Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Reagan From Wire Reports The U.S. Marine peacekeeping force in Beirut will be moved to ships off the Lebanese coast, President Ronald Reagan announced yesterday. Reagan gave no specifics, but Senate Majority Leader Howard orders IV Baker said he was told 500 Marines wiil be withdrawn immediately with the rest of the 1,600-member force to follow in phases over the next month. Reagan announced the decision in California, where he is vacationing for five days. It came after t ; SoufchttO&ro liniana I $Ior?seSh6& t1' larine pul deterioration" of the situation in si> Lebanon following the resignation w< of members of President Amim fir Gemayel's cabinet and desertion from the army of Moslem soldiers. CO ALTHOUGH THE Marines are rit leaving, Reagan warned that the Be j?Libr?arx? llout to :th fleet, off the Lebanese coast, >n't hesitate to step in and use its epower. He authorized strikes at Syrianntrolled territory, if such terory is used to stage attacks on :irut. He also vowed to "stand ) ships firm" against ememies of the Lebanese government. In Washington, Baker and other congressional leaders welcomed the decision. Baker called the decision the only "prudent" one. The Tennessee See "Reagan," page : Conference opens p.3 *9t 1T** .jnTj fH IT W'CdllCSClciy Airbands again p. 14 K itti JlP51^ B^SlL Februarys, 1984 Steinwedel happy p. 17 ^B^hII B HH University of S^outh Carolina University faculty By Laura Dannhardt Two USC faculty members, concerned for the preservation or Columbia High School, have brought a lawsuit against First Baptist Church, claiming the church illegally, began demolition of the 40-year-old building without official permission. In return, the church has filed a counter-suit, claiming the x fessor and writer-in l^ppiy residence, and a plaintiff ir the original case along wit! Chuck Herin. a music nro fessor, and businessman Gu; Jones. William Price Fox Wants to save landmark "I DON'T mind beinj sued by them, as a matter o fact, I find it amusing," he said. In May 1983 the old high school was being considered fo local landmark designation, which would protect it agains demolition. A public meeting was to be held June 15. On Jum 8, Herin said, the chief building inspector gave First Baptis Church a permit to begin demolition. "By thg Pending Ordinance Doctrine (established in tlv Sherman v. Revis, "brick and mortar" case of 1979), we wen deprived of a public hearing for a building that would hav< been on the historic building list," Herin said. Although the church obtained a demolition permit,it wa ? '.iii'i'i't* ^ x . mmmmrn ** JUL S=S=h I ===? mHb r^nwgcn?i* ; - _ , I / fl i :{-; V, 'Jyl| i?- *:; ^1 *$* v,'n V ? &)- ' .'? . -f > ./"#* * ?* ? %&&"'&ufr^', .'. < ,.J '? - . .. ,.>??" .' ? - Turbo charged The National Collegiate Driving Championship was held at Willi sponsored by the Intrafraternity Council and Panhellenic Assoc! 1984 Dodge Daytona Turbo. ' sue to preserve C from a minor city official, he said. "The city council then invalidated what the minor building official had done," Herin said. BUT THEN "a judge, coming out of retirement, validates * the demolition contract. It wasn't until that Monday morning * at 11:15 that the judge reversed his decision. We worked s I feverishly preparing the state1 ' III. **,*. procured through the use of ) '- ''W * .. ' the Ppnrlinp OrHinanrp Dnr > Jit i trine, which states that there 1 ** if*- m should be a public hearing to \determine whether a dfcmoli, tion permit should be issued. 1 f"I'm an interested citizen i \ ' .<Jjjgr ^ that got swept up in this," said Herin, a member of the y Palmetto Society for Heritage Conservation, ChtlCK Horin which strives to preserve I Sides with Fox historical buildings. He conf tends that public tax money was used to build the school, and to destroy it would be a r waste of money. t e "I FEEL like our dollars are being used to subsidize this t church," Herin said. "All we wanted to do originally was to have condominiums e built downtown and keep the tax base. A church pays no taxes e and is busy only one day a week. Downtown Columbia needs c people living there or it will remain what it is right now, a ghost town," Fox said. s See "School," page 3 r ' ' ? K 'i I & Photo by Joseph Garnett ams Brice Stadium yesterday and today. The winner of the contest iation, will compete at Daytona Beach, Fla., for a year's use of a I olumbia High Old Columbia High School m"?D*J0E J3CKSnn First Baptist Church of Columbia has started demolishing the building, but Department of Health and Environmental Control officials have asked that the destruction of the building be halted because of asbestos problems. Navy pilot to address USC students tomorrow From Staff Reports The pilot who was captured by Syria when his plane was shot down over Lebanon will visit Columbia and USC today and tomorrow. Navy Lt. Robert Goodman is scheduled to address USC's navy ROTC unit in the auditorium of the Williams-Briee College of Nursing tomorrow at 3:40 p.m. At 5 p.m., he will speak to USC faculty and students in the Belk Auditorium of the Close-Hipp Buildings. A reception for Goodman is planned for 6:30 p.m. at the Faculty House restaurant on the Horseshoe. \1 / L ' I ^ ^ 1 . ? Ui mill aim a/i/"lroc c ctn/"lontc at WIlllC 111 V-UlUlllUld, VJUUUlliail v?ui a 13U auui .11UU\.||1.1 ut Hau Claire High School, and meet with Gov. Dick Riley. Goodman's visit is sponsored by the USC Navy ROTC unit. The Navy Recruiting District of Columbia, and the USC Office of Minority Affairs. Goodman returned to the United States Jan. 4 after being held by Syrians for 31 days. He was captured Dec. 4 after his A-6 Intruder on which he was a bombardier-navigator, was shot down over Lebanon. ' *" I? ?. I * I nrt/*A * n t VIA rxlartA />rocK 1 lie puui, 1.1. lViai K uivu III 111k. ^fianv vi noii. Goodman was released because of the diplomatic efforts of the Rev. Jesse Jackson, a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination. , Cjoodman is attached to Attack Squadron 85 based at the Naval Air Station Oceana, Va., and was deployed to the Mediterranean aboard the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy. Goodman will arrive in Columbia this afternoon at Colum bia Metropolitan Airport, said Capt. Ted Krurnm, commander of USC's Navy ROTC unit. Goodman will leave Columbia Friday at 8 a.m.