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-J 1. February Is v Black History Month Words Of Wisdom ; , ' i. TV .world b lot going Co charge yopwitb yoar failures util yo qsif trying. '?'. ; Coleman Cdx It b a great mistake to loOow the excrptJoa instead of the role.- ' . . f. . ,. Pascal VOiyME 60 - NUfwER 5 DURHAM, NORTH CAROUNA - SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1982; .- TELEPHONE (919) 682-2913 PBICE; 39 CENTS aids Meplac mess, Fares Poiuitel 1 ' ", Li. N a. ' ' ' t . . 1 '3 r" 7 if '.' - 19 Additional Murders; "Our Blood Ruiw Deep LinkeiJtB fcliiams W- w k M Si L-,r ,r,, i ?t i.s ByTrelHeL-Jeffers ATLANTA - list week, Judge v Clarence Cooper ruled ' that - the prosecution in the Atlan- ta murder trial. of the slain and . raissing children and adults could 1 introduce evidence j; to Jink suspect Wayne Williams to ten addK 'tional murders. Williams went on trial on December 28, I98f for- the murders of Jimmy . r I not he was gay. J.With the homosexual ejteinent introduced, the prosecution is expected tp attempt to establish that some type of homosexual ritual is a possible motive in the two-year bizarre murder cases. This speculation is also based on the fact that an expert last week 'testified that one of the .victims had two stab wounds surrounded by Blacks have played major roles in all facets of America life th roughout history, and the military is no exception.. . -v . In recognition of those contributions The s ,Ca'rdlitta Times will publish 8 three-installment special section on Blacks in the Military , February 13, 20 and 27. , Entitled "Our Blood Runs Deep, the section wilt highlight black military accomplishments vir tually from the dawn of history until immediately following World War II. The'Series is written by Ms. tois Whaley. : i Readers are encouraged to collect and preserve all three, sections which will contain information not otherwise readily available. ir':' Lee Payne and Nathaniel five pricks which he said Cater, the, .last' two Indicated "some type of murder victims in Atlan-' ta's now 29 missing, and. murdered children and adults. (John : Harold: Porter a victim of stab wounds was recently ad ded to the list.) ' The purpose stated for jitual"; however, the ritual element has not yet been explored in the case. .When the trial' resumes, the defense is expected to attack the credibility of some of the the introduction of these ( witnesses called to testify additional victims is to. against Williams. One establish "a pattern m has been an ,j admitted which the ; murders of dope addict and another Payne and Cater can be included, according to sources At least two of ' the '29 victims 'are ex,-, pected to be Jinked to Williams during the trials . Another, new element I last week from ait' umden has a criminal record. There is also a question as to whether some of the witnesses are identi-"1 fying Williams after hav ing seen him in various news media. In addition,, some of the witnesses have placed Williams in colors and types of cars that conflict with the several different cars that the Williams family, had in its possession dur-' ing the period in ques-' tion. i So far witnesses have testified that they saw Williams at three funerals of victims, in the presence of six of the victims, some shortly before they disappeared, and at the location where one of the victims was found. Williams has said that he "knew none of the victims, their families , or their associates." Last week, Williams' defense team was joined by former district at torney, James Kitchens from ' Crystal Springs,-Mississippi. Civic Center Analysis By Milton Jordan The' Durham City to to ACCUSED KI jixlFJRaynje WiUiaim, Jeaves 'Atlanta jail to face arraign also introduced mefit linking hfrniwlto additional murders. '; f , ; ; . ' ' - - stemmed frc ' ' ' : ! tef, , : ' . . v vn i testimony of a ' ' im wtt nairnbm urn n 1 1 r r a a t m ""vnw nn?5i IV Cr Iflr W f Cr- Wif f f i black youth whfd rhWeamble oa . . :tz&-?MmMlmm 17- a j r ' -thattwiiiiahis paid him ' istIZlV: d?wnt0 'mm'W, "Vr-'r.'