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QUESTION: What effect do you think the
conflicts in Attica, N. Y. will have on the poison
systems in North Carolina.
Mrs. Faye Coleman
Greensboro, N.C.
"I think they will use this
as an excuse to be more re-
File Brief
Urging End
Os Penalty
WASHINGTON - The Ameri
can Jewish Congress and the
Synagogue Council of America,
which represents the country’s
major Orthodox, Conservative
and Reform rabbinical and con
gregational bodies, last Thurs
day asked the Supreme Court
to abolish 4he death penalty as
a violation of the Eighth Amend
ment’s prohibition against
“cruel and unusual punish
ment.”
In a friend-of-the-court brief,
the Jewish organizations said
their opposition to the death
penalty was based “on the de
mands of contemporary Ameri
file BRIEF, P. 2)
UNCF Receives SIO,OOO
Gift From The AFL-CIO
NEW YORK, N. Y. - The
United Negro College Fund an
nounced last week a contribu
tion of SIO,OOO from the execu
tive council of the AFL-CIO.
Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., exec
'AUtlve director of the UNCF,
r iftid the AFL-CIO donation is
“tremendously Important” to
the Fund’s 1971 appeal.
“This support, by the govern
ing body representing 18.8-mil
lion American workers, signals
the AFL-ClO’s endorsement at
the UNCF’s purposes and ob
jective*,’' Mr. Jordan said,
“We are confident that this
endorsement, with the support
the UNCF traditionally gets
pressive toward prisoners, par
ticularly Black prisoners. In
the name of trying to prevent
possible riots, they will use vio
lence and other tactics. This
will give them a license to kill
the prisoners.”
Miss Virginia Watson
Durham, N.C.
“I don't think the conflicts in
Attica will have any effect on
the prison system in North Ca
rolina because it seems as
though the prisoners in North
Carolina are pretty much set
in their ways.”
Mrs. Phyllis Robinson
Raleigh, N.C.
“I believe they will touch off
things in North Carolina. I
think the prisoners in North Ca
rolina will rise up in some
way.”
Mrs. Reather Whitley
Raleigh, N.C.
“They will open up an in
vestigation in North Carolina
that is long past due. None
of the prison systems are up
to par as far as treatment and
rehabilitation are concerned. 1
think thev will bring about a
(See THFY SAY. P. 2)
from the corporate and founda
tion sectors, will help us reach
(See UNCF. P. 21
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ATTICA PRISON SCENES
ATTICA, N. Y.: Top photo shows
alleged rebellious inmates at
the Attica State Correctional
Facility give the black power
salute while Prison Commis
sioner R. C. Oswald negotiat
ed last Friday with the leaders
of the takeover. In center pic
ture, taken Monday, Guard
Roger Walker, left, looks at
blood stained walkway (fore
ground) where a hostage was
killed earlier that day, alleged
ly by inmates. Walker’s
brother Garv. was a hostage,
but escaped unharmed. In bot
tom photo, police fired tear gas
to subdue prisomers, who
reportedly barricaded them
selves inside a section of the
prison. Some are shown leaving
the facility. (UPI).
Mrs. Parks
Is Given Top
NUL Award
NEW YORK, N. Y.— Mrs.
Rosa Parks, mother of the civil
rights movement, was present
ed the National Whitney M.
Young, Jr. Memorial Award
during the half-time cere
monies of the Whitney M. Young,
Jr. Memorial Football Classic
Colleges - held in Yankee Stad
ium last Saturday.
The award was presented to
Mrs. Parks by Livingston L.
(See MRS PARKS, P. 2)
Was Wrong
Man Jailed?
Mrs. Cleola Snellings, 40, 706
S. Bloodworth Street, told Of
ficer W.L. Carter at 5 p.m.
Saturday, that Samuel Wright,
17, 922 1/2 E. Hargett Street,
her son-in-law, had caused an
argument at her house and
threatened both herself and her
husband, William J. Snellings,
by stating he “would bust our
heads open,” said Mrs. Snell
ings.
The woman said Samuel Wright
then went to a large blue ve
hicle and got a small calibre
pistol out. which he fired into
the ground in the front yard
of the Snellings’ home.
The officer advised the wo
man to sign an assault with a
deadly weapon warrant against
Wright.
Mrs. Snellings stated at first
that Dwayne Wright, 822 1/2 E.
Hargett, was the one who threa
tened them, but she signed a
warrant against Samuel Wright.
