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Pafle A2-The Chronicle, Thursday, February 21 I H?g. ^ .. 9 I Sfii "**?' _-# ?W:>tL. 4MB a.MHMv . im * Starvation to spread 1 Compiled by Greg Brown "WASHINGTON - A research group which monitors the earth's environment reports that the famine affecting Ethopia probably will spread to much of the rest of Africa in the years ahead. The Worldwatch Institute, in its second annual "State of the World" report released on Sunday, says that population growth and soil erosion over .l- * muvrii ui mc comment is causing a gradual but unstoppable decline in per capita food grain production. The report says that food-growing nations out^^side the continent are sustaining 140 of the 530 million Africans and that the number of Africans ~-who will require food from outside the continent to, stay alive will be much larger in five years. "The situation will get worse," says Lester R. Brown, president of the institute and director of the study. "There is nothing happening either on the Four nations halt eco WASHINGTON - The United States and three other nations have stopped economic aid to the Sudan in an attempt to force President Gaafar alNimeiry into reforming his country's economy. American officials say delivery of U.S. economic aid, which totals $114 million for the current fiscal ...:n i? - i - ? /tai, win uc curianea unui tne Khartoum government reaches an agreement with the International Monetary Fund to pay its delinquent debts. Saudi Arabia, the second largest contributor of economic aid to the Sudan, also is cutting off economic aid to the country, as are Britain and West Germany. "The financial difficulties of Sudan are appalling," said an IMF official who asked not to be identified. "Everything is in turmoil. There is no plan for dealing with financial relationships." U.S. officials stressed that military and food aid would continue. Food aid, in fact, has increased in Stores robbed by The following "Crime Box Score" is designed to keep you abreast of criminal activity in your neighborhood durins the Dast week and heln vnn protect your family and property from crime. Armed robbery 800 block, Akron Drive A man carrying a sawed-off shotgun ran into a convenience store and robbed it. The man was described as a white male, 17 years old, about 5 feet 7 inches tall with a slender build. He was wearing a ski mask over his face during the robbery. 3700 block, Indiana Avenue A man entered a convenience store with a pistol and told the store clerk, "This is a robbery. Do what I say and nobody will get hurt." The robber forced the store clerk into the store's freezer and took an undetermined amount of money from the store. The robber was described as a black male, 5 feet 10 inches tall, in his early 30s, weighing 160 pounds with a short, untrimmed beard. ? 1100 block. South Broad Street A man entered a convenience store with a sawedoff shotgun and demanded money from the cash register. The robber placed the shotgun against the head of another store employee and ordered a female store attendant to open the cash register. The robber was described as a black male in his ear/ 9 A i , 1985 Someone You | Should Meet... I H Name.: Joseph Nathan Abraham Job Title: Store manager Hometown: Baltimore, Md. Describe Yourself in one word: | "Versatile" ^ Hobbies: Playing chess, reading, I B playing sports, especially softball Favorite Book: "Nigger" by Dick 9 Gregory Favorite Movie: "Beverly Hilts Cop " Persons admires most: Mi 1 Luther King Jr., Jesse Jackson, and mm my grandmother, Mrs. Eliza Jones '1 1 /-1/. . r*? I ccf kjuui. i nope to own a 1 1 business one day. I J Of you art single, a/ feasf 76 .years old, doinjM I I something positive in the community* M U employed and interested in appearing in this I column, or (/*.you Ac/tow someone who meets ! 3 M&e criteria, please send your name and m daytime telephone number to: Someone You I Should Meet, Winston-Salem Chronicle, I P.O. Box 2151, Winston-Salem, N.C. 4hB er) to most of Africa population side or the food side to arrest the slide. "Reversing the ecological deterioration and economic decline now under way in so much of Africa may require international collaboration greater than any since the Allied powers mobilized in World War II," Brown savs. The report speculates that rapid population growth may have contributed to reduced rainfall in Africa by decreasing the amount of plant cover on ? the continent. "As vegetation is reduced by deforestation or overgrazing, the share of rainfall running off directly to the ocean increases," it says. "Less rainfall evaporates into the atmosphere to recharge rain clouds that move inland." Brown says that people haven't grasped the significance of what is happening to the African continent. 4'They think the rain will come back in , Africa and everything will be okay. That's just not the way it is going." nomic aid to Sudan recent months to aid the Sudanese suffering from drought there, as well as refugees who have entered the country from other drought-stricken African nations. They emphasized that the decision to freeze aid was purely an economic one and was not based on political factors. Among changes U.S. officials cite as necessary in the Sudanese economy are a substantial devaluation of the Sudanese pound and better administration of the state-owned companies that run much of the ?. . a! 1 I-- - t * ' cwuiiumy, particularly me ou-importing monopoly. Omer Eissa, Sudan's Ambassador to the United States, said the combination of drought and 1.5 million refugees from Ethiopia had worsened the country's economic situation. "The government is taking the steps that are necessary and that it can afford to take at this time," Eissa said. "Whether that will be acceptable to the international community and the IMF has yet to be seen." gun-wielding men ly 20s, 5 feet 3 inches tall weighing about 135 pounds. He was wearing a homemade ski mask during the robbery. 