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WORLO WRAP OPEC may lower oil production; weak prices cited ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The president of OPEC Tuesday proposed reducing the cartel's oil production beginning March 1 to shore up weak oil prices. "All the countries I visited during the present tour stressed total support and deep understanding of the current situation on the market," Alirio Parra said after meeting with Yousef bin Omeir, oil minister for the United Arab Emirates. Parra, however, did not specifically say whether the UAE had accepted his call for the production cut.
A dropout by any other name ... JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A dropout by any other name — "early leaver," for example — is just silly, the state Board of Education says. The board Monday proposed abandoning the term "early leaver" to describe a student who quits school before graduating. "It's more education jargon," said Harry Gamble, an Education Department administrator. "The public knows what a dropout is." "Early leaver" was adopted four years ago to conform to what many other states and the federal government were using.
'Big 3' plan suit NEW YORK (AP) — Detroit's Big Three au tomakers plan to ask for punitive duties on all imported cars, a move that could boost sticker prices thousands of dollars, The New York Times said, today. The newspaper, citing unidentified sources, said Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp. and Chrysler Corp. will file a complaint charging that foreign automakers are selling cars for less in the United States than on their own soil. The Times said the American manufacturers are amassing thousands of pages of evidence in support of a complaint they plan to file with the Commerce Department within three weeks. See World Wrap page 10
THURSDAY January 28, 1993
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Oklahoma regents want less spending and better services By Roy Howe Staff Writer While the State Regents for Higher Education praise Oklahoma colleges and universities for spending less on administrative functions than other public institutions throughout the nation, they are calling for the state's 25 institutions of higher learning to examine means to further cut administrative costs and improve services. According to data provided to the state regents, the University of Central Oklahoma's administrative costs totaled $4.8 million for fiscal year 1991-92. This amounted to 11.7 percent of the university's educational and general budget (E&G), the sole source for administrative money. Administrative expendatures comprise institutional support and data processing for institutional support. The E&G budget is created from student tuition, most student fees and state appropriations. Jeanie Edney, public information director for the state regents, said Governor David Walters recently addressed Hans Brisch, chancellor to the state regents, suggesting spending caps for the administrations of institutions of higher learning. For their study, the state regents placed Oklahoma institutions in three categories: comprehensive universities which include the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University, the 10 four-year universities and the 13 two-year colleges. "...The Governor recommended administrative expense targets at ten percent for the comprehensive universities, twelve percent at the fouryear universities and fourteen percent at the two-year universities," Edney said. During FY '92, administrative costs for the comprehensive institutions averaged 10 percent of their E&G budgets with OU's at 9 percent and OSU's at 11 percent. On the average, 12 percent of the E&G budget was spent by administrations of the four-year universities during FY '92, while the twoyear colleges averaged 16 percent of their
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E&G budget going towards administrative costs during FY '92. Oklahoma State University's administration topped the two comprehensive universities in 1992 with an 11 percent chunk out of their E&G budget totaling $13 million. Of the 10 four-year universities, The University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma spent the highest portion of their E&G budget, (20 percent) towards administrative costs during FY '92. Southwestern Oklahoma State University ranked the lowest in administrative costs during FY '92 using 8 percent of their E&G budget.
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Seminole Junior College topped the 13 two-year colleges, spending 24 percent of their E&G budget on administrative costs, while Rose State spent 13.30 during FY '92 for administrative costs, the lowest percentage of the two-year institutes. "Compared to their counterparts, our colleges and universities are holding the line on administrative costs, but we must do better," he said. "We must tighten up and pare down until we are absolutely certain that we are operating at the
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