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The young Democratic Clubs of North Carolina held Congressman Jim Wright of Texas (left), which followed
their annual Fall rally Saturday In Chapel Hill. The rally an evening of pig pickin' (right),
was highlighted by a speech by Democratic
Texas representative Wright
featured speaker at YDC rally
by Art Eisenstadt
Staff Writer
U.S. Rep. Jim Wright, D-Texas, told
a statewide convention of Young
Democrats Club members Saturday
night that the Democratic Congress is
starting to solve the nation's problems
despite opposition from the Republican
Ford Administration.
"I know we haven't done everything
in this Democratic Congress that we set
out to do," Wright said. "But we've done
some good things."
Wright, chairperson of the House
Democratic Task Force on Economics
and Energy, attributed the gradual
improvements in the nation's economic
condition over the past few months to
the success of those Democratic
programs which were able to slip
through Ford's numerous vetoes.
"Many of us in Congress are angry
and impatient because the
by Richard Whittle
Staff Writer
Five more candidates entered the race for
the five open Board of Aldermen seats
Friday, beating the noon filing deadline and
swelling the list of candidates to a total of 1 5.
Another candidate Leigh T. Beadle filed
Thursday.
The five who entered the race Friday are
Mac Campbell, Robert Epting, Doug
Holmes, C. William Rettie and Tom
Ricketts.
Leigh T. Beadle
Beadle, president of Specialty Products
International, a Carrboro firm which sells
beer and wine-making supplies and
equipment for home use, announced his
intentions Thursday before the flurry of
activity at the Orange County Board of
Elections on Friday.
. His major priorities will be maintaining
fiscal responsibiltiy and preserving the
town's character, he said. He added that he is
concerned with the proliferation of local
bureaucracy and deficit spending.
Favoring the local bus system as long as it
eventually pays for itself, Beadle said current
bus routes should be reexamined.
Mac Campbell
Among the five who filed Friday was Mac
Campbell, who operates a private school, the
Institute of Property, from his home.
Campbell and two staffers teach courses
through the community colleges to prepare
person's interested in taking the state real
estate broker's examination.
A 1964 graduate of the University of
Oklahoma, Campbell said he will stress
fiscal responsibility in his campaign.
However, he said he would be interested in
new programs if they benefit all town
residents and said he favors the construction
of more bikeways and sidewalks.
Campbell said he wants to see the bus
system pay for itself and added that he feels
present town programs and services need to
be evaluated for efficiency.
Robert Epting
Chapel Hill attorney and vice-president of
the Orange County Bar Association, Epting
was another to file Friday.
"1 believe there are many good things
about the progressive leadership our town
government has had in recent years," Epting
said. "I am concerned now, however, about
the voices heard counseling negativism
toward the progress we have made."
Epting said he believes citizens should
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administration seems intent on holding
back the tides of economic recovery
which our initiatives have attempted to
set in motion," Wright said.
"But while the President has vetoed
some of our most innovative efforts at
economic revival, we have put others
into effect, and the nation's economy is
in much better shape that is was a year
ago. Not nearly enough, but much
better than when this Congress began."
Wright listed improvements in
inflation and unemployment rates and
an increase in the Gross National
Product as areas where Democratic
actions have helped improve the
economy.
His remarks came before 750 cheering
-Democrats who filled the Chapel Hill
American Legion Hall. Only 450 had
been expected. Club members from all
North Carolina Congressional districts
were in town Saturday for platform
adoption session and pig-picking
dinner.
Friday deadline closed with a total
demand efficiency and economy in town,
government but that he wants to build on the
progress achieved already. "I have no ax to
grind with the present leadership; indeed, I
support their progressive initiatives."
A former faculty member of the UNC
Institute of Government, Epting came to
Chapel Hill in 1963 and earned both his
undergraduate and law degrees here. He has
practiced law in Chapel Hill since November
1 972 and has been active in the Conservation
Council of North Carolina, the Sierra Club
and the American Civil Liberties Union.
Doug Holmes
Holmes, a 1971 graduate of the UNC law
school, who filed Friday, previously ran for
mayor of Chapel Hill in 1971 and 1973,
losing both times to Howard N. Lee.
