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Dde' University Library' Jlews paper Department . . - 'Tjurhan, !t.,C. "27706 . 11-?Q VJordo ofVJIccri The English language Isn't dead but at ' . r times ft seems to be sick fn bed, - Our Freedom Depends On It! VOLUME 65 - NUMBER 19 'READ BY OVER 30,000 DURHAMITES" DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA - SATURDAY, MAY 14, 1977 TELEPHONE (919) 688-6587 PRICE: 20 CENTS rvn yg WW BURGAW-As the three witnesses against the Wilming ton 10 recanted their 1972 testimony, representatives of the State of North Carolina still insist that the first testimony - of Allen Hall, Eric Junious, and Jerome Mitchell was the truth. Each of the witnesses that New Hanover County Prosecutor Jay Stroud relied upon for testimony in the 1972 conviction now points a finger at Stroud claiming he induced them to life for favors, money and time off their prison terms. Two of the witnesses, Allen Hall and Jerome Mit chell, had prison terms when they ; say they were approached to lie against the Wilmington 10. Allen Hall testified that after he was WA-Out KAACP HeaeMjpra M, Cosailratf Tens ttislGd NEW YORK - After a week-long walkOout, and a series of "job actions" by unionized professional and clerical employees in the National Office of the NAACP, a settlement has been reached which returned the work force to their lobs. The terms of the agreement between the NAACP and the Community and Social Agency Employees Union, District Council, 1707, were outlined in a Merhoradum of Understanding, V sighed late TueidflV nteht Aoril 265' rKThi settlement htMli" across-the -board' salary in creases andrrthefr NAACP picking 'p f the expected increases . in premiums . to maintain current health and welfare benefits. Also, the agreement places a cap on th the number of days em ployees can accrue in re trenchment (severance) pay. When a retrenchment of staff becomes necessary, per . manent clerical employees are entitled to one month's notice, and terminal vacation pay, plus eight (8) days' severance payffor each year of service, Permanent professional employees are entitled to three months' notice, terminal vacation pay, plus eight (8) days' severance pay for each year of service. The new agrees ment i palces a cap of 1 30 days accrual in severance pay and freezes the severance entitlement of those em ployees who ; have already accrued more than 130 days. Their severance benefit Is frozen at the numbef of days accrued on January i 1977. However, new employees (those hired after , Jan. 1 , ,1977) wfll ;be allowed to accrue severance pay at the rate of five (5). days per year, up to a maximu of 65 days. During the course of negotiations, the "retrench ment benefit" was described by Management as "an un funded liability" and by the Union as ''job security." It was also agreed that Election Day would no longer be a paid holiday except in COMMENTARY: lit 10 ARE INTERVENTIONISTS? PEKING (Hsinhua Corre spondent) - The Kremlin boss, Leonid Brezhnev, in a speech on April 18 unrea sonably accused those coun tries supporting the people of Zaire in defense of national independence and territorial integrity, of "violating one the basic prinicples for inter state relations - the princi ple of non-interference in domestic affairs" and "medd; ling in other people's affairs. At the same time, the Soviet mouthpiece heaped slanders and abuses on Morocco, Sudan and Egypt by name. Who are the inverven tionists? The people or Zaire convicted of arson and sen tenced twelve years in pri son, Prosecutor Stroud told him (Hall) lhat there were Witnesses that said -Hall had burned Mike's Grocery. But Hall continued saying Stroud said, that he didn't want " to prosecute me, but "they wanted Ben Chavis." Then there was Jerome Mitchell, a very impressive witness, sixteen years old at the first trial in 1972, who testified he was charged with first degree murder and robbery and represented by a state appointed attorney. According to Mitchell, he saw his lawyer only two times before trial,' the second time, the lawyer told him he could get reduction of sentence if he pleaded guilty to second degree murder. Presidential election years (every fourth year). However, each employee may in its place