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2AThe Daily Tar HeelThursday, August 27, 1987 tote implemeets mew speed Mm! By MATT BIVENS StaffWrifer- Since Aug. 14, speed demons have been able to cruise 528 miles of N.C. rural highways at 65 mph without fear of flashing lights and sirens. Despite predictions of increased accidents, the N.C. General Assembly passed legislation in May giving the N.C. Department of Transportation the power to raise the speed limit to 65 mph at its discretion. "We're noticing some faster speeds, but the number of violators is remaining about the same," said N.C. Highway Patrol Capt. T.H. Spain hour, who monitors 1-95 through Wilson, Nash, and Johnson counties, and 1-85 through Durham, Vance, and Warren counties. The transportation department erected more than 700 new signs to alert drivers of the speed limit changes, said Tammi McEntire of the public affairs division of the trans portation department. The signs and their installation cost $135,000, McEntire said. Among the major roads affected by the change are 1-40 from Winston Salem to Hickory and Hickory to Gastonia, 1-85 from the S.C border AshevMe Wins-ron- f UVJ Ralegh Burling SVY I . .A I -Mt I . I ftat. . . MM I II I SMt I I inn x. - ri rwi, tvTt , fS 'Charlotte i ' Speed Itait raised 1 1 1 1 1 65 mph after completion O Urban areas ineligible due to population North Carolina's 65 MPH niyiiwaya J Wilmington Cjf to Gastonia and from Durham to the Virginia border, and 1-95 from the S.C. border to the Virginia border, McEntire said. The bill was intended to give the state authority over its highways, said its sponsor in the N.C. House of Representatives, Rep. Samuel Hunt, R-Alamance. "Since people are out there on the interstate going 65 mph anyway, we might as well make law-abiding citizens out of them," Hunt said. The transportation department conducted a three-month study to determine which roads to change. High accident rates, high traffic density and construction in the area disqualified certain roads. Stretches under 10 miles long were not considered. Opponents of the speed limit hike cited the possibility of increased highway deaths and injuries if the bill were passed. Dr. Patricia F. Waller, director of the UNC Injury Prevention Research Center and Associate Director of the UNC Highway Safety Research Center, said in testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives that the 55 mph speed limit, intended to conserve fuel, saves 2,000-4,000 lives each year in the United States. Information on the safety of the high-speed roads will be available after the transportation department completes a three-month study, McEntire said. Maryland governor, Friday discuss UNC system By RUTH DAVIS Staff Writer In an effort to strengthen the Maryland higher education system, Gov. William Schaefer recently met with former UNC-system President Bill Friday to discuss the UNC system's structure. Friday, president of the William R. Kenan Jr. Fund, said Schaefer and the University of Maryland Board of Regents consulted with him about UNC's centralized board, which governs the 16 universities in the system. Schaefer also asked about the university's relation to economic growth in Research Triangle Park, Friday said. UNC-Chapel Hill, Duke Univer- ' UUMJlilOTlJQ) sity and N.C. State University founded RTP, he said. "Governor Schaefer is trying to relate the (Maryland) universities with economic growth," Friday said. "He is considering changing to a governance system, which is a system that actually operates the universities from a coordination system, which is a committee of people that doesn't have the power to actually make policies." David Iannucci, a deputy legisla tive officer working closely with Schaefer's education adviser, said one proposal made by the Maryland American Heart Association Committee on Higher Education would involve a governing board over all colleges in the state, modeled after the UNC system. He said UNC's system is one of three proposals, but that Schaefer is leaning toward a strong, centralized governance. Fred Spigler, assistant to the president at the Community College of Baltimore, said one proposal would consolidate the University of Maryland in Baltimore County and the University of Baltimore into the University of Maryland at Baltimore. The other would maintain the present structure, but strengthen the Board of Higher Education and create individual boards for the six colleges without boards. Iannucci said the governor will decide later in the fall which proposal to adopt. 300 S. Elliot Rd. 