States continue in quest to be
By AMY WINSLOW
Assistant State and National Editor
Although local opposition to a
$4.4 billion atom smasher has been
cropping up recently in North
Carolina, lawmakers from the
states in contention for the project
continue to support bringing the
project to their home state and
maintain that the majority of the
constituency support them.
Environmental concerns, the
availability of funding and the
displacement of many homes to
allow for the construction of the
superconducting super collider
(SSC) have been major issues
expressed by opposition.
"We think the benefits far
outweigh any drawbacks there
may be," said Ed McDonald,
administrative assistant and press
secretary for Rep. Howard Coble,
R-N.C.
Voices of opposition to project
By HELLE NIELSEN
Staff Writer
Opposition to locating the super
conducting super collider (SSC) in
North Carolina is growing among
residents and elected officials in the
three counties that would host the
$4.4 billion research project.
During the last week, state leg
islators including Rep. H. Mickey
Michaux, D-Durham; Rep. Sharon
Thompson, D-Durham; Rep. Wil
liam Watkins, D-Granville; and
tentatively, Sen. Ralph Hunt, D
13th, said they oppose the project,
as the Durham County Board of
Commissioners voted last week not
to support the project.
In addition, the group Citizens
Against The Collider Here
(CATCH) has collected-6,800 sig
natures on an opposition petition
and has recruited 200 members in
a week, according to CATCH
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The project will be federally
funded, but the chosen state will
be required to provide the land
needed at no cost to the federal
government, said Michael Bush
man, press secretary for Rep.
Terry Bruce, D-I1L, a member of
the House Science, Space and
Technology Committee.
The seven finalists are Arizona,
Colorado, Illinois, Michigan,
North Carolina, Texas and
Tennessee.
Illinois is viewed as the front
runner mainly because a power
accelerator already exists on its
proposed site for the SSC. Simply
adding on to this plant would save
millions of dollars in construction
costs.
"If there is a groundswell of
opposition from the community,
that may have a bearing on
President Joseph Haenn.
"When this project was first put
to action it seemed to be a very juicy
plum," said Hunt. "Now some
additional information doesn't
make the juice in the plum appear
as sweet as it did to begin with."
North Carolina is among the final
seven contenders for the SSC, a
research project in which subatomic
particles would be smashed into
smaller particles to research matter
in a 53-mile underground tunnel.
Should North Carolina get the
25-year project, the tunnel would be
located under the ground in Dur
ham, Granville and Person
counties.
Hunt previously supported the
SSC but said his position on the
issue would be determined by the
sentiment among his constituents.
Hunt's senatorial district includes
particularly important if the case goes
to court, he said.
"If you collect the evidence, you
dont have to prosecute; but if you
don't, there's no hope of prosecuting
later on," Comar said.
Cousins also said area police have
a fairly high conviction rate if an
arrest is made, with 50. percent in 1987
and .43 percent in 986.
Usually, if there's enough infor
mation for an arrest, then "there's
enough information Tor a convic
tion," Cousins said.
Groover said rape is caused by the
assailant's need to have power and
control over another person.
Men are often taught by society
to use aggressive means to get what
they want, while women are usually
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whether Illinois receives the pro
ject," said Howard Woodson,
legislative director for Rep. Cha
rles Hayes, D-Ill.
But there have been virtually no
negative reactions to the project
in Illinois, Bushman said.
Rep. Carl Pursell, R-Mich., has
voiced concerns recently about the
availability of funding for the
project but remains one of the
strongest supporters of the project,
said Gary Cates, Pursell's press
secretary.
The SSC would bring jobs that
are desperately needed in Mich
igan and would increase revenues
for the state, Cates said.
"By and large, the majority of
people affected are in favor of it,"
he said.
To defray part of the costs, there
are hopes to get other countries
grow louder in N.C counties
the three counties affected.
Opponents are concerned about
the impact the project would have
on the communities in the area and
on the environment. They also say
the money could be better spent on
long-term development of the
counties.
