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16-THE CAROLINA TIMES SAT., NOVEMBER 21. 1981 ' " ' ' 1)11 '"""'i nii-i.--.uii inn mill . ii i .ii. ' u.wa i i -' i - i ' ' f" 1 V til J Fauntroy To Give Duke Chapel Sermon Charges Dropped V NKW YORK Black soparalisl Ms. Cynthia Boston (r) leaves Metropolitan Correctional ('enter with at torney Ms. Susan Tipouraph after she was Freed for lack of evidence on charges she helped plan the bloody Brink's armored car heist in Rockland Coiinlv last month. DPI Photo MESBIC Industry Leadership' Meets With President Reagan Rep. Walter E. Faun troy (D-DC), chairman of the Congressional ; Bla$k Caucus, will be the speaker for the 10:55 a.m.4 " worship service Sunday, November 22, in Duke University Chapel. His topic will be "The Social Action Mission of the Church." When he took office in 1971, Fauntroy was the first person elected to the House from the District of Columbia in 100 years. Fauntroy came to the House with a background as a civil rights activist and a Christian minister., hav ing served as pastor of New Bethel Baptist Church, Washington, since 1959. Rev. Martin Luther' Kins. Jf.. appointed him director of J the Washington Bureau of the Southern Christian ' Leadership .Conference, Fauntroy was D.C. coor dinator for the march on Washington for jobs and freedom held in 1963. . He also was coor dinator of the Selma-to-Montgomery March in 1965, vice chairman of the White House Con ference, "To Fulfill These Rights," in 1966 and was leader of an ur ban renewal project to revitalize . housing, businesses and public facilities for low and moderate . income .families in' his own neighborhood. He was the first ap-' pointed vice chairman of the D.C. City Council from 1967-1969 and was national director pf the Poor Peonle's rmiii in 1969. ' - ... ' In the 95th Congress, he was a member qf the ; House Select Committee . v on Assassinations . and j chairman of its subcom- j mittee on the assassina-j tion of King. He is now a member, ot the House Banking,' Finance and Urban Af-: fairs Committee and chairman of its subcom mittee on " Domestic Monetary Policy,? He is also a member, 0f the House District Commit tee. .. . ... ; . j He is chairman of the board of the SCLC and vice president of the Martin Luther King Center for Social Change. He was the chief ar chitect of legislation in 1973 that permitted D.C. to elect its own mayor onH ritv rfiinil 14a engineered f the passage ' by Congress 9 f a propos ed constitutional amend ment calling for full cbn-t grcjsional representatiortzr for D.C. citizens; jTheH' amendment is awaiting state ratification. ;: ' ' A' native; ofr Washington, Fauntroy isr a grauuai? Qi. Virginian Union University and theEr Yale University Divinity E Youn dog r:i:Dfi vita:.:i::sjoo. the petcare people WASHINGTON -lames Harshey. representing Vanguard. Investment Company. Inc., of Winston-Salem, was one of several business representatives wfi'o attended a meeting with President Reagan position Monday, Nov. I ft. the economic purpose of the briefing policy, with the lop leadership; "During of the minority business j economic investment community was to outline the Reagan Administration's 22 ADJACENT TO RTP 3mins. RTP-7mins. Durham- 12mins. Duke Century Oaks Apartments IMMEDIATE OCCUPANCY 2. 3 Bedrooms Fireplaces in Townhouse Energy Efficient Up to 2Vi Baths Jogging Trail 10 Apt. Designed tor the Handicapped Draperies WasherDryer Connections Pool & Club House Private PatioBalcony Tot Lots Indoor Handball Racquetbatl Facilities Model Open Daily 'Monday-Friday 9-6 Saturday 12-5 4701 E. Cornwaflis Rd. . " Phone 544-420 Today! on minority development this time of uncertainty, we arc heartened that the President is concerned aboul the vital role that capital formation plays in ensuring domestic economic recovery", said Ms. Patricia D. Jacobs, president of the American Association of Minority Enterprise Small Business Invest ment Companies (AAMESBIC), the trade organization for the MESBIC industry. Spearheaded by the national association, the MESBIC industry has developed a ' six-point economic revitalization plan thai contains the elements they believe will maximize the effec tiveness of the President's overall domestic economici: recovery program. The elements of the "MESBIC Economic Revitalization Plan," in clude: expanded educa tional opportunities to promote minority en treprerteurship; the crea tion of technologically innovative businesses which are compatible with the country's future needs; mechanisms to encourage minority businesses to take advan tage of mainstream financing opportunities; a call for a strengthened and expanded network of financial institutions that can become alter natives to government backed funding and technical support for minority businesses; in creased research oppor tunities that specifically focus upon finding viable solutions to break ing down the barriers that traditionally have tf. ... 