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Classes Canceled Until 11 A.M. See Weather Story Column 2 II r Classes canceled until 11 a.m. See weather story column 2 II ts for or the led 18 The Daily Skiff ' Texas Christiani«n University,iini.or.itu FortF«rt Worth,Worth TexasTP.HC ^ ^ Thursday, February 9, 1978 Vol. 76, No. 65 Extending $1.2 billion set visitation , X . in new biff for student aid By CHRIS KELLEV Staff Writer A bill introduced into the Student House of Representatives Tuesday afternoon would, if passed by the in Carter plan House, endorse the elimination of sign- insheets and extend visitation hours in the Tom Brown-Jarvis program. WASHINGTON (AP) President dj students, although the loan Authored by Frank Goode, a long- Carter unveiled a new. $1 2-hillion programs arc open to all. program yesterday designed to time supporter of the proposal, the bill The administration already has provide aid to college students from said the idea had been suggested to proposed raising the maximum basic some administrators last semester, middle income families beset by the grant from $1,600 to $1,800, and X but "had met negative response." high cost of tuition allowing a family with assets ol up to The new aid would include grants of The bill said student body support $25,000 to be eligible The assets lid $250 to students from families with would be valuable in helping to per- now is $17,000. incomes between $15.(Km and $25.1X10. suade administration officials to and subsidized loans for students from approve its adoption, and asks the * 0 House to pass the bill as an en- families with gross income up to i t dorsement of the proposal. $47,000. The program is an attempt to un- House President Laura Shrode Program « * referred it to Student Affairs com- dercut a push in Congress for a tax mittee which met after the House credit to parents of all college adjourned The committee decided to students, a plan Ihe administration opposes have Goode attend one of its up- helps some, Carter and Health. Education and r coming meetings to answer questions Welfare Secretary Joseph A. Califano % » committee members brought up concerning the bill. Jr announced the program at the » In other action, the House passed a White House yesterday. says Ware They said the administration will bill that donated $1,000 to the TCU seek an extra $1 billion for the $2.1- Band in helping to sponsor a Jazz According to TCU's Financial Aid billion Basic Educational Opportunity Festival at Daniel Meyer Coliseum Director. Logan*Ware, Carter's new Grant Program, which now provides March 10 and 11. The Festival will program will help some TCU students, aid to 2.2 million college students feature Stan Kenton, and include a although Ware says, "il is hard to say primarily from low income families band contest and clinic. at this point " The new aid would allow 3.1 million The bill, introduced by the Ware said although the $250 grant to more students to get the grants, in Executive Board of the House, said the Snow, ice cover area students from families with incomes eluding those withfamilj incomes up band needed funds from on-campus between $15,000 and $25,000 was not In $25,000 The average grant for ces in addition to ticket sales to that niu. h to defray costs of attending tits in families with iro merely break men TCU, "every little bit helps " Wilsey discusses cancellations between $8,000 and $16,000 also would The $1,000 came from the Special He did say however, lhat the d b) $200 in $1,050 Projects Fund in the House budget proposed $1 billion raise in the Basic The administratioi The bill passed unanimously. Educational opportunity Grant residential school, or a pure!) coin extra $327 million over the $540 million slick mails and freeways Program, would help some Because Ol existing and anticipated muter school, it's an easier decision." appropriated for the Guaranteed The Texas Department of Public 400TCU students now getting aid from bad weather the University will of- Wilsey said before he makes the Student Loan Program this year, with Stories study Safety said all roads in the metroplex the program ficially begin classes at 11:00 a.m. decision, he contacts House President the government subsidizing the in- area are hazardous. Since there are a "good many" TCU today Laura Shrode for the student view terest (in 260,00(1 new loans to students students who have utilized the Last night's evening classes will be the disabled After Tuesday night's snowfall, Vice Chancellor Wible and Dean from families with incomes above Guaranteed Loan Program this year, rescheoyjed at a later date. No many students were confused about Brewer contact the department heads $16,000 and up to $47,000 gross income. said Ware, the extra $327 million decision has been made on make ups going to school or