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1 WE M1 I at Ohariont Observer Wednesday July 4 1990 ouse oised To Chairman Roy Cooper D-Nash' who supports giving the governor veto power but opposes the Martin-backed package House Rules Chairman Harry Payne D-New Hanover whose committee narrowly endorsed the Ilditimm" I 1( 1( it)1 -0 the Charlate Observer Wednesday July 4 1990 If 4 't 1 To ouse Oise Chairman Roy Cooper D-Nash' who supports giving the governor I veto power but opposes the Mar- in tin-backed package House Rules Chairmin Harry Payne D-New Hanover whose We committee narrowly endorsed the loAN -7 Observer Chario Inesday July 4 1990 louse To Chairman Roy Cooper D-Nash' who supports giving the governor veto power but opposes the Mar- tin-backed package House Rules Chairman Harry Payne? D-New Hanover whose committee narrowly endorsed the By GREG TREVOR Raleigh Bureau RALEIGH After meeting behind closed doors Tuesday night NC House Democrats said a proposed veto package backed by Republican Gov Jim Martin was all but dead "It's going to have a very difficult time passing" said House Majority Leader Dennis Wicker D-Lee obvious to me that veto is dead with what's on the table" said House Judiciary Committee By GREG TREVOR Raleigh Bureau RALEIGH After meeting behind closed doors Tuesday night NC House Democrats said a proposed veto package backed by Republican Gov Jim Martin By GREG TREVOR Ralei gh Bureau kLEIGH After meeting ad closed doors Tuesday NC House Democrats said Dposed veto package backed 'epublican Gov Jim Martin ill but dead t's going to have a very diffi- time passing" said House Irity Leader Dennis Wicker i's obvious to me that veto is with what's on the table" House Judiciary Committee was MI ULU LICati "It's going to cult time passin Majority Leader D-Lee obvious tc dead with what's said House Judic of to- bs in on be in os to Think You'll Eltide Patrol? Think Again hink You'll tilde Patrol? hi nk Again hin Elu de I Allen Norwood Loc Veto veto package last week said Tuesday: "I don't know of sufficient votes for it to pass Everybody's pretty much set in concrete" The House is scheduled to vote on the veto package Thursday Martin administration officials said they had enough votes to pass the package But even some House Republicans who support the package predict it will be defeated "My gut feeling is it doesn't have the votes" said Rep Coy Privette R-Cabarrus Other House Republicans said they were willing to consider amending the package to try squeezing out a few more favorable votes But House Minority Leader Johnathan Rhyne R-Lincoln Monroe To Annex 3800 Acres By BOB GLENDY 4 Monroe bureau MONROE The Monroe City Council voted Tuesday night to annex 3800 acres northwest of the city adding 2100 people to the city's population effective June 30 1991 The vote came after three years of study on the $78 million project No one from the area to be annexed appeared at the meeting although more than 100 jammed council chambers during a public hearing in May and 25 attended an extension of the hearing two weeks ago Many of the residents were concerned where their children might have to go to school if they were annexed into the city Most attend county schools A bill before the General Assembly would have extended the Monroe school district lines to coincide with the newly annexed areas State Sen Aaron Plyler D-Union agreed to withdraw the bill from consideration and much of the opposition to the annexation withered The city council agreed to mod ify city ordinances dealing with farm animals inside the city and laws about discharging firearms within the city Residents of the area to be annexed will get garbage collec See MONROE Next Page Governor A Yet0 planned to push the package in its present form on the House floor "It's the product of discussions over the last six months If it passes great" Rhyne said He also said some House Democratic leaders "are going to use every ounce of coercion to stop it They may be successful" North Carolina is the only state whose governor cannot veto bills passed by the legislature Martin has made the veto his administration's priority Last year the Senate voted to' schedule a November 1990 referendum on a constitutional amendment giving the governor veto power But the House could muster only 60 votes for the veto last year A proposed