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DWl ('imiinwd (ram 1',.^.' i The challenge* have provoked N.C. Supreme Court agreed in Augutf to review the law on an expedited basis. The affidavit issue and sveeral other challenged provisions of the law are under consideration by the court. "It make all the difference in the world of you cant use the affidavit," Jones said. He said requiring the operator's testimony slows case- for example, to IS minutes instead of five minutes. But many defense attorneys see the lagal challenges as justified efforts to soften what they say are overwhelm ingly harsh provisions. Raleigh at torney Johnny S. Gaskins said the new law makes his job a lot harder. "It's tough to win," Gaskins said. "I think what the legislature has done is to create a presumption of guilt. Hie burden is on the defendant to pro ve he's innocent." A few other citizens are also finding the law less than desirable. Mitchell J. Hazouri, owner of a cavern opposite N.C. State University xi Hillsborough Street, is not quite wpleased with the new law, but thinks it is working as intended. "People drink one or two beers whereas they used to drink four or five," he said. Despite the downward trend in sales, Hazouri said he was not suffering because his tavern is in a good location. ''Neighborhood places are busier," he said. "People can walk, or they don't have to drive too far." But James C. Drennan, associate director of teh Institute of Govern ment in Chapel Hill and one of the law's architects, isn't as sure that the law has changed people's habits quickly. "Those habits weren't formed over night," Drennan said. He said a ma jor intent of the law was to make motorists think twice about the penalties before drinking and driv ing. A law that has enough bite... so that when they've had two drinks and reach out for the third, a bell goes off in their head." he said. "If in three or four years from now, people are still thinking about this law and its effects, it will have work ed," he said. Although the law's initial success in reducing arrests and deaths from drunken driving appears to be taper ing off, most officials are not discouraged. John H. Lacey, a member of the Highway Safety Research Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, said the recent increase may be the product of economic recovery, which he says promotes more driving and more accidents in general. Compared with two years ago- before heavy publicity about drunken driving began- drunken driv ing accidents are still on the decrease, he said. "H?e effect hasn't disappeared," Lacey said. "It's still dramatically lower than it was two years ago, so I'm not disconsolate yet." He said he would continue to ham mer home the message of the new law. "There's a real reason- just from a pragmatic point of view- not to drink and drive," Lacey said. "If you get caught, you'U get punished." Arrests In noting that traffic deaths are up by approximately 12 percent over 1963, Matthfews said factors other than D W.I. must be considered. "Gasoline sales are up, which in dicate that people are driving more as the economy improves; accidents caused by excessive speed have in creased drastically, almost 36 per cent in July; and vehicle occupants are not wearing seat belts," he said. He also pointed out that fewer people were killed on the state's highways last year than any other year since i960 "Hopefully, the increase in alcohol drug related accidents will be tem porary and the present trend in traf fic deaths can be reversed," Mat thews said. "We plan to closely monitor our operation and continue our efforts to make the highways safe by removing every impaired driver possible and strictly enforcing all traffic laws. We encourage all motorists to support this effort," he concluded Asheville Symphony To Perform Piaatet Ruth Geiger will perform with the Ashevilfe Symphony Or chestra on No*. ? at 8:15 p.m in the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium Geiger will perform Beethoven's "Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor." The orchestra will open the concert with the overture to Glinka's opera, 'Russian and Ludmilla." They will also perform Rimsky-Korsakov's Symphony No. I, "Antar", and the prelude to Wagner's comic opera, "Die Meistersinger." Tickets are 9S for adults, $4 for students. Tickets are available in ad vance by calling the symphony boa office at 2S4-70M . Tickets go on sale at the Civic Center box office on Nov. 5. U.S. Army Private Sammy Lunsfwd, Jr. ha* been promoted to Private E-l. Lunsford. the son of Mr. and lira. Sammy Lunsford of Mar shall, has baen assigned as an assia tant recruiter in Aahevtlle since com pleting basic training and advanced individual trainii* at Ft. Leonard Wood. A 1983 graduate of Madison High School, the l?-year old Lunsford will report for duty at Port Devins, Mass. on Nov. 12. PVT. SAMMY LUN8FORD. JR. _ m# will be ftce on 1Mb Street u UK' , E ligibiiity is based < income during the mooth of Oct Afl eligible howehoids will receive an Ha addition to the main office in Marshall, workers will be aecspttng applications ar Senior Citizen Meal The workers will be MMpttag * plications from U a m until 1p m at Greater Jvy an Nov. 1; Ebbs Cliapei on Nov. I; Hot Springs on Nov 7 and II; Spring Creek on Nov. M; Sbaiton Laurel on Nov U; and in Marshal) on Nov. 15 A worker will also accept appMra Ions at the Mars Hill Town Hall od Nov 1 and (between ? a jnand noon IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR MORE There s more and more clamor about Certificates of Deposit LOOKTONORTHWES TERM? Seems every bank's trying to get you to invest in its C.D.'s. FOR TOUGH-TO-BEAT RATES so how doyou choose? 8 - Simple. 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