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Joint committee asks
increase in federal
aid program funding
BY JOYCE FRIEDEN
A House and Senate conference
committee recently reached agreement
on a plan which would increase the
maximum allowable limit granted to
college students under certain federal
financial aid programs.
The plan calls for a ceiling of $1,900
per student under the Basic
Educational Opportunity Grant
program in fiscal 1981, a $100 increase
from the currently budgeted figure of
$1,800. That figure would increase each
succeeding year, finally reaching $2,600
in fiscal 1985, according to the plan.
THE COMMITTEE also recommen-
ded a $110 million increase in funding
for the Supplemental Educational Op-
portunity Grant program over the next
five years. The SEOG like the BEOG is
given only to students who demonstrate
financial need, but is administered
through individual colleges instead of
the federal government.
According to Jim Zimmerman,
University Associate Director of
Financial Aid, the $1900 limit was
recommended for fiscal year 1981, but
lack of funds prevented the recommen-
dation from being inplemented.
"That's the kind of program that only
works out if sufficient funds are
allocated to support it," he said.
Zimmerman also said the proposed
BEOG funding increase would only go
into effect if there were enough money
available after the SEOG increase was
implemented. "It's called a threshhold
level," he explained. "The committee
is saying, 'Before the BEOG can be
funded, this other program must be
funded at this level'."
The House also approved a Senate
proposal establishing competitive
fellowships for graduate students in the
arts and sciences. Zimmerman said
these fellowships would probably be
based on academic performance.
Zimmerman was uncertain that the
necessary funding would be available.
"Right now, it's too early to tell," he
said, adding that the bill would not be
voted on until after the Congress came
back from its recess for the Democratic
National Convention.
First lady attends Peru's
presidential inauguration
LIMA, Peru (AP)-Rosalynn Carter strengthening of our relations with
joined four heads of government and neighboring countries within a
diplomatic guests from some 100 coun- hemispheric boundary where the
tries yesterday at the inauguration of a United States and Canada, nearby cen-
new president as Peru returned to ters of scientific and technological ad-
democracy after 12 years of military vancement and vigorous markets, play
dictatorship. an important role."
Fernando Belaunde Terry, the 67- Peru will maintain relations with all
year-old architect who won election in nations, regardles of ideologies, while
May, became the -country's 85th following its "ture identification as a
president. The ceremoney in the House non-aligned nation, which deeply
of Representatives was held on the shares the concerns and links with the
159th anniversary of Peru's indepen- countries of the Third World," he said.
dence from Spain. The military dictatorship began in
IN HIS INAUGURAL speech, October 1968, when Gen. Juan Velasco
Belaunde said, "The first priority of our' Alvarado, a leftist, ousted Belaun-
international policy will be the de from the presidency.
Energy saver
Like millions of workers, Mount Clemens teenagers Chelly and Tammy
Woodruff commute to work every day. Unlike most of them,
they swim. The two teens say that instead of driving to their summer jobs at
the Beachcomer Restaurant, they walk to the Clinton River, change into
bathing suits, and swim across, taking their work clothes with them in a
plastic garbage bag. With 40 yards of river behind them they change back
into their work clothes and walk to their jobs.
Squished winner
In Huron, South Dakota, a great racing team was literally crushed when
the fastest animal in Liorah Slaughter's stable of worms crawled across the
finish line-and one of the judges stepped on it. The sad story of the 7-year-
o d Huron girl and her winning worm named Billy Carter started last week
when Liorah decided to enter the racing world. The race was sponsored by
the public library and the winning prize was just a ribbon. A dozen worms,
including Carter, were dropped in the middle of a chalked, six-foot circle for
the morning heat. The gun was fired and the worms raced at less-than-
breakneck speed for the perimeter. As Billy Carter was declared winner,
one of the judges backed up and stepped on him. Liorah wasn't too broken
up, her mother said.
On the outside
Look for partly cloudy skies with a high in the mid-80s. t]
Happenings
FILMS
Michigan3Media-Mark, In the Mainstream, I'll Find A Way, Joey 7:30
pm., MLB 3.
AAFC-Paris Belong to Us, 7 p.m., The Spider's Strategem, 9 p.m., Aud.
A, Angell.
PERFORMANCES
University Faculty Woodwind Quintet-Mozart's "Quintet" K.452, 8 p.m.,
Rackham.
MISCELLANEOUS
School of Metaphysics-new classes in applied metaphysics, 7:30 p.m.,
219/ N. Main.
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Tuesday, July 29, 1980
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