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VolumeLXX.No. 47 ! ? yersity of South Carolina, Columbia ,S.C. Jan.23,1981
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J Telephone numbers ar
? for USC students and
j change slightly Feb. 8, i
Flippo, university directs
AcutinUSCtelei-!. o
a.m. Feb. 8 to allow j
ing system to begin <
Bell's central office. Th<
anywhere from 15 sec
Flippo said.
"2,500 of 3,600 dormitc
numbers," Flippo said,
numbers available for
expand from 3,600 to 4,10
"THIS NEW systi
economical, more efficic
the university more nun
Flippo said.
Southern Bell will abs<
in the new system with*
and university rates.
New dialing instructio
Co! i ?
By Don
Assi
Several Columbia area
to attract more student
Negotiable Order of Wi
service representatives.
The Federal Reserve
checking acounts to offer
Even though NOW ac
accounts, the minimum
may not appeal to student
STANDARD FEDERj"
minimum NOW accoun
Columbia. Terry Andrew
Federal, sairitfSloorequii
more competitive
"Anytime anyone offer
competitive," Andrews s
waited on plenty of them,
"Five and a quarter
balance of $100 is not gc
said. "That's why we m<
tractive."
i i
rjan
/I USC student b
students have need(
mo c
Anderson usin
* ' digii
id dialing instructions Som
administrators will
iccording to Debra N. pj
3r of communications. infoi
lines will occur at 2:01 B(
iew electronic switch- cafe
operating at Southern wni
b cut in lines willl last chai
:onds to 15 minutes, U!
begi
try phones will change stru
The total of telephone pj
dormitory use will t^eii
0, she said shoi
jm will be more assi:
;nt to operate and give chai
ibers for expansion," "rj
syst
orb all costs of putting WOrl
out increasing student T1
ider
ns will require anyone stud
a
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aid B. Weatherbee
Istant News Editor
financial institutions are prep
business by packaging the
thdrawal Accounts, accordi
Board Dec. 31 began all<
5V4 percent monthly interest,
counts offer interest on che
balance required at many I
s.
iL. Savings and Loan requi
t balance of $100, the low<
s, a savings counselor at Si i
rement allows the institution
s a new product it must be the
;aid. "Students are attracted
" he said.
percent interest with i\ p
)ing to add up to much, Ai\
ake a package to make it mo
nil
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some medicine at th
3d medicine to fight the flu
/amp
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g a campus phone to dial 7 before
t number for on-campus calls,
e numbers will change completely
HONE instruction stickers with ne
rmation will be sent out the week c
jsides the instruction stickers, (
iteria tables and notices for bullet
be sent out to make everyone aw;
ige, Flipposaid.
SC campuses with phone
nning with 777 will have new d
ctions also, she said.
LIPPO SAID anyone having probl
r phone service because of the ne
lid call the communications c
stance. She said most of the phom
igca of c iisicu in uic milieus un cv,
rhis change will purify the univers
em/' she said. "But the new syst
k unless everyone uses the new nui
le new system will help Soutl
itify a university phone number
lent or administration, Flippo said
n k s o ff <p
ANDREWS said Stand
as its Check Club pack;
taring unlimited checking anc
' new ticipating merchants.
n8 to Andrews said if a Sta
account balance falls be
owing $r> j)ul may continue to w
interest.
eking Andrews said he does
banks customers being unable
bouncing checks.
res a "YOU'RE GOING to h
^ *n but if we receive too mar
ndard business and put a stop t<
to be Biny Deal. Standard F
public relations, said hi
; most accounts March 1 with
' t ve students.
wnum STANDARD FEDER
drews NOW accountssinceJan
?re at- those are for students, bi
e health center. Many USC
(Photo by Chip Lowell)
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;ity phone
em won't AHv'A.v:.7 '
rubers.'' This machine i
lern Bell Southern Bell just
as either prove phone servi
>.r rhprki
lard Federal offers the NOW Accour
ige, which includes 400 free check:
1 merchandise discounts from pai
ndard Federal customer's checkin
low the minimum, he will be charge
rite checks at no cost and still roller
;n't anticipate many problems wit
to maintain the required balance o
ave bounced checks no matter wha!
ly we'll be just like anyone else in th
d it," Andrews said.
