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VOL. XVII, NO.32
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"77ie Twin City's Award-Winning Weekly"
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NEWS
Cross burners sentenced
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) _ Three people who
admitted burning a cross on the lawn of a black
woman who moved into a predominantly white
section of the city have been sentenced to six
months in jail.
The three _ Lisa Pfettscher, 27, of Camden;
Theresa Kling, 31, of Maple Shade; and Gary
Ragan, 20, also of Maple Shade; pleaded guilty
last week to a single count of conspiracy stem
ming from the Sept 17 cross burning.
In exchange for the plea, prosecutors will dis
miss charges of placing another in fear of bodi
ly injury through use of a burning cross.
King institute investigated
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ Widespread misman
agement and waste has been found at New
York's Martin Luther King Jr. Institute for Non
violence, a newspaper reported.
State Inspector General Joseph Spinelti found
that institute executive director Thomas Cooper
was responsible for the mismanagement* the
New York Post repotted MondRKu. ..
The newspaper, quoting anonymous sources,
said the Spinelii report also determined that V
entertainer Harry Belafonte improperly con
trolled the institute's activities and directed
Cooper's actions.
S. Africa may participate
ATLANTA (AP) _ Former Mayor Andrew
Young said he believes the South African gov
ernment is dismantling apartheid rapidly
enough that its participation in the 1996
Olympics in Atlanta is almost assured.
"It's questionable whether they will be ready
for Barcelona,** site of the 1992 Olympics, said
Young. "But 1996 will almost be definite."
The country was banished from the Olympics
more than 20 years ago for its policies of racial
segregation.
Black officers disagree
LOS ANGELES (AP) _ The largest organiza
tion of black Los Angeles police officers says
institutionalized racism does not exist within
the 8,300-member department.
A splinter group of black cops and an outspo
ken community leader say it does.
The bitter split among the department's 1300
black members is yet another troublesome con
sequence of the March 3 videotape that shows
white officers beating black