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An 1 8-month-old received third-degree burns from
hit water because he was having trouble being toilet
trained. A three-year-old was branded on the hand
by a hot iron after reaching up to his mother while
she was ironing. A two-year-old weighed 10 pounds
after being neglected by his parents.
i These children are only three of the 27,625 cases
of child abuse and neglect reported to the N.C. Central
Registry between July 1, 1984 and June 30, 1985.
County social workers confirmed 10,554 of the cases.
i Each of North Carolina's 100 counties has a branch
of the Protective Services to investigate cases of abuse
and to put abusive parents in preventive programs.
The N.C. Child Abuse Reporting Law of 1971 requires
ail citizens to report cases of abuse to county
authorities.
;The law defines an abused child as an individual
u'pder 18 who receives a "physical injury by other than
accidental means which causes or creates a substantial
risk of death or disfigurement . . . by a parent or
guardian.
A "neglected child is under 18 and does not receive
proper care, supervision, discipline or medical care,
said Alice Coleman, one of two child abuse consultants
for Children's Protective Services in Raleigh. The term
"abandonment" applies when a child is left alone for
six months or more, she said.
The law includes sexual exploitation and emotional
abuse in its definition of abuse. Emotional abuse
involves the constant belittlement of a child by his
parent or guardian, Coleman said.
The statute states that an individual suspecting abuse
or neglect must file a report. Reports of abuse must
be investigated 24 hours after they are made and cases
of neglect must be investigated within 72 hours,
Coleman said.
A report to Social Services may be oral or written
but the person must give his name and address! He
will not be held liable in court unless he is acting in
bad faith, according to the statute.
After a report of abuse is made, a director of social
services may remove, the child from the home after
presenting the facts to the district court. Objecting
parents may request a hearing before the district court
judge who makes the final decision on removal.
North Carolina only investigates cases involving
abusers who fall under the heading "caretaker,"
meaning any one acting in the place of the parent.
For example, a neighbor who could be sexually abusing
a child is exempt. The case would have to be examined
by the police, Coleman said.
School personnel are also exempt, she said. Directors
of licensed day-care centers are covered by a 1977
amendment. The definition was not expanded to
include all workers at centers, such as maintenance
men, until 1981, she said.
Each county has up to 20 social workers, depending
on its population needs, Coleman said. The number
of workers is insufficient for the workload involved,
she said.
"Each case takes up to a month to investigate, and
foster homes and childrens' homes have to be
investigated, too," she said. "It's difficult under the
time frame."
The types of services offered to abusive parents vary
between counties but might include foster care, mental
health counseling, homemaking classes and parent self
help groups.
"Some people just don't have a good sense of what
children should be doing (at a given age)," she said.
"Parents who just discipline too hard are sent to classes
to learn how. Some even learn to cook meals."
Orange County Social Services received 306 abuse
reports from July 1, 1984 to June 30, 1985, said Susan
Dickson, supervisor of Children's Protective Services
for Northern Orange County. Less than one-half of
those cases were substantiated, she said.
Dickson said the number of sexual abuse reports
increased from 10 in 1982-83 to 56 in 1984-85, probably
due to public awareness.
"The general public is more knowledgeable about
these things," she said. "Children are more knowledge
able about the rights that belong to them."
Chapel Hill has six full-time social workers to
investigate abuse cases. Hillsborough has five full-time
and two part-time, Dickson said.
The National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect
estimated that approximately one million children are
maltreated by their parents each year. As many as
200,000 are physically abused and up to 100,000 are
sexually abused.
The National Committee for the Prevention of Child
Abuse reported that accounts of abuse have risen at
a rate of nine percent in recent years, due to public
awareness of a previously hidden problem.
"Child abuse has been going on forever," said Dr.
Robert Vanderberry, chief of pediatrics at Portsmouth
Naval Hospital in Portsmouth, Va. "It's no longer
socially acceptable and there are finally laws on the
books to protect the children."
Phi WeSa Kappa mdudts 71 mew membeirs
Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's highest
honorary society, initiated 71 UNC
students Thursday during ceremonies in
Gerrard Hall. The featured speaker at
a banquet following the ceremony was
Eugen Merzbacher, Kenan professor of
physics at UNC.
Students in the Division of Academic
Affairs are eligible for admission. A
junior must have a 3.7 grade point
average and 75 credit hours. Seniors
must have a 3.6 GPA and 105 hours.
The list of initiates follows:
James A. Alspaugh II, a junior from
Greensboro.
Kevin J. Anthony, a senior from Decatur,
Ga.
Gregory C. Avioli, a senior from St. Louis,
Mo.
Anne E. Barnes-Fussell, a senior from
Cary.
Mary E. Bell, a May 1985 graduate from
Knoxville, Tenn.
Patricia M. Bezek, a senior from Raleigh.
Sally M. Butler, a junior from Dallas,
Texas.
Krista L. Buyck, a May 1985 graduate
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iMina N.' Choi;'a senibFiroM'fehaex Hill:1!
Rudolf Colloredo-Mansfeld, a junior
from South Hamilton, Mass.
