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Three black men were <
among the thirty-five can- ?i
didates named by NASA <
to fly on space shuttles 1
with the U.S. Astronaut 1
Corps: ]
Robert A. Frosch, head ]
of the National Aeronau- i
tics and Space Administration,
announced Mon- a
day in Washington that |
the new astronauts will
report for training on July
first at NASA's Johnson ^
Space Center in Houston, ,
and will be able to make
shuttle flights by 1980.
The new group of astronauts,
Which will join the ^
present corps of twenty- ^
seven, also includes six t
women and one oriental t
in a list of twenty mission a
specialists who will con- I
? duct scientific and medical I
experiments in space?? i
The three blacks selec- v
ted as astronauts are: Air r
Force Major Bluford Guidon,
Jr., 35, of Dayton, 1<
Ohio, chief of aerodyna- 1:
mics at Wright-Patterson F
??? Air -Force Base, Ohio; - Air -E
Force Major Frederick D. 1'
The Middle East
The Roots
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[Editors Note!] t
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This is Part 1 of a four *
Middle Eastern Conflict, j
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By Sharyn Bratcher
The Arab-Israeli war is
a modern conflict in terms
of weaponry, urgency,
and immediate issues, but
its beginnings are as ancient
as the Bible.
Both Jews and Muslims
readily admit that the
problem is essentially a
family quarrel, because
the two races are closely
related.
"In fact," explained
one Arab. "If Abraham
had stuck to one woman. I
the whole thing might
never have happened."
The modern Arabs and
Israelis are quarreling
over the ownership of the
land of Israel, or Palen- |
tine, as it was formerly
called. The Jews say that
it is the historic homeland
of their people, and that a
covenant with God is their ^
original deed to the land, f
The transaction is re- ^
corded in the book of 0
Genesis. $
In Genesis 17:4 God P
appears to Abraham and ?
tells him: "... Behold, 0
my covenant is with thee, ^
and thou shalt to* a father
of many nations. . .
"And I will give untc P
thee, and to thy seed after
thee, the land wherein
thou art a stranger, all the n
land of Canaan, for an
everlasting possession P
and I will be their God.'^
The Arabs agree that r
God gave the land tc e
Abraham and his descen- 8
dants. . . But WHICH 0
descendants?
Abraham had two son*
by two wives. The Jew* 1
trace their lineage back tc *
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Gregory, 37rof Hampton,
/a.T at the Armed Services
Staff College In Norfolk?
chosen as shuttle pi?
ot; and Ronald E. Mc^air,
27, or Marina Del
Rey, Calif., a physicist
with Hughes Research
Vity Leak
Davis Bi
All three blacks on the
Vinston-Salem Board of
Udermen voted "No" to,
he proposed leasing of a
milding owned by former
ilderman Richard N.
)avis, but it passed when
dayor Wayne A. Corpenng
cast the tie-breaking
ote in favor - of - the
neasure.
The building, which will
ease for $14,000, will
touse Team One of the
>olice department's
Leighborhood teams The
ease to their present
Of Conflict
Isaac, son of Sarah, and
he Arabs are descended
rom Ishmael, son of Ha?ar.
Abraham had married
Saralv, but the couple bad
10 children,?so - Sarah
'took Hagar, her maid the
See Roots page 8
BBAL
City G
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John X. Williamson
On January 31st the
Hack Business Action
league will again present
;s case before the Board
f Aldermen to request a
14,000 grant for the parose
of keeping the or;anization
going while
ther funding can be chained.
"I want people to unierstand
that I won't get a
enny of that," says
ohnny X. Williamson,
ounder of the Black Busi1688
Action League.
He explained that his
tosition was not a salaried
>ne, The portion of the
equested city grant slatid
for salaries will go to
ecretarial help and to the
organization's paid adninistratof
Melvin Du>ose.
That position, Willamson
noted, is one of
he requirements for rei
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Laboratories. ?
These men were selec- ^
ted from 8\07^ applications
received by NASA
last year, and represent,
accoramgTOTToscn, the
*
See NASA page 2
jes "
aiding
quarters in the Hanes j
Building at Ivy Avenue
and Northwest Boulevard
expires in eight weeks. '
While criticizing the
way in which the city j
handled the matter,
Republican Jack
naugh termed t it an
"honest mistake," but he
cautioned city 1 officials;
saying: "If ever I'm put in
this position again, you
can expect. . . what you \
can expect."
The aldermen objected .
to the fact that the owner-"^
ship of the building was ^
not made public until after
the matter had been passed
by the finance committee.
