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TJukc University Library ,.'"Kawspapr Separtr.ent Durham,- X. .27706 - 11-30- 't r Vords of VJIc4ci O, Them who hast given oi to each, girt us one more thine grateful heart. V,. a 1 .s,- i V . ' VOLUME 65 - NUMSER 23 "KiAO BY OVER 33.000 DURHAMITES" DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA - SATURDAY, JULY 2, 1977 TELEPHONE (91S) f-rtlC: 2J CINT mm ml m mm m& i 1 SMITHFIELD (CCNS) -The preliminary, hearing of two Johnston County black men charged with the double murder ? of a: - Pout; Oaks policeman and a truck driver hat been postponed to July 21. There ii some question whether a hearing will be held at all., Court-appointed attor neys for the. , two: defendants nave ' oeen iscnargea, ina civil rights attorneys Charles Becton of .Chapel Hill, re- 5 resenting Henry. Smith, and erry Paul 6f Durham repre senting DavUr Ezra Stewart, ( have been hired by the ' families. The case is the first death penalty - case since North Carolina's capital punishment law was re written and. reinstated as of June 1 ;by: the ;N. C: legislature. North Carolina's previous stature, under which 124 persons were on death row in the state, was struck down by the U. S. Supreme Court last July 3. Henry Smith, 29 and David Ezra Stewart, 25, of Benson, were 1 denied bond by, timid i but adamant, Judge Woodrow Hffi. Hill, not a trained attorney, but formerly a newspaper carrier for the ''News and Observer" ruled ; against all - but three motions argued by Jerry Paul, except one for post ponement of the hearing which was granted, and one .4ta;4ranferStewart tQ : th state prison system, which HUl had no jurisdiction to rule upon. Besides the bond motion. Hill denied' several others argued by Paul. The some times -confused Hill, who often was coached by Pro secutor John . Twisdale, denied an effort of Paul to restrict law enforcement offi cers and their agents from communicating with Stewart. Hill agreed with Twisdale that law enforcement officer! "un derstand this as a matter of policy" and there was no need to make such an order. However, Paul said that Continued On Page 11 Urban Renewal Postponed Until July H (CCNS) - The Durham City Council postponed clos ing the controversial Hayti Urban Renewal project, until' plans for more than fifty black; businesses that have been moved from the area and three : still remaining in the area, can, be developed. A special committee to study the issue was appointed to make ' recommendations to the council at Its July 11th meeting.: Mrs. Vivian A. Edmonds, representing The .Carolina Times and Nat White, repre senting Service Printing Com pany, spoke on problems of relocation ' and . renewal of businesses once and still in the area and on- deviations 1 from the initial transporta tion plan for the area., , Eyebrows were raised In the audience i when Mrs. Edmonds told the Council of the ' irony of not knowing whether her newspaper would be renewed or relocated and of rumors circulating that a majority firm has already purchased the land upon which The Carolina; Times, E. N. Toole and Sons, and Service Printing Co; are located. : v )- The Durham Morning Herald recently published a news story , that negotiation may be going on for the property. Nat White questioned the Council about - deviations from the Initial plans for the 4 jvHf 1.' I ' f 1 ' r'f I f y v , i 'I ; 4 ATTORNEYS JERRY PAUL AND CHARLES BECtON (left) take notes from comments of a potential witness and relatives of Henry Smith and David Stewart. Both men are charged with the double murder of Four Oaks policeman Dennis Wilbert Allen and truck driver Lenwood 'Big Boy' Johnson. The victims are white and Smith and Stewart are black. They are the first to face death since a revised capital punishment law was made effective on June I . (CCNS). f J-1-"-' '' 1 "-"L-""" 1 . - EIgv. '-Sod Ctaouis ''Oosffricffod - -'FroEa -ITslhlDg Wi Piross RALEIGH (CCNS) -Wilmington 10 defendant Rev. Ben Chavis has been restricted ; from -rjkirig with members of trie press. Ralph Edwards, Director of the N.' C. Divisions of Pri sons,' said there hap been no change in policy regarding letting Rev. Chavis hold in terviews with the press. Put recenflyi EdwardtsayirthereV lubesii-siiAiiiHoiesS'T: people , requesting Interviews with Chavis. According to Edwards there have been so many interviews that a new procedure is being developed. One idea under