34 Pages This Week
Thursday, February 22,1990
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"The Twin City's Award-Winning Weekly'
VOL. XVI, No. 26
By TONYA V. SMITH
g Chronicle Staf Writer
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Before thev consider eleetkmbv dig
. t?kt in an attempt 10 increase Afro-Amer
ican presence on the Winston-*
Salem/Forsyth County Board of HEsduca*
tion, members want to see the results qp
the April i; 1990, census to help them bel
ter assess the population and demographic
makeup of the city and county.
The board's only Afro-American
member, Beaufort O. Bailey, strongly dis
agrees with his colleagues1, decision and
said he wilt try to persuade them tojput a
ILasNfliilphe local NAACP voted
toaskjfc
1*>rt a district plan
members. The NAACP filffd I tmiufe
against the Forsyth County Board of
Commissioners m October 1986, saying
that thoir at-large method of election vio
lated the Voting Rights Act, the 14th and
15th amendments and diluted black vcBp
strength. The lawsuit .resulted in the coun
into effect this election year,
addtwo Afro-Americans to the all-white,
all-male board.
TT*"^!1*?!** offeor
iy. Attorney Douglas S
andlhelt
disagreed saying
fftnot solely determine dis
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Caller I.D. service
proposed by So. Bell
Attorney general blasts
new unrestricted service
From Chronicle Staff Reports
Attorney General, Lacy H. Thornburg Mid last week
tftaf HMWf SBllllfltrtt^ell's proposed "Oaticr l.D;"
scrvicc unless the telephone company proyides free
"blocking" to all telephone customers who request it.
"The proposed Caller I.D. service would allow sub
scribers to view the telephone number of all incoming calls .
on a display scrcen attached to their telephones, as a cost
of S75 - $40 for the equipment and $7.50 a month for the ~
ervicc. Under. Bell'-S-current proposal, no jailers would
have control tfver who could get and record their telephone
number.
Mr. Thornburg said that all telephone customers
should have the right to block transmissions of their tele
phone numbers to any subscriber to Caller I.D., other than
emergency response agencies, at no cost. He cited reasons
ranging from public safety to personal privacy to back his
argument.
"We arc hearing an enormous outcry from hundreds of
citizens in opposition to unrestricted Caller I.D.," said Mr.
Thornburg. "And many people who have told us they-sup- -
port the service also support the option of free blocking for
calling parties..
"idon'iOtUtkOmWt necessary for u m ?mit
on census ntatyjgfa wemakt a decision."
"Unlike any other offering Bell provides, this service
indiscriminately would deliver telephone numbers to any
subscriber with Caller I.D. without regard to the legitimate
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Tultex gives to King Center
ATLANTA -- Robert Brown, a High Point
businessman, presents a check on behalf of Tultex
Corp. to Coretta Scott King during the Salute to
Greatness Dinner held in January by the Martin Luther
King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change. The
dinner is the annual fund-raising event for the Center.
More state and national news ...
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INSIDE
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Editorials A4, A9
Black History Special A5-A8
Community News B1
Religion B6
Sports CI
Business C5
Entertainment C6
The Commodome, the hit elnglftg group led by
?uperttar Lionel Rlohle, wot fomed by a group of Meek
\ student* at what Maek oolege? (Teekeflee Inotltuto)
Checkers King
Photo by Mike Cunningham
With nothing but idle time, these guys, from left, Will Davis, Edward Joyner, Dave Gwynn and (standing) Lee
Scott, enjoy a refreshing game of checkers during an extraordinarily sunny February afternoon.
