4 The Daily Collegian Monday, July 26,1976 Senator charges govt. WASHINGTON (UPI) Sen. Charles Percy, R-111., yesterday criticized the Health, Education and Welfare Department for allegedly failing to correct abuses in the $3.8 billion student loan program. “The real question here is whether HEW intends to improve the administration of the program to the point where it will stop the fly-by-night operator in his tracks,” Percy said in a letter to HEW Secretary David Mathews. He said congressional hearings on profit-making schools in the program showed that HEW’s Office of Education lost records, tolerated an excessive default rate of 47.6 per cent among the proprietary schools and allowed “unscrupulous hucksters” to bilk the program of millions of dollars. Deadlines announced for financial aid The following deadlines for Winter Term applications fellowships, traineeships and may be accompanied by grants-in-aid have been applications for renewal for announced-by B.F. rfowell, Spring Term. Awards will be associate dean for the announced abotit Nov. 12. graduate school. —Jan. 3 ( 1977, Applications —Sept. 30, 1976. for Spring Term grants-in-aid Applications for Winter Term are due in 317 Kern, tuition grants-in-aid are due Procedures are the same as in 317 Kern. They must be • for the W i nte r Term ap endorsed by department plications. Awards will be heads or graduate officers, announced about Feb. 15 supported by transcript's and by two or more letters of recommendation. Applicants must have completed at least two terms at Penn State. The Fellowship opportunities The following fellowship opportunities were recently an nounced by B. F. Howell, Jr., associate dean of the graduate school. —A $3OO to $B,OOO grant to graduate students studying museum conservation. Apply to M. Wells, National Museum Act Administration, Room 2467 Arts and Industries Bldg., Washington, D.C., 20560. Deadline is Jan. 15,1977. —Pre- and post-doctoral fellowships for research on drug . \ <s , tgS**** loan abuse —Feb. 3,1977. Applications for all fellowships and traineeships awarded by the graduate school are due in 317 The program’s over-all default rate for all schools is 25 per cent, Percy said. Under the program, the federal government guarantees loans to needy students for their education at 19,000 colleges, vocational, professional and other schools, More than 3.5 million loans have been insured through the program. “Students have been cheated out of their educations, only to be billed later by the Office of Education for payment of loans that should have been cancelled,” Percy told Mathews. He said HEW had rejected his recommendations that ac crediting agencies make in-depth checks on school operators, examine their capital sources, verify the academic creden tials of all teachers and require notarization of all reports filed with the Office of Education. He quoted Education Commissioner Terrel Bell as saying such requirements “could not be practically and effectively implemented by the accrediting agencies as they are now constituted." Percy said such “out-of-hand rejection... is a disservice to the taxpayers and students who stand to gain so much from a well-run program.” He urged Mathews to review Bell’s decision. Kern. Each applicant must be nominated by his graduate major. Not more than three nominations per major (exclusive of traineeships and mining fellowships) are allowed. Applications must be supported by three letters of recommendation and com plete transcripts. Awards will be announced about March 27. GRE verbal and quan titative scores or the equivalent are required of applicants except for ERG traineeships and mining fellowships. open to grads abuse. Write to J. F. Callahan, Project Officer, Training Grants Manpower and Training Branch, 11400 Rockville Pike, Room 640, Rockville, Maryland, 20852. —National Science Foundation fellowship grants, including graduate fellowships, science faculty fellowships, and NATO post-doctoral and senior post-doctoral, fellowships. The deadlines are Nov. 29, 1976, February 1977, November 1976 and December 1976, respectively —Exchange programs at pre- and post-doctoral level with Russian and eastern European countries. The deadline for the Russia program for graduate