consideration he says, is to group several forgef Moa BY DAVID R. SQUIRES Staff Writer ! For the second time, the Durham City . Council's finance committee failed to make a decision; : on: the issue of street assessments in Community Development transportation route for the area. Extensions of Fayette-, ville Street to Elizabeth St. and Pettlgrew St. would be needed to avoid slow mov ing traffic, from congesting traffic On the freeway. : Mrs. Edmonds gave sta tistics that showed black businesses have ' decreased since the urban renewal pro gram began. Less than half of the businesses existing in the area in : 196S when the pro ject begarr, -she said, are; in business now. Most of those still in business are now located in temporary build ings commonly referred to as "tin city". . Referring to the urban renewal process, Mrs. Ed monds said "we have been manipulated and misused". Continuing she said; , "we prefer to call it (the Urban renewal program) urban des tructlon., .,.. i ; Federal guidelines for the v urban renewal prograin re- ' quire that businesses , which are displaced, . get moving expenses and other reloca tlon costs along with first ; preference in moving back into the area. White said inflated re purchase prices . of the land would prohibit many of the former Hayti businesses from moving back into the area. -' The closeout . agreement indicated that the total land from the project will net a little more than $600,000. Cfoso-Ouf III" I l f reporters interview. together for one Edwards says the pro blem for the prison depart ment is too much staff time for Chavi' interviews. Edwards's assistant, "Kip , Kautsky stated on Friday, June 24, that the plicy was being , worked , out and. the change was- effective -f as ' of .that date. Kautsky further "" said that telephone interviews for Chavis would no longer be allowed, because "Chavis was monopolizing the 'phone Asked were being which inmates interviewed to flescfenfs Put Off Again Target Areas. At a meeting held Thursday, June 23, the committee decided to defer a decision on the issue until all the proper information had been gathered. . The proposals, made by the EastEnd Neighborhood Council of Carolina Action, were (1) That no assessments be made on streets pavedim proved - with community development money; (2) That assessment funds paid by citi zens on such streets be re funded to these citizens; and (3) That a public works committee meeting be held at night so v that all, concerned citizens would be able to mimm W 1v".ri M I in Plllillill iililiiiiSPillpP , . s d - ) 'I " V ' X J '; '' " ' illllllil llllllll";: : ' S - ? LABOR OF LOVE RETIREMENT-AFTER 69 CHILDREN - Mrs, Gertrude Stubbs (second from left) nH Mrs Gladvi Faucatta (second from riahtl were honored Tuesday bv the Durham County Depart ment of, Social Services Barents to 69 children. is Mrs. Cora McFadden, picture on page 3 'vv'r? -.,;. .v-rt i-J.. ; cause the heavy useage of staff time, a secretary at Mc Cain Prison United replied that only Rev. Chavis was being interviewed. North Carolina Alliance coordintor Anne Mitchell, charged this was harassment of Rev. Chavis, a member of the board of the Alliance. She stated, "This attempt to cur off Rev Chavis access to the people of North Caro lina and the nation will fail. We demand the authorities immediately cease the harass ment of Rev. Chavis and allow him complete access to the media, as he is allowed 'under prison regulations." attend the meeting. When the finance committee met on June 9, it instructed Dan Pearson, assis tant city manager for community development, to ?o to the U. S. Housing and Irban Development regional office , in Greensboro to see if homeowners in target areas could be relieved of assessments, i Finance committee mem ., ber, Mrs. Margaret Keller, reported that she accompani- ed Pearson to Greensboro on Wednesday, June 22. She said ''that most of their ques , tions were answered by a Mr. Fairley, of the HUD (Continued On Page 17 v w .i. for outstanding service At left is Rod Camobell. president of the Foster Parents director of foster child placement. (Photo by Kelvin . -,- ; . ' :---. , "' ; ' f . . . .... inonW , iv.LNa) - Despite a packed meeting of supporters of an affirmative action plan v to hire minorities in Durham rf. City Government, the City " Council again balked, and put off the adoption of a plan to ' end discrimination in hiring ...and to correct