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Page 2 ? October 1, 1984 Dateline THE GAMECOCK" S.C.'s growth in revenues ! give lawmakers extra millions Associated Press Continued growth in state revenues will give South Carolina lawmakers about $129 million more next year, but also some tough decisions about how to spend it, the state's chief economist said Thursday. "There's no recession in our forecast, and we think it's unlikely we'll have one despite what you read," James Morris told lawmakers and members of the state Budget and Control Board during the last day of hearings on the 1985-86 state budget. Morris, chairman of the Board of Economic Advisers, said South Carolina's economy is moving with the rest of the nation, and he predicted the state's budget will grow by $129 million, or about 5.5 percent, to almost $2.5 billion during the next fiscal year. BUT I Fr.lSI ATOPS ntfpnHino thp hripfmo wnrriprl I that they will still face a shortfall because of budget commitments to education and local governments made this spring, and more than $500 million in new requests presented by state agencies. "We've got $103 million in commitments, not including any pay raise for state employees," said Rep. Tom MarD n^nK..,:iu <<i? i??i,i:i,_ ? ?i i.. <no v^iiam, ix-vji ttn vine. 11 iuun5 liNC wc ic aiiCctuy a> / o million short before we open the book on state agency requests." Morris said it would be premature to use the figures to begin planning the budget, because the board's first official projection will not be released until Nov. 1. "I feel intuitively that the figures could be higher by then, but whether they'll be big enough to solve your problem, 1 don't know. I doubt my intuition would let me go to $78 million," Morris said. HK SAID by the time lawmakers reconvene in January, "the situation will be greatly clarified. The election will be over so there should be some commitment toward reducing the deficit, and we will have six months of revenue collections behind us." iviui i is saiu wiiiic siaie revenue iruiii reguiai sources should increase almost 8 percent in fiscal 1985-86, more than $63 million will be lost because of changes in tax laws made last year to soften the impact of the 1-cent sales tax increase for public education. He said the board had reviewed dozens of conflicting projections before preparing their estimate. "The concensus is that we have inflation under control, and productivity and wages will continue to increase moderately above the i n n Qt inn rafp ' hp c^iH 1 1111 lUUUtl 1 UIV f 11V JU1U . The board's estimate assumes no major strike in the labor force, and that the federal government will take steps to combat the growing federal deficit by next spring, Morris said. LOCALLY, HE said, the lagging textile industry will continue to impede state revenue growth becausc of competition from foreign imports. "I'm not trying to put the finger on the textile industry thev've contributed so much economv throueh the vears. But if one section is not growing, the other segments will have to grow faster to maintain this momentum," he said. Gov. Dick Riley, chairman of the Budget and Control Board, blamed the industry's problems on the surge of. foreign textiles into the country, while Marchant said the strong U.S. dollar and the lack of uniform import quotas has compounded the problem. Morris said South Carolina's farmers "should do a little | better, or at least hold their own." while the state's tourism industry should continue to grow at a good rate. "The key is continued development in the manufacturing and service areas, and in small business. We have an outstanding industrial development program, but so much is contingent on lower interest rates and the impact may not show up for a year or two," he said. The GAMECOCK is the student i 'ffljlt'1 fill1'ii]?n,j newspaper of the University of South I ^ a M M f nrnlina nrtri in mihliahpri three timpR I B VBV a week on Montfays, Wednesdays and W V1V Fridays during the fall and spring & semesters and weekly on Wednesdays W mm during both summer sessions, with the ? JB SMB exception of university holidays and ex- 9 Mm / animation periods. A Opinions expressed in the GAME- 9 ^ H COCK are those of the editors and not m f| g j ffl' H those of the University of South Caro- W B xsffl B lina. |k The Board of Student Publications ma M and Communications is the publisher of & | O % the GAMECOCK. The Studern Media " B w Department is the parent organization L of the GAMECOCK. 