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VOL. LXIII---No. 43 University of South Carolina, Columbia, S. C. 29208 Thursday, March 29, 1973 Foard Directs In More F A 29-year-old assistant professor of philosophy at USC was arrested Friday March 23 and charged with possession of marijuana, possession with intent to distribute marijuana and conspiracy to violate the state drug laws. Bond for Theodore M. Panish was set at $35,000 in a hearing before City Recorder Robert George last week and Panish was later released. Court Hears Petitioners On Election BY BLAKE LORICK AND BUNNY SMITH Gamecock Staff Writers THE USC Supreme Court will hear a petition to invalidate the March 16 run-off in the SGA Spring elections this Friday at 3 p.m. in the Palmetto Room of the Russell House. The ballots were enjoined on March 16 by the Su preme Court Justice, Barbara Estes. The ballots are presently locked in a safety deposit box at South Carolina National Bank. The ballots were taken to the bank by the campus police, Bar bara Estes, a Supreme Court Justice, and Doug Dent, chief justice. They cannot be removed from the safety deposit box unless Estes and Dent are present. Commission Denies Petition The Elections Commission ruled Monday to deny the petition filed by Furman Brodie and Harry Davis, USC law students. The petitioners immediately appealed the commis sioners decision to the Supreme Court. Brodie and Davis said the fact that the ballots were not secret and that pol ling places were reduced from eight to one were grounds for invalidating the elections. An amendment to change the date (See ELECTIONS, Page 6) The 'Suc Stal lestigation ac.ulty Taken by police during the raid at Panish's Green Street residence was -a small amount of marijuana, related paraphenalia and the vehicle license plates from Panish's car which read "COCAINE." The charge of possession with intent to distribute sterhmed from an alleged sale Panish made of four and three-quarters pounds of marijuana, according to Fifth District Solicitor John Foard. Foard said the arrest came from "one in a series of investigations con ducted over the past two years." Panish came to USC almost three years ago and is a native of Norfolk, Va. He received his B.A. from Colorado State University, his M.A. from the University of Missouri. Lt. John E. Dennis of the Narcotics Division of the Columbia Police Department said there would possibly be two other drug arrests on campus among the faculty in the near future. Foard said he was sure there was at least six faculty members that have been selling drugs to students in the past two years. Dennis said that the other two faculty members that are under inves tigation are not under the investigation Overriding Spinazzolo Senate RE By ERNIE KASTNER Gamecock Staff Writer The Student Senate voted Wednes day night to override President David Spinazzolo's veto of a bill to establish a commission to codify USC's laws. Spinazzolo told the Senate that he did not disagree with the concept of the bill but there were certain areas of the bill that gave him some reservations. Calling attention to a portion of the bill dealing with creating a booklet of all laws, Spinazzolo said, according to the USC Constitution this is a duty of the student body secretary. 'Not enough money' The bill in-question calls for an allo cation of $4,000 of which $3,900 would L: NOSM Arson was three day the Bell cess Rally' Pa ts Friday CL. Pagre 2. rrests E> for sale of marijuana, but of harder drugs. "We're talking about cocaine," he said. Foard said there was no coincidence in. the fact that the arrest came at a time when students were away for spr ing break. "We did not pick the time," he said. "When the opportunity rises, we take it. You could say that the one being arrested picks the time." When asked whether Panish was the faculty member that was reported by the Gamecock to be selling drugs to students and advocating drug use a year ago under then editor Glenda Miller, both Foard and Dennis said they did not know. "I can't say whether he's the one or not," Dennis said, "but he was one of the one's under investigation since about that time last year." When asked whether Panish was the faculty member that was reported by the Gamecock a year ago to favor drug use by his students and who said he gave better grades to those students who used drugs, again both Foard and Dennis said they did not know. The story was reported in the Feb ruary 2, 1972, issue of the Gamecock 'S Veto vives Codif be used for salaries. Spinazzolo said there is "not enough money for this" and that he felt the student govern ment should use work-study students to do this work. Each year the monies that are not spent go back into the student alloca tions fund, Spinazzolo said. Last year a number of student organizations did not get funded. Codification is needed The codification is needed, Spinaz zolo added, "but we must utilize our present resources more effectively." Student government employs a secret ary, a senate clerk and several work study students, and "we can do it more efficiently. I urge the Senate to re evaluate and resubmit this bill. Cut out a little bit of the bulk of this bill." OKING: TRA the ruling in. Camp fire. City off: ge 5. set hearin on Green ! J r closing. P [pected and the faculty member was referred to as Mr. X. Miller and two other Gamecock staff members were sub poenaed before a grand jury and asked by solicitor Foard to name Mr. X. They declined. The grand jury investigation was suspended indefinitely at that time. Last August in an interview about the drug problem on campus Foard said he knew who Mr. X was and several other faculty members that were dea ling in drugs. He said he was just wait ing for evidence to make the arrests. A narcotics detective with the Columbia Police Department who was working under cover at USC last spr ing said Panish was not Mr. X. He said he was trying to buy drugs from Panish at the time in order to get evidence for a warrant and arrest and that he was sure Mr. X was not Panish. Since he was released on bond Pan ish has not been teaching his classes. Dr. Eugene T. Long who heads the philosophy department said that Pan ish "has voluntarily agreed not to attend his classes," but added, that "he has not been suspended by the univvr sity." ication Bill 'Work-study not answer' Sen. Bill Woods, speaking in opposi tion to Spinazzolo, said, "I see that the USC Constitution says that the student body secretary is supposed to do this codification but so far we haven't had it done." Also "we must be able to know for sure about all re-apportionment procedures, not guess at it." Concerning the idea of having work study students working on the codifi cation, Woods said, "We have had work-study people but they haven't The salaries are good as they stand, Woods said. The student government must pay wages on the going market for any competent student who gives of his time to do this work. The next speaker, also in opposition to Spinazzolo, was Sen. G. B. Manning, (See SENATE, Page 3) F~FIC: cials g date treet 'agre 8. Wf /