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GAMECOCK LXXI, No. 36 * Crusaders: OS Gold Hits ? page 6 Cavs Come To Town ? page S i(f\ I Ifei I / ^ \ \ vs,ii'V s Report Of h* Slashing ?"? I B 1 habricaTed University Police have determined that a report given I to them concerning an injury to a USC student near the i Thomas Cooper Library Oct. 7 was fabricated. i Lt. Carl Stokes, director 01 sareiy ana i^aw n,nforcement, said police learned that the version of the i!i incident supplied by the victim, Patrick J. McGregor, was ?) false and that McGregor's girlfriend, Deborah L. Gunn, ( was not involved. Stokes would give no further details except to say an ? > investigation is in progress. University of South Carolina U.S.-Saudi Depend ui .. ^ l^^Bli late: ^R H 9HjHH|nH > ^B9E9SBI ?. m^r WB. ;'-::NvXv:vA:'?r JHH- vSHHHQHQBft JDflgyQHRniMSMPHHHEflHflHN^^^H 8 9F ^ 7 5 j \\ - // : BBmc > Y\ ' xoxv foo?iie<y>m'i fit : j^H-:?-: Inflfj MaW?aH|M jgg SUM Photo by TAMMY BAUGMMAN John West speaks at the USC Law School about the sale of AWACS and how this will effect U.S.-Saudi relations. Trustees Hear Budget Report By TOM COYNE Am(. News fdttor President James Holderman reported to USC's Board of Trustees yesterday that the university system faces a $6 million shortfall for fiscal year 1981-82. However, he said, the university was allowed by the state Budget and Control Board to transfer $1 million from the Athletic Department into the academic and administrative branches of the university. "This does not solve all of our problems, but it will allow us to use this money for one-time expenses such as library acquisitions and other equipment purchases," Holderman said. In other reports to the board: John Beasley, the board member who serves on the Student Liaison Committee, reported on proposed changes in the campus court system, rne cnange wouin give me university president power to select all court members. Under the proposal, a faculty member would serve as judge and the judicial process would be split into two bransee Board, page 4 Friday, October 16,1981 Relations n AW ACS West Speaks At Law School By RACHEL K. KOENIG Man wetter Not selling Airborne Warning and Control Systems aircraft to Saudi Arabia may critically dampen United States - Saudi relations, according to former U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia John C. West. West, also a former governor of South Carolina, visited his home state and alma mater Wednesday to discuss the AWACS deal with a group of USC law students and the press at the Law Center auditorium. As he spoke in favor of the arms package, he compared the relationship between the two countries to a marriage, saying j 1 'a divorce would be disastrous.'' IF THE United States doesn't go through with the AW ACS oale, it "will diminish the desire and incentive of Saudi Arabia to cooperate with the United States in promoting peace within the Middle East," West said. "It will also take away their capacity to cooperate because it will make the Saudis look foolish for not being able to depend on their friend for AW ACS," he added. West's comments came the same day the House of Representatives rejected the deal 301-111. The proposed sale will go before the Senate the week of Oct. 25, according to senate KcpuDiican leader Howard Baker and Democratic leader Robert Byrd. West said turning the Saudis down could also mean an increase in oil prices. "If we don't go through with AWACS, the Saudis wouldn't fight so hard to keep their oil prices down to $32 a barrel," according to West. The proposal to sell AWACS to Saudi Arabia began in 1980 because of Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini's threat to bomb near the Gulf of Arabia. THIS threat brought a disruption of Saudi oil supplies, "which need to be defended." West said. see West, p*Ke 4 ^^^nyHHH^HnHHHB^HRMEHBBHH^Rft. im . .MSI - 1SSffifc Staff Photo fiy RfflAN COStNlR R. Markley Dennis speaks at the Board of Trustees meeting Thursday.