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Robin Adams reports.
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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- ||
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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
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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
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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
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ence Declines
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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pset victories, surprising Shaw has humbled
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tral. Sports Editor Robert Eller reports.
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Robert Eller and women training forjbbg^ fi
traditionary held by men by Staff Writer Audrey
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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.
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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
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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
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