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V t t IJ i Our holiday prayer " 1 is for tasting peace to -I men of good will.- EIGE ON EARTH . .' ; ' r ' -v -,.. j ' is, - - v- '. . - - - i . . - 1 . ' , V . . 4 t . -J " , . 1 , .. . . ' ' ' ' '.;.!! . i,v(.,"v - '- : . y.( ;.. ....... ., ' f - f - - - ' . , ' f Jrfcuke University Library 1 ' W - " 5r 4 -' -' i ri (USPf C31-3i0) ' Joy Words of Wisdom "Wherr Ihrrr W mnh driirr to Itam, fhrr f nrcrsMfy will be morh grjgiiing, mrh wriling. many opinion; fur opinion in kimh! mrn U bitf knowledge in ihv making." .! Milion ' . -e if 4 J ' , 4 , VOLWE 57 - NUMBER 50 qURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1979 TELEPHONE (919) 682-2913 PRICE: 30 CENTS ' ' - -V5,;' :. i ., - -.. . Worse Than Average Recession For U.S. PreM,cted Economy TO HEAD CONFERENCE ON AGING . ATTORNEY. SADIE T. ALEXANDER, 81, of Philadelphia, addresses a White House ceremony recently at which Presi dent Carter announced the formation of ths 1081 White House Conference on Aging. Mrs. Alexander will chair the confer ence In 1 981 1 The pioneering civil rights leader and the first black woman to graduate from the University of Pennsylvania LaL School, still practices, law in PhitlySha also was the first black woman in the U.S. to receive, Ph.D. degree in economics I, . ' - r " . ".' . . - , . . . . - : '.UPJ Photo wrftUvai'rer ilc recession t - ".nnmr , jH .,T..l.. i -mmir . i. Y nn. Si. m , ,.,. m,mS iWfa..i..)tJ.vl'iy.Cfe(telWil Jib wtfMlsm u sav. "hc (tie CCB Directors Learn "A variety of economic statistics seem to confirm nat t he. U.S. Economy is -1 ready in a recession," a athering of CCB Btard members was told by John W. Layery, vice president ;;nd economist of Provi dent National Bank, Philadelphia, speaking at ie annual conference of ; ombined CCB boards of f "roasdaile Country Club. More than 100 members, presenting boards from .'veuteen North Carolina Dmmunitics attended. President William L. iUirrts, Jr. iniroduccd i a very, noting that he was idcly acclaimed as an , uthority on economics iild investments. Accor ding to I. a v e r y , industrial production is . ill below it's March 1979 : eak, durable goods rders are down, and auio ales and production plans re extremely weak. While he 'unemployment rate lias not begun to rise materially, it should be recalled thai in the 197475 recession, the unemployment rate did not btyim lo use ill earnest uiuh. May iv . mx 1 f ST' v , x-: A 15- - . wsm 1 "1 if KM mm : I if,. M r , r;.,!:,,, Ml Vim KS ()K M DI Al I IA( I pirk.l Duke Pourr ( .Mip: M inn iiiulfiir demmislnition this week. IMlnlll l llIM I llldll - - - -- Chavis:Thc Long Nigbfmaro Is Ovor "The long nightmare is over," Rev. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. told his mother, only hours after learning he was to be SUSPENSION A Curo Or Curso llv Trellic 1.. Jef fors- DUCK AFFAIRS COMMITTEE ELECTS OFFICERS Some two years ago, the NAACP magazine, Crisis, staled that &ince the in tegration of public school in, l he South, approx imately 25,000 pupils had been expelled, pushed out or had dropped Out "of school. An undocumented score scl the number of tlrop-outs and push-ouls in the . Durham City Schools in the last four years as approximately 450; and although iheje is wo suggested number, i he figure for the Durham County County Schools is also' high. . Does this daia suggest ihai black , people have become unable to rear children who can adhere ui the rules? ,Whai has happened., is that in the integrated school black teachers and administrators lost their jobs and the black 'com munity lost control of its school, according lo Dr. Charles Daye, law pro fessor, who spoke on a panel discussion recently on - whether or not ihere has been regression or progression since the 1954 Supreme Court decision I hat segregation of public schools is unconstitu tional. Many distinguished writers such as Jacqueline Jackson, Reginald Jones and Janice Hale express their feeling that black teachers and ad ministrators in Ihe segregated schools were more sensitive to the needs of black pupils. 'There are teachers to day who hate children, and it grieves me," declares a black supervisor at aWent reading con ference. John Lucas, principal of Hillside High School, who was contacted to discuss his school's suspension policy, said that he feels that schools can no longer follow the mores of the community because integration has brought different cultures together, and this causes conflict and frustration among school pupils. There are no established factors for behavior pro blems; there are certain factors involved in mass relationships. The .conflict may be caused by human interaction," said Lucas. - It would seem thai ai Hillside, ihe most serious disciplinary problem con fronting ihe school is thai of righting among the students,- and the fights usually occur among black pupils of. low socioeconomic income level. Lucas feels that the school is not .responsible for l his; serious conflict; however, researches show t hat people who feel powerless lend to commit serious crimes againsi each oilier. Fighting no longer brings an automatic suspension, ac cording to L-cas. "All factors are now carefully