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36 Pages This Week "?^wnww .*?*?. ?*&? . rmhw - ii mum iummi? n" A Head Start Raising the Roof Child development agancy marks 26th yaar with apaclal program Qraatar Faith Chapal members build thalr own family canter PAGE B1 PAGE / 1 * a? Thursday, May 3, 1990 so cents ? -The Twin City's Award-Winning Weekly" VOL. XVI, No. 36 By RUDY ANDERSON Chronide Managing Editor The shooting death of a former Winston-Salem State University student by city police and Forsyth County Sheriffs deputies April 20, has spawned the formation of a -citizen Coalition dedicated to estab lishing a civilian law enforcement review board. A group of more than 80 peo ple met Tuesday night at St. Phillips Moravian Church on Bon Air Avenue to discuss how they would set up an organization that could investigate questionable law enforcement actions. Most attend ing the meeting still questioned the methods used against 19-year-old Tommy Joe Witcher, who after a high speed chase from Kernersville to a residential neighborhood on Patterson Avenue, was shot dead in ~ a hail of gunfire from deputies and police. Law enforcement officials say Witcher had a gun and that offi cers fired only after Witcher fired at them. The shooting is currently - being investigated by the State "Task force sets Sid million budget By TONYA V. SMITH ' Chronicle Staff Writer Members of the city Board of Aldermen said they have no problem supporting a slate of projects degigncd to stimulate economic development in East * Winston. What the elected officials did take issue with was where the $18.3 million to fund the projects would come from. During an alderman's workshop Monday, Ernest H. Pitt, chair of the Eas^ Winston Economic Develop mertt Task Force, and members of the city's Economic ? Development office proposed four demonstration pro jects and five-program* that would facilitate develop ment in the blighted area. Their list was lifted from recommendations made by consultant Clifton W. Henry in his "East Winston Economic Development^ Strategy." In January the aldermen adopted the study's findings as a guide to economic development in East Winston and later directed city staff to outline a plan as to how some of Mr. Henry's recommendations could be implemented and financed. Mr. Pitt outlined the projects that the task force wanted the board to approve. They include: ?A middle income housing development to be Please see page A7 Groups offer large reward From Chronicle Staff Reports More than $16,000 is being offered for information that would lead to the apprehension, arrest and conviction of the Afro-American male charged with kidnaping, sexu ally assaulting and shooting Phoebe Harrison Cooper, police officials announced Monday. Around 9:45 a.m. on March 22, Mrs. Cooper was kidnaped at gun - point at the First Union National Bank at 4306 Old Walkertown Road. Mrs. Cooper was forced to drive to Fayetteville where she was forcibly removed from her car and forced into a wooded area, adjacent to Interstate 95, where she was sex ually assaulted, robbed, shot in the face and left for dead, said Capt. E.L. Moreau, who supervises the criminal-investigations unit of the Winston-Salem Police Department. The suspect then took Mrs. Cooper's car, and it was found abandoned off Interstate 95 in Lake City, Fla., on March 23. Mrs. Coop er, 43, was nearly dead when troop ers with the N.C. Highway Patrol discovered her body April 23. She has been hospitalized since the assault and is now in North Caroli- ~ - na Baptist Hospital where she _ recently underwent the first in a ~ series of reconstructive surgeries. Earlier this week, James C. Harrison Jr., Mrs. Cooper's brother, announced that he and other family members are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of th^fnan accused of the crime. Gaines gala attracts star-studded crowd By ROBIN BARKSDALE Chronicle Staff Writer Thnrr ynrr nlonHtfc snpMlKf aplenty last Saturday when the Win ston-Salem community and distin guished national guests turned out to honor a "big man." But after all was said and done the one message repeat edly conveyed was one of love and respect for Clarence E. "Bighouse" Gaines. The dais for the occasion includ ed sports legends and Gaines' friends, the likes of Jack Defares, Coach John McLendon, Charlie Harville and Billy Packcr and Earl Monroe L who served as co-chairmen for the evening. The speakers selected represented individ uals from several facets of Coach Gaines' career and personal life. the program, Coach Gaines thanked the crowd for their support of Win ston-Salem State University and for the support given to him and to his family. "This is a wonderful occasion and I thank you very, very much," he said. One of the most poignant toasts was delivered by sportswriter Mary Garber, who represented the print media. Ms. Garber applauded Coach Gaines on 'his 800 wins but noted that ~~Prease $66 page A / Bureau of Investigation (S.B.I.) want. Bingham said, in speaking of Witcher was shot in the front the city police and county sheriffs yard of Albert Bingham, who lives deputies, "we are their boss because at 2915 Patterson Ave. He and his we pay their salary." wife Hazel Mack Bingham conduct- He emphasized that the inci