"We are losing three very good people
from the present board," Holmes said. "The
town is losing its leadership for the past six
years, and we're going to need somebody
with the vision of Howard Lee, the
imagination of Mary Alice Welsh and the
energy of Sid Rancer."
Lee, mayor for the past six years, is not
running for reelection and will probably run
Two challenge Besse
in CGC recall Oct 15
by Nancy Mattox
Staff Writer
Todd Albert of Aycock dorm and Bill
Long of Stacy have announced their
intentions to challenge Campus Governing
Council Rep. Dan Besse in the Oct. 15 recall
election for the CGC District VIII seat.
The district's representative and also CGC
Speaker Besse was recalled last week by
residents of his district on charges of
misrepresentation. Besse has said he will run
for reelection.
In an article printed in Friday's edition of
the Daily Tar Heel, today was mistakenly
named as the date of the recall election. The
actual date of the election will be Oct. 15.
Albert and Long said Sunday petitions
were being circulated to place their names on
the ballot.
The issue behind the recall election, they
said, is representation, not the funding of the
Carolina Gay Association (CGA)
particularly.
Albert and Long said Besse had neglected
to consult his constituents on a number of
matters presented before the CGC. Long
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Wright recalled that Herbert Hoover
had promised "two cars in every garage,
two chickens in every pot. Well, when he
was there we were lucky if we had a pot
to put a chicken in," He said today's
economy under Ford resembles that of
Hoover's day.
Dozen's of Democratic political
candidates attended the rally.
Lt. Gov. Jim Hunt, a probable
gubernatorial candidate in 1976, was
awarded the Harry S. Truman Award as
the "outstanding young Democrat in the
nation."
Ed O'Herron, a Charlotte
businessman and potential opponent
for Hunt, also attended.
At least five probable and announced
candidates for lieutenant governor
attended the rally Chapel Hill Mayor
Howard N. Lee; N.C. House Speaker
Jimmy Green, D-Bladen; Rep. Herbert
Hyde, D-Buncombe; Rep. John Jordan,
D-Alamance, and Wake County
Commissioner Waverly Akins.
for the North Carolina lieutenant
governorship in 1976. Aldermen Rancer and
Welsh, whose terms expire this year, have
declined running again.
A Fayetteville native currently working
here on his PH.D. in business administration
while teaching part-time at N.C. State
Holmes, 32, has lived in Chapel Hill for the
last eight years.
"I don't think there's anybody who loves
Chapel Hill any more than 1 do," he said.
"I'm a born and bred Tar Heel and I'm
willing to offer my services wherever
needed."
Holmes received his undergraduate degree
in 1967 from Old Dominion College in
Norfolk, Va., and has passed the North
Carolina certified public accountant
examination.
C. William Rettie
Rettie, who operates the Center for
Family Planning, a private health services
agency, from his home said the use of federal
revenue sharing funds would be one of his
major concerns if elected to the board.
" Y ou can't balance budgets at the expense
of human needs," Rettie said, adding that he
said Besse's actions were lacking in
"determining the attitude of his area,'
allowing personal conviction to interfere
with his decision."
Albert said he agreed with the charges
against Besse that appeared in last week's
weekly newspaper Carolina. The charges
included a lack of communication with
Cobb, a dormitory in Besse's district, and a
lack of desire on Besse's part to work with
the officers of Lower Quad dorms also
within Besse's district.
Long said, if elected, he would work
closely with Morehead Confederation
residents and officers for the improvement of
security systems and to increase
enhancement funds.
Albert said he does not have much
experience in Student Government but said
he would like to see the student body
treasurer issue resolved. He said he believes
the students do not know who controls the
CGC. He said he would be interested in a
study of the financing of University
organizations and dormitory enhancement
funds.
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by Art Eisendtadt
Staff Writer
The Student Supreme Court issued a
statement Sunday declaring the office of
student body treasurer vacant on Student
Body President Bill Bates' order.
