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4 Thursday, May 18,1995 World War II Yet Visits Moscow For YE Day BY DEAN HAIR ARTS AND FEATURES EDITOR Fifty years ago in Germany on April 25, 1945, Major General Alexander Olshansky of the Soviet Union shook hands with Lieutenant Albert Kotzebue of the United States. This event linked military forces of the United States and Soviet Union during the final stages of World War H A Chapel Hill resident has participated in more than five years of collaborative work with veterans and officials from the United States, Germany and Russia, re sulting in the creation of the First Link-Up Memorial Park. The park is located on the shores of the Elbe river in the small town of Sirehla, Germany, south of Berlin. Among the members of the 69th Infan try Division, which was the first group to meet the Russians, was longtime town resident Edgar A. “Bud” Parsons. Parsons was a 2nd Lieutenant in Com pany A of the 272 Infantry Regiment and led a rifle platoon during the war. His division took the German city ofLeipzig in order to stop Germans fleeing from the battle of Berlin. Parsons, who overthe past several years has played an integral role in establishing the park, visited Moscow a few weeks ago to commemorate VE (Victory in Europe) Day. “One of the reasons for creating the park was to encourage all representative governments to resolve the inevitable dif ferences between the two countries by means other than military confrontations, ” Parsons said. A major feature of the park is a stone and bronze relief designed by Vladimir Sorovstev, a sculptor who is the son of a Russian veteran present at the famous 1945 Restaurants Ready for Outdoor Dining BY JOHN SUTTON STAFF WRITER Chapel Hill restaurants have started applying for sidewalk dining permits this week after the town cleared the last techni cal hurdle to outdoor eating May 8. The Chapel Hill Town Council passed a sidewalk dining ordinance April 24. The ordinance allows restaurants on West Franklin Street to serve their customers on the sidewalks outside their businesses. Restaurant owners began to apply for permits May 8. Restaurants who receive permits will pay a SSO annual sidewalk dining fee. According to John Davis of the Chapel Hill Buildings Inspections Office, two res taurants inquired about a permit. The permit restaurants must obtain to have sidewalk dining has certain criteria Davis said. These criteria include the width and length of the sidewalk, the proposed eating an and the number of feet from the BUCKHEADS FROM PAGE 3 fratcourt” off Cameron Avenue near South Columbia Street. Neither police nor students have been able to say for sure exactly how much alcohol she drank or if she drank at both places. It was after leaving Zeta Psi that she and McClure went to Phillips Annex. Chapel Hill police said that they “are looking into any criminal activity which may have occurred prior to the death.” The Chapel Hill police are working in conjunction with other agencies, but the w cn 05 if cu n BIRIEnS|gBIIBIXB >, ■!iyiusiSsissi|SH meeting. The bronze mural symbolizes “warring elements eventually ending in peace," Par sons said. A second feature includes a smaller bronze statue, the “Spirit of the Elbe”. The statue shows two unarmed soldiers in uni form having a conversation. “The park also features three nation’s flagpoles symbolizing the United States, the Soviet Union and Germany firmly an chored in mother earth,” Parsons said. “The flagpoles are designed so as to have them arranged triangularly so that no flag has precedence over another.” “The concept is that the three nations are linked together in mother earth but will always have inevitable differences,” he said. “Each flag bends outward and is conceptu ally reaching for the heavens for guidance while still being bound to the earth.” The park was officially dedicated on April 25 with President Bill Clinton, Rus sian President Boris Yeltsin and represen tatives of the federal republic of Germany all in attendance. Parsons and other selected veterans met both presidents and had a brief discussion with them in Moscow during Russia’s cel ebration of VE Day. “I was invited to attend due to my work with the construction of Link-up Memo rial Park in Strehla,” Parsons said. “Russia had gone to considerable pains to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the end of the war in Europe,” he said.“ It is impor tant to note that the United States was still at war with Japan while Russia was not. VE Day has more significance to the Rus sians and members of the former Soviet Union than to Americans.” “It is almost impossible for an Ameri can to understand the losses suffered by the Soviet Union during what the called the ‘Great Patriotic War.’ Total American fa- building to the street. “It depends on the size of the sidewalk and what you are going to do with the area and tables,” he said. Town Manager Cal Horton said the council asked him several months ago to make arrangements for a limited number of sidewalk dining set-ups. “We prepared an ordinance for their consideration. So now, we are in the process of receiving applications.” Horton said the restaurants will be able to serve food items on the public sidewalk, but no alcoholic beverages will be served or consumed. “The Alcohol Law Enforcement board requires a nonremovable barrier to sepa rate where alcohol is and is not served on licensed premises,” Hortonsaid. “Thereis not a way to set up a nonremovable barrier on the sidewalk.” Horton also said the serving of alcohol in the future had not yet been determined. Chris Rice, manager of the Carolina investigation of the actual death is being