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4The Daily Tar HeelWednesday, September 13, 1989 City and Campes Decision postponed 00 library automation system By GABRIELE JONES Staff Writer The decision on a new $360,000 library automation system for the Chapel Hill Public Library was de layed Monday by the town council so officials could re-examine the library's proposal. The council agreed to postpone the discussion and turned the matter over to Town Manager David Taylor, who will review the library's proposal and report back to the council in two weeks. In a presentation to the council, Kathy Thompson, director of the Chapel Hill Public Library, said a new library auto mation system would serve the public better by providing faster access to more information. Thompson said the automation sys tem would increase use of the library's book collection and allow the public to obtain information from the card cata log through an office or home phone. The proposed system will consist of 64 terminals, which are similar to the Infotrac terminals found in the University's Walter B. Davis Library, she said. The present library would receive 30 of the terminals, and the other termi nals would be placed in a proposed new library. Library officials plan to move the 30 terminals to the new library in 1992. "As we get into the new library, it is crucial that we automate as much as possible," said Taylor. The terminals would mainly be used to look up materials and print out bibli ographies. The proposed system is more functional than a card catalog and al lows the library more inventory con trol, Thompson said. The automation system would also increase library revenues, inhibit book loss and replace repetitive labor tasks such as distributing overdue notices, she said. Thompson also said the system would absorb a new workload without increasing library staff, and the new computer equipment would require little staff training. The library has not finalized a con tract with any specific company. However, a library committee is con sidering four bids from computer firms. At the council meeting, Thompson's presentation concentrated on offers from the Dynix Corporation at $223, 1 55 and Innovative Interface at $360,055. A state grant would reduce the town's cost to $177,155 for Dynix and $273,055 for Innovative, she said. The system must be approved by Sept. 30 in order to receive the state grants. Thompson said the Innovative Inter face system was the most user-friendly and easier to use than the Davis In fotrac computer system. Council member Roosevelt Wilker son said the bids for the computer sys tem were not adequate and suggested that new bids may have to be made. The town and the library should look more closely at the technical aspects of the systems before a final decision is made, said council member David Pasquini. Speech professor Brandes from cair accident recover Dm By S1MONE PAM Staff Writer Paul Brandes, speech communica tions professor, was released from N.C. Memorial Hospital (NCMH) this week end after being involved in a still unex plained automobile accident, Susan Blalock, an NCMH spokeswoman, said Tuesday. Brandes, 69, returned home Sunday under a nurse's care. His wife Melba, 75, remains in serious condition at NCMH. The accident occurred Aug. 26 on Hatch Road in rural Orange County. Brandes' automobile was found in a pond off the side of the road by some one in a passing vehicle. According to reports in The Chapel Hill Newspaper, the couple was driv ing toward Old Greensboro Highway. They pulled into a driveway on Hatch Road next to Andrews Pond, but how the automobile entered the water is unknown. The automobile sank immediately. Several people driving by stopped to assist the couple, but the passersby could not swim. They flagged down Thomas Mason, a University employee, and he entered the water. Mason pulled Brandes and his wife out of the automobile through the sun roof. Both victims were unconscious. A registered nurse administered CPR until rescue units arrived. The Orange County Sheriffs office reported that the automobile was about 25 yards from the bank of the pond and seven to eight feet under the water. Beverly Long, chairman of the speech communications department, said its uncertain when Brandes will return to teaching. "He might be return ing later in the semester, and we fully expect him to be returning in the spring." Brandes' Speech 65 class is being taught by attorney Lee Lambert and teaching assistant David Gould. His honors Speech 32 class was canceled. S I I 1 i I M(B$ am Easy Mb Earn $30 this week as a new plasma donor! PS SERA TEC BIOLOGICALS 109 V2 E. 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A report from Town Manager David Taylor said the University was exempt "from any requirement to request town approval for construc tion work or use ... of the Horace Williams Airport runway" because of town zoning laws. The meeting was also called to discuss fears concerning the airport's location in a residental area near several local public schools. Those fears grew after a fatal small plane crash in August 1988 caused one of 13 fatalities since 1981 at or near the airport. Rosemary Waldorf, a member of the Citizens for Airport Planning (CAP) and a resident of Honeydale Drive, said CAP was optimistic that the University and the community can resolve the dispute over the addi tion to the runway. CAP's biggest concern is that an extended runway would attract other larger and louder airplanes, which could mean more accidents, she said. The organization is pleased with Chancellor Paul Hardin's "no-grow policy" concerning the airport, but Waldorf said activity at Horace Wil liams has doubled since 1980. "We do believe that Chancellor Hardin and his colleagues do not intend for Horace Williams to grow, to be come busier and noisier and perhaps less safe. But good intentions alone do not get the desired results." CAP wants the University to adopt a set of restrictions and policy changes that the group believes will make the airport safer and decrease the noise, Waldorf said. These restrictions include making the airport a private field, lim iting night landings and takeoffs and phasing out the Chapel Hill Flying Club. Pete Brown, a member of CAP, said, "Even under optimal conditions, the airport is difficult to fly into or out of at night because of the tall trees that impede visability." Rebecca Zinn, president of the Chapel Hill Flying Club, said attempts by CAP to force the University to re strict her organization were not be cause the group was the noisiest but because they were "the most visible users of the field." John Hunter, chief flight instructor for the club, said many of the allega tions made by CAP were untrue. Hunter said that the club was one of the safest groups to use the airport and that the club ranked above na tional flight safety averages. Referring to CAP as "victims of their own fear and worse imagin ings," Hunter said the number of Chapel Hill residents on the ground who may be killed by planes was one about every 1,600 years. The club conducted a survey of residents living near the airport and found that 90 percent of the individu als questioned had no problem with the airport or the noise level, he said. Stanley Munsat, a member of the UNC faculty and of the Flying Club; said he acknowledged that he has "no right to endanger the residents of Chapel Hill" but that no one has pro vided any proof that his organization is a threat to that safety. Hardin said he wanted to stress the importance of the University and the community working together to re solve the dispute. "We are not here, as we understand it, because the law requires us to be here, but because we want to be here." The University recognizes that it has an obligation to protect its own interests, but Hardin said the UNC administration was willing to work with town officials on finding a compromise. On Sept. 14, the University plans to open bids for the repair and exten tion of the runway at the airport. Har din said the construction could begin within 30 days. 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Crawford said she hopes the atten dees will return with ideas for a work shop about blacks in Congress and recommendations of congressmen the BCC can invite to speak on campus. According to senior Keith Belton from Nashville, Tenn., the students who are taking part in the program agreed to make presentations about what they learned to other students when they return. 'The purpose of the program is to realize a commitment to improving the whole situation of the black commu nity," said Belton. "It is a challenge to black youth. We need to focus upon tomorrow's leaders." Cheryl Grand, president of Ebony Readers Onyx Theater, said: "We may be able to start networking while we're there and find new job opportunities. It's a great opportunity to talk with black political leaders. A lot of them are where we want to be." Taffye Benson, a senior from Fay etteville, also expressed excitement about going to Washington, D.C. "It is an opportunity you had to jump at," she said. 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