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News Briefs
Brewington
graduates
from MIT
The Massachusetts Institute of
Technology presented degrees on
Friday. May 27. to 1.840 seniors <ind i
graduate students at its 128th
commencement
About 8,000 relatives and guests
attended the outdoor exercises in
Killian Court.
The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of
the Shialsmaili Muslims, the principal
speaker, told the graduates that the
world must be prepared to draw upon 1
the wisdom of three cultures, those of
" the ex-Communist world, the
Muslim world and the Western world' ?
in solving the problems of modem
society.
The Muslim world, he said, "no
longer can be thought of as a subset of
the developing world Islam is well
represented in the United States.
Canada, the United Kingdom and
Wtflm Eiwoeind tb*t ?Baaaoe k
growing ** Vnt, the religious diversity S
of Islam is misunderstood by most
non-Muslims, he said For many in
the West, he said, the first awareness
that there were two major branches of
Islam Sbia and Sunni came only w ith ?
the Iranian revolution.
"That represents a superficiality
of understanding that would be as j
though we Muslims only just learned j
that there were two branches of
Christianity Protestant and (
Catholic ..." he said ?
MIT President Charles M Vest, in
his charge to the graduates, said MIT
is an American institution, but it is *
also "an institution of the world and f
its greatness derives in large measure !
\from its cosmopolitan nature " To <
shape a future of greatness. Dr. Vest j
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Published by First
American Publications, /
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Pembroke. NC a
said, graduates "must be citizens of
lie world." Graduates from Robeson
included: James Gabriel Brewington.
son of Mr. and Mrs. James and Hazel
Brewington and grandson of Mr. and
Mrs. James H Brewington and Mr
ind Mrs. Samuel Oxendine.
bachelor's, mechanical engineering
Rape Crisis Center
to Sponsor Classes
The Rape Crisis Center of
Robeson County is offering a Sexual
Assault Awareness Traming Class on
Saturday July 23 and Sunday July 24.
1994 The class is held at Robeson
Community College, an Continuing
Education Credits are available. The
cost of the class is S20 A limited
number of scholarships are available
The class is open to anyone in the
Community interested in learning
more about the Crime Of Rape and
ways they can help end sexual
violence in our community.
Participants are not obligated to
become volunteers with the Rape
t e e r
opportunities with the Rape Crisis
Center please call 910-739-6278
Wheelchair
Basketball
Scheduled
In celebration of the Americans
vith Disabilities Act fourth year
Anniversary. The Mayors' Committee
or the Disabled will be sponsoring a
Vheelchair Basketball Game on
>aturday.July23.I994at 2.00p.m. at
Aunberton Senior High School Gym
featuring the Mayors' Committee tor
he Disabled Puppet Show at Half
rime. Come support our local team
he Carolina Express vs the Charlotte
rarwheels. bring the whole family'!'
Advance donation isSI 00orS2.0bat
he door, for tickets and/or further
nformation contact Ms Fave
ipaulding at (910 ) 671-3836
July 26. 1994 will be the fourth
Anniversary of the signing of the
Americans with Disabilities Act If
'ou are not aware of this law or would
ike further information regarding the
Americans with Disabilities Act
on tact the Governor's Advocacy
Council for Persons with Disabilities
it t-800-821-6922
Filing Date Now Under way
for 21-Member Tribal
Council and Tribal Chairman
Following the overwhelming
adoption of the Lumbee C destitution,
the filing date has officially been set
Filing for Tribal Council and Tribal
Chairman began Monday. July II.
1994 and will continue through July
23, 1994. Persons interested in filing
for these tnbaJ offices should contact
Ruth Locklear at (910) 521-1647
Offices are located beside Dial's
Insurance. W Third Street. Pembroke
Maps of the districts are available
for inspection at the above described
office..
The Constitution Assembly has
been charged with overseeing the
first tribal election which * ill be held
on Saturday. August 27. 1994. The
voting will take place in the 21 tribal
districts and the voting for the tribal
chairman will be held m all districts
The Constitution Assembly
certified the election on Monday. July
4. 1994 immediately after that
certification, the Lumbee Tribe of
Che raw Indians is governed by the
Lumbee Constitution.
According to the Constitution, the
.voting favor *?!?prion of the
constitution, the constitution assembly
shall certify the result and the
constitution as having been adopted
by the Lumbee Tribe. Within sixty
(60) days of the adoption of the
const itut ion. the coastitutionassembiy
shall conduct elections for all tribal
officers under the constitution. Upon
certification of those election results,
the tribal officers shall assume
responsibility and commence tribal
govenment operations under this
consititiuon."