assessed before a pupil is suspended. There is a hearing with the students involved, the parents, witnesses, leachers, and an attorney, if ihe students wish, before a suspension is made", said Lucas. Each offending student is studied as an individual case, and chronic behavior problems are now referred lo Curtis Mabry, who works with a psychological staff, and Martha Johnson, Director or Pupil Personnel of the Durham City. School, to help the school solve the disciplinary problems. Students are also in volved in changes in the school rules; however, they must go before the board of education, usual ly along with members of a committee to get a rule changed. The total black com munity and its schools, must take a careful look at suspensions. It f. may be that they are the cause of. some of society's most serious problems. v . . Next . week: A ' look at , Durham suspension policies. Ai its final 'meeting of ihe year, on December 18. the Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People elected officers for ihe coming year. With all offices and commit lee slates vacant, except ilie office of chairman, a nominating committee headed by William A. Marsh, Jr., had been authorized to choose all committee chairmen and co-chairmen for 1980. Officers selected are: Benjamin S. RulTin, first ice-chairman; 'Mrs. Carolyn I. Thornton, se cond vice-chairman; William P. F.dwards, third vice-chairman; Dr. C.I'. Boulware. executive secretary; Ms. Carol A. Williams, secretary; Ms. Paillette Robinson, assis tant sect clary: and F.V. Allison. Jr., tieasuici . Chosen lo head ihe committees were: Charles I)ae. chairman, and Ms. Olljc C'i ike, co-chaii man. C'iics Commiitec: I. ,lat vis Martin, chaitinan, and Nashicl I atecf. co chairman, I continue Committee; Ms. Iiellie .letters, chaitinan. and Re. W.W. 1 aslev, Ji.. co-chairman , Idtuatioii Committee: Floyd Wicker, chairman, and FMer (iilm.iie. Jr., co chairman, Health Coin mil lee; Mrs. Joan Bin ion, chaitinan. and C'laience Biown. Jr.. co cliaii man. Hoiisiii!1 Committee; William A. Marsh. Jr., chairman, and Dai yl Smith, co-chairman, I eval Redress Commit lee; Dr. F. I avonia Allison, A'hairman. and . Willie I oven, co-chairman, Political Committee; Mrs. Clatonell Brown, chair man, and Mis. Harneiha Hudinus, co-chairman, Voiuli Coinmiltee. niak'niMioe of downturn is still ques tionable. However, ihe combination 'of recent Federal Reserve policies and the pricing initiative of OPFC lighten the pro babilities of a worse than a erage recession . ' ' "Bui," he added, "noi as severe as ihe 1974-75 cx penence in which oupul fell by 5.7 pci com. I.avcry "espects iea. consumer spending 10 fall by 1.8 per cent from the Ihird quailer of 1979 lo the se cond quarter of 1980. Such a correction would be worse ihan ihe average decline during five posi war recessions and se cond only lo the 1974-75 decline of 2.3 per cent."' "Fixed business invest ment on the Other hand was cited by l.avery" as not having gone through such an ebullient recovety since 1975 and therefore has not exhibited any of the excesses thai might be Continued On Page 3 Spts. Inside This Week "Make A Will" Says ELF Page3 Shaows Over Christmas -. ,,tj,t Fayetteville Wins Tourney Sports Pags-1 vj- By Felicia M. Cassels paroled from the Orange County Correctional Unit in Hillsborough. On November 13, Chavis was notified by his lawyer, James Ferguson III, that Governor James Hunt had commuted his sentence to one year, mak ing him eligible for parole before 1980. He was then told that he would be released the following day and sent immediately, at his own expense to Washington,. D.C. where he is employed. , So, Friday, afternoon found Chavis at Rateiph A ivurnam irpori; surf "rounded by family; (Continued On Page 3 Spts. See.f CHAVIS L For Energy Crisis: Curtain-Raiser For New Decade the energy crisis enters a new decade, bringing both economic instability and international unrest. Political and .economic decisions being made now will determine American destiny for ihe 80s and beyond, according lo Black Enterprise Magazine in its January issue. In "Energy: The Crisis That Won't do Away," Black Enterprise examines the implications of a crisis-ridden decade for the American public. The (Continued On Page 2 Spts. HUD Forum Sof 4 . f Dr. Cling Colobrafion Dillta Deb GCGDUG WASHINCiTON, D.C. Officials of ihe U.S. Depart menl of Housing and Urban Development will participate in Ihe opening ceremony of ihe" week-long 5 1st Birthday Celebration of Dr. Martin Lulher King. Jr. beginn ing January 10 in Atlanta. Cieorgia. Secretary Moon l.an dricu will deliver the keynote address on Thurs day at 9:40 a.m. at the World Congress Center, 285 Maunolia Street. N.W. He will be introduced by Mrs. Corel ta Scoti King. President of the Martin I in her King, Jr. Center for Social Change. In announcing HUD's participation in ihcceleba lion. Secretary Landrieu said i his event is a reminder of the on going efforts begun more than a decade ago by Dr. King to solve i he iul ion's urban problems. "HUD." he added. "has been successful in solving many of those pro blems through its commit ment to the principles of the Carter Administra tion's Urban Policy. "Our continued