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QaMified Ad 15-17 Comics 14 Community Calendar 18 Dear Abby 6 Editorials 4 Obituaries 2 Sports 10-12 Today in 5 Today's living ..........7 Weather, 9 GREENWOOD, SOUTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1991 Copyright 1991 by Tfa ladcx-Jou-aal Co. 73rd Year No. 263 18 Pages 2 Sections 25 EDUCATION Lawmaker opposes move toward university status New commonwealth may give role to Gorbachev Ukraine comprise nearly three-fourths of the Soviet Union's population and possess most of its economic strength. They make up the country's traditional Slavic heartland. The breakup of the Soviet Union has provoked worries about what will happen to its enormous (See Commonwealth, page 2) Nazarbayev said he, Gorbachev and Yeltsin agreed the Slavic pact would be sent to the Soviet parliament for consideration alongside Gorbachev's plan.

It was not immediately clear what, if any, authority the parliament would have to prevent a commonwealth from coming into existence. Russia, Byelorussia and The colleges had asked that university status be eligible to comprehensive teaching facilities with enrollments of at least 2,500. Leatherman had asked the commission for a definition of a university last spring when legislation came before the Senate last to make the College of Charleston a university. He said on Friday that the commission has "abdicated its responsibility." No definition was presented at (See Future, page 2) ROCK HILL (AP) The state Commission on Higher Education has erroneously opened the gates for every four-year school in the state to become a university, a state lawmaker said. Sen.

Hugh Leatherman, D-Florence, said he isn't pleased with the commission's decision Thursday to allow four public colleges in the state to seek university status. The final decision rests with the General Assembly, but local lawmakers expect little opposition to emerge. and Kirgizia to counterbalance the Slavic commonwealth. The declarations signed Sunday make no mention of any role for Gorbachev or any Soviet president. But both Nazarbayev and Gorbachev spokesman Andrei Grachev quoted Yeltsin as saying today that Gorbachev might continue to play a leadership role.

Grachev told Soviet Journalists that Yeltsin raised the possibility of "having the post of president7' among the commonwealth's leaders. Nazarbayev said the weekend accord took him by surprise. Gorbachev had no advance knowledge, either, and was not even informed until after Yeltsin telephoned President Bush. The Kazakhstan president said he still supported Gorbachev's Union Treaty or something similar but emphasized: "I am a pragmatist and a realist, and I will look at the situation." Bush wants Soviet arms under 'unified command9 WASHINGTON (AP) The White House said today that it would like to see the unraveling Soviet Union's nuclear arsenal kept under a "unified command." U.S. officials said they hoped the weapons could be stored in the Russian republic for safekeeping until many of them are destroyed under arms control agreements with the United States.

(See Arms, page 2) MOSCOW (AP) Boris N. Yeltsin today confronted Mikhail. S. Gorbachev with the powerful new commonwealth of Russia, Ukraine and Byelorussia, and said there could be a role in the new political union for Gorbachev. In addition, Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev, who sat in on the Kremlin meeting, said he believed Gorbachev "still has not exhausted his possibilities" as a leader.

Gorbachev and Nazarbayev were briefed by Yeltsin, the Russian president, for 80 minutes today about the "commonwealth of independent states" formed Sunday by the three Slavic republics. Nazarbayev, whose vast resource-rich republic was left out of the commonwealth, ruled out any potential union by the five predominantly Muslim Soviet republics Kazakhstan, Turk-menia, Uzbekistan, Tadjikistan Iliillt Greenville group wants values taught in school GREENVILLE (AP) A Greenville-area group wants to see educators add values into the daily lesson plans as a way to help society cure its most troubling ills. Doris Blazer, a Furman University professor, and 14 other principals, teachers and community leaders have formed the Greenville CharacterCivic Education Task Force to develop strategies for schools to emphasize respect and responsibility. Such strategies include "values fairs," which are similar to science fairs and give students an opportunity to display public service projects or explore issues such as homelessness, Ms. Blazer says.

Ms. Blazer said public schools always have been responsible for making students smarter and making them good citizens. But the schools have backed away from teaching democratic values, she said. It is also more difficult for some students to get those values at (See Education, page 2) Conway children trying to fight racism at home CONWAY (AP) Eight-year-old Anisa Kintz and other Con- way children are tired of seeing their classmates separate themselves by race during playtime at school. So they're planning a conference on racism lust for children to help kids overcome self-imposed segregation.

"It will give Kids an opportunity to think about race unity," Anisa said. "We live in an ever-changing world and if we don't Ssumta ffics Mslfla fan. Saflonda Preventive health services may get spending boost -4 -3 v' around and back to the school-house." With about 50 floats making the circle, only a few went home with prizes. First place winners received $25 and a trophy. Second and third place winners received a trophy.

First place in the Best Vehicle category went to John Wayne Sheely who paraded around in his 1956 Chevy. Saluda County Bank took the first place prize in the Professional category as did Edgefield First Assembly of God church in the Amateur category. Motorcycle group rides to get toys for needy children By JOHNNY LOTT Staff writer Sunday, Santa rode a "hog" down Main Street. A big Harley Davidson motorbike hog, that is painted red and revving thunder with Mrs. Claus wearing red and perched on back.

