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CAROLINA 0 BRIEF Former state legislator, USC trustee dead at 81 Robert Neil McLellan, a USC trustee and former state legislator, died Thursday, The State newspaper reported. McLellan, 81, of Seneca, was elected to the House of Representatives from Oconee County in 1977 and served until 1990. He was chairman of the House and Ways committee. USC President Andrew Sorensen issued a statement saying McLellan was “one of the true public servants in South Carolina. He was a devoted, energetic advocate for the university. All of the Carolina family mourns his death.” McLellan graduated from USC in 1949 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. He was born in San Francisco and graduated high school at Thornwell Orphanage in Clinton in 1941. He served in the United States Army from 1943 to 1946. THIS WEEK 0 USC TODAY Last Lecture Series — Van Komegay: 7 p.m. Gressette Room, Harper/Elliot THURSDAY Fall 2005 Seminar Series — Walter Fast, “Bacterial Quorum Quenching": 4 p.m. Jones Physical Science Center 006 Brio Early music concert: 8 p.m. School of Music 206 Informational meeting — Students in Free Enterprise: 7 p.m. Russell House 304 SUNDAY Cornelia Freeman September Concert Series, Program No. 2 — German: 3 p.m. School of Music 206 ON THE WEB © wWW.DAILYGAMECOCK.COM Look for an exclusive online Hurricane Katrina photo gallery today. ‘ > Weather Forecast TODAY High 85 low 66 THURS. High 88 low 65 * I High 81 Loui 68 SOT. High 81 Loui 69 Flooded _ __ Katie Kirkland/THE HAMKCCK^K A piece of construction machinery stranded in New Orleans in the days following Hurricane Katrina’s arrival. POLICE REPORT These reports are taken directly from the USC Police Department. SATURDAY, SEPT. 3 Simple possession of marijuana, expired vehicle license, 1:17 a. m. Corner of Greene and Main streets Reporting officer J.M. Harrelson observed a white Toyota Corolla with an expired vehicle license. Harrelson also smelled marijuana coming from the car while it traveled south on Main Street. The-vehicle was stopped and the two occupants, a 30-year-old female and a 17-year-old female, admitted to having marijuana. They surrendered two bags of substance believed to be marijuana. They were arrested and sent to Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center. Grand larceny of vehicle, recovery, .2:45 a.m. Sigma Nu house, 515 Lincoln St. Andrew Dukes said someone took his black Nissan Pathfinder. There were no signs of forced entry at the scene.; The vehicle was later recovered, but ho additional information was available. ' Reporting officer: A. Mitchell Burglary, third degree, 2:30 p.m. Swearingen Engineering Center, 315 Main St. A man said someone broke the front glass of a vending machine and removed several items. Prints were placed in evidence. Reporting officer: T. Widdifield SUNDAY, SEPT. 4 Larceny of medical equipment, 2:20 a. m. Moore residence hall, 601 Sumter St. Stephen Moorhead said while he was on a medical call at Moore, someone removed a bag valve mask and a stethoscope from his supplies. Estimated value: $80. Reporting officer: A. Mitchell Mutual combat/civil dispute, 3 a.m. Moore residence hall, 601 Sumter St. A 17-year-old man and an 18-year-old man said they had a verbal altercation that escalated into a fight. No parties wanted to press charges. The 17-year-old had visible abrasions, but both men refused medical attention. Reporting officer: A. Mitchell State S.C. readies supplies for Katrina evacuees South Carolina prepared Monday to welcome as many as 18,000 Hurricane Katrina victims who have nowhere else to go. The first wave of evacuees were expected to be airlifted Tuesday to the Columbia airport where they will be offered showers, clean clothes and food before they are taken to one of many shelters set up across the state, said American Red Cross representative Richard Conant. More than two dozen hospitals will care for about 2,000 displaced patients, while churches and civic buildings will provide shelter and food to families. Schools will open their classrooms to children. “This is hopefully temporary for most of these people, but we do understand that there will be people who have uprooted and don’t have anything to go back to,” said Cliff Satterwhite, disaster relief director for the South Carolina Baptist Convention, which has deployed hundreds of volunteers to help victims. Columbia Mayor Bob Coble said shelters will not have enough cots, so officials have reserved about 200 hotel rooms to offer comfort for families. “We are trying to determine what items they need,” Coble said. While no one knows how many evacuees will come to South Carolina, officials say it could be as many as 18,000 over the next few weeks. Most of the evacuees will be located in the Midlands and the Upstate because “we still have a hurricane season ourselves to contend with,” Drummond said. “You don’t know want to bring 2,000 people, let’s say, into the Charleston area that don’t have any transportation in the event we get a hurricane,” Drummond said. Nation Roberts helps carry Rehnquist’s casket Teary-eyed Supreme Court justices and a long line of other Americans paid their last respects to William H. Rehnquist on Tuesday at the court where he served for 33 years. Among the pallbearers was his former clerk, John Roberts, the man chosen to succeed the nation’s 16th chief justice. Roberts and seven other pallbearers bore the flag-draped casket up some 40 steps of the high court to the Great Hall, where marble busts of all the former chief justices line the wall. Several of the justices wept as they stood around Rehnquist’s casket, including Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. Rehnquist died Saturday at age 80. President Bush initially named Roberts to replace O’Connor, who announced in July that she would step down. Bush said Monday he would nominate Roberts to be chief justice instead. World Candle fire kills 32 in Egyptian theater BEN) SUEF, Egypt — An actor knocked over a candle on a stage filled with billowing paper, starting a blaze that killed at least 32 people, many as they struggled to escape the packed theater through the only available exit, officials said. Health Minister Mohammed Awad Tag Eddin said Tuesday he expected an investigation to examine both the fire’s cause and why so many people died. Fire codes will also be considered in the investigation, said Mustafa Alwy, a high ranking official in the culture ministry, which runs the theater. Egypt requires safety measures such as fire extinguishers but does not stricdy enforce them. Sixty people were injured in the fire, and 36 remained hospitalized Tuesday morning. Eighteen people were in critical condition, said security officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media. The theater had another exit but it was covered in the same paper as the set and had caught fire, so the crowd rushed for the other, said Mohammed Arafat Yassin, 27, while recovering at Beni Suef hospital. WANTED!! Males 18 or older With a history of substance abuse To participate in a research study with Trie Medical University of South Carolina. All interviews and groups are held locally. Compensation is available and Drug assessments may be offered at no cost to you. Interested persons can call Beverly or Kim at 733-1363 ext. 19 or 21 higher Z test scores « guaranteed ” or your money back «« Attend all required classes or make-up sessions, complete all scheduled tests, and do your homework. 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