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Words Of Wisdom
To most men, experience h like the stem
lights of a ship, which illumine only the track it
has passed.
Coleridge
Bad men excuse their faults, good men will
leave them.
BenJonson
VOLUME 59 r- NUMBER 47,
DURHAM. NORTH CAROLINA SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 21, 1981
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QUI.STION
What is your opinion
of Durham's recent city
election?
By Roy H. Harris
Leroy McNeil Twice Denied
Warrant Against Officer
! By Donald Alderman clearly stated. The
t"A Durham man who memorandum was sent
has accused an Alcoholic o magistrates in earJy
Beverage Control police august because in July,
officer with unorovoked vo women were denied
Ms. dim 1 1 1 os (I
Durham
I think the changes do
denote that the people of
the, cit are becoming
more aware of the way
jMiH'fninfnl is being
handled. It's positive. It
menus people must he in
terested and not complacent.
Ms. Patricia Ford
( Impel Hill
Tin glad us many peo
ple went to the polls as
did. I was glad many
young people turned nut
lo vote. There seems to
be a shift toward a more
liberal platform.
Ms. Peggy Farrior
Durham
I feel we needed a
change. II we don't have
a change, we're not
growing.
(arson Mcleod
Durham
I was disappointed in
the numbers that turned
out, but very pleased
with the results.
Panel Gets Look At
Budget Cut Effects
TO BE EQUAL
The New Federalism
Flops
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WASHLJGiON A
Congressional panel got
a long, hard look at the
effects of federal budget
cuts on 'we! fare programs
during a public hearing
in Memphis, Tennessee
last Monday.
A five-member panel
headed by Rep. Harold
Ford (D-TN) heard
t est i mony on' t he impact
of President Reagan's
budget cuts on Medicaid;
Aity;fTarriUicsv;,: Willi,
... i -i.!U
lATpCMUUll lllliUICII
(AFfiC) and Title XX
Social Services pro
grams. The hearing was
held jointly with the
Oversight Subcommittee
of i ho Committee on
Ways and Means, head
ed bv Rep. Charles
Range'l (D-NY), and the
Health and Environment
Subcommittee of the
Com mil tec on Energy
and Commerce, chaired
In Rep. Henry: Waxman
(DC A).
" T h e
Administration's budget
proposals raise' fun
damental questions
program recipients and
state officials from Ten
nessee, Arkansas, and
Mississippi. At times, the
testimony was emotional
with witnesses crying as
they told of how their
benefits had been slashed
about I he role of govern
ment in assisting the least
fortunate among us, and
there is uncertainty
about the effects of
many program changes
and budget cuts on the
lives of million f of
Americans,," Ford3aid ) or terminated,
in his opening statement. "The Administration
He' added thauijthe is looking at the person
reductions, which '' took jWtth one leg and saying,
effect October 1? hav?You" can keep your crut-
4orn yaptng holes -w-im chestnut we agoing.
Kcacan prorniseu 10 satu inc muiner, ui a n
maintain. Mostvof those dicapped child
who will fall through the Dr. Sheldon Kproncs,
holes will be ' black director of the Memphis
Americans, Ford said. Newborn Center, told
During the hearing, the panel that the cuts
Tennessee Governor would mean the hospital
Lamar Alexander, ' a would not be able to pro-Republican,'-
told the vide equipment and care
Congressmen that his necessary to a child's
state could not aosoro wcll-ocing.
further cuts. Alexander
suggested that a one per
cent across-the-board
reduction be made in the
federal budget" after
determining spending
limits for defense.
Other witnesses were
health care providers.
that some working
AFDC recipients will
have incomes no higher
than those who do not
work, and others may be
financially better off if
they quit their jobs and
become completely
dependent on welfare,"
Ford said.
He expressed his com
mitment to insure that
assatilt has decided.
ypn advice, to wait un
til? Public Safety detec
tives' have completed in
vestigation of the inci
dent before pressing
harges against the of
ficer.
Public Safety detec
tives advised Leroy
McNeill Tuesday against
obtaining felony assault
warrants against ABC
Office Ronald Allen un
til the city's Detective
Bureau investigation is
complete. The investiga
tion; is reportedly near
completion.
