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WOWuS" [ - Ryan reported dead GEORGETOWN, Guyana ? California Congressman Leo J. Ryan and four persons in his factfinding party were shot and killed after visitinfi a settlement of Americans in remote northern Guyana, according to reports reaching here. v A government spokesman said the reports could not be confirmed. It was known that a television crew from NBC and several other journalists from the United States were accompanying Ryan. Refugees homeless PORT KLANG , Malaysia ? Malaysia backed off Saturday from its threat to tow a rusty ship crammed with 2,500 Vietnamese refugees into international waters, allowing France, Canada and the United States to try to find havens for them. Representatives of the three Western nations met Saturday with Malaysian authorities in the capital. Kuala Lumpur, to discuss what to do with the stranded people aboard the freighter Hai Hong, most of them ethnic Chinese who fled southern Vietnam. Iran to have 'calm' TEHRAN, Iran ? The head of Iran's two-week-old military government promised Parliament Saturday j he would restore calm to this strife-torn nation, where new bloodshed was reported at anti-shah protests in two provincial cities. x iic new pnuie iiiiiusier, uvn. unoiam-Kezfi /vznari, told the National Assembly the return of security in Iran would be accompanied by "a decisive, fast and practical campaign to weed out corruption." Ferry is new link CANTON, China ? A hovercraft skimmed the muddy waters between, the British colony of Hong Kong and China Friday, the first Hong-Kong-to-Canton ferry in 30 years and a new link between the Chinese and the outside world. The voyage inaugurated a three-times daily trip, adding a vital water link between the two commercial centers that had been interrupted since the 1948 communist takeover in China. Cock Tut-strut SHf The newest addition to football h||1 halftime activities is "King Tut and the Tutettes," who plan on per- ?2?-^ forming at Clemson next week. King SJl?t? nrw.* 1 _ A? ?r* 1 ?1 _ _ iron ? a a_ i tui is /iiex uamcis, u vov, grauuaie, H|M!|| and the Tutettes are members of IJSC's Carolina Alive. Beware, Steve (^5 Martin. * Bill Bointau ? GAMECOCK , > ; 1.1 M i s r *' '* s a'*'* W W *'*'S *'S *9 S * S * f. t.'.\; *.f.4. . .*. *.V # < NATION Riley at conference ATLANTA ? S.C. Governor-elect Richard Riley was among the nation's newly elected governors gathered at a lakeside resort in North Georgia this weekend for intensive sessions of shoptalk with veteran governors on running state governments. Approximately 20 governors-elect, their spouses and key aides attended the seminar at Lake Lanier Islands. The seminar for new governors is sponsored by the National Governors Association, which is partially underwriting the estimated $25,000 cost of the seminar. PCB in N.C. water CHARLOTTE, N.C.? Traces of the toxic chemical PCB have been found in the Catawba River, from which Charlotte gets its drinking water. But state officials say the PCB level they have found so far isn't high enough to pose any danger to those who drink the water or to fish. Scientists are concerned enough about the traces found in the samples to keep testing the river. Group proposes bill NASHVILLE, Tenn. ? Conservatives drafting a proposed U.S. constitutional amendment that would limit federal spending were told Saturday that voters are in their corner by Detroit pollster Robert Teeter. The committee plans to complete the draft by late January, present it to Congress in February and then lobby for Congress to pass it before the 1980 elections so that it could be submitted it to the states for rfltifiratinn Population declines WASHINGTON ? Half of the nation's 10 largest cities declined in population from 1975 to 1976, according to new Census Bureau figures. In a report released Saturday, the Census Bureau said Dallas has replaced Baltimore as the nation's seventh largest city, the only change among the top 10. Baltimore dropped to eighth. Cities in the top 10 which grew, all in the Sun Belt, were Los Angeles, Houston, Dallas, San Diego and San Antonio. Those declining were New York, Chicago, Philadelphia Hptrnif nnH Rflltimnr<? Hr ^Hn b .. ?^;;: ^ :r;'Hf VB 89 g| gSiB fSlJl ' M M ? * I * f I * t %'% # ? STRTE Nine die in wrecks The number of weekend traffic victims in South Carolina totaled nine, the hisrhwav natrnl rennrtori Sunday. Killed were: Ernest Charles Howie and Derek V. Ramsey, both 17, both of Elgin; Two other 17-year-old boys, Keith Cook and Jack E. Livingston, both of North; Roland Lyghts, 69, of Irmo; Perry Hampton Evans, 30, of Walterboro; Linda Cathy O'Grady, 28, of Columbia; Willie Joe McBride, 17, of Andrews; Sam Smith, 59, of Belvedere. Ross cites trend GREENVILLE ? State Republican Party chairman Dan Ross says he is concerned over the way that business in South Carolina makes camnalcn win. tributions ? mostly to incumbents. Ross told a news conference Friday he believes there is "an ever-increasing majority of voters who are voting for individuals rather than a political party." But he added he is concerned "that business seems to continue (its contributions) without a significant philosophy." Board wants power BENNETTSVILLE ? The state Social Services Board said this past week it needs the authority to jorce workers in county Department of Social Services, DSS, offices to undergo special training in the Child Protection Act. The lack of such authority was discussed in the wake of a study by the Marlboro County grand jury which reported a Bennettsville child's death was hastened by negligence on the part of local DSS workers and inadequate funding of the Child Protection Act by the legislature. Printing 'inefficient' South Carolina taxpayers could be saved $680,000 annually if the state managed its printing operations more efficiently, the Legislative Audit Council said this past week. In one of its periodic reports on state government and its operations, the council reviewed South Carolina's printing, duplicating and photocopying activities. mi.! l-l-i-M-.).; U.I.' i i .IJI j r_? | ^ m 'ht \ " wi ^sgg^|feg bgfr^ESaffE^^ :^Km^h^Bts^SS^SSS^i ' '?" -A r""^?'. > ?r^ ,f V > * *?> ? .?<" > ???*> ? ? ->