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Plane crashes on airport property; 3 hospitalized
■ Officials could not
speculate what caused the
single-engine plane crash.
FROM STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS
A single-engine Cessna 195 plane car
rying three passengers crashed
Wednesday night at the northwest end
of the Horace Williams Airport.
Lt. Angela Carmon, University
Police crime prevention officer, said the
Car catches
on fire near
Carmichael
■ Several students who live
in the residence hall said
they heard a loud noise.
STAFF REPORT
Chapel Hill fire fighters responded to
a car blaze in front of Kenan Stadium
on Wednesday evening.
A BMW parked in the lot immedi
ately in front of the main gates of the
stadium, just off Stadium Drive, caught
fire.
Witnesses said they heard a boom
about 7:20 p.m. and saw flames shoot
ing into the air.
“It was a fully engulfed BMW when
we got there,” Chapel Hill Fire
Department Chief Lemuel Henderson
said.
Henderson said the car was a total
loss.
As of 11 p.m. Wednesday, fire fight
ers were not sure of the cause of the
blaze.
A report was to be issued this morn
ing.
Monica Fernandez, a senior resident
of Carmichael Residence Hall, was sit
ting in her fifth-floor room at about 7:20
p.m.
“I heard a noise," she said. “It sound
ed like a big machine was dropping
See CAR, Page 9
Hilliard Caldwell stands near a police
officer during a civil rights protest
in the 19605. Below, he is in front
of McDougle Middle School, where
he has worked for three years.
Caldwell also serves on the Carrboro
Board of Aldermen. His fellow board
members described him as a
fine person, who has spent time,
working to help young people.
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Albert Camus
department received a call at 8:18 p.m.
after a neighbor in the area called 911,
reporting hearing cries of help from the
airport.
The plane crashed near the west end
of the airport about 40 yards to the
north side of the runway and about 20
feet from the chain-link fence that sur
rounds the airport. The plane flipped
after it hit the ground.
Carolyn Elfland, UNC associate vice
chancellor for auxiliary services, said the
airplane was a single-engine, four-seat,
Plan for UNC Web page
facelift touts technology
■ Administrators said the
Web page would help UNC
compete technologically.
BY DEVONA A. BROWN
STAFF WRITER
Changing the University’s image will
soon extend beyond campus construc
tion and into cyberspace.
The Web Advisory Committee, under
the direction of
Executive Vice
Chancellor Elson
Floyd, is deciding
how to improve
the University’s
home page to
keep up with
changing technol
ogy.
“The commit
tee is charged with
the task of seeing
how the page can
better represent
the University,”
said Journalism
and Mass
Communication
Executive Vice
Chancellor
ELSON FLOYD
said the Web page
improvement was
necessary to keep up
with technology.
Professor Deb Aikat, committee co
chairman.
He said the World Wide Web had
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propeller-driven Cessna 195, a vintage
model that dates to the 1940s or ’sos.
Elfland’s office oversees the airport,
which is owned by the University.
Carmon said the three passengers
were rescued from the plane and trans
ported to UNC Hospitals. She said offi
cials from the Chapel Hill Fire
Department had to cut a small piece out
of the engine to rescue the passengers.
Chapel Hill Fire Department Chief
Lemuel Henderspp said the cause of the
crash was not known. “We don’t know if
grown so rapidly
that some people
now decide
whether to attend
UNC based on its
Web page.
Redesigning
the page is a
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major task for the University, Aikat said.
“The forming of the Web committee
shows that the University has recog
nized that the Web has become a strong
source of communication,” he said.
Efforts to improve the UNC Web
page follow other recent moves to estab
lish UNC as a technological giant
among universities.
The McColl Building, which houses
the Kenan-Flagler Business School and
opened this school year, is equipped
with computer hookups to accommo
date students with laptop computers.
Two weeks ago, Chancellor Michael
Hooker announced a plan to require
freshmen in 2000 to purchase laptop
computers upon entering the University.
Since January, committee members
have discussed ways to improve the page
by increasing Web visibility of campus
departments, setting standards for those
departments and hiring a Web consul
tant.