The building, located
at 3112-3114 Indiana
Avenue, was requested by
the police officers in Team
.One, said City Manager .
Orville Powell. Lt. Will- j
iam Klin sing of Team One
testified that the building j
was^the^best^site available?
for the division, remind
T ^
ing the alermen that their
See City page 7 <
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Seeks
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i
ceiving federal funding. I
Under the Community c
TN I ^
development uorporation i
program, the BBAL would i
receive $150,000 to set up i
an office with a staff of i
eight people. In the second
year the group would
be eligible for another
$250,000 to use in actual
programs.
Despite the fact that
Williamson receives no
pay for his effortsand j
that community cooperaa*
i - *
non nas not Deen good, ne
continues trying to make
the organization work.
"If there were anybody
else in the community who
would work to organize
the community, I would
work with them," said
Williamson.
He attributed the lack of
community support to the r
organization's lack of 8
funds, but maintains that t
his group's track record is e
better for minority busi- j
nesses than any other c
organization. (
"We do more cousel- j
iag? give out more in for- ]
mation in the community,
and hold more business ^
seminars than anyone j
else," said Williamson. 1
He explained that the {
difference between the ,
BBAL and Mid-West ]
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foresees many improvements in the university's
curriculum, including the addition of graduate
programs. '
Chancellor Plans
Program At
The establishment of P?rt for scholarships,
graduate programs at placement of graduates, _
Winston-Salem State Uni- equipment donations,
/ersity is one of the pro- The extended education
ecta that Chancellor jL Program will be expanded
Douglas Covington plans to "encompass a broader
for the foreseeable future, student range with the
The university is pre- offering of more night
sently engaged in a self- courses and courses
study for its ten year taught off-campus. Some
reaffirmation of its ac- t^e possible off-campus
creditation status. course offerings are busi 'This
is an appropriate ne5S management, office
time for revisions in our administration, and busilong-range
- plan," the ness administration.
Chancellor noted. "We WSSU will also ask the
plan to strengthen a num^ university board of gover:>er
of programs within the n0r9j>^^ permission to
)n teacher education and grams hi business, public
lursing. We also plan to administration, and edu?trengthen
the business cation. These programs
iepartment." should be operating with-A
major innovation in ^ *our yearshe
business department The communicative arts
s the establishment of the program will expand and a
Business-Industry Clust- closed-circuit television
>r, in^which fifteen cor- system is one of its major
x>rate representatives as- goals. The university also
?ist the university in curr- Plans do work with the
culum planning, career School of Arts on some
placement, and career meclia projects,
iounseiing. Some busi- ^ alhee health prolessmen
may serve a grams, the Chancellor
risiting professors at the stated that the university
iniversity. This program plans to offer degrees in
vill enlist corporate sup- such fields as exercise
Cam
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Judson S. Davis, former Judson Davis
egional campaign man- commercialization in the
iger for both Senator Ro- NojJh Carolina moun>ert
Morgan and N.C. tains; public education,
ittorney general Rufus including a lower pupilSdmiston,
announced his teacher ratio, and up:andidacy
for the North grading the quality of
Carolina Sate Senate in a teachers.
>ress conference January He also expressed his
,0th. willingness to assist the
Davis, executive vice- Forsyth County Commissiresident
of R.G. Aberne- ioners in property-re-*
Lhy Inc., a shoe manufact- evaluation problems retiring
concern, listed Quiring changes in the
among his campaign North Carolina General
issues mountain manage- Statutes,
ment, to prevent over- Davis is the son of
development and over- See Davis page 2 *
I .
HROi
2, 1978
Sumle
At press time Rodney
city of Winston-Salem was
in its fourth day before
Judge: HfrfV" Ward in
U.S. Middle District
Court.
Sumler, who was fired
from the Winston-Salem
Recreation Department in
1974 for violations of the
city purchasing procedures,
is suing the city for
damages and reinstatement,
charging that the
city discriminated against
him; ?
Sumler's dismissal
stemmed from the fact
that in December 1974 'he
purchased three televi
sions irom fcd Kelly 8,
New
U
physiology, music therapy,
and exercise therapy.
WSSU has reorganized
its student recruitment
program, making use of
its alumni and present
students to contact potential
students.
The chancellor npted
that he anticipated an
ik. v..a_ ?
mcictuie ui me wniie enrollment
at WSSU , because
of the easy access,
reasonable cost, and
ever-improving programs
at the university^ WSSU,
he said, is open to any
student prepared and
motivated to attend.''
"I am interested in the
quality of integration,''
Dr. Covington continued.
