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1 1 I 1 ettartotte (Observer Monday June 13 1988 Polly Paddock Igmmomimmenmoolimomon Brotherhood Of Slumber There's something about sleeping people that makes them look so vulnerable so ordinary so human Snoring softly with pillows plumped under their heads and cotton blankets pulled under their chins these 15 men could be anybody Summer campers after lights-out perhaps Soldiers in their barracks A bunch of guys at a hunting lodge In fact they are street people Now they are sleeping in a makeshift shelter at Dilworth United Methodist Church And as I spend this recent evening volunteering to staff the shelter I am struck by several things To a man they are polite softspoken orderly Nobody appears to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs no one is contentious or threatening I'm not sure what I expected to find working the 8-11 pm shift with fellow volunteer Charles Hastings a local architect What I do find is a group of ordinary human beings folks who may be down on their luck but are nevertheless not much different from you or me An obvious point? Perhaps Yet too often I think we view the homeless among us as something less than human creatures we can look right through when we encounter them on the street Now watching them prepare for bed I can't do that They wash up in the men's room place their shoes neatly under their cots maybe go outside for one last cigarette or sprawl on their cots to read a bit Gratitude Abounds "Thanks" one young man says when I offer him a smoke on the steps "And thanks" he adds gesturing toward the air-conditioned building "for this" I have nothing to do with the shelter of course It's one of two temporary shelters now operating in Charlotte the other with beds for 51 men is in the United Way auditorium The Salvation Army houses about 35 men each night and provides breakfast and lunch for many others Rebound an alcoholic rehabilitation program for the homeless houses another 20 The Dilworth Methodist and United Way shelters will operate until July 31 A permanent shelter is scheduled to open on North Tryon Street in late November or early December No one is certain what will happen in the interim But for now local church congregations are providing the manpower to keep the temporary shelters open At Dilworth Methodist for example St Peter's Catholic provides workers for Monday nights the Unitarian Church and First Methodist take over on Tuesdays Other church members drive vans which pick the men up at the Salvation Army after supper and return them for breakfast Monday's drivers are from the Central Church of God for example Tuesday's are from Christ Episcopal Volunteers Needed "We have wonderful volunteers" says April Wilson who coordinates the shelters for the United Way "but we always need more" It's not a difficult job I find Our only real tasks are to call the roll when the men arrive turn out the lights at 10 pm and enforce the shelter rules: no weapons liquor drugs fighting smoking and no returning if you leave No one gives us trouble on any of these counts And lest we forget the pamphlet for volunteers reminds us that these men are our "guests" We should not talk down to them We should not be judgmental We should not force such physical contact as hand-shaking "The only thing they have is their bodies" the pamphlet ad-vices Some will feel violated" By 9 pm most of the men are already asleep By 10 when we turn out the lights you could hear a pin drop We are three blankets short tonight I notice the three unlucky men shifting restlessly on their cots You wouldn't think they'd care I say to Charles It's hot after all Charles a shelter veteran says he used to wonder about the same thing "Then it occurred to me" he says "that there's a certain degree of privacy in a blanket Privacy is something they don't have much of and maybe it's the least we can give them" That and a roof over their heads To volunteer call April Wilson at 332-5121 and leave a message anytime ake Wylie By LOLO PENDERGRAST Rock Hi Bureau ON LAKE WYLIE Welcome aboard the good ship Five One 0 Lake Wylie boaters Your next port-of-call could be the Mecklenburg County Jail Or the courts in front of a not-so-lenient judge That's where a couple of glum Charlotte fishermen will be June 27 after the Mecklenburg County police lake patrol 510 began cracking down on drunken boaters and those who break the rules Saturday afternoon "This is new to me" kroused one of four passengers aboard a Bass Tracker that was stopped for violating