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NEWS BRIEFS
NATIONWIDE
Scientists make gains in AIDS research
PHILADELPHIA (AP) ? Scientists say they have
discovered a protein that may activate the AIDS
virus in the body and cause it to develop into AIDS.
The discovery by University of Pennsylvania
scientists could lead to treatments that might enable
infected people to put the human immunodeficiency
virus on hold indefinitely. They still would
cany the virus but might not contract the fatal disease
itself.
HIV-infected people can be healthy and live for
years before the virus attacks the body's immune
system.
A protein isolated from a gene in HIV carriers
appears to tell infected cells when to start repro
during the virus, the researchers said in an article
published Tuesday in the Proceedings of the National
Academy of Sciences.
Dr. Nava Sarver, one of the chief scientists in
the AIDS division of the National Institutes of
Health, said the study is interesting but very preliminaiy.
Usually, studies such as study chief David
Werner's that are conducted in the laboratory do
not hold up when tested in bodies, she said.
The study centered on one of nine known HIV
genes, "vpr." The gene produces a protein, known
by the capitalized abbreviation "Vpr," that appears
to be necessary before infected cells can produce
new, infected viral particles that in turn infect other
cells, Weiner said.
TODAY
Today is Wednesday, Nov. 9, the 313th day of
1994. There are 52 days left in the year.
Today's highlight in history:
Five years ago, on Nov. 9,1989, communist East
Germany threw open its borders, allowing citizens
to travel freely to the West; joyous Germans danced
atop the Berlin Wall.
On this date:
In 1872, fire destroyed nearly a thousand buildings
in Boston.
In 1918, Germany's Kaiser Wilhelm II announced
he would abdicate. He then fled to the Netherlands.
In 1935, United Mine Workers president John
L. Lewis and other labor leaders formed the Committee
for Industrial Organization as part of the
American Federation of Labor.
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well as Jewish-owned stores and houses in Germany
and Austria in what became known as Kristallnacht
In 1953, author-poet Dylan Thomas died in New
York at age 39.
In 1963, twin disasters struck Japan as some
450 miners were killed in a coal-dust explosion, and
160 people died in a train crash.
In 1965, the great Northeast blackout occurred
as several states and parts of Canada were hit by a
series of power failures lasting up to 13 1/2 hours.
In 1967, a Saturn 5 rocket carrying an unmanned
Apollo spacecraft blasted off from Cape Kennedy on
a successful test flight.
In 1970, former French president Charles De
Gaulle died at age 79.
In 1990, Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev
signed a historic non-aggression ireaiy wnn Germany,
winning praise from German leaders for his
role in the peaceful fall of the Berlin Wall.
Ten years ago: A bronze statue by Frederick Hart,
titled "Three Servicemen," was unveiled at the site
of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington
D.C. The statue, depicting a trio of battle-weaiy soldiers,
was included in response to criticism that the
memorial did not adequately represent Vietnam vetr
erans.
One year ago: Vice President A1 Gore and Ross
Perot debated the North American Free Trade Agreement
on CNNs "Larry King Live." Edward J. Rollins,
who had managed New Jersey Gov.-elect Christine
Todd Whitman's campaign, set off a furor by asserting
New Jersey Republicans had paid money to
curb black voter turnout, a claim denied by Whitman
and retracted by Rollins.
NOTEBOOK
Continuing education to offer classes in January
The University of South Carolina's Division of
Continuing Education is offering college courses for
adults Jan. 16 - March 3 in Irmo and Northeast Columbia.
Courses will be offered from 5:45 - 8:30 p.m.
Tuesday's and Thursdays at the Lake Murray Technology
Center in Irmo and Mondays through Thursdays
at Spring Valley High School in Northeast Colnmhin
For registration and other information about
continuing education programs at USC, call 7779446.
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Honors Collej
STEPHANIE SONNENFELP Staff Writer
The Oct. 30 suicide of Tom Brock, a junior
biology major at USC, saddened many in both
the USC and Columbia communities.
Brock, who was in the South Carolina Honors
College, transferred to USC from Furman
University in Greenville after his freshman
year. He was valedictorian of Airport High
School in the greater Columbia area.
