1-ylLB Da/ZD/91 DDDDD *^CHUIL MORTH CAROLINA COLLECTION glLBON LIBRARY UNC-CH rD 3*^30 chapel hill NC 27579-3930 _ _ g yTHETVtUTM UN9l>i5E0?][{ (USPS 091-380) 3LLiME 68-NUMBER 25 C 2 DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA — SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 1990 TELEPHONE (919) 682-2913 PRICE:30 CE'iNTS Hayti Development Corp. Fights To ‘Hold On’ Mechanics & Farmers Looks At ‘Site B I'tlson Mandela, left, waves to the crowd after addressing them in a ceremony at the White House ;led by President Bush. ilelson Mandela Continues To Wow’ Americans Late Tuesday, officials were ng 10 locale available buses to ommodate the overwhelming Tiber of North Carolinians who Died to go to Atlanta, Ga. Tuesday the see and hear Ison Mandela, Deputy President ihe African National Congress \G'), However, as of Tuesday night. Georgia Tech stadium where indela was scheduled to speak rsoWouiof "Space. Captivated by his regal presence r 27 years of imprisonment in Africa, African Americans :kly filled buses scheduled to :e Wednesday morning from ham, Elizabeth City, Sanford, oucvillc, Louisburg, irriingion, Charlotte, Raleigh insbcro and Winston-Salem. Diiraiion for the man among ly ha. been enhanced by his ''>i\ 10 renounce those who ■oricd him and the ANC in its '"days when the United States lid not — though Fidel Castro, Mar Khadaffi and Yasser ^tiUb'c deemed enemies of this mO'. He held firm to that stance he spol.e to a special joint 'iM o! the United States Tuesday. He became only lourT non-head of state to ress dial august body in its lchi,^^)r\. '^hen ho met with President 'TC Bush Monday, Nelson f'dela said he could not icly renounce the use of ence and armed struggle to yve racial equality in South iea. On this and several other Ms, ho had c.xplaincd dial the C slartcd out as a non-violent but soon reali'/.cci dial the le South African government not respond to moral Jiiicnts, but instead killed 63 •1^ South Africans in what has to be known as the fpcvillc Mas.sacrc and hundreds 'ihcr black omen and children Sowcio. It was only then, 'Jcla said, that the ANC 'fled 10 violence and armed SSL But he said the ANC W cease iioslililics as soon as South African government ipicd all of the conditions for on a new constitution, wd some 20,()(X) exiles, and Wd those political prisoners 'foximalcly a tiiousand) still •coated. Mandela is appealing h'cramcnLs he visiLs on this 13- ® lour to maintain the pressure yiciions against South Africa the conditions of the ANC ®ci — including the complete *8 of the current state of 'jfiency in Natal which prevents y South Africans’ freedom of '®ent, assembly, etc. ncs. Bush described Mandela •man who embodies the hopes ^yions.” At the same time, he •died the fence by giving credit «uih Africa Pres. F. W. dc for steps already taken to P®d the rights and freedoms of ™ Africans." There seemed to Mandela said, "that once the government removed all the obstacles to negotiation, we would consider the cessation of hostilities." "The ANC has a total commitment to peace," Mandela said, but "if we are forced to resort to violence, it is because we have no other alternative whatsoever." From Atlanta, Mandela is scheduled for a morning address to the AFSCME convention in MiamL Fla. and then to Detroit, Mich., Los Angeles and Oakland, Calif. have been no reaction from Mandela as Bush spoke. Bush then called apartheid "repugnant" and appealed to both sides in South Africa to abandon violence. He quoted the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., when he said "Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred." In his response, Mandela firmly staled that "the people have no alternative Tiut to resort to violence," when a repressive government intensifies its oppression. "We made it clear." Charles Daye Selected President-Elect Of Law School Admission Council CHAPEL HILL — Charles E. Daye, a professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law, has been elected president-elect of the national Law School Admission Council. Daye’s election was announced at the June 8 annual meeting of the council in Naples, Fla. He will assume a two-year term as president of the group in June 1991 and will be the first president from North Carolina. The former dean of the N.C. Central University School of Law has served on the council’s board of trustees since 1984. The Law School Admission Council is a not-for-profit association of Canadian and 175 American Bar Association- accredited U.S. law schools. It was founded 40 years ago to coordinate, facilitate and enhance the law school admission process. In conjunction with its operating subsidiary. Law Services, the council produces and administers the Law