four safe-boating regulations "They stop you on the streets They stop you on the water The next thing you know they'll be stopping you in the air" Columbia Mayor Patton Adams shows off the city's newly renovated Big Apple Club By DAVID PERLMUIT Staff Writer Last month Abigail Van Buren's advice column included a letter asking how New York City got its nickname "The Big Apple' In the column she replied she didn't know so she called New York Mayor Ed Koch who didn't know either Finally she asked if any of her readers did Creighton Spivey of Charlotte and Columbia Mayor Patton Adams think they do So they both wrote the advice columnist "Dear Abby" Spivey's letter starts "I am originally from Columbia SC where the 'Big Apple' dance was originated by blacks in an old abandoned synagogue building "In reading your column I have often wondered if the calling of New York as the Big Apple could possibly be a spin-off of the dance that became so popular in the mid- and late '30s going on to receive international recognition" It was Spivey's brother Bill Spivey and two Columbia high school chums Harold "Goo-Goo" Wiles and Donald Davis who first wandered into the Columbia juke joint called Fat Sam's Big Apple Night Club in the summer of 1936 From a balcony they watched the all-black clientele dancing wild improvisations Bill Spivey who died in Charlotte last year and his friends took the Associated Press New York Nickname May Have Columbia Origins "The young ladies of Sarah Lawrence College in Bron )(vine NY hired the Arthur Murray studio to teach (the Big Apple) to the student body" Mayor Patton Adams dance to Myrtle Beach the following summer and wrote a tune called "The Big Apple Swing" Both caught on quickly From the SC coast the dance which led to other dances such as the shag the jitterbug and the twist spread to Carolinas towns and then all along the East Coast Soon Gae Foster a choreographer at the Roxy Theater in New York was on a train south to see the new dance She chose Bill Spivey and 15 other Carolinas teenagers to dance at the Roxy premiering on Aug 29 1937 After that the dance went international becoming popular with European teenagers Three weeks later Creighton Spivey joined them and they danced the Big Apple at the legendary Hollywood Club the Trocadero and Madison Square Garden all in New York and then the show hit the road It attracted writers from the New York Times and Life Magazine By the end of 1937 the dance was so popular "that the young ladies of Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville NY hired the Arthur Murray studio to teach it to the student body" Adams wrote in his letter to Van Buren At home the dance got mixed reviews Parents thought it was vulgar with its abrupt improvisations and unpredictability Adams has written Koch the same explanation said Brad Jergenson assistant to the Columbia mayor And on June 23 officials with the City of Columbia and Columbia Development Corp will reopen the Big Apple club completely renovated The club Jergenson said was rundown and had been moved to a new site at Hampton and Park streets in downtown Columbia The development corporation bought the building Even the stained-glass dome was rehabilitated as was the balcony where Bill Spivey and his friends first watched the dance The club is leased to a Columbia catering firm and the hall will be open for catered functions On June 25th the city will host a party at the club with music from the 1930s There will be contests of dances during the '30s and other periods including the shag the SC state dance "All this has had very nice timing" Jergenson said "We were getting ready to open up the Big Apple and saw this as an opportunity to get some recognition" Paralyzed Player's Suit Against Citadel To Begin By BRUCE SMITH Associated Press CHARLESTON A jury was to begin hearing testimony today in a lawsuit filed by former Citadel football player Mark Buoniconti paralyzed in a game nearly three years ago The suit '777 against the military college asks i a jury to award unspecified ac- Buoniconti tual and punitive damages to Buoniconti the son of former Notre Dame and Miami Dolphin linebacker Nick Buoniconti The younger Buoniconti was the starting inside linebacker for the Bulldogs when he suffered a crushed spinal cord during a tackle in a game against East Tennessee State University on Oct 26 1985 The injury left him a quadriplegic The suit filed two years ago alleges that school officials failed to warn Buornconti that an existing spinal condition made playing football