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# Winston W. XIV, NO. 5 U&P.S. No. 067910 Sources of funds By MARDELL GRIFFIN Chronicle Staff Writer No one seems to want to take financial responsibility for the "Citizens' Committee to Shape Our Future," which is the group in charge of publicizing the city and county's joint $ 100 million bond package. Last week Mayor Wayne Corpening would not disclose the amount of any funds raise^T to aid the committee's efforts. When asked to name any pcopie agreeing 10 neip raise funds, he said, "It's none of your business. ... This is strictly a business proposition and does not have to be disclosed like political funding." Again this week, committee spokesmen refused to tell who is donating money to their effort or how much money has been raised so far. However, several people working with the committee gave the same reason for the refusal to name contributors - to protect them from possible solicitations by other organizations interested in procuring funding. No such explanation was given for not disclosing how much money has been raised to date. "1 don't think that is anybody's business," said Dalton D. Ruffin, regional and city executive for Wachovia Bank, by phone when asked Black doctor faces?murder charges in Ga. BY ELLIOTT MINOR Shelby Fields, about two weeks Associated Press Writer before learning of her death. Mallory said they met at a local rcstauPERRX Ga. _ Dr. Vincent Mallorant In Hic^licc iKa coin r\f trilirr*ino Wilt IV Ul^TV UJO UIV lHIIV U i f IUU1II1I.1 ~tyra black Fort Valley physician on ^ health products distributtrial for murder in the death of a ^ piej^ white patient, took the stand in his ,, ' ,/" r , . own defense earlier ^hf^weck to Her -body was found in the deny he commited the crime. burned-out home of a ne.ghbor. Dr. J . . . George Fuller. Under quest.on.ng by defense Aft#r M had lcsuficd for attorney Carl Bryant of Albany, Mallory said he last saw the victiny^^^ Please see page A 11 Drug hearings set in Atlanta By The Associated Press the officers last Friday, offering them a chance to plead guilty, ATLANTA _ Two of the police waive hearings and accept punish? . -? a .? ? -? V * - oincers cnargea wim misnananng menL un Monaay, tne otlicials met Alice Bond's allegations of drug with Maj. Herman Griner, head of use by prominent Atlantans have the section that includes the nardeclined to admit guilt and waive cotics unit, and Officcr Richard administrative hearings. Hyde. Eight officers were charged by An attorney for Griner said his the Office of Professional Sun- client could not reach an agreedards with breaking Atlanta Police ment with the OPS on satisfactory Bureau rules in the investigation of punishment "We anticipate going Mrs. Bond's claims that her forward with the hearing,'' said estranged husband, former state attorney Dick Rubin. "We feel that Sen. Julian Bond, and other offi- we will be vindicated in the proper cials were drug abusers. forum." OPS officials began meeting with Please see page A 9 t 7 ' I o t . o?i?_ r* [-OtfiCJii u The Twin City's Award-Winning Weekly Winston-Salem, N.C. Thursday, September to promote bonds A. about the amount of donations collected for the group. Following a press conference Wednesday morning, the committ public relations representative, Mike Horn, said Corpening was hand all fund-raising efforts for the committee. He later retracted his statements about the mayor and named Ruffii treasurer and chief fund raiser for the organization. "The mayor will have to address that," Horn originally said w asked about fund-raising efforts on behalf of the committee. "He': charge of fund-raising. ... I think the mayor is concentrating on the k entities (businesses)." When asked why only the mayor could address fund-raising questi< Horn said, "Everyone has to designate responsibilities, and he's (Con; ing) the best fund raiser we have." "The mayor will not be doing the fund-^tjajjsing^now," Ruffin said at 15 minutes after his first announcement. "He can't be a fund raiser beca he is a city employee." WJK/*n / rvnlo/'tn/l Vm ?1 1 1 J' -' ? *"* tt .rwn vunuicitu uy jjiiwiic, ixuiuu uciucu nuiuing eiuier position \ the committcc attributed to him by Horn. "I have not taken any official position on the committee," Ruffin s He did say that he is raising funds but Said it was not in behalf of the c< B Local bank bids . . By MARDELL GRIFFIN Chronicle Staff Writer ? a Who buys Winston-Sa bonds? *? A logical question to ask than y^p months before voters go to the polls to |f decide on the largest bond issue ever presented local- || ly -- a joint city/county || package with a $98.7 million price tag. The answer, accord- || ing to records kept by the m city's finance department ff covering the 15 bond B packages sold by the city || ^ over the last 20 years: j|| s~v?r?n DAML *J A awiiirv ia OOIIK <tllU rtNSU- l|| ciates bought nine bond ||1 packages; North Carolina r;ttt ? ' National Bank and Associj bought three; Halsey, Stuart & and