Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Riley to ir \ solar energ 9 i PA! ITMRIA f ADt Prnoramc tn V\/IUVlf?fl^Ani \tMM / A A V^l OHIO VV be a "significant and important" c I960 legislative energy package, Ril< And, he said, private industry wil developing solar energy. The goven about 300 persons attending the fii development of solar energy. "We can't look any longer to on answer," Riley said. The state nee reliable, and the sun is "one such soi NOTING PRESIDENT CARTER RUav sniH hf? urnc at thr? rnnfpr<?i commitment" to it. The gathering was sponsored by tl Office and the Brick Association of S Private industry will figure pron South Carolina, Riley said, becaus permits the government and busines "cooperation and partnership." & bring new life to the construction ind Riley called the "lack of public i v/nc ui uic fz,i caicai i uauuiuvna w auu HE SAID HIS energy package wi to homeowners to utilize solar heat a | "We've got to put the chicken an We've got to build feeling in the busi and then the legislature" for solar ei But he said he did not expect to en to solar energy. The director of the Energy Res opened the conference, calling sol native we have for energy independ< HE NOTED THAT South Carolina to develop solar energy, which he sa tnns " a USC awarded for restorati The South Carolina Department 1 of Archives and History has ? awarded USC $44,800 in matching r t 1_ C A? gittuut cum iuiius iur resiurauon and renovation projects of the c university's historic Horseshoe ( area. r THE FUNDS ARE from a I Department of the Interior sup- c plemental appropriation to South Carolina for use in government- r owned buildings. It is in addition to 1 a $60,200 grant-in-aid awarded to ( USC by the department in t December as part of the Fiscal C _ TTI 1 a _ v^aoie i v to in dormitoi l By Ells* La Porta t Oarmcock Staff Wrtt#r J Cable TV will be installed in all dormitory lounges and eventually i in the Russell House University < Union, according to Richard I Wertz, associate vice president of > Residential Life Services. c I Columbia Cable TV will wire all dormitories. Bud Tibshraney, < station manager for Columbia c Cable, explained they have to _ make proposals to the university, building by building, before starting work. Only the McBryde Quadrangle and the married student housing have received cable TV. "We're trying to get it in as soon as possible," Wertz said. "We have been negotiating with Columbia Cable. Because of the various old and new buildings, some are readily wired, and some are not. It boils down to a difference in facilities/' WHEN INSTALLED, cable TV will only be received in the lounge areas. "There won't be any Home Box Office because of an FCC rulinfl that nrohihita it in a nnhlir area. Only the apartment areas | nplement y program increase use of solar energy will :omponent of Gov. Dick Riley's ly said Tuesday. 1 be asked to play a large role in lor's remarks were made before *st statewide conference on the e source of energy as the final ds energy that is consistent and j iree." 'S commitment to solar enerffv. nee to announce "my personal he governor's Energy Resources louth Carolina. rinently in solar development in e "the free enterprise system" >s to work together in the spirit of ~1 J 1 A. 1 J uiar energy development couia lustry, he said. inderstanding and acceptance " ar energy development. 11 include unspecified incentives ind cooling devices. id the egg in their proper order, ness community. Then the public lergy, he said. counter any legislative obstacles ources Office, Lamar Priester, ar energy "the only real alter>nce." s cnmaie made it an ideal place ; id offers "the greatest potential grants, funds on projects fear 1978 Historic Preservation illocation by the interior departnent. The money will be used in the lontinuation of the restoration >roject which has seen the enovation of Rutedge and )eSaussure colleges, the two ildest buildings on campus. The money will also be used to enovate McCutcheon Faculty louse, Elliot College, South ^aroliniana Library and various buildings from the original South Carolina College. be installed ry lounges ike Bates West or married students can get HBO, but they will ye billed individually/' Wertz said. The university will pay for the nstallation, but not for the monhly service charge. "It will only >e about $2 or $3 a month and that vill probably be picked up by the lorm governments," Wertz ex)lained. Neither Tibshraney nor Wertz iould say when installations will be completed. I Th* " OAMECQCK li th? Mu?U?? 1 mwtpipw of th* University of South Carolina and to putoHahed thro* times w?k on Mondeya, Wednesdeys and Fri deys during the fad and spring aamoatara and one* w?