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u Technician North Carolina State University's Student Newspaper Since 1920 Volume LVlI, Number 27 Monday, November 1, 1976 ' WKNC to air election results byGregRogers University in Boone. reporter from the student newspaper at cent for national races and 60 per cent for News Editor ' SAM TAYLOR, assistant news director UNC-G hasagreedtocoverelection results state-wide races. Races of primary at WKNC. told the Technician Sunday from the Jimmy Carter headquarters in importance to the network would be the WKNC-FM. along with four other approximately six reporters will be sent to Atlanta. Ga. presidential. guberantorial. lieutenant student-operated radio stations. will pro- the Democratic headquarters at the Hilton Several political scientists from UNC-G gubernatorial. labor commissioner. super- vide coverage of national. state-wide and Inn. two to three reporters to Republican have offered their assistancw in interpret- intendent, of public instruction. state local elections Tuesday night. gubernatorial candidate David Flaherty's ing the election results. and Taylor said auditor' and state treasurer. Approximately 30 students from parti—. headquarters at the Sheraton Inn at “hopefully this will help us to make some “We'redefintely going to concentrate on cipatingradio stations. which have banded Crabtree Valley. and six reporters to the predictions ourselves." getting results which have importance to together to form the North Carolina remaining Republican candidates' head- OFTHE so students participating in the North Carolina as a whole." Taylor said. University Radio Network (URNET). will quarters at the Royal Villa. election night coverage. Taylor said 15 HE ALSO SAID between election provide election coverage beginning at He said the remaining staff members would be involved from WKNC. broadcasts, the classical show from 7 pm. 6:30 pm. and concluding at 3 a.m. would be sent' to the various party Programs willbe aired every 30 minutes to 9 pm. and the progressive show from 9 Wednesday. headquarters as stories broke or would be at 6:53 p.m.. Taylor said. and would last pm. to 3 cm. would continue. Participating stations include WSHA. involved in production work. seven minutes long. He said 15 minute Theideaof URNET came into being just Shaw University in Raleigh; WUAG. Two stringers, continued Taylor. have wrap-upswould beairedat 11 pm. and at 3 prior to the March Presidential primary Univeristy of North Carolina at Greens- agreed to provide coverage for the .m. this past year. with its objective being to boro; WECU. East Carolina University in network at the President Ford Headquar- Taylor said time allotments for the provide high quality programming on the DC. Taylor also said a elections would be approximately 40 per election to those stations that did not Greenville; andWASU. Appalachian State ters in Washington. have the resources to provide such programming. Taylor said over the summer. the network received three grants from Raleigh companies to fund a special Politics program entitled “Profile '76" that WL‘ broadcast. Thus. the idea to cover the election results stemmed from these Campus organizations working for Nov. 2 win efforts. Total costs ofthe election programming. a i” byLynneGriffin about 60 membgrs. have been active on Members were actively involved in the which includes costs for an audio-loop and PaulTaw News Editor campus in promoting their ,party. ac- JackFordvisittoMeredith Collegeand the two private audio lines to the Democratic cording to Pat Mulkie. chairman of the Elizabeth Dole visittoPeace College. They and Republican headquarters. is 8600. Elton Who? Campus political organizations have club. worked with publicity. security and have Taylor said several businesses in Raleigh been striving this semester to make THEY DISTRIBUTED absentee ballot also volunteered for work at the Ford and Greensboro. plus money from indi- A surprise visit by a student masquerading as performer Elton John caused quite a bit of students aware of the election. the issues cards, paid for by the College Federation. Headquarters. ‘ vidual newsbudgetsfromtheparticipating commotion lastThursdayeftemoon. Girls were screaming in delight and even the secretary and their candidates. to those students planning on voting for They were able to conduct a rally with stations. should cover the costs of the in the Program: Office in the Student Center managed to obtain the lmposter's autograph, Currently. Statehassix organizations or Republican candidates. the local Republicancandidates which they broadcast. only to throw it to the floor in disgust when she reeliied it was a fake. groups working for particular candidates They also conducted a door-to-door felt was successfulinthattheywereable to and parties. These include the College campus survey at the beginning of the learn a great deal from the candidates Republicans, The McCarthy '76 group. semesterwiththeresultsbeing20 per cent participating. Students for Carter and Hunt. the Young undecided. 