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By MONICA MALPASS
Staff Writer
Since the shooting death of e.r Beatle John Lennon
in December and the attempt on President Ronald
Reagan last month, concern has been growing about
the availability and use of handguns.
According to a recent FBI report, half of Ihe nation's
murder victims in 1979 were killed wit!- andguns.
A Harris survey conducted last November found
that 67 percent of those interviewed favored handgun
registration laws and that 32 percent opposed such
laws. A UNC poll taken since the attempt on Reagan's
life has shown an upsurge in support of stricter, hand
gun controls in North Carolina. Of North Caroli
nians, 59 percent favored a federal law requiring
owners to register handguns while 32 percent opposed
.those laws.
Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass.', and Rep. Peter
Rodino, D-N.J., each introduced legislation recently
to implement and expand the Handgun Crime Con
trol Act of 1979, a bill which was proposed but which
did not pass. The new proposal includes some of the
following:
ban the manufacture, sale and importation of
guns classified as Saturday Night Specials.
encourage "license-to-carry" laws that would
establish an identification card system for handgun
owners.
establish mandatory jail sentences for criminals
carrying handguns when they commit a felony.
Presently, a person may buy a gun over the coun
ter by completing a form stating that he is not a felon,
not mentally ill, does not use dangerous drugs, is of
legal age and resides in the state where he is making
the purchase.
In North Carolina, police are required to issue per
mits to prospective handgun buyers before the hand
gun can be bought.
Despite the attempt on Reagan's life, the presi
dent's position concerning handguns has not changed.
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During the 1980 presidential campaign, Reagan said
handgun controls should be rejected because they
would lead to further firearms restrictions.
Reactions to the proposed bill have been varied.
Former Sen. George McGovern, a longtime supporter
of handgun control, said he did not see enough sup
port in Congress to pass the proposal., "Some type of
control is needed for public safety, but opponents ,
have enough clout to stop any such legislation, " said -George
Cunningham, a McGovern spokesman.
Local reaction is mixed to the possibility of legisla
tion governing handguns. Several pawn shop owners
in Chapel Hill and Durham said they believed hand
gun controls would only have a slight effect on their
business, since most dealers did not traffic heavily in
handguns. Other pawn shops stopped dealing in
handguns because of federal red tape and personal
dissatisfaction with handgun buyers.
"I had too many weirdos coming in wanting hand
guns, so I no longer carry them," said one shop
owner.
Handgun Control, Inc., a national organization to
encourage legislation, emphasizes the need, for a
federal law. M
"It is ineffective for some states to be strict on
handgun ownership and registration when neighbor
ing states have lax laws," said Amy Apperson, a
spokesman for the organization.
But John Adkins, of the National Rifle Associa
tion, said supporters of handgun controls w;ere simply
having a knee-jerk reaction to recent violence, and
that there was no growing concern about handguns.
See GUNS on page 2
By ELAINE McCLATCIIKY
Starf Writer
The Student Stores Advisory Committee
advised against the institution of a text
book rental system in a letter sent to Vice
Chancellor of Business and Finance John
Temple last week.
SSAC Member and Chairman of Uni
versity Services for Student Government
Donald Beeson said the committee found
the rental system to be economically un
sound for Student Stores, Inc., to under
take. He added that many faculty mem
bers would be reluctant to commit them
selves to the use of one book since a better
text might come out.
The committee supports upgrading the
current buy-back system since it achieves
the same purpose as the rental system,
according to the letter.
A study of the textbook rental system
in 1980-1981 by Student Government re
vealed many reasons why the rental sys
tem was not feasible.
In the letter, the committee members
said t-'ie cost of initial investment in books,
additional personnel and additional ac
counting systems, and writeoffs for un
returned books could cause a substantial
reduction in the amount of money avail
able for Student Stores scholarship fund.
The letter also stated they felt that the
University's academic standards of ex
cellence might be lowered if a department
was not able to buy a new text due to a
rental system.