constitutional amendment needs 72 votes to pass the House 1 Since then Martin and some House leaders have tried to build support by packaging the veto with other issues Ile House Rules Committee Worshipers at the Western North Carolina Churches of God 1990 camp meeting make their way to the altar Tuesday BOB LEVERONEStaff morning Tuesday was the first day of services for the meeting in Charlotte Thousands Spend Vacation In Worship By KATHLEEN McCLAIN Staff Wrilor While hundreds of teenagers were packing coolers for a holiday beach blast Lovie Dodson was poring over scripture Tuesday at the annual Church of God camp meeting in Charlotte Dodson and her twin siblings Kelly and Shelly came from Ramseur for the weeklong celebration of Pentecostal prayer and praise They'll join nearly 6000 others in worship Bible study and old-fashioned fellowship today through Sunday at the denomination's campground on Wilkinson Boulevard "This is the 20th time I've been here and I'm only 19" Lovie Dodson said Tuesday morning "The first time was in my mother's womb" The camp meeting which draws from 27000 Church of God members in 253 Western North Carolina congregations has been a Charlotte tradition since the campground opened 43 years ago Regulars take a week off to stay at airport-area motels in East Coast Bible College dorms or in recreational vehicles parked on the shady 97-acre campus On Tuesday the Rev Dennis McGuire opened morning worship with a call to prayer Heads bowed and arms raised toward heaven Voices rang rhythmically through the auditorium rising and falling as worshipers spoke in rolling indecipher able syllables shouted amen or whispered the name of Jesus "Oh Lord blessed be thy name" one man cried "Blessed be thy name" The camp meeting is built around emotional song-filled services that often include prayers for healing and the laying on of hands No business is transacted no elections are held For families like the Dodsons the gathering is a spiritual vacation that strengthens a network of faith "The best part is meeting old friends and making new ones" said Shelly Dod See FAITHFUL Next Page Associated Press Up And Awaaaaanyl Dejuan Perkins 5 of Greenville SC screams and covers her ears as Ron Barbee fills his balloon with hot air Tuesday Barbee and the United Way gave tethered balloon rides to children from the Phi Ills Wheatley Community Center 0 And even if it gets the $6 million the NC Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Authority may be short another $8 million it had expected to get for its search The authority has narrowed its search to two sites one in Richmond County and another on the Wake-Chatham border The waste authority is missing income because of an unexpected drop in low-level radioactive waste being taken to a Barnwell SC disposal site The new NC waste center is supposed to replace the Barnwell site and a $20-percubic-foot fee is being collected at the Barnwell site to subsidize the search in North Carolina The money is part of $21 million the authority plans to spend this year to continue studies of potential sites in Richmond County and on the Wake-Chatham county line Authority spokeswoman Chrystal Stowe said the money was needed for engineering studies preliminary facility design licensing preparation providing thei public with Section Classified page 11C voted I 1-10 for the Martin-backed veto package which also includes: Four-year terms for legislators to be elected in presidential years Legislators now serve two-year terms Limits on legislative sessions Confirmation of some gubernatorial appointments Gubernatorial appointment' with legislative confirmation of NC Supreme Court justices and NC Court of Appeals judges See HOUSE Next Page Carolinas Yearn Not To Burn NC Officials Urge Fireworks Caution By MARY ELIZABETH DeANGELIS Catawba Valley Bureau Still reeling from a rash of mountain forest fires two caused by illegal fireworks NC firefighters warned Independence Day revelers to forgo fireworks displays to save the forests And in South Carolina fire officials banned all outdoor burning until rain provides relief to arid forests Since Saturday US and NC forest service workers have fought 10 fires that charred about 100 acres of woods in northwestern North Carolina In North Carolina on Tuesday firefighters contained eight blazes across the