“It is believed that Dwayne
W right is the one that should
have been charged”, ended the
/See WRONG MAN, P. 2)
Thirty-One Blacks Ok As
Attica Slayings Upset Nation
‘Jet Set ? Holds Meeting
Local Y MCA Sete Forum On Bond Vole
Discussion
Open To
The Public
The Bloodworth Street YMCA
will sponsor a Public \f
fairs Forum on the city bond
election issue, prior to the elec
tion and invites community load
ers to explore every facet of
the election proposals.
This action will follow the a
greement at the last “Y” Board
of Management meeting with C.
A. Haywood, St., chairman, pre
siding. Cecil H. Flagg and F.
L. Raiford, executive director,
were asked to represent the
*‘Y” at an informational meet
ing, called by Mayor Thomas
W. Bradshaw at the city au
ditorium. Copies of brochures,
giving information about Issues,
will be mailed to members of
the Association and a meeting
of members and Interesting per
sons will follow. The date of
the forum will be announced
later.
(See YXCA FLANS, P. 2)
Hostages
Also Shot
To Death
ATTICA, N.Y. - At
least th rty-one black
inmates at the Attica
State Pri son died in one
of the bloodiest kill
ings in the history of
prison uprisings in the
nation. The bodies of
three were discovered*
Tues cl a y afternoon.
The original count had
been twenty-eight.
Although it had been alleged
at first that the throats of nine
white hostages had been cut,
causing their deaths, an autopsy
report, released Tuesday after
noon, showed nine of the ten had
been shot to death.
A few hours after the autopsy
reports, State Prisons Com
missioner Russell G. Oswald
conceded that the first version
of the knife-wielding convicts
had slain most of the hostages
was not true.
“I doubt the wounds were
made by zip guns,” said Dr.
John F. Edland, Monroe County
medical examiner. Thezipguns
are the only weapons prison
officials conceded that the pris
oners might have had access
to. For a complete day, the of
ficials at the facility had con
tributed most of the hostages’
deaths to throat-cutting.
The commissioner refused to
say how the hostages were shot,
but it is alleged that when state
prison police and national
guardsmen started firing into a
large group of inmates, they
might have met their deaths
at that time.
Aside from the 31 blacks
known to have died in the melee,
many more were injured, stat
ed some reporters viewing the
incident.
Attica prison, New York's
largest, is a maximum security
(See ATTICA DEATHS, P. 2)
PREPARE TO SIGN DOCUMENTS FOR CASH-New York; D. J. Haughton, chairman of the board
of Lockheed; Samuel R. Pierce, Jr,, general counsel of the U. S, Treasury Dept, and executive
director of the Emergency Loan Guarantee Board; and Timothy Greene, secretary of the Emer
gency Loan Guarantee Board (L,-R) prepare to sign documents Sept, 14 at New York's Federal
Reserve Bank that will provide adequate financing to produce 178 TrlStar Jet transports. Besides
Lockheed, principals representing the U. S. government, 24 banks and four airlines, also, signed
the documents. Involved In the orders are 555 Rolls Royee Jet engines. Lockheed immediately
drew down SSO million of the financial package. (UP!).
THE CARQIINim
VOL. 307Mr'46
During SC 1C March
Black Woman Killed
Women From State At National Baptist Convention
N. C.Gets Top Honors
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AT FUNERAL OF SLAIN WOMAN-Butler, Ala: The Rev.
Ralph D. Abernathy stands in old weathered, mule drawn
wagon and holds brief prayer service at the site where 19-
yeur-old Margaret Knott was killed during Sept. 11 demon
stration at the Butler Courthouse over the firing of black
teachers. Miss Knott died after teing struck by an automo
bile driven by a white citizen. Miss Knott's bodv was carried
in the ola wagon through town then placed in herse and
moved to Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in nearby Yantley,
Ala. where funeral services were held Sept. 14. Riding in the
wagon with Abernathy is Miss Knott’s twin sister, Mary Ann.
(UPI).
Grand Jury Indicts 2
Cops In Beatings
HOUSTON, Texas - A federal
grand jury last week indicted
two Houston, Texas, police of
ficers in connection with the
beating of two black prisoners
Denominations
Take Steps
To Strengthen
NEW YORK, N. Y.—The six
Black denominations which‘are
members of the 33-denomina
tion National Council of Chur
ches are taking steps to
(Sec six b: ACK. P. 21
North Carolina’s Leading Weekly
RALEIGH N. C , SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER ~18. 1971
shortly after their arrest on
April 4, 1970, in Galena Park,
a suburb of Houston. One of
the prisoners died as a result
of the injuries.
