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I Vol. n, No, 21 Compi] mm sk ^ A 1 I w ~ iti^r i jmMti^M ^ ^ | A somewhat disgusted Larry Panther's Free Ambnlance. A h from the beginning and lack of? . 1 Ambulant Leases Op by James Smith Staff Writer As of Sunday night, the Joseph Waddell People's Free Ambulance Service went out of operation. Larry Little, the local Black Panther party director of political affairs, said the ambulance service closed because of lack of funds. MMnMNIHMMUMIinilinNiHtlllllllllllHIHlniHI Bomb Threat Shortly before the Boan their regular meeting Mondi called in to police commun Orville Powell, city man came to council chambers t the threat. "ArrnrHino to thp nffirpr go off at 11:45 p.m.," Pov also said the meetii members were standing ar "The only thing they (boa a little more quickly," he < bomb threat was call investigation into the by police department. N VINS1 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C iter Sets ~ , Sos^ I jp * . M ft f V %jiiH MT ^i^SSKjg ? )|j$T A<; <f% ^Mfe^ 'NN iMlHI w^SHSES^S^?!?^ ^B'~ 5 Kiiinifll ^k - M H: Little stands proudly with the ick of funds doomed the service rapport has killed it In the end. ;c Service orations K "We are presently in about $5,000 debt and our present ambulance is posing too many mechanical problems," he said. Little also said to sufficiently put the service back into operation, it would take about $30,000. But, they could get by with the $5,000. "We arrived at the $30,000 See AMBULANCE Page 6 X At City Hall I d of Aldermen adjourned ly night, a bomb threat was icationS. ager, said a police officer ind informed the board of the bomb was supposed to /ell said. ng was already over and ound talking. rd members) did was leave concluded. ed in shortly after 11 p.m. matter is being conducted to arrests have been made. Fire Stf Carver Rc Heated D< by James Smith ... ?" Staff Writer Much to the disgust of citizens from the Carver section of Winston-Salem, the board of?aldermen by?a unanimous vote of 6 to 2, ' a s % m . % a a voxea monaay mgnt xo erect fire station No. 12 at the intersection of Highway 311 and Northhampton Road. The vote was reached after a very lengthy discussion in which irate citizens told the aldermen they opposed them (aldermen) using a computer system to pick out the site of the new fire station. Carl H. Russell, alderman of the Northeast Ward restated Monday night that of U1C CAI3U115 11 SW11UU5, 11113 IS the first time any of them have been subjected to a computer study. - Russell told the aldermen and audience (mostly comprised of members of Castle Heights, Eastgate Village, Monticello Park, Northwood Estates and Carver Road) that since he's been on the board, he's been trying to get a fire station in his ward. Russell charged that the NAACP Lawyer Sa> 4Blacks A by James Smith Staff Writer In commendation of the birthday of one of the nation's most dynamic leaders, (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.), V I ? I < juuus cnamoers, toia an audience of more than 1,500 persons that "more than ever, we must commit our efforts coward establishing a political cadre to carry on the efforts of Dr. King." Chambers, a defense lawyer for the National Association for the Advancement of ALEM SATl ition Ln I. Advocat ebate at M computer was not human and that it was subject to mistakes. He further charged that blacks have been shortchanged and of all the overlaDDine Jk & of fire stations throughout the city, there jvas none-in the east. John Palmer, alderman of the northwest ward conceded that there was some overlapping but felt before the board Neal Urgt U.S. Role ] WASHINGTON -- Fifth District Rep. Steve Neal is among a?large?group?of congressmen which next week will nffiriflllv nro#? an a?H tn foreign intervention in the civil war in Angola. Neal and about 150 other congressmen will introduce a resolution, expressing the "sense of the House" that the people of Angola "should be allowed to determine theit own political future with military interference from any foreign country." l/.Q r w? lust Carry C Colored People (NAACP) legal defense fund and a civil rights leader, was the keynote speaker at a $25 per plate 2? T* _ It uauv|uci uciu in inc liings nan IV dining room of the Royal Villa Motel in Greensboro. The banquet was sponsored by the General State Baptist Convention of which Rep. John J. Johnson (Robeson County) is president. Before Chambers' speech 16 statewide candidates were allowed to speak briefly. Chambers told his audience that "we must be inside * * I I I I HRPAY JANUARY 24, 1976' cation ^3rk es Ltose eeting could make an accurate decision about the proposed ? fire station, he would like to take another look at the proposed site and the site where the citizens think it should be. ? However, ' Sam Hamlin, owner of Sackie's Florist told the board that too much time had been used in discussing See FIRE STATION Page 2 y 58 End to i 4 En Angola TUtt n ?11.. IIIV iwauiuuuu aciuany wfts drafted December 19 and attracted 140?co-sponsors ? within a few hours. It will be presented to the House, with additional cosponsors, on the first day of the new session. Many members of Congress are critical of U.S. involvement in the Angola conflict, to which the United States has committed S50 million in military assistance. The Soviet Union, Cuba, and South Africa also are heavily involved in the See ANGOLA Page 14 )n Efforts9 Congress, the state legislature and local governments to influence civil rights legislation and the means for enforcement. "We must insure that black Americans and Americans who. are appreciative of the plights of minorities are in positions to effect decisions. We must insure that those elected to the executive branch of government are responsive to our needs," he said. Chambers also told his See DR. KING Page 2 \
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