0 Change of address forms, subscrip- & __ _ tion requests and other correspondence B H 1% should be sent to the GAMECOCK, C B j H Drawer A, University of South Caro- B lina, Columbia, S.C. 29208. L qaq T T ^ C Subscription rates are $15.00 for (1) B OvJO IlcirClCri v. year, $8.00 per fall or spring semester K _ and $3.00 for both summer sessions. B (jj-j Five I oifltS FIG* Third class postage paid at Columbia, t s?. ^ , P School Kids Recoi The GAMECOCK is a licensed student organization of" the University of B /qat\ r7f-7-1 r\1( South Carolina and receives funding K from student activity fees. Reagan well-pre Associated Press WASHINGTON ? White House officials on Saturday portrayed President Reagan as actively engaged and in command of his own material ? "not reading his notes" ? as he conducted his first meeting ever with a senior Soviet official. One aide, who sought out several reporters to review Reagan's meeting Friday with Soviet Foreign ivunisicr /\nurei uromyKO, saia mat after the president had been given the customary position papers, background material, "taking points" and staff briefings, "he sat down and wrote out nine pages" on the yellow legal pad he normally uses to make notes. "He did not read from what he had written out, but he used that to kick off the meeting," the official said, describing the talks on condition he not be named. "After that, there was a back-andforth, give-and-take with him and Gromyko doing the talking on various * ^V x "^ft * % * -" ^-4 '^^JSL ..khi J-p Toe-tapping time The Jackson Squares, a square dancing Sumter street Associated Press SUMTER ? Four street preachers brimstone messages raised the ire of locc cleared of disorderly conduct charges police in May. Charges against Anthony Hill, John and Michael Truell, all of the Gethsemar :i a\.? i nr..?? r in t-^Aiugiuii, wtit uninnscu i uouciy, v. Burchstead said. Burchstead said the charges were dr reached an agreement with city official: acceptable conduct for their preac! sidewalks. "We never had any objection to the said," he said, "but it was the manner in to whether it would obstruct pedestrian ? Offer ] ^ ? OFF W c Film & 73 :essing ; jjt y : j v pared for Gromyk issues, again with the president not using notes but making these points." The White House aide and other officials who described Reagan's closeddoor talks with the veteran Soviet leader sought to dispel any impression that the president was less expert than Gromyko, who has the reputation of a tough, savvy negotiator. Reagan "made it clear that he is putting highest priority on U.S.-Soviet relations, that he is personally hanging the issues and intends to remain personally involved," one official said. Another said, "the president did most of the talking. . . He was not reading from notes." That would be uncharacteristic of Reagan, who takes typed index cards to practically every meeting and reads even the most informal of public remarks. When he says a few words after talks he has just held with another leader, he reads from a text prepared before the discussions took place. As for the Soviet foreign minister's MMKfet* " *** -wjgrJ .v'? vasfflfr. fAJJn ^ wbmF ' MBheBSL club from Columbia perform Saturday as part of preachers clear not offend the righ whose hellfire and Specifically, Bur< il residents have been on top of an auto orougni ny Slimier "considerable trail "Our folks will 1 Asquith, Jeff Attlese Orin Briggs, who i le Anabaptist Church agreement basically "ity Prosecutor Harry automobiles. Briggs said the opped after the four since their arrest, a s on what constitutes The four men hing on downtown downtown. The c received written nc content of what they reached an underst winch it was done, as "We just agreed ind vehicle traffic and to pursue it," Brig b A m n i/ur ruinous art >1 2 Piece I includes: cole slaw, I I w/coupon $1.01 ^ o, officials say behavior, the White House aide said, "This was not a new Gromyko. He is a tough negotiator. He's plaved the game for a long time." As officials described the meeting, it was apparent that they regarded Reagan's performance to be as important as his messsage. One official said, "We feel the Soviets are going away with the sense of having met a strong, confident leader, a man who is reasonable, flexible but not an easy mark." After the meeting, Gromyko issued a statement indicating ne was not impressed by what he had heard. He said it was apparent the United States was not willing "to take a realistic stand on the substance of the acute problems of war and peace." But White House officials appear optimistic nonetheless that, as one put ii, a ccuucti cicmciii in ^uviei calculations is the personal factor of Ronald Reagan. They now have a basis for judging him. So we think they achieved their purpose in coming here." jj;: life,%%;. JP^|^^;.;^ Photo by Jennifer Wooten Columbia's Autumnfest. ed of charges ts of other people." :hstead said one of the men was standing mobile while preaching, and this caused ic problems." ive by the rules," said Columbia attorney s representing the four men. He said the ' prohibited the men from preaching atop street preachers had preached in Sumter nd "they haven't had any trouble." were arrested May 12 while preaching harges were dropped when Burchstead nice from Briggs that the preachers had anding with the city. we didn't want a trial, and they didn't want es said. o The Big Bird! i5^ Main St. \ > from Honeycombs) | Students for 20 Years | ' Rid RiPd I ' mwmm x* ? 1 *ast of Chicken } Snack I French fries & rolls ! i ) expires 9/14/84 I III IIMMHIUIIIMIMIIIMII ! IUlW Ill HPI|MIIMlli|ll U"