The advice came after
McNeill attempted, for a
second time, to obtain a
'warrant against Officer
AITeri. The first attempt
wa u n s uccess f u 1 beca use
magistrates noted than
an investigation is going
on';
The assault charge
stems from a raid of the
McNeill home in
Wajjiown on November
7 by, Allen and two other
ABC offi.ers. McNeill
alleges that Allen struck
him in the head with a
flashlight without
reasdji. McNeill suffered
a 'cerebral contusion ' '
or bruised brain, a Irac-
warrants against Public
Safety officers, sparking
protest throughout the
Durham community.
". . . .a warrant for ar
rest is based upon a
showing of probable
cause supported by oath
or affirmation. . . .The
status of a complainant
or potential defendant
has nothing to do with
whether or not you
should issue a warrant.
The only controlling fac
tor in your decision
should be whether or not
probable cause exists,"
Read's memo to
magistrates states.
Read (old the
magistrate while talking
on the telephone that a
determination is not bas
ed upon whether an in
vestigation is occurring
but is instead made bas
ed on the evidence
presented. After clearine
the matter. Rcid mid
f McNeill to attempt
again.
When McNeill arrived
at the magistrate's of
fice, an unidentified
detective was already
talking to a magistrate
on the telephone. The
detective then talked to
McNeill's mother. Mrs.
Janet McNeil!. After the
conversation, the
McNeills decided to wail
until after the investiua
(ion before seeking a
warrant.
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the pior and needy in his -Uirpd skull and lo.s of
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For Outstanding Setvic
Ilutstu'nding Service Awards were prWnted to H-r James A'.farter; Mts.
X llVnhrn and lohn tWvifll Im VartNiriNittliaurirarf-iitc..' for
oulslandiug dedication, service and support to the funeral service profession.
the an ants were presciiled al an rmphnee s hauiiiel held last :iliirila.
Of approximately $35
billion in budget cuts.
Ford said $25 billion
represented cuts in
federal funds for social
programs that serve low
and middle-income peo
ple. "We have seen reports
vival.
The subcommittees
plan to hold a scries of
regional hearings
throughout the country.
Ford explained (hat they
want to find out as much
as possible about pro
blems states may be hav
ing before Congress ap
proves additional cuts.
"Hearings such as this
one allow Members of
Congress to understand
the real impact of ,4 he
President's budget cuts,-;
and lo go back to Con
gress and share with our
colleagues .
released;
three-day
lion.
I oi lowing a
hospilaliza-
A&T Gets $300,000
Exxon Announces $1 .8 Million Grant To
Six Black Engineering Schools
Nl W YORK - The
I won (Education Foun
dation announced last
week lhal it would award
S ,K million in ui ant s to
the engineering schools
of. six" iradiiionally black
.olloues. Inch school
a ill receive UfOO.IXX) per
yeat for three years to
support faculty develop
ment in engineering. The
iiwafdsj which will begin
in 19X2. were announced
,it the annual meeting of
the Black I ngineering
College. Devclopnienl
Committee in Nevv York.
Recipient insiiiulions
for the I xxoii granls are:
Howard Univeisiiy.
AY.isliiuuion.. D.C.;
Noiih Carolina
ijnciiliiiial and
I eclinical Stale I Inivcrsi
ly, (irceusboro; I'raiiie
View Agriciiliutal and
Mechanical College,
Prairie View, Texas:
Southern Univeisiiy,
Baton Rouge, Louisiana:
Tennessee State Univer
sity, Nashvillet and
Tuskegce 'Instil inc.
Tuskegcc, Alabama. ;
The SI.K million pro
gram is a complement lo
ihe SI5; niilluni I'xxon
centennial program
which was announced in
September for support
of engineering education
in C colleges and uiiiver-
siifes throughout . the
U.S. These grants were
limited (o specific.
departments within in
stitutions for support fo
doctoral study
fellowships and junior
.faculty support . Under
i he newly announced
SI .K million program,
each 'school will deter
mine exactly how iis
grain is lo be spent. The
six recipieni insiiiulions
will be able to apply the
grants for faculty
development to all ranks
and departments of
engineering. Applica-
;:.'"
pr" )gf W.-.a.j. J- 1
' m f
, i t Mm r i ir i , I r 1
Noted Poet
lions, ,1'or example,
might include increase in
some salaries, support of
faculty research, support
for scholarly leaves of
absence, or creation of
new faculty positions.
