SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS SCHOOL BUSING
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ANGELA DAVIS, currently being tried for murder, kidnapping
and conspiracy in California, is considered l by many blacks to
be a "political prisoner." In a special program entitled "Jus
tice?" to be seen on PBS Monday, April 26 at 9 P.M. on Chan
nel 4, Black Journal examines how the law treats the black
man. WUNC-TV.
Justice and Judicial System is
Scrutinized on University Video
CHAPEL HILL—Does justice
exist for black Americans? Na
tional television will examine
the state of the American ju
dicial system and the black
man's role in it in two docu
mentary studies on University
of North" Carolina Television.
Last year's highly acclaimed
presentation of a single, com
ple t e trial on television,
"Trial," will be re-broadcast in
four parts on Wednesday eve
nings at 8:30 beginning April
21. The second 1 pi*ogram, "Jus
tice?", part of the Black Jour
nal series, will be broadcast
Monday, April 26 at 9 p.m.
Both programs will be seen on
University of North Carolina
Television, WUNC-TV, Channel
4.
"Trial: The City and County i
of Denver vs. Lauren R. Wat
son" was called "a precedent-1
shattering television series," j
and won an award at the Can-1
nes Film Festivl following its
broadcast last year. The pro-
gram deals with the trial of a j
Black Panther (Watson accused '
Fifth Founder's Day Convocation
Union Bible Institut
The Fifth Annual Found
er's Day Convocation of the
Union Christian Bible Insti
tute was held Sunday, April
11 at 3:00 p.m. at the
Children's Chapel United
Church of Christ in Graham.
Rev. Walter E. Egerton,
pastor of Greenfield Baptist
Church of Raleigh delivered
a dynamic message. His sub
ject "The Power of Preaching"
was very timely and inspiring.
The U.C.8.1. Alumni and
the student body sponsored
a court of ten queens, they
were as follows; Miss Sheila
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CHARMING QUEEN -- Miss Debra D. Me banc
of the Children's Chapel United' Church of
of resisting arrest by a police
officer. "Trial" fully examines
the details of the American
judicial process from jury se
lection through the verdict, in
cluding interviews with all the
major participants. The antag
onism between Watson and the
Denver police forms an under
current within the trial and is
the basis for Watson's attor
ney's defense. The case is a
"microcosm," reflecting a maj
or national concern—the anta
gonism between police and
Pantners, and the gulf between
the black man and the judicial
process.
This month's Black Journal,
"Justice?", will study justice
for the black mjip, both in and
out of jail, from "a black point
of view. It will focus on the
cases of Angela Davis and the
Soledad Brothers.
Miss Davis is charged with
murder, kidnapping and con
spiracy to smuggle weapons
into a courthouse in San Ra
fael, California last August in
(See VIDEO page 8A)
McDonald, Durham; Mrs.
Grimesley, Durham; Miss
Norma Jean Palmer, Granville
County; Miss Linda Tinnen,
Hillsborough; Mrs. Dora Jean
Peace, Durham; Mrs. Jennie
V. McCloud, Creedmoor;
Mrs. Helen Jones, Durham;
Miss Priscilla Brown, Durham
and Miss Debra Mebane, Gra
ham.
The Queens worked un
tiringly to make their Found
er's Day one of the best.
The crown was placed upon
Miss Debra D. Mebane of the
Children's Chapel United
Christ is being crowned by Mrs. L. W. Reid
as admiring participants look on.
Words of Wisdom
We can't cross a bridge until we come
to it; but I always like to lay down a
pontoon ahead of time. —B. Baruch
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We learn to do neither by thinking nor
by doing; we learn to do by thinking about
what we are doing, —G. D. Stoddard
VOLUME 50 No. 17
hair W«i/ USA To tte Celebrated
At North Carolina Central f .
Moot Court Team of School
Will Compete Over An Issue
Law Day U.S.A. will be
celebrated at North Carolina
Central University School of
Law April 29th through May
Ist, 1971. Law Day is ob
served nation wide annually on
the Ist of May "to advance
equality and justice under law;
to encourage citizen support
of law enforcement and law
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observance; and to foster re
spect for law and understand
ing of its essential place in
American life."
