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VOLUME 57 - NUMBER 16
20 PAGES
DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA - SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1979
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TUSKEGEE GUEST SPEAKER - Vice-President Walter F. Mondale, (center)
visted the Tuskegee Institute Campus and was the featured guest speaker at the col
lege's Founder's Day Program held, Sunday, April 8, 1979. Greeting the Vice
President are, left to right, Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Tuskegee Institute,
William Glasser, United States Senator, Howell Heflin, from Alabama; United
States Senator, Donald Stewart, from Alabama and Dr. Luther H. Foster, President
of Tuskegee Institute.
Awards Dinner
Slated For
Downtowner
Wade H. McCree, Jr.,
who as Solicitor General
of the United States is the
country's top trial lawyer,
will speak to North
Carolina Central Law
Students and law school
alumni at a Law Day
awards dinner Saturday,
April 21.
The dinner will be at 7
p.m. Saturday at the
Downtowner Motor In.
The Solicitor General is
ranked just after the At
torney General in the U.S.
Department of Justice and
in morning coat and
striped toursers represents
the government in the key
cases before the U.S.
Supreme Court.
Chavis Denied Permit
To Attend Hearing
Raleigh-U.S. District
Judge Franklin T.Dupree
delayed ruling on bail for
imprisoned Wilmington
10 defendant Rev. Ben
jamin Chavis.Jr. and also
delayed ruling on a writ of
habeas corpus which re
quests a new trial for the
Wilmmington 10. Wilm
ington 10 supporters were
notified of the hearing 24
hours in advance. Never
theless, the courrtroom
was nearly packed with
ministers, activists,
students, friends and
relatives of Rev. Chavis.
Some traveled as from as
far away as California.
Chavis, the only Wilm
ington 10 defendant cur
rently imprisoned, was
unable to attend the hear
ing. Prison officials denied
his request to be present.
He studies st Duke
University Divinity
School.
Cash gifts, an expense
paid trip from Asheville to
Wilmington for a girl
friend, expensive lodging
in hotels and beach cot
tages, and a promised
reduction of a twelve year
prison term were in
ducements to the state's
main witness Allen Hall
that Attorney James
Ferguson contended
should have been told to
the jury that heard the
Wilmjngton case.
Ferguson and other at
torneys who represented
the Ten asked the witness
about the inducement at
the trial, but the trial
judge would not allow the
jury and attorneys to hear
the responses. Ferguson
contended the denial was
one of many which denied
the Wilmington 10 a fair
trial.
Gifts of a mini bike,
cash and a reduction of
sentences for witnesses
Eric Junious and Jerome
Mitchell, plus a sentence
reduction for them,
Ferguson argued, should
have been told the jury as
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Assistant North
Carolina Attorney
General Richard League
argued that at a post con
viction hearing for the
Wilmington in 1977, the
three witnesses said their
testimonies were not made
subject to the gifts, but for
promises of reduction of
sentences. League claimed
that because the defen
dants claimed the gifts had
no effect on the
testimonies, that informa
tion was properly conceal
ed from the jury at the
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NEW ECONOMIC GROWTH EFFORTS
FOR NORTH CAROLINA
Triangle J. Council of
Governments has just been
notified by Representative
Ike Andrews' office that
a grant for $100,000 has
been awarded. Funds are
from the Economic Devel
opment Administration of
the Department of Com
merce for a demonstration
project to study the feasi
bility of regional planning
in economic development.
This region has been select
ed as one of the ten nation
wide to conduct these
projects.
"We're pleased to
receive this notification,"
says Jon Howes, Chairman
of the Council of Govern
ments. "It is a tribute to
the COG and the work is
has done over the years.
This project will give the
COG planning capability to
respond to and participate
in development of balanced
growth in North Carolina.
We're looking forward to
working with Governor
Hunt and the Balanced
Growth Board."
The grant proposal had
had the full support of
COG's delegates and the
project will be carried out in
Chatham, Durham,
Johnston, Lee, Orange, and
Wake Counties - the
counties that make up
TJCOG's membership.
Funds will be used to co
ordinate efforts among
these counties to improve
economic development in
their areas.
"I think our appraoch
is the only way to go for
economic development, and
it's the mose efficient way,"
says David Daughtry,
Chairman of the COG's
Economic Devleopment
Committee." We can show
that the regional apporach
can work, and that we can
tie together all levels of
government below the state
level. We are very fortunate
to get this grant."
According to Gerald
Whitehurst, former Chair
man of the Economic Devel
opment Committee during
preparation of the proposal,
"this grant speaks well for
our area. Hopefully we can
direct the money toward
solving our problems
unemployment pockets,
types of industry needed.
commuting problems, and
per capita income.
