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t ! DUFJvCl K. C 277c6 ;,UEMLr38 CfiV WOV11 VOLUME 56 - NUMBER 45 DEATH ON THE BALCONY ; - Durham police officers investigate the shooting death Saturday afternoon of Willie James Jones,' Jr., 27, j$i Alphine I Apartments on Hopkins Street Jones has been- reported as a resident of Apt C-11. Arrows (below) point to two of the reported four 3030 spent shells that pierced his body. Gurley Glenn has been arrested and charged with murder. (Photos by William Covington) WM ffiE 1 1 1 . INSIDE Vhn The riineV I . -U v Hnflaticn And Jobs Ebony Exposures him UqIigt ElctfccJ Itithard bum Elected RALEIGH-Forty-three , year old John Baker has become the first black man elected sheriff of a North Carolina county since 1 898 when ; a black ; man was sheriff of New - Hanover County. Fifty-five year old Richard Erwin was elected to a N. C. Court of Appeals judgeship in Tuesday's elec tion becoming ;, the first black man to win a state wide office this century The son of Raleigh's first black " policeman, Baker is t a Nortn , Carolina tentraj .. University graduate and a Joseph Calif ano Proposes fJciv fJequiremenfs For Coffoges . HEW Secretary Joseph Caljfano, Jr., last Thurs day proposed new require ments for two and four year colleges seeking fin- 1 ancial ' assistance from HEWs Strengthening Developing , Institutions program. The program, authorized by Title III . of the amended Higher Education-Act of 1965, pro vides grants to . develop- ing institutions to help them achieve - a greater degree of financial stab ility and academic ex- , cellence, s , - t ' Fayetteville, N.C, -An attorney with Farm- ... workers Legal ' Services of North - .Carolina (FLSNC) filed the first lawsuit in the state's his tory on behalf of migrant "farmworkers last Thurs day. The suit, which was filed in Federal District . i Court in Fayetteville,'' names a aampson County crew leader and a . ; Johnston County farmer,1 THIS WEEK'S ISSUE former professional football player with the Los Angeles Rams and, the Pittsburgh Steelers. Edging out Clyde Cook, his Republican rival by a little more than a thousand votcS( Baker told 200 re porters at his campaign election watch, "I'm look ing forward to having the best law enforcement agen cy in the state of North Carolina. There is no rea- Sai(j son we cannot, "... Baker Richard Erwin won a . A developing institution is a two or four-year . . college that is struggling K for survival for financial or other reasons and serves a significant percentage of economically ' 'deprived students.. , The grant helps these - schools upgrade their academic and , adminis trative programs so that they can improve courser offerings, hire outstand ing faculty members, and become better able to - attract students.' . Under the proposed rules, t priority - for fJorfft Carolina Suit filed Dy as. defendants. s ' -In , the j suit, the farmworkers are seeking money damages for , aj leged failure of the de fendants to pay minimum wages and to make .dis closures required by law before transporting them to temporary labor camps in North Carolina. "This suit is the be ginning of what we feel will be a continuing effort Euke. University Litrary Durham, N. C. 277G6 . Tennessee Humbles Eagles Sheriff, State Judge larger -margin" "to" "defeat Republican lawyer Joe N. Cagle, 39, of Hickory. A lawyer himself, ' and a former Forsyth County legislator, fcrwin was ap pointed to the newly created judgeship last year by Governor James Hunt. Proudly clutching on to his victory, Erwin told re- nnrton "Puprvthino inct fpll into place. I was at the ' right place at the right time. So many people aided me." i th , grants will go to schools that show promise, of improving their manage ment capability, especially over federal funds, and that demonstrate they will ; use the money to streng then their academic pro gram and improve their long-term stability . "The federal govern ment has .traditionally played and will con- ' tinue to play - a signi ficant role" in supporting developing institutions," the Secretary said. ''But federal assistance should ;help foster independence, to force, the legaf rights of migrants and seasonal farmworkers," : said FLSNC Executive Director Bill Gelmet . "Our clients are members of a segment of society that has been exploited for too. long. They have the legal rights ' accorded to them by our state and federal govern- . ments and we intend to do everything possible "using the legal system to 11-0 DURHAM, N.C. - SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 11, 1978 jljiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiuiiiuiiMis;::iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiuiiiisiiniiiimiin:; SpbrfrIchbaocor Dies .After Confrontation VJHtr Police Thirty-four year old Barl Mason, a well liked Durham sports announcer, died early Saturday morn ing apparently from self- -inflicted wounds in the, chest N.C. Medical Ex aminer Dr. John Butts ' performed the autopsy and told the Carolina Times injury that the fatal came from a (VI uu mm iiiiiiHuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiMiiniiiiiiiiimiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiM Charlotte' City' Council U 4 -Hn) BY PAT BRYANT 5 Charlotte-The Charr Jotte City Council in an unprecedented move for a North Carolina city pass ed a resolution Monday night p requesting Governor James ' Hunt t to commute 'the sentences to time served or pardon the Charlotte Three. Char lotte is the first North Carolina city to join in a list of cities that fol lowed the lead of Hart ford, Conneticut request ing that Hunt free the Charolotte Three,; pro claimed poltical prisoners by groups the world over including Amnesty In ternational. Hunt was presented a I"nHdJ pel formal peition requesting a Pafdon of innocence for T.J. Reddy, Jim Grant, and Charlie Parker last, not dependence.' These regulations will, for the first time, require evidence that these col leges are committed to helping themselves sur vive and improve, academi cally, and in the admini stration of federal programs. "We have strived to make these requirements as fair and objective as possible in order to equit ably serve the broad range of developing insti tutions now seeking aid," the Secretary said. "In addition," he Migrants sec thai these rights are enforced... FLSNC was started in August. It is an affiliate of the statewide, federally funded Legal Services of North Carolina