The Mchigan ay Vol. XCI. No. 48-S Ann Arbor, Michigan-Saturday, July 25, 1981 Ten Cents Twelve Pages Mideast truce violated by PLO shelling From AP and UPI TEL AVIV, Israel-Palestinian gun- ners violated the five-hour-old U.S.- mediated cease-fire twice yesterday by rocketing the Metulla area and villages in Christian-controlled southern Lebanon, the Israeli command repor- ted. It said three Lebanese villagers were wounded in the first barrage but there were no casualties from the second and the Israeli army did not return the fire. A PALESTINIAN source said the bombardment along Israel's northern frontier had been a mistake and that guerrillas acting on their own had been disciplined for violating the cease-fire aimed at ending the 15-day war. The Israeli military command said the PLO "violated the cease-fire ap- proximately five hours after it had begun" by firing on the northernmost Israeli villages of Metullah and a Christian militia enclave in south Lebanon. Israeli Television said the Israeli- backed Christian militia forces in southern Lebanon also held their fire after rockets hit the villages of Klea and Marjayoun just north of the fron- tier. THE TRUCE was announced by U.S. special envoy Philip Habib after 15 days of cross-border fighting that left more than 450 Arabs dead in Lebanon and killed six Israelis in northern Israel. The White House said shortly after the standown was announced: that it was a "hopeful and encouraging sign," but held off resuming F-16 jet deliveries to Israel. In Heirut, Yasser Arafat's Palestine Liberation Organization made no men- tion of the U.S. initiative and reiterated earlier in the day it would abide by a truce called by the Unitel Nations if the Israelis stopped fighting. It also denied Israeli reports that pressure from Saudi Arabia on the PLO brought about the cease-fire. EARLIER, THE PLO issued a statement denouncing "the continuous Zionist, racist genocide" but also saying the PLO agreed to U.N. Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim's appeal for a cease-fire "provided the other side adheres to it." Neither Israel nor the PLO-bitter enemies who don't recognize each other-referred to the other, and Habib's formal announcement spoke only of an end to fighting "between Lebanese and Israeli territory." Israel even refused to permit the word "cease-fire" in the announcement because of its legal connotation usually referring to an end to hostilities bet- ween countries. Spreading the word This man, one of several bearing religious placards, marched through the Art Fair along State St. yesterday to alert passersby of the dangers of false religions. I GOV'T GETTING TOUGH IN COLLECTING STUDENT LOANS: Debt collection bill ne By CHARLES THOMSON Daily staff writer special to the Daily WASHINGTON-Legislation that would relax con- straints on the federal government's efforts to collect money from its debtors-including citizens who are delinquent in paying back government student loans-inched closer to passage this week. The Debt Collection Act of 1981, one version of which has already passed the House, received a warm reception last Monday from the Republican- controlled Senate Internal Revenue Oversight Com- mittee last Monday. Senate staff members said yesterday they expect the bill to be sent to the full Senate before the August recess. And, according to one staffer, passage by the end of September seems "likely." IF PASSED, THE bill would allow the federal government to hire private debt collectors to try to collect delinquent payments from individuals. The bill would also allow federal agencies to release some extremely accurate IRS files to private debt collec- tors and credit-rating bureaus, a move which could seriously damage the credit ratings of students who, do not repay government loans. Currently, only other federal agencies have access to IRS address files for the purpose of debt collection. If the Debt Collection Act is passed, however, gover- nment agencies will be able to contract with private collectors and give those collectors current IRS ad- "The federal government's failure to collect billions of dollars in unpaid. . . debts is a national outrage-a slap in the face to the- taxpayers of this country." - U.S. Sen. Charles Percy (R-Ill.) dress information on debtors. As cited in testimony Monday, this provision would allow the Department of Education to release ad- dress information on persons delinquent in paying back student loans to both collection agencies and ar passage private companies that maintain personal credit rating files on individuals. IRS address information is several times more ac- curate than any other source of data available to the government, and according to committee testimony, it is substantially less expensive for the government to maintain. SUPPORTERS OF THE bill claim it is a necessary step toward efficiently collecting billions of dollars owed the federal government. "This legislation addresses the most shocking example of waste and mismanagement of public fun- ds I have encountered in my 15 years as a United States Senator," said Charles Percy (R-Ill.), primary sponsor of the Debt Collection Act. "The federal government's failure to collect billions of dollars in unpaid loans, taxes, and other debts is a national outrage-a slap in the face to the taxpayers of this country." PORTIONS OF THE Act, however, have been criticized by the American Civil Liberties Union as invasions of privacy. An ACLU spokesperson said yesterday that the group opposes the provisions in the Act which would See DEBT, Page 2