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6C1 THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER Monday June 12 1989 NC Democratic Leadership Rallies Behind Party Chief nt4 '''i Associated Press RALEIGH Top state Democratic Party leaders have given a vote of confidence to state Chairman Lawrence Davis making it likely that he will survive the dispute resulting from his opposition to abortion The Democratic Executivi Coun- cil the party's ruling body passed a statement Saturday saying Davis "can and will responsibly and fairly lead this party" I The action came after a group of 280 active Democratic women signed a statement asking the council to "re-assess" Davis' leadership in light of his comments saying he personally opposed abortion Muriel Offerman a Democratic National Committee member from Wallace said the party leaders agreed that Davis will support the party's position supporting abortion rights despite his personal views "We feel the chairman has in spoken and written word said he was speaking personally not on behalf of the party" said Offerman who was chairman of a committee that drafted the party's response "He is and will support the party platform as chair man of the Democratic Party" Davis said that he was pleased by the vote but that he did not know whether it would end calls for his ouster "I'd like to think it does but that's not my call" he said after the meeting Last month the 4th and 2nd District Democratic conventions called for his resignation In another development Saturday the council approved Everett Ward as the party's new executive director Ward 30 a Raleigh native has been on the party's staff since 1983 and has been acting director since Mark Longabaugh resigned two months ago He is the first black person to hold the post Jane Patterson a former secretary of administration who helped lead the protest against Davis on Feb 3 by a group of women on the steps of state Democratic Headquarters said Saturday that she was comfortable with the council's endorsement since it meant Davis would be backing the party's position on abortion She said a greater concern was whether the party would support female candidates in the future "We've made it very clear that our issue is women getting elected to positions in local state and federal races" she said The group had met with the council April 1 and provided a list of demands not only involving Davis but calling on the party to pay less attention to "the ole-boy network" and give women a larger voice in party affairs The 36-member council agreed Saturday to a few of the women's demands although it mainly stuck to generalities Davis to4 gs :7 it I Mecklenburg County Deaths Bumper Sticker Bill's Wording Is Sticky Associated Press RALEIGH Legislators worried about the wording of some bumper stickers have run into problems with the wording of a bill that would outlaw those stickers by a long shot I think we need it" The Senate in mid-April voted 44-5 for the bill which would outlaw any sticker decal or other device that is easily seen containing "indecent" words that describe sexual acts excretory functions or parts of the human body Also banned would be stickers using "a visual depiction" of such things Senators who opposed the measure said courts had upheld obscenity laws dealing with photographs and movies but never bans on the printed word intends to do "I think we can come up with a constitutional bill" said Rep Don Dawkins D-Richmond "I came up with a version I thought was constitutional and those that drafted it thought it was constitutional but the subcommittee disagreed "At least we've still got a live bill since the Senate has passed it" he said A similar bill in South Carolina sponsored by Rep Herb Kirsh D-York failed to pass the General Assembly this year Opponents cited the constitutional rights of car owners to express themselves The NC measure could be held over until next year since the Senate passed it before a May I I deadline But Sen Aaron Ply ler D-Union who sponsored the Senate version said he would like to see the measure approved this year "I would like to see a bill come Out of the subcommittee" Ply ler said "I haven't given up on it not Mr Hilliard Lloyd Cheatham 70 of 3127 Selwyn Ave died June 11 1989 at Presbyte rian Hospital Arofor44'-' Memorial ser- f' 17' vice is noon Tuesday at Covenant Presbyterian o'u8 Church Burial Will be private 4 Visitation is afr It ter 6 tonight at A1 the residence Harry and BryMr Cheatham ant Funeral Home is in The Senate has approved a bill that would banish profane bumper stickers on cars in North Carolina but a House version has remained for several weeks in a subcommittee while lawmakers try to find a constitutional way to word the measure so that it does what it Those Who Know UFOs Gather In Lincointon the objects came from Fawcett has since amassed 35 filing cabinets containing UFO documents He also just became president of the NC unit of Mutual UFO Network Inc a self-described international scientific organization that studies and researches UFOs At Fawcett's home network members and their guests celebrated the 42nd anniversary of UFO sightings in modern times They looked at UFO books and newspaper clippings with such headlines as "UFO Chased By Car" and "I know UFOs are real because I've seen one" Fawcett said a Gallup Poll last year showed that about half of all Americans believe UFOs are real Bond acknowledged that other people "are already waiting there with their response to disprove it" "Something unknown and unidentified is threatening to them" In an effort to inform the public Fawcett is now trying to raise money for a $4 million UFO museum he hopes will be built in North Carolina After all he says the state was home to the first airplane flight Continued From Page IC through 1988 "And this is probably only 10 of what has been seen" Fawcett said Fawcett said reported UFO sightings tend to come in waves the last big one in North Carolina in 1973 "Sometimes we have the most reports when there's no publicity