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Hostage release may be in jeopardy BEIRUT, Lebanon ? Rival Shiite militiamen battled in west Beirut and the southern slums Thursday, prompti ing fears the violence could threaten the promised release of one of three American hostages held by a proIranian group. TKa Iri/lnonnAro coi/1 WaH_ iliv iviuj mp|wi lj juiu ?t vvi" nesday they were freeing one of the three American educators in response to requests from Iran and Syria, whose leaders have encouraged an end to the hostage crisis. The group implied that some sort of exchange was involved. Beached seal shot to death MODESTO, Calif. ? A California sea lion that wandered 100 miles up the San Joaquin River was shot to aeain, auinonues saia. The 214-pound seal \ named Judge wa^ound beached Sunday on the river bank west of Modesto. Two days later, it was found dead with a gunshot wound, said Warden Hugh Rutherford of the state Department of Fish and Game. Authorities haven't determined who shot the seal, but if caught the person could face a year in jail and a $20,000 fine. Citadel to transfer foundation funds CHARLESTON ? To avoid violating the law, the Citadel Board of Visitors will transfer about $15 million in funds to a private foundation, school officials said. Board Chairman William I Richer cflid Tuesdav that trustees have wanted to control the money because their investment strategy net an interest rate higher than what state Treasurer Grady Patterson could get if he had invested the money. The accounts that will be turned over to the foundation range from about $200 to $2 million, college officials said. t mmm Today, mostly sunny with highs in the mid 70s and Southeast winds at 5 to 10 mph. Tonight and Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers Saturday. Lows in the mid 50s and highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain is 20 percent I Compiled from wire reports i Legislati By ROBERT THOMAS Editor in Chief USC will have three newly elected men bers at its July Board of Trustees meeting. Donald Bailey of Mt. Pleasant, Mac Whittle of Greenville and Arthur Bahr muller of Sumter were elected for the fir: time Wednesday to the USC board by tf S.C. General Assembly. Bailey defeated current member A Markley Dennis, also of Mt. Pleasant, wh served on the board for the past 32 year while Whittle defeated Eugene Cunninghai for the 13th Judicial Circuit seat being va< : wBK?' Jl!^ BB| ^? .??Mk > Oscar's met his match Members of Students Allied for ? House patio Wednesday in celebratii Professor < w*? v * m*r n/\rr/\ ?y luli auiu Assistant News Editor Memorial services will be held at nooi today in Rutledge Chapel for USC's di rector of continuing engineering educatioi who died Tuesday. Joseph M. Biedenbach, 63, was pro nounced dead on arrival shortly after 9:3( p.m. at Baptist Medical Center after beinj found beside his car. Biedenbach died after a heart attack Richland County Coroner Frank Barroi said. "Dr. Biedenbach had attended a dinne for Tau Beta Pi Midlands Alumni chapte in the Swearingen Center," Margare Lamb of USC Media Relations said. She said he stayed and talked to stu dents after the meeting until just after 1 p.m., when he walked to his car on As sembly Street "One of the students who had beei talking with Dr. Biedenbach found him i Chi Psi fres apparently 1 From Staff Reports A USC freshman died early Saturday ii a single-car accident on S. C. Highway 6 near Summerville. Chi Psi fraternity member Richard E Reeves, 19, apparently fell asleep at th wheel, Dorchester County Coroner Jeffre Rogers told the Charleston News an* Courier on April 15. "Evidently, he ran off the right side c the road into the ditch, and the car (a cor vertible) flipped over," he said. "He sul fered neck injuries and died at the scene.' Former Chi Psi Social Chairman Bria Lire elects ated by the retiring Paul Goldsmith. Bahnmuller went unopposed in the race. ~ All of the newly elected members said Thursday they are eager and excited about ^ joining the current members. However, t Bahnmuller was not as willing as Bailey ~ and Whittle to give his observations of the university and its operations. Bahnmuller would not comment on last L. spring s overnight, opposite-sex visitation 10 controversy brought up by board member s, Rep. Mike Fair, R-Greenville, or about a -n state budget amendment limiting in-state > tuition increases. f m i Greener Earth build a trash 'monster.' SAGE on of Earth Week. ? iies after hea the parking lot about five minutes after Dr. Biedenbach left the building," Lamb ^ said. The student contacted the University 1 Police Department Other students came out to the parking lot and they began CPR until the police arrived, the police report ) said. The officers continued the CPR until j an amubulance arrived. Biedenbach joined USC in 1974. Born in Belleville, 111., he received degrees -j from the University of Illinois, the University of Michigan, Southern Illinois r University and Michigan State University. . r "He was generally regarded by his t peers as the outstanding continuing education director in the country," said Dean of . Engineering Kenneth Humphries. "He 9 held the only endowed chair of continuing . education in the country." Biedenbach's endowment was from Aln lied Signal Company, which