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?? JOHANNESBURG, South Africa ( AP)
^ A judge refused defense pleas to dis
miss kidnapping charges against Winnie
Mandela, ruling prosecutors had present
ed enough evidence to go ah^ad with the
trial. 1 1 l vf \
|Hp> fustiw Stegmann adjourned the,
1 trial until Monday to let the state comply
with his order to provide more informa
tion to Mrs. Mandela and her three co
defendants so they can prepare their
defense.'
(AP Laserphoto)
Periodic cease-fires urged
ATLANTA (AP) Former Atlanta
Mayor Andrew Young, who earlier talked
of "kicking butts" in the Persian Gulf war,
has called for periodic cease-fires so
peace talks can begin.
Young, speaking to an audience of cler
gy and theology students Monday at the
Interdenominational Theological Center,
reiterated his support for the war. He
called Iraqi President Saddam Hussein "a
tinhorn dictator, " but he said diplomats
should work aggressively toward peace.
Suit changes Casino policy
ATLANTIC CITY, N, J. (AP) _ A dis
crimination complaint filed against one
casino led Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino
terhalt its policy of moving black and
pmwiimipymjiii the craps table ofT"?
high'roller, casino enqttoyees-say.
"They felt as though the heat was going
to come on them," said Carl Carpenter a
black male who is a former casino floor
worker.' "That was their way of cleaning
up their act."
However, Tramp Plaza attorney Brian
Spector said the casino, like others in the
city, merely wantedto be sensitive to its
black employees.
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Black Achievements recalled
NEW YORK (AP) _ The achievements
of black Americans were recalled Sunday
at Harlem's Abyssinian Baptist Church
and St. Patrick's Cathedral in sermons
marking February as Black History
month. .
The Rev. Calvin O. Butts BI, pastor of
"Abyssinian, told parishioners that the
ingenuity of blacks has helped to save
lives on the battlefield.
; Butts told about 2,500 worshippers that
Jthe gas mask was inyehled by Garrett
MorgatTwmlt a uuciur, Charles Drew,
By RUDY ANDERSON
Chronicle
Managing Editor
A plan to
reorganize the
Minority/Women
Business Enter
prise program ha&
apparently been
put on hold leav
ing the future of
that program, at .
least for the moment, in limbo.
The Chronicle -learned earlier this
week that Janet DeCreny, city economic
M/WBE program shelved
Al Beaty
Plan is viewed with skepticism
"""" Roseboro, commiuec chair. "Frankly, it
By RUDY ANDERSON
Chronicle Managing Editor
makes me mad that no one on this
board was notified of the actions Al
The planned move of the city man- Beaty (the assistant city manager), was
ager's office to consolidate the city's about to take."
Minority and Women Business Enter- t. She said she was not familiar with
prise program into a newly created the other components in the new Busi
depprtment is being viewed with skep- ncss Assistance office or how the con
ticism by the chair of the M/WBE's corns of the M/WBE would be
Community Advisory Board. addressed. She said under the circum
"1 see this as an attempt to do away stances she was not sure at this point
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development coordinator had been
pegged to run the city's Minority/Women
at
Business Enterprise program, in a newly
consolidated office as director of the
Business Assistance Program.
In the wake of Betty Hanes' resig- *
nation as M/WBE coordinator several
weeks ago there had been some specula-,
lion by M/WBE participants about what
the future of that office would be.
The M/WBE was to be one of three
components in the program to include
the small business loan program and the
Winston East Economic Development
strategy. ? * ? - ?
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Gray chosen to
head delegation
By RUDY ANDERSON
Chronide Managing Editor ^ ,
The Forsyth County legislative delegation spilt its
vote along party lines Monday, locking Represei^tivc'
Annie Brown Kennedy out of becoming chair of the dele
gation.
The five Republicans in the delegation Till cast their
votes for relative newcome, llyons Gray, who has been a
member of the delegation smcc August 1989. He was
appointed then to replace Ann Duncan who resigned to
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Lyons Gray (left) was selected over Annie
Brown Kennedy (right) to head local delega
tion.
Operation PUSH
broke, near death
BY CLIFF EDWARDS'
Associated Press Writer
CHICAGO (AP) - Operation PUSH championed
civil rights for two decades, now it's out of money
and active support has dwindled. Some blame its
problems on the exit of co-founder, the Rev. Jesse
Jackson, who moved on to pursue politics. *
"Obviously, when you think of PUSH, you think
of Jesse Jackson," said the Rev. Jesse Butler of.
United Life Church, "With him gone, what has
PUSH been? Where will PUSH go?" * "
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Local credit unions jojjn
fight to stay independent
Congress to consider regulation bill
By RUDY ANDERSON
Chronicle Managing Editor
Local credit unions in the eight
county area of the fifth district have
joined other credit unions across the
country in a massive letter writing
campaign to ^et congressional lead
ers to keep me federal government
from making their institutions sub
ject to the same regulations as
banks.
There arc 29 credit unions in
the district, with assets totaling
more than 5834 million, represent
substamial percentage of the mem-,
bers are African- Americans.
There arc approximately 1.2
million crcdit union members
statewide, according to Jack
Braswcll, cxccutivc vice president
of Members Credit Union and one
of the coordinators of the local cam
paign.
Credit union officials are
y">oosed to changes in the way their
institutions are regulated because
they say the advantages for the
average worker in belonging to
credit unions would be lost
"You've heard the story about
having to prove to a bank that you
didn't need a loan before you could
get one," Braswell joked, "that was
very nearly the case."
He explained that at the turn of
- thftxeiuuty^n through the 1930s,
the banking community for the
most part snubbed the so-called
average working man catering
instead t& big business interests for
loan activity.
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Mayor says Womble should
pin Stuart down for answers
By RUDY ANDERSON
Chronicle Managing Editor
Alderman Larry Wombic stepped
up his call for an investigation into at
least two city departments that he and
Alderman Nelson Malloy have ifeccivcd
numerous discrimination complaints
^rbmrrfrom current and
employees.
Despite repeated attempts by Mayor
Martha Wood, and other aldermen, for
Wombic to' stop discussing personnel
matters in public during the board's
meeting Monday, Wombic pressed
ahead.
He said among other things that he
had been informed that officials in the
recreation department have stolen prop
erty and used city equipment for non
city related work. Womblc claims he
has evidence to back up the allegations.
Womblc said he became angry
when he asked city manager Bill Stuart
about the status of a report he asked him
-to compile months ago. The report was _
to focus on the hiring practices, promo
tions, terminations, low morale and job
assignments in the recreation and parks
and sanitation departments.
J'lnforma lion T asked abou t m on th s
ago, and he tells mc he hadn't even
started," Womblc grumbled. "Our
employees say they are being mistreated
;
Photo by L B. Speas, Jr.
Thousands of African-Americans are credit union members in need of credit
union services that can provide higher savings rates and lower interest rates.
Tflflsrman Larry wombie
and wc need to determine if what Ihcy
are saying is true. I did what 1 fell 1 had
to do to get this tssfte on ttoMable.-? ?
Mayor Martha Woo<K who repeat
edly banged her gavel to restore order in
the meeting, was harsh in her tone to
f.
I
Mayor Martfm Wood ? ? ??
stop Womble's unrelenting tirade. The
mayor said she was merely trying to
etvs^Mhal the- proper -pux;c4ure.v were
followed. "U s my job to conduct the
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