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VOL. MX-No.,.Wva University of South Carolina, Columbia, S. C. 29208 Wednesday, Mrh2,17 Vote! elections held today Voting began this mor ning in the campus wide student government elections. All offices in cluding the presidency, vice presidency, other executive branch offices and the student senate are to be filled. Last night the four can didates for president an swered questions on ETV (Channel 35) in the last formally scheduled engagement of the cam paign. Questions from viewers across the state ,were telephoned into the studio. Candidates for president of the student body: Joe Usry, Aiken; Steve Smith, Spartanburg; Jeannine Smith, Columbia; and Harry Walker a native of Greenville. Candidates for vice president: Julianne Still, Hilton Head Island; Oliver Washington, Jr., Columbia; Mike Tkacik, Alexandria, Va.; and Phil Flynn, Union. Treasurer: John Blackshire, Hartsville; Ora Smith, Mullins; and David Yarborough, Spartanburg. Secret>ry: KathyoJen nings, Greenville; and Marsha Mottel, N. Augusta. Runoffs are scheduled for Friday March 26. Usry: G responsibi Joe Usry, candidat. for student body president, said last night that ' he Gamecock in a Monday itorial "overstepped its I?ponsibility to the students by Iirst of all selecting a candidate to support and secondly by erroneously reporting facts. I think it's sad when anyone has to use some issue out of the past in a campaign in the present. A candidate should be judged on his merits, not on blind accusations of a closed issue," Usry said. Tlhe signed editorial by Charles Wavs and $3 million By HOLLY GA Staff Writ A $3 million increase for USC by the House Ways and Means ( Carolina General Assembly. According to Jerry Beasley, goi of USC, the recommended budge This figure represents a $3 mil $18,659,705 budget of 1970-71. Beasley said he was hopeful "t approved by the General Assemt Lmecock 0V4 lity to stuid 'Many people have short ''ant memories and forget that Usry cai was caught last year illegally t validating fee cards. Usry used his -mati senatorial powers to enable his the Iriends to get choice seats at Sen. basketball games." issuW Uisry pointed out' the lead over headline in the March 6,1970 issue reca ol The Gamecock, which said, him Senate declares Usry innocent of duct misconduct." Usry was secretary Gani for general welfare in the cabinet ol last year's student body Gani presidtent. "It was said that I used my senatorial powers," he said. /ANNINE srATH3 LOVE MACINIE KER~ Means Comm bike for USC TLING -Is a fair appropri er Univeristy." Beasley has been recommended The appropriations 'ommittee of the South a delinition of out of st which is intended to /ernment liaison officer Pays resident and for USC is $21,792,636. fees. lion increase over the According to Beasle Ways and Means St wat the money would bewith iya the oerord be icials of the Universit ly and the Governor.definitic residency." :hV*Q1AM"I'he bill states that a r tepaiqualityeelingseabouertre sametas thoseeexpressedhb Robert Elliotiwhenditewasea Lets.SuetSnt saidmingat teeatedla haslbt an accoptedto by Mathe neot memboedin Theereotdoth ecoc sahs feeings atbthe tme ihr eenu er bingbroght p aainare ithe abfil approrn same asnthosesepy."sBdabyey&: obrt llot he itwa an TEecpoitions | alastfspring.ntudentuSenatet wheichnlysdefatednabilltt innocentpofsoficialemiscod accrdig o te arc6 Accrdn te Besl hot as uotdWiavh RanMeas S ecockiaialsyingtat thevtimet (teiatiauclear defini)ic x ittee asks budget ation for the disorder last May. Beasley in said. dicated that more trouble on any bill includes state supported campus would ate students bring "prompt and strong action clarify who from the General Assembly." non-resident However. Beasley also said that members of the General Assembly y, the House have the "highest respect for the ibcommittee vast majority of students on elected of- campus who have refrained from y in arriving becoming involved in destructive in of state acts and no punitive legislation need be considered at this time." Michael J. Mungo, member of student will the board of trustee, also indicated ~sidents fees that punitive legislation would not has been an materialize. t of South He said that because the General hs Beasley Assembly elects the board of en accepted trustees "they have confidence in louse Ways us and don't need to make laws se and had telling us how to run our job." louse. According to Beasley the ap tive clauses propriations bill will be voted on ng campus sometime in the n'ext two weeks. ~sults will be posted in House tonight as soon srns become available. are Friday March 26,