Port Workers' Strike Cuts Iran's Oil Exports HPC Allocates Funds
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an independent student newspaper serving notre dame and saint mary’s Port workers’ strike U S. refuses Iranian cuts Iran’s oil exports demands (AP) - Washington officials WASHINGTON (AP) - Iranian oil exports apparently were choked said yesterday the United off yesterday by a shutdown of the country’s only crude oil port. A States will not use force to free U.S. official said the shutdown may have stemmed from a strike by about 60 American hr • port workers. Initial reports came to administration and congressional sources threatened with death 1 .u.n- onstrators occupying lire Amer from the CIA. The reported shutdown at Iran’s Kharg Island came as the ican Em bassy in Tehran and it United States sought to negotiate the release of about 60 hostages expects Iranian authorities to held by militant students at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. The protect them. students and the government are demanding that the deposed The Palestine Liberation Or Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlevi be returned from New York to face ganization, which has good trial in Iran. relations with Iran’s Islamic There had been threats that the revolutionary government might regime, said it would send a halt oil shipments to the United States in an effort to enforce that delegation to Tehran to save the dem and. hostages’ lives. A State Department official said initial reports indicated that the U.S. oil company executives in suspension barred all tankers from loading, not only those of the Washington reported an inter United States. The official, who declined to be identified, said ruption in Iran’s oil shipments initial fragmentary reports suggested that the shutdown involved a to America and ,aid it appeared strike. a threatened oil boycott of the Last winter’s cutoff of Iranian oil exports, which led to a world United States had begun. shortage of petroleum, came when workers shut down the oil fields Protection of the embassy in support of the revolution. The State Department official said there was no official captives is now the responsibil explanation of yesterday’s shutdown nor was there any indication ity of Ayatollah Ruhollah Kho of how long it would last. meini’s revolutionary council, At the White House, an aide to President Carter said reports of which the religious leader or an oil shutoff had been received “ but not confirmed. ’ ’ At the time dered to run the country after the reports were made public, Carter was meeting with his Prime Minister Mehdi Baiargan National Security Council to discuss the Iranian hostage situation. and his Cabinet resigned yes Ali Agah, Iranian charge d’affaire in Washington, said he had This student has climbed to great heights in higher terday. Both Khomeini and his no information about a shutdown of oil exports. education, \photo by John Macor] council have been issuing state ments backing the embassy invaders’ demand that ousted Lyons, Morrissey to have top priority Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi be returned for trial. The shah is in a New York hospital undergoing treatment for can HPC allocates fundscer and the United States has by Jana Schutt desired.’’ we have received from the This cancellation was due to a said it will not send him to Iran. Staff Reporter Some of the money will also be administration and the concern decision by the HPC not to President Carter convened an available for dorms to buy shown by the Board of Trust submit a refundable $25 regi unscheduled meeting of the The main topic of last night’s furniture. This will be done on ees. They realize that this is an stration fee to the Student National Security Council to HPC meeting was money. a cooperative basis. The dorms on-going problem and hope to Union prior to the contest. discuss the crisis that flared Members of Student Govern will provide a sum and the keep the line of communica Henderson contends that the with Sunday’s embassy take ment announced the allocation administration will attempt to tions open. Our committee will $25 was not presented to the over. He called the meeting of an estimated $40,000 of meet that sum. be monitoring the progress of council as a registration fee but after conferring with his top University funds for improving In addition' to these funds, the project for the rest of the hall social space. HPC budget maintence is going forward in year,” said Marrero. [icontinued on page 10] [continued on page 2] allocations were also approved. dorms where problems were Don Cianco, executive coordi Bill Vita, student body vice- discovered. nator of HPC announced the president, explained that the This move by the University is decisions made at the HPC seen as an extremely positive Parent, Kovach win administration has earmarked budget hearings held last