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Willi lllilB 1J H Will W' IIIWI III HWWBWWiJI?IIHHUW11IIII111 r^l I 1 . _ J- _ _l i Mane crasli invesTigarea WARSAW, Poland ? Government investigators sifted through the scattered wreckage of a Polish jetliner Saturday in an effort to find out why the plane crashed near Warsaw's airport, killing all 87 persons aboard including a team of young American amateur boxers. The Soviet-built Ilyushin 62 jet of Poland's LOT Airlines plowed into the earthen wall of a 19th century czarist fortress just south of the Polish capital, nearly two miles short of the runways of the Okecie Airport complex. "The spirit ana determination ui mcsc nuc American athletes, and those who coached and assisted them, reflected what is best about our country. They represented our nation well and will be sorely missed," President Carter said in a statement released in Washington. Two of America's top amateur boxers ? Lemuel * J * 1? M/v... D/v/J Steeples oi bi . l>ouis ana Anure ui i>cw t>w ford, Mass. ? were among the dead, as was Tom "Sarge" Johnson of Indianapolis, coach of the Amateur Athletic Union's national team and trainer of the 1976 American Olympic team, which claimed five gold medals in the Montreal Games. ^ ' I . Utner games sougnr LONDON ? At least 10 governments are expected to send representatives to today's meeting in Geneva to discuss holding alternative games to the Moscow Olympics, Australian Home Affairs Minister Robert Ellicott said Friday. Ellicott, visiting London for talks with British government officials, declined to say which countries had been invited or which had accepted. "If governments were behind the Games, providing fares and the like, I imagine that would attract athletes C II ? ' knoolH 1IUI11 till UVt'l IIICWUUU, lit oaiu. Britain's Foreign Office said the meeting could last until Tuesday and would probably be held at the U.S. and British missions in Geneva. Independence delayed SALISBURY. Rhodesia ? Prime Minister-elect Robert Mugabe said that Rhodesia's independence from Britain would be delayed until the end of April. Mugabe told a news conference his party "was not ready yet" to take over the reins of government from the British governor, Lord Soames. The former guerrilla leader has repeatedly said he * 1 1 1 - 1 - ' C/-VO KV-\ AP f/\ C '1 /\n needed nine 10 iaKt: over, anu ui ouamw m oiaj wn, but the governor's spokesman has said this would be difficult. Soames' spokesman had indicated independence would be set for the end of this month or early April. Cocaine found on kid LIMA, Peru ? Police saw a boy scratching himself constantly at Lima airport and decided to see what was wrong. When they searched him they found about 100 Milan uagb uumaiiimg suiucr 1*2 jjuuiius u 1 jjuic cocaine. Authorities charged the boy, 9, and his 27-year-old mother, who burst into tears during the search, with cocaine trafficking. Officials identified her as Claudia Bill Marshal, and said she and her son were Americans. They were about to board a flight to Madrid, Spain, via Caracas Venezuala, Thursday when police intprvpnpH Tht?ir hnmp town wax not immediately available and the boy's name was not made public. OPINION ATED?! I . . . write a letter to the editor.^ [ ? -?r The GAMECOCK is the student ' M newspaper of the University of South > Carolina and is published three times a week on Mondays. Wednesdays and Fri days during the fall and spring semesters | and once weekly on Thursdays during both < IWIIJ^LII\ summer sessions with the exception of I lwlv/?Jfc.lll university holidays and examination - * invites all Opinions expressed in the GAMECOCK < fhfi U/ppI/ ?re those of the editors and not those of ttie WvvIV University of South Carolina 'I from 12:3 The University of South Carolina is an __ equal opportunity institution ! Russell HO The Board of Student Publications and Communications is the publisher of the ' Gamecock The Student Media Office is the n j mm _ parent organization of the Gamecock I MLjU I - _ ? . I Change of address forms. subscription J | rip 3 .pp-. requests and other correspondence thouM 1 I ^ lCL<tl be sent to the GAMECOCK. Box 85131. J | ISldffliC ITU I Ruim* Houn, Unlveraity of SC. \ Columbia, S.C. 29208. Subscription rata* , 1*30 DID are $5.50 par Mrtwitar ?nd %2 for th? * ^ summer sessions. ' tGreSteCl f TMrd dksi postage paid at Columbia. 8C , IBIiliW NOTION Electric chair for Gacy CHICAGO ? The victims' relatives and friends cheered and applauded as John W. Gacy Jr. was sentenced to die in the electric chair for the sex slayings of 12 young men and boys. But it was only the beginning of another legal battle for the 37-year-old contractor. Circuit Court Judge Louis B. Garippo on Thursday set June 2 for the execution of Gacy, convicted of murdering 33 young men and boys. An appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court is automatic with imposition of the death sentence. The same jurors who debated 1 hour and 50 minutes to find Gacy guilty deliberated 2 hours and 15 minutes Kofr?rr? ohrwiincr thp rlpath nonaltv Oarinno dpniftd a Mvax/ax, v??vvw...0 v" f?