Associates bought two be# hives. Hauser says he is ^rst Union National Bank of N< oto bv James Parker) Carolina and Associates bou Charlotte Mayor Harvey .Gantt told his Benton Convention Cer Democratic audience that party members should begin to l< ahead for its leaders (photo by James Parker). Mandela By The Associated Press I JOHANNESBURG, South Afr Winnie Mandela is upset that I one sought her permission advice on a television movie a! her marriage to jailed Afri I National Congress leader Ne Mandela, her lawyer says. , ?..v 10 u J 1115 IU yi^v^lll 1UI I broadcasts of the British-prodi 'Mandela," said the attorr I Ismail Ayob. The filmTbroadcast on Home Office cable television in the I ed States Sunday night, is t< IHHHHHHJ aboul \ hronicle 24,1987 50 cents 34 Pages This Week ?remain a mystery mittee but was for "whoever directs it as co-chairman." ee's When asked, in light of Wachovia's winning more than $126 million ling worth of bids for city bonds over the last 20 years, whether working with the bond committee is a conflict of interest, Ruffm said, "It (raising funds n as for the co-chairs of the committee) has nothing to do with Wachovia Bank. Wj encourage our employees to participate in community activities." Ruffin said his work with the committee is "strictly" as a citizen. P JJI ^? ? ? ?? ? ' "Anybody who wants to give money for the facts of the bond issue, I will take," he said. "I really believe in the bond issue; that's why I'm doing it (raising furtds):^ " 7 3ns, Kn. Robert Vaughn, one of four co-chairmen for the committee, said the organization would disclose only those donors who agreed to have their names released. luse "A lot of people really don't care to be named," he said of individuals giving money to the committee, explaining that the donors did not care to vith be included on solicitation lists that might arise from publishing the names. And for the same reason, he feels, corporate donors want to remain aid. anonymous. - 3 - Please see page A 15 weekly btiys city bonds?? Neither the North Carolina packages sold between 1967 and deputy treasurer who heads the 1987. Although the records for lem agcncy l^al handles all municipal each bond issue are kept separately bond sales within the state, nor the and must be searched by hand to less ^ most Twin find the copy of the bid sheet, city fflifiMnilM lUiillMM H III I treasurer Vernon Ingram was able to locate all of How bonds work ^^ How do bonds work? Who benefits from bond The state-run Local sales? And how safe ansinvestments in city bonds? Government CommisAccording to local experts, once a bond pack* sion, which has handled MM* tc KUUtfi) Kv vniArC th* nit\/ wife it llM caIa I all pruintu nn/l <?>k. TTp-r-- ?- |~TTT~T- ? J^ ' vvwitf, HIV v>*/ |ni?o n U)/ tvn MUV. ?*" V,V vwu,,i7 OIIU puu~ ' ' ' ' 1 ' " lime, said j/d*Faust" City bonds over the last two secretary of the commission and ites decades could readily supply con- depuly s|a|c Co. crete information about city bond Qnce lhc m pai(J off he an sales. . addcd, q\\ information about them 3 The city finance department xs slorc(j jn the commission's ght did, however, have records availnKIa 1.. ; ,i i i r-i i ? a * * auiw ijuii'Kiy luiiccrmng uic oonu ritiaae stse paye m 14 I May or Gantt: Dems?? should look to future By CHERYL WILLIAMS identifying and encouraging qualiChronide Staff Writer _ f. , , . fied people in the community to Now is an exciting time for seek office, he said. Democrats to evaluate themselves Gantt, speaking at a luncheon and the party and to look ahead to ^asl Saturday for the 27th Annual the future, said Charlotte Mayor?Democratic Women of North Car Harvey Gantt during a recent visit olina Convention, urged the auditor to the Twin City. ence to elect officials who will It is a time for Democrats to he strengthen the Dartv. ... J active in the 'party and go about Please see page A 12 seeks to halt HBO film husband's life 'invasion of privacy' countries, but not in South Africa. Ayob said Harwood tried to interThc 2 1/2 -hour film was made in view the 53-year-old Mrs. Manica_ Zimbabwe last year by TVS Tele- dela two years ago, but she refused no vision. It stars two Americans _ to see him. He said TVS officials i or Alfre Woodard as Mrs. Mandela told him the broadcasts would go ^out and Danny Glover as Nelson Man- on despite Mrs. Mandela's corncan dcla. plaints. I son The script, written by South Attempts to reach Mrs. Mandela ther African-born playwright Ronald ^or commcnl were unsuccessful. iced Harwood, dopijtfk the couples' rela- Howcvcr* the Sunday Times, South icy, tionship before and after Mandela Africa s largest-selling newspaper, was imprisoned in 1962. Mandela. quoted her as saying the film Box 69, is serving a life sentence for serves no political purposes and Jnit- sabotage and conspiring to over- was ma^e solely for commercial ) be throw the South African govern- reasons. t 30 mcni. Please see page A15 ' . - -i ...i
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