Volume XII; Number II
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TJie Student Newspaper of tlie University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina
November 2,1976
Governor Jim Hunt pledges
To make North Carolina leader of New South
Carolina Journal photo by Jack Turbyfill
lovernor-elect Jim Hunt speaking at UNCC
By Les Bowen
Governor-elect Jim Hunt pledged to
“make North Carolina a leader again” in
a speech at UNCC on October 28,
1976. . .*1,
Hunt, speaking in connection with
the Political Science Department’s
“Conversations with the Candidates
series, said, “There was a time, many of
you don’t remember it, when North
Carolina was the unquestioned leader in
the South in almost any area you could
name. 1 was a lot prouder to be a North
Carolinian then than 1 am today.”
Hunt said North Carolina could be
a leader in the “New South through
progressive leadership. “The South will
be the ve^\ economic frontier of this
nation, and it’s important that we not
make the same mistakes the North has
made. 1 want North Carolina to take
the lead in avoiding those mistakes.
The Governor-elect called UNCC
“one of the great universities in this
state.” He said educational programs
would be important to his
administration, particularly basic reading
programs at the elementary school level.
“If quality education doesn’t mean
learning to read, what does it mean?
Via ocifpn
Hum said he favored tighter
regulation of utilities, and this was an
example of something positive
government could do, without spending
money. “We don’t need more money to
do that...we need people in charge who
care about people.”
On crime. Hunt said he would work
toward “making sure that our courts
work surely and swiftly.” He said he
was in favor of fixed sentences and
equal application of the law.
“Although the poor people, the
ones who don’t have power, so to
speak, in our society, aren’t the only
ones who commit crimes, they are the
only ones who go to prison,” he said.
Hunt said North Carolina would
take positive steps under his leadership
to attract industry. This would include
the establishment of an “economic
board’’ to establish policies. “We ought
to do the research, then go to these
plants and say ‘hereis proof that if you
come to North Carolina you can make
more money.’ There is no reason why
we should have to wait for industry to
call us.”
When Hunt came to UNCC last
Thursday, his victory over Republican
challenger David Flaherty was a
foregone conclusion to most people.
Consequently, most of his remarks were
directed toward electing Jimmy Carter.
Hunt called Carter “the most
decent man who has run for president
in a long, long time in America.” He
said Carter “makes mistakes because he
cares about people...he tries to reach
out to them.”
Hunt said he realized that “my
election or Jimmy Carter’s election is
not going to change everything
overnight...John F. Kennedy once said,
and 1 think he was quoting a Chinese
: philosopher, ‘A journey of a thousand
miles begins with a first step.’”
The focus on Carter was apparent
in Hunt's opening remarks. After being
introduced by UNCC Political Science
department chairmn Dr. Schley Lyons,
Hunt opened with a seemingly
innocuous remark about the weather.
“It sure is cold this morning,” he said,
“I’ve been told that when you see a lot
of hickory nuts and acorns you can
look for a long, cold winter. There are a
lot of hickory nuts and acorns this year.
Now, 1 don’t really know what this
means, but if Jimmy Carter isn’t elected
next Tuesday, you’d better start
hoarding acorns and hickory nuts,
because you’re going to need them.”
New Governor outlines plans
By Les Bowen
In an exclusive interview with the
Carolina Journal following his
appearance at UNCC October 28,
Governor-elect Jim Hunt outlined how
he would spend his first few months in
office.
“My first official act as Governor
will be to order an Executive Ethics
Code for state employees. I tried to get
this through the Legislature last year
ind failed, so I’m going to order it
immediately upon taking office?’
Hunt said he would spend the time
between the election and his
inauguration “picking out the best
people I can find to serve in my
administration.” He said he would
organize a committee during the interim
period to investigate morale problems in
the Highway Patrol “so that I can get
their report the day after the election.”
Hunt, dressed in a grey pinstriped
suit, light blue shirt, blue and red tie,
and black shoes, had much more silver
in his hair than is apparent in his
advertisements. The eastern North
Carolina accent was less thick than it
sounds on television.
Hunt said he plans to try to get the
governor veto power, and would also
like to change the law restricting the
governor to one term.
■ Hunt said he favors the death
penalty for first degree murder, and will
be “the first governor to go before the
Legislature with a special message in
crime.’’
Carolina Journal photo
by Jack Turbyfill
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large crowd turned out to hear Jim Hunt
FM equipment comes; four-year wait may end soon
Carolina Journal photo by Pete Meuser
Scott Phillips in WFAE studio
By Brad Rich
WFAE-FM, the campus radio
station, first applied for an FM license
about four years ago. It was granted a
construction permit by the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) on
July 1, 1976, and now has reason for a
more optimistic view of the future.
According to Scott Phillips, station
manager, “Most of the equipment we
need to go on the air has arrived. Some
small parts that we need, we don’t have,
but they are not absolutely essential to
go on the air.”
Phillips also said that some
carpentry is needed in the station itself.
“We feel that organization is a key to
the station’s success,” he said, “and you
don’t have organization with people
milling about all the time.” He said the
carpentry wOl include some enclosures,
which will provide more office space.
WFAE will operate on a frequency
of 90.9, and wilt be a ten-watt station.
Hiillips said the air tests he has
conducted “have reached as far as 21
miles out, with a solid, consistent
coverage of about 15 miles.” He also
said “None of these reports have come,
from people with good antennas. I
would imagine someone with a good
antenna could probably pick us up in
Columbia, South Carolina.”
Phillips estimated the station will be
on the air two to three hours a day, but
the exact air time has not been decided.
“It will probably be in the early evening
though,” he added.
The FM Programming Director, Pat
Arrington, is in charge of deciding what
goes on the airwaves. Phillips said she
has told him that the music priorities,
in order, wUl be classical, jazz and
bluegrass. He stressed that the station
“will be on the air every day.”
At present, Mike Alger is the Music
Director, Jeff Arrowood is in charge of
Operations and AM Programming, Pat
Arrington is the head of FM
Programming, and John Edwards is in
charge of the News and Sports
Department. Edwards faces a unique
problem, in that there is absolutely no
money available for his department, and
he, like the other staff members, draws
no salary.
Phillips concluded by apologizing to
the students “for taking so lortg” in
putting the station together. He said,
however, “I’d like also to remind the
students that the difference in studio
needs for a ten-watt and a
100,000-Watt station is minimal. There
is virtually no difference except for two
pieces of equipment, which would cost
about $1200. Then we would be back
into the legal procedures, but I can
foresee no difficulties with that.”
He said the fund raising plans are
now in the hands of the Administration.
“They told us that if we checked to see
if we can raise the power, they would
go to the community for money, so we
could have a ‘real voice of UNCC.’ We
made the check-so far they haven’t
done it.”