Beeson said that one of the major rea
sons the rental system was dropped was
because the committee and Student Gov
ernment felt that a modified rental sys
tem could be instituted that would use
the buy-back system being used now with
adjustments to make the system work
better.
Under the modified rental system,
Student Stores pays half price for books
reordered by an instructor for the next
semester and then marks the price up to
75 percent of the original price. The stu
dent who buys the books next can get
half the price he paid if he sells it back to
Student Stores. Then Student Stores
marks the price up 75 percent again and
the whole system repeats itself.
Student Government hopes to get de
partments to agree to use the same book
for each course and to agree to use a
book for a period of three years, Beeson
said. If instructors agree to use the same
book for a certain number of years, Stu
dent Stores can save a substantial amount
of money, he added. Another high cost
due to instructor's is the ordering of the
most recent versions of the same text.
Beeson said that the difference between
texts was often minimal and the cost to
students was great because they could
not sell their old editions back and other
students had to pay for the newer, more
expensive editions.
To combat this problem, the University
Services committee will be comparing
book editions in the fall and urging de
partments to set up their own monitoring
system to avoid unnecessary edition
changes.
Student Body President Scott Norberg
said that although he had originally sup
ported a partial book rental system with
rentals for certain introductory courses,
he felt that the modified rental system
would achieve the same end of saving
money for the student.
"Right now, we're working with the
present system to cut every inch of waste.
Once we've looked at that and how ef
fective that can be, we'll go back and look
at a modified version of the textbook
rental system," Norberg said.
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Former North Carolina Senator Robert
Morgan attacked the budget cutting proposals
of President Ronald Reagan Tuesday night,
and he criticized the political tactics of Sen.
John East, who beat Morgan in the November
election.
Although he said that Reagan and the Republican-controlled
Senate had the right to
attempt to carry out the programs, Morgan
told the UNC Young Democrats Club that
some cuts would hurt college students.
"I believe that it is the responsibility of
, responsible governments to assist people in
' doing things that they cannot very well do for
themselves," he told the audience of about 50
people.
Morgan said that as many as 1 million col-
lege students would be forcedjpjave.schqpl,
if proposed student aid progTaffllSvere cuL
"No young man or woman should be denied
access to a college education because of a lack
of funds," he said.
Morgan also called for a draft and said
that the United States needed "a reserve of
people who have a basic degree of training
for emergency service." He said "it's not fair
for the poor to bear the burden of defense."
Criticizing John East, Morgan said his op
ponent had placed greater importance on
images rather than on issues.
"The Republicans believe images are more
important than issues," Morgan said, adding
that "the radical right believe that elections
will be won by the electronic media."
"They may be right, but I hope they aren't,"
he said.
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.Morgan .told, OC campaign, ads criticizing ,
him during the elections as being false and
misleading. .
One commercial showed an air craft carrier
moving through the Panama Canal and criti
cizing Morgan for voting to give the canal to
Panama.
The commercial was deceptive because air
craft carriers are too large to move through
the canal, Morgan said.
Morgan did 'not vote to return the canai,
but only to fund its return once it had been
voted upon.
He called for the Democratic Party to "find
new ways for enlightening the people," but he
did not suggest that the party adopt similar tac
tics. .
"If we have to do that sort of thing, then
we don't deserve to be in power," Morgan said.
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By SUSAN HUDSON
Staff Writer
Along with April showers and May flowers,
spring also brings an increase in the number of
broken bones. Don't be surprised at the num
ber of casts sitting, walking or hanging around.
The major culprits in the increase of broken
bones are baseball and softball, said Skip Hunter,
physical therapist and athletic trainer at Student
Health Service. "People arc out there just slid
ing into each other and their feet get planted
too easily," Hunter said.
Marc Davis, basketball team trainer, said
"People are just getting out and doing things
now like dancing about drunk after the bas
ketball tournament."
"The increase in breaks and fractures becomes
fairly significant if February skiing accidents
are included as spring injuries," Hunter said.
The bone broken most often is the distal tip
of the fibula a bone in the ankle, Hunter
said. Most of the fractures are sports-related,
but Hunter said one of his patients "fell-out of
a tree uptown."
