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3.   LTI TO OFFER FIRE SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM THIS FALL

      A new two-year associate degree in fire science technology
will be initiated this fall by the Lexington Technical Institute.
The program will be featured in cooperation with the Lexington
Metropolitan Fire Department.

      In addition to training in professional firefighting, the
program will offer instruction for careers in plant safety engi-
neering and investigative and fire insurance. Trained fire science
technologists are required under new federal safety law for busi-
nesses, fire departments and industry.

      Classes will be held at the local fire department's fire
training facility currently under construction on the Old Frank-
fort Pike. The program will consist of four semesters, with 64
hours required for graduation.



4.   LIBRARY JOINS COMPUTER SYSTEM LINKING 84 ACADEMIC LIBRARIES

      The Margaret I. King Library has joined the Southeastern
Library Network which is designed to provide a centralized computer
service for 84 academic libraries in the Southeast.

      Harold Gordon, interim director of libraries, said the new
cooperative plan will be "far more efficient and economical than
anything we could develop on our own." He believes that ultimately
the regional network will be developed nationwide. The main office
will be in New Orleans.



5.    STUDENT AID FUNDS WILL BE AT LAST YEAR'S LEVEL

      James Ingle, director of Student Financial Aid, said recent
Federal approval of financial aid programs to needy students will
enable the University to maintain the local program at near the
1972-73 levels.

      He said approximately $1.6 million will be available, breaking
down to $800,000 for national direct student loans, $550,000 for
work study programs, and $242,000 for educational opportunity grants.
Other money may be available through direct student application to
the Health, Education and Welfare Department, which will issue
"certificates of eligibility" to those who qualify and this in turn
will be used in negotiation for supplemental funds contained in a
separate $120 million Congressional appropriation.