Page A2-The Chronicle, Thursday, March 13, 1 Special commissioi By LEE LINDER Associated Press Writer Related editorial on A4. v PHILADELPHIA -- The special commission inestigating the violent MOVE confrontation last * vveek unanimously recommended that a grand jury be impaneled to consider criminal charges, although it did not specify individuals for grand jury consideration, and condemned Mayor W. Wilson Gix>de and his top aides for their handling of the tragedy. I The report, although it did not recommend that a grand- jury consider criminal charges against the ^ mtye^tecm?Goeclfrhtf offiriite of yost negligence in the May 13, 1985, siege of the radical group's headquarters which left 1! people J sparked a fire that raced through the west Philadelphia neighborhood. Sixty-one houses were destroyed. Harsh Findings The request for a grand jury investigation was the harshest of the 31 findings and conclusions reached by the 11-member panel appointed by the mayor. The 70-page report released last week was substantially the same as a draft that was leaked to the media the previous weekend. % Goode and former Managing Director Leo Brooks, former Police Commissioner Gregore Sambor and Fire Commissioner William Richmond were accused of being 1'grossly negligent," partticularly in regard to the deaths of five children of MOVE members. The children's deaths "appear to be unjustified homicides which should be investigated" by a grand jury, the commission said. However, the report did not specify any individuals for possible investigation. A High Cost ' Only two MOVE members, a woman and a boy, escaped, and dozens of other homes were damaged iit the conflagration that began when police dropped a bomb on the fortified MOVE townhouse. The fire already has cost-the city more than $15 million as it rebuilds the houses and pays for losses of property. 4 'Dropping a bomb on an occupied rowhouse t - ? w. . *% t* ?ttC?- H I Hairstori From Page A1 have sold well in England, where the studio to rec he has made several concert ap- first album on pearances. Hairston said he has the end of this made as many as two trips to said he will r? England in a month's time and album in Los , 1 finds the music there "hotter and other half in Ne more exciting" than in the States, ntised, howevei Hairston's latest album, always remembc ' p "Genie," was recorded in 1984 "I'll be spend E' and released in seven countries, going back and but it only recently debuted in to coast," he sai America. A song from that LP, Salem is my hor "On the Shelf," is rising fast on to keep a place the R&B charts. In an industi You work for what you get in relative handl the music business, Hairston said achieve even a I- and it's very much a business. dom, Hairston "It was really hard for me he's among a fc along the way," he said. "I've "Not everytx been having to prove myself in the top," he s 1 order for big labels to take millionaires in < \ notice. It's a glamorous business still have not be but it is also very stressful and major label. It t< very hard. It's 100 percent for me to get h< business and you've got to through a lot. remember that because it's the came together. 1 i only way you can survive." to do fine." Hairston feels as comfortable performing pop music as he does The W1 R&B and enjoys mellow ballads Chronicle as much as he does dance music. every Thui When asked about his all-time Winston-Sal favorite singer, he answered Publishing ( without hesitation. Liberty St. N "Elvis Presley, no doubt," he p0st Of tie said. "He was so bad. He was Winston-Sal just it. Nobody was as bad as he Phone: 722 I was." class pos Hairston also lists Luther Van- Winston-Sal dross, Diana Ross and Dionne The Wl Warwick among his favorite liv- Chronicle ing performers. Vandross, he member of 1 said, sang background on his first service of 1 album. Press and a Having performed at some of Audit Bure New York's most fashionable tions, night spots, including Studio 54, Newspape Hairston has crossed paths with ASSOCiatiOf several top entertainers, but he Carolina Pre k seems unfazed by their fame. and the h "I feel right at home," he said Black Publi matter-of-factlv. "Thev're iust *?? , . _ , HUfl. Ilike you and me. They like to Subscript have fun just like we do, but they year, payab have to be a little more careful." (North Carol Hairston's production com- eluded). Pie pany, Curtess Productions, was f0r out-oM included in the Atlantic deal and PUBLICATIC still will help produce most of 067910. Hairston's songs. He will go into L_JI?? it iimhi M?wwufch rrmr'n inT"' ? kOC FOO 1 accuses officials of should have been rejected out of hand by the mayor, the managing director, the police commissioner and the fire commissioner," said commission members, calling the action "reckless, ill-conceived and hastily approved." District Attorney Ronald Castille. whose office | m f . - I * - _ ^ "-* ok a lot of work I * * ;re and I've been |H | Gf P But it finally all I I think I'm going I ANT nston-Salem I Co-SponSG is published | T..11;. -sday by the I 1 he Willi em Chronicle I # Zo. Inc., 617 N. I Frill! tailing address: I * e Box 3154, I . em, N.C. 27102. | Tk M A T| a 8624. Second- [m/M /% n Lake Family YMCA h-fitness center for you and your family. Waterworks Road ation call Norm Joyner, 724-920: sanfr 1 irlyiiiiiBL.timjgs.-.je*? . - - ? ? . MOVE tragedy .prejudice, "consciously or unconsciously," influenced the tragic event. The 10 commission members said it wouldn't have occurred if "the MOVE house had been situated in a comparable white neighborhood." Kauffman also disagreed that evidence showed police used excessive force in trying to force MOVE members out, or that the gunfire prevented MOVE members from exiting. Runnina The Citv Gooder ?r air appeal ancc thi WPV?TV*s~**Aftf~ Philadelphia** shuw befuie the icpuit was releasecf," said he was not "overly concerned about the grand jury" prospect. "My concern is to run the city," he said. He refused to respond to specifics in the report, saying, "I'm not ready for it now." He said he planned to address the city on television and to hold a press conference on all aspects of the report. He also said he planned to make some recommendations at the press conference based on the commission's findings. Although the commission found that "the managing director told the mayor, in a conversation overheard by two other people, that the police would drop the explosives from a helicopter," Goode said the report did not contradict his testimony that he was essentially unaware of the plan. "They don't disagree with my version," he said of the report, contending that it only reflected "different points of view." emu seeking Re-Election * Goode repeated that he wouldn't resign and wouldn't change his plans to seek re-election to a second four-year term in 1987. Goode, a Democrat, is the city's first black mayor. The report contains only the summation and recommendations reached after five weeks of hearings last fall. A more comprehensive report, possibly 1,000 pages long, is expected to be released. before the summer. lay Dance i I 8 p.m. "Until" \ I itted Free!" 1 discount on Admission! ; t Lasts!! 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