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Thursday, August 31, 1989
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VOI YVI Ma 1
Joel, veterans honored
during opening ceremonies
.New memorial coliseum seats 15,000
By ROBIN BARKSDALE
Chronicle Staff Writer
A dream was realized Monday
evening as the doors of Winston
Salem's new Lawrence Joel Veter
ans Memorial Coliseum were
opened for a dedication ceremony.
More than 60 of Mr. Joel's fam
ily memtei&Igathered at the $2&jjT~
million facility to pay tribute to its
namesake and to the hundreds of
veterans of Forsyth County. They
were joined by a group of more
than several thousand people that
included city officials, Sen. Jesse A.
Helms, Gov. James G. Martin and
"He . never
boasted about
kis medal and
he never let any
one make a big
deal about it.
lhats lust the
way he was."
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Rep. Stephen L. Neal.
Local relatives of Mr. Joel said
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that they are happy to now be able
to share the memory of Lawrence
Joel with the entire community.
They said that Monday evening's
ceremony served to remind them of
the love that Mr. Joel had for his
fellow man.
"I was so proud of him during
that ceremony. I felt very proud at
the dedication and when his picture
came up on that screen I cried. It
wasn t that l was really sad. I was^
just so proud," said Pam Mclntyre,
Mr. Joel's niece, about the opening
Please see page A10
WUCJ
Photo by Talib Sabir-Calloway
In a symbolic demonstration against recent Supreme Court civil rights decisions, marchers In
the "Silent March" on Washington carry a coffin, calling for the burial of Its contents, racism.
Civil rights activists mark 'Silent March'
By LEE BYRD
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) - Thousands
of civil rights demonstrators, men
clad in black, women and children in
white, marched quietly upon the
Supreme Court and the Capitol in a
reprise of the NAACP's historic
"Silent March" of 1917 in New York
? City.
The Washington march was "con
cerned with one issue alone -- the
Supreme Court and its recent hostile
decisions" diluting affirmative action
and minority set-aside programs, said
Benjamin L. Hooks, executive direc
tor of the NAACP.
But the tone and style of the protest,
led by six drummers with muffled
drums, was fashioned after a march in
New York City 72 years ago to
protest segregation and the lynchings
of blacks in the South. On that occa
sion, W.E.B. DuBois led 8,000 people
down Fifth Avenue in utter silence;
that day, too, the men dressed in black
and the women and children in white.
U.S. Park Police estimated the
turnout when the march began at only
5,000, but revised that figure to
35,000 as the ranks swelled during
the 1 1/2 hour procession to the Capi
tol from Washington's Mall. U.S.
Capitol Police put the crowd which
assembled on the Capitol grounds at
_the end of the march at 18,500,
according Officer Greg Nevitt.
Hooks claimed from the podium
that the march had drawn a turnout of
135,000.
Each of the marchers carried a
printed affirmation which said: "We
march to send a message to all people
regardless of race, color, religion, sex
or ethnic origin, that we will not and
cannot acquiesce quietly as an uncar
ing Supreme Court majority disman
tles court ruling after court ruling and
turns its face toward the dark past and
away from the present and future."
And, it said, "we march proudly in
the footsteps of our brave sisters and
brothers from another age who
marched 72 years ago in silent wit
Please see page A11
Middle-income housing key
to East Winston revitalization
By TONYA V. SMITH
Chronicle Staff Writer
Creativity will be the underlining force
that will metamorphize East Winston from a
blighted, isolated community to a money
making, productive and highly valued part of
Winston-Salem, according to a draft develop
ment blueprint penned by consultant Clifton
W. Henry.
"*As our economic development strategy
suggests, we believe that there can be created
a demand for residential, retail, industrial and
a limited amount of office space development
in the East Winston community," reads the
"East Winston Economic Development Strat
egy Technical (Draft) Report," released last
week by Hammer, Siler, George Associates, a
consulting firm.
The Silver Spring, Md. -based company
was hired by the city, via the mayor-appoint
ed East Winston Development Task Force, to
conduct a comprehensive economic develop
ment study of the eastern portion of the Twin
City.
Mr. Henry, the firm's lead consultant,
presented a draft report of preliminary find
ings to the task force in late April. The first
draft examined the expenditure potential of
East Winston and its demographic and socio
economic makeup. In the most recent report,
prepared for the city development office, Mr.
Henry and his staff recommend strategies that
could make East Winston a developmental
gold mine.
; Please see page A7
? - ^ 'Photo by Mike Cunningham
Joel's son, Tremalne, daughter, Deborah, and widow, Dorothy, participated In Monday's ceremonies.