There are many activities
planned at NCCU Law School
this year which are open to the
public. All students of NCCU
in the undergraduate and grad
uate schools are invited to at
tend. All alumni are not only
invited to attend but are ex
pected to attend and partici
pate in many of the various
programs.
The Chairman of Law Day
is Sheila M. Parrish, a Junior
from Wauwatosa, Wisconsin,
Joseph Askew, a Junior from
Kinston, and Horace Locklear,
Church of Christ by Mrs. L
W. Reid.
A token of appreciation
was presented to the second
and third runner ups Miss
Beverly Evans of the Oak
Grove United American Free
Will Baptist Church.
Third winner Miss Priscilla
Brown of the Mt. Calvary
United Church of Christ.
The president, faculty, all
U.C.BJ. alumni and the
Student Body wishes to thank
everyone that supported
Founder's Day to make it
a great day.
CEe Caroliip. Ciwo
a junior irom uimoerion are
the Co-chairmen.
On Thursday, April 29,
there will be a panel discus
sion between law students and
attorneys of Durham.
On Friday, April 30th,
there will be a public pro
gram at 10:45 in Duke Audi
torium on the campus of
NCCU. At this time Attorney
Henry E. Frye, a member of
the House of Representatives
at Raleigh, N. C., will be the
main speaker.
The University President,
Hon. Dr. Albert Whiting and
the Dean of the Law School,
Hon. LeMarquis DeJarmon
will also share the program
with Rep. Frye.
In the afternoon Attorney
Allie Latimer Weeden of
Washington, D. C. will address
the Law Day Luncheon at the
Downtowner Motor Inn.
Miss Weeden is the National
Secretary for the National Bar
Association. Her topic will be
Women's Role In Law. This
should be of particular interest
to the female interest in law.
On May Ist the Moot Court
team of NGCU Law School
will compete over an issue of
law. Local talent will sit as
presiding Judge.
The weekend will conclude
with a dance given by the
Student Bar Association of the
Law School in honor of Law
Day.
The faculty and student
body of the North Carolina
(See LAW page 8A)
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LIEUTENANT COMMANDER ROBERT L. TONEY discusses the
MORE program with an unidentified reporter.
Dedication of Navy Recruiting
Center Held in State Capital
By JOHN MYERS, Staff Writer
RALEIGH —■ The dedica
tion of the new Navy Re
cruiting Center on Fayette
ville Street was held Friday
April 16.
Lieutenant Commander W.
D. Volz, Chaplain Corps,
USNR gave the invocation.
Following a short prayer,
Commander JJ. G. Goodwin,
USN, presented the guest
speaker for the dedication,
Rear Admiral W.M.A. Greene ,
USN.
Admiral Greene referred to
the recruiting sector as a sales
force. He stated that the Navy
offered over 150 programs to
DURHAM. N. C, SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1971
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REV. MACK
Rev. C. H. Mack
To Hold Revival
At Mount Olive
Reverend E. H. Whitley,
pastor of Mount Olive A.M.E.
Zion Church, announced Tues
day April 20, a revival to
begin Monday night April 26
and continue through April
30.
Guest speaker for the revi
val will be Reverend C. H.
Mack. Rev. Mack is a native
of Mobile, Alabama and re
ceived his-early training there.
Upon receiving the AB and
BD degrees from Lincoln Uni
versity in Pennsylvania, Rev.
Mack studied at Temple Uni
versity in Philadelphia. He has
had specialized studies in the
areas of music and counseling.
Rev. Mack has embraced
piano, organ, theory and com
position. Aside from his pas
(See REVIVAL page 8A)
their men and that each mem
ber of the recruiting sector
should be able to direct a pros
pective recruit in any one of
these programs. He closed his
address stating "the Navy is
changing. We have faith in the
people of this country and we
want the people to have faith
in us."
Participating in the dedica
tion was Lieutenant Com
mander Robert L. Toney, Di
rector of MORE, Minority
Officer Recruiting Effort.
