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SLED investigates
car chase shooting
SPARTANBURG — The State Law
Enforcement Division is investigating a
chase that involved shots being fired by
state troopers.
The shooting happened Sunday
evening when Lance Cpl. D.L. Chapman
and Lance Cpl. T.E. Nance tried to stop
a car for erratic driving in Spartanburg
County, said Sid Gaulden, spokesman
for the state Public Safety Department.
When the troopers got out of their
cars, the driver pulled away and hit a
patrol car, just missing a trooper. The
officers shot at the car, and it stopped.
All four people in the car were charged
with possession of methamphetamine
with intent to distribute. The car’s driver
also was charged with failure to stop for a
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NATION
Officials nix tax cuts
for tobacco growers
WASHINGTON — House and Senate
negotiators defeated an effort Tuesday to
have the Food and Drug Administration
regulate tobacco products. The proposal
was part of a corporate tax bill that would
provide $130 billion in new tax breaks to
businesses.
House negotiators rejected the idea,
which had been included in a Senate
version of the tax bill introduced in the
conference committee trying to blend
the two bills to go before the House and
Senate for passage.
The Senate had linked tobacco
regulation to legislation that would pay
tobacco producers about $ 10 billion to give
up their government quotas that govern
how much of the crop they can produce.
British regulators cut
flu shot supply in half
WASHINGTON — Americans’ supply
of flu vaccine was abruptly cut in half
Tuesday, prompting the government to
ask most healthy adults to delay or skip
flu shots so that the elderly and others
most at risk from influenza can get
scarce supplies.
British regulators unexpectedly shut
down a major flu-shot supplier Tuesday,
prompting a record shortage in this
country just as flu season is about to begin.
The Bush administration urged the
public and doctors to begin voluntary
rationing of the roughly 54 million flu
shots that will be available this year.
Vaccine should be reserved for the
very young, the sickly and the very old.
WORLD
Afghani president
makes campaign stop
GHAZNI, Afghanistan — Watched
over by American bodyguards and
sharpshooters, Afghanistan’s eternally
optimistic interim president told a
campaign rally of 10,000 people
Tuesday that this weekend’s election is a
key step in their recovery from decades
of war and hardship.
The gathering was one of three big
rallies by leading presidential contenders
on the most active day yet in a campaign
that has mostly been waged behind
closed doors, with the candidates
courting the support of tribal elders who
can influence how whole villages vote.
It was only President Hamid Katzai’s
second campaign trip out of the capital
since an assassination attempt by Taliban
rebels last month, and security was tight.
Iran says missiles
can go 1,200 miles
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran said Tuesday
its missiles now have a range of more
than 1,200 miles, a substantial extension
of their previously declared range.
The old version of Iran’s Shahab-3
missile had a range of 810 miles, capable
of reaching Israel and various U.S.
military bases in the Middle East.
In August, Iran tested a new version
of the Shahab-3, and Defense Minister
Ali Shamkhani said the country was
trying to improve the range and
accuracy of the missile in response to
efforts by Israel to upgrade its missile
system.
BRIEFS FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Comedian
dies at 82
after coma
recovery
LOS ANGELES — Rodney
Dangerfield, the bug-eyed comic
whose self-deprecating one-liners
brought him stardom in dubs,
television and movies and made his
lament “I don’t get no respect” a
catchphrase, died Tuesday. He was
82.
Dangerfield, who fell into a coma
after undergoing heart surgery, died
at 1:20 p.m., said publicist Kevin
Sasaki.
Dangerfield had a heart valve
replaced Aug. 25 at the University of
California, Los Angeles, Medical
Center.
Sasaki said in a statement that
Dangerfield suffered a small stroke
after the operation and developed
infections and abdominal
complications. But in the past week
he had emerged from the coma, the
publicist said.
“When Rodney emerged, he
kissed me, squeezed my hand and
smiled for his doctors,”
Dangerfield’s wife, Joan, said in the
statement. The comic is also
survived by two children from a
previous marriage.
As a comic, Dangerfield — clad
in a black suit, red tie and white
shirt with collar that seemed too
tight — convulsed audiences with
lines such as: “When I was born, I
was so ugly that the doctor slapped
my mother"; “When I started in
show business, I played one club
that was so far out my act was
reviewed in Field and Stream"; and
“Every time I get in an elevator, the
operator says the same thing to me:
‘Basement?’"
In a 1986 interview, he explained
the origin of his “respect”
trademark:
“I had this joke: ‘I played hide
and seek; they wouldn’t even look for
me.’ To make it work better, you
look for something to put in front of
it: I was so poor, I was so dumb, so
this, so that. I thought, ‘Now what
fits that joke?’ Well, ‘No one liked
me’ was all right. But then I thought,
a more profound thing would be, ‘I
get no respect.
