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I x I ^^^ ^ " : ^ When the fair comes to town, the smell of sawdust and hotdogs font the ^ } only thing permeating the air. Excitement, such as that displayed on these Mmm***** ^ three children's faces, is the main attraction. I ? -:#il^jB|3pj|r^ ? This week, Gamecock Thursday will take a look at the State Fair. j "GAMECOCK I LXXI, No. 37 University of South Carolina Monday, October 19,1981 Finlay Op| Twilight f ? A lone skateboarder escapes the hectic life of Wave State Park, a closed skateboard park 01 Lowell's outstretched arms give him an appearai autumn sky. Lowell spent a recent afternoon at board. poses Gree ^ jflVS studies class Tht Y prospects for futiu Columbia was government moi Finlay said. As j federal, state ai little commercia that Columbia is i in tax revenue." Another propo City Council is th four councijmen representative di cilmen to be elect i icr Bv.IIMlJ.FK % m > nwrMioDyuvvniiimcH tide == USC graduate torney Timothy announced Tuesd a university student at Cosmic wjn run for the off rt Hwy. 378. USC student Chip attorney general 4 i A_i _ ?? ia. nte ui trying iu iaxe on inio me ywi ssmiewioeei the park practicing feats on his Quinn Gamecock he reconsider his ne St. Closing City Growth Needed Staff Reports ??? llenges for Columbia is to ,v sing for city residents and to live in smaller spaces, >< lumbia Mayor Kirkman j ^Ipl nment and international 'Plans ,f?r developirsday, Finlay discussed men^ ?' about 140 city I re growth of Columbia. blocks is under tm jlopment of about 140 city consideration by City Jf K.. pjf.. - 11 ? \.viuiuciouuii ujr vitjr Connril' nlay. About 50 percent of _ Mb USed to establish 80 COn- -Kfcfcman hnUy E, this means about 75,000 Mm between Main Street and JMi inlay. "In terms of living Pinlay favors this proposal and says, "I a feet will be generous to a think it's a workable, good form of government." get the big businesses to Finlay said the university is a vital part of >re, growth and spending the city. However, he is opposed to permanently closing Greene Street to o get UDAC (Urban automobile traffic, a plan proposed by firnw/th 1 tfranto uihon vnn m?i?in 1- i. ?, o oiuuem oenaie iwo weens ago. O people located in the Finlay said thus far nobody has been hurt aid. crossing Greene Street. "Hundreds of is poor, big business and thousands of people safely cross Harvard e as much input as in other Square in Cambridge every day," he said. is. rms leaves us wun ari He also said "if the citizens of Columbia a tic government," Finlay are going to put up with the university," the university cannot inconvenience the people, planned as a center of He said the university originally wanted e than 200 years ago, to close Greene Street from Sumter to a result, Columbia has Pickens, but the area included in the id local government but proposal kept getting smaller. Finlay sarid 1 indnstrv "This u *?1 ?? j . ^ iic scc3 iiu i ertsun iu tiuse su smaii an area. i very poor city due to loss "Every time I give the university a street they don't give me anything in return," he sal being considered by sajd "Every time I want to buy property e 4-2-1 Plan, which allows from the university they sell it for what it's to be elected from their worth." stricts and for two coun- "Until I have a better understanding of it tea at-iarge from tne city. (the proposal), I don't favor it." Graduate To Seek ? rney General Post ;MINA should current Attorney didacy for next year's General Daniel R. McLeod elections. Other state posts decide to seek a seventh that will be decided next and at- term. year are governor, G. Quinn McLeod, who has held the lieutenant governor, Utf (hat ha vw.Stisvn IAEA U?. _oam>Atam> "f -~j .IV ||UOIUUII 3HIV.C ASKK7, IlilS IIUl OWIVMII Jf V?1 aifllC, 0UJUUIIU iceof state indicated whether he will be general, comptroller in next seeking re-election. general, superintendent of lections. education and commissioner told the QUINN'S announcement of agriculture. i would was the first candidacy acknowledgment of can- s** Quinn page 3,