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don’t want to wait, say
ing child support has
been debated long
enough. They said it was
a bad idea to turn the
question over to a panel
*of judges and
‘appointees, as Wendell
suggested.
“It looks like we're
‘running and hiding, and
‘1 for one am not willing
to do that,” said Rep.
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have to make sure that
everything is accounted for.”
In a letter response to Smith,
Walter S. Homsby 111, board
chairman of Laney-Walker
Development, opposes the
audit.
“There is no basis for you
stating initially that there was
$600,000 plus missing and
later revising that to $300,000
plus.” Hornsby stated.
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thing came out alright in the
wash with no money missing,
But HUD in an effort to
unfreeze the account is requir
ing another audit from Laney-
Walker from 2004. The
$15,000 audit will be paid by
the city housing department.
The administrative services
advised the administrator and
mayor to come up with a new
plan that would not penalize
agencies by withholding funds.
Smith also says that he is
ready to work cooperatively
with Laney-Walker Develop
ment in future projects for the
community.
“We need to enhance it by
working together to help the
community.
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The committee did not
take a vote on either
Willard’s idea or the
original bill. Both sides
agreed more work needs
to be done on the pro
posals.
Among the chief areas
of dissent in the child
support bill are credits
for noncustodial parents
who spend time with
SCLC calis for support of King Center
ATLANTA (AP) - The
Southern Christian Leader
ship Conference is encour
aging civil rights activists to
support the King Center,
which is in need of costly
repairs and is facing scruti
ny of its finances.
But the group did not
specity how activists should
show their support.
Charles Steele Jr., the
SCLC’s newly appointed
president, was in Israel and
unavailable for comment,
spokeswoman Trish
UGA sees increase in black applicants, total applicants down
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) -
While the University of Geor
gia 1s seeing a drop in under
graduate applications, the
number of black applicants is
up, the schools admissions
office said.
It is good news for UGA,
which has increased efforts to
arttract more minority stu
dents.
Race and ethnicity will not
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their kids. The credits
were proposed because
many noncustodial par
ents spend more than
100 days a year with
their kids, so they too
share a financial burden
for the children. But the
bill calls for a sliding
scale of credits starting
with noncustodial par
ents who spend as little
as four days a year with
their children.
D’Abreau said Tuesday.
A report by the National
Park Service found that the
King Center needs $11.6
million in repairs. The
report cited a number of
problems such as electrical
hazards, collapsed drainage
pipes and leaks. Leakage has
even been found at the base
of the reflecting pool that
surrounds Martin Luther
King Jr.’s tomb.
The SCLC, established in
1957 by King, encouraged
the civil rights community
be used as a factor in this year’s
admission decisions. But a
task force is at work determin
ing how race and ethnicity
can legally be used in future
years to increase diversity at
the university.
At the Freshman Admis
sions Task Force meeting
‘Tuesday, March 2 members
decided to form a smaller
committee to define the racial
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AUGUSTA FOCUS
Another topic of
debate is a proposal that
noncustodial parents
would pay less if they
have subsequent chil
dren. The idea came
from dads who say chil
dren from their first
marriages get more
money than children
from a second marriage.
But single moms have
said their children
shouldn’t be punished
to “act swiftly and decisive
ly in showing its support to
the King family and the
King Center.”
Founded by King’s wife,
Corerta Scott King, in the
basement of her home in
1968, the King Center was
built in 1981. It consists of
Freedom Hall, the reflective
pool and tomb, and an
administration and archives
building.
and ethnic groups that should
be considered and to deter
mine “critical mass” —the
point at which UGA would
be considered sufficiently
diverse.
The university dropped its
last race-conscious policy in
2001 after a federal judge
ruled it unconstitutional. But
the U.S. Supreme Court ruled
last June that schools can use
because their father goes
on to have kids with
someone else.
The sponsor of the
bill, Republican Rep.
Sue Burmeister of
Augusta, told the com
mittee she was willing to
change the bill ¢t
address complaints but
didn’t want to hand the
changes off to a study
commission.
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A report by the National Park Service found that the King Center
needs $11.6 miilion in repairs
race as a factor in admissions
as long as it is not the only fac
tor.
Meanwhile, Bob Spatig,
senior associate director of
admissions, said the overall
drop in applicants was expect
ed. He said it is because fewer
less-qualified students are
applying.
Some students may have
been discouraged from apply
ing because of a new writing
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about it, and we keep
delaying it,” she said.
Noncustodial parents
also pushed for quick
action. The Judiciary
Committee has not set a
date for a vote.
“They need to get on
and pass it this year,”
said Chip Spradley of
the Lawrenceville-based
Fathers Are Parents Too,
which is pushing for the
changes.
requirement on the applica
tion, Spatig said. Previously,
students wrote two short
essays and one long essay. This
year, students were required to
write five short essays.
“It tends to drive off some
people who didnt want to
write,” Spatig spid. “But if
they don't want to write, they
wont be competitive for
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