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Happy July 4th D5 (USPS 091-380) Words Of Wisdom Doa't expect loo mack from the mun who talks aboal what he did instead of what he's tfoiag. Anybody who thinks money trows on trees is boand sooner or later to get caaghl oni oa a Bath. VOLUME 58 - NUMBER 27 DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA - SATURDAY, JULY 5, 1980 TELEPHONE (919) 682-2913 PRICE; 33 COTf S Inflation, generating revenue, housing, educa tion, unemployment . how is the city confronting the challenges in these areas? These questions will be discussed Wednesday, Ju ly 9, at 7:30 p.m. in N.C. Central University's Theatre in the Com munications Building. The evening session, part of NCCU's Summer Humanities Program, will feature Dean Hunter, Durham's city manager; Ms. Joan Burton, director of The Edgemont Com munity Center and chair man of the housing com mittee for the Durham Committee On the Affairs of Black People; Charles Markham, NCCU law professor; and Ms. Helene DiBona, NCCU English professor, who will act as moderator. The program will also feature the audience, ac cording to program direc tor Waltz Maynor. "We want to encourage people to ask questions, voice concerns and air opinions. A written transcript of the the session will be prepared as an aid to future city planning. We TOM?: to Uq SflM? hope the community will offer its support." A Stagnant Economy Dean Hunter is candid about Durham's pro blems. "The city has been beset by incredible infla tion, yet there has been lit tle increase in revenue," he said. While Hunter adds that increasing taxes is no panacea, he realizes the city is threatened with cutting back on services, a condition which can scare away industry and other potential revenue sources. "Right now, Durham's economy is stagnant,", said Hunter. "This city is experiencing less economic growth than any other major city in the state." These problems, coupl-' ed with "fear on the part of various people and groups to seek change or make concessions," ac counts for what Hunter characterizes "a serious problem." Problems With Leadership Charles Markham, a Durham resident for S3 years, recollects "problems in the city as far back as I can remember." When he was twelve years old, The Durham Sun ran a "platform for a better Durham" essay contest. "I cited two pro blems," said Markham. "They were lack of ade quate housing and lack of training for the under privileged members of the community. Little has changed in the forty years since then." Markham is also critical about the city's leader ship. "Durham lacks strong community leader ship," he said. "Many politicians particularly white politicians are too willing to exploit racial and class differences for political gain which serves to divide the com munity rather than unite it. Citizens also suffer from leadership that is parochial that is unwill ing to consider what other cities with the same pro blems are doing about solving those problems." Markham is lately en couraged by the manner in which Terry Sanford's Durham Progress Group was formed. "This Continued on Page 6 Black Chancellors Support UNC Desegregation You Hold It This Way Firing her .38, seventy-nine year old Mrs. Viola Davis gets a lesson from General Laney (I) at his Motor City Sportsmen's gun clinic in Detroit. A recent rash of killings of women in the Detroit area prompted Laney to otter his instructions in the proper use of handguns, in safety clinics geared primarily to women gun owners. UPI Photo BATON ROUGE "EXEMPLARY PROJECT" ' 'Stop Rape Crisis Center' ' Draws Plaudits Of Critics To NCCU Board Of Trustees Chancellor Albert N. Whiting's annual report to the Board of Trustees of North Carolina Central University begins on what might be called a gloomy note, pinpointing the university's areas of weakness during the 1979-80 academic year. Whiting told the NCCU board, in his introduction to report, presented recently, "Too often retrospective views of a school year highlight the positives and overlook the negatives . . . .To avoid this pitfall, therefore, this overview . . . .will touch first on those areas of operation within North Carolina Central Universi ty where there are pro blems." Dr. Whiting said, "In the Undergraduate School there is evidence of gradually shrinking enroll- ment pattern which is a condition generally shared by most colleges and universities in the United States. Fortunately, in our case, this is somewhat balanced by an increase in the graduate and profes sional schools' enrollments. "At the program level, the nursing curriculum, while under improvement, is only conditionally ac credited and inter collegiate athletics con tinues to operate with a slight deficit. This latter must be remedied or con sideration must be given either to a reducation in program or termination of competion. "Finally, with regard to financial aid for undergraduate students, a recent audit unearthed a considerable potential in stitutional financial liabili ty because of inadvertent over-awarding of aid to students in the Federal aid programs. Steps are now being developed to assure that such will not occur in the future." Whiting also referred to "continued inability to raise adequate scholar ship, fellowship and assistantship money, especially for graduate and professional pro grams." The Chancellor con tinued his report "on the positive side of the ledger" with a reminder of the university's re accreditation for a ten year period by the (Continued From Page 4) PUSH Conference In New Orleans July 14 PUSH for Excellence: Equilv in a New World Order. With this theme serving as the unifying concept, Operation PUSH will hold its ninth annual convention July 14-19 