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Harvey Gantt
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Returns To
Council
uai vcjf Gantt, in a city
election in which only 21
percent of the 145,511 re
gistered voters voted, re
turned to the City Council
Tuesday.
Gantt, a former Council
member and an unsuccess
ful mayoral candidate in
1979, garnered 19,118 votes
to Iwnma ? ^anfli
date for mayor pro tern.
Enthusiastic about his
win he believes his pre
vious record was the rea;_
son people sought his
services for the Council
again.
Other At-Large winners
for the Council were: in
cumbents Dave Berryhill
and Herbert Spaugh Jr., all
Democrats; former Meck
lenburg County Commis
sion Chairman Ed Pea
cock, a Republican, won
the fourth At-Large seat.
Other winners were Pam
Patterson in District 1,
Charlie Dannelly in
District 2, Ron Leeper,
District 3, Laura Freeh,
District 4, Minette Trosch,
District 5, George Selden,
District 6 and Ralph-Mc
Millan, District 7.
Gantt, an architect, was
a Couhcil member for five
years previously and lost a
close primary race for
mayor against Eddie Knox
in 1979.
Gantt won strong support
in nearly all precincts,
riding no lower than fourth
on the At-Large ticket in
many predominantly white
precincts and was at the
top in the black precincts.
if the City Council fol
kows tradition, Gantt
would be elected as the
Mayor Pro Tern, to act in
absence of the Knox.
JCSU Parade
Scheduled To
Start At 11 AM
Uptown Charlotte is the
place to be on Saturday,.
November 7, to view the
Johnson C. Smith Univers
ity Annual Homecoming
Parade
The parade starts at 11
a m. on the corner of Sy
camore and West Trade
Streets, and will move east
on Trade to Kings Drive,
turn left on Kings Drive
and proceed to Charlotte
Memorial Stadium for the
rivalry between the Golden
Bulls of Johnson C. Smith
University and the Eagles
of North Carolina Central
University.
Kight-To-Live
The Charlotte Right-To
Life will meet Monday,
November 9, at 8 p.m. in
the Mutual Savings and
Ix»n building, 4735 Sharon
Rd. (near SouthPark).
Speaker that evening will
be Rev. Stephen Stout,
pastor of Prosperity Pres
byMMan Church in
Amwica.
The public is cordially
invited. ,
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Don’t let the good things
of life rob you of the best
things.
Sandra Bennett
...JCSU sophomore
Sandra Bennett
Is Beauty Of Week
By Teresa Burns
Post Staff Writer
Sandra Bennett was
raised in a family which
instilled respect for elders,
organization and sensiti
vity towards fellow men
and women.
Now a sophomore at
Johnson C. Smith Univers
ity, Ms. Bennett has found
that these qualities are
assets in achieving success
within an educational in
stitute. ——-- --
Ms. Bennett is a Busi
ness Administration major
who plans to attend grad
uate school. Later her
dream is to travel. ‘Tve
thought about traveling as
an airline stewardess. I
know that the salary would
be sufficient also. I am also
interested in becoming a
reservations clerk," she
remarked.
Being involved in JCSU’s
campus life has kept Ms
Bennett quite busy. Her
favorite subject is Socio
logy-exploring people's
reactions, various cultures
and society. Her favorite
instructor is Ms. Farring
ton, an English teacher.
Ms. Bennett enjoys the
social life common to col
lege existence and visiting
the park. One of her de
sires is to become a sister
in the Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority.
in addition to her college
activities, Ms Bennett
finds time to work with the
Team Club of the Salvation
Army. "On Halloween we
created a Haunted House
during the day for the
children in Belvedere "
For relaxation, Ms Ben
nett listens to music. One of
the most delightful enter
tainers, according to our
beauty’s taste, is the
Earth, Wind and Fire
group
Ms Bennett also attends
Shiloh Institutional Baptist
Church, where Rev.
Tommy Davis is pastor.
Sensitivity is one of our
Libra beauty’s attributes
lobs With Peace
Workshop
Scheduled
'Are you concei ned about
the budget cuts, unem
ployment, the draft, the
threat of nuclear war?
Come to the JOBS WITH
PEACE workshop Novem
ber 14-15, at 1534 W Blvd.,
beginning at 9 a m.
Registration is $5 em
ployed, $2 unemployed,
plus 16 for the banquet
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She believes in the old
adage: "It is better to give
than to receive.’’ She also
thinks of the effects high
prices are having on
America. “If I could do
anything I would lower
prices ..such as food and
gas prices,” she pointed
out.
The daughter of Mynell
Bennett of Charlotte, our
beauty has one brother, 20
year-old Everett Bennett.
Ms. Bennett and nel
brother went through first
through ninth grades with
out missing a day Both
attained many perfect at
tendance certificates.
