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Durham Named One Of America's "Run -"tnnnn For Life" Day Cities On May 19, 1979 the American Heart Associa tion and the Connecticut Mutual life Insurance Company will sponsor the world's largest running event, the "Run for life" 10,000 meter run. This run will be held simultaneous ly In more than 80 cities across the nation. Connec ticut Mutual's Coor dinator George S. Wachtd, made the an nouncement from Hart ford, Connecticut today that Durham has been one of the cities selected "because it has the dynamic leadership and citizenry to make an im portant contribution to our dual national goals of promoting the benefits of fitness and ofraising $1,000,000 for heart research". The Durham event will be run through the beautiful Duke campus on May 19th starting at 10:00 Entry blanks may be obtained at any area Athletic Attic or Record Bar. They also may be ob tained by either calling 489-7426 or sending a written request to P.O. Box 2685, Durham, North Carolina 27705. The Crime Preven tionCriminal Justice Awareness Project of Sound and Print United, Inc. is sponsoring The First Vance Warren Franklin County Youth Criminal Justice Con ference on May 12, 1979 at Vance High School in Henderson. The Conference Par ticipants will include youth (ages 13 to 21) and community leaders from Vance, Warren and Franklin Counties along with people who work within the Criminal Justice System in the three counties and in other parts ference will be devoted to individual group discus sions and a panel discus sion on current youth related Criminal Justice issues. Portions of the Conference will be video taped and recorded for presentation at a later date. These productions will be made available to any and all community groups upon request.;, j For further information about v The Community Youth Criminal Justice Conference i call (919) 257-1388 or write: Crime PreventionCriminal Justice Awareness Pro ject, P.O. Box 365, War renton, North Carolina. Loaguo Supports High Blood Pressure Month t , ' " " 'IE?' a.m. at the intersection or , 0f the state. The f0Cus Science Drive and 0I10 of the Conference. however, is youth. , Presentation oJP Highway 751. ' Al Buehler, Duke University Track ' Coach, has been named "Run For Life'' Event fcChairman; Jeff Howser and Dan Hiu, ' proceeding. Ill will serve j as Race , ZnA VrinT Directors Aaron Jer- mundson will be the Race rVkvHinntnr and Ellen Tyrus will be PnbUcity :JSder' uuurman. two . video taped productions, produced by the Project, ! will head the Conference The Sound and Print Youth Acting; Workshop will present a dramatization about juvenile . crime. The re-, of the , Con-: May is High Blood Pressure Month, and the National Urban League said that it supports the campaign by the National High Blood Pressure Education Program to in crease public awareness of the dangers of untreated high blood pressure, en couraging patients on therapy to continue, and urging those who know they have high blood pressure but have dropped out of treatment to resume therapy. , The National Center for Health Statistics estimates that high blood pressure affects ; 35 million Americans, . and , the prevalence j among blacks ' has beeri estimated to be 66 : percent higher than lUir among whites. A iNa tional Institute of Health report found that .the diseases associated with elevated blood pressure such as renal failure, hypertensive heart disease, stroke, and coronary heart disease account for 40 to 70 percent of all deaths of middle aged persons in the U.S. " Vernon E. Jordan,. Jr. President of the National Urban League said "the seriousness of high blood pressure as a major health problem in our nation is well documented and non controversial. Although the disease can't be cured, it can be controlled, and that is why it is important for the Urban League and other organizations ' to Si lii mm Ill; Expected Late August support the many ac tivities that will be con ducted as part of this cam paign." We must continue to do all we can to make Americans more aware of the dangers of overlook ing high blood pressure, and make them more aware of the positive results of treatment," he added. mmmm Completion of the Morehead Hills Apartments Senior Citizens Community is ex- . j a -a . a a A a. W L f pecieq inis summer wnn occupancy oy laie Augusi. i ne piannca semur inucu vum munity will have 75 one and two bedroom units, some design to accomodate han dicapped individuals. The complex owned by William Howell and Associates of Atlanta and managed by J&B Management of Houston, Texas subsidized by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) with rent supplements for the elderly citizens who may qualify for leasing. The housing falls under the section eight (8) under the Housing and Urban development law, wherein the federal government subsidizing private owners who provide housing for low income persons. Nearly 2,000 Turnout To Honor Sam Lacy MO Si love for your mom witn a DcuuTui Stvte ine the GTE Phone Mart. an r I 'i i r i Thi Mother's Dav? aive vour mom ' -i nft f hat'c ci irp tn rrptfra fnt Of ta K. A beautiful Stylellne Phone of herlvery onai. It's sleek and modern and there's a great selection of designer colors to choose frprn $ You even get a colorful GTE gift bpx to take it home in- , . i ? So come in soon : topiefcoutyour mom sravonte color and give her a gift that'll give her a life- x time of good conversation., i The GTE Phone Mart. More thahjustaphone store, we re your phone company. 