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USC speni By The Associated Press USC President James Holderman, other top officials, guests and a few celebrities have flown aboard a private plane owned by one of the university's foundations at a cost to taxpayers of more than $420,000, records show. Records released Monday by the Carolina Research and Development Foundation show that among those who flew aboard the foundation's private twin-engine plane Werf>* Jehan Sadat, the wife of slain Egyptian president Anwar Sadat. In fiscal year 1985-86, the university spent jy?MpH Hi Mm ..... mm until infrmrr - * * - 'mifwr l.i's Alversoi Theater face lift Warren Raise of Ideal Construction spends his day wo Theatre. The Town Theatre is the city's oldest theater hot Used to be, the only laundry wa f /! Not an v _ -/ Come vis I E3 : y First, it's m ^ ~ com ^ Second, (sal v V/ come /y V V1' ) , ; <v\ v . >J(?j No, r> ~ v O 0pe| t thousands $50,176 to fly her 35 times between Washington, Dublin, Va., and Columbia, where she was a guest lecturer at USC. The university paid her $315,000 to teach three semesters and lecture for a fourth. U.S. District Judge Sol Blatt Jr. Blatt. He traveled from Columbia to Hilton Head Island twice on Nov. 1, 1985, at a cost of $1,020. Former Gov. Bob McNair. He flew with two other passengers on Jan. 28, 1985, round trip from Columbia to Washington, with a stop in Greenville, at a cost of $1,743. Novelist George Plimpton. He flew from Lexington, Drayton Hall six weeks behi By BENITA MUSSON J The renovation of Drayton Hall is about six weeks behind schedule, and contractors may not be finished until the end of October, the head of j USC's Project Development Center said recently. ~ Some of the delays in the $2.8 r million project, which began last November, were caused by the recent rain and problems with the struc- r ture's steel frame. The frame had to j. be reworked because Triangle Con- | struction Co. originally drilled base plate holes in the wrong places, Ed <; I "This causes problems because it's ^ preventing us from getting in there as quickly as possible," Bass said. He refused to elaborate on the y other causes for the delay, saying he didn't want them published. (The project is still under contract to Triangle. Bass said the contractor ^ had assured him that construction is almost back on schedule. USC President James Holderman was told in early summer that the J building would be completed by ^ov" ir change, but I expect it might go well into November," Bass said on Aug. w & n/The Gamecock '.^ This ram every afternoon has u really been a problem," Bass said. Bass said the building may be com- w rking at Town pleted as late as Dec. 1. "But we're ai ise- determined to hold a performance in ai there this year," he added. "We're ir ? Could y< an ex '18,000 for The Army Reserve's Alternate Trail extra money for college. Here's how. One summer, you take Basic Trainii I take skill training at an Army school. Tbc Basic and even more for skill training. Yo unit near your college, usually serving on weeks Annual Training. During a standai over $13,000. MlEi Arlrl t-r, this 040 if ^ ? - -feV. I. GI Bill. Put it all together and you could li take a lot of the financial strain out of goi Then give us a call: In Columbia, In Lexington, ca! In Dentsville, BE ALL YOU CA ARMY RES thing worse than I is prison. ^ 0 I v more. / it SOAP'S, Columbia's first "good time laundry." ; a laundry f?? I new washers \- ^ / new dryers \ .J? plete wash/dry & fold service it's a good time ? ling beds r TVs with cable |OV 3, nachos, snacks C \ , wine, coke by SOAP'S today and find out why the only ter then laundry now is Spring Break. TX I i to fly gue Ky., to Spartanburg to Charlotte, N.C., to Columbia at a cost of $893. Former political director to Ronald Reagan, Lyn Nofziger. An empty plane was sent to Washington on Nov. 16, 1986, at a cost of $680, to pick up Nofziger, who was a guest lecturer at USC's College of Journalism and Mass Communications. The cost of flying him to Columbia and back over the next two days was another $1,743. Ira Koger, for whom USC's Koger Center for the Performing Arts is named. He flew from Columbia to Jacksonville, Fla., at a cost of $1,913. k' h b h rhe theater will celebrate its 60th anncrease in the stage's area, a deeper j^P^^afe/ /SI itage to ease the raising of scenery, a >asement under the hall and add new ing building designed in 1930 for te College of Education by thenniversity architect Carroll Johnson. The renovations 01 When a college teaching facility expected. ^* Beautiful * Con MB * Affordable I [r * Experience the coi I cotton futons J * Space saving, poi J assemble, convi to bed in 5 seci ? * Factory Direct, t Largest Selectic Futon Covers J m | * Mtmi as neeaea, a nign scnooi was added, tid the hall was used as a high school Drayton Hall is nj aditorium. The high school closed Gov. John Drayton (: i 1966. was one of the fc >u use I | fl LEADER college? ij Fo Get It. ,Xj A six week progr; on the developrr Tuesday, Octob< Name: ling Program can help you earn Home Address:? ig, and the next summer you J ?? '11 earn at least $1,200 for u can train at an Army Reserve Ma jor. ? e weekend a month plus two j d enlistment, you'll earn ' (Check mac Ret qualify for the Montgomery J Emi iave $18,000, and that could J The ng to college. Think about it. J q0|i | I understand that the L 779-7930 I this application does n ocQ inno i will be notified of their Li JJ7 lUUy I if yOU are not accep ill 787-9638 w * L. ??fIiro. 14BE? jSiqnature. . - _ IEDUC REGISTRATION 'fclil & Questions'! ^UTONS^^ 'sts, staff Nancy Thurmond, the wife of U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond, R-S.C. Mrs. Thurmond flew with three others to Columbia from Washington at a cost of $808 on July 11, 1988. On March 30, 1989, she flew roundtrip between Columbia and Washington with at least three other people at a cost of $1,483. The Beechcraft King Air prop plane flew 1,265 hours between July 1985 and June 1989, according to foundation records. At a cost of $425.22 per hour, charges for See TRAVEL page 4 IB||hPi '-fc l.es Alverson The Gin 1 Drayton Hall are taking longer than was originally imed after S.C. university. 1766-1822), who The dedication of the new theater >unders of the is scheduled for Jan. 15, 1990. IYONE IS CUT OUT TO BE skills and give you every opportunity to succeed. ERGING LEADER PROGRAfTl For Freshmen Only am, meeting 1 Vz hours a week, will concentrate lent of basic leadership skills. Program dates: sr 10 - November 27, 4:00-5:30pm. 1 Registration Form Phone: ! I I stote zip I J se Enclose $15.00 registration fee le payable to University of South Carolina) urn to: Campus Activities Center ! srging Leader Program i University of South Carolina umbia, South Carolina 29208 i program is limited to fifty participants and the return of j not guarantee acceptance into the program. All applicants j status as soon as possible. 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