Austin Emphasizes Student Responsibility The Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools emphasize student rights instead of student responsibility, according to Don Austin, a school board candidate. "Teachers need the suport of the staff," he said. Discipline requires stricter enforcement, Austin con tinued. He recommended elimina ting warning steps and swiftly administering the punishment. Austin, a poster service employ ee, said he doesn't think one test (the Competency Test) should pass or fail a student. The Charlotte native suggested the test be used only "to identify problems as a source for remedial work." Among the educational improve ments Austin supports are a voca tional training program allowing apprenticeship in the labor mar ket. He suggested offering courses in computer maintenance and technology, and teaching some of these high school courses at Cen tral Piedmont Community College. For academically talented stu dents, Austin said he favors phasing in an AT ( Academically Talented) program where admis sion requirements would be strict er and the curriculum more chal lenging. Endorsed by the N.C. Associa tion of Educators and the Black Caucus Austin has served on the 1979 School Bond Issue Committee. He chaired the School Building Committees at Metro Center. Austin was a member of the East Mecklenburg PTA and is presently vice president of the North Caro lina Association of Retired Citi zens, a member of the Mecklen burg County Area Mental Health Authority, and a member of the Western Carolina Citizens Advo cacy Committee. He is married, has five children and attends East Baptist Church. In Larly Primaries \ Carter W ins Black Vote 1 Spécial To The Poet WASHINGTON, D.C. - In four major presidential primaries this year. President Jimmy Carter won a solid majority of black votes, ranging from 52 percent in New York to 67 percent in Florida, according to a study conducted by the Joint Center for Political Studies. Based on an analysis of over 120,000 votes cast in predominantly (90 percent or more) black sample units in Florida, Alabama, Illinois, and New York, the Joint Center's study concluded that black voters played a prominant role in the outcome of the Democratic presi dential primaries in each of these states. While black voters in Florida, Alabama, and Illinois were part of the President's win ning coalition, they nevertheless gave Senator Edward Kennedy a greater share of their votes than many other groups. In each of the four states in the study, blacks made up a sizeable proportion of the total Kennedy vote. In the Republican presidential primaries in Florida, Alabama, , and New York, black votes were too few to analyze or were cost for 1 delegates rather than for candi- 1 dates. However, in Illinois a ma jority of black Republicans sup ported Congressman John Ander son. In the March 11 Florida Demo cratic primary, President Carter won 67.4 percent of the black vote compared to 29.6 percent for Se nator Kennedy and 1.2 percent for California Governor Jerry Brown. , The overall vote in Florida was 60.7 percent for Carter, 23.2 per cent for Kennedy, and 4.9 percent for Brown. While nearly 10 percent of all Democratic voters marked the "no preference" option on the ballot, blacks virtually ignored this option. Thus, the level of their support for both Carter and Ken nedy was higher than for the state as a whole. In Florida's metropolitan areas, President Carter received 66.9 per cent of the black vote compared to 30.1 percent for Senator Kennedy. VOTE!!!! May 6 Ont nia GiftShopfH» ★ ★ ★ Présenta ★ ★ ★ The Perfect Gift List For Mom r Come By and Choose Your ' Mother's Day Gift From Our . Complete List And Save \ > 'j - I Omnia Gift Shoppe Bilsy Bounty Shopping Center 3201 -D Beaties Ford Road. 393-2020 HEIRLOOM FATHER'S DAY SALE Special Discounts on All Brunswick, Gandy ft Ebonite Slate . POOL TABLES ft GAME TABLES BRUNSWICK SALE GANDY SALE MISS AMERICA HUSTLER SAVE $100 SAVE II SO BRISTOL Reg. $799 SALE $739 COVINGTON Extra AccmmtIm Valuad at IN Included* WINDSOR Reg. $995 SALI ff9S HEIRLOOM Extra AccmmtIm Valued a* I1M Induced* WINDSOR* V.I.P. ORLEANS Extra ι VWvMladNJIncluM' CENTURY Extra AccmmtIm Vhluid ■> tilt lndu