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4The Daily Tar HeelFriday, October 2, 1987 United Way sets goal for local campaign By SUSAN ODENKIRCHEN Staff Writer The United Way officially kicked off its community campaign Thurs day to raise $593,000 for the 33 state and local agencies it supports. The United Way has been in Chapel Hill for 39 years, serving organizations such as the Boy Scouts, the Girl Scouts, the American Red Cross, the Orange County 4-H Club and the Meals on Wheels program. Child Care Networks, an organi zation that offers child care informa tion to caregivers and parents, is the only new agency added this year to the United Way beneficiaries, accord ing to Betty Hutton, co-executive director of the local United Way office. The $593,000 goal was set by an allocations committee that comprises 22 volunteers, she said. "The committee has an in-depth hearing with each agency and decides on the amount the agency really needs," she said. "We also have a membership committee (that) inter views an agency to make sure that it does not duplicate a service already offered by our other agencies." The community campaign, which ends Oct. 31, was preceded by a Pace Setters program to provide base money and serve as an example for other potential contributors. "It's much nicer to start at x- number of dollars than to start at zero," she said. "(Pace Setters) give us a boost." The two University contributors to the Pace Setters campaign were the department of pedatrics in the School of Medicine and the development office. For five years the United Way campaign has been part of the State Employment Combined Campaign (SECC), which allows the agency to collect contributions through state payroll deductions. The General Assembly ruled that for state employees to contribute to the campaign through paycheck deductions, the United Way must join a group of 12 similar charitable organizations, including the National Health Agency. The SECC program benefits the United Way campaign because "con tributions are easier to give when taken out of payroll a little each month, and employees don't need to worry about payment," Hutton said. "We are trying to reach ats many people as possible, but most of our campaigning is done at peoples place of work since this is not a house-to-house campaign," she said. This year marks the 100-year anniversary of United Ways across the country. To make contributions, send checks to United Way of Chapel Hill, Box 845, Chapel Hill, N.C. estif all: celebrating the new season By KAR1 BARLOW Staff Writer Chapel Hill residents can cele brate fall on Franklin Street this Sunday at the 15th annual Festifall Street Fair, which will feature musical entertainment and booths offering arts and crafts, food and information. Sponsored by the Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation Department, the fair will be held from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. The Festifall celebration will extend from the intersections of Columbia and Franklin streets to Franklin and Henderson streets. Traffic will be blocked off between these intersections for the attrac tions and pedestrians. Stages will be located at these intersections for daylong entertain ment, including The Village Band, 5 Guys Named Moe and a children's sing-along with Angelica Marra. Lori Anderson, Festifall coordi nator, said she expects a crowd of about 18,000 people, "if it's a nice fall day." She said the municipal parking lots will be open through out the day, and parking should not be a problem. Anderson said Festifall is a way to bring the Chapel Hill community together. "It helps get people downtown," she said. "It's a wel coming for the students." Students usually make up about 50 percent of the crowd, Anderson said. WCHL-AM radio station is sponsoring a daylong United Way Chili cookoff on Henderson Street. About 16 teams from local restau rants and civic groups will be cooking their own chili recipes and competing for prizes. "All proceeds go to the United Way," said David Home, produc tion director at WCHL. He said Festifall gives the station the chance to be "a part of the events in the community." Registration for booths began about four weeks ago, Anderson said. Besides the arts and crafts booths, local non-profit organiza tions will offer information, includ ing the local branches of Amnesty International and the Sierra Club. Participating non-profit organi zations must be based in or asso ciated with Orange County. People selling arts and crafts paid a $20 registration fee, while organizations publicizing their activities paid a $10 fee. The parks and recreation depart ment takes no percentage of profits, Anderson said. N.C. senators may light amti-smoMeg bill By STACI COX Staff Writer Passengers who choose to light up on airplanes may have to shell out $1,000 if the Senate passes a bill next week that bans smoking on all domestic flights under two hours. A Senate subcommittee Wednes day passed the bill on to the Senate Appropriations Committee which will review the proposal before it goes before the full Senate. