Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Kwasi Attiba, one of the re bels inside Parliament, said by telephone today the gunfire came from police "who have been attempting to thwart" the negotiations to end the siege. He said the group was holding eight government ministers along with the prime minister. The gunfire rang out in two brief bursts an hour apart. There was also an at least one small explosion. i Abortion law vetoed in La. By The Associated Press Saying the male-dominated legislature was insensitive to rape victims, Gov. Buddy Roemer on Friday vetoed what would have been the nation's toughest state abortion law. The decision drew outrage from abortion opponents. , "He's betrayed the pro-life majority that elected him," said Nancy Myers, spokeswoman for the National Right to Life Committee in Washington. Rep. Woody Jenkins, the ''i? - - * J *_ _ 1A Din s spunsor, saia ne wuuiu ask the legislature to return for a special session in August to hand the governor an override. If that happened, it would be the first override in Louisiana this century. The bill had been passed in the tumultuous final days of the session that ended July 9, after Roemer vetoed a bill that would have made an exception only to save the life of a pregnant woman. An override of that veto failed by only three votes. Hate-crime data show increases Hate crimes motivated by race, religion and sexual preference appear to be on the rise across the United States, a new survey shows. The Boston Sunday Globe included more than 20 cities, states and private groups that collect hate-crime data in the survey. Tko onrVPU chrt...a^ 1AQ 1 "V o?"v; ?"UYYtU j-r/ crimes based on bias have been reported in New York City so far this year, a 29 percent increase for the same period in 1989. Similar increases have occurred in Chicago and Denver and across Maryland and Minnesota, the survey showed. Boston had 151 reported bias crimes so far this year, a 22 percent increase over the same period last year. In the caption of the Andy Warhol photo in the July 25 Gamecock, the Columbia Museum of Art was incorrectly identified as the South Carolina State Art Museum. The Gamecock regrets the error. Parsons nan From staff and wire reports Dr. Mary Ann Parsons has been ap pointed dean ot the University ot boutn Carolina College of Nursing. Parsons, who has served as interim dean since 1988, joined USC's nursing faculty in 1976 as associate professor. She also held the posts of director of the baccalaureate program and associate dean for undergraduate programs. "Dr. Parsons clearly was the best choice to lead the college in the years ahead," said Dr. Arthur K. Smith, USC interim president. "I am looking forward to working closely with her and with the faculty, staff and students of the college toward the ad<4Br I PIHH m f * IBBk f S J M m ^ f waMaa9^^?C9nHK| fE?*3F!l ^ I Something fishy Molly the Mermaid greets potential 1 Beach. Molly has come under fire in re< seeking device" to be represented by a Woman takes By The Associated Press A woman whom defense lawyers say spread rumors about child sex abuse at a Georgetown day-care center refused to answer a host of questions while testifying in the trial of three people accused of abusing one of the center's children. Geraldine Cox invoked her Fifth Amendment right to avoid self-incrimination 28 times Monday in little more than an hour as defense lawyers grilled her about drug use and her supposed fear of defendant James M. Ganes. The defense says Mrs. Cox became Investigation friendly relat: By The Associated Press tive si The cozy ties that bind lobbyists tover 1 and lawmakers at the historic US?Th Statehouse may slowly begin un- , raveling as a federal probe into al- ay legations of vote buying unfolds. , ow . Lawmakers and lobbyists agree y!f. that the relationship between . .c influence-peddlers and legislators who set public policy will become more distant and formal, less gladhanded. " s ur "I think there will be a much erent more arm's length relationship. At Uons : least any prudent person who is ^ elected to the General Assembly naed should have a much more arm's ^or length relationship," said just- state 5 retired Rep. Malloy McEachin. gatior McEachin, a Florence Democrat maJ^ who spent much of his 12 years in Columbia pushing for tighter con- an f* trol of lobbyists' activities, be- lobby lieves such reform may top lawmakers' agenda in 1991. f?r vc "It's pretty much a Wild West *n tbe show the way they conduct them- fh, selves now," McEachin said. state 4 'TM HI L/* lanr frtnn/41inann mere wiu ue uiwiuiuiws SlOne and more formality," added Sen. And i Glenn McConnell, R-Charleston. bying "I would think it probably would neces become more distant." part c Lobbyists, state senators and House members alike acknowledge It the federal probe also has necessi- spark! tated campaign finance reforms ? mer possible bans on cash contribu- memt tions, fund raising during legisla- gray 1 iph hpqii of AVV* V/* V vancement of nursing education at this uni- 1 versity and the state of South Carolina." ] Parsons earned her bachelor's and mas- ' ter's degrees in nursing from USC and i holds a doctorate in higher education administration from the University of Florida. She also has a master's degree in education from the Citadel. "As dean of the College of Nursing, I am committed to providing the preparation needed for the contributions of nursing in a new century whose demands and opportunities are already upon us," Parsons said. "As a nurse educator, my primary goal is ! to ensure that our students are prepared to ] meet the growing demands of contemporary lir IS - P$ hb. HUB! JBBHp mftk'^X *4m -kV , fa 4 *S A * DavW R. ( terbor House Calabash Seafood Buffet custor cent weeks due to an ordinance which require! three dimensional object of considerable size. the fifth in day-c frightened when she saw Ganes at ABC Kindergarten and Child Care Center, where Mrs. Cox's son attended. Defense attorneys maintain the 32-year-old woman is an admitted cocaine and marijuana dealer who thought Ganes was investigating her for Hrnnro oa cVia moHo iir* otAriAO o Knnt Viim ui ovj oitv iuuuv up jlvjiivo afuui 111111 sexually molesting children. Ganes was a part-time sheriff's deputy in Williamsburg County at the time of the alleged incident. Billy Jenkinson, Ganes' attorney, argued Mrs. Cox fabricated the sex abuse allegations to get back at Ganes. alters ionship essions and converting lef:ampaign money to personal is is a traumatic affair. ... It lave substantial bearings on he Legislature works," lobim Fields said. Iditional safeguards need to iplemented," said loybbist Daniel, a former lieutenant lor. "I definitely think that ne to sit back and take a difappraisement of the situaederal grand jury has subpoecampaign spending records ~ ^ I 124 House members and 46 senators as part of an investi1 into allegations that law- VrrTMFwKi s traded votes for cash. J probe apparently involves II sting operation in which a >tes on pari-mutuel legislation General Assembly. 