Brock received the Funnan University Pres
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ship, Palmetto Fellows Scholarship and the
Robert Byrd Scholarship, and he received a
National Merit Scholarship. In addition, Brock
Beasley
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) ? Republican Davit
Beasley led a GOP sweep of the Statehousi
Tuesday by beating Democrat Nick Theodor
tn become South Carolina's next governor.
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precincts reporting. The victory was just one c
seven Republican wins in statewide offices
"It feels absolutely great," Beasley told Th
Associated Press at midnight. "If s been a nei
vous, wrenching night."
Theodore conceded shortly after midnighl
"I ask one last favor of all of you... lef s help th
new governor of South Carolina. Because thi
is not about politics, this is about our childrer
our grandchildren. This is about the future <
South Carolina."
In the race to succeed Theodore as lieutenar
governor, Republican Bob Peeler defeated D(
mocrat Liz Patterson. With 96 percent of th
vote counted, Peeler had 54 percent to Pattei
son's 45 percent.
It is the first time this century that Sout
flarnlina has had Remihlirans simultaneous!
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ject state and local tax increases.
An exit poll seemed to show that worker
His strongest support among those question*
came from those who described family valu<
as one of the election's two most important i
sues. Beasley also won support from those wl
viewed crime as a key issue.
Tomorrow, we rest And Thursday, we sta
putting together an administration that wi
Republican
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) ? South Carolina
Republicans virtually swept state and con
gressional races Tuesday after a campaign
that voters say disgusted them with nasty
politicking but drew the electorate out in
force.
David Beasley won the governor's race
and Bob Peeler won the lieutenant governor's
race, the first time this century that
Republicans have controlled the state's two
top offices.
Republican Charlie Condon won the attorney
general's race. Republicans also took
three contested congressional races and gave
incumbent Democrat John Spratt a scare
before he finally won.
In the state House, Republicans made
solid gains that put them within a hair of
winning a majority for the first time since
Reconstruction.
Though voters from Kershaw to Charleston
called this one of the most negative campaigns
in years, they turned out in droves.
1 thought it was ugly. Fm real sick of it,"
said Jake Knieht of Columbia, 29 and a re
al estate appraiser. "I think the general public
is really fed up."
The number of voters who turned out
could break a record for a year when there
is no presidential race, election officials said.
Tve checked with counties from the coast
to the mountains, and they say it's a much
much bigger turnout than anybody anticipated,"
said Jim Hendrix, executive director
of the state Election Commission.
Turnout was close to the earlier projections
by elections officials of900,000, or about
60 percent of the state's re^ stered voters.
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in the state's two top offices.
The win for Beasley, a 37-year-oid forme
legislator who switched parties three years ag
helped bring Republican dominance to a stat
that Democrats had solidly controlled until th
early 1980s.
The GOP also took five other statewide o
fices, in one case upsetting 27-year incumber
Democratic Treasurer Grady Patterson. R<
publicans also appeared close to gaining coi
trol of the 124-member state House of Repri
sentatives.
But a hoarse Beasley seemed to suggest ths
his life as governor-elect would not change muc
Wednesday. Til get up and make my childre
some pancakes," Beasley said, laughing.
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first," with tax cuts for senior citizens, increase
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Blue-collar, white-collar and no-collar," Beaslej
told supporters in his victory speech.
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ilies back in control of their destiny," he said
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poll identified themselves as members of the
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governor because Knight said he worried &
about the influence of conservative Christians
on Republican David Beasle/s campaign.
Catherine Nordan, a 35-year-old pharmacy
manager in Lugoff, started as a Beasley ^
supporter but then questioned her loyalty
after negative ads from Theodore.
In the end, however, the attacks left her
disgusted and turned her back to Beasley, s||g|
she said.
Lieutenant Governor
Republican Bob Peeler won with 54 percent
to Democrat Liz Patterson's 45 percent #
with 91 nercent of nrecincts reDortine. The
two sought to replace Theodore. Though the
office has few formal powers, Patterson, a ?