foothills and mountains These included two caused by fireworks which are illegal in North Carolina Fireworks caused a blaze that charred about 4 acres of woods I early Tuesday in Burke County tear the Catawba River officials said Another fireworks-related blaze burned an acre of woods at Kings Creek in Caldwell County Satur' day said Stephen McMaster Caldwell County ranger for the NC Forest Service "We want to remind everyone that fireworks are illegal and if we find a fire caused by fireworks we will prosecute" McMaster said "This year especially with the dry conditions it's extremely dangerous" said Roger Miller assistant district forester with the NC Forest Service Miller said that since Saturday six fires have swept through an area from Hickory north to the See CAROLINAS Next Page k4 July 4th Closings NC SC banks Federal offices Post offices NC ABC stores NC state offices SC ABC stores SC state offices Stock markets Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed 'Special delivery and express mail delivered Waste Authority Asks Legislators To Rescind $6 Million in Cuts (Nt 4 0i4 '1t1t 4 0' Associated Press A rt i ktformation and land acquisiRALEIGH The state 'tionservices agency responsible for finding The eight-state Southeast a place to store low-level radio- 'Compact's Host State Assisactive waste is trying to con- tance Fund is providing vince state lawmakers not to $200000 North Carolina is cut $6 million the state paying $800000 for operating pledged for the search this expenses in addition to the year $6 million cut by the Senate And even if it gets the The surcharge at Barnwell will $6 million the NC Low- raise about $6 million leavLevel Radioactive Waste Man- ing an $8 million deficit agement Authority may be John MacMillan director of short another $8 million it had the NC waste authority expected to get for its search asked the Senate AppropriaThe authority has narrowed its tions Committee Monday to search to two sites one in restore $6 million it cut as part Richmond County and of a plan to balance the state another on the Wake-Chatham budget border MacMillan said the author-The waste authority is miss- ity was also talking with coming income because of an Panies that generate low-level unexpected drop in low-level nuclear waste companies radioactive waste being taken that would use the NC waste to a Barnwell SC disposal center about "ways to raise site The new NC waste cen- additional revenues" MacMil- ter is supposed to replace the Ian said Barnwell site and a $20-per- MacMillan announced cubic-foot fee is being col- June 14 that North Carolina lected at the Barnwell site to would not be able to open its subsidize the search in North disposal facility by 1993 as Carolina required by the eight-state Southeast compact On Mon-The money is part of day he said the delay wasn't $21 million the authority plans caused by a shortage of cash to spend this year to continue but "because there is just a lot studies of potential sites in more work than we can accom- plish between now and 1993" Richmond County and on the Wake-Chatham county line MacMillan said $12 million Authority spokeswoman had been spent so far by the Chrystal Stowe said the money authority Staff writer Gene Stowe contributed 10 silk thick 1 A Section 1 -L oe td 1 11 News 1W Classified 7 page 11C Veto -t ilt Giving Governor A Veto said they had enough votes to pass planned to push the package in its schedule a November 1990 refer- voted I I-10 for the Marti the House floor endum on a constitutional amend- veto package which also Inc es the package present form on includes: But even some House Republi- "It's the product of discussions ment giving the governor veto Four-year terms for legisla- cans who support the package pre- over the last six months If it power tors to be elected in presidential dict it will be defeated passes great" Rhyne said But the House could muster years Legislators now serve two- "My gut feeling is it doesn't He also said some House Demo- only 60 votes for the veto last year year terms have the votes" said Rep Coy cratic leaders "are going to use A proposed constitutional amend- Limits on legislative sessions veto package last week said Tues- Privette R-Cabarrus every ounce of coercion to stop it ment needs 72 votes to pass the Confirmation of some guber- day: "I don't know of