dangerous The suit charges that when Buoniconti enrolled at the college an ray revealed old healed afro! Cracks The boat owner committed a fifth violation while heading to shore at Copperhead boat landing he failed to yield to another boat that had the right-of-way With that $10 fine and $40 in court costs for causing a wake in a restricted area and not having a fire extinguisher enough life jackets or rescue equipment their 212-pound bluegill could become an expensive catch "Why are y'all so hard on everybody out here today?" the boat owner asked "Because everybody's complaining" said Mike Grier a Mecklenburg County police lake officer piloting patrol boat 510 "Lake Wylie has been where we've had the largest number of complaints" said Mecklenburg lake patrol Officer Lew Johnson fractures of the cervical spine and showed a congenital narrowness of the spine In a response to the suit attorneys for the college said Buoniconti is to blame for the injury because he "speared" an opposing player "in violation of common sense rules of safety and rules of football" Spearing is hitting an opposing player head first The suit names as defendants the college team doctor EK Wallace Jr former team doctor Joseph Franz team trainer Andrew Clawson and Citadel Athletic Director Walt Nadzak The original complaint also named former head football coach Tom Moore and former linebacker coach William Holthouser Judge John Hamilton Smith ruled in January that the coaches could not be held negligent for allowing Buoniconti to play The judge said the determination of whether Buoniconti was able to play was up to the doctors and trainers and the coaches had no reason to question their judgment The lawsuit alleges that Buoniconli's neck had been injured in a game the previous week and that the doctors and coaches negligently allowed him to play ti Patrol officers on Lake Wylie issued six warning citations and charged two people with boating violations Saturday Recent public outcry has cranked the Lake Wylie patrol into high gear to catch drunken drivers underage drinkers and boaters who don't know or don't follow the rules of the water Mecklenburg officers also patrol Lake Norman throughout the week and weekends Saturday Lake Wylie patrol officers surveyed nine boaters about alcohol use and planned to test potentially drunk operators with hand-held breath-alcohol analyzers Duke Power already has closed some Lake Wylie access areas because boaters brought alcohol littered and damaged the sites Relic Addresses Graduates Keynote speaker Peter Relic (center) awaits his turn at the podium Sunday during commencement exercises for Central Piedmont Community Center at Grady Cole Center in Charlotte Relic Charlotte-Mecklenburg su Associated Press RALEIGH Before the Nov 8 election Republican Gov Jim Martin and Democratic challenger Lt Gov Bob Jordan each plan to spend roughly $5 million making it the most expensive governor's race in North Carolina history officials say To raise the money Jordan CAMPAIGN and Martin are banking on a broad range of connections '88 from hometown pals fraternity brothers and business and professional associates to traditional Governor contributors But each also appears to be using his office to build his campaign coffers Martin who is seeking a second term is benefiting from the power of the governor's office a flow of contributions from state employees and political appointees particularly those on the NC Board of Transportation Jordan has found his post as the Senate's presiding officer helpful gaining contributions from legislators and lobbyists Martin reported raising $22 million and spending $17 million as of April 16 according to the State Board of Elections Jordan reported raising $17 million and spending $14 million for the same period From the beginning Martin's campaign was expected to be well-financed A popular incumbent Martin has had strong ties to the state's corporate boardrooms dating to the 12 years he spent in Congress Jordan has been particularly helped by his First Union Corp connection Edward Crutchfield Jr First Union's chairman grew up with Jordan in the Montgomery County town See GOVERNOR'S Page 3B SC Legislative Races Getting Expensive Fundraising Frenzied Associated Press COLUMBIA Beating a state senator could cost you $50000 a state representative about $30000 all for jobs that pay $10000 a year "Candidates are certainly spending a lot more than ever" said Bill Prince a consultant for some Democratic candidates Prince who works for ChernoBilver of Columbia said a