-? V * W I defense request for a new jury to sentence Gacy. When the court clerk read the verdict, there was a burst of applause and cheers from the spectators. It was quickly subdued by guards. Ford found not guilty { WINAMAC, Ind. ?A jury Friday acquitted Ford Motor Co. on three counts or recKiess nomiciae in me fiery deaths of three teen-agers killed when their Pinto sedan exploded in flames when hit from behind. Prosecutor Michael Cosentino and defense attorney James F. Neal sat expressionless as the judge read the contents of the three envelopes containing the verdicts. When asked if either attorney wished to poll the panel, Cosentino replied quietly: "No your honor." Mool oaroor) JilV/U< U^& wv?. The verdict was read before a packed courtroom that included more than 150 townspeople, reporters and members of the lawyers staff. The panels decision came in its fourth day of deliberations. Sex, booze don't mix RALEIGH, N.C. ? The state Board of Alcoholic Control suspended the liquor license Friday of a Charlotte nightspot that featured male dancers who allegedly simulated sex acts with customers. Club general manager John Daunt said he would challenge the suspension in Wake County Superior Court. A state undercover agent, Lenora Topp of Asheville, testified at an earlier hearing that, during an investigation at the club, she saw a dancer's pubic hair, and saw another caped performer remove his G-string to expose his geniutals, and saw dancers simulate sex with partrons, kiss them and allow customers to slip dollar bills into their G-strings. I?> / itn n r\\ / s~\ i i n It i_vt?iy ptniny luuiho GASTON i A, N.C. ? How much is a penny worth? Maybe 15 cents to Gaston Memorial Hospital. Franklin D. Cato of Gastonia thought his wife's insurance policy and his personal insurance would pay full coverage when he was released from the hospital on Dec. 13 after an operation and 10 days of i hospitalization. ! But he was misinformed. The insurance only paid for $2,069.65 of the $2,069.66 total charge. j But the hospital's computer is ever-vigilant. A pennyis a penny. So Cato got a one-cent bill from the hospital, i "I couldn't believe it," he said. "It cost them 15 cents j to mail the thing to me." But the small charges (one penny to $5) are called I! "administrative write-offs" that the hospital would forget if the patient didn't pay the bill. , The hospital won't have to write-off Cato's bill ? 3 they'll just have to cash the one-cent check he plans to send. ~T FREE[ . * ' 5-MID i ? Hi IffiHWrar 1 STUDENTS ASSOCIATION ? Muslim students to come to Mi V meetings on each Friday j I 0 to 1:30 pm In Room 303, I If use. I; < HIS FRIDAY, 3-21, there will i ire by Dr. Akhavl about the { dp >vements In the Mlddleast at i In Room 303, RH. Every In- | sui erson Is Invited. i . ~ 1 " - : : STB YE Sisters killed in blaze GREAT FALLS ? Two young sisters were killed Saturdav morning when fire swept through their home I near Great Falls. Fairfiolri Countv Coroner Joe Silva said 2-vear-old Veronica White and 9-year-old Jennifer White apparently died of smoke inhalation. The girls' parents and another sister escaped. The fire broke out about 5:30 a.m. in the Pea Ridge section of Fairfield County about three miles from Great Falls. The fire apparently started in the kitchen near a wood heater, authorities said. Sheriff's deputies said the 2-year-old girl was found in a back bedroom she shared with her 9-year-old sister. The older girl, however, was found in another bedroom near the front door, where she had apparently made her way before being overcome. I X?* I ] /> k K A s? f N vr-%\ / LIIU ill |Uii iui iviL^iuy CHARLESTON ? Albert McCray has been sentenced to life in prison for the death of an eldery North Charleston man and the beating of his wife during a break-in at their home Oct. 7. A Charleston County jury took about three hours before returning a verdict in the case Thursday af Iternoon, finding McCray, 20, guilty ot muraer, burglary and assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature. Circuit Judge Klyde Robinson sentenced McCray to lifo An tho mnrrJor pharcTr? nliK 91 vpars fnr hnrfflarv ?n\~ VII IIIV. iiiu>uv? viim (,v, - o J and 10 years for the aggravated assault charge. The terms are to be served consecutively, but McCray will be eligible for parole in 20 years. Filibuster a success COLUMBIA ? John Drummond, who has represented Greenwood County in the South Carolina Senate since 1967, knows how to get things done. Friday the 60-year-old businessman abandoned a filibuster after 22 hours so the Senate could tentatively approve a bill he opposes. But in so doing he may well have defeated the measure. The issue was whether school boards may allow teachers to let dues be taken from their checks for organizations such as the South Carolina Education Association. Some boards already do that, though state law is silent on whether it's legal. Democrat Drummond said he believes the SCEA is a union. He also contended the Senate was too hasty in scheduling a vote on the bill Thursday despite his objections. ; So, using a Senate rule that says a member who starts talking cannot be silenced against his wishes, Drummond talked. And talked. And talked. Two men battle cancer SUMTER ? To help the battle against childhood cancer, two men are running and rolling their way along the East coast. Bob Hall, 28, is pushing his wheelchair from Winterhaven, Fla., to Washington. David McGillivray, 25, is running alongside. Both are from the Boston area. The two are making the journey to raise money for the Jimmy Fund, the fundraising arm of the Sidney Farber Cancer Institute of Boston. Thev nlan to run to the White House bv March 25. I They passed through Sumter Thursday, and planned to II make their way into North Carolina by Friday night. [j Jerry Rubin, who is also making the trip, says the j! journey, sponsored by a sporting goods company, | started March 1. He says the two start about 6:15 a.m. I and make about 45 miles a dav. )ELIVERY 771-40981 NioHi?iurw. "Where you come first" >tuffy's#sV',nri&Swiss ! No. 3 . q.$1.45 $1.20 w/ coupon 1 Der $2.75 $2.30 w/ coupon {I OFFER EXPIRES4/7/80 || 7|