.v:-' , .M UiM A . nuw,wiijw. life the HeguiaiiQnmiMgnwmiiipnis munities in this state who have taken similar ven- twres and have seen them pay off handsomely black , !ui Council appears ready nCden-;; ' Po handsomely.;;., has ,ftnrown two praised theirove as an ttfiedTiftTOif'yea.'Mdi U ,Uinjih.fleauvjaum0as: . l!Vmj)Ie ottbica from Durham's community. The black community has , . thrown . two Citizens Criticize r Councjil By Donald Alderman . Gathering ht ttavy .coat about her aga'rast a bone-chilling wind while she waited for a fcus.'Ms. Joe Ann Lassitef, who is disabled and lives on a ; fixed income,; hunched her shoulders and let her answer explode? "It a ' big mistake. If they're i going to use taxis as buses, then -.the cost should be - the same, especially for those of us who can't afford the in crease." v Ms. Lassiter, 43, is but One of more than 500 night bus riders who must now either pay double to ride a night, stay at home, or make some other adjustment after city night bus ser vice ends February 15. In response to a public outcry, particularly from senior citizens, ' the Durham City Council approved a contract that will have taxicabs, now to be called "taxibuses", .riding the twd'- north south, east-west former bus routes from 7 p.m. until midnight, Monday through Satur day, except on holidays. Though the council Hayti and By Donald Martble .i; mining ff:stepparents The compassion of a ncome. and the one with country can be judged by the least, impact was the how well it takes care of change a recipient s its most needy. President;, rf serve Riaean recisntlv outlined ; S Ms. "in a, State of the Union eligibility i supervisor. aaaress, a pian ror iurn- ','"" : vr int $47 billion in federal have 'built up in the social programs over to .past Aviu oe osu i ve rirt been with social services outlines a proposed Wapv4fot?fifteenyears,v and of the Medicaid program ve never, had to work of the states, in exchange with anything like this. I for forfv social orosrams , really hate administenng which include . food somethinglike this, p stamps and the basic : S-'ApPther change taking social program, Aid to P'ac in the AFDC pro cAM4.'i: r-. eram Avill sreauire a reci- Children (AFDC), now Pent to complete a mon- oe.ing a responsibility . the government. ',' h :; ; Dan : , " Hudgiris, Durham ", County Direc tor . bf Social .Services, sees n the rV additional burden being placed on Durham to exceed $6. 1 , million. V Presently the ' federal responsibility for AFDC and Food Stamps is $ 1 2. 1 rn i Hion , ,; wh i le j f the - Medicaid - -tespon- viKililv NInrlh Carolina is $6 million. . During the month of Dccembcri a total of 21.C' At-DC cases were jer minated and were reduced ings of $33.7J6.; The changes included redefining age of depen dent children, changes in reserve, deeming of step parent's income, change : in method of computing disregard, and the 1 50' rule. ( ; The change having the most impact was deter- 5Z and drove him : to a wooded area and sexual ly fondled him i " ' tMx! :v'mrt ff:.,- The vouth -said, that March I i The , recipient 0 when Wfliiams Ot out of must report all monies or revitalized downtown, and taxpayers get a brighter future for their city. But )f the gamble i, a civic center, hotels of- contributions repdved and other information Carolyn Millard, about -the family1 situa tion, it tne report is not completed and returned by the deadline date, the recipient's AFDC and Medicaid will be stop-ped.'":V,;?- ,; '" The report procedure was tested : in Durham during -December .and January: For January, the number of reports returned by January 13 was 246 Out of 496 (Continued On Page 4) inecar logo loineirun u.,;wi .rtmw fefffflrf" 'downtownirrHhe oop' : outtOf the iar and ran . flopsi Durhamites Under decrosex- jwind upF big debt aminAUonWthedef attorney. 'AlvinrBinden:; -....m- .,aiii the fthtock'firady jto:;' it a -gamble," said his story, , sating ...J, Pcter Saitta, director of , wn needs the new ljfe the proposed project might ; bnng. officials hope that by publicly financing the civic center, the key to having the developer privately finance the hotel and of fice building, that this; new sparkling; complex will attract more mn liVBi' or the Civic center project y must abort. The second is that in the event the bond referendum passes, black contractors and other business operators must have some . assurances from city government they will get contracts, jobs and, most of all, a dynamic , development significant part of the ,aowniown incy money. dream about it at night' and that VI get Sick each time I think aboit it.' A Qark ; College graduate also