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The Gamecock
Founded 1908 Wednesday
Volume 78, No. 18 University of South Carolina September 18, 1985
'Street rs
* in drug ii
By JOE CUMBIE
Staff writer
A massive drug bust in Columbia
with the arrest of 221 persons, the na
unit of the Richland County SI
Department announced yesterday.
In an afternoon news conft
Richland County Sheriff Frank Powi
the raids netted about $985,000 wort
legal drugs, including sizeable porti
* ? cocaine and heroin.
Among those arrested in street rai<
Larry Dennis, 33, and Johnny Dow
both of Columbia. The men are acci
being major traffickers of cocair
heroin in the Columbia area.
If convicted, Dennis and Dowc
minimum sentences of 25 years in
without parole.
Also arrested were 46 other
distributors whaare alleged traffic
cocainc and/or heroin in and aroi
Columbia area.
A Powell also said that his agents t
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caine and heroin because the street
gets his supply from the traffickers,
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she will be teacher-in-residence
for the children of King Hussein
and Queen Noor.
Eleanor Duff, associate dean
i of the USC College of Education,
I has been working closely with
Queen Noor and her advisers for
the past year to develop programs
in early childhood education in
Jordan. Duff recommended Har
HI r'et ^owe"? a ^81 graduate, for
^ the teacher-in-residence position.
Howell taught third grade
from 1982-83 at Ivenia Brown
I Elementary School in Walterboro
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grade team leader at Lugoff
Elementary School for two years.
After an initial interview with
Queen Noor's sister, Howell was
called to Washington in May to
meet with the King and Queen.
? Howell thought the job interview
was like a fairy tale. "I was
nd nets
ivestigat
only way to stop the sprea
heroin trafficking in the <
ended to go for the major deal<
rcotics man.
icriff's In announcing the arres
ed the importance of dri
:rence, stating that cocaine abus
ell said riih man's fling. "The a
h of il- caine has greatly increased
ons of area. No longer is it restri
levels of society."
is were Yesterday's arrests brir
ey, 43, 501 for the year, compare
jsed of >n 1984.
le and Powell also credited 1
Council's addition of fiv
;y face agents this year. "The in<
prison directly related to the inc
Powell said.
street However, Powell wen
kers of with these arrests, the
md the aimosi ciepietea me jzu.i
Council for narcotics ar
argeted tions in fiscal 1985.
of coperson
Thus far, no USC stud
and the plicated in the drug net
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really nervous about meeting the
King and Queen, but they put me
at ease right away. It was very
easy to talk to them," she said.
She thinks the experience is
unreal. "I had wanted to get
some international experience,
but this was beyond my wildest
dreams," she said.
The King and Queen flew
Howell to Jordan in June, when
they offered her the two-year ap
pointment. Howell left for Jor
dan on Aug. 18.
Hussein and his wife have thre<
children, a 2-year-old girl anc
two boys, 5 and 6. Howell'!
teaching duties primarily will in
volve creative activities for th<
boys supplemental to their struc
tured English schooling.
Howell felt right at home wit!
the royal employees. "When
visited Jordan, I met severa
members of the staff and the;
were very personable and friendl;
and made me feel thoroughly ac
cepted," she said.
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Harriett Howell
j She added that since the staff is
1 such an interesting collection of
s people, from England and
America as well as Jordan, that
s working with them will be a
stimulating experience.
At Lugoff, Howell developed
i an individual tutoring program
I for middle school credit and took
1 part in professional workshops
y dealing with early childhood
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computers and physical
education.
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Caribbean I
From staff rtports
i nc connection oeiwccu me
Caribbean and South Carolina
will be emphasized in a lecture
series sponsored by (JSC's Institute
of Southern Studies.
The series was planned as part
of the Caribbean Cultural
Festival, which USC is sponsoring
Sept. 16-Oct. 13 to foster
goodwill between the two
regions. The public lectures will
document the history and culture
of the Caribbean, including the
region's relationship with the
United States and particulary the
Palmetto State.
The first lecture will be held at
7:30 p.m. Sept. 17 in Williams
Brice College of Nursing and will
feature Jack P. Greene of Johns
Hopkins University. Greene, the
author of Quest for Power: The
Lower Houses of Assembly in
Southern Royal Colonies, will
talk on "South Carolina: The
Caribbean Connection."