past discri mination based on race, sex and religion. Instead, the Council adopted a resolution that would not correct past and present discrimination, but simply said to officials of the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Develop ment (HUD) in Greensboro that the City would docu ment its hiring through ade quate record keeping. ' Councilmen Ralph Hunt and Dr. C. E. Bouleware, the only blacks on the Council, along with Mayor Wade Cavin, opposed the resolu tion. But Councilmember Mrs. Margaret Keller and City Manager I. Harding Hughes maintained that unless the resolution of the Council's intent was adopted that even ing or before June 29. the HUD officials would only conditionally approve $3.2 million in community development funds. Other Wise, the City would have to adopt an affirmative action plan within 45 days. UMyJaryjs Martin, represent ing tne uurnam tomnuttee on tne Amirs ot black People, said the position of the Committee was that the resolution should not be adopted and that before the 45-day deadline,. the Council could develop and adopt an affirmative action plan. That position was supported byiohly Mayor Cavin, Dr. Bouleware and Ralph Hunt. Hunt presented statistics which he said were prepared from city personnel records by a Duke research group. According to the statistics all black males employed by the City earn less than $10,000, in contrast to 85 of white males earning more than $10,000. Similar statistics were given to show the dis parity in wages and em ployment between black females and white females in the City's employ. But the Council was not moved by the statistics. Councilman Don C. Chris tian even referred to Hunt's analysis as 'mumbo jumbo' to the agency for a total I i x x'x !v ' x 4 i ' II i i - - t'. I I " V ? ; Mi J f ;" Council Balks On WW Minn which could be construed to prove anything. Hunt later responded saying if anyone could construe the figures to prove anything, he'd like to see it done. He got no takers. Mayor Cavin took the opportunity to point a finger at City ' Manager Hughes, saying the administration had been asked by the Council to adopt an affirmative action Elan for Council approval last 'ecember and that the N. C. League of Municipalities and the N. C. Institute of Govern ment should be used . as resources. Cavin later re ferred to the December 6 Council minutes to document his point. Hughes responded that the responsibility was not oh his shoulders alone because, when HUD officials were in Durham in April of this year to meet with City Officials,none of the Council members were present, or, according to Hughes, did Council members inquire what HUD officials desired from the City. The Finance Committee of the Council has been considering the matter since December. Hughes' staff and the Citys Personnel Depart ment are supposedly work ing the Finance Committee to develop an affirmative action plan. But according to Hughes, and the. Director . of Personnel, they were delayed by other items that the Council thought more im portant. The only semblance of a plan that was discussed was presented by a black Durham resident,, J. Elwood Carter. Carter's plan called for 1) All City job vacancies listed with the personnel office and any vacancies filled without being listed be considered in valid; 2) areas of under-utili-zation of blacks and minori ties be studied and given "special attention"; 3) job specifications be reviewed twice a year "to ensure that the job requirements are real istic in terms of need as related to each classification and that actual work experi ence be considered "on the same basis as formal edu cation." The Council did not respond ' to Carter's pro posal in any way. Carter said the resolu tion passed by the City Coun cil would require it to do nothing. of 63 years as foster Assoclati on and at right ated story and Belt) Rel -. . EDITORIAL PA6E 2 EDUCATION: PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT By TRELLIE L Educators must utilize all of their resources if they wish to secure the parental involvement that they so desperately need. Parent interest has stagnated and parents are confused as to what type of assistance educators are searching for. Parents are confused about the question of whether PTA meetings and parent advisory committees really contribute anything to their children's test scores. Thus PTA's, community workshops,, parent-teacher