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Hill Hsll So you never knew what went on in Hill Hall? DTH photographer Andy James takes you through its rooms. See page 8. Sunny with a high in the low 80s. There's no chance of rain and tonight will be fair with a low in the 50s. Thursday will bring more clouds. I ! 7 Velum s 87, Issua No. Wednesday, September 12, 1979, Chspet HHI, North Carolina Nwi,'S por! , Aril S33-C24S Stud ent voters o i m Sunny cJy f . .. . (l l! I W VfLJ ' o h r ' """"i V -7 I ' A Ay I ' V lit i i j v -r---ri in)ii-"Tf-"-tJ-JrJ'-1"- Sir Harold Wilson Wilson believes West too We n dly t o C o in miiimis t (G Siin a By PAM HILDEBRAN Staff Writer Western countries are becoming too cozy politically with Red China, Sir Harold Wilson, former prime minister of Great Britain, said Tuesday night. "There's been a change in attitudes in the West," Wilson said. "Many take Chinese expansion too soft. I don't trust them. They are Communists." He cited the Americans in particular as having too close relations with the Chinese. "There's a 'goodies' and a 'baddies' formula and it goes like this," Wilson said. The Russians are the enemies so they are the baddies, he said. The Russians hate the Chinese and the Chinese hate the Russians, he said. Since western countries also hate the Russians, they reason that the Chinese must be the goodies, he said. Wilson questioned what he called the Soviet Union's "crass, provocative intervention in Cuba. They must know of the emotive recollection of the Bay-of Pigs," he said. Soviet leaders are not in their first youth, he said voicing concern about the new generation of Soviet leaders. . "The Soviet Union is now increasing attention to Africa, especially northeastern Africa because of the fear of Chinese expansion," Wilson said. The West should be pressing the Russians, Wilson said. He advocated a recall of the 1975 Helsinki conference. "If the Soviets are willing to come to a compromise on SALT and a removal of troops in Cuba, it will be due to the fact that NATO is an effective counterpoise to expansion," he said. Wilson's remarks came at the end of an hour-long speech on the history of U.S.-British-Soviet foreign relations since World War II. His lecture focused on his relationships with U.S. presidents and U.S.-British treaties and agreements. Wilson, a member of Parliament for 34 years, served four terms as prime minister, resigning for personal reasons in 1976. Still a backbencher in the opposition in Parliament, he received the Knight of the Garter from Queen Elizabeth II in 1976. Wilson introduced his speech on foreign affairs, noting that 40 years of world peace have passed since World War II, except for obvious disturbances such as the Vietnam War, the Korean War, the IRA and the Far East. Wilson praised the late British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, other world leaders and every U.S. president since World War II. "As for Jimmy Carter, though I haven't met him, I have met his brother," Wilson said. "I have always made it a point never to interfere in the domestic politics of the country I'm visiting, especially so close to the primaries." In an interview Tuesday afternoon, Wilson said he did not expect to be asked to lead the Labor party again. "If I do, I shall apply for asylum somewhere," Wilson said. "Maybe even in North Carolina." J2. Thercis no reason to doubt that current Prime Minister ; Margaret Thatcher will last her entire term of five years, Wilson said. She probably will call for an election at the time most suitable to her, he said. "A week is a long time in politics, and if a week is a long time, then five years is a very, very long time," Wilson said. "Of course, the problems she faces are tremendous. The Labor party has been opposed to everything she has done so far." The shock of the murders of Lord Mountbatten and 18 British soldiers by the Provisional Irish Republican Army, may lead to more cooperation on both sides, Wilson said. "We should not surrender to terrorism on either side," he said. "The British government is responsible for Northern See WILSON on page 2 'CDeci ii By SUSAN LADD . Staff Writer HILLSBOROUGH The Orange County Board of Elections Tuesday night rejected three requests for special voter registration activities, including two that were aimed at helping students to register. In a tense meeting marked by heated exchanges -between the three-member board and proponents of special registration, the board denied requests for special activities in Carrboro and on campus. The board also denied a request for additional community registration places by David Hines, chairman of the South Orange Black Caucus. Several politically-active area residents last