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The Oracle page 2
On The Inside... The Lighter Side page 4
Salem Field Hockey Team page 7
Hunt Blasts Helms As Race Draws To Close
Vol. LXV
No. 2
By: Fran Spier
On Wednesday, October third.
Governor Jim Hunt, North
Carolina's Democratic candidate
for the U.S. Senate, made a
campaign stop at Wake Forest
University. Governor Hunt ad
dressed a large crowd of students
and Winston-Salem residents on
the key points of his campaign
platform.
Governor Hunt spoke of North
Carolina as a progressive, forward
looking state and as the leading
Southern state. In the'opening
portion of his speech. Gov. Hunt
said, "North Carolina is a state of
tolerance and respect for others."
Gov. Hunt said that tolerance
and respect for others is North
Carolina's best tradition, and that
if Senator Helms is re-elected.
Helms' "Flight Wing" politics will
dictate a message other than that
tradition.
The attack on Senator Helms'
"Right Wing" politics was the main
thrust of Gov. FJunt's speech.
According to Gov. Hunt, Helms is
being aided by several outside
sources. Gov. Hunt mentioned
Nelson Bunker Hunt (no relation
to Gov. Hunt), Joseph Coors, and
Jerry Falwell plus five other "Right
Wing" elements as coming to
gether to help the Helms cam
paign.
The five "Right Wing" elements
mentioned were: the Jesse Helms
political organization; a large
group of tax exempt foundations
that allows Helms to travel and
"meddle" in foreign affairs. "These
foundations provide the opportun
ity for Helms' millionaire friends
to make a donation and get a tax
deduction," said Hunt; "Right
Wing" money groups from outside
of North Carolina; radical Right
propaganda connections; the new
religious Right in America, i.c., the
Moral Majority.
He quoted Jerry Falwell as
saying, "I don't want a dictator in
America but if I had to have one I'd
want Helms."
Gov. Hunt said that the above
groups have come together to aid
Sen. Ffelms because they want to
force their "Right Wing" ideas on
not only North Carolina but the
entire country. He also said that
because of the Reagan/Helms
alliance. North Carolina is a key
state to the "Right Wing"
politicians.
"1 think those people are wrong.
I'm going to fight that alliance...
fairness is the right agenda for
North Carolina," Hunt said.
He continued by saying, 'The
North Carolina senator will send a
strong message. I'll fight to see that
Photo by Fran Spier
N.C. Gov. Jim Hunt attacked the conservative coalition backing
incumbent U.S. Senator Jesse Helms.
that message is not dictated by
Jerry Falwell or Nelson Bunker
Hunt."
After Hunt's speech, the floor
was opened to questions from the
audience. He was asked what his
position is on raising taxes and
lowering the federal deficit. Hunt
replied that he would cut spending
(he pledged a 40 to 50 billion dollar
cut), close tax loopholes, and cut
some domestic programs. He also
said that he believed in a strong
national defense but planned to cut
defense spending. I'm tired of
spending money on missies and
airplanes that won't fly safely,"
said Gov. Hunt.
71 % Favor Reagan
By; Pam Shores
Results of the poll taken at the October 9th SGA
meeting:
The surveys of students who aren't registered voters
were not included in the results of the poll.
The policy issues which most influence Salem
students' votes include the issues of taxes, balancing
the budget, and of defense spending.
1. What is your classificiation?
Freshman 115 (33%)
Sophmore 74 (21%)
Junior 68 (20%)
Senior 88 (26%)
2. Are you a registered voter?
Yes 276 (80%)
No 69 (20%)
(Distributed evenly throughout the classes.)
To which party do you belong?
Republican 132(48%)
Democrat 106 (38%)
Independent 38 (14%)
(Sophmores had more independents.)
4. Will a woman on the Democratic ticket influence
your choice?
Yes 42(15%)
No 234 (85%)
Of the people who answered "yes" to 4.
15 or 36% voted for Reagan/Bush
24 or 57% voted for Mondale/Ferraro
5. Which ticket will you vote for in the upcoming
presidential election?
Mondale/Ferraro 51 (18%)
42% of Democratic vote went to Reagan/Bush
Undecided 33(11%)
Reagan/Bush 196 (71%)
65% of Independent vote went to Reagan/Bush
The audience burst into ap
plause when Gov. Hunt was asked
why he and Sen. Helms spend so
much money on advertisements
that do not relay each other's
attributes but only make accusa
tions against each other.
Hunt replied that for the first
three months of his campaign he
ran only positive ads that did not
even mention Helms. But he said
that he could only stand so much
of Helms' negative advertisements
before having to retaliate.
In response to a question on
Hunt's position on Social Security
and jobs in relation to women, he
said that a U.S. senator should be
committed to two things. The first
is jobs and education. The second
is the equality of opportunity for
women.
Hunt said that he supports the
ERA and that women need a
chance for different kinds of work
with better pay. He also addressed
the problem of the $122 per month
minimum social security payment
to older women; many of these
women have never worked outside
of the home and need more help.
In closing. Governor Hunt said
"If we don't believe and don't care,
nothing can save us. If we believe
and care, nothing can stop us."
Martin Visits Salem—
Enjoys Campaigning
By; Ann? Roberson
Who will be our next North
Carolina governor?
On October eleventh, Mrs.
Dottie Martin, wifeof Republician
gubernatorial candidate Jim
Martin, gave an informative talk in
the Rondthaler-Orton Center.
Mrs. Martin centered her talk
on her husband's background as
well as on women's roles in
politics.
She said, "Women's roles were
more in the background in recent
years. Women are more active in
politics today." She added that she
is "very proud to have a woman in
this campaign."
"If you get to work in politics on
the basic level, that is where you
make your big impression." Mrs.
Martin said.
A former chemistry teacher.
Her husband has made the
education issue one of his main
concerns.
Mrs. Martin stated, "My hus
band believes we need to go back
to basics in. our educational
process. He believes it is great to
have a lot of different areas ol
study, but we should be sure our
students know their basics."
Being a politician's wife entails a
lot of responsibility. "I have
enjoyed making contributions to
the campaign, especially in the
area of child safety,"