School Admission Test and the undergraduate transcript evaluation, conducts research, produces publications on law school access and financial aid, offers education programs to legal educators and administers more than S500 million loan program for law students. Peter Winograd, professor and associate dean at the Univcr.sity of New Mexico School of Law, is the current president. Daye has chaired the council’s Minority Enrollment Ta.sk Force and served two terms as chairman of the group’s Minority Affairs Committee. During his tenure as president elect, Daye said lie will concentrate on learning more about the council to prepare liim to be an effective president. Among other things, the organization is faced with maintaining the high quality of the law school admission test and assuring that the council is structured for effective participation of members. Daye said the council also continuously works to maintain accord with the two other national law education organizations, the Association of American Law Schools and the American Bar Hayti Development Corporation this week delivered to members of the Durham City Council additional information and further explanations to support its funding request for the fiscal year beginning July 1. The hiring of a competent full time employee is "on hold" because of the Council’s reluctance to guarantee extension of its seven- month contract with HDC which expires June 30. In the meantime, HDC has utilized several consultants already familiar with its process and the Hayti area. In the letter to the council, HDC strongly contended that "the momentum of the last few years to get the Hayti projects developed requires the continuity to bring to fruition the results of past HDC work." It had been earlier suggested that one planner on the city payroll could do the work HDC proposed to do. However, in its most recent letter to the council, HDC contended that "No city effort with one planner, though helpful, will be able to bring all of the private and public pieces together in order to make the process successful. Further, a community based effort with support from the city, offers the best chance to realize the goal; for this area." In support of this contention, HDC reminded the city that it had not accomplished in twenty years what HDC accomplished in eight years in the Hayti area. "It (HDC) offers the citizens of Durham the best chance of reaching the goals we have all pledged to achieve," the letter states. Also noted was the fact that funding sources are available to HDC to support the development process which are principally available only to community development corporations like HDC. Recent HDC development efforts include the consideration of "Site B" by Mechanics and Farmers Bank to develop a new corporate headquarters, as well as by other interested parties. "HDC has served as conduit to Mechanics and Farmers for several other developers interested in the site," the letter states. At the present time, funds for the "site preparation cost” are inadequate. This presents a "significant barrier to the achievement of the goals of the redevelopment plan consistent with the history of the Hayti area," the letter said; In explaining its position further, the HDC letter noted that "HDC has continued to pursue additional funds in order to support the development effort. Recent discussions among the HDC consultants have pinpointed Health and Human Services (Office of Community Services) and the Economic Development Administration as two particularly good sources for funds to support the development of the old Service Printing Company building. These efforts can be solidified now that a viable concept for Site B development is nearer to reality. Both sources of money are available to a non-profit community development corporation, such as HDC, and are not available to a municipality. The two above sources give grants in the $500,000 to $1,0(X),000 range." HDC has proposed using the Service Printing Company site for a train-trolley stop which would include offices and a restaurant. "This concept," the letter says, "is the beginning of a multi-modal transportation facility in the downtown area." The Durham Business and Professional Chain held it annual awards banquet last Wednesday'. Winner of the Business Development Award was Lee Airport Concessions, Ltd., Howard N. Lee, president; winner of the Small Business Award was Phyllis Enterprises, Inc, Phyllis Massenburg, president; Golden Link Award winner was William J. Kennedy, IH, former president of N.C. Mutual Life Insurance Co.; and winner of the Corporate Citizen Award is Glaxo Inc. Show'n above is Glaxo representative, Ms. Phyllis Massenburg, Joshua I. Smith, speaker for