NAACP calls inquiry
FBI 'fishing expedition'
By TONYA V. SMITH } ^
Chronicle Staff Writer
Calling the ongoing fedeial
investigation into alleged misdoings
of four Afro- American elected offi
cials a racially biased, fishing expe
dition, the local NAACP chapter's
Executive Board issued a statement
earlier this week about the pattern
of similar inquiries across the
southeastern United States.
Three of Winston-Salem's
Afro-American politicians and a
Greensboro councilman are being
investigated by the Federal Bureau
of Investigation and the Internal
Revenue Service for possible cor
rupt activities with political consul
tant Rodney J. Suirrler.
Agents are compiling infor-^
mation they hope wilt lead to?
indictments against Aldermen
Vivian S. Burke, Patrick Hairston,
Larry W. Womble and Councilman
Earl Jones. Potential offenses are
money laundering, tax evasion,
mail fraud, and extortion.
NAACP officials said they
have no desire to protect the guilty
or interfere with law enforcement
and judicial proceedings, however,
they said they questioned the fair
ness of an investigation which sin
gles out Afro-American politicians
in search of corruption.
"...there is a widespread belief
among black elected officials that a
high percentage of state and local
officials targeted for investigation
by officials of the Justice Depart
ment and Internal Revenue Service
are black, a practice initiated during
the administration of President
Ronald Reagan," read the executive
board's official statement "If, as
suspected, many of these^ black
elected officials are targeted by the
government without there being any
probable cause that they have com
mitted criminal acts, the issue
becomes frightening for us and
everyone else who believed in con
stitutional law and order."
Board members point to the
recent fofmation of the Alabama
Elected and Appointed Official
Legal Defense Fund, an organiza
tion formed by Afro-American
legal, political and civil rights orga
nizations to "protect" officials .
under investigation and distribute
information about the investiga
tions.
"Neither of these groups, nor
the Winston- Salem NAACP Execu
tive Board can judge the guilt or
innocence of any official but we can
examine the tactics and policies of
investigation agencies toward black
elected officials," read the state
ment. "We worry that many of the
agents responsible for law enforce
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Bias uncovered in real
estate probe
By The Associated Press
RALEIGH ? Notations such as
"NQr," "Salt & Pepper," and "Red
Dot" were used by salesmen at a Har
nett County development to denote
minorities, who were then disquali
fied as prospective buyers, officials
said.
As a result of the probe, the state
Real Estate Commission has revoked
the real estate brokerage license jk
Carolina Lakes Corp., the company
selling property at Carolina Lakes, a
1,100-lot development, The News
and Observer of Raleigh reported in
Thursday's editions.
According to testimony as well as
the complaint filed by the commis
sion's staff, "NQr" was a notation
used to refer to blacks, Hispanics or
American Indians; "Salt & Pepper"
referred to racially mixed couples;
and "Red Dot" referred to 4sian Indi
ans.
The commission also has suspended
the license of the company's principal
broker, W.J. Brinn Jr. of Sanford, and
two salesmen. The company and the
three settled the cases against them
without admitting wrongdoing.
The company will be barred from
selling directly, but could sell land it
still owns through a licensed broker.
Lots in the development have sold for
between $8,000 and $60,000, while
the value of homes has started at
Please see page A 1 1
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Gardner to address black Republicans
From Chronicle Staff Reports
Afro-American Republicans hope
to take advantage of the forthcoming
visit of Lt Gov. Jini Gardner, who will
deliver a banquet address to the Minori
ty Repuolican Council State Conven
tion, by discussing with him issues par
ticular to their communities.
The Lt. Goy* will deliver the
keynote address 7:30 p.m., Sept. 22 at
the M.C, Benton Convention Center.
Mr. Gardner, the first Republican elect
ed to the lieutenant governor office
since Reconstruction, is expected to
emphasize his program to combat drug
abuse during his address.
Mr. Gardner, who last, year cam
paigned on an antUdmg theme, initiated
a drug tax so that dealers can be -prose
cuted for trafficking and tax evasion,
and & pilot program which increases law
enforcement presence and drug educa
tion in public housing projects across
the state.
Vernon L. Robinson, former candi
date for the state House of Representa
tives said, "the lieutenant governor's
participation*., .provides and excellent
opportunity for the black community,
regardless of political persuasion, to
build relationships with (him) and his
staff. Gardner has a very good chance to
become the next governor of oar state. M
Diana Williams-Cotton, who is
running for alderman of the North Ward*
agreed that Mr. Gardner could very well
become die next governor of North Car
olina and she said all minority groups
should take advantage of an opportunity
* Please see page A 1 1