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2-B Monday, March 13, '73 DETROIT FREE PRESS 1 -yj 0 At 73 she -a hurt No CI 'Ol S3 Right Mild a "I'm concerned about North Carolina our image, our good name," says Gov. James B. Hunt Jr. Macomb County's LARGEST SELECTION PRE-FSNiSKED Wood Plastic has had no dynamic upheavals such as those that transformed more troubled states, notably Alabama, in the last two decades. "Asleep at the wheel" is the phrase used by one of the state's liberal critics.

There appears to have been noticeable slippage in the state's progress, as measured in statistical terms. As one example, in 1967, the state ranked 40th among all states in an Index or social, economic, political and environmental factors compiled by the Midwest Research Institute from 100 statistical measurements. By 1973, it had fallen to 46th, and eighth among the 1 1 states of the old Confederacy. MOLDINGS PRE FINISHED WALNUT, $OS9 FRUITWOOD 4x7 'i'l SHAVA SAND 4x8. ABITIBI $Q78 CROWN WALNUT 4x8 New York Time Ssrvlce RALEIGH, N.C.

North Carolina, long regarded as the most progressive and enlightened state in the South, now finds itself staggering under an avalanche of national and. International criticism like the one that pinioned the state governments of the Deep South in the 1950s and 1960s. "Whatever happens to me," said Gov. James B. Hunt Jr.

at a news conference recently, "I'm concerned about North Carolina our Image, our good name." The governor, elected as a New South liberal, was speaking specifically about the notoriety surrounding the case of the so-called Wilmington 10, nine black activists the 10th, a white woman, has been paroled who have touched off an international furor with their contention that they are political prisoners railroaded Into jail for their civil rights activities. Amnesty International, the London-based human rights organization that was awarded the 1977 Nobel Peace Prize, has lent its name to their cause, listing them among 18 so-called prisoners of conscience Incarcerated in the United States. Two other black activists, convicted of burning a North Carolina horse stable in 1972, are also on the list, meaning that the Tar Heel State alone accounts for 1 1 of the 18 prisoners on Amnesty International's list of Americans. BUT WHILE HUNT is most concerned with the Wilmington 10 case, that is not all of the state's image problems: igNlCllTiONsjj HCHB LUMBER SUPPLY CEMENT STEPS PATIO BLOCKS KCB Radio Sales Service Installation ill is raising Raleigh's eyebrows RALEIGH, N.C.-(AP)-Isabella Cannon, the 73-year-old widow who launched hei successful run for mayor In tennis shoes, has settled into her $500-per-month Job, "working harder than I evei did In my life." The five-foot tall, white, haired woman with a smiling face evoked little more than headlines and jokes when she appeared at a news conference last year In her tennis shoes to announce she was running for mayor. Her supporters wore T-shirts that bore her emblem, a cannon with daisies popping out of the barrel.

And she campaigned on the theme of citizen involvement In government and preservation of the city's neighborhoods. Mrs. Cannon's opponent, Mayor Jyles Coggins, 56, a wealthy contractor seeking a second term, said he could not debate someone the age of his mother. Coggins, unable to campaign In the final weeks because of gallstone surgery, lost the November election by two percentage points. Now, after two months In office, the retired librarian and widow of a foreign service officer says she has undergone a "trememdous learning process." Her goal, she said, has been "to create a feeling of trust and a feeling that the office is open to citizens." But her style has drawn criticism.

A newspaper editorial recently took Mrs. Cannon to task for her casual approach to presiding over City Council meetings, which usually last five to six hours. The editorial said voters elected her as a way of expressing dissatisfaction with BEYOND such Image-shattering specifics, there has been a gradual erosion of the state's favored status in the eyes of contemporary political scientists and historians. Thirty years ago, the Southern historian V.O. Key, in his classic "Southern Politics," said North Carolina provided "a closer approximation to national norms, or national expectations of performance, than elsewhere in the South." He went on, "It enjoys a reputation for progressive outlook and action in many phases of life, especially industrial development, education and race relations." By 1975, Neal R.

Pierce, In "The Border South States," was calling North Carolina "the progressive paradox," and saying that 'repression' is not the right word, but 'progressive' gives North Carolina too much credit." BY AND LARGE, the state's liberal leadership rejects such reappraisals, but conversations with a broad range of knowledgeable observers, coupled with statistical profiles and an analysis of the more recent events that have hurt the state's reputation, indicate that certain factors have played an Important part: Because the state has en-Joyed a reputation for prepress and moderation, it Joan Little, the young black woman who was acquitted in 1975 in the ice-pick slaying of her jailer in a celebrated case, has fled the North Carolina prison where she was serving a term for burglary. Her allegations that she fears for her health and safety if she Is extradited from New York have been given wide currency. Miss Little has said she would "rather die" than be returned. The J.P. Stevens the giant textile company that has extensive installations in the state, including seven plants in Roanoke Rapids, has become a symbol of corporate Intransigence in the face of a union drive to organize Southern textile mills.

It has been cited repeatedly for contempt of court and for Illegal antiunion tactics, including the bugging of a union headquarters, and fined $1.3 million. Hunt, asked at a recent news conference about the concern's activities and reputation, said he is "not familiar" with them. Until the U.S. Supreme Court struck it down, the state had what was regarded as the most draconian death penalty law In the nation, and at one point Its Death Row held more then half of the condemned prisoners In the nation. Hunt has called for a new law.

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Most people In the audience did not realize the meaning of her gesture, she said, "but the people who knew just died laughing." She admits the council meetings have developed Into "a long, tedious, not very efficient process." But, she said, "One thing I believe in very strongly Is citizenship participation. People who come have a right to be heard. City government Is the closest they ever get to democracy in action." One of her chief concerns, she said, is the low pay for town officials $500 per month for mayor and $300 for council members. The pay scale Implies the work is part time, she said, but it is full time for her. Mrs.

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