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Page 2 - The Chronicle - S.tnrda^ Octotor 3^JOT _ . . . si’ f' U i ( '5 if ‘ .» Complaints Continued from Page 1 Meiszer, explained the results of an employee survey concerning their preferences of which retirement benefits they would like to see improved in the county plan. The survey was initiated by the commissioners. He said the survey indicated that most county employees wanted a cost of living increase in retirement pay ments. Bennett explained that if that change was made, retirement payments would go up as the consumer price index went up. The employees also called for better disability coverage, and retirement after 39 years of service regardless of age. The county plan now stipu lates that an employee must work 30 yeais and be age 65 in order to retire with full benefits. Continued from Page 1 efforts to bring it off, the debate did no more to further voter understand ing of the candidates or Neal-Mizell Debate; Seeking Undecided Vote a • their positions than those of President Ford and Jimmy Carter. From the onset it was clear that their statements would be calculated, de- signed to make believers out of those who were still |i straddling an unsteady >:•! fence. For example, part of Mizell’s opening statement jiij .ivas that his priorities were, ii'.i “God, family, and coun- iiji try” that the issues were i'l helping the needy, senior :::| citizens, crime, and unem- ployment, that Neal had S forsaken the people of this % district, and that the S problems of th'e nation should and could be solved now. Neal, on the other hand, retorted saying that the problems of the nation could not be solved overnight and called for a slow and steady approach in handling the nation s problems. He said, being straight with the people” or doing what you say was the most important element of any person who holds a public office. He called it the new politics. He maintained, as he had previously, that his oppo nent had not been straight with people while in office. From an ethnic stand point, the debate was a disaster. In all fairness, the candidates were not asked any specific questions they could respond to on ethnic issues. The debate might have proved a bit spicier and perhaps more reveal ing had questions of that, type been asked. Many times both candi date's found themselves in theiunenviable position of defending prior personal attacks made by the opposing candidate. The responses to the panelists questions sounded more like short campaign spee ches, Mizell’s especially. Whether anything new was learned from the debate is at best doubtful. Richard Ervin, a demo crat running for the State House of Representatives, said, “The greatest thing l learned was that 75% of the nation’s budget was uncon trollable and that the j controlled 25% dealt with areas like national defense and direct appropriations."' He said it pointed up the difficulty in balancing the budget. It is, however, the considered opinion of ths writer that if there was a winner in this “debate” it was Stephen L. Neal. He did not have canned answers as Mizell appeared to. He was slow and deliberate^ and seemed to have put some thought in j answering the questions | put to him. He came off as I his own man and not manufactured political can didate. EducfitoTs in Forsyth County have invested in this ad on behalf of our children.! We feel these candidates will make the edu cation (of our children their top priority. They all Deserve Your Vote. for president Jimmy Carter ★ FOR U.S. CONGRESS - Steve Neal FOR GOVERNOR - Jim Hunt FOR STATE TREASURER - Harlan Boyles FOR STATE SENATE • Mike Britt FOR STATE HOUSE - Ned Smith, Ted Kaplan, Richard Erwirt FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER - Fred Hauser Dr. James Ziglar Mazie Woodruff FOR SCHOOL BOARD - Rev. Tom Womble Garlene Grogan Paid For By Authority Of Sid Luck, Treasurer, POLl.TCAL ACTION COMMITTEE FOR EDUCATION ♦Not authorized by candidate Public Safety Advisor Resigns _ . -a .. . . 4 • /\T Continued from Page 1 year track record and then look at that of my predecessor to know that I did make some major accomplishments. Jones said that one of the participants in the Fire Police Departments.” He j that there were eleM both areas of the Public! believe! that this problem was one of the underlying caused for the city’s label as the crime capital in the state. He said there was a lack of aggressive Jones said that one of the haTbeen Department that lou. ht in" the Sn innovative. He cautioned that Fire and Police de, about ms jou the leaders who are supposed that existed m p ® to implement these innovative “ referred to the “closed- plans had not been as door” antics of top adminis- imUattve oriented as they ■ - • * should be . He said the department had great potential and was on the I me right road but thought new public personnel should be brought in to “enhance the depart- trative officials within the Public Safety Department. He said, “It has caused low moral and a lessening of the effectiveness of the safety concept.” r^rar.^^a^rb":^;^ wy^^^o^dhy^ .he iMOVlNG ?! { Take the > i CHRONICLE ! with yell Mi j Name i Address ************** 1 .... State Phone..... Dr. Davey Stallings Marvin Calloway » 1 Yr. () $8.32 0 6 mos, .$4.16 checK enclosed I iclip and mill 1®- . . », i The Winston-Salem Chronicle j' lp.aBox3154 ( h Winston-Salem,N.C.27102 | 1 Phone_722-8^4 should be separated too has hurt the effecthi of the Public Safety gram,” he said. “Several people 1 that I am relying on or on my race in d( against the criticisms recieved,” he said, don’t need a crutcli insisted, continuing, ask that you {the consider the fact state has others who and are still not meffll North Carolina bat, are still legal advisoR He said that theyb received the kind of he has. He added, a an after thought, happen to be white was the state’s onl! Public Safety Advisoi Even though J' leaving the job thath^^ trying moments opportunities government were could be greater unity were city-wide scale. Of the rank work in the P'1 * Department, he sai are some good nie” areas of public sa deserve better. ® ^ have hurt crime rating other day.’ . Jones is supP^ his post on Nov^ says he niay Where is he will he be doi"^ remains a mys ■ mention . firm south ot ^ How far south .forbla*] Sth.
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