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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2005
■ Hoover Leon Byrd, also
known as Hoover Leon Pot, of
401 N.C. 54, in Carrboro, was
arrested at 2:39 a.m. Tuesday at
600 Craig St., on charges of pos
sessing a schedule II controlled
substance and drug parapher
nalia, according to Chapel Hill
police reports.
Police found half a gram of
“crack” cocaine and a pipe val
ued at $1 on Byrd, who was
released on a written promise to
appear in Orange County District
Criminal Court in Hillsborough on
Tuesday.
■ A Burlington man reported
the theft of $2,500 in tools from
his trailer located in a parking
lot at 11:29 a.m. Monday at 108
Crosscreek Drive, according to
Chapel Hill police reports.
The tools included an air com
pressor, three drills, a skill saw, a
reciprocating jamb saw, a small
jamb saw and a S6OO Hitachi roof
ing gun, reports state.
The reports also indicated a $7
master lock was damaged in the
■ The Downtown Partnership
safety task force will meet at 8:30
a.m. today at Panera Bread, 213 W.
Franklin St.
■ Commencement Information
Day will be held from 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. today in the Union
Multipurpose Room.
■ The Young Democrats will
hold a rally to promote early voting
at noon today outside the Morehead
Planetarium and Science Center.
Rep. Verla Insko, D-Orange, will
speak at the event.
■ The chancellor’s advisory com
mittee will meet from 3 p.m. to 5
p.m. today in South Building 307.
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POLICE LOG
incident.
The theft was discovered at 9
a.m. Monday and the tools were
last known secure at 6 p.m. Sunday,
according to reports.
■ A University senior reported
the theft of several music-related
items at 11:29 a.m. Monday,
according to Chapel Hill police
reports.
According to reports, eight
compact discs valued at $125 and
a radio face plate valued at S3OO
were stolen from the 1999 Honda
Civic, which was entered by break
ing out the rear window.
Reports valued damage to the
car at S3OO.
■ University Presbyterian
Church, 209 E. Franklin St.,
reported a light fixture behind the
building vandalized at 11:22 a.m.
Monday, according to Chapel Hill
police reports.
The fixture was last known to be
secure at 5 p.m. Sunday, according
to reports.
Damage was valued at SIOO,
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
■ Carol Woods will host a forum
for candidates in the Chapel Hill
Town Council race at 3:30 p.m.
today in its meeting hall.
■ The Carolina Women’s
Center director search committee
will meet at 5 p.m. today in South
Building 105.
■ Def Jam recording artist
Ghostface Killah and three other
hip-hop artists will speak at 6:30
p.m. today in Manning 209. Their
talk is titled “Is Music Making
the Money or Money Making the
Music?”
■ A vigil to honor the 2,000
soldiers who have died in Iraq will
be held at 6:30 p.m. today in the
reports state.
B American Fibers and Yarns
Company, 55 Vilcom Circle, Suite
300, reported two doors pried at
10:30 a.m. Monday, Chapel Hill
police reports state.
The damage to the doors, which
occurred sometime after 6 p.m.
Thursday, was valued at S2OO and
the facility was not entered, accord
ing to reports.
Police have no leads.
■ The front door of North
Carolina Chiropractic, 212 W.
Rosemary St., was reported dam
aged at 9:59 a.m. Monday accord
ing to Chapel Hill police reports.
According to reports, the door,
which appeared to have been
kicked in sometime after 5 p.m.
Saturday, sustained SIOO in dam
age.
Police have no leads.
■ A large glass window at
the Dogwood Parking Deck was
found shattered around 8:45 p.m.
Monday, police reports state.
Durham Central Park.
■ Student Congress will host
a facilities-use forum for student
organizations from 7 p.m. to 9:30
p.m. today in Manning 209. The
groups are invited to come and
express their concerns about the
availability of meeting space on
campus.
■ There will be a Peace Corps
information session from 7:30
p.m. to 9 p.m. today in Hanes Hall
239.
■ The Chapel Hill Band
DirtysThirty will play at 10 p.m. at
the Local 506. Tickets are $6. Visit
www.localso6.com for more infor
mation.
News
Public Safety employee
Reymond Milan reported the van
dalism Monday night, according to
reports.
