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By KIM EATON
Collegian Staff Writer
A reorgani'zation of taxes,
beginning with a general
business tax, could save State
College residents some
money, according to Charles
E Stiles (14th-archite ctural
,
engineering). democratic
.candidate for State College
Municipal Council.
Stiles said a decision by the
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
'allows businessmen to he
taxed by their income rather
than by land assessment. A
business can now cut taxes by
expanding, he said.
"In essence, the residents
are paying for this ex
pansion." Stiles said.
' Stiles said to cover the
losses in taxes by the
g,overnment, a two mill tax
raise was imposed on the
residents.
"..I'd like to institute a
general business tax to cover
the. gap so these expansions
wouldn't he at the residents'
expense," he said.
Stiles said he would like to
cee more stringent laws
concerning local conversion
,apartment units. lie said his
engineering background
\l ou 1 d benefit here since he
knows the building codes and
standards for the units. .
'West College Avenue is
turning into a hit of a slum.
The landlords of these units
are just draining money out of
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President Carter warned
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construct an atomic bomb,
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classified instructions and a
simple workshop.
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the students," Stiles said.
"We stniuld preserve the
integrity of the neigh
borhood."
Stiles said the site for the
Bellaire housing plan is a very
poor one.
"I see the $2,000 better
spent on several small - lots
closer .to businesses and
churches," he said. "Then it
wouldn't he so in
stitutionalized."
Stiles said he supports both
senior citizen housing and
low-income housing.
"This is not an artificial
town merely of the young and
the rich." Stiles said.
Stiles said he sees no exodus
of businesses from the
downtown area. and cited the
Calder Way Mall as an
example. lie does, however,
see a•parking problem.
"There's definitely a
parking and circulation
problem. We first have to
make a distinction between
shoppers and commuters."
"I'd like to see the on-street
parking taken off and bus
lanes and hike lanes put in."
he said.
Stiles said he would like to
‘‘ork through the Centre
Region Council of Govern
ments (COG) to get more
student buses to run 'during
high demand periods.
Stiles said if .the drinking
age is lowered to 19. he would
push for State College to
potential for international
conflict, such as the Middle
East, Southern Africa and
East Asia," said the report by
the congressional Office of
Technology Assessment.
The spread of atomic
weapons still can be contained
if the United States and other
nuclear nations working
together, the report said. It
cautioned, however, that
"there are no single or all
purpose solutions; no short
cuts."
Major threats of weapons
proliferation are posed by
reactor fuel enrichment and
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would mean more bars, he
said.
"The ( - miners could build on
their own merits, but zoning
would keep them from over
expanding," he said.
Stiles said the Human
Right's Ordinance is a topic of
student concern and said he
Would support the ordinance.
"There.'s definitely
discrimination between
married undergrads and
grads," Stiles said.
lie said. however, that he
was pleased that there was no
discrimination in the hiring
and promoting practices of
the municipality.
Stiles said he has lived in
State College for four years
and feels that his expreience
as a scoutmaster and as a
thember of Phi Sigma Kappa
fraternity will help , him un
derstand the problems of
townspeople.
By setting up a work-study
program and co-operating
with ItS(1. Stiles said he would
make Council more ac
cessible to the student.
"I've seen the problems of
both the townspeople and the
students and as a councilman,...
I'd like to build a coalition be
tween the two," he said.
"Council has been, for the
most part. accessible." he
said. "except when they go
into executive sessions."
Stiles said Council irons out
any problems and con-
reprocessing plants and by
the fast breeder reactor,
the report said.
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"The campus and community are like Siamese
twins who insist on working separately," said
Ronald Abler, Democratic candidate for State
College Municipal Council.
In an interview Monday, Abler stated he would
like to see more explicit and open cooperation
between the college administration and the
municipal council
,on such issues as downtown
parking and land use. Abler said he would like to
unite both sides of College Avenue into a single
coMmunity.
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"I think there are some contacts between the
administration and the borough at the present time
and I'd like to see them increase through more
meetings and discussions on community
problems," Abler said.
Abler said he was glad to see students have input
in local decision making processes through the
Organization for Town Indepependt Students and
other similar organizations, and said that he would
he receptive and eager to receive and contend with
student problems.
