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By Danny Powell
Oam?cock Staff Writer
Amidst drizzling rain, country
doggers, blue grass music and
white-faced mime artist, the U.S.
Senatorial campaign of Charles
"Pug" Ravenel came to USC
Saturday.
Ravenel said his '74 campaign
for governor began at Carolina,
and added that it was a good place
to start his race for the job now
held by Sen. Strom Thurmond (RS.C.).
Speaking to a crowd of about
300 attentive onlookers, he told why
he believed the senate race was
important.
"IT'S NOT just an election
between personalities, but an
election that means something
much beyond that. Sen. Thurmond
represents a certain mindset. I
represent something totally different,"
said a Ravenel press
release.
"I don't want Jimmy Carter's
endorsement. I don't want
anybody's endorsement," Ravenel
said in a brief meeting after the
rally with Gamecock staffers. "No,
I take that back, I want
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everyDoay s endorsement."
Ravenel said endorsements do
not lead to victory, but every little
bit helps. He also said he thought
President Carter would be
renominated by the Democratic
party in 1980 and would serve
another term.
"I DON'T like Deoole to ask what
2 can do for them individually,"
Ravenel said. "I think that's
what's wrong with America
today." He said that he was deeply
touched recently when a person,
who had just made the maximum
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donation to his campaign allowed
by law, simply requested that he do
what was best for the country.
Ravenel said he wished more
people were like that.
A firm and stable economic base
from which to operate was what
the political business man said he
would strive for in order to help
USC students before and after
graduation. He said that would be
the best way he knew of to help the
university students.
Ravenel touched lightly on the
areas of jobs for young people in
the future, the elderly, and the
inefficiency of the government in
his speech at the rally on the
Russell House patio. He said
government was out of control, and
the old ways of doing things were
not working. He also said he
wanted to bring competence back
to government, saying one senator
could make a difference.
RAVENEL SAID one thing he
would do in Washington would be to
stop the controversial dam project
on the Savannah River. This
brought a stirring round of applause
showing support for the
idea.
"This state and our people are
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of America in life expectancy. This
state and our people are better
than 47th in the United States of
America in per capita income. Hiis
state and our people are better
than 48th in literacy. This state and
our people are better than 49th in
the quality of our housing. We're
better than that. We need funds
with which to attack those
problems. We can't solve them
with just money; but we can't solve
them without money," a Bavenel
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rally was three-fold with a s
Columbia-based blue grass band
called Tiller's Ferry, a troupe of \
award-winning doggers (dancers) (
called the Nicholodians from c
Oconee County, and a group of r
white-faced mimes who could not 1
reveal their home.
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By Brian Duncan
Oamtcock Staff Writer
Columbia City Council voted
manimously to extend the trial {
losing of Green Street for an j
idditional six months at a meeting
arlier this month.
Harold Brunton, vice president
f USC operations, said council's
lecision to continue the 9 a.m. to 4 !
>.m. weekday closing of Green \
itreet between Sumter and Bull j
treets on a trial basis was the !
esult of its belief that more
esearch was needed on a plan
ubmitted by USC officials
equesting indefinite closing of the
treet.
Closing Green Street has been
lebated by the city and university
np mnrP than 7ft vaara
BRUNTON SAID if Green Street
vere closed indefinitely, the
iniversity would "replace the
farm gates' with something a little
nore attractive and permanent."
USC President James B.
iolderman outlined the univerity's
proposed changes upon
:ouncil's request in a June 26 letter
o the council. Holderman said the
>lan calls for: narrowing the street
n that specific area to 27 feet, as
equested by the city Engineering
)epartment; the installation of
>ncK gates, similar to those on the
torseshoe, in place of the present
netal ones; the construction of
lew, wider sidewalks and the
undertaking of extensive landcaping
and beautification work.
According to the letter, the plan
vas prepared by the University
Campus Planning Division in
onsultation with George Betsill,
epresentative from a New York
andscape consulting firm.
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opinion is a bit seedy," Brunton
said, adding that under the
university plan the area would take
on a mall-like appearance, making
it not only more pleasing to the eye
but also more useful for university
functions.
"While we are disappointed that
city council has not agreed to an
indefinite closing, they have come
a long way with us, and we feel this
is an excellent compromise,"
Brunton said. h??AiiRi* mrvat nf th<*
student crossing occurs during the
9 to 4 hours. "The primary concern
of the administration is the safety
of the people crossing the street,"
he said.
George Key, special assistant to
the president for security, said the
closing begins today. "There will
be no parking between 8:30 a.m.
and 4 p.m., Monday through
Friday," Key said, although it is
permissible at all other times. He
said he has asked the city to place
clarifying additions on signs. Now
there is no reference to Monday
through Friday.
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