stronger effort to raise money was evident at the State House this year when lobbyists for major interest groups were repeatedly being asked for campaign contributions "There was a fundraising frenzy" Prince said "House members used to have $25 or $50 (a ticket) fundraisers Now that's up to $150 And I don't think there was a Senate fundraiser for less than $250" Some of the candidates especially Democrats are arming themselves heavily with money for challenges this fall But some of the big-money races are in Democratic primaries in seats where Republicans won't be a factor Sen Peden McLeod of Walterboro said he might spend as much as $100000 in his District 45 Democratic primary race against Gerald Smoak also See SC LEGISLATIVE Page 3B Section ComicsCB p) oaters Though bogged down in technicalities officials in Mecklenburg Gaston and York counties continue plans to create a marine commission Unlike Saturday marine commission officers would be able to cross jurisdictions to enforce laws and lend aid Some agencies like the Mecklenburg County police may propose laws requiring licenses for boat operators The police may present their survey results to the NC General Assembly as proof of the need for new regulations "We're trying to find Out where the violations are occurring" Johnson said "We're taking a more aggressive stance What we're after is voluntary compliance with the laws and boater safety on the lake" See LAKE WYLIE Page 3B perintendent told the graduates: "You are the wave of the future The community college is no longer an experiment It is uniquely American with its roots sunk deeply in the soil of America" Cdc 0 one Charlotte Observer -01 rollillII11 4 Section Monday June 13 1988 ComicsCB 1 111 ake Wylie atrol cracks own In 0aterc By LOLO PENDERGRAST The boat owner committed a fifth viola- Patrol officers on Lake Wylie issued six Though bogged down in technicalities Rock Hill Bureau Polly tion while heading to shore at Copperhead warning citations and charged two people officials in Mecklenburg Gaston and York '--0 4 i ON LAKE WYLIE Welcome aboard boat landing he failed to yield to another with boating violations Saturday counties continue plans to create a marine ''-'''2- Paddock the good ship Five One 0 Lake Wylie boat that had the right-of-way commission Unlike Saturday marine corn- boaters Your next port-of-call could be the With that $10 fine and $40 in court costs Recent public outcry has cranked the mission officers would be able to cross 11111111111111111MMISNIIIIIMMIMEAMEMNININIIII Mecklenburg County Jail Lake Wylie patrol into high gear to catch jurisdictions to enforce laws and lend aid for causing a wake in a restricted area Th ac tous courts ei rne front ea onfogt -1 suo-ml ecn hi not-so-lenient tainfed jnaoctk ehaving rae sfic uree extinguisher eciu i nt enough heir drunk boaters who dont en drivers underage drinkers and judOgret e' know or don't follow the Some agencies like the Mecklenburg Brotherhood lotte fishermen will be June 27 after the 212-pound bluegill could become an expen- rules of the water Mecklenburg officers also County police may propose laws requiring licenses for boat operators The police may Of Slumber Mecklenburg County police lake patrol 510 sive catch patrol Lake Norman throughout the week began cracking down on drunken boaters "Why are y'all so hard on everybody out and weekends General Assembly as proof of the need for and those who break the rules Saturday here the boat owner asked Saturday Lake Wylie patrol officers sur- new regulations afternoon present retheir heirs survey "Because everybody's complaining" said veyed nine boaters about alcohol use and results to the NC "We're trying to find out where the Theres something about sleep- This is new to me" roused one of four Mike Grier a Mecklenburg County police planned to test potentially drunk operators violations are occurring" Johnson said ing people that makes them look passengers aboard a Bass Tracker that was lake officer piloting patrol boat 510 with hand-held breath-alcohol analyzers "We're taking a more aggressive stance so vulnerable so ordinary so nu- stopped for violating four safe-boating regu- "Lake Wylie has been where we've had Duke Power already has closed some What we're after is voluntary compliance man lations "They stop you on the streets They the largest number of complaints" said Lake Wylie access areas because boaters with the laws and boater safety on the lake" Snoring softly with pillows stop you on the water The next thing you Mecklenburg lake patrol Officer