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VolumeLXX.No.63 University of South Carolina, C1 3QO ' use 4 rain BP' > ^HH^^|^^ln&;.-:v:*v . :\*^;-t':l5ir.: vSSeW^B Ronald Reagan John Connelly Dole to pi in Longsti By Mark Gamacnck S After failing to meet the deadline because of a misread invitation, Sen; admitted as the fifth member of Thui Dole's press secretary, Bob Waite, to join the debate after difficulties o cleared with USC and Columbia New Waite said Dole's appointment vitation to mean that a "regrets onh acceptance was needed to participat THE DEADLINE F<)K debate acc a telegram to debate sponsors Feb. Dole s request originally was aenn Hampshire's Nashua High School, ii the Republican candidates to attend according to Bill Roan, editorial pag< The problem was then compound vice anchorman Jim Lehrer said h unless Dole was included. Lehrer said Monday that his origi involved having his replacement unable to fill in, although now all t resolved. Roan said the other debate pari pleased Dole will be included in tli Columbia Newspapers, Inc., and US released a statement Monday whicl from the debate was amended bet proposed rules of the Federal Electk THE FEC RULES favor inclUd because of matching campaign fun primary, Roan said. The "wishes c considered when the decision to in< Holderman statement said. GOP candidates Ronald Reagan, Howard Baker will join Dole in the t the Longstreet Theatre. 'Pk.nA fAIl D?. k iu cc uiiici wv/r uiiuuiuaica, dci and Nick Beluse, were not invited b consider them to be major candidate Waite said Dole will have to do \ than he's done in Iowa or Maine to s have to put his candidacy on hold," V Dole has spent about $1.2 million not sure how much is left for the rem Ticket c prepar HH IrT i i^ii^MT :-^3r i~3_-v1" ,n ..: ;yv--|jj^npM|M . : .;. : ;: |3 |||pj!| - 1 George Bush BpH 'H?lj? *mKmwi^>* - ^ | Howard Baker irticipate reetforum Linder toff Writer for the Feb. 28 Republican debate jtor Robert Dole, R-Kansas, will be -sday's Columbia debate. said the candidate agreed Monday ver the official invitation had been spapers, Inc. secretary misunderstood the inresponse was required, when an e. eptances was Jan. 29, but Dole sent 15 asking to appear at the event. ed, but the recent debate in New n which Ronald Reagan invited all , led to the reversal of the decision, e editor of The State. ed when Public Broadcasting Serle would not moderate the debate nal refusal to moderate the debate for thfe "McNeil/Lehrer Report" he scheduling conflicts have been ticipants have indicated they are te event. Ben Morris, president of 5C President James B. Holderman fi said the decision to exclude Dole :ause of the "recent decision and >ns Commission." ing all candidates in the debate ds of those registered in the state >f the other candidates" were also :lude Dole was made, the Morris George Bush, John Connally and lebate, scheduled to begin 9 p.m. at ijamin Fernandez, Harold Stassen ecause the debate's sponsors don't s. yell in New Hampshire and better tay in the race. "In fact, Dole may Vaite said. during the campaign, and Waite is ainder of the campaign. i ^cations it ing for By Ronda Tempi Assistant New* Ed With the Republican presiden for tomorrow -^ht, USC officii about ticket allocations for the e Page Morris, administratis President James Holderman, j been allocated for students, b formation Services said only 20 for student use. Morris said tickets have been c press, candidates and the Rej Gray said additional tickets v President's Council, USC's G ternational Studies and Journ debate sponsors and the U S. Sec FIFTY TICKETS HAVE be< press and each candidate will i sonal use, Morris said. The GO tickets, but none will be distribu said. The largest block of debate ticl use uivision ot Student Affair students upon request, Morris : know the exact number of ticke the office. Marsha Duncan, Dea was not able to comment on the ti Morris estimated the number ( students through Duncan's offic the student allocation." The pre not know students well enough and thought student affairs w contacts," he said. A "couple of-USC people" wit debate if there are any tickets 1< Each college was also allotted a : distribution to students througl said, but he did not know v allocations were. mint ET Vto By Jsannia Ralston Gomocock