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North Vietnamese seize strategic area
SAIGON North Vietnamese forces have seized al
most complete control of the strategic So(ovens Plateau in
southern Laos for the first time in the war there, a dispatch
from Laos said yesterday.
Military sources in Vientiane, the capital, said Laotian
troops were driven out Sunday from two government-held
towns, in the center of the plateau, This left only one posi
tion in the plateau still in government hands Three North
Vietnamese battalions were reported advancinp, against
this position, at Ben Houei Kong also in the central part
of the plateau.
The North Vietnamese have Jong held much of Bo
lovens, including the important towns of Attopeu in the
south and Saravane to the north. They were seized in
April and May last year.
In taking the two towns. Pak Song and Ban Houei Sai,
Hanoi's forces have in effect completed occupation of the
plateau.
Israeli diplomat kidnapped in Turkey
ISTANBUL Turkey Four leftist terrorists yesterday
slugged and kidnapped Israeli Consul-General Ephraim
Elrom, a police officer turned diplomat who was the No. 2
interrogator of Adolf Eichmann, the executed Nazi war
criminal.
The militant Turkish People's Liberation Arniy claim
ed responsibitity for the abduction and demanded the re
lease of all "revolutionaries" jailed in Turkey. It set a dead
line of 5 p.m. Thursday-11 a.m. EDT—and said if the
prisoners were not freed by that time Elrom would "face
a firing squad,"
Israeli sources slid the Turkish People's Libertion
Army-TPLA-has close ties with a radical band of Pales
tinian guerrillas.
Deputy Premier Sadi Kocas announced on state radio
that persons claiming to represent the TPLA contacted him
and isued their demand and deadline for the release of
political prisoners and the death threat for Elrom.
The Nation
Nationwide railroad strike halts traffic
WASHINGTON A nationwide strike halted the na
tion's rail traffic yesterday and quickly threatened to spread
paralysis to other major industries. It appeared that Con
gress would not be able to act on President Nixon's request
to end the walkout until today.
The Senate Labor Committee scheduled afternoon
hearings a Sew hours later, but chairman Harley 0, Stag
gers, D-W.Va., of the House Commerce Committee said his
committee couldn't consider until Tuesday Nixon'; request
for an end to the strike until July 1.
The fourth nationwide rail strike in nearly half a cen
tury began at dawn as a relatift handful of signalmen left
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Bill to raise Social Security benefits
WASHINGTON A five per cent increase in Social
Security benefits for 26 million recipients was written into
the mammoth Social Security welfare,.reform bill yester
day as the House Ways and Means Committee finally ap
proved IL
The raise would be effective June 1, 1972, and would
be in addition to this year's 10 ;er'eent and last year's 15
per cent increases.
The bill is expected to go to the House in early June,
Chairman Wilbur ft, Mills, D-Ark„ and other backers pre
dicted the House will approve it by a bigger margin than
it gave the 1970 welfare bill that died in the Senate.
The committee already had written in payroll tax in
creases to finance other Social Security changes, amount
ing to a maximum of $145 tax increase next year on a
worker earning $10,200 or more and on his employer.
Government urges power conservation
WASHINGTON The federal government, predicting
an electric power crisis in some areas, this summer, an
nounced yesterday a nationwide campaign to conserve
electricity.
A report issued by the President's Office of Emer
gency Preparedness indicated that brownouts and black
outs are likely to occur in come areas, as they have in
other recent summers.
"The electric power supply situation in parts of the
United States appears to be worse than last summer," the
report said.
Electric generating capacity is too low for adequate
safety margins in most areas except the West Coast, it said,
and such safety margins as do exist depend largely on new
equipment that could be delayed and on old equipment
prone to breakdowns.
Fuel supplies appear adequate the report said, but the
generating capacity just isn't there and breakdowns
coupled with summer heat waves may overtax the system.
Sheriff accused of violating civil rights
OPELIKA, Ala. Alabama's white attorney general,
acting as defense counsel for a Negro sheriff and his black
chief deputy, told a federal court jury yesterday that his
clients did nothing but protect themselves after a prisoner
fired 28 pistol shots at them
But the government said in its opening statement to
the jury of seven white men and five white women that
Sheriff Lucius Amerson and Deputy Richard Coleman Jr.
of nearby Macon County willfully attempted to inflict sum
mary punishment following a gun fight.