Rev. Earaey Hammonds serves as
chairman of the constitution assembly
The Assembly is comprised of 42
delegates elected by local Indian
churches for the purpose of drafting
the constitution. Following the seating
of the tribal council and the tribal
chairman, the responsibilities of the
constitutional assembly will cease
Some people have question what
would become of Lumbee Regional
Development Association upon the
election and seating of tribal officers.
The answer is simple LRDA is a
private, non-profit corporation, with
no mebers. They ate not. nor have
they ever been a tribal council. They
those people who are dJv elected on
August 27. 1994 will serve as the
tribal council for the Lumbee Tribe
Duke Life Care Established
A new satellite office of a
specialized intensive care ambulance
service called Duke Life Care has
been established in Lumberton and
it already is paying off
Staffed with a crew of 13
registered nurses and emergency
medical technicians recruited
locally, the new unit. Life Care II.
has transported more than 235
patients needing advanced life
support since beginning sen ice in
mid-February
"We transfer patients to Duke
University Medical Center in
Durham - about two hours away -
- on almost a daily basis and in the
paat. that meant red uc ing the possible
coverage of local medical
emergencies." said Dr Stephen H.
Royal, medical director of cardiac
catheterization services at
Southeastern Regional Medical
Center, where LifcCare II maintains
primary offices "Having Duke Life
Cat* here will alleviate some of the
strain that inierfacility transportation
has placed on the local ambulance
service "
Two emergency medical
technic tans (E MTs) and a registered
nurse make up the team that cares
for seriously ill patients while
transporting them, said Rita Weber,
administrative director of critical
care transport at Duke
Life Car* II not only transfers
patients to Duke, but also moves
patients to other hoepttals in its
service area
' 'We've had a relationship with
Southeastern Regional, other
hoapnaii and EMTs in the region tor
years. We all worked together to
develop this service and we're very
proud duu Life Cue 11 is meeting the
nCvUS Tfea Ct'ff' IT1UIIIIV
wNfefr.
Rectutting employees from
their home buse is ? plus as well
They 're wonderftil "
? Through an agreement with
Southeastern Regional. Life Care II
set up in spice adjacent to the
hospital's emergency department
The Lumbettc n Emergency Rescue
building housesan additional support
office for Lift Care II.
"Life Cate II has been a vary
welcome add tion to our transport
services for patients seen not only in
the emergency departmenr. but in
other areas of the medical center as
well. 'saidDt. VwHelms,medical
director of Southeastern Regional's
emergency department Toe Life
Care II crew lielps prepare patients
for emergency transport by
helicopter as wall as caring for
patients dunni ground transport, he
added
Duke official see Life Care U as
a logical progression of service to
the region "We're there to help
above and beyond what the local
resources can normally provide."
said Weber Duke first extended
services thrrugh its emergency
airlift. Life Fi ght, which continues
to transport pat ients from community
facilities to Dike when time rn route
is s critical fo.tor Besides offeriiy
around the ctcck coverage, the Life
Care II staff also provides
educational import for EMTr-in
the region und participates in
community health fern.
Life Cars li s service area
includes Bladen. Brunswick.
Columbus. Cumberland. Oipiin.
Harnett. Hoke Richmond. Robeson.
Sampson and Scotland countias in
North Carolina, as well as Martbero.
Dillon and Ht try counties in South
Carolina. A List of UftCan II Staff
follows; Bill C. Hammond. 6MT.
BrendaChavt>. EMT.andSiephani<
Hunt. EMT a|l of Psmbieha. NC
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I Adoption of Disability Legislation by
American Indian Tribes
The University of Montana has
received a $130,721 federal
continuation grant to develop and
test methods for fostering the adoption
of disability legislation by the
Americans with Disabilities Act.
which would be respectful of tribal
sovereignty and cultural diversity.
