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Page 2A - THE CHARLOTTE POST - Thursday, May 12, 1988 Walton Says Media Should Focus On Issues, Not Personal Attacks Continued from page lA. Interest of the citizens of Dis trict 2, or was it his personal in terest he was looking out for?" Majeed asked. Walton, Majeed claimed, re neged on his opposition to run off elections by asking for one last week. "What concerns me about his position is we are forced into a second primary by a politician who has opposed second primar ies because of its adverse impact on minorities," Majeed said. "I don't feel that my opponent should Impose double standards for his own political race when he would on the other hand claim that is not fair when other ofllce seekers call for a runoff." When asked if he would have called for a runoff, Majeed, who said he favors elimination of second primaries declared: "I stand for what I stand for. I'm not in Bob's shoes, but if I were. I'd still stand for it." Walton's voting record came under fire as well. Majeed took a swing at votes he said Walton cast to prohibit supplements to teachers' salaries and to put a waste transfer station on La Salle Street. Walton countered in a Tuesday phone Interview that Majeed is twisting the truth. "For him to tell people that 1 voted against teacher supple ments and to go on radio with the voice of Pop Miller is an out right lie," he said. Walton's vote for the waste sta tion was a parliamentary proce dure to enable public discussion dents ever since. Majeed kept hammering at the issue of moral character, al though he insists it isn't a veiled reference to Walton's 1987 as sault conviction.' "if the shoe fits, wear it," Ma jeed said. Even the local media took some heat from both candidates for overplaying morals and re ligion. citizens of District 2 and Meck lenburg County." And, believe it or not, Walton agreed with him—for once. "Instead of concentrating on the incident I found myself in or religion, the media should be fo cusing on the issues, which I have been doing since the cam paign started," he said. Instead of personal attacks. Walton said the candidates should talk more about issues important to the district and county. He mentioned maintenance o: the county's fiscal integrity, consolidation of city and count> governments and implementa tion of a solid waste plan as is sues and challenged Majeed tc appear in a forum. Walton of the matter, he said, and has explained that to westside resi- Majeed refused to comment on reporters' questions regarding Walton's assault conviction, testily blasting the media for blowing the situation out of pro portion. "It's like a sensationalization of the whole political cam paign," he said. "It's newsy for them, but I'm tiying to discuss some of the things that aren't so newsy but are important to the Alexander Wants Blacks More Politically Involved ASHEVILLE (AP) — Blacks must become more involved in politics to protect the civil rights gains that are already be ing threatened by Reagan ad ministration judicial ap pointments, the head of the North Caroli na branch of the NAACP says. "When Ro nald Reagan leaves the White House, he's leaving a legacy that the Alexander NAACP and the progressive community are going to be fight ing into the next generation," Kelly Alexander Jr. told the "Freedom Fund" dinner of the Asheville branch of the Nation al Association for the Advance ment of Colored People Friday, May 6. Blacks also must light the wounds drugs are opening in their communities, said Alexan der, a Charlotte undertaker. "You can't blame white folks for black-on-black violence in the ghettos," Alexander said. As a result of the drug culture, "young black males are killing young black males at a higher rate than they died in Vietnam. "I would bet that everyone in this room knows of someone who is doing something along that line (using drugs) ... and you haven't told them it's wrong." America's next president is more likely to give blacks a fair shake, Alexander said, although Vice President George Bush is no great champion of civil rights. civil rights organizations to with the president, to have a cup come have breakfast with the of coffee ... to do anything," Al- president, to come have lunch exander said. Urban League To Sponsor Career Expo For Jobs "I know a lot of you can't get ex cited about (apparent Democrat ic nominess Michael) Dukakis, a lot of you can't even pronounce Dukakis, but he's a lot better than Bush." Alexander said. But Bush is "willing to meet with groups who oppose him," like civil rights leaders, Alexander said. "In Ronald Reagan's eight years in the White House, I don't be lieve he invited a small group of black leaders from traditional HUD To Fund Study On Housing Discrimination Secretary of Housing and Ur ban Development Samuel R. Pierce, Jr. announced that the Department will be funding a major study of discrimination in housing In the United States. "Housing discrixi)4nation has been one of my main concerns since I've been at HUD." said Secretary Pierce. "Despite ad vances