Frigid October one of coldest By JAY SCHLEGEL Special to the Collegian Last month wasn't cold enough to freeze Hell over, but it was cold enough to make it one of the coldest Octobers on record. It seems as if nature had forgotten the month of October and jumped from September directly into November since our temperatures seemed more suited for late fall. The. average temperature for October was 46.7 degrees flrenheit, is 6.1 degrees below normal. Consequently, last month's cold weather... 7 .made it the 7th coldest October on record since 1887. ' The most important effect the cold weather has on the University and Centre County residents is in the amount of fuel needed tci heat homessand buildings. The total number of heating degree.days for. October (degree days are computed by subtracting the average daily temperature from 65) was 50 Or cent above normal. This above normal accumulation of heating degree days means that homeowner's fuel costs were 50 per cent higher than normally expected. In addition to being an unusually cold month, October was also a soggy . month '— central Pennsylvanians were given plenty of opportunities to don their rainwear. A total of 7.34 Ir. _ SOC Canoe Division • presents Mina Haefele A lecture & slide show on stopping the tikrmy Corps of Engrs. on certain dam proposals Nov. 4 8:00 ' 214 BouCke 'Volunu:er. DAVID HOCHNER , A . Executive Director of Common Cause Pennsylvania speaking l Thursday November 4 7:304:30 _ 4 . - 267 Willard with some fabUlous new friends among the least of which are HENRY K. , ADOLPH HITLER, General GEORGE C. PATTON and the future Dictator of the United States. , (name withheld by popular request) Q STEVE KRANTZ production • on AMDKM INIERNADOKAbeIcose produced by STEVE KRANTZ • directed by ROURT NOR Akin by ROURT TAYLOR, FRED HAWDAY 8 ERIC MONTE '..i io ja T 1E. T .22 . 2. 4 (6 by mc.dd. l ocwicjnoi lounci roloble al lotk Oek tall Thursday, Nov. 4 Fri. & Sat. Nov. 5 & 6 ONLY $l.OO Th• BEST In on-esmpus entionalnment HENRY K. 1171 He's ' 11111 : 11 4 6, . been •// , 1 Fritzed THE Vt • 'V NINE IaVESorCs Fiarr i z "MCAT COIOR by,k00,... Thursday, Nov. 4 HMI assembly room Fri. & Sat. Nov. 5 8. 6 121 Sparks ONLY WO 7:3019:00/10:30 The BEST in on-campus entertainment. a JEM production for USO HUB assembly room 121 Sparks 7:30/9:00/10:30 a JIM production for USG inches of rain fell on 13 separate days making it the wettest October on record. The heaviest rain, 2.10 inches, fell on Oct. 9, shattering the old record for that date. This unusually cold and rainy weather can be attributed to two main factors. One of the causes of the record-breaking weather was - the upper air wind patterns. These upper air winds, which strongly influence the steering of surface weather - systems, were predominately from the northwest. While the northwesterly flow prevailed, Centre County received a flow of cold air from Canada which kept tem peratures well below normal. Old Man Winter has already made his first appearance since many Pennsylvanians have seen winter's first snowflakes that accompanied the cold temperatures. Occasionally, short-lived warm spells were interspersed between the cold snaps. The warm spells occurred when the upper air winds shifted to ,the south. With the increase in temperatures came an increase in moisture. Consequently, the mild temperatures were accompanied by heavy rains which caused small stream flooding in many areas, par ticularly in eastern Pennsylvania. The second factor that contributed to the cold October weather is the buildup of the snow cover in northern Canada. This buildup of the snow cover supported the development of cold fair weather systems. The snow cover, in conjunction with the increasingly longer nighttime hours, causes the earth to radiate more energy into space at night than it receives from the sun during the day. Thus, the air cools down and the northwesterly upper air flow brought this cold Canadian air into Pennsylvania. • NOV. 4-7 $l." Thur. & Sun. 7, 9 Fri. & Sat. 7,9, 11 WARING LOUNGE HOUND OF THE BASKS ******************************.