handled by University police. UNC detective Mark Mclntyre said, “It was an accidental fall. There was no evi dence that alcohol was present at the scene of the death.” Ron Binder, Dean of Greek Affairs, said, “The police have not indicated to me that any of my organizations were involved. “So far there’s no indication that any alcohol was served (at the Zeta Psi house),” said Binder. Binder was optimistic that no alcohol was served to McGee at any fraternity house. “It looks like the bar is the major ■ Jtr&iSE m * Edgar A. ‘Bud' Parsons (R) stands with Vladimir Sorovtsev, sculptor at ‘First Link-Up Memorial Park' on the Elbe River in Strehla, Germany. talities were approximately 300,000 while the Soviet Union suffered more than twenty-five times that in uniformed sol diers alone in addition to the 20 million who were also killed by war-related causes. ” “The president thanked us for attending Brewery, 460 W. Franklin St., said they were in the process of applying for a side walk dining permit. “We are in the process of looking at the whole scenario trying to determine what (number of) tables are going to be involved, ” he said. “We are anxiously awaiting to serve our first meal out on the sidewalk.” Clark Brayton, manager of New Or leans Cookery, 401 W. Franklin St., said the restaurant had turned in an application and was waiting for the permit. “As yet, no one has come by to inspect us,” he said. The manager of Halina’s restaurant, 306 W. Franklin St., said he had not planned to have sidewalk dining yet, but was interested in the future. Other restaurant’s managers such as Crook’s Comer and 411 West, said they did not plan on providing sidewalk dining either. The manager of Crook’s Comer said they already have an outdoor patio. player,” he said. It is still unclear whether any suits will be filed by the McGee family against Buckheads or the University. Kenneth J. McGee, Jamie’s father, said, “We’re big, in my family, on accountability. We’re just concerned that this never happens to an other family again.” McGee said he was distressed by the “big party atmosphere” at the University. “We’re really disappointed in Chapel Hill, ” he said. “You’ve got to have some mature re sponsibility and accountability there,” he said. “And it’s just not there.” OvEw-FH-FfH &AGFL PEEL! UKE. PacEU TArrt THE tvAY THEY’E mace/* 1 fo fftueGGEt’f MAKE! THEM THE AU THENTIC IVAY. FtEfH BOUGH, not FLOZEn. ICETn.E-lOU.ED, NOT vvAAMED ovEl. (TONE-HEALTH IAKED in IMALL lATtHEf ALL DAY long, not once in the molning. Fox A rLEE pC- fample with caeam cheece, jvcr aoc. Iff? Even out HEAtTf ale walm hele. BAKERY 1 * Totally completely oJrErrED with FLErHwErr tM RALEIGH: 2302 Hillsborough Street • 832-6118 • North Hills Mall • 881-8479 • Pleasant Valley Promenade • 782-9600 • Sutton Square, Falls of the Neuse Rd. • 872-5658 Mission Valley Shopping Center • 821-9979 • Stonehenge Shopping Center, Creedmoor Rd. Harvest Plaza, Six Forks & Strickland Rds. CARY: 122 S.W. Maynard Rd. 467-4566 RTP: Hwy. 54 at S. Alston Ave DURHAM: 626 Ninth Street 286-7897 Commons at University Race (1831 MLK Parkway at University Drive) CHAPEL HILL: 104 W, Franklin St. 967-5248 • Eastgate Shoppirg Center 968-9507 Open Seven Days a Week CITY saying it was important to have close ties with the Russian people,” Parsons said. “He felt it was important for us (veterans) to be there and symbolize the ties of fifty years ago and the possibility of those ties remaining.” Amended Town Ordinance Says No UNC Programs in Residential Neighborhoods BY ROBYN TOMLIN HACKLEY STAFF WRITER An ordinance which would bar the University from expanding into residen tially zoned neighborhoods was amended May 8 to ensure the clarity of the law. The amendment was a response to ques tions raised almost a year ago by the Chapel Hill Historic District Commission. The Chapel Hill Town Council amended the original ordinance’s state ment that “colleges, universities and pro fessional schools” could not locate in resi dentially zoned neighborhoods It now includes the statement the University’s “associated programs centers and functions” from locating in similarly zoned areas. “I am pleased with the outcome of the situation, ” said John H. Oakes a Historic district resident. The Town Council acted on the request MCGEE FROM PAGE 3 The 18-year-old from Wilmington was a standout at New Hanover High School. She was a beauty queen, winning numer ous pagents. She was an accomplished student who took accelerated classes and she had a top grade point average. Asa member of her school’s French Club during her junior year, McGee was inducted into the National Honor Society. if WHAT A ttuEGGE/L’f OVEWFLEfH kAGEL LOOK! UKE. N.C. Law May Threaten Strict Carrboro Gun Ban BYWENDYGOODMAN CITY EDITOR A bill that is making its way through the North Carolina House of Representatives and the N.C. Senate may jeopardize an attempt by the Carrboro Board of Aider men to enforce strict gun-control policies in the town. The bill, backed by Republican leaders, would forbid local governments from pass ing stricter gun-control laws than those of the state. Critics say the bill contradicts the Re publican platform promise to return power to local government. “This action comes from a group of officials that ran for elec tion on the idea of returning local prin ciples,” Alderman Jacquelin Gist said. The proposed ban discussed by the al dermen on May 11 could outlaw any hand gun possessionby residents. Theban would be the strictest gun-control law in the state. An eight-member committee was formed to examine the issues of gun-con trol within the town in 1993. The Gun Control Committee was formed by the Carrboro Board of