Lew John- brought alcohol littered and damaged the plumped under their heads and know they'll be stopping you in the air" son sites See LAKE WYLIE Page 3B cotton blankets pulled under their chins these 15 men could be any- body Summer campers after lights- out perhaps Soldiers in their bar-s -e racks A bunch of guys at a hunting i MarLin f04OC lodge 1111 In fact they are street people 4 5o -o t1)i 0-1 Jo Now they are sleeping in a rdan 11 ulid makeshift shelter at Dilworth '-r-4 '7 United Methodist Church 4: i -0: e'l '''i' 4 1-: 00 kzd5: 0- -z ft And as I spend this recent eve- $-14 4 1 e' 0-1 --r'l 40 ---0 '-t ning volunteering to staff the shel- 4140 ter I am struck by several things 4 I 1 4 l'el 4 poken orderly To a man they are polite softs- 1 -j r01 t' --t- -4 00 I -N N-- Associated Press Nobody appears to be under the -1 0' '1s -1 4 1 et --4i RALEIGH Before the Nov 8 election Republi- influence of alcohol or dru no 0 1 i rtf' r-: a s- 1 'N 0: 4 41 txt :5:: 4 4 rt ii gs itr i f-4 a 1- 0 --s- -1 5 4 Gov Bob Jordan each plan to spend roughly $5 I not sure what expecte to 1 can Gov Jim Main and Democratic challenger Lt one 5 li one is content I ous or threatening 0-- 0---4 1 41 7: -1 1 find working the 8-11 pm shift 4 :4: 0 V' rAffirt -5 cll 5 4 it t' e' "1 million making it the most ex- pensive governor's race in North C4 with fellow volunteer Charles Has- 0 14 ::4 -4 ti 1 rt 1 i 1 i tings a local architect 7 YO Nfaiiiii 1 1 ZN 'SZ 7' 4 440 wg ik :71 -Z: Carolina history officials say To raise the money Jordan CAMPAIGN What I do find is a group of 4 ciA ::3 fr -'''''-0-' -4'''''f'rs' 74 s' ordinary human beings folks 7'X-'-- "5I 5 'i 1 broad range of connectins 5 'Z'z--: and Martin are banking on a 988 ut are nevertheess not muc who may be down on their luck iiii 11 t1 t-sg ''1 lV -1- '-Z'11 from hometown pals fraternity blh dif- i 0 1 11 i i t--- 14 ii it brothers and business and profesnal associates to traditional ferent from you or me i1 04 5 :1: ::0 --7 Governor i -t it i 1 1 'z si L' i 1 sio An obvious point? Perhaps Yet tss 1 4 i i contributors too often I think we view the Al Vat 404 But each also appears to be using his office to build homeless among us as something 11 :1 1 Martin -Z'-1 4: "1 his campaign coffers less than human creatures we can ::4 s4 4 1 t' i7Az1'' 1 4 '0: i I 1 who is seeking a second term is benefiting look right through when we en- i Kl1' rt ti tk 1 i i from the power of the governor's office a flow of counter them on the street contributions :4 (14 keo 0 4'A' ributions from state employees and political Now watching them prepare for I il appointees particularly those on the NC Board of bed I can't do that 0 0 '-'-'i4 l' --1 7: 1 Transportation They wash up in the men's :14 iivYi4 8A '-ai: Jordan has found his post as the Senate's presiding room place their shoes neatly un- 01 :41 officer helpful gaining contributions from legislators der their cots maybe go outside 4 and lobbyists for one last cigarette or sprawl on Associated Press Martin reported raising $22 million and spending their cots to read a bit Columbia Mayor Patton Adams shows off the city's newly renovated Big Apple Club $17 million as of April 16 according to the State Gratitude Abounds Board of Elections Jordan reported raising $17 "Thanks" one young man says IV million and spending $14 million for the same '-when I offer him a smoke on the a litt At 1 1 period From the beginning Martin's campaign was ex- steps "And thanks he adds ges- IN pected to be well A -financed popular incumbent turing toward the air-conditioned Martin has had strong ties to the state's corporate building "for hing this" I have not to do with the New York Nickname May Have Columbia Origins boardrooms dating to the 12 years he spent in Congress shelter of course It one of two By DAVID PERLMUIT By the end of 1937 the dance was so Jordan has been particularly helped by his First temporary shelters now operating Staff Writer in Charlotte the other with beds "The young ladies of Sa- popular "that the young ladies of Sa- Union Corp connection Last month Abigail Van Buren's rah Lawrence College in Bronxville Edward Crutchfield Jr First Union's chairman fort men is in the United Way rah Lawrence College in advice column included a letter asking NY hired the Arthur Murray studio grew up with Jordan in the Montgomery County town auditorium Army houses Bron )(vine how New York City got its nickname NY hired to teach it to the student body" Ad- See GOVERNOR'S Page 3B The Salvation The Big Apple' ams wrote in his letter