Woman raped
at knifepoint
A knife-Wielding man raped a State
CoPege woman at 2:30 a.m. yesterday in
th 4 400-block of S. Allen Street near her
home, State College police reported.
The victim was taken to the Mountain
view unit of Centre Community Hospital
where she was treated and released, an
emergency room spokesman said. The
woman had not been stabbed, police said.
Police obtained a composite drawing,
at right, and a description of the assail
ant. According te police, he is white, 23
years old, 5'10"-5'l1" tall and 160 lbs.,
with wavy, dark-brown medium-length
hair. He might be driving a blue or green
Vega-like car.
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TV presents elderly 'negatively'
By DEBBIE SHEER
Collegian Staff Writer
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~ Commercial television under-reports
il I and stereotypically portrays older
• , ; 1 1 people, the •executive• producer and
. ditector of the "Getting On" television
'Series said yesterday.
•,::) '-'lt (television) reinforces all kinds of
',;‘., negative attitudes," Patricia Scott said
7 - ; in . the first of a six-part symposia on
1,..; "Creative Use of Media in Geron
tological Programming."
r.) She said most people receive in
!.!: formation on commercial television, and
, 1 in ' the case of older Americans, this
!Yr; information is often incomplete. It shows
t-,:i the aged as not participating in the
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" mainstream of life. ' •
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'aims at the 18-35 year-old audience.
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t- vertisers don't actually have a say in the
I', programming, but the networks strive
`••,, for the highest possible ratings to raise
l '! the price of advertising.
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long as it draws a mass audience," Scott
said.
Because most of us will grow• old
someday, she said, "it is essential to our
lives' and 'our futures to see that it
( television) reflects a continuum of
life."
"It is the responsibility of commercial
networks to do a better job,",she said.
Her show, "Getting On," presented in
nine half-hour segments on public
television in the fall of 1976, won two
Emmy Awards. It depicted people at an
average age of 74, "none of them
famous," Scott said, "and all of them
valuable."
"Getting On" shows people who ac
tively participate in society and enjoy it.
"I only feel old when I'm made to feel
old by other people," said one woman in
the show_ who began a career as an
actress when she was 72. • -
The show, made for a general
audience, was shown to people of dif
ferent age groups. Results indicated the
audience, particularly the 18-30 age
group, felt older people were more
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thought.
Scott, a former actress, said because
TV influences viewers so much, it af
fects the work carried on by geron
tologists. She said that - people have to
put pressure • o_n networks
_through
communication offices in organizations
to which they belong.
She said that she wants to develop a
lobbying organization for older people.
The other five parts of the symposia
will all be held at noon in the Maple
Room of Human Development Building.
Tomorrow, Roger Cornish, a University
assistant professor of theater and film,
will discuss participation of older adults
in improvisational theater.
-Topics relating to the use of media in
social services will be discussed by M.
John Smith of Berks campus on July 19
and by D. Richard Wolfe on July 21.
On July 26 Mary Youry, of the
National Council on Aging, will discuss
how social service providers can work
with local media in creating a better
image of older adults.
Wednesday, July 13
Agronomy Seminar., Brian Alloway, University of London, on "Aspects of
Agricultural Geochemical -Research in Britain," 9:30 a.m., Room 117 Animal
Industries Bldg.
Phi Delta. Kappa "Fast Back" Seminar. Paul Bixby and Frances Fairchild on "How
to Recognize a Good School," 10a.m., Room 101 Kern.
CPFA Children's Day, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Allen Street Mall.
Poets Among Us, local poets read from own works, 7:30 p.m., Living Center, Hen
derson.
CPFA opening ceremonies and street dance, 7:30 p.m., Allen Street Mall.
Intergenerational Community Lecture. Charles Taylor on "What It Means to
Retire," 7:30 p.m., Room 101 Kern.
Festival Theatre, A Little Night Music, 8 p.m., Playhouse Theatre.
Office for Student Activities free film, The Old Man and the Sea, 9 p.m., HUB lawn.
Thursday, July 14
CPFA sidewalk art sale and exhibition, noon• 9 p.m., campus walks and mall.
CPFA Artists in Action, noon-9 p.m., Allen Street Mall.
CPFA children's activities, .1-4:30 p.m., Central Parklet, Willard lawn, Wesley
Foundation. .
State College Community Theatre, The Great Western Melodrama, 1 p.m., Festival
Tent.
CPFA film, The Green Wall, Spanish with English subtitles, 3 p.m., HUB assembly
room.
Interlandia dance performance and workshop, 4 p.m., Old Main patio
Film as Art 1977, avant-garde works, 5 p.m., HUB assembly room.
Youth Band concert, 6:15 p.m., Festival Tent lawn.
CPFA film, The Harder They Come, 7 p.m., HUB assembly room.
The Little German Band, 7 p.m., Festival Tent. ,
Intergenerational Community Lecture. Improvisational Players, 7:30 p.m., Keller
Aud. ..
State College Music Guild concert, 8 p.m., Music Bldg. recital hall.
Nittany Knights and Chorus of Blue Juniata, barbershop harmony, 8 p.m., Allen
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Pooch poop penalty possible
Local dog law might
By ROSEMARY GARHART
Collegian Staff Writer
A proposed amendment to State College's dog ordinance
might encourage dog owners to use University grounds for
walking their dogs, a University safety department
spokesman said' yesterday.
