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Council applicants support Powell
By Tiffany Ashhurst
Staff Writer
Candidates who were not selected
for the Chapel Hill Town Council's
vacant seat expressed their support
Thursday for Barbara Powell, who was
appointed to the seat Wednesday.
Most candidates said they were not
surprised by the council's unanimous
. decision to appoint Powell to the coun
cil. "I was kind of surprised, but not
really because (the council) probably
wanted to present a united front,'' said
Joyce Roland, a research psychologist.
The council announced it was ac
cepting applications to be on the coun
cil last month after council member
Roosevelt Wilkerson resigned.
Wilkerson stepped down after admit
ting he falsified the mayor's signature
on an official town document.
Edward Devany, a freelance writer,
said he was delighted that Powell was
appointed.
"I thought she was chosen because of
her background, and she is strong in
community service and participation,"
he said.
Dolores Nesnow, an administrative
law judge, also said she thought the
council had made a good decision.
"She was kind of my favorite, and I
like her a lot," Nesnow said.
Many of the applicants said they un
derstood the council's desire to appoint
a black representative.
Roland said she thought it was fair of
the council to make a statement that
they preferred black candidates.
"It would be an insult to the black
community to not seek a black repre
sentative," Roland said.
Nesnow said she thought all of the
black candidates were well-qualified
for the position.
"If they had chosen a candidate to
just be a figurehead, I would've had a
problem with that," Nesnow said.
Mickey Ewell, a restaurateur, said, "I
understand the desire in the community
to want a black person, and as long as
the people picked a qualified person,
I'd be happy."
The decision to hold an open forum
for the applicants aroused mixed feel
ings for some of the candidates.
Nesnow said she thought the council
felt pressured to have an open forum.
"Ididn'tthinkthecouncilhadachoice
about deciding for an open forum,"
Nesnow said. "It appears that the public
didn't want it behind closed doors.
Nesnow added that the forum cre
ated more work for applicants.
"It was stressful, but if you put your
name in the ring, you're up for grabs
and have to take things as they come,"
Nesnow said.
Roland said that she thought the open
forum process was anxiety-provoking
and that she wished she could have had
the questions sooner.
Powell will serve until next
November's municipal elections.
Hospital administrator calls for cooperation with Duke
By Dale Castle
Staff Writer
A top UNC Hospitals administrator
said Thursday that the competition be
tween Duke Hospitals and UNC Hospi
tals created a "wasteful duplication" of
resources and energy.
At a luncheon at Chapel Hill' s Senior
Center, Eric Munson, executive direc
tor of UNC Hospitals, said UNC and
Duke hospitals would benefit if they
cooperated more.
Asked why the hospitals did not co
ordinate more of their efforts, Munson
said, "If the world were perfect, and we
had a clean sheet, we would have some
logical connections."
The American medical establishment
would be more efficient if it operated
more like the Canadian system, he
added.
Munson said one thing preventing
Duke and UNC from combining their
medical efforts was that each hospital
operated with a different mission, al
though he refused to comment on how
the missions differed.
Munson pointed out that UNC Hos
pitals was among the top 10 hospitals
receiving research grants from the Na
tional Institute of Health.
"We have a major research grant
trying to find a cure (for AIDS)," he
said.
UNC Hospitals plans to expand
within the next few years to include a
new psychiatric wing and an emergency
unit five times the size of the current
facility, Munson said.
Construction is expected to be com
pleted within two years, he added.
Munson said UNC Hospitals was the
second-largest industry in Chapel Hill,
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Sew 'clean air
alternative gas
to be avallaHe
ByChadMerria
StaffWriter
As of Sunday, Orange County resi
dents will havetodecidewhetherpro
tecting the environmentis worth a few
extra dollars in gas money.
The new gasoline, which will cost
three to five cents more per gallon, is
a "clean air" alternative that emits less
fumes than traditional gasoline.
: ; : Orange County was oneoi 1 1 coun
ties chosen to participate in the ex
perimental program conducted by the
stale Environmental Protection
Agency.
Orange County wascbosen because
of its proximity to Raleigh and
Durham, areas with high levels of
toxic emissions.
The new gasoline, called MTBE,
will be available for the next four
months at gas stations throughout the
county.
Eddie Durham, manager of
McFarling's Exxon, said that unlike
some other gasoline alternatives such
as gasohol, MTBE would not cause
any vehicular damage.
"If it's not going to hurt cars, (and)
it's not going to hurt people, it hat to
help " Durham said.
David Walker, owner of BP
Walker's, said that despite the higher
cost of MTBE, he hoped consumers
would receive the new gasoline well.
"It is supposed to have a positive
effect on the environment, so that
should outweigh the extra cost,"
Walker said.
Ronnie Ragan, manager of East
Franklin Car Care, said he doubted
that the short-term use of MTBE sig
nificantly would affect Orange
County' s air quality.
