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*' The South Carolina Library g Campus Volume LXX, No. 55 University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C. Feb. 8, 19BO I __ Ser 5 I a A bill eliminating the Stuck I the student senate Wednesday The bill, which will chang< troduced at the senate meeti chairman Bob Steih. The bill committee for the last two we< The bill will give the sol licensed organizations to the f I SEN. PATTY SIIAUGHNE! now we don't have a good sen anything. SAC puts in a lot of worried if the finance ccmm this." Senate President Michael V same reservations about the t at the spring hearings like we < i nen mere win ne no cnecK on 4'But, I have rationalized it 1 superior senators in, make th lobbying by the organizations, "This lobbying will cause tl senators because there will be SEN. PAUL Allen said, "SA going over the budgets, and yc trouble getting people to meet them to so much more?" Stein said there are also pr< SAC meetings, and pointed i finance committee meetings t The bill includes a $300 sala 1,1980. The senate also passed a b appoint half th'e members of e Hi ' ! KHI;: " HI -\ Hlf &:^';::::v"-:'x<::vi^<^vS^^^^^i ^r ' - ^-r-rsrr TO \ ?Tr*c*7T> ~c= x ?r iSmli This bus driver was o snowha/lers on Sumter I turto, page 5. late vote ' Megan Sexton mecock Staff Writer nt Allocations Commission was passed in b the Student Government code, was inng two weeks ago by finance committee has been under consideration by the rules *ks.x e responsibility of allocating funds for inance committee and the senate. SSY said, "What if a couple of years from ate and the finance committee doesn't do time hearing people and researching. I'm ittee could or would have the time to do Varshauer said in the begining he had the rill. "What if we have only 38 senators left do now, andonly 25 show up for a meeting? the finance committee. . that all we can hope for is that it will draw em come to the meetings and cause more " Warshauer said. he senators to stick around and hp hnttor pressure on them,'' he added. C puts in so much time, eight hours a day, >u (Stein and the finance committee) have one hour a week. How are you going to get ^blems with getting people to show up for out he has had better attendance at his han at SAC meetings. ry for the SG secretary to take effect July ill allowing the outgoing SG president to ach university committee for the next fall. V'\^i:;l7y/'^vv~,;'~r / ' " " V-v1."':" 1 K^?nBp9^ '~\'-rvAv3^. -. A |^r' 'V_". ^?-;'\"'y". -';: - > : ' !r?'?:~r"<? '-^Av'"' -\ . ' ? RutflaHPaca -GAMECOCK bv/ous/y not pleased with student * Street Wednesday. See related pic s to elimi Mim f "# I : ,1 ? |n| i w H ggggsg mm i The student senate assumed alloi -* Twauuoauay myni. Past S. Jenrette ti By Jeannie Ralston Gamecock Staff Writer U.S. Hep. John Jenrette's involvement ii bribes to undercover FBI agents is not the I the North Myrtle Beach representative I involved in questionable misdealings. Jenrette has been involved in other le troversies including the misuse of funds Burger Chef restaurant, involvement as a p a company that sold underwater land lo questionable $500 campaign contribution, also implicated in a 1979 probe of a m smuggling ring and was sued by Myrtle B Force Base Federal Court for loans total $183,000. ItOBEKT HERRING, cousin and former partner of Jenrette, said the two were owi Burger Chef restaurant in Aiken during t 1970's. In 1973, Herring bought out Jenrette iL ^ I ? * ' * uie ousiness Deiore ne realized me amount Jenrette had compiled. Herring later accused Jenrette of using fu the restaurant for his own personal use wi advisement, including Jenrette's 1972 camj the U.S. House of Representatives. After Herring lost the Burger Chef f because of excessive debts, he sued Jenrette not happy with the out-of-court settlement w decided on three years later. Herring wouli details of the case because the settlement Herring not to discuss any terms. Jenrette denied knowledge of any missir putting the blame on his assistants Herri "But we had the evidence, we had the check had signed," Herring said. It's possible for Jenrette to beat the briber by the FBI, because he'll do what he has every other scandal he has been involved in" said. "They've been zeroing in on so many thi him. But I think he always uses his influen out of it." "You can find a lot of Robert Herrings who you some real nasty comments about Jc Warren Clayton, Jenrette's press secretai Whatever the personal greivances of Heri 1 nl A -J , v.aac uaa uccn strilivu, V/iayiUll said. Republican Ed Young of Florence, a thi opponent of Jenrette's for the House of R tatives in the 6th District, also had a rur Jenrette over some possible misdealings. Before the November 1976 election betwee inate S. nation responsibilities by voting C. controversies ied to scai and Jenrette, Young di $1,733 to the SC. Tax Co sum before the election, n alleged Young said he thought first time eiectjon because ' nas been supported him didn't beli Concerning Jenrette': >gal con- tivities, Young said the from a straw, but Jenrette has artner in versity quite well. ts and a ..j jhink he works han He Was aHuorti cino nonnln onH i eaoh Ai? congressman," Young Sc ling over outvve'ghed the bad in the YOUNG SAID he di hucinocc Jenrette's involvement ir nf f the elect?ons this fall. He he earlv WOuld run again for th< c hQn #vf meetings, Young has won of debt* ?ther Problems Jenrette has been involve nds from as a Partner in Heritage "LtTs Horry County. jaign ior in ljf/e, a ieaerai gra allegations that Heritage ranchise and used land it did not o' i but was to $870,000. The charges v hich was put the blame on poor boc dn't give was dropped six months I required I^ater it was learned th jury that conducted the ig funds, undersigned a $500 loan t ing said. The foreman was sente s that he term for contempt of coui "The phrase that he s< y charge pletely false," Clayton s< done in the land were speculating Herring for commercial use, acco ngs wiin ii> 1 v/tf, je ce to get undercover probe of a D? smuggling ring. The inv< can give and now Jenrette's stafl mrette," penses are also under inv< y, said. Clayton said that the cl *ing, the has admitted he was 1; nection in the drug smugt ree time A questionable $500 c epresen- who later won the cont i-in with federal building in Floi probe into Jenrette's ca n Young donation was later return AC 1? < V -* "S J^-br^S* J Karun Kampw - GAMECOCK to eliminate SAC ndals sclosed that Jenrette owed mmission. Jenrette paid the Jenrette was still able to win 'evidently the people that eve the charges." 5 other controversial acFBI probe could be the last been able to handle his adi at campaigning, has good vorks hard at being a good lid. He said he believed this minds of some voters. idn't have any idea how ?the FBI probe would affect said he has not decided if he ; office. Out of their three i once. I controversial activities *1 in include his involvement Shores Realty Company in ind jury probe looked into Shores sold underwater lots wn as collateral for loans ur? /ere denied by Jenrette, who ikkeeping. The investigation ater. at the foreman of the grand Heritage Shores probe had o Jenrette's 1976 campaign, need to a two-year prison t and obstruction of justice, aid underwater lots is cornaid. The people who bought ; on marsh land to be filled in rding to Clayton. nrette was implicated in an Arlington founty marijuana ligation is still under way r nn..>?n ?i i > ? ? i [wyiwii rtiiu iravenng exestigation. lief witness in the drug case ying about Jenrette's con (ling ring. ontribution from a builder ract for construction of a *ence was uncovered in a mpaign funds in 1974. The ed to the builder.