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i | Lady Doctor Gertrude Brown, Vicki Lovings. and Brei Latham constitute a rare breed in Winst Salem: black women doctors. Staff Wr Robin Adams reports. Magazine Section, Page Bl. ? ? ^I e Wiiji ^I VOL. X NO. 20 U.S.P.S.* No According To Mississippi t Covington 1 For Jackso 4 = \ By ROBIN ADAMS V Staff Writer Dr. H. Douglas Covington, chancellor of WinstonSalem State University, is a strong candidate for the presidency of Jackson State University in Jackson, Miss., according to a story in this week's Jackson Advocate. A front-page article by Advocate Editor and Publisher Charles Tisdale says the Jackson State board of trustees is expected to make announcement concerning its choice for a nev^ president^ within the next two or three weeks, and that Covington appears to be the frontrun- || ner. Tisdale said he has receiv- || ed information from an "unimpeachable" source that Covington is the prime I candidate and will be ofthe being vacated by John A. I The Chronicle coutd not ? reach Covington for comBut a close associate of Covington's at WSSU said Covington Tuesday that he has been nominated for positions at several institutions, and, "for - the first time in his career (at WSSU), thought he would honor the nominations and follow through with applications." According to the associate, Covington stressed that he Ministers Confer To Take Position By ROBIN ADAMS Staff Writer "\Ye are kinda coasting along right now, until we find out what it's about," said Bishop R.K. Hash, commenting on the Baptist Ministers Conference and Associates' . decision earlier this week not to take a stand on an School Board Ap By ROBIN ADAMS Staff Writer The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education approved an affirmative action policy for minorities and women Monday night without a hitch. The policy had been introduced to the board at its last meeting and sent back to its policy committee for clarifications after several board members raised ques Gvil Rights Gro ..... ^ ^ -fBy ROBIN ADAMS Staff Writer i | | - It <s being called a trial on which the eyes of America will be focused. v On Monday, for the second ,time in four years, tunc present or former Kiansmen or Nazis appeared ?i common charges stemming from a bloody Greensboro shootout. This time, iheyT! be.charged with violating the c?vil rights ot the live pocplc Trilled during the incident. B t if is not merely ft struggle between the defendants and *he federal government; there are a lot of . " \ ^ - \ 1 Remembering V nc*a I In a special section, local c on~ 1 remember Dr. Martin Luthc *ter Jr. His birthday is Sunday. Special Section, Page Dl. H II? Q o 1 "Serving the Winston-Salt . 067910 WINSTON-SALEM. N.C. # [Newspaper v t % Frontrunner n State Post / ha^d not actively sought the positions, but had been nominated; that he was not being forced out or feeling pressure to leave from the WSSU faculty or board of trustees, or the University of North Carolina svstem'c General Administration in Chapel Hill, and that, if he were offered any of the positions, he retained the right to decline. Covington, who noted that he has, been nominated for positions before during his seven years at WSSU, said the associate, gave no reason as to why the time was now right for him to respond to the nominations. According to sources in Winston-Salem, Covington was nominated for the position at Jackson State University by Dr. Aubrey K. Lucas, president of the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Miss. Covington has also expressed an interest in the presidency of Tougaloo College in Tougaloo, Miss., a position now held by George A. Owens, say the sources. But Robert Jones, chairman of the presidential search committee at Tougaloo College, said he could not disclose whether Covington had applied for the job, and said he does not remember the name Covington among I the candidates. "I dp know that he is not'one of those bej ing considered in the final round," Jones said. HowareLiMtt durector of information for the board of trustees of Institutions of Higher Learning in Mississippi, said the vacancy at Jackson State Ts expected to be Tilled i by March 1. Lett said the board is still screening and interviewing eight candidates. "We haven't or can't release the names of the eight candidates," Lett said, "at the request of the candidates." Covington came to Winston-Salem State in 1977 and is the institution's sixth chief administrator since it was rlease see page aj ence Declines i On Boycott NAACP boycott of Food Lion Inc. food stores. NAACP chapters in five states where Food Lion stores are located have planned a boycott against the chain. charging that^blacks are not getting their fair share of jobs and that the company does not do sufficient business with minority banks, contractors, insurance companies Please see page A3 proves Affirmative tions about its content. At the introduction of the policy Monday r\ight, board member Beaufort Bailey said, "This is not a panacea for our problems, but this is a beginning.'