Development of data
(economic analyses, identi
fying resources) and
strengthening of linkages
between private and pub
lic sectors of the economy
will be two segments of the
project. A strategy to re
lieve economic destress in
our urban, suburban, and
rural areas will be worked
out by the private sector,
public agencies, and citizens
who will be involved in the
year-long project. The In
stitute of Government at
UNC will research the legal
statues for economic devel
opment. Research Triangle
Institute will assist with
data collection and from
analysis of that data help
with development of a stra
tegy to improve economic
growth in the counties.
Benefits to the six coun
ties from this project include
an analysis for each county
of its economy, a series of
forums on economic devel
opment for public input, a
periodic newsletter des
cribing economic trends,
and identification of areas
of economic distress.
Thirty-three foposals
from across the country
were submitted for this
funding, and only ten were
selected. The other nine
Councils of Governments
receiving funds are located
in New York City; Afien
town, Pennsylvania; Birm
ingham, Alabama; Dayton,
Ohio; Lancing, Michigan;
New Orleans, Louisiana;
Albany, New York; Port
land, Oregon; and Omaha,
Nebraska.
EDA's review officer in
Washington stated that
the strong linkages of this
project were one factor
which they were impressed
with. Triangle J's proposal
had support from many
government leaden as well
as representatives from
the private sector and
Chamber of Commerce.
At its next monthly
meeting in April, the Coun
cil of Governments dele
gates will take formal
action on the grant before
it is accepted. Efforts
should be underway by
July.
' Aside
ggEis tfo eil Judgo if
Child Abuse CoooukuDOoo
. ,-iv.t McCREE'---.-As
Solicitor General,
McCree is the highest
ranked black attorney in
the Department of Justice.
He is a native of Des
Moines, Iowa, a graduate
of . Fisk University, and
holds the Bachelor of
Laws degree from Har
vard Law School.
McCree has been a Cir
cuit Judge in Michigan, a
Judge of the United States
District Court for the
Eastern District of
Michigan, and a member
of the Sixth Circuit Court
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j Attorney Karen
' Galloway Vl charged last
.tuesday that Judge Milton
evicted Mrs. Patricia
McArthur of child abuse
wherfMhe women was
charged with allowing her
boyfriend, Angelo Harris,
to beat her twin daughters
last January. A motion to
set aside Mrs. McArthur's
conviction charges the
warrent was defective, and
Reed should have dismiss
ed the case.
Both Harris and Mrs.
McArthur were convicted
and Harris sentenced to
eighteen months in jail.
Mrs. McAuthur was
sentenced given a six
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Chavis Colls For Ctovifalizaffion
Off Tho Civil Rights ovomont
Rododication to Univorsal Brothorhood
CHAVIS
The Reverend Benjamin
Chavis, speaking before an
emotionally charged
audience of around 1800 at
the Duke University Chapel
on last Wednesday night,
called for a revitalization of
the civil rights movement
and a rededication to the
Carter's Energy Plan Mines A
Little Hope With A Lot of Fear
WASHINGTON, D.C. -Decontrol
of domestically
produced oil without a sim
ultaneous gurantee of a tax
on excessive profits of oil
companies places millions
of Americans in an
untenable economic posi
tion, according to the Pre
sident of the National Bus
iness League. Dr. Berkely G.
Burrell, the League's tenth
President, said today that
President Carter's latest
proposal to deal with the
nation's energy crisis mixes
a little hope with a lot of
fear and warned that failure
to provide economic protec
tion to the disadvantaged
will exacerbate an already
deteriorating economy.
Dr. Burrell acknow
ledged the severity of the
energy crisis, but ex
pressed disappointment that
the Administration did not
link exercise of its
decontrol authority to
Congressional passage of
measures to protect the
poor. In a statement
released today, the NBL
chief summarized his
initial reactions to the
board outline of the Presi
dent's proposals, but re
served final comment pend
ing release of specific de
tails of the Administra
tion's legislative package.
Following is the text
of Burrell's statement:
The National Business
League, founded in 1900 by
Booker T. Washington, is
America's oldest national
business organization, and
the largest organization of
minority buiness persons in
the country. Dedicated to
building commerce and in
dustry in the minority com
munity, the League's grow
ing membership can be
found in 120 chartered
chapters in 37 states and
the District of Columbia.
In addition, more than
50 national minority
business, trade and pro
fessional associations are
affiliated with the NBL
through its National
Council for Policy Review.
Headquartered in Wash
ington, D.C, the 79-ycar
old organization has a 35
member Board of Directors
including the chief execu
tive officers of 10 major
business, trade and pro
fessional organizations. Its
national President, Dr
Berkely G. Burrell, is only
the tenth in the League's
history.
'The President last night
declared, accurately, that
our present energy situation
is 'very seroous and getting
worse. 'Prices', he said,
'will be higher and will
Continued on page 10
by PERITA BRYANT
struggle for universal
brotherhood. The April 4
event was a memorial
tribute on the eleventh
anniversary of the death of
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,
sponsored by the Duke
Black Campus Ministry and
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.