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-NJ., has a three-year trial period and also imposes a $2,000 fine on anyone found tampering with airplane smoke alarms, said Jim Abbott, the senator's press secretary. Both N.C. Sens. Jesse Helms and Terry Sanford oppose the bill, said Tom Lawton, Sanford's press secre tary. There are rumors of a Helms CREATE YOUR CAREER AT THE DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY DIA collects, analyzes, interprets, and disseminates foreign mil itary intelligence vital to the formulation and execution of national security policy. 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It is possible that the bill will not make it out of the Appropriations Committee, and the Sanford office hopes this will be the case, Lawton said. The bill is based on a study conducted by the National Academy of Sciences at the request of the Federal Aviation Administration, said Rick Borchelt, spokesman for the National Academy of Sciences. The study, based on past research, reported that cabin air is not being replaced and the level of smoke is much more concentrated than in a similar sized room. Borchelt said. This information prompted the Academy to suggest a ban on smok ing, he said. Almost every health organization in the nation supports the bill, said Kerrie Wilson, legislative representa tive for the American Cancer Society. The U.S. House of Representatives passed a similar bill July 13, which said airports would lose federal funding if they did not comply with the smoking ban, she said. "The Senate bill is more straight forward, leaving no option for the airlines," Wilson said. "For stewardesses, working full time in the smoking section is equi valent to smoking a pack of cigarettes a day," said Ann Tonjes, manager of government affairs for the Associa tion of Flight Attendants. Airlines don't want the bill because it could cut into ridership among smokers, but it would prevent the health problems so prevalent among flight attendants, Tonjes said. While illness attributed to smoke inhalation among flight attendents is on the increase, some airlines have begun penalizing attendants for using more than two days of sick leave, she said. "There is also a danger to passenger safety, because stewardesses need to be alert in the case of an emergency. When thay have been breathing smoke all day, they are usually dizzy and or nauseous not safe," Tonjes said. If the bill passes the Senate Appro priations Committee, the Senate will vote on it within the next two weeks. Chancellor committee schedules open meeting From staff reports For those who want to share their opinions about how UNC's next chancellor should be chosen, the committee charged with finding Chancellor Christopher Fordham's successor will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, Oct. 7. The 14-member search committee will listen to public views at 1 p.m. in the Morehead Building's faculty lounge. People who want to address the committee should write: Search Committee for Chancellor, UNC, P.O. Box 2452, Chapel Hill, N.C. 27514. The meeting will give interested people a chance to present informa tion and views about the chancellor's position, the qualifications required, and any other matters that will assist the committee in its search activities, said Robert Eubanks, committee chairman and chairman of the Board of Trustees. Campus Calendar The DTH Campus Calendar appears daily. Announcements must be placed in the box outside The Daily Tar Heel office, 104 Union, by noon one day before weekend announcements by noon Wednesday. The DTH will print announcements from University-recognized campus organizations only. Friday 12:30 p.m. UNC Sociology Cub is having a brown bag lunch in Union 218 with guest speaker Dr. M.J. Powell who will speak about careers in sociol ogy. Drop-ins welcome. 5:30 p.m. UNC Circle K Club will meet by the Union park ing lot to go to a club cook-out at Umstead Park. 8:30 p.m. Carolina Fever and Sigma Nu Fraternity are sponsoring a Beat Auburn Pep Rally in Big Frat Court. Saturday anewhotel with The Spirit Of Italy H SI 53k rt Y Saturday & Sunday October 3 & 4, 1907 2 Cameron Indoor Stadium o) (I Ml jMoLSouVUo ' ' ZZZ3 UUvLsilA Show Time: 0:00 PI TT.U IS m f, n m Hr ... r 0? i Til "Ul M in fl r mm fff i.r inimn TECIfETS STILL AUAELABLE POU SilHUiW tllZin (HOT SATUHDAV & SUIIPAV) TECIIETS AVAILABLE AT PAGE BOX OFFICE OH THROUGH TECEIETBOf 1 1 -000-233-4050 10 a.m. Anglican Student Fel lowship will host its Saturday Morning Breakfast in the Student Commons of Chapel of ' the Cross. Cost $1. Sunday 11 a.m. UNC Gaming Club will sponsor Open Gaming in Union 210 until 5 p.m. 4 p.m. WXYC Radio will tel ecast its weekly talk show, Northern Hemis phere Live, until 6 p.m. The station number is FM-89.5. 6:30 p.m. Black Women United will meet in Craige's Coffeehouse. Items of Interest All Campus Calendar announce ments are due by NOON on the day before they are to run in the DTH. 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Franklin St. Chapel Hill, NC 27515 (919)929-4000 Toll Free 1-800-223-7379 TWH -WHW-. 1 WERE FIGHTING FOR American Hoart ff) Association U - ' will be interviewing on campus October 2728 Hiring for Territory Managers both Dec. and May graduates requirements: minimum GPA 2.75 seniors with degrees in Business or Economics SIGN UP IN THE PLACEMENT OFFICE FOR AN INTERVIEW OCT. 2, 5, 6 & 7 more specific details available in the Placement Office RECYCLE This Newspaper f f ID O C UrM E N T I 8 X I f St v : UUi. I J f JL
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