"We could probably develop
Durham into something a bit more
permanent than 25 years," Michaux
said. "And the $600 million (to be
spent by the state) can be put into
much better use, such as basic
education."
Michaux said the state adminis
tration "sold" the project on the
estimated 3,000,000 jobs it would
entail. But those jobs may not go
to local residents and would last
only 25 years, he said.
"The majority of people (getting
those jobs) are not going to be North
taught to be "negotiators," she said.
People need to re-evaluate how
behavior and communication affect
dating relationships, Groover said.
"Education is a large part of
stopping the problem," she said. "We
can teach people to think differently
about their sexuality."
The rape crisis center conducts
programs for children and adults in
a variety of settings, including public
schools' churches and civic groups
Groover said.
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Haenn said the project would
displace too many families and
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"There are three major
watersheds in this area," Haenn
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Legislators said the opposition
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"It sounds like the DOT takes
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more opposition, they would prob
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no opposition."
Staff members for Gov. Jim
Martin, who supports the project,
did not return repeated phone
messages.
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By ERIC GRIBBIN
Staff Writer
North Carolina should deny driv
er's licenses to students under 18 who
drop out of school, according to a
proposal issued Tuesday by Lt. Gov.
Bob Jordan, said Phil Wells, press
secretary for the Jordan for Governor
campaign.
The license provision is just one
part of a comprehensive program
Jordan says will cut the dropout rate
in half as early as 1992, Wells said.
The program also involves a $7.6
million appropriation to provide at
least one counselor for every 40
potential dropouts, Wells said.
"We think it would be a very good
program because it is a preventative
measure, not a Band-Aid solution.
The lieutenant governor feels that the
situation is out of hand, and he feels
that something must be done, even
if it's a controversial issue," Wells
said.
A bill to deny driver's licenses to
dropouts failed during the 1987 N.C.
legislative session.
Jordan has been concerned about
the 100,000 dropouts during Repub
lican Gov. Jim Martin's term, Wells
said, citing this as Martin's most
serious educational problem.
"The dropout rate needs more
extensive attention than what Jordan
proposed," said Lee Monroe, Mar
tin's assistant for education. "The
dropout problem is longitudinal.
There is sort of a pipeline from the
time a child enters the school system.
A longitudinal approach would be
more effective than the approach
which Mr. Jordan has proposed,
which concentrates on the end of the
pipeline."
But education officials disagreed.
"I think (Jordan's) timing was
perfect. If he could get this plan
instituted, it would cut the dropout
rate in half immediately," said Dennis
Davis, director of the division of
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support programs of the N.C.
Department of Public Instruction.
"This plan shows that the state is
serious about keeping kids in school."
"I see some problems with the
proposal, but I also see some merit,"
said John Rudder, assistant principal
and former guidance counselor at
Broughton High School in Raleigh.
"Sometimes, quitting school is not a
negative thing. Some young people
drop out due to feelings of failure
they need to seek some sort of success
outside of school. Sometimes, work
is a priority the youth wants to
earn enough money to buy a car, and
the license is a source of good feeling,
and I don't know if denying that
would help or not."
Once dropouts turn 18, they would
be able to obtain a driver's license
under the proposal, Wells said.
"However, if a student under 18
who has already obtained a license
quits school, their license will be
revoked. Enrolling in a (general
equivalency degree) program and
staying in good standing for at least
four months or re-enrolling in school
would be the only ways to regain one's
license before age 18," he said.
Vernon Morton, special assistant
to the commissioner of the N.C.
Department of Motor Vehicles
(DMV), had doubts as to the con
stitutionality of Jordan's proposal.
"I don't know if a person who is
qualified to operate a motor vehicle
in this state can be denied a license.
There certainly is no law currently
existing in N.C. that would allow such
a thing," he said. "I believe this
involves a constitutional right. The
DMV certainly encourages all stu
dents to get a diploma and to go as
far educationally as they can beyond
high school, but I don't know if you
can deny a person a license for any
other reason other than ability or
inability to operate a motor vehicle,"
Morton said.
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