4 :" J iPutanew Phone In your life. . BALTIMORE (NNPA) Nearly 2,000 friends and admirers, of Sam Lacy, sports editor of the Afro American Newspapers, turned out Wednesday; May 2 to honor him for his years of distinguished v sports reporting and to raise in his name $23,000 for Project Survival for disadvantaged youth. Principal speaker for' the testimonial dinner was I Dr. LeRoy T. Walker,; professor of physical education at North Carolina Central Universi ty He has served on the board of directors of the JJ S. Olympic Commit tee, has been named Coach of the Year for work with the U. S. track team;' and has been enJ , shrined in the N. G SpOrts Hall of Fame. Dr. Walker emphasized ?Lacy,.o,wjijrixfi. ar- A ;-4 ieileiif as Sports jour w w "nalistr and his longtime contribution to the physical and athletic development of youth. Mai Goode, retired ABC network corespon dent who is' now with the National Black Network, also spoke, praising Lacy n$v ricAfeo GotsDogrco In Hacaocnont for his achievements. ' Lacy v was born in Washington, D. C. in 1910 and was educated at Howard University where he coached the Alpha Phi Alpha basketball team. Later he played semi-pro baseball with Atlantic City and the Washington Black Sox, as well as serving as collegiate and professional basketball official. Turning to journalism, Lacy worked for the Washington Tribune, Chicago Sun, the Chicago Defender, and finally the Afro-American where he has been writing his "A to Z" column for 35 years, covering the Olympics, as Well as hundreds of stars in various sports in col leges and universities, and on professional teams. And he had the unusual privilege of helping to scout Jackie Robinson for Branch Rickey: Earl C. .Banks, athletic director at Morgan State University;was general chairman and master of ceremonies for the dinner. John H. Murphy, III, chairman of the board of the Afro-American Newspapers who served as vice chairman, presented Lacy with a set of golf clubs. H : Program Chairman John Oliver, president of the Afro-American, in troduced the program. Among those represented were: Gov. Harry Hughes, Mayor William Continued on page ; ht Northgate Mall Mrs. Rota Thompson McAfee, formerly of Mebane, became one of the first rwb blacks to graduate from Duke University's Graduate School of Business on Sunday, May 6. Mrs. McAfee, and Ms. Diane Bright of Rhode bland, were awarded Master of Business Ad ministration degrees. Mrs. McAfee Is a 1975 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel HUI, with a degree In Mathematics Educa tion. While at UNC, she maintained a 3.0 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) and was named to the Dean's List oh several occasions. She i was in ducted Into the Order of Valkyries, an honor socie ty at UNC. She Is a member of Delta Sigma Theta, Inc. She taught mathematics for two years at Southern High School In Durham County and also taught mathematics at Durham Technical In stitute. V Mrs. McAfee has been employed by the Exxon Corporation. By Joe Black ; :" ' C Black Americans can tell you about the great feats of boxing champions Joe Louis, "Sugar Ray" Robinson, Henry Armstrong, and Muhammad Ali. We can also tell about the achievements of Jesse Owens, Wilma Rudolph, Jackie Robinson, Jim Gilliam, Roy Campenella, Marion Motley, Jim Brown, and Wilt Chamberlain. Despite the apparent enthusiasm and understanding towards the various athletic contests, " Black people don't seem to recognize or understand the games that society plays upon us. It seems as though we are so busy looking for reasons to shout racism that we don't recognize the subtle ways that we are being pushed back. The Bakke Case and other litigation is apparent backlash, but how many times have we mumbled and grumbled when the national administration suggests more money for foreign aid and less for domestic programs? Then a top official comes before , us and uses expressions like "brothers and sisters" or "right on" and we jump up and give them standing ovations. How soon we forget. What's the latest game being played upon us? Ever since President Lyndon Johnson's "Great Society" Black v Americans have been striving to improve our socio-economic conditions through ' better job opportunities or a ( entrepreneurship. And it must have been working because Black family median income has grown from about $5,000 to more than $10,000 during this time span. Well, recently the national administration has stated that it is planning to rescind its directive that federal agencies allocate ten" percent of its purchasing of goods and services to minority group businesses. They say that they want to open up the bids to international firms. And now comes" the joker they claim that this will not be detrimental to Black businesses because they can now bid for international , contracts. I ask, if Black entrepreneurs have to struggle to survive in business in this country where the heck are they going ' to get the money for export business? JoeBfack Vice President The Greyhound Corporation"
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