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TAMPA, Fla. (AP)?The hospital where a man lost
the wrong leg and another patient was mistakenly
removed from a ventilator was stripped Thursday
of the accreditation it needs to continue getting millions
in federal funds.
The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare
Organizations took the action 10 days after a
surprise inspection. The panel issued a statement
announcing the punishment and wouldn't elaborate
on its findings.
University Community hospital, one of three major
hospitals in the Tampa area, has 20 days to appeal.
In the meantime, it will retain the accreditation
it received two years ago with high marks ? a
score of 95 out of 100.
Without accreditation, the private, not-for-profit
hospital cannot qualify for Medicare and Medicaid
reimbursement. The hospital last year received
$52 million from the government programs ? about
one-third of its patient revenue.
The problems at the 424-bed hospital began Feb.
20, when doctors amputated below the knee the
wrong leg of 51-year-old diabetic Willie King.
Less than two weeks later, Leo Alfonso, 77, died
after a technician mistakenly removed him from a
ventilator, thinking he was another patient.
Later investigations revealed other mistakes, including
an arthroscopic surgery performed on the
wrong knee of a patient in February and a tubal ligation
performed without consent that left a woman
partially sterilized.
TODAY
Today is Good Friday, April 14, the 104th day
of 1995. There are 261 days left in the year. The
Jewish holiday Passover begins at sunset.
Today's highlight in history:
On April 14,1865, President Lincoln was shot
and mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth while
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attending me comeay uur /unencan oousm at
Ford's Theater in Washington. The president died
the following morning.
On this date:
In 1759, composer George Frideric Handel died
in London.
In 1775, the first American society for the abolition
of slavery was organized by Benjamin Franklin
and Benjamin Rush.
In 1828, the first edition of Noah Webster's
"American Dictionary of the English Language"
was published.
In 1894, a motion picture "peep show" device
invented bv Thomas Edison went on nublic dis
play in New York City.
In 1902, J.C. Penney opened his first store, in
Kemmerer, Wyo.
In 1912, the British liner Titanic collided with
an iceberg in the North Atlantic and began sinking.
In 1931, King Alfonso the XIII of Spain went
into exile, and the Spanish Republic was proclaimed.
In 1939, the motion picture "Wuthering Heights,"
starring Merle Oberon and Laurence Olivier, premiered
in New York.
NOTEBOOK
Graduate history symposium this weekend
The Graduate History Association will sponsor
its seventh-annual symposium today and Saturday
at the State Museum.
The symposium will be from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. today.
A reception featuring Gerhard Weinberg, a
World War II historian, will also be today.
The conference will reconvene at 9 a.m. Saturday.
For more information, call 777-2225.
Last day for housing signups
On-campus housing sign-up continues today for
students wanting any type of housing according to
credit hours.
Sign-up is from 8 a.m to 5 p.m. in the Russell
House Ballroom.
PALM week activities continue
PALM week activities continue at noon today
with Good Friday Service at PALM Campus Miniafrv
at. 728 Pickens St.
For more information, call 799-4993 or 799-4663.
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WOLFGANG KARG Staff Writer
From John Wayne to Hiroshima and from C01
Auschwitz to JFK, participants Thursday at a ?
the World War II writers symposium at USC
worked their way through their war experi- ^
ences as well as through the subconscious- 33
ness of the United States. eX(
In an attempt to remember World War II n(
without the glorification of the "John Wayne ro]
Syndrome," nine authors tried to separate remembrances
of the war from the pleasant nos- et
talgia of a Gamecock victory. ^
Author Paul Fussel criticized the "cheerfulness
of the war," expressing his outrage at
the simplified picture that movies create of
the war.
"The 'Wayne-Syndrome' is really charac- }a
teristic when Americans talk about warfare," m
said William Styron, author of "The Long
March."
