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g) Volume LXX.No. 35 University of South Carolina, Columbia.S.C. Nov.16,1979 Thre< By Ronda Templeton Qam*cock Stuff Wiktr Three newsmen from the National Broadcasting Company were "arrested" by Iranian students yesterday and taken to the U.S. Embassy Compound, according to an NBC spokesman. Stan Appenzella said NBC has no official statement on the incident, but three newsmen were taken into custody by the Iranian students and held for several hours before their release. Correspondent Martin Fletcher, cameraman Barry Fox and technician Derek Herincx were "arrested outside their hotel in Tehran, taken back to the hotel where their film was confiscated, then brought to the Embassy," Appenzella said. THE SAME CREW was arrested - two days ago after filming the Iranian students' actions from a nearby rooftop, he said. At that time, the crew's film was confiscated, he said, "but the Iranians feared there was more." Appenzella said Fletcher had been an NBC correspondent since 1977 and was working out of Johannesburg, South Africa. The crew had been in Iran since last hf> nHHpH Appenzella said the men were not harmed and they are still in Iran. He did not know whether they would be leaving the cuntry, he added. The newsmen were arrested "at some time during the night," according to Appenzella, but Lt. Col. Michael Burch said the defense department had heard nothing about the situation at 10 o'clock Thursday morning. "What newsmen? We haven't heard about li, nesaia. JAMES PUHKS, a White House spokesman said "We have no statement. I have not seen one issued by Jody Powell." He added the "'President has called for restraint so we can go through Scalerafi By Kevin Johnson O?m*cock Staff Writer | The Student Government Judiciary Committee voted i favorably Wednesday night on a resolution to initiate impeachment proceedings against Student Supreme Court Justice Joe Scalera for his role in the I?../..!. -4 ? t 11 ? r i aiuv ivicuruu c pruwai ittiiy. The resolution states that impeachment proceedings may be instituted only in cases of misconduct and neglect (as stated) in article three of the 1 Student Government constitution. | Sen. David Clegg, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said the committee and . the Senate reached the decision to approve the resolution when' Clegg proposed to move the J! J i-i- 1 " uiBcifiwiuu uiLu tin executive session meeting of the Senate. Clegg said Scalera's actions \ were in violation of sections 380.11 and 380.16 . of the codification. THE CODIFICATION STATES that the public and official behavior of a judge or justice should be above ? a # # i reproacn ana iree irom any impropriety or appearance of impropriety while the judge or the justice should conduct himself at all times with dignity NBC corn e newsme ordinary diplomatic channels." The Iranian government reported yesterday they are preparing to free all hostages held in the embassy except white American males, but the Iranian students said the Ayatollah Khomeini and the Iranian people are the only sources they will listen to. Iranian Foreign Minister Abolhassan Bani Sadr reportedly told CBS correspondent Randy Daniels in an interview that "all women ana DiacKs wouia De treed very soon." The Iranian students occupying the embassy told Tehran Radio the release would not be considered. "Our conditions are known. We do not recognize any statement except our statements as broadcast by Tehran radio and television or statements we issue during embassy press conferences," ac coraing 10 me student s statement. THE STUDENTS denounced any negotiations concerning the hostages' release before the United States extradites the deposed Shah of Iran. "Our actions stem from the will of the people and the leadership of the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini without anyone telling us what to do," the ctn tomont f>nnr> 1 nrln/1 VJW?WII1VI1V VVIIViUUVVt. Foreign Ministry spokesman Ibrahim Mokkala said yesterday that women and blacks "possibly" would be freed "due to the fact that Islam has a lot of respect for women and due to the fact we consider blacks to be an oppressed people." In Tunisia yesterday, Arab League ministers rejected a Libyan demand for joint diplomatic and economic reprisals against the United States for freezing Iranian assets in this country. President Jimmy Carter ordered a freeze on billions of Iranian dollars in the country Wednesday. ices impe Jgj 1 [I ? ^ ^fc f HHi ^BP* fl K.,?ti^ ..... : -^^Bi David Ciegg, chairman of Senate judiciary committee, and decorum befitting the significance of his office. Scalera was the "instigator" of the Frank McGuire rally, anrordinff to Cleffff Scalera did not deny his involvement in the rally as reported in the Gamecock and the Charlotte Observer. "Eight now Joe and I will have to get together with Chief Student Advocate Terry Wooten to put our case together," Russ Putnam, attorney for Scalers. r espondents later t ?n nof nitn/: 'II U^/LULllI^ ill! ruJrm&nt said. "As of now I'm just bewildered about the whole thing." Putnam said that once Scalera has been formally notified of the impeachment proceedings against him by Sharon Rodgers, chief judge of the Campus Court, a period of 10 working days will be alloted to begin trial proceedings. "AS A WHOLE we think it is unfair in what was done to him (Scalera) here tonight," Mike Ashworth, junior criminal justice major, said after hearing the Senate's decision in a statement prepared by several of Scalera's supporters. "We believe that Scalers's slang on the McGuire issue was far from a radical opinion and we feel like the decision was an insult to him." Scalera was not allowed to comment since he has not been served with a formal notice of the impeachment proceedings. One implication of the resolution was that Scalera will not be allowed to perform his j duties as student supreme court justice until he has been acquitted of the impeachment proceedings against him, Sen. Jeff Floyd said. T >11 ai r% in utner uusinuui uw ociujmj $?0 S&nmtm p*gm4 i / eleased >H mi Irani Blacks re USC po By Leroy Will Gamecock Staff Prospective black faculty, members Carolina to teach at other schools, USC told a gathering of black students. In a question and answer session bef of Afro-American Students Tuesday ev offered a substantial number of positio but many of them have declined the offc IIOLDERMAN TOLD the students U! small schools, but to institutions such i losing them to the best," he said. He said the biggest reason for this higher salaries than USC can. He prospective faculty member declined another school where the salary was $9, 'We are losina them t ^ the bmst.' , Jan Holderman said he would like to see a retirement of the Dean of the College o have to go through affirmative actio firmative action is not conducive for position. ANOTHER REASON for USC's recn in Columbia itself. Holderman said pr added concern of obtaining decent hous good schools. He stressed that prospective black i USC, but that Carolina faces "tough recruit. Holderman said he feels blacks are weren't, i wouldn't be here either," he t ans ijecting sitions Hams Writer are turning down job offers at President James B. Holderman ore a meeting of the Association ening, Holderman said USC has ns to qualified black professors, jrs. SC is not losing the candidates to is those in the Big Ten. "We are is the "best" institutions offer cited an example where one an offer from USC to teach at 000 mnrp a upnr 'black faculty) to les B. Hotderman USC President hlnrlf fill thp varam>v loft hu tha f Education, but to do that, "you n." He said the criteria of afputting the right person in the niting problems is faculty living ofessors with families have the ing and sending their children to acuity are not "turned off' by \ competition" when tryinfl to welcome here at USC. "If you old the students.