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TheGAMECOCK VOL. LXV NO. 52 The University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C. THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1975 Questi BY STEVE PARKER AND BILL PRATT Of The Gamecock staff The University campus is plagued with questionable and in some cases apparently illegal life insurance sales practices. In the course of a three-week investigation by The Gamecock, it has been found that at least one company, perhaps more, has been employing such tactics in its sale of life insurance policies on campus. The tactics range from hiah All Cites health reas< 'Mr. Rui Rutledge L. Osborne Orangeburg, senior member of t USC Board of Trustees, announc4 yesterday that he had submitti his resignation from the board f health reasons. Osborne, 80, a member of t] board since 1947, served chairman from 1952 until retirii as chairman in 1970, the longe tenure as chairman in the i stitution's 174-year history. I represents the state's Fir Judicial Circuit (Orangebur Calhoun and Dorchester countieE Osborne said his resignation w effective upon the election of a uccessor by the General Assembi The resignation came in a lett to the presiding officers of ti State Senate and the House Representatives, Lt. Gov. Brantli Harvey, Jr. and Speaker of t) House Rex L. Carter. In his letter Osborne express< appreciation to the Gener Assembly and "especially tl the First Judicial Circuit f allowing me the privilege of se ving our great University for t nast 28 years" and said he E 'T co entinuea to supnnnrt t onable i pressure sales techniques to out right deception. And, in some cases, agents have violated the insurance statutes of South Carolina. During the investigation, two instances of a representative of the Fidelity Union Life Company violating the code have been discovered. A number of other cases of questionable sales techniques have also been found. In the code violations un covered, the agent was paying the initial premium of the policies in auestion. This practice is an Quiet On The Western Ems 'resigns of have for more than 60 years." ie Osborne pointed out in t xd resignation letter that he h A served on the board with eig or governors and more than trustees during the a ie ministrations of five Universi is presidents. ig USC President William st Patterson said Osborne's "years n le st g, ). as S y. er of al Je m or r.. CAROLINA SPRING footba he practice continues as thi x.. Gamecocks held a scrimmage he Williams Brice Stadium Satui I day. See Page 7. insuran apparent violation of section 37 147 of the 1962 Code of Laws of South Carolina as amended. The law reads in part: "...Nor shall any such company or any officer, agent, solicitor or representative thereof or any insurance broker pay, allow or give or offer to pay, allow or give, directly or indirectly, as in ducement to the taking of in surance any rebate of premium payable on the policy..." The Gamecock has learned that the South Carolina Insurance Commission is considering action Deb Gar dm Front loard post leadership have been a bridge is strong and important bridg ad between Carolina's proud past a ht its vital and energetic present. 50 man ever loved his instituti d- more--and no man has ev ty translated those feelings into dee and accomplishments--than lh H. o . Continued on Page 12 -On the insid4 ADMISSIONS--The law scht e rightfully retains power over at admission. See Editorial on Pa; ~. 10. ce sales ft against these questionable and The I illegal tactics in the form of state4 public hearings. Mr. In at least two cases the State sequc Insurance Commission has sent (the letters to the main office of polici Fidelity Union, in Dallas, con- Rai cerning the practics used by their polic agents. the i Thomas Charles Raad, a USC more student, according to a letter sent qualil to David Whitter, director of polic Consumer Relations with is qui Fidelity Union, was "asked that In he sign an application form to see if he qualified for the policy." Law adxms policy appr BY MICKEY TRIA Of The Gamecoc A resolution giving the USC L Committee full responsibility foi admission applications was appri William H. Patterson Wednesda The designation by Pattersc Trustee's Law School Committ( School responsible for administer proposal. The proposal reques screening committee with the ai W seven per cent of the yearly ente the law school. The hardship prc for the fall 1975 entering class. Law school Dean Robert W. Fi policy was "an equitable way t has a hardship case." Patterson said "while the Scho to an admissions policy consiste University graduate school, the : -a the need to avoid rigid or m a. criteria based solely on grades st nd We feel this hardship category, s 4o will give the further flexibility on Law school applications." "I really think the key to the [ Ir. their original proposal was that there was this flexibility in the ] poli thel sai( mei Ste4 tha * agr sati U mis wh< Adr -A hav reg cus est, - Adi pro for os FILMs--Jack Nicholson and crew not ts frolic In "The Last Detail,"Page adi re mund etter continues, '"The agent I that this would not obligate Raad in any way. Sub ntly, Mr. (Leslie) Belikoff agent) delivered this F.Ilt kd said he did not want the r and was never aware that ipplication he signed was than a release to see if he ied, until he received the r. Apparently, this practice te widespread. closing this letter, Cliff Continued on Page 3 dons oved IARCHI k staff aw School Admissions ' considering hardship )ved by USC President y. n, and the Board of ,e will make the Law ing the Board's Jan. 25 ts establishment of a ithority to admit up to ring freshman class of vision will be effective >ster said the hardship ) handle a person who ol of Law is committed nt with its status as a ;chool also recognizes echanistic admissions andardized test scores. uggested by the Board, needed in considering ooard's backdown from they didn't realize that ,aw School admissions cy. There was more than r had originally thought," I Harry Haynesworth, a nber of the Law School ring Committee. "I think it (the resolution) is eeable with the faculty. I'm sfied with it." nder the new hardship ad sion category, an applicant. u n the judgment. of the Law nissions Committee does not e the record to qualify him for ilar admission, can be ex ed from attending the ablished Summer Pre nission Trial (SPAT) gram. The SPAT program is applicants whose records do qualify them for regular nlSSion. ightsey cited economic sons, military service, and