Page A2-The Chronicle, Thursday, December 22, 1983
Someone You
Should Meet..
Name: Wendee McClure
Job Title: Owner and operator of
Aswad Sculptured Nails Boutique
Hometown: Winston-Salem
Describe yourself in one word:
"Positive"
Hobbies: Reading, painting and
crocheting
Favorite Book: "I Know Why The
Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou
Favorite Movie: "An Officer and a
Gentleman"
Persons admire most: Marva Collins
and my mother, Telia McClure
Career Goal: "To open a salon called
Leila’s Child, offering head to toe
beauty care for the black woman. ”
(photo by James Parker)
NEWS DIGEST
National, state and local news briefs compiled by John Slade
Commission: Set Legal Drinking Age At 21
WASHINGTON — Presideni Reagan’s commission
on drunken driving proposed last week that Congress set
a minimum legal drinking age of 21 and cut off federal
highway funding to any stale that doesn’t comply.
After a 18-month study, the commission also called for
a mandatory 90-day suspension of a driver’s license on
the first conviction of drunken driving, plus either 100
hours of community service or a minimum of 48 hours in
jail.
In addition, the commission urged the elimination of
plea bargaining in drunken-driving cases and the
establishment of a “presumptive” breath test standard
for drunken-driving suspects. An individual with .08 per-,
cent alcohol concentration would be presumed to be driv
ing under the influence, and would be found illegally
drunk if tests showed .10 percent concentration.
The commission’s recommendations were not received
without some reservations from the Reagan White
House.
“We strongly support this recommendation,” said
White House spokesman Larry Speakes, “but think it is a
state action that should be taken, not a federal action.”
And Jim Burnett, chairman of the National Transpor
tation Safety Board, said the proposal to withhold
federal highway funds from states failing to enforce the
proposed mandatory age would needlessly complicate the
issue.
Former Transporation Secretary John A. Volpe, head
of the 32-member commission, concluded after hearings
in September that congressional action was needed
because only three state legislatures followed the commis
sion’s recommendation a year ago to adopt a 2i-year
legal drinking age.
So far, 19 states have enacted such laws, but recent
government reports show that courts are lax in enforcing
them.
Hooks Criticizes Justice Department Stand
NEW YORK “■ NAACP Executive Director Ben
jamin Hooks says he “strongly” deplores “the latest
assault on racial justice” by the U.S. Justice Department,
which last week filed a brief with the United States
Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the
affirmative action program that the Detroit Police
Department adopted voluntarily in 1974.
The Justice Department also supported the seniority
rights of white firefighters in Memphis, Tenn., in another
case challenging affirmative action. That case was argued
before the high court Dec. 6.
In criiici/ing the action, Hooks said, “U is grossly im
moral to require that blacks be treated equally with
whites in situations where they were the victims of racial
discrimination for most of their lives and handicapped as
a group because of their race in competing for employ
ment and educational opportunities throughout most of
America’s history.”
Under the Detroit Police Department’s affirmative ac
tion program, the number of blacks in the department
has risen from 18 percent in 1973 to 32 percent today.
“It has been evident since President Reagan took of
fice that his administration was determined to turn back
the clock on civil rights,” said Hooks. “... The NAACP
calls upon all well-thinking Americans to express their
outrage over the Reagan administration’s destructive at
tacks on civil rights and social programs that seek to help
blacks and the poor.”
Donations Help Ease Fisk’s Financial Woes
NASHVILLE - Thanks to $250,000 in donations
from concerned citizens, Fisk University was able to pay
some of its overdue bills and ease its financial burdens,
which made national headlines recently.
“ The dollars, dimes, pennies and quarters came from
churches and clubs, with the bulk of the money coming
from individuals,” said Dr. Walter Leonard, who will
resign as head of the 112-year-old black university at the
end of tlie school year. While many donations came in
the mail, others were delivered to Leonard personally.
Leonard said support for the institution from the black
community has been “overwhelming and
heartwarming.”
The donations have allowed Fisk to pay off its
$170,000 gas bill. The school paid the Nashville Gas Co.