"It's probably not going to make
that much difference in this area,"
Ragan said. "It may make a difference
in larger cities." -Walker
said he suspected some
i Orange County residents might cross
the comity border to avoid paying
higher prices for gasoline, but he did
not expect business to drop signifi
cantly. "I don't expect much, if any, effect
(on our business)," Walker said. "I'm
sure some people may end up going to
other counties."
MTBE contains 15-percent methyl
tertiary batyl ether combined with 85
percent gasoline.
MTBEbanoxygenate.acOTtipound
that uses additives to lower carbon
monoxide emissions.
The new gasoline is designed to cut
down carbon monoxide emissions in
winter months, when the colder air
allows carbon monoxide to remain m
the lower atmosphere for longer peri
odsof time.
Campus Calendar
DTHDale Castle
UNC Hospitals administrator Eric Munson gives a presentation at the Chapel Hill Senior Center Thursday afternoon
earning $20.6 million in net income last
year.
One of the keys to the hospital's
success is the large number of volun
teers that spend their time working with
patients, he said. According to last year's
statistics, volunteers contributed 52,034
hours of time.
Munson said that the average age of
a UNC Hospitals physician was 43.5.
The hospital operates with 750 staff
members and 665 beds, he added.
Munson encouraged senior citizens
to consider contributing their time to
the hospital. J
FRIDAY
10 ajn. TARP will sponsor Zero Garbage Day in
the Pit
11 ajn. CHispA will perform Latin-American
dances until 1 p.m. in the Pit (
Student Occupational Therapy Association will
have a Halloween Bake Sale until 1 p.m. in the Pit and
the Caduceus pit
SEAC and Culbreth Junior High will have a bake
sale until 2 p.m. in the Pit
1 pjn. UNC Juggling Club will meet at the flag
pole between South Building and Wilson Library.
The rain location will be Carmichael Ballroom.
2 pjn. Undergraduate Sociology Club will meet
in front oftheUnioatogoto Hillhaven Convalescent
Center.
5 pjn. The Order of the BeD Tower Extern
applications will be due in the Union.
8 p.m. CUAB will present "An Evening of African
Poetry and Dance" in the Union Cabaret
9:30 pjn. Mangum Dorm will hold its Haunted
House to benefit the N.C. Jaycee Burn Center until
12:30 am. Tickets: $2 in advance and S3 at the door.
SATURDAY
NOON: Epsikn Sigma Alpha will sponsor a
Halloween Spades Tournament with cash prizes in
Murphy.
7 p.m. Scott Residence College and Phi Sigma PI
will have a party and costume contest until 9 p.m. in
Carmichael Ballroom.
SUNDAY
4 pjn. CUAB will present the UNC Student Film
Fest in the Union Cabaret.
7 pjn. Newman Catholic Center will hold its
student mass.
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Peer Advising Program applications are available
at the Union Desk, BCC, Campus Y and 1 16 Steele.
Youth United has applications available at the
Campus Y. the BCC and the Union Desk.
CUAB Social Committee has applications avail
able for men and women interested in participating in
the UNC Dating Game at the Union Desk Questions:
Damon at 968-3459. -; . ( ,
DAVID PRICE
CONGRESS i
We have every reason to take pride in our
congressman, David Price, who has amply demon
strated that he has earned re-election to congress. He
has not only been exceptionally attentive to the
needs of his constituents, but has rapidly earned the
respect of his colleagues in Washington.
We ask you to give your support to David Price.
William E. Leuchtenburg
History
(UNC Price Campaign Co-ordinator)
Richard N. L. Andrews
Environmental Science & Engineering
Jack N. Behrman
Business
Stanley W. Black
Economics
Kenneth S. Broun
Jane D. Brown
Journalism & Mass Communication
Linda B. Brown
Nursing
Richard R. Cole
Journalism 8c Mass Communication
Eva Eliel
YVUNC
Ernest Eliel
Chemistry
Jaroslav Folda
Art
James J. Gallagher
Education
Ladnor D. Geissinger
Mathematics
Jacquelyn Hall
History
Trudier Harris
English
Authnrinl and Paid for by David Price for Congress Committee.
Edward G. Holley
Information & Library Science
Jonathan B. Howes
City and Regional Planning
Joy Kasson
American Studies & English
John Kasson
History
Lloyd Kramer
History
Townsend Ludington
American Studies
Eugen Merzbacher
Physics & Astronomy
John C. Parker
Medicine
Richard J. Richardson
Political Science
Ronald R. Rindfuss
. Sociology
Richard Soloway
History
John B. Turner
Social Work
William J. Turnier
Law
Ruel Tyson
Religious Studies
Judith Wegner
Law
Departments are for personal identification only.
All students
are cordially
invited to
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