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By TIM BONNFK
Assistant city editor
the city can operate the services
instead of a private firm because
"anytime three people are
talking instead of two. it's more
complicated."
All AN I A (LPI)—A DeKalb County policeman uas shot
.ind wounded today after answering a prowler call in
Atlanta.
Police said officer C H. Good row. 30. a six-year veteran of
the force, was shot in the neck while sitting in his patrol car.
Police said another officer had gone to the door of a
woman who had called to eomplain of a prowler. They said
the prowler apparently returned and shot Goodrow at close
range.
Both officers returned the fire, forcing Michael G Waits
of W<M»dland. Ala., to drop his weapon. They arrested
Wans. 27. and charged him with aggravated assault on a
police officer and a firearms violation.
to take the easiest approach
first. It is a matter of do we fish
or cut bait." Shropshire said.
Historic preservation meets
no objection front Shropshire.
"If you consider Athens 20. 40
years from now. we need an
instrument similar to the one
proposed, though the one pro
posed may not be the right
one." He added that to preserve
the city’s integrity "we have to
give up in the short run to enjoy
in the long run."
Shropshire views the sanita
tion question as a matter of
economics and service. "If
existing governmental service
can provide the level of service
expected at a cost equal to or in
the neighborhood of the vendor,
then we ought to continue the
service. But if a private vendor
can reduce the cost, it behooves
those of us in the government to
give the greatest amount of
service for the money we have."
represent alive He is also a
University graduate Chambers
is married, with three children,
and operates the Sunshine
Cleaners.
Though next Tuesday’s city
general election will fill five
council seats and the mayor’s
post, the campaign has been
rather uneventful. Lauren Coile.
winner of the September may-
oral Democratic primary over
Calvin Bridges, officially won
the mayor’s job Oct. 17. the last
day other candidates (i.c. write-
ins. Republicans or indepen
dents) could qualify for the race,
which no one did.
Also, the council seats in the
first, third and fourth wards face
no opposition. The' only real
races in the election arc for the
second and fifth ward council
seats. Fred Leathers, Democrat,
and Bob Hart. Republican, are
challenging for the second ward
seat Bob Carson is vacating,
wr 'e Democrat Nancy Denson
is facing incumbent Republican
Bryan Craft for one of the fifth
ward posts.
In this installment, the unop
posed candidates voice their
opinions on the three concerns
facing mayor and council: a) the
possible consolidation of city
and county governments into a
single government, thus doing
away with duplicate services
and providing a more efficient,
less costly government, b) the
historic preservation ordinance,
which calls for appointment of a
seven-member board to deem
sites, districts and buildings as
historic, thereby preventing
change in the outer appearance
without approval from the
board, and c) the possibility of a
private firm taking over the city
sanitation services.
Subsequent installments will
look at the view on the same-
issues of the candidates in the
contested wat;ds. along with the
ideas behind those candidates.
Chambers is a proponent of
consolidation. "It is the ultimate
end out of necessity and effi
cicncy." he said. He feels
consolidation now faces an
across the board merger, since*
“we have achieved all we can
thorugh other interim steps."
Besides favoring consolida
tion front an efficiency stand-
pom*. Chambers fecis it is
necessary because "the county
is vitally affected by what the
citv government does, and if I
lived in the county. I'd want a
Union moves to Atlanta
Chambers feels the city will
be able to provide the sannation
services at a lower cost than a
private firm. He noted that
there are some managerial
problems that need to be
rectified to operate the service
efficiently, hut "these problems
are not insurmountable."
A I LAN IA (LPI)—The industrial arm of the AFL-CIO
opened a national organizing office here Monday to bring
"the union message to Georgia."
Harold Mclver. the chief organizer for the union's
Industrial Union Department, said the Atlanta office would
supervise all labor organizing campaighs for the Sun Belt.
He said it will also focus on "bringing the union message
to Georgia workers in the Atlanta vicinity.”
The office was moved from Charlotte. N.C., to Atlanta.
Dwain Chambers
liwain v hambers. 4v. tne last
unopposed candidate, is entering
his ninth term as a fourth ward
George Hester
George Hester. 45. will be
entering into his third term as a
first ward councilman. He i>
married, with four children,
ranging in age from 7 to 2b.
Hester attended business col
lege and graduated from Athens
Tech with a degree in mechani
cal technology. Hester currently
works with Smith Products.
Hester also favors consolida
tion. but said it will take some
work to become a reality. He
said consolidation could "mini
mize the area of taxes people
are paying" and also provide
more efficiency by. for example,
centralizing the police under
one unit with outlying precincts
instead of the city, county , and
sheriff's departments operating
autonomously.
The councilman feels the city
would he "better off to stay witli
a city-operated sanitation ser
vice because we would have no
control over a private firm." He
did add that he would favor a
private vendor if it could he
proven to save a substantial
amount of money.
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luster Has mixed emo
tions about historic preserva
tion. hut woidd not state a
position "until I know more."
He did sa> that "I couldn’t
support it the way it stood, hut I
haven't seen the revised ordin
ance."
UGA UNION PRESENTS
I>auren Coile
Mayor-elect Coile. 4b. is the
President of Ivy-Coilc Motors.
He received a degree from the
University in '5M after spending
five years in the military He has
a wile and two boys.
Coile Iccls consolidation is
now in the hands of the citi/ens.
He said it is up to the citizens to
tell the citv and county govern
ments what they want "We
have gone about as lar as we
can." Coile said, in terms of
department h\-department con
solidation. "If they want con
snlidation. I'm for that: if they
want annexation. I'm lor that
loo."
While Coile also taxors some
type of historic preserv ation, he
calls the current ordinance
before citv council "too mini
Ions." "Historic preservation is
important to Athens and the
community: some buildings and
structures need to be preserved
by anv means But I'm against
the present ordinance because
I’nt opposed to anv other type
bureaucracy We need to look at
putting preservation teeth into
our present system." he said
The new mavor is "glad to
see the city doing a thorough
study" on the sanitation ser
vices. He added that he hopes
l.ewis Shropshire
Shropshire said consolidation
eventually has got to conic, hm
"the how is debatable." He
thinks some combination of
depan mem-by -department, an
nexation. and across the board
consolidation will prove to be
ihi evi ntual vehkiv "Wy m
ogni/o that we don't need two of
each to do one job. hut we have
Task force advocates
more children’s TV
WASHINGTON U'l’l The Federal Communications Com
mission should require television broadcasters to provide live
hours a week of educational programming for preschool children
and 2'. hoors a week for school age children. .1 task force
recommended Tuesday
The proposal was contained in an mi page report on children's
programming on the networks which was presented it i
commission meeting
!*J k . forcr ca,,ed ,or lh >' children's programming to be
scheduled between 8 a m and 8 p lit
"The rule would be rescinded when structural changes in the
market indicated that sufficient children's programming would
be presented voluntarily by broadcasters." said a statement
accompanying the report
The task force said the FCC should also encourage cable
television and subscription television sc stems as wavs to
increase the number of outlets for children's programming
The task force was set up Iasi year lo evaluate whether
broadcasters are complying with Ihe landmark 1974 children's
television report in which Ihe FCC emphasized that broadcasters
have special obhgations to serve children as a substantial and
important community group
The task foree also concluded that the goals of the FCC's 1974
policy statement on children s television were sound bul the
measures adopted for reaching those goals were ineffective The
wdh ,ha i while there was general compliance
with the imitations on advertising during children's programs
m the i^r^r' COmp ' led W " h ,he P^Wmming guidelines
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