Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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A y In I 11? f*" * o Jbr^1 Vietnam vete (AP> - The Vietnam War an illegitimate child - you < it," state Rep. Juluis Murr ot me siate House Sunday. Murray, D-Richland, tol< in the warm April sun for Day that many veterans st Vietnam experience. "Some are still commi hospitals and many more1 wnai is America doing he asked. Vietnam Veterans Rec was proclaimed by Gov. E Reagan leav' WASHINGTON <AP) - I House on Saturday for th? his chest in an assassinate The president, accompa a thin attache case in his with his right as he walk White House diplomatic helicopter waiting on the S Reagan smiled broadly reporters who had gathei n rx 1 J Ai? -? 1 i,ciiiip uaviu, me presicu Catoctin Mountain, about The rope restricting the feet further away from Re president didn't pause to shortly after 1 p.m. "TTl *l_ "1 r cAvuraDie re? WASHINGTON <AP) representatives responds Reagan's lifting of the Sov Rep. Butler Derrick', Dagainst exporting grain tc increasingly unfair to farr "With harvest season 1 Prices are down by more ^ depressed prices coupled placing a hard burden on t Reagan lifted the em Carter after the Soviet in of depressed prices and hi "It is no longer a ques working or not working message to the Soviet Uni is best for the economy of' Sen. Strom Thurmond, 1 the president has decide* tb?e.'Soviet Union has in " embarco S.C. support! (AP)? White House j Carolina is "the safest sU to congressional supp< economic program and sc there. Instead, Republican congressional delegation states to drum up support and spending cup propos Columbia. Among the prominent ] blits of the South is Sen. S Texas and Oklahoma. H< District Rep. John Napier Monument ho HERMITAGE, Fa. <AI veiled Saturday to honor ( a year ago in the aborted hostages in Iran. The monument, topped Force and Marine Corp chorus softly sang "The ] the song Army Maj. Ger mandos sang before their Thf* pit*ht sprvirpmon military transport plant April 25, 1980. The crasl being scrubbed becausi helicopters remained fun< released the 52 U.S. hosta| The ceremony at Hillcr* by the parents of two of t Capt. Charles McMillan < Cpl. George Holmes Jr hostages Robert Ode of Si _ f 111 11 ? * * * ' oi iLincoiie, raa,, aisoaiie Biggs back i: RIO I)E JANEIRO, Bi freed "Great Train Robtn in Rio de Janeiro on Sati himself on Copacabana relaxing with his son. Biggs returned to his ha in Barbados, where an a; could not be extradited t( term. He had been abducl to the Caribbean island. The fugitive was greetc the press. Under the hea daily O Globe wrote, "A tl done." The government, Biggs' return, expressed said he would have no lega ?iefs 1 rans recognized I ^ Vfttoron hil honn iroaio^ "lilrn I 41 [*lose the door and forget about 4ff* ay told ?rga(henng on the steps I 1T i some 60 people who turned out Vietnam VeteransRecognition ( ap )?t ill haven't recovered from their of q ... ... .... . Two well-ci tting suicide, some are still in Q*omt will never get over it." nresident {to help its Vietnam veterans?" p Clamber ognition Day in South Carolina slacks, loa >ick Riley. .4E,rttlt. Untt A' VUi IIVU es White House a"sor^aG? ^resident Reagan left the White Harold V i first time since he was shot in P88* *w0 >n attempt. emerged 1 nied by his wife, Nancy, carried United Wa left hand and waved repeatedly an aPP?i ed the 40 yards of so from the entrance to the presidential . Aw? no? iouth Lawn. whTT at several dozen spectators and hi? ? red to watch his departure for J*e ! jntial retreat atop Maryland's ?Aif V JO minutes away by helicopter. M press was placed about 15 or 20 woman wa pagan's path than usual, and the minutes lat ? talk on his was out the door Fame. spotlight o truder into sponse to lifting South Carolina congressional up prom d favorably Friday to President povery to s iet grain embargo. S.C. said the 16-month-long ban Fame is ) the Soviet Union "is becoming Rogers' tin ners. hand and hi here, it is time to lift the ban. andhisfrie than a dollar per bushel. These Four moi with rising pr<xluction costs are football. he farming community." National c< bargo, imposed by President further: in vasion of Afghanistan, because Fame. gher production costs. Tuesday, tion of whether the embargo is League wil Derrick said. "We sent a draft. In th on. Now we must consider what child a mill our country." v Already, 1-S.C. said it is encouraging that changed dLi i the nation's relationship with License tag iproved sufficiently to lift the dig ditches his new hor George c 3 economic plan b%*Sa!!l aide Lee Atwater says South ite in the South" when it romps >rt for President Reagan's ) no hard-shelled blitz is needed W g|||l members of the state's HjjffiBiBIHl are traveling to other Southern : for the administration's tax cut 5$ als, said Atwater, who is from ] Republicans now on a four-day j trom Thurmond, who is visiting H r .'