Spruce Creek road proposed
Construction challenged
By RICK NELSON
Collegian Junior Reporter
If the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has its
«av, about 25 people may be displaced from their homes
PennDOT has proposed building a road through Spruce
Creek, a village 26 miles southwest of here on Route 45. The
road would go through about one-third of the residences of
Spruce Creek or possibly cause environmental damage, ac
cording to Marty Abromavage, temporary chairman of the
citizens' ad hoc committee to study the proposal
If constructed, the road would replace a presently damaged
road through Spruce Creek Valley in which the village is
located
In an effort to become involved in the final decision
regarding the PennDOT proposal, most of the 80 residents of
the village met Sunday to organize an ad hoc committee
The commute will hold another meeting at 2 p.m. Nov. 26 to
further discuss the issue. Abromavage said the meeting will
be open to "friends of the community” and stressed that
anyone interested is welcome to attend.
He said the citizens' aqtjon is based on the National En
vironmental Policy Act 0fT969. The law requires that an en
vironmental impact statement be submitted before any
program receiving federal funds can be implemented
The statement must explain any environmental effects of
the program as well as report any controversy involving the
plans
Abromavage said the environmental effects mentioned
refer to "the quality of life" and include not only ecological
effects but also social and economic consequences.
He explained three routes have been proposed. Tw'o would
pass through the village displacing homes. The other would
pass between the village and its water supply, possibly con
taminating it
A fourth proposal consists of improvement of the present
road Abromavage said PennDOT officials feel this is im-
Kassab faces suits
Former 23rd District
Democratic candidate for
Congress Ernest A Kassab
faces another financial claim
for services rendered in his
campaign
Kenneth J Pahel. owner of
Graphic Arts Center has filed
a claim with District
Magistrate Clifford H Yorks,
alleging an amount of
$l2O 84 is owed to him by
Kassab
The sum. Pahel claimed,
covers the cost for plates and
negatives used in Kassab’s
campaign literature Pahel
=aid Kassab's campaign
manager Mike Miller was
paying him in installments.
"If he owed me S7O, he paid
what he feould say, $20,”
Pahel said "I went ahead and
trusted him ”
Pahel said Kassab began to
get delinquent in his
payments and he approached
him "about six times” for the
money “I was working day
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and night for them, they kept
lying to me
“They said to call after the
polls closed When I called
they had closed the office,”
Pahel said He said he was
told Kassab could not be
located "I just couldn't
believe him anymore.”
A similar suit was filed last
month by William V. Karson
of the former Dubil-Karson
Productions for advertising
services costs allegedly owed
by Kassab amounting to
$441 52 A hearing was
scheduled for yesterday, but
Kassab’s secretary requested
a postponement since Kassab
is on vacation Another
hearing is to be set on
Kassab's return.
Pahel said he wants to
settle out of court. "I’m in
terested in nothing but getting
my money back,” he said.
“I’ve been in this business for
20 years and I’ve never had to
do this before ”
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possible although he said as an engineer he sees no reason why
the road can not be improved.
He pointed out the ad hoc committee does not now favor any
one of the proposals but said, “We have a right to enter into
the decision making process.”
He added that plans he has seen for the proposed routes do
not even acknowledge that the village exists. He said in
response to a law that displaced residents must be assisted in
obtaining new homes, PennDOT officials suggested moving
the residents to a 100 unit apartment in Tyrone.
Explaining the case extends outside Spruce Creek Valley,
he said the proposal would interest environmentalists and
outdoorsmen at the University. He added that Spruce Creek is
one of the three producing trout streams in the state, a con
dition that could be changed soon.
He said the case is of political interest because it raises the
question, “Is the government or are the people going to
decide?”
He stressed the importance of hearing from people who pass
through the village traveling to and from State College and
who might benefit from a new road being constructed.
He said there is no definite location as yet for the meeting,
but added that the size of Spruce Creek would allow the
location to be found without much trouble.