'Hi I AJ. Ji V -4 "! ! Finalists & Recipients Confer Sears 99 Cc each T- m V C 12 PRICE ly - , .1 sweater classics in a pullover tlVftA V lt:Xf il I Stvle. 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Tinnin, se cond from left, a senior from Redlands, California. kept ail-but a few minori ' ty --"trusincsses- " from becoming part of the American business mainstream and, a closer working-' relationship with the Administration and the federal agencies that oversee and regulate the MESBIC industry to better target investments by MESBICs. The six-point plan is the result of a detailed . analysis of the status of the minority business community . and an assessment of the pro blems that have historically plagued most .efforts to- increase business acYivity"fn,,-thc minority community. The American Association of MESBICs is an alliance of small business investment companies licensed by , the U.S. Small Business Administration (under Section 301(d) of the Small Business Invest ment Act of 1958) to provide capital to businesses owned by socially and economical ly disadvantaged Amcri6ans. Total private capital investment in the MESBIC program ex ceeds $100 million. '-j'- Doing And Working Hard Earns Manager Promotion At MARTA You can count on SIMt ROOUCX AND CO. Satisfaction Guaranteed or Your Money Back Northgate Mall Shop Monday thru Saturday 9:30 A.M. 9 P.M. Phone 286-2951 Reprint from the Martu Transit Times ATLANTA-Ms. Carol Johnson is a mover. She has been moving up at MARTA ever since she got here. Recently named Manager of Capital Con tracts, Johnson In nan working for MARTA only two years ago as a Contract Administrator. Not long after that she was chosen as Senior Contracts Ad minisl rator. She knows her business. Johnson earn ed her undergraduate degree in economics from the University of North Carolina and her J.D. degree from North Carolina Central Univer sity. Prior to working for MARTA she was an at torney for the Atlanta Legal Aid Society. As manager, Johnson Coping (Continued from Page 1 5) tan l to the President for Intergovernmental Af fairs; Carlos Campbell, Assistant Secretary. IX'parimenl of Com merce; Thad Garrett, Assisiant to the Vice President for Domestic Policy; Melvin Bradley. Senior Policy Advisor tok the. President; and Ms. Thelma Duggin, Deputy Special Assistant to the .President. : is responsible for super vising six employees. Under her direction, these staff members han dle procurement of anything the Federal government helped pay for through grants. "We are responsible for obtaining $500 worth of repair work on station tiles to a $25-million rail contract," said Johnson. "Currently we are negotiating to buy a general business ' com puter. We also write for competitive bidding." Johnson likes her work. The Durham, (N.C.) native conies from a family of doers and hard workers. "My parents instilled in me a sense of responsibility to do I he best that can possibly be done. Both parents are on the pro fessional staffs of a university. I was ex pected 'to. do no less," she said. :"It feels good when you know that you helped award a contract for a station and then see that there it is!" she said Johnson , works on Saturday in addition to Mondav through Fridav at MARTA. She volunteers as an attorney at the Atlanta Legal Aid .Society and serves on their advisory board.' Johnson also works at fixing up her house which she bought recently. Leave your car athome and vpur troubles oehind. A vacation should really be just that a vacation. It's a time to relax and really enjoy yourself. That's tough to do if you're fighting traffic, worrying about getting lost or looking for a gas station. And if your car breaks down, it can get downright expensive. That's why Greyhound is a great way to go on your vaca tion, Not only is Greyhound an economical way to travel, but we take care of all the details, while you relax and enjoy the ride. Take Greyhound this vacation, and leave your car at home and your troubles behind. And leave the driving to us. VV
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