'Commenting on the
grants to the six insiiiu
lions, Howard C. KaulT
mann, president of l he
Fxxon Corporal ion,
said. "Our investment is
both a recognition of the.
singular contribution
these insiiiulions have
made over many decades
and a vole of confidence
in their future."
Lxxon has supported
minority science and
engineering programs
across the country over a
period of mauv vears.
The $1.8 million an
nounced last Tuesday, is
above and beyond other
programs already announced.
Ms. (ni'mlolvn Brooks enacts selections from lier
works during Thursday seminar last week al Alfon
so Klder Student Union, 'MCCt MMiolo In kehin .
Bell .v
It's "Bip
Saturday"
For
N'.C. Central
Eagles
When McNCil tried for
a second time Tuesday, a
magistrate again 'old
him that when a warrant
is sought against a law
officer, standard pro
cedure is to wait until
after an investigation has
been completed before
honoring the request.
However, Officer Allen
was able to obtain two
warrants against McNeill
one for assaulting, a
police officer and
anolher for interfering
with an officer.
After leaving the
magistrate's office, a
reporter, upon McNeill's
request, asked an assis
tant district attorney the
procedure for obtaining
a warrant based on the
law in North Carolina
and whether Ihe law
makes any distinction
between requests of law
officers and other
citiens.
Assistant District At
torney Richaul 'Chancy
said jl is a v . i -.Hate's
duly to issue i ; not to
issue a warrant based on
inobabje cause and
sworn ,. lest imony . He
said the law makes no
distinction between
holders Of the public
trust or the general
publi. He said, however,
that it. is not uncommon
for a magistrate to re
quest additional evidence
10 support the sworn
lest imony before issuing
a warrant.
Chancy then told the
reporter that Judge I.
Millon Read, Jr., is in
charge of Durham Coun
ty magistrates and lhal
McNeill should confer
with Judge Read.
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Skeepie" Scarborough, III.
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Gains Of Blacks In Danger
BALSA Conference Told
After learning
warrant was
McNeill because
vest igat ion is
Judge Read
lhal a
denied
an in-
underway,
called an
unidentified magistrate
to clear the ' matter.
Judge Read reiterated
statements from a
memorandum dated
August 4. 1981 in which
the lawful procedures for
issuinu warrants are
CHAPLI. Hill -The
Chapel Hill Chapter
of the N.C. Black Law
Students Association
(BALSA) sponsored a
conference here Satur
day dealing with issues
facing black law
st udcnls.
Rcprcseniai i ves were
present from the several
law sclfooK in North
Carolina, and front the
southeast region of
BALSA. The purpose of
ihe organialiou is the
create awareness of
issues concerning black
law students and lo em
phasize legal equality.
During a forum, " The
Second Rcconst met ion :
Will . Blacks Lose the
Legal Gains of ihe Six
lies?", N.C. Court of
Appeals Judee Charles
BectOu. H.M. "Mickey"
Michnux, former U.S.
Attorney for the N.C.
Middle District; and
I loyd B." Mckissiek .
founder of Soul Cilv,
agreed thai gains made
In blacks in ihe past
iwenty vears could be in
danger as a result of ihe
new wave of conser
vatism sweeping the
country.
Becion emphasized the
potential losses for
blacks as a result of cut
backs by the Reagan ad
ministration and criticiz
ed attempts by some con
gressional factions to
limit the auiJ'oriiy of the
federal courts on issues
of school prayer, abor-,
lion and desegregation.
He said Supreme Court
rulings on these issues
would be nullified
without a constitutional
amendment.
MicJuuiA denounced
the Reagan administra
tion's approach in
renewing Ihe Voting.
Rights Ac! as undermin
ing everything that has
been . gained. He said
blacks thought a light
was at the end of the tun
nel in ihe ll)7). m u
wasn't ihe Ii-jUi of d,i . n
was a fi eight nam beat
ing down on us "
Mckissiek said people
should ic.ul what i noi
written into taws
" I hose who have con
ti ol intend lo keep it r- il
they keep people from
voting, thev will con
linue n control. He urg
ed ihe black law students
lo concern themselves,
with politics and
economics along with
I heir pursuits in law.
Ml of the sneakers
agreed thai blacks need
to pull their resources
together to elect can
didates responsive to
their needs. Michaux
said lhal in Durham.
of the black
population votes
together. "We need
xlil ical pow er more
desperately t ban any
group in society." he
s;iid.
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