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WORLD I Major recession possible WASHINGTON ? High-ranking Carter Administration officials say that if oil-exporting nations decide on another big increase in prices, they could push the U.S. economy into a major recession. "Another big oil price rise would be extremely difficult for us and the Western world generally to swallow," an official, who asked not to be named, said. He said it would make an already difficult economic situation much worse. Officials agree that some increase is likely, but they ...U?41 * I- - f : ? - - ? J uiaagjcc un wiiciiici mt; iraimui crisis nas aarKenea the price outlook. Members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries already have increased prices 60-70 percent this year, and they will meet in Caracas Dec. 17 to decide whether to raise them further in 1980. One U.S. official said there is reason to believe OPEC may increase the price by a dollar or two over the [ current OPEC ceiling price of $23.50 a barrel, a hike that would not be disastrous. A few OPEC nations, Nigeria, Libya and Algeria, already have broken the ceiling, with Nigeria's oil nripoH Q t 07 O Korrol Tnrlnrl r n?nli?r.fn til ^ ?vvv? mi h"<v/.4*? ci uui i vi. iiiuuoii y uuai^oid iictv*; forecast a per-barrel increase of $2 to $4 at Caracas. Soviet spy in hiding LONDON ? Sir Anthony Blunt, 72-year-old former i member of British intelligence and one-time art adviser to Queen Elizabeth II, was in hiding Friday after being identified by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher as the fourth man in a Soviet spy ring headed by Kim Phi ley. Blunt was somewhere in the Mediterranean area. some newspapers reported. A porter at his apartment building said Blunt had "gone for a holiday in Italy," but other newspapers speculated he might turn up in the Soviet Union to join the other three members of the ring who defected there. Legislators and the press called for the facts of the case to be made public. House of Commons Speaker George Thomas pledged "very serious consideration" to a demand by opposition labor representative Willie Hamilton for a special debate on the "amazing story." Thatcher told the House of Commons Thursday that Blunt acknowledged in 1964 he helped make arrangements for the defections to Moscow of spies Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean, that he recruited spies for the Soviets and passed unidsclosed secrets to them when he worked for British intelligence during World War II. Buckingham Palace announced it was canceling the knighthood conferred on the distinguished are historian 23 years ago, but it refused to say if the queen told of Blunt's confession and why he remained her art adviser. Oil slick controlled ISTANBUL, TURKEY ? Firemen and anti-pollution experts battled a seven-mile-long oil slick to keep it from spreading or catching fire along the Turkish coast near the entrance of the Bosporus Strait Friday following the explosion of a Romanian tanker. Authorities called on residents in the old section of the city "to be on alert" in case the floating slick of 30 million gallons of oil caueht firp Flamps still H aboard the tanker and there were fears that pockets of j fire throughout the vessel could cause new explosions. j j Windows in hundreds of nearby buildings were tj shattered by the explosion aboard the tanker early jj Thursday and authorities closed the world-famous h Topkapi Palace, Byzantine St. Sophia and the Blue ;: Moszue as a precaution. [ j 2320 Rosewood Dr. ^ / 4 1 iL . f.A U * U * * I. a\ t rne inrersecnon or n arc en cs Breakfast?6a.m.-1 lp Lunch ? 11:30a.m. 2:30p.m 5p.m.- 10p.m. ^sjjhv mm Miniboffles i mi Mm mi urn in 11 in Hi mm HiiiimiHi ( S t < t t (it .*V v.- .* ? .* 7 .- X %-t % % * * % * 1 v NRTION Kennedy favored in survey WASHINGTON ? Edward M. Kennedy enjoys a 2-1 advantage over Jimmy Carter among AFL-CIO l? :> ?i 1 ?- _ ituuci s wining IU Luiiiuai uiemseives lO a li#?U Democratic presidential candidate, a survey shows. However, an Associated Press check of 513 local, regional and national union leaders - more than half the delegates to the AFL-CIO convention in Washington - also indicates that many labor leaders haven't yet made up their minds. The survey showed 187 favor Kennedy and 92 want Carter re-elected, while 195 are undecided between the two Democrats. Another 14 Delegates said they lean toward the Massachusetts senator, while 12 said they were leaning toward the president. The random survey was conducted Friday on the floor of the AFL-CIO convention. In brief interviews, the delegates were asked to state who they would most like to see elected president in 1980. Carter and Kennedy are courting labor support for their campaigns. Unions, with their substantial financial, organizational and manpower resources, can be mighty forces in political contests. The Slirvpv is ronsisfpnf with nrpvinns PsHmatpe h\/ most union leaders who say the rank-and-file favor Kennedy because of his name and his long pro-labor record in the Senate. More tourists needed KNOXVILLE.TENN. ? The federal government should try harder to lure foreign tourists to the United States, a travel industry spokesman said Saturday. Bob Elmore, a spokesman for the Chattanooga Convention and Tourism Bureau, said of the $121 billion spent by tourists in America last year, only $7 billion came from foreign travelers. "Hpro iu a naraHnv nf fho Hmiolnoti/Mi nf (Kn A avk V/ I?j ^/Ul MV1V/1 ? L# W UWOV V/1 HIV u\y V U1UU lll/U VI tut dollar, travel to this country is one of the best travel buys