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Tournament Fever
It's tournament time in basketb
teams, including North Carolina a
for a national title. One local favoi
disheartening losses in Norfolk.
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Campaign Notes
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By ROBIN ADAMS
Chronicle Staff Writer
Political tidbits we've gathered while
following the campaign trail:
Although no primaries or caucuses
were held in North Carolina on Super
Tuesday, Republican Vernon Robinson
scheduled a party at the Hyatt to watch
the results from the nine other states come
in.
Said Rnhinsnn who mav he the most
active black Republican in Forsyth County:
"This is for fun and games and we are
going to just enjoy watching the results
come in. Right now, this is the news.
Reagan is not doing much. He's boring;
personal get-together for himself and a
Little's plan ap
By ROBIN ADAMS
Chronicle Staff Writer
The new single-member district plan fo
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Alderman Larry Little developed.
After last-minute lobbying, Little's pi
eludes two predominantly black single-rm
in Forsyth County, was approved by both l
and the Senate last week during a special
It was not, however, the plan the F<
House delegation h^3 Originally chosen tc
plan that the county's five representative
designed by the legislative drafting servic
one predominantly black single-membei
district that was a little more than 50 per
one three-member district for the rest of t
The major difference in that plan am
basically is which precincts are placed whe
that Little's plan contains a larger percenta
one district.
Included in the new plan's first single-m
known as District 66 ? where black inc
Brown Kennedy lives - are the following
High SchcJSl, 66 percent black; Eastor
School, 53 percent black; Tally's Crossir
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rite has already fallen, however, with
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day get-together
couple of friends. But, before he knew it,
television stations, newspapers and politicians
were asking to come.
But Robinson is not spending all of his
time hosting parties for Democrats; he's
keeping some of his time free for the
Republicans. The race between Gov.
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jamcs a. nuni ana sen. Jesse Helms,
Robinson said, will depend on who can
get his people to the polls. "The undecided
vote won't work to either person's advantage
this time," he said.
For several months, the Chronicle has
tried to get an interview with Sen. Helms,
but to no avail. According to Robinson, it
may take several more months before
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Senior High School, 23.3 pei
r electing state Intermediate School, 14.8 \
lly the format v termediate School, 97.1 j
termediate School, 83.7 p
Ian, which in- Recreation Center, 98.5 pei
ember districts School, 99.3 percent black; S
:he state House 99.3 percent black; Winstonsession.
percent black; Happy Hill R
orsyth County black; Grace United Meth<
3 support. I he mack; rorest Kark tiemer
:s favored was black, and Trinity Moravian
e and featured District 66 has a 56.1 percen
* district, one District 67, where the othe
cent black and Hauser, lives, contains the
the county. Grove Recreation Center, X
d Little's plan Terrace Housing, 96 percent
:re and the fact Recreation Center, 99.1 pet
ige of blacks in iseum, 94.7 percent black; Pi
cent black; Forest Hill Fire
ember district, Lowrance Intermediate Sch<
umbent Annie Stephen Baptist Church, 97.1
precincts: Hill School, 95.3 percent black; ^
\ Intermediate 44.2 percent black; Brunso
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RING FASHIONS I
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ByROBIN ADAMS
Chronicle Staff Writer
The ideal juror in most criminal cases appears
to be an individual who doesn't watch the
TV news, reads the newspapers occasionally mostly
for the sports or "Dear Abby" -- and is
not very opinionated.
Judging from the transcripts of responses
from the pool of potential jurors for the KlanNazi
trial ? some of whom were chosen for duty
in the controversial trial, others of whom
were politely excused ? those criteria have been
satisfied once again.
According to the partial transcript of the
closed jury selection, many of the 250 people
questioned to serve on the jury that will decide
the fate of nine Klansmen and Nazis charged
Booker: YM<
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By ROBIN ADAMS
Chroniole Staff Writer
The project has been delayed and some frills
have been eliminated, but the Winston Lake
YMCA facility will be top-notch, said C.P.
Booker, a member of the Patterson Avenue
board of management and Patterson*s
representative to the Metropolitan board,
which governg'all YMCA and YWCA facilities
in Forsyth County.
"We don't have as many problems as those
individuals say we have," Booker said, referring
to Dr. Harvey Allen and Marie Roseboro,
who told the Chronicle last week that the
Metropolitan Y is shortchanging the facility.
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>ercent black; East Forsyth
rcent black; Prince Ibraham
percent black; Fairview Inpercent
black; Petree In- Q: Alderman V
>ercent black; 14th Street lot lately. What
rcent black; Kennedy High she assess her ii
ykland Intermediate School, official?
