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Helms, Ingram make
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John Ingram Sen. Jesse A. Helms
Helms cites HEW discrimination
Sen. Jesse A. Helms, R-N.C, has
amassed some $4.65 million for his re
flection effort, according to a campaign
finance report released July 12.
In announcing the figures at a press
conference in Raleigh, Thomas F. Ellis,
Helms' campaign manager, refused to
defend either his organization'9 national
solicitation of contributions or the success
of that effort. "We don't want to get
around (this issue)," said Ellis. "All we
want is for people to understand it. That's
the purpose of this news conference. We
are proud of the fact that so many North
Carolinians and people across the country
are interested in Jesse's campaign."
Ellis said that contributions had been
received from over "140,000 dedicated
North Carolinians and Americans."
"1 am proud (that) Jesse has more
supporters and has received more
individual contributions than any public
figure in the history of North Carolina,"
Ellis said.
Ellis also denied that the Helms
campaign's success in raising money
reflected a preponderance of support for
Helms from "fatcats," rather than from
the state's grassroots.
"A lot of people participate in politics by
ringing doorbells or putting up signs.
Others participate by making
contributions," Ellis said.
Helms' fund-raising drive has been
conducted largely through a national
direct-mail campaign by political
consultant Richard Viguerie, whose
headquarters are in Virginia. Ellis said
Viguerie 's efforts had produced $1.28
million for the Helms organization.
Lllis said 40,000 of the 140,000
contributors to Helms' campaign lived in
North Carolina. He added that the
IV' rage contribution was around $19.40.
" he largest of these, according to the
report released by Ellis, was a $5,000
contribution from the Political Action
Committee of the American Medical
Association. Other large contributors
included the National Rifle Association
and the family of the late Texas oil
billionaire H.L. Hunt ($4,000 each), the
Realtors' Political Action Committee of
Chicago ($3,800), and Joseph Coors, the
conservative Colorado brewery executive
($1,000). Some of the prominent North
Carolina contributors to the Helms
campaign included J.E. Broyhill of Lenoir,
Frank B. Hanes of Winston-Salem,
William C. Cannon of Concord, and
Thomas Belk of Charlotte.
Helms' opponent in the senatorial
election, Insurance Commissioner John R.
Ingram, has said he will make an issue of
Helms' funding and spending.
But noting Ingram'9 claim to be "the
people's candidate," Ellis said, "If a person
is truly the people's candidate, then he is
going to raise enormous amounts of
money from many individuals in small
amounts." Ellis claimed that this was just
what Helms had done.
Ingram has spent about $75,000 in his
campaign, most of it in the Democratic
primary and runoff. Ingram's finance
report showed that his campaign had
about $3,000 in cash but owed about
$23,000, including $20,000 lent to the
campaign by Ingram himself.
Helms' finance report reveals that he
has spent all but $89,000 of the $4.65
million by June 30, with $28,000 in unpaid
debts.
The Young Democrats of Orange
County will sponsor a "Beat Jesse Party"
on Sunday, July 23, at the Mad Hatter
restaurant in Chapel Hill. The event will
begin at 3:00 pm and continue until
midnight.
Planners said the purpose of the event is
to unite Democrats behind John Ingram,
Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate.
Ingram has confirmed his presence in the
early evening. Among the other party
notables expected to be in attendance are
Rufus Edmisten, N.C. Attorney General;
Jane Patterson, representing Betty
McCain, N.C. Democratic Party Chair;
and David McKnight, former candidate
for the Democratic nomination for the
U.S. Senate.
Music will be provided at various times
during the day by area performers,
including Night Shift. Donations of $3.00
will be collected and all profits from the
event will be donated to Ingram's
campaign. Food and drink will be available
for purchase from the Mad Hatter. For
more information, contact any member of
the Young Democrats of Orange County
or Sharon Pigott after 5:00 pm at 967-1383.
WASHINGTON - Citing a new study
which he said revealed "widespread racial
discrimination" in the U.S. Department of
Health, Education and Welfare, Sen. Jes9e
A. Helms last week called upon HEW
Secretary Joseph A. Calif ano Jr. to change
HEW policy regarding the University of
North Carolina.
Helms said a study at the University of
California at Santa Barbara found that on
the average, male HEW employees earn
$2986 annually more than women, and
whites earn on the average $1945 more
than blacks.
In a letter to Califano, Helms said he
was not accusing HEW of discriminatory
practices, but questioned the use of
studies by HEW to determine whether
universities receiving federal funds were
still practicing discrimination. Helms said
the UCal-Santa Barbara study was the
same type conducted by HEW.
"Is it not possible that the wage
differences revealed at HEW may be
explained not by past discrimination, but
by considering differences in individual
ability?" Helms asked Califano in the
letter.
"And if such is the case with HEW, is it
unreasonable to suggest that this may
also be the case when such methods reveal
differences at the University of North
Carolina?" Helms said.
Helms said in the letter that HEW
should re-examine and revise affirmative
action programs in the 16-campus UNC
system.
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ITEMS OF INTEREST
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chapter of the
American Red Cross is offering a course in
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation - Basic Life
Support. This is a 12-hour course and will
begin August 12. It will be held at the Orange
County Recreation Department from 7-10
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Save those books! The APO Book Co-op will
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semester.
The North Carolina Botanical Garden and
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write the N.C. Botanical Garden, University of
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Community Center is gearing up to restart
activities. The center is operated by the Pines
Community Organization, a non-profit group
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on Johnson St. in Chapel Hill is in need of
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The WDBS-Godiva First Road Run, a 10.7
kilometer race, will be run through the streets
of Durham on Labor Day, September 4. The
race will begin at 9:30 a.m. on the Duke
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the next 300. Club awards will be given to the
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