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Frasc II A iHl Mmk Pfcrtfc/f The applause resounded forcefully from more than 400 pairs of hands, sailed across the large Pine Island Club house and exploded in (hp pare rkf Molnnlm Pxif* . v u vi iHutvuun x" i aaci . People moved their chairs back from their tables creating a loud scraping noise in unison and stood up to get a better glance of the guest of honor. Way up front, the large-framed 6'6" Australian Liberal Party leader squinted several times, donned his reading glasses and made a speech out of saving he would not make a speech. His words muffled slightly by his British accent, Fraser tried to express gratitude to the people of South Carolina for making his first trip to the South an enjoyable one. He was making some comments about changing the USC horseshoe into a f U J A II lav-cwajr, WIICIC SlUUtJniS could build chariots and compete around the brickladen track. And he was doing his best to reciprocate the hospitality the people here had given to him. It was all immaterial. FRASER HAD already gained the immediate I respect and friendship of ' everyone he met during the day. First it was a visit to Movietonews to view a clip of Australia filmed decades ago. Then, a major foreign policy speech right down the street in the Law School 1 auditorium and a reception i at Russell House. It ended | for the most part, with a 1 belated Fourth of July | I" ! Sur J $1 ( h /inn/ s iuyo A V Black styles b> r- Martin Adersc I S ROffuR* I Hair Care 1 KruUULTb a..Keep this ( ?r Wei w y i ditorin-Chief celebration, an exchanging of gifts with USC President James B. Holderman and a chance to greet well-wishers at Lake Murray. But the respect commanded by the man and his ideals couldnn't be achieved simply by listening to "Waltzing Matilda" or to Fraser reading a 12-page monologue, expounding on the threat to Third World nations and the defense of democracy. It had something to do with the fact that he was in our midst, talking current world issues in, of all places, the University of South Carolina, where the Australians think CArf?*ArrnfiAn r? o? cgauuii is uic sauic US 11 was 20 years ago. Fraser made his stop on the way home to Canberra, the last part of a journey RouTnERwPwow to talk with someone v\ Problem pregnancy coui Abortion counseling anc Pregnancy tests Birth control services Trained counselors Speakers for school & c Abortion counseling I IS "Confidential ( 1 Someone W fi 254 4368 ! ] 1 614 Two Notch Rd. "SUPER"" nmpr Qnor Bill I W I Dff all stv off all P ! Ctotm in ^ Hair Q ? I I 79$ 1217 Co Next to (expire Coupon - Corri( comet which included talks with Mexican president Jose Lopez Portillo, Candadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and our own President Ronald Reagan. IHKY TALKEDabOUt defense pacts, trade, Soviet threats, East-West relations, North-South relations, and the role Australia may want to undertake with recrnrri tn all of these issues. At the Law Center convocation, dignitaries included Gov. Dick Riley, former Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Lt. Gov. Nancy Stevenson, Ramon Schwartz, speaker of the S.C. HnilCf of Rpnroconfo Huot -o?r ...?w v* VUVIIVUV1TVO) Nicholas Parkinson, Australian ambassador to the United States and several members of the USC Board of Trustees. Fraser read the 30-minute speech, word for word, rarely looking at the audience, barely c. mging his monitone voice, finishing the text and sauntering on to the next function, with his stately presence matching his slow stride The Secret Service keDt ud jr ?mt with him like a horde of f pesky gnats, exaggerating _ their presence whenever | possible. At Pine Island, I there was always a speed- | boat in the lake, zooming forth, slowing down, crossing the path of another moving in the oooosite iensserv1ce?T| 1 service ivic groups h services i Contact With 'ho Cares'' i 24-Hour Answering Service :ial i ies \ ;rms 5 ijjaiQ v 3-0705 ( liege Street | Burger King j is July 31) | 5 in Today | JSout direction. All of the hype lead one native "Aussie" to remark, "Is Columbia a terribly dangerous place? Tlciiollvr fKn mntvkA V>OUUllJ tuv pi 1111^7 llAlltlOV^i needs only about four or five (security agents)." IF SOUTH CAROLINIANS were proud to have Fraser at USC, Holderman was ecstatic. Like a small child waiting to # ' ? 4 n {jmf* HHK1 USC President James B. Hold tfalcolm Fraser at a press confi ? Breakfast Speci Two eggs, grits, saus Buffet: One meat, three vege "Spec 2 pc. Broasted Chicken only $1.90 14 of I atth 1 Here's a fe\ Ham and Cheese Salami, Cheese. and Pepperoni Turkey and Cheese The Special Satan*. Baiogna. ChMM TUfVay. Cappjcola, Ham. and Papp?foni | in the I Have a 60 ouncc j 12-12 Moi hern! show a new friend what he got for Ghristmas, Carolina's president was over-eager for the prime minister to know exactly the way he felt, even if it was with a half-dozen separate speeches. But the mood was right and the basking in the limelight was deserved because Fraser and Holderman looked like old ? .r HUHHHI lerman and Prime? Minister erence at Rutledge Chapei. ? The t Bin ial: age, or bacon and toast . . stables, tea and rolls iummer Specials ial of the Day" only 5 with French Fries, Cole the best subs in to e best prices aroui n of your favorite S| WHOLE $2.75 $2.75 $2.80 $3.50 EE Iced Tea with the P nMnaHHMBHIMM ALL SUMMERDownstairs Plaza (D: i pitcher of cold beer I n-Fri Phone: 77 ityle friends. It was almost as if Holderman wanted everyone to meet the man whom h<> had grown to admire increasingly within 24 hours. For the first time during his tense trip on a rare visit to three foreign countries, Fraser had a chance to unwind Wednesday night. With the possible exception of a fishing trip he took in ranaHa fho nrima minictor vuiiuvtMj Maw |/I taiiv llllttiutvi was able to leave the Sinai peacekeeping force, the Australian economic issues, his country's Indian Ocean security situation and other worries off his mind for one nights. It will take many days of reflection for South Carolinians to realize the impact of Fraser's visit to USC and for the prime | minister, the full apI preciation of what he served witness to, in a region of a foreign land unlike the rest, won't be grasped until the' memory of band music piaying uixie comes to life and that familiar applause brings him to his feet. The South never forgets nor will Malcolm Fraser. Big i Hrs: 7 a.m. 10 p.m. j Mon - Fri. 5*" """ $1.80 [j $2.79 [j ;2'50 1 i Slaw, and Iced Tea, 1 wn jj id! 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