37 per cent for Ford and 43 per MULKIEALSO being campus coordi- |.iz praises husband, GOP Democrats. The Young Libertarians and cent for Carter. Mulkie said. however. that nator for Ford and a research assistant for the Young Socialist Alliance. he now felt Ford is ahead among student Jerry Blackwelder who is the state's The College Republicans, working with voters. See “Campus, "page two byCharles Lssitter possible question of a conflict of interest. career. she took time to discuss her views Staff Writer So first of all I checked the legal side of it. of the president. Dole said Ford had and indeedthere's no problem working full emphasized the role of women in govern- Elizabeth Hanford Dole. wife of Repub- time with the commission. and working on ment. She said she thought Ford had the Hussaihi calls for Middle EaSt peace lican Vice-preside 'al Candidate Robert the campaign nights and weekends." said capabilities of a true leader. and also said Dole. spoke t enthusiastic crowd of Dole. Ford was an open. candid and honest approximately 300 people Friday at Peace She also added. “Since I wanted to make president. settlement in Arab Club speech College. r-\i/‘ " x sure there was no conflict of interest. I Dole commented on Ford's contribution The predominantly female crowd came decided on a leave of absence." to increasing the role of women in by Helen Tart dominated audience numbering over 150 Palstinian grievances beginning with the to its feet on a number of occasions to give points of the speech government. "Ford has brought more native supportive standing One of the major women into high level policy-making Staff Writer here Thursday as the guest of State's British occupation of Palestine. the Salisbury was the role women play in government positions than we've ever had in the Arab Club. , . Resontlnned by saying the Israelis ovations. today. Doleexplained she and her husband history of our country. I think you can Hatem Ishaq Hussaini. assistant direc— Stressing that “military occupation is have treated and are still treating Dole'sspeech covered avarietyoftopics. had similar views on the subject. expect more women to be coming into tor of the Arab Information Center in one of the worst human relationships." Palestinian Arabs as “truly third or fourth from her own career to her husband's. to “Bob and I both believe very strongly Washington. D.C.. addressed an Arab- Husssini veas .... ofthéhisto of class citizens." stands on national defense and what she these important positions ofpolicy-making IN A CALL to the American people, he saw as the role of women in politics today. that a woman should develop her own within our federal government." assorted. “We want to appeal to the SHE SPOKE ABOUT her close ties to sense of identity. and that she should have After finishing her speech. Dole pro- American people who have worked for her native state of North Carolina. “I'm every opportunity to choose what she ceeded to the reception in the Main civil rights. human rights. Those that delighted to be back in North Carolina this wants to do. That's the key to the whole Building where she was given a very warm opposed the war in Vietnam. so give arms morning. This is my stomping ground; I'm thing —— choice." welcome by her admirers and supporters to Israel. Are the bombs kinder in the back homenow. I was born and brought up AFTER DISCUSSING her life and her of Peace College. Middle East? . in Salisbury and I went to school at Duke. “Arabs. Palestinians. and I'm sure My family is still all at Salisbury. and I Israelis. too. want peace." Husseini said. don't mind telling you I really do feel at Technician receives ’All America’ inaplea for peace. “Our dreamisa secqu home here this morning.” democraticland." he asserted. speaking of Dole said her husband had given her a Palestine. “Let the Palestinianscome back great deal of support concerning her rating for 14th consecutive semester and let the Israelis remain." career. She said that she had never been In an attempt to give 'a better discouraged from pursuing herown career. Marking its 14th consecutive se- semi-annual competition. Fewer than understanding of the Palestinians. "I'd haveto say Bob Dole is certainly the mester of superiority among college 10 per cent of all entries achieve “All Hussaini read and explained some greatest supporterofmy career. and at the newspapers. the Technician has been American" status. the highest possi- Palestinian poetry. time that we were married. he encouraged named a recipient of the Associated ble rating. “Poetry is very important to the me to continue with my career and not to Collegiate Press' “All—America" rating Judging of papers is divided into Palestinian." he explained. “He has no give it up." she commented. for the spring 1976 semester. five major categories. with an aggre- home. no one he can complain to. He The Deputy Director of the Federal The ACP.