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GAMECOCK LXXI, No. 30 University of South Carolina Wednesday, October 7,1981 V.V.'-'.V*-.A- . .V.V * >< ? I IHRSl ;;;X'>x';-;X;^^^OB^HHH^HBQ3dB88SB^M^V^W^^*^^'^ ? MHM| i & Egyptian President Anw, Trustees Secretary Georg Holde , To Sa from SUff and Wire Reports USC President James Holderman, who tried for more than two years to get former Egyptian President Anwar Sadat to visit the university for an honorary degree, said he was shocked at the news of Sadat's assassination Tuesday, fe "My experience with President Sadat was that he had a fatalist attitude," Holderman told the Gamecock from Washington yesterday. "He said whatever was to come was God's will. His death will have no effect on the relationship between the university and Egypt." That relationship involves a 40-man team of (JSC ? geological experts and other specialists from across the United States, who are doing geological surveys in Egypt ar Sadat (left), is pictured wit ;e Curry in December 1978. rman F s-J o + f UdL O L with remote sensing from satellites. Sadat was shot yesterday by men wearing Egyptian military uniforms. The men fired automatic rifles on the 62-year-old president during Egypt's armed forces day. C* 1 - A Li _ - ' ^ctuut, ins aiaes ana loreign dignitaries were reviewing the Egyptian military parade when the shots were fired from a group of assassins who reportedly yelled, "Glory for Egypt ? attack!" IIOLDKKMAN, who heard the news at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, said Sadat had "a great affinity fnr- i ic /rrcp\ >? i icr* iv* \uuv/. i nc uov/ President and Sadat met "three or four times" semiprivately, once the day after the 1978 Camp David accords were signed bet ^S^^IiiWifiiW 1 h former USC Board of leads X _ _ - # j earn ween Egypt and Israel" "His intelligence was almost overpowering," Holderman said. "I've never met a more brilliant, charismatic man in all my 1: r _ m nit:. The USC President said that as a political scientist, he could only speculate about the fate of the Middle East. He added that Vice President Hosni Mubarak would probably win the next presidential election, although Speaker of Parliament Sufi Abu Taleb has been confirmed as leader for the next two months. "When (Abdel) Nasser died a decade ago (of r ^eart attack), nobody expected Sadat to last six months," Holderman said. "I expect Mubarak to be the same way." Perry S a To Pr/'soi n _. mt A mr A rwww* oy riirt he. Editor Convicted murderer Donald Ray Perry was sentenced to life in prison for murder, with a second life term imposed for kidnapping plus 30 years for rape in the slaying of USC education professor Mary Heimberger. A 12-member Richland County jury spent three hours deliberating before sentencing Perry. On Saturday, they had found Perry guilty of murder, rape and kidnapping. Perry will be eligible for parole after 20 years in prison. Tears welled in Perrv's eves as he made a final appeal to the jury to spare his life. "I can understand the fact that I've been found guilty of murder, rape and kidnapping," Perry said. ,4I also understand you have to make a decision on what I did and what I should get. It's up to you whether I live or die." PERRY bowed his head and said, ,<T. apologize for mv irrational behavior the other day. I ask in the name of Jesus for you to spare my life, in the name of Jesus." Guarded by three Richland County Sheriff's Department deputies, Perry hugged both his attorneys after the verdict was read, while his wife cried and shook in the second seat of the gallery. Fifth Circuit Solicitor James C. Anders, who had asked for the death penalty for Perry, was visibly disappointed with the decision. Earlier, after Perry made his plea, the defendant crossed the room to the defense table, stopped at the prosecutor's table and said to Anders "I hope you're happy, brother." ntenced / / c?//// Anders made his final statement for enacting the death penalty, by saying: "We have the death penalty in the state j of South Carolina. Are you going to apply it where it should be applied? What more terrific crime could be as horrible? I only know of one that would equal this." Ed Mullineaux, defense attorney for Pprrv sniH 'MAla ?in'i _ ?j, mx.u. ?iv N-aii v ui nig iviciry Heimberger back, but let's not make the same mistake with Donald Ray Perry. We've had enough death; we've had enough tragedy. Is one human life worth more than another? Is one person more valuable than the next?" THE DEFENSE offered 18 people as final witnesses to Perry's character. Six ; of them took the witness stand,while 12 ) stood to show that they would also testify. Taking the stand were: Fred Auld, Perry's teacher at Eau Claire High School; Paul Mack, who was Perry's parole officer; Dottie Mae Bannister. friend of the Perry family who knew the defendant for 10 1/2 years; Easier Perry, Donald Ray's nephew; Rev. Rufus Brown,who talked to Perry about soul salvation while the 21-year-old was held in a detention center; and Terry Timney, who worked as supervisor at Cate McLaurin while Perry was recapping tires there. While the jury was recessed, Circuit Court Judge Julius Baeeett cited WLTX- I TV newscaster and USC student Bryan I Glazer for contempt of court. Baggett said Glazer violated a court order when he tilmed Perry leaving the courthouse from a driveway on the grounds. j Glazer claimed he was on the sidewalk, but Baggett said he personally saw Glazer filming from the driveway. After j consulting attorneys, Glazer apologized ! to Baggett, avoiding prosecution. k V p victed in the murder,? i Heimberger, sitsfi during part of his trial, il Art by MIM ItSMtR ^j