Salem State University, 84.2
ecreation Center, 93 percent
)dist Church, 44.6 percent A: "I guess P\
itary School, 60.5 percent Newell, who i:
Church, 25.6 percent black. alderman,
t black population. Born and rea
r black incumbent, Dr. C.B. interests in poll
following precincts: Piney was an "unoffi
IA percent black; Kimberly that racism an<
black; Martin Luther King always wanted
cent black; Memorial Col- change policy <
lisley High School, 94.3 per- Her first run
Station, 64.3 percent black; she became th<
3ol, 89.8 percent black; St. the Board of E<
I percent black; Carver High candidates in
Mineral Springs Fire Station, target in the gc
n Elementary School, 18.4 Reflecting o
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"I believe in Mom, apple pie, Chevrolet
and America.*'
? James D. Oman
with violating the civil rights of the five Communist
Workers' Party members killed 4n
Greensboro in 1979, know little about the Klan,
less about the CWP and even less about the
Nazis.
But lots of them do appear to be patriotic.
Said potential juror James DvOman: "1 believe
in Mom, apple pie, Chevrolet and America."
Oman was excused from the jury.
Like Oman, many others believe that the
Klan, the CWP and the Nazis were all equally
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"The picture of what is going on has been
somewhat distorted."
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Alien ana Koseooro, Doth members of the
Patterson board, complained that the Winston
Lake Y would not be what was promised to the
public when the YMCA held its fund-raising
drive last year.
Missing from the new budding that will
replace the aging Patterson Avenue Y and
primarily serve the black community will be a
raised indoor track, an observation deck for the
handball court, a pool-cleaning system,
bleachers, kitchen equipment, the amount of
activity space initially prescribed and a
payment-and-j>erformance bond that would
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By ROBIN ADAMS
C i Chronicle Staff Writer
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One of Forsyth County's most car
"t Board of Education members,
William Sheppard, died late Mon
night at Forsyth Memorial Hospital.
K il; The 54-year-old Sheppard, who
I served as director of governm*
fc j| sponsored programs at Winston-Sa
State University, died of a heart att
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He had served on the school board
seven years and was elected board ch
I man in a controversial vote in Januar
To most people, Sheppard was a fric
I said Beaufort Bailey, the only bl
member of the school board and a c
I friend of Sheppard's.
Iila can* "We are gonna miss him and the bl
comwwmty will miss a good frien
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pell: She merely ^
'irginia Newell has been in the news a says: "
: are her political origins and how does my con
ifluence as a black and female elected positior
anythin
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it been political all of my life," says perceive
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ired in Davie County, Newell says her
itics were sparked by her father, who Bad Od
cial black leader'* and who taught her
d segregation must be conquered. "I Q: 1 In
to be in a position where I could come ii
is it relates to individuals," she says. odor in
for a public office was in 1963 when nearby
j first black woman to campaign for out wh;
iucation in Raleigh. She topped all the
the primary, but says she became a
meral election and lost. A: You
n her years as an alderman, Newell
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professed
ither group
responsible for the Nov. 3 bloodbath.
Potential juror George W. Mecimore Jr., of
Winston-Salem, said he has come into contact
with the CWP while at his job but "some of the
things that they believe in I certainly couldn't."
Mecimore couldn't be specific as to what things
he agrees with and which others he doesn't.
Mecimore on the Klan: "I just don't believe
in any organization that takes the law in their
own hands, you know."
And on the Nazis: "1 don't really, you know,
can't really remember that much about them."
Many other jurors didn't find fault with all
three groups but had strong opinions about one
or two of them.
Said potential juror Alma H. Draughn:
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t that bad
make the contractor or arrhit#?ct liable fr*r Q
whatever may go wrong with the building
rather than the YMCA. The amount of basement
space has also been reduced and the type
of air conditioning unit has been changed.
But a Metropolitan board official says no
final decisions have been made concerning the
I Wintton Lake facility.' M don't think there will
I be any major cuts at all," said William CIt
ingman, president of the board, earlier this
week. "There are specific things that need to be
worked out, but I hope they will be resolved."
Added Booker: "(Harvey) Gantt (of
Gantt/Huberman Associates: Architects' and
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chairman dies
I have a lot of good things to say about
him. I have had some bad times, but Bill
idid stuck by me. He served as my campaign
Dr. manager and he served as my friend."
day Sheppard was hospitalized in January
for the observation of blood clots in his
also neck. Several weeks ago, Bailey said,
ent- Sheppard was hospitalized again for addiJem
tional tests and possible surgery. Shep
:acK para, wno cnecked into the hospital a
of- third time last weekend, had a history of
heart problems and had previously had
for heart surgefy.
iair- Still, Bailey said, Sheppard refused to
y. let on that he was sick,
ind, "Bill was like that," Bailey said. "As
ack good of friends as we were, he was a
lose private man, even with me."
Another school board member, John
ack Holleman Jr., said he had lunch with
d," Sheppartf ceverak wccky ago and will
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wants to help
If I've been successful at all, it is because of
imitmept and concern for people. I take my
1 very seriously and I don't enter into
g unless I've done my homework,
el that I'm representing everybody, especially
lack and every woman," she says. "I can't
; myself as a political powerhouse - that's too
us. I'm just doing what I'm supposed to do."
lor
/e in the Easton neighborhood and when I
i at night, I sometimes smell a foul, acidic
the air. I think it's coming from one of the
factories, but I'm not sure. How can I find
it the odor is and where it's coming from?
PJ.F.
need to call the Forsyth County EnvironmenPlease
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