The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, November 01, 1976, Image 1
VOL. LXVIII, NO. 16 I niversilv of SoutS: Carolina, Columbia, S.C. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1976
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USC students who plan to vote in
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Gerald Ford over Jimmy Carter by 35.7 per
cent to 25.3 per cent, according to a survej
taken by The Gamecock.
More than one fourth of students pollec
said they were not voting, and 11 per cenl
said they were either undecided or did nol
care.
The survey was conducted during the pasi
iwo weeKs. r rom a nsi 01 more man wn
random ly-selected students registered a!
USC, 364 were reached and participated ir
the survey.
THE QUESTIONS asked were : "Whon
do you favor for U.S. President?", "What i:
0 your party preference?", "Do you plan U
vote in November?" and, for those who sai<
they planned to vote, "For whom?"
Other candidates, including Independen
Party candidate Eugene McCarthy
American Party candidate Lester Maddox
Socialist Party candidate Julius Levin
American Independent Party candidal
Thomas Anderson, Democrats Georg<
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Republican Ronald Reagan and an
^ tiabortion candidate Ellen McCormick
received 2.3 per cent of intended votes. On
students said he intended to vote for "Jaki
the Horse." *
When students were asked whom the;
preferred for U.S. President, whether the;
were voting or not, Ford's total in creased t
45.3 per cent compared with 32.1 per cent fo
Carter. When those not voting wer
eliminated, however, the margin betweei
the two major party candidates narrowed t
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Class of 1994 ? bewai
Four-year-old Missy Leeming is gel
0 an early start on earning a spot on
U8C cheerleading squad. At Saturd
lastudei
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y 10.4 percentage points.
o The largest percentage of students not
r voting was among freshmen, 40 per cent;
e the smallest was among graduate
n students, 10 per cent. While the percentage
o of those voting increased with class rank,
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percentage of those undecided also in- 1
creased from 5 per cent of freshmen to 18 1
per cent of graduate students undecided. i
THE SURVEY showed no large difference 1
in voting intentions between South Carolina
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Gent Gatllard?THE GAMI
ne, her. The Gamecocks' 27-7 victory ove
ete Wolfpack gave Missy and more
for 50,000 other fans plenty to cheer at*
r Ford
7.8
14.5
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25.8
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ecided Others Not voting
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residents and nonresidents, although state
-esidents favored Carter more than
nonresidents, 26.6 per cent compared with 20
3er cent. A greater ppercentage of state
See POLL, Page 1$
Drinking
law to be
strictly
K enforces!
L,
1 - By EDITH McNEILL
H?v (ianun-ock Staff Writer
rV- The Alcoholic Beverage Control
kW Commission (ABC) has stepped up
Wj liquor law enforcement at IJSC
'J football games because of com^
plaints received by the commission
^ about drinking and obscene
language at the games.
"We received a large number of
complaints after the Notre Dame
football game from people who
were upset because the obscene
^ language and drinking were so bad
during the games," S.J. Pratt,
ABC Commissioner, said.
^ PRATT ALSO said people are
? Kiihifvt to arrest if fhf*v arp in
^ | possession of liquor anywhere near
H or inside the stadium. "People that
are convicted for having open
liquor at the games can be fined up
ecock to $100 or be sentenced to 30 days in
jail," Pratt said.
Pratt said the State I>aw En
r the forcement Division and local law
than
out. See DRINKING, Page 3