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Jnig is f*j m m ? jgBSl SB J? H| Sfi B WWaL *- *t? fjagL SB ig? ^nn^F Volume LXX, No. 75 University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C. April 3, 1980 USC receives n By Ronda Templeton Assistant News Edhor A clear shot of a man waving his fist at the flaming Hindenburg and shouting "Burn, damn you, burn" is included in the Movietonews Film Library recently donated to USC. The real value of the donation may be in such out-takes never seen by the public, USC President James B. Holderman said. Material editied from the final films, called out-takes, "could contain anything," he said, and the Hindenburg out-takes could provide fuel for speculation that the disaster was a result of sabotage. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. formally announced plans to donate the Movietonews Film Library to USC March 27. Hundreds of media personnel attended the presentation at the Lincoln Center in New York City. DENNIS C. STANFILL, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the corporation, made the presentation and said the films will be transferred to USC over a period of years. Stanfill said the university's "enthusiasm" over the donation influenced Twentieth CenturyFox's decision to present the flm library to USC. Stanfill said the film is on inflammable nitrate stock and must be placed on "safety" stock before it can be transferred to USC. The process will take at least five years, Stanfill said, and it will be a "highly expensive" project. The expense incurred by Twentieth Century-Fox in preparing the film for presentation toUSC is included in the donation, he said. Stanfill said the donation follows five years of study on where to best house the Movietonews Film Library. He said USC was selected because it is committed to "providing excellent housing, preserving the library and utilizing the film for educational purposes in many different fields of study." r -? 1 "" ' * - - * iiic muviciuiicws rum i^iurary ui aooui bu minion leei oi turn contains documentation of all major news events occuring between 1919 and 1963. The library is currently administered by Jack Muth, Movietonews vice president and general manager. It is considered the largest news film library in the world. THE MOVIETONEWS company was in its "heyday" in the 1930's and 1940 s when over 500 cameramen toured the United Slates and abroad to capture "spot news" for moviegoers, Stanfill said. The films were translated into 47 languages and shown in over 50 countries. The first installment of the donation should be presented to USC by next March. Holderman said the first films to arrive at USC will be the oldest segments of the newsfilm library. Holderman called the library a "priceless national treasure and academic resource" and said the film will be housed in the planned Carolina Arts Center. Lowell Thomas, the "Voice of Movietonews" for two decades, spoke at the presentation and said the film was worth "a billion dollars." Actual estimates vary, but the lowest figures hover near $60 million. One of the major clients of the Movietonews Film Library during the past five years has been Education Productions, Inc., producers of the "Lowell Thomas Remembers' series for the Public Broadcasting Service. The firm's president, James Jackson, is a consultant to USC. Organizations t< By Teresa K. Weaver Also, fre Gamecock Staff Writer will be virl Several student organizations that received large budget be forced I cuts in the Student Allocation Commission's recom- Theater. ? * 1 1 * mtuviauwia i"uu iu cippeiii me proposal 10 me student 44j think senate. Jowers sai Russell House University Union, all student media, and we'll defin the new NAACP student organizations are among groups certain thii planning to appeal immediately. The Open Door Health of thestud< Enrichment Program and the Frisbee Club are among Floyd sa those who will appeal next fall. for allocati Any appeals must first go before the senate finance spent all th committee for a series of hearings, and then be presented to a first-corn (hp oniiro conato a/>/in?>/lin<t Ia ? - OV.WW,, uvx-viuiug w oiuucai \jruvciiiiiitrill VIC? JOW6PS S President Jeff Floyd. a portion o "It's very difficult to tamper with the budget at this stage. are held. I because it has to stay balanced," Floyd said. "So, if the to plan boo! senate wants to make any changes in order to give more money to one organization, we have to cut back money from JOWERS somewhere." of receivin Members of the RHUU executive council decided Mon- mittee and day for all of the committees to appear before the senate SAC." "as a unit rather than individaully," HHUU President "Thefiiu Ronnie Jowers said. They're wil senate, I in "WE -DON'T FEEL that the students will get their AH four I money's worth unless we go back for more money now. an appeal I Certain things are going to be hurt drastically if we don't. of student r To function effectively we're just going to have to get more The Boar money," he said. is appealin SAC recommended a total allocation of $111,113 for all the Garnet RHUU committees combined, and Jowers said the revised approved f< budget tqken before the finance