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USEC letter to Jordan criticizes Regan visit
By DAMON CHAPPIE
Collegian Staff Writer
USEC, in a letter to University President
Bryce Jordan yesterday, criticized a visit
here next week from White House Chief of
Staff Donald Regan, but Jordan said last
night that the invitation won't be withdrawn.
The 18 members of the University Student
Executive Council, composed of leaders from
top student organizations, said a speech by
Regan launching the University's long
aWaited $2OO million fund-raising campaign
"may not be in the University's own best
interests."
"Truly, Mr. Regan's voice of support would
ring hollow at a Univeristy with a strong
commitment to equal opportunity," the letter
stated. During the November superpower
summit, Regan suggested that women care
more about fashion
. than arms control and
recently questioned whether American wom
en would be willing to sacrifice their di
amonds for South African sanctions.
"Mr. Regan's past public remarks resound
clearly his view of the intellectual capabili
ties of women and of the role of women in our
society," USEC wrote.
' In a telephone interview from his home last
night, Jordan said the "invitation has been
issued and we will move ahead."
A White House aide on .Friday confirmed
that Regan will speak here Sept. 13, in the
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Carl H. Zerbe, who, shot a pedestrian in Sunbury yesterday, lies dead after being killed by police
Police kill
By The Associated Press
SUNBURY A gunman aiming
at an auxiliary police officer shot a
passer-by yesterday afternoon be
fore being killed by police, authori
ties said.
The passer-by, Carl A. Rice, 43,
was listed in stable condition, in
Sunbury Community Hospital after
undergoing surgery for a gunshot
wound in his abdomen, authorities
said.
Carl H. Zerbe, 56, was killed by a
single shot to the chest about 2:30
p.m. when he fired on pblice offi
cers after being told repeatedly to
the
daily
opening ceremonies for the Campaign for
Penn State, a five-year fund-raiser that the
University is relying on to fund scholarships,
endowments and new buildings.
Jordan said Regan's presence would be "a
very definite benefit to the campaign."
Asked if he thought some potential donors
would be alienated because of the Regan
visit, Jordan answered, "No, we don't believe
so."
Jordan said he hadn't seen USEC's letter
but that it wouldn't affect the decision to
invite Regan for the gala.
Details haven't been released yet on when
Regan will arrive and how long he will stay,
but the University is expected to issue a
statement by the end of this week.
USEC Chairwoman Sue Sturgis, also vice
president of the Undergraduate Student Gov
ernment, called the USEC letter unprece
dented because it was agreed to and signed
by all members after a relatively short de
bate.
"This kind of action by USEC is unprece
dented and makes a particularly strong
statement," Sturgis said. "I'm really pleased
with the way USEC is able to work together
for the good of the whole University. The
action shows a genuine concern for the way
the campaign will be perceived."
The letter said: "It matters not to us where
Mr. Regan stands in the political spectrum.
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Sunbury gunman
put down his gun, Sunbury police
Chief Charles McAndrew said.
Authorities offered no motive for
Zerbe's attack in this small north
eastern Pennsylvania town.
The confrontation began when
Zerbe, his handgun held at his side,
started yelling obscenities at Spe
cial Officer Lawrence Ruhl after
leaving a state tax office, McAn
drew said.
Ruhl, a meter attendant who
wears a police uniform but carries
no gun, took cover behind a car and
radioed for help. Zerbe then fired
several shots, aiming at Ruhl but
hitting Rice, McAndrew said.
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Zerbe ran into the Hotel Edison,
where employees said he had lived
for two months, but left again mo
ments later, finding 30 law enforce
ment officers from six
departments waiting, authorities
said.
"They told him to drop the gun
several times. He started shooting
and they shot him," said Jim
Brumbach, owner of a store across
the street from the hotel.
Hotel desk clerk Shirley Stellfox
said a fellow employee tried to
persuade Zerbe to drop his gun
before confronting police.
What is of concern is simply a matter of
insensitivity.
"There is little doubt that Mr. Regan's
support may force a portion, if not a major
'portion, of the potential pool of donors to the
University to feel compromised in supporting
this campaign in light'of Mr. Regan's partici
pation in our efforts."
USEC said it wasn't attempting to "hin
der" the campaign by raising the implica
tions of Regan's visit, but rather it was
attempting to "strengthen the University's
efforts "
The 67-year-old Regan, who has served in.
President Reagan's administration since
1981, first as treasury secretary then as chief
of staff, has been said to be the dominant
force in the Reagan administration and a key
figure in every major decision.
The Wall Street Journal reported a joke
circulating in the White House that maintains
the entire nation's business is conducted
between 9 and 9:30 a.m.; when Regan meets
Reagan for a daily briefing.
Regan, a Harvard University graduate,
moved into government after heading Wall
Street's leading financial service company,
Merrill Lynch & Co.
His successor at Merrill Lynch, William
Schreyer, a Penn State graduate, is also the
chairman of the Campaign for Penn State
and a recent gubernatorial appointee to the
University Board of Trustees.
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400 Soviets feared
By KEN OLSEN
Associated Press Writer
between the engine room and the
boiler room and, practically speak-
MOSCOW A tourist-packed Soviet ing, it ripped the ship open," Nedyak
cruise ship, rammed and torn open by said.
a freighter, sank so fast that there "From the moment of the blow
was no time to deploy lifeboats and until the moment of the sinking of the
almost 400 people are feared dead, a ship, it was not possible to launch into
maritime official said yesterday. water any of the rescue boats," he
The same vessel, then under a Red said.
Cross flag, sank during World War II Nedyak said it was too soon to
after striking a mine. assign blame. He said there was no
Deputy Merchant Marine Minister fog at the time of the collision.
