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Boynton will replace Saye as University police chiel
Bv SYLVIA COLWELL
H*4 a*4 Black Suit Writer
Asa Boynton, associate director
of the University Public Safety
division, will replace David Saye as
chief of the University police while
continuing his duties as associate
director.
Saye will leave the University
Friday to serve as administrator of
the new Public Safety Academy in
Forsyth. Ga
As the new police chief. Boynton
will supervise the entire police
department "We're charged with
the responsiblity of protecting life
and property, and enforcing state
and federal laws as they might
apply," he said, "while keeping
within a limited budget ”
Boynton said he foresees making
no immediate changes in the
department, but he would like to
become more personally involved
in police operations One of his top
priorities will be advanced training
for the police. “I will continue to
maintain my contacts with the
Northeast Georgia Police Academy
and support what is going on
there," he said.
Boynton also plans to work for
efficiency in the police department
He will pay close attention to
problems in management and to the
development of new policies, he
said
As associate director of Public
Safety, Boynton was in charge of
the administrative operations of the
Environmental Safety Division,
including the Traffic Safety
Department, the University Police
and the Police Academy He will
continue those duties to a limited
extent while serving as police chief.
Boynton was first employed by
the University police as an officer
in 1969 After becoming a
lieutenant, he spent a year in St
Petersburg, Fla , as chief of
community relations for the
Florida Public Safety Division.
In 1973, Boynton returned to the
University as assistant director of
Public Safety, He was named
associate director in 1979 During
1979 and 1980, he also served as
acting manager of the En
vironmental Safety Department
He is currently completing
requirements for a doctorate
degree in public administration at
the University
Graduate
Resident
wins award
Nancy Thompson, a
graduate resident
assistant at Brumby Hall,
has received a national
award for her efforts to
improve programs in
residence halls at the
University
Thompson was this
year's recipient of the
< iutstanding Student Staff
Member Award
presented by Commission
III of the American
College Personnel
Association at its yearly
meeting April 14.
The award is given to
paraprofessional staff
members whose con
tributions to student
affairs programs in
residence halls go beyond
the effort expected.
Thompson's nomination
for the award was made
without her knowledge by
supervisory staff in the
Department of Housing.
Thompson said she was
highly honored, surprised
and amazed by her
nomination, which came
from her participation in
the creation of a program
called "Living with
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Staff photo-Carol Kennedy
Nancy Thompson, a graduate HA at Brumby
Roommates."
Thompson plans to
complete her graduate
work in June and is now
involved in another
residence hall program
The new program, called
"Specialty Residence
Neighborhoods," is
designed to create
neighborhoods in dorms
where residents would
share a common cultural
interest, a second
language or perhaps an
academic major
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Clarke County purchases
new cars for police use
By ELIZABETH WONG
Kfd »TW1 Hlach Slid Writer
The Clarke County Commission has ap
proved the purchase of five new Dodge
Diplomats for the county police department
from Ivy-Coile Motors, as well as approving
the purchase of a 1980 Impala from Brack
Rowe Chevrolet for the District Attorney's
office.
The total cost of the purchases will exceed
$40,000, with the money for the purchases
coming out of the county 's general fund
The new police squad cars should be
delivered in about two months, according to
Bill Foster in the county commissioners' of
fice. The county is spending $7,450 for each
car for the police department, asking the
total expenditure for the cars $37,250
The squad cars are replacements for five
older patrol cars in the Clarke County Police
Department's fleet, said Lt David Camp of
the CCPD. The new Diplomats join a fleet of
about 25 cars that include Ford LTDs, LTD
IIs and Chevrolet Impalas
Camp said when the new cars arrive, five
older cars will be taken off-patrol duty, re
painted and then transferred to the detective
division of the department
"The reason for this transfer," Camp said,
"is because of the maintenance required on
older cars and they don't get as much wear
and tear in the detective division "
The commission also approved the pur
chase of the Impala for the district at
torney s office at a cost of $6,352.
Foster said the new car is simply replacing
the district attorney's old car and does not
represent a new policy for allocating cars to
county personnel —
All of the cars were bought based on the
bids submitted by various dealerships, with
the dealer entering the lowest bid receiving
the sale.
The market "is very competitive and does
not make much profit (for the dealership), if
any," said Jim Biggers of Brack Rowe
Chevrolet
Asa Bovnton. associate director of Public Safety
Cash discount bill passes House
By MARY BETH FRANKLIN
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WASHINGTON — Consumers who pay with cash
instead of credit cards could be in for sizable
discounts if the Senate goes along with a newly ap
proved House bill.
The House Monday approved 296-43 a bill that
encourages retail merchants to offer discounts to
cash customers The bill would lift current restric
tions that require retailers to comply with cum
bersome disclosure regulations if they offer discounts
of more than 5 percent of the purchase price.
Monday marked the second time this year the
House has approved the bill
It passed a similar version by a much wider margin
in February — 372-4 — but the bill hit a snag when the
Senate attached an unrelated amendment concerning
the age of the surgeon general House and Senate
conference committee members last week agreed to
re-introduce the bill in both chambers without the
amendment
Rep Frank Annunzio. D-Ill., chairman of the
subcommittee that sponsored the bill. Monday urged
his colleagues to support the legislation as "an in
stant replay for purely technical reasons "
Opponents say they have no problem with the bill's
rash discount provision, but object to the section that
extends for three years a ban prohibiting merchants
from imposing a surcharge on credit card purchases
The charge is to offset the added costs of accepting
credit cards A similar ban expired F r b. 27.
Annunzio said the bill "would save consumers
millions of dollars a year in cash discounts while
protecting them from being charged extra for using
credit cards. ”
But opponents complained that reimposing the
surcharge ban is a form of price control since it
prohibits merchants from charging customers to
offset the 3 to 5 percent fee credit card companies
charge retailers for their services
Opponents also claim the ban indirectly forces cash
customers — who pay the same amount as credit
card customers — to subsidize the extra cost
generated by credit customers
In a letter to House members, Democratic Reps
Barney Frank of Massachusetts and Benjamin
Rosenthal of New York urged members to oppose the
bill “By passing along credit card costs in the basic
price of goods and services, the ban on surcharges
contributes to inflation." the letter said
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out new hope for hypertension sufferers soon will be hitting
pharmacists' shelves after years of successful testing, a
doctor said Tuesday
The Federal Food and Drug Administration cleared the
drug, captopril. for use in April and it is expected to be
available at moderate prices
Dr. Jay Sullivan, chief of the division of cardio-vascular
diseases at the Memphis medical school, called the drug
"revolutionary,” and noted it had been extensively-
researched in Europe and the United States
He said it had been tested on about 5,000 people since
studies began in 1976 and virtually every patient has
responded well. He said it is just a matter of time before
captopril becomes the major drug in the war against
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"I think it will serve a large percentage of the market
unless the side effects are more frequent than we think." he
said. "The experience of 5.000 people is very extensive
We've got at least a four-year experience, and that's sub
stantial."
The properties of the drug that cause the decline in blood
pressure were first found in the venom of the jararaca. a
poisonous South American snake Squibb scientists isolated
the compound and synthesized it. The venom is not needed to
produce the drug, which Sullivan said should turn out to be
moderately priced
Optometrist Irv Filderman, who suffered four heart at
tacks in six months, the latest in March, is one of those who is
being treated with captopril He said prior to receiving the
medication he ws popping a handful of pills each day for high
blood pressure and the medicine left him short of breath,
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