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1977 resolu to Carolina t By Mark Platte Assistant News Editor The Travel Agents of the Carolinas, Inc. issued a resolution Sept. 23, 1977 to all North and South Carolina travel agents considering "irresponsible" the actions of Mid-American Travel Service through the Gamecock Club for "improper handling of passenger funds." The TAC, which represents about 100 travel agencies in the Carolinas, sent a copy of this resolution to the Gamecock Club and the Civil Aeronautics Board, according to Bill Olsen, a member of TAC's executive staff. "WHAT CONCERNED the agency association at the time was the Gamecock Club, through its officials, had first gone out of the state in the selection of a travel broker to package the tour when there ocvcuai vjuauucu uavci agciiio aiiu wnuicoaic facilities right here in South Carolina," Olsen said. Olsen said the second concern was when MidAmerican, an Arkansas-based agency, was found not abiding by the requirements of the Civil Aeronautics Board. The CAB requires that deposits of passenger funds go into an escrow account named in the bond by a travel agent. Gary B. Garofalo, attorney for Mid-American Travel Service, said, "It appears to me that they are saying that the fact that Mid-American premitted the Gamecock Club as its selling agent to retain funds was an improper of funds. That is a false statement. "It's entirely false that permitting the Gamecock Club to retain those funds as Mid-American did over the period of time in question was entirely proper as a matter of Drofessional conduct and comoliance with l l < <1 634 Harden Sfreet A Gourmet's Delight Sept. Happy Hour 4:30 - 7:00 Mon. - Sat Gourmet Sandwiches Served Till 12 Midnight I***., Great Drinks ~ Nightly Entertainment [ Open Mon. - Fri. 12 -2 a.m., Sat. 11-12 Happy Hour Tuesday 12 - 2a.m. Open 11 a.m. for Lunch . ^ Disco open at 4:30 L*U< ! Dinner served nightly 6-12 * T m ^v * i * 11* 111 nr* i ''%< -) ,/QW -/ \-^S msc/tncH J / / MANUFACI UHIN(,\ / / MANAGEMENT \ ' ./ .\_ Capture the opportuni Manage Cre Build a Career MILLIKEN WILL HOLD INTERVIEWS ON YOUR ( } SEE YOUR PLACEMENT OFFICE FOR DET/ f | AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER 9 " tion issued i * ravei agenis the CAB. I'm rather surprised that the Travel Agents of the Carolinas were not more familiar with the CAB regulations, which I'm sure many of them operate," Garofalo added. OLSEN SAII) local travel agents feel that state institutions, or private organizations within state institutions, should check with local travel markets to see if they can offer a competitive program. it tney can get a better deal out-oi-state, can get a better service or just a better overall package, they're certainly entitled to that. In this case there was no evidence that they had even felt out the local market," Olsen said. The resolution states: "Now, therefore be it resolved that the Travel Agents of the Carolinas, Inc., consider such acts of improper handling of passenger funds to be irresponsible and thus, oppose the retail sale to the public of any tour package by any ? i i* i i!_ j i i i r a.i organization or muiviuuai wnose primary iuneiion is other than providing professional travel service, and further that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the proper officials." "IF THE ASSOCIATION of the Carolinas is saying that the fact that the Gamecock Club received the money was an improper handling of funds, it would necessarilv follow that thev would have to condemn just about every selling agent in the U.S. that does business with the tour wholesaler," Garofalo said. A memorandum of understanding was issued between the Civil Aeronautics Board and MidAmerican Travel Service on July 29, 1977 which stated the CAB would not seek to recover any civil penalties from Mid-American. I n & 29 see Sole & HHHHH m> walker \u\ \ tyto- After; SitM 1 lv v n IM Jyx lJULJLdUy UdULIVlII Strike anothe :ampus. kils. Graysol s.IraditJoaal Cloth I LJ f_ L J n-uumu [j upsets pr By Andie Massey > Gamecock Staff Writer The United States government's decision to allow publicaMon of the hydrogen I t- III a U.. TUrx uoinu now iu armjic uy mc Progressive magazine has drawn mixed responses from USC professors. The article, which is said to contain information that is publicly available about the Hbomb, became the subject of the longest court injunction preventing publication in U.S. history. THE APPROPRIATE materials such as metal works and wiring would not be difficult to obtain, but obtaining the fissionable materilas would be more difficult since they are under close security, M.G. Abernathy, a GINT professor, said. Abernathy added that he doesn't think the release will have too much impact on terrorism in the U.S. unless it releases new information. "I devoutly hope that no one will go into the private construction of H-bombs," he added. Chi-Kwan Au, a physics professor, said, "I think the government is running a risk in allowing publication of in -"-'^1Va ^3SUS^^K ' %?E55l. Ik _ - 'rr^'-.-liBlS ggis^Hk '... . ? * v<*i*^^M| |l! 1 wwKr?! HSH f|| ^HBB| all these years, Gray: ?ULUUlCb Uldl uuuu rblow for womeris ingFor (K iulemen And. Now Gent uhlication nfpccnrc formation of this type. Most countries still lack the ability to put this type of information together; by publishing this article we're giving them the information they want. You have to be an advanced country to obtain the raw materials j ?i i?: u nccucu iu atiuniiy uuuu me bombs. In a way, I see this as a threat to national security. I would like to see more restraints placed on i publications of this type." OSWALD SCHUETTE, head of the physics department, said the government was in a position where it really didn't have much choice in the case because the information released was previously public. Production of a bomb of this type would cost approximately 50 to 100 million dollars for r?1:, J *?:-1 1 it idtiiiucs ctiiu i a w iiicticnais ctiiu would require the service of at least 20 highly educated scientists, Schuette said. A bomb built with this information might have the energy of perhaps two to three thousand tons of conventional explosives which is about 1/10 that of the bomb that destroyed mrosnima. scnuette added. I sons is i the right way ; opportunities. lewomen. 1307 Main Street. -