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2 Tuesday, March 7, 2000 Hopefuls Get Set for Super Tuesday Associated Press WASHINGTON - Hoping for a Super Tuesday worthy of the name, George W. Bush and A1 Gore cam paigned on opposite coasts Monday in parallel pursuit of the victories needed to settle their parties’ nominating strug gles. “Rest is for another day,” said Gore’s rival. Bill Bradley. And on the eve of a virtual nationwide presidential primary with contests in all regions of the coun try, all sides seemed to agree on that. Republican John McCain said he sensed a backlash developing against campaign commercials aired by Bush and “his sleazy Texas buddies” in New York and elsewhere. The front-runners, Bush and Gore, both courted Jewish voters as they tai- Local Officials Support Democrats, McCain in Race By Theresa Chen Staff Writer If the preferences of town officials reflect how North Carolina will vote in the May 2 presidential primaries, then Republican John McCain can rest easy, while the Democratic nominees might want to load up on more ammunition. Twelve members of the Chapel Hill Town Council, the Carrboro Board of Aldermen and the Orange County Board of Commissioners responded dif ferently as to who they would like to see in the White House this November. The results were spread fairly evenly for the Democrats, but the Republican votes WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR 1 I 1 / RECYCLE / / / First recycling bin free. bins available for $7.00. ORANGE COMMUNITY RECYCLING 968-2788 Even though my roommate spends hours on the phone with his girlfriend... c& Rll residents have their own private telephone and Internet lines. Granville Towers gtouuers@aol.com IfUfIITIHL uuiuLu.granvllletoujersxom 370.4500 lored their mes sage as much to the general elec tion as Tuesday’s primaries. “Tolerance can never be assumed, and it always must be taught,” Bush said in an appear ance at the Simon mm NATION Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles, where he also stressed his support for “a safe and secure Israel.” Gore, in New York, told a Jewish organization he would be a “good and helpful and loyal friend” to Israel if elected to the White House. Public opinion polls had Gore ahead of Bradley virtually everywhere. Bush’s position wasn’t as commanding, were heavily slanted in McCain’s favor. On the Republican side, McCain took four votes while George W. Bush and Alan Keyes each received none. Democratic votes were distributed with two officials backing A1 Gore and three backing Bill Bradley. Three offi cials said both candidates were equally qualified. “I hope A1 Gore wins because I think his policies that he’s pursued under the Clinton administration are the ones the country needs,” said Commissioner Moses Carey. For Alderman Jacquelyn Gist, choos ing between the Republican primary candidates was like choosing the lesser although he led McCain in the polls in several key states, including Ohio, Maryland, Georgia, Missouri and in the winner-take-all competition for 162 California delegates. McCain’s strength was in New England, and he and Bush battled fiercely in New York. Bush and McCain girded for elec tions in 13 states in all, 11 primaries and two caucuses, with 613 delegates up for grabs. Democrats had contests in 15 states and the American Samoa, 11 pri maries and 5 caucuses with 1,315 dele gates in play. Aides said the Bush campaign was making 2 million get-out-the-vote calls in nine states in the Super Tuesday line up. Beyond that, though, the Texas gov ernor’s high command was looking ahead. They said he will try to raise as of two evils. “(I want McCain to win) because Bush scares the hell out of me,” she said. “He has all of his father’s bad points, and the arrogance just blows me away. The way Texas handles crimes involving young people disgusts me.” However, Gist’s opinion was not shared by voters in the state of Washington. In its Feb. 29 Republican primary, Bush captured 58 percent of the vote, leaving McCain and Keyes with 38 percent and 2 percent of the remaining votes, respectively. Washington voters were also very generous to A1 Gore that day. Gore took 65 percent of the popular vote, over Bradley’s 34 percent and Lyndon Laßouche’s 1 percent. Some local officials said they pre ferred candidates who were neither Democrats nor Republicans. Council member Joyce Brown said Campus Calendar Today 10 a.m. - The Out-of-State Students Association will be in the Pit until 2 p.m. to sign students up for Spring Break travel shuttles. 