tl’.e occasion, William J. Kennedv, and Howard N. Lee. (Photo by Mayfield) Percy Luney Jr. Named Vice President of the N.C. Bar Assn. CHARLES E. DAYE Association’s section on legal education. Daye teaches courses in torts, housing and administrative law. He will continue to teach full-time while president-elect and will teach half-time when he assumes the presidency. "We are very pleased that Charles has been recognized for his talents," said Judith Wegner, dean of the School of Law. "This will give the school additional national prominence and give us more national insight into admissions at a time when there may be important changes." Daye first came to UNC as an assistant professor in 1972. After becoming an associate professor in 1975 and full professor in 1980, he left UNC in 1981 to become dean of the N.C. Central University School of Law. He relumed to UNC in 1985 and was director of the school’s academic support program during the 1986-87 and 1987-88 academic ycius. The Durham native has written several books. He is the lead coaulhor of the second edition of "Housing and Community Development" and author of the 1975 monograph, "North Co.;( ina Administrative Procedure Act Manual." He has pi-.His; 1 articles in several la- jo aals. Layc earned K ic jlor’s degree magna cu' 'aJe at N.C. Ccnttal in 1966 ? J t -nc I his law degree cum lauoe fro. lolimbia University in 1969. MYRTLE BE.ACH, S.C. — Percy R. Luney Jr., a law professor at the North Carolina Central University, has been named a vice president of the North Carolina Bar Association, the largest voluntary legal organization in the stale. Luney, 41, was elected to the position during the Association’s annual meeting at the Hilton Hotel here Saturday, June 24. Luney, a frequent author and lecturer, received his undergraduate degree from Hamilton College in 1970 and his law degree from Harvard in 1974. Twice in the 80s ho was a visiting research scholar at the University of Tokyo. His primary aretts of practice arc Japanese Legal System, Environmental Law and International Law Torts. Luney has been involved with many professional and civic organizations over the years. He has served on several committees of the American Bar Association IIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIinillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllM Daye is pasl-prcsidcnt of the N.C. Association of Black Lawyers and is currently executive secretary ;ind a member of the as.socialion’s board of governors. Since 1979, he has been editor of the organization’s monthly newsletter. In addition, Daye is chairman of Ihc Association of American Law Schools, Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure. He is a member of the New York, Distticl of Columbia, North Carolina and U.S. Supreme Court bars. and the North Carolina Bar Association. He and his wife, Gwynn, have two children— Jamille and Robyn. Founded in 1899, the N.C. Bar Association is the largest voluntary legal or professional organization in the stale with more than 9,000 attorney members or nearly 90 percent of the state’s practicing attorneys. Social Security monthly benefits Estimated averages for 1989 j' I Men I I Women Total average benefit 458 $6271 Retired workers 488T 6391 Their spouses 1891 29^ Disabled workers 617 4381 Their spouses SL Widow(er)s 3621 ~5^ Disabled widow(er)s 224) 3691 SOURCE: Social Security Administration data provided by Older Women’s League KRTN Infographics/ROY GALLOP Emmett Gill Named Durham High School Principal Emmett L. Gill was named principal of Durham High School Monday night by the Durham City School Board. Forty-five applicants for the job were considered. That number was earlier narrowed to three including B. K. Burton, principal of North Edgecombe High School ill Tarboro and Henry F, Colton, area director of Cherry Creek Schcols, Englewood Colorado. Gill had served as interim principal at D'urham High since January of this year. According to teachers and students, disciplinary problems and absenteeism have been substantially reduced under Gill’s half-year leadership. He was recommended by Superintendent Hawthorne Faison who noted that he was pleased with the direction in which Gill has been leading the school. The board agreed unanimously. Gill also has extensive suppor t from the Durham community, as. well as from teachers and stud cuts. Gill succeeds Mrs, Barbara Ellis who was princip; il of Durham High for one semeslci • this past school year. After it bee ame apparent that the school was "i too much" lor her first principalshij), she was named principal of Y.E. Smith Elementary School. Reports are that she is doing well in that position.

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