5 investigation has tainted government. It has disillud and angered the public, it has further blackened lob- ^|jj| , a profession regarded as a sary but sometimes naughty if politics. has hasn't ever been exactly ing white," said lobbyist PalFreeman, a former House ? >er. "It's a darker shade of han it was before." The South Carol JSC College health care and are made aware that the professional paths for men and women in nursing today are more varied and satisfying than ever," she said. "Nurses are playing pivotal roles in the improvement of contemporary health care, the application of modern technology, the advancement of the health sciences and the development of public health policy." Parsons is past president and a current member of the South Carolina State Board of Nursing. She also has served as an expert panel member for the South Carolina Statewide Master Planning Committee of Nursing Education and as a member of the Task Force on Examinations for the Future Rule ml hazardo By The Associated Press State health officials pose a moratorium on iss permits for new or exp zardous waste disposal fz The state Department and Environmental Con might wait until the legii standards on the siting In a letter sent to atx sinesses, environmental tions and political leade officials said they will ii ment during the Aug. 1 about the possibil The DHEC board wil cide whether the permits held until site suitability Dwens^he Gamecock m considered by the G sembly, which will not ners in Myrtle h"iu?ry; . .... , 3 an "attention J"J"****> stan?, proposed last year, are tl tempt to prescribe the are center moi "You've been successful with your littl caper haven't you?," he asked her. Judy Lambert, the center's ownei teacher Pam Rogers and Ganes, Mrs. Lam bert's boyfriend, are charged with variou counts of criminal sexual conduct and cor spiracy involving three children at the cer ter. The trial, however, centers on on 4-year-old girl, who said she was taken uf stairs at ABC in 1988 and assaulted. Sept rate trials will be held for each child. Assistant Solicitor Julaan Prince objecte to the defense lawyers' line of questioning $ . - 4. ;;,:' : .. ^jwgreBr J-3! ,_v $ s||P * ,\.: :: ; ' ' ' ' .: ; ' : .... ... lina Statehouse of Nursing for the National Council of State Boards of Nursing. She has had extensive involvement in federally funded grants for the studv of comprehensive health assessments for school nurses, pre-employment assessments for correctional facilities, risk factors in high-stress jobs, adolescent health behaviors and postgraduate nurse practitioner education. She is a member of the Council of Nurse Researchers; the Southern Nursing Research Society, the South Carolina League for Nursing, the National League for Nursing and the American Public Health Association. ght delay new us waste sites characteristics necessary for a hamight im- zardous waste landfill, incinerator ;uing work or other facility, anded ha- The standards would indicate tcilities. whether a facility is in a safe locaof Health tion, but environmentalists have trol board criticized them as far too generous dature sets on existing facilities, such as Laidl of such law Environmental Service's commercial landfill in Sumter County. )ut 75 buorganiza The regulations outline the geors, DHEC graphy geology, hydrology and ivite com- other physical characteristics that Q mPfltinrr TTHlCt hf nrPCP.nt y uivviiiig ity of a The regulations would seek to 1 then de- contain hazardous waste "treatshould be ment, storage and disposal" facilistandards ties in "those areas where there eneral As- will be minimal impact on human meet until health and the environment." ards, first A moratorium could sidetrack he first at- work on some of the permits ! physical DHEC must consider. testations case e saying the case had hothing to do with drug dealing. ', Billy Walker, Mrs. Lambert's attorney, i- cited a State Law Enforcement Division reis port compiled soon after a June 1989 interi view with Mrs. Cox, in which he satd she i- admitted to dealing drugs and being afraid e of Ganes. Walker called Mrs. Cox a "co_ : i x n )- came mercnani. iJenkins added that Mrs. Cox started the case. "It had to start from a root and I subd mit that root is sitting right there," he said, I, pointing at Mrs. Cox. Study says rich richer, poor poorer By The Associated Press The gap between rich and poor widened so much in the 1980s that the richest 1 percent receive nearly as much of Americans' total income after taxes as the bottom 40 percent, a liberal research group said last week. The share of income going to those Americans in the middle of the income scale is lower than at t. on\/ timp cinpp thp pnH nf \X/r\r1H r j t |.j.. .. UiiJ M???V JillVV 1-1IV V1IU U1 T T UllU War II, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities said. The report said the richest 2.5 'iJh million people have nearly as m mm much total income as the 100 million Americans with the lowest incomes. The bottom 40 percent will receive 14.2 percent of total after-tax I income received by all groups in 1990, while the top 1 percent will receive 12.6 percent, according to the center's report. |g^ This marks a sharp change from 1980, when the top 1 p ercent received half as much after^ tax income as the bottom 40 percent," said the report, which was |? based on an analysis of the Congressional Budget Office data on ?& income and taxes. The top 1 percent of the population will receive an expected average of more than $175,000 in capiFiie Photo tal gains income in 1990.