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Observadon K.ed.. mmwbg*. mw be. 1*we 60. Mok. Nmoial Ow w aSs " Unkversy ar 9:3W-1 p.M. em imys. 1%k smmmor orbablie was omm...m.d by W6 gervasery dhoc6me Jmm L $a Ile Sb. serwatery wI aft be open whoen ac-.m.. wrspot lge" areomub a& viewn em.m wag ~Curfew tonih V re extr oU pfms. VOL. LX-No. 91 University of South Carolina, Columbia, S. C. 29208Wensa,My1,97 ArreE af ter McA By JOHN LEWIS Stall Writer A crowd of over 1000 gathered on the steps and lawn of the State House last night as Gov. Robert E. McNair met with five students to discuss student demands. They remained there for about an hour and fifteen minutes while McNair met with Wayne Hembree, Ray Pressley, Cantey Wright, Steve Martin and Barbara Herbert for about 40 minutes and was presented a set of demands. The students had held a rally at 5 at Maxcy Gregg Park which at tracted 250-300 people. Keep y Jones u Hy CARL STEPP Associate Editor Apealing to students to "keep cool," President Thomas F. Jones said last night that outside police forces will leave campus 3 "as soon as the threat of im minent danger subsides." "I can't emphasize too strongly the importance of cooperating in every way with security forces so the campus can be cleared of the threat and things brought back to normal," Jones said. Jones listed three reasons for the University's remaining open in the wake of five days' unrest: "There is a lot of work to be done, with examinations coming. and we want to finish the school year on time... Adequate forces have been brought in to assure safety of those individuals who cooperate... And very im portantly. we have almost 2.000 students who live over 300 miles from the campus. and for these closing the school would be a serious inconvenience." While academic and business 2 affairs remained in the ad ministration's hands yesterday, the security of campus had passed to state management. Jones said the administration - is consulted often" in advisory -$ capacity. "Husiness as usual" was ex *pected today. with classes meeting and Russell House open. .lones. Reported early last night. As armed guards watched over campus yesterday, the University assessed damage in Sthe ravaged Administration .Building. Jones said he "couldn't jestimate the losses in dollars," Sbut he was optimistic they "could be recouped." SHe said authorities were Sstudying pictures taken during :the ransacking, identifying A dminis tn .... 2.. By .IOIN GASH Staff Writer It began at the Maxcy Monument rally, held to denounce the arrest of the students who occupied the Russell House. After some songs, chatter and speechs, someone said he wasn't suggesting anything "but the Administration Building isn't too far away." Students, some who had been reading articles about how peaceful the campus had been over the weekend, walked at a leisurely pace to the Ad ministration Building. Lacking leadership, the crowd was in decisive on what to do after they had arrived at the building. After one speaker said the Board of Trustees, who were located on the second floor, closed disciplinary meetings. a small group suggested that the crowd open it. !)ts,V seco lair meets The overall theme of the in dividuals who spoke was fear of being prosecuted for inciting a riot. Again and again they demanded that no one take pictures, which they were afraid would be used by police. Several students expressed anger at local press having at tributed the trouble to a handful of outside agitators and professional troublemakers. They stated that the majority of the people who had taken part in demonstrations were concerned students. Rick Dempsey said he had been beaten up and kicked by police in ur cool.a rges persons involved, and preparing to take action. No action had been taken last night. Meanwhile, hearings of 32 students suspended during last Thursday's takeover of Russell House were postponed, to be reopened "at the earliest possible date." It was when the hearings began Monday that the Ad ministration Building was oc cupied. If hearings are not finished by exam time, students will receive grade of incomplete in their courses. "Any student who is reinstated will be given ample opportunity to prepare for and take examinations,"'Jones noted. Asked why the Board of Trustees had appointed a special Hearing Committee instead of turning to the University Discipline Committee, Jones refered to a statement the board issued yesterday: "Interfering with the normal operation of a University building, in this case Russell House, involves interference with the performance by the Board of Trustees of its function to see that the University operates so that its educational mission can properly be carried on by the faculty. As for rumors of numerous outsiders on campus, Jones said he had only heard them as "rumors." not facts. "Virtually every rumor in the world is being heard and these are being carefully studied and evaluated so they can be properly taken into! account." Jones added. Jones also underlined the University's stand on academic freedom, as outlined in thee Student Rules and Regulations] "Iltshould be pointed out that the nationally accepted statement on academic freedom is and has been the policy of the University for many, many years." .1...'I The crowd seemed to become tense at the thought. One of the Russell House arrested stood at the top of the steps and said he had already "done his thing" and now it was the crowd's turn. He then walked toward the administration door. Others in the crowd, taking this as a sign of moving on the Administration Building, pushed up the steps, but most of the crowd still watched. The battle at the door pitted eight marshals and two policemen against about fifteen or mor demonstrators who were fighting up the steps. Three big marshals controlled the movement of the crowd. A member of the marshal group made a impassioned plea to the crowd to listen to one of the five representatives who had beent sent upstairs earlier to confer with the Bard of rustees. 