"Not just the amount. The
attitudes, cooperation,
and the relationship between
people are all part of
integration."
The chancellor noted
that their has been no
racial problems at WSSU.
n<5r does he anticipate
any.
. "I am interested in the
advancement of this institution,
and in improving
the quality of this instituSee
Chancellor page 2
paign *
Smith Wants Fi
WINSTON-SALEM -State
Senator McNeill *
Smith called today for full *
employment as the best {
method of controlling in- !
0
flation.
"Some powerful money
interests, a few ivory tower
economists and Jesse
Helms say it is impossible
to put everybody to work
in our capitalist system. I '
think that is a lot of
bunk," Smith said.
Senator Smith filed
Tuesday for the United
States Senate seat currently
held by Jesse
Helms. TelmetPetitii
WINSTON-SALEM,
N.C. ? Joe Felmet, a
Democratic candidate for
the U.S. Senate, will try to
MCLi
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r vs Ci\
which he says were intenay
at a
"teen daftbe. WI&.
however, were delivered
to Our Shop and to the
Dungeon Club on the day
Sumler picked them up.
The city maintains that
the dance had been can
11 1 J ?T 1 ?
ceiiea in ixovemDer, ana
that Sumler knew when he
bought the televisions that
there would be no dance.
Bill Racek, an events coordinator
at the M.C.
Benton Convention Center,
testified that the recreation
department's January
seventeenth leasing
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U1 IUC LU1IVCI1UUI1 tCIlbCI
had been cancelled in
November, and that no
alternate date had been
reserved. Sumler main1
tains that the dance was
rescheduled for February,
"andf that it wasnot finally
cancelled until after he
purchased the tele visions. Sumler
concedes that
he violated the city purchasing
procedure but he
maintains that this was
common practice among
city employees. The city,
~Post Offu
To Shut Oi
The Winston-Salem Ma
ing closing its lobby from 9
of problems with drunks a
the premises.
Postmaster J.R. Schoolfi
post office's box customer?
on the proposed. In the lett
people have been sleeping
office, and using it as a i
The proposed changes
response to numerous com
office customers. ^
The cold weather has dri
habitues to seek warmer qi
located just across the si
apparently been chosen a
The postmaster will fina
one week, when the post c
been given an opportur
proposal. If the post offic
night at 9 p. m., the old mer
the cold will probably have
I Ministries on West Eighth
standby: the county jail.
78
ill Employment
"I am convinced that
-he best way to end inflation
is to have a fully
employed and producing
90ciety," Smith said.
"We can do anything we
want to do. That includes
putting all of our people to
work.''
Smith called for dealing .
with inflation by trying to
bring down interest rates
through decreased governmental
spending and
balancing the budget.
Smith said that full
employment could be ^
Krmicrht aKmit tV\rnncrV? to*
KT* V Vi ^ * V M WVAV ViU VUA
incentives and wage subsidies
to business ^honld
See Smith page 2
ins Governor
hand Gov. Jim Hunt a
petition to free the WilSee
Felmet page 2
%
E
20 Cents
ty
he charges, merely chose
to enforce the
"case because they Wisht?cT""
to be rid of him.
, V Everybody breafcs the
city purchasing policy, be
cause it is so stupid,"
commented one former
recreation department
employee in an interview.
"If you have $30.00 in the '
teen club treasury, and
you want to buy?tworecords
for a dance, you
can't do it. First, you have
to make out a purchase
order T Dut betore you can
make out a purchase order,
you have to go to the
store where you're going
to buy the records, list the
records and their prices,
take the purchase order to
the secretary, and then
wait from a week to ten
days before she gives you
a cheek to buy "the records."
Several city employess
testified that they purchased
items such as ceramics
with their own
money, and were later
See Sumler page 2
?e Plans-?
it Drunks
in Post Office is consider>
p.m. until 6 a.m. because
md transients freniientincr
eld has sent a letter to the
j, requesting their opinion _
er, Schoolfield statedfhat "
I in the lobby of the post
rest room.
i, he continued, are in
plaints received from post
ven the Trade Street Mall
larters, and the post office
treet from the Mall has
s their winter refuge,
lize his decision in about
>ffice box customers have
lity to respond to the
e begins to close for the
1 who want to get in out of
to turn to the Lighthouse
Street-or the traditional
Luther Hodges, Jr.
Hodges
Health Care
Lutner Hodge9, Jr., Democratic
candidate for the
U.S. Senate, said in
Greenville Monday that
the nation has the capability
to develop a health
care system which would
service the American family
"without bankrupting
the national economy."
See Hodges page. 2