Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Winds overturn trailers in Lexington High winds swept through sections of South Carolina Tuesday, leaving mobile homes overturned and downing power lines and trees in at least two counties, authorities say. Several trailers were also overturned at a Lexington mobile home park off U.S. Highway 1 Tuesday after heavy winds cut a swath through the county, Bob Ford of the Lexington County Sheriff's Department said. One of the overturned trailers fell onto a car, but no one was inside, Ford said. The mobile home moved about 50 feet, landing on the car and ?v,a nnrtmn r>f annthpr mnhilp hnmp where Craie Hanlev. duelling LI1V~ IIV/lll pvi IIV" V/I v - o ^ ' his pregnant wife, Terry, and their two small children live. No injuries were v reported. : Flooding continues in central Southeast Twenty-five children were rescued from a school bus trapped in raging floodwaters as flooding returned to rain-soaked sections of Kentucky and . Tennessee just recovering from last week's downpours. None of the children was injured. Richard Coy, a Davies County sheriff's deputy who discovered the bus, said there were some tense I moments before the boats arrived because the bus was slowly sinking in the ' ditch. ,f' The Ohio River surged out of its banks from Louisville, Ky., to Cairo, 111., early Tuesday, and smaller rivers were on the rise from Kentucky to Louisiana, the National Weather Service said. Flooding closed roads and damaged homes in Florence, Ala., early Tuesday, and roads were reported under water in central Tennessee after more than 24 inches of rain fell Monday evening. Fate of 8 aboard cargo plane unknown HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. ? Searchers battling darkness and treacherous swamps Monday could not find survivors or bodies near the wreckage of an Air Force cargo plane that crashed with eight people on board, officials said. THp C-MIR Stnrliffpr rrashpH thrpp milps north of this hasp Monrlav , night while coming in for a landing, Air Force officials said. The plane was '' from Norton Air Force Base in Southern California. The fate of the eight people on the aircraft ? seven crew members and a retired military passenger who boarded the plane during a refueling stop in Colorado Springs, Colo. ? remained unknown, officials said. The wreckage did not appear to be spread out, and the C-141B's large, distinctive T-shaped tail was intact, said Capt. Dale Stovall of the 1st Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt, who was in charge of the search. Panel split about greenhouse effect WASHINGTON ? Climatologists say it may take two decades to learn whether the greenhouse effect causes summer heat waves, and until then any government response to slow down global warming is just a gamble. A House Energy and Commerce panel has learned that experts differ over whether the gamble is wortli taking now. In 1988, the earth experienced a series of climate-related events that some experts have long associated with the buildup of "greenhouse" gases: prolonged drought, heat waves, forest fires, a super hurricane and flooding in Bangladesh. Stephen Schneider, of the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo., advocated taking some actions immediately, even though "another decade, or possibly two, will be required to be sure that the warming of the 1980s (the warmest decade recorded on a global basis) will . . . continue into the 1990s and beyond." The greenhouse effect occurs when gases in the earth's atmosphere trap radiant heat near the planet's surface ? the more gases, the more heat. United W^y of the Midlands It brings out the best in all of us. . ./ *: ' THE GAMECOCK THE GAMECOCK is the student news- UU \ L 1" |"| paper of the University of South Carolina ~ P and is published three times a week on AWESOME ^ Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays during ALTERNATIVE 90.5 the fall and spring semesters and weekly on Wednesdays during both summer ses- ?????. sions, with the exception of university holidays and examination periods. " Opinions expressed in THE GAMECOCK are those of the editors and not those of the University of South Carolina. >. The Board of Student Publications and Communications is the publisher of THE g f (#ETf GAMECOCK. The Student Media Depart- J fl V l\C I A ment is the parent organization of THE GAMECOCK. Change of address forms, subscription f ^3 PC requests and other correspondence should ^ ^1 w ^ be sent to THE GAMECOCK, Box 85131, University of South Carolina, Columbia, Subscription rates are $18.00 for (1) "Anything Texti year, $10.00 per fali or spring semester and $4.00 for both summer sessions. Third class postage paid at Columbia, S.C. THE GAMECOCK is a licensed student pp organization of the University of South ~M Carolina and receives funding from stu- . dent activity fees. J THE I, OOPS! K v^sr Company i bath 610 Harden St. 5 Pts. Cc ^ Hours Mon.-Sat. 10am-6pm Swe S 252-8734 Thurmo By DAVIS ROWELL Staff writer The Gamecock Battalion of the Arm Officers' Training Corp celebrate Washington's 225th birthday Mond; wreath laying ceremony, featuring an S.C. Sen. Strom Thurmond. The event was to take place at tl Washington's statue on the front steps eapnoi Dunaing out was moveu muooi Hamilton Auditorium because of bad 1 A short musical performance b} Carolina Alive, led by Richard Connanl ceremony, followed by the official weh posting of the honor guard ? a detatch Woods Continuei tradition of winning that he has established here." "I'm very excited about the opportunity to head up this program, and I'm thrilled about the confidence that President Holderman and Coach Dixon have in myself," he said. "I can tell you that if hard work will get it done, then we'll get it done." Woods was offensive coordinator at ASU for one year before becoming head coach when former Mountaineer head coach Mack Brown, currently at North Carolina, accepted the head coaching position at Tulane after the 1983 season. Before going to ASU, Woods was an assistant coach at Tennessee, Kansas, North Fire Continued from pi clothes, he said. Victims of