The amendement would prdvide a system of graduated fines
and would allow the State College Health Department to
declare accumulated fecal matter a public health nuisance
and subject to a fine.
Officer John E. Rideout of the University safety department
said the University is governed by the State Dog Act of 1965,
not the borough's dog ordinance. The state dog laws are less
stringent. Officers can seize and detail dogs running at large
but can issue fines only to those who do not keep a vicious dog
confined.
Rideout said he was unable to predict the effect, if any, the
proposed amendment would have on the use of University
grounds but a "potential effect always exists."
State College Municipal Council agreed Monday night on a
need for more citizen input before deciding on the amend
ment.
The present ordinance contains no specific provision
regarding fecal matter and does not require higher fines for
repeated offenders of the ordinance.
Stone Valley offers sun and fun
By DENISE RYAN
Collegian Staff Writer
It's a sweltering 90 degrees in the
shade and you're sitting behind a desk
studying for midterms. You begin to
realize that it's about time you had fun
like other normal, red-blooded human
beings
Stone Valley, and other parks easily
accessible to students, may just prove to
be the ideal weekend retreat from the
books.
Canoeing, sailing, hiking, fishing, and
picnicing are all available at Stone
Valley. For those who plan to stay
awhile, four-bed cabins can be rented on
weekends for $3O.
The nature center at Stone Valley
presents eight'or nine free prbgrams a
week. A Friday evening program en
titled "Ghoulies and Beasties and Other
Things That Go Bump In The Night" is
offered to those who enjoy the noises of
nocturnal creatures.
There are campfires 9 p.m. Wed
nesday and Saturday nights and a "dusk
walk" every Thursday at 6 p.m.
Stone Valley nature center is open
from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. every day but
Monday. Nature walks are held 3 p.m.
and 9 p.m. every Sunday.
All facilities at Stone Valley are free,
although there is a small parking fee on
weekends.
To reach Stone Valley, follow Route 26
to Pine Grove Mills and cross Tussey
Mountain. At the bottom of Tussey Ridge
turn right for 1.7 miles.
Whipple's Dam, located
Route 26, is available for day use only.
Its 20-acre lake offers excellent swim
ming, boating, and fishing. There is a
picnic. area and several trails for the
independent hiker.
Bald Eagle State Park, located around
a 7 1 ,2-mile lake, offers water skiing,
canoeing, sailing and warm-water
fishing.
There are several large picnic areas
and 35 camping sites available on a first
come-first-served basis for $2 a night.
The park is located north on Route 220
just beyond Howardtown.
Poe Valley State Park's 25-acre ar
tificial lake has a 600-foot beach and is
available to swimmers from 11 to 7 p.m.
daily. Boats can be rented from a
private concessionaire for $2 an hour.
- There are picnicing and camping
Media seek court order
HARRISBURG ( AP) Capitol Hill
news reporters asked Commonwealth
Court for a temporary restraining order
to force the Senate-House budget con
ference committee to open its meetings.
An aide to President Judge James
Bowman said the request likely would be
denied.
Fred Speaker, counsel for the
Legislative Correspondents Association,
said he would ask for a preliminary
injunction at a court hearing this
morning.
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impose fine
Council member Ingrid Holtzman said the main problem
appears to be enforcement of the ordinance.
"There is no one on duty at night or on weekends when most
of the law-breaking seems to take place," Holtzman said.
She suggested giving the ordinance more publicity and
having an officer on patrol at night.
A State College resident, John Sweet, suggested that anyone
out .walking a dog be required to carry something, such as a
"poop scoop," to pick up waste.
Council member James J. McClure said there are positive
sides to dog 7 owning and he encouraged input from both sides
so that council could achieve a balance.
In another sanitation matter, council agreed to return to
twice-weekly garbage collection.
The issue was brought to the attention of council by
Raymond Regan, an associate professor in civil engineering
at the University, who said he was disturbed because the ,
collection had been reduced to once a week without notifying
the public.
Regan said he was informed by the department of public
works that Council's policy was dependent upon how many
people complained about it.
Council member Arnold Addison agreed with Regan that the
public should have been consulted before the policy was made.
Twice-a-week collection will resume Monday, July 18.
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facilities for 78 people and two daily
nature walks.
Poe Paddy State Park, once a picnic
area, is now a 45-acre campground three
miles away from Poe Valley State Park.
Penn's Creek fishing area is located
there, open to the public.
Black Moshannon State Park has
hiking trails, nature museums, boating,
canoeing, and campgrounds. Cabins can
be rented on -a first-come-first-served
basis. .
Located 24 miles from State College,
the park is just beyond Uniontown on
Route 220.
Though some parks have been forced
to economize due to budget cuts, the
facilities that are , available offer
students a multitude of opportunities to
enjoy a sun-filled, fun-filled weekend
. . . away from school.
Reporters were barred from the
committee yesterday by its chairman,
Sen. Henry Cianfrani, D-Philadelphia.
"You're not coming in that room even
if the court rules," Cianfrani told
reporters.
Cianfrani contends preliminary
discussions don't have to be public. He
said the committee will readmit
reporters when it's ready to make a final
decision.
Reporters contend Cianfrani's order
violates the state's open meetings law.
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