"If you look at statistics, two-thirds of the citizens
are students and certainly require representation of
council," he said.
One of the main student issues is busing and Abler
troversies in ,these sessions
and then only votes on the
issues in open meetings.
"That's what happened in
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situation." he said, "and
that's skirting public
opinion."
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believes in expanding the bus system by having
buses run more frequently and extending routes so
that more people can use them.
There is a good chance of seeing more'buses in the
future, Abler said. Increased revenues may be
utilized to some degree in providing more buses for
the students and community, he said.
An advocate of senior citizen housing, Abler said
the proposed project on Bellaire Avenue is a step in
the right direction. The location, which seems to be
some distance from _ downtown, is the only
drawback, he said, and the low cost per unit seems
to he an advantage for the elderly. Abler said there
will be $700,000 worth of housing for a $200,000 in
vestment.
A supporter of the Allen Street Mall, Abler said it
will definitely benefit the downtown area.
"I'm in favor of the Allen Street Mall and any
other projects that make the downtown area
pleasant to pedestrians," he said.
Abler is a member of the College Heights
Association, a group dedicated to preserving the
College Heights as a residential neighborhood. He
said the organization'S main goals are traffic
control and zoning and land use.
These neighborhood organizations are starting to
catch on, Abler said, mentioning as an example the
newly formed Fairmont Heights Association.
Carter favors passage
of consumer legislation
WASHINGTON (UPI)
President Carter yester
day asked Congress to pass
a package of consumer
legislation, including an
Agency for Consumer
Advocacy, the long-time
Ralph Nader goal which
has been stymied by eight
years of GOP opposition.
Carter recommended
four of the five pieces of
legislation the organized
consumer movement had
asked fir in January. The
fifth, creation of a hank to
finance consumer
cooperatives, was not
recommended hut Esther
Peterson, Carter's newly
named consumer advisor,
said it was still under
study.
Carter urges DNA research
WASHINGTON (UPI)
The Carter administration
yesterday urged that, despite
potential danger, recombin
ant DNA research be allowed
to go forward, under interim
safety guidelines while strict
er government regulations
are drawn.
DNA is the genetic material
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Carter said the new
agency would "con
solidate" most consumer
functions now being
handled by other agencies
of government.
Asked if that meant the
previous administration's
program of creating
special consumer ad
vocates in each major
department was out the
window, Mrs. Peterson
said the whole matter was
still under review.
In addition to the ACA
which passed both houses
of Congress but died in
conference committee last
year because of White
House opposition Carter
proposed:
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"I'd he perfectly happy to see students such as
those in fraternities or apartments form
associations. In this way, they can take part in the
decisions concerning_ their areas," Abler said.
On the Human Rights Ordinance, Abler said he
hadn't seen a convincing case of discrimination yet.
"I don't believe anyone should be discriminated
against, hut if it should happen and if a civil rights
ordinance would help, I would be in full support,"
Abler said.
Abler said he doubts that a budget cutback is
possible for the municipality.
"You can cut hack everything if you're willing to
take the consequences, but the residents have good
government and pre happy with the borough's
services," Abler said.
An increase in taxation would not he due to
massive borough expenditures, but to the rising
costs of supplies and maintenance for the city, he
said. If inflation continues to rise, there will have to
he an increase in taxes, he said.
Abler, associate professor of geography, said he
believes he has a rather unique knowledge of the
similarity of our problems with those of other cities.
He said he would listen to the concerns of the
citizens and . try to act in the best interest of the
group.
money to consumer groups
to help them better
represent themselves in
government proceedings
and to give federal courts
"more discretion to
reimburse litigation
costs."
-- A law which would
give citizens more power to
sue the government in
"appropriate cases." .
Legislation that would
expand the possibilities for
class action suits, an ac
tivity which has been
limited by some recent
court rulings.
Nader has pinpointed the
ACA as the one thing, he
would most like to leave as
a legacy to the consumer
movement.
Senate Health and Scientific
Research subcommittee.
Califano said recombinant
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DNA is a "scientific tool of ex-4
traordinary potential" but
one which poses risks "of un
certain magnitude." Recom
binant DNA could alter a
microorganism in an un
predictable way.
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