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VOL. XVII, No. 22*
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King memorial timely
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) _ A memorial lo ihc
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. couldn't have come
at a better time than now, with war erupting in
the Persian Gulf, Gov. Jim Martin said.
Martin, at a celebration Friday honoring the
civil rights leader, said it was appropriate in a
war to rememto^King^ vijUonA of
peace.
"There is no peacc in Iraq today, no," Martin
said. "Nor has there been peace in Kuwait since
August."
End "Racist" war
DURHAM, N.?.'(AP) _ Peace activists
demanded an end to what they called the
"racist"- war in the Gulf during a rally Friday
sponsored by black students at Duke University.
The rally, sponsored by the university's Black
Student Alliance, was called to promote a
peaceful end to the fighting and to show sup
port for U.S. troops and their families.
Several sbeakprs prompted enthusiastic
applause from the crowd of about 200 wneiT
they said the war was taking an unfair toll oh
the nation's black community.
Klan jeered
BLACKSBURG, Va, (AP) _ Like many Vir
ginia communities in recent years, this college
town grappled with the question of how to
respond to a Ku Klux Klan march.
Although town, Virginia Tech and NAACP
officials urged residents for weeks to boycott
Sunday's march, about 500 spectators came.
Most just watched or held up flyers printed with
^End Racism," but scores of protestors vocifer
ously demonstrated their hatred of the hate
group.
Pacifists celebrate King
SAN FRANCISCO, Ca. (AP) _ A rally to eel
-ebratc pacifist Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday
was marred by the death of a young man who
was shot while thousands of people gathered
inside a civic center.
"It's a sad thing when something like this hap
pens when we're gathered here in the spirit of
Martin Luther King for peace," San Francisco
Supervisor Doris Ward said of Monday's shoot
ing at Civic Center Auditorium,
David Lee Mi Her, 24, of East ?imaw
pronounced dead upon arrival at Mission Emer
gency Hospital.
Historian: King would back war
GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) _ If the Rev. Mar
tin Luther King Jr. were alive today, he would
support the U.S. -led war against Iraq, according
to a Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer of the
famous civil rights leader.
Historian David G arrow, whose book, " Bear
ing the Cross: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the
Southern Christian Leadership Conference,"
won the Pulitzer Prize in 1987, said King
preached non-violence as the best way to win
social justice. But he said King was not a rigid
pacifist and believed some wars were worth
fighting.
|vy Leaguer busted
NEW YORK (AP) _ An Ivy League business
student accused of throwing thousands of crack
vials into an East Harlem alley before fleeing
has been convicted on drug charges.
Christopher Clemente, a student at the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, was
convicted Wednesday Of illegal possession of
drugs and illegal possession of weapons and
drug paraphernalia.
'? Photo by Elizabeth Martin
Hundreds of people joined in the annual march through Winston-Salem to honor Dr. Martin Luther King.
The posters posed questions most of us are thinking about.
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By RUDY ANDERSON
Chronicle Managing Editor
Thousands of people in Winston-Salem were
drawn to a host of activities Monday Jan. 21, to
honor the Jan. 15, birth of Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr. But in light of this country's declared
war on Iraq in the Persian Gulf, many of those
participating also used the occasion to call for
peace..
Hundreds of children and their parent s
packed the Winston Lake YMCA to learn not
only about Dr. King and what he accomplished
but also to leam information about their heritage.
A Cash Elementary School student, Bianca
-Alexander, who participated in it dance perfor
mancc at the YMCA by Dancer's Unlimited, put
her learning experience about Dr. King this way.
"He was very important to the black race. With
out him, we'd still be eating in the back of restau
rants and being treated unfairly," she said. For a
student in the fifth grade that's a lot to know.
Younger students learned among things
about African Hello songs, slavery and what it
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Eastway partners gets $2.35 million loan
A two-year old dream of a major development .pro
ject in Hast Winston is about to tccome a reality for a
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Winston-Salem businessman who has received the
commiimeni of a Missouri mortgage firm to finance his
project. .