54-year-old former member of Congress and |||||
the state Senate, said she would push for a
ban on parole and tougher penalties for those
who abuse nursing home patients. Peeler,
42 and making his first attempt at a major asam
office, said he could brine the common-sense *88S8*4
business approach to state government that
he learned as an executive at his family's
daiiy farm. He campaigned with a large
replica of a cow.
Attorney General
Republican Charles Condon's victory to
gave the Republicans a position previously
held by a Democrat. With 91 percent of the P3^
vote in, Condon had 56 percent to Democ- Pno]
rat Dick Harpootlian's 44 percent. Incum- s*at<
bent Travis Medlock lost a gubernatorial bid
in Septembers primaiy. Condon h \d accused tru^
Harpootiian of neglecting his job as solicitor sPee
mortal for suici<
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VAN HOPE The Gamecock Governor-elect
David Beasley celebrates
his victory Tuesday night.
The Republican's win gives the
party another four years of control
after Carroll Campbell's two
terms. Democratic candidate Nick
Theodore lost the race by 20,000
of 900.000 votes.
MATT UNDLER The Gamecock
religious right. Four out of five of those voted
J for Beasley, a Southern Baptist who became a
i born-again Christian in 1985.
i The exit poll on the issues was based on 892
interviews Tuesday with South Carolina votf
era outside precincts around the state, conducted
by Voter News Service, a cooperative of the four
television networks and The Associated Press.
Democrats had hoped a victoiy by Theodore,
: a 66-year-old businessman who has been lieuBEASLEY
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impaign and called the Democrat "a politi- a tough can
lack who will readily abuse his office for wislfc the Re
isan gain." Tuesday night, Condon said his Educati
rity would be to reduce violent crime in the Rermbl
e. Harpootlian had promised to end feder- won 5
fersight of the state's prisons and work for Sylvia Weir
h-in-sentence legislation. In his concession
sch, Harpootlian complimented Condon for
le victim
a piano will be available for those
like to remember Brock through
scided to hold the service due to his
ction with Brock,
bly knew Tom as well as anybody,
had a good time together when we
visement, but we always talked -
s. But, we never really talked about
t bothered him. I never saw him
is depressed because when he was
he ran," Stiver said,
nes some of us feel more alone than
SUICIDE page 3
OxFam
banquet
tonight
PETE REIP Staff Writer
Carolina OxFam will hold its annual
Hunger Banquet at 6 p.m. today
at the Baptist Student Union.
The banquet will create a real-life atmosphere
of the world's hunger problem
by feeding those who attend in
proportion to how the rest of the world
eats, according to PALM co-president
Stephen Harms.
"60 percent of the world's population
eats the equivalent of rice and
water, 25 percent only eat the equivalent
rice and beans, while only 15
percent eat a real balanced meal,"
Harms said. "Our presentation will
reflect this proportion by giving 60
percent of the audience rice and wa
ter to eat, 25 percent the rice and
beans, and 15 percent a meal of sweet
and sour chicken rice and a dessert."
The banquet is open to all students
regardless of religious affiliation
and will present additional entertainment
by a band, Shade of Grey,
and skits prepared by PALM.
Carolina OxFam, the organization
sponsoring the event, is a nonprofit
organization that teaches farmers
in underprivileged countries how
to farm and provides educational support
to teach them how to provide for
their nutritional needs.
"OxFam does not use the money
it raises to buy food to be distributed
to famished people. Instead, OxFam
uses the money to educate the farmers
of a region of when to plant, what
to plant, and how to maintain the
soil nutrients. OxFam works to give
the fanners the necessaiy tools to become
self-sufficient." said Harms.
OxFam is also sponsoring The
Day of Fast Nov. 16, when they want
everyone to give up food and drinks
and donate the saved money to OxFam.
The Baptist Student Union is located
at 700 Pickens St. OxFam requests
a donation of $3 per person
for students and $5 from the public.
offices
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lpaign and asked his supporters to
ipublican luck in a difficult job.
on Superintendent
ican incumbent Barbara Nielsen
7 percent of the vote to Democrat
iberg's 40 percent, with 91 percent
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