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PAGE 6 Anti-War Groups Protest The Draft The Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors has an nounced that they are registering individuals who are opposed to participation in the military. Larry Spears, director of CCCO’s Youth and Conscien tious Objection Campaign, says, “ T he need for young people to go on record as conscientious objec tors to war has never been greater than it is today.” According to Spears, “ There is a very real possibility that Con gress will pass a bill, after the 1980 elections, requiring the man datory registration of young peo ple with Selective Service. Young Americans should start thinking about whether they could par ticipate in the military.” Spears says that CCCO has already registered several thou sand young people through its conscientious objection card. “ These cards are available from C C C O , P .O . b o x 15796, Philadelphia, PA 19103. They simply state ‘Because of my beliefs about war, I am opposed to participation in the military.’” According to Betty Alex ander, a National Selective Ser vice spokesperson in Washington, the cards could carry a lot of weight in convincing a draft board of an objector’s sincerity. “ It sounds like a rational ap proach,” she said. “ It shows the applicant is not experiencing a late cystallization of beliefs.” They [CCCO] are a very organized group. They know a statement made at this time would carry a lot o f weight. If the draft is reinstituted and a young man can prove he went on record in a time when he was not in danger of going to war, then it might have some influence on his board.” “ The usefulness of this card,” says Spears, “ is that it provides a record of an individual’s opposi tion to war and the military. Under current Selective Service regulations, an individual who is called up for active duty will have only 10 days to put together his or her CO claim. This CO card will help demonstrate to the military the thousands of young people who will not serve in the military even if the nation returns to the draft.” CCCO was founded in 1948 as the Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors and is a national agency counseling young Americans facing the prospect of military service. ' m the . hell , ite socks m k — ave rr a » L o b b y i s t a g a i n s t T e s t i n g L a w s LS D AS Delay P R I N C E T O N , N . J . - - A - pplicants to law schools are advis ed that delays in delivery of a new computer system have resulted in a backlog of Law School Data Assem b ly Service (LSD AS) reports to law schools. Law schools have been made aware of the problem through frequent up dating on the status of the pro cessing schedule. Although law school admis sion offices may be somewhat slowed in making their decisions, students can be assured that fairness will be paramount, and no individuals will be penalized for late reporting delays incurred by the LSDAS. Because of the backlog, it is estimated that, at the current pro cessing rate, there will be delays for about the next eight weeks. Staff have been greatly expanded and are working long hours to meet these problems. Educa tional Testing Service (ETS), which administers the LSDAS, regrets any personal incon venience to candidates. The LSDAS was begun in 1970 at the request of the law schools. Its purpose is to sum marize information from college transcripts, test scores from the Law School Admission Test and other biographical information used for evaluation by the law school admission offices. If there are specific problems that cannot wait, please write to Law Programs, Newtown, Pa. 18940. Please do not telephone. TV , radio, and small appliance repair. 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Among the many services offered at the newly redecorated Men’s Limited are precision haircutting, hair coloring, perm anent waving and frostings for both men and women, and men’s hair replacements, plus private accomodations. Their salon is primarily run by appointments which makes it very convenient for their clientel. There are two numbers to call for your appointment 724-3822 and 724-3840. Dan and Angela are looking forward to serving you in the near future. ÜUn’jB Himiteù HairartterB 14 Genesee Street, New Hartford Call for appointment 724-3822 • 724-3840 Test publishers are publicly embracing the Truth in Testing Law while privately lobbying to remove the law’s clout, according to New York Educators Associa tion leaders who say that the testmakers’ “ public posturing” will not slow the statewide union’s efforts to keep the law strong. N YEA Presklent Edwin J. Robisch said recent efforts of ETS and other test makers to publicize a statement o f principles regarding truth in testing “ ap pears to be little more than a public relations ploy designed to slow down and diffuse opposition to amending the new law.” R o b isch said p o litica l observers acknowledge that lob byists for the testing companies are still seeking changes in the law which could weaken its impact. N Y E A joined the law’s sup porters at a press conference this week, called by N Y P IR G to release the results of a Ralph Nader study on the Educational Testing Service (ETS), the largest test company in the country. “ The findings of this report confirm what N YEA has known for sometime - that test results are less consistent in their ability to predict potential than has been purported by the testing industry, school system evaluators and col lege admissions personnel,” Robisch said. The statewide teachers union and its parent union, the 1.8 million-member National Educa tion Association, have long been critics of die excessive use of stan dardized test scores to “ make judgements about human life and aspirations. Testing students fa- diagnosing learning needs, measuring progress in teacher- prepared tests and prescribing in structional activities is ap propriate. But tests which deny students full access to equal education opportunities can no longer be tolerated.” Robisch said New York’s law is' vital to improving the validity of standardized tests because it subjects the whole pro cess to greater public scrutiny. WOUR Concert C o len d a ! February 3 — Blue Oyster Cult Palace Theatre, Albany February 5 — Blue Oyster Cult Syracuse Auditorium February 7 — Weather Report Shaes, Buffalo February 8 — Carolyne Mas J.B. Scotts, Albany February 19 — Jerry Garcia Syracuse Landmark Theatre February 22 — Brian Auger J.B. Scotts, Albany