conferences, pamphlets, etc., must be effectively used if educators want to generate parent interest in the schools. In addition, educators must create policy explainingexactly what type of involvement they expect from parents. Do they wish parents to serve as para-professionals, volunteer teacher aides, hall, cafeteria and playground monitors, and teacher con sultanta or advisors? There are parents who are able to serve in all of these capacities. Or do educators merely wish for parent involvement to be limited to making sure that children turn off the tv's, do their homework, get a good night's sleep, eat break fast and get to school on time? These are questions that must be answered if parent involvement is to serve a meaningful purpose. Continued On Page 18 SREB Predicts Fewer Resources, New (find Of Student . ATLANTA - Southern .higher education., may,, -be ( faced in 1 985 with greater ' demands for more diversity but with fewer resources as enrollments decline. These, among other pre dictions for the coming decade, are conclusions drawn by' researchers at the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) in a recently released report, "A Profile of Higher Education in the South in 1985." In addition to the ex pected drop in total stu dent enrollment, new kinds of students with widely vary ing needs will emerge on cam pus, including substantia increases of career-conscious black, older, and women stu EE0 Enf orcomont Roachos Highosf Ppint Sinco 1965 WASHINGTON - The U. S. Labor Department's enforcement of federal law prohibiting employment die-. crimination by government contractors against minorities and women has reached the highest point since Executive Order 11246 was issued in 1965, Donald Elisbury, assis tant secretary of labor for employment standards said. - Currently, six com panies have debarment actions pending. They are Kerr Glass Manufacturing Corp.; Owens-Illinois, Inc.; Uniroyal, Inc.; Honeywell Inc.; the National Bank; of Commerce of San Antonio, Tex.; and Warner and Swasey , Co., a Pennsylvania manu facturer. i - Four contractors are jiow awaiting debarment de cisions;' Loffland Brothers, Oklahorna; . Hahn and Clay ' Machine and Bb&erworks; Inc., of Houston; IngersoU , Milling Machine Co., Rock; ford. 111.; and Anastasi Bro thers, Philadelphia. - To date, 13 companies have been debarred from federal contract work. And several contractors may soon face debarment proceedings,! ' . - Two suits filed under" the executive order are ' currently pending in district courts In Pittsburgh, Pa, and Lexington, Ky., and three, cases are awaiting decision m courts of appeal in the Fourth and Fifth Circuits.' At JEFFERS dents headed for the region's public two-year colleges. This, new pattern of enrollment wil bring about major aca demic and institutional changes in regional post secondary education. The SREB report lists the following directions Southern higher education will likely take by the mid-Eighties: Student enrollment will slow, then decline from 1980 to 1985. Non-degree enrollment will increase, and bachelor's degree-oriented enrollment will decrease as a proportion of the total enrollment More students wjH be older than 24, will be part Continued On Page 12 least twelve cases are now unuer review uj uis uuui . Department for possible litigation. la additon, stace"196d over SI 95 million has been paid to workers who suffered the monetary effects of env' ployment discrimination. During the period tetween Jury 1, 1975 and? August 31, 1976, alone,' over 5,000 employees working for nearly received more than miliion in back pay under the executive ordeh &,rA..izm "Equal e ra pib y m e nt oppununuy pragrkou w high priority of this depart ment, Ellisburg said. "At a time when President Carter is battling to iurn our eco. ' nomy around,' it makes no ' otmmste agamst any quaua' : ed? worker. The executive -' order we ! administer is d' Signed not : only to prevent 1 Job discrimination but also to ' provide employment for our nstion's workers.- : 1 j Exscuttve Order U245, as amended, prohibits em ployment discrimination by ' federal contractors and tub contractors on the basis of rsce, color, sex, religion, or . nuon on2i. .".,. as ' ministered by the OfHce. cf Federal Contract Corcplisnce Programs in the departrMnts Employment Standards Ai . ministration.'... v . . 4 IContlnued OnPas 10 v.. t H V
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