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V k . i. 4 A .4 Today will bo fair end nice with mostly sunny weather. High today in the upper 80s, low tonight in the m;d-60s. , i "V i Serving the students and the University community since 2893 A meeting cf intrcrnural Softball end football coot: ins will b3 held tonight in 304 Woollen. Ths softball mcstirv-j t3 st 7 p.m. with football ct 0 p.m. Vclurr.o CO, Izzuo Tuoodoy, August 20, 1GCQ Chapel Hill, f.'orth Cere ".13 fcawtC ports,' Art 833-0249 Cji'-sis. ,.'yrt;'.-3 S 33-1163 t J u '--J w' j u .'. ;? I , it'll f 4i r fT) i ci (' v ',:.., 77 v Radioactive isotope mined with lab traoh accidentally SUSAN MAUNEY Slaff Writer The University has been issued a citation by the N.C. Department of Human Resources for the accidental loss of a small amount of radioactive waste July 24. The citation, according to Russ Edmunson of Department of Human Resources public information, notifies the University that it has not observed all rules and regulations concerning the disposal cf radioactive waste. Two millicuries of low-energy radioactive waste was thrown away mistakenly by a housekeeping assistant with regular trash from a University research lab. The trash was eventually sent to the sanitary landfill on Eubanks Road. The loss was discovered within a few hours by a worker in the lab, who reported it to the University Health and Safety Office immediately. The office then called the radiation protection section of the state Department of Human Resources. The radioactive resin, Iodine 125, was being used in research. Because cf its low-level radiation and its relatively short half-life, it was not expected to be found. An investigation of the landfill found no Iodine 125, but Iodine 131, another radioisotope, was found. Health and Safety Office Director Donald Willhoit said he" thought the 1-131 was from some medical procedure at Memorial Hospital, but its origins are still under investigation. "We checked out a number of possibilities and are still checking," he said. , Willhoit said that 200 UNC faculty members are licensed by . the University Radiation Safety Office. Each may use radioactive materials in his research on campus. There are approximately six areas in Memorial Hospital where radioisotopes are used for treatment, research and diagnosis. Willhoit said the 1-125 container in the lab was properly marked for radioactive storage. Dccausc of the accident, the University Physical Plant has asked the office of health and safety to provide training for all University housekeeping employees. "So far we have held 12 sessions for all the housekeeping personnel on general recognition of harmful substances," Willhoit said. "They are to alert us to materials found in normal trash that look suspicious." New employees also will receive the training. ' . .. .., . . . . - . Lcdlcaetive waste usually is picked up once a week "from marked storage containers at the labs, Willhoit said. "We then package it. store it and ship it to Nevada." A housekeeping assistant inadvertently emptied the container into the regular trash. Willhoit said that training in handling radioactive substances was provided for all housekeeping supervisors. The supervisors were asked to p'rovide all other employees with training. The University is licensed by the state radiation protection See WASTE on paga 2 s- :-r.s .'. . &fi-.. .y.- TO t VI f -IT (f I ! D THScott &na,-p Reoperation 'Anything goes' seems to be the rule in dropadd, and one enterprising student tries a different, and altogether more palatable, approach to an otherwise dismal situation. WASHINGTON (AP) Patrick J. Lucey, declaring that he is "not a champion of lqet causes or hopeless crusades," became independent candidate John B. - Anderson's vice presidential running mate Monday. "I believe he has a real chance to win this election," the former Democratic governor cf Wisconsin said standing alongside Anderson, a Republican congressman from Illinois. Lucey, a lifelong liberal Democrat, was selected by Anderson after weeks cf a search which included other, more prominent Democrats. In a news conference at the National Press Club, Lucey conceded, "There are some differences" between him and Andersen on seme issues, including labor and proposals for federalized health care programs. , ' But Lucey said he was suprised more by the similarities than the differences. From October until the mid-August Democratic National Convention in New York, Lucey was national deputy campaign manager in Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's unsuccessful attempt to replace President Carter as his party's presidential . nominee. - Anderson has been actively seeking the support of Kennedy supporters dissatisfied with Carter's rencminaticn, but Lucey said he had not spoken with Kennedy about his decision to run with Anderson. Lucey had a long association with the Kennedy family, fist supporting the late John F. Kennedy for president over Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey in I SCO, then working actively for Robert F. Kennedy in 19C3. . At the news conference Lucey said his had been "a difficult and painful decision.' I remain a Democrat." "I have not abandoned the Democratic Party, which I helped found in my own state of Wisconsin and to which I have devoted my political life." With his wife, Jean, at his side and a throng of cheering Anderson supporters in the room, Lucey said, "John Anderson has a real chance, but Jimmy Carter has no chance at all." Republican Ronald Reagan's election, Lucey said, "would turn this country over to Jesse Helms and Phyllis Schlafly and the Taiwan lobby." Lucey said he expects to be a "full partner" in Anderson's campaign, appealing mainly to labor groups and urban areas. Lucey was first elected to the Wisconsin House in 1S43 and held various Democratic Party posts through 1555, when he was elected lieutenant governor. After one unsuccessful run for governor, he was elected governor in 1971 and re-elected in 1975. Lucey resigned as a delegate to the Democratic convention when it became clear that Carter would be renominated, and then met with Anderson in New York. 