Attorney General John N.
Mitchell said the two-count in
dictment was returned in U.S.
District Court in Houston.
Named as defendants were Ar
thur N. Hill, 29, and Jack A.
McMahon, 22, lioth white. They
are charged in both counts with
inflicting summary punishment
without due process. of law.
The first count concerns the
prisoner who died, Bobby Joe
Conner, 22, and charges a felonv
(See GRAND JURY, P. 2)
Jail 250
In Protst
A l Butler
BUTLER, ALA. - A
white man d -ove a ear
into a demonstration
here Saturday, strik
ing and killing a black
youth, 19-year-old
Margaret Ann Knott,
who was in the march
organized by the
Southern Christian
Leadership Confer
ence (SCLC).
In follow-up protests, 1,700
marched Sunday and about 250
black students were arrested in
a Monday morning march. Na
tional Guardsmen and state
troopers moved in during the
weekend.
Funeral services for Miss
Knott were scheduled for 3; 30
(See WCVAN SLAIN, P. 2>
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REV. D.A. PEACE
Manly St.
Church Sets
Installation
On Sunday afternoon, Sep
tember 19, 1971 at 6:00 p.m.
Installation Services will be held
for the Reverend Devlaming a.
Peace at the Manly Street U
nited Church of Christ. The
week following Installation Ser
vices has been designated as
“Get Acquainted Week”, at
which time various pastors of
the city, their' choirs and con
gregations have been invited to
render services un a given
night. It is at this time Re
verend Peace will meet and in
troduce himself to the citizen
ry of Raleigh.
The Reverend Peace comes to
Manly Church of Christ follow
ing successful paslorates in Me
bane, Oxford and Rockingham.
During his tenure at two of the
above named facilities, an An
nex and an Educational Build
ing were constructed and de
dicated. While serving In the
capacities of National Assis
tant Superintendent of the Sun
day School Department and Na
tional Business Manager he had
occasions to attend and parti
cipate in various conference and
seminars in such places as New
(aee iviAru-i ot,,
SINGLE COPY 15?
JZA
MRS. M.A. HORNE
NC Women
Are Led By
Mrs. Horne
The Woman’s Baptist Home
and Foreign Missionary Con
vention of North Carolina was
voted the best Stewardship Con
vention in the nation, by the
National Woman’s Convention
Auxiliary to the National Bap
tist Convention U.S.A., Lie. The
National Convention held its 70th
Annual Session last week in
Cleveland, Ohio, Dr. Mary O.
Ross is President of the Wo
man’s Convention and Dr. J H,
Jackson the president of the
General Convention. Thome:
“New Paths - The Christian
Remedy.”
Mrs. M.A. Horne Executive
Secretary-Treasurer of the Wo
man’s North Caroling Conven
tion received first honors for
lead Li g the North Carolina Wo
man’s Convention to this top
position. There are 42 States
and 58 state Conventions af
filiated in the National Con
vention.
(See MRS. HORNE, P. 2)
EDITOR’S NOTE: This column
or feature L produced In the pub
lic interest with an aim towards
eliminating its contents. Numer
ous individuals have requested
that they be given the considera
tion of overlooking their listing
on the police blotter. This we
would like to do. However, it Is
not our position to be judge or ju
ry. We merely publish the fact*
as we find them reported by the
arresting officers. To keep out of
The Crn#s* Beat Columns; merely
means not being registered by a
police fefflrer in reporting his
findings while on duty. So sim ■
ply keep off the “Blotter” and
you won’t be In The Crime Beat.
SPRAYS CAR WITH LIQUID
Mrs. Freddie Mae Malone, 12-
14 Pender Street, told Officer
P.E. Braswell at 4:12 p.m. Sa
turday, that she was headed east
on Western Boulevard at Dan
Allen Drive, when a 1962 Ford
pulled alongside her 197 Q Olds
mobile and an occupant of the
Ford used some type of in
strument to shoot a liquid sub
stance on her car, The Ford
then turned in at North Carolina
State University, she stated.
The liquid looked to be of the
anti-freeze type. The left side
of the vehicle was wet, if
Mrs. Malone’s window had not
been up, the liquid would have
been' inside the vehicle,” end
ed the officer's report. The
persons sought are four white
subjects.
(*«• CRIME BEAT. P. J)