sufficient Other House Republicans said They may be successful" House 1 natorial appointments votes for it to pass Every- they were willing to consider North Carolina is the only state body's pretty much set in con- amending the package to try whose governor cannot veto bills Sine then Martin and some Gubernatorial appointment crete" squeezing out a few more favor- passed by the legislature Martin House leaders have tried to build with legislative confirmation of The House is scheduled to vote able votes has made the veto his administra- support by packaging the veto with NC Supreme Court justices and on the veto package Thursday But House Minority Leader don's priority other issues NC Court of Appeals judges Martin administration officials Johnathan Rhyne R-Lincoln Last year the Senate voted to' 'The House Rules Committee See HOUSE Next Page Uarolitnas NCIke I i I Meeting Them Allen Ca: Not Norwood 1 To Burn 4 IlL'4'''''' '11 '''11: 1 '4' l' 'f '5 '7: '114-fr' I I ''''f'' I'' 7' i'': S'' f'4 Officials Urge 7: 1: 'A 1 il i k'4' it A- '1' 10 ''411if or' 1 i i 'C lo 7 4 i 1 1 'yt Fireworks Caution '-'-a 1 7 1 i 40 t' By MARYELIZABETH DeANGEL1S 4 I caeetaling Vs Bu rea i io ill --ri '1'''' Still from a rash of '4 l' it i- t' 1 'xi 11 's mountain forest fires two -0'1 1 '1' l' i 4 f--' it 4 4( i 4 0 1 caused by illegal fireworks NC W410- a i tot firefighters warned Independence Itit 4 foctir 4 40 1 4 Day revelers to forgo fireworks displays to save the forests And in South Carolina fire offi- -4 l''' 1-14 '''1 4 41' Itt l''' -IT''' lt' cials banned all outdoor burning kr --0 Ir- 4 4 :2 until rain provides relief to arid ') a 1 ------f 7 '''-7 i -) forests -1' I i Since Saturday US and NC 1 "4'11 4 1 1' forest service workers have fought 1 iii b-! 'r'r 44 I' l'-- -c' 44 -I- i 4' )' 10 fires that charred about 100 acres of woods in northwestern 'i--1 '1 7N0A- 4 :1 North Carolina earl 1 4 --4- 'o''''i1 4 5- 1 7 'f IP '1 In North Carolina on Tuesday 1 AI -141 4 i '4 i i 7: 1' 4 iil''! r' 'i 'V- r' 4) v'' -'L 4 7: 1 firefighters contained eight blazes 14 2' 4 'V V'- 4 1 i across the foothills and mountains -t' ''1 i-' 1 1''''' -14 i- '4''''' 'O'''' 11 These included two caused by 1 1 "1' 4 -41k i iA 1 i' I 'I i i- i -4 fireworks which are illegal in i 1 )5 -r fi' I 4 1 4 -4 i- i' 57: 4 7: 4 '1 i 7 North Carolina 4 i 'E 1 t'' '4 i i Fireworks caused a blaze that 4- 4 :1 1 3' l' ''L -I: charred about 4 acres of woods a 7y 4- '')' i r'- '2 2 1 Tuesday in Burke County 1 '1 )'7r i '1 I ri A 1 4 1-7' "i 4 1 ''7: l' tear the Catawba River officials ::) -21- 'i- said yii 'L '2: Another fireworks-related blaze i 4- 1k ti kt E- I 1 L--- 41 I burned an acre of woods at Kings "I Creek in Caldwell County Satur- 1 '--'''I' '7 day said Stephen McMaster t'' Caldwell County ranger for the NC Forest Service i i 'iE: i-r --1 7- 1 "We want to remind everyone that fireworks are illegal and if we ---J 'Es find a fire caused by fireworks we will prosecute" McMaster said BOB LEVERONEStaff "This year especially with the Worshipers at the Western North Carolina Churches of God morning Tuesday was the first day of services for the dry conditions it's extremely dais- gerous" said Roger Miller assis- 1990 camp meeting make their way to the altar Tuesday meeting In Charlotte tant district forester with the NC Forest Service Thousands Spend Vacation In Worship Miller said that since Saturday fires have swept through an area from Hickory north to the i :1 By KATHLEEN McCLAIN Tuesday morning "The first time was in able syllables shouted amen or whispered See CAROLINAS Next Page Staff Writer my mother's womb" the name of Jesus While hundreds of teenagers were pack- The camp meeting which draws from "Oh Lord blessed be thy name" one rl ing coolers for a holiday beach blast Lovie 27000 Church of God members in 253 man cried "Blessed be thy name" t- Dodson was poring over scripture Tuesday Western North Carolina congregations at the annual Church of God camp meet- has been a Charlotte tradition since the The camp meeting is built around emo- 1 uly 4th Closings ing in Charlotte campground opened 43 years ago Regu- tional song-filled services that often Dodson and her twin siblings Kelly and lars take a week off to stay at airport-area include prayers for healing and the laying NC SC banks Closed Shelly came from Ramseur for the