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use ins By CHARLES JONES Staff Writer Although his friends call him lucky, USC housing inspector Otis Pilot said he^s persistant, a quality which helped him win a limited edition Grand Prix autographed by racing star Richard Petty. The contest was sponsored by WCOS Radio, Hampton Pontiac, Pepsi-Cola and Kroger Sav-on. "Some of my friends say all contests are rigged or gimmicks hppQnep thp.v npvpr win " Pilot UVVUUUV V- J ??vr * TTillj M. V/w said, "but I never miss anything. I enter every drawing or contest." It was this philosophy that led him to register in the drawing for the car while shopping at Kroger in July. Pilot said he received a phone call to report to Hampton Pontiac on August 25 for the final drawing in which someone would win the car. umvuf M???? fiATltt VAt tTAlSi' ttrni^irT^ i WUKtuPiu rvlt J x::v:v: : : : x: Call 77 < 9-19 Truly Dangerous Sw 9-20 Dreams So Real & E & The Nightmares 9-21 Widespread Panic 9-22 Stairway to Heave I 9-23 Gene Dykes Big B 9-24 Jerry Hayes I 9-25 Colin Henry H ABC Regulaions Enforced ^*~~A ? ir~^7V Y~ir Friday, Sep is the Homecomin tSubi ,;A $20 b>; Conr ^ Cenl "~ Rus :... nil rece ail ?eP' yj uns| ' t 1 welc !: l } ] quei \\f\: - If |' Mcli 1 ?J 777r/f :? Homecoming 1090 Sponsored by the 1990 H Financed by Stuc Students Helping is Leamiw * donating plasm you are helping hemoph iacs as well as other p tients to enjoy a healt J-- iir >T pruuuuuvc me. i\iow, nit than ever, we need yo help. At Cutter Biological w proving the quality of lil education and service Y difference. We value yoi well help by compensat study while you donate! CALL 1 (803) 25 COLUMBIA PLASMA CENTE 1916 Taylor Street Columbia, SC 29201 * Jmbm * ipector ( Pilot said there were 249 othe people in attendance and he begar to feel his chance of winning wa< slim. "They (the sponsors) had a wad ing pool filled with ice and 25( cans of Pepsi/' Pilot said, "W< wptp fr? q r-on rtwn it one " V1V I.V kJWAWWfc. U VU11) V/Jp'Vil A I, u.1 IV read what was under the tab." Pilot said he walked up to the pool, stuck his hand in and begar to pull up a can. "Then I stopped and began tc feel around again," he said. "Ther I started to pull up another can,' he said, "but I didn't like the wa) it felt, so I grabbed a third." Pilot popped the tab on the can and realized he had won. "At first, I didn't know what ] was looking for," he said, "bul then I saw the words PETTY and CAR. 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J "The hair stood up on my arm i as we rode around the track. I can't see how anyone could stand ) to drive that fast," Pilot said, i He said he was thrilled to meet the racing star. 1 "Petty was a friendly, ordinary fellow just like you and me," Pilot said. Although he recently bought a [ new Mercury and owns a truck, Pit lot said he does not plan on parting [ with any of his three automobiles any time soon. United Way :' us jjr jBB *^PSBS^ ?P^ r 's4 *il %\. l#r&K8LJ* h racing cha '//. V ,/ ? J|| ? ;v. B r%* 3C housing inspector Otis Pilot won a limited edition G ^^ S6^?l^NB3gfflKtiC^H^^^^B|hllK*^ *. business tficrCi So I impion v r-: O ; ; ^ | WTiAC JAOL ''mm Charles Jones/The CiameoocH irand Prix autographed by racer Richard Petty. \ Miriam Stoll B.A. History, Dartmouth College M.B.A. Stanford Graduate School of Business a Macintosh convert in school. computer lab I'd always find ;ople waiting to use the Macintosh s. while other romm iters iust sat had a choice: wait for a Macintosh, )ack at 6 am. to grab one before je taken. business school, I took a job at a nk and used my Macintosh for ng everything from spreadsheets lpany newsletter, today I use Macintosh to help me in my own management consulting firm. When I give a presentation, I can see in people's faces i that they're really impressed. | And that makes me feel great. 1 "Sometimes I take Friday 1 off, put my Macintosh and skis H in the car, and head for the S mountains, I ski days and work m nights. It's perfect. 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