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67th District out and say so. "Not a soul that knows me won't vote for me," he added, saying the major challenge in his campaign is to "get everybody to ' know me." "I think the electorate should examine each candidate and then choose the best-qualified. That's what Dr. Hauser said," Clark said in reference to a February interview in the Chronicle with Hauser, in which Hauser, who is black, said his successor should not bechoiea bmwmm oihtoatte "I think the person should win who canctothe most for the con?* ?... " ? 9UIUC1U3 oi mc district," Clark said. 4'If the voters think Burke can do the most down in Raleigh to help them, then they should vote for him. If not, they should vote for me." "Martin Luther King said to judge a man by the character of 'his heart, not the color of his skin," Clark said. "How long will it take us to accept this?" NAACP President Walter Marshall helped Little gain support for the redrawing of the district in 1984. He said Monday that Clark has as much right to the seat as anyone. "We redrew the district to give Campaign Kennedy said Belk is wellqualified to be a U.S. senator. ! "He is intelligent, he has experience in business, he has a law degree from Wake Forest University, and he has a degree in ac counting and is a CPA," Kennedy said. "He's a young man that's really on the move." "The thing I think we need is a - person who, when fleeted, can serve long enough to gain seniority in some of the powerful Senate committees," Kennedy said. "Terry Sanford, because of his ye,"won't be able to serve very qpog, and North Ca^olinttfNiU not dfein mnrh c^ninrif u rll C qmpmmmm tfvanv/l IV J t V ? kji senators serve six-ygar terms. Sanford is 68 years M. ; "If we elect Belk, and continue to re-elect him, we can get a lot of Clout for the state," Kennedy said. Joining Kennedy on Belk's ~~ local steering committee are his sons Harvey L. Kennedy and Harold L. Kennedy III, former county Democratic Chairman Earline W. Parmon and school board candidate William -H. "Bill" Tatum. Evelyn A. Terry has also endorsed Belk's candidacy. Belk was the classmate of the younger Kennedys in undergraduate school at UNCChapel Hffl^7~ Southeast Ward Alderman Larfy W. Womble said after Monday's Bqard of Aldermen's meeting that he is on the campaign committees of Mazie S. Woodruff, and John S. HoBeman Jr., candidates for county commissioner. Northeast Ward Alderman Vivian H. Burke said she is working as campaign manager for her I J * D 1? tk. uustraiiu, iiUK?n DUIKC, UI uic 67tfc District race, and is serving in {he same capacity for school bond candidate Naomi W. Jones. East Ward Alderman Virginia K. Newell, explaining her support of Democrat W. Warren Sparrow for district attorney, said, "I'm proud to be associated with him. He's a man of integrity, he has a wonderful family, and he believes in justice and fairness ? and there's a lot of that needed in the district attorney's office. I think he will bring fresh ideas, and some innovative concepts, to the position." Mrs. Newell said she is also working with Mrs. Woodruff's campaign for county commissioner.... The Rev. Jesse Jackson and Steye Pnritt of the U.S. House Budget Committee will address the N.C. Association of Minority Public Officials 1n Raleigh on April 12. t From Page A1 ItMIHMIMIIIIilMIMIIIIHUMIIIMtMillltMMIHMMMMtMMMt blacks an opportunity to win representation/' Marshall said, "but blacks, and anyone else, shouldn't fcave a premium on the office. 14Just because there is a higher percentage of blacks in the district doesn't mean that blacks should be the sole contenders for the seat. If he feels he can represent the district better than Logan Burke, then that's his prerogative," Marshall said of Clark. MnrfhfltW Burke is a~good candidatewlio should be supported. "I think if would be kind of bad if we go back and not support a good black candidate. given all we had to go through to redraw this district," he said. He said state Attorney General Lacy Thornburg is pursuing action in the Supreme Court to .eliminate the decision to redraw the districts. Political pressuring, court work, and a lot of lobbying in the Legislature were necessary to create the districts, he said. "Blacks have been underrepresented for centuries, so we . should not give the seat away just when we have an opportunity to win it," Marshall said. "It would fotes From Pa mmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiNiiiNiHiiiiiiiiiHiii . jm Kinney: The Rev. Ben Chavis' Jackson, chairman of the National Rainbow Coalition, will give the luncheon address at the 1986 statewide conference of the organization. The conference will be field at St! Augustine's College with registration beginning at 8:30 a.m. The NCAMPO is a statewide organization of elected and appointed officials. Robert "Bob" U/aWnn o t< anvil, a IMWMVIIUUI5 VUUIIiy commissioner, serves as chairman. Pruitt, who is director of the "\p. kl* fl REGGIE PARKER HMPiMHMi - behoove us as a group to support the black candidate." Little, who actually drew up the district and did the most for its creation, agrees. "I have the utmost respect for Victor Johnson and his abilities, but in a race between Clark and Burke, I have to go with Burke," Little said. "We have an appalling lack of representation in most branches s of government," he said. "If a ( black person is qualified, we need f tive blac^ representation. Meanwhile, Clark points to his c record on employment at Sears to show that he is fair-minded. "When I came here in 1966, black employees were about 6 percent of our workers, and almost all of them were custodians,'* he said. "Right now we have 32 percent black employment in all areas of our store, including two supervisory persons." * Clark said he would favor affirmative action programs as they relate to businesses bidding on 1 work with the state. "I think the bids should go to companies who have affirmative action programs in place," he said. "We've had ge A1 i choice for the Senate. * <f U.S. House Budget Committee Staff, will give the keynote address at 9:30 a.m. The address will focus on federal budget cuts and the black community. The House Budget Committee is chaired by a Black Caucus member, Rep. William Gray of Pennsylvania. In addition to addresses by Jackson and Pruitt, there will be workshops on various topics for Dublic officials, with th^ nv^rall theme, "Federal budget cuts and the black community." RIGHT NOW, THE CAR YOU'RE k READY FOR IS READY FOR YOU. B COME IN, ASK FOR ME, AND LET'S PUT IT | TOGETHER. i ?? I'< SiflUl Burke < uch a program at Scars since the } >Os, and I've handled it. It works i 'or us and I don't see why it- s He also said he does not favor 1 >f at-large aldermanic elections. "We will never develop 1 tialiiiiii :4^Mfay "\ gm M W ^prw . a tremendous mi mT Thousands of pflk CaaMcr wffl take i ^ pita* on al wte a Mo (> ? ^ 3 Open 1 * MasterCard, Vba c (^)rjy/\ DOWNTOWN THRU WAV* REYNOLD A VISIT US OR TELEPHONE: DIAL 72 downtown: 10:00-5:30 thruway daily: 9:00-9:00 Saturday: 9:00-6:00 reynolda manor daily: 10:0C Saturday: 10:00-6:00 , weather-or-no coats for sprit and summer reg. 110.00 54 .90 at home or away. be prepared for that unexpected shower with this rainy-day treasure and it's speciall priced at that! it s fully lined. Water-repellent nylon that looks and feels like glazed silk that's backed with rub8er to keep you dr^ roomy enough to go over a suit o slim when belted in with its own self-tie sash. stitched collar. cuff bands and flange shoulders give a! individual flavor blue or red in sizes 8-18 davis fashions V The Chronicle, Th fyfli * I Clark Marsha Winston-Salem into a sound city f we have a divisive attitude," he .aid. "I would,not have run if 1 ^ A _ 9 ^ A ^ ^ people. "I'm running fccaute I' know I'm fair, I'ma hard worlcer, and ? __ /,/fas, <? i^S ; ~ - ; .^vv<-v " ; >: * action of woman'* drmkhkl chwmI ^ Many shoes elresdy flTBNV fedw M. Mil ? -? JJM* -jf -* ? ..f:...?. * . on aoamovm w/? en vw aoNnp^ hoes it the check out countei* rthslde Shopping Center 533 North Patterson Avenue 10 a.m. Monday-Saturd* 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday w Choice. Open awnings and opan Sund 1 MANOR K * 2 3411 1*> CJ\ kS ' 9:00 it ' 1 a \w it ,A KS T ' if'jMfP fJ J ll 1 % ? v ? ^ i -+ A -A A ^ ^ r i j ursday, April 10, 1986-Page A3 ? I ? HCEi** f?e> I! Little I have the ability to get along with others and compromise. 1 want tne voters to look me over, and go on that basis. If they do that, I have n? reservation about losing." ^ ^ ** mrnrnff:. a ? _ r % I**. ^b? WBSSf^ *** 913*8& /eftL?**? #??e / / 7^?* ? / ?^JW0?V -i^Ss/ " ~^^aa/ 1..? _ / .-iKt| - -. 'i- ' i ; * J ly ' ? ' ' "*?.>. <: * y 12:30 to 6 p.m. y ? ? .? * ^ y t m .A .A .A .4 A .4 V .i -
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