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UbSv °°°°° c corr.p.’ ,,v ^APRj, fjru 27534 m \ ffr?fin!Tg7Tiij:i in-'igs f NUMBER 11 (USPS 091-380) DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA - SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 1986 TELEPHONE (919) 682-2913 PRICE: 30 CENTS rht Crime leStopper’s Computer Sets Message Out ilyn Daniels (Writer :rimeStoppers pro- nd a new way to I of crime. It’s the zed telephone dial- illed the “Voice- ito-Dial Computer rpose of the explained Steve ordinator of the meStoppers pro- disseminate infor- le community on ion facts about the they (individuals) 5 enhance their f crime in their e use of the e added, “we hope ort from the com- me prevention and w the computer f Crime Prevention tppers go out and computer program lood watch com- I explain how it individuals may >n up to participate n. ■son agrees to par- ime, phone number re put on a cassette into the computer, we are experiencing h break-ins or othe e,” Chalmers said, :er can dial every e cassette to explain also be used for he noted. “Crime )s are to be sent out re. For example, we’ll send out infor- ig with locks, etc.” be used as an educa- For example, rs and the Crime lepartment will be surveys by phone, in with a touch-tone able to answer pro- jstions by punching the phone. Iter, which has the iccommodate up to messages, presently out one message ) introduce the com- dduals. iy have 200 numbers ’ Chalmers pointed ling South Square ite Malls heads of security. Six communities are already involved. They are six public housing communities.” Flowever, individuals can be added as soon as they sign up. The computer, bought by the CrimeStoppers board last year for $5,000, has been used in other business capacities such as for in surance companies, Chalmers emphasized. “It’s been only in the last cou ple of years that it was has been used in this capacity,” he added. “When we purchased it, there were only 'four or five in the country.” The computer system will save money and man-hours, agreed police Sgt. Tom Montague, Lt. T.T. Blalock of the sheriff’s department, CrimeStoppers board member Ewing Harris and Chalmers. For example, Chalmers cited recently a rash of break-ins.which occurred in Bragtown. Along with running the crimes in CrimeStoppers, 250 flyers were handed out by police door-to- door with information about the break-ins. (Continued On Page 3) Jacob Lists Steps To Achieve Fuii Empioyment SERTOMA CLUB CELEBRATES AMERICAN HERITAGE WEEK — The James E. Shepard Sertoma Club recently celebrated Freedom Week at W.G. Pearson School Freedom Week is an annual celebration of Sertoma International to promote American heritage. During this celebration, a speech was given by Herbert E. Tatum, Jr., explaining what freedom is and what it means to maintain freedom as young citizens. A flag was presented to each fifth grade student sym bolizing the significance of this celebration. Pictured (front row, l-r) are: Toland Gooch, Dawn Bowden, Antoine Williams; (second row): Syrena Williams, Tatum, and Deltra Johnson. Ray Guthrie To Seek Post Of Sheriff in Eiection By Jocelyn Daniels Staff Writer There’s a saying, “If you want to make sure a job gets done, do it yourself.” Ray Perry Guthrie, Jr., 32, is taking that advice by running for sheriff. He has nothing against his four opponents, he said. In fact, he knows a couple of them quite well. One of them is even . his boss. None of this, however, has deterred him from seeking the office. “I decided about two years ago to run for sheriff,” he said. “But even when I went to work there (as deputy sheriff in 1980), I always thought I would run. “I just felt I could do a better job,” he added, “because there’s a lot to be desired in the existing conditions.” That’s not to say, he quickly pointed out, that he’s not suppor tive of the present sheriff’s department of which he is a part; it only means he wants to see it get better. One main concern that Guthrie has is personnel related matters. “I’d like to set up a review board,” he said, where people could go, before they are dismiss ed. I would not suspend or fire anybody unless it’s [because of] a violation of law, not just because I didn’t like them.” For those deserving in dividuals, Guthrie said he would create more promotions, and work for increased salaries. The fourth personnel matter would involve hiring more African Americans in the depart ment and promoting them. The second biggest topic of concern is drugs in schools, Guthrie said. “Vice is a big thing,” he said, “especially in trying to keep drugs out of schools. It’s a pro blem that needs to be solved.” The way to begin solving that problem, Guthrie explained, is to start with excellent personnel and leadership. Through his various ex- On the 40th anniversary of the passage of the Full Employment Act of 1946, John E. Jacob, president of the National Urban League, declared in Washington, D.C. recently, that the promises contained in that act “have come to nothing” and “the promises of the Humphrey-Hawkins Full Employment Act of 1978 have been betrayed.” Speaking at a symposium on full employment sponsored by the National Committee on Full Employment, Jacob pointed out that there are one-third more people in poverty today than there were in 1979, the income gap between the top fifth of the population and the bottom fifth has grown to the point where this country has the most unequal distribution of income in the in dustrial world, and black unemployment is some 15^o while black youth unemployment is over 40%. “Some people think we have full employment because over a hundred million Americans are at work. But a fifth of them are part-timers, and over two million work full-time for less than poverty level wages... You can’t define full employment by white males alone... Full employment is what it says it is — a decent job at a decent wage for ail Americans who want to work,” he declared. Surveying the overall employ ment picture Jacob said that over the past six years America has lost 1.6 million factory jobs, it in curred a trade deficit in manufac tured goods of $112 billion in 1985, and while three out of five white workers found new jobs, only two out of five displaced black workers did likewise. “We have to get our economic house in order” to achieve the goal of full employment, Jacob said, as he listed five steps that should be taken. 