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8 . jS HB --MM tBSS , ?v^?: uV : tV; V " Only two out of the five Repi have agreed to a Feb. 28 debatt Board c By Jeannie Ralston Gamecock Staff Writer Five USC board of trustee members will face opposition in upcoming elections for eight positions which expire April 1, 1980. The four-year terms for the 16mpmhpr hnarH \juill hp filloH through an election in a joint session of the S C. Legislature at the end of February. Eight board members are re-elected every two years. AS I'ART of the candidate screening process, a public hearing will be held Feb. 13 for the contested seats. Candidates will answer questions from the public, said Sen. Dewey Wise, DCharleston, chairman of the Joint Committee to Screen Candidates for the Boards of Trustees for Universities and Colleges. The cuinnmiee win report resuns 01 SUNSHIN From Opposite 425 ASS One Day Service cold seal Service (hand \ Leathers & suedes Good Parking for custor Formal wear t Branch Office at' For wade Han* '^Fabric Cat I CIEANERS?LAUNE . ,A*/%A.VV\ \ ' . '.V- . . lIlE^f^^k'.TS-?K - i f '< "- 71-f-r'T_ ~ 1 HBliS' HRHBH ' IB gss^^gi?^* * , J ' ^^;^::''^^v: H ji ] 1: " ' - Sf 8 1?I ibHeart presidential candidates ? at Longstreet Theater. >/ trustee n the hearing to the legislature. Incumbent board members and their opposition are: Fifteenth Judicial District: T. Luther Benson, Conway; James B. Van Osdell, Myrtle Beach. Fourteenth Judicial District: J. Robert Peters Jr., Hampton; William L. Bethea Jr., Hilton Head. Tenth Judicial District: Dr. Hugh H. Wells, Seneca; Lily , Roland Hall, Anderson. Eighth Judicial District: Dr. William Brockington, Greenwood; Edward Longshore, Newberry. Fourth Judicial District: William Hawkins, Dillon; Robert M. Bennett, Cheraw. UNOPPOSED board members are: William E. Whitney of Union in the Sixteenth Judicial District; j James Bradley of Lancaster in the i sixth Judicial District; Frampton Toole of Aiken in the Second j n in MIB?iMTniriiiiBfiMirrrniTiTii B e s E MOVED The Honeycombs EMBLY work) ners | 1415 Cervals Street IMIUIIK?IUCIIU 1937 9 HAW re Center [j HERERS FURRIERS 9 i" ii v. if - - - ; i? ,| At Republi candidal By Misty Adams Gamecock Staff Writer Columbia Newspapers Inc. and USC are co-sponsoring a televised debate among Republican presidential candidates scheduled for Longstreet Theater Feb. 28. Of the five candidates invited to the debate, only two have accepted. They are former Texas governor John B. Connally and Sen. Howard Baker of Tennessee. Sen Robert Dole of Kansas for mer California governor Ronald Reagan and former CIA Director George Bush have not responded. THE IDEA for the debate was sparked by an editorial which appeared in The Columbia Record. G. Kent Krell, associate editor, asked in his Jan. 10 column, "Why doesn't someone sponsor a televised debate between combatants in South Carolina's March 8 Republican presidential primary?" He also said that a debate "could be very instructive and provide useful exposure not just for the candidates but for the state as well." O l/JJ Judicial District. Businessman Robert Bennett said he running against Hawkins because "the board needs help. I'd like to see the board more open, positive and honest. I want to have the press on our side instead of against us." Bennett said he did not like the idea of the board hiding behind closed doors in executive session, WSOSTiK A world leader in MOS inl interviewing here ? Most#k. 1200W Crost Longstreet Theatc can presi tes to hol< Krell said Tuesday, "This is one way candidates can be exposed to a wide audience in an unstructured way as opposed to a newscast.'' After the column appeared, the publisher of The Columbia Record received a phone call from "someone in the Republican ranks." Krell said USC President James B. Holderman also received a call but he doesn't know who made the calls. Although a definite time has not been set, Page Morris, administrative assistant to Holderman, said the debate will be held the evening of Feb 28 in Longstreet Theater. Because of limited seating capacity < Longstreet seats 340), the debate will be open to the press but not the general public. Desoite the fact that onlv two of the five candidates have accepted invitations, Morris said, "Everybody in the Republican Party I've talked to has been very encouraging." Lee Atwater, Reagan's SC. campaign manager, said the <posed in e telling the press that nothing was decided and then later announcing a major decision as in the McGuire-Carlen contract case. Students and alumni need to have more input into the board, Bennett said. Edward Longshore, a businessman and farmer, said he was a candidate because "Being a father with young children who wii i re mi t legrated circuits and systems, headquarter soon Check with the placement office for >y Road Carrollton Texas 75006 We are an equal oppo MOSTEK - - - - - r* jujl' ys:. :, iuii ir dential rl /4 nKo+n a ucuulc former governor "wants to debate" and will debate on "any and all subjects." But, he said. Reagan will have to check his schedule and he wants Bush. Baker and Connally to be in the debate. ALTHOUGH BUSH has not accepted an invitation, he wants to debate Reagan, according to Lynn Dillard, secretary to Columbia businessman Harry S. Dent. The Columbia attorney was named chairman of the Bush Steering Committee by Bush's national campaign manager. Jim Baker, during a press conference in Columbia Monday Dillard said I"W?nt tantvoe lf\ h-ii'/i 'i liin-li WVIU Iiwpv J IV I1U ? V H lJUDII V. Cl 1 I i paign headquarters located in Columbia bv the end of this week Dillard also said the candidates have been invited to a nationally televised debate in New Hampshire scheduled for Feb. 20. This New Hampshire debate may or may not be affecting the candidates decision to attend the Columbia debate, she added. election will attend the university, naturally I'm concerned about the future." However, he said, "1 have no comment regarding the present board's action because we can only go forward." "THE BOARD should be very sensitive to the desires and hopes of the students," said William Bethea, an attorney. - CAMPUS ed in Dallas. Texas, will be more information ftunity employer mf hv r