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THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION fAA 1 I f) THURSDAY, March 27 19C6 A 'U mi in limn ii. ii Mini ulL ujii.jiuj.iihi i.ihj:iw...hii in uni-mil 'h if in 1 ni n' mi i I Rep. Paul Bolster leaves politics, teaching for a career in law which he gained the respect of both colleagues and constituents for his hard-nosed approach to government. "Paul is a hard working, intelligent young man, and he made a great representative," said Tom Murphy (D-Bremen) speaker of the Georgia House. "He was a very ded-.

icated lawmaker and I hate to see him leave." Bolster cited legislation which transferred Atlanta school teachers to the state teachers retirement system as one of the high points of his political career. He called the legislation one of College, reaffirmed his decision in an interview. "The primary reason for my retirement from public office is that I need to go on and do some personal things with my life, said Bolster, who served as vice-chairman of the Fulton County delegation. "One of the frustrations of public life is that it is very, very difficult to earn a living. The fundamental thing was income, and that is related directly to a strong feeling of resposibilty for the family." Bolster, who has been mentioned politically as a potential candidate for mayor of Atlanta, said he will need a few years to "get some coins together," so that his three children at Grady High School, will help Bolster in reaching that goal.

Bolster graduated from Eastern Baptist College in Pennsylvania with a bachelor's degree in history, earned a master's degree in history, from the University of Mississippi and doctorate degree in history from the University of Georgia before moving to Atlanta in 1972. On the brink of completing his law degree from Georgia State University, Bolster said that he has already accepted an offer to practice with the Atlanta law firm of Alston and Bird. He will leave his teaching position at Clark College. Bolster's announcement signaled the end of a 12-year stint as a Georgia lawmaker, a period in i 'The primary reason for my retirement from pur lie office is that I need, to go on and do some personal things with my Paul Bolster District 30 State Repre-: sentative (Nathan 13, Kristina 10 and Lillian 6) can attend college. The work of his wife Riki, a journalism teacher; By Neht Horton Staff Writer Amidst the last day hustle and bustle of the 1986 state legislative session, Paul Bolster made his way to the podium in the well of the Georgia House of Representatives and announced that he would not seek reelection to his District 30 house seat.

"Life is filled with endings and beginnings, said Bolster. "I am facing both right now." The 42-year-old white professor represents a majority-black house 'district in southeast Atlanta. Bolster, who also teaches American history at historically-black Clark services on Stone Mountain See BOLSTER 7 Spit. i mblicity about the planned cancelation. See EASTER 2 'V -A some of those who believe in the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

And that draw is just one of the reasons that some members of the, Stone Mountain Ministerial Associa-; tion have worked so diligently in the past three weeks to ensure the continuance of an event that has oc- curred since 1944, according to the Rev. Robert Allred, pastor of the. Stone Mountain First United Methodist Church. "We discovered that this sunrise service is like classic Coke you -don't know what you've got until you don't have it anymore," Allred said. But it appeared, at least for a few days this year, that the service would be no more.

The ministerial association had decided in February that it would not host the sunrise service, as it has since 1984. The decision was a. symbolic protest of the park's legal obligation to charge worshipers the standard $4 parking fee, a cost that some perceived as a tax on their right to worship, Allred said. That obligation stems from a 1984 ruling by state Attorney Gen eral Mike Bowers, Allred said. Bowers ruled that the park do longer could sponsor the sunrise service unless it would do so for all other 1 groups, he said.

Prior to that ruling, the park had prepared the bulletins, provided coffee and doughnuts ior partici- 1 By David Pondered Staff Writer When the sun rises above Stone Mountain this Sunday, a group of teenagers is expected to have traveled from Indiana to be among the thousands of worshipers assembled there for the annual Easter service. That 28 youngsters from a Methodist church in Indianapolis would delay their vacation to Florida testifies to the attraction that the Stone Mountain service has for i Atlanta's homo market is strong analyst believes By Peter Scott Editor, Mown Extra Five years ago, anyone seeking a home in Atlanta's Midtown, Ans-. ley Park, Grant Park, Cascade Heights and southwest Atlanta munities could have purchased one for about $70,000. The same homes are now being sold at prices of $130,000 or more. 'i See HOMES 5 i ft 5 NICK ARROYO 'Staff THS LAST SUPPER: In one of the major sequences of the Atlanta Passion Play, Eddie Conkle of Marietta, in the role of Jesus, (standing) talks with his disciples (from left) portrayed by Ron Shank of Cobb County, Paul Harrison of Gwinnett County, Lane Jones of East Point, Danny Janner of Atlanta, Danny Spears of Chamblee, Pepper Bernhardt of Alpharetta and Rufus Hixon of Decatur.

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