week- motels in East Coast Bible College dorms on of hands No business is transacted no Federal offices Closed long celebration of Pentecostal prayer and or in recreational vehicles parked on the elections are held Post offices Closed praise They'll join nearly 6000 others in shady 97-acre campus For families like the Dodsons the gath- NC ABC stores Closed worship Bible study and old-fashioned On Tuesday the Rev Dennis McGuire ering is a spiritual vacation that strength- NC state offices Closed fellowship today through Sunday at the opened morning worship with a call to ens a network of faith SC ABC stores Closed denomination's campground on Wilkinson prayer Heads bowed and arms raised "The best part is meeting old friends SC state offices Closed Boulevard toward heaven Voices rang rhythmically Stock markets Closed "This is the 20th time I've been here through the auditorium rising and falling and making new ones" said Shelly Dod- and I'm only 19" Lovie Dodson said as worshipers spoke in rolling indecipher- See FAITHFUL Next Page Special delivery and express mall delivered i Monroe 4 Waste Authority Asks '1 4 't-1'-'''' -N 41 4 A 'If' KA 1 1 Annex I A Legislators To Rescind ii'': I 4 $6 M11110h In Cuts 'V 3 080 Acres 1 1 1 2-- 0i11Ftn i4sp- A Associated Press information and land acquisi- BOB GLEND RALEIGH The state' don -services b0 i'i 4 agency responsible for finding The eight-state Southeast ptION11 OE The nrOe City a place to store low-level radio- Compact's Host State Assis Council voted Tuesday night to -14 N04 active waste is trying to con- tance Fund is providing 1 annex 3800 acres northwest of the vince state lawmakers not to $200000 North Carolina is city? adding 2100 June to the cut $6 million the state paying $800000 for operating city population eective JO 1 :4 pledged for the search this expenses in addition to the 71991 year $6 million cut by the Senate i The vote came after three years And even if it gets the The surcharge at Barnwell will of study on the $78 million pro- i $6 million the NC Low- raise about $6 million leav- jec Level Radioactive Waste Man- ing an $8 agement Authority may be John MacMillan No one from the area to be tor of annexed appeared at the meeting 4 i la :21 -f The authority has narrowed its tions Committee Monday to short another $8 million it had the NC waste authority than 1 i although more an 100 jammed expected to get for its search asked the Senate Appropria- council chambers during a public an extension of the hearing two hearing in May and 25 attended i 24 i 13 Richmond County and of a plan to balance the state a search to two sites one in restore $6 million it cut as part 1 I weeks ago another on the Wake-Chatham budget Many of the residents were con- border MacM illan said the author- ceed where their children might 14 I al The waste authority is miss- it as so talking with coin- rat lw-1 have to go to school if they were '-a 4 parties that gen evei ing income because of an annexed into the city Most attend T- or- 4110 unexpected drop in low-level nuclear waste companies county schools 7-r: 7' -N A ''-q "k- i 4440-- 1 4 radioactive waste being taken that would use the NC waste ii- i 4 74 to a Barnwell SC disposal center about "ways to raise A bill ll before the General 1 eik i site The new NC waste cen- additional revenues MacM il- Assembly would have extended ---w9: Ian said 0- ter is supposed to replace the the Monme school distri lins to l')i- t''''' 41 MacMillan announced Bamwell site a nd a $20-per- coincide with the newly nnexed June 14 that North Carolina ct ae 14 '''340''" '440' cubic-foot fee is being col- areas lected at the Barnwell site to would not be able to open its State Sen Aaron Miler 1 1 '4' disposal facility by 1993 as subsidize the search in North D-Union agreed towithdraw the required by the eight-state aro Clina bill from consideration and much Southeast compact On Mon- of the opposition to the annex- The money is part of day he said the delay wasn't i ation withered kli' ::0 $2 to 1 million the authofity plans caused by a shortage of cash me udspend contintie but "because there is just a lot this year The city council agreed to mod- sties of potential sites in ify city ordinances dealing with more work than we can accom- Associated Press Richmond County and on the farm animals inside the city and Wake-Chatham