program -and it is responsible for . providing free civil legal assistance to migrants and seasonal farmworkers. FLSNC offices are located in Newton Grove, N.C. Ezrl Mason Dies Of Oi'n Gun bullet believed to be from &i.32 caliber pistol. Ma son' was . . funeralized at Union Baptist Church Monday. - .Shortly before Mason fired these shots into his chest, he was being : placed under arrest by two police officers, Acting Lt. William Bibby and PSO Leon ar'aon February shortly alter his infamous decision not to pardon the Wilmington 10. The three defend ants received a combined total of fifty-five 'years in prison for allegedly burn ing the t Lazy B riding Stables in Charlotte in 1968. Their charges were brought four years after the fire had been determined an accident. Witnesses against the three civil rights workers were two well known criminals - in the Charlotte area, Theodore Hood, and David Wash ington. Two years after the conviction of Grant, Reddy, and Parker, the Charlotte ; Observer news paper disclosed that the witnesses had been bribed with cash payments of added, "the criteria for assistance are tighter than before, reflecting the increasing competition for - limited funds." For example, 533 developing institutions with re quests totaling ' $302.8 million,, . competed for the $ 1 20 million avail able in fiscal year 1978. Many of these institutions enrolled significant num bers of blacks, hispanics and indians. The proposed rules, ap pearing in today's Federal Register, describe two steps institutions must go through to obtain a Strengthening Developing Institutions grant. The first , step irto apply for designation;, by HEWs Office .. of Education, as . a developing institution. Once HEW. designates' a school fo be a developing institution, the , school is eligible to compete for a grant. In reviewing grant 1 applications, the De partment will '. give priority to institutions' that can' demonstrate .they will use the money to Continued on page 16 TELEPHONE Wright. Mason was arrested ' following the Durham : HighJChapel Hill football game Fri day evening November 3. ' ... . . Officer GJE. Parrish was working the game and reportedly recognized Mason and remembered that' an arrest order had not been executed. Parrish more than $4,000 each shortly after the tiral, not to mention several charges being dropped against them Payment vouchers un covered by the Charolotte Observer disclosed .that top Nixon officials author ized payments. Two years later, Fed eral District Court Judge John McMillian ordered that Reddy and Grant be mil Robf. Washington on His Life In Murder of FAYETTEVILLE . Robert lssac Washing ton, 27, was on trial for his life this week,- accused of the December 3, 1977 murder of rookie Fayette ville policeman James J. McConkey. At The Carolina Time's deadline Washington's defense team had not put on any evidence. Washington's trial has attracted the attention of newsmen in the Fayette ville area unlike any case since Terry McDougal, a 16 year old high school student, was sentenced 3040 years for killing a white youth he -had fought in school. Having also captured the attention of most of the townspeople, black and white of all ages',' the case has generated different concerns. Think Washington has a chance to get off?" Several whites said they were concerned if the jury would give the tall black man, thinned 40 " poinds by - an eleven month trialwait in jail "the gas chamber. Ten whites and two blacks will determine Washington:! fate in Cum berland County's' newly built courthourse : which is located in the shadow of Fayetteville's infamous slave market. ' Washington's trial was marked by two conflicting, confessions.' One was sign- ed by Washington and die other, an oral confession rcrcfc of Deference is the most complicate, the most Y indirect, and the most elegant of all 7 compliments. ' . ' " Sheostone 1919)683 - 6587 called back to his station and had the arrest warrant brought out to the stadium. Mason's arrest had been ordered by a - , judge for Mason's failure to appear in' court on -charges of obtaining money under false pre tenses. , Before discussing the warrant with Mason, Lt. CDW released from jail on large bail bonds. Parker was already paroled , Several court chal lenges of the convictions were exhausted ' in early, October with the U.S. Supreme Court letting the convictions of the Charlotte Three stand. The Three were re-imprisoned October 17,1978. was purportedly given to Police Chief Denny Dixon shortly after Washington gave himself up to police. Washington's defense to killing policeman Mc Conkey was that he Washington shot the cop to defend himself. The written confession de tailed how Washington scuffled with McConkey when the police officer ordered him and three friends out of a car parked in a lot on Frank lin St. The death scene is in the middle of this Mi Durham and Orange Beta Gub leaders joined last Friday in presenting Governor Jim Hunt 1 an autographed copy of the current National Beta Club Journal which features the governor as a Beta Club member. Left to right are Ray Davis president. Durham High School Beta Club; Doug Smith of Orange High School and .state project chairman for die Beta Club; Billy Davidson of Fayetteville State Beta Club president; the governor; Mrs. Yvonne Millspaugh of Raleigh, volunteer coordinator for the American Arthritis Association, and Richard Tapp- of the Orange High School Beta Gub. VJIqlqzi PRICE: 29 CENTS MASON Bibbly and Wright talked with Durham City Schools Athletic Director Willie ' Bradshaw. ' ' Bradshaw 111- X-Xs' said -..that' th - officers appiuauicu juiii - aouui the warrant and he asked that Mason not be arrested until the game .was over. Mason was announcing the foot ball game at the time. Bibby said that after the . game he and Leon Wright 'went to the press . box and found Mason .'pulling together his ; records preparing to leave. . When told of the arrest order, Bibby said Mason asked another man Continued on page 10 Trial For Policeman military town's car district -dotted by dark alleys and call girls. Washington, a slender moving company employ ee before the murder-the written confession read got out of the car. "He told me to spread my legs and put my hands on the ' car. I cussed," the state ment continued. Washington's confes sion went on to say that McConkey told him he was under arrest for using profanity in public 4:
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