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WSSU's bid for CIAA games
not supported by Chamber
By ANGELA D. WRIGHT Both Winston-Salem and Charlotte had expressed an
Chronicle Managing Editor interest in the tournament, said CIAA officials, but neither
' ' submitted bids.
The coach and chancellor of Winston-Salem State Uni
versity still are not sure just why.the Winston-Salem WSSU coach Clarence "Big House" Gaines and Chan
Chamber of Commerce passed up the opportunity to bring ^ellor CI eon Thompsonsay they believe the City of Win-"
into the city $4 - 8 million a ston-Salem had an excellent
year for three consecutive "We were all disappointed that Winston- chance of winning the tour
year~. . ?... Salem didn't bid, especially since you've nam?"1;
Chamber officials . r ... , , ? Its my understanding
declined to submit a bid to that fl?W JdClllty uOWtl there. t^at chamber officials said
lure the Central Intercolle* -- Leon Kerry they did not have time to
giate Athletic Association Interim CIAA Commissioner come up with a sufficient bid
(CIAA) basketball tourna- and that the main hotels were
ment away from Norfolk, Va. ,v ???? ?-?^booked on the dates the tour
Norfolk hosted the event in 1988, 1989 and will host it in nament would be held in '91." said Mr. Gaines,
1990 before turning it over to Richmond, Va. for a three- Coach Gaines said that he believed the City of Win-"
year period beginning in 1991. ston-Salem would have had no problem outbidding either
The City of Richmond, which hosted the tournament Richmond or Norfolk, especially because the new
in 1986 and 1987 before losing out to Norfolk for '88-'90,
was selected over Norfolk and Landover, Md. Please see page A6
Panel ready to present findings
Report: Transportation network key to success in E. Winston
By TONYA V. SMITH blighted East Winston. Members were the report.
Chronicle Staff Writer particularly interested to see how the A comprehensive transportation
study spoke to concerns they had network is fundamental to the devel?
With (he final technical report voiced in September. * - opment strategy's ^success,^tfie^report
outlining a plan to spur economic industrial development was an adds. East Winston "has remained iso
development in hand, the East Win- jssue nol adequately discussed in the lated from the balance of the city. This
ston Development Task Force is consultant's findings, members had. isolation can be traced to an internal
readying to present the findings to the -j^e final technical report identi- road system wjiich is inconsistent and
city Board of Aldermen. ^es t^c g0aj industrial development disjointed, and the lack of a continu
A nod from the aldermen on Dec. as "to maintain the separation between . ous connector road between the two
18 would mean the mayor-appointed industrial and residential uses, while highways."
task force could move ahead with creating opportunities for the con- The report recommends that dead
plans to implement some of the items struction of new warehousing, distri- end streets be connected and cul-de
in the "East Winston Economic bution and light manufacturing uses." sacs be built to facilitate better mobili
Development Strategy," prepared by Industrial development should be ty in East Winston and make the area
Hammer, Siler, George Associates, a?centered^around activity on three sites more attractive to developers.-Task
consulting firm in Silver Spring, Md. - the vacant parcels adjacent to force chair, Ernest H. Pitt, agreed with
In a meeting Tuesday, task force Fairchild Road near the airport, the that finding and said a parkway is still
members reviewed the final technical city-owned parcel on Old Walkertown needed in East Winston.
report of the study, which suggests Road and the business park struggling "This parkway thing is driving me
creating a demand for residential, to develop off Interstate 40, on the
retail and industrial development in eastern edge of the city, according to Please see page A6
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Photo by Mike Cunningham
Instructor Catherine Ferrell, center, demonstrates the perfect rollup to Career Center
students Latasha Coleman, left, and Andreanne Ramseur.
Career Center highlights student achievements
From Chronicle staff reports
More than 800 school board members and superintendents from across the state attended
the 20th Annual N.C. School Boards Association conference Nov. 16 and 17 at the M.C. Benton
Convention Center.
Also participating in the conference were students from the Career Center who exhibited
iheir talents in ten booths set up in the main hall of the convention center.
