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National THE BATTALION Page WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1981 Students’ career plans change No decline in SAT scores United Press International NEW YORK — A study indi cates the national average of col lege-bound high school students taking the Scholastic Aptitude Test this year did not decline for the first time since 1968 and that students’ career interests have changed. The College Board said Mon- lay the average score on the SAT, taken by 1.5 million students in 1981, remained at the 1980 level: 424 on the verbal part of the test and 466 on the math. The score on each test is 800. top For the past 18 years, the scores have declined — with the exception of 1968 and 1981 when they stayed at the same level. “It is still too early to predict whether this signals the end of the score decline or simply an inter- rruption in the 18-year trend,” said Robert G. Cameron, execu tive director of research and de velopment for the College Board. A second part of the report, a profile on college-bound seniors from the class of 1981, showed stu dent plans over the last several years shifting from the liberal arts and service professions to fields such as business and commerce, engineering and computer sci ence. For the first time, the board re ported, business and commerce edged past health and medicine as the most popular area of study among women. Interest in careers in education was reported at its lowest level since 1972 for both men and women. The big slide in SAT scores, dat ing from 1963, has alarmed educa tors, parents and taxpayers, in creasing fears that the nation’s schools are failing. The fears have been reinforced by other reports and evidence of poor performance in reading, writing and math among many high school gradu ates. w U. S. cash flow endangered to by Ml singiiij] astern (| ce all :r, en ct lorthltJ s was :empt t uildiffi at was til upsopp’ L&P. SRC t trolr megaw| s 11 tstartef I with if lilliM date I costesd ian$k- 'owo hi 1 igesii rds fa lays, 1 from-' 1 0# United Press International WASHINGTON — Unless the Senate approves an increase in the government’s borrowing author ity by midnight tonight, the Treas ury will run out of cash and be unable to pay next week’s bills. Despite the urgency, the Sen ate spent Monday debating unre lated amendments, with Sen. Bob Dole, R-Kan. — keeping with the administration’s desire for a “clean” bill — managing to beat back each attempt. The Senate debate continued Tuesday, beginning with an amendment by Sen. William Armstrong, R-Colo., to grant the president authority to withhold funds for federal programs already approved by Congress. At the outset of the debate Monday, Senate Republican lead er Howard Baker warned his col leagues, “It is absolutely vital that the Senate act on the measure as soon as possible. ” The bill before the Senate would raise the ex isting debt limit of $985 billion to an unprecented $1,079 trillion — the first time the government’s borrowing authority has topped $1 trillion. Not wanting the momentous occasion to pass unnoticed. Sen. William Proxmire, D-Wis., stayed up all night speaking “in painstaking detail” on the direct Flip Wilson misses court hearing, warrant delayed United Press International TORRANCE, Calif. — Come dian Flip Wilson failed to appear in court on drug charges and a warrant was issued for his arrest, but a judge agreed to delay the warrant until today. 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A PG&E spokesman said the Nuclear Regulatory Commis sion in Washington had been informed of the problem — dis covered Sunday during a design review —— involving pipe han gers, which support an over head crane used to move fuel rods. The fuel loading will be post poned indefinitely while pre vious stress analysis studies are reviewed to “confirm the ade quacy of the piping systems in the area,” the spokesman said. There was no indication how long the delay might last. Hours before the PG&E announcement, the Abalone Alliance anti-nuclear group en ded its two-week protest at the plant, calling it a success although they consistently failed to successfully close the still-unfinished plant. The group’s final action be fore abandoning the protest Monday resulted in the arrest of more than 250 protesters attempting to stop workers from entering the plant, including actor Robert Blake and singer- songwriter Jackson Browne. The arrests raised the total number during the past two weeks to 1,901 — the most for any anti-nuclear demonstration in U.S. history. The Abalone Alliance, a coali tion of 16 anti-nuclear groups, said it was now shifting from its “Phase 1” focus of confrontation to “Phase 2,” featuring a nation- the wide education effort hazards of nuclear power. Monday’s trespass arrest was the second for Browne, who was warned following four days in jail last week that those re arrested face several weeks in jail. Most of those arrested were dragged, pushed and pulled from the street by about 15 hel- meted sheriffs deputies while approximately 120 demonstra tors stood nearby singing and dancing as their comrades were taken into custody. Blake, star of the “Baretta” TV series whose real name is Michael Gubitosi, had escaped arrest early in the protest when he participated in an unsuccess ful sea blockade at the plant. 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