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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
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studies class Tht
Y prospects for futiu
Columbia was
government moi
Finlay said. As
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little commercia
that Columbia is i
in tax revenue."
Another propo
City Council is th
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representative di
cilmen to be elect
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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
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\.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
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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,
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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,