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hurts C
By the Associated Press
Presidential hopeful Bill Cli
ton's Vietnam draft controver:
could hurt him where he lives: tl
pro-military South.
"In the South, the military ten<
to be more revered as an instit
tion than elsewhere, especial
among native white Southerners
said USC political science profe
sor Earl Black.
In a 1969 letter, Clinton calk
the Vietnam draft "illegitimate
praised draft resisters and thanke
an ROTC official at the Universil
of Arkansas for "saving me froi
the draft."
He also wrote he gave up a d<
ferment "to maintain my politic;
viability within the system."
Clinton supporters said the fla
could hurt him most below th
Mason-Dixon line, but said
single issue would not erode h
campaign's strong Southern base.
Clinton strategists are countin
on strong support in nine Souther
or borderline states holding cat
cuses or primaries between Marc
3 and March 10.
Clinton's campaign has picke
up endrosements from much of th
Democratic establishment in Sout
Carolina including former Go\
Dick Riley and U.S. Rep. Li
Patterson.
The campaign has picked up er
dorsements from more than 60
elected officials in South Carolin
and eight other states: Georgis
Florida, Tennessee, Mississippi
Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas ani
Missouri. Nearly 5 million of th
nation's 26.5 million military vel
erans live in these states.
"The conventional wisdom i
that this would impact us more ii
the South because of its histori
pro-military views," Clinton'
Southern strategist, Craig Smith
said of the draft controversy.
But he said endorsements an
holding firm and Clinton's suppor
is not expected to wane, despil
the flap.
"My support for Bill Clinton i,
as strong as it ever was," Georgi;
Gov. Zell Miller said Thursday.
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_ "I'd like to be Pollyana and say
n- it wouldn't affect him at all," said
sy Oklahoma Democratic Party Chairie
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"But obviously there are those
is who are going to make that an
u- issue."
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"Does the election play out on a
s- letter of a 23-year-old graduate
student or what Bill Clinton beid
lieves now?" Clinton adviser Stan
/' Greenberg said. "He's proud of the
td letter. . . but he is also proud of
Ly sending the National Guard to
m Central America for training, supporting
the Gulf War. As an adult,
he has a consistent record of supal
porting the use of force where
necessary."
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le But Atlanta-based pollster Claia
bourne Darden said the letter is
is "the kiss of death, especially in the
South where we are more fiercely
ig patriotic and military than anybody
n else: flag-waving patriotic. The
l- voters will say, 'Here's a guy who
h weaseled his way out.'"
d Darden compared Clinton's
e campaign to a Civil War soldier
h with a gut wound "leaning against
, a tree all afternoon, waiting to
z die."
Washington pollster Alan Sec"
rest, who works for Democrats in
the South, said, "I think Bill Clina
ton is dead and just doesn't know
l' it."
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d Opponent Tom Harkin of Iowa b
e said Clinton's letter "seals his q
fate."
s Clinton until recently was conn
sidered the Democratic front- ^
c runner. He was expected by some ^
s to roll through the South toward :
l> the nomination after a strong
showing in New Hampshire. ^
e Clinton supported the Persian 1t
Gulf war and fashioned a moderate m
e image as head of the Democratic 'e
Leadership Council, which helped
s him build support in the South. He
a resigned from the DLC in August 1(
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By The Associated Press
fSix South Carolina colleges
a step closer to being able to
themselves universities.
The state House on Thurs
passed a bill giving the schools
OK to change their names. The
has been sent to Gov. Can
Campbell for his signature.
The measure enables the C
lege of Charleston, Winthr
Francis Marion and South. Caro
State colleges to adopt a univer
title. It also gives the board
Lander College and The Cita
the authority to change to unive
ties if they want to later.
Lander officials said the Gre
wood school likely will change
name later, but The Citadel
said it has no desire to change I
university. The other four sch(
have said they will change.
Lawmakers and school offic
cock "niversily l^es d?
mean the schools are trying
in compete with Clemson Univer
is and the University of South C
sir olina, which have a major emp
sis on graduate studies c
research.
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^ in fall 1991:
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The colleges-turned-universities,
will act more as teaching schools ;
cajj that offer some graduate programs,
officials said.
Supporters said the change
^ won't cost the. state more money,
bill Opponents said it is only a matter
rojj of time before the schools begin
asking lawmakers for more money
?0j_ to support their university status.
0p Supporters also said the univerlina
Slly help encourage bus-ty
sinesses considering development
I at in the areas of the schools to locate
l(jel there. It also will make it easier for
,rsj. the schools to qualify for private
and government grants.
;en_ The bill was not opposed in the
, House, said Rep. Sam Foster, Dj^s
Rock Hill.
to a "Originally the Commission on
x)ls Higher Education may have had
some problems with it," Foster
lajs said. "Then the Senate had some
problems, which we were able to
to overcome. It took some trauma in
the Senate."
^ Rep. Herb Kirsh, D-Clover, said
the legislation was speeded along
^ by constituencies of the colleges
across the state.
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