Page 2-Thursday, January 10, 1980-The Michigan Daily 5 eoO \e C, be Re Iranian official offers hope for release of American hostages TEHRAN, Iran (AP)-A top Iranian official offered hope yesterday for release of the American hostages held in the U.S. Embassy, but cautioned against optimism. Marches in three cities by hundreds of thousands of Iranians were marred by shootings in the northwest provincial capital of Tabriz. Hospitals reported six persons killed and said they treated 41 wounded. The official Pars news agen- cy listed three persons killed and 100 wounded. AYATOLLAH MOHAMMAD Beheshti, first secretary of the ruling Revolutionary Council, told reporters at his regular weekly news conference there was not yet any reason for op- timism about the release of up to 50 American hostages held at the embassy since Nov. 4, but added: "There is some movement. I am not sure if this movement will be seen in a few days. Maybe it will be in a few weeks." White House press secretary Jody Powell and Abolhassen Sadegh, chief of foreign press for the Iranian gover- nment, said in separate interviews on ABC-TV's -"Good Morning America" program they could not confirm Beshesti's comments. MEANWHILE, AN American Indian activist in Tehran said yesterday he probably would visit the American hostages in the U.S. Embassy in the next few days-the first American to do so since the Christmas visit of three clergymen. John Thomas, 35, from South Dakota's Rosebud reservation, was in- vited to Tehran by the militants who are holding the hostages. Ayatollah Beheshti said a spy trial for the hostages might be one solution. Un- der questioning, he added that an in- vestigation of alleged human rights violations by the deposed shah also might help. BEHESHTI ACCUSED the United States of doing nothing to resolve the crisis. "They have begun new actions against the interests of our nation,".he said, apparently referring to the U.S. effort to gain support for economic sa* ctions against Iran in the U.N. Security. Council. "They should wash away the effect of this new action they have begun." An Iranian student spokesman at the U.S. Embasssy had no comment on Beheshti's statement, saying the group takes orders only from revolutionaryt leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. The spokesman said the students' were "studying" a statement fro4 White House press' secretary Powell- that Khomeini may have lost control of: the hostages and students were taking a:. "Marxist line." Hundreds of thousands of Iranians*: marched in Tehran, Tabriz and Qom.: Khomeini appeared before one group" for 35 minutes on the day that marks, the 40th day of the martyrdom of Imam* Hossein, grandson of Mohammed and founder of the Shiite Moslem faith. Itt also is the second anniversary of th* first shots of the Iranian revolution that overthrew the shah a year ago. Incoming 'U' president confident about future despite probable setbacks (Continued from Page 1) force, the various constituencies in the University community - faculty, students, Regents, and alumni - to ac- cept proposals. "You can't just declare something and expect everyone to go along with it," he says. "There are obviously going to be issues where I'll turn out wrong, and issues where I'll end up right." For instance, one decision Shapiro might like to pursue is to decrease the size of the .University in order to strengthen what stays. Faculty would be responsible for program cuts and changes to a large extent, according to Shapiro. Shapiro also says if the University would make a decision to reduce the Bring in your art. 205 north main Ann Arbor. michigan Ph. (313)7699420 Mon. 10:00a.m. -:D)0 p.m. Tues. 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