week had said the board was being intimidated by the possibility that the conservative Orange Committee might file challenges against new voters who registered in special activities. No Orange Committee members attended the Tuesday night meeting, but Carrboro alderman Doug Sharer, one of the residents who had suggested the possibility of intimidation, said he did not feel he was given a fair hearing by the board. Sharer presented a request in behalf of three special registrars and two precinct judges for special voter registration at several Carrboro apartment complexes, Carrboro Elementary School and the offices of the Orange County Council on Aging m Carr Mill Mall. . Sharer told board members the additional registration places would be more convenient for many people, since the Carrboro Town Hail is the only place to register in town. Sharer's proposal would have allowed special registration at night in a centrally located laundry room or clubhouse at apartment complexes. The proposed registration at Carrboro Elementary School was from 7:30 to 9 a.m. and 2-4 p.m. for parents taking their children to and from school, and the registration at the aging council office would take place J at midday for senior citizens participating in council programs. In rejecting Sharer's request, board members Evelyn Lloyd and chairperson Pat Carpenter said it would give too much special consideration to a certain group of residents. Lillian Lee, the third board member, was not present at the meeting. "It seems to me that it (Sharer's request) favors one group of residents over another group," Carpenter said, pointing out that no one from Northern Orange County has requested special voter registration activities. But Sharer protested that southern Orange County voters should not be penalized because there were no special registration requests from northern Orange County. "When you look at the population of the county, the mass majority of people live in southern Orange County," he said. "It's only logical that you would have more registration there." The board decided instead to increase the registration hours at the Carrboro Town Hall to include Wednesdays from 7 to 9 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It also added additional registrations at the same times at the Chapel Hill Municipal Building. "I think that increasing the evening and weekend hours at an already established place will solve the need," Carpenter said. "1 think that there should be an effort by people to register," Lloyd said. "Often the things that are the easiest to achieve are appreciated the least." The board did establish special registration hours at the council on aging office from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. A petition presented on behalf of Student Government by Scott Brewer, president of N.C. College Democrats, for special registrars on campus. But it was rejected on the grounds that it would give one group special advantages. Both Lloyd and Carpenter said that already established voter registration places are accessible to anyone willing to make an effort to go to them. SALT support cut by 'Fortress Cuba WASHINGTON (AP) The Soviet Union is arming Cuba with weapons systems that could pose "a major threat to our oil supplies," demonstrating a pattern of behavior that is "hostile to the interests of the United States," U.S. Sen. Henry M. Jackson, DrWash., said Tuesday. Jackson, in a speech on the Senate floor, said the Soviets have given Cuba two submarines, including one that could mine U.S. coastal waters, threatening U.S. oil tankers. The other is a training vessel, Jackson said, leading to the presumption that more attack submarines are anticipated. Jackson said the submarines represent "a brand-new military capability for Cuba. "Certainly, one or two submarines or a Drakeford seeks second term as Carrboro mayor By PAM KELLEY Staff W riter Carrboro Mayor Robert Drakeford announced Tuesday he will run for re-election on Nov. 6 because he would like to complete much of the work he has begun in Carrboro. Drakeford has no announced opposition yet. Bringing clean industry into Carrboro to expand its tax base, developing and restoring parts of the community and improving local bus service are among the projects Drakeford said he would like to concentrate on. . "We've begun to recruit industry, but it's a long process," he said. "We've got the smallest tax base in the whole state, and we need more revenue if we're going to do more. "In the last four years we've received over $500,000 in community development funds, but we're actively seeking more federal grants," Drakeford said. "I want to develop and restore some mill houses and areas, also. We're probably the only