'ederal's \ ce president in charge c
is institution plans to market NOV
a campaign aimed at US<
AL'S .main office has opened 1,59
, 2. "At least a couple of hundred c
jt that's a rough estimate," Andrew
1 HWj 1th
for fit
-a Y
By Lesley Symmon
Staff Writer
Influenza hasn't reach*
HH proportions at USC, but c<
officials are prepared to I
| creasing number of sick
necessary, said Dr. Isao Hirat
M of health affairs at Thomson S
W Center.
wi This year's strain of fl
I Bangkok-79, was first isolated
1979 Hirata said. Virus sympti
grade fever, muscle cramp
f coughing, a sore throat and na
Because of the number ol
Clemson University, Hirata s
^ center had been expecting r
"flu-like symptoms" at USC.
HIRATA said the health cer
a program enabling patiei
symptoms to be screened quic
pre-packaged medications
struction sheet.
Dr. Richard Parker, state I
Health and Environmen
epidemiologist, said Richlai
Hospital has not seen an unus
flu cases this year
The hospital has admitted n<
severe flu symptoms probabl
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's part of the new electro,
1 installed. The new system
ce on campus. (Photo by Kin
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no wun
it Another Columbia institul
5, and Loan, requires a $250 N<
r- the second lowest rate in tov
research officer, said if a N(
g falls below $250, the customer
d A customer may continue t
the balance falls below $100 t
Henn said students benefit frc
? "WE DO NOT penalize thei
below the minimum balan<
students write more checks tl
per month," she said.
' Henn said Security Federa
may appeal to students. T1
(f requires a $200 minimum ba
y monthly.
The Freedom account is att
traveler's checks and money
available at other parti<
0 associations, she said
if HENN SAII) the Freedom a
s and several students have bot
accounts.
center
( workh
ds victims arc e
seeing private
2d epidemic
impus health PARKER S:
landle an in- at Richland ]
students if said he woul
-a Jr., director cination unlesi
Ifnrlnnf llnnUK ^
HUU^lll UCdllll U1 Up^AJI 1
vaccine's side
u, called A- asflusympton
in Thailand in Individuals ^
oms are a low- should be able
s, headaches, any complicati
usea. College-age!
" flu cases at flu any more
aid the health tagious disea:
nore cases of young people, 1
iter has set up WHEN MAN
tits with flu go to the sam
:kly and given seem to suffer
and an in- said.
Reports of
)epartment of epidemic pre
tal Control misleading, ac
nd Memorial USC student
ual number of to see their
students, he 5
) patients with Clemson is n<
ly because flu school as is US
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n/c computer system
will allow USC to imr
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interest
:ion, Security Federal Savings
OW account minimum balance,
vn. Linda Henn, marketing and
)W account customer's balance
must pay a $3 service charge.
.0 write checks at no cost, but if
he customer will be charged $8.
>m these "flat charges."
m (siuaenis) lor writing checks
:e. Usually we've found that
han the average 12 to 15 written
1 offers a savings account that
he Freedom Savings Account
lance and earns 54 percent
ractive because it includes free
orders, and emergency cash is
cipating savings and loan
....w ? ?
v-v. jj -11 wan suini'u six years ago
h NOW accounts and Freedom
rf nu v
lad
ither treating themselves or
? physicians, he said
VII) a flu vaccine is available
Memorial. However. Hirata
d not recommend the vac5
a patient has chronic heart
ratory problems because the
?\ff o aro a 1 mac oo
v-iivvio cii t ci11iiv/oi ao ocvci C
is.
without respiratory problems
i to cope with the flu without
on, he said.
students don't suffer from the
than other groups, but conses
spread quickly among
HIirata said.
IY people live in one area and
le place for treatment, they
more thanany other group, he
the flu reaching almost
portions at Clemson are
cording to Hirata.
s are more likely to go home
physicians than Clemson
iaid "It could be just that
at so much of a commuter
C," Hirata said
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