*My on Thursdaya during both summer sesaions with th* exception of university holidays end examination period*. Opinion* expressed in th* OAMECOCK ar? thou of th* editors and not thos* of the Unlv*r*Hy of South CaroNna. Th* Univeratty of South CaroNna to an equel opportunity institution. Th* Board of Student PubKcetiona and Communications Is th* publisher of th* n r It TK* C*iuWi? HlflA-a Im tka parent organization of the Gamecock Chang* of address forma, subscription requests and other correspondanco should ^AIO Ci*ArK B OR 1 14 Uf 9?IH 10 ITW UHWCWVU, Dun OD I Jl, Russell Houh, University of S.C., 1 Columbia. S.C. 29208. Subscription rata* | ara (ft.60 per semester and $2 for the | summer sessions. [ Third class postage pakl at Columbia. I SC. I Toxic inj local Wc By Klmtorty Cihlar Gamecock Staff Writer A toxic insecticide, toxaphene, has been found in the rain and atmosphere of the Columbia area by a three-member team of USC marine scientists. One of the team members, graduate student Howard Harder, said traces found in Columbia were less than the "reasonably high levels" recently found along the South Carolina coast by the team. Toxaphene, a chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide similar to pvijv.iuuiuiaicu rV/D S, is used strictly in the Southeast on cotton and soybeans. Terry Bidleman, assistant professor of marine science and chemistry, said. South Carolina ranks third in the nation in the amount of toxaphene used. Farmers use it as a DDT replacement and ii is also registered for use as a cattle and swine dip to kill ticks. THE TOXIC MATERIAL is made of pine stumps and 180 dif ferent components, manufactured by Hercules Chemical Corp. "From a human standpoint, toxaphene has been proven to be carcinogenic and mutagenic," Harder said, "but not in the levels we've found nor from levels found in the environment." The potential for damage is there, he added. The study was conducted in 1977 and 1978 at the Belle W. Baruch Plantation, USC's marine laboratory north of Georgetown where they started monitoring air and rain levels. The levels of toxaphene were 10 to 100 times * m m I Hey, Carolir Trips Roundtriol I and the Atl And a $10.( I LIMITS! 8 Sign U| ra ffM" " "ff ' M ' J " > fe-'; HBBOBBBEB ^T?TiiIII MEMW I *\mliMMiinTni ?edicuki iter, atmo higher than other related insecticides in the North Inlet. The danger of toxaphene is the i interference with the bone development of young laboratory fish. It causes an inpppusp in calcification and a decrease in collagen which produces brittle bones in the fish. THIS DAMAGE has occurred at levels lower than what was found near Georgetown this summer. Actual levels during the summer ItAMA 1 AA 4^ AAA ? A. ? wcic uciwcun aw iu zw parus per trillion and damage occurred from as low as 50 parts per trillion, according to Harder. "The (freshwater) fish aren't in danger," said Harder, "and they are safe for consumption." i MEE2B2M B Tk Ii i iui ouay, i THE TOWNSh Tickets now Columbia Christian Si Zondervan Bookst Further Ticket I VI. S?pt. 29, jo Football Fan > and Expeditions Pi [Yansportation betv tens Stadium )Q Football Ticket in For Only $25.00 D SERTS RVRIL p: Travel Center, room ! ssell House, 777-6460 ound in Bidleman said there have been isolated cases of fish kills. The scientists need to know more of the "subtle effects" on the environment, but Bidleman said it was too time consuming. "Not too many people are measuring insecticides in the air and the rain. We're one of the few," Bidleman said. Harder's thesis work, directed by Bidleman, is to look at the effects of toxaphene on fish. The team has Kfton oiftnL.. f ?- ? A wvvn unoi ucu a etui uy oeii^rani, a Federal organization, to continue their studies. "I'M NOT IN favor of stopping usage. If toxaphene were banned, farmers would be in one helluva fix," Harder said. 5ept^7tl^| IIP-7:30p.m.| available at: | I. - i <: \ /: IJ jppiy Living vine n ore (Columbia Mall) I nfo ?252-8895 J : 1 1979 I esent: I I /een (JSC I I I ' ito the Game! ,RBLE 209 I