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WINSTON-SALEM - The U.S. Middle District
Court was presented a five-year-old lawsuit last
week charging the City of Winston-Salem and local
officials with racial discrimination.
The suit was filed by Curtis E. Dixon, a program evaluation
analyst for the city, who charges he was
passed over for promotion nine times because of
racial discrimination. Attorneys for the city deny
the charges and Dixon's assertion that he wa more
qualified than those who were hired for the jobs.
44In 1974, (Dixon) was advised by his white supervisor
that, being black, it would be difficult for
S. African army to pc
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africife,au?to?ouJJi,
- African government said last week it plans to increase
the size of its civilian police force and employ
the army in its fight against a wave of racial unrest
which has resulted in 80 deaths in recent weeks.
Army units were deployed in the black township
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necessary. The Minister of Law and Order, Louis
Le Grange, said the army would upport the police
"in riot control and all other circumstances that we
may decide."
In apparent acknowledgment that black unrest is
expected to continue, the government also plans to
expand its civilian police force by 45 percent, from
47,000 to 68,000.
Weapons seized at pr<
MERIDEN, CONN. - Riot-equipped police confiscated
a cache of weapons from supporters of the
Ku Klux Klan during a series of four rallies during
the weekend, but no violence was reported and no
one showed up for a cross burning planned to cap
the rallies.
Only about 145 persons turned out for the largest
of the four rallies in this working class city of
50,000 where the Klan has held gatherings since
1981. Bill Wilkinson, the imperial wizard of the
Louisiana-based Invisible Empire of the Knights of
the Ku Klux Klan addressed the major gathering in
, a baseball field on Sonday a&<Aali-KIan-protesters
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Q: What do the "signal set for" signs on University
Parkway and other major streets mean ?
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A: Jay Baldock, engineer in the city's traffic operations
department, said the "signal set for" signs are
designed to smooth traffic flow during peak hours.
Baldock said if motorists travel at the displayed
speed they are assured of making all the traffic
lights.
Q: Who determines when traffic signals are switched
to the blinking stage ?
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A.The city's traffic engineering department
regulates and controls traffic signals. Jay Baldock
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(Dixon) to advance further within the city,** according
to court documents filed by Dixon's attorneys.
"A white selecting official who had denied (Dixon)
a promotion in 1978 advised (him) that it was difficult
if not impossible for a black to excel within
the city government and that blacks were not
technically as proficient as whites."
Dixon holds bachelor's and master's degrees
_ from N.C. A&T State University in Greensboro and
a master's degree in public affairs from the University
of North Carolina at Greensboro.
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vU? #f .lii*a?nyial? aeuki tee If ict-news-cove rage
of the country's political unrest, shielding whites
from reports of black dissatisfaction, The New
York Times reported. South African security laws
prohibit reporting of trrop movements inside the
country. If trrops are used to quell racial violence,
editors could face prosecution for publishing stories
detailing military deployments.
Alan Cowell, the Times South African correspondent,
reported blacks probably would view
the army's use as a sign the government is seeking
confrontation more than conciliation. Cowell said
the moves also may be designed to reassure whites
that the violence would be not be allowed to spread
from the black townships.
D-nuclear Klan rally
shouted "Shame" and "Death to the Klan" from
behind a corridor of police.
About half a dozen Klansmen ignited a six-fooi
cross in a tobacco field near East Windsor on Sun
day night, but a planned rally failed to materialize
The Klan demonstrated in support of nuclea
power Saturday in New London at the launching o
the Navy's newest Trident nuclear submarine
Police had court orders to allow police searches a
the rallies and seized ax handles, machetes and
bag of knives at the New London rally, but made n
.arrests.
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said the engineers program the computers at Cit
Hall to switch to the blinking stage during certai
hours.
Baldock said intersections with blinking lights ar
selected based on traffic counts. Usually, th
blinkers are turned on around 9 p.m. ana shortl
after midnight. The traffic department routinel
reviews intersections to determine if the lighi
should be blinking.
Also, traffic engineers routinely meet with th
police department to discuss intersections whet
traffic counts fluctuate because of public events.
Motorists who spot problem intersections shoul
call the traffic department at 727-2707.
Q: I moved to Winston-Salem in July. Do I sti
have time to register to vote in this fall's preside!
tial election ?
M.T.
A: Kathie Chastine Cooper, supervisor of the coui
t ty Board of Elections, said that the registratic
; deadline was Monday.
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By Dr. M L. CLARK
Wake Forest University
Teen-age pregnancies are plagued by various
health complications for both pregnant teen-agers
and their infants.
These health risks are highest for young, black,
low-income teens who have had little or no prenatal
care. Based on information reported by the Guttmacher
Institute, infants born to teen-agers are
more likely to die in their first year of life than those
born to women over 20.
In 1978, North Carolina had the fourth highest
infant death rate in the United States for mothers
under the age of 20. The fetal mortality rate has increased
from 11.9 percent in 1978 to 16.6 percent in
1981 for ages 15 to 17. There are more fetal deaths
for non-white teen-agers than white teen-agers,
however, the greatest increase in fetal deaths has occurred
for white teen-agers ages 10 to 19. The rate
for black teens has actually declined, although it
still remains higher than for the white race.
Teen-age mothers are much more likely than
women over 20 to have premature and low birthweight
(less than 5 lbs., 8 ozs.) infants. Low birth
weight has been Uinked to infant death,
childhood illness, birth injuries, neurological
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