testified that he had met Williams the downtown Develop ment Corporation that i has nursed the proposed project to this stage. "It's . more ; Uke af calculated risk, but a risk tor a songwriung auoi-. that is based unori hard v Downtown tidn, had immediately in quired as to whether or solid data, plus the ex perience of other com- calculate that the hoped for new taxes will pay off the $17 million debt. But the " expectation and the reality are worlds apart. City officials must convince voters to ap prove a bond referen dum to pay for the civic center, and that prospect faces stiff opposition Should Develop ;; By Donald Alderman i Black councilmen and other leaders of the black community are in favor of i the, Durham Civic Center,; the proposed $50 million hotel civic center and office building com plex, and they are worH ing to ensure that blacks' and other minorities are i n vol ved in the plans. !: "The 'complex Corporation unveiled " plans for the center last month. Conditional ap proval ; has been given which ranges from minority contractors to employment after com pletion if city and county voters approve the $17 million proposition. Both .Councilmen Ralph Hunt and Maceo Sloan, 1 " representing e i complex pro- 148 cases : bably will be financed by. minority interest in par for1 a sav a bond issue which fnay ticular i; ;r.have said increase tne taxes ot an '. citizens, so blacks should have a representative share ot4 all : . revenues generated by the' con struction : ' ;.. of the complex,?' said Coun cilman Chester Jenkins This sentiment was expressed- soon after the DowntOwn Development. downtown development . is needed Jand minority participation is essential. Alongwith this asser tion is development of another section of downtown called Hayti -- 54 acres of urban renewal property . once the home of 600 black families and -over 100 black businesses. Most concerned with the development of downtown ; say civic center; and Hayti development should move along together A "There are other mv portant projects that should not be sacrificed to accomplish civic center : development," Jenkins said. Some have said there is an intent to develop Hayti in (con junction ; T :. with . downtown. I see that as a area's development shortly before the center's plans were an nounced. Nathaniel White Jr., the HDC's ex ecutive director, said ef forts to bring commer . cial activity back, to Hayti are continuing. "Efforts to improve inner downtown should not divert attention from i- Hayti." he said. "This is ; very important ; to the r black community arid to , UUI llCtlll if piVI VM George Durham "I would hope that the black community will ac-. cept . nothing less than assurances that the redevelopment of Hayti must go along with downtown development," said Ralph Hunt, a Durham City Councilman, who represents the predominantly black" Ward Three. "And I have no problem with us setting some goals and , , quotas for minority not specifically include business pticipatiprr in. Hayti in downtown this project. I think that development plans. people who do object to; - Without ,he these goals are afraid- NAACP's pressure, civic we TO1 JUS.m center proponents face,them, and they wUl be. an uphill battle in con- Cutotrt of some of the vincing city or county rnoney. voters to approve a bond Minority business set issue, i asides by local govern- Over the past fourteen ments, , a concept that Together years, Durham voters have ' defeated bond issues three of every four times.; In 1968, Durham and Frazier of the, Wake voters defeated a Branch, oonc issue tnat requested took birth several years ago at the -'federal' government ' level, af e notoriously . unpopular with most major con tractors,, and have brew ed ? raging ; controversy Other ; groups also . NAACP, declared: "No $10 milliori for airport around the country, . . 