The Senate last week approved, by a vote of 88-11, comprehensive energy policy legislation that focuses primarily on conservation measures. The bill (formerly S. 517 and renumbered as H.R. 4) now goes to a House-Senate conference committee, which is expected to be contentious and which may have difficulty in crafting a compromise measure to send to the President's desk.

Patrick Mitchell executive vice president of Yuma Industries died April 11. Previously, he worked for Dubois Chemical, Cincinnati, Ohio. He was a PADI Scuba Diver alumnus. His wife LaDonna Richardson Mitchell; children Tana Peterson, Melissa Strong, Kristen Sheley, Christopher Coolidge; mother Ethel Mitchell; brother Mike Mitchell; and seven grandchildren survive him. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or Shelby County United Fund.