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Republican presidential hopeful Bob Do
Ing at South Carolina's Vietnam Veteran
Dole speaks
MARTHA HOTOP Staff Writer ^
The scene Thursday at the state's Viet- g|
nam Veterans Memonal was one 01 an- ^
ticipation as the crowd waited for Republican
presidential hopeful Bob Dole. ^
Dole, a senator from Kansas, came to ^
Columbia to celebrate the efforts of veterans
who served in foreign wars. Dole
officials said the senator's speech was
nonpartisan, even though it was in the
middle of a multistate campaign to an- f
nounce his presidential candidacy. .(
The speech at the memorial came one 1S
day before the 50th anniversary of Dole's ?
injuries in World War II. The senator lat- 1S
er received a Medal of Honor for his brav- n
ery- . t,
In introducing Dole, S.C. Republican J"
Sen. Strom Thurmond said he embodies "
the best qualities of an American soldier. n
"Dole is a brave soldier, a true patri- Sl
ot and a great American," Thurmond said. v
"The next president of the United States
will be a veteran, and that person will be ^
Bob Dole." s
As Dole spoke, it was apparent that
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Associated Press
CHARLESTON ? Shannon Faulkner must
be admitted as the first woman in The Citadel's
corps of cadets unless South Carolina can provide
a separate, military-style education for women
by August, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday.
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond,
Va., ruled 2-1 that Faulkner's exclusion
from the all-male corps violates her constitutional
right to equal protection. It gave the state school
four months to find an alternative or admit her.
Both sides immediately claimed victory. Faulkner
said it moves her a step closer to the corps. But
the state said the court upheld public single-sex
education, as long as it provided for both sexes.
"It's one more victory in a great war," said
Faulkner, 20, who has attended day classes under
a judge's order but has not yet worn the gray
cadet's uniform. If she does not become part of
the corps by August, she would not be eligible
under school rules.
"We're playing beat the clock again," she said.
"I'm veiy optimistic about getting in. It's just how
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Titers reli
Styron recalled a scene when he and his
nrades booed Wayne when the actor gave
speech to troops.
The writers defended the dropping of atomDombs
on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 j
a "historical necessity." The bombings were
3cuted because of psychological reasons, but
d one wishes this has ever happened," Styi
said.
"They asked for it," said James Dickey, poin
residence at USC and author of "To the _
hite Sea."
Dickey remembered the war crimes of
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prisoners of war.
Facing the political scandal about the EnoGay
exhibit in the Smithsonian Museum
Washington, William Manchester read from
etter he wiote to The New York Times stress- /
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le, a senator from Kansas, addresses a
is Memorial In downtown Columbia.
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is focus was to praise veterans rather sa
lan to promote his campaign. At the 0r
tart of his speech, he asked veterans of ^
>reign wars to stand. Dole spoke to them
s though they were members of the same
-aternity, no matter which war they Wi
night in. so
Dole emphasized how the veterans' C;
acrifices made the United States what p.
; is. n?
"Because of the sacrifice you made,
ir some the supreme sacrifice, America a
i still the beacon of hope and freedom
round the world," Dole said. "America re
i the greatest moral, spiritual and eco- so
omic force in the world." 0f
Vietnam veterans received a special .
ribute from Dole, as he recalled the con- ^
ict surrounding that war. He noted that *-h
lany Vietnam veterans had to quietly
ettle back into society because they had Di
mrn a military uniform. ne
Dole reminded the crowd that it wasn't ^
he soldiers who made U.S. policy; they
imply followed orders.
"It took time for the American people 1o
accept the sacrificed of Vietnam," he G
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are things going to work out."
The state of South Carolina has no plan
anneal Thursday's order but will move ahi
with its alternative plan, state Attorney Ger
al Charlie Condon said.
"We're pleased with the decision," he said
says very clearly that single-gender educatio
constitutional... it's just that you have to ha\
substantively comparable program."
The appeals court said The Citadel could cc
up with an alternative plan, similar to one
proved for Virginia Military Institute, the c
other state military school in the nation.
The 4th Circuit court said VMI in Lexing
Va., may stay all-male by creating a wom<
leadership program at Maiy Baldwin.
Judge Kenneth Hall, in a majority opin
wrote that "I am convinced that we have i
barked on a path that will inevitably fall shoi
providing women their deserved equal acces
important avenues of power and responsibili
The Citadel and VMI have argued that
schools should remain all-male to preserve e
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\uthor James Dickey signs a boc
'hursday at the World War II writers
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KIM TRUETT The Gamecock
crowd of veterans Thursday morns
veterans
id. "The media locused more attention
i the demonstrator than the heroes of
e war."
