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I 2 THE CAROLINA TIMES SAT., JUNE 2, 1979 Attorney General Griffin Bell Says. SCHOOLS MUST PROVIDE PROGRAMS FOR HANDICAPPED The Department of Justice advised a federal court this week that federal regulations require school systems to pro vide summer programs for cer tain severely mentally and physically handicapped children to prevent extreme regression or other serious development problem. Attorney General Griffin B. Bell said the position was taken in a post-trial memorandum the Depart ment asked permission to file amicus curiae in U.S. District Lourt in fruiaaeipnia, Penn sylvania. The Department sought to present the government's views in the case of Arm strong v. Kline, a suit brought by parents of han dicapped school-age children challenging Pennsylvania and Philadelphia school policies limiting the school year to 180 days. Assistant Attorney General Drew S. Days,. Ill, in charge of the Civil Rights Division, said the parents' suit contends that the han dicaps of their children are so severe that an educational program appropriate to their needs must extend beyond the normal 180-day school year. Days said the Department memorandum states that Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which prohibits discrimina tion against handicapped persons in Federally assisted programs, applies to the Pen nsylvania case. He said the memorandum also notes that Department of Health, Education, and Welfare regulations require that school systems provide handicapped children as ap propriate education designed to meet their individual needs as adequately as the needs of children who are not han dicapped. "The educational needs of the handicapped child are not necessarily identical to those of his or her nonhan dicapped peer; rather the education of the handicap ped child can sometimes be accomplished only through additional or alternative education services," the memorandum said. In addition, the memoran dum said, regulations require that the educational program be tailored to the specific needs of each handicapped child. "This emphasis upon in dividualized decision-making reflects the professional con sensus that person with serious handicaps differ not only from the nonhandicap ped but from each other as well," the memorandum ad ded. Days said the law and regulations guarantee that each handicapped child will receive an individual evalua tion of his or her needs and an appropriate educational program based on the evaluation. "If that evaluation shows that an 'appropriate' educa tion - one that meets the handicapped child's needs 'as adequately' as the needs of the nonhandicapped child are met - must extend beyond the usual 180 days, then such an education must be provided," he said. Days said the motion also asks the court to prohibit any school construction until school officials make a survey of construction pro jects that allows the court to determine whether proposed construction will foster desegregation. i , Irt v.. CFA VOLUNTEERS CITED WRAL-TV had a lun cheon for the Call For Ac tion Volunteers of Raleigh and Durham recently. Hosts for the luncheon, held in Raleigh, were: Fred Barber, vice president and general manager; John Greene, manager of WRAL-TV; Ben Waters, news director; Don Griffin, reporter; and J.D. Lewis, liaison, WRAL-TV Call For Action. The Experts who helped the Call For Action Volunteers fdr the "Ask the Lawyer Day" and "Ask the Tax Expert Day" were in vited as special guests. Only one of twenty experts, Fred Wier, Certified Public Ac countant from Raleigh, was able to attend the luncheon. Each expert was awarded a certificate of appreciation in recognition of outstanding service to the communities of Durham and Raleigh. Two Key Volunteers from Durham, Mrs. Frances W. Schooler and Mrs. Gladys H. Rhodes, were also given these certificates. Five Year Certificates for meritorious service were awarded by the Capitol Issues Awards A J -fl otltMra makes a mixed drink soft Calvert Extra mixes up into deliciously smooth drinks. This blend of aged whiskies neither overpowers the mixer nor gets lost in the drink. Soft Whiskey does what any whiskey does, only softer. The Soft Whiskey Calvert Extra I ! .'is ' mm ' f ' ' ' '' I It r V ' '', '' fs 1 f, V. 1 ,,, ' " "' -c , , h ' ' . V v , ' ' ; ' , , - ' , f 5 ' " , ,J"A' . sfi " 4M!'-- ' 'yx f ' . " :J, : JJ ' , A 'ry j - Lu'J f' :-( -'v V.. c , . . '. ' ' , x,,, ,, ' .. - i .' , il-wouwiiww' 5 , v'. v' ! 