Like most Iranian students at the University, Mohhamad Sadaghiani has not been able to get in touch with his family recently. Last Thursday's earthquake knocked out several telephone lines in northern Iran, making communication difficult. Bare branches in forested areas stretching from the Bald Eagle Ridge to the Appalachian Plateau testify to the damage done by gypsy moths this year. Centre County employee salaries may increase 5 percent next month, pending approval of an as-yet unreleased internal study, a county official said yesterday. Because about 150 potential donors were turned away Monday, the Life-Savers Foundation of America will hold a second testing session to try to find potential bone marrow donors for 20-year-old Michelle White. The University's Hershey Medical Center would have to reduce educational programs and cut its supplies budget under a state budget cut proposed yesterday by Gov. Robert P. Casey. Construction on the proposed Penn State Research Park should begin next fall, and the first phase of the park may be completed by mid-1993, according to plans unveiled Tuesday. BELLEFONTE -- A former University student accused of raping another student during Fall Semester 1989 was acquitted of all charges early yesterday morning in Centre County Court. To reach Mars by the year 2019, as President Bush has suggested, the United States will have to commit to increased funding for its space program, NASA's No. 2 administrator said Tuesday.
This summer many people will be playing golf, perfecting their strokes and trying to lower their handicaps. But next weeekend the sport of golf will be the vehicle for a special celebrity charity event. Following his team's third consecutive losing season, men's tennis coach Holmes Cathrall has decided to retire after 26 years.
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