county line I between now and 1993" laws about discharging firearms Up And Awaaaaaay! is MacMillan said $12 million within the city Dejuan Perkins 5 of Greenville SC screams and covers Authority spokeswoman had been spent so far by the Residents of the area to be her ears as Ron Barbee fills his balloon with hot air Tuesday Chrystal Stowe said the mone was needed for engineering authority annexed will get garbage collec- Barbee and the United Way gave tethered balloon rides to studies preliminary facility children from the Phillis Wheatley Community Center design licensing preparation Staff writer Gene Stowe con- See MONROE Next providing theo public with tributed to thictiticle Page i 4110V1IP' 1 7te 3 (A 1 Are radar detectors the devil's tools first cousins to burglary equipment as opponents claim? Are they safety equipment like seat belts or protection against wrongful speeding tickets as those slick magazine ads claim? Are you heading for the beach this July 4th wrapped in the security of your own radar detector? Chances are you might be since some12 to 15 million American drivers use the gizmos Here's some stuff you might like to know Officially the NC Highway Patrol opposes radar detectors The patrol figures you wouldn't plunk down $295 for a detector unless you planned to speed "Our position is that a detector is a deliberate attempt to defeat the radar and evade arrest" said Lt Col WA Ballard executive officer of the patrol That's the official position But unofficially statetroopers figure they're going to get you if you do much speeding with or without a detector About half the state's 1000 patrol cars are equipped with VASCAR units visual average speed computers which aren't picked up by radar detectors Most of the rest have radar units with a "lock-out" or instant-on feature Ballard said They don't send out detectable signals until troopers flip them on to confirm suspicions that you're speeding "By the time that detector goes off you've been clocked" Ballard said "SO as far as doing any damage to our enforce- ment system we don't think (using radar detectors) does" That ought to give you pause if you're sailing along toward the beach with your Escort or Passport on your dash Federal highway safety officials earlier this week offered an ingenious idea for turning the tables on detector users Officials are considering using stationary radar units at construction sites sharp curves and other dangerous spots There wouldn't be a trooper mind you just a radar unit But all those beeps would get drivers to slow down When I read that I decided to check with detector users I didn't see any radar detectors Tuesday morning in cars or vans at the SC welcome center on 1-77 Not a one That doesn't necessarily mean there weren't any of course Radar detectors are stock equipment on lots of expensive sports cars and most topof-the-line conversion vans Scott Runyan sales manager at Charlotte's Town and Country Ford probably the largest van outlet around said all his firm's most expensive vans come with detectors If detectors are built in as stock equipment they're hard to spot On the other hand if you see little Velcro strips mounted on the dash you can be reasonably sure there's a detector in the glove compartment I didn't run into anybody who admitted to using a radar detector but I spotted two cars a white Mercedes and a black Ford with Velcro strips Experience says professional drivers who put in lots of miles are more likely to use radar detectors than the rest of us Some of those big truck rigs have more electronic gadgetry than a 747 And most of the salesmen I know would as soon leave home without their red power ties as travel without a radar detector The black Ford had "traveling salesman" written all over it My friend I will only use his first initial since he doesn't want to explain any comments here to the local patrol sergeant always travels with a radar detector Or with two since he's a gadget freak as well as a salesman said Lt Col Ballard is right If the man is gonna get you he's gonna get you under ideal conditions Radar is line-of-sight It won't turn cor- ne' rs or go over hills So if you're on a curvy or hilly road and pick up a radar signal it's probably too late to slow down 1 On the other hand on a long straight stretch you might pick up the signal if a trooper clocks