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Page 6A Wednesday, Jan. 9, 1991 Speaker From Page 1A The vote for speaker 69 Votes of area delegation: For Clarfc: Jim Campbell, D-Anniston Clarence Haynes, D-Talladega Ron Johnson, D-Sylacauga Richard Lindsey, D-Centre For Drake: Bobby Crow, D-Coldwater Richard Laird, D-Roanoke Gerald Willis, D-Nances Creek Taxes, education top agenda From Staff. Wire Report! With the House speaker's fight behind it, the state Legislature turned its attention today to two issues of vital importance to most Alabamians taxes and education reform and one of vital importance to Itself a pay raise. This morning, the House and Senate were to meet jointly to receive a long-awaited report from a tax-reform commission. Later in the day, an education-reform commission is to release an update of Its work.

This afternoon, both chambers are to consider the rules under which they operate, including a proposal by state Rep. Jim Campbell, D-Anniston, that former legislators-turned-lobbyists be barred from the House floor during debate. And, there's the question of legislative pay. State Sen. Fred Horn, D-Birmingham, figured the best way to improve lackluster attendance at legislative budget hearings was to give members an extra $50 a day for showing up.

The Senate agreed Tuesday when it passed Horn's resolution on a unanimous voice vote. The resolution now goes to the House. In a related matter, Rep. John Rogers, D-Birmingham, said he would offer a resolution today to raise the daily expense allowance of legislators for the days they meet in Montgomery from $40 to $75. In addition, their monthly expense allowance would go from $1,900 to $2,400, whether they are in session or not.

rte LV Drake "We voted for the man we felt was best qualified," he said "I hate that (Hunt) said we are an embarrassment to the Republican Party I'm pro-business Tom Drake and (speaker pro tern candidate) Demetrius Newton have very low ratings I didn't feel comfortable voting for them." Petelos said Hunt could not expect Republicans to unanimously support a Wallace Democrat "We were never consulted as a group as to who we wanted for speaker," he said. "The decision was made among Democrats We never discussed it as a caucus." THE GROUP'S role will change in the future, he predicted "Our vote has been taken for granted in the Legislature We have not been consulted on key matters, and if the governor wants to get his programs through, he will have to include us in what goes on downstairs." Meanwhile, Hunt continued to view the speaker's election in a favorable light. "I don't consider it a setback," he said. "But I think you've seen a debate, really, of the issues I think it will be difficult for, as an example, the speaker or (Speaker Pro Tern) Jim Campbell to in the future just out of the clear blue say 'this is sorry legislation, this is something that we're not going to consider, this is something we're going to throw in the He also said the race helped "inform the public about what the problems are think you see a more informed electorate." Both Clark and Hunt said they would be willing to put the election behind them and work together, although Hunt would not rule out another attempt to unseat Clark when the Legislature comes into formal session April 16. "That's just something you can't foresee," Hunt said.

"I think the LET US LEASE YOUR PROPERTY HARRIS McKAY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 236-0301 dsn revisions needed to make them good legislation They also said the fight was about more than just legislation: that it was about keeping the House and an independent branch of government. The governor, they said, has as much right to choose their speaker as they have to choose his staff "The independent House has arrived," Clark said after the 69-35 vote "This is the end of the era of the governor dominating the Legislature The only candidate to challenge Clark was Rep. Tom Drake, D-Cullman, who served as speaker during Gov George Wallace last term Drake's poor business ratings set the stage for a lopsided battle, with the Business Council of Alabama and many Republicans ill-at-ease with his voting record. "Had Hunt won, I'm not sure it wouldn't have been a hollow victory," said University of Alabama history professor and Democratic analyst Bill Barnard. "He would have maintained the aura of gubernatorial supremacy but would have had someone in place not politically inclfned to support (Hunt's) views Added Brad Moody, a political science professor at Auburn University at Montgomery: "It's hard to understand why he challenged Clark in the way that he did.

The only rational explanation is that his relationship with Clark was so bad, and he knew he didn't have a chance with him as speaker so this was his only hope to challenge him, weaken him, and as a last resort maybe defeat him." HUNT AND HIS supporters worked the Legislature hard trying to line up support but winded up with only a third of the votes cast. Afterward, Hunt said eight Democrats whom he would not name would have voted with him if he had had the votes. However, 10 Republicans voted for Clark. Hunt said these lawmakers "deserted" him. Rep.