With its statement, the court dismissed a
suit filed Thursday by former Executive
Assistant Billy Richardson against former
Student Body Treasurer Mike O'Neal. The
suit contended that Bates did have the power
to fire O'Neal, and therefore, O'Neal should
be forced from office.
But the court made no decision on
whether Bates' dismissal of O'Neal was legal.
O'Neal must file suit against Bates if the
question over whether Bates has the power
to fire O'Neal is to be resolved, the court
said.
Since Sept. 30, the following has occurred:
Bates fired O'Neal as treasurer. He
designated assistant treasurer Graham
Bullard and Student Activities Fund Office
Director Frances W. Sparrow as acting
treasurers, with all requisitions requiring the
treasurer's signature to be signed by Bates.
O'Neal refused to leave office,
contending that Bates' dismissal order was
illegal.
Richardson filed his suit against
O'Neal.
Supreme Court Chief Justice Darrell
Hancock issued a restraining order
Thursday night preventing O'Neal from',
acting as treasurer until the case was
resolved.
In an order signed Sunday by Associate
Justice Don Hughston, the court dismissed
Richardson's suit, saying any presidential
order is valid unless challenged. The court
considered the office of treasurer vacant and
said it is up to O'Neal to file suit if he believes
the president's dismissal order was not valid.
O'Neal saidthe . court decision was
irrelevant because while Bates had verbally
ordered O'Neal out of office, he had not
taken action to enforce the decision.
Bates said his order was equivalent to
enforcement and said he would have the
Student Government locks changed, if
necessary, to keep O'Neal out of his office.
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thinks the board should "become much more
supportive of a wide variety of programs in
the community" and be more aggressive in
seeking federal funds.
Rptti said his Qualifications include
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both sociology and public
administration and that he has done private
nciiitino work with state and local
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governments for 12 years.
Holding a bachelor's degree in sociology
from Montana State University in Bozeman,
Mont., Rettie said he has done graduate
work in public administration at the
University of Pittsburgh.
Rettie has lived in Chapel Hill since 1971.
He said that as a member of the Board of
Aldermen he would try to represent the
sizeable population group that does not
fnr the University.
Tom Ricketts, the fifth candidate to file
Friday, was unavailable for comment.
The six new candidates join William
Bayliss, an attorney who has previously
served two terms on the Kalamazoo, Mich.,
city council; Charles G. Beermer, who
practices law here and is chairperson of
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The court's statement formally dismissed
Richardson's case against O'Neal and said,
"This Court must always presume that the
actions of the President of the Student Body
or the legislature are valid until challenged
and annulled....
"In this case, an order by (Bates) removing
Defendant O'Neal from performing the
duties of the Treasurer of the Student
Government must be considered valid and
binding. As of this Order of Dismissal, the
office of Treasurer.. .is vacant.
"If it happens that the ex-Treasurer
contests the order given by (Bates), he may
petition this Court for an interpretation of
the Student Constitution. On him lies the
burden of proof that the President.. .acted
without authority."
Explaining the decision, Hancock said,
"The court can't take a position everytime
the president does something. It has to be
challenged."
Asked whether the court considered
O'Neal to be fired as treasurer, Hancock
said, "You're going to have to check with Bill
(Bates) on that. If he's said O'Neal's fired, we
have to assume that he is."
Bates said he considered O'Neal fired.
O'Neal and his counsel, Jay Strong, said
Sunday they did not interpret the court's
statement to mean O'Neal had to leave
office.
"The president hasn't issued an executive
order," Strong said. "The most important
thing is that there must be a better way to
determine these issues other than going to
Chapel Hill crime
jumps 12 per cent
by Merton Vance
Staff Writer
First of a two-part series
The overall crime rate in Chapel Hill has
increased by approximately 12 percent
during the first nine months of this year, with
breaking and entering and larcenies being
the most prevalent crimes, according to
Chapel Hill police Lt. Lucas Lloyd.
Lloyd said there were 40 incidents of
breaking and entering in August and a total
of 274 between January and August. During
the same period last year, 211 cases of
breaking and entering were reported, he
said.