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We're cutting $10 off the HP-12C. That buys you more built in functions than any one else's financial calculator. And we're giving away a free Advantage Module, a $49 value, with every HP-41 Advanced Scientific calculator you buy. This 12K-byte plug in, menu-driven ROM was designed spe cially for students. So drop by your campus bookstore and compare HP calcula tors with the rest. By midterm, you'll see what a deal this is. V FREES49 HP-41 1 1 ADVANTAGE MODULE I with purchase of HP-11. I'm - ' J chase must be made Ix-tween . August l.r. H)K7, and October 31. . I 19K7. See your local HI' dealer I for details and official redemp- J i lion form. Rebate or free Mod- i I ' ule will be sent in 6-8 weeks. ' 1 OR$10OFFANHP-12C 1 I I J 4 A,Wi)X t4 )1987 Hewlett-Packard Company PG 12703 . Republican candidate Laxalt pulls out of presidential race From Associated Press reports WASHINGTON Former Sen. Paul Laxalt announced Wed nesday he is withdrawing from the race for the 1988 Republican presidential nomination after "a careful and realistic assessment of our financial situation." Laxalt, who has raised more than $1 million, made the announcement in a statement issued about 7 p.m. Wednesday by his campaign committee. Laxalt has said he wanted to have $2 million in the bank by Oct. 1. In the statement, he said that "even if our projections for fund raising had been met, the money, in my opinion, would have been inadequate to conduct a viable presidential campaign. "As chairman of Ronald Rea gan's three presidential cam paigns, I have learned to be very realistic when it comes to political fund raising. A careful and real istic assessment of our financial situation caused me to do what I think is right for the Laxalt , family." ' v Laxalt, 65, never formally entered the race but said April 28 that he was forming an explora tory committee and that his deci sion to run was "as close to final as one can get," with financing the only question to be answered. His departure from the GOP race leaves three announced can didates, former Delaware Gov. Pierre S. du Pont, former Secre tary of State Alexander Haig, and Rep. Jack Kemp of New York, in the competition. Banned books back in schools ATLANTA A federal appeals court Wednesday reversed an Alabama judge's order that had banned 44 textbooks from Ala bama public schools on the grounds they promoted a belief in secular humanism. In allowing the textbooks to remain in use, a three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that U.S. District Judge Brevard Hand's order had. turned the First Amendment requirement that the government be neutral on the subject of religion "into an affirmative obli gation to speak about religion." The ruling, which also ordered News in Brief Hand to dismiss a lawsuit brought by parents, cleared the way for the textbooks to be used in Alabama classrooms. The appeals panel said there was no question that the purpose behind excluding 39 history and social studies books was secular, and that selecting a textbook that omits a topic for non-religious reasons is different from requiring the omission of material because it conflicts with a particular religious belief. Reagan challenges Soviets LOS ANGELES President Reagan today challenged the Soviet Union to openly debate its military policies and said that while the Soviets have shown "movement toward more open ness," their actions still are cause of "fears and deep concerns." Reagan spoke to the Town Hall of California, a civic, organization celebrating its 50th anniversary, in a ballroom of the hotel where he is staying during a five-day Los Angeles visit. Noting increased openness in Soviet society, a trend the Soviets call glasnostt, Reagan said that "we see movement towards more openness, possibly even progress towards respect for human rights and economic reform." Clemson to get parking deck CLEMSON, S.C. Some of the romance may be missing from tailgate parties, but at least a few Clemson University football fans will be assured of a parking space for a mere $10,000 to $12,000. The Clemson Planning Com mission approved the city's first condominium parking garage Monday. Buyers of the 95 parking spaces in a remodeled laundry building also will get access to a large screen television, dance floor and a bar in case they don't want to trek the quarter-mile to the stadium. The expected construction com pletion date is Oct. 24, the day of the Tigers' game against N.C. State University. 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You can help the YMCA make this a successlul event by donating your l.u deductible gilts ol old turnituie. lamps, diesseis tables, mirrors, art. antiques, memorabilia, toys, baby items, sports and camping equipment, and tools. (NO clothing or mattresses please1) Visit your attc this weekend and help the Y BRING your donations to ' the Y beginning August 12th The Y can help transport larger rtoms C.)H 942-5156 WHERE ARE WE? The Chapel Hill Carrboro YMCA. 980 Airport Rd . Chapel Hill OPEN HOUSE! In addition, you'll have the opportunity to lour the Y s tine lacililies. take advantage ol some liee demonstiations or take a ram -check to use at a later date I Free Guest Pass Present this coupon at the Y. anytime and 'eceive a guest pass th.tt a visit to the Y Name I Address I City Win a Free Membershipi Complete the fonv tMOtt bnnfi it to the Y.nd and tn;f out -vi (or a lie on vi' J memtHMstvp I I - I ! entities you to one lien
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