com mitment to the policy iluoiigh the use of Com munity Development. Ur b;in Development Action dram. Neighborhood Self-Help Development and Fcdciul Fair Housing piogiams will bring even I'icaiei results in the next decade." HUD punicipiuiis will locus on ihe theme of ihis veat s events. " I lie Direc tion for the ciiihiics: Oca! ing t lie Bc!o cd Commuiiiiv ." i f i mtrh ihe SccretatvN kevnne ad dress, a plenatv panef: discussion and a senes of -workshops. Lawrence B. Simons. Assistant Secretary fir -Housing will moderate the panel discussion 'ent tiled. "Housing in the Com munity of the 80's. Minority firms which had received $-155.8 million in contracts from the Amry in the fiscal year, 1977, won contracts totalling $351.4 million in FY 1979, almost $200 million above the 1977 figure, the Amry revealed this week; Army Secretary Clif ford L. Alexander, Jr., announced that the FY 1979 dollars were awarded under three separate pro grams; The 8(a) Program (a government set aside plan) represented $203 million, and construction arsenal and advertising subcontracts totalled over $21 million. Alexander said other subcontracts awarded by the Army's major prime contractors are reported in overall Department of Defense statistics and are not included in the Army totals. It ; is t estimated, 'however, that - Amry ma jor prime contractors sub- million to minority firms. Including these latter subcontracts, three per cent of Army dollars went to minority firms in FY---1979. The percentage of Army small business dollars .that went to minority firms, this year, however, was over eight per cent, Alexander noted. The 8(a) and com petitive contracts executed by minority firms in FY 1979 ran the gamut of Ar my requirements. They ranged from the perfor mance of simple service operation' such as custodial to the manufac turing of highly sof)histicaied and complex goods. These include manufacturing of highly sophisticated arid complex goods. These; include manufacturing of weapons sophisticated camouflage systems of cable assemblies, plus computer systems, research and develop- contract an additional $70'. ' ment, technical data sup- port, maintenance and repair of equipment, architect-engineer ser vices; "const ruction of roads, .airstrips and buildings services, Alex ander revealed. Individual contract awards ranged from a few thousands to many millions of dollars. Alex ander established the Of fice of Small and Disad vantaged Business Utiliza tion soon after his early 1977 appointment by President Carter. Contracts also were awarded for guard, food and transportation .ser vices, as well as special st lilies. Total number of federal 'government units in the 8(a) Program for FY 1979 is 53 with contracts of $1 billion. The Amry leads all of them by awarding about twenty per cent of the total. The Department of Defense total 8(a) Pro gram is $550.4 million, of which the Army's $203 million is forty per cent of the total. . Leading the Amry ma jor commands in contract awards to minority Firms were the Development and Readiness Command (DARCOM) which ex ceeded its goal and award ed twelve per cent of its total FY 1979 contract dollars lo minority firms. Other commands which exceeded their minority business goals in FY 1979 were the Commonicalions Command, the Military District of Washington and the Troop Support Agency. Although refusing to announce a minority con tract goal for the coming year Alexander promised: "It will be higher than last year's and will continue to increase each ; succeeding year. This is the direction that has been set by Presi dent Carter - and we ful ly intend to follow, his ln..)kU nnalr " - .S "WITH ALL DELIBERATE SPEED" 1 . - v -;,r. Remember that famous desegregation case. Brown " , v. Board of Education, which resulted in the United ,,' ' -States Supreme Court, in 1954, mandating desegre-' gated and unified school districts "with all deliberate ' . ' speed." :, Linda Brown of Topeka, Kansas, who war ten ' i ' years old in 1951, was barred from attending an alt- ? ' white school five blocks from her home - because of .' her race. Her father's legal action led to the Court " 5 v mandate. ,x Linda Brown is now Mrs. Linda Brown Smith and ' she has children attending the same school she did "-. and when they entered it was 98 per cent black. -', Last week, Mrs. Smith, and seven other parents, $ heard United States District Court Judge Richard -Rogers grant their petition that Brown v. Board of ' education be reopened because they say that the school system is still in dear violation of the 1954 decision. Their petition cited school district dau . showing that while only 22 per cent of the district 17,480 students are members of, minority groups, some elementary and junior high, schopls have a minority enrollment of 40 to 73 per cent and others of three to six per cent. School officials deny that the figure are the . product of deliberate efforts to maintain segregated schools. They point to a 1961 plan which a lower -court panel called a "good faith effort toward v, desegregation. - . . 1 aooocoooocooooocjcwooooejoooccc;, . jujwjL. ' ' ' . , ' ' , ": . - "..' - . : 1.. -x
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