Damage to the window is esti
mated at SBOO, reports state.
Police currently have no leads,
but are continuing the investiga
tion.
■ A UNC student reported
damage to his 2002 Chrysler PT
Cruiser on Monday, police reports
state.
The vehicle was left on Country
Club Road on Friday night, and
when the owner returned Monday,
there were large dents on both the
hood and roof of the car, according
to reports.
The incident is similar to oth
ers reported by students to the
Department of Public Safety,
reports state.
The vehicle sustained about
SI,BOO worth of damage, accord
ing to reports.
There are currently no suspects
and the incident is still under
investigation, reports state.
■ Get free T-shirts and informa
tional flyers today in celebration of
Pedestrian Safety Awareness Day.
The UNC Highway Safety Research
Center and the Department of
Public Safety are sponsoring Yield
to Heels Day.
The event will be held at the
following crosswalks: South Road
at the Bell Tower, South Road by
the SRC, South Columbia at the
big fraternity court, and Manning
Drive between the School of
Dentistry and the Thurston-Bowles
Building.
To make a calendar submission,
visit http://www.dailytarheel.com for a
list of submission policies and contacts.
Events must be sent in by noon the
preceding publication date.
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that the distribution date coincides with registration.
Analysts say Black
still key politico
Examined for contributions, advisers
BY ERIN FRANCE
STAFF WRITER
Even as investigations by state
and federal authorities continue,
N.C. House Speaker Jim Black,
D-Mecklenburg, is still a powerful
player in state politics.
But the outcomes of those inves
tigations, which include questions
about campaign contributions and
the activities of one of his former
advisers, could determine his polit
ical future, analysts said.
“Clearly Speaker Black is lying
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in the hot seat right now,” said
Ferrel Guillory, director of UNC’s
Program on Southern Politics,
Media and Public Life.
He said Black’s power might
have been challenged if the N.C.
General Assembly was in session.
Other analysts said the investi
gations have affected Black’s image,
but not his power.
“There is no question Speaker
Black has taken some public rela
tions hits,” said John Hood, president
of the John Locke Foundation.
He said some Republicans already
had mentioned Black stepping down
as speaker. But regardless of whether
the House was in session, legislators
would not rush to find a replacement
for Black, Hood added.
“His control of the House is not
immediately affected.”
Jennifer Roberts, a member ofthe
board of county commissioners for
Mecklenburg County, said Black’s
history in North Carolina will guard
him from hasty judgements.
“Be has worked in the best inter
ests of the people for a long time,” she
said. “He still has a lot of influence.”
She said that although there are
questions Black should answer,
the state is very appreciative of his
leadership.
Bob Hall, the research director of
Democracy N.C., said the informa
tion analyzed by his organization
found that video poker interests
made illegal campaign donations
to Black and other legislators.
But he said there is no evidence
Black knew the donations were
illegal.
“More than SIOO,OOO from
video poker interests went into the
Jim Black campaign for the 2002
election cycle,” he said.
Besides questions about cam
paign contributions, Black has
undergone scrutiny regarding his
subpoenas from the U.S. attorney’s
office and his political relationship
with Meredith Norris, who some
claim worked as an unregistered
lottery lobbyist.
Norris worked as Black’s
unpaid political director while
also employed as a consultant for
Scientific Games, one of the coun
try’s largest lottery vendors. Black
dismissed Norris from his staff sev
eral weeks ago.
Guillory said other legislators
might learn to avoid confusing the
roles of advisers and lobbyists.
“They can use this episode to
examine procedures,” he said.
“Lobbyists ought to represent
their clients, and legislative assis
tants ought to represent their leg
islators,” he said. “You can’t do both
at the same time.”
Bob Phillips, the executive
director of Common Cause North
Carolina, said clearer lobbying laws
might have prevented the confu
sion surrounding Norris’ position
on Black’s staff.
“Common Cause does believe
there should be no dual roles for a
lobbyist,” he said.
Phillips said an individual’s par
ticipation in both government and
business often makes the public
suspicious.
“It sends the wrong signal to the
public,” he said. “People can’t help
but question what kind of connec
tion that gives the lobbyist.”
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