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-T" rROUMATt"eS 4 4 D-l Unifod States Navy Dand Holds Qounion A Ciapcl Hill Holiday Inn The B-l United States Navy Band held its reunion last weekend at the Holiday Inn in Chapel Hill. From Friday evening's "Get Reacquainted" hour through Sunday mornings Memorial Service, followed by a business meeting, band members and their families from across the United States recalled happy and sad times. This first all-Negro Band dates back to April of 1942 when plans were advanced to organize a 44-piece band for i the U. S. Navy Pre-Flight School scheduled to be commissioned the following month at Chapel Hill. ' With the aim of creating the band from the best Negro musicians available in North Carolina, the Navy Depart- ment sent Chief Bandmas ter C. E. Dudrow, USN (Ret.) ; to North Carolina to select the bandsmen and supervise their early training. On May 27, 1942, the selected musicians assembled in Raleigh and entrained for Norfolk, Va., and nine weeks of Nanvy indoctrination. It was essentially. .": a. college trained group, one-third of them being college graduates, and almost all of the re matnder "having had at least I u. II 1 in 1 1 ' ' , ' . m SAT. i "v' - - t two years of college work to their credit. 1 Reporting to Chapel Hill on July 31, 1942, the band was housed in a new building started as a community cen ter for the Negroes of Chapel Hill. They played at regi mental reviews, war bond rallies, parades, ship launch ing, concerts and at athletic events. Following the tour of duty at Chapel Hill, the band was transferred to the U. S. Naval Barracks, Manana, Oahu, Hawaii, May 24, 1944 until the end of World War II. A few new members were added there. )? After the yar, the mem bers became lawyers, doctors, teachers, businessmen, enter tainers and some went into other endeavors, ' ' Co-sponsors of this re union were Robert Brower of Winston-Salem and Simeon 0. Holloway of Altadena, Calif. , Judge James P. Parson who was leader of the band, delivered the major address during dinner On Saturday evening. - Deceased members,- me morialized on Sunday morn ing with J. D. Morgan as mas ter of ceremonies, are: William H. Cole, Julian B. : ' ' ' V C -A - Jordan, Alvin Butler, James B. Scott, Sherman William son, Robert Tate, John Carlson and Willie Judkins. . Living members of the band not previously men tioned are: W. E. Carson, John Clay, Willie E. Currie, Thomas J. Gavin, W. T. Gibbs, William Gison, Arthur W. Guy, Walter F. Haith Otto D. Harris, W. R. Herr ing, Robert A. Holland, Roger F. Holt, Silas A. James, R. H. L Jones, Thomas A. Keller, Roy Lake, Benrtie D. Lakin, Juey L. Lawrence. John .Mason, Maurice 0. Miles, Nathaniel Mdrehead, James D. Morgan. .' Calvin F. Morrow, Ray , mond Pettiford, Herbert E. Reeder, Robert Sellers, Ray land V. Siler, William E. Skinner, Melvin P, Thomas, Abe Thurman, Melvin L. Wall, Jewitt L. White, Lawyard L. . Wilson, Charles L. Wood and James C. Yourse. . The next reunion is now set for 1980 in Chapel Hill. HEAR NEWSMINUTES WDUR -1490 AM 8:20 -2:20- 6:20 M-F gT3 STARRING: JAMES TAYLOR JOAN BAEZ BREAD MOODY BLUES B OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN JIM CROCE i BEATLES GORDON EAGLES r CAROLE KING -ft- LOGGINS and MESSINA -ft- NEIL DIAMOND V fe HARRY CHAPIN JOHN DENVER STEVIE if f. i , - -"', - f " , -, f i - - -I yd-'"'- :P ' linnBiwaiiwiMiiiiww JUDGE PARSONS innocence from a variety of political and religious groups throughout the State of North Carolina. He recently met with de fense attorneys and the families of the. "10" following a-125 mile march through North Carolina organized by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). In expressing optimism, however Ms. Kazana indicated that hers and other support groups are continuing the effort to gain additional support for Rev. Ben Chavis and his 9 co-defendants. "Part of the battle in getting Governor Hunt to act is letting him know that the effort is growing, that people are ebneerned, and' that he will be i'i. .. . CHICAGO it JUDY COLLINS CAT STEVENS LIGHTFOOT JIAAMY BUFFET it LEON RUSSELL , it AMERICA CARLY SIMON ELTON JOHN 1 PARDONS FOR W10 Continued From Front Page O Producers Continued From Front Page , eight years, Maslansky said, Abby Mann interviewed . major - civil rights figures gathering material for the . film?S"Script, including U. N. .; Ambassador Andrew