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H.V., Public Affairs Director, Organization for Sickle Cell Anemia Research, London , England-Nigerian, Theresa Bonner-Payne, Genetic CounselorEducator, Northern California Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center, Oakland, California, Rodney Brewington, Nurse EducatorCounselor, Triad Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation, Greensboro, North Carolina, and Claudia Burns, R.N. Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, New York. ROSS AND MILLER NAMED RECIPIENTS PRESTIGIOUS CLENDENIN AWARDS NEW YORK-William M. Ross, Executive Director of R-T-P, Inc. (Recruitment and Training Program), and Ms. Joyce D. Miller, Presi dent of the Coalition of Labor Union Women and Vice President of the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union, have been named recipients of the 1979 Clendenin Awards, an nounced William E. Hafer, Executive Director of the Workers Defense League Presentation of the awards, of U.S. labor's most prestigious honors, will be made at a dinner celebrating the Workers Defense League's forty-third anniver sary, at the Hotel Roosevelt of Thursday, June 7 at 7 p.m. The theme of this year's" dinner is "Equal Employ ment in the 1980's". The Clendenin Awards are named in the memory of the Late David L Clendenin. co- lYIILIIHni rtMuiom tm INCREASE founder of the Workers Defense League with the late Norman Thomas. The awards are presented annual ly to persons who have distinguished themselves in the service and struggles of all workers. Others who have received this award include Hubert Humphrey, Augustas Hawkins, Walter P. Reuther, A. Phillip Randolph, Jacob Clayman and Jacob Sheinkman. Both Ross and Ms. Miller P.w...v.inn5 diuiinauve ac tion programs that work, dedicating themselves to the continuance of such programs. "Racism in the military is so deep, so wide and so effec tive that weVccJm'f TSbssibly cope with-it," says UtSGon A gress member Parren Mit chell (D.-MD) ina new CCCO publication, "Blacks In The Military". According to "Blacks In The Military", military discrimination is still a major problem, and some ways it is worse than ever. Larry Spears, coordinator of CCCO's Blacks In The Military project, says that, "Discrimination is quite ap parent through the slow pro motions, bad , discharges, dead-end jobs, and in the military prison population." According to Spears, "Blacks make up 28 per cent of Army personnel, but only six per cent of Army officers. In 1977, 57 per cent of those getting dishonorable discharges and 48 per cent of those who received bad con duct discharges were black." "Even the Army's Equal Opportunity Program reports that the number of black enlisted soldiers in eighteen selected Career Management Fields has worsened since 1975," says Spears. "This is despite the increasing black enlisted con tent of the Army." "While blacks are underepresented in the of ficer ranks and career management fields, they are overepresented in the Army prison population," charges Spears. "Although 28 per cent of Army is black, 51 per cent of the Army prisoners are black." "These disproportioned figures," says Spears, "indicate that there is every reason for young blacks to think twice about joining the military. 'Blacks in The Military' is designed to show blacks the other side of the picture before they consider enlistment." CCCO was founded in 1948 as the Central Commit tee for Conscientious Objec tors, and is the major military counseling organiza tion in the country "Blacks In The Military" is available from CCCO, 2016 Walnut St., Phila., Pa., 19103 for $.35 per copy to cover postage and handling costs. occooooooo You don't have to borrow your neighbor'! copy of THE CAROLINA TIMES Call 682-2913 J i . . g BiiitiWrffi''iWifimttitiiivt ' ' i t mp. 'h I; j , fj I Vi The new Greyhound aint what it used to be. In 1935, traveling by Greyhound was pretty basic. The ride was rough. The service was limited, and most terminals were little more than a sign at a . local store. Today, Greyhound gives you more of what you travel for: Our buses are sleek and comfortable, we employ over 16,000 people and Greyhound has terminals that are bright and modern. Greyhound has come a long way and changed a lot since 1935. But one thing that hasn't changed. Greyhound is still good transportation at low prices. So take the bus, and leave everything to, us.
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