The Columbia Record from Columbia, South Carolina • 17

Tuesday July 9 1985 THE COLUMBIA RECORD 3-B SC firefighters go west to battle blazes tv state firefighters will be paid by the National Forestry Service and will take a leave from the state probably stay out there two weeks" Bickley said how long they like to keep them But come back sooner if the weather gives them a Today more than 10000 firefighters battled lack of sleep and high temperatures as they grappled with brush forest and range fires that have charred at least 900000 acres an area larger than the state of Rhode Island in 11 Western states and Canada The fires many of them caused by lightning scorched sections of California Idaho New Mexico Utah Montana Washington Nevada Ore Wire reports Forty firefighters from South Car olina have gone to California to help extinquish blazes that are ravaging hundreds of thousands of acres in that state and others in the dry hot windy West The South Carolina firefighters left Columbia last night for Boise Idaho where they were to be dispatched early this morning to Monterrey Calif Twenty of the firefighters are from the state Forestry Commission The other 20 are South Carolina members of the National Forestry Service Rhett Bickley spokesman for the state Forestry Commission said the gon Arizona Nebraska and South Dakota and the provinces of British Columbia Alberta and Manitoba Residents of San Luis Obispo Calif returned warily to their homes yesterday after eight homes were damaged or destroyed by a 30-foot wall of flames About 5000 to 10000 people were evacuated earlier in the day authorities said Gov George Deukmejian declared a state of emergency yesterday for San Luis Obispo County the third California county to receive that status this month as fires destroyed or damaged more than 150 homes and killed three people in the state The San Luis Obispo fire had burned 64000 acres by early today A Organizer: petition drive against arts center not tightly controlled weren't but I thought they get IS percent Barber said no way of determining if most Richland County residents support or oppose the bond issue Barber said But he believes council made the right decision think what we did was right and in the best interest of the county and he said Stiff pMi ky UNGER PINSON The start of something big Nathaniel Johnson and James Aiken begin putting up a temporary fence around the soon-to-be-demolished Wade Hampton Hotel in uptown Columbia Construction on a multistory office building will begin next weekend at the Gervais Street site after the former hotel is imploded Before the destruction and construction work begins workers will erect a 6-foot fence around the area A petition drive against county funding for a performing arts center would have been successful if a tightly effort had been conducted according to a drive organizer of petitions went out in the hands of people who sincerely intended to get them signed but find time to get the job said Reynolds Jr chairman of Richland County Citizens for Tax Relief The group organized the petition drive comments were made in a news release issued yesterday In the release his group conceded they had fallen short in their campaign to force county council to either repeal a 8375 million bond or hold a referendum on the issue To do that the group needed 15 percent or slightly more than 18000 signatures from registered voters in Richland County County officials said 13212 were turned in by deadline State law required that the petitions be turned in 60 days after coun and was 80 percent contained fire spokesman Ray Schaaf said is the worst fire in the history of San Luis Obispo said Mike Cole a California Department of Forestry spokesman Meanwhile brush fires closed Highway 1 from San Luis Obispo County to the Big Sur area and one blaze near the Lexington Reservoir sent about 3000 residents from their homes Two dozen homes and a trailer park were evacuated became of a 6500-acre blaze on grassland near King City The fire in San Luis Obispo fanned by erratic winds yesterday gutted seven homes and 14 other buildings in its early stages FIXED RAJE Second Mortgage IMMMWHY PAY MORE2 PREGNANT? -I Look at Ihis Handmade changing TABLE Remo wbie fAP SHEL-F PRAWEKS (Znide anj) ooHtde i S1DfBAe in BoorJ plonttHitow your money aw ay It becomes a chest that fan be use Fob eves That precious baby the best doesn't he? 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Democrats have formidable task ahead McNair says cil approved the bond issue on May 7 Reynolds also praised some volunteers for their efforts in the drive were some workers who rounded up bundles of signatures single-handedly and spent countless hours trying to turn back the bond issue county council has committed us to" he said Meanwhile interim Administrator Eld Parler said he considers the 13212 figure to be official but petitions are available if someone wants to conduct a separate count The petitions are being kept in a secure place in the county judicial center on Main Street Parler said more petitions with about 87 signatures arrived in today's mail But they will not be added to the official count because the petitions were not received before Sunday Councilman James Barber III a supporter of county funding said he expected the drive organizers to be successful don't know if I'm surprised they More than 450 persons from 14 states and Puerto Rico are at the convention which will continue through tomorrow EXTRA SPECIAL? PARAMOUNT FITNESS MATE SALE 15950 Oily two lit Wii print TUVTUW PROFESSIONAL EXERCISE BIKE Reg 625 SALE 575 A SUITS STMTS ilaci Spectacular Sale July 4th- 14th Celebrate The Freedom of Fitness AmcricanFy CTCLE AS 7IN reg 379 SALE 341 CYCLE AS 77M reg 159 SALE1 131 maubwei reg 235 SALE MM totalgym Salary (Continued from 1-B) entire commission tomorrow morning The draft opinion says that there is nothing in the state ethics act prohibiting Holla day's accepting the supplement the spokeswoman said Additionally an opinion was issued in 1978 by the state Attorney General's office that said presidents and faculty members of state colleges may receive compensation from private sources as a reward for the performance of their duties said a spokesman for the Attorney General's office Although Holladay has not said what his current salary is he said the national average salary for a position similar to his in Charleston is 893500 but added don't make that Sapp said that the Development Board hope to attract qualified people from the private sector the state can't pay what the local chambers can" Although the board interviewed Lawsuit (Continued frpm 1-B) in favor of some type of recreation commission that would be said Linton "Some type of consolidation of