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VOL. XI NO. 50
Reflecting
Alderm Larry Little:
It's crucial that
a "strong'black
succeed him
in the North Ward -
someone hke
Pat Hairston.
Photo bv James Parker
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Judge's rulin
and befuddle
By ROBIN ADAMS
Chronicle A set slant Editor . ? .
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Judge Preston Cornelius ruled
thut Darryl Eugene Hunt,
sentenced to life in prison for the
murder and rape of newspaper
copy editor Deborah Sykes, is indigent
during a hearing in Forsyth
County Superior Court last
Friday morning.
Cornelius also said that the
state has no right to request an
accounting of the how the Darryl
Hunt Defense Fund spent the
money it raised, saying such a request
may violate the First
Amendment.
Cornelius then appointed Gordon
Jenkins and S. Mark Rabil,
Black-oriente
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Chronicle Assistant Editor
The latest Arbitron ratings li
Winston-Salem's black-oriented
l among the Triad's top 20.
WAAA-AM, which plays blac
music and is one of two black-o^
Winston-Salem, is rated numl
2.5-percent of the area's audience
Christian music outlet and the cit
owned station, is rated number 12
share of the audience and WAIF
contemporary station 75 percent
station began to devote 25 percent
Top 40 music broadcast simultane
Elijah: Local
won't be den
By ROBIN ADAMS
Chronicle Assistant Editor
The arrest of National Urban
League President John L. Jacob
and 40 League members who protested
recently at the South
African embassy, marked a turning
point for the 75-year-old civilrights
and jobs advocate, say
observers and even the organization
itself.
According to a press release recounting
Jacob's arrest, "This
historic demonstration ... signalled
a departure from the League's
usual, conciliatory, interracial
approach
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Defense Committee spent funds
it raised.
Attorneys for Little and the
defense committee said they were
both pleased and confused by
Cornelius' ruling.
Now that Cornelius has settled
the question that Hunt is indigent
and told the district attorney that
it's not the state's business how
the Hunt Defense Fund's money
was spent, they said, why is there
a need for another hearing?
"It doesn't make sense," said
Lewis Pitts, one of the defense
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station WSEZ-F
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st all three of Arbitron ratir
radio stations particular mark
survey for both
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lonstrating
But the turning point won't affect
the local organization, said
local President Tom Elijah. The
local branch will conduct
buisness as usual, said Elijah.
"The impact of a local agency
... on South Africa is the same as
throwing a rock in the ocean,"
said Elijah. "This will be handled
from the national office."
The show of unity preceding
Jacob's arrest was a national effort,
said Elijah.
^'That was a joint effort with
all the leagues involved," said
Elijah. "We stood there as one.
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is make gains M
20 in the ratings I^E
rM in mid-March), is rated number 1
:ent of the area's listeners. JQL1
lgs, which survey radio listeners in a
et, show big jumps from the fall ^
WAAA and WSMX, but a substan- I
for WAIR. |
;t measures the number of listeners 1
t from 6 a.m. to midnight twice a
\ survey, conducted from March 28 j
isured area listeners in 26 counties, j
th, Guilford, Randolph, Davidson,
Davie, Alamance, Caswell, Rock- Clark Brown
?omery, Wilkes, Surry, Rowan, Saturday t
loore. NAACP (pt
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In person, but proud family members were.
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Alderman Larry D. Little told the stituenti
tly he will not seek re-election,
time, local NAACP President Pat B A
meed he will file for the seat now I mL
onsideration and consultation, I've ^ Bjj
seek re-election as alderman of the
said Little. "I believe it is time for
lange. I want to put a lot of time inseveral
weeks, Little said he has I
ie question of whether he wanted to
lermanic term. Though he plans to HBI
n law school at Wake Forest Univer- pa^r
the deciding factor in his choice not
rston's decision to run. 4Tm
n was easier knowing that a person the cou
iber of Patrick Turner Hairston will
MSHB Private in
By ROBIN ADAMS
|| Chronicle Assistant Editor
I . A privatc investigator h
B the Darryl Hunt Defense
B says he worries that alle;
h Jr J - against him may result in l
t fr Jr hcense.