William Brandon, a partner in Eastway Partners
along with Charlotte entrepreneur,
John McDonald, said Tuesday that
Morgan Crowe & Associates of
Columbia, Missouri had agreed to
finance the $2.35 million dollar bal
ance of the $3. 1 mil
lion dollar project. .
In addition to
Morgan Crowe's
package, the city has
contributed more
than $536, 000 to the
development along
with more than
$400,000 from East
way Partners.
The property
was purchased from
the city moire than a
year ago for
$297, 000.
Brandon said that pending clos
ing details on the loan construction
could begin within 60 days.
Joyner accepts
Atlanta 'Y' Job
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Chronicle Managing Editor
The man who has guided the Winston Lake YMCA pro
gram the last six years will soon be leaving to assum<ui?&^AUiS?
as the executive director of a new YMCA facility to be built in
Atlanta. ' ?<?
The Chronicle has learned that Norman Joyner will assume
his post in mid-April or early May. - ? -
The 45-year old Joyner has been employed by the YMCA
in various capacities for the 'ast 23 years, the last six at the Win
ston Lake facility.
Joyner said it was a tough decision to make.
"You can't imagine how I've agonized over this," Joyner
said. "We've made a great deal of progress here in the last three
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K- by Elizabeth iviamn
Developer William Brandon and real estate consultant Cltfiiftip
Washington proudly dlsptey fetters of commitment to fund Eastway
Plaza project. At left Is artist rendering of the proposed project.
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Group denounces
war, calls for peace
By RUDY ANDERSON
Chronicle Managing Editor
With the dust still settling on
Baghdad, and American bombers
continuing their raids on the city,
peace activists stepped up the pace
in Winston-Salem and around the
country calling for an end to the
war.
Voices Against Middle East
Intervention held a news conference
the day after the first attacks on
Baghdad, Jan. 16, denouncing the
war and catling for a renewed effort
to negotiate a peacc settlement. In a
statement read by the Rev., John
Mcndcz, one of the organisers, he
said he supported the bravery and
courageous service of U.S. troops
and prayed for their safety. Bur he
said he felt the action initiated by
the President was "a bit premature."
He said when he heard the
President say the world could no
longer wait for? sanctions to work
he could not buy into that. " France
and other countries were trying at
that moment to keep the negotiation
lines open," he said.
Mcndcz is of the opinion that
U.S. foreign policy is bias. He list
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Demonstrators converge on Washington
By TEZRAO ELLIS
Special to the Chronicle
The nation's capital had the look of a scene nearly
30 years ago last weekend as tens of thousands of Amer
icans gathered there to protest U.S. involvement in the
war in the Middle^Cast.
Demonstrators from across the country rallied Sat
urday, Jan. 19 on the lawn of Lafayette Park, directly
across the street from the White House in Washington,
D.C. to prepare for a march. The march, reminiscent of
the famed march on Washington led by Dr. Martin
Luther King in 1963, was organized hy the National"
Coalition to Stop tJ.S Intervention in the Middle LLast.
1 he coalition is composed of grassroots organizations
from throughout the nation.
One such organization was Vokcs V gainst Middle*
Bast Intervention. The locally based group is chatted by
Southeast Ward ALfcrnum Larry Wwn hie. \7T\TFT T in"
conjunction with Hmotanuel Baptist Church, organized a
bus trip to Washinga>n so that conccrn?il.xiU>cn> Irouv
Winston-Salem andNurrtjiindmg areas could participate
in the symbolic event. jf
"I was very proud of VAMEI for taking this bold
step," Womblc said. "The march reinforccd what
VAMEI and many people in Winston-Salem Have been
saying. The speakers (at the march) were all on one
accord that we need to be-about the business of saving
!ivcs*and bringing our trwp^ome,"
The program featured inierrjationally recognized
sneakers including Rev. Jesse Jackson ami activist/come
dian frielTGrcgory, as well as prominent national figures
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