David Earnhardt fractured his tibia playing
intramural basketball with his dorm team in
February. Broken bones are not new to Earn
hardt, who has broken the same ankle twice
and a finger once. "The first time, in junior
high, it was a novelty. It was sorta neat."
But since then, Earnhardt found that going to
chsses was sometimes a problem. "It wss bad
being with crutches, especially at Alumni Hall.
There was no elevator and my class is on the
fourth floor."
Earnhardt timed his accident well, though.
While he was recovering from his fracture, the
University Police still offered its ride service to
people in Earnhardt's condition. This service
ended March 9.
Robert Sherman, director of security services,
said the police just couldn't handle the taxi ser
vice load. "We're talking about 20,000 people,"
Sherman said. "That's a city."
The University Police still provide rides to
and from the health service and one round trip
per day to the permanently and temporarily dis
abled. These categories do not usually include
people with crutches.
See BONES on page 3
By NANCY DAVIS
Staff Writer
Lst of a twcfsrt series
While Chapel Hill's diverse media offer a wide variety to their
consumer and to advertisers who want to target a specific audi
ence, the proliferation can create problems for the medium
trying to get advertisers..
Each medium must compete with the others for advertisers.
As part of the competition, ad salesmen have to be well-versed
on reasons why their medium b the best buy.
For example, WCHL General Manager Lee I lauscr said, "I'm
a firm believer in radio above and beyond what TV and print
can do. The creative ability of the medium is greater. It can
paint a picture in the mind's eye that's much greater than simply
announcing a sale."
Citing the recall ability often associated with radio, Hauser
said most people can still remember every ingredient in the
McDonald's Big Mac radio advertisement from several years
ago. ' . .
"Radio can be very effective when used properly. But I
guess I'm a little biased."
"Chapel Hill is now a much better buy radio-wise because
there arc two (commercial) stations," said Hugh Johson,
owner of WRBX. "Before, you bought WCHL or you didn't
buy at all."
In the print media. The Chapel Hill Newspaper and The
VU'jge Advocate are strong competitors for advertisers dollars.
But neither says it is having problems getting enough advertisers,
The prime selling point for The Chapel tllll Newspaper is
it's quality market. Advertising Director William McDonald
said. "Our circulation covers a quality market. We know where
every subscriber lives. We also have the largest news staff in the
state for a paper this size."
The Advocate is not having problems getting advertisers
cither, Publisher Beth Loudon said. Referring to the
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By KATIir.RINE LONG
Staff Writer
Proposals to cut off abortion funding and
to bzn abortions arc bcif.3 considered ia North
Carolina and in Washington and both propo
nents and opponents believe the action will
end in some form of constitutional Emcndmcnt
to ban abortion by 1932.
The Human Life bill, a statute that would
define life & beginning tt conccr-on, U bcins
sponsored by Sen. Jcv.e Hdrm, R-N.C, end
Rrp. Henry IIde, R-Hl. In d:fir.;ng life, the
statute wo;.! J male abortions ills. :!.
There &V,o have tern severs! conaitutiend
amendments proposed, many tacked by
I Iclms, that would define life as binnin at
fertilization, cuthvbir.3 abortions, the tilth
control P'H -nd lUIVs.
On the Uite leu I. there t;.;s been a propo-.J
to the General Av.nr.Uy to M p the state's SI
million fundinsof tbvnion. However, many
! roups ! Mcvc lht .-.vc Gov. Jm Hard Izxls
abortion fundir.?, there vull be f;o cuteff.
In a f e-.-erd pMi c -.'uhxlrd by the UNC SI.a I
of .h;:;nMor:r, 33 r.-fcrd of North Gird:.: 4
residents who responded said state funding ;
should go to all women who needed abortions,
and 18 percent said it would depend ca the
woman's situation. .