4 p.m. - An interest meeting will be held in Union 224 to learn more about APPLES paid school-year intern ships. Interns will gain three hours of acad emic credit. t ¥\rEcUpie rITANNING, iNC. ■H* v * eat r big. cheap, late, great %mk c° srri|r various menu items..... $2 chicken quesadilla 4 ...and more plus... jpijy all mexican beers $2 ,jF ■ ONE COSMIC DOLLAR , ' nvnoa oiiaisoo atMO * News much as $lO million in the coming weeks for use against the Democrats. They also said there have been informal discussions about expanding his team of advisers for the fall campaign. McCain, upset about privately spon sored environmental ads, announced at day’s end that he had filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission alleging that the ads were illegally coor dinated with Bush’s campaign. Gore told the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations that in his administration the United States would be “a good and helpful and loyal friend to Israel.” He signaled support for moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem and hinted broadly he would look with disfavor on any attempt by the Palestinian Authority to declare an independent state. she was supporting Green Party mem ber Ralph Nader. “I appreciate the things he’s done and the awareness he’s raised on many crit ical issues in the country,” she said. When asked her opinion on the Democratic candidates, Gist said she would like to see women in the White House. “If Hillary was president and Tipper was vice president, or vice versa, wouldn’t that be great?” she said. Gist said the Democratic candidates were both good people, but she had yet to decide between the two. As of yet, it is still too early to decide how candidates will fare in this year’s primaries. Today’s group of 16 primaries and caucuses, known as Super Tuesday, could be the deciding factor. The City Editor can be reached at citydesk@unc.edu. The public is welcome. Wednesday 6 p.m. - Management and Society will hold a meeting today in Union 210. The speaker will be Linda Renzuilli. She will discuss “Everything you need to know to successfully complete the man agement and society major.” 6 p.m. - UNC junior Erika Hamilton will be on hand to discuss her photog raphy exhibition, CUBA!, at a recep tion in the Union Art Gallery. THE HIGH SEAS DTH/KATEMELLNIK The UNC sailing club takes advantage of the warm weather Friday afternoon with a cruise on Jordan Lake. Karl Schmid, a freshman physics and astronomy major, skippers a 420, a two-person racing boat. Council Plans Hearing On Waste Station Site By Nishant Garc Staff Writer Residents’ increasing frustrations have prompted the Chapel Hill Town Council to call for a public hearing to potentially eliminate the possibility of a landfill transfer site on the Greene t ract, The Greene Tract is a 60-acre site near Purefoy Drive that has been men tioned as a possible site for a waste dis posal transfer. Residents near the exist ing Orange County Regional Landfill voiced their concerns to the council Monday night about contaminated water supplies and persistent odors. Yonni Chapman, who lives on Umstead Road, said that if a landfill transfer site was approved, residents near the landfill would be taken advan tage of by town officials. “People in that community are not wealthy and power ful,” he said. “Therefore, they have been abused and taken for granted.” Chapman said the delay in reaching an agreement was due to a lack of com munication with residents in the area during the entire procedure. “I am not satisfied,” he said. “People in the community, near the landfill, should be compensated for what they have endured for 30 years.” The operation of the landfill has been the cause of political gridlock since the site was opened in 1972. In recent years, the battle has intensi fied as residents have pushed harder to Looking for Answers? Bp|l|a|im|n[E| dj ; f IP' 1 a| F j * j|f | E I Hnhe |t| |nh log |AI B~Q RnMQ|N|.:- J |p| OPlanned Parenthood™ of Orange and Durham Counties, Inc. Chapel Hill at 1765 Dobbins Drive 942-7762 Durham at 820 Broad Street 286-2872 Most Insurance Accepted • Special Student Rates • Evening and Saturday Hours aljp Sailii Sar Hppl get the county’s three municipalities to address the issue. Judy Nunn Snipes, who lives adjacent to the landfill at 1621 Genestu Drive, said she was frustrated by what she perceived as a lack of expediency. “We would like to feel reassured that this.neighborhood will be protected,” she said, , . .. „ Council member Joyce Brown pro posed in a letter to the mayor and the council members that the Greene Tract should be kept largely as a natural state with selected areas used for a mixture of low- and moderate-income housing for single residents and families. “We have not gone on with full com munity involvement in the Greene Tract,” she said. “We need to hear from the local residents. The last public hear ing was a dramatic turnout." Brown proposed the council send out mailings to alert residents about the next public hearing, which will be held March 27. “We need a sensitive mailing list to inform the people who are con cerned,” she said. “People need to know about the possible impacts of the Greene Tract.” However, Mayor Rosemary Waldorf said the council should tailor the mail ings to target those with a vested interest in the proposal. “The mailing list has to be informative rather than a legal notice so that the people are not misled.” The City Editor can be reached at citydesk@unc.edu.
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