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Carolina Community
News Service
Wilmington 10 defendant
Rev. Benjamin Chavis, Jr.,
charged today that federal
involvement in the 1972
prosecution of the Wilmington
10 by the State of North
Carolina has been demonstrated
concretely in papers filed
by Chief Councel for the
son of Chambers, Stein,
Ferguson and Becton.
There have been two
motions filed by Ferguson,
one to amend a writ of habeas
corpus under consideration by
the court, and the second for
bail for the defendants while
the court ponders the case that
began in 1971.
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year by U.S. Magistrate Logan
Howell because in his
determination the defendants
did not show a likelihood that
their case would win an
appeal.
Ferguson seeks to amend
the writ of habeas corpus
because the State's main
witness against the Wilmington
admitted in a sworn
statement that he lied when he
gave testimony. .
"I think A1 Hall's statement
which is included in the
motions that we filed today in
Black Publis
War on Drv
Warning that "the current
drug addiction epidemic is our
deadliest domestic enemy," a
convention of black newspaper
publishers, meeting in Altanta,
Georgia last week, called
on President Ford and
Governor Carter to "make the
nation's peak-level drug
addiction crisis an issue
during the remaining weeks of
the campaign." The black
publishers group also an
nounced plans to spearhead a
national war on drugs
movement.
At a press conference Oct.
8, following . the Southern
Regional Convention of Black
Media. Inc., publishers, a
cooperative of 114 black
newspapers around the coun
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federal court shows concretely
that there was federal
involvement in the prosecution
of the Wilmington 10 or
the part of Alcohol, Tobacco
and Firearms Division of the
Treasury Department - Agent
Bill Walden," said Rev.
Chavis from McCain Prison.
He. is currently serving a
34-year sentence for arson and
conspiracy to arson commit on
a white-owned grocery in
Wilmington's black ghetto in
1971.
The sworn statement of
Allen Hall raises considerable
doubt that the 1971 trial can
stand careful scrutiny of a fair
court.
First, Hall said that he did
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try, Dr. Willie L. Russell, Jr.,
national co-chairman, said
"Last April President Ford
warned that rising drug
addiction levels are a national
tragedy ... x clear and present
threat to the health and future
of the nation.' But to date,
neither he nor Governor
rartpf Viae charprl with thft
American people their concerns
about this deadly
situation." Dr. Russell, who is
publisher of the Albany [Ga.]
Times and the Macon [Ga.]
Times, said that "the
staggering costs and consequences
of the addiction crisis
on all levels of American
society, must become an
important national issue, both
before and after this election.
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Health Ce
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by Rady Anderson
Staff Writer
Employees of the Reynolds
Health Center circulated a
petition last week indicating
their dissatisfaction with the
Forsyth County Board of
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vummissioners ana tne county
Manager for not allowing
the county to participate in the
State Retirement Plan.
The petition states that the
employees are not satisfied
with the county's present
plan. It further states that the
participation in the retirement
plan should be optional, since
the program requires a
"significant contribution from
the employee".
The signers of the petition
assert that the choice to
participate in the plan should
be the employees and not the
higher authority's (the Commissioners
and Manager). The
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pennon aiso states that a
transfer from the county
plan would give them a voice
and a choice. The petition also
calls for an investigation into
the possibility of withdrawing
from participation in Social
Security if an employee
desires to withdraw.
Commissioner Vice Chairman,
David Drummond, said
that he felt the county
employees should have a
voice. He said they do at this
point, and that they could air
their grievances at the next
meeting called to discuss the
matter. He* did not specify
wnen that meeting would be.
He said he feels the people sending
the petition wanted to
opt out of both programs
altogether. He said, "What
will these people do if they
don't have some kind of plan
for the future? They're not
thinking about, retirement
now, but what about later,"
he said.
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Drummond feels that once
the county is locked into the
state plan the employee really
won't have any say then. He
asked, "How many times have
you tried and ever gotten
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nature through Raleigh?"
. Commissioners John Tandy
,and Roy G. Hall have a
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Coretta King speaks to attend1
Day at Benton Convention Ces
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by Rudy Anderson
Staff Writer
Mrs.* Coretta King, wife of
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King, Jr., and now president
of the Martin Luther King, Jr.
Center for Social Change, was
guest speaker for the first
Third Century Day held Sunday
at the Benton Convention
Center.
The affair was sponsored by
the Third Century Priorities
committee, a new * 'human
rights" activist group whose
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(different ideas. According to
Hall, they would prefer to go
ko the State route. Tandy has
repeatedly questioned the
board's petition in the matter.
lHall feels the other commissioners
are opposed to the
jplan because it is too
expensive.
Hall said the._board_ had
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develop effective programs
and interpersonal communications
channels designed to
improve community human
relationships and solidarity.
Mrs. King said that she was
particularly pleased to be the
first speaker for the group
because she believed that
their "obiecrivM ??> in Km"
with those of the Center for
Social Change.
She told a receptive
gathering of about 1800
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