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the mayor has credited Mclntyre
with being a major player among
the city of Atlanta and state legis
lators.
“But still, let’ s not lose sight of
the fact that he didn’t want me as
mayor. He ran against me,” the
mayor stressed. “But yes, I think
Ed would be a major contributor.”
Along with Mclntyre, two other
persons also vied to become the
local lobbyist, said the mayor. He
would not reveal the other names,
but stated that one candidate in
tentionally dropped out of consid
eration and the other person was
simply not qualified for the posi
tion.
“The question is whether Au
gusta really needs a full-time lob
byist,” said the mayor. “I don’t
rule anything out (for the future),”
he said.
In another twist, Mayor Young
made it clear that he was aware
that the lobbying issue concern
ing Mclntyre may have taken on
a racial divide. “In my conversa
tions with the commissioners, it
(the decision) was polarized along
racial lines,” he said. The mayor
added that neither he or Mclntyre
are proponents of that type of
thinking and wants to see Au
gusta move on.
“We're trying to move beyond
that. This racial division is ri
diculvus, but apparently, some
people will not let it goaway,” the
mayor said.
. Meanwhile, Mclntyre said the
racial overtones reportedly asso
ciated with his not being selected
as a lobbyist revealed that “our
community isn’t big enough for
that.”
In clarifying his comments,
Mclntyre said, “This shows you
we've got a lot of growing to do.
Our mindset is just too small and
narrow-minded,” he said.
Mclntyre said the lobbyist posi
tion was offered to him by Mayor
Young, but the mayor failed to
get majority support from the
commissioners.
When asked if he was bitter,
Mcintyre, 66, said, “Not at all. I
saw this as an opportunity to help
m{ city. And if Pm offered an~
other opportunity, I'll @ns;’%%r.
helping my city again«-that's
the offer is reasonable and fair,”
he added.
. Mclntyre waselected Augusta’s
first black mayor in 1981 and
‘previously served as board of com
‘missioners chairman. He served
federal jail time for extortion and
bribery charges stemming from a
'1983 incident involving real es
tate properties.
' In response to Mclntyre’s con
tinued interest in possibly work
ing in a consulting role with the
city, Mayor Young said, “I talk to
former mayors all the time and
welcome his knowledge and ex
pertise.”
The mayor did confirm that
since he started his new ‘job, he
has spent a “number of days” in
Atlanta performing lobbying du
ties.
“That’s part of the mayor’s job,”
said the former TV anchorman.
He also said he’ll be in Washing
ton, D.C. performing lobbyist ac
tions.
“Next year’s a new budget and
maybe the commission will want
a new lobbyist,” he added.
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Local businessman says
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By Adrienne Turner
AUGUSTA FOCUS Staff Writer
AUGUSTA
A local businessman learned
that it is important to read pa
pers before signing, regardless of
who asks for the signature. Mr.
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he owned had been damaged,
signed a form presented to him by
a Richmond County police officer
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at 1598/, Linden Street, a police
officer responding to a 911 call
placed by Mr. Fields presented
him with a form. A car he had
been restoring had been hit twice,
once by gunfire and again by a
vehicle. Mr. Fields said the of
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Study reveals pattern
of discrimination
From page one
The Atlanta Metropolitan Area is
worst in terms of establishments
and number of women adversely
affected with 30.0% and 63,937,
respectively. The CSRA, second
only to Savannah with 14.9%, has
15.5% in terms of establishments
and is lowest with 2,101 women
adversely affected.
In terms of minorities, the At
lanta Metropolitan Area has the
worst record in all three catego
ries with 28.8% of presumed dis
crimination, 40.2% of establish
ments having presumed discrimi
nation and 105,398 minority
workers adversely affected. The
CSRA has the lowest across the
board with 17.7%, 22.3% and
3,243, respectively.
“I have not read the report, how
ever, the report is not surprising.
We all know that the playing field
is not level. That is why when
people argue against affirmative
action, I say, let’'s do away with
affirmative action and instead
let’s really have equal opportu
nity,” responded Frank Thomas,
director of the Human Relations
Commission.
Though the CSRA has some of
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the lowest numbers in the state,
Brenda Byrd-Pelaez, director of |
the Equal Opportunity Office,
says that she is startled and dis-.
turbed that the numbers are so;
high. She says that “the numbers"
are probably low due to a number:
of factors but I would like to be-,
lieve that it is because they (em
ployers in the CSRA) have come:
to realize the historical effects of]
discrimination and have become
proactive inriddingit.” Ms. Byrd-
Pelaez also says that “just be-|
cause the numbers are down we!
should not be comfortable. We:
should continue to train our man-,
agers and supervisors until those'
numbers get to zero.” [
Dan Corkery of the Georgia,
Department of Labor declined to!
comment on the findings. He did,'
however, state that the depart-,
ment does not keep such statisti-|
cal records. '
The industries with the worst,
record, for gender, are trucking
and courier services with 38.0
percent and for minorities, gro
cery stores with 41.2 percent. The
ten most discriminating indus
tries for both gender and minori
ties are: retail grocery stores,
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