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and the joke drew a bigger response
than ever. He kept the phrase in the
act, and it seemed to establish a
bond with his audience. After
hearing him perform years later, Jack
Benny remarked: “Me, 1 get laughs
because I’m cheap and 39. Your
image goes into the Soul of
everyone."
Flowers were placed on his star on
Hollywood Boulevard after word of
his death, and the marquee of The
Improv, a comedy club where
Dangerfield often performed, read
“Rest In Peace Rodney."
“When you say Rodney on ‘The
Tonight Show’ sitting on the couch
with Johnny Carson, you didn’t
want it to go to commercial," comic
Bernie Mac said in a statement. “He
always left you wanting more and
I’m going to miss him."
Dangerfield had a strange career
in show business. At 19 he started as
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are aggressive at all, and
it’s not important to them.
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HE ALWAYS HAD RESPECT
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Comedian Rodney Dangerfield holds up a shoe autographed by Shaquille
O’Neal at his home in Los Angeles. Dangerfield died Tuesday. He was 82.
work. I had to tell jokes. I
had to write them and tell
them. It was like a fix. I had
the habit."
Even during his
domestic years, he
continued filling the duffel
bag with jokes.
He didn’t want to break
in his new act with any
notice, so he asked the
owner of New York’s
Inwood Lounge, George
McFadden, not to bill him
as Jack Roy.
McFadden came up
with the absurd name
Rodney Dangerfield. It
stuck.
Dangerfield’s bookings
improved, and he landed
television gigs. After his ex
wife died, he took over the
responsibility of raising his
two children.
He decided to quit
touring and open a New
York nightclub,
Dangerfield’s, so he could
stay close to home. A beer
commercial and the Carson
shows brought him
national attention.
His film debut came in
1971 with “The
Projectionist," which he
described as “the kind of a
movie that you wentto the
location on the subway."
He did better in 1980
with “Caddyshack," in
which he held his own
with such comics as Chevy
Chase, Ted Knight and
a standup comedian. He made only
a fair living, traveling a great deal
and appearing in rundown joints.
Married at 27, he decided he
couldn’t support a family on his
meager earnings.
He returned to comedy at 42
and began to attract notice. He
appeared on the Ed Sullivan show
seven times and on “The Tonight
Show” with Johnny Carson more
than 70 times.
After his first major film role in
“Caddyshack," he began starring in
his own movies.
He was born Jacob Cohen on
Nov. 22, 1921, on New York’s
Long Island. Growing up in the
borough of Queens, his mother was
uncaring and his father was absent.
His father and his brother
toured in vaudeville as a
pantomime comedy-juggling act,
Roy and Arthur. Young Jacob’s
parents divorced, and the mother
struggled to support her daughter
and son.
The boy helped bring in money
by selling ice cream at the beach and
working for a grocery store.
“I found myself going to school
with kids and then in the afternoon
I’d be delivering groceries to their
back door," he recalled. “I ended up
feeling inferior to everybody,"
He ingratiated himself to his
schoolmates by being funny; at 15
he was writing down jokes and
storing them in a duffel bag. When
he was 19, he adopted the name
Jack Roy and tried out the jokes at a
resort in the Catskills, training
ground for Danny Kaye, Jerry
Lewis, Red Button, Sid Caesar and
other comedians. The job paid $12
a week plus room and meals.
In New York, he drove a
laundry and fish truck, taking time
off to hunt for work as a comedian.
The jobs came slowly, but in time
he was averaging $300 a week.
He married Joyce Indig, a singer
he met at a New York club. Both
had wearied of the uncertainty of a
performer’s life.
MWe wanted to lead a normal
life," he remarked in a 1986
interview. “I wanted a house and a
picket fence and kids, and the heck
with show business. Love is more
important, you see. When the show
is over, you’re alone."
The couple settled in
Englewood, N.J., had two
children, Brian and Melanie, and
he worked selling paint and siding.
But the idyllic suburban life soured
as the pair battled. The couple
divorced in 1962, remarried a year
later and again divorced.
In 1993, Dangerficld married
Joan Child, a flower importer.
At age 42, he returned to show
business as Jack Roy. He
remembered in 1986:
“It was like a need. I had to
Bill Murray.
Despite his good reviews,
Dangerfield claimed he didn’t like
movies or TV series: “Too much
waiting around, too much
memorizing; I need that immediate
feedback of people laughing."
Still, he continued starring in and
sometimes writing films such as
“Easy Money," “Back to School,"
“Moving," “The Scout," “Ladybugs”
and “Meet Wally Sparks. "
He turned dramatic as a sadistic
father in Oliver Stone’s 1994
“Natural Born Killers."