"There is no indie
Iml' againsl me at the time,1
P ''^ut ^le8ations have beer
f that I represented mysel
F police officer and an attor
i operates h
tional Investigations
was questioned by As
District Attorney Richan
)t accountable to and State Bureau of Invest
Agent J.W. Bryant recent]
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W- mj By DAVID R. RANKIN
Chronicle Staff Writer
fflr Clark S. Brown is a
quiet man who casts a
V shadow.
Brown, who won't tell 1
^ but concedes he's "over 21,
L be honored by the state
Aug. 10 at the M.C. Bentoi
vention Center for his w<
will be honored civic and community org
>y the state tions. He will receive the Kc
ioto by James Alexander Award at the t
Freedom Fund Dinner,
[Board honors
By DAVID R. RANKIN '
Chronicle Staff Writer
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The Winston-Salem Board of <
Aldermen announced Monday night a 1
special commendation to Capt. Walter T. j
Davis Jr. for his achievements as an of- 1
ficer in the United States Navy. 1
ICapt. Davis, 48, a native of WinstonSalem,
is the son of Walter J. and Inez
Davis of 3921 Pomeroy Drive. He has
served in the Navy for 26 years.
Capt. Davis is the commanding officer
of the Navy attack aircraft carrier the
USS Ranger, whose home port is San
it Diego, Calif.
City Secretary Marie Matthews read the
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not run
on as his successor
- North Ward alderman," said Little,
t, I feel, will certainly represent all the coni
of the North Ward. He will be outspoken
and he will be an advocate
for freedom,
justice and equality."
This makes the se&
j cond time in as many
years that Hairston, 60,
has sought a public ofyKBT
fice. Last fall, Hairston
ran for county commissioner
and lost narrowIjrI
A ly in the Democratic
1411191 primary. This time,
Hairston said, he is
ick Hairston more prepared.
going into this with more enthusiasm than
nty commissioners' race," said Hairston.
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ivestigator:
)se his license
cerning his actions during his in
vcstigation oflhe Hunt case.The
ired by 20-year-old Hunt was convicted
1 Pund ^unc t*lc ^s^-dcgree murder /
cations ?f ncwsPaPcr COPy editor
1- Ucc Deborah Sykes. Poteat was hired
he loss , . _ , , , ^
by Hunt s attorneys and the Dar tment
ry* **unt Defense Committee to
.. find evidence to use in Hunt's
s*d defense,
cently
i made During testimony in the threef
as a week"l?n8 Hunt trial, several
? witnesses testified that Poteat
ney
identified himself to them as a
nterna- policeman and flashed a badge at
said he them.
isistant Poteat said he makes a habit of
d Lyle introducing himself as a private
igation investigator and that he routinely
ly con- Please see page A3
k. quiet pioneer
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featured speaker will be Georgia
state Sen. Julian Bond.
The owner of Clark S. Brown
small, and Sons Funeral Home at 727
long Patterson Ave. since 1930,
Brown has been honored many
lis age times before. His many years of
>" will service in various civic, fraternal,
^ACP social and state organizations are
1 Con- reflected in part by the more than
ark in 30 certificates, plaques, honors,
;aniza- decorations and awards that line
illy M. the walls of his office.
\ p.m. 4These are just a few of
whose Please see page A3
naval officer
:ommendation resolution, which said:
'Whereas on July 3, 1985, Capt. Walter
1. Davis Jr., a native of our city, took
:ommand of the USS Ranger, one of the
Mavy's best-known combat carriers ....
\nd whereas Capt. Davis is one of the six
lighest black officers in the United States
Mavy, and the USS Ranger is one of the
op shipboard commands ever held by a
Mack officer .... And, whereas Capt.
Davis is advancing steadily in his career to
positions of more and more responsibility
for the safety and well-being of our counxy
.... And whereas his personal advancement
is a positive reflection on his *lometown
of Winston-Salem, N.C
Mow therefore be it resolved by the mayor
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