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Black Vietnam By The Associated Press A black Vietnam veteran who was denied membership in an all-white Florence American Legion post said Thursday the rejection shatters the legion's image of being one big, happy family. "Personally I'm very disappointed that it turned out this way. I somewhat expected some rejection but I didn't expect it to be of this nature and this magnitude," said Thurmond Thompson, who was denied mpmhprchin at Fred H Sexton Post 1 after six veter ans voted against him. The vote on July 3 sparked a heated debate and led to the resignations of at least three members, said Bernie Wollgast, a member of the post's executive committee. "There was a lot of yelling, fussing, cussing and Thei For the cost of a first offense DUI |Jfl 1 you can get: B< 5000 taxi rides from ^ Five Points to campus Meet Sc ( ckaaA_) Sponsoi //^ Foi fern ? li is' lllllllllllllllll^llll Don't Drink & Drive! s Dear Of f-Ca Welcome t vacation wa our first m I ing will be M Russell Hou year have a var VthJBHJHH^TjBB^^H There ar progj tional pro< The summer to ir very succes ^ctB^^BBQB^PBI^VB^B involved. R needs Of in I ifn! II 11b Mirtha A. President "I DON'T DO I WORKING FOR STUD (Ops) UPS DELIVE ? Wednesday Augi A Representative will be 01 information today at the Studen' B.A. E veteran denied A carrying on," Wollgast said. "All hell broke loose." t A spokesman at the organization's national office in p Indianapolis, Ind., said Thursday that national bylaws p prohibit discrimination and the Florence post could lose its charter if the allegations were proven. A committee of three American Legion officials will investigate the allegations of discrimination and determine whether action should be taken against the ~ post, state commander Norris Kinion said. He said the committee would meet for the first time Monday. Kinion said the American Legion has had few racerelated problems in the past and he believes the allegations, if true, reflect only the views of one post and not the entire organization. Thompson said he wanted to join the post, which has about 250 members, because it sponsors athletic e Is Such A Thing As A FREE Dinner! Students and Faculty f i Our Guest For Dinner Presbyterian Student Center 1702 Greene Street Wednesday, August 22 5-7 p.m. U illy Robinson, New Campus Pastor *ed by Shandon Presbyterian Church More Information Call 799-0212 MMHiWI I mpus Student: jack to U.S.C. I hope that your summer is great! I would like to invite you to eeting on September 6, 1990. The meet! held at 5:00 p.m. in room 203 of the se. : is going to be very exciting one. We iety of programs selected for you. i ongoing community service project, ramming with residence halls, educajramming and special presentations. ^.L. officers have been working all take sure that the upcoming year is a sful one. , _ _ , , > til at you will come to our meeting and get emember L.O.C.A.L. is here to meet the f-Campus Students. We have great op> to offer you. r v sv. r . Vallini of L.O.C.A.L. WEEKENDS." "Because working part-time at UPS...I don't have to. They have five-day schedules that leave your weekends free. Work morning, noon, or night hours that work around your class schedule. And get paid holidays and vacations." "That's plenty of time to study or recharge. And I make plenty too..." almost $10,000 a year for work- j ing about 4 hours a day. UPS knows students value time as much as money." , "At UPS, most students work in ( Operations. So if you don't do weekends, do contact UPS". We are an equal opportunity employer. I I ENTS WHO WORK FOR US. 1 IRS EDUCATION | ust 22 12-3 pm | o campus for interviews and t Employment Center, 6th floor luilding. merican Legion earns for many of his friends' children. He was disaplointed by the rejection but said he does not plan to ?rotest. A copyright story in the Florence Morning News on Thnrsdav rennrted that a former nnst rnmmander said at the meeting said he did not want to see blacks in the post. a DM QUI AGA STUD At South Carolina National Bank, we don't believe it's a crime to be invested with more intelligence than money. That's why we created our Bargain Checking Account. It's the checking account for people who don't want service charges. But who do want unlimited check writing privileges. T7r ^ v U a In fact, Bargain Check- rl ,r,X IJr ing goes one better than that. Because also included is a ??? 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