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2The Daily Tar HeelMonday, April NoCo Senate to vote oe edecattioe Mil. By LEE ANN NECESSARY Staff Writer North Carolinians may have the chance to vote on a referendum in November which would re-vamp the process of choosing a state super intendent of public instruction. Two bills, calling for appointment of the superintendent rather than state-wide election, will be brought before the Senate Committee on the Constitution of the N.C. General Assembly in upcoming weeks. Both bills would give the majority of Board of Education appointments to Gov. Jim Martin. "The governor's main concern is a direct responsibility in education through a direct line of authority with an appointed superintendent either by the State School Board or the governor himself," said Tim Tinman, press secretary for the governor. The proposal would ensure that the governor has authority in the future over education plans addressed by his campaign, said Sen. Jim Johnson, R-Cabarrus. co- Reagan's By MICHAEL A. JORDAN : Staff Writer President Reagan has forced the U.S. Congress to take the lead in the budget process because he has not given the leadership that past executives have, 4th District Rep. David Price, D-N.C, told about 10 : people at the courthouse in Chapel Hill Friday morning. "This is a new role for the Con gress in the sense that, in the past, we have been able to rely on exec utive leadership," he said. Price's Legislative Director, Gene Conti, gave an overview of U.S. budget tendencies of the past few decades, focusing on what Price called the central dilemma facing i-ball x e-ball x i 0) AND THEN THERE X jo x i leq-a x eq-3 Coing Now there's more through life f '- The Pelopowtesian War J987 Apple computer, Inc. , ; ' '.y -y- yyyyy-vy,;y.-- gT vs.- .. ' 5 :y-xw''-: .-:::::-: :.v..v.:-:o:-:-:x:j..y:;::::': aUfM tM'fa. Mk.' W M. MU -.::::;:; f': IrflrfJf.fcJI $ . mtt imoi' nix. ) m. nmn mm mm-' Ma. t- -mm MiiMl 4MCWWviiis : V 1- 6, 1987 sponsor of the bill. "Our reasoning is that if you are going to have a governor who campaigns on education, then it is going to be difficult for him to carry out his plans if he doesn't have direct authority over that area," Johnson said. One bill addresses legislators' concern with having State Board members who are representative of the voters, said state Sen. Bob Warren, D-Johnston. In their bill. Warren and Lt. Gov. Bob Jordan have proposed having eight governor-appointed Board members, along with two N.C. House of Representative and two N.C. Senate appointees. Martin's proposal asks that the Board's composition remain the same, with 1 1 gubernatorial appoin tees, the lieutenant governor and state treasurer. "Some people say they could support the bill if there is some type of representation of the voters' wishes about who would be on the board," Warren said. ressmrnanm Price bmdlset weaknesses Congress the spiraling budget deficits of the past few years. Both the president and the Budget Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives have proposed budgets, Price said. Although the president's proposal gives a higher percentage of the federal budget to the social security program than it received when he took office, Conti said more people are involved in the system now. The president's proposal also includes tax increases in the form of higher medicare fees and a deletion of state gas tax allowances, Conti said. Conti said the president's budget is based on a continuously strong e-baP iSDAY, APRILS Lit ymll x -V -V 7 jT- LET xjRk ON 8 XHAMlK H00 xv(gq - a x eqx jgq-a x gqv For Seniors To Buy trntatmi font - A Conflict of Cultures 4 s if'. Apple and the Apple logo are registered trademarks N n I u vimm J . I ' ' ' - , ',,''"'' s ,&'rf&lS,s?' 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Although some argue that the appointment process would not completely "de-politicize" the posi tion, the superintendent would not have to be concerned with re election, said Dr. Michael Radz, assistant superintendent for instruc tion of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro school system. criticises economy, whereas the House version is based on more realistic figures. Reagan's proposal assumes the United States will have $22.4 billion in revenues during the upcoming year, while the House version assumes revenues of only $21 billion, Conti said. Price said he is opposed to the sale of assets advocated in the president's budget. "You're talking about short-term gains and revenue losses for future years," he said. Price said the House budget does not propose any major cuts in federal programs, unlike the president's proposed cuts in education and agriculture. e-ball e-b; lk X CO 5 CJ X CAROLINA UNION CURRENT ISSUES 2Z than one way to get after college. 3" 1: 1 IN IS! V mm of Apple Computer, Inc. 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Voters would have to decide if the appointed super intendent would have authority over the public instruction controller who is in charge of the Department of Education budget. 'WSf "V David Price Price addressed several other issues, including the trade bill which Congress will consider next month. Price said he was pleased the highway bill passed despite Reagan's veto. "I think it's a good bill. It's not ideal for North Carolina, but it's a good bill," he said. He said the bill should not haye been treated as a political issue. "You have to ask yourself what that veto was about," he said. "Apparently, from the messages coming from the White House, it was a test of the president's potency. And that is the wrong reason to veto a billv and this was the wrong bill to veto."' . -w. ,;.'. v." Price said it was unlikely that a post-veto bill would have benefitted North Carolina. 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"There is no possibility of rescue," said Vanderwall. deterinimies state, and the policy should have more support here," McDuffie said. "I think the poll indicates that opposition to the policy is growing." The poll was a random telephone survey conducted March 1 to March S; McDuffie said. Random digit dialing was used to ensure all areas of the state had an equal chance of being polled. ' Although North Carolina's two senators may use opinion polls on occasion, neither is overly influenced by them. Republican Sen. Jesse Helms votes according to his own opinion and ideology, said Barbara Lukans, press secretary to Sen. Helms. "This particular poll would not influence him," Lukans said. "The voters knew his ideology when they elected him, and that's the most important opinion poll." Democratic Sen. Terry Sanford is not influenced by polls exclusively said Tom Lawton, Sen. Sanford 's press secretary. 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