European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 3, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                For Loans granted to College students Washington a calling education a the great equalizer a president Clinton said Friday that his administrations retooling of the nations College loan program will give millions More the gift of learning. As announced by the education department College students will new be Able to pay Back their Federal Loans Over 30 years instead of 10, or choose other new repayment plans. Clinton said the changes will help a open the door of education to. All americans and Bridge the Gap Between Rich and poor. Clinton commented As he addressed the 1994 class of presidential scholars 141 High achieving Young people chosen from the top 1 percent of High scorers on College aptitude exams. A Clinton said the new arrangement is expected to save taxpayers $4.3 billion Over five years. He Saiof $1 billion in. New Loans will be available next year. The government is phasing in the direct loan program beginning at 104 colleges in the 1994-95 school year. Students at those schools can apply for the new direct Loans now through their schools. Borrowers with Low incomes can choose a 25-year payback plan with monthly payments of Between 4 percent and 15 percent of their salaries. After 25 years of repayment any remaining debt would be forgiven. Others can choose a 30-year payback plan or the traditional 10-year loan. Students who Arentt at the 104 schools launching the program can get traditional guaranteed student Loans and later shift them into the direct loan program so they too Are eligible for the easier terms the education \ department said. In no by the new York times a new York Siddig Ibrahim Siddig a who has agreed to become a government witness in the trial of those accused of plotting to be Rob new York landmarks approached government lawyers on his own initiative in Early june seeking to cooperate prosecutors said in court papers unsealed Friday. The papers a several letters sent to judge Michael Mukasey from the prosecutors in . District court in Manhattan a said that the 33-year-old sudanese Man also asked that his desire to become a government witness be kept secret from others including his lawyers Ronald Kuby and William rustler and that they be barred from attending his plea negotiations. A eth it government did nothing to prompt this Contact a wrote Andrew me Carthy an assistant . Attorney in a letter to Mukasey dated june 20. Mccarthy added that his office had not season s first tropical storm gunning for Louisiana Miami apr tropical storm Alberto churned m the Gulf of Mexico on saturday and headed toward Louisiana where forecasters worried it could land during the Busy fourth of july Holiday. A a there a going to be a lot of people going to the coast a said Max Mayfield of the National Hurricane Center a by sat urday night and sunday morning people Are going to have to pay real close attention in the Gulf of  a tropical storm watch was in effect saturday for the Gulf coast from Sabine pass Texas to Pensacola Fla. Alberto the fist named storm of the Hurricane season began As a tropical depression that dumped 10 inches of rain thursday on Cuba. By 5 . Edt saturday it was entered at 24.8 North latitude 87.6 West Longitude about 390 Miles South South East of new Orleans and was moving North Northwest at 8  storm carried winds of about 40 Mph a just .1 Mph above the threshold where a tropical depression becomes a named tropical storm it would become a Hurricane if sustained winds reached 74 Mph. But forecasters said it was too Early to Tell if that would happen. A it could gain some strength a said Ixion Avila of the Hurricane Center. Quot we done to know if its going to become a Hurricane. We still think it s going to be 50 Mph or a maybe a 60-Mph tropical  talked directly with Siddig Ati but was approached by the defendants new lawyer Howard Leader. But Kuby criticized the prosecutors statements Friday saying he believes the government coerced Siddig Ali into cooperating and directed him to a lawyer who unlike him would hot resist its efforts. 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