in New Orleans, La., at the New Orleans Hilton. The theme reflects PUSH'S coming of age a maturation process that has seen PUSH in the forefront of organizations concerned with the material and spiritual well-being of the less for tunate. This year's con vention will be attended by a host of dignitaries from the fields of labor, politics, education, business and internatibnal affairs. Gary, Indiana V r Richard Hatcher, ru ly selected chairman of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, will be honored for his outstanding con tributions and achievements, as will black admirals and generals from the armed forres. On Tuesday even ing July 15, there will be a massive one-hour locally televised rally at the super dome, with a focus on educational excellence. Such entertainers as the Mighty Clouds of Joy, Andre Crouch Billy Davis and Marilyn McCoo will perform at the rally. The following day, Reverend Jesse Jackson will deliver the keynote Address. The convention will also host a conference of black mayars who will come together to explore ways in which the crisis facing many of our urban centers can be alleviated. We are sure many readers will find much of the convention fare in teresting and informative. We therefore wish to ex tend an invitation to everyone desiring to at tend. For more information about the convention pro grams and registration fees, call Operation PUSH (312) 373-3366, or the New Orleans convention office, (504) 943-7121. Lm JOHNSON It started with a group of angry women in Loui siana. In 1974, there were 98 rapes in Baton Rouge. Thirty-eight persons were arrested, but only three per cent were convicted. In 1979, there were 109 . "rapesrWitti'4;4T :'$tr8tt with 90 per cent were con victed. And the first five rape cases that went to trial in 1980 resulted in convic tions. What happened in the four-year period? Baton Rouge authorities say it was the creation in 1975 of the "Stop Rape Crisis Center," supported primarily with funds from the Naitonal Institute of Justice (NIJ) Now, all rape cases in Baton Rouge are handled through the center. The center has been so suc cessful that it is one of on ly 32 projects to have received an "Exemplary Project" designation from NIJ. The catalyst for the for mation of the center was the low priority given rape cases by the community's law enforcement agencies and the lack of supportive social services for rape vic tims. In 1974, a group of Baton Rouge women, representing a cross section of the community, mounted an offensive against rape. Identifying key pro blems, the group presented its findings to the district attorney who helped design a com prehensive program to im prove enforcement and prosecutorial techniques while minimizing the vic tim's trauma. Many features of the Louisiana project are typical of other rape crisis centers, but Baton Rouge goes beyond the standard approach in several significant ways: Its status as a section of the District Attorney's Office helps ensure that adequate prosecutorial resources are devoted to rape cases. Coordination is emphasized- City police and the- cjpOnty sheriff helped an integral part of pro cessig virtually every reported rape case. Judges collaborate in a system of "vertical pro secution" in which each rape case is assigned to a particular judge and pro secutor from arraignment through trial. Involvement of the medical community and provision of free medical service to rape victims. Seventeen doctors volunteer their time on a rotating basis, and two local hospitals have set aside examination rooms expressly for rape victims. Involvement of the community at large. Trained volunteer counselors staff a 24-hour telephone crisis line. Additionally, volunteer women counselors act as the victim's personal escort, accompanying her through every phase of the prosecution of her case. Ms. Vicki Ott, project director for the Baton Rouge Center, said the program has handled about 600 cases since its inception an average of about 1 10 per year. "The program is prov ing highly successful," Ms. Ott said. "It used to be that rape cases were considered very difficult to prosecute, and the pro secutors often didn't put a lot of time into them. But now, with the center operating with everyone's cooperation, rape cases are treated with the highest priority and are held to be just as impor tant as murder or kidnap ping cases." The center was sup ported from its inception through January, 1978, with $71,903 in NIJ grants, plus $17,620 in local funds. Since January, 1978, it has been (Continued On Page 13) ELIZABETH CITY Chancellors from the state's five historically black universities have given a vote of confidence to UNC President William C. Friday for his efforts to desegregate the University of North Carolina system. A letter.s igned by the five university officials, was released recently by Dr. Marion D. Thorpe, Chancellor of Elizabeth City State University. Speaking for the group, he said the statement was "a way of saying thank you 'and continue your good efforts. We thought it was 'time we did it as a group." The letter stated: This comes as a statement of supporf for your efforts to encourage and facilitate the elimination of racial duality in public higher education in the State of North Carolina, and the provision of equal educa tional opportunity with at tainment for all of the people of this State. You and the Board of Governors are to be com mended for working so assiduously to maintain the integrity of all the six teen constituent institu tions of The University of North Carolina. You and the Board of Governors have been strongly supportive of the principle of enhancement of the Five Historically Black Institutions of The