Vol. n, No. 36
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VISIT CAPITOL ? This group
Intermediate School in Winston-!
recently and was greeted by Fifth
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Capitol. The youngsters, in ret
bicentennial projectr"Pages Out
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Homosexi
With extreme concern about
homosexuality among clergymen
throughout the nation,
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Imemoers 01 ine a.ivi.z^ion
Church will discuss this and
other matters during their
40th quadrennial meeting of
Poor Advertising E
Rock Co
Poor or misleading advertising
might be the reason for the
flop of Sunday's Rock Concert,
according to local city officials.
The show, which was
promoted by Ajax Productions,
Inc., - was held at
Bowman Gray Stadium and
out of a projected 25,000
persons to attend, only about
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However, there were just as
many or more outside the
fence trying to watch and
listen as the ones who had
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of students from Lowrance
Salem visited the U.S. Capitol
District Rep. Steve Neal, who
tiich had been flown over the
urn, delivered to Neal their
of History/9 being held, right,
text to Neal and Ms. Vivian
pic of A.M.E. Con fa
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the general conference.
Bishop C.H. Foggie, secretary
of the board of bishops
said the meeting will be held
from May 5 through 15 at
Chicago's McCormick Inn.
Bishop Foggie said that the
blamed
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paid $7 or $8 for tickets.
And, several of those
outside said they would have
liked to have been on the
inside, but the tickets were too
expensive and people weren't
exactly sure who was to
appear on the concert.
> Of the local radio stations,
only two had done any
advance publicity about the
show. There were no posters,
new spaper or television advertisement
about the concert.
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SALEM, N.C.
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by James Smith
Staff Writer
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"There is a conspiracy
igainst blacks who are in
public office and they're being
investigated up__one^side=an<L_
down the other," charged
Richard Hatcher, mayor of
Gary, Ind.
Hatcher, was the keynote
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speaker lasi 1 nursaay nigni ai
a banquet honoring alderman
Carl H. Russell, Sr., for his
leadership in the black
community.
Hatcher spoke to a capacity
crowd of more than 850 people
in the lower level of Benton
Convention Center.
He told the crowd that the
only two black lieutenant
governors in the U.S. had
even been harrassed and
charged with various things.
44But, even after they-were
found innocent, the damage
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prelate was of the opinion that
the recent concern about
homosexuality among the
clergy in the nation makes it
necessary for the A.M.E. Zion
Church to take a stand.
He also stated that the
Droeram committee had ar
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ranged for a thorough review
of crime and feels that the
leaders of the denomination
have an obligation to society to
make the streets safer, homes
more secure and children
safeguarded against drugs.
He also alluded to a new
nosture in ecumenical endea
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vors. He said that three black
Methodist bodies, A.M.E.,
A.M.E. Zion and C.M.E., had
discussed organizing a union
long enough and the time had
come for the marriage or the
courtship terminated. He also
said that the A.M.E. Zion
denomination should make its
position clear as to its position
toward bringing into being the
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Hatcher
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the public harrassment/* he
stated. I
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power. If we get on the inside, <
they're afraid that wc'l find :
m\ nil ahmit political power,
They're also afraid thai we'll <
find out what's due us, and <
that it will come to us," he
charged.
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The crowd, mostly black
and from the grass root
section of the city, came to
honor a man whom they
respect and admire. Originally,
the banquet, had been
scheduled for 500 persons, but
as the enthusiasm caught on,
facilities had to be made for
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Alderman Carl H. Russell acce
artist, Lewis Cornell, during i
convention center. Pictured are
Cornell, Jim Warren and Rodne
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At Honors
"The democratic party
hasn't treated me right and I
want to say it tonight. I want
the word to pass it on. They
owe me something," warned
alderman Carl H. Russell, Sr.
Russell made those remarks
following a speech given by
Richard Hatcher, mayor of
Gary, Ind., who spoke at a
banquet being given in honor
of Russell.
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Halchcr told the crowd that
[here were some blacks in
politics who were caught up
[ind wereobligatcd to someone
;?lse and that they didn't even
show up for the dinner.
? He was?referring to thf*
Dthcr two black aldermen,
C.C. Ross and Richard Davis,
who were reportedly out of
town.
44Every black person in this
city should have attended this
banquet/' Hatcher said.
Also missing from the
banquet were Mayor Franklin
R. Shirley, the city manager
Orville Powell and assistant
city manager John P. Bond,
III.
See HATCHER, Page 17
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pts portrait from local black
recent banquet held at the
Russell, Larry Little, Lewis
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i Banquet
Members of the honor day
banquet wanted to proclaim
April 29th as Carl Russell Day.
However, mayor Franklin
R. Shirley felt he could not
proclaim a day to any
alderman without -showing
favortism.
441 thought it would be very
embarassing. It would seem
like a person proclaiming a
See RUSSELL, Page 2