in civil rights, discrimi nation still exists, in more subtle ways than before, in many areas. This research will carefully and objectively docu ment the obstacles facing mi nority citizens, so that we can focus our enforcement efforts more clearly," said the Secre tary. HUD's Office of Policy Devel opment and research will fund the study, through a competitive procurement. The two-year study, expected to begin this fall. will examine the level and forms of discrimination experienced by black and Hispanic Ameri cans in metropolitan housing . piarkets. This project marks the first ef fort in over a decade to measure the treatment of minority per sons who are seeking t o rent or buy a home. The study is de signed to obtain convincing evi dence of the seriousness of the discrimination problem, in a sample of cities. ITie study, without any precon ceived notions as to the level of discrimination that exists, will document its forms and preva lence. and may well provide evi dence of the need for stronger federal Fair Housing legislation. The study will also provide the first comparison of levels of dis crimination between central cit ies and their suburbs. By HERB WHITE Post Staff Writer The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Urban League will sponsor its first Career Expo next week with hopes of helping people land the job of a lifetime. The Urban League, Charlotte- Mecklenburg Schools and the Charlotte Chamber of Com merce are co-sponsoring the expo for minority job seekers at the Charlotte Convention Cen ter. About 50 companies, ranging from IBM and Duke Power to the City of Charlotte and Wendy's will be on hand for the May 19 expo. The event Is open to the public. Don Bowen, vice president for programs at the Urban League, said Expo '88 will focus on sen iors from the county's high schools, minority job seekers and college graduates of all ages. Companies that are signed up to attend the event will benefit in several ways. Because compe tition between companies for employees is keen, local compa nies could get a jump on the competition for employees. Mecklenburg County has an un- ' employment rate of under four percent, according to the latest figures. "Believe it or not, there is a shortage of people for some jobs here in Charlotte and these com panies have an opportunity to reach a large group of people," Bowen said. In addition, companies will have an opportunity to expose their name and services to mi norities and the community in general. The expo is a good vehicle for high school students who may not want to go directly to college or graduating collegians, Bowen said. Local High School Junioi-s Meet With Legislatoi-s WASHINGTON. D.C.— Stephanie Trojan and Melanie Weining of Charlotte Catholic High School, Alicia Richardson of Harding High School and Heather Alene McGarrah of East Mecklenburg High School met this week with U.S. Representative J. Alex McMillan in Washington, D.C. Trojan, Weining, Richard son and McGarrah attended the week-long Washington Workshops Congressional Seminar, which gives high school students a first-hand look at the Federal Government and the opportunity to meet its leaders. The trip to Washington was sponsored by Union Carbide Corporation's Linde Service Cen ter, Coatings Service and UNISON Trans former Services facilities in Charlotte. Tro jan, Weining, Richardson and McGarrah were among 114 students from 24 states sponsored for this year's seminar. Union Carbide has been sponsoring students' par ticipation in the program for 18 years. Dur ing the week in Washington, the students met with congressmen, members of Presi dent Reagan's Cabinet and staff, foreign diplomats. Federal offfcials and university professors. Jackson's Commencement Address Continued from page LA Impossible dreams. Dreams must be free to flee and to fly high." He told the graduates he hoped that they will have cured cancer, ended poverty and illit eracy and brought peace to the Middle East and freedom to South Africa. "Wipe out malnutrition and study war no more," he said. 'That is our challenge." A 1964 graduate of A&T, he was introduced by Mrs. Eliza beth Randolph, chairperson of the A&T board of trustees. The commencement had spe cial significance for Jackson and his wife, Jacqueline, as two of their sons, Jesse Jr. and Jon athan, were among the 1988 graduates. Presiding at the commence ment, which drew a record crowd for A&T, was Dr. Edward B. Fort, chancellor. He remind ed the graduates that tliey "have gained a sense of confidence. You have shown the world that your degree was earned at N.C. A&T State University, the place where dreamers become achievers, from astronauts to Presidents." Leading the graduating class in honors were Lynn Periy, an accounting major from Phila delphia, Pa., and 36-year-old Gordon Johnson, an industrial technology major. Both finished with 4.00 averages. "Even if some of the college people can't make it, their par ents or friends could pick up some information and bring it to them," he said. 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