In the same po3, 63 percent of the 770 adults
surveyed said they would not support a con
stitutional bin on abortion. "
Groups that do not want to see cnii-cbortion -legislation
are watching wuh growing concern
the I !c!rns-l lyde proposal that' would raterr.pt
to define life. Scientific and mediceJ hearings
on when life begins will stirt Thursday in the
Senate and the bill cculd be voted cn fitly in
the suranver,
The bill is the first step to an arr.er.d.r.enf,
and it is the amendment that frightens thoie
v ho do not vnt to we anii-ibortion I,-::U:icn.
"This fc FMs vay bciond ar.jthlr.j anyone
has ever considered in the past," ta'd Student
Health Sen ke doctor Miry Jane Guy, presi
dent of the North Grc!ou eh::p'er of the
National Abortion Ri-hts Action t.e.t-uc. "I
think K'stcfnUe."
"Soon none of us nuy lave the rijht to
ihooof." said fMMe Cohen fcf I'Lnned
iVrer.thooJ h Charlotte.
Experts on both sides of the issue said the
statute, which would only require the votes
of a majority in both houses of Congress,
had a very good chir.ee of pi::!n5 liter in the
surr.rr.er. Cut scrr.e pro-life croups do net
support the statute.
"The statute, says there is a sr.ificant like
lihood that human life begins at birth, ia:J
Jim Kappus, admir.iJtrathe a'. ldir.t for the
Life Amendment Political Action Ccrror.oo.ee.
"What for God's name is sljrJficar.t likeli
hood?" LAPAC would like to see an fimandmtr.t
passed that defined life beInr.lr.3 when
the ovum was fertilized, sr.d therefore would
define the birth .control fill and IUD ai
The National TJht to Life Ccmrr.htee,
however, suppcu the statute. "The croertd
mer.t is cur ul:irr.a:e goal, said Lc;al AiC-a
aft J '0 .r" t''1'--?
Pro-life troi-T view atertlorts ts epo"3
v. omen tn rMMh ti.ks and Uiiif.j children.
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, Pro-life groups don't think an amendment
-will pass in Congress now. But with the sup
port of President Ronald Reajan, and with
plans to push pro-life candidates in the 1932
' - elections, pro-lifers' are confident they will
. have an amendment par,cd before 1290.
"In South Dakota we beat (pro-choice Sen.)
George McGovern' Karr- aid. "That's
our whole reion for bemj."
Pro-chotccrs are afraid that an amrr.drr.ent
. also could create enormous tepJ battles for
' many years to come.
"It would throw our leal sy.trm into
chacs,M soid Kathie Moon, a rr.emttr of the
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Pecauj? an amendment would de-.!are a
fcrtiiied c:s as a person, Mocm ailed, would
a pre;r.ar.t weman t-e counted as on? or 10
penc-r.i in a cenvu? A!.o, she atked. cm. j
cr.a file one's ur.born t iby a a dependent vn
tat forms?
Some froro-cd amrndmcr.ti would mile
ah onion a federal crir-e cl m-rdrr, h.m
uid, which r.ear.s th .t if a wcorn f la.".-.,-d
lo Uam: ti vJi iiuii, UK vvuhJ cc Piloted for
conspiracy to murder.
They're trying to impose certain religious
or moral beliefs on oeryone in this country,
Moon said. "These people arc serious. That's
what's really fri-hter.ms."
Dr. Jcny ffulkt, of Nonh Carolina Me
morial I Icnpital, said ihe abortion Ivms t-hodJ
not be deals with by law.
"It's not the widt of a majority ofAmarkans.
and even if it were, it's not the sort of ihlr
yenj put into laws," he ta'd.
Gray said some versions of ihe amendment
ould not allov a woman to have an a!.rtbnf
oen if pregnancy ir.:-ht kill her. If such an
amendment were par.ed, dovtors co-Id dJ
ncthmg to save a woman's bfe.
tejal experts sal J that as lonj as the proper
process was cheers t J, the amendment would
ctmaitutUnal. pro-thoice peer he alJ if
would mean the fjahli-.hmer.t of a dom-.tic
turaUance orgs.ruitian tht would watvh
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