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by James Smith
Staff Writer
With both the city and
county governments setting
== up affirmative action pro?
grams, blacks are still
receiving second rate jobs and
pay in both governmental
systems.
However, officials of the
city and county feel that the
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- control if their long range
programs become effective.
Members of both governments
met Tuesday with the
Baptist Ministers Conference
and Associates with - the
expressed purpose of telling of
their long range plan, how it
would work and what it was
expected to do.
Mayor Franklin R. Shirley
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A local dentist has charged
the executive director of the
Redevelopment Commission
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expressed his concern about a
recent statement which was
issued that Winston-Salem
was one of the worst cities in
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proposed plan of developing
land which is owned by the
commission.
Dr. J. Raymond Oliver, said
in an interview this week that
it seems like James K. Haley
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the nation in regards to its
hiring practices.
"I don't know where the
Justice Department got that
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of the commission has done
everything he couki to prevent
him from using the land.
He further charged that he
was given impossible time
tables and schedules to meet
regarding geiiing arcnuecis
plans, contractors estimates
and bank commitments.
Furthermore, Oliver stated
that through all of Haley's
obstacles, he lost his prime
tenant-the ABC store.
In a recent letter to the
Chronicle, Oliver stated, "I
can only assume that all of this
is the result of racism plus
the possible commitment to
sell the land to someone else.
All of this took place in spite of
the fact that there are two
black members of the
Redevelopment Commission
and one black board chairman
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The land in question is
located north of Winston
Mutual Life Insurance Co.,
and the Burger King of East
Fifth Street.
For nearly 10 years, the
redevelopment commission
has been trying to sell the
property.
Oliver also stated that he
first submitted a plan for the
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statement or who the
supposed "official" is. but
that is not the case here," he
?said.
While the mayor or no other
city official could name the
person responsible for the
Justice Department's accusation,
the statement was made.
The report was done by the
Southern Regional Council in
Atlanta. And, that report
stated that a high officiar in
Winston-Salem said the employment
record in WinstonSalem
was one of the worst.
4'This administration has
been forthright in trying to see
that blacks and women have
been placed in city governmem,"
said mayor Shirley.
Mayor Shirley thinks that
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by James Smith
Staff Writer
A black policewoman was
fired recently because of her
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lottery operator. Her attorney
recently stated she was
unaware that the man was a,
4lottery'' operator.
Julius Chambers, attorney
for Mrs. Wilhemina Cheek,
said in a telephone interview
last week that since she knew
the man, but nothing about his
"illegal" business, the city
really had no basis for firing
her.
44Presently, we are seeking
to help Mrs. Cheek regain
employment," he said.
He said the police had kept
the man's house undet
surveillance for some time
because of their suspicions,
but they had never bothered to
' tell Mrs. Cheek of their
suspicion.
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the indictment is as false as
anything he's ever heard.
"There's no city that has
made as much progress as we
have." he stated.
Although there has been a
great improvement in the
hiring situation, the mayor
feels that there's room for
more.
As far as Winston-Salem
goes. Orville Powell, city
manager feels that WinstonSalem's
record is just as good
or better than any others in
.the area.
John P. Bond, III, who was
the chief spokesman for the
city government stated that
the city is still trying to get ;
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However, recently the man
in question pleaded guilty to
two counts of lottery.
A city official said they
(police) began watching Mrs.
Cheek when they spotted her
coming out of the man's
house.
The official said Mrs. Cheek
was seen going in and coming
out of the man's house ?
several times while on duty.
A meeting was held last
month in the office of Orville
Powell, city manager. At that
time, Thomas Surratt, chief of
police stated that Mrs^Cheek
was relieved of her duties for
what he called "conduct
unbecoming to an officer."
After that meeting, Powell
did not make any statement
until he had a chance to look at
all of the evidence.
Last week, he stated that he
upheld chief Surratt's dismissal
of Mrs. Cheek.
A letter telling of Powell's
findings have been sent to
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