a car out in front of you If you're going to spend lots of money on a radar detector and get a ticket anyway it probably pays to have a sense of humor like M's He has a radar detector on which he can record a personal message as on an answering machine Instead of beeping when it picks up radar his detector plays back the message he's recorded It used to say "Slow down jerk" Now it says "I fought the law and tIle law won" 4 re radar detectors the devil's tools first cousins to burglary equip- ment as opponents claim? they safety equipment like seat or protection against wrongful ling tickets as those slick magazine laim? you heading for the beach this July trapped in the secudty of your own detector? Chances are you might be some 12 to 15 million American rs use the gizmos some stuff you might like to i ficially the NC Highway Patrol ses radar detectors The patrol fig- you wouldn't plunk down $295 for a tor unless you planned to speed lur position is that a detector is a erate attempt to defeat the radar and arrest said Lt Col WA Ballard itive officer of the patrol at's the official position unofficially statetroopers figure re going to get you if you do much ling with or without a detector out half the state's 1000 patrol cars iuipped with VASCAR units 1 average speed computers which I picked up by radar detectors )St of the rest have radar units with a --out" or instant-on feature Ballard They don't send out detectable sig- Indl troopers flip them on to confirm cions that you're speeding been clocked" Ballard said "So the time that detector goes off as doing any damage to our enforce- system we don't think (using radar tors) does" at ought to give you paine if you're Lg along toward the beach with your 7t or Passport on your dash deral highway safety officials earlier reek offered an ingenious idea for ng the tables on detector users ficials are considering using station- idar units at construction sites sharp and other dangerous spots wouldn't be a trooper mind you radar unit But all those beeps get drivers to slow down hen I read that I decided to check detector users idn't see any radar detectors Tuesday Ling in cars or vans at the SC wet- center on 1-77 Not a one at doesn't necessarily mean there D't any of course dar detectors are stock equipment on If expensive sports cars and most top- e-line conversion vans Scott Run- sales manager at Charlotte's Town -'ountry Ford probably the largest nitTo let around said all his firm's most Dsive vans come with detectors detectors are built in as stock equip- they're hard to spot i the other hand if you see little strips mounted on the dash you reasonably sure there's a detector glove compartment idn't run into anybody who admitted ing a radar detector but I spotted a white Mercedes and a black with Velcro strips perience says professional drivers put in lots of miles are more likely to idar detectors than the rest of us me of those big truck rigs have more "onic gadgetry than a 747 And most soon salesmen I know would as home without their red power ties as I without a radar detector le black Ford had "traveling sales- written all over it friend I will only use his I want to explain any comments first initial since he doesn't to the local patrol sergeant always Is with a radar detector Or with two he's a gadget freak as well as a sales- said Lt Col Ballard is right If the is gonna get you he's gonna get you Kier ideal conditions Idar is line-of-sight It won't turn cor- ick Dr go over ill yup a radar signal it ou're on a curvy or hilly mad ite to slow down )'s probably I the other hand on a long straight you might pick up the signal if a ier clocks a car out in front of you you're going to spend lots of money radar detector and get a ticket any- it probably pays to have a sense of Dr like M's has a radar detector on which he can 'd a personal message as on an ering machine Instead of beeping I it picks up radar his detector plays the message he's recorded used to say I fought the down jw and erk" iw won )w it says "a 1 Are radar de first cousin ment as or Are they safety belts or protectior speeding tickets a ads claim? Are you headini 4th wrapped in th( radar detector? Ch since some 12 to 1 drivers use the giz: Here's some stu know Officially the opposes radar de( ures you wouldn't detector unless yol 1 i 1 I I (A: 1 1 psernmorni61 i 1.