choose either hisher birthday or anniversary date ALEX HALEY'S RELATIVE FOaua Sain .Kinte;: "Roots"; radio; Tromotions ; specia author Alex' Haley's relative list, and pr. Marvin Duncan, from the Gambia will attend Educational Media Specialist. ri arum wded at ' .W&MMZ a ; recepuon atv Jt JV . on ' r it- day night" at the Durham College Gymnasium. Haley's relative, of the famed Kinte clan, will attend a forum on "Images of Minorities in the Media" sponsored by the Black Presence Committee. Kinte is touring the' U. S., along with a delegation ; of twelve other Gambians. The forum's panel dis-. cussion will focus on the topic "Minorities and. .the Media:, Who, What, Where, When, and How?" Featured speakers are Professor Lance Jeffers of the English Depart ment, N. C. State University; Mrs. Vivian A. Edmonds, edi tor and publisher of THE CAROLINA TIMES; Dr. Marvin ' Duncan; director of the Learning Resources Cen ter, NCCU; Dr. Charles Ray, chairman of the English Department, NCCU and Dr. Donald Martin, director of Community Adult Educa tion, UNC-Chapel Hill. The reception for the Gambian Delegation, guests of the U. S. government, will follow the panel discussion. The delegation includes lecturers, journalists, novelists ; and vocalists, musicians, and artists. Saturday, May 14 at 1 pjn. a workshop will focus on the Issue "Black Image j in White Media: The Role of Local Communities." Work shop leaders will be Ms. Ber nadine Moses, Co-Director of the Southeastern Black Press Institute;1! Marvin Moore, manager of Advertising and Public Relations, N. C. Mutual Life Insurance Com pany; Ms. Beatrice Thompson know better than anyone else and they have informed the world of what they found out. ' r On April, 19, President Mobutu in an interview with the Zaire ' press agency pointed out: "As a leader of a soverign state 1 have the full liberty and indpendence to appeal to any countries when Zaire in menanced. It is thereore by no melns in terference when these coun tries reponded positively to Zaire's demand." President. Mobutu's statement is a sharp rebuff to Brezhev's outburst. . In an interview with the Parish newspapers 'Le Fi - Mitchell now maintains he was innocent , pleaded guilty to avoid the maximum death sentence. Eric Junious. the third recanting witness, is 17 years old now. but . has was only twelve years oid when he said Stroud approached him with an attractive inducement, a mini-bike for Christmas.. Un like Hall and Mitchell, Junious was not in jail and had no sentence that could have been bargained for in exchange of testimony against the Wilmington 10. "He (Stroud) didn't ask me to say nothing. He promised me a mini-bike for Christmas and then showed me some pictures and asked me if I had ever seen them (members of the Wilmington 10) doing certain things. 1 wanted the of employment as a paid' holiday. This will allow the NAACP offices to remain open on Election Day, except every fourth year. AT PUrtM - . LANCE JEFFERS Carter Has Pledged To Word Toward Increases President Carter has pledged to work toward in creasing federal deposits in minority banks to $100 million by the. end of this year. Carter met with 1 1 presi dents of minority banks in The White House, all repre sentatives of the National ' Bankers Association, 'a trade group representing 153 minority banks. "My guess is we'H exceed (the goal)," President Carter said. Earlier on April 8, the garo" and "L'Aurore" on the, same day. King Hassan II of Morocco pointed out that Zaire, "like us, is a member of the Organization of Afri can Unity. She asked for our help. It is, therefore, normal for us to answer her appeal." Foreign Minister Kargou gou of Upper Volta, declared on April 16 that it was in accordance with their agree ment of cooperation with Zaire that certain ' friendly countries had not hesitated to pledge solidarity with Zaire. , The Executive Chairman of the Organization of Africa Unity, Prime Minister See woosagur Ramgoolam of Maruitius, declared on April mini-bike, so 1 said . that! I had seen them do those things; The alleged inducements to Hali and Mitchell were different. Hall said Stroud contacted a Judge Blount and got a reduction of his sentence from -one day - to twelve years, meaning 1 he could be released