Commander Toney discussed
the aims and achievements of
the program.
(See DEDICATION page 8A)
State Practices
Must Not Stall
Desegregation
WASHINGTON—The Supreme
Court approved, Tuesday, mas
sive busing and limited racial
balancing as proper ways pro
viding black children with an
integrated education.
Chief Justice Warren E.
Burger saidl "school officials
must use all available tools to
correct the conditions which
offend the Constitution."
If the school boards do not
act, Burger said, federal judges
should exercise their powers
"to fashion a remedy that will
assure a unitary school sys
tem."
"Desegregation plans cannot
be limited to the walk-in
school," Burger said in a rul
ing that approved an extensive
bus plan and the use of racial
ratios as a guideline in Char
lotte - Mecklenburg County,
(See BUSING page 8A)
Phi Delta Kappa
In Regional Meet
At Downtowner Inn
Beta Zeta Chapter of the
National Sorority of Phi Delta
Kappa will host the annual
Eastern Regional Meeting April
24-26.
The business sessions, focal
ized at the Downtowner, are
expected to draw approximately
300 delegates representing the
states of New York, New Jer
sey, Pennsylvania, Delaware
Virginia, North Carolina, and
the District of Columbia.
"Involving Today's Youth in
Building Tomorrow's Society"
is the theme to be explored.
Mayor of Chapel Hill, How
ard Lee, and one of the six
founders of the sorority, Mrs.
Ella Wells Butler, will be the
featured speakers.
In addition to business, the
activities include Village Din
ner Theatre Party and a tour of
some special interest centers
in the city.
Chairman and co-chairman
for the conference are past
basilei Sorors Martha H. John
son, and Carlotta R. Holmes,
(See SORORITY page 8A)
C&D Board Meeting
Morn At Downtowner Motor Inn
By John MYERS, Staff Writer
The C&D Board held its
opening business session Fri
day morning April 16 at
9:30 a.m. in the Downtowner
Motor Inn.
Reverend Fred Terry, Presi
dent Durham Minister's As
sociation, gave the invocation
for the spring quarterly meet
ing of the Board of Conserva
tive and Development.
James R. Hawkins, past
presidnet of the Durham
Chamber of Commerce pre
sided in the welcome of guests.
At 10:30 a.m. the division
head reports began with the
Forestry Service. Ralph Went
worth discussed the fire fight
ing teams of the state. Went
worth stated that the last
couple of weeks have brought
extremely difficult fire fight
ing weather with dryness and
high winds. He ended his
announcements by congratu
lating the forestry service on
their expert achievements in
(See C&D BOARD page 8A)
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Miss Mary Lee Mills Honored
For Superior Service by HEW
WASHINGTON - In re
cognition of her superior serv
ice and achievement the Secre
tary of the Department of
Health, Education, and Wel
fare on April 15, 1971 pre
sented the
Public health Service
DISTINGUISHED
SERVICE MEDAL
TO
Nurse Director
Mary Lee Mills
(Grade Captain)
for her distinguished Public
Health Nursing direction of
sanitation, smallpox and
malaria eradication, mid
wifery, and obstetrical pro
grams in Liberia, Vietnam, and
Chad, and in domestic pro
grams in urban and rural
United States.
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DISCUSS PLANS— Baker, Leake, Sowers, and Governor Bob
Scott discuss CAD Board plana.
Books Closed For
Municipal Election
Will Open Again
MAY 18
FULL-TIM! REGISTRATION
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PRICE 20 CENTS
(Miss Mills is a native of
Watha, N. C. )
Service Which Merits
Special Honor:
For the past twenty-five
years, Mary Lee Mills, Nurse
Director, has truly given of
herself to mankind in an
outstanding and exemplary
manner, both as a representa
tive of the American Govern
ment in foreign countries and
as a private citizen.
Since her initial call to ac
tive duty as a Commissioned
Office of the Public Health
Service on 16 January 1946,
she has served the people of
Liberia, Lebanon, Cambodia,
Vietnam, Chad and the United
States. One of many mani
festations of her dedication
(See MILLS page 8A)