In 1995, the Academy of Motion
Picture Arts and Sciences rejected
Dangerfield’s application for
membership. A letter from Roddy
McDowall of the actors branch
explained that the comedian had
failed to execute “enough of the kinds
of roles that allow a performer to
demonstrate the mastery of his craft."
The ultimate rejection, and
Dangerfield played it to the hilt. He
had established his own Web site ("I
went out and bought an Apple
Computer; it had a worm in it"),
and his fans used it to express their
indignation. The public reaction
prompted the academy to reverse
itself and offer membership.
Dangerfield declined.
“They don’t even apologize or
nothing," he said. “They give no
respect at all — pardon the pun —
to comedy."
POLICE REPORT
Reports are taken directly from the USC Police Department
Each number on
the map stands
for a crime
corresponding
with numbered
descriptions in
the list below.
DAY CRIMES
(6 a.m.-6 p.m.)
□ Violent
O Nonviolent
NIGHT CRIMES
(6 p.m.-6 a.m.)
■ Violent
% Nonviolent
CRIMES AT
UNKNOWN
HOURS
□ Violent
© Nonviolent
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SATURDAY, OCT. 2
©Trespass after notice, simple
possession of marijuana, Blossom
and Sumter streets
Bystanders said they saw a black
male wearing a blue shirt push the call
box button and leave the area on foot.
The subject was found sitting on the
brick wall of McBryde and was
identified as Ricky Lee Hayes. Hayes
had bloodshot eyes and smelled like
alcohol. A search was made and
marijuana was found.
Reporting officers: M. Wheeler
and N. DeHaai
MONDAY, OCT. 4
©Auto break-in, grand larceny of
CDs, AD 10 Lot, 700 Park St.
Someone cut out the plastic rear
passenger side window of the parked
vehicle and took a CD case with 100
CDs. Estimated total value is $1,
400. Reporting officer: J. Simmons
We want you
to write for
The
Gamecock.
If interested,
call
777-7726
COMING
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TODAY 4
HIP-HOP HUMP DAY: Greene
Street, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
CAROLINA BAND JAM: Russell
House Ballroom, 8 p.m.
TUESDAY
HOMECOMING SHOWCASE:
Koger Center, 8 p.m.
PRE-MEDICAL ACADEMIC &
CAREER EXPLORATION SERIES:
Towers Classroom, 8 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
HIP-HOP HUMP DAY: Greene
Street, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
CAROLINA BAND JAM: Russell
House Ballroom, 8 p.m.
THURSDAY
FLOATBUILDING PARTY: Corner j
of Gadsden and Greene streets, ^
8.pm.
MIDPOINT IN THE SEMESTER
FRIDAY
COCKFEST: Williams-Brice
Stadium, 8 p.m.
HOMECOMING PARADE:
Greene, Sumter and Pendleton
Streets, 4 p.m.
SATURDAY
use FOOTBALL vs.
MISSISSIPPI
GREAT GAMECOCK TAILGATE
PARTY: National Guard Armory,
Bluff Road, 2 hours before the game.
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BRIEFS
Museum to offer
free concerts
The Columbia Museum of
An will present its 14th annual
Baker and Baker Concert Series
beginning Sunday.
The concerts are free, with
museum admission or
membership, sponsored by an
endowment from the Baker and
Baker Foundation. Concerts .
take place in the museum’s ^
Lorick Auditorium at 3 p.m.
Early arrival is recommended for
the concerts due to limited
seating.
The first performance,
“Robert Jesselson and Friends: A
Cello-bration!" will be held on
Sunday afternoon.
Alumni gathering
set for Friday
The Carolina Alumni
Association will honor
outstanding alumni at its annual
Homecoming Party and Alumni
Awards Program Friday at the
Columbia Metropolitan
Convention Center on Lincoln
Street.
Newberry resident James E.
Wiseman Jr., retired dentist and ^
hind-raising chairman of the
Newberry Opera House, Don
Belt of Great Falls, Va., a senior
editor of National Geographic,
and Dr. Donald E. Saunders of
. Columbia, distinguished
professor emeritus from the USC
School of Medicine are receiving
USC’s Distinguished Alumni
Award.
The ceremony will also honor
J. Frank Martin Sr. of Hopkins,
recipient of the Algernon Sydney
Sullivan Award, WLTX evening
news co-anchor and Ladson
native Darci Strickland, recipient
of the Outstanding Young
Alumni Award, and Dr. Sandra
Glover, associate professor at the
Arnold School of Public Health, {
recipient of the Outstanding
Black Alumni Award.
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