Peace studies explored
A newly appointed com
mittee will study whether the
University should offer a
program in peace studies.
The committee, appointed
this week by Robert E.
Dunham, vice president for
undergraduate studies, stems
from several inquiries and
discussion at several standing
committees of the University
Faculty Senate.
The committee will have
three responsibilities:
to determine whether or
not there is a content area
called “peace studies”
worthv of academic pursuit;
if so, should it be
several courses, an option, or
a full major and;
in which college or
department should the
program reside
Dunham has asked the
committee to complete its
study, if possible, by March 1,
1973
The committee of 10 in
cludes two students, two
political science professors,
the head of the religious
studies department, and one
professor each from design
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engineering, history,
philosophy, American studies
and educational psychology.
Robert J. Maddox,
chairman of the committee,
explained they first will look
at peace studies programs at
other colleges to see what
they have done and where the
mistakes have been made.
The questions of any such
program could involve the
reasons for wars, with
possible looks at economic
aspects, Maddox said.
He said they would try to
get as much input from
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Director to speak to volunteers
Ronn Eiss, director of
volunteers at Laurelton State
School and Hospital, an in
stitution for the mentally
retarded, will be available
from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday
at the Volunteer Service
Center, 25 HUB to discuss
Uaurelton’s volunteer service
program.
The Latin American
Friendship Group will
sponsor a get-acquainted
meeting for persons in
terested in practicing Spanish
Collegian notes
or learning about Latin
America at 7:45 p.m. Friday
at the home of Mrs. Wilford
Mills, Merry Hill Road,
Lemont Phone Mrs. Mills or
Mrs Edward Tracey for
details
Rabbi Robert Kaufman will
students as possible, since a
major consideration is how
much support the program
might have. He said a
program with only five or so
participants would not be
worthwhile.
Maddox said he doubted the
possibility of creating an
entire peace studies major.
"What would a student do
who graduates with a degree
in peace studies?” he asked.
‘‘But the determining
factor would be how much
benefit it gives the students,”
Maddox said.
Campus Living?
speak on "The Myth of Jewish
Liberalism” at 8 p.m. Friday
in the Hillel Sanctuary.
Hillel is sponsoring a lox
and bagel brunch 11:30 a m.
Sunday in the Hillel
auditorium.
Hillel Film Series presents
Rod Steiger in “The Pawn
broker” at 6 and 8:30 p.m
Sunday in the HUB Assembly
Room.
Louis E Jenkins,
(graduate-psychology) will
speak on “The Other Side of
the Cross” at the Black
Christian Fellowship service
at 11 a.m. Sunday in Walnut
Building.
Charles Long, associate
professor of history and
religion at the University of
Chicago Divinity School, will
speak at the University
Chapel Service 11 a.m.
Sunday in Music Recital Hall.
Sigma Delta Epsilon,
Women in Science, will
sponsor a panel discussion on
the nutritional value of
organic food at 8 p.m. Mon-
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The Daily Collegian Friday, November 17, I<)72
day in 11)1 Kern
Wilma Michelson, acting
director of the Center for
Urban and Community
Studies at the University of
Toronto will lecture on “A
Reconciliation of Perception
and Experience' The Case of
Social Contact in High-rise
Apartments” at 130 pm
Friday in Sl3l Human
Development
The Office of Student Aid technicians and the
announced that all students University Park Forestry
who have received a tentative Society at 9a m Saturday
National Defense Student behind Beaver Stadium
Eastern Orthodox
Divine Liturgy
10:00 A.M.
Sunday, Nov. 19
HUB ASSEMBLY ROOM
Loan for the 1972-73 academic
year now may consider the
award as a firm offer of
financial assistance
Philip Dettra, pianist, will
be guest artist with the State
College Symphony Orchestra
at 8 p m Sunday at the
Westerly Parkway Junior
High School
There will be a field meet
between Mont Alto forest