to Van Buren about 35 men each night and In the column she replied she didn't the Arthur Murray studio At home the dance got mixed re- provides breakfast and lunch for know so she called New York Mayor views Parents thought it was vulgar many others Rebound an alco- to teach (the Big Apple) SC Legislative Races Ed Koch who didn't know either with its abrupt improvisations and holic rehabilitation program for Finally she asked if any of her readers to the student body" the homeless houses another 20 unpredictability did he Dilworth Methodist and Adams has written Koch the same United Creighton Spivey of Charlotte and Nlayor Patton Adams explanation said Brad Jergenson as- Getting Expensive Way shelters will operate Columbia Mayor Patton Adams think until July 31 A permanent shelter he Columbia sistan to um mayor they do Fundraising Frenzied is scheduled to open on North And on June 23 officials with the So they both wrote the advice col- dance to Myrtle Beach the following c-i Tryon Street in late November or ty of Columbia and Columbia De- umnist summer and wrote a tune called The Associated Press early December "Dear Abby" Spivey's letter starts Big Apple Swing" Both caught on vdopment Corp will reopen the Big No one is certain what will Apple club completely renovated COLUN1BIA Beating a state senator could cost "I am oriinall from Columbia quic happen in the interim kly The club Jergenson said was run- you $50000 a state representative about $30000 But for now local church con- SC where the 'Big Apple' dance was down and had been moved to a new From the SC coast the dance all for jobs that pay $10000 a year blacks in an old originated by aban- which led to other dances such as the gregations are providing the man- site at Hampton and Park streets in "Candidates are certainly spending a lot more than doned synagogue building shag the jitterbug and the twist power to keep the temporary shel- downtown Columbia The develop- ever" said Bill Prince a consultant for some Demo- "In reading your column I have spread to Carolinas towns and then all ters open ment corporation bought the building cratic candidates often wondered if the calling of New along the East Coast At Dilworth Methodist for ex- Even the stained-glass dome was Prince who works for ChernoBilver of Columbia York as the Big Apple could possibly Soon Gae Foster a choreographer at ample St Peter's Catholic pro- oreograp rehabilitated as was the balcony where said a stronger effort to raise money was evident at be a spin-off of the dance that became the Roxy Theater in York vides workers for Monday nights New was on Bill Spivey and his friends first the State House this year when lobbyists for major so popular in the mid- and late '30s a train sout to see the ce Sh the Unitarian Church and First watched the dance The club is leased interest groups were repeatedly being asked for cam- going on to receive internati onal recog- chose Bill new dan Spivey and 15 other Caroli Methodist take over on Tuesdays to a Columbia catering firm and the paign contributions nition" nas teenagers to dance at the Roxy "There was a fundraising frenzy" Prince said Other church members drive It was Spivey's brother Bi hall will be open for catered functions ll Spivey premiering on Aug 29 1937 A vans which pick the men up at the After June 25th the city will host a "House members used to have $25 or $50 (a ticket) and two Columbia high school chums that the dance went after up to $150 And I dont think er supper an return them for breakfast Mon- int'' Salvation Army ad party at the club with music from the fundraisers Now that Harold "Goo-Goo" Wiles and Don- becomil wi European ernational teen- 1930s There will be contests of dances there was a Senate fundraiser for less than $250 day's drivers are from the Central ald Davis who first wandered into agers ng popu ar th Some of the candidates especially Democrats are Church of God for example Tues li the Columbia juke joint call Thre ed Fat wter Creigh Spivey during the '30s and other periods arming themselves heavily with money for challenges day's are from Christ Episcopal Sam's Big Apple Night Club in the joined them and eeks la ton hey danced dance Big including the shag the SC state this fall But some of the big-money races are in summer of 1936 Apple at the legendary Hollywood Democratic primaries in seats where Republicans Volunteers Needed From a balcony they watched the Club the Trocadero and Madison "All this has had very nice timing" won't be a factor "We have wonderful volun- all-black