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DScmioc t?l
of Police
Is Upheld
by James Smith L
Staff Writer
The dismissal of a WinstonSalem
policewoman was
upheld this week by Orville
Powell, city manager.
Powell said Mrs. Wilhemina
Cheek, was dismissed of her
duties for what was called
"conduct unbecoming to an
officer."
Of the dismissal, he said it
was because of Mrs. Cheek's
a a ? ?
association witn a Known
lottery operator. She was a
frequent visitor at his place
while she was working.
Powell did say that no
criminal charges had been
brought against Mrs. Cheek
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News
Briefs
Charlotte-Members of the
Charlotte chapter of the
NAACP is asking the city
council to investigate the
death of a black Marine who
died Friday.
According to reports, Kenneth
Brown of Camden, N.J.,
was on his way to South
Carolina and ended up
scuffling with three police
officers.
He later died before being
taken to a nearby hospital.
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Washington-Fifth District
Congressman Steve Neal,
D-N.C., is seeking public
works impact aid for WinstonSalem,
and other areas of the
Fifth District with unemployment
rates higher than 6.5 per
cent.
Neal recently said North
Carolina has been authorized
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City Has Not Met J
Feds Is
by James Smith
Staff Writer
Although there are federal
guidelines which cities should
follow in their hiring of blacks
in city government, the
Chronicle was unable to obtain
a copy.
An official in City Hall said
the Federal government had
issued a copy of its guidelines
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Rules
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to each city and outlined the
ratio of blacks which should he
in key positions in the city.
Evidently, Winston-Salem
has not met the rules as set up
by the Federal government.
Recently, a newspaper
article quoted an official in the
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Justice Department as saying
that Winston-Salem had one
of the worst records in the
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ARCH 6, 1976 .
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Convention
Cite Of Fir si
by James Smith :
Staff Writer i
In a very hushed tone,
Demorie Robinson looked at
his mother's coffin and said to j
not dead, she is not dead, she
has been re-incarnated within
my body." '
With that statement, he left
the podium and was escorted *
oat.
Robinson's mother, Bishop
Dollie Mae Robinson Bynum,
founder of the New Hope
Deliverance and Miracle
Center, died Friday of a heart
attack. Although she had been
f Policy
nation in its hiring of blacks.
It was?also revealed last?
week that of the 42
administrative jobs in city
government, three of those
wer* now being held by s
blacks.
Mayor Franklin R. Shirley v
said this week that the city t
was indqed making a headway t
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center is
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sick for about a week, she had
to history of heart trouble.
Her funeral, which attracted
nore than 1,000 people was
ield in the lower level of the
Benton Convention Center.
rhis was the first time any
'uneral has been held in the
Center.
Perhaps one. of the reasons
or having her-funeral-there
vas that Bishop Bynum and
ler church movement was the
irst religious organization to
told a religious service there.
On March 26, 1970 (Good
-riday), the choir of New
-lope Deliverance and Miracle
Tenter presented "The Seven
-ast WQrds of Christ" by
)uBois at the center.
In delivering the eulogy, the
lev. W.H. Payne, a member
>f the church movement
;tated that she tRishnn
lynum) "was the love of New
fope' s lifer"
He further stated that one of
he main objectives of Bishop
Jynum's ministry was the
aving of souls.
"She was always trying to
vin souls for Jesus. She had'
he love of her fellowman in
he uppermost part of her
nind," he stated.
Once a cancer patient, Rev.
>ayne said that through
lishop Bynum, he was healed
f cancer of the liver.
She became known as a
aith healer when she nnee
ttended a revival and people
/ere said to have fallen down
nd were healed as Bishop
lynum was walking down the
isle.
He further stated that many
nembers of the audience
ould readily say th&t they
ave love in their hearts
hanks to Bishop Bynum - if
nly they'd admit it.
"Everyone knows that she
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