"Had to leave Rudolf at home," quipped Claus as he climbed aboard. He pulled from the Greenwood County Health Department parking lot behind a near-mile long string of bikers cruising down Main to Crosscreek Mall in a roaring rumble. This outing, Santa was on a three-fold special mission with the Greenwood Chapter of the (See Toy ride, page 2) Dallas newspapers DALLAS (AP) With a ban ner headline saying "Goodbye, Dallas!" the Dallas Times Herald put out its last edition today, making this the nation's largest city with just one daily newspaper. The Times Herald agreed to a $55 million buyout by The Dallas Morning News, ending a bitter rivalry that lasted 106 years. The newspaper's 900 full-time employees were laid off with two months' pay.

Mounting debt and the poor economy made the closing inevitable, said publisher John By Stacey Sheltoa-Ledvina Staff writer SALUDA It's a bird it's a helicopter it's Santa Claus? Yes, the jollymiester himself made an early appearance at the Saluda Christmas Parade Sunday by flying over anxious spectators in a helicopter. And with a blink of an eye, he was gone only to reappear on his familiar sleigh at the end of the parade. "Yes, we have him flown in every year," said Ed Sheely, one of the coordinators of the parade. Santa, a local man, has been Ready Seeking Santa Which way did Santa go? A youngster in the Saluda Christmas parade ponders this question, left photo. Another toddler found Santa, bottom right, as he seems to be saying "Walt a minute, there he (Staff photos by Patricia Edwards and Stacy Shelton-Ledvina) PUast trity mt train, catawt, compttu-ymts, cotomf tools aid orafots, until Christmas Sen.

Bob Kerrey y. oume Democratic presidential hopefuls are critical of a decision by Parade magazine to feature Nebraska oeu. ouu ncrrcy on me magazine cover lust nina nccu DO- fore the New Hampshire "The reason is fairness How c1k one candidate without at least making the nfri, to the others? wSitZ make a big stink about raine Voles, tress secretarvtor Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin? Parade editor Walter Andpr-said the story was ago. and had been Si7 run In the fall ed ysttet fl Davs 1 1 it McCormick parade on page 9 leaving his reindeer for a few years now to fly into the parade "And we hope be is with us for more years to come," said Mike DeLoach, another coordinator.

1 The turnout was tremendous for this year's parade, according to Sheely, estimating about 10,000 to 12,000 people on hand to witness Santa's arrival. "They (spectators) were lined up from the schoolhouse all the way A to ride Sun Myung Moon SEOUL, South Korea (AP) The Rev. Sun Myung Moon has signed a contract for his controversial Unification Church to invest billions of dollars in Communist North Korea, his newspaper said Monday. Moon is a staunch anti-communist and his church, criticized in the United States and South Korea for its cult-like practices, has long sponsored anti-communist activities in South Korea. Despite Moon's anti-communist background, he reportedly has also pursued interests in the Soviet Union and China, and has family in North Korea.

J7 start thinking about race unity when we're younger, we probably' won't think about it when we're older, and we'll be Just a part of the problem." Anisa had attended an October conference at Coastal Carolina College, because her mother, Ginny Kintz, was part of the education team that organized it. The conference, called "Healing the Wounds of Racism: Edu- (See Children, page 2) one area that will see spending increases. Early drafts of the budget President Bush will propose to Congress next year show the administration wants to boost spending for immunization services, cancer screening grants and community health centers, among other disease prevention services. Administration officials said' the proposed increases for disease prevention and health promotion do not reflect new 6olicy but continue President Bush's support for these areas of the budget. "Despite the constraints all over the budget, that's the area that's seeing some growth." said one administration official, speaking on condition of anonymity.

But some worry that the administration will rely too heavily on prevention activities in any overhaul of the health care system, to the exclusion of comprehensive (See Health, page 2) Maxwell LONDON (AP) Robert Maxwell siphoned off $1.2 billion from his companies in a desperate attempt to prop up his crumbling media empire in the months before he died, an accountant who tracked Maxwell's last steps said today. That is $200 million more than previous estimates have said was taken from pension funds and other assets at companies controlled by Maxwell's family. About $540 million went to cover losses at Maxwell's private companies, including the Daily News of New York, to act as collateral for bank loans, and to pay a debt WASHINGTON (AP) As the Bush administration prepares a 1993 budget proposal under tight fiscal constraints, preventive health services are likely to be 4- PRESIDENT BUSH Supreme Court WASHINGTON (AP) The Supreme Court today refused to consider giving lawyers greater leeway to criticize judges. The court, over one dissenting vote, let stand disciplinary actions in New York and Missouri against elected prosecutors who contend their free-speech rights were violated. Justice Byron R.

White voted to hear arguments in the case, but four votes are needed to grant such review. Santa boards a Harley as he gets ready to ride in Sunday's Toys for Tots parade. He said he left Rudolph at home. (Staff photo by Johnny Lott) Bathroom camera WOOD RIVER, 111. (AP) A union representing employees at an Amoco Corp.

plant is suing the company for $10 million over a hidden camera installed in the women's shower room. Company officials said the camera was installed because a man had been sneaking in. The union contends the company illegally invaded the privacy of female employees at the additives plants. Amoco spokesman Howard Miller said Friday the camera had been aimed only at the doorway "from the shoulders up" to check reports of a man entering the women's shower room..