Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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BEIRUT ? Yasser Arafat said today that the PLO leadership and key Palestinian negotiators have resolved their differences about hrmj tn cmnrnar-h thp Miflfllp Fast iiv TT ivy VMVll l**V peace talks. Last week, the PLO chief had a furious dispute with three negotiators, Faisal Husseini, Hanan Ashrawi and Saeb Erekat, who threatened to resign because of strategy in the talks, which are to resume Aug. 31. The three agreed to stay on after the Palestine Liberation Organization's 15-member executive committee, headed by Arafat, rejected their resignations. "It was a summer cloud that passed," said Arafat, speaking from PLO headquarters in Tunisia to the Voice of Lebanon radio station in Beirut. "I'm proud to lead revolutionaries and not a herd of sheep." Loophole save Drivers with cycle licenses get away with lower costs By RODNEY FOUSHEE Staff Writer South Carolinians convicted of driving under the influence can get their driver's license back and avoid more than $1,600 in insurance premiums under existing law. In order to get one's license back, one major step is to have proof of financial responsibility, said S.C. Department of Highways and Public Transportation attorney Joseph Lumpkin. For most, this means Form SR-22, which is a Certificate of Insurance proving the listed person has the minimum liability insurance coverage in South Carolina, Lumpkin said. The highway department accepts SR-22 for both automobile and motorcycle owners to satisfy financial responsibility, Lumpkin said. Yet, a motorcycle SR-22 is only a fraction of the cost of auto SR-22, said Otto Brown, chief auto analyst for the S.C. Department of Insurance. Under state law, a person holding a motorcycle license can also drive a car. "We are not insurance companies. '"I <S8S UN | BO< | Til | i fS LOS ANGELES ? Rodney King was arrested early Saturday for drunken driving after he crashed hie nnr intn a iiu vui iniv/ u v* tin. Police booked King on the misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence, said police Detective Chad Wetzel. He was released on his own recognizance, said Detective James Edward. Wetzel said the charge was a misdemeanor because no other vehicles were involved in the accident. Further details, including King's blood alcohol level, were not immediately available. On March 3, 1991, King was stopped for speeding and was beaten by police officers. Two officers were sentenced to two to four years in prison each for violating King's civil rights. King has been arrested several times since the videotaped beating, but no charges were filed. s money for I We only need proof of financial responsibility," Lumpkin said. This is the expensive part of DU1, Brown said. Auto liability insurance premiums are high, nearly $3,000 a mnol Hrii rnrp Prvn A f* ycai 1U1 niuai uinuo wuiit,ii,u ui DUI. Convicted drivers must maintain an SR-22 for three years. This is because they are considered at high risk for another accident, Brown said. At least half of this expense is in the S.C. Reinsurance Facility Recoupment charge, which is based on accidents and driving violations. All automobile owners must pay this, he said. The recoupment facility is basically a money pool for all S.C. insurance companies to draw on to covei losses, Brown said. According to the S.C. Autc Insurance Guide prepared by the Department of Insurance, a drivei with no accidents or violations pays the minimum liability recoupment oi $38 a year. The guide states that a person convicted of DUI must pay $1,636 < year, the maximum charge. An insurance company then adds its liability premium to the recoupment to get tht total premium paid, the guide said. v*?t th*> rrmnnment charee ran tv Avl? U1V I ~o legally avoided if the person owns < motorcycle instead of a car, Browr said. Since a motorcycle is not consid ill FreeCh with purchase of Champioi IVERSITY OKSTORE le Russell House M> mora t? RMhala Omfion. . B cC^~X mSSSSSSSS^m P?S5S5= '-' li CHARLESTON ? Navy Capt. p Veronica Zasadni Froman is the first woman officer to command the Charleston Naval Station and probably the last. It all depends on how long she is assigned to the p post. The naval station is slated to ^ close April 1, 1996. "My mission is to take care of you," Froman said Friday, speaking to several hundred sailors and -j guests during a change of com- <; mand ceremony. L "As we work to close our gates, we will do so with style, s dignity and grace," said Froman, j head of a Naval Personnel Bureau r branch in Washington, D.C. Although Froman is the first c woman to command the t Charleston Naval Station, at least 1 three other naval stations had I female commanders, Froman t said. ( ( )UI offenders ' < ered a private passenger vehicle, but rather a recreational vehicle like a 1 dune buggy, a person who only owns i a motorcycle doesn't have to pay a ! recoupment fee. i Besides saving the recoupment fee, motorcycle liability insurance is i fairly cheap, Brown said. j "This is because motorcycles- < aren't on the roads every day like < cars," he said. 1 Motorcycles are not often driven on rainy or cold days, thereby lowering their odds of getting into an accident, brown said. Motorcycles also cause less damage because 01 their low weight. A person convicted of DUI can get liability insurance for a small motorcycle