Leonid P. Nedyak told a news confer- He said about 50 vessels were
ence that rescue boats plucked 836 continuing search and rescue opera
survivors from the Black Sea, most of tions, along with helicopters and oth
them clinging to rafts that floated er aircraft
free when the liner Admiral Nakhi
mov plunged to the bottom at about
midnight Sunday.
There were 1,234 people aboard,
according to official reports. .
Nedyak said 79 bodies were recov
ered and that 319 people were still
missing two days after the collision.
"I hope and all of us hope that out of
the 319 missing persons there may be
some survivors," Nedyak said. But
he added: "I believe that most of
these passengers are still aboard the
ship. Until the divers do their work it
will be difficult to confirm this suppo
sition "
He said the vessel rests on the
bottom at a depth of 155 feet.
Nedyak said the information he had
indicated no body had been recovered
since late Monday. He said 29 of the
survivors were 'hospitalized, but he
did not give their conditions.
He said the liner was rammed
amidships on its starboard at 11:15
p.m. Sunday by the Soviet freighter
Pyotr Vasyev. The collision occurred
about nine miles from the port of
Novorossiysk.
• Nedyak said officials believe the
cruise ship sank within 15 minutes.
Students express
drop/add frustration
By CHRISTINE METZGER
Collegian Staff Writer
Confusion about the University's
registration system has left some
students frustrated and angry as they
have attempted to drop and add
classes during the past few days.
Two problems students said they
encountered were a lack of depart
mental control over student registra
tion in certain courses and the fact
that students found it necessary to fill
their schedules with undesifed
classes.
"I couldn't get a class that is in my
major while people in other majors
were able to pick it up," said Andrea
Dunn (junior-speech communica
tion). "I don't think this is fair. I feel
students should have the first shot at
classes in their major."
Tony Lentz, assistant professor of
speech communication, expressed
similar concerns.
Without course control, under
which departments allow only certain
students into particular classes, indi
vidual departments have problems
assigning students the courses they
need for their majors, Lentz said. As
a result, the courses can be picked up
by non-majors, he added.
The procedure of obtaining course
control involves a request made by a
department head to the instruction
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a reproduction of the USEC letter.
"The blow came into the partition
Rapidity of report on sea disaster
uncharacteristic of Soviet media
By ANDREW ROSENTHAL
Associated Press Writer
MOSCOW The Kremlin publicity a top, maritime official answered
machine, criticized for sluggighness questions quickly and professionally.
after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, Leonid P. Nedyak, the deputy mer
reported the sinking of the passenger chant marine minister, told reporters
ship Admiral Nahhimov with surpris- without flinching that a Soviet
ing speed and rare detail. freighter rammed the cruise liner,
Official media announced the Black which was carrying 1,234 people, and
Sea disaster less than 17 hours after it it sank before lifeboats could be
happened, a contrast to the usual freed.
handling of accidents by a govern- He said 79 bodies were found, 319
ment to which secrecy is a reflex. people were missing and 836 had been
Chernobyl was not reported until rescued.
nearly three days later, when Sweden State television's main evening
detected high radiation levels and news program included coverage of
demanded an explanation. the news conference.
After the loss of the Admiral Nahhi- The speedy official response sur
mov was reported, an official spokes- prised Western journalists in Mos
man accepted questions from the cow, who normally scramble for
foreign press, giving international every crumb of information about
telephone interviews in English. Lo- major accidents or natural disasters
cal officials in Black Sea ports also and often are left with only uncon
provided some early information. - firmed rumors.
associate dean of a college. The re
quest is then sent to the vice president
of academic services, said E.R. Mel
ander, assistant vice president for
academic services.
"Course control is applied when
there is an over-subscription of stu
dents for a course that is needed to fill
major requirements," Melander
said.
However, requests for control are
not always honored, Melander said.
"The University tries to keep
courses as open as possible to allow
students to move around the curric
ulum,'•' he said
"I don't know of any student unable
to graduate because of the unavaila
bility of a course," said Dennis S.
Gouran, head of the department of
speech communication.
"Some students may have to settle
for a class that is not what they
wanted to fulfill graduation require
ments. However, we do try, through
advising, to select a course that has
similar content with the preferred
course,". Gouran said.
Melander added that the Universi
ty, through the course assignnment
program, tries to keep students in
formed about courses that are in high
demand. For example, ads are pub
lished in The Daily Collegian that list
closed courses and courses under
department control, he said.
Wednesday, Sept. 3, 1986 •
Vol. 87, No. 36 28 pages University Park, Pa. 16802
Published by students of The Pennsylvania State University
©1986 Collegian Inc.
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There were no casualties among
the crew of the freighter, which was
laden with grain, Nedyak said.
The 888 cruise ship passengers
were all Soviet tourists, mostly from
the Ukraine and Baltic republics.
Nedyak said he was not sure how
many children were aboard. He said
five of those rescued and two found
dead were children.
The Soviet media first reported the
calamity Monday afternoon, less
than 17 hours after it happened.
• A commission headed by Geidar
Aliev, a member of the ruling Polit
buro, is investigating the ship's sink
ing.
Last evening, less than 48 hours
after the ship went down; authorities
convened a news conference at which
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A new high .speed rail survey
predicts the system could be
used by up to 8 million people a
year. The proposed system,
which would run through State
College, would allow passen
gers to travel from Philadelphia
to Pittsburgh . in two hours
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With football season less than a
week away, it's time once again
for the Penn State Blue Band to
take the field. But the most
important question facing the
band this year revolves around
the drum major and whether he
will be able to perform his tradi
tional pre-game flip Page 24
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weather
This afternoon we'll have a mix
ture of sun and clouds. It will be
warmer as the high reaches 77.
Tonight, partly cloudy and mild
with a low near 60. Tomorrow,
morning sunshine will give way
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