from prison at any time. Mitchell said Stroud promised and later got his sentencing judge to reduce his sentence from one day to fifty years. There were other alleged inducements. While, serving their time in prison, both Hall and Mitchell were brought to Wilmington, housed in motels and a beach cottage owned by a former KKK official and real estate; salesman. As they v were" ' ':, - v ; The , parties could not agree on ' - the issue - of-' exempting certain? super- visory and confidential ad- ' - TO ATTEND COLLEGE sence. Committee of Chapel, Hill arid Carrboro. The, pro- v ject .' is funded t by the 'North.' .'Carolina H u, nr,a n.l't Committee' ''"' ' -J" DR. DONALD MARTIN President had sent a memo randum to all departments and agencies, urging offi cials to , "make every possible effort; within the constraints of; good cash management, to locate deposits ' under ' your control . . . in minority banks." , - The President named his Special . Assistant, for Minority Affairs,- Martha (Bunny) Mitchell, to serve as liaison between the banks and the Treasury and Commerce Departments for this project. 15 that the OAU cannot tolerate violation of the terri torial integrity of an Afri can country by arms. The OAU Secretary General has proclaimed "full support for and solidarity with the government and people of Zaire." All this has been regarded by Brezhnev as "intervention". What is this if not pure despot logical exlc. In the past several weeks, countries and people of the , Third World, have extended a helping hand to the people of Zaire, particularly African countries which demonstrat ed an indomitable spirit in pledging themselves to share (Continued On Page 10 ' tl , M 3 .. prepared tor trial, each gave I accounts of liquor, "dope ,io . smoke and easy living" , at the motels and beach ,- cottage. Allen ' Hall's girl .friend. Deborah Simpson o.f Asheville. her mother. Mrs. -.Jf an. Simpson Samuels, were transported by sheriffs depu ties to Wilmington and ldoged inthe Holiday Inn. Both . Hal) and Ms. Simpson testi fied, that Stroud was match . maker, trying to get the two jnarried so Hall's testimony .that he met Ms. Simpson ' while in New York, could . b? - corroborated. Mrs. Samuels. Deborah's mother testified that she foiled all of , that when she decided to miake the trip to Wilmington ..with her daughter. .But then, there was the question. How do three wit J. i :l J IP FOUNDER'S DAY PARTICIPANTS AT FSU - Dr. Charles A" Lyonsi Jr, (second from left) Chancellor of Fayetteville State University poses with participants recently during the 1 00th Founders Day activities when distinguished black journalist Carl Rowan was the principle speaker. The participants included (l-r) Fayette ville Mayor Beth Finch, Chancellor Lyons, FSU Trustee Chairman Jackson F. Lee, UNC System President William Friday, Carl Rowan and Dr. John R. Larkins. (FSU photo by J. B. Henderson). Hi To FAYETTEVILLE Nationally syndicated black journalist. Carl Rowan, the son of poor parents from Tennessee told an audience of over 1 ,000 at Fayetteville State ' University's 100th Founder's Day ceremony re cently that "Jim Crow ain't dead and black institutions like Fayetteville State Uni versity must be kept alive because they are valuable to CHARLOTTE - Nearly all public construction con tracts totaling more than $1,000 in North Carolina are legally required : to be . awarded by, sealed bids, in which any licensed contractor can participate. However, that bid must be bonded so that the owner of the project, municipality, or state govern ment can be insured against loss by failure of the con tractor to complete the work or pay his or her creditors. That ! bond is called .u bid bond. ' Chances of a small black contractor getting a public job. are very slim for several reasons. This problem was explored in a seminar held in Charlotte, May 5, by the Associated General Contrac tors and the Office of Minority . Business Enterprise of . the Department of Natural and Economic Re sources.. The' ins and outs of con struction estimating and bid procedures as well as b'ond- nesses get a lie straight against ten people they claim now that they did not know? Hall and Mitchell said Stroud provided them with notes in Stroud's handwrit ing, detailing