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would change the balance of
power on the council by drawing
three Democratic districts, three
Republican districts and one
toss-up district - District 4.
Under the Republican plan,
the district map would be
redrawn to swing District 4
south to include more of the area
toward Albemarle Road.
Another black district, District
2, would extend across the citys
northern border and take in the
University City area. Some of
the current District 2 would be
added to the northern end of
District 3, represented by
Patrick Cannon.
Like congressional redistrict-
ing cases around the South, the
matter could end up in court,
since a divided city council may
not be able to agree on a new
map, according to some ana
lysts. Democrats hold a 6-5
majority on the council, but
Mayor Pat
McCrory, a
Republican,
could cast a
deciding vote
by vetoing
any
Democratic
proposal.
A city coun
cil committee
voted 2-2
along party
lines to present the two plans to
the full council. The matter is
expected to appear on the coim-
cil’s agenda Monday, with adop
tion as early as April 28. Ella
Scarborough, the lone black
council member on the redis-
Greene
tricting committee, could not be
contacted for comment on the
committee’s discussions.
Scarborough is an at-large coun
cil member, but was first elected
to the council as a District 3 rep
resentative.
“We are going to get it passed,”
Greene said of the Democrats’
plan. 'Whether the mayor choos
es to exercise his veto is up to
him.”
With elections coming up this
fall, council doesn’t have much
time to make the required
changes.
Majeed, who is planning to run
for a third term, said District 4
has always been a swing district.
“It is pretty diverse, socioeco
nomically and demographically,
he said. “In the African
American community, it runs
the gamut from less fortunate to
well off. It is the same in the
European community. It is a
broad combination.”
District 4 would be approxi
mately 48 percent white and 48
percent black and more than 59
percent Democratic registration
imder the Democratic plan. The
Republican plan would make
District 4 about 60 percent
white, with a 62 percent
Democratic registration.
Under the Republican plan,
Greene and fellow Democrat
Sara Spencer would both be in
District 1, which Spencer now
represents.
The Republican-backed plan
could drive a potential wedge
between Afiican American and
white Democrats, since the
redrawn District 4 would not be
majority black, but still majority
Democratic.
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Love’s good for tennis partners
Couple met at
100 Black Men
tournament
By Josephine George
THE CHARLOTTE POST
For Dr. Winslow Schock and
Glenda Duke, Cupid didn’t use
a bow and arrow to bring them
together.
A tennis racket was more
appropriate.
The couple met at the tennis
tournament a year ago spon
sored by the 100 Black Men of
Charlotte. Schock, a tennis
lover, did not know when he
attended this tournament he
would meet his future wife.
Duke and Schock plan to
many on the tennis court where
they met a year ago. The wed-"
ding will take place at 1 p.m. on
Saturday at the Jeff Adams
Tennis Center.
Patti Smith is the center’s
director along with her husband
Robbie, who teaches the sport.
Smith also runs the 100 Black
Men tournament, which plays
through the weekend.
This is the first time a top-
ranked players from N.C. and
S.C. have ever wed. “This is the
only time because we both live
in the same state,” Schock said.
Duke and her daughter moved
to Rock Hill in November. She
now is apart of his team. She
works at his practice.
“ I think he is perfect, the love
of my life playing tennis. This is
just like a big love letter that
you read everyday” said Duke.
The tournament, which usual
ly occurs in June, was switched
to April 13, which was the same
day Duke and Schock planned
their marriage.
“I called Patti to announce the
wedding, and she told me that
the date of the tournament was
changed to the same day as the
wedding,” said Schock.
Patti Smith suggested they
hold the nuptials there. The
couple agreed to it.
If you’re looking for a tradi
tional wedding this is not it.
There will be cookout, a five-foot
cake that will be seen on one
side of the court and teimis balls
thrown at the couple instead of
teimis balls.
T-shirts will read “In tennis
love means nothing. In mar
riage love means everything.”
“People in wet and dry tennis
clothes will be there,” Schock
said. “This is a wedding you
don’t want to miss.”
The couples will wear team
colors - red, black and white.
The groom and his attendants
will wear white diimer jackets,
red vests, red tie, and black
pants. The bride will wear
white. Her attendants wfll wear
red, white and black. The best
man is Richard Hempfield
whom he met volunteering to
teach teimis. The bridal atten
dants are her daughters Jenny
and Kelly.
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patients, neighbors and family,”
Schock said. “We just want
everyone to enjoy,” said Schock.
The ceremony will be per
formed by the Rev. Cynthia
Russell, president of Clinton
Junior College in Rock HiU, S.C.
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