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English elections held
LONDON (AF) — The govern
ing Conservative Party made
gains and socialists took
tieatings as first results were
declared in Thursday’s
municipal elections, heighten
ing the likelihood of a general
election next month.
The main opposition 1-abor
Party posted a string of losses,
but in a major coup regained
control of Liverpool from the
centrist Liberal Party. Labor
also won in Birmingham and
Manchester, its traditional
strongholds.
The Liberal Party, in an
alliance with its Social
Democratic Party partner, ap
peered on course to meet its
target of gaining at least 400
new seats in town halls.
With results declared from
135 of the :tti‘i cities and towns
contested in the election, a
Press Association computer tal
ly showed the Conservatives
had made net gains of nine seats
while I *bor posted a net loss of
82.
The alliance hail won a total
of 123 seats.
National
Secord denies profits
WASHINGTON (AP) - The
Iran-Contra hearings turned
combative Thursday with
leadnff witness Richard V.
Secord snapping. "I didn’t
Come hem voluntarily to be
badgered," as he was peppered
with questions about profiteer
ing in secret arms sales to Iran
and to Nicaraguan rebels.
The nationally broadcast
House-Senate inquiry, in its
third day. was transformed from
a relaxed proceeding to a con
frontational session as first
Senate chief counsel Arthur I.
Liman and then committee
members pressed Secord
n*|H>atedly on his financial in
terest in the deals. Secord in
sisted he did not profit.
House approves ships
WASHINGTON (API The
House voted Thursday to ap
prove two more aircraft carriers
for the Navy, easily turning
down attempts to torpedo the
giant warships as too
expensive
The decisions came as the
Democratic-con trolled chamber
worked its way through a hill
authorizing $288 billion in Pen
tagon spending for the fiscal
year that begins Oct. 1.
The nuclear-powered giants,
the world's largest warships,
will replace a pair of World War
ll-era carriers and will keep the
Navy's total of carriers at IS.
The Mouse had been schedul
ed to debate the "Star Wars"
missile defense system Thurs
day amid a prediction by House
Speaker Jim Wright. D-Texas,
that the program's budget
would Ire frozen, but the
chamber abruptly delayed a
decision on the issue.
Train derails
STEVENSON, Wash (AP) -
A Portland-bound freight train
derailed into the Columbia
River near here Thursday and a
"large fire" was reported,
authorities said.
It was not known whether
there were any injuries.
The :W-car train, which
originated in Chicago, derailed
about 2:S5 p in about 12 miles
east of Stevenson along the Col
umbia River. There were four
crew members aboard, said
Burlington Northern
spokesman Howard kallio.
Hazardous materials
specialists, firefighters and
others were en route to the
scene, he said.
Regional
Worker contaminated
PORTLAND (AP) — Radioac
I i v e contamination was
discovered Thursday on the
body of a Trojan nuclear plant
worker who collapsed from heat
exhaustion on the |ob.
Steve Sautter, a spokesman
for Portland General Electric
Co., said a worker at the plant's
fuel building area was taken to
St. 'John's Hospital in
Longview, Wash., for treatment
of heat exhaustion.
PP&L cuts rates
SALEM IAP1 — Oregon
residential customers of Pacific
Power&Light Co. will pay
almost 2 percent less for power
under a rate decrease approved
by the state Public Utility
Commission.
The PUC on Thursday an
nounced approval of a $10.9
million annual rate cut for
PP&L.
The utility was able to reduce
its charges because federal tax
changes passed last year
decreased its tax liability, the
PUC said.
Extradition proceeds
ASTORIA (AP) — Extradition
proceedings have begun for
Robert Zimmerman, a 19-year
old transient charged with rob
bery and kidnapping in
Washington state.
Clenn Faber, a deputy district
attorney for Clatsop County,
said he filet! a fugitive com
plaint in Clatsop County
District Court on Wednesday to
start extradition to send Zim
merman to king County, Wash.,
for prosecution.
Zimmerman is accused of
robbing the North Bend Motel
in North Bend. Wash , and kid
napping a 58-vear-old motel
employee, Barbara May Allie.
on April 28. He faces a first
degree robbery and first-degree
kidnapping charge in King
County. Zimmerman was being
held at Clatsop County |ail on
$100,000 bail.
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an average lapse time between
graduation and the first career
related job of at least one-half
year
Smith cites statistics from a
survey of graduates last year
that say nearly till percent of
University graduates get their
first jobs three to six months
after graduation.
Although some graduates
begin looking for their first |ob
even before they graduate, some
fields become glutted, accor
ding to Bivins
"More students an! starting to
look for areus where there is the
greatest need,” Bivins said
Both Bivins and Smith agn*e
with the old adage, "it’s not
what you know, but who you
know." Most I* , it's a matter of
connections, according to
Bivins
A student can establish "con
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major-related environment says
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up internships before they
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Itivins. who passes along in
formation to students concern
ing professionals looking for in
terns in the journalism fields,
says most employers rely on job
seekers who have previous
"field" experience.
"Internships are essential —
most employers are saying it.”
Bivins says.
If a graduate hasn’t had an in
ternship opportunity, there are
still other ways they can
prepare themselves for a job
search. Career Planning and
Placement Services sees ap
proximately two -thirds of the
annual University graduates.
“CPPS provides ideas.
methods and strategies to
prepare them for first getting in
to the job market." says Smith
"Then we provide the proper
marketing tools, which in
cludes on-interview skills and
resume preparation."
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marketing, is part of the one
third who haven’t gone to
L'PPS. Hanson insists she did it
all on her own.
"All my decisions are mine,
that’s why I floundered around
for a while. I’ve never even been
to see a counselor."
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