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Victory Kiss
Dallas Cowboy running back Emmitt Smith kisses the Vince Lom
bard! Trophy after his team defeated the Buffalo Bills 52-17 in the Super
Bowl Sunday in Pasadena. -
Grateful For His Contribution
WASHINGTON, DC ? The death of civil rights legend and former
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall marked the end of an era
for a man who has been labeled, "One of the most significant figures in
the Struggle for equgl right* 'n Amprirnn'hittnry "PiHiiilgm CllMori slfd
oTTfie one-time attorney for the NAACP, "Every American should be
grateful for his contribution." The Howard University graduate was
| named the first black to the Supreme Court in 1967 by then president
Lyndon Johnson. On the court, he established a strong liberal record of
supporting civil rights and individual rights. However, his best known
legal victory came before he was named to the court Marshall led the
team of lawyers who argued the historic Brown vs. Board of Education
(Topeka, Kansas), case which brought an end t the legal school segrega
tion in America. He retired from the high court in June 1991 because of a
series of illness. Marshall was 84.
Reginald Lewis Leaves A Void
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YORK, NY ? The recent death of business takeover and
Reginald Lewis has left a sizeable void in
the business world which is unlikely to be filed by another black person
anytime in the near future. With an estimated wealth exceeding $400 mil
lion, Lewis had risen to a level in the white corporate world never
achieved by any other African American. Lewis skyrocketed into the
national headlines in 1987 with his billion dollar takeover of the giant
international food conglomerate Beatrice Companies. Amazingly,
friends, and associates say Lewis was in apparently good health until two |
months ago when he was diagnosed as having brain cancer During the
last months Lewis structured a transition plan which placed his holdings
in TLC Beatrice in the hands of his half-brother, Jean Fug
lawyer and former professional football player. Lewis, 5 1 . left a
two daughters. He had'home in New York arid Paris!
AH States Celebrated'King Holiday
TEMPE, AZ ? Last week's observance of the national holiday in
honor of slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr. marked the
first time the holiday was observed in all 50 states. The last two states to
officially participate were Arizona and New Hampshire. Former Arizona
governor Evan Mecham and rescinded his state's King holiday, but a
nationwide boycott of Arizona apparently helped persuade state voters to
re-instate the holiday by a 22 percent margin this past November. But,
New Hampshire was technically the last state to officially honor the slain
civil rights leader. Governor Steve Merrill, 10 days ago, signed an order
adding Dr. King's name to a state holiday formerly refeiTed to as Civil
Rights Day. Dr. King would've been 64 if he had lived.
'Hitler-like' Welfare Reform
ANNAPOLIS, MI>? Maryland Governor William Donald Schaefer
last week shocked much of the nation by suggesting a welfare reform
policy which require thousands of black women on welfare to be
implanted with a five-year birth control device and that men receive
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According to Schaefer, "If they are on welfare and have a certain number
of illegitimate children," women would be required to use Norplant - a
device implanted in the upper arm which prevents conception for five j
years ami it would' be mandatory that men-get^secrnmies Thcrpotlry"
would apply to all races. Blacks delegate Elijah Cumrinings called Schae
fer's suggestion " very dangerous." Apparently anticipating charges of
racism and comparisons to the genocide of Adolph Hitler. Schaefer
added, "I know its extreme, and I am not proposing it today. But is
should be looked at." '
Survey Shows Racial Differences
NEW YORK, NY ? A survey of over 2,000 high-achieving high
school students has found that black and white students often have sig
nificantly different views of the world. For example.85 percent of
African American students believe blacks have fewer opportunities than
whites. But only 30 percent of whites thought so. Sixty percent of the
blacks felt they had been victims of racial discrimination* but only 10
percent of whites admitted ttTdiscriminating against blacksrDespite neg
ative experiences. 90 percent of the high-achieving black students said
they would date someone of a different race. This compares to 60*percent
of whites felt the same way. The study conducted by Paul Krouse, pub
lisher of Who's Who Among American School Students.
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New Hope In Treatment
BOSTON, MA ? Researchers say a natural flavor enhancer ?
butyrate ? holds promise as a treatment for sickle cell anemia ? a blood
disease which primarily afflicts blacks. According to the researchers,
butyrate prompted an increase in healthy hemoglobin when taken intra
venously for several weeks. But the study ? reported in the current issue
of the New England Journal of Medicine ? is preliminary and the
reseaichers caution more study is needed Sickle sell anemia is painful
and tends to shorten the lives of those afflicted with it.
