Pell and Nickles propose academic cutoff for federal student aid
Senators Pell and Nickles seek to place students on probation and cut off federal Pell grants and guaranteed loans if a cumulative grade average falls below C after the first year. The plan targets about 7 billion dollars in annual student aid and would apply to all programs including work-study.
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Washington
Claiborne Pell
D-R.i
Pell
Uncle Sam
Senate
Sen
Don Nickles
R-Okla
Chamber
Nickles
General Accounting Office
Congress
GAO
Reagan
USCA
Moldenhauer
Usc-A
USC-Aiken backs minimum GPA rule for federal aid
USC-Aiken admissions chief Bob Moldenhauer supports Pell Nickles plan to curb federal aid for students failing to keep a 2.0 GPA. He notes colleges set satisfactory progress standards and warns aid should not flow to those who cannot persist. Students should seek private options to finance education.
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Claiborne Pell
D-R.i
Don Nickles
R-Okla
Reagan
Congress
Sens
Pell
Nickles
Department of Education
Education Department
Bob Moldenhauer
Usc-Aiken
Moldenhauer
Jury Studying Evidence in Corona Mass Murder Trial
Juries in the Juan Corona mass murder retrial asked to view a machete and skull fragment from one of 25 graves of migrant workers. They also want to see a ledger with eight victim names, payroll and work records as they deliberate over eight hours in two days.
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Hayward
Calif
Juan Corona
Corona
Superior Court
Richard E. Patton
Kenneth Edward Whitacre
Feather River
Yuba City
Terence Hallinan
Ford Achieves Three Historic Firsts
Gerald R. Ford becomes the first president to model ski wear on a Vermont slope in 1939. He is also the first president to have been an Eagle Scout and the first never elected to the presidency or vice presidency.
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Gerald R. Ford
Vermont
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Land Hotel
Ford
Pizza Hut
Aiken
Charles Grice
Rutland Drive
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