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Graphic on Page 6A By MA ISRAEL Staff Writer The names are different but the promises are much the same During campaign season a decade ago Charlotte's mayoral and city council candidates pledged support for a new growth plan to guide decisions on roads utilities and rezonings Candidates vying for election Tuesday say they too are committed to a blueprint for growth one through the year 2005 "The plan ought to set a new agenda for us" says council member Richard Vinroot "It is that important to our future" So was the 1995 Comprehensive Plan city officials said in 1975 Yet politicians ignored some of its key policies The fate of its replacement the 2005 Plan is uncertain Consider: From Los Amman Tams and Now York limas Ikaaorts GENEVA President Reagan's new arms control proposal was presented Friday to Soviet arms negotiators and the Soviets immediately said there could be no deal without a halt in the US Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) But the Soviet negotiators agreed to extend this round of talks which were due to recess Friday by nearly a week so the Reagan proposal can be studied Max Kampelman leader of the US team wants full discussion of all aspects of the US plan so groundwork can be laid for an interim agreement at the Nov 19-20 summit meeting between President Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev That agreement would in turn guide future talks in Geneva or a possible second summit A White House official said Friday if the Geneva summit proves successful the two sides may make such meetings regular events rotating between each capital Richard Vinroot: "The plan ought to set a new agenda for us It is that important to our future" See SOVIETS Page 4A Dear Readers: The Last Edition 0 The Charlotte News Dies But Seals Its Place In History And Hearts Of Employees Readers ia' 1 ie AtA newsroom workers gathered around The News once the state's largest afternoon newspaper fell to the declining circulation and revenue that have ruined afternoon papers nationwide It was a paper that grew up with Charlotte but in recent years found a changing city that preferred its newspaper in the morning Its closing announced Oct 17 was no surprise to workers at Knight Publishing Co which owns The News and The Observer Some felt the paper lost its identity two years ago when the two newsroom staffs merged in a cost-cutting effort But The News was also a store of history a place where decades-long working careers were spent marriages were made and award-winning stories were banged out under deadline since Dec 8 1888 "This is really hard today" said Susan Patterson who joined The News two weeks out of college in 1971 as tears welled "1 haven't had a close relative die so for me this would be close to that To be honest See THE CHARLOTTE Page 20A I' 'They can shut the doors turn off the light but The News is where I'll always hang my heart' He's right" Editor Rich Op pal quoting former staffer Sandy Grady in his champagne toast to The Charlotte News By BRUCE HENDERSON Staff Wolter A newspaper died Friday and amid the tears and memories Its almost 97 years of life stirred the survivors together raised a glass First pressman Danny Prince punched a button at 9:55 aim and with a whirr and a clatter printed the last 68030 copies of The Charlotte News into history "Gone but not forgotten" said pressroom Supt Don Seagle Two hours later after The News's last deadline a waiter in a black tuxedo poured champagne into plastic glasses and Editor Rich Oppel offered his toast "to the soul of The News living on" "And here's one to the family" Publisher Rolfe Neill added moments later to the 150 Starting today we're going to he you watch television in a whole new way We've put together for you an expanded redesigned package of television program listings You'll find on Page 10A a convenient prime-time programming chart that lists 32 channels available either over the airwaves or to cable television subscribers Highlights for those programs will be easier to find they'll be right there in the chart We'll continue to provide shorter listings for daytime and late-night hours And we've added a best-bets package to make it easier for you to sort through the cornucopia of television programming competing for your time and attention To bring you this wealth of program listings we're devoting a full page We think that makes a convenient package You may want to tear that page out and leave it by your TV set or your favorite chair And of course we do more than just list what's on television Jeff Borden our television critic will continue to provide hard-hitting insightful commentary on what's on the tube and news about what's happening in Charlotte television and radio His column will appear on the page next to the listings five days a week The greatly Improved TV listings are just part of your new Borden Observer Over the next few days I'll be using this space to tell you about many other changes we're making to bring you an even better newspaper each morning I'm excited about what we're adding and I hope you will be too To subscribe please call 379-6666 In Charlotte 1-800-532-5351 In South Carolina and 1-800-532-5350 in North Carolina And please drop me a line and let me know what you think Staff Photo By CANDACE FREELAND Sad Day: Editor Rich Oppel comforts Susan Patterson who joined The News in 1971 after the paper's final edition Record Companies Agree To Album Warning Labels Sincerely record stores in 60 to 90 days but that only a "minuscule number of releases" would carry the warning The agreement followed months of negotiations between Gortikov and the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC) a parents organization formed by the wives of some of Washington's most famous public officials to crusade against record lyrics that feature explicit reference to sex drugs violence and suicide the Recording Industry Association of America Gortikov said 22 companies that produce 80 of the nation's records had signed the agreement which is intended to help parents select music appropriate for their children Any style of music with explicit lyrics could carry a Warning label he said "This is an imperfect approach admittedly but it goes a long way to meeting the problem" Gortikov said He said albums with warning labels would begin turning up in By GREGORY SPEARS Observer Washington Bumu WASHINGTON In a move applauded by parents groups but condemned by civil libertarians the nation's largest record companies have agreed to place warnings on albums with explicit lyrics about sex drug abuse or violence an industry spokesman said Friday The companies will decide for themselves which albums cassettes or videodiscs should carry the notice "Explicit Lyrics Parental Advisory" said Stanley Gortikov president of Rich Oppel Editor See RECORD Page 6A s' INOPNIVOMMWWAN.