Juliane C. Conley, a junior from St.
Petersburg, Fla.
Robin J. Cunningham, a junior from
Raleigh.
Margaret E. Denny, a junior from
Winston-Salem.
Elizabeth A. Dickerson, a senior from
Atlanta.
Rogers L. Drew, a senior from Chapel
Hill.
Renee E. Dye, a junior from Augusta,
Ga.
Richard M. Eckley, a senior from Colum
bus, Ohio.
Jonathan S. Edwards, a senior from
Asheville.
Arri Eisen, a May 1985 graduate from
Raleigh.
Thomas J. Falish, a senior from
Greensboro.
Steven A. Fetter, a May 1985 graduate
from Hallandale, Fla.
Scott S. Fowler, a junior from Spartan
burg, S.C.
Philip R. Gillespie, a senior from Fletcher.
Sarah R. Grossman, a May 1985 graduate
i from Rockville, Md.
j Paul B., Habit, a senior from Elizabeth
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Bend.
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graduate froni Rutherfordton. ' ;
Lauren A, Murphy a May 1985 graduate
from Bahama.
Duong Xuan Nguyen, a May 1985
graduate from Saigon, Vietnam.
Elizabeth M. Orazem, a senior from
Gastonia.
Rose M. Parish, a senior from Red
Springs.
Patricia L. Parker, a junior from West
Jefferson.
Alison M. Pollock, a junior from Greer,
S.C.
Robert J. Rosenbloom, a senior from
Rocky Mount.
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Jeffrey A. Trexler, a senior from Mertz
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Sheila R. Ward, an August 1985 graduate
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Laura B. Welch, a senior from
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Edward J. Wiley III, a senior from
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hijacked Egyptian jetliner
From wire reports
VALETTA, Malta About 50
people were killed Sunday in an
explosion from three grenades as
Egyptian commandos stormed the
hijacked Egyptair jetliner on the
runway in Malta.
Maltese television broadcasts
urged all doctors and nurses to rush
to the airport. About 20 ambulances
were seen speeding from the airport.
Roads leading to the hospital were
cleared of traffic. ,
An "undetermined number" of
Americans was aboard the jetliner,
which was hijacked Saturday by four
Arabs.
One of the hijackers said four
persons had been killed and he had
planned to kill a fifth before the
paratroopers raided the aircraft.
No demands had been made
public as of Sunday afternoon, but
the terrorists had threatened to kill
a passenger every hour if their '
demands were not met. One of the
hijackers told the control tower he
was looking "for another American
passport" and said "four bodies are
under the plane and a fifth will
follow" if the plane was not refueled.
The airliner, hijacked while en
route from Athens, Greece, to Cairo,
Egypt, was forced to land in Valetta.
Federal tax changes drafted
WASHINGTON The House
Ways and Means Committee fin
ished drafting sweeping changes in
the federal tax system early Satur
day. If enacted, the changes would
affect the tax liability of almost every
household and corporation in the
nation.
The measure, which under the
rules would be allowed few amend
ments when it reaches the House
floor, differed from the the tax
changes President Reagan proposed,
but committee members said Reagan
supported their version.
If enacted, the measure would
sharply lower tax rates, abolish
many tax preferences, apply a stiff
minimum tax to the wealthy and
profitable companies, and remove
the poor from the tax rolls.
The House of Representatives is
scheduled to take up the bill the
second week in December.
Medicare changes proposed
WASHINGTON Officials say
the Reagan administration wants to
control health costs by proposing
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changes in the Medicare program.
The proposal would encourage
beneficiaries to use federal funds to
sign up for private insurance offered
by commercial insurance companies
or Blue Cross and Blue Shield.
Administralion officials say the
proposal would help control health
costs by promoting competition
among insurance companies.
President Reagan also wants to give
private enterprise a larger role in
providing government services, they
said.
Retired CIA analyst arrested
A retired analyst for the Central
Intelligence Agency was arrested
Saturday and accused of providing
classified information to the Chinese
for over 30 years.
Federal law enforcement officials
said Larry Wu-Tau Chin was paid
more than $140,000 by the Chinese
in the past 30 years. Chin continued
providing CIA documents to China
after his retirement in 1981, law
enforcement officials said.
A spokesman for the Chinese
Embassy said Chinese officials had
not had any involvement with Chin.
The State Department said it had
made an formal protest to the
Chinese government.
Civil rights march cancelled
PHILADELPHIA A civil
rights march through a racially
troubled neighborhood was can
celled Saturday at the request of
Philadelphia Mayor W. Wilson
Goode.
Goode declared a state of emer
gency in a southwest Philadelphia
neighborhood after two days of
protest by whites against the arrival
of a black family and interracial
couple in the all-white area.
Operation PUSH, a civil rights
organization founded by the Rev.
Jesse Jackson, and the American
Civil Liberties Union had planned
for a march and a motorcade
through the neighborhood to express
support for the two families. PUSH
leaders agreed to cancel the march
after Goode argued against it in U.S.
District Court, calling the area a
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