Between January and August, police
reported 676 cases of larceny from buildings
involving more than $247,000 in stolen
items. Llovd said. Television sets, radios and
cameras were the most frequently stolen
items.
Lloyd added that larceny is a frequent
problem on the UNC campus because
students often leave doors unlocked.
Ted Marvin, director of UNC Security
Services, said breaking and entering are also
prevalent on campus.
But bicycle thetts have dropped oy more
than half since last year, Lloyd said
Fmm lanuarv to Aueust this vear. 130
bicycle thefts were reported, compared to
291 during the same period last year.
Lloyd credited the decrease in bicycle
thefts to the police bicycle registration
program which has helped break several
bicycle theft rings in the area.
Students generally have good relations
with the town police, Lloyd said, adding that
students are usually the victims rather than
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O'Neal said. "I think what the court is
trying to say is that it wants us to work it out
ourselves." He said Bates' statement firing
him was a verbal order only and that Bates
had not physically enforced the order.
Bates' counsel, Ralph Yount, said,
"Mike's position is just untenable. We don't
have Student Government marshals here to
come in and drag him out of the office."
Bates said he was considering asking the
Carolina Union to change the Suite C locks
this morning. Bates had asked O'Neal to turn
over his keys the day after firing him, but
O'Neal refused to hand them over.
O'Neal said changing the Student
Government locks could not force him to
abandon his duties, saying, "There's nothing
that says I have to work in this office in Suite
C."
After originally saying he saw no reason to
file his own suit, O'Neal later said a suit is
possible. He also said the Supreme Court
statement allowed for interpretation of two
separate decisions. "On the one hand, there's
the action (by Bates) of dismissal," O'Neal
said. "On the other is the (Campus
Governing Council's) action of confirming
me as treasurer," in April.
The Student Government constitution
says the president shall appoint the treasurer
with the two-thirds consent of CGC but has
no clause for explaining dismissals except by
CGC impeachment.
Bates said he believes his power to appoint
also implies the power to fire.
the perpetrators of crimes.
The number of motor vehicle thefts has
increased significantly, while the number of
violent offenses, especially armed robbery,
has risen slightly, Lloyd said.
Crimes against property is the most
frequent type of crime in Chapel Hill, while
violent crimes occur least often. Lloyd said.
He indicated that numerous problems
arise downtown in an area containing
approximately 25 bars.
Although the overall rise in the Chapel
'Hill crime rate was approximately 1 2 per
cent, the increase roughly equalled the
overall rise in crime in other major cities in
the state Lloyd said. But the percentages of
violent crimes is lower in Chapel Hill than
other cities, he added.
Lloyd cautioned that some of the statistics
can be misleading and can make things look
worse than they actually are.
"Take armed robberies, for instance. One
month none are reported, the next month
maybe three are reported. That shows up as
an increase of 300 per cent."
Police Chief Sidney Hilliard said he thinks
educating the public in crime prevention is
among the best ways to reduce the crime
rate.
A growing problem for police is that many
people seem to be reluctant to report crimes
to police, especially crimes such as sex
offenses and threats of physical assault.
Both Marvin and Hilliard' indicated that
many minor crimes probably go unreported
also. Hilliard estimated that only 40 to 70 per
cent of crimes committed are reported to
police.
Tonmwrow: A look at crime on campus
and w hy many crimes are not reported to
police.
Edmisten says
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North Carolina Att. Gen. Rufus Edmisten
told Student Body President Bill Bates
Friday an opinion regarding the legality of a
Student Government legal aid attorney has
been written and that Edmisten may make a
final decision this week.
Bates said he thinks the opinion, written
by Senior Deputy Att. Gen. Andrew A.
Vanore, will allow Student Government to
hire an attorney, despite three previous
opinions issued from the attorney general's
office prohibiting any agency of the state
(such as Student Government), from hiring
outside counsel. The attorney general
himself represents state agencies in lel
matters.
Last month the Campus Governing
Council passed a bill restricting the proposed
student attorney from suing the University
or any other state agency.
This restriction on the attorney's power,
Vanore has said, was necessary before the
attorney generaFs office would consider
overruling the three prohibitive opinions on
Student Government's behalf.