He and Coleman, 27, are being tried in federal court
under'indictment charging violation of civil rights grow
ing out of the arrest of Wilbert Dean Harris of Tuskegee
on a drunken driving charge last Aug., 22. Harris also is
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By 808 YUSKAVAGE
Collegian Staff Writer
Pennsylvania college stu
dents who wish to do more
than idly complain about
pollution, racial and sexual
discrimination, consumer pro
blems and a broad range of
related contemporary dilem:
mas may soon have that wish
via the student•funded 'Publib
Interest, Research Groups.
Ralph Nader's Washington
based Public Interest Research
Group has embarked on a Pro
ject of "mobilizing student
support" for various social
problems, according to Dave
Biss, a graduate research
assistant in civil engineering.
Biss, who described his
relation to PIRG as that of.,an
"interested citizen," told The
Daily Collegian that PIRG's in
terest is in establishing state
wide, independent, student
supported versions of PIRG.
"What it means to students is
that they will be able to sue in
the public interest," Biss said.
According to a PIRG
release, the basic aim is "to
encourage students to form.
finance and direct groups of
full-time professionals t o
engage in research, citizen ac
tion and litigation on behalf of
the public interest."
Increase Activity Fee
In essence, according to the
release, students on 'college
campuses within a state would
vote in a referendum whether
or not to increase their activity
fee $1 per auarter of term. If
the referendum were suc
cessful, the money would be
used solely by students to hire
10 to 15 full-time professionals
who could deal with any con
temporary problem involving
the public interest.
The cost would range from
$150,000 to $500,000 per year
"depending on size, experience
of the staff, and location," ac
cording to the release.
Biss emphasized that the
staff must be full-time pro
fessionals. "In order to outdo
industrial interests", the PIRG
People "would have to be much
better researched than the in
dustry."
Full-time Effort
He said Nader's basic
rationale is that students have
so much work to do that they
don't ordinarily have the'time
for such things as PIRG, which
would require a full-time pro
fessional effort.
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dues-paying, students' electing
board members. The local
boards would then elect a stu
dent board of directors, with
the criteria for board member
selection varying according to
the constitution of each ,
statewide research group.
The board of directors would
have full power• in deciding
which activities a particular
group would have - its staff of
professionals pursue. The staff
would work through existing
legal channels to effect any
changes, Biss said Nader con
siders • litigation the
"backbone" of these groups
and , said any group unable to
sue in court would be inef
fective.
State Group
Biss explained that neither
Nader nor '.the Washington
PIRG would have any control
over a state group. He said
Nader's organization of
workers merely conceived the
idea to send it to students, and
would only endorse the pro
gram in state campaigns.
Joel Magaziner, chairman of
the consumer protection com
mittee of the Organization of
Town Independent Students,
explained the problems Penn
sylvania would face in secur
ing their own PIRG.
Magaziner stated that the
student tax would be the main
problem. He said if the
referendum which would have
to be passed by a majority.
was agreed upon by students
each term at University Park.
approximately 585,000 could be
raised. The referendum would
need to be passed at other
Pennsylvania colleges an d
universities for the program to
be successful, Magaziner add
ed.
Legal Questions
He also said there would be
legal questions raised by the
State legislature concerning
whether or not students have
the right to collect sich a tax.
"Certain things will have to be
clarified to allow a student tax
at Penn State," Magaziner ex
plained.
Magaziner said he has been
working on establishing a
DIRG at the University since
Winter Term. He also said he
has been speaking to Nader
representatives in Washington.
Based on talks with
representatives of Gov. Milton
J. ShaPP. Magaziner said he
believes Shapp favors the pro
gram. However, he said
gaining the approval of the
University Board of Trustees reason for the need of PIRG.
may be another proble r m. No Success
'Build Up Allies' Magaziner said he tried to
Magaziner said he is "trying arrange to have Nader speak
to build up allies" in Her- here this term on behalf of
risburg for next fall. lie said PIRG, but was unsuccessful.
supporters of a Pennsylvania He said Nader believed he
PIRG will campaign for the couldn't have any success in
program and then try to at- Pennsylvania just now.
tempt to initiate it,Fall Term. Nader and his followers are
1971. • pro:ently going around to
"This is the direction I sell ral states and "blitzing"
definitely plan, to be taking in states to get students and ad
regard to consumer protection. ministrators to support PIRG.
working through OTIS," In Oregon students already
Magaziner added. have signed petitions endorsing
Biss, in commenting on the plan and it also has been
possible problems, emphasized approved by the State Board of
that student interest is the key Higher Education there.