Bass Appointed to Winston
Salem Foundation Board
? Only African-American
out of Nine Members
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C>:rimuU Staff Writer
W'illard W. Bass, Jr. a production superintendent for R.J. Reynolds
Tobacco Packaging Division, has been appointed to serve a nine-year term
on the Winston-Salem Foundation Committee.
There's a need to make sure the interests of the African-American
community are met. and I am looking forward to fulfilling that need." said
Bass, who has been at Reynolds for 12 years.
Bass, a native/ of Fayetteville. serves on the board of directors of the
Forsyth Court Volunteers, is an officer of the Winsto^Salem Alumni
Mayor Martha Wood recently appointed Willard Bass to the Winston
Salem Foundation board.
- Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, and works with the R. J. Reynolds
Success Academy. He is also the co-founder and associate director of the
Kemet School of Knowledge, a community based ethnic school headquar
tered at Emmanuel Baptist Church.
Winston-Salem's Mayor Martha S. Wood, who appointed Bass to the
position, said. "Mr. Bass' experience, perspective and comnHinity involve
ment will enable him to lead our community in making important decisions
that impact the lives of our citizens. I am confident that hU ability and
integrity will make him a welcome addition to this important board."
The Winston-Salem Foundation Committee is responsible for the gen
eral oversight of the Foundation and the distribution of charitable funds in
trust. Members are appointed for single nine-year terms by various inde
pendent organizations, including Wachovia Bank & Trust. NationsBank.
First Union National Bank and by individuals,, including the mayor, the
chairman of the county commissioners, the judge of the United States dis
trict court, and the clerk of superior court.
Bass said'the city's mayor has traditionally appointed, an African
American to the prestigious committee. There are nii>e menders, on the
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Officers On Job from page A 1
A D\A report showed McKel
lar's saliva was on a crack pipe
found at the door of house she ran
from just before being arrested. A
blood sample taken from McKellar
at 7:30 a.m. the day after she was
arrested showed the level of cocaine
was about .3400 nanometers (parts
per billion).
"Death will arise beginning at
.800." Keith said. "Cocaine leaves
the system very quickly. Eight
hours after she was arrested, she had
a fatal level of cocaine in her sys
tem. She died with a fatal amount of
cocaine in her system."
The Winston-Salem Police
Department has already given Keith
its report. After he has read all the
reports. Keith said he will prepare a
100-page report and summary for
Dr. Page Hudson, a retired chief
medical examiner for the state.
Hudson will then issue his decision
as to the cause of McKellar's death.
Life Ends from page A 1
road curves. Treadmarks on the
road, a sign of brakes Being applied,
indicate that Jennings lost control of
the car about 82 feet before the car
hit a tree on the east side of the
road.
'Excessive speed was the cause
~ef the ?cctdem. but we haven't been
able to determine the car's exact
speed." said Holman.
Shortly after the car hit the tree,
it burst into flames. Holman said.
Wilson, who is in Forsyth Memorial
Hospital with a broken hip and head
lacerations, was unable to tell inves
tigators how he got out of the car
He doesn 't know if he got out
through the window or the door."
Both men were wearing their
seat belts, Holman said, and the
Ford Taurus is equipped with air
bags. The car had a full tank of gas,
Holman said.
Robert Bethea, an avid golfer
and a retiree, was leaving the Win
ston Lake Golf course at the time of
the accident when he heard some
one hollering for help. He said he
ran to the top of the hill and as he
went down the other side of it. he
met Wilson, who was crawling on
his hands and knees.
"He was hollering. Jesus
Christ, my Savior, help me! Help
me!"' said Bethea. Wilson was
bleeding badly from a cut on his
forehead and told Bethea that his
partner was still in the car and
needed help.
Bethea said that by this time
the car was on fire and he tried sev
eral times to get close to it to help
Jennings, "but the bullets started
going off."
"The only thing I could do was
just stand there and watch," he said.
At one point, Bethea said, he
jumped in a ditch to avoid being
shot.
When a police officer arrived,
Bethea said she immediately called
the Winston-Salem Fire Department
and was initially unaware that the
burning vehicle was a patrol car.
Bethea told her what had happened
and other personnel quickly arrived.
"Since that happened," said
Bethea, "everyday I come out here I
think about it. I feel bad because I
couldn't do more."
Bethea said he didn't know
either one of the officers.
Sonja Jennings said she met her
husband while they were students at
North Forsyth High School. They
dated eight years before getting
married, during which time Officer
Jennings earned a degree in com
puter sceience and art at Winston
Salem State University.
Piggot, of the Sims Community
Center, said that several years ago,
when his brother was killed in a
shooting incident. Officer Jennings
came to the center to pay his
respects.
"He realized the suffering I was
going through, and came by to see if
there was anything he could do. He
was that kind of guy."
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