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"I * \ Winsi VOLJ<INa37^^^^^U?P^Na 06791 Stepping Out... m^m ' ?li/ .U3%l^* ?i' /I IT"*! r vt* F nill i ^ ' i f?i ?i- -*?*J s .Greek-Style At State Aspiring members of two Winston-Salem State fr form the ritual "Death March." Top left, shaven-i Alpha Psi. Delta Chapter, pledge Robert LasstterJ Ministers maintain t despite low Justice I By ROBIN ADAMS Greensbc Chronicle Assistant Editor Eversli Despite the visibly low turnout last Fri- ministers day for what local black clergy had on designated "Justice Day," one of the ly 50 per event's organizers said he was pleased. Friday n: "This was just the beginning of an "I wa awakening," said the Rev. Carlton said. "I EversleV^ pastor of Dellabrook that we r Presbytpfian Church. Eversli The \Baptist Ministers Conference and pointed Associates had asked the community to at- showed i tend the &48 million Klan-Nazi civil suit be- town wo ino kpam nnu) in 115 /"Tucti/** 1 iba^ itvtUM a a %/ asa w ?w#? 1 v ft* m vb IV to VI IW y V UJVIVV J Court herein mass Friday. The civil suit the Bap stems from avNov. 3, 1979, confrontation Associat< between Klansmen and Nazis and Com- porta nee munists Workers Party members in Amid reservath Bv DAVID R. RANKIN Chronicle Staff Writer Aldermen Larry W. Womble and Larry D. Little sat silently as the Board of Aldermen unanimously voted Monday night to hold a $20 million bond referendum June 25 that, if passed, will fund a new coliseum. Both Little and Womble had previously spoken against the arena, saying they agree that it is needed, but that they can't support it if the city's housing *nd minority business problems aren't more fully addressed. 'There are several concerns that have been expressed to me," Womble said. "We need to \ * J v Sarollna drinking age. muh -ton-Sal The Twin City's A\ 0 Winston-Salem, N.C. J ; > T^rffl HPT^ A, lPiW\ r??.- -,?i*P3 F\. ~ - v,: il S^^H -?3groOTMHHII^H I K v EL* p>^JI ^Vl j4*tI a> '* I jEy-'''.-' ' ff^H ^,: ELj^^l v,. ^| CTk .. v- 4' H^JL l^^b ' /m ?%&s MPf8l!f??v M^m j aternities per- glistening line of Kappa Alpha leaded Kappa Maurice Mayfield of Phi Bet bottom loft, a repeats a solemn chant (phot heir resolve IB1 J )ay turnout >ro that left five people dead. ey estimates that a dozen or so i and lay people attended the trial y afternoon and that approximate- I g ^ sons attended a forum on the trial I f ight at St. John's CME Church. I s pretty well pleased," Everlsey A 1 thought that it was appropriate * k nake a local response. ry also said he wasn't dissap- JBjjjfc tf: at the number of ministers who in court. "Most ministers in this rk another job," he said. 44This I Day) was a very unusual thing for |pl tist Ministers Conference and W " VHHK rs. It will take time to see its imThe Rev. CarH Please see paqe A3 Parker). ms, aldermen se\ answer a great deal of those questions that people have been bringing forth to us as a city and to us as aldermen. Mayor Wayne A. Corpening said a committee will be formed to educate citizens concerning the J UUI1U I CICf CUUUIIl. When asked after the meeting who would head the committee, Corpening said he will make an announcement "In a few days." Womble said he hopes that the committee will be "very honest and frank" and answer the community's questions so it can intelligently vote on the bonds. ) em Chr vard- Winning Weekly HList of c narrows By ROBIN AD Chronicle Assist! Four fina , Hcnanccnorsmp < State Universit; tified. The Chronici they include president of St. LawrencevilU Thompson, vie dent services a the University < system's Genen Dr. Carl H associate direc i for the Comm Education in / H|S Leon Frazier, Y V ment of Pensic Alabama. John Davis, WSSU chancel tee, would not the finalists are their exact nun only say that th rowed to apprc rHe said the < final stages of / expects to subi didates, includi to University c President Willii June. Davis also sa finalist^ would i Pfti nlfldnoQ- ahnv/o Hnht nloHno n\ - - - r m ?? ? ' - r'"-?w ** ewVM vl ta