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Volume 83, No. 88 University of South Carolina Wednesday, June 5, 1991
IN THE NEWS
' World IH
Volcano spews gas,
kills 12 in Japan
TOKYO ? A volcano
belched searing gases, ash and
hot rocks onto a small community
in southwester Japan on MonJ
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uay, Killing as many as iz
people.
About three dozen people were
unaccounted for, including a
University of California at Santa
Barbara researcher.
Soviet troops set up
Lithuania checkpoint
MOSCOW ? Soviet troops
in Lithuania set up checkpoints
and arrested three people in a
brief show of force late Monday,
hours after the release of a report
absolving troops of blame for the
bloody January crackdown in the
Baltic republic.
About 1,000 residents gathered
late Monday near the parliament
in Vilnius, the Lithuanian capital,
after President Vytautas Land_
i * 1 l Ti; r
soergis appeaieu on i v lor
support.
Around 9 p.m., soldiers set up
10 to 15 checkpoints of about 20
men each around the city, including
three at the parliament.
Race can't be jury
factor, high court says
WASHINGTON ? Lawyers
in noncriminal cases may not exclude
jurors because of race, the
Supreme Court ruled Monday.
The 6-3 ruling extends to all
civil trials, a five-year-old landmark
decision barring prosecutors
from excluding minorities
from criminal juries for racial
reasons.
"Racial discrimination has no
place in the courtroom, whether
the proceeding is civil or criminal,"
Justice Anthony Kennedy
wrote for the majority.
Dissenter Antonin Scalia predicted
that the ban on racial bias
in jury selection now would
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to defense lawyers as well.
'Star Wars' creator
to make new trilogy
LOS ANGELES ? "Star
Wars" is coming back.
George Lucas, creator of the
science fiction series and director
of the original 1977 film, plans
to produce a second trilogy of
movies from "a long, long time
ago, in a galaxy far, far away.
Lucas expects to finish the
three movies during the next five
to seven years. Analysts say a
new "Star Wars" movie could be
in theaters by 1997.
IMIStateiMM
Gov. Campbell nixes
running for Senate
Gov. Carroll Campbell nixed
any suggestions Monday that he
might challenge Sen. Ernest
HollinSS, D-S. C next vear.
"More than likely, and the
good Lord willing, I'll finish out
the remaining three-and-a-half
years of my term," the Republican
governor said in an
interview.
Campbell has been under pressure
from the White House and
the National Republican Senatorial
Committee to challenge
Hollings.
Holderr
Ex-president apologizes '
to judge, admits mistakes
By TIGE WATTS
News Editor J
Former USC President James Holderman
was sentenced to five years probation May r
28 after he pleaded guilty to receiving extra ,
compensation and no contest to a state tax \
evasion charge.
Circuit Judge John Waller told Holderman
he also would have to perform 500 hours of ?
community service and pay back taxes worth t
almost $4,000 he owed from the $25,000 he I
received in 1986 and 1988 through the law
firm of former Gov. Robert McNair. i
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Carolina Research and Development f
Foundation records opened in February
showed Puerto Rican businessman Bernard 1
Baus donated the money to the university af- J
ter Holderman and associates helped to free <
him from drug charges. 1
Board of Trustee Chairman Michael 1
Divorce suit
claims pain Hj
and neglect H
By The Associated Press
Carolyn Holderman claims her |
husband abused her nhvsicallv and
emotionally during their 31-year
marriage and now she wants a
legal separation.
Mrs. Holderman asked the court
to require Holderman to pay alimony,
give her use of their 1990
Buick automobile and continue to
pay her auto and health insurance.
The court documents, released
May 29, also say Holderman
"failed to engage in the normal
acts of intimacy between husband
and wife for the past 10 years."
The motion came a day after
Holderman was sentenced to five t
years probation when he pleaded Ml
guilty to receiving extra compensa- Bk
tion while he was USC's president. BBk
The motion also claims
Holderman:
emotionally neglected and .
abused Mrs. Holderman. ^
physically neglected his wife. i
physically abused and inflicted
personal violence upon her, the
most recent occurrence just prior
to her return to Columbia.