Her favorite person ir
her immediate life is her
aunt, Fenny Avery. ' She is
the only aunt on my
mother's side in Charlotte
Just about everything we
need she gets it for us,’
Ms Bennett explained.
Today marks a new chal
lenge for our beauty. She is
one who is reaching out for
knowledge and grow th. Ms
Bennett's caring nature
will enhance her sensiti
vity, thus rewarding her
with fulfilled dreams.
For Senate In 1984
Poll Finds Jim Hunt
Favored Over Helms
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Revfcaon To
Hurt Social
Security?
State Democratic Party
Chairman Russell Walker
today criticized the Reagan
administration's proposal
to review the Consumer
Price Index as "Yet an
other raid on the pocket
books of Social Security
recipients to subsidize
David Stockman's econo
mic experimentation."
The Reagan administra
tion proposal, to be an
nounced this week, would
de-emphasize high interest
rates and housing costs as
a part of the Consumer
Price Index.
"Reagan administration
officials admitted to the
press that this proposed
revision would lead to
smaller increases in the
index," Walker said, and
that means smaller Social
Security checks and small
er paycheck's to those
, jyorkers whose wages are
tied to the CPLT_
An experimental index
similar to the one being
considered would save the
government $1 billion by
taking $3.02 from the aver
age Social Security reci
pient’s monthly check
"This is voodoo econo
mics if I've ever seen it."
said Walker. "The Reagan
administration can't bring
inflation under control, so
it's juggling the figures on
which the inflation rate is
based. It's not fair to ask
the nation's working people
and elderly to sacrifice in
order to bring the economic
numbers in line with David
Stockman's dreams."
Mayor Eddie Knox officiates the opening
ceremony for Charlotte's newest science
museum. Discovery Jlace. Saturday,
October 31. Key city oificials seated are
Bob Walton, Laura Freeh and congress
man Jim Baker (I’hoto b> Jin, Black
I'llotouraphers>
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Ordeals Of A Rape Victim
Special To The Post
He kissed her with pride
that morning before he left
for work His wife and
children lay in the bed
sleeping, his newborn
nursing at her side. He was
proud thaTTie had provided
this warm and secure home
for them. The thought of
them peacefully together
would make his long, hard
day at work easier to get
through
This serene picture con
trasted sharply with the
cold touching she felt now
She was only partly con
sctous when his sudden
jerk lifted her out of bed
and made her realize that
this was not her husband
The sharp point of the
intruder’s weapon shocked
her into reality, he con
trolled her every move
ment--with- a paralysing
grasp of her neck She
A True Special
could not move or scream,
her strength had left her.
she trembled the way she
did when she had been in
labor
The intruder said she
must do what he wanted or
w atch her children die. < )ne
hundred thoughts flashed
through her mind, she
pleaded for her babies'
lives, hoping to lind some
sanity within this violent
man Her pleas were met
with burning blows, his
hands choked her neck As
she slipped into uncon
sciousness. she prayed that
her babies would sleep and
not find her like this
Before he left he took the
lew things they had of
value as if to let her know
that she was no more than
another possession of the
house that he could rip off
Is Keagonomics A Curse Or
Cure For Black Americans?
By Pal Bryant
Special To The Post
Capable and honest lead
ership is a key ingredient
necessary to struggle
against oppression. The
majority of the ten Afro
Americans interviewed in
this column in our last
series said they were not
satisfied with today's black
leadership. In the first part
of the series, asked what
were the most pressing
concerns of blacks the ma
jority said racism and eco
nomics This week we pu
blish their responses to “Is
Keaganomics a cure or a
curse upon black Ameri
cans?" You can obtain pre
vious segments of this
series from this news
paper.
Jennifer Henderson, di
rector of the North Caro
lina Hunger Coalition in
FayelfevTIIS
“I think Keaganomics is
a challenge for black folks
to redefine some priorities
and not specifically to
spend a lot of time dealing
with Keagan. We need to
spend more time dealing
with conservatism in the
state and counties There's
Carrie Graves
. . Community leader
been so much time spent on
the national level that the
county commissioners, the
city counciimen and people
that are on these local
boards have been given a
free track to do as they
wish With this new wave of
conservatism and state's
rights, the states will have
much more power I would
encourage black folks to
spend more time re
acquainting themselves
with state and local govern
ment
Dr Earl Thorpe, profes
sor of history at North
Carolina Central Univers
ity and national president
Second in a series
of the Association for the
Study of Afro-American
life and History.
