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Cl Com million Chairman Carla E. DuPuy and C® wioner Fountain Odom put up one of the large i that are part of Operation Visibility, the graphic campaign to promote awareness of the need for recycling. The campaign includes bumper stickers, lapel pins and posters in addition to the decals. need For Recycling aria DuPuy Urges Use Of Bumper To Increase Awareness ‘‘Maybe when folks are stuck in traffic behind a car with one of these Recycle NOW bumper stickers, they’ll begin thinking about the need ' lor recycling." County Commission Chairman Carla E, DuPuy made that com ment during the official ceremony to launch- Operation Visibility. The operation will use bumper stickers, two sizes of poster decals, posters and lapel pins to help increase awareness of the need for recy ... vCML The official kickoff was held last week at the York Road Landfill where one of the recycling centers is located. When the York Road Land fill is closed, the land it occupies is scheduled to be recycled into a re creational area with ballfields and other sports facilities. Other par ticipants in the kickoff were Char lotte Mayor Harvey Gantt, Dave Marcus of Container Corporation of Carolina, and Elizabeth Riggs of the Girl Scouts, along with Scouts and their adult leaders. Chairman DuPuy made her com ment about^the bumper stickers when she was contrasting traffic problems with the garbage disposal problem. She said everyone is aware of the traffic problems because they are out in them fevery day. “They don’t realize we have a problem with our waste because there is still a place to. put it, but we are run ning out of landfill space,” she said. County officials have warned that at current rates, all of the existing landfills will be closed by the end of June, 1987 and there is no new landfill yet approved for use. The first county incinerator will not begin operation until 1987 or later. Until then recycling is the only way to divertejgnificant amounts of solid waste from the landfills and pro long their life. Mayor Gantt participated in the ceremony by putting a bumper sticker on a city garbage truck. He expressed the desire to see the city become more involved in efforts to promote recycling. Marcus, general manager for Container Corporation of Carolina, said his company has agreed to put decals and tamper stickers on its trucks and equipment. Container Corporation, a private hauler of waste, has agreed to put decals on its dumpsters where its custom ers do not object. As a part of the ceremony Marcus placed a bumper sticker on one of the company’s dumpster-handling trucks Ms. Riggs, communications director for the Hornets Nest Girl Scout Council, said the Girl Scouts want to participate in Operation Visibility because they have a long standing commitment to protection of the environment and conserva tion of natural resources. The Girl Scouts staffed five recycling cen ters Saturday, June 22, to place bumper stickers on all vehicles for which the drivers will give per mission. Girl Scouts placed bum per stickers on the county's re cycling truck as their part in the launch of Operation Visibility. County Recycling Coordinator Anne Mackenzie said anyone wishing to obtain posters, pins, decals or bumper stickers or more information on recycling, should call 537-7442. ... . - - -v— ilSUL Conference To Focus mpSIP Major Attention On Black Youth Black youth will be the focus of attention on Sunday, July 21, at a special program deveoted to the ■ major issues and problems that confront them today, as part of the National Urban League's Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. The principal speaker will be Dr. Aaa Hilliard of Georgia State Uni versity who is deeply emersed in the study of Uie Mack family from its roots in Africa to its development in America, add is ah articulate ad vocate of die use of history and culture in the preservation, survival [ to Dr. Hilliard’s pre- , be a high school student, a student from a predo 4i minantly black college and another i SK ’ •* The 1985 Annual Conference of the National Urban League (NUL) con)es as. it is celebrating its 75th year. The NUL was founded in new ‘ York City in 1910 to help the growing tide of Mack migrants from the rural IBsudi adjust to the different cir cumstances of urban living. It has grown' into one of the largest and most effective commiaiity service agencies in the country with 113 affiliates across the cmmtry , rt • ■ I i tarrmm ■ . . The theme of the 1985 Conference, which opens on Sunday, July 21, and closes Wednesday, July 24, is "Honoring Yesterday - Challenging Tomorrow.” It reflects the overall content of the Conference which while paying tribue to the past, will also direct attention to the major issues of today and tomorrow. The Conference site is the Sheraton Washington Hotel. The formal opening of the Con ference will come on Sunday night with the keynote address by John E. Jacob, President of the NUL. The first of a number of major plenary sessions will take place an Monday morning, July 22, when a prominent Republican will address the Con ference on the topic, “Minorities and the Republican Party.” Two plenary sessions, in the morn ing and in the afternoon, will be held on Monday and Tuesday, with a single morning plenary session on Wednesday, In addition, over 20 forums will be held during the four day Conference on such vital sub jects as: “The Role of the Black Church in the Community,” “Com munity Mobilization to Enhance Black Families,” “The Challenge to Affirmative Action,” "Coping with Teenage Pregnancy,” “The Resur genes of Racism in America,” and “Reflections on Black Leadership.” A number of special programs have also been arranged including an International Night Session on Tuesday, July 23, that will provide a forum for the Rev. Dr. Allan Boesak, President of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches, Cape Town, South Africa, and Randall Robinson, Executive Director of Trans Africa, the group which has been at the forefront of the demonstrations in this country against apartheid in South Africa. Among the other speakers who will appear at the Conference are Mary Futrell, President of the Na tional Education Association; Con gressman Mickey Leland of Texas , Congressman William H. Gray III, chairman of the House Budget Com mittee; Secretary of Health and Human Services Margaret M. Heckler ; Lane Kirkland, President, AFL-CIQ, and Secretary of Labor, William E Brock Registration to the Conference is open to the public. Further infor mation may be secured by con tacting: The Conference Depart ment, National Urban League, Inc., 500 East 62nd Street, New York, N Y. 10021; phone 212-3104082. la a postliamoaa tribute to Dallte Reeder, a farmer University Library a ad a faltbfal member af tba Professional Secretaries lateraatleaal-MetraHaa chapter, family, friends aad aaseciates frHwtil a ... ■ pfctert a Ml a eeetribaUoa to the aatveralty’a library Pfctorag from left to right: Orrto K. Reader. Raharta Underhill, Priacllla Ledhattor. Shir lay Wilklna. Gloria Reevea-Anderaan and Sarah Withrow (Photo by Ricky 8ampnofi of Divine Reflectiene) PRICES EFFECTIVE THRU SAT., JUNE 29. AT AAP IN CHARLOTTE N C ITEMS OFFERED FOR SALE NOf AVAILABLE TO 01 HER RETAIL uEALERS OR WHOLESALERS. 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