at all" he said Fawcett became interested in UFOs as a teenager reading a newspaper account headlined "Silver Balls Floating in Air (Are) Nazis' Newest War Device" In fact the account did not confirm where Mrs Myrtle Bright Helms Simpson 73 of 1818 Academy St died June I I 1989 at Char- lotte Memorial 4 i'' Hospital Fu- neral is 2 pm 44 -z a- Tuesday at Hankins Whit tington Wilk liams-Dearborn -i Funeral Home Burial will be in Oak lawn Cemetery Visitation is 7 to 8:30 to-Mrs Simpson night Mrs Simpson a Union County native was past president and lifetime member of Villa Heights PTA and a member of the National PTA She was a member of and taught Sunday school at the Church of Open Door She was a member of the Child Evangelism Fellowship and also taught Sunday school at Allen Street Baptist Church Survivors are her son Steven Simpson of Downey Idaho daughters Mrs Joy Stroupe of Pineville Mrs Linda Weinberg of Hampton Va Mrs Rachel Branham Mrs Peggy Ingram sisters Mrs Mildred Lankford Mrs Frances Carter 14 grandchildren I Memorials can be made to Carolina Dixon Heart Unit of Chartorte Memorial Hospital PO Box i2S61 Charlotte NC 28232 (iMr Frank Young Jr 64 of Ndw York died June 7 1989 in Long Island Funeral is I 1 am today at New Jerusalem Holiness Cburch Burial will be in Calverioti National Cemetery Calverton 1 ong Island NY Mr Young a native of Charlotte was a poet The World Poet-rya board of directors had voted to 'honor him with a Golden Poet Award for 1989 Survivors are his brothers James Young of New York EuceOhus Young sisters Mrs Daisy Singleton Mrs Annie Reet both of New York nephews nieces and cousins charge Mr Cheatham a native of Walton County Ala was retired from General Motors Chevrolet division as a zone manager and was employed with Merrill Lynch Realty He graduated from Auburn University and was a quarterback and winner of the Jacobs Blocking Trophy He also played on the Bainbridge Naval Station team during World War II and later played professional football Survivors are his wife Billie son Hilliard Cheatham Jr of Titusville Ha daughters Mrs Janice Brinson of Mount Pleasant SC Mrs Lesa Edwards of Raleigh sister Mrs Kathleen Stovall of Albertsville Ala three grandchildren Memorials can be made to Covenant Presbyterian Church 1000 Morehead St Charlotte NC 28204 or the Hilliard Lloyd Cheatham Scholarship Fund do Auburn University Ala 36849 Explore Own Biases African Says Bringing The Carolinas' Largest Home Guide Home To You observ er Home SECTION ment's language about reform" For example he said government leaders boast about improving blacks' living conditions with better electrical systems and roads but keep race-based laws intact and stifle civil protest Bishop Storey said he hopes a change to black majority rule can come without bloodshed similar to 1976 when he said about 1000 blacks were shot in rioting near Johannesburg He predicted blacks won't accept anything less than an end to apartheid which means Continued From Page IC Sunday to explore their prejudices to ask whether they accept others regardless of race or income "This great nation has given us so much inspiration over the years about justice freedom and democracy" he said But after visiting the United States for 20 years he said he sensed an emerging national creed of "God helps those who help themselves" "We've been watching and we've seen the rich and strong helping themselves to just about everything they can get their hands on Something sad has happened I find more poor people on the streets than ever be fore" In an interview Bishop Storey urged US citizens to "continue being a compassionate society" as a model for the blacks who he said will rule his nation someday He asked that outsiders become informed about South Africa three times the size of California and governed by apartheid laws since 1948 He said few people realize the depths of discrimination in his homeland where newborns are registered by race and then attend segregated schools and live in segregated townships where blacks risk detention without trial if they complain "If people here aren't informed they're susceptible to the govern Mrs Thelma Pi land Kimball 81 of 2028 Hopedale Ave died June 10 1989 at home Funeral is 2 pm Tuesday at Harry and Bryant Funeral Home Burial will be in Sharon Memorial Park Visitation is at the residence Mrs Kimball was a native of Winton attended Chowan College and was a graduate of UNC-Greensboro She was a former teacher at the Greenwood School of Lee County Survivors are her husband William sister Mrs Elsie Stevens of Jacksonville Fla nephews and nieces Memorials can be made to the United Cerebral Palsy of 1900 Queens Road Charlotte NC 28207 or the American Heart Association 1300 Baxter St Suite 101 Charlotte NC 28204 I I "I lost 157 lbs and discovered something new about Gale Mercurio got the attractive figure she always wanted on the NUTRUSYSTEM Weight Loss Program Call today to learn more about the comprehensive NUTRISYSTEM Weight Loss Program -Mrs Viola Tad lock Hunter 72 of 4447 Pine Stream St died June 10 1989 at Mercy Hospital Funeral is 2 pm Tuesday at Lakeland Memorial Park in Monroe Visitation is 7 to 9 tonight at Mc Ewen Funeral Home Monroe chapel Mrs Hunter a Monroe native was a homemaker Survivors are her sons Roger Hunter of Indian Trail Donald unter daughters Mrs Betty McManus of Lancaster SC Mrs Carolyn Foster of Mount Pleasant SC Miss Wanda Hunter brothers JC Tad lock of Vallejo Calif DA Tad lock of Monroe sister Mrs Gennie Alexander of Monroe eight grandchildren three great-grandchildren Sean Patrick McCann infant son of Patrick and Donna McCann died June 111989 Funeral is private Survivors are his parents grandparents Mr and Mrs Herve Pelletier of Massachusetts Mr and Mrs Frank Mirabito of Massachusetts Mr and Mrs Patrick McCann Mrs Nancy McCann Memorials can be made to Charlotte Memorial Hospital Neonatal Ward 1000 Blythe Blvd Charlotte NC 28232 c': sP 41e 4t4 Of iltIS Nitt ri: 'CO v' 4 40ovodit 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