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By LYNNE THOMSON
Features Editor
Carrboro Town Manager Richard Hunter narrowly sur
vived a vote of confidence June 16, when the Board of
Aldermen cleared him of allegations of improper use of
town vehicles, profiting from moving expenses and neither
living in the town nor paying Carr
boro property taxes.
The vote was split 3-3, with
members voting along faction lines
drawn in the last election (the
Association for a Better Carrboro
and the Carrboro Community Coali
tion). Carrboro Mayor Robert
Drakeford broke the tie, clearing
Hunter of the charges.
"As the mayor of the city I'm
reluctant to call citizens racists, but
the charges have racial overtones. Hunter
he said. "They (the citizens who made the allegations) fish
ed around for six months and came up with some allega
tions that can't hold water." ,.'-.'.
Aldermen Rev. Jim White, Joyce Garrett and John Boone
voted against absolving Hunter, who is black, of the
charges, while Drakeford, Ernie Patterson, Steve Rose, and
Hilliard Caldwell voted to clear him of the allegations. '
Charles Riggsbee, one of the Carrboro residents who in-
ww.t.x.,..-.,. . ctioatpH thp fllippations said there
was no racial motivation behind the
charges against Hunter.
Riggsbee said his group (which
- brought the charges against Hunter
to the board) grew out of the
Association for a Better Carrboro,
which was active in the last town
election.
Riggsbee said the group now has
about 20 members, who had hired
Hillsborough attorney Douglas
Drakeford Hargroves to present their "ques
tions" to the Board of Aldermen. -
See CARRBORO on page 3
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Ted Turner, owner of the Turner Broadcasting System and the Atlanta Braves baseball team, dis
cussed the role of cable network news at a press conference June 17. Photos by Frank Clarkson.
Defending America
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Turner says U.S. should have
alternative to network 'garbage'
By BOB KIMPLETON
Staff Writer
Former yachting champion Ted Turner says he is
through with big-time sailing.
"I'm more worried about defending America than the
America's Cup," Turner told some 30 local media repre
sentatives at a press conference June A7. "This nation
and the whole world is headed toward disaster."
How will he defend the country? As owner of a base
ball club, Turner said he wants to make the Atlanta
Braves "America's team." But as owner of a cable televi
sion network, he said he wants to wire the country with
the Turner Broadcasting System so Americans will have
alternatives to "the garbage that's on the three net:
works."
Turner was in Chapel Hill to speak at a luncheon for
-Village Cable, which was part, of the cable television
.company's second anniversary celebration.
Turner appeared to be relaxed during the conference,
slouching in his chair and using hand gestures to empha
size his words. As reporters began to shout questions.
Turner insisted that they raise their hands and be recog
nized. Turner gave up yacht racing because it was too time
consuming he told reporters. Besides twice defending
the America's Cup, Turner claims fame to almost run
ning over "mighty Prince Charles when he was a kid sail
ing. But Turner sard the future of the country is in commu
nications, which is why he said he spends most of his
time on the cable business.
Although his two all-news stations (Cable News Net
work andCNN2) are currently losing money, Turner said
he was optimistic. "I think cable will pass the telephone
as a basic, necessary-service," he said.
Turner began building his cable empire in 1970 when
" See TURNER on page 3
Executive branch money requests denied
By ALISON DAVIS
News Editor
The Summer Campus Governing Council
defeated two bills Tuesday which would
allot a total of $350 to the Student Govern
ment Executive Branch to purchase a mem
bership in the United States Student Asso
ciation and to print brochures to give to in
coming freshmen and at Tar Heel Days. .
The USSA, which is based in Washington,
D.C., lobbies for student concerns, summer
CGC Finance Committee Chairperson Dan
Bryson (District 18) told the council. Stu
dent Government is already a member of
the American Student Association, which is
a similar organization, he said.
CGC member Tony Boon told the coun
cil he would like to know more about the
USSA before the council alloted money for
a membership in the organization.
"Essentially what I think what these so
called student organizations at the national
level are doing is embracing certain (non
controversial) causes and giving them
token support," he said. "What they do
with the rest of the money is address their
own agendas."
"I am concerned that they are involved
in other activities of which we learn little
and which we might not be in favor of sup
porting." See CGC on page 3
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