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veroany aousea Mrs. noiaer- yWSmKr
man and "heaped upon her words 19
of reproach which (she) could not
be expected to endure without loss B8T ?
of self-respect."
and repeatedly "practiced deception
and dishonesty upon" his I
wife.
The documents say Holderman
has "substantial earning capacity
and is capable of providing Plaintiff
with support."
Mrs. Holderman is unable to
support herself and is entitled to financial
assistance from her husband,
according to the motion. She
is responsible for a great portion of Marrio
the couples' assets "both by her burgers j
own employment and by providing Weather
services as a homemaker, wife and through
mother," the motion states. drinks, C(
SLED invest
O'Donnell points blame
in foundation scandal
By TIGE WATTS
News Editor
The financial officer of the now-defunct
Carolina Research and Development Founda
tion told SLED investigators that the foundation
director ordered him to get rid of the records
discovered in the Richland County
Landfill.
Finacial Officer John O'Donnell said Director
Chris Vlahoplus told him to "get rid
of the records for embarrassing reasons" about
six or eight times.
On May 23 State Law Enforcement De
nan rec<
Vlungo offered to pay the taxes for 2
Mderman.
Mungo asked Waller to treat Holderman r
vith mercy. He blamed the criminal case on t
1 lack of supervision from the Board of <
Irustees. 1
"Dr. Holderman was encouraged to spend
noney by the political world in South Car- I
)lina, by the business world and by the e
x)ard," he said. i
Holderman, however, still might face civil ?
iction by the state Tax Commission and In- t
ernal Revenue Service, Richland County (
Solicitor Dick Harpootlian said.
He added that Holderman will not face c
ederal tax evasion charges, though he is still \
subject to civil penalties from state and federal
tax authorities. i
Holderman also might have to talk about i
lis relationship with U.S. Sen. Mark Hatfield,
R-Ore. The plea agreement forces the '<
:onvicted Holderman to cooperate with any <
U.S. Justice Department inquiry into Hat- t
field, who headed a committee that awarded ]
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tt Food Services employee Wallace Crosb]
at the Carolina Grill, the latest hot spot in cai
permitting, the grill is open in front of Gamt
Thursday. The restaurant also serves griti
)Okies and potato chips.
igating myst
partment officials released their report, J
which states that Vlahoplus suggested 1
O'Donnell destroy the foundation's microfi- i
che records. <
SLED officials also claim they received 1
conflicting statements about the records.
O'Donnell did admit to personally marking
boxes for student intern Mark Steele to t]
haul away in August 1988 to the Richland d
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county Lanami. F
Those same records were discovered dur- a
ing Spring Break when Steele led investigators
and reporters to the spot he dumped r
them. The records were sprayed with waste c
so they would break down faster.
O'Donnell originally claimed in February f
he went to the former foundation office base- a
ment and found the records were thrown l
eives pr
i $16.3 million grant to the school.
"The years in reference were very fastnoving
years and we did a lot of great
hings, but at the same time I made a great
leal of mistakes and for those I apologize,"
lolderman told Waller before sentencing.
Waller did praise Holderman's accomjlishments
during his tenure at USC; however,
he said, loose bookkeeping forced him
nto tnis situation.
During the court proceeding, Holderman's
ittorneys presented letters from former trusee
Bill Bethea, trustee Mark Buyck, and
Cardinal Joseph Bernardin.
While Mungo plead for mercy on behalf
)f Holderman he said, "Dr. Holderman may
y& in a criminal court, but he is no criminal."
Harpootlian disagreed. "He is a convicted
elon. . . a criminal just like the others sitting
lp there."
While pleading for Holderman, Mungo
ilso said the press was responsible for Holierman's
"ultimate kick out of office. Everyhing
negative about him was always
published."
rpnl Found;
membi
fc Committee rep<
J| suggests change;
By TIGE WATTS
The Carolina Research
velopment Foundation's 1
i directors stepped down 1
after a committee recom
the foundation start with
ti|, slate.
Earlier in the year,
foundation President Gayk
ordered the formation of a i
tee to examine its missio
tion and status.
Committee Chairman Jo
^yjjP^pp! ren read the report to Av<
recommended the foundatk
return to the principal
of "supporting University
acquistion and developmei
report also suggested the
tion change its name to re
change in purpose.