in the world. Millions of foreigner?, who have wanted to visit the United States for years can now afford to do so," he said. He said the federal government isn't doing enough to capitalize one the situation. "Nearly every foreign country has a minister of tourism, a cabinet-level minister But the United States plays musical chairs or politics with an assistant secretary 01 commerce wnn aimosi no sian or ouagei and little influence over a myriad of tourist-related agencies," Elmore said. Elmore was one of 10 witnesses who appeared Saturday at a four-hour hearing 011 the gas shortage and tourism. The hearing was conducted by Sen. Jim ^ Sasser, D-Tenn., chairman of a Senate subcommittee on intergovernmental relations. Gonorrhea 'levels off' ATLANTA ? Gonorrhea in the United States has leveled off since 1975 after a 10-year increase which rnncpH mainr nnncorn Limnnrt imiK1i/> linnllti nffi/iinlr. WV.MOV.V. ...UJVI VVIIVV1 U UIIIVII5 puuuv I IV? 1111 UiilLiaidf the National Center for Disease Control reported Friday. In the 1965-1975 period, the number of cases more than tripled - from 324,925 to 999,937, the CDC's venereal disease control division reported in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The projected number of cases for 1979 is 1.01 million, an increase of 1 percent since 1975, the CDC said. This is compared with 1.19 million cases in 1976, 1.17 million in 1977 and 1.13 million in 1978. By mid 1973, all state and local health departments had established federally assisted gonorrhea prevention Droerams and the CDC sniH thic nn. doubtedly is the major reason for the leveling off of the | venereal disease. | Q Student Mm { 2NDANNUAL I '< > | EXTRi .m. I 2 Special Conte! II There will be no divisions for tl plications are due Monday, Novemi place Saturday, November 24 at 10:: in addition, The Blair standrldge greatest accumulation of points thi | trophy and a $250 cash prize. * l|' 1 support the gamecocks CTRTP Riley may get subpeona COLUMBIA ? Intervenors in the South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. rate hike case Friday,asked the Public Service Commission to subpeona Gov. Dick Riley to testify on the cost and availability of nuclear waste storage sites. Robert Guild of the Welfare Rights Organization said if the commissioners refuse to subpeona Rilev. in tervenors will take action either in circuit court under state laws or in federal court under the Public Utilities Regulation. Guild, Sen Tom Turnipseed, D-Lexington, and other intervenors, who are opposed to the utility's request for a $45.6 rate increase, asked the commission to subpeona Riley. A spokesman for Riley said Friday the governor will decide "if and when" he is subpeonaed whether he will resist or comply with the order. The intervenors want Riley to testify on nuclear waste storage problems that could affect operations at SCE&G's nearby complete Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Plant in Jenkinsville. Tec may ban Iranians GREENVILLE ? Iranian students at Greenville Tec will not be permitted to enroll for classes next quarter if American hostages in the U.S. Embassy in Iran are not released, the school's board decided Friday. Some 104 Iranians are currently enrolled at the twoyear college, most of whom are in the United States on visas requiring they be full-time students. The board action came on a 6-0 vote with two absentions after Robert Crawford, a school official, made a motion that no Iranians be accepted for the quarter that begins Nov. 28. "I recognize this as a punitive action" he said, calling the situation in Iran "an insult to our country. The time has come for us to stop turning the other cheek." Tom Barton, president of the college, said he expects the school to face legal action on the ban but said he did not know who would represent the Iranian students. Hazel Hall, vice president for student affairs, said the Iranian students were not informed of the decision Friday because most had already left campus for the day. Waste disposal problem FORT LAWN ? The deadline for removing several thousand drums of potentially hazardous wastes from a Fort Lawn site is up, but about 500 of the barrels are still there, officials said. State health officials last July gave South Carolina Recycling and Disposal Inc. four months to clean uo the site. The four months were up this week. Some of the remaining drums contain oily chemicals and paint thinner. "We've been working like mad all summer," Jim, McClure, the company's president, said Thursday. Officials of the State Department of Health and Environmental Control said the company probably won't be fined because of its cleanup effort and because it has filed a request for more time to get the job done. "The ultimate goal is to get the place cleaned up, not to cause a hardship on the industry." according to Gary Hogue, DHEC solid waste consultant for Chester, Lancaster and York counties. The company could be fined a maximum of $10,000 a j? - uay iui every uay 11 exceeds the deadline, Hartsill Truesdale, director of DHEC's solid waste division, said. McClure said his company still needs permission to dispose of some of the remaining waste in a Chester County landfill. Once that county gives its permission, nni Asocbtbn esents the PflCTED/DAUHien RVAGANZA its for CLEMSON CAME we Clemson game, Just one big contest. Apoer 19 at the Alumni House. Judging will take 50 a.m. The winner will receive $250. i Award will be given to the group with the oughout the season. The winner will receive a I /y <Cr i witli a Efanneri ^vw 1 j'i A.<