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Files Disaj
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An investigation by the
Special investigation Unit of
the N.C. Attorney General's
office of files that disappeared
from the N.C. Good Neighbor
Council in 1972, which a
former official of the Council
said could have exonerated
the Wilmington 10 if they had
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has been criticized by Rev.
Leon White, Director of the
N.C.-Va. Commission for
Racial Justice.
White said Tuesday the
investigation of the missing
files was only a small part of
what he requested. Michael
Carmichael, press secretary
for the Attorney General
Rufus Edmisten denied
White's claim saying that Rev.
White was not detailed in his
. letter.
Disappearance of the files
was revealed by former Good
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by Rudy Anderson
Staff Writer
A warrant was issued.
Tuesday for the arrest of a
Hall-Woodward Elementary
school teacher who reportedly
slapped an eight-year-old
child in the face Monday
because of the teacher's
reported personal problems
and frustrations.
Mrs. Judith Kurtz was
charged with assault on a child
under 12. The warrant was
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by Rudy Anderson
Staff Writer
The president of the
local chapter of the
NAACP, Monday labeled
the floor nomination for
president of Patrick Hairsston,
chairman of the
NAACP's labor committee,
as clearly "a dissident
state, whose purpose is to
split black support in this
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Neighbor Council official Rev.
Aaron Johnson to a reporter
with the Greensboro Daily
News. Johnson said information
contained in the files
indicated the innocence of the
Wilmington 10.
Johnson was quoted as
saying Chavis was in
Wilmington in a peace
keeping role and the Good
Neighbor Council was glad to
have Chavis there. The
veteran mediator of racial
turmoil said "Chavis was
about the only man we know
who^ could prevent that
(refering to a takeover from
black' militants from other
cities) and still have a chance
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of keeping a lid on things."
Johnson was also quoted as
saying that the files would
have documented where
Chavis was during the
turmoil.
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spendedfor
brought against her by the the
child's mother, Mrs. Marilyn
Rhodes, of 1477 E. Sedgefield
Dr.
Details of why the teacher
went into the rage are sketchy
but Mrs. Rhodes said that
when she got to the school to
find out what had happened
she was told that the teacher
had been sent home.
She said she was told later
- that Mrs. Kurtz was "losing
her home, having to stay with
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An angry sounding Rev.
J.T. McMillan said the
push for Hairston's leadership
of the NAACP was
being sponsored by the
44same crowd" that tried
and failed to start a
separate chapter two years
ago.
McMillan has been
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Memorials Committee, congra
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"Citizen of the Year"
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Psi Phi Chapter of Omega
Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
celebrated its Annual Achievement
Week Sunday
afternoon in the exquisite
splendor of Winston-Salem
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friends, and having problems
with her own child." Mrs.
Kurtz could not be reached for
comment.
In addition to Mrs. Rhode's
daughter, Terri, Mrs. Kurtz
reportedly admitted slapping
three other children, all of
whom were black.
In a meeting Tuesday
morning with school Superintendent,
Dr. J^mes A. Adams,
Mrs. Rhodes vowed not to let
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several months for what
dissatisfied members have
sighted as the chapter's low
profile, the small size of the
membership, the one man
control of the organization,
and its inactiveness.
The local chapter held
the regular meeting of its
general membership last
Sunday to nominate officers
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tulates Dr. Frederick L. Douglas
and Mrs. Mazie Woodruff as
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State University's Red Room
located on the campus. The
theme for this year's Achievement
Week was "MajiJiood,
Scholarship, Perseverence,
ind Uplift-Essential Principles
of a Successful Life."
Speakers for the "Four
Cardinal principles for Omega"
were Brothers E.L.
Patterson (Manhood), E.F.
Lewis (Scholarship) W. Richardson
(Perseverance) and
J.O. Lowery (Uplift) Bro. V.G.
Simpson introduced the
speakers.
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years (since 1936) delivered
flamboyant remarks on "Manhood".
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A stabbing reported Wednesday
at West Forsyth High
School was the result of a
"jealous rage" says Miss
Luretha Lowery, 19, of 2001
Locust Ave., the victim.
Miss Lowery said she and
Nadine Holley, 17, were
acquaintences, and that both
knew a voiitid man whn
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said was in prison. Miss
Lowery said "He has been a
friend of mine since childhood
and he and Nadine were
seeing each other before he
went to prison." She said he
asked her to write him while in
prison and that Miss Holley
heard about it and became
extremely angry.
Miss Holley reportedly
confronted Miss Lowery and
threatened her if she did
write. A fight started between
them in the hall and Miss
Lowery was stabbed. She
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until someone said I was
bleeding/' Eight stitches
were required in her back.
Miss Holley was arrested
and charged with assault with
a deadly weapon. Bond was
set at $200 which she posted.
Her court hearing was set "for
Nov. 22.