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Vol. n, No. 40
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Former Inmai
"Blacks
by James Smith
Staff Writer
"When blacks go to prison,
they are denied most of their
rights, and it's up to the
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peopie on me outside to see
that their rights are not taken
from them."
That is how John Wesley
Williams feels. He was
released from prison two
weeks ago after serving nearly
all of his four and a-half-year
sentence. He was sentenced in
1973 for possession of heroin.
At the time of his
sentencing, he received fourn
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suspended for five years plus
a fine,
Williams, who is now
working for Willie's Exxon
Service Station, said in a
Chronicle interview that
people have no idea how little
help a black prisoner receives
Local Youtl
For the first time, WinstonSalem
will have students
participating in a summer
work program at Yellowstone
National Park in Wyoming.
Sam D. Harvey, executive
director of the Winston-Salem
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Urban League is seen pointing to
a placard from Yellowstone Natl
on are Robert Newlln, III [Marine
Service] who will work at Yel
summer. Both NewUn and Walk
Winston-Salem Urban League.
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from prison officials.
"We're treated like dirt and
are always being hauled from
one camp to another," he
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sentence, Williams had been
in 11 different camps.
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Urban League said in an
interview that eight persons
from Winston-Salem will be
attending the work program
this year. "And, it's the first
time anyone from the city has
ever done that," he said.
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some of the scenic wonders on
onal Park, Wyoming. Looking
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llowstone National Park this
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4 4 If a black man woke up one
morning and was feeling kind
of bad, they would send him
off to the doctor. However, if
the doctor said there was
nothing physically wrong, he
was expected to go to work.
And, if he didn't show up for
work, he would be put in
confinement for at least 15 >
days," Williams explained.
In his estimation, one of the
worse camps he has been in is
the prison camp in nearby
Danbury.
44Up there, everything is
wrong. The prison camp is
overcrowded and a black man
has no chance at all,** states
Williams.
An honor grade prisoner,
Williams said he received his
first leave on Oct. 12, 1974 and
that it was only for 12 hours.
But, he says that whites who
were honor grade prisoners
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wstone Jobs
Two of those going, Robert
Newlin, III and Wesley
Walker, will be leaving for
Yellowstone on Sunday. The
others will be going in the next
couple of weeks.
While there, Newlin will be
a mariner at the park and
Walker will be working in
dining service.
Harvey said those selected
were part of a number of
persons who came to the
Urban League's office and put
in applications. All the
applications were referred to
Yellowstone National Park and
from the ones submitted,
eight were chosen.
One of the criteria were that
the students be a certain age
and able to work from the first
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week of September.
He further stated that one of
the advantages with having
the Urban League is that "it
gives blacks or the disadvantaged
jobs not only in
Winston-Salem, but other
places across the country."
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Bizarre Ci
. There are more murders
being committed in WinstonSalem
this year than last,
according to statistics at the
Winston-Salem Police Department^
For the five month
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last year, there were nine
murders committed and for
the same period this year,
there were 11.
The latest murder occurred
last week when Mrs. Louise
Bruce Williams, 50, of 2324 N.
Cherry Street was allegedly
set on fire and died later at
Baptist Hospital.
Investigating officer P.O.
O'Neal could not be reached
for comment, but a police
spokesman said Mrs. Wil
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Three residents of the Kimberl
completed a five week coarse a
given to Target Project Program
Johnson, Wiiietie Conrad and
T arget r
Restores
by James Smith
Staff Writer
1 hree young women who
are residents of the Kimberly
Park Terrace recently completed
a five-week course at
Baptist Hospital as a result of
the Target Project Program at
the housing project.
Jacqueline Richardson, Carol
Jean Johnson and Willette
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liams was found lying nude
and face down on the floor in
the bedroom of her apartment.
Leslie McManus, 53, of th%
same address was charged
with murder and a hearing has
been set for June 16 in Forsyth
County District Court.
The spokesman said McManus
was charged with
_malicious castration.
Mrs. Williams' undergarments
were badly burned and
several pieces of the material
were stuck to her body, the
spokesman said.
She was taken to Baptist
Hospital where she was
treated for second and third
degree burns on her waist,
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Conrad, will soon hold
positions at Baptist Hospital
as a result nf thf?ir trainino
In April of last year, a
two-year grant was given to
Kimberly Park Terrace and
Happy Hill Garden by the
department of Housing and \|
Urban Development (HUD).
Its purpose is to deal with
the general improvement of v,
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