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The Nation observed the
. 0 Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. Wednesday January
15. Rallies were held
throughout the country and in
the state. A rally was held in
Raleigh commemorating the
great civil rights leaders'
birthday. i- -
Dr. King's non-violent
approach' to the black man's
civil rights was disliked by a
few, but admired by all. He
suffered countless numbers of
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abuses during nis mcuinc, uui
always kept on struggling for
the rights of black people.
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Miss Naoimi C. McLean
was cited recently as an
important and valuable "Human
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States of America" by the
American Bicenntennial Research
Institute, Inc.
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and was selected for inclusion
as a reference source in the
Library of Human Resources
of the United States of
America. The award states in
part:
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and civic attainments
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Civil Rights
His efforts brought worldwide
acclaim in 1964 when he
won the Nobel Peace Prize.
His faith in mankind is
reflected in part by his
accepting statement: "1 refuse
to accept the idea that man ismere
flotsam and jetsam in
- the- river of life which
-surrounds him.
"I refuse to accept the view
that mankind is so tragically
bound to the starless midnight
of racism and war that the
bright daybreak of peace and
brotherhood can never become
a reality."
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within the community ol
American Man. Accordingly,
the individual so honored is
therefore to be dully recognized
by the citizenry of the
Nation and entitled to all due
honor and respect accorded to
outstanding contributors to
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this American,. Republic."
The American Bicentennial
Research Institute, Inc. was
organized for the purpose of
, conducting research in the
field of the human resources
of tfie U.S. existing at the
close of the first bicentennium,
1776 to 1976. "An effort
is made^ to identify and
classify, systematically, persons
and segments of the
population as a whole who are
believed by us to have made
particular contributions in
fields significant to the
development of our Nation,"
reads a statement from the
Institute.
Miss McLean is listed in
Who's Who of American
Women - 1974-75, (8th
edition). She has won
numbers of honors
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and awards.
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Alcoholism
Week Set
Citing the need for North
Carolinians to be aware of the
problems and prevalence of
alcoholism in the state.
Governor Jim Holshouser has
proclaimed the week of
January 19-26, 1975, as
Alcoholism Awareness Week
in North Carolina.
At present, there arc an
estimated nine million alcoholics
in the United States, with
between 180,000 and 200,000
of them in North Carolina.
Nationally, it is estimated that
the cost of the alcohol problem
(in-lost wages, expenses to
families, cost of liquor, etc.)
tops $25 billion annually.
Recent studies show that
alcohol usage is not limited to
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the adult population, wun nan
of all high school-agc youths
having used alcohol at one
time or another and 25 percent
using alcohol on a regular
basis.
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The G.W. Holland Homes.
Inc.. has 62 units ready for the
elderly. The $1.3 million
project is financed by the
Fnrteml Government. The
First Baptist Church's Board
of Trustees initiated the
project by forming a non-profit
corporation, theG.W. Holland
Homes, Inc., and submitted
an application to the federal
housing program. The church
nor the' corporation is_
Financially obligated to this
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project. If the homes can not
meet its financial obligations
then the federal government
. /ill rncoll nnccShlv 111 .'111
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company, according
to David Thompkins, ol
the W-S Housing Authority.
To be eligible to rent a unit
a person must be 62 years ot
age or older; a resident ol
Forsyth County; and an
annual income up to$5,000 fot
one person, and $7,000 for tw<
persons.
Pastor To
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The General Executive
Board of the Presbyterian
Church in the United States is
sponsoring an A To Z Seminar
to Africa January 9-30, 1975.
The Rev. Conncll Osborne,
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Pastor of Dcllabrook Prcsby
tcrian Church (Winston
Salem) and vice chairman ol
Region IV of the Blacl
Presbyterian Leadership Can
cus of the PCUS is among the
participant*
Some of the features of the
Seminar will include:
I. Participation in the life ol
the new nations of Ghana,
Kenya, Nigeria and Zaire.
In announcing the procla
mation, Governor Holshousc
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canca on inc Liepariment <
Human Resources to t4mak
extra effort in that week t
cause the public to becom
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Applications are being
accepted at the Housing
Authority's Central office at
901 Cleveland Avenue, or-call
Mrs. Faye Carter at 724? 1973.
The first part of the project
has been completed and is
ready for occupancy. The 62
completed units are located at
Mt. Zion and File Streets. The
second part 52 units will be
ready by February!, and will
be located at Highland
Avenue.
The total project will consist
of 114 units, fourty-six of
which will be for the
lower-income tenant whose
rent will be subsidized by the
federal government. Sixtyeight
units will be for the
average or low-income tenant.
Twenty-Five percent of the
lowest income applications
(average $100-$150 per
i month) will be charged rent on
this income and the federal
i government will subsidize the
balance.
Visit Africa
inar Group
2. A chance to meet and talk
to Africans about our
opportunities to work together
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3. A visit to Church world
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4. The dedication of Good
Shepherd Hospital in Zaire.
5. Time in the Kenya Parks
r to sec the animals.
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