for about $800, compared to \ $3,000 for a car, said Ralph | Williams, a Leon Jones insurance agent. According to the Harold R. Beard Agency, motorcycle SR-22 is about $600, while for an automobile it is ^ about $3,000. These numbers do vary according to motorcycle model r and driver, both agents said. More than 14,000 people were convicted of DUI in South Carolina last year, according to the S.C. j Highway Patrol. It is unclear how ! many of them legally avoid high insurance rates by owning motorcy. cles. ampion T-Shirt of $30 or more i merchandise. Library serv iy SVETO POSTIC taff Writer It's 9 a.m. As a part of her daily Dutine, Mary McMillan enters the ibrary and heads straight to the eriodicals section. That's where he will most likely spend the rest f her clay. McMillan has been a widow for ix years. When her husband died, he moved across the Congaree liver to Columbia. She has been tomeless ever since. Despite being shabbily dressed ind missing most of her teeth, she peaks like an educated person. There is a section in the library on louth Carolina history she is particilarly interested in. "I hated history when I was in chool," McMillan said. "Now, I ove finding out new things about ny state." McMillan is one of at least two lozen street people who come to he new Richland County Library, ocated at Assembly Street and Hampton Avenue, to run away from he summer's heat or the winter's :old. Sometimes, the street people read )r browse through magazines, but most often they just sit and look iround. They are not allowed to deep there. The new public library opened Feb. 14 and is bigger and more modern than the old one, where street people seemed to have been more visible. "They may be intimidated by the new shiny building," said Judy McClendon, public relations librarian. "They were more visible in the old library because they were concentrated at the front door." Laura Emery, a USC international student adviser and volunteer at the library's information desk, agreed. "They are still there, but they Tir^TcrvM 1 U1JU1 \ o Each program can be classified as < particular school or a statewide progr one institution, Associate Provost Jc The poison center is a statewide servi Some Step 12 programs can rece full funding, Smalls said. They ac being put "below-the-line" on the C budget presented to the General Asse This means instead of being lump total USC-Columbia recommended b lion, the programs are listed separa the budget. Programs below-the-line norm* funding because they are consider* state. For example, the Small Busii Center at USC received nearly 80 pe H PHI I LU STUH 1 1310 G es as unwitt iSSSBHH mi 3 The Richland County Library is o pie as a place to spend some time < kind of blend in because there is more room," she said. McMillan was not intimidated with the new building. "I was flabbergasted when I saw it First," she said. She said she has more privacy now. "In the old library, there were more people hanging around, killing time," she said. People in rags with sad faces and watery eyes are not confined to the periodicals section. They can be spotted at more than one place in the spacious new building. The new library is much nicer and cleaner, and the whole environment is entirely differDntinued from page 1 either unique to a because it was put am housed at only But programs < >hn Olsgaard said. Assembly, Smalls ce, he added. gram is unneeded, :ive more or even for the pojS icomplish this by usc hadn>t petiti< HE-recommended . ,, mbly, he said. cenler would mosl wd together in ihe "'J;a state emerge udget of S169 mil- ' sce n0 Pr0^ tely as add-ons to below-the-line,' C hadn't been move( illy receive more ^ *s regrettabl :d essential to the but neither does f aess Development said she had neve ircent of its budget below-the-line. tirnrim UH Pit HI! FEBINj mP It's fun on wheels at Spaghetti Ware v you can choose from an endless rr V\ favorites including ravioli, manic . \ \ 12 kinds of spaghetti and more, i 1 1 soup or salad and our freshly bak I I bread. So whether it's for lunch E/ is one great place to get stuffet Spaghetti Warehouse adsden Street at Lady 256-5252 Free Parking ing shelter lUiiSIIWx i. Brooke Pippen/The Gamecock ften selected by homeless peoduring the hot summer. ent, McMillan said. 0 "From a woman's point of view, the bathrooms are much cleaner," she said. One might wonder how the security guards behave toward people who come to the building in the summer looking only for shade and a place to sit. "The security guards are very aware of them," Emery said. "They know who is who, if they have a violent temper or not, what their habits are." "snmp officials have tried teach- * ing and job placement programs with the street people, but they simply weren't interested, Emery said. below-the-line. io face the scrutiny of the General . said. If the assembly feels the pro-' it can be stricken entirely, he said, on center, Smalls didn't know why jned it to be put below-the-line. The likely receive more funding because ncy service. lem with putting the poison center Hsgaard said. He did not know why it i before. le that they don't have full-funding, ligher education," Hudgins said. She r heard mention of moving the center i nnv irri IMfl L. taW^?"Dr ^ C-% r - :-J RH| house where ?1" fll" lenu of Italian \ M | otti, fettucini, U"U0 \ll served with CHEE5E> ed sourdough HEDI. or dinner, this OR COMBO MMI