"broaden and diversi
board through a change in
position and selection. 1
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range of university bodies
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jjk adopt policies showing i
^Jjj[ dence from the universit)
Ik update the Board of Tru
MM " adopt policies requir
Board of Trustees requea
, and approve expenditures
bursements which are ma
foundation funds.
create a new foundatior
dedicated to supporting Un
related research." This foi
i flips some * ^P^eted to be a private
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)rell Monday and not ^ ?Pen 10 ' 'av
led chicken, " consider new rules and
to follow. The foundatior
ery of hiddi
awav bv maintenance workers. This claim
* *
was challenged when a maintenance worker
involved in the case said there were no re:ords
and everything in the basement
looked like trash."
O'Donnell also claimed he told Vlahoplus
he records were gone. The report says the
lirector reported the news to then foundation
resident Arthur Williams, other members
xid the foundation attorney, Hoover Blanton.
According to the report, Blanton did not
emember being told the records were
lestroyed.
The records were destroyed during the
our-year lawsuit by The Associated Press
ind The (Greenville) News to open foundation
records. The records were finally or
obation
Harpootlian also said that Holderman lied
to investigators about what he had done with
the $25,000 payment. The former President
initially said he had given the money to
Manuel Justiz, a former USC professor and
Dean of Education at the University of
Texas, and a Catholic university in the Dominican
Republic.
Harpootlian said the $25,000 was supposed
to go to the Carolina Research and
Development Foundation, which was affiliated
with the university.
As part of the hearing, Holderman had to
submit a financial statement, which claimed
he had a negative net worth of $36,900. Harpootlian
said Holderman's actual net worth
is negative $250,000 because some retirement
plans cannot be drawn until Holderman
reaches a certain age.
The financial statement shows Holderman
has nearly $650,000 in outstanding loans and
just $612,000 in assets.
Holderman* s attorneys also said he had
been "terminated" from his job with Koger
Properties in Jacksonville, Fla.
ation board
ers resign
also maintain an arms-length rela
tionsmp witn uatj.
S After the committee handed
over their suggestions, the foundation
went into executive session.
After breaking from executive ses
sion, the board of Directors agreed
and De- to resign and step down to clear
x>ard of the way for a new foundation
Vlay 24, board.
imended Financial Officer John
a clean O'Donnell stormed out of the
meeting and refused to comment
former Even with the shake-up, officials
5 Averyt still felt the report was the best
commit- path to take,
n, func- "When the committee was first
formed, everyone had the first intention
to dissolve and break away,
hn War- But I think through this investigaeryt
and tion, we learned a lot," Warren
:>n: said,
purpose
property USC President John Palms said
nt." The he was pleased with the outcome,
founda- "This is something the faculty
fleet the will really appreciate because of
the new confidence in research
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try US aufPUlL* ISdiu. i ill aauaiicu
its com- with the issues involving my office
'he new and the accountiblity the foundaa
wide don will now take."
had in- Board of Trustees Chairman Michael
Mungo also expressed his
indepen- approval.
' except "I'm delighted with a new
foundation," he said. "It will give
stees on us a clean slate, and I think that's
something that will surely work."
ing the "They addressed every issue I
it funds was worried about. This way
and dis- everyone will know what's going
de with on. They now have total accountiblity,"
Mungo said.
i "solely
iversity- Palms said he will move swiftly
undation to find a new board for the new refounda
search foundation.
;e funds "I'll move on it as soon as I
vs. possibly can. I'll try to get input
by-laws from the faculty and start screent
should ing in some people/' he said.
en records
dered to be opened when the S. C. Supreme
Court said the foundation was a public body
because it controlled some public funds.
Former President James Holderman said
"he knew nothing of the missing records until
after they were revealed to the newspaper,"
the report said.
As The Gamecock went to press, phone
calls to O'Donnell had not been returned.
Vlahoplus, a tenured professor in the College
of Journalism and Mass Communications,
did not want to comment on the report
until he had time to "look at what all it
says." 1
Since the discovery of the lost records, the
foundation has changed their mission and the
entire board of directors stepped down.