1) “Rational trade policies that create jobs here at home and don’t export them to East Asia and other parts of the globe. That doesn’t mean protectionism. But it does mean helping our in dustries compete, it means forc ing our trading partners to create jobs, here in America if they ex pect to sell us their goods... 2) , “An industrial policy that preserves our manufacturing base... It means public policies that reward firms for job crea tion, that create an environment in which they can compete, and that helps them export goods made in the U.S.A. ... 3) “Investment in human resources. They are our most precious assets and the place to begin is by ensuring quality education for all American children... 4) “Affirmative action to en sure that blacks, women and minorities share in the benefits of education, training and job crea tion... Without a strong commit ment to affirmative action, even a full employment policy that creates millions of new jobs will leave blacks twice as likely to be unemployed as whites... 5) “A National Full Employ ment Policy. Not another broken promise, but a real program like the National Urban League’s plan for a Universal Employment and Training System that guarantees productive work to all of the jobless and training to all who need it to become produc tive.” Thomas Andrews To Oppose David LaBarre GUTHRIE periences, he thinks he can fulfill both requirements. Guthrie’s training leading to the present, began 14 years ago. After completing Southern High School in 1972, he studied criminal justice for two years at Durham Technical Institute. After a brief stint in 1974 as a salesman for Thompson Auto Sales, Guthrie served as a (Continued On Page 3) PHILLIPINES — Sister Gemma Sllverlu talks with ei)in- s In the mountains ol the province of former first lady Im- I In Eastern Samar, The Nun was there to negotlale the surrender of New Peoples Army members to the government of Piesi- dent Corazon Aquino. (UPI Photo) By Jocelyn Daniels Staff Writer Thomas J. Andrews, a 47-year- old attorney specializing in trial practice in Durham, has an nounced his candidacy for Judge of District Court for Durham County, he will run against in cumbent Chief District Court Judge David Q. LaBarre. “I am running for Judge of District Court in order to serve the people of Durham in this very important judicial position. The work of the District Court affects the lives of more people in a more immediate and personal way than the work of any other court in our judicial system. “I pledge my entire ability and energy,” he added, “to the just, fair, impartial and courteous handling of this important judicial work.” Andrews came to North Carolina in 1961, when he served as interim summer minister for the First Presbyterian Church of Burnsville, located in the moun tains. He came to Durham where he graduated from Duke University Law School, after which he serv- AA Unemployment Rises To 14.8% WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Labor Department’s latest unemployment report shows that joblessness among African Americans rose to 14.8% during February. That figure was up- from 14.4% in January. Cur rently, the unemployment rate for African Americans stands at nearly IVi times that for whites. Overall, the nation’s jobless rate rose from 6.7% to 7.3% last month. While African Americans have the nation’s highest unemployment rate, the nation’s Hispanic population was hardest hit last month with its jobless rate jumping 2.2 points to 12.3% ed in the Peace Corps and prac ticed law in Boston. He returned to Durham in 1970 and taught criminal and commer cial law for eleven years at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill before entering private practice in 1982. He has also written articles for legal journals on criminal law subjects and has served as Chair man of the Criminal Law Section of the Association of American Law Schools. For several years, he worked with a committee of Superior Court judges in preparing the in struction used by all judges in the state to explain the law to juries in criminal cases. Andrews has been an integral part of the legislative process through appointment by former Lt. Gov. Jimmy Green as public member to a legislative commis sion studying sexual assault laws, :he principal drafter of North Carolina’s Rape Victim Shield law, a member of the city’s ad visory council on employment and training and as chairman of the council, presided over the transfer of the duties of that of fice to a private industry council. “1 hope that when the people of Durham consider my ability, experience, age and tempera ment,” he said in a prepared statement, “they will conclude that 1 will make an outstanding District Court Judge, and will vote for me as the superior can didate for this position. “In 20 years of practicing and teaching law,” he added, ‘I believe that I have demonstrated open-mindedness, impartiality, even-handedness, and the ability to treat all persons with dignity and respect," which are essential qualities of an effective District Court Judge.” Andrews has been active in civic and religious affairs, serving (Continued On Page 3)
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