committee will be a slightly the Gamec< reworked one. "The Gai ine Trips and Expeditions Committee was not recom- others," < mended to receive any funding by SAC, and according to primarily e Jowcrs, this will curtail most activities of the committee the senate until October or November, eliminating all summer ac- they're ask ews film library H \ v *OTOTW - . k^H] Mh'JtMt*- tF"^RVV lk'JSfo;. Hobert Aiiail - GAMECOCK o appeal SAC alloc e films offered by the Cinematic Arts Committee will allow reporters, ph< :ually eliminated, Jowers said, and students will get paid." to pay for most movies shown at Russell House The budget for the denied a request for fi students still deserve to get something free," ployees. Eachorganiza d. "When we go before the finance committee, of transferring up to 10 itely have a compromise budget, but there ^re one area to another, aec tigs we really need to have now. It's for the good He said the appeal by mte nnt inct fnr tha ArAonivntiAnd '' i JUU. ?^T? Mn/WigaiUMHIUIU. nit 3CIWIC awaic "Wl I id between $25,000 and $50,000 will be available that a precedent of non-j ions in the fall when organizations that haven't "The Garnet and Blac eir money will turn it to SG to be redistributed on as the Gamecock," Outl e, first-serve basis. funding for their repo aid the RHUU committees are hoping to receive might be able to take < f that money before the fall allocation hearings sfer." le said many of the committees need the money kings and programming months in advance. WUSC-FM IS appealir for fifftui pnisinmpni tn m ?SAID he believes his group has a better chance watt station next year, g additional funding through the finance com- station's budget, he add< I the full senate beacuse of "less bias than in The New Crucible, of < ince committee is a little less biased against us. now to transfer," Outlav lling to understnd why we need that money. The The New Crucible ma ink, has the same attitude," Jowers said. SAC recommendation. kUfftMAltAA A# JI- * ? ? * -* nawros vi uic niuuciu mvuia are aiso entering New Crucible, said tha o the senate, according to Bill Outlaw, director getting funded hinges o nedia. from the board of public d of Student Publications and Communications MWe have a chance tx g the budgets of WUSC-FM, the New Crucible, publications. They are and Black and th<? r.?mmwk u/i tot*.pm 1 4 * ?* VV^V/ A ATI 'nwo uwn cxiremeiy support or $34,*25, the Garnet and Black for $21,727 and Freligh added that tl wkfrfr $31,779. already recommended mecock's situation is a little different from the to give money to those g Outlaw said, "because they're appealing "There are always g is a matter of principle. They're not asking foi ?hate to see that, but 1 at to cut funds from any other organizations. Al Freligh said. ing is that the senate recognize a transfer that t x. I 1 Officers assaulted By Leroy Williams ; Gamecock Staff Writer Three campus police officers were assaulted Monday in two incidents of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. Campus police officer John Roundtree was beaten by two women in the Golden Spur when he responded to a call for assistance from a bartender. The girls were breakinc beer glasses and knocking over barstools, the bartender said. Roundtree suffered cuts above his eyes during the incident, a police report said. USC student Ellen Patrick and non-student Lisa E. McClary were taken to Columbia Citv Police headnuartprs and charged with public drunkenness, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature. j BARTENDER MITCHELL 1 4?1J - *a_ ? v/t uiauu iuiu punce rairiCK was breaking glasses and cursing at him and McClary tried to cut him with a knife. He said McClary was overturning barstools. i USC student Dave Matthews. ; a witness to the incident, said he j saw one of the bartenders tell one of Ihe wemen to leave the i hnr "She came running back with a knife," he said. "One of her friends tried to restrain her while another bartender tried to i wrestle the knife away from her." i Matthews said the girl i charged after the bartender | with the knife and followed him j into the adjacent gameroom. ne said university ponce came I in at this point. ] :ations jtographers and assistant editors to Gamecock recommended by SAC inds to continue paying these emtion has the constitutional privilege percent of their total budget from ording to Outlaw. the newspaper is intended to make 'he employees are getting paid, so >ayment will not be set. k is appealing along the same lines aw said. "They also did not receive ners ana pnoiograpners ana we :are of that with an internal tranig, Outlaw said, because of the need ccompany their increase to a 3000There is not enough money in the id, to allow for a transfer. course, doesn't have any funds right vsaid. gazine did not get any funding in the Sarah Jane Freligh, creditor of the t any chance the magazine has of n the SUDDOrt the mpfiin h?? ontt*?r? ations. scause of the support of the board of really hanging with us, and they've ive," she said. here is a problem of organizations to receive funding having to be cut roups that successfully appeal. Ding to be people who are upset. I so hate to see the New Crucible go," S&? SAC. p*g? 6