Tony Petelos R-JPleasant Grove, said party loyaltyhad nothing to do with the vote, and he criticized Hunt for taking the Re-oublican legislators for granted. Tom Harris Somo quotos from tho voto: 'Someone from our county needs way to get Into the governor's office. I hope I continue to get my highway Gerald Willis, when asked why he voted for Drake SENIOR CITIZENS! 1 iC tt-. ANY SERVICE A3 Vrr products excluded EVERY WEDNESDAY DESIGNER'S IMAGE AND MATRIX FOR ALL YOUR HAIR NEEDS DESIGNERS IMAGE BEAUTY SALON LIIM1 1 INDIAN VILLAGE PLAZA 892-2992 'I think the problems remain the same regardless of who did or dldnt win. We've got duties of office.

We're willing to make the effort. We've extended the olive branch." Jim Campbell, who voted for Clark ernor. If they can get together, they can pass something, and the only weapon Hunt has is the veto." "For the governor to suffer a rather large loss does not augur well for his programs and how they will be received," Barnard said. "This doesn't help dispel the notion of a gubernatorial vacuum." possibility of any reorganization is always there with this strong feeling in the House." Nevertheless, Tuesday's vote indicates Hunt does not have the House support to bring reorganization to a vote. Moody and Barnard both believe the fight hurt the governor and his ability to get legislation approved by the House and Senate.

"It's not the conventional way of trying to make friends with the Legislature," Moody said. "I do think it means the overall strength of the legislative branch will be increased in comparison to that of the executive branch. Now the most important relationship is between the speaker and the lieutenant gov Thank You The Family of TIMOTHY JEROME JACKSON would like to express our sincere appreciation to all the kind people for the flowers, prayers, food, cards, words of comfort, telegrams, telephone calls, and visits shown during the loss of our loved one. We give special thanks to Gregory Sinclair.PettyOfficerHector Alvarez, and Petty Officer Wade Fix. The Reverends P.Q.

English, JL. Stringer and Joseph Curry; The Classes of 1988; '89; '87; '69; '68; Congressman Glen Browder; Senator Howell Heflin; Rep. Asst. Bob Hand; Co-workers of South Central Bell and Anniston Army Depot. Study: Girls' self-image sinks in adolescence By Suzanne Daley The New York Times Step-sister, Sharon H.

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Slater NOTICE WE'VE MOVED! BUCKNER'S PLUMBING SUPPLY ANNISTON STEEL PLUMBING AND MILLER OFFICE FURNITURE IS NOW communities throughout the country last fall. The children, in grades 4 through 10, were asked to answer written questions in the classroom. The researchers said the margin of sampling error was plus or minus three percentage points for the girls and plus or minus five percentage points for the boys. Enough girls were questioned for the researchers to draw conclusions about race distinctions, but no such conclusions could be drawn about the boys because there were too few boys included in the survey. THE FINDINGS among the girls, combined with the answers that black girls gave regarding their relationships with teachers, prompted the researchers to conclude that black girls drew their apparent self-confidence from their families and communities rather than the school system.

Janie Victoria Ward, a Rockefeller fellow at the University of Pennsylvania who is studying the socialization of black families and was an adviser to the study, said one factor that might help black girls is that they are often surrounded by strong women they admire. Black women are more likely than others to have a full-time job and run a household. girls in the classroom. "No one has taken such a large-scale look at self-esteem before, but we have known of this issue for years. And here you see that it is not going away." Among the girls, race is apparently a factor in the retention of self-esteem, the survey found.

Far more black girls surveyed were still self-confident in high school compared to white and Hispanic girls, and white girls lost their self-assurance earlier than Hispanic girls. The subject of girls' self-esteem has emerged relatively recently as a field of study, generating considerable controversy. Some academics say the psychological development process of women differs profoundly from that of men; others disagree. DR. CAROL GILLIGAN, a professor of education at Harvard and a pioneer in studying the development of girls, said the survey's findings would force a series of more complex questions about what happens to girls' self-esteem during adolescense.

"This survey makes it impossible to say that what happens to girls is simply a matter of hormones," said Dr. Gilligan, an, adviser on the development of questions asked in the survey. "If that was it, then the loss of self-esteem would happen to all girls and at roughly the same time. "This work raises all kinds of issues about cultural contributions," she added, "and it raises questions about the role of the schools, both in the drop of self-esteem and in the potential for intervention." Sharon Schuster, president of the American Association of University Women, a research and advocacy group, said the association had commissioned the study to draw attention to the plight of girls at a time when education changes is a topic of widespread interest. "Generally, most people feel that girls are getting a good education," Ms.