clientele dancing wild impro- Square Garden all in New York and Jergenson said We were getting Sen Peden McLeod of Walterboro said he might teers" says April Wilson who co- visations then the show hit the road ready to open up the Big Apple and spend as much as $100000 in his District 45 Bill Spivey who died in Charlotte It attracted writers from the New saw this as an opportunity to get some ordinates the shelters for the Democratic primary race against Gerald Smoak also last year and his friends took the York Times and Life Magazine recognition" United Way "but we always need See SC LEGISLATIVE Page 3B more" It's not a difficult job I find a Our only real tasks are to call the roll when the men arrive turn out Paralyzed Player's nit the lights at 10 pm and enforce 11A the shelter rules: no weapons li- quor drugs fighting smoking and Against Citadel To Begin no returning if you leave No one gives us trouble on any By BRUCE SMITH fractures of the cervical spine and of these counts Associated Press showed a congenital narrowness of 4 0 Irr: And lest we forget the pamphlet CHARLESTON A jury was the spine 4 7 't': 4 r' i 1 for volunteers reminds us that to begin hearing testimony today In a response to the suit attor- these men are our "guests" neys for the college said Buoni- 4 We should not talk down to filed by former 0'smr1 conti is to blame for the injury ttwfi' Citadel football them We should not be judgmen- -4 :5:: because he speared an opposing I tal We should not force such phys- player Mark player in violation of common ical contact as hand -shaking i i 's sense rules of safety and rules of 4 70 304v4 :0 The only thing they have is paralyzed in a '-4 mt? '0: football" their bodies" the pamphlet ad- game nearly Spearing is hitting an opposing 14tli 1 three years ago 4--: A-- lated vices Some will feel vio- tt i IP l- 1 player head first The su it 'r-- Iv' The suit names as defendants i'4 3 i By9 pm most of the men are the college team doctor EK Wal- already asleep By 10 when we against the mili- 0' tary college asks lace Jr former team doctor Jo- 1- turn out the lights you could hear a jury to award 1-1--2-1 seph Franz team trainer Andrew i a pin drop unspecified ac- 'Lawson and Citadel Athletic We are three blankets short to tual and puni- Buoniconti rector Walt Nadzak 4'k4 Iti'''' 4 l''' night I notice the three unlucky tive damages to Buoniconti the The original complaint also a 44 i men shifting restlessly on their son of former Notre Dame and named former head football coach to 0 I 'V I cots Miami Dolphin linebacker Nick Tom Moore and former linebacker You wouldn't think they'd care Buoniconti coach William Holthouser Judge tt I say to Charles Its hot a The younger Buoniconti was the John Hamilton Smith ruled in Jan- It's all starting inside linebacker for the uary that the coaches could not be 1:: 10 '11' Charles a shelter veteran says i 0 1' i "i 1 fr- 1 1 he used to wonder about the same Bulldogs when he suffered a- held negligent for allowing Buoni- 4 i if 1 thing crushed spinal cord during a tackle conti to play 7 t' I i "Then it occurred to me he in a game against East Tennessee The judge said the determina- ill 1 oi 4e '1 4 I 1 SaVS that there's a certain degr University on Oct 26 1985 tion of whether Buoniconti was ee i State onalkastoMi oirfal6410c of privacy in a bianket Privacy is The injury left him a quadriplegic able to play was up to the doctors Jot if'41 i-tbidll something they don't have much The suit filed two years ago and trainers and the coaches had Relic Addresses Graduates of and maybe it's the least we alleges that school officials failed no reason to question their ju g- can give them" to warn Ituornconti that an exist- ment Keynote speaker Peter Relic (center) awaits perintendent told the graduates: You are That and a roof over their ing spinal condition made playing The lawsuit alleges that Buoni- his turn at the podium Sunday during corn- the wave of the future The community college heads football dangerous conti's neck had been injured in a mencement exercises for Central Piedmont is no longer an experiment It is uniquely To volunteer call April Wilson The suit charges that when game the previous week and that Community Center at Grady Cole Center in American with its roots sunk deeply in the at 332-5121 and leave a message Buoniconti enrolled at the college the doctors and coaches negli- Charlotte Relic Charlotte-Mecklenburg su- soil of America" anytime an ray revealed old healed gently allowed him to play RIMMIMMENIEMWMPIMPt INIMIMIIIIINWIP4Mpr.