0 lolen( ind b student I the Adminsitration Building Monday, even though he had been given permission to talk to the Board of Trustees meeting. At 6:30 someone told the crowd that he had just talked to Wayne Seal, the governor's press secretary, and that the governor had agreed to meet with five delegates and would allow the rest of the crowd to wait on the steps. The group drew up demands to be presented: (1) amnesty for the arrested 41 and anyone arrested in connection with the takeover of the Administration building; (2) removal of police and SLED from the Russell House and opening it to the community; (3) that the university officials condemn state violence in the Administration Building incident and also the violence at Kent State (4) that they be given a written condemnation of Cambodian, Laotian and Viet namese army operations (5) the McNair talk to the crowd per sonally. About seven-fifteen the five delegates left in a state car to talk to the governor. The rest of the crowd began a march up Blossom Street and through the campus on their way to the rally. The five were met in the State House by Wayne Seal who served as mediator for the meeting. He told them that the governor wanted no word war and that the 9 curfew would probably not be lifted. While the five were inside, those outside amused themselves by listening to protest songs sung by Doug Thiele, including" What are you gonna do with your color tv when the revolution comes?" Leaders repeated stressed for the group to be nonviolent and not give the police a chance to act against them. At 8:20 the five came out on the steps and Barbara Herbert was the first to address the awaiting crowd. She told them that the governor had rejected both of their non-negotiable demands: to allow the tape recorder and to grant McNair state of e Governor Robert E. McNi University Administration, d of emergency exists on the McNair said that the acts < the academic freedom and large majority of students education at the University. At 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew v all students must be in their ( special written permit. The ci students, faculty, staff authorization. The order gave law enforcel disperse any congregated gr rig occupied 'ower The crowd lessened their up surge. The representative told them to wait for the first case to be heard they they (the crowd) could decide on action. The crowd hesistantly okayed the proposal. The decision was made to give the board five more minutes. Nothing happened. Nobody ap peared from within the building. "Two minutes." somebody shouted. The marshals at the door began to gather reinforcements. One girl even joined in the mar shal-police barricade. The crowd at the door started growing. The crowd started a count down.. 1(.. .9...8...7...Some people inside the building removed ashtrays and metal objects. Some outside demonstrators shouted that SLlED. Chief J.P. Strom had moved his men in. Two demonstrators climbed on top ol the stne nover ang. Inside, he r iiii 11 eaders amnesty to students involved in the Russell House and administration building takeovers. She said that he told them that it was not time for negotiation about the National Guard. In the light of this she said that she had informed him that she had nothing to talk to him about. Steve Martin then said the governor had told them they were a minority and that if they per sisted in their dissent, that they would be acted against, by force if necessary. Another of the five, Cantey Wright, told the people that he was very disappointed in the talks, and that as far as he was concerned, in South Carolina they would not be treated as human beings. At 8:25 a student spotted Seal in the crowd and screamed out "Why not let Wayne Seal talk for him self?" The crowd then began to take up a chant of "We want Seal We want Seal!" Seal, obviously upset, took the mike and tried to speak, but was drowned out by jeers from students. Finally it was quieted and he said, "The curfew will be enforced at 9:00 tonight. We want no one hurt. We want no one killed. Please cool it tonight and let's talk tomorrow." Insults from some of the students erupted as soon as hed had finished talking. (Continued on Page 3) Condemns va Facult3 By JIM WANNAMAKER Editor-in-Chief The faculty yesterday declared "its determination to do everything possible to insure that the University remains open and completes its normal academic schedule." declares kmergency 3ir upon the request of the ecla red Monday that a state USC campus. f violence interferred ''with ~ducational processes of the desiring to pursue their was established during which lormitory unless they have a ampus is off limits except for and those with specific mrent officers the authority to oups of six or more. to the helmeted highway patrolmen were rushing up the steps to protect the Board of Trusteesf....5.. .4.. .A couple of marshals locked arms. Some demonstrators locked arms. The three big marshals were moved to the front of the door. A big demonstrator stared them right in the face. Human spit dampened faces.3...2...l. Chanting "power to the people", the crowd forced its way up against the marshals. The marshals pushed back. There was no doubt this time. TIhe crowd broke through the door and past the marshals. Patrolmen were stationed on the second floor blocking the only aiccessible stairs. Several demonstrators ventured within five steps from the policemen. T'hen someone dropped a soft drink on several of the demon strators. Shouts went up. Mike I"errarn ne of the five igue gta George Key, USC director P. Strom of the State Law Ei way patrolmen onto campus of the f irst floor lobby of the occupation was followed by students and law enforcem4 The declaration came in a two page resolution passed by an emergency