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Tension In
Black males in the United
States are prone to hypertension
(high blood pressure)
more than any other group,
according to a black doctor
here. The state of the economy
today will tend to increase the
number of black people in
particular who will be affected
Traffic
Accidents
Increase
Traffic accidents generally
increased in the city in 1974
over that of 1973. One reason
given by some is that the city's
streets in some areas are not
clearly marked.
? ?One such?area is the
intersection of 12th and
Liberty Streets. As of January
7 there was no traffic sign at
that corner. This area of
Libertv Street is considered bv
^Ehe Traffic Department as a
major road.
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Black-Pi
Form As
Publishers of North CaroUna's
Eight black weekly
newspapers met recently to
form the North Carolina Black
Publishers Association
' (NCBPA).
More than 25 people,
including Editors and key
personnel of those black
newspapers, came together in
am Viictrtriool mppfino that
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called for the mutual improvement
of the newspapers. Both
in content and amount of
advertising^
Black weekly newspapers in
the state represent a combined
circulation of more than
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by the condition, he said.
It is generally felt by many,.,
black doctors that the black
male is under constant stress
and strain. "Hypertension can
be precipitated by loss of jobs,
financial trouble, harassment
companies and domestic
problems. All of which can be
found in many black families
today.
Blacks are notorious for
eating a lot of salt and other
food stuffs that tend to
increase blood pressure.
Blades have the highest
percentage of hypertension
than any other group in the
U.S., one doctor said recently.
All black doctors have to treat
hypertension despite the type
of practice he is engaged in. It
is a "common problem, the
doctor said, and can not be
overlooked.
Doctors urge people to
watch salt intake and decrease
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tne amount 01 cnoiesteroi
taken into the body. But
perhaps more importantly,
seek medical help early.
ublishers
sociation
9
60,000. This is the first such
organization in the state and
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puousners lnuieaieo ai inc
meeting, that the member
newspapers will act as a body
in many instances.
Members of the association
are: The Tribunal Aid of High
Point; The Carolina Peacemaker
of Greensboro; The
Charlotte Post; The Carolinian
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or Kaieign; ine Carolina
Times of Durham; The
Wilmington Journal; and The
Winston-Salem Chronicle.
The Association will, as one
member said, continue to be a
viable voice in the black
community.
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Should the sales tax on food
be abolished? Should North
Carolina's minimum wage law
be $2.00 instead of $1.80? Is
the Food Stamp program
taking too big a chunk from
the family's pay check?
These are but a few of the
questions that have been
- answered in the positive by
the North Carolina State
AFL-CIO and the WinstonSalem
Chapter of1 the A.
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The Institute, according to
Avery Flynt who is president
of the chapter, along with the
AFL-CIO has prepared a list of
legislative proposals to be
submitted to the Forsyth
County Delegation to the
North Carolina General Assembly
before the body
convenes this month. "We
cannot over-emphasize the
importance of these proposals,"
Flynt said in a recent
interview. "We trust that this
delegation will consider them
and help enact legislation that
Hines Win
Now On
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U.S.-USSR matches in Las V?
Irvin Hines of the Gladiators
Boxing Club recently defeated
Cliff Wells of Cincinnati. Ohio
in a three-round qualifying
bout and won a berth on the
U.S. boxing team.
The Team will face the
USSR in a series of matches
starting January 18 in Los
Vegas.
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will see to the needs of the
people of North Carolina."
In a release from the state
office of the AFL-CIO, the
organization termed the
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Avery Flynt
state's food tax as "one of the
most regressive methods of
taxation." The organization
feels that poor people are hurt
twice as much because of high
food prices in addition to the
food tax.
Flynt said the Institute is
attempting to join forces with
other groups to point up the
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ating punches in preparation for
was.
Hines, a 165; pound
middleweight, is rated number
one amateur middleweight
in the country by the U.S.
Amateur Boxers and Coaches
Association.
"The Russian Team is
supposed to be the toughest
bunch of boxers the U.S. has
competed against," Hines
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teform
need "for being actively
involved in Hie political
process." The Institute is
focusing primarily in the black
community, but is also
working with other groups
such as labor unions.
churches, and civic groups.
Flynt called for the
delegation to see that the Food
Stamp program is kept at its
present level or lowered.
"Increasing the amount to
one-third," the proposal
states, "will only cause
further hardships on people
already receiving food stamps
and those becoming unemployed."
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i iic nsi ui prupusais irtviuue
channeling of funds into
Forsyth County to assist in the
operation of the Family Health
Care Center; enactnTSht of a
strong and uniform housing
code along with the LandlordTenant
Act; creation of public
service jobs; and legislation to
improve present prison conditions.
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said recently in an interview.
That does not settre Hines
however. "It means I'll just
have to train harder", he
vowed. "I'll be ready for
them."
Hines wijl be competing in
local tournaments throughout
the state after the U.S.-USSR
match. He will be getting \
ready for national tourna- J
ments such as the National
Golden Gloves and National
AAU.
Family Gives
Thanks
The family of Mrs. Zoe
Parks Barbee, of Greensboro,
North Carolina, and East
Orange, New Jersey, wishes
to express sincere gratitude
and appreciation to the
multitude of friends, business
and professional associates for
their many expressions of
sympathy and concern.
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