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Wiseman Gets
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by Rudy Anderson
Staff Reporter
In a joint public statement
by attorneys for- the Nybor
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Wiseman, "Nybor Corp. is no
longer under any obligation to
another party and is free to
have negotiated a new and
Housing
Authority
Drops Rent
A 20 vpar rp<;iripnt in
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Kimberley Park Project, who a
few weeks ago had refused_io
sign a lease because
of rent hikes, has been
i n formed by The Housing
Authority that her rent will be
substantially reduced.
Ruby Rawls, 50, of 1516
Derry Street had seen her rent
jump from $32 to $103 a month
over a four month period.
Ruby, a disability person with
high blood pressure, was
working for Goodwill bringing
home only $65.09-ar*week.
James Gulick, a legal aid
attorney, who represented
her, said that as a result of an
informal hearing by the
Housing Authority concerning
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^ne hiatus 01 ms. Kawis, iter
rent would in effect be
decreased. Gulick said the
figure quoted to him for her
February rent was less than
$30*
Gulick pointed out that one
of the biggest problems
between the Housing Authority
and the tenants was over
verifying income. He suggested
that all tenants siiyiply take
social security checks or other
identifiable sources of income
to the management office
when the time comes to report
income.
fie said another problem
area between the authority
and tenant was what he called
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mutually satisfactory lease for
Mr. Wiseman.
"Mr. Wiseman's lease hasbeen
renewed. We look
forward to a good relationship
in the future between Mr.
Wiseman and the -Nybor
Corp."
The statement was signed
VSIRi
First to signln for the Expander
a girls dorm, was Ronald Davis
The ladies say he was there
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Visitatio
by Rudy Anderson
Staff Reporter
Winston - Salem State
I Inivprcitv ( W^QT T^ hprton
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Tuesday night the implementation
of its proposed
co-educational visitation
and study program open
only to properly enrolled
students of the university.
The coed program, which
really began last year on an
experimental basis ia only
two dormitories, was this
year expanded after the
student body voted in a
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general election tor expansion
of the program.
The Student Government
Association, responsible for
outlining guidelines for the
plan and adopting procedures,
was directed by the
University Board of Trustees
to take two votes. One
vote was to find out how the
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ioycottr
by Mr. Winfield Blackwell,
attorney for the Nvbor Corp.,
and Mrs. Sxhoo rrm a k e r, at tor ney
for Mr. Wiseman.
Picketers -who had been
highly visible during the
boycott were not there early
Wednesday evening.
The boycott appeared to
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a coed program in regram Hall,
, freshman from Third St. dorm,
at six o'clock on the nose.
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campus felt about the plan
generally, the other to see
which dorms wanted it.
JjJhe S.G. A. proposal
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Black i
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Durham,^N.C. [CCNS] The
North Carolina Association of
Black Lawyers passed a
resolution at its January 22
meeting at the Ramada Inn in
Durham pledging support for
44TKe (J.P.) Stevens' employees*
endeavor to achieve
economic justice and humane
and safe working conditions
through collective bargaining."
The resolution ' also en
dorses the national boycott of ^
the J.P. Stevens' products
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Frnrls
have had sonic effect on
business generally in the
Goods Shop, had a sign on the
door saying' that they had
closed temporarily due to the
boycott.
Mary Jo Hippie, the
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Citizens Toh
_Gas Usage J
by Rudy Anderson
Staff Reporter
Piedmont Natural Gas
Company, the area supplier of
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nauirai gast nas" tola an
additional 20,000 commercial
customers to cut back their
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usage on natural gas bv 35%.
In a letter circulated to its
?c-ustomcrs?las4?week,?Piedmont
indicated ^that it had
already advised industrial and
large commercial customers
that their usage had to be
"curtailed completely."
Smaller commercial users
were told they must now cut
back beginning at 8 a.m. -.
Wednesday. Piedmont said
the emergency curtailment
would apply indefinitely.
Along with industry, large
and small commercial businesses,
and schools, residential
users are also facing the
cut back.
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Sevens Boyco
iniated by the Amalgamated
Clothing and Textile Workers
Union (ACTU) last September
because of Stevens' failure to
negotiate a contract in good
faith since the union was voted in
more than two years ago at
Stevens' Roanoke Rapid
facilities. While the boycott of
Stevens' products has been'
endorsed by several organiza
tions, nationally Diana Wilson,
staff member of the
Southerners for Economic
Justice (SEJ) said the Black
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Sign depicts impact Btiybott
has had on Northside
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In addition-to six private
apartment complexes, the citv
Housing Authority has been
asked to inform its 12,00C
residents that cuts must be
made there as well.
David Thornpkins, Execu?
tive Director of Hcuuii&g^saiid,
"We have no control over the
jurat in& situation.- This is an
extremely critical point for
natural gas users all over."
Tho m p k t nT ~sa id 1 e 11 e rs
informing residents of the cut
backs were being mailed
Wednesday.
The Housing Authority is
asking all of its residonts to
cut their thermostats back to
68 degrees and not to use their
cooking stoves for heatmg.-He?
said a lot of residents use the
stoves for heat even though
adequate heating is provided.
Thompkins also said resiSce
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Lawyers Association was the
first endorsement from a
North Carolina organization
not directly affiliated with
organized labor. * -.
-The struggle to organize
Steven^' workers around the
country and the textile
Tncfustry in general is the
major drive of the AFL-CIO.
Stevens is the second largest
textile manufacturer in the *
United States and probably
the most ruthless violator of
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