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I . I I I football season i I SUPPLEMENT INSIDE. I Wins 4 I Vol. XIII, No. 13 U.S.P.S. No. 067 I Drayton convicted of Wilson murder By CHERYL WILLIAMS Chronicle Staff Writer Mcrritt W. Drayton's plea of guilty to seconddegree murder and his subsequent conviction Tuesday disappointed members of the Darryl Hunt Defense Committee, some of whom also questioned his sanity. : Drayton, 28, is one of three men charged with the 1983 beating death of Arthur Lee Wilson, a 57-year-old Winston-Salem man. Drayton pleaded guilty to second-degree murder after a plea-bargain arrangement between prosecutors and his attorneys. He had been charged with first-degree murder. Judge Julius A. Rousseau Jr. sentenced him to life in prison and denied the defense's arguments for a lighter sentence on the grounds that Drayton had come forward last May and confessed to the crime. "We knew all along that Mr. Drayton was a very unstable person," said KhalidFattah-Griggs, a member of the defense committee. "He has contended to us since May that he did not do it ? that he was forced into giving his original testimony. So we were shocked that he came into court and did that yesterday. "I don't have any malice toward him,'* Griggs said. "1 actually feel sorry for him. He is another person being victimized by (District Attorney Donald_ K.) Tisdale's office. He may come out ' tomorrow and change the whole story." Griggs said that Drayton's actions on Monday and Tuesday are evidence of his mental instability. "First, he tries to convince the judge he's crazy, and then he wants to defend himself," he said. "Then, he pleads guilty and commends the judge, Tisdale and the police." Drayton had asked Monday that his attorneys be dismissed and that he be granted a sanity hearing. At a press conference in October, members of the Hunt committee announced that Drayton had recanted his May testimony in which he said that he, Sammy Lee Mitchell and Darryl E. Hunt murdered and robbed Wilson outside a Claremont Avenue drink house. The committee said it had several letters in which Drayton said that he was pressured to make up his May testimony by the police. The Rev. Carlton A.G. Eversley, another member of the Hunt committee, said Drayton's Please see page A2 UPDATE ~~ Report in on school By CHERYL WILLIAMS incident Chronicle Staff Writer But C with th Chronicle Update is a regular would i feature that focuses on developments vestigati in news and feature stories previously Parke printed in the newspaper. It will appear a settlei durina the third WMk ni Dark mnnlk I*t*r a v -- ? w. W WHWII MVIIII Vl ???? I " old bus A state official has said the investigation busload is complete and a final report has been Kenneth made concerning a city /county school bus UNCF chairmen: 1 Py CHERYL WILLIAMS money Chronicle Staff Writer historii A lo Related editorial on A4. the fu chairm It's sometimes said that two heads are I10** t! better than one. But in the case of the 1S Lfff United Negro CoUege Fund Telethon, . make it four. "?? th' . Fire Chief Lester E. Ervin, attorney Michael A. Grace and businessman j*1*11 c Richard Halverson are this year's UNCF ***?* MBo chairmen. They've been gearing up since . . last year's telethon for the main event on Dec. 27. cha,rp */VVi "Thev Recently added ju> the team as an * honorary chairman was Dr. Charlie L. r Kennedy, a local pediatrician. "Wc The telethon is held each year to raise said. - . ri ' 1 " 1 1 " ' " " " " IVSSU ocftorsbring new play to life VMffii' mmmammmmmm~mmmma~ammm~mmmmmam~mTmmmmmmmm~mmm j ' / - _ itnn.Sta 1f*m The Twin City's Award-Winning W '910 Wlnston-Sal#m, N.C. Thursday, 4AX lijK - 'a Ev'kjfil ^Bk I IVI gJF ^r W 4 ^ ^PPMIiPiPl^ 4H JH I > R ^R-f*- . L* k V vHI M % J ^ m 'flWT Hr,; - *-A. *ft/ ? I K K- 1 -~^tfML ^hl ^h r v... HEH^r^vT <* fli -;:-*^B F*- -]^R <^ ai. -. * ikUy I ^| I J" Wmi i EauaMnft^MHftanaHHJ $ NORTH Carolina A&Tf led by Alan Hooker, sloshed to a win Saturday over rival N.C. Central. Story on B1. bus incident H C5|e ^K& that occurred on March 14. reorge R. Parker, a claims adjuster ^Hg,, e N.C. attorney general's office, MB^V a A/ lot discuss the results of the in- r/f y| on. L lUu r said that his office is negotiating nent with the attorney of Sheila 1 parent who alleged that a 27-vear- aH ^ A driver, Roderick Orr, invited a J B of students to attack her sons, I wKKKKKKmumtttk \ and Reginald. * The Rev. Benjamin Chavis: B1 Please see page A15 Tiree - no, make that fout for 43 of the nation's private, should be biracial. I feel certai cally black colleges. with Rich aboard, we'll have ai t of work goes into preparing for stronger campaign this year." nd-raising event, and both the She said she also is delighted t< en and a network of committees Kennedy's help. 0 make sure the local UNCF goal "All four have a real strong cg 1 Jl nea. mcnt to the desire of a young per year is the second year of chair- receive a college education," she 5 telethon for Ervin and Grace. The two veteran chairmen say it Marilyn Baldwin, area develop- delighted to be back in the forefr oordinator for UNCF, said she's the campaign this year. to have them back. "It was a rewarding and intei th display attributes of strong experience," Ervin said of last ye hip and worked very diligently as had a chance to meet a lot of pec ersons," Ms. Baldwin said. . ... were most instrumental in "When I got mvolved last year ing