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by Rudy Anderson
Staff Writer
The Coordinator of the
Urban Arts program here and
the program's Community
Associate simultaneously announced
Monday, that they
would be resigning their posts
effective Dec. 31 and Dec. 5th
respectively.
Coleman Freeman, Jr.,
Urban Arts Coordinator since
1972, said his major reason for
resigning was because of the -
difference in "professional
philosophy" between him and
Mikon Rhodes, Director of the
Winston-Salem Arts Council,
on how the Urban Arts
program was to be run.
Ann Lindsay, Community
Associate, said her reason for
resigning was over salary.
Freeman also sighted what
he termed a "gradual reversal
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by Rudy^Anderson
Staff Writer ,
Richard C. Erwin, the
prominent 53 year-old attorney.
recently reelected to the
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state House of Representatives
for a second term, in a
statement to the Chronicle has
said that he will resign his
post on the State Board of
Education effective January,
1977.
The Winston-Salem democrat
said he was resigning
because of his "additional
responsibilities in the state
General Assembly and to
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-of commitment" to the
purposes for which the Urban
Arts program had been
originally established as a
basis for his resignation. He
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been a major issue in their
differences, it had been the
medium used by Rhodes to
bring their philosophical fight
over Urban Arts priorities to a
head.
signs Educ
devote more time to his law
practice." Erwin said he did
not know who would take his
place, adding, "Whoever is
appointed will only serve for
the remainder of my term
which ends-April 1, 1979."
Erwin was appointed to the
post in October, 1971 by
former Governor Robert Scott.
Erwin said his position on the
board was created in 1971 by
the state General Assembly.
He said Craig Phillips (State
Superintendant) was serving
as die board's secretary ant
as a member. He said a 1971
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by Rudy Anderson
Staff Writer
Judge N. Kornegay, 27,
a counselor in the Counseling
Center at WinstbnSalem
State University,
returned to his home at
1108-F in the Parkland
s Apartments about 5 a.m.
~ Monday morning. He was
- coming back ' from a
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Milton Rhodes said as far as 9
he was concerned "it was a~f
matter of economics." He said |f
for the other areas of concern jf
to Freeman that he should||
explain his position on these
matters since he resigned. Heft
said he had no other,
comments to make except that ?
in his opinion "Coleman had'f
done a good job." Freeman
said that this was not the
feeling he was given.
Freeman said that from the
beginning of the program the
Arts Council "sang the
praises" of the various Urban
Arts programs for filling the
cultural gaps of the people
who had not been exposed to
the arts generally. Then,
according to Freeman, Rhodes
began to get flack from
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statue made by the Assembly
eliminated Phillips as a
member but retained him as
secretary, thus creating the
new member-at-large position
'which he was appointed to.
lne state Board ot education
has 13 members, two of
which are exofficio with voting
rights. They are the Lt.
Governor and the State
r Treasurer.
There are also eight
: educational districts with a
I voting member coming from
I each district and three
1 members-at-large who are
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Leaflet Dej
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Thanksgiving trip. When ge
he got to his door, he found an
a note from what appeared ins
to be the KKK.
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maybe someone put it there de
not knowing that I was sa
black," he said. di:
He said; "It seems ap
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Union picketeers brave breezing
picket lines. No one seemed to
would continue.
Strike Crip
by Rudy Anderson
Staff Writer
The 64 buses of the
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winsion-saiem Mass transit
system stopped rolling at 12
midnight Tuesday, as over 100
employees (drivers and mechanics)
of Local 248 of the
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represent the population
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ride people's heads.".
State Grand Dragon, Joe
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miliar with the leaflet but j
nied authorizing it. He $
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1 temperatures to "man" the
know how long the straggle
pies City
Transport Workers Union
voted to strike after rejecting
in a 50-18 vote a new two year
contract with the American
Transit Corporation.
The bus stands, visibly
empty Wednesday morning,
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than 11,000 daily customers
were left with the option of
finding alternate means of
travel. Most of the WSMT
customers are in the middle
and lower income area and
will suffer most from an
extended strike.
The contract called for a
raise for drivers of 43 cents the
first year of the contract, an
additional 40 cent raise the
next year and medical benefits
for employees and their
families. The strike represents
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the first tune the bus system
has been struck since the city
took over the mass transit four
years ago.
The anion represents about
See Bm, Page 28