factor to success. "My hope is Magaziner said the success
that there will be enough stu- of the program may depend on
dent interest to get this off the whether Nader and hi s
ground," he said. He added "raiders" pick Pennsylvania
that he hopes student idealism as a "target state."
will provide the interest, which Best Way to Work
he said is fundamental to the Biss emphasized that "the
existence of the program, best. way to work is to pool the
Another Problem resources of - as many state-
Biss explained that another wide schools as possible!' He
problem may .be Penn- added that "essentially the
sylvania's status as a major state programs depends solely
industrial state. "Nader's peo- on the drive and interest of
ple discounted Pennsylvania as state people, particularly stu
a locality for one of the first dents."
research groups , due to its Both Biss and Magaziner
amount of industry." said 'the referendum for the
He added that the industry student tax will probably take
ties of many trustees may pre- place this fall, provided there
vent the movement from is enough student interest.
beginning at the University, if Biss explained that "the real
at all. He said, "Insmany ways task will be over this summer,
Penn State has been run solely organizing a good corps of stu
for the benefit of state in- dent supporters," to generate
dustry." interest and get the referen-
The fact that there are no dum passed by the necessary
broad-based consumer's majority.
courses at the University such If the program is successful
as courses on buying cars, in the fall, Biss said Nader or
houses, and insurance, may in- his associates may come to the
dicate that the University is state "with speeches advocat
not responsive to the needs of ing students rights to legal
its citizens as consumers. Biss counsel to win over ad
said. "There are some public ministrators and legislators."
interests which must b e Anyone who would be in
represented in a ' free - terestel in aiding the PIRG
enterprise society," he explain-' program should contact Dave
ed, adding that • this is one Biss, 1327 University Drive.
Collegian . notes,
Application due
The deadline for Fulbright
study-abroad applications for
1972-73 must be submitted to the
office of the associate dean of
the Graduate School during the
first week of Fall Term, by
Oct, 4. Applications will be
available in 317 Graduate Cen
ter starting June 1.
Robert Stone, professor of
Microbiology, will discuss iron
eating bacteria that are helping
control pollution at 7 tonight in
S-220 Frear,
Students who have received
Water Safety Instructor Author
izations may get their authori
zation renewed by attending a
WSI review course at 7 tonight
and at 7 p.m. Thursday in the
Natatorium.
The Engineering Undergrad
uate Council will meet at 7:30
tonight in 171 Willard.
The Undergraduate Student
Government Senate will meet
at 7 tomorrow night in the
HU33 Assembly Room.
W. C. Purdy, head of the an
alytical chemistry division of
the department of chemistry
at the University of Maryland,
will speak to an analytical
chemistry seminar at the Uni
versity at 1 p.m. today in 310
Whitmore.
Purdy, a nationally recogniz
ed authority on clinical chem
istry, will discuss "Coulometric
Titrations in Clinical Chemistry
and Toxicology."
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Cyril Stanley Smith, Institute
Professor at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, is the
next speaker for the Graduate
School Lecture Series at the
University.
Smith, who has written that
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his "main Interests are struc
ture, of all things at all levels,
and the history of technology
and science," will discuss "The
Role of 'Art' in Shaping Tech
nology" at 8 tonight in 101
Chambers.
Student International Medita
tion Society will meet at 7:30
tonight in 215 HUB.
The Other Vision wilt meet at
7:30 tonight in 203 HUB.
The Penn State Overcomers
will meet at 8 tonight in 214
HUB.
The Arts Student Council will
sponsor its first student art ex
hibition May 22-29 in con
junction with Renaissance
Festival activities. Art work
Should be brought to 239 Arts
by tomorrow.
The Department of Com
parative Literature, will offer
a new course, . Comparative
Literature 210, "Jewish
Literature—The Yiddish Root
and the American Stem,"
starting Tuesday eighth and
ninth periods, Fall Term, 197.1.
The cause will deal with the
literary culture of the Eastern
European ghettoes in
translation and American
Jewish literary involvement
through Henry and Philip
Roth, Clifford Odets.
Nathanael West, Arthur Miller.
Bernard Malamud and Saul
Bellow.
G.M.A. Grube, professor
emeritus of classics at the
University of Toronto's Trinity
College, will present a lecture
on "Aristophanic Comedy, A
Unique Literary Genre," at
7:30 p.m. Monday, In 171 Wil
lard.
He will also conduct a
seminandiscussion on "Aristo
tle's 'Poetics' " at 4 p.m.
today in 214 Willard. Both
events are open to the public.
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