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4 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2005 Police look for answers in vandalism incidents Thurs., Fri., see eight cars affected BY ALLISON MILLER STAFF WRITER A perennial safety issue in Chapel Hill arose again Friday, when police announced that a string of cars have been reported as vandalized. On Thursday and Friday, Chapel Hill police officers found eight vehicles with broken windows, seven with at least one tire punc tured and two cars with both bro ken windows and punctured tires, according to police reports. The incidents primarily have been confined to northern Chapel Hill, in the areas near the north end of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Jane Cousins, the department’s spokeswoman, said nothing has been stolen out of the cars that have been vandalized, adding that vandalism happens more often in college towns than other places. 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Art Englebardt, an officer with the community services division of the department, stressed the importance of educating citizens in order to prevent car vandalism. “We try to educate the people not to leave things in the car, keep the car locked,” Englebardt said. He also said that individuals should park in well-lit areas and avoid parking in the street when possible. Englebardt also warned against leaving excessive amounts of valuables in unguarded vehicles, including car stereo systems. “You’re talking a lot of money,” Englebardt said. He also said that even visible loose change left in cars can cause problems. “Thirty cents that’s thirty cents more than they have,” he said. / 7r CAiFne6& CAapet j I WITH UNC STUDENT ID GET ! $1 OFF I ! DINNER BUFFET! ! I I 35 Chinese has the best variety of Chinese food around. You can choose from over SO items on our Super Buffet or order from the extensive menu. 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Contact the City Editor at citydesk@unc.edu. News Bush ratings continue to fall Katrina response, Iraqi war cited BY ALEXANDER HAL TILEMANN STAFF WRITER President Bush received the high est disapproval rating of his presi dency earlier this month, with 58 percent of respondents saying they don’t approve of the way he is han dling his job. According to a USA Today/CNN/ Gallup Poll, conducted from Sept 16 to Sept. 18, Bush’s disapproval rat ing moved 2 points above the previ ous August high of 56 percent. Casey Dominguez, professor of political science at the University of San Diego, said the public is reacting to both Bush’s handling of the fed eral response to Hurricane Katrina and the ongoing war in Iraq. “Forty percent is real low, histori cally speaking,” she said, adding that Bush’s numbers could rise if atten tion shifts to new issues. But opponents of the adminis tration’s Iraq policy are working to keep that issue front and center. 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Though public demonstra tions against the Iraq war have not approached the scale of those during Vietnam, they still serve as a remind er to political leaders, he said. Many prominent Democratic politicians have made compari sons between the ongoing conflict in Iraq and the Vietnam War, often referring to the situation in Iraq as a “quagmire.” President Johnson’s approval rating in 1968 slipped below 40 percent, while Bush’s lowest approval rating yet recorded in the Gallup Poll is 40 percent. Leuchtenburg said the similar ity to the situation in Vietnam lies in the fact that, in both cases, the president lost control of the war, at least in the public’s perception, and HHHk ■ WNTtSe EARTH the paint-it-younelf ceramic ftudio i Anniversary Special ; | Bring this coupon any weekday before October 15th and ! | take 50% off studio fees! i * May not be combined with other offers. 1 Open Late Six Nft|hts 316 w. franklin street • chapel hill • 968-0400 • www.painttheearth.com Hours: TUe-Thu noon-9pm; Fri 12pm-10pm; Sat 1 lam-1 Opm; Sun lpm-7pm afjp Saily sar Heri “It is important only if it is a harbinger of more and larger protests to come.” WILLIAM LEUCHTENBURG, PROFESSOR offered no clear vision for bringing the conflict to an end. Johnson’s presidency essentially was ruined by the Vietnam conflict, Hunt said. Johnson eventually chose not to seek a second term in office. Approval ratings might be less of a concern for Bush, already in his second term, but could limit his ability to push his political priori ties, Dominguez said. The fact that there is no draft for the current Iraq conflict also could mitigate political consequences for Bush, Leuchtenburg said. The Vietnam draft meant that the middle and upper classes, including students, were much more affected, he noted. That probably prompted a greater willingness to take action against the conflict. Contact the State & National Editor at stntdesk@unc.edu.
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