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w Th A B IftO yV/141 o (JSC officials fc By Janice Wood forecai Oamtcock Staff Writer always Although there are variations in which the winter weather forecasts for we ge the Columbia area, USC is ready Februj for whatever conditions prevail, Whil according to officials. conditi USC officials do not check winter foreca; weather forecasts when making Alman provisions for heating the campus, averag according to Harold Brunton, vice winter president of operations. the Ca Brunton said campus buildings of Gee are heated by natural gas and PUF electricity. There is no danger of predici these fuels becoming scarce for his is i USC, Brunton said. "Our concern The is for the prices, which are going degree up steadily," he said. tempei degree BECAUSE THE university has three300,000 gallons of oil in stock, averag Brunton said, it is improbable that averag there will be a fuel shortage like to the the one two years ago, when USC students were asked to leave campus. L J Brunton said the oil supply would piggl be adequate for heating the |||8l| campus one month if the supply of |?P? natural gas is shut down. "Average" was the key word in f K a ivi n t?i" nnflnnlr r\( Malirin 11Av* tt in vvi uuiiuvn va atavi v in Purvis, meteorologist with the pfffipl National Weather Service at I v Columbia Metropolitan Airport. J Purvis said the temperatures in B; January and February would be p M near average, after two winters of J colder-than-average weather. F F^l i HE EXPLAINED that for |plll Pnlnm Ki o arir] m nof Af Qnnth EgSJiA V/Uiuiii Mia uuu invoi ui uwuiii Carolina, 50 degrees is normal for jSgpii a winter day, with the temperature plfe dropping to around 32 degrees HS| during the nights. WSM Precipitation for January and February will be slightly below pipf average, according to Purvis. His forecast includes from one to three inches, with rainfall returning to | average proportions of from three pjjll to four inches in March. r "There is no snow in the miUT^RV ] H R HT-ftLb p ??mmmmmmm ' [Isms RENTS Refrigerators | 2 cu. ft. $9.00 per mo. I 5 cu. ft. 10.50 per mo. },^i Columbia pip 1201 Percival Rd. t M 782-4590 I BUFFET S VBRtY NC MONPAT T? Different Hot Iteri Meat, two vegetc Roast Beef . . . Breakfast & Sandwich menu our 'Yum-Yum" Lounge 4:30 CORNER OF MAIN & If (In the Heart of Downtow r? J inter: will be average ? ? nesee no fuel pi st," Purvis said. "There's Precipitati i a risk through February, 10 inches, is the 'snow month' here. If average, ar t any snow, it will be in inches, 1.5 i ary," he said. Although sr e Purvis predicts average parts of th ions in the area, the weather , none is exp< sts in the current Farmers area, as for iac indicate a colder-than- ? March wi }e and wetter-than-average ] Ho5K, for the region that includes I acCordincKt mUnas and a major portion precipit|ti( tVIS SAID ' almanac aV^agC: 4 5 tion is generalized, whereas "Je alm?J more localized. week of M almanac's forecast lists 38 spring brea is as the average daily ! intermittent rature for January and 34 I trend towari is for a February day in the 'for statc state region. The daily Foranyon (e are 4 and 10 degrees below weather dur [e, respectively, according ^ie almana aim anflf cloudy cond M ^4.1 T 11 > c- n 1 1 PiCIAL . g ???Y IBS ns Every Day vMO ibles, cornbread . . . ; 2.95 s served anytime from 6:30 a.m. I ~ ~ Till A All : J:i 1_ p.m. - imi wr mi mupi uwuii turub \DY STREETS PHONE: 7 n - One block from the Wade h Ambas! leads U * Jean Childs Young, w ? ? U.S. Ambassador Ar rOOiem& Young, will speak at {.aw Sphnnl Audi to Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. . , T .. Young is the U.S. ion for January will be woman for the United Ni seven inches above id for February, 5.5 nches above average. iow is predicted for e three-state region, icted in the Columbia # 9 ecast in the almanac. m ill have an average flpwF Ky s rature of 55 degrees, * W 1 o the almanac, and IpBB Jp , a >n will be around \ m > inches. nac lists for the final ^ [arch, the scheduled IV IUJL UOV/, 1U11UC1 , ? rain," with a warming 1 d the end of the week 30 . c e interested in Florida ? ^HlS!$NlMfRR( ing the spring break, = c indicates cool and J itions for late March. c mi | MBr o h M*?y 0 sgif 01 i Student B> ? Top c I Tuesday, Ja I A Sampler j Shrimp & Cor] f1 Fried Chicken ^ Hopping o ^ ^ OS ' o South * ground floo: fl? Wlpl^SliSiiSft^ifl CD ??ptJ||^^^H|j | Crepes ?^?M ? Sandwiehe: juuuu I ! - m hi ill ii^mm ?fl h liliVYunil Revolvi TOR INN I g ?v / ? Luncheon B\ $1.95 ? 5 Dinner Servi z o Also visit ? accepted K C&l 79-7790 |. for : HamPton) I Carl Sidewalk Cafe sador's wife IN campaign ife of "Year of the Child" campaign, idrew The campaign, "A Celebration USC's of Childhood," is being held in rium, 84 countries in an attempt to educate the public on the chair- necessity of providing young ition's people with the basic essentials _f iir~ ui me. C.H. Brasington, coordinator K of Young's visit and chairman fl^. of the Department of Child pflfe Development in the USC College of General Studies, SM said, "The United Nations jjgjM passed a resolution last year mm noting that too many children ; I are undernourished, lacking * proper health services ana B deserving of essential rights to survive. \ 0L\V^ from ^ university dining j services Night at the >? Carolina n. 23 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. of Carolina Cookery ^ q Pie Baked Ham Charleston Red Rice ! Fohn and more ? .75 plus tax ! MS for Reservations Dining Hall r of South Bldg. Dorm j s Service 7:30 a.m.-6:S0 p.m. Tacos Salad Bar 3 Burgers and more ... j of Carolina ng Restaurant 5? iffet: Tues.-Fri. &? Sun. 5= 1 1:45 a.m.-2 p.m. > c ce: Friday evening 3 6-9 p.m. >* 0 1 777-8198 Z Reservations % 1 Bakery Catering Service The Sand