases of venereal disease on rise leges, saying, "We think it is important to get a beter pic- Editor's Note: This I* the first o! reported cases is not indicative of this county, but only 135 were sharing a greater case load than he added. two stories on venereal disease. an epidemic; rather, it shows per- reported." just the city of Toledo," he said. "I Ryder said health agencies base ture of the future because all sons are more open about reporting of our graduates will have to by Paul O'Donnell Few cases were reported, Ryder realize many people (from the the number of reported cases of VD work in that future, not in and Keith Jameson VD. said, because many afflicted per- Bowling Green area) may be going on 100,000 people for purposes of the world of today." James M. Ryder, Wood County sons travel to Toledo VD clinics or to Toledo." comparison. He noted that because Venereal disease. health commissioner, said the to private doctors who do not report Federally funded clinics, like the county has a population of Many people in the past were ap- number of reported VD cases in the the cases. Toledo's, have better hours and are about 100,000, comparing it with prehensive about admitting that county almost doubled from 1978 to The county could double the local comparable in traveling distances other cities or regions is easy. they had contracted the disease; 1979.