town in the Passengers take hike South trying to do this," he said. Carrboro restored and expanded Carr Mill a few years ago, and it now houses a shopping mall. The Carrboro bus system, which Drakeford helped to create, should be expanded also, he said. "We took a lot of abuse when we began the system, but we've proven there's a need for it " he said. Carrboro should provide more buses to route? that are overloaded and the Carrboro Board of Aldermen should consider expanding services to other areas, he said. Drakeford noted that Carrboro has had three mayors in the last six years, which has caused a lack of continuity in the office. He said now that he knows the job well, he would be able to do a better job than would a new mayor. Drakeford, 34, has been Carrboro's mayor since 1977 and he served as alderman from 1975-77. He is president of the North Carolina Conference of Black Mayors. He is employed by the state of North Carolina as a western regional analyst and holds master's degress in regional planning and public health from UNC. ? V dozen or so MiG-23s do not constitute an overwhelming threat to the United States in and of themselves," Jackson said. "The -point is that this is a. beginning. Where shall we draw the line? How big a 'Fortress Cuba' is too big?" Pentagon officials declined comment on Jackson's characterization of Cuba's plans for the boats, although in the past they have expressed no great concern over the vessels. Meanwhile, a censored version of a military intelligence report surfaced that said the Soviets are increasing both the quantity and quality of their weapons shipments to Cuba. Th5 Defense Intelligence Agency See CUBA on page 2 - Land bond issue " u""- , in ,i ,n..i .ii I,, , l ' ' r r n ' i i i i it ' I'll .,..,,, . Arms supply to Cuba ...hostile to U.S. Jackson Council sets hearih By ANNE-MARIE DOWNEY SUff Writer The Chapel Hill Town Council voted Monday to schedule a public hearing Sept. 20 to reconsider once again placing a $300,000 bond referendum to purchase land as open space on the Nov. 6 ballot. The council also voted to hold two public hearings on cable television Oct. 15 and 16. Last week, the council voted 5-4 to rescind the referendum, which would approve funds for the purchase of land that would remain undeveloped. A Sept. 4 vote changed a decision of July 23 to submit the issue to the voters. The most recent reversal on the referendum was prompted by council member perry Cohen, who instroduccd a See OPEN SPACE on page 2 f f , K $ ; V , A Htm Mayor Robert Drakeford Some buses just don't- make, the grade By SHANNON BRENNAN Stiff Writer "Okay, everybody out," the driver says' some mornings when a tired N route bus tries to make its way up Pritchard Avenue Extension. He opens the door and a bus load of grumbling students troops off the bus and up the hill. The bus, somewhat reluctant still, groans and climbs the few hundred feet that are impossible for it to climbwith a full load. One of the drivers says there are two Chapel Hill Community Transit buses that can't climb the hill, and they have been put on less demanding routes. On three recent occasions, he had to ask students to walk up the hill. "They (the buses) would probably pull the hill if the mechanics would give them more fuel," he says. "Occasionally we'll find that some of the old buses won't make the hill with a heavy load," said Burt Gurganus, superintendent of operations for the bus system. ' Gurganus said he doesn't expect any more unplanned hikesup the hill. "I'm only aware that it's happened twice this year," he said. "I don't anticipate that it will happen in the future." "Buses vary in the power that they have," Gurganus said. He explained that after a bus has been in service for a while, it starts losing power and some of the old buses ain't what they used to be. "It is an unusually sleep grade," said Bill Calahan, Chapel Hill's assistant transportation director. He said there have been no problems reported on any but the N route, and that the grades on other routes don't compare to the Pritchard Ave. Extension hill. Riders who walk the short stretch generally just laugh it off. "They were real nice about it last year," said Susan Bunn, a graduate student. She said the driver asked people to "please" walk up the hill. Bunn said the bus failed to make it up the hill about five times last year when she was riding. "I think it's ridiculous in this day of mechanization." Monctte liinson. a senior, said she rode a bus the first week of schopl this year that was overcrowded, and it didn't make the hill. "They should have special buses during busy morning schedules." she said. ! C , : . "i s I 1 -". i i II.
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