Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Lockec Studen RE] EXI Wit] Tune in Starts S - Door Provides ts' Best Defense PURNING TO THE AIR FAL RAD IO DER IENCE 730 am b Music, News, Features, ports, Editorials ,Humor VUS C 730 on a radio near yc unday, September 16-,n a 6 pm. BY BILL OURL (See related story pa A locked door students best in against theft of articles, accord university officials. George A. Key, di public safety, and I Stewart, director of services, agree t steps taken by the u are futile unless thf locks his door each steps out. Stewart added th thefts occur because is open and an item ( is left lying in the op thefts are hard to tra and it is improbable recovery can be r Another prei measure that should is making sure nc lingering around ti who doesn't belong Stewart emphasiz4 lot of kids between the cause of theftL dorms and they shou allowed to loiter. Bicycle thefts are the most comr currence. One hun( nine bicycles were stolen last year, v $10,565.75. Of these arrest was made. K that the bikesre cove those registered v Caroli Growl The South Carolina continued to grow in Jul are increasing indica growth in some sect economy is slowing, par the construction indust Easy To 0= Gamecoc Charge Acc< '100 .(Limit) BR ITTO university. There have been numerous bikes that have been recovered, but no means of identifying the W rightful owner has been found. ge I.) Key stated that the is the university has bought and ;urance will engrave any identifying personal mark on a bike for the ng to students. Chain and locks were purchased and are 'ector of available to the student at obert A. cost price of $3.00. Key said housing the main goal is to have all iat any the bikes registered and an tiversity identifying mark on each student one. time he Car thefts accounted for $14,725 worth of loss with at most recoveries totaling $13,700. It the door is significant that no arrests r money were made in connection ,n. Such with car thefts at the :k down, university. Items that were that any stolen out of cars such as tape ade. decks accounted for entive $16,287.65 with total be taken recoveries of $3,084. Again one is the main problem is unlocked a dorms cars and keys being left in the here. car, .said Key. d that a There were only three 0-14 are cases of rape reported at the in the university last year. Key d not be attributed this fairly low figure to girls' usage of Alpha orobably Phi Omega (APO) service on oc- fraternity's excort service. red and Key added that this service reported would be resumed this week. ilued at Key stated that it would be mly one idealistic to expect thefts to y stated be cut out entirely, but why ed were should the student help the ith the thief out? na Economy h Continues economy "South Carolina Economic In r but there dicators,' a report released by the Lions that USC Bureau of Business and rs of the Economic Research, reveals that icularly in during July eleven economic y. indicators improved, six showed unfavorable developments and two remained substantially un en changed. Residential and non-residential; "- contruction showed some decline, the report said, buy the adjusted series do not show a large reducation. Economic imlprovemhents,ac unt ,cording to the reports, included a slight increase in the average manufacturing work week, a rise in new business incorporations and a decline in the initial claims for unemployment insurance. Unemployment rates cntinued below the national average with I the total unemployment rate down Sand the insured unemployment 3rate falling to one of the lowest points in its history SPLITS