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Democrats Ran For Judicial Across State The Democratic Party has Democratic candidates from across the state running for 19 Judicial seats, state party chairman Jim Van Hecke said. Two of the open seats are on the North Carolina Court of Appeals, and the remaining 17 seats are on the North Carolina Superior Court. "We have strong and experienced Judicial candidates who we are confi dent will win big in November,” said Van Hecke. Judge John H. Friday, from Lin coln too, is a candidate for the Court of Appeals. Judge Friday stresses the importance of his 17 years of ex perience as a Superior Court Judge. And Judge Friday also emphasizes his experience as a District Court Judge. “Because when one has been in the trenches, he understands those things a little better,” said Judge Fri 'kjudge John Baker “Jack” Lewis, Jr., from Farmville, is also running tor a seat on the Court of Appeals. Judge Lewis is a special Superior Court Judge. Prior to being appointed Judge in 19BJ by Gov. Jim Hunt, Lewis spent 16 years in law practice and is a former town attorney for Farmville, Fountain and Hookerton. Cy Grant of Bertie County is runn ing for Superior Court of the 6-B Judicial district: Since graduating from North Carolina Central Law School in 1M1, Grant has been a Judicial law clerk for Federal District Court Judge Richard C. Erwin, assis tant district attorney, and now is a ' law partner of Grant, Lewis, and Grant. Grant promisee that he will bring bard work and legal experience to the position of Superior Court Judge, as well as acting as a positive role model for the people of Bertie, Hertford and Northampton counties. Grant hopes to be the first black Superior Court judge to represent the newly formed 6-B Judicial district. Narley L. Cashwell, Sr., a native of Cumberland County, is the 10-C candidate for the North r>w»Hn« Superior Court. Since his graduation from the University of North Carolina Law School in 1975, Cashwell has been an associate at torney general, an assistant district attorney general, Wake County District Court judge, and is now a partner of Kirby, Wallace, Creech. CELEBRATING BIRTHDAY—Ronald McDonald helps Shakeela Ager, of mako the dm long-distance call on the “Heartllne.” a complimentary ■ong-oietonco aervlce presented to the Durham Ronald McDonald House by MCI Communications Corp. Shakeela celebrated her 12th birthday the same day she was discharged from Duke Medical Center, and *he made the first call to her aunt. Tony Rand Urges State Begin Child Program State Senate Majority Leader Tony Rand, in a major position paper on child care and family issues, recently called for state government to set an example by establishing child care programs for its employees. “More women are in the workforce than ever before,” Rand said, “and as the pumber increases, so does the need for affordable, quality child care." The 4»-vear-old father of two called Sarda, Zaytoun and Cashwell. In ad dition to his legal experience, Cashwell also has served in the U.S. Army and has been very active in civic organizations. Judge George R. Greene, Sr., from the 10-A judicial district, is also runn ing for the North Carolina Superior Court. Judge Greene began practic ing law in Raleigh following his graduation from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 1957. He enjoyed a highly successful law practice until Dec. 2, 1974, when he was sworn in as the first black judge ever elected in Wake County. Greene is currently serving his fourth term as Wake County district judge on the state to “take a leadership role in encouraging private sector employers to establish child care pro grams." He said the state can set an example by providing day care ser vices to its own employees. Rand, the Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, has been one of the legislative leaders on children and family issues. He sponsored legislation that expanded Medicaid eligibility to 15,000 pregnant women and 23,000 young children in 1987, and he supported increases in the day care subsidy in 1985 as chairman of the state Senate’s powerful Ap propriations Base Budget Commit tee. In his position paper, Rand also called for improvements in the state’s standards for child care pro viders and called for stricter enforce ment of the state's child support ef fort. “Tougher child support laws have worked,” he declared. Rand’s record as a champion of Family issues won him the endorse ment of the state’s social services professionals, N.C. PACE. He has also been endorsed by the state teachers’ association, NCAE. sb • GARY PENDLETON for WAKE COUNTY COMMISSIONER Pcdd Political Advertisement / 2601 Oberlin R&, Raleigh, NC 27608 / 78M167 uuKaKis Committed To Creating Society Of Genuine Opportunity Mine uuKanis 13 commuted a Dove all else to creating a society where there is genuine opportunity for every citizen - no matter where they come from or what the color of their skin. For minorities, this means bringing down the barriers to opportunity, one of which is discrimination. Mike Dukakis believes in inclusion - in the economy, in the business sector, and in the government. Mike Dukakis will: •Create a vibrant and growing economy with full employment, including both urban centers and rural communities, through a Fund to Rebuild America. •Support minority business set asides. •Support affirmative action. •Vigorously enforce all civil rights laws, including the Voting Rights Act I and the Civil Rights Restoration Act, which prohibits granting federal funds to any institution that discriminates on the basis of race or gender in any of its programs. •Appoinfcmore judges from the pool of outstanding minority lawyers in the nation. In Massachusetts, Mike Dukakis: •Cut in half minority unemployment in the past four years. •Required set-asides in state contracts for minority businesses. •Doubled minority representation in state government. •Instituted tough and effective affirmative action guidelines for all state agencies. •Established a permanent commission on minority business development. •Helped nearly 50,000 move from weitare to work uirougn tne Employment and Training Choices Program. ‘Enacted the nation’s first state plan for universal health insurance. ‘Quadruped college scholarships assistance. Feelin Fit! © If your child has a “lazy eye,” he will Ioae vision in that eye unless you take him to an eye doctor for treatment before age five or six. ©1988. McNaught Synd. 1 N.C. BLACK LAWYERS SUPPORT Judge Bob Orr N.C. COURT of APPEALS “Judge Orr’s record for fairness, equal justice and equal opportunity, has earned him the support of black lawyers and other concerned citizens all across North Carolina : James K Ferguson, ff Prominent Cmi Rights Attorney, Charlotte ENDORSED BY: Charlotte- Mecklenburg Black Political Caucus Raleigh- Wake Citizens Association An NAACP Campaign *88 Fair Share Partidpant ■ I Wk ■ ■ ■ ;v:q
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