students is Nov. 1; the deadline for eastern European nations is Nov. 10. Write to 110 East 59th Street, New York, New York, 10022, for more information. —Pre- and post-doctoral support to advanced scholars working at the American Museum for Natural History. The stipend is $8,600 per year. Write Attn: E. Schildkraut, Dept, of Anthropology, New York, New York, 10024, for more in formation. —Grants-in-aid to support research on the Artie Ocean and nearby land masses. Wrote to 3426 N! Washington Blvd., Arlington, Va., 22201, for more information. —Pre- and post-doctoral fellowships in environmental conservation. The fellowship pays $4,000 per year. —Feb. 17, 1977. Applications by incoming graduate students for all fellowships offered by the graduate school are due in 317 Kern. Applicants must be nominated by graduate majors, with a limit of three nominations per major. Applications must be sup ported by complete tran scripts, at least three letters of recommendation, and by GRE verbal and quantitative scores, or the equivalent. Awards will be announced about March 27. Monday - Saturday 10-9 Ford appeals to Brezhnev Embassy protection asked WASHINGTON (AP) President Ford sent a per sonal appeal to Soviet leader Leonid I. Brezhnev urging that the Soviets curtail their microwave bombardment of the U. S. embassy in Moscow, according to Sen. Bob Dole, R-Kan. Dole said he was told of the President’s letter to Brezhnev during a closed-door briefing on the Moscow radiation problem by Helmut Son nenfeldt, one of Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger’s closest associates. Following the Ford letter and U.S. diplomatic efforts to protest over the radiation, as well as an embassy staff meeting that led to widespread publicity, the Soviets reduced the Birth control pills win praise of group CHICAGO (UPI) The pill is an exceedingly favorable form of birth control, causing fewer deaths than pregnancy itself, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists reports in' its latest technical bulletin. The bulletin, distributed to more than 18,000 ob stetricians and gynecologists, said despite some recent controversy, the benefits of oral contraception far out weigh its possible risks. The bulletin, a compilation of the. latest thinking on oral contraceptives, includes information on the pill’s side effects, major complications and risk-benefit ratio. One of the main points in favor of the pill, the bulletin Traffic lane cut Construction work near the Nittany Lion Inn today and Tuesday will necessitate one : lane traffic in the drive from the cross walk near the Inn’s main entrance to the parking area east of the Inn. liege Plaza microwave power levels. However,, they have refused to cease the bombardment completely. A White House spokesman, John Carlson, said there have been U.S.-Soviet contacts on the radiation issue at various levels and “there has been communication correspondence between the President and Brezhnev.” He declined to give any further details. The radiation problem has caused concern, among current and former American personnel at the Moscow embassy that long-term exposure to the low-level microwaves might result in adverse health or behavioral effects. Dole, who had voiced said, is that the death rate from the pill is lower than from pregnancy itself. “No known contraceptive at the present time has a death rate comparable to that of pregnancy,” the bulletin said. The bulletin said an in creased risk of throm boembolic diseases blood New movies start Wednesday Out of town concerts Pittsburgh: Jethro Tull appears at the Civic Arena Monday, 8 p.m. Peter Framp ton, The Beach Boys and Gary Wright, Aug. 14, 2 p.m. at Three Rivers Stadium. Earth Wind and Fire and Ramsey Lewis, 8 p.m. Aug. 10. Civic Arena. Philadelphia: Janis lan, 8 p.m. Aug. 8. Robin Hood Dell West. The Eagles and Boz Scaggs Tuesday and Wednes day, 8 p.m. Spectrum. Plays “Little Mary Sunshine” at Fresh Seafood, Swiss Fondue THE TAVERN RESTAURANT Check our daily menu in window at 220 E. College A ve. (open 3:30 to midnight except Sunday) : FREE! ■ JiVZ Vizza I *VICU I U 111 With on* or mors loppings ■ BIBIEBI at THIS LOCATION ONLY ■ ■ KIB ONE COUPON PER CUSTOMER t Little Caesars Pizza "ACROSS FROM OLD