ed the community meeting at St. dent should no longer be character- - Phillips. Bingham told the gathering ized as a racial incident since one of that the sole purpose of the meeting the officers involved in the shooting was to establish ^ civilian review was an Afro- American. "We need to board saying," we can't deal with the look at the whole question of criminal aspect of what happened ? department procedure. People~need on Patterson Avenue." He said the to restrain their emotions and look group should not send an angry at it from a rational perspective," reactionary message back to city Bingham said and county officials about what they Mrs. Bingham then asked for Photo by L B Speas Jr More than 4,000 people turned out for the 13th Annual Teamwalk. Piedmont last. Saturday in the TWin City. Proceeds from the event benefit the research of the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation. Above are walkers Wanda Penn, the Rev. Rockford Penn, Loretta Hickman and Tamika Davis. $180,000 was raised from the walk. _ A composite of the black male, 5-10, 160 pounds, medium build, black hair, brown eyes, dark complex ion, who is being sought. "This reward will be offered in the amount of SI 0,000 to anyone who can supply information leading to the arrest and conviction of the Please see page A8 NAACP head: Job requires 'thick skin' By TONYA V. SMITH Chronicle Staff Writer Walter Marshall has a couple of people in mind to succeed him as president of the Winston-Salem Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, however, he is quick to admonish his successor that the job requires much courage and a thick skin. "Whoever takes over is going to have to be somebody who knows and understands the organi sation inside and out and there's not a whole lot of - people that have that understanding," said Mr. Mar shall, who announced early last month that he would not seek re-election to the president's post in December. "They have got to be willing to take the abuse that's going to come and to accept the fact that there arc going to be phone calls all times of the night. That people arc going to call you a nigger Please see page A9 Photo by L B Speas Jr. Players from past WSSU basketball teams returned to the city last Saturday to join ttre trttoute to ttretr former coactr, C.E. "Dlghouse" Gatoes, above, with hi* wif^Clara. / ?- * volunteers to chair the organization that Would look into the establish ment of the review board. The unanimous choice was Fannie M. Williams, an administrator at Win ston-Salem State University. The group also chose as co-chairs R.B. Nicholson, Whose son, Thomas, was killed by Michael Hayes^two years ago off Old Salisbury Road, Mrs. Mack, the Rev. Carl Christo* pher Carroll, pastor at Hanes Memorial CME Church, and Khali da Lo veil. The group named its organiza tion Citizen Coalition Review Board(CCRB). Mrs. Williams said she would give it her best shot in trying to pull the organization together. "First we have to define the purpose and the scopc of our organization," she said. She added that she was extremely happy to hear Mr, Bingham say that the situ ation should not be approached as a faetal4ssu6^"This^s a human issue. t This could have happened to any one's son. Burmy heart goes out to Please see page AQ 1 6 Afro -Americans On Ballot Candidates say voter turnout will be crucial From Chronicle Staff Reports to the Forsyth County Board of Elections. That election plan goes Afro-American candidates on into effect this year and one candi the ballot for next Tuesday's prima- date in that race said he wants ry elections believe voter turnout is blacks to set a new voter turnout the essential ingredient in a recipe record so the majority population for victory that will cause them to will know that Afro-Americans rise to the top of the returns or be mean business at the polls. out of the race completely. * "1 would like to see us set a Sixteen Afro- Americans have "record in going to the ^olls-to^ote filed for offices on the county and particular primary, said CP. state levels and a great deal of them Booker, a candidate for one of two are newcomers to the political scals ava*lablc *n ihe District A > arena. However, unlike the contro- commissioners race. Our commu versy ridden elections of 1989, this ^as ^)een identified because of campaign trail has been much qui- our 001 lurn'n8 out *n 'ar8e numbers eter despite the fact that this will be anc* ' think we should turn that a history making flection around. I think we should because Thanks to the local branch of *s opportunity weve the NAACP and local legislators, t0 c^cct blacks t0 l^c Forsyth the county was ordered by the County Board of Commissioners. courts to devise a plan by which s^ou^ lurn oul big and let the' Afro-Americans would be elected Please see page A10 ANTWERP, Belgium (A P) - Tina Turner gives th? first concert of her new work! tour at the Antwerp Sportpaleis recently. More state and national news ... INSIDE ( Winston-Salem Chronicled NBWSyjui3t& Please tee page A3 Business A6 Classified C8 cio Community News B1 Editorials A4, A5 Entertainment Cf> Religion B6 Sports.. ...CI ,'You can't build up a reputation on what you are going to do."
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