Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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News bn State address i? Gov. Dick Riley's third Stat decidedly conservative tone -1 A Kohn r?innrki>d "In snn sounded like a Republican. " Since Kohn is a Republican the governor the Chariest probably sounded more like compliment. But Kohn was not alone in speech Riley gave Wednest predate crowd of lawmakers House. Riley's call for a constitui spending, borrowing and hir rave reviews, although one R wasn't tough enough Also praised by both Demc Riley's plea for restructure system and cracking down oi crimes. Soviets accused CAIRO, Egypt ? The Egy pelled three Soviet diplomats semi-official newspaper A1 Ah was not immediately known w would be allowed to replace tht Two of the diplomats left 1j nesday, the newspaper said. A year ago, President Anwai to reduce their diplomatic staf oi the Soviet military inte Relations between the two cou been strained since Sadat in 17,000 Soviet military advisers. Panel recommei WASHINGTON ? The S< recommended Wednesday tl conservative Denver lawyer ci against environmental protec Senate as President-elect F Secretary. The Committee also recoi Edwards, a former governor firmed as Reagan's Energy Se< Approval of both men was mittee's ranking Democrat, 5 Washington, making the motioi Wholesaler has SANTA ANA.Calif. ? A ca purchased John Lennon's psyc $50,000 is hoping to resell it for Ron Morgan, who bought t Ariz., said he will display it i taking it to England. "I persi there. I'm sure the people o Morgan said Tuesday. L/ennon, who was shot to dea 8, bought the colorful car in 19 decorated with blue diagonal and multi-color teardrop des with painted sunburst. Med school aud Rep. Leon Rampey, D-Gr widespread publicity about a 1 t~r c? i uiavciaiiy (ji ljuuiii v^arunna have done irreparable damage Rampey, an ex-officio men Trustees, said a General Accoi the school's finances was confi N been leaked to reporters. In the report, federal audito school's handling of its entert management, drug inventoriei Incoming leade: FLORENCE ? Rep. Jol Agriculture Secretarv John F South Carolina's Pee Dee seel months to take a close look ; problems. Napier, a freshman Republi Thurmond had met with Bi where they strongly urged Blc Jr. named to his staff. Bostic has been offered th agriculture for rural develop whether he will take the job. Businessman s\; A Columbia businessman is raise $50,000 to $100,000 to p suspended Columbia Police Ch Roland Young, an insurance two dozen people have exDr tributing to the fund for Hess" v cop." "He cannot even afford to dc "He needs all the help he can g< Hess, 45, was charged Jan. bribe from a State Law Enfor in West Columbia. He also w $1,000 bribe from the same m October. ' iefs... 5 conservative e of the State address had, a bo much so that Rep. Robert ae parts of the speech He and Riley is a Democrat, to on lawmaker's comment a backhanded insult than a hie nncitivA roapfinn Irk fho V tVWVVIVII W UIV lay night to a quietly ap? and onlookers at the State tional article limiting state ing for the most part drew epublican said the governor >crats and Republicans was ig of the state correctional 11 drug smuggling and other of "being spies ptian Government has exaccused of being spies, the iram reported Thursday. It hether the Soviet Embassy ;m. ast week and one on Wedr Sadat ordered the Soviets f from 40 to seven because j rvention in Afghanistan, intries, former allies, have July 1972 expelled about ids 2 for posts snate Energy Committee iat^ James G. Watt, the ritFcized by many as biased tion, be confirmed by the tonald Reagan's Interior timended that James B. of South Carolina, be con:retary. bipartisan, with the com- j Jen. Henry M. Jackson of no Ilt9 Lennon's car r wholesaler who recently :hedelic 1956 Befctley S-l for $1 million. he car Sunday in Phoenix, \ in the United States before onally feel the car belongs 1 f England want it there," j th in New York City on Dec. 66. The pink car's sides are | stripes, concentric circles igns. The hood is adorned it 'premature' eenville, said Wednesday federal audit of the Medical was premature and may ; to the school's reputation, iber of the MUSC Board of unting Office draft report of dential and should not have rs criticized the Charleston ainment funds, its property ?and other matters. r to visit state in Napier says incoming ilock has promised to visit tion in the next two or three at the tobacco crop and its can, said he and Sen. Strom lock in Thurmond's office . >ck to have James E. Bostic e job of undersecretary of >ment but has not decided ipports Hess spearheading an effort to s ay for legal expenses for ief Arthur G. Hess. agent, says that more than essed an interest in convhom he considers a "super fend himself," Young said. gt." 3 with accepting a $3,000 cement Division informant as charged with taking a an in Calhoun County last * 1 * V Winnie thiI Pooh (Dean Foster) end Yogi Bear (Steve Short) wandered around campus Wednesday to promote the Superdance U.S.A. The 24-hour dance marathon will be held at (JSC Feb. 6 and 7 to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association. (Photo by Chip Lowell) March \ ATLANTA - Martin Luther King Jr.'s hometown honored the slain civil rights leader on the anniversary of his birth Thursday with a march to his gravesite and a service at the church where he once was pastor. - About 3,000 people marched from a local high school to the King gravesite next to the Ebenezer Baptist Church, where the words of King echoed Thursday as family, friends and supporters of the civil rights movement listened. Former U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young, who was one of King's chief lieutenants, told the audience in the 1 1 -I - A * pactteu cnurcn 10 nonor King's memory by remembering how much has Collet nf illf>( WASHINGTON - The Ed Department notified Missot Kentucky on Thursday tha public