• At * * • * PENN STATE JAZZ CLUB & WDFM s: iPRESENT ' * * : * A JAZZ COFFEEHOUSE * * * .ir FEATURING * * 4( * 4( SILENT WAY * 4( * 4( 4t Sunday, November 7, -1976 7:30-10:30 p m 4( • • * * 4( 4( 301 HUB * * ADMISSION FREE!! * * 4c • * m l ,, wJ . Ns k iLaai) CINEMA 1 116 Heisler St 237 7657 ►MARATHON MAN Ex CINEMA 2 116 Heisler SI 237-7657 _ They were in love, but it was strictly business. RETURN 4 , N CALLED HORSE"n Mat. 2:45-5:00 Umtad Artists 7:15 & 9:30 INIE% Mi Ka iIIit NIST 1:30-3:40-5:50-8:00-10:10 No Passes In Color A %amour* Plows 2:15-4:15-7:30-9:30 Warren Beatty Julie Christie McCabe & Mrs. Miller ERA gains support in 2 states Women WASHINGTON (UPI) Although the nation's second woman governor was elected in the 1976 election, women candidates made a lackluster showing in most statewide and congressional races. Women political leaders were disappointed by the poor showing. "We're very sad about it," Fredi Wechsler of the ' National Women's Political Caucus said yesterday. ' She,blamed it primarily on a habit in the political parties of nominating women to oppose virtually unbeatable incumbents. "We have to work harder to get the party to slate women in open seats where they can win," she said. The brightest note for Over 200 years in the making. fare poorly *women's rights advocates woman ever elected governor was in two statewide without trading on the refei•enda on the Equal reputation of a husband. Rights Amendment. Massa- But women did poorly in ehusetts voters ratified a state other statewide races. The ERA and Colorado refused to losers included Democratic repeal their endorsement of gubernatorial candidate a national amendment. Stella Heckel in Vermont; Their biggest disap- Antoinette Rossell, GOP pointment for these women candidate for lieutenant was a net loss of one seat in governor' in Montana, and the House of Representatives, Democrat Virginia McCar and their failure to put a fe- thy, candidate for attorney male in the Senate. • general in Indiana. In a statewide race where Eighteen women were there was no incumbent elected to the House, only two running, Democrat Dixy Lee of them nonincumbents. The Ray,6l, the former head of newcomers were Democratic the Atomic Energy Com- councilwomen Barbara mission, was elected Mikulski of Baltimore and governor of Washington. Mary Rose Oakar of _ Following in the footsteps of Cleveland. Connecticut Gov. Ella Grasso, But these two victories Miss Ray was only the second failed to make up fully for the ir-•- t,to HOPS COFFEEHOUSE Thurs. Nov. 4 9 p.m. - midnite 415 E. Foster Avenue . Music, refreshments, community ALL WELCOME , UNIVERSITY CALENDAR Thursday, November 4 SPECIAL EVENTS • FSHA 410 dinner, "Ukrainian Feast," 5:30 p.m., Maple Room. Reservations: 865- 7441. Office of Student Activities Workshop, 7 p.m., HUB north lounge. University Theatre, "Cradle of the Hero," 8 p.m., Playhouse Theatre. Mina Haefele, President, Delaware Valley Conservation Assn., on "River Con servation," 8 p.m., Room 214 Boucke. MEETINGS Board of Trustees, Keller Bldg. . Ukrainian Club, 6:30 p.m., Room 306 Boucke. • Dance Interest Group, 6:30 p.m., Room 108 White. Penn State Flying Lions, 7 p.m., Room 321 Boucke. Organizational meeting. Common Cause, 7:30 p.m., Room 267 Willard, Dave Hochner, Executive Director, Common Cause, speaker. Women in Communications, 7:30 p.m., Room 301 HUB. JoAnn Farr on "Female Sexuality - Past, Present, and Future." Free U Disco Dancing, 7:30 p.m., HUB ballroom. • • Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship, 8 p.m., Room 316 HUB. University Coalition, 8:30 p.m., Room 75 Willard. Phi Mu Alpha, 10 p.m., Room 110 and 117 Music. LECTURE R.W. Stone Lecture Series, 4 p.m., Room 101 Althouse. Boris Magasanik, biology, MIT, on "Regulation of Bacterial Nitrogen Assimilation by Glutamine Syn ' thetase." EXHIBITS Museum of Art: Antwerp Drawings friml the 16th and 17th Centuries. Twenty-four British Potters. 212 Arts Bldg.: "Real Indians," photography by David Tait. Family brewers for more than 200 years. THE STROH BREWERY COMPANY, DETROIT, MICHIGAN 0 1976 No wonder it tastes so good. Y'. tu The Daily Collegian Thursd;.,y, Novo :bo.- 4,19 W-9 in elections :~ ,: retirement of three congresswomen. Two of the retirees, Democratic Reps. Bella Abzug of New York and Patsy Mink of Hawaii earlier failed in primary races for the Senate. A total of 52 women were nominated to Congress by their parties, most of them against strong incumbents. Correction The film "Jules and Jim," sponsored by the Artists Ser ies, was not shown last night as reported in the Collegian. It will be shown at 8 p.m. next Wednesday in the University Auditorium. The Collegian sincerely re grets any inconvenience this may have caused.
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