MAIN "ABOVE M Y-OMY BAR" Entrance Front & Rear (Boro Parking Garage) 237-1481 ■ THIS EXPWMj^g/*^ criticism over U.S. handling of the microwaves affair, said in an interview that Son nenfeldt apparently men tioned the Ford letter dispatched about seven months ago to impress upon the senator that “we weren’t taking this lightly.” . He said he was not told the specific wording of the letter to the Kremlin or what, if any, response there, was from Brezhnev. Disclosure of the Ford- Brezhnev letter marks the first confirmation that the embassy radiation question has been considered serious enough to require personal attention at the highest level. An aide to Dole who was present during the senator’s 'clots has been established with the use of the pill. Also, recent studies have shown an apparent increase in the risk of myocardial infarction, or heart attacks, in women taking the pill. The bulletin also warns that possible risks of birth defects may be increased in babies the Pavilion Theatre, 8 p.m Tuesday through Thursday. ‘‘That Championship Season.” A powerful adult play by Jason Miller. Opening at 8 p.m. July 29 at the Playhouse. Attractions Concerts Shirt Sleeve' Concert, Pennsylvania prchestra, 8 p.m. Wednesday, University Auditorium. Movies Cinema I. “Murder by Heath.” Peter Sellers. Cinema 11. “The Omen,” till Tuesday. Mell Brooks’ Student preview planned The Festival of American Theatre presents a special student - preview of “That Championship Season” at 8 Wednesday night in the Play house. Tickets, at reduced rates, go on sale 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Playhouse box office. Also in the Playhouse box office are free tickets for a Behind-the-Scenes look at “That Championship Season.” The tickets are for 3 p.m. Friday in the Playhouse. The Lesbian Collective will meet at 8:30 tomorrow night in the Women’s Resource Center. storic Charm fine food. .. chelob on dniji bles for groups at the regular price Get identical Medium PIZZA closed-door briefing with Sonnenfeldt said the Ford letter to Brezhnev evidently had been sent in December 1975 or January of this year. According to a classified State department document made available to The Associated Press, U.S; concern over the. Soviet microwaves first detected in the early 1960’s in creased in October 1975 when the radiation began focusing on the embassy from two different directions. Knowledgeable U.S-. sources say the searchlight like Soviet microwave beams are intended to foil American electronic snooping devices' on the roof of the 10-story embassy. born to women who became?, pregnant shortly after discontinuing use of the pill. It advises that women change to a different type of birth control after going off the pill; await the' time when the regular menstrual cycle is reestablished and then try t» become pregnant." “Silent Movie” starts Wed nesday. . •fV State. “Peter Pan,” till Tuesday. “The Tenant” starts Wednesday. Roman Polanski directed and stars in this bizarre drama. The Flick. “W. ,C. Fields and Me.” Rod Steiger as. Fields.- Garden. “St. Ives,” till Tuesday. “That’s Enter tainment, Part II” begins Wednesday. Movies. “The Bad News Bears,” with Walter and Tatum O’Neal. The Screening Room. “Tell Them Johnny Wadd is Here,”, till Tuesday. “Virgin Snow.”- X-rated. Starts Wednesday. I ■ —Compiled by Barb Coif A Free sIJ soccer course will be given 6:30 Wednesday night at the Women’s Athletic- Field next to the University Auditorium. For more infor mation call 234-1727. •* An air-hockey tournameitt begins at 6:30 tonight in the Pollock Snack Bar. Collegian notes; The Magazine Club will meet at 8 Wednesday night ift,. 324 HUB. All are invited. <- y ' ■ The United Federation of Star Trek Fans will meet at 7:30 tomorrow night in 36 Willard to discuss its summer picnic at Spring Creek. . modern AVppH furniture 20%-'4°% off retail prices ’ 'l27e beaver 230 5437 f div kidiclotet FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Available for Graduate Students in Metallurgy Applications from Good Stu dents in Chemistry, Physics, Engineering, etc. are welcomed. Job Opportunities EXCELLENT Call 865-5446 or visit 209 M.l. Bldg. Deliveries from 8 p.m. -1 a.m.
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