Rev. Chavis said that the
tragedy of eleven years ago
in Memphis, Tennesee, was
not only an attempt to stop
and shatter the dream of a
great American, but an
"attempt to stop and
shatter the dreams of an
oppressed people. . . .But
the dream continues."
Having been close to Dr.
King and the civil rights
movement, Chavis saw his
dream as a "conscious de
sire for the freedom of all
people" which transcended
the American dream. His
goal and quest was for the
equality of human oppor
tunity. Rev. Chavis, the only
member of the Wilmington
10 still in prison, is on study
release at the Duke Univer
sity Divinity School.
Having been cautioned
to be careful in his remarks,
Rev. Chavis said that he had
no fear. He expressed regret
that the governor was not
present. Acknowledging the
representatives of the
state's highest office, Rev.
Chavis, in biblical rhetoric,
sent a ringing message to
"Pharoah" to "let my
people go".
Referring to North Caro
lina as the mecca of injus
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month suspended
sentence.
rpne of the twin
daughters, Shawntia, died
January 24 from what
medical examiners
described as a blow to the
stomach. Evidence of
physical injury to the child
was not presented in court
Detective J.C.Morris
testified that Mrs. McAr
thur made an oral state
ment January 24 that she
witnessed Harris spank
the twins on January 21 .A
week before the incident,
according to Morris, Mrs.
McArthur said that she
had whipped the children.
At the close of evidence
presented by District At
torney Mike Nifong, At
torney Galloway argued
that Nifong failed to pro
ve the needed elements of
the offense of child abuse,
particularly injury to the
chiled, inflicted by McAr
thur. Nifong argured that
Mrs. McArthue allowed
Harris to whip the
children thus creating the
risk of injury upon the
children.
In an interview last
week . Attorney Galloway
said that a separate statute
other than the one under
which Mrs. McArthuer is
chargecd covers allowing
"to be created a substan
tial risk of injury upon or
to such child." She fur
ther said that the District
Attorney relied upon that
theory because his proof
would not make a case.out
of child abuse.
Failure of Judge Reed
to dismiss the case denied
Mrs. McArtuer due pro
Continued on page 18
Ruffin Says UNC $20
Million Inadequate for
Black Colleges
Warrenton-Twenty
million dollars offered by
the University of North
Carolina system as
satisfaction of a federal
court desegregation suit
has been labled as
"inadequate" by Ben
jamin Ruffin, Jr. Assistant
to Governor James Hunt.
Ruffin made the statement
on community owned
WVSP radio's "People's
Press Conference" last
week. HEW has rejected
UNC's offer, as being in
adequate. While negotia
tions between UNC and
HEW continue ,HEW
secretary Joseph Califano
has begun steps to cut off
an undetermined amount
.of federal funds to the
16-campus system. The 16
campus system receives
$89 million in federal
funds annually.
"The $20 million will
answer the study that was :
done to look at the;
physical improvements at:
all of the predominantly',
black institutions" said :
Ruffin. It doesn't answer;
the question at all of;
enhancement. So it is go-:
ing to take additional :
Continued on page 10 j
Research Triangle Park Sceno
Dr. John Hope Franklin Keynoter At
Humanities Center Dedication
By Perita Bryant
Dr. John Hope
Franklin, black historian
of international eminence,
delivered the major ad
dress at the dedication of
the National Humanities
Center on Saturday, April
7 in Research Triangle
Park.
A native of Oklahoma,
Dr. Franklin spent 8 years
in North Carolina as a
professor of history at St.
Augustine's College in
Raleigh and at North
Carolina Central Universi
ty in Durham. The Free
Negro in N.C. one of the
nine books he has written,
was written in Raleigh and
published by the UNC
press.
A humanitarian in his
own right, Dr. Franklin
noted that less than a half
century ago there was no
real public interest in the
humanities. "There was
no interest in searching for
answers to the problems
of war and peace, oppres
sion, privation, starvation
and racial equality", while
there was no limit to the
resources to be invested in
the mastery of the world
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through science and:
technology. According to:
Dr. .Franklin, only after;
scientists admitted that;
there were basic problems!,
that could not be;
"reduced to mathematical
equations and verified by
scientific analysis" did the:
nation see a need for a:
viable .humanities pro-;
sram. '
The National Endows
ment oi mc numanmcs.
was created by an act of.
Congress in 1963 in-,
dicating the rising interest
in the humanities.
The overwhelming:,
surge of interest in the
humanities today can not;
be said to have touched
tions "whose humanistic
aspects are so central to
the future of our coun
try". Referring to elemen
tary and secondary
. i . i . .l
scnoois ne aiscernco mat
courses to foster the
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