services is needed Maybe this will give a little bit of adrenalin flow to it" Linton said he has been strong advocate of consolidation of city and county services for years as a way of reducing taxes The county recreation budget for 1985-86 is 81558200 an increase of 8161700 over a 1984-85 budget which was funded with a millage of 54 The increase in funding and reduction in Tower (Continued from 1-B) UHF component commonly called the bow tie for the WLTX signal For those with rotor antennas turn the antenna northeast in the general direction of Camden until you find the best signal and mark it on your diaL Most viewers in the Columbia area should turn their rotors east Only in certain location will the signal come more from the west Marine says Beirut CONWAY (UPI) A Marine from Conway had a special understanding of the recent hostage crisis in Beirut 1st LL Mark Singleton served with the Marines in Lebanon's capital for about six months in 1983 and he was assigned to a unit at Beirut International Airport there's one word to describe that whole place it's 'chaos' Single-ton said Singleton 25 received the Navy Commendation Medal for his service in Lebanon He got a special citatiou for his leadership on Aug 29 1983 when his forward observation team suffered an artillery attack that killed two Marines and wounded 14 But perhaps his most vivid memories involve Oct 23 1983 when a terrorist in a truck filled with explosives drove through the gate to about five finalists for the job vacated by Robert Leak in December Sapp said Holladay the one we needed We could have gotten the other candidates within the state salary range but they bring the added talents that Mac can They were just industrial recruiters and Mac can bring broader expertise that can take the board into the broader areas of economic development" The board has expanded its activities under Sapp's leadership to include small business development and recruitment of the film industry Sapp said he has not considered whether he will request a state appropriation for the higher salary level in future years Russ McKinney a spokesman for Gov Dick Riley said he was unaware of any other state agency director that received a salary supplement from a private organization governor did review it" he said of the supplement a very very key position he did not see anything improper with the millage rate was accomplished because the new Union Camp paper plant near Eastover is expected to generate an additional 8175000 in taxes for the recreation commission in the year ahead Linton said that type of new commercial development well beyond the city limits is rare and cannot be depended on in the future Attorneys for the county recreation commission filed the suit last week in the 5th Circuit court of common pleas and named the city government and its chief leaders the mayor city council and finance director as defendants No court date has yet been set Those in Richland and Lexington counties get maximum power from Channel 19 or the Grade A signal The Grade or distant signal reaches Florence Darlington Bamberg Barnwell Lancaster Great Falls Chester and Aiken Upright said WLTX welcomes viewer responses about reception now that the new tower is in operation is Marine headquarters in Beirut killing more than 200 Marines Singleton had just gone to bed in his quarters a half mile away from the explosion was about 4 he said seemed like I hadn't been asleep five minutes before the bomb actually went off It blew me out of a cot It first felt like thunder 1 guess" Singleton serving as an executive officer went to the scene for a quick survey Then he led a rescue force to the destroyed headquarters He knew that an attack was likely and by early afternoon snipers began to shoot at the Marines we're in the middle of pulling dead Marines out we're trying to keep the ones that are there alive and maintain the security of the rescue staff and getting shot he recalled BODYGUARD Ergoped 955 Reg 349 SALE $289 Ergometer 990 Reg '745 SALE $665 MYRTLE BEACH (AP) South Carolina Democrats have a formidable task in preparing for next gubernatorial election according to former Gov Robert McNair one of the party's longtime standard bearers McNair said in an interview during the 52nd Annual Region II Conference of the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators that 1 the party will to work hard and organize extremely well to hold the old because Republicans have gained strength in recent years years ago was the height of the Republican said McNair who was governor from 1965-71 But it is still too early to determine who will actually mount formal campaigns for governor he said "People are still discussing he said will be the first of the year before we have a good idea on who the candidates are going to LL Gov Mike Daniel and House Judiciary Chairman Robert Sheheen are active Democratic candidates for governor Winthrop College President Philip Lader is considering a bid as are Sen Hugh Leatherman and Circuit Judge Frank Eppes On the GOP side Congressmen Carroll Campbell of Greenville and Tommy Hartnett of Charleston are said to be seriously considering making the race The new two-term limit also might be having a significant impact on candidates' decisions McNair said are running now they're not willing to wait until the next he said Speaking at the convention McNair outlined highway safety measures that were initiated during his term as governor and urged members to continue looking for ways to cut down on the number of traffic deaths and accidents He cited drunk driving as one of the nation's major causes of accidents and urged legislation to crack down on violators people are aware going to get caught and punished they're going to be more aware of he said McNair told members that the safety belt issue is you ought to continue to focus and he expressed concern about the weakening of the helmet law since he left office Measures enacted during his administration included the Omnibus Safety Act the 1966 state Highway Safety Act a compulsory periodic motor vehicle inspection law and a motorcycle helmet law McNair also urged support for better roads to the Grand Strand and Waccamaw Neck area in the 1960s when we looked at the beach we knew more people were coining into the he said anticipated the dramatic growth but something has got to be done to make it easier for people to get to the FitnessIrainer'II it Reg 399 SALE 349 i OUANTUM XL HEART RATE MONITORS HEAVY HANDS Reg 19 SALE 14" cel EXERCISE BIKE 129 PULSEMINDERS MODEL 89 19 Rag S99 SALE 89 AMEREC 130 Pulse meter Reg 89 SALE 79 PRECOR3 ROWING MACHINES 612 n9 SALE 269 iynYTMrpfT SOUTH CAROLINA LARGEST SELECTION OF QUALITY 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