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Compiled by L.A.A. WILLIAMS
Chronicle Staff Writer
PHILADELPHIA - The
decapitated remains of radical
MOVE leader John Africa and
his nephew, Frank James Africa,
were wrapped in white sheets and
buried Thursday, ending seven
months of family disputes over
rights to the bodies and identification
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Both men died in the May 13
gun battle with Philadelphia
police in which 11 MOVE
members were killed and .61.,
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nomes were destroyed by fire.
The police dropped a bomb on
the heavily fortified MOVE
house in West Philadelphia, and
the resulting explosion sparked a
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PHILADELPHIA - A black
couple and an interracial family
of four, recent targets of physical
and verbal abuse because they
moved into a white Southwest
Philadelphia neighborhood, have
adopted opposite means of dealing
with the racial violence.
Marietta Bloxom and Charles
Williams decided to move from
the neighborhood after having
windows shattered, bottles
thrown at their home, and a
demonstration by 400 whites outside
their house on 61st Street in
the Elmwood section of the city.
Gerald and Carol Fox, a black
man and white woman with two
children who moved in three
blocks away on the same street,
decided to stay despite a
demonstration at their home by
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NEW YORK - On the shelves
of several national chain stores
this Christmas season is "SunMan,"
the black action toy.
Mrs. Yla Eason, president of
Olmec Corp., which has its head- quarters
in New York City,
reported to her financial backers
tnat despite some difficulties,
"Sun-Man, the greatest
superhero of them all" will be
available at many stores.
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John Africa's head was consumed
by the fire, making
positive identification difficult.
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Africa's medical records.
Burial was delayed because of ,
a dispute between Africa's
estranged wife and his two
sisters. Judge Edmund Pawelec
ruled in favor of the sisters
because they had been in contact
with Africa and followed his
beliefs. The wife had not been
with Africa since<1968.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson helped
carry Africa's body and called
for a grand jury investigation into
the group's final bloody battle
with police.
ejudice differ
eluded axed kitchen cabinets,
destruction of water and oil
heaters, and attempted arson.
Mayor W. Wilson Goode has
invoked a curfew in the area.
The mayor ordered a state of
emergency in the neighborhood
on Nov. 22 and extended it last
week until Thursday, Dec. 19,saying
he feared exploitation of
the situation by outside agitators.
The order prohibits more than
four people from gathering at
one time to demonstrate.
The racial tension prompted
activist Jesse Jackson and
NAACP President Benjamin
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the two families. Members of the
Ku Klux Klan have also been in
the community to pass out racist
literature.
lelves this year
Stephenson will make personal
appearances as the full-sized
representative of the 6-inch
"Sun-Man." Stephenson, who is
featured in the motion picture
"Krush Groove" is used to represent
"Sun-Man" in order to**
stress the importance of good
nutrition and exercise.
Eason, a Harvard MBA, says
she developed "Sun-Man," to
"provide positive images for
black youngsters."
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The following "Crime Box Score" is designed to
keep you abreast of criminal activity in your community
during the past week and to help you protect
your family and property from crime.
Homicide
2700 block, Gilmer Avenue
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with an electrical cord around her neck.
Armed Robbery
600 block, Akron Drive
Two men entered a business and bought beer and
milk. As the clerk was making change, one of the
men told the clerk to give him the money or he
would "blow her away." He then pushed a handgun
against the clerk's side. After receiving the
money, the men tried to run away but had trouble
getting out the front door. As the gunman struggled
to open the door, his gun went off and shattered the
glass door. The men then ran. One man is described
as a 5-8 or 5-9 black male, 20 to 30 years old,
weighing 165 to 175 pounds, with a medium complexion
and wearing a black T-shirt and a navy-blue
jacket. He was carrying a revolver. The other man
is a 150-pound black male, 20 to 22 years old. with a
thick mustache, wearing a thick black jacket and a I
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100 block. South Claremont Avenue
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placed it on the counter as if about to pay for it. As
the clerk was making change, the man pulled out a
revolver and said, "You see this gun?" He then
demanded the money and ran. The man is described
as a light-skinned, 5-7 black male, weighing 150
pounds, with a medium-length afro and a thin
mustache. He was last seen wearing a dark blue zipup
sweat jacket and dark blue pants.
Burglary
2400 block, North Cherry Street
A man was awakened by someone tampering
with his front door. The man tried to leave by the
back door. He heard a voice from the back door
say, "Open this door or I'm going to kill you; 1
want some money." The man outside shoved the
barrel of a shotgun through the glass in the door
and pointed it at the man inside, who then ran out
of the house and called the police. The man outside
was found hiding in a car across the street by a
police officer.
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1700 block, East 23th Street
A woman returned home and found that someone
had kicked open her back door. The only
items missing were some cookies that the person
had apparently eaten while inside the house.
1200 block, Nowlin Street
A person entered a building by an unlocked back
door; a small amount of cash was stolen.
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