Cosmetology students demonstrated the proper way to roll a perm, health services students
Please see page A6
Board rules in favor of giving convicted drug dealer a license
By TONYA V. SMITH
Chronicle Staff Writer
In a precedent setting action, the city Board of Aldermen over
turned a ruling to deny a convicted felon a driver's permit to operate a
limousine.
Eric A. Dorsey, an Afro-American, was charged with trafficking
cocaine in Greensboro in 1986. He served about a year in prison and
was released in Octobcr 1987. On Oct. 5 Mr. Dorsey applied for a
limousine driver's permit, but his application was refused because Sec
tion 23-54 of the city code stipulates that the "taxicab inspector (who
awards such permits) may refuse to grant or renew a driver's permit in
the case of an application from any person who has been convicted of a
felony. Who shall have been convicted of a violation of any law, state or
federal, relating to the use, possession or sale of narcotic drugs."
In accordance with city ordinance, Mr. Dorsey appealed Officer
R.C. Ramsey's, the taxi inspector, denial of his permit to the board.
"I pray that you give me the opportunity ... I only ask that you
would not judge me in accordance with the past but with what I'm try
ing to do since my return back to society," Mr. Dorsey told board mem
bers. ??
Aldermen were advised that they could uphold Officer Ramsey's
ruling or overrule his decision based on the letters of recommendation
sent to the city in Mr. Dorsey's behalf and his own testimony.
Mr. Dorsey admitted that he had driven a limousine without the
appropriate permit during the the National Black Theatre Festival
because* he said, officials with the Department of Motor Vehicles told
him he didn't need a special permit.
Alderman Lynne S. Harpe asked Mr. Dorsey several personal ques
tions, she apologized for asking them in a public setting, about his
involvement in community service or drug education programs. Mr.
Dorsey said he was required to go through a drug education and reha
bilitation pr6gram while in prison.
"Have you used drugs since you've been out," asked Alderman
Please see page A10
The Civil Rights Legacy
Experts say the movement and the dream live on
*
Associated Press Laser Photo
The Speech That Spurred A Movement
It has been a quarter century now since Martin luther King Jr., at age 34, stepped to a microphone
at th* Lincoln Memorial in Washington, above, the final speaker in a long, hot afternoon of speech
> making. Eight minutes later, he was the unquestioned king of a movement that changed America
forever, and the "Dream Speech" entered the history book* *? one of the greatest ever delivered.
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By TONYA V. SMITH
Chronicle Staff Writer
This is the last in a series of
articles examining civil rights
movements, their purpose and
effectiveness, how they have
fared with the passing of time
and how their future will deter
mine the future of Afro-Ameri
cans.
Six score and six years ago,
Abe Lincoln signed a proclama
tion which called for the freedom
of all Afro-Americans. However,
several pieces of legislation suc
ceeded that first statement of
independence, and blacks today
are still struggling for complete
equality.
The 1964 Civil Rights Act
protected Afro-Anfer&ans' voting
rights, outlawed their exclusion
from public accommodations and
community facilities, and prohib
ited discrimination in education
and employment. But, in the
words of Atlanta Mayor Andrew
Young, "We struggled in the '50s
to integrate the schools. We strug
gled in the '60s to integrate the
lunch counters and ballot boxes.
Now we've got to struggle in the
80s and '90s to integrate tbe
money."
Economists estimate that the
wealth gap between blacks and
whites is more than $600 billion.
While the economic status of
Afro-American men in the coun
try increased by 340 percent
between 1940 and 1980, com
pared to t 164 increase for their
white counterparts, black men still
do not earn as much as white men.
"Moreover, although the rela
tive earnings of blacks have
increased considerably, their rela
tive employment has declined,"
according to HThe Economic
Progress of Black Men in Ameri
ca." In the light of a 350-year his
tory of racial discrimination, offi
cially sanctioned iri many places
until less than 25 years ago, the
persistence of racial differences in
economic status is a natural
source of concern."
The Teport was released by
the U.S. Commission on Civil
Rights in October 1986. Estab
lished in 1957 and re-established
in 1983, the commission investi
Please see page A10