what they were to say. The notes were not seen again by Mitchell and Hall until the post convic tion hearing. Mitchell identi fied them as the ones his testimony was coaxed from. As they were presented by Defense Counsel James Fer guson, the notes were almost identical to the testimony given by Mitchell at the 1972 trial. Stroud's notes Were obtained by the defense from federal grand jury pro ceedings in March by de fense counsel. Chief Defense Counsel James f erguson maintained. cbabls Lfe IFSU OlsS .Suroiw Serve Yoonr-Btachs" young black students." FSU, founded in 1867 and ten years later given state appropriations (1877) is the second oldest state supported institution of higher learning in North Carolina. Rowan said that all state supported ' black institutions are under a great deal of "WHAT UE NEED IS A CHANCE" ing requirements were dis cussed. A crucial stumbling block confronting many black contractors is that they cannot get bonding for their BIMIMHHIIIIIIIIIIIMMIIMIIIIIHIIIMIIIHIIIIIIIIHIIIIHIIIIIIIHUIimillHH Ik k CLEON F. THOMP SON, vice president stu dent services and special Rrojects, University of orth Carolina General Administration, received the Ph.D. at the Duke University commence ment Sunday. Dr. Thompson is a native of New York City He received the B. S. after he presented Allen Hall, that he had shown "how the testimony of the witnesses was introduced at the ori ginal trial with promises of special treatment". How much of the testi mony Judge George Fountain will believe is yet unknown. Fountain has an easy court room demeanor after questioning witnesses, but seldom gives indication of belief or disbelief. Fountain's refusal to allow Rev. Ben Chavis and the other eight defendants still imprisoned to attend the proceedings, was strongly criticized by supporters of the Wilmington 10. Fountain said their pre sence was not necessary at the post conviction hearing unless they were going to testify. Ferguson maintained V) attack and pressure from the Department of Health, Edu cation, and Welfare and other persons that question the value of the institutions. "Minorities make great progress in the good times," Rowan said. "When the money is plentiful, there are plenty of grants and scholar ships. But when the money is scarce, blacks take a back seat in admission appropriations bids, and thus they are not able to bid for the jobs in the first place. Leon Clark, manager of the North Carolina Office of 5 Dallas Simmons, assistant to the chan cellor at North Carolina Central University, was awarded the Ph.D. degree at the commencement exercises at Duke Uni versity Sunday. Dr. Simmons received his B. S. and M. S. de iiiiiiiliiiiiiimiiiiiiiiimimiiiimiiiimiiiiiii and M. S. degree in bio logy from North Carolina Central and did graduate study .at Columbia Uni versity and UNC-Chapel Hill. Dr. Thompson's doc toral thesis was a "Com parions of Black and White Institutions of Higher Education In North Carolina." that he needed their assis tance in cross-examining other witnesses. The hearing has been well attended, with the 300 seat courtroom packed the first day. Caravans from Raleigh, Wilmington, Oxford, Charlotte, and Washington, D. C, coverged on Burgaw, a town of 2.000 giving it new life. Many of its mer chants were overjoyed at their quick business success. One witness at the only restaurant in town, admitted new prices went into effect especially for the trial. COMMENTARIES The post conviction hearing drew sharp remarks from many who attended. Congressman Don Edwards Continued On Page 10 and scholarships and grants," he said. Dr. Charles "A" Lyons, Jr., chancellor of the uni versity, presided and intro duced Rowan. Following his speech, Dr . Renee Wescott Hill received the Distinguished Alumni Award and James Edward Coppage received the Distin guished Service Award from the University. the Bond Market, Inc., said lack of financial records and experience in the area con tracted are the factors that Continued On Page 10 grees at NCCU. He is a native of Ahoskie, the son of Mrs. Mary Simmons of that town. He is married to the former Miss Yvonne Mar tin of Havelock and the father of two children, Dallas and Kristie. inuuiHtnuna
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