Aldermen to study the issues of gun control within the town. A committee member said its objective was to look at local ordinances regarding handguns and assault weapons and to then formulate a reportthat they presented to the BoardofAldermenMay9. The report recommended both a complete ban of all hand guns and assault weapons except for law enforcement officials and a more mild proposal for strict laws regulating only firearm sales and ownership. Michael Robinson, a supporter of the ban, co-wrote this report, which became the committee’s majority report. of the Historic District Commission in an 8-1 vote in favor of the amendment. Coun cil member Jim Protzman was the only member to oppose the change. “The change would limit the options that the town has for dealing with univer sity expansion,” Protzman said. “I didn’t see how passing this amendment would be beneficial to the town." Currently, there are no University pro grams affectedbythechange. AHenderson Street house operated by the Playmaker’s Repertory Company which is used as a residence for the troupe complies with the ordinances mandate. “The wording change is just a clarifica tion of the definition of the university,” said Council member Pat Evans. Evans said the measure was passed to eliminate confusion over the subject and that to her knowledge university officials did not oppose the measure. The wording of the development ordi McGee tutored children from a lower income housing district and raised money for an Adopt-A-Family program that pro vided groceries forunderprivileged people. McGee had other talents as well. She was a cheerleader and an avid tapdancer, once having the opportunity to dance in New York City with actor and dancer Gregory Hines. “She was a gifted person,” said her father. “With her dancing she could light up the stage.” Her family noted how excited she was to be a member of her sorority. They said she was thrilled at the prospect of having the opportunity to live in the sorority house next year as a sophomore. Her course load at the University was just as rigorous as the one she had in high school. According to her family, she was enrolled and doing well in physics and upper level calculus. Her father said her best influence was the one she had on her friends and others close to her. ■ | V ‘ J • I JL JM WWIK& ppUpßWl'' cufff ) r 4 1 East Franklin, IV / Chapel Hill | 967.2933 ull)? Satlg (Ear 9*rl “Guns do a whole lot more harm than good,” Robinson said in an interview. “It is an issue of public safety.” Six members of the committee recom mended banning handguns for everyone except law enforcement officials. Two members of the committee op posed the proposal and any type ofban and issued a minority report. “The gun ban is not the answer to our problems,” said George Sanford. The minority report focused on the right of people to own guns and the idea that many people have guns forprotection only. “We did petitions and I was surprised by the response I got from ladies. Some of their husbands had given them guns,” he said.“( The ban) would be making crimi nals out of law-abiding citizens.” The Aldermen accepted the recommen dations and reports from the committee at the May 11 meeting. After debating the issue, Aldermen decided that a public hear ing concerning the gun ban would occur possibly sometime in August followedby a vote in September. Gist and Robinson both said that even with the bill which was going through the N.C. House, they would continue to sup port the gun ban in Carrboro. “I think it is ludicrous because we are kowtowing too much to the National Rifle Association,” he said. “The bill doesn’t strike me as being consistent with democratic principles.” Gist said that she was for the gun ban completely because it would help increase public safety in the community. “Handguns present a clear, persistent, and constant danger to the citizens of our town,” she said. “Guns make people think more violently. They are simply bad news and we don’t need them.” nance came into question last year when the Town Council was considering pro posals to lease the building located on East Franklin Street which was formerly occu pied by the town’s library. The Town Council originally agreed to lease the space to the Principal’s Executive Program, a university program which of fers workshops and conferences to North Carolina principals and teachers. This decision was opposedby the Chapel Hill Historic District Commission. The Commission expressed concern about the use of residential property by a non-residential program associated with the University. It then asked the Town Council to clarify the definition they had used. The Principal’s Executive Program sub sequently withdrew their proposal and the Town Council decided to lease the build ing to the day care center which currently inhabits the space. REVIEW FROM PAGE 3 Carolina Review's case was prompting people to examine the role of congress and its power to fund student groups. Granato was a member of congress’ Rules and Judicial Committee when the clause on politically partisan groups was written. “The intent of that clause was to prevent student groups from endorsing political candidates,” he said. Allen and otherproponents ofThe Caro lina Review claimed as recently as this past school year other campus groups have en dorsed candidates for campus elections. “What goes on on campus is not consid ered politically partisan because all stu dents at the University are, in theory, inde pendents,” he said. “But Charlton had some good points in his Student Supreme Court case. I’ll be waiting to see whathappens in areal court.”
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