Young, Mrs. Coretta King, Dr. King's . widow, Rev. Fred Bennett, ' and Atlanta Mayor Maynard Jackson. . s- . But Rev. Hosea Williams, ;; in a separate-interview, said ; many of., the, figures that Mann portrays did - not participate in some of the , events . they were attributed ', .to have ' played major toles "in the film. Williams was King's field general. . . One , example Williams ' says is the scene of the "Sel ma March" in which Williams was a. key organizer. Williams charged that U. N- Ambassa dor Andrew Young did not participate in the march but ' was given a major role' in the march , by film-writer Abby Mann. Maslansky re butted saying "we depict Andy Young for the sake of 'dramaturgy' in the march but I don't think that's perverting history", Maslan sky speculates that Williams v and . others , are jealous be; " cause they were not included in the Film. ' ' , r , ' The effect of the film upon the public's conception of history is where the pre sent controversy lies. C. T. Vivian contends that the distortions in the made-for-television movie will be taken by many as the tjruth and will - have a detrimental effect upon the civil rights move ruined politically if he fails to grant these pardons".' The Wilmington 10, nine young black men and one white woman, were convicted in 1972 of burning a grocery store. The charges stemmed from a school boycott and other racial demonstrations in Wil mington in 1971. Last May, a superior court judge denied the group a new trial despite the testimonies of three former prosecution witnesses who stated under oath that they lied for the state at the 1972 trial. The nine black men are serv- t ing prison terms averaging more than 28 . years. Ann S. Turner is now free on parole having been convicted of a lesser charge., ; WONDER ment. 1 " , Civil rights attorney v Jerry Paul, hired by Dr. Ralph Abernathy to stop the film's presentation on NBC -. - affiliate stations, says that J Dr. Abernathy has been de ' famed in tie . film. "No ; - matter how much they dis- claim and how much they , ; -1 say this is a fictional thing, j people assume that ' this is ... a' documentary". Paul comments. ' -; ' - 1 ' V ' 1 ' - Maslansky admitted that . ?t Dxt Abernathy had . been ; '-'asked to sign a release to w' Film ways so that Abernathy could - be. depicted in, a , : fictional manner and Aber : ; nathy - refused. A release is not needed from public figures when their portrayal is not defamatory. According to one SCLC source many of the characters that appear in the film have signed releases. " Hosea Williamsafter seeing several of the film v . clips said the film has . Abernathy around to "tell a few jokes, and (be) just a jolly fellow" and is a "great, injustice to history." - " All of the SCLC cri ticism have been clearly ,. attacking King depicted as . "manipulated by whites" and . ., the' fact that the film is cHOW SHOWING! Daily: 7:00-9 J)0 Sat. & Sun.:l:0i -3:00-5:00-7:00-9:00 WOOD ALLEN. . DIANE KEATON "ANNIE HAl .YDaay: 7:15, 9:15 Sat' Sun: 1:15, 3:12 I. X,,5:15, 7:15, 9:15. asps OIK The story of a winner. written by a white write and produced by - a ;. white net-' work. Maslansky Countered surprisingly saying that such, charges were "racist" and uniounueu aim uiai , attempt" had been made to hire black technicians, which he says have been hired by greater numbers than in the production of Alex Haley's ."Roots". . ' ' t - So far as black writers aA Maclanslrv quipped with a metaphor, . "that's like saying the life of Jesus has to be written by a Christian, or the life of Mohammed had to. be written by a Muslim. I mean, that's a racist remark. Its a pure and simple racist remark that has, nothing to do with the - non-violence of Dr. King." - i ' Two black film writers took' a different view calling the film making ; industry racist. One writer said "to have Dr. King's life written and produced ; by whites 4? certainly,, ironic ( because you've got them exploiting the oppression that they are presenting": The writer went on to say that if producers had wanted a black film writer and a black network that could have been done. , Daily:7:30-9:30 Sat. & fiuar l:3Or3:3O-5:3O-7:30-9:30 The ultimate in Martial Arts! : I nRTTTiTTi K L fiiiiir!-inr-?i!l (Daily: 7:10, 9:25 Sat. & Sun.: M M ' i am mi , mi m ' AM . '':t::.r.v...!!.-.'''t M vwv 1 1 : jk
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