||g 2 is being accompanied by 6th nors commandos BHH ') - A stone monument was un- he eight U.S. commandos killed \ attempt to rescue the American [ with a eagle and flanked by Air WKy'-: s flags, was unveiled while a Battle Hymn of the Republic" James Vaught said the commission. died when a helicopter and ^lllpf: collided on the Iranian desert " l occurred as the mission was e only five of eight assault ctional. On Jan. 20, the Iranians ?es. est Memorial Park was attended he dead commandos, Air Force of Corryton, Tenn., and Marine . of Pine Bluff, Ark. Former in City, Ariz., and Donald Cooke j nded. n Rio de Janeiro Toe razil (AP) - Ronald Biggs, the ;r," spent his first full day back ^ l^j lrday like any tourist - sunning , , Beach, downing cold beer and aaapu Shows Lven Friday after a month in jail ppeais court ruled last week lie g ) Britain to complete hi;; prtson VV?c ,ed March 16 and taken by yacht Mond id warmly by Rio residents and Hivh i dline "Happy Ending," the Rio 1 lief is free - and justice lias been g Tuesd which had officially requested g the 60. approval of his liberation and il problems here. 1 tme cl /Mir f UU1 V'he white Thunderbird whipped trolina's Roost dorm, jerking tc Iressed middle-aged men in fr< rvice agents reatdy to stan< ing out of the back seat? we fers? came Georger Rogers. H ired, man," he said in a palp irs with the lawyers. I just wa ?? *>rge. /hite, South Carolina assistant years, Rogers' informal p< from the dorm lounge. "The y, George," he said, remindinj ntment to tape a television spot man? I'm tired," said Rogers ? I gotta rest. I ain't gonna do il rned his head away, then look* lis man well. "I'm not gonna d< le said. rill," Rogers said. But he didn' is charming, and George has ter, he was on his way to the TV 'or some? the heroes? it's I f glory, for others? victims? their lives. Logers has the best, and the wor * Rogers has meant a total chai dirty Atlanta streets to univ< oon-to-be-wea 1th. also a demanding taskmas le, exposes him to sugary-swe< ucksters on the other, elbows it nds. nths ago, Rogers reached the i wo-tim^ All-American. Heism; slebrity. Local hero. Friday n duction into the South Carolir the New Orleans Saints of the II make Rogers the No. 1 seh e process, they will also make innnrp IUIIU1 u. the lifestyle of the poor kid fro astically. He drives a newly \ ; "USC 381;" the guy who used for minimum wage was out sel ne. an have everything money car ; wants. Time. Privacy. Space. bs, the losses hurt more than th % V* V>:' 4, .. . . . . George Rogers jQy st LJSC 11 Film ? "Dodswort ition of the Sinclair I at 7 and 9:30 D.m. for 501 3ther ay: Fair and warm. Lo in the 80s. ay; iJartly cloudy and u s. High in the mid-80s. langesl leorge r into the parking lot l.w asfop at the curb. !\OQ TS> ? mt leaped out, like i guard over the ffj Athlet eTooked tired Shirt wU&'oSSSX wblyweary^voice. jMMMMs' nta go somewhere s^yth J^SL Hail of Fame Frlda; coach and, for the * irsonal secretary, 5S?2l f lady's here from I his young charge 1.. f ^1 plaintively. "Four Coach jess Neelej t. Tell her I can't." 1930s The Citadel id back at Rogers. star Larkin Jenlci 3 it? you come tell | late '50s Jltfijre Furman great 1 t. The United Way "Pepper" Martii SjsSfciiSyBK a son neari. Five mmmmmmmmrniMmmtmm studio. Attention is not sor :he hungered-after ain't used to," he said an unwelcome in- Riding to the TV taj came up. He shook his st of both. "I'm not putting i lge in life, a ladder "people in South Car jrsity halls. From want them going to e? "It's great to be h< whole team," he ss iter. It consumes Washington Center) i et adolation on one attention. A lot of peoj s way between him It,s a familiar Rog .. Man" line. From Gee pinnacle of college anymore, if he ever in Trophy winner, teammates now. lght