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SAN DIEGO - The U.S. Small <
Business Administration lS in- j
* vestigating Clarence M. \
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K-cnuicion jr. s plans to turn i
management of a non-profit ]
development group over to a i
business partner and her <
employee.
Meanwhile, the director of the <
local SB A has told Pendleton, r j
, chaiswNjawftfrc
^ Commission, that no changes can ~]
/ * be made until the federal and |
local review are completed. i
Triad veterai
posal a success. <
"I'm surprised that 1
. aldermen haven t stood up at this
ftoint," Spilberg said, adding
that the aldermen are "avoiding
the issue" for political purposes. ?
But some of the aldermen had
other views.
was approached by some or
the people in the armed forces
about naming the coliseum after M
(Joel) and I thought it was a \
grand idea," said East Ward 1
w Alderman Virginia K. Newell. >
"My feeling is that it would have
an excellent chance. There should
?be a grounds well of support from
the community."
Mrs. Newell added that she
would offer help in any function
needed to help the veterans' *s
cause. Fellow Alderman Larry s
W. Womble agreecT p
"He (Joel) has not only
distinguished himself with honor, 1
- but also the city by being the /
area's only Medal of Honor win- f
ner,'' Womble said.4 There are a e
lot of favorable characteristics in v
their proposal.," tl
Still, iUs^tfo early to speculate
on the chances of the proposal, J
Womble said, noting the impor- j
tance of waiting for all the pro- r
posals to be submitted before a
final choice is made. m
Though the Joel proposal is the
* only one known to the public,
other aldermen, including the J
f West Ward's Robert S. Northington,
indicated that other <
names have been suggested. j
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i vc nau one or two names \
suggested to me/* Northington t
said, "but I think it is too early to j
- comment on any of them." c
Northeast Ward Alderman Vi- p
vian H. Burke said her final opinion
on a suggested name will de- (
pend heavily on what her consti- f
tuents want. 5
"1 need to review all the op- <
tions before I state an opinion,"
she said, adding, "I have no pro- t
blems with Joel. He's served his i
country well." 1
However, one board member j
who said she has made up her t
mind on the^ssue-is-Southwest <
Ward Alderman Lynn Harpe. j
"I would prefer that it not be t
named in honor of a particular
person," she said. "I would 1
think that every veteran and
family member of veterans could ("
appreciate a . more general
name."
The new coliseum will replace
Memorial Coliseum, which
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The probes are nhe result of
Pendleton's desire to fire the 14
staff members of the San Diego
County Local Development
Corp. and replace them with a
group headed by Sydney Novell
and Ron Johnson, who works
with Novell. Novell is
Pendleton's business partner and
is an aide to Pendleton on the
Civil Rights Commission.
Wayne Foren, director of the
office of Economic Development
for the SBA, said in an internal
cor?ce r>?etfrPendTetorr
*Ts~changing the LDC*~
from a public-private partnership
with a public purpose to an entity
its miffed <
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originally was supposed to contain
a memorial to local veterans,
but never did.
The new arena will be constructed
jointly with public funds
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Mayor W. Wilson Goode extend
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LOS ANGELES^~A $45,OCX
inger/entertainer Lionel Richie t<
chool and culture center has allowe
>ay off its debts and remain open "
The Sheen way School and Cult
4-year-old, school in the Watts s
Ingeles, owed $45,000 in back u
rom a debt for witholding taxes du<
mployee paychecks in 1981 and 191
/as given until Friday, Dec. 18, to p
he school would have been put on th
Richie learned of the school's plig
anice Marie Johnson, a former men
p*oup "A Taste of Honey" and a S
la who now teaches Japanese dance
Johnson said she told Richie o
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3reensboro and Greenville, S.C.
vlost of the cases this year have
nvolved North Carolina, sinceT
he district office picked up
urisdiction for South Carolina
>nly about a year and a half ago*
4s. Bruner said.
Eighteen cases were filed in
rharlotte this year, with 26 slated
or U.S. District Court in 1986.
tome of this year's cases included:
A complaint against Elecrolux
Corp. of Goldsboro allegng
thaV*m>ervisors had sexually
larassed womeTTemployees and
fired one who refused to submit
:o sexual advances. The case was
settled bv a consent degree that?
provided $9,000 in back pay to
two women.
A complaint against Old
dominion Freight Line Inc.,
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ligation: Not
that he controls as a profit center
for himself and the private
packagers" of loans.
Pendleton, however, said
Monday he welcomes a federal
audit because he has nothing to
hide.
4There's nothing in this for me
.... I have no personal financial
interest," he said.
The Loc(tf~Development CorDoration
wlas an nff?hnnt of tk*
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San Diego Urban League, which
Pendleton headed until 1982,
whcir he warnanrmi by PresidenT"
Reagan to the Civil Rights Commission.
The corporation was establish
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and funds provided by'^Wak'e
Forest Urtiversk>Ljt-harbeen has
not yet been Resigned.
Meanwhile, Barnhill said the
veterans are organizing a petition
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d the school to gress," Johnsdn
he could."
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ection of Los said in a stateme
ixes stemming publicist, Victorij
: the IRS from are our future."
82. The school Johnson said,1
ay the taxes or . into the hearts c
e selling block. make it where 1
;ht from singer where he came fi
nber of the pop
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* at the school. school, Richie sai
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alleging that a local driver and a
long-distance driver were
discharged because they were too
old. A consent decree provided
$18,000 in back pay.
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A complaint alleging that
Thompson Dental Co. failed to
hire blacks because of their race
and failed to promote women or
pay them equrfl wages because of
their sex at the company's
Charlotte, Greensboro and
Raleigh facilities. A consent^
decree provided $28,450 in back
pay for four people.
Ms. Bruner said suits wefre filed
in October and November against
the state Alcohol Law Enforcement
Division and several other
companies.
One pending case involves a
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ed in 1978 to help local businesses
get loans backed by the SB A.
Under Pendleton's leadership,
the corporation nas become one
of - the country's leading
packagers of SBA-guaranteed
loans for local businesses, run
primarily by women and
minorities.
Pendleton said turning the
operation of ihe corporation over
to Novell is "a legitimate
business decision" that wjfl free
the group from government con"StfafM
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drive to bring the issue^ofa name __
to the forefront.
"We're not giving up," he
said. "The fight has really just
begun."
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a last Nov. 22, saying the rights of
inywhere in the city must be pro
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"He wanted to help any way
>uld not be reached for comment,
nt released through his* New York
a Rose, "1 love helping kids. They
4He told me he likes to instill hope .
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Raleigh motel where female
housekeepers have refused to
cooperate with EEOC investigators
probing complaints of
sexual harassment because they
are afraid they'll be fired, she
said. A judoe-ordered the motel
to remove the housekeeping
supervisor for 45 days so the investigation
could continue
without his intimidation?
Statistics show that North .
Carolina is neither more nor less
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said Ms. Bruner. Discrimination
complaints have been fairly consistent
over the past few years
after a decrease during the
1980-81 recession. ?
4 The charge intake did drop
during those depressed periods/'
she said. "It may be that people
were afraid of losing their jobs."
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