Sigma, Delta Alpha Chapter, Marburyhas os by James Parker). is a finalist and *L I By robin ad Chronicle Assists The no ^ ^r^uest^rorn main open. on Eversley (photo by James "We just cot to keeping that * r *\r ^ i June zj uuie joi He also said he won't take a stand either for or against the bonds. One issue that Womble, Little and their fellow black aldermen have expressed repeated concern over is a bill introduced in the both the state House and Senate that would enable WinstonSalem to set minimum levels of minority participation in city contracts. The mayor and a delegation of black leaders, including Little $jid Alderman Virginia Newell, traveled to Raleigh Wednesday afternoon to speak on the bill's behalf. "I'm going to Raleigh to push for this enabling t IL| ^ V I VflflA 11 onicle j 35 cents 32 Pages This Week ir finalists?? WSSU post andidates for chancellor d as June deadline approaches *AMS asked by the search committee, int Editor on a rec0mmendation to the com* lists for the mittee, to apply for the position. of Winston-Salem When asked if he is a finalist, i have been iden- Thompson referred all questions to Davis. Simmons and Frazier ]e has learned that could "not beTeached Tor comDallas Simmons, ment. Paul's College in Marbury and Frazier were Va.; Cleon among three finalists for the 5 president of stu- presidency of Alabama A&M jid programs for University in Normal, Ala., a )f North Carolina position former WSSU il Administration; Chancellor H. Douglas Covarris Marbury,. ington resigned last summer to tor for planning assume. iission on Higher According to sources at Alabama, and Dr. Alabama A&M, the board of lead of the Depart* trustees was deadlocked between >ns and Security in Marbury and Frazier, former vice president for academic affairs at chairman of the Alabama A&M, and chose Covlor search commit- ington in order to maintain unity comment on who on the board. i nor would he give Marbury was also reported to fiber. Davis would be one of two finalists for the e list has been nar- chancellor's post at North oiv ^ ?! ^ 1 1 ' ' sAnuaiwiy Carolina central university in :ommittee is in its Durham. interviewing and Sources at WSSU say that nit a slate of can- some senior faculty members and ' ing its top choice, administrators support Thomp>f North Carolina son for the job and have written im Friday by early letters to Friday endorsing Thompson. Thompson served as id that any of the interim chancellor at North , in his opinion, Carolina A&T State University lancellor. when Dr. Lewis Dowdy resigned, confirmed that he Although the local search comsaid he had been Please see page A14 1 asks for more data rest Park question AMS . ,, .. mt Editor August, said Bailey in an inter???'??? view Tuesday morning. The nty school board board voted then to keep the Monday night on school open amid emotional reits finance com- quests from the community surse Forest Park rounding the school. ool. "I just can't see closing Forest >oard asked its ad- Park now,'* Bailey said. "It's a cc r? ? ii i*ji iiiwnc miur- naiurany integrated it makes a deci- neighborhood.'* The community surrounding time, Vice Chair- Forest Park is roughly evenly O. Bailey, the divided between blacks and ack member, said whites. st Park should re- Those who lobbied for the school to be kept open last year nmitted ourselves were back Monday night, wearschool open last Please see page A5 y referendum legislation/' Little said after the meeting. "We're going to do it from there." Little has said he is particularly concerned about the amount of minority participation that would be involved in building a coliseum. Clarence "Bighouse" Gaines, head basketball coach at Winston-Salem State University and cochairman of the Citizens Coliseum Study Committee, said after the vote, 44We carried the wishes of the people to the Board of Aldermen. The people stated that they wanted ^ new coliseum and that's *- - r wnat nappcned." Please see page A5 r / v" '
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