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News Round-up I North Vietnam announced Wednesday 20 more prisoners would be released within the next few days, ahead of the two-week intervals scheduled for their release. The second major group of prisoners will be released within 10 15 days. A total of 407 Americans remain to be released before March 28 as specified in the cease-fire agreements. Cuba and the United States apparently have reached an agreement providing for stiff punishment of hijackers by Cuban authorities in lieu of extradition. State Department officials refused to discuss the exact content of the agreement since details remain to be resolved. President Nixon announced a 10 per cent devaluation of the dollar late Monday evening in a move designed to help balance the United State's trade deficit. Tourists traveling overseas will find the dollar will buy less foreign goods than it did prior to devaluation and will be exchanged for less foreign money than before. Essentially the devaluation will result in foreign goods being more expensive and exported American goods being less expensive. By opening up foreign markets in this way it is hoped more jobs will be created at home. The administration is hoping the deficit will improve this time instead of becoming worse as it did after an eight per cent devaluation of the dollar December, 1971. Ford Motor Co. was fined $7 million Tuesday by the Justice Department for tampering with cars undergoing antipollution tests. Cars were tuned up before they un derwent tests to meet federal government emission standards. Several cars had been shipped to dealers before being certified. According to the Justice Depart ment spokesmen, this was the largest settlement amount ever obtained in a case of this type. Claude E. Kitchens, superintendent of Richland School District One, announced to the board he is resigning for health reasons. Kitchen's resignation will become ef fective June 30. 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Tel: 01 -674 3211 Study In Guadalajara, MexicoCAL775 Fully accredited, 20-year UNIVER- CM NC SITY OF ARIZONA Guadalajara DVLPE Summer School offers July 2-August 11, anthropology, art, education, folklore, geography, history.- gov-PE LTNBUD ernent, - language and literature. Tuition $165; board and room $211. Write: International Programs, Uni- APL HT A verit o ArFreeTucon8D21 Women's speakers By SUSAN PAQUET The Association of Women Students is sponsoring "Woman in Focus Week" which continues through Saturday featuring noted feminist Betty Friedan who will speak Thursday night at 7:30 in the Campus Room at Capstone. Ms. Friedan is the author of "The Feminine Mystique", the book credited with having started the women's movement. Past president of the National Organization of Women (NOW), and co-founder of the National Women's Political Caucus, Ms. Friedan is presently a columnist for 'McCall's. After her presen tation she will participate in a panel discussion on "What is Feminism?" Joining Ms. Friedan will be Dr. Betty Fitzgerald, ranking ad ministrator in the School of Education at Michigan State University. Dr. Fitzgerald is the national director of the Women's Equity Action League (WEAL) and the vice-president of the Roherty to Dr. James Roherty, chairman of the Department of Government at the College of William and Mary, will become head of the University of South Carolina's Department of Government and International Studies July 1. Dr. Roherty will be the first head of the department which was formed in July 1972 by combining the former political scieice and international studieE departments. James G. Holland, Jr. has been acting head of the new department. Roherty has been on the College of William and Mary faculty since 1963 and has headed the govern ment department since 1966. The new USC department head received his A. B. and M. A, aft Beer ry Wed. night nite Little Room Ls Street )aily - 5to6 6 ICINAL SPEED DING COURSE )UR RE ADING RATE 23 TODAY ION SKILLS IT CENTER ING ROOM 211 Y TO SWALLOW Week to films, di. BETTY FRIEDAN ...Speaks in Capstone. National Association of Women Deans and Counselors. She holds a PhD from Northwestern and is the author of a textbook in higher education. head USCdep degrees from the University of Washington and his Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1957. Former teaching appointments have included posts at Marquette University and Mount Mary College. He has been a visiting professor or lecturer at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Foreign Service In stitute (U. S. Department of State), Federal Executive Institute (U. S. Civil Service Commission) and the National Defense College of Japan. Roherty is widely recognized as an expert on the workings of the U. S. Department of Defense. Among HIE Student TUESI 5 P.M. 'til SPEC STEAK I 'The best steak at the best ; potato or French fries, tossi COME AS 548 KNOX ABBOT T I B.USH RIV ER ROA 4510 DEVINE: STR== feature scussions A panel discussion which will be held 8 p.m. Friday in room 307 of Russell House will cover the topic "Female Sexuality." The panel will consist of Dr. Robert Deysach of the Psychology Department, Ms. Pearl Hinnant of the Richland County Health Clinic,- Ms. Marie Campbell and Ms. Ann Dreher Brailsford. Thursday at 4 p.m. in the Golden Spur there will be a discussion group which will look at the subject of Femininity and Masculinity. Tonight at 9:30 discussions will take place in 'the women's dorms on the following subjects: Columbia Hall. Female Sexuality; Capstone-Alimony and Divorce; Wade Hampton-Women and Religion; McClintock-Women's Biological Limitations; Sims Women's Studies Program; South-Women and Religion; and South Tower-Marriage as an Institution. Otler activities inclune films and movies which will be shown in the Russell House Theater. artment other works, he is author of "Decisions of Robert S. Mc Namara, A Study of the Role of the Secretary of Defense," published in 1970. He was a member of the research staff of the Blue Ribbon Defense Panel that studied the Department in 1970. Dr. Roherty has also been consultant to a variety of other government organizations in cluding the Wisconsin Center for Education in Politics; Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction; United States Congress, House Republican Policy Committee; and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Dr. Roherty is married and has three children. Night )AY Closing IAL )INNER 19 With Student I0 rice. Served with baked d salad and bread. VOU ARE )RIVE IN CAYCE D-JUST OF F 1-26 r..EAsT COLUMAsna