The next two speeches will be
held in Gambrell Auditorium and
will feature Edward Brathwaite,
a historian with the University of
the West Indies, and Rex Net
IB STEPHEN C. GUIl
Staff writer
Residents rcturr
this semester were
talked about reno^
changes," said ret
Higginbotham. Bi
with the dorm.
"When I first s
' ^H| said freshman Do
like the size of the
Thornwell the bes
New carpeting,
I' among major ren
but the job is not
Sprague.
"We are very \
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N BUUfn. tow Thornwell a bctte
A list of renov;
placed around bal
and installation o
^ 27 and 28. A new
IHfek. &? onesWK
&aK| The total cos
'v'- $102,713, said Lii
& vices' business o
! paint jr?D I nave
gjS&l here. It looks a 1
Keith June, s<
f|g| said he was upse
promised. "They
rap ment 28 would b<
job in 27 and 28
need to be replac
The govern me
plans for contini
!&i|| proposal that a\i
|||?l be used as an o
dorm governmen
|pl| the space.
Jim McMahon
ment and Off-C;
letter to dorm go1
be filed through
I rn&yi chance of succe
space at the mor
| While the dorr
t^ie^ believe i
I r% w\ r\ r\r\rriklir ana
faiiu puwiui)' ivv,
m would like to tha
future for dorn
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ecture series
"Southern Studies got im
disciplinary nature of the In
festival."
tleford, director of the Jamaican
National Theatre.
Brathwaite, who wrote The
Development of Creole Society in
Jamaica: 1770-1820, will talk
about Caribbean civilizations,
past and present, at 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 24.
Nettleford, author of several
books on contemporary Jamaica,
including Mirror Mirror: Identity,
Race and Protest in Jamaica,
will discuss contemporary identity
and expression in the Caribbean
at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 3.
"Southern Studies got involved
because of the interdisciplinary
nature of the Institute
and of the Caribbean
festival," said Walter Edgar, the
director of the Institute of
Southern Studies.
?
sll residents
wations, but
e needs doing
FOYLE
ling to Thornwcll Residence Hall
greeted by a new sight: the muchvations
had begun.
surprised and pleased with the
urning Thornwell resident Jimmy
ut not all residents were pleased
aw it, 1 thought it was a dump,"
n Hudak, "but 1 grew to like it. I
rooms here, and the people make
t dorm on campus."
new ceilings and painting are
uvcuiuua una auiiiiiici ,
over, said dorm president David
)leased with what has been done,
luch that has to be done to make
r place to live," Sprague said,
ations this summer includes stalls
hroom toilets, showers being tiled
f new shower heads in Tenements
drop ceiling was installed in Tene:ent
lights were installed in halls,
: rooms were replaced with new
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nda Saad, University Housing Serperator.
"It was not the neatest
ever seen, but we are real pleased
ot better now."
inior hall adviser for Thornwell,
:t all had been not done that was
' said that the third floor in Tenej
fixed. It still leaks. And the paint
was not that good. The doors still
:ed."
nt of the residence hall is making
lation of the renovations. After a
ulable basement space in the dorm
ffice for campus fraternities, the
t asked they also be considered for
i, director of Residential Developampus
Student Services, said in a
vernment the dorm's request would
proper channels and had a good
ss, as the dorm has no program
nent.
n has yet to evaluate the space ful
t could be used as a lounge, office
n a washer and dryer facility. The
king forward to the installation of
:s.
resident David Kotrady said, "1
nk Kelvin Stroble for helping us get
lovate the dorm. He was a great
:xterior of the dorm is in the near
l residents. The job will cost an
00 to complete.
s planned
/olved because of the interstitute
and of the Caribbean
Walter Edgar
Institute for Southern Studies
Edgar was pleased with the
speakers and their attitudes
toward this project.
"We are fortunate to have all
people with international reputations,"
Edgar said. "Given the
academic calendar in the Caribbean
? students are still on vacation
from school ? we are
especially fortunate to have Dr.
Brathwaite and Dr. Nettleford."
Audiences will have a chance
to meet the three lecturers at
public receptions after the talks.
The reception after the first lecture
will be held at the Alumni
House, on the corner of College
and Barnwell streets, . and the
other two receptions will be held
on the third-floor roof garden of
Gambrell Hall.