The recognition of Vietnam veterans
as meaningful to spectators who knew
ldiers killed in the war. Former Gov.
arroll Campbell's younger brother,
atrick, was killed in the war, and his
ime was subsequently etched on a wall
. the memorial.
Dole's speech helped the audience to
cognize the many contributions U.S.
ldiers have made to the development
the country. However, there were peoe
in the audience who said Dole used
e appearance for political reasons.
Thursday's event was important for
ale because South Carolina's primary
sxt year will be the first in the nation,
ith Campbell's support, Dole is expected
fair better in the state than he did in
>88, when he lost to then-Vice President
gorge Bush.
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/e a TINA MORGAN Asst. News Editor
In phone calls to about 30 rani
)me campus students Thursday, reactic
ap- Shannon Faulkner case against The
inly was decidedly negative.
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ton, than half were against Faulkner
jn's the corp of cadets.
"I feel like she could have m
ion, point another way," humanitief
em- Stephen Manning said. "The wor
:t of about it is that she attacked tradii
s to city where tradition comes fii^t."
ty." Manning also said Faulkner hi
the a "mockery" of the "father-and-so
;du- tion" at The Citadel. She is doing i
publicity and money, he said.
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KIM TRUETT The Gamecock
>k for doctoral candidate Anthony Young
symposium.
Weekend fight
raises safety
questions
ANNE PAGE Staff Writer
Questions regarding safety at a Five
Points bar were raised again earlier this
week following the beating of a Shaw Air
Force Base airman.
Shawn Boustead was punched and kicked
until he became unconscious at 1:55 a.m.
Sunday outside Tammany Hall on Harden
Street. Boustead had pulled a knife on three
people, according to a Columbia Police Department
incident report.
Columbia Police Chief Charles Austin
told a State reporter Sunday he had previously
considered revoking Tammany Hall's
liquor license because of earlier incidents,
but had held off after reassurances from the
club's management. Austin added that the
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Austin later concluded the bar's owner
would not be held responsible because the
beating occurred outside the business, said
Tracy Hanlon with the department's information
division. She said no arrests had been
made as of Thursday.
This fight follows other recent incidents
at Tammany Hall. In January, Gamecock
tight end Boomer Foster was charged with
felony assault for allegedly hitting a North
Carolina man with a beer bottle.
On Feb. 18, USC freshman Chuck Henrich
reported being jumped by 10 suspects
who he said hit him with beer bottles, according
to a Columbia Police Department
report. Henrich received five stitches to his
head as a result of the attack, which also
caused one eye to swell shut and left strangulation
marks on his neck.
Tammany Hall assistant manager Felix
Denms said Wednesday the bar has been
unfairly singled out by the media.
"Police have been in front of all the other
bars," Dennis said.
He said Sunday's fight could have involved
patrons of other Five Points bars, all
of which must close by 2 a.m. Sunday.
"It wasn't in any way associated with us.
It could have been anybody from any bar,"
he said, adding that Tammany Hall's doors
were already closed at the time of the incident.
"I think we've done just about everything
we can," said Dennis, who added that Tammany
Hall management has since scheduled
more doormen each night to alleviate
potential problems.
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we separate people wnen we see tnem
getting into an argument," he said, "and if
someone is getting really intoxicated, we
stop serving them or ask them to leave."
lmit Faulkner
lunity criticizes
lauiimer case
plied professional sciences freshman Keliom
on- ly R?ss said- "Although it's a state-sup>n
to the ported school and she has the light to go,
s Citadel she should respect the tradition."
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.d, more women's studies, had the opposite opinion,
joining j ?Ti>
It s about time, she said. It s an isade
her sue of basic civil rights and long overdue."
; senior Most of the students disagreed with
st thing Crawford.
tion in a "I'm definitely not happy about it," fi-eshid
made man ^^eP^an'e ^??k sa'^- a^'m Southern
n tradi- and believe in Southern tradition. She's
t for the doing it for the national publicity and would
not have chosen to cause an uproar if it
dd," ap- had not been fr>r that."