4 I . : i.A . . . aw to nriAA f w Ki4rik Af y D . Bif a mm want Hayti to. be developed as well as areas ; inside . the : downtown loop. . The Hayti Develop ment Corporation presented plans for' the civic center wunoui Hayti development .V UHe said ; the local; -chapter will launch a i campaign against the ap proval of a bond refercn- dum if city officials do' expansion, in March ot But while minority the same year, voters re- business set-asides might jected a $2.5 " million issue for a new library. Again In 1968, voters overwhelmingly turned (Continued On Page 4) have a tough row to hoe before city council, the Lassiter had another opi nion. "If I had my .health, I'd walk," she said, "that was popular ;at one" time,' . Ms. Kathy Jones, 25, 'who uses the bus at night to travel to and from work, said she can af ford the increase, but that Duke Power should pay the increased fare for senior citizens and others on fixed incomes. This sentiment surfac ed at Monday night's council meeting as well. Dr. Lavonia Allison, chairman of the political committee, Durham Committee on the Af fairs of Black People, suggested while com menting on the change that Duke Power or the city consider setting up a . fund for senior citizens and others who may be unable to meet the extra cost of transportation. Councilman Carroll Pledger, chairman of the transit study subcommit tee that examined alter natives to night transit service, said Duke Power was not asked to pay the increase, and city pro perty taxes could not be used unless a referendum was held. ' ? t Councilman. Ralph Hunt clarified the issue by noting that property taxes make up about fif ty per cent of the city revenues, indicating that other funds could be us ed if a willingness ex isted. " "I think the chances of that happening are vciy aiuu, , iium mm principle ui nayu s Tuesday. "There pro redevelopment has sup- '5-biy very httle sup- (Continued on Page 7) Voting Rights Rally Scheduled Here Sunday, February 14 By Donald Alderman - ' " The vast majority of North Carolinians sup port a ten-year extension or the Voting Rights Act of 1965 as passed by the U.SHouse of Represen tatives and now before the U.S.: Senate, despite the vehement opposition of the state's,, two senators. ' vs Thl i what '- 26 political interest groups will , be seeking to demonstrate when they converge in Durham for a mass rally and leader ship conference. The . rally, called "Voting Rights Sunday", ' will be held February 14 at White Rock Baptist Church (3 p.m.). according to the local NAACP chapter. i Oeorge Frazier, presi-. dent, said the rally wjll. signal other senators that North Carolina Senators Jesse Helms and John East's opposition, to the measure docs not repre sent the interest of most of the state's citizens. "Blacks and whites will support thU bill. It is a crucial measure to en Sure that voting rights of all citizens are protected. We are hoping other senators will get this message,' he said, t ' The Act, which expires August 6. 1982, has pass cd the U.S. House. Civil rights. . ; leaders arc pressuring senators . to pass an identical version. The center of most, controversy is a provi sion lhaj. calls fo clcc-, tion procedures to be rul ed illegal If 'they are shown to ifyif in discrimination. Many Republican .senators want that clause changed so that the Mem to discriminate would have to be proved before elec tion procedures could be' ruled illegal Civil rights advocates say proving in tent is all but possible. The rally songs and s:a?rict. dorscrs of eluding Ms. will: feature supportive ih; Act Althea Sim mons- the keynote speaker. Ms. Simmons is National NAACP Lob byist and director' of the' , organization's v Washington bureau. The meeting will be, the second of a series of rallies in .support , of the Act, After the first meeting in Raleigh, the groups issued a jjst stJUfcnt ' which declared; "The Voting Rights Act is the cot iierstore of all civil ricM.s legislation. If the Senate does not renew and strengthen its provision, the South and the nation will be pushed 100 years backward in time." Sixty-one senators have gone on record in support of the Act but many would support the "ruled illegal" elause t bv fh&naed from result to intent. Among the 26 groups are the League of Wemen Voters, " N.C. Civil 'Liberties Union, NOW, Common Cause, state AFL-CIO. N.C Association ' Of Black Lawyers and NAACP. port for subsidies On the council." Robert Markham, of , Citizens Roundtable, still disgruntled with the 1 council's decision that : approved tbV end of Inight bus service, said jthe, I city's . plans for downtown development ft sanv moti mass tntrsiu X ?y.. ' Cit2i?s t.oimdtabi and senior -citizens gfin ii.e: naintainKd that th9 courc.l' t" sjon to end the ei re i preposterous.' and untenable. ii.JV A consortium of taxi .... -.. .,--- - (Continued On Page 3) Tf