Start Writer South Carolina Educatior Television's coverage of the Fc 58 Republican debate in US( Longstreet Theatre will be the fii time a public television netwo will extend coverage to the thr commercial networks. Coverage costs have not be determined but will be divid among the Public Broadcasts Service, ABC, NBC and CBS. ETV will provide the only li nationwide coverage of the 1 minute debate among fi' Republican presidential ca didates via the PBS satellite. Ti telecast will be relayed to t i question GOP eton Gray s< Hor Thprp ?r< tial debate scheduled have beer als are still confused vent. THE Y tickets e assistant to USC organizat >aid 220 tickets have Eachcolh ut Chip Gray of In- for distrit [) have been set aside Internatic given add debate, he illocated to students, Columb Dublican Party, but was giver /ill be used by the andnatioi overnment and In- total of ! alism departments, themselv< ret Service. Student en allocated to the number < eceive five for per- Service m F will be given five Media ted to politicians, he Japan wi since eac kets was eiven to thp nnlv nnp s for distribution to photograp said, but he did not addition, < ts available through pictures c n of Student Affairs, the start c icket situation. Gray said >f tickets available to Morris e at "around half of through sident's office "does selected I to distribute tickets 200 seats ould have the most dean." Debate . A)e admitted to the Robert D sft over, Morris said. because number of tickets for Other Ref i various deans, he Ronald R /hat the individual Sen. How* r Tin 1 ot Mr tlfpwB IZl' V I broadct Carolina Coliseum wl . technicians from the three lal works will videotape, edit ih rplnv thp matprinl tn ho nc*t< /M? .? viav ?RVV ?'s headquarters for their rst broadcast purposes rk ee ETV General Manager Hen Cauthen said the comme on networks will not usually tri ed public network with the cove ng of a major national event. ve ; "IT'S A GREAT honor tha ;commereiaI networks can tru ve ;with the coverage of this ev< n- iCauthen said. "We got it bee he we pursued the coverage first, he Cauthen said the po deb at aid "no figures are exact" at ? 340 seats at Longstreet Theati i set aside for student use, he said. 'RESIDENT'S C OUNCIL will r and newspapers and pres ions will be given 50-75, accordin jge was given a "certain number' >ution to students with the Goveri >nal Studies and Journalism de] itional tickets because of the nal ; said. ia Newspapers Inc., sponsors of t i a "smal number" of tickets am lal Republican parties received fi 25 tickets were given to the c js, Gray said. Government was given an und )f tickets and 10 will be used lembers, Gray said. personnel from as far as Aust 11 be covering the debate, Gray h press-related organization wa ticket, pool photographers )hs for newspaper and magazir other photographers will be allow >f the candidates for three minut< >f the debate and will then be askc 1. said tickets were available fo student affairs, but Gray sai( few students can go because thei Astudent would have to get a ticV sponsors decided Monday to ofc, R-Kansas, to participate in his secretary "misread" his )ublicans accepting debate invita eagan, George Bush, John Con ird Baker, D-Tennessee. See Deb, Dave M*tth?wa ? ist deba here coverage is a matter of netan(i Instead of each networl work cameras and audio equi own ^e theater, ETV will cameras inside, two ou about 30 technicians to ry J. telecast nationwide am rcial three networks. if #> 1 Uo/miiCD i\f thn KinK ? ri wi uiv i race this event after the Ne shire debate, Cauthen gi 12 million people will t the telecast. With the foota st us debate that will be s snt,". network news programs ause estimated ETV will i reach 100 million viewers 0,ed SaeEl I e thic Hmp ~e and 200 eceive 75 ?s-related g to Gray. ' of tickets iment and partments :ure of the he debate, i the state ve each.A :andidates etermined by Secret rolio nrt/^ * auo auu said, and is allotted will take le use. In 'ed to take es prior to :d to leave, r students i "only a re are only Let from his allow Sen. the debate J invitation. tions were nally and ate, page 5 &M8 GAMECOCK te economy. k placing ipment in use six tside and relay the ci to the nterest in w Hampjessed 10view thp ge of the ;hown on , Cauthen lltimately r V. page 5 * i