the fire said they appreciated the efforts. "Everyone has done everything for us," said Kristin Edwards, a retailing junior who lived on the building's fourth floor. "Everyone has been super." Laura Moore, an English junior who also lived in the building, agreed. "We really have appreciated Wheelchair "It's just like working through any other bureaucracy," Honeycutt said. David Stanton, a USC student in a wheelchair, perceives the same sorts of problems as Reeves' survey reports. He said while USC has been HP I i "i a r* | look ureat tor * $3.00 OFF ALL I STYLES * $5.00 OFF ALL I CS* le" # 1-5638 SPRING : BKEAK IECESSITIES j Mdie Bauer ing trunks $12 itton & Wool ? aters $14 - $30 ? >nd speal Army ROTC from Benec posting of the colors by th y Reserved or guard, d George Thurmond spoke abou ay with a the service he gave to his address by "1 don't think any man States who rendered great tie base of than George Washington, of the S.C. Thurmond also discus: *s to USC's significance of South Can weather. He said during the Revo / USC's ties were fought in Soutl began the otner state. "More battle: :oming and fought, and more blood v^ ment of the were shed," he said. i from page 1 Alabama and Iowa State. He is a 1976 graduate of CarsonNewman College in Jefferson City, Tenn., where he played quarterback and defensive back and was a twotime all-conference selection. During Woods' tenure at ASU, he led the Mountaineers to a schoolrecord 11 victories in 1987 and a semifinal berth in the NCAA playoffs. Four of his teams were ranked among the top 12 in Division I-AA, and two of those squads finished the season ranked in the top six. "1 understand the responsibility that lies behind such a position, and I'll never forget that responsibility ige 1 how nice everyone has been," she said. The building's residents and witnesses said the fire spread so quickly that no one had time to save anything. Rob Andrews, an international relations junior who walks by the building every day on the way to class, said he went inside to alert residents that the building was Continued from page 1 generally dependable in dealing with the issue, the city's streets demand immediate attention. Reeves said he initiated the study because of his experiences as a student at USC. He graduated from OR HAIR I 2002 Greene Street Spring Break! I COMPLETE CUTS & LHtMIUAL StKVIUtb ^^^^^^^^expires3/15/89p^i9^B 3m W?em ?j>mrm Come By Our Nc 136 State Street. V ...just across Gervais St. Br LOOKING F RIVERBE; For Addition or Stop In For A Tc ks at cer diet College ? and the Washingto e USC Army ROTC col- significance Washington t Washington's life and special distin country. ever lived in the United After his 5 er service to his country mander Rich; " he said. ing Washingt sed the great historical medley of pa alina. " Alive, lutionary war, more bath Carolina than in any A 21-gun 5 and engagements were been schedul /as shed, and more tears Ceremonial 5 the event wa the entire time we're here," he said. "We have three basic goals for our football team, and that's graduation, win football games and have fun while we do it." Woods, who becomes the 28th head football coach in USC history, met with the Gamecock players later Tuesday afternoon and said he would meet with the current USC assistants and high school recruits over the next couple of days. He said he expects to bring most of his staff at Appalachian with him to the Gamecock program, but added that one or two of his assistants will probably be considered for the Mountaineer head coaching position. burning. "1 saw smoke coming out of the second floor window," Andrews said. "It was like a chimney. I've never seen anything like it." He said the flames raced up the building so rapidly that the stairway was impassable by the time he reached the fourth floor. "There was just too much fire and smoke," he said. Andrews said he and many USC's law school in 1986. Many problems for students in wheelchairs are still the same today, Reeves said. "It's unfair that a student has to go a half mile out of the way to get to Where Everv Hour Ij|| y F w Location l/ott Columbia idge, 5 min. from (JSC OR PEACE A Nestled in the quie Saluda River, yet < IISC. Riverbend A serious students tc 1-2-3 bedrooms at Amenities include ^ ^ courts, 2 swimmin parking & laundry al Information Call 7 >ur At 100 Riverbend Dr emony n's birthday should have special for South Carolinians because visited the state once, which is a ction among states, he said. ;peech, Thurmond and Cadet Comird Kosanovic placed a wreath honoron's memory. This was followed by a triotic music performed by Carolina salute of blank cannon volleys had led to be fired by the Fort Jackson >alute Battery, but was cancelled when s moved indoors. Woods had only seven assistants at ASU, and Division I schools are allowed nine assistant coaches. Woods said he had not had a chance to decide whether he would retain any current USC assistants. "I plan to visit with the entire staff here," Woods said, "and get some feedback from them and make some observations about their philosophies and where they see the program now and the direction it needs to go, and then piece together a staff that would help us put athletes in the right position and give them a chance to make the plays." Spring practice will begin March 13 as scheduled, Woods said. residents went down the fire escape and waited for help to arrive. "We all sat there and watched it burn until the fire department came," he said. Amy Watcher, an engineering junior, said the blaze devastated her apartment. "Our room was completely destroyed," she said. "Everything is black." the coliseum because he is in a wheelchair." "Our long-term goal," Reeves said, "is to make the whole city accessible, but we will focus on campus for now. We want as safe an environment as possible for these students." "> Is A Happy Hour ircflj "SPECIAL DISCOUNTS" ;or Fraternities & Sororities Wholesale .ND QUIET it privacy of the inly 5 minutes from i i l partments welcome ) join the community, competitive prices, tennis/volleyball g pools, ample facilities. 94-2948 ive, West Columbia RB-001