1600 block, Vargrave Street A man was walking to school when he was robbed by a man with a pistol. The robber was described as a black male about 20 years old, 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighing about 250 pounds. 1500 block, East 14th Street A 11-: 1 L r~t man w? woimii^ uuwii inc sircci wncn nc was approached by a man who demanded his money. The victim refused to give up his money and his assailant cut him on the hand and stabbed him in the chest. The victim was unable to identify the robber and nothing was taken from him. He was treated at a local hospital. 700 block, Liberty Street A man entering a convenience store was approached by another man who pointed a pistol at his head and tokl him ta^ive him ail of his money. The victim handed over his money and the robber hit him on the head with his gun. The gun went off, but no one was hurt. The two men began to fight and the gun discharged two more times. No one was hit by any of the shots. Two other men th ' ;-*d; Please see page A3 Can I protect mys By DAVID R. RANKIN Chronicle SUff Writer Q: Last year, a series o&^tornadoes ripped through the state and killed 42 people and injured 810. What can the average person do to protect himself in the event of a tornado? A: The most important thing a person can do is to stay informed. The major reason so many people died during last yeaj^s-deadly twisters was that people weren't expecting them. The National Weather Service has two types of severe weather alerts. The first is a tornado or severe thunderstorm watch. Everyone in or near the 'itch area should watch local conditions and be prepared to take action if threatening weather is sighted. News concerning a possible tornado or severe thunderstorm will be broadcast on television and radio. The second type of alert is a tornado or severe thunderstorm warning. It is issued only if severe weather has been sighted or if there is a strong indication of it on radar. "Since we are limited in our ability to get warnings of North Carolina-type tornadoes, it is very important for residents to be aware of weather signs which accompany tornadoes/* said Robert Muller of the RaleighDurham station of the National Weather Service. Muller said tornadoes are always associated with thunderstorms and usually move from southwest to northeast. If a funnel-shaped cloud forms at the base of a thunderstorm, beware. A tornado could be forming. Tornadoes are most common in the late afternoon or early evening. The typical North Carolina tornado is small, lasts only a short time, travels an average of one-and-ahalf miles and has a life span of a few minutes, Muller said. The Winston-Salem Chronicle is published every Thursday by I the Winston-Salem Chronicle I Publishing Comoanv. Jnr I ? a J ? 617 N. Liberty Street. Mailing Address: Post Office Box 3154, Winston-Salem, NC I 27102. Phone: 722-8624. Second Class postage paid at I T/t/f flCl Winston-Salem, NC 27102. I VV "id I Subscription: $ 13732 per year payable in advance I (North Carolina sales tax in- 1 eluded). Please add $1.00 for I out-of-town delivery*. PUBLICATION USPS NO. I 067910. i "Nobody will g for your car, ai theirs this weel Chevrolet. I cannot tell a 1 George knows of what he speaki their annual George Washington's Birth< are "chopped" down. And...most models will be s< -jqhi M ?.?* 10,299 PJP4 l.l? Kt??r *5,985. '7#Vfc- >? ^ rm uujk JIV jllll J ?*? Suiting & ^e4(j WZmmmmm ?elf from twisters? He offers the following advice should a tornado develop: Stay away from doors, windows and outside walls. Protect your head. In homes and small buildings. 50 to the basement or to an interior part on the lowest level, such as a closet, bathroom or interior hallway. Get under something sturdy. In schools, nuising homes, hospitals, factories and shopping ccnters go to pre-dei;'en\ted shelter areas. Interior hal.*ays on the lowest floor are usually the best protection. Go to small, interior rooms or hallways if you're inside high-rise buildings. Leave vehicles and mobile homes W a more permanant structure. If there is no :heiter nearby, lie flat in the nearest ditch with >oui hands over your head.. According to the National Weathei Service, the state has the most tornadoes in Ma), but anytime a severe evening thunderstorm occurs, i ^rnado can develop. Q: How much money did the city of WinstonSalem collect in parking fines last ye??r and where does the money go? A: Ronald Leak, the city's re\enut collector, said the city collected $182,390 in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1984. "The money goes into the city's general fund," he said. He compared the general fund to a person's checking account. "We use the general fund to pay for the day-to-day operation of the city." Q: I live in government housing on a fixed income. Hy heater doesn't work properly because I have to push the theromstat past 80 degrees to get it Pleaca see page A3 UBSCRIBE I to the I ton-Salem Chronicle TODAY 722-8624 11= US John Robinson k ive you more id take less for t than Parks ie " GEORGE WASHINGTON s. Through Saturday Parks is having lay sale. Prices on all cars and trucks old for '99 over dealer cost mii r mzsboez* y HM *M. IHH wlt?g m Tat A Ti| " ? but JLV& Ac tha AGAi BBaSfflj iJM.fi! M: fr It B^Pc [i 1I14 W. I t T*m fUB&ggmiiifl
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