funds for social improvements action by all parties involved. Thursday. A total of $13,840 in accordance with a proposal Vita said, “ This money will was distributed among the in local mayoral races made by a committee composed certainly add a great deal to the dorms for use, in addition to the quality of life in the halls. The of Thomas Mason, vice-presi administrative funds, for dorm supporter indicated the win was administrators with whom we by Janet Rigaux dent for business affairs; Fr. improvements. Senior Staff Reporter an important one for the demo John Van Wolvlear, vice-presi worked were open, helpful and In other HPC business, Ther- cratic party. “Parent won and dent for student affiars; Donald truly committed. They are the ese Tavis spoke to council about Roger 0. Parent, the heavy so did most of the rest of the Dedrick, director of mainte ones that pushed this measure the new course evaluation book favorite in the South Bend ticket except for a few pre nance; Fr. Michael Heppen, through.’’ lets which will be distributed mayoral race, won last night by cincts. We feel it is a very director of university housing; “Jo se, Bill and Frank have tomorrow. a margin of 9229 votes in an significant victory.” Fr. Gregory Green, assistant done a lot of work on this unofficial tally. Voter apathy was apparent in vice-president for student af project. Most people thought Tavis explained, “This year the evaluations were done for His closest contender, H. South Bend as less than 50 fairs; Jose Marrero, student nothing would come of it. Chris Overgaard, a local busi percent of the registered voters all colleges, instead of just Arts government executive coordi Instead we’ve managed to come nessman, received 9590 votes. showed up at the polls as and Letters. They go into more nator; Frank Guilfoyle, student up with the single biggest A third candidate in the South reported by the Channel 28 6 depth than the mimeographed government cabinet member; commitment to social space by Bend race, Hugh o’clock news. and Vita. the University, ” said Bill sheets available in department A ughinbaugh, a retired 72- It was a different story in The money has, at present, Roche, SBP. offices.” year-old running on the Amer Mishawaka. There 72 percent been divided between 15 “ Of course this won’t solve all Student Government task ican Party ticket, received 285 of the voters turned out to elect dorms wjth Lyons and Morris of the problems, but this is a force will deliver the booklets to votes. .Kovach matching the 1972 high sey on the list as the highest big step in the right direction. the halls, near the mailboxes. In a closer race, Robert voter turn out. priorities. Work on these two We consider it a real accom They will also be available in Kovach is kthe new mayor of In a lackluster race in South dorms began yesterday. Mon plishment and are really excited the Student Union office, in Mishawaka defeating incum Bend, the major issues dealt, ey will be spent for such hall about it,’’ he added. department offices and in bent Margaret Prickett by 500 with redevelopement of the improvements as new carpet All of the student government LaFortune for off campus resi votes in an unofficial tally. downtown area and neighbor ing, refrigerators, and panel representatives present at HPC dents, according to Tavis. According to Jack Colwell hood revitalization. Parent, a ling. Details of the uses will be voiced the opinion that the political reporter for the South Notre Dame graduate, is a worked out between Fr. Hep administrators with whom they Bart Henderson, president of Bend Tribune, “ 500 votes is a long-time supporter of down pen and dorm rectors. had worked were extremely Sorin Hall, protested the out pretty safe margin to say town redevelopment. According to Marrero, “The committed to the aleviation of come of the Homecoming Dec Kovach is the definitive winner. The Mishawaka race center- allocations were based on two problems of social space on oration Contest run by Student The officail tally will not be in er around Prickett’s long tenure goals: to give the dorms a party campus. Union. According to Hender until noon tomorrow, but I don’t in office. If elected, this would room and to provide them with “I am really pleased with the son, the contest was cancelled that will change the results.” have been her fifth term ak a 24-hour lounge if they so optimism and cooperation that without notification of the halls. Kathy Barnard, Parent staff mayor of Mishawaka. News in brief Wednesday, November 7, 1979 -page 2 Kennedy to de . Demands WASHINGTON (AP) - President Carter and Sen. Edward M. of oil shipments to the United ties for the time being, Tehian [continued from page Z] Kennedy have accepted an invitation to debate each other at States, which receives up to 5 radio reported in a broadcast a newspaper-sponsored forum in Iowa in early January, it foreign policy advisers.