college systems retair of illegal segregation practi( officials said Texas had subn satisfactory plan for coi similar violations. Kentucky and Missouri mm their higher education system with a landmark 1954 Suprem ruling which struck down "s but equal" schools and with Ti the 1964 Civil Rights Act. At stake for the states are i of dollars in federal aid. Tl rights law bans discrimina race, color or national or federally assisted programs. The department's notice* issued after a federal cour ordered on Dec. 17, 1980, that expedited. Thursday was the c the judge set for informing states of the status of their ec systems. Alabama, Delaware, Carolina and West Virginia, w Today at I RH Film ? ' Leonard Nimoy, Wi Forest Kelley. Shov $1.50. Midnight show Weather Friday: Sunny and s the 20s. High near 40. Weekend: Fair to pc the weekend. Lows i near 50. Turning colc the 20s. ^ _ x lonors r been accomplished by the civil rights movement rather than how much has not. "We find ourselves reminding ourselves how much needs to be done, but I like to see how far we've come," Young said. "I don't believe Martin died, I don't Kalimro hn Kt*AiirtWf MVI1VW IIV fJk UU5III UO UilO far, in order that he would lose." King was honored in many ways Thursday. He was called a "20th century prophet of freedom" in a prayer. There were pledges from lawmakers for national and state holidays on his Jan. 15 birthday anniversary. And his famous "I have a Dream" speech was dramatically read by New York actress Yolande 7P? rpl lucation department found iri and of non-compliance it their similarly notified 1 l traces due to receive itsm :es, but Cynthia G. Bro1 riitted a education secretar meeting said both Missouri made substantial st bring desegregation. c in 1?na ?1 1 0 in iiik. mi&suun nas e Court desegregating most eparate originally establish tie VI of one race. But the 1 ment's review four millions under-represented i he civil in student bodies of tion by the University igin in Columbia, the Univ at Rolla, and Southc 1 were University. t judge in Kentucky, s they be stitutions establish* leadline particular race re 5 seven identity, the depar lucation than a fourth ol dergraduates in pi o al oouui enrolled at one scho hich the u ni versity. JSC 'Star Trek," starring illiam Shatner and De /s at 7 and 9:30 p.m., ,$1. lightly warmer. Low in irtly cloudy throughout in the upper 20s. Highs ier Sunday with lows in ;;r.gy/::: Hjfei? r ^il; j Cing in A D. King during the service at Ebenezer. Many of the thousands who marched the two miles to the King memorial were high school students who were toddlers when the man they were honoring was oooaooiuaicu in mempnis, Tenn., on April 4,1968. But the people who marched by King's side made sure Thrusday the students who didn't remember him knew why they were hitting the pavement like the marchers of the '60s. "About 16 years ago, some of us participated in a march from Selma to Montgomery, Ala., to emphasize that black people wanted the right to vote," said John Lewis, also tain tn fyegai in varying stages The Tc with the law,were most cor last week. Ohio is of the m otice by April 15. rights re wn, the assistant educatio y for civil rights, But th and Kentucky had showdou progress towards Mark W irAliinfnw y v/AUUUIl succeeded in which w t of the institutions acceptat ed for students of Among Education Depart- commitr id that blacks are regents i on the faculty and universit three institutions: portunitj of Missouri at special i ersity of Missouri retainin jast Missouri State students, Texas La orne of the in- $20 milli id for students of a Fund to tain that type of formerly uneni said. More White i f the black iin- agreeme lblic colleges are millions ol, Kentucky State penses ii with the I Flu may cl< CLEMSON ? Clemson University may cancel classes if a flu epidemic which has stricken at least 1,000 students so far spreads, said Dr. Judson Hair, director of the university health center. The flu outbreak is the ?* ?' * iai gcBi iu piague me scnooi since 1957, Hair said. Clemson President Bill Atchley Wednesday afternoon said there were no plans at present to close the school but that that may change depending on conditions. a^BBHES?S| one of King's top aides. "It is because of the leadership of Martin Luther King, Jr., in Selma, Ala., and all across the South, that black people created a movement," Lewis said. King's widow, Coretta Scott King, noting the large number of young people at the rally before the march, directed her remarks to them. "We need persons like you with renewed commitment and dedication to the principles Martin Luther King fought for in his lifetime and ultimately gave his life," Mrs. King said. "You didn't have the privilege to march with him, but you march today in his name and in his spirit." ices Son ixas case had been one of the nplicated and potentially one ost explosive of all the civil views undertaken by federal n officials. le state decided to avert a m. Texas Attorney General liite submitted a plan for y action on Wednesday as pronounced provisionally ?le to the department. ; the plan's provisions were nents from the boards of it three of the state's largest ;y systems to equal opr goals, agreements to take iteps toward recruiting and g black and Hispanic > and establishment by the ^gislative Budget Board of a ion Educational Excellence enhance programs at the minority schools. ssued a statement saying the nt means Texas will avoid of dollars in litigation ex n a "wasteiui court contest federal government." >se school "We survived the flu epidemic several years ago," Hair said. "In fact, we were the only school in South Carolina that didn't close. We may remain open tnrough this one." Redfern Health Center is not large enough to hold all the sick students. Most of them are staying in their dormitory room, increasing the spread of the highly contagious flu virus. This kind of flu usually runs for at least two weeks," said Hair.