"For the black educated
elite, what DuBois called
the talented tenth, there is
some blessing in Reagan
omics But for the black
masses it's just CURSE in
capital letters They are
being taken from the pro
grams that were put there
to alleviate their plight f
think that it's going to lead
to desperation and the
social acts that lead to
desperation. For the talent
ed tenth or black elite, the
highly educated and so
forth, it's a curse to them in
the sense that there can be
no solution to the problems
of the black elite ultimately
that is not a solution of the
black masses Some of the
black leaders are sounding
like the KKK used to sound
They say If you don't have
a decent job, decent hous
mg, decent income, and so
forth, it's your own fault
Y ou're lazy, you don't have
any get up and go. you're
immoral, you don't have
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the intellect " Some of the
so-called black leaders are
beginning to sound like that
w hich is. of course, is more
of the deliberate divide and
conquer lactic that is being
encouraged
Virginian Newell. Win
ston-Salem Alderwoman,
and chairwoman of the
Mathematics and Com put
er Department at Winston
Salem State University.
‘Its a little too early to
tell Blacks do perform
better when they have a
need. Reaganomics may be
a blessing in disguise It's
going to make black people
look at themselves, look at
what they’ve got, and take
what they’ve got maybe
and try to reinvest it m the
community and try to do
something for their own
people rather than to look
to somebody else Certain
ly it is going to harm some
of our young people who
are in school and whb have
no means to go further It ’s
going to harm our senior
citizens whose funds are
taken away But for the
middle group it may be a
blessing in disguise It may
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I he police arrived in no
lag hurry Their questions
were cold, their concern
noticeably absent This
was an every day affair for
them Why should she think
she was special? 1'heir
glares were almost accus
ing, they made her think
that she had done some
thing wrong
Her husband arrived
w ith anger and hate in his
eyes. He found her with
with the children huddled
by her side He knelt
beside them and lor the
first time she saw him cry
'The same thoughts kepi
running through his mind.
"If only I had locked the
window. II only 1 had
bought a gun If only I
hadn't left that morning
He looked at the cop
standing in the doorway
and thought about the tick
et he ‘ had * received—fbo
week before for going r
miles over the speed limit
Where had they been when
she needed them ? It was as
if he also had been raped,
raped of the confidence
that he could provide se
curity for his familv
I hnr hie would never be
the same again 'I he w in
dows would always stay
locked he would look lx*
hind every corner before
being able to sleep at night
Her life became broken
into two parts before the
rape and after
She had always been a
neat housekeeper, every
thing had its place, her
floors scrubbed weekly,
her checkbook always ba
lanced These things had
represented order and con
trol in her life
They didn't matter any
more She realized just how
superficial they were She
had been raped of her
control an intruder could
enter her life and disrupt it
at his will The welts on her
neck had healed, but the
scars of her memory cut
deeper every day
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She is not alone In
recent years, rape has
risen at unprecedented
rates In a country where
unemployment, poverty,
the threat of war increase
daily, rape is just one
characteristic of a decay
ing society
Jim Hunt
Strongest
With Macks
IS> Mike McLaughlin and
Marx W. Willoughby
Special To The Post
HIAPKI. HILL - North
Carolinians willing to make
a choice would prefer Gov.
James 11. Hunt Jr by a
slight margin oxer incum
bent Jesse A Helms as
I S Senator, according to
a statewide survey con
ducted by the School of
Journalism of the Univers
ity of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill.
With the senatorial race
still three years away, spe
culation concerning Hunt's
political future has been
cackling like an electric
current through North
Carolina, apparently with
goon reasons
The ( arolina Poll showed
Democrat Hum h ading Re
publican Helms by a mar
gin of 4ii percent to :iti
percent Hut 17 percent of
the respondents .-.aid thev
could not choose between
the two possible candi
dates
of respondents who
made a choice. Hunt was
strongest among blacks,
women, people with low
levels of income and edu
cation and young people.
Hunt's strength among
blacks, in ' particular,
pushed him ahead of Helms
in the poll, with 71 percent
of black respondents say
ing they would vote for
Hunt, compared to only 11
percent for Helms.
Helms, in lact. put polled
Hunt among white respond
ents by a 44 percent to 4<i
" percent margin
I be black vote has been a
traditional Democratic
stronghold, and a black
professional in Durham
said her choice was based
at least partly on party
all illation
I'm a Democrat and I
don't like some of the
things Jesse Helms stands
lor she said first of all.
I feel like he's a racist and
we don't need anybody like
that in office We all have
to live together ”
Women, too. constitute a
significant portion of
mini s support, according
to the survey Among
women respondents. 52
jMTeent hacked Hunt. 27
percent chose Helms and 21
percent were undecided.
Income and education
levels also made a dif
ference Hunt came away
with a significant lead
among respondents who
earned less than $10,000
and respondents who had -
completed no more than 11
years of formal schooling. ,
Among low income re- t
spondnets, 57 percent fa '
vored Hunt. 25 percent fa |
vored Helms and 18 per
cent were undecided
But despite Hunt 's strong
showing in the poll, his
press secretary, Brent
Hackney, said the governor
wasn't looking toward a
1984 race for the seat cur
rently held by Helms at
least not yet /
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