$365,000 on an $540,000 bill, but the company refused
partial payments of $30,000 and $80,000. “This was the
first time we had not been able to pay off the bill in 100
years,” said Leonard, explaining that other accumulated
debts prevented the university from paying the bill.
Fire Prevention
Don’t Spoil Christmas With A Fire
liy THOMAS Tl. YNN
Svndiciued Columnist
Here are some fire-wise tips for making your holidays
safer and more enjoyable.
Shut off lights and decorations and extinguish candles
before leaving the house for a long period. The possibility
of electrical fire from a string of lights is remote but
worth going out of your way to avoid.
It's also wise to exercise care during the presentation of
gifts. Particularly with families of adults, or adults and
older children, the exchange of gifts is held late in the
evening, accompanied by candle burning and lubricared
wiili large quantities of Yuletide cheer. Wrapping paper
plus candles — especially where alcohol is also involved --
can be a recipe for trouble.
Immediately after the exchange of gifts, clean up the
wrapping paper that litters the room. Some families set
out festive department store shopping bags as receptacles
for use as package are unwrapped to keep the papers in
one place. That’s a great idea, but be sure to discard the
bags of paper in a plastic or metal trash container promp-
tlv.
Crime Pevention
Man Severely Beaten And Robbed
The following “Crime Box Score” is designed to keep
you abreast of criminal activity in your community dur
ing the past week and to help you protect your family and
property from crime.
Robbery
•4500 block, Ogburn Avenue
The complainant was walking home and was hit over
the head with an unknown object, knocked to the ground
and severely beaten and robbed of his wallet, which was
later located.
•3000 block, Waughtown Street
The complainant got into his vehicle with two
unknown persons. After they rode around a while, the
two suspects beat up the complainant, robbed him of his
wallet, threw him out of the vehicle and drove off. No
descriptions of the suspects are available.
Storebreaking ,
• 1500 block, North Dunleith Avenue
Stereo equipment, a Yamaha amplifier, Peavy amp
and speaker, Sony reel-to-reel tap recorder, five
microphones, two IBM typewriters and one window air
conditioner were taken from a church.
•4000 block. North Patterson Avenue
A built-in radio and microwave oven were taken.
•2800 block. Ivy Avenue
An organ, a trumpet, two adding machines, tool box,
telephone and four microphones were taken.
Housebreaking
•700 block. East 18th Street
An apartment used for storage was broken into
witness identified two suspects, both of whom were ar
rested.
•1700 block. Cherry Street
A stove and refrigerator were taken.
•100 block, Dalewood Drive
The complainant was struck in the face and knocked
out after answering the front door. Upon coming to, the
house had been ransacked but nothing was taken.
Autobreaking
•700 block, Ferrell Court
A tote bag was taken.
•4200 block, Cherry Street
A pockefbook was taken.
•1200 block, Wallace Street
A battery was taken. ,
Larceny
•1800 block, East Fourth Street
A license plate was taken.
•800 block, Price Street
A lady’s wallet was taken.
•3200 block. Old Greensboro Road
Fuel oil was taken.
•1100 block, East 30th Street
A TV was taken.
• 1100 block, Addison Avenue
Money was taken.
•1200 block, East Second Street !
Keys were taken.
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Boxes and other manufacturer packaging should also
be disposed of quickly, though “quickly” here may
denote an interval of days while final disposition is made
of a larger number of still-boxed gifts.
Common sense is also in order for holiday party giv
ing. If you’re inviting over a group of close friends and
setting out a festive assortment of nuts and cheeses on a
coffee table, you’re going to have all kinds of people
dressed in their holiday best reaching over and onto that
table. Is this a smart place to put the traditional bayberry
candle?
As at any time of year, if a guest drops a cigarette or
lighted match, retrieve it at once. Remember that
oversluffed upholstery can retain heat and ignite again
hours after a fire has been “extinguished” with water.
Even a small fire on a sofa cushion, for example, means
that the cushion should be placed outside overnight - or
that you should call the fire department just to make sure
the fire is really out.
Common sense, a little imagination and a little wisdom
can make a holiday celebration that’s not dramatic and
festive — but safe.
Have a happy holiday and take care. After all, fire and
burns aren’t on anyone’s Christmas list.
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