“We’re still trying to figure out how
to define what we want done,” campus
Webmaster Judy Hallman said. “But we
“We don’t know if they
were taking off
or landing. Nobody
on the plane
could tell us.”
LEMUEL HENDERSON
Chapel Hill Fire Department
they were taking off or landing,"
“We’re still trying to
figure out how to define
what we want done.
But we need to
move quickly.”
JUDY HALLMAN
campus Webmaster
need to move quickly.”
Currently, committee members are
suggesting names of Web design com
panies and consultants to Aikat and co
chairman Scott Jared.
“I think this is an excellent opportu
nity,” Hallman said. “(But) we’re all in
agreement that the task is more than hir
ing someone for graphic design.”
Aikat said he expected the committee
to plan how to put more of the
University’s resources on the Web and
to improve current Web sites.
Committee member Dana Bayley,
design coordinator for the Office of
University Advancement, said she want
ed the University’s Web page to be a
good resource, as well as look good.
“(We want to) make it do what it’s
supposed to do better,” she said. “(That
is to) represent the University well and
to do a better job for students, staff, fac
ulty and administration.”
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Four local men broke barriers and
continue to fight for civil rights.
BY KELLI BOUTIN
AND NICOLE WHITE
STAFF WRITERS
As the struggle for civil rights swept
the nation in the 19605, Hilliard
Caldwell became a leader on the local
front.
“I remember very well sitting in the
back of the bus to ride to
Durham,’’said Hilliard, cur
rently a Carrboro alderman.
“I remember drinking out of
the colored drinking foun
tain.”
But Hilliard was not
alone in the struggle. Many
members of the Caldwell
family were a prominent
force in fighting for civil
rights during the segregated
19605. Their family includes
the first black full-time
police officer and one of the
first black N.C. Highway
Surviving
Struggle
A monthlong series
spotlighting the
achievements of
contemporary black
leaders.
Patrol officers. And even today the of resigning.
Caldwell family continues to influence But he said he remained on the
local civil rights. police force through the mid-1960s to
“If we believe in something, we’re
going to push for it,” Hilliard said. See CALDWELL, Page 9
Henderson said. “Nobody on the plane
could tell us.”
A UNC Hospitals spokeswoman con
firmed three male victims had been
brought to the emergency room. One
was listed in critical condition and the
other two were listed as serious, as of
late Wednesday night.
Carmon said the National
Transportation Safety Board and the
Federal Aviation Administration had
been notified.
Greg McKnight, who lives near the
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Adrian Ealvan works to remove old paint from a window pane on the top
floor of Wilson Library on Wednesday afternoon.
The Caldwells have been influential
in virtually every facet of the Chapel
Hill community from education to law
enforcement to municipal govern
ment.
In 1954 David Caldwell, Hilliard’s
older brother, became the first full-time
black Chapel Hill police officer with
the authority to arrest offenders of any
race. Previously, other African-
Americans served part
time, but they were barred
from arresting whites.
“There was lots of
resentment,” David said.
“When I went on, very few
people wanted a black
policeman on duty.”
Some whites would see a
black man in uniform and
taunt him, denying him the
respect they had for other
officers, he said.
David said he went to
the police chief a number
of times with the intention
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airport, said one man, who appeared to
have a leg injury, had already crawled
out of the plane by the time he and other
neighbors arrived.
The pilot and another man in the
front seat were hanging upside down in
their seat belts their legs entangled in
the pedals and wreckage, he said.
“We were talking to them,”
McKnight said. “They both had seri
ously fractured legs that were twisted in
the rudder pedals, so it was difficult to
get them out.”
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A helping hand
Schools within the UNC system offer
a number of outreach programs, coun
seling opportunities and seminars that
help students diagnose and treat eat
ing disorders. Page 2
Jazzin’ it up at UNC
This week the bebopping sounds of
jazz float all over campus with this
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year's N.C. Jazz
Festival which
includes clinics,
performances by
student and
professional jazz
groups. Kenny
Burrell is one of
the many guest
artists. Page 5
Making the grade
North Carolina received its report card
on preventive health Friday. The state
received a grade of D+ in promoting
prevention of teenage smoking and
tobacco use. Page 4
Today's weather
Mostly sunny;
mid 60s
Friday Chance of rain;
high 60s