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Exhibit Highlights
Memory of Kuralt
By Amy Anderson
Staff Writer
Friends and family gathered in
Wilson Library Thursday evening to
shed tears and share memories of the
UNC alumnus Charles Kuralt who host
ed such programs as “On the Road” and
“Sunday Morning.”
More than 100 people turned out for
the opening of the Charles Kuralt
Collection. Kuralt’s brother, widow and
daughter as well as friends and fans
came to view the exhibit featuring bio
graphical information about the jour
nalist, who died in July 1997.
There are 58,000 pieces of personal
correspondence, fan mail and notes
from Kuralt’s CBS co-workers on the
fourth floor of Wilson Library. In addi
tion to those momentos are more than
1,000 items of audiovisual material, hun
dreds of pictures and 60 oral interviews
from and about Kuralt
Proposal Calls for End of N.C. Food Sales Tax
Republicans are pushing
to evenly split the 6 percent
sales tax between state
and local governments.
By Dan O'Brien
Staff Writer
A proposal to abolish North
Carolina’s food tax has sparked debate
in the General Assembly.
Sen. Patrick Ballantine, R-New
Hanover, is working on a proposal to
completely eliminate the food tax,
which currently stands at 2 percent.
“Since 1961, North Carolina has had
a supposedly temporary tax on food,”
he said. “We’ve been shaving it down
over the last couple of years, but now I
want to get rid of it completely.”
The food tax created about SIBO mil
lion in revenue, which went to local and
county governments, Ballantine said,
and debate has risen over how to com
pensate local government for the lost
revenue if the tax is abolished.
Ballantine suggested giving local gov
ernment a greater percentage of North
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UNC alumnus David Clinard, who
attended the opening, was Kuralt’s
roommate and Delta Psi fraternity
brother. “We would stay up and talk
until all hours of the night,” Clinard
said.
“He was the most interesting room
mate I’ve ever had.”
Virginia Baron said she went to the
exhibit because she loved Kuralt’s work.
“He was such a happy, jolly man,”
she said. “People could tell he thor
oughly enjoyed his work.”
UNC alumnus Ralph Grizzle, who is
writing a biography about Kuralt, spoke
at the opening of the event.
“Charles Kuralt should be remem
bered because he celebrated simplicity
and made heroes of ordinary people,”
Grizzle said.
“I am so surprised by the number of
people that don’t know him. What we’re
doing here at the University will help
preserve his memory.”
Carolina’s sales tax, rather than simply
reimbursing them SIBO million.
Currently, the N.C. sales tax is set at
6 percent Two percent is designated for
local governments, and 4 percent goes
to the state. Ballantine wants to split the
tax evenly, giving local governments
three of the 6 percent.
Ballantine said this would mean S7OO
million more for local governments.
“Getting one more penny on the dollar
is a huge windfall for the counties,” he
said. “They will gain over a half-billion
dollars rather than lose S2OO million.”
Ballantine said he hoped the extra
funds could be used for education.
“County commissioners are screaming
for money for schools,” he said. “I hope
to redistribute the money to those who
need it most.”
The idea of eliminating the food tax
also appealed to other legislators.
“I have always supported cutting the
food tax,” said Sen. Virginia Foxx, R.-
Watauga. “You shouldn’t tax the neces
sities in this world.”
But she said she recognized that with
out a food tax, local governments had
limited options for raising funds. “Their,
only means of raising money is proper-
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Matthew Marcus examines one of Charles Kuralt's Emmy Awards.
An exhibit containing memorabilia from Kuralt's life opened Thursday.
Kuralt’s memory will be preserved
when his office is reconstructed in the
School of Journalism and Mass
Communication when it moves to
Carroll Hall, said Jill Snider, Kuralt
archivist.
Richard Shrader, Wilson’s reference
archivist, said Kuralt specifically
requested that his memorabilia be
ty tax, unless the legislature authorizes
some other sales tax,” Foxx said.
For this reason, some legislators in
Raleigh strongly oppose Ballantine’s
proposed food tax cut without a clear
way to pay for it.
Sen. Wib Gulley, D-Durham, said the
proposal was irresponsible. He said
Ballantine’s idea took S7OO million out
of the state’s budget without specifying
how to pay for it. “You could not do that
without draconian cuts in education,
which is the biggest part of the budget.”
Gulley called Ballantine’s proposal a
political ploy. “Republicans are looking
to campaign on this issue,” Gulley said.
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“Charles was very close to UNC,” he
said. “He is even buried in our ceme
tery. We look forward to having the
exhibit here and hope that everyone can
use it”
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at udesk@unc.edu.
“Since they are in the minority, they
don’t have to worry about the responsi
bility to balance the budget.”
Still, conservatives said tax revenue
loss was not really a problem for the
state. “If they could control spending,
then they could cut taxes and not have a
budget deficit,” said John Hood, execu
tive director of the John Locke
Foundation, a Raleigh-based think tank.
Hood said he supported Ballantine’s
plan. “The taxpayers need relief, and
Ballantine’s idea is a way to do that.”
The State & National Editors can be
reached at stntdesk@unc.edu.
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To Lure College Men
The new college marketing
manager will organize
campus events and give
parties for college students.
By James Pharr
Staff Writer
Playboy is putting itself in anew posi
tion on college campuses across the
country.
In an effort to better serve the college
market, Playboy Enterprises recently
created the post of college marketing
manager, designed to expand Playboy’s
college readership by creating a stronger
connection between students and the
magazine.
“Playboy is really the expert on
young men,” said Rob Hilburger,
spokesman for Playboy Enterprises.
Alison Raleigh, who took the new
post, will be responsible for organizing
campus events and hosting Playboy par
ties for college students.
Raleigh could not be reached for
comment Thursday, but Hilburger said
she had already created a network of
more than 200 college representatives at
100 campuses across the country.
“These representatives make sugges
tions and recommendations about how
Playboy can better serve college-age
readers,” Hilburger said, adding that he
did not know if someone from UNC
had been chosen.
In the past, Playboy has sponsored
college events such as bringing
Playmates to campuses and sponsoring
a college music tour that featured bands
like Jimmy’s Chicken Shack.
One UNC student expressed con
cern about the implications of possible
Playboy-sponsored events on campus.
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don’t think that University officials
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should allow or promote Playboy-spon
sored events on campus,” said Smita
Varia, co-chairwoman of Advocates of
Sexual Abuse Prevention.
Playboy’s presence on campus last
fall to recruit and photograph local
females for its “Girls of the ACC” issue
angered some students, who criticized
the magazine for objectifying women.
Gary Armstrong, UNC Crist W.
Blackwell Professor of Marketing, said it
was no mystery why Playboy was focus
ing on the college market
“Relative to other populations, this is
probably a pretty good audience as far
as their readership goes,” he said.
Armstrong said Playboy’s creation of
anew position to draw attention to its
product and to present it to a key audi
ence seemed like a pretty standard pub
lic relations activity.
“From a business standpoint, it makes
perfect sense,” he said.
Kevin Scheele, a freshman undecid
ed major from Morganton and a
Playboy subscriber, suggested a month
ly section featuring a college student to
draw a larger college audience.
“They could spotlight a different
campus every month,” he said.
“They could have a little two-page
spread, basically what they did with the
ACC thing.”
Chris Strickland, a freshman business
major who is not a regular reader of the
magazine, also said Playboy could
improve its service to college-age read
ers.
“I’m sure they could target college
age student with their articles,” he said.
“They could have write-ups on cool
places to go for spring break. They
could incorporate sports like college
basketball and March Madness. That
would better serve me.”
The State & National Editors can be
reached at stntdesk@unc.edu.
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