owns Allied n Chemical, Humphries said. JOS 1 1 *11 1 * nman Kinea in ?ell asleep whil n "He was very dependable offe 1 and very confident, but not in R mer ( an offensive way." 198 e Brian Boswell dov y Former Chi Psi Social Chairman yeai d Hig Boswell said he will remember Reeves for the if his sense of humor. F i- "He was one of the funniest people you and could ever meet," the business administra- den ' tion sophomore said. "He was very de- P n pendable and very confident, but not in an Uni board r He did say, however, he wanted th versity to continue to strive to be m one in academics along with looking and having the press portraying it in ter light. Former alumni association preside] USC graduate Bailey said he feels the eral Assembly does have the right tc tuition increases because it supplies th versity's funding. A current bill, passed by the 1 March 14, limits tuition increases f state students to 4.6 percent of the c rate of tuition. a F Mbsy SmhfVThe Qemeoock built the figure on the Russell rt attack PSH1 % mmL eph Biedenbach car wreck 1 * e driving nsive way." eeves played varsity football for Sumville High School for four years. In 8, he was named the Palmetto Touchin Club's defensive lineman of the r, was named to the All-Lowcountry h School Football Team and played in Shrine Bowl. le was the son of Lucy Altman Reeves William Reeves, Jr., the superintent of Dorchester School District 2. t funeral service was held at Bethany ted Methodist Church on Monday. nembers e uni- USC President James Holderman opumber poses the move, which he called "inapprogood priate" coming from the Legislature, a bet- "Everybody I talked to in the university and college community. .. would all hate it and to see it (tuition setting) drift away to some ; Gen- other body such as the General Assembly," > limit Holderman said March 20. ie uni- Whittle, who was also a former alumni association president and pushed for that louse office to have a seat on the board, said he is or in- not in favor of cutbacks even if the univerurrent See Board page 2 Asbestos costs USC millions for removal USC negotiates lawsuit' in out-of-court settlement :rom staff reports USC has partially settled a lawsuit seeking damages rom asbestos manufacturers for a reported $12 nillion. The university charged in lawsuits filed in 1985 that t faced an estimated $50 million in bills for removing isbestos from campus buildings. Rep. Mike Fair, Rjreenville, who serves on USC's Board of Trustees, ;aid he heard estimates that it may cost between $100 nillion and $200 million to remove the material from iniversity buildings, The State reported Wednesday. Asbestos is a material used primarily for insulation ind as a fire retardant. Microscopic airborne particles }f asbestos have been determined by researchers to ;ause serious respiratory problems and cancer. A partial out-of-court settlement was reached Friday for $12 million, The State reported Wednesday, quoting an unnamed source familiar with the negotiations. University Attorney A. Camdem Lewis refused to iisclose the terms of the agreement, saying only one phase of the lawsuit had been settled. "Under the way we've worked out the settlements, we don't talk about it until the litigation is totally over," he said. Paperwork acknowledging the settlement had not been filed with the Richard County court clerk's office as of Tuesday. Clerk Barabara Scott referred questions about the case to Judge Hamilton Smith, who was unavailable for comment. Lewis said one or two more trials are still possible, and predicted that a new trial date, for what he termed 'the second phase" of the litigation, will be set by Smith in the next several weeks. Paul Ward, the university's chief counsel, said through a USC spokewoman that the settlement involved a portion of a multifacted action aimed at recouping damages from companies that manufactured isbestos. Capstone death was a suicide, coroner rules By LYNN GIBSON Assistant News Editor The Capstone resident who was found dead March 28 had taken a "massive" drug overdose, the Richland County coroner said Thursday. Political science senior Suzanne Margolies, 21, was found on the floor by her roommate last month. The cause of death was not known then, pending blood test results. The Charlotte native took more than three times the lethal dosage of desipcamine, which is a prescribed medication for depression, Coroner Frank Barron said. intnn/loH tA totp hpr mvn lift* " Ha eoiH "If it wuw UiiVllUVU IV/ UUvv HVi VT?n uiv, 11V kiiuw. ? was an accidental overdose, she would not have had such a high level in her blood." Margolies did not leave a suicide note, Barron said. " University officials said counseling is still being offered to students who are concerned about the death. "We are all readily available to anyone who wants to talk to us," said Baptist Student Union Chaplain Woody Hammett, who is one of the counselors. Students who want counseling should look under "Religious Centers" in the USC phone book and pick any denomination, he said. "It doesn't matter what faith you are," Hammett added. "Any of the chaplains would be ready to talk to you." Students can also contact the USC Counseling Services office at 777-5223 and ask for Dr. Donald Swanson, or USC Chaplain Lauren Brubaker at 777-3627.