'jLeGiuencv By CHARLES HERNDON ' Staff Writer First of two parts "Notice to students," it begins, that innocents-looking strip of paper which comes with class schedules each; fall and spring. But to about 20 percent ot: the UNC student population, that notice signifies the first step in the long and often frustrating process of being declared a legal state resident" for tuition purposes. - Petitioning the University for .residency reclassification is a difficult and drawn-out process, said Brad Lamb, head of the Student Consumer Action Union's Residency Counseling Service. But because a residency classification for a previous non-resident could mean savings of up to $800 on each semester's tuition bill, many out-of-state students choose to petition the University for reclassification. Last year 21 percent of UNCfc 21,600 p B lie ax, ii. , 1 mm j&ce 6 7? students were out-of-state students, or a total ' of 4,469, said Tim Sanford, assistant director of institutional research. There are two basic requirements a student ' must meet before he can be declared a resident, Lamb said. A student must have maintained a permanent residence in North Carolina for 12 months prior to application for residency. "Therefore a freshman must start immediately if he plans to apply in his sophomore year," Lamb said. '."A--permanent residence may be anything from a dorm room to an apartment or a trailer, he said. In addition to the student's physical presence in the state for the 12-month period, he must demonstrate genuine intent to become a North Carolina resident and to reside in the state after graduation. The intent of a student may be determined by a number of criteria ranging from where he holds bank accounts to where he has voted. . A petition for residency begins with a four page application which is submitted to, the student's admissions office, where an initial decision is issued, usually within two or three weeks. . - If denied, the next level is an appeal to the Residency Status Committee, composed cf members of the administration. Douglass Hunt, special assistant to the chancellor, is chairman of the committee. . i r.e revirs in: student s sppliesnon, Tiears crai . decides on his ccj;e. Most cases arc wen or lost on this first level of appeal, Lamb said, but he stressed it is important to appeal a decision on these first two levels. "Most undergraduates get turned down," Lamb said. "A clause in the law says that if the parents live out-of-state, the prima facie evidence is that the student also is an out-of-state resident," Lamb said. Graduate students get the benefit of the doubt The final appellate level is the State Residency Committee, a group composed of officials from the statewide UNC system. They decide on cases coming from the entire 16-campus system and it is ihe last resort a student has before legal court action may be brought into the case. The SRC meets five times a year with an average cf 10 to 15 cppesls at each meeting. Lamb said he and SCAU are not sure, however, about the exact number of cases from UNC-CH which reach the state level ci about the success rate of the cases. "People ask 'what goes on at the SRC meetings and how many succeed," Lamb said. He abo said more than half of the appeals the SRC receives are from UNC-CH. For a student who is declared a North Carolina resident, but whose parents have moved to another state sometime during his term at UNC, a 12-month grace period is concerning parents residence. See RESIDENCY on page 2 yJNG desegregation jhearimg Ibegins By JIM HUMMEL State and Nadonal Editor The long-awaited showdown between UNC and the Department of Education to determine if the government will cut off funding to the 16-campus university system began July 22 in Washington, D.C. The 10-year-old dispute, which centers on the Unviersity's plans for desegregation, wound up in court after officials for both sides failed to reach an agreement which would satisfy government guidelines. Since the trial began, the government has presented a variety of witnesses from North Carolina and across the country. Lawyers criminally predicted it would take two to three months for the government to present its case, but the hearings already have fallen behind Among the key witnesses who have testified thus far: George Watts Hill Jr. a prominent Chapel Hill businessman who was the former chairman of the now-defunct N.C. Board of Higher Education. Lawyers for the University sought to restrict Hill's testimony, which government officials admit will be a key part of their argument. Hill, son of UNC Board of Governors member Watts Hill, blamed the board for slowing the desegregation process and not adequately funding the five traditionally black