meeting at the Town Theater. The meeting counld not be held on campus because of the ".emergency" situation. Deleted were two references to "professional agitators" and a call for the organization of a joint faculty-student corps of marshals. The provision for marshals was defeated after Student Body President Mike Spears told the faculty, "A marshal is not the thn tob. fire. Proso ona tE. StaterbawEi way teDparolmen ontornationa Stde adof the firtstortobb ofth occat' ins 'ws iollwe the Caoastudent a body..non pep: wre sytm ail heryn decrtonds." na wo emergenceti at thUierTw haeeency seiuati oncend. o ereetdtives ttefede to resionsair andats pusdacl fown the orgniton of aoiseto fatarstuet bcrp of ad,hwith ruhThe poiceen tmhals wre dfeted tmenrac itun their Prident stick Sear told hen ftautyomrshadletreated the thicks sayng be"coeo. ee phra.se oieden abtted bypoffeioeletos and tdw thoodblums sticks the orialdrfr ofthe routio r p a ed. a Pofeso grouinal far coreathee bakwaoicusn the Dprmnofntrcntoa Studies sadofersestror ofck trasueras fhiesip .srite Anofther grUniverpsit oSout *uens watr twohirs niert resntnaties,c atemtdin whic camy en 0 4amrve of security (left) and Chief J. iforcement Division, led high during Monday's occupation Administration Building. The two days of clashes between int agents. .n open a number of years about the war in Vietnam. It is a moral issue..The Administration has turned a deaf ear. We (the faculty) haven't listened to them," said Professor David L. Hatch of Anthropology and Sociology. Despite his plea, a later effort by Prof. John Scott Wilson of the Department of History to insert a provision for the creation of a student-faculty committee to study the resolution of student com plaints was defeated. Jon Kraus, an instructor in in ternational studies, attempted to introduce several measures calling for adminsitrative responses to student demands. He was ruled out of order the first time and later his right to make the motion was questioned as he is an instructor. While the question was being reviewed, the meeting adjourned. The first of Kraus's resolutions was for President Thomas F. Jones to tell Richland County solicitor John Foard that the University's hiring policies are based on academic qualifications, (Ctontinued on Page:3) cookbook they were going to buy. At the receptionists desk a youth called his mother long distance and informed her he was at the Adminstration Building which he had just helped take over. WUSC, the University's student radio, set up a remote tape recording station. One student, who claimed no political leaning, made phone calls to as many big campuses as he could. A door by the bank was opened. Af ter finding out that records were Ailed in the office, a group of 10 started rifling through the cabinets. Some of the papers were thrown out the window, some were torn up and others were kept by people who happened to find their own. Humors started spreading through the crowd that they were RUS ver Eighty campus arrests By ELIZABETH PHILLIPS News Editor Students and police clashed last night at the Men's Towers after imposition of a 9 o'clock curfew. Eighty-five students were arrested as police attempted to make students return to their dorms after students met at the State House. At least six students were treated for injuries-three at Columbia Hospital and three at the University Infirmary. After returning from the State House where a committee of students had met with Governor Robert E. McNair, about 175 students gathered outside the Towers at about 9:15. According to an observer, two boxes of bottles were distributed among the students. City police arrived about 9:35. Rocks and bottles were thrown by students, but no arrests were reported made at that time. Windows were broken at a nearby restaurant as a result of the bricks being hurled at the police. Police left the scene after about five minutes. At about 9:50 National Guard troops in groups of four marched down Main Street from Blossom Street. The guardsmen were ar med with tear gas, bayonets and clubs. The guardsmen broke their lines outside the Towers and, according to one observer, began "bashing people's heads in" with clubs. The student said that it had seemed that the guards had planned only to move the students back inside the dorm and that the students did retreat. The guardsmen then fired tear gas at the crowd who took refuge inside the Towers. Tear gas was shot and conisters thrown into the dorm. No students remained on the street at 10:30. The officers stood guard at all exists to the building, and there were reports of guardsmen en tering the building. One report said that a student. stepped into the walkway outside LaBlorde Residence Hall with his hands above his head and asked a policeman if he could talk to him. He was allegedly clubbed in the head by the officer and then at tacked by five other policemen. In another reported incident, a student came to the first floor of' Laborde to borrow a typewriter from another student, but en countered three policemen who supposedly hit him with clubs. Some residents of the Towers, especially on the first and second floors or Burrey and Laborde dorms said that they were unable to stay in their rooms because of the tear gas and were moving to higher floors to sleep. At 11:30 p.m. a relative calm was assumed in the area with Guard smen remaining outside the dorm. A spot light was set up at the corner of Devine and South Main streets and shone on the Towers. Guardsmen also stationed themselves at the faculty parking lot across the street. (ne report said that students in . the Towers were being confined to their rooms and names were being taken of any one who ventured outside his own room, except to go to the restroom. Six hundred National Guard smen and t00 State Highway Patrolmen were on eamp.as iast night, according to hune KCaaus, director of the University's b