/ With that, the board, with the exception of John Holleman, who arrived at the meeting late, unanimously approved the policy. < The policy says, in part, "The school system shall affirmatively seek out and gain knowledge of minority and , ? ' - ; " M ' I jVl I I'm ii .111.1II Iii , III .IIUlVijllMl II i'l/l III li)ii up Calls For Justi <> > > : ; " ! ' ' ' ' ' *' ' ' ' t ^ : .v ' \ '.v..: . .. other people involved. In i press conference on Monday afternoon, the American Civil Liberties Union, the Anti-Kian Net ; work, The Center for Constitutional Rights, The - Lutheran Church of America, The NationalCouiicil: of Churches and Tie Christian Institote ia Washington reiterated their oil* for "fast, swift r judgment" for the nine on trti,. In J WO, six Klansmen antjJNaris were acquitted oft, : murdering five Communist fWorkers Party t&o4? ' ' .orgaiiiiwi In Oreensboro ln November W&* Thd^-deaths occurred during ?; shootout between the Rmnsmen ana N?]^pfi(S tnf UNninunat WOfMpii?j I i em C?*< ?m Community Since 1974" Thursday, January 12, 1984 ? |g| ,-v9 If "a | m Winston-Salem uyt kt'i "abe I (photo by James Parker). ^^ AnH&ement * /41J : Eftehrfyfleds B7 Editorials j\4 Food O/ ^ . , ><&?> -i , : , '' :< . Next Week 'A - ' NAACP Executive Director Benjamin Hooks mums to Winston-Salem to keynote the heed chapter's annual Freedom Fund Banquet. Stuff Writer Robin Adams will file reports of both Hooks' address and an earlier press conference. ' N # p ? . * . Coining Up - * ' ^ ; . > , *' ,::s ! A new took and new features in our Jan* 26 "Year in Review" issue, which a/so wilt unveil our Man and Woman of the Year and our Made ami Female Athletes of the Year. ' * ^ Action Policy For women business enterprises and their products and ser- p vices." h To qualify, 51 percent of a business must be owned by tl a minority, which includes black Americans, Hispanic^ fi an Americans, Asian Americans, American Eskimos, h American Aleuts and women. p In other business, the board: ic heard a committee report on changes and suggestions a fnr chances that will create a cmnnfh transition from th#? ce In New Ktori-Ni Pity. k was conducting a "Death to the Klan" ; rartj^Fa predominantly black housing project in c * Grajgraro when a caravan of Klansmen and Nam ' fa and the melee ensued. Sixteen Klansmen and f Nazis were indicted for taking part in the killings. Six were charged with murder while charges were drop- II pad against the others. ti StiPe the acquittals, the Greensboro Civil Hirsts d FijiUi, founded after the killings, and numerous other a Ipoups iMwe said that the federal government played < a part hi the kfttmgs and have called for a special pro- a aacutor to investigate the events before and after the % r * iking Notice pset victories, surprising Shaw has humbled i Virginia Union and North Carolina tral. Sports Editor Robert Eller reports. tsweek. Page B2. A oijicle 35 cents 34 Pages This Week wmmarnmmmm**!- -- 1111 'IwwpigMiipi mm H I ^^ B r ?M^b# ofcttt t* .fia I . *v .>s\\ ^' i * .. 1 J^ooplo i? Slpofts ?>? *? *? * . ? .? ?**??? ? ?? ? ? JbJ j P/tts, /ooArs a/ State's swing J ? bock into basketball action by SpdHsMditor^'^* ^?| Robert Eller and women training forjbbg^ fi traditionary held by men by Staff Writer Audrey Williams. \ # > ;! " * ; x;|| ' . v-mm&h ' . . . r- ' : , \ ? > w* * vs >| , . : v;:;v ? v . ; . : 'x.. .vV:-; w.'S 0 Also on Jan. % /Aur month's edition of the Black College Sporta Review, which takes # look at Virginia Union's quest for two national titles and North Carolina Ad T's tangle with defending national champion MC State. v ' - ' - V - - v \M><; ?. ? t * ??; < c > I - - i Minorities ? resent two-year senior high school format to four-year igh schools. Included in the report are plans to increase le number of courses a senior must take from four to lye, redesign the Career Center sessions to three twoour sessions, consider establishing workshops to repare students for the SAT, consider letting students be ientified as gifted and talented in individual subject reas, and restructure the math, social studies and vocaPlease see page A3 171 fnal tilings. Although there has been no special prosecutor, six rf the Klansmen and Nazis and three others have teen charged with conspiracy ami interfering with a ederally-protected activity. "The acquittal has been seen as a "virtual green ight" for increased Klan activities, satd tyn Wells of he National Anti-Klan Network in Atlanta. Wells [isplayed a map at the press conference pinpointing ^ treas where Klan activity has occurred in North Carolina, with most incidents con<\ntr ited in Iredell ind Alcxat|der counties. In l%3, Wells said, Nqjth Please see page A12 i
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