not. KXAS-TV. and the Deans. An administrator Also proposed is an additional $165 requested by the Carter ad- for this morning's classes. attending TCU channel 5, ran an inaccurate report telephones the airport to get the fullest million over the $4:15 million ap- ministration over the current $540 Essential student services will be saying the classes were canceled. detail available on the weather What is the University doing about propriated this year for the College million appropriated for the program provided to the extent that personnel News Director Lee Elsesser said the outlook Work Study Program will help out some TCU students. the six or seven students with physical are available handicaps'.' station received no phone call from the "Then we get it all together and The aid packages total $1.46 billion, The College Work-Study program at That's what the Skiff explores today The snow, sleet and freezing rain University, and blamed the broadcast then I have to make the decision." hut the administration previously had TCU has been "handled well" ac- with three articles on the status of the that have plaqued the Fort Worth area on an operator's error "We ran a Wilsey said. asked for $250 million of that amount cording to Ware, giving those students the last two days are predicted to stay correction as soon as we noted the to ease the eligibility requirements in who wanted to be involved in the disabled at TCU. On page three, there In other weather news, a severe- for today and possibily tommorrow. error." Elsesser said. the grant programs program the opportunity to. Ware are two stories—one concerns a new snowstorm hit the Northeast. The Executive Vice Chancellor H said however, additional money would federal regulation that forces Forecasters predicted three inches storm left 2 feet of snow and Last month, Carter promised to help the program more. universities (including TCU) to of snow to fall last night. The new Lawrence Wilsey, who makes the hurricane-force wind in some areas. propose an alternative to a tax credit He said the total student-aid renovate their campuses for the round of snow was predicted to fall decision to close TCU if necessary, Approximately 50 have died in the to help the parents of middle-income package will help a good number of handicapped; the other is about a from an upper level disturbance explained the difficulty of weighing stricken area. college students He set aside $700 students at TCU. since there is a good student confined to a wheelchair and expected to enter the state from the educational responsibilities agaiast President Carter declared million in contingency funds in his percentage of middle income students his frustration. On page four, you can west and move rapidly eastward. the inconvenience to students Massachusetts, Connecticut and fiscal 10711 budget lor that purpose. at TCU "I am glad the need to help read about a new University com- Travel advisories continued for all "We're somewhere between Rhode Island federal emergency mittee set up to deal with the entire of North Texas as authorities tried to commuter school and a residential areas. Federal troops were moved into HEW expects to provide $3.25 billion out the middle income families is being recognized." disability problem. keep driving to a minimum on ice- school," he pointed out. "For a purely the states yesterday. in grants and loans this year to at least !. 2.4 million college students, and plans Ware thinks the program, if passed to spend $3 7 billion on those programs by congress, would not be fully im- News briefs- next year.Most of that aid is restricted plemented until the fall of 1979. connection with the Hillside regarding Ihe question of Israeli Strangler case settlememnls In the occupied Arab Verdict reached Canal In debate Officer! refused to disclose territories which Egyptian details about the arrest or to say President Anwar Sadat insists what, if any, charges had been must disappear if peace is to come WASHINGTON (AP) — The filed against the man. to the Middle East. All he would Senate opened debate Wednesday 3 convicted in Torres case Police say the strangler has been say was that "we do have an ex on the future of the Panama Canal responsible for a dozen killings, all change of views with the U.S. on HOUSTON (AP)—Three young former Houston "We will make no recommendation. We are pleased with with an appeal by supporters for of them girls or young women who this " policemen were convicted Wednesday of violating the civil the verdict and the city of Houston should be pleased " approval of what may be the most were strangled, since last Sep- rights oi a Mexican-American prisoner who drowned while Mike Ramsey, one of the three defense attorneys, said the politically charged issue of the tember.
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