universities. He also said only black members of the board who were "Uncle Toms" could keep their seats on the BOG. "Their membership on the board depended on their not rocking the boat," he said. "This is what I mean by Toms." Following his testimony, Hill admitted his remarks would hurt his reputation and alienate many North Carolinians, but said he felt his testimony was in the best interests of the university system. Harold Howe vice president of education and public policy for the Ford Foundation and former U.S. commissioner of education under President Lyndon Johnson. He said elimination of program duplication would be risky, but also would be a needed step if UNC hoped to offer the black universities the same opportunity as the white universities. Howe is considered an expert in higher education planning and desegregation of 7771 77 - L i rrt 777 ft 77- 1L SUiiAJLS educational insitututic He said the five black universities were locked into categories See HEARING on page 2 -t -. Carrboro to vote William C. Friday "TV N 1 1 71 J n i m iT"nn r tin kjt By JULE 1 1 LT HARD ' Staff Writer Carrboro residents will vote Nov. 4 to decide whether town property taxes should be raised by as much as 10 cents per $100 to fund bus transportation. The Board of Aldermen voted 5-i July 22 in favor cf the tax referendum. Alderman Doug Sharer said a survey conducted by the University about four years ago showed that about 70 percent cf the adults who hve in Carrboro are either students at or employees cf the University. if passed, the money gained through the increased ia.x would reprice federal general revenue shsrinj as the source of funding for the bus system. "General itvenue sharing should rt be wed for municipal services because the a:- from the government can vary, A:,.;rrr,an S: t received en J. Rose said. "If anything h:rr-J the tncral revenue money we'd be hurting," h; ..IS, Matz J t'at a r.iimu:n ir;ec-.?cf 10 cents per SlCOcf av?e;teJ pfeperty v;.h.e ii t einj reacted. The Becrd cf Aldennen wodd set th? emc the fii, withtn the 10 err.! I. rn.it, (i.h ?ir. from using property tax to fund transportation systems, but added that the referendum would make it legal. "1 wouldn't be surprised if there was crgir.izcd opposition to the referendum, but I haven't seen it yet," Sharer said. "I anticipate its (the referendum) Alderman John D. Cocr.c, who cast the l:ne negative vote on the referendum, said that he saw nothing wrong with using revenue shirin to fund the bus system. "We've teen using it about three years,0 he is: J. "People have just jpt ahout all the tzxtt they can stand now." Eoc-r.e said that he had heard cf r.o cr-sr.be J rrshtar.ee to the referendum and ths: he thrj-ht it wcu'J piss. Student Cody President Ccb S:ur.d:rj idi Student Government will campaign to "A students to rcrh'.er for the Ne. 4 e'e-ctlans. "The students r.e the nujor c.er cf the tus system sr. J o shcu'i be ir. :i t: t:, h I. "We wh try is ret a ce-nty re; -.t:;.r cn "pus to re;i-;ttr st:;d:nt$." , . .! :rs ' j a tr - i t nt ct 'e t i f t j i I t accounting causec problemo fo r Da Uy Ta r Me e I By KEHIIY DHnOCI!I Suff Writer An independent accounting f.rm hired by The Daily Tar Heel has found the paper's books inauditable. After work on a report required by the University Audit Eoard, the accounting firm cf Pvicca, Nelson, Gar.tt and Co. cf Durham declared the paper's books to be incomplete. Transactions had net been recorded properly and could not be t f 5 f A "It's net a matter cf Hnuncial prcblemj, but accounting problems," said f.lark Kadlec, DTI! business manager. "There wasn't a proper accounting procedure followed so the records were not complete." The DTI! receives 15 percent cf student activity feet. The Student Activities Funds Office handles the paper's monetary transactions. SAFO did the bookkeeping for the paper until former DTH business maneger Grant Duers last year brought the accounting to the DTH cff.ee. Duers believed by keeping the bocks in the office, the accounting and records could be more ctr ? Kadlec slid problems arose when the rtlaticnt.hlp with SArO, the DTH and the fcu-.iness office detericrctc J. U;k cf ccmmunLcaticn resulted in an Incomplete accounting yizm. "tlo cn; was wcrking cn a comprehensive s".tem," Kadlec said. "We assumed they were keeping what they assumed wc were keeping. "Aud.tors are r.o tring to d;termine wlut kind cf system would be good for us; they're reviewing the internal control to make sure cur r.rts arc safeguarded," K&dUc said. Although the books are r.ut in crder, Itadlrc taJJ that the DTH U net in fnanchd jecperdy. More revenue from increased tdvtrtisirgwllj hz'p piy h'eher ccsti cf pur lictiun. "Pcrple dan't rcalie we enly jet 22 percrr.t cf eur money f.'tm theTtudert fees; the rest ccr.es from t 'vtrthin :." Kt said. "Ir.r.stLsn is the e p: ' l;m J ere s b any topical tusir-ess. The ccst cf c: ; - . 'i t: e a'mest IS percent tr-.i there was a 6.3 p.rcer.t i. .r; ? v the rnr.tini cevti. "It's r si a rr.cttrr cf bankruptcy; we hupe id r:;l?3 h i in the f:i beesu- the advertisirj w.:J te l;-.s trs the tpf:":. Kcdlec tiU. "We're h:;iy 2jcr!.:r,j t:s rt f..-.s d.v.n; t : cc'lr.-;; pp:rs ;e 1.--.1 I J p : ' cf V , : - .." The DTH t' 5 ii tD pry V. ) i s t t.ev fur ' ' ' It ' I v ' (. -1 t' e DIU .ft i" lo have th; .-.:n-;ert$ v r v V : L t -.lers ct ' th:t -i t4 r C r, - t' ; t i ti.,"h tf ! i i. . i I,; I. 173 : 1 J , .'It ' I - ! .1 1 J the tv