University of North Carolina System, and special note is made here of the additional ap propriations that have been approved in this regard. We pledge continued support in the continua tion of all of these efforts, and express appreciation for the freedom of discus sion which has characterized our relation ship with reference to the problems of higher educa tion as confirmed by you. us and the Board of Governors. In addition to Thorpe, the letter was signed by Winston-Salem State University Chancellor H. Douglas Covington, North Carolina A&T State University Chancellor Lewis C. Dowdy, Fayet teville State University Chancellor Charles A. Lyons, Jr., and North Carolina Central Universi ty Chancellor Albert N. Whiting. Ingram Disapproves Fire And Extended Coverage Increase RALEIGH State In surance Commissioner John Ingram has issued an order disapproving a $1.5 million dollar increase in dwelling fire and extended coverage rates. At the same time Ingram approv ed an 18.5 per cent decrease in extended coverage that amounts to a $1,374,190 savings to the people of North Carolina. Ingram allowed the N.C. Rate Bureau to withdraw their request for the increase while approv ing the request for reduc tion on extended coverage. In the order, signed June 20, 1980, it was stated that: Additional in formation regarding the increase was requested from the N.C. Rate Bureau. That the N.C. Rate Bureau did not ap pear at the hearing scheduled for June 10, and no evidence was presented. That unaudited data or financial informa tion which were the basis for making rate calcula tions in the filing were not reliable as a basis for mak ing rate projections. That the filing relating to the fire coverage is not creditable because it was based on unaudited data. Ingram ruled that in ac cordance with State law a filing can not be withdrawn after notice of a public hearing without permission of the In surance Commissioner. The North Carolina In surance Commissioner said in the order that the Rate Bureau did not ap pear at the hearing and by failing to appear, the Rate Bureau waved its right to be heard. And, that by re questing an 18.5 per cent reduction for extended coverage (windstorm), the Commissioner ruled the Rate Bureau was estopped to claim that the 18.5 per cent reduction should not . be approved and put into effect. Ingrain said the Rate Bureau failed to carry its burden of proof, and satisfy the Commissioner that the requested increase for the fire coverage is adequate, not excessive and not unfairly discriminatory. JOIN THE NAACP TODAY! r Prof. Logan NAACP Spingarn Winner 1L M LOGAN Johnson Graduates From Bankers School NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. Lee Johnson, Jr;, Comptroller of the Mechanics and Farmers Bank, Durham, was graduated June 20 from the Stonier Graduate School of Banking. The School, founded in 1935, is a three-year pro gram conducted here at Rutgers The State University of New Jersey - by the American Bankers Association. Johnson was one of 301 bankers from all parts of the country making up the Class of 1980. In order to qualify for his graduation certificate, Johnson attended three two-week resident summer sessions, completed two years of extension work and submitted a thesis,, titled. The Impact of the Distributed Pr , Machine of the Proof Operations of A Small Multi-Branch Bank. Dur ing his final resident ses sion, he defended his thesis before a panel of ex perts on the subject. Johnson received his BA (Business Manage ment and Economics) degree from Shaw Univer sity in Raleigh. He is a aduate of the Carolina School of Banking Ad vanced Management and Mid Management Bank ing School sponsored by the NCBA and the Univer sity of North Carolina. He joined the Mechanics and Farmers Bank in 1968 as a Paying and Receiving Teller. He later served as? Assistant Cashier before being promoted to his pre sent position. He is 36, and lives with his wife, Veronica, and two children in Durham. Professor Rayford Whittingham Logan, na tionally recognized , historian and esteemed educator, has been named by the National Associa tion for the Advancement of Colored People as the 1980 winner of the Sp-. ingarn Award. - The Spingarn medal is the 71 -year old Associa tion's highest honor, and is awarded each year to "The highest or noblest achievement by an American Black during the preceding year or years." The award was presented by NAACP board president Dr. Mon tague Cobb at the Association's Annual Convention in Miami Beach on July I . Benjamin L. Hooks, Executive Director of the NAACP, in making the announcement said, "Professor Logan has spent a lifetime in service for his people. Through his strenuous efforts he has enlightened the world about the history of blacks and their contributions. We appreciate that con- tributjpn, and welcome him to the family of Sp i ingarn Medal winners." Professor Logan, who is a native of Washington. D.C. and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Williams College in Massachusetts in 1917, is the 65th winner of the prestigious award and at 83 the oldest recepient ever to be honored. Logan has served as Secretary at the Pan African Congress, organized by W.E.B. DuBois, in 1921 and 1923; taught at Virginia Union. Atlanta and Howard Universities; served as Editor of the Journal of Negro History and Direc tor of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History; served as art accredited corespondent at the organizing meeting of the United Nations and as a member of the U.S. National Commission for UNESCP. He was also an Accredited Observer for the. NAACT at the Sixth General Assembly of the United Nations in Paris,
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