Sanford hosts public hearing at area hi
From Chronicle Staff Reports
Students and community members attending an
awards ceremony/public hearing at Parkland High
School last Friday, took advantage of the opportunity to
ask questions of special guest Sen. Terry Sanford (D
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The assembly at Parkland was'lo honor Army
JROTC Cadet Scott Bledsoe who was awarded the
Legion of Valor medal of honor. Mr. Bledsoe, a senior,
is the first cadet in Winston-Salem to win the presti
gious awaltf. He also is the recipient of a four-year
scholarship from the U.S. Air Force and will attend
North Carolina State University in the fall. The Legion
of Valor medal is awarded to JROTC cadets who dis
play excellence in scholarship, leadership and in their
gh school
all-around accomplishments as students. "~
After the awards ceremony, students and commu
nity members were asked to take part in a public hear
ing. Marvin Calloway, a city resident, asked Sen. San
Ford about the status of the national debt and deficit
spending. He said instead of spending money the coun
try doesn't have, the government should be paying off
its indebtedness. Sen. Sanford agreed.
"We have been mislead. We've got a tremendous
deficit - which means we're spending more than we're
taking in - and we haven't been telling the full truth
about it," the senator confessed on behalf of the U.S.
government. "We've been engaged in a dishonest prac
tice of deliberately covering up. This year the deficit is
$300 billion. The president is telling us it's decreasing
to under $100 billion. But that's not the case. Thai's a
Mathabanc on Mandela1?; roleasfi
By TONYA V SMITH
Chronicle Staff Writer
"N,
Nelson Mandela is undoubtedly
black South Africa's last chance at
freedom and peaceful change - yet
his is not a position to be envied, said
Mark Mathabanc, who grew up in the
shanty town of Alexandra, South
Africa.
Renown as the best selling
author of "Kaffir Bo\" and its sequel
"Kaffir Hoy in Amenta. Mr. Matha
banc Game to the tinned States in
197X. His first hxx>k. Kalltr Hoy," is
an autobiographical account of his
childhood. He saw members of his
family murdered at the hands of
members of the white South African
regime, his father arrested for the
crime of unemployment and Mr.
Mathabanc experienced, firstrh^nd,
apartheid - the official policy of
racial segregation practiced m his
honx?land.
He rejoices with others at the
Feb. 11 release of Mr. Mandela, lead
er of the African National Congress
(ANC). alter 27 years in prison. Said
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Mr. Mathabanc, "It's a milestone in
the struggle bccausc for all the years
he's been in prison, our hope as a peo
ple has been stifled. He stands for the
essence of our aspirations to be free,
for human rights, dignity and justice
He is now free again to articulate, as
clearly as can be, the sentiment of the
black majorny and there's no mistake
what we're asking for - full emanci
pation and an end to white domina
tion.
"TheriLXan never be peace in
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covcr up."
Being honest with the people when talking about
the country's indebtedness is high on his list of priori
ties, said Sen. Sanford.
The United State's interference in Central America
and the establishment of temporary shelters for the
homeless so they can be counted in this year's census
were other issues addressed by audience members. The
Rev. John Mendcz, and his retinue of supporters which
included Alderman Nelson L. Malloy Jr., attorney
Larry D. Little, the Rev. Carlton A.G. Evcrslcy and
Darryl E. Hunt; impressed upon the senator that despite
Nelson Mandela's Feb. 11 release from prison, sanc
tions must remain in place in South Africa.
"There have been some remarkable developments
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Superintendent
I
unveils plan for -
improvement
By ROBIN BARKSDALE
Chronicle Staff Writer
The Winston-Salem/Forsyth
County-Boar4-ot Education has?
acceptcd a sci of goals that is expect
ed to help improve local students'
performances standardized testing.
The state's School Improvement
and Accountability Act outlines
approximately 80 areas targeted for
improvements and appropriates funds
for the improvements in various cate
gories. The act, known as Senate Bill
2* allows Jocal school systems, the
flexibility of consolidating some of
those categories and choosing the
areas most in need of improvements
individual systems. The board Mon
day night voted to set goals in 30 cat
egories with the majority of the areas
targeted for improvements falling in
the categories of standardized testing.
Larry D. Coble, school superin
tendent, presented the recommended
goals to the board and said that the?
flexibility built into Senate Bill 2
should allow the local system to
make some much needed improve
ments.
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Mark Mathabarie, author of "Kaffir Boy."