This grant is funded by the Department
of Education. National Institute on
Disability Research and
Rehabilitation
This is the second year of the
three vear grant. "American Indian
Disability Legislation. Towards the
Development of a Process That
Respects Sovereignty and Cultural
Diversity" (AIDL) The University
of Montana in collaboration wit the
Uni varsity of Arizona will be working
with the tribal governments 10 develop
this model The two Principal
Investigators are; Julie Clay. MPH
Omaha and Carol Locust. Ph D
Cherokee
Two maior first year activities
were: I The formation of sa Advisory
Panel. 2 And the dissemination of a
national survey to tribal governments
The Adviaory Panel prov Kirsdtrrcik*!
ami feedback to the AIDL ensuring
feat foe project gets input ftom a
range of tribes, regions, educational
background* and personal
experiences
The survey was sent to over 600
tribal governments and native villages
last month It is designed to do three
things: I. To find out how aware
tribal governments are of disability
issues. 2 To find out if disability
policies are a part of tribal
governments, and 3 To find out if
essential services ate available for
tribal members with disabilities
The final results from the survey
will be available for use by tribal
consumer groups, tribal governments
and organizations, policy makers and
regulators, reservation service
providers, and teachers
These results will be disaem mated
through journals, direct mailings,
tribal newspapers, periodicals, and
national conferences
During the second year of the
AIDL project, 5-7 tribal focus groups
drawn from survey participants will
review the results of the rust phase
and each Uile of the Americans with
Disabilities Act These participants
represent different regional and
cultural groups
If you want the results of this
survey, which should be available in
Saptaaabar 1994, please contact iulie
Clay Principal Investigator Project
Director or I aDonna Fowler Protect
Assistant at (406l24V5467 or (lOOi
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Fleetwood Named Manufactured
Homebuilder of the Year
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For the third consecutive year, the
Housing Group of Fleetwood
Enterprises, inc has been named
"Manufacturer of the Year" b\ lite
National Manufactured Housing
Congress in Las Vegas, which
includes more than 5.000 \ofing
members from the manufactured
housing industry The designation tor
Fleetwood is the top honor in this
prestigious awards program, the tint
to recognize manufactured housing
achievements on a national basis
Nominees in 11 categories were
selected from slates of candidates
presented by state manufactured
housing associations throughout the
United States First given in l*W2. the
National Awards are now a fixture of
the annual convention of the
Manufactured Housing Congress
Voting was limited to select,
professional representatives from the
manufactured housing industrv
Congress Chairman Gub Mix said
that the Fleetwood honor reflects
professional opinions from throughout
the manufactured housing industrv
"Voters are from all regions of the
United States, and represented by state
housing associations and select
industry boards." he saul "Industry
peers who understand the challenges
manufactured homebuilders face are
those who also can appreciate quality
achievements "
"To be selected even oner tor this
award is gratifying To earn the top
award for three years is an exceptional
tribute, and everyone si Fleetwood is
very honored." said Glenn F
Kummer. Fleetwood president .md
chief operating officer "A new
standard of etccllence in
manufactured housing is Fleetwood's
ongoing commitment, and this
recognition inspires all of us to sustain
dug commitment, and this recognition
inspires all of us to sustain thai
commitment "
Rummer alto Mid thai the
performance of Fleetwood partner*
?u an integral pan of the company*
continued growth and wcces* "The
exceptional ataidance from our
retailer*, lender* and supplier* hat
helped u* achieve the approval of
homebuyer* throughout the nation
and ha* greatly assisted our efforts to
expand our market and product
offering*
ion A N?rJ. Fleetwood * aeniot
ice president of housing said that the
customer driven approach account*
for the company's ongoing
achtev ement*. which include till",
market share in I00J Notd cited
Fleetwood'* pledge of value. quality
and customer tnttsnct km as an mtegral
part of theW success
"Fleetwood constantly drives to
pro\ ide value to it* homehuver* The
value and affordabtltty that buyers
find in manufactured-houstng. as
compared to site built housing, makes
the dream of home ow nerthipa teaittv
throughout America Fleetwood
ltomes feature an mipte< t'tientedOhe
Five Warranty, and nine out of teu ot
our customer* say thai they wanttd
recommend a Fleetw ood home totWtr
friends and AmiIK." Nord aaidC * I
Headquartered ia Rivefshle.
I all forma. Fleetwood F nterpns^lrti
is America* largest homebutldebstf
any type of housing It now opecfce*
N manufacturing crteer* selling hi
all <0 nates Mote than two mdkm
people live ta homes hutft by
Fleetwood Enterprise*
The Fortune .MXH otnpanv is lined
on the New York Stock Exchange
and offers a broad range of .
manufactured homes and recreational
'vehicles Fleetwood Enterprises
employ smote than 14.000people and
has manufacturing operation*
throughout the Untied State*, and in
Canada and Germany
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