Rich Halverson. ? !u " community in it," he said. "I hav > feel real good about Rich,'' she on the United Way board for a n "The leadership within UNCF of years but had never had the < h ' E2 ?I ' I | t> t *V ' 4 * - ** > -v , *; fp 4s ' - r* - V */.' ' ' *v A . X i. . \ ? , .. - - i ^ * t rV * . *\ v ,* Vv&. J * :\ f Oubre makes art C out of hangers a PAGE BIO. Chron 'eekly November 20,1986 SO cen Public safety < abandoned by Now Womble wants neig Oil A I I r fc. I Li l/M uy nubCll n. JUrilNOUIN s Chronicle Executive Editor t< Now that the city intends to abolish its p public safety program, the chief architect Cj of that change, Alderman Larry W. Worn-- tr ble, is eyeing other concerns. Womble said in an interview Tuesday ^ that he plans to fight next for police foot d patrols in residential areas and that he'll p raise the issue at the next meeting of the pi Board of Aldermen's Public Safety Com- jc mittee. In the meantime, he seemed content to p( savor the board's actions Monday night. tc Womble and his fellow aldermen voted unanimously then to let policemen fight oj crime and firemen fight fires, unless 1 w catastrophe requires them to share duties. m Womble had moved earlier to scrap u shared duties altogether but accepted a compromise motion from Alderman E Robert S. Northington Jr. to allow them G during major emergencies. tl "Essentially, we've heard the call of the community," Womble said in an interview Tuesday afternoon. "Ao0 hopefully, .we " can get the service <of policemen) back' on V the street where it's needed." ii Since 1973, the city has cut the costs of tl police and fire protection by requiring o public safety officers to act both as tl policemen and as firefighters. I The city currently employs 235 public 44 safety officers who fight fires part time, 39 u] officers who serve strictly as policemen and 168 who serve solely as firefighters. tc But Womble, Alderman Martha S. sa Wood and others have criticized the setup pi as being inefficient and jeopardizing the ability of policemen to fight crime effec- ju tively. * c At Monday night's Board of Aldermen hi meeting and a Public Safety Committee fit meeting last Tuesday, both citizens and public safety officers complained that the w public safety format caused slow police b< responses to emergency calls, manpower ~l J.RTS HO tO fi CLASSIFIED B16 I COMICS AW cycles EDITORIALS JkA BgBfflBS H FORUM AS residents i OBITUARIES Ml say that it PEOPLE A* J?yce Bl hm lAiAy mb dent of Fri RELIOjON HI cuiating a 8P0RTSWEEK 1 The ne - capable heads n that tunity to introduce UNCF to the * 1 even community." Grace said Ervin got him involve kou. th? I ??* j, UUTV waiupaigil lOSl yCttT 11 worthwhile cause and one that he di >mmit- have any trouble talking me into,' son to said. said. "I think it is important to 1 iey are schools up because in part they give ont of children a sense of tradition and his they may not otherwise get," G -esting said. 'There definitely is a histor ar. "1 these schools that other schools can' ?ple. fer. "To know where you're going, 11) it was you ^ave tQ ^ awarc 0f from wjj( lg^e you came," he said. t been Grace said he felt an obligation to umber >ppor- * Please see page A3 A, "4 I r I f ^ I J I It 1 1?J k I havls speaks out t Wentz Memorial PAOEB11. * "* iele A ts 44 Paaes This Waot concept aldermen V ... hborhood foot patrols hortages and low morale among officers. One of the citizens, Duane P. Jackson, M the Public Safety Committee that olice took 45 minutes to respond to the all of a neighbor who discovered an inuder in her house. Jackson appeared again at the Idermen's meeting Monday. He said Tuesay that he was pleased with the outcome, articularly because it would prevent ublic safety officers from having to travel >ng distances to assist firemen. "I listen to a scanner, and I hear these alicemen running from one part of town > another,** Jackson said. For instance, Jackson said, publtesafety fficers were called Sunday from the estern part of town to a fire in the east. We don't have any losers, iverybody's a winner on this me. Everybody got a piece of he action." ?LARRY W. WOMBLE Vhen it was discovered that the call only lvolved a burning curtain, Jackson said, ie dispatcher asked whether the firemen n the scene still wanted assistance from ie public safety officers. ?4<They said, 'Yeah,' " Jackson said. They (the public safety officers) can put p the fans/ " While public safety officers set up fans > draw smoke from a curtain fire, Jackson lid, someone somewhere is lacking police otection. Womble said policemen have been istifiably upset by the public safety cohipt because "it is demeaning for them to 1 VP tr\ hpln fir#?rr?<?r? finKt *? v ?w iw ys in villVil li?llt I H W3 WIICII remen don't help them fight crime.'1 Mrs. Wood agreed. "The burden of this hole public safety concept has essentially ?en on the police department," she said. Please see page A14 idents rally ight connector YL WILLIAMS taff Writer >f the proposed Northern Beltway known Connector has been sharply attacked by n the southeastern part of the city who will destroy their neighborhood. Lirton of 1141 Salem Lake Road is presiiends of Salem Lake, a group that is cirpetition opposing the connector, w thoroughfare, which would link Please see page A2 g rhite d in is a * he ceep our tory race y at pBHH t of- ?^?Q?|JQ2UShE^3S3 [link E ence par- 0 4 4
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