Schuster said. "I think this survey shows that the system has some shortfalls. We wanted to to put some factual data behind our belief that girls are getting shortchanged in the classroom." BASED ON an index of personal self-esteem created by the responses to such statements as "I like the way I look," "I like most things about myself" and "I wish I were somebody else," the study found that overall, boys had a higher sense of self-esteem than girls in elementary school and retained it better over the years. The study, conducted by Greenberg-Lake Analysis Group surveyed 2,400 girls and 600 boys at 36 public schools in 12 Girls emerge from adolescence with a poor self-image, relatively low expectations from life and much less confidence in themselves and their abilities than boys, a study made public today has concluded. Confirming earlier studies that were smaller and more anecdotal, this survey of 3,000 children found that at the age of 9 a majority of girls were confident, assertive and felt positive about themselves.

But by the time they reached high school fewer than a third felt that way. THE SURVEY, commissioned by the American Association of University Women, found that boys, too, lost some sense of self -worth, but they ended up far ahead of the girls. For example, when elementary school boys were asked how often they felt "happy the way I am," 67 percent answered "always." By high school, 46 percent still felt that way. But with girls, the figures dropped from 60 percent to 29 percent. "It's really quite staggering to see that this is still going on," said Myra Sadker, a professor at American University in Washington, who has spent most of the last decade studying the way teachers treat AT ITS NEW LOCATION 800 GURNEE AVE.

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Stringfellow was not satisfied with their promises. "I told (Chandler) I wanted to see a ticket handed out," Stringfellow said. "He told me, 'Son, I think you're on some kind of Stringfellow said he was told he could 8 wear out a warrant for the officer's arrest, but could face a possible civil suit if he was unable to prove the case in court. "I've been here 27 years and I can't ever remember anyone making a citizen's arrest," Chandler said. "That's the last thing I would recommend somebody do.

The civil liability would be enormous." Stringfellow said he did not plan to pursue the warrant because he did not have the money to cover any lawsuit that might ensue. But he said he was upset with the way Chandler handled the matter. "I FEEL LIKE there are two sets of laws in this town. One for the politicians and police and one for the rest of us," Stringfellow said. Chandler said he simply explained the procedure for Stringfellow to follow in pursuing his complaint and the pitfalls he might face if he decided to seek the warrant and take the case to court.

"He may have thought I was trying to intimidate him, but I was just trying to tell him the facts," the chief said. "I was trying to explain what his options are and what he would have to do if he goes to court. He more or less insinuated that all we were doing is covering it up and I resent that." Chandler said he has disciplined officers in the past for violating traffic laws, including suspending the officers without pay. The chief noted that a one-day suspension at the starting salary for an officer would equal $67 a day, more than the cost of a speeding ticket. CHANDLER SAID he was looking into Stringfellow's allegations, even though Stringfellow did not file a formal complaint.

But he said the case will apparently come down to Stringfellow's word against that of an officer with a good driving record. Stringfellow said he has received two traffic tickets in his lifetime, the last more than two years ago, and has had no major run-ins with the law in the 20 years he has lived in the area. "I am not on any crusade or taking any vengeful action toward the police department for anything they've done to me," he said. "I just want to see the law obeyed by the people who enforce it." "The guy was really making a mountain out of a mole hill," Chandler said. "He felt he had a valid point and I believe he had a right to make that point.

But I think he's making too much out of it." Stringfellow said the incident began when he was driving south on McCIellan Boulevard to his job as a maintenance supervisor in Anniston and a patrol car headed in the same direction whizzed by in front of the middle school. Stringfellow said the officer was doing well over the 45 mph limit in effect. Stringfellow, who said he clocked the patrol car by keeping pace in his own vehicle, flashed his headlights at the officer and got him to pull over at a video store parking lot near the intersection of McCIellan and U.S. 431. "I told him I wanted to make a citizen's arrest," Stringfellow recalled.

"He said he didn't have time because he was late for court. I aid, 'I'm sorry, but I'm making a citizen's WHATLEY THEN called his supervisor to the scene and Stringfellow was told to see Capt. Paul Reynolds at police headquarters. Stringfellow said Reynolds and Chandler both told him he could file a complaint and the department Remaining Winter Holiday Dresses Valfues to Shop earry for best selection 12 Select Accessories Price or Below Includes Hats Handbags Jewelry Belts Leggings And Tights.