he went even ?7U_4 1 j- ? ? .1 . ,. __ ? - vyimh. ne iietius is ia Athletic Hall of buddies rib him aboi *t i- i ii jokes. But there is ar National Football hurts 2ction in the NFL the former ghetto He reacts to the ] always talking to g m Duluth, Ga, has writer. "I've never b mrchased Cutlass, get eajier with exper to was dishes and Rogers didn't real! Kiting furniture for the Heisman; he hoj said. "I just don't lik< i buy. But he can't He sighed. "It w< believe it's just starti 3 gains cover. In the WIS-TV stud camera. He read atni United Way, his forel Rogers is no novicc at USC, he did tele^ preparation. This w? to read. Still, he got Rogers charm. In a building full c Joe Pinner and Dave in, shook hands, hui probably seen a few t Afterwards, romipj ^ ^ ? - 1^ must've signed 5,000 said Rogers. He signc r coach) ain't said he w 'Br iBI a trac*e- he'll Pro^ great running back might bring from one Has it worked? "S meetings." ???<m ifs hard for Roger, I of the guys now. Geor , I He's not comfort moodier. He answer ? f. distance. til, a tine "I'm not fighting th ,ewis novel. it. Different people e> ;ents. you'd get tired of it to Put away the pad | emerges- tentative 1 evfvksat th* suggest diet," he laughs. . li il w in inc DUS. g uiiuciucaui Uie 6 remains. But the prot "Hey, George" call farm. Low in f you turn in that pape! "Naw, man," answ | the head. "I didn't m* | That's not about to ifestyle Rogers fc Hdf? of*Fame jers?ard B?rmer Fl,rman and andouts player Fatten Shelley. dfhytor and gmnls coach iherlast he died in a wreck in 1977. ! arolina, The hall also honored | the Pittsburgh Steeler and former ; South Carolina State safety football Donnle Shell as the state's j nnrlu c it. nething Rogers craves. "That's what I I. ping session, his Hall of Fame induction 3 head. t down, it's a great honor," he said, olina have done a lot for me. I just don't [tremes. >nored, but I wish they'd do it for the lid. "First the mural (on Booker T. and now this. I don't like getting all the nip Hpsorvp r>roHit nnt inct mo " ers line, the "Good and Humble Team rge, it's sincere. Why should he pretend did? He doesn't need blocks from USC their friendship, their familiarity. His it his star status. George laughs at the i element of truth in the jokes, and that focus of attention. "The worst part is iuys like you, reporters," he told one een real good in interviews. And it don't ience." iy expect the attention to die down after xjd though. "I've got no free time," he a being the center of attention." >n't end with the draft, man. I really ngall over again." io, George stood uncomfortably before a rough the wire copy prepared for him by lead wrinkled. ? to cameras. In a communications class rision spots like this. But there he had is cold. The copy was poorly typed,hard through it, even projecting a bit of the >f local stars. George is the star's star. Rogers, familiar to WIS viewers, came lg around to watch the taping. They'd housand; none with George Rogers. >ts for autographs. "I promised him he that," said the United Way woman. "1 yesterday (at a bank in Orangeburg)," id anyway. a sport. It's business. Rogers is finding said nothing to me so far," he said, re job. "Bum Phillips,(New Orleans all pick me or not. Right now, he'd make >ably go with me otherwise." L5 last year, the NFL's worst team. One is not necessarily as good as what he of the NFL's wealthier members. art tneir program," Rogers said, a little "it could "help me, playing in a good idoors in the Superdome); 1 don't like :hed Earl Campbell; he's my favorite are up to his lawyers; actually, one it. "I picked them out of four different l?T AU ~ .Li ? * - ' ' " i uiuugni i a gei iwo: one to look after ?o far," he said, "it just means longer s to accept the fact that he's not just one ge Rogers is big business. able being a corporate entity. He's s questions while staring off into the in 1J ww rtlJrtUt M -! '' Am* " uciigiu, ue saia. 'bui 1 aon t enjoy /ery day. If they did you like they do me, o. I get headaches." and pen, though, and the real George ly. He issues catcalls to teammates, inn that h<*'s gaining weight? "my rich nrotf/'t Vf? nnuHnir r ? ? , ~ vvnun^, VJVJVI rVUgCIh ectjon is necessary. led out a teammntn unH >>fv.A u>i\4 V. I UOJI & It* ic . l/KI today? "? en\l Rogers, with the familiar shako of ike it. I've been busy." change soon.