David J. Graban, Centre County's newly appointed public defender, said yesterday he wants to get a feel for his department before making any changes or long-range plans. Glosser Brothers, the owners of Gee Bee and Dollar Bargain department stores filed for bankruptcy last Friday, forcing the closing of two stores. Borough police yesterday announced the arrests of two suspects in connection with a pair of local convenience store armed robberies that took place earlier this month. Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del., stepped away from his podium and approached his audience last night as he told them his view of what recent Soviet elections meant: "What did happen is that (Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev) unleashed a little bit of frustration." Students Against Racism will "suppress" racism in a unified student rally on the lawn of Old Main April 13, group members said last night in the first informational meeting attended by about 25 students. One in every three people is the adult child of an alcoholic, and those adult children are two times as likely to marry an addict and four times as likely to become addicted themselves, said a University drug education specialist last night. Africa is the birthplace of civilization, an educational psychologist and historian told a group of about 30 black students last night, but he added that the notion has been denied by scholars throughout history. The University committed minor infractions of low-level radioactive waste transportation and evaluation laws last October, according to a Nuclear Regulatory Commission document released yesterday by the Undergraduate Student Government. About 255 employees of State College-based C-COR Electronics Inc. could be relocated soon and work alongside 50 new colleagues if the company follows through with aggressive plans for a new manufacturing facility in Centre County. Some smokers on campus say they are planning to resist the smoking ban that takes effect in all University buildings starting April 3. "Best of America Say No!" is the Golden Key National Honor Society's message to high school students. The Surf Club was open at noon yesterday, but the masses of people indulging in the drinking sport were absent. Generalizations between races and ethnic groups pervade even social and romantic relationships, a black University student told radio audiences last night. Ten years after the Three Mile Island Nuclear accident, public opinion on nuclear power and the nuclear power industry will never be the same, said panelists participating in a colloquium on TMI. Local private investigator Richard Brennan laughs when prospective clients compare him to Sam Spade or Magnurn P.I. Students from the eastern half of the United States now can apply for an eight-week full-time summer job at the University, a three-credit class and $2,000 all with a single form.
The old television sitcom "Father Knows Best" has taken on new meaning for a member of the men's gymnastics team. Playing against top competition does not always look good on a team's record, and it shows on the men's tennis teams. For three straight years the men's fencing team has finished third at the NCAA Championships. But this is the year, team members say, that they will put away the ghosts of the past. After finishing its season with eight consecutive victories and recording the best-ever finish for a Penn State team at the Eastern Seaboard Championships earlier this month, the men's swimming and diving team is ready for more action. The men's lacrosse team couldn't recover from an early deficit yesterday and lost to ninth-ranked Towson State, 15-9.
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