Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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' si Hj 'w' a ^X>S-. V-. $ ?* .#? 3?8K&-:: J Lt. Gov. Nick Theodore calls SC Sena Coquettes plac in national dar By LEA CLAYTON 1 Assistant News Editor selc The USC dance drill team, the tw0 Coquettes, finished seventh in the t^an NCAA Collegiate Pom and Dance Nationals in Dallas over Christmas m01 break. -the "This is the first time we've ^e'l been to competition," co-captain at^' Robin Corbett said. "We would have been happy with anything." bee Choreographer and director { Anna Rushing said, "My goal was t001 to go and to learn and to have fun. ^etl The If we did well, that was just icing on the cake." The dance team performed a three-minute routine tossing rifles to the motion picture soundtrack ^ "Good Morning Vietnam." no( The Coquettes were among 14 tea( drill teams selected nationwide to vvor compete in the preliminaries for \ their performance videotape, Vvill Rushing said. and AIDS claims mo Bv The Associated Press s<r!K _r ally Money shortages and a lack of education are blocking efforts to can bring down the number of AIDS doir cases among minorities in South "! Carolina, the health department be c said. and Blacks account for a third of tion South Carolina's population, but (edi they make up more than half of the talk. state's AIDS cases, the Department S of Health and Environmental chil Control reports. falls "The number of minorities "1 inlo^t?i?l urith I IT\/ rvr A TIVC r* /-\ n ? r-\ uuv~civ~u wiiti 111 v v/i niLyo VA'iiuu- itivi ues to rise because this group of Mur people oftentimes cannot afford health care, and many are unin- fail sured," DHEC AIDS educator bec< Henry Murdaugh told the Florence expt Morning News. said Of the 7,241 cases of the AIDS- S] causing virus HIV and the 650 cas- al c es of full-blown AIDS reported link statewide, 58 percent are black, 41 shar percent are white and 1 percent is A Hispanic. heal Many South Carolina minorities cato infected with the deadly disease aret live in rural areas where there is chui little or no AIDS education. ness "For manv of fhpsp npnnlp R health just isn't a priority," that Murdaugh said. "They're more "I worried about putting food on their mori tables and clothes on their backs." thes But as an AIDS educator, "Me Murdaugh said his hands are tied infet by the Comprehensive Health clim Education Act. The law limits have what may be taught to children in and do his taxes but he finds it too difficult to so hold a pencil. or IS, Without your help, he may not he be able to do them. ^ ba be As pl< ta AF TF i j i| *% gg^ fcj, -1 iiiiiiiiii -' ''Tiiiiu'wwr ^sssiisiP' 2] ite into the first sesson of the year. e seventh ice contest fhe squad held auditions to :ct 15 competition dancers and H alternates from the 32 original cers, Rushing said. ?he also said the team raised ley with WARQ 93.5 to cover costs of the competition, with i from a $1,000 gift from the etic department. The athletic department had n so helpful," Rushing said, j Coquettes perform during tball halftimes and at one baslall halftime during the year. :y will perform their award-winI routine at-the halftime of the 2! vs. Georgia basketball same ________ , 27. What separates us from others hat we must dance as a whole, } individually," Corbett said. "It :hes real discipline and teamhe Sportsouth sports channel air the NCAA Collegiate Pom Dance Finals in March. re minorities >ol about AIDS and other sexutransmitted diseases. Under the act, a health teacher 't even say the word 'coni,"' Murdaugh said. Sex and sexual behavior must liscussed in very generic terms, many of the students' quess go unanswered because the ucation act) prohibits such he said. o, the burden of informing dren of the dangers of AIDS ; on parents or the state. Vlom and dad now have to tell 11* kids about everything," daugh said. The problem is most parents to realize just how early kids 3me sexually active and are >sed to drugs these days," he H pread most often through sexu ontact, the HIV virus is also :ed to needles or syringes ed by drug users. ill 12 of South Carolina's th districts have an AIDS edur whose goal is to reach njral is and minorities through ches, civic groups and busies, Murdaugh said. ut state budget cuts have made task more difficult. mnding cuts this year make it e difficult than ever to reach ,e people," he said. an while, the number of people :ted with this deadly disease is bing. The only vaccination we : against AIDS is education. even that's taken a sharp hit." For this man it's arthritis. For meone else it might be poor eyesight maybe they just can't cope. The fact last year 4 million Americans got the Ip they needed from IRS Volunteer sistance Programs. If you have the desire to help and a sic aptitude for math, you could come a part of the IRS Volunteer sistance Programs. So volunteer and jase call 1800 829-1040. Volunteer and make someone's xes less taxing. 'ublic Service of Internal K us Publication & JpJf J R| ? jj'^jj] Genera] As: ^ prepares fo By JACK DUNN the State legislators met Tuesday lor ^Pe J their first session of the year, which may prove to he its busiest havi 1^1 * year ever. 10 11 " Considerations before die House '1CS ClIllS^"- diis year include state government ^ reorganization, shutting down the "0l |?|j| Alcohol Beverage Commission, Nicl IMclCIUV; lilt illgllWciy UC|I<II llllLlll . under civilian supervision, funding the || higher education and hearing the t?r 1 pleas of Coastal Carolina, an instiJay King/The Gamecock (Ulion tiint wants to separate from mer usu BURN ncrnM. . J *01!'] vice of the USDA Forest Service I ate Forester. ONLY YOU CAN PREVENT FOREST FIRES. "THI5 LOOkf " LIKE Ol ^ -AMELIA EAF - " * -srr-.. - * LOST? WE SELL BOOKS TO HELP Y AS WELL AS ROAD ATLASES, C PROTRACTORS,PENS, PENCILS A ^MICHT NEED TO RESTORE YOU THE FIRSTS! INTELLIGENT LIFE IN sembly open; r busy sessic USC system. aren't the he House session began with afford to : aker Bob Sheheen, D-Kershaw, health erne ng care of old business and Theodoi ing a list of new business read need to usi i body with a huge number of prioritizing hman legislators. "We ne v few minutes after the the microman ise's first session. Id. Gov. imposing F k. Theodore convened the state we need tc ate and immediately spoke to agencies' b Senate about die work in store 'use it or k their session. Theodore 1993 is a time for state govern- ties of priv it to depart from business as state goven al," Theodore said. "Taxes gated. Don't listen t( rumors about / get the fact 1-800-342-A /vyvvvyvv NOTHIN ilO!" tHART OU FIND YOURSELF, '.OMPASSES, DIVIDER ND ANYTHING ELSE Y IR SENSE OF DIRECTIO roPTO THE UNIVERSE!! s year, >n answer, and we can'I sacrifice education and re said state agencies j financial resources by needs. ed to get away from acinc agencies and TK restrictions. Instead > provide incentives lot udget monies instead ol >sc it,'" he said. ; also said the possibiliati/ation in reorganizing unent should be investi) the . VIDS, :s! IDS . < ou "^3 <