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¥< ,'i"‘Olivia Doff i .Eddie Morphy fan --i HaielineL. Grier .Gospel music -. India Keith ..Humor has na bounds. Willie Wilnore .Loves Stevie Wonder Bessie Cheeks ."It’s crssy!” Tony Reave* .Beautiful music Opinions On The Street Who Is Your Favorite Entertainer? People ..Spend millions and mil lions of dollars every year on en tertainment. Entertainment is a way of relaxing after a week’s hard work or as a break from the some times hum-drum everyday world. Individual choices of entertainment are as varied as’ the kinds and numbers of entertainers.' This week. The Poet asked shop pers at Outlet Square who their favorite entertainer is and why. Hare’s what they had to say. Olivia Dttff, an accounts receiv * able clerk who lives on Graymont Drive, chose an entertainer who Is best known as an actor and co median. “I like Eddie Murphy,” she replied. “He’s crazy. Willie Wllmore, retired, of Salem Drive, named a singer and musi cian. At first he couldn't seem to make up his mind, but then de cided. “Stevie Wonder,” Wilmore declared, .“f love his music.” His favorite is, ~I Just Called To Say I ‘ Love You.” Tony Reaves is a production worker living on Frew Road. “My faVorite entertainer,” he respond ded after thinking a minute, "is Lionel Richie. He writes beautiful music.” Payment processor Bessie Cheeks, of Fairmont Street, liked “Purple Rain.” “Why, I don’t know,” she added. “It’s crazy.” Hazeline L. Grier is a retired pastry cook living on Gene Avenue. Ms. Grier couldn't recall the name of a particular gospel singer she likes but declared, "I love the ‘700 Club’ and gospel music. I also enjoy the ‘Donahue Show.’ He has such a variety.” Lawyer India Keith, of Stanwyck Court, named Bob Hope as her favorite entertainer. “Because he can reach all generations,” she explained. “His humor has no bounds; it reaches all generations.” Susan Green: Ferraro’s Candidacy Opened Dows For Women In Politics . By Audrey C. Lodato ' When Geraldine Ferraro was chosen as the first female vice presidential candidate for a major American political party, her selec tion: was greeted with mixed re ' actions, to say the least.' Women in politics have had to overcome many barriers, as have women in' other male-dominated professions. Susan Greem, who Just completed two terms as Mecklenburg County .** Commissioner and led in the Demo cratic'primary for the 9th Congres sional District (she lost in the run off), thinks Ferraro’s candidacy hauLd opened doors for women in politics. “We’re going to be seeing positive rippling effects, of her as a role model for years'Jp come,” Green ! asserts. “Tlie numbers of women who think they can run for office, < and succeed in naming for high •-.j offide «• going to,Increase expon entially. It'S easy far a woman to compare herself to her and say, 'Wf, i canaontt! W- ‘ Green relates that she went to ■> i Ferraro before deciding to run for • Congress. As Green reached «cro£|v the desk to use the phone. Femro interrupted bar and told her to. Mt behind the desk to see what it felt * AM to be a member of Congress, “it felt good," declares Green. Wf , Green comments on what she sees as the deferences in running for ! office between men and women. .^“Potential supporters want to see a woman candidate .in person,” she notes. “This is a* prerequisite. Women have to pass, have to make the grade. Word-of-mouth ehdorse ■i __Z____■ I .. ...Former County Commissioner merits are readily accepted among men, and women are not men.” She advises that this fact of life is just an additional test that women candi dates need to plan for and deal with, but that It’s not an insurmount able challenge. • /: /' \l With female voters, being a wo man candidate is not enough, Green states. “Being a woman is not enough to draw the support of women voters,” she says. ‘‘Women voters are individuals; they make decisions differently.” * Green believes that women voters need to fed comfortable with am bitious and achieving women cag diates. “It’s important for a wo man candidate to establish a sense of Identity with s women voter, to make a woman believe that she, too, could stand in those shoes. It’s !r *ch*Hpi^totlsrtha*in»*vay that’s not threatening or intimidating,” she adds. Green admits that, too frequently, both women voters and candidates are subject to stereo types. On the local level, party finances and decision-making are still orient ed largely to men, she remarks, and adds, “I was very disappointed no woman Democrat was recruited to run for County Commission.” Ruth Easterling was. recently elected to her fifth term as Demo cratic Representative for the 58th State House District, which covers a cross-section of the city. While noting that she has by now been in politics, long enough to have over come a lot of the obstacles that women encounter, she admits there are indeed obstacles. “Women have always had a hard time in any field that they enter that is normally occupied by men,” she begins. “I would sqy women have a hard time raising money to run a campaign, and they have difficulty in being taken seriously.” Referring to women in the State Legislature, she relates, "They think you’re somebody’s secretary or some body’s wife,” How has she dealt with that? “You laugh it off and tell them who you are,” she advises. Easterling feels there is a grow ing acceptance of women in the political arena, although they still, by and large, are not where the power is. “Women a/e not chosen to chair the financial committees,” she observes. "There has never been a See POLITICS On Page ISA S9VC 25% tO 50*M)***on a big selection of men’s, women's & children’s styles. Here’s just a sample...— Women’s dressy styles ' at a special sale price. MARKET STYLE Ground Beef o?more Ground SC1|P Fresh VII S Daily WESTERNGJAM FED BEEF Sirloin Steak . Bone In BONELESS Chuck Roast , 198— ■ J GRAIN FED BEEF Beef Steak ,198l i— 1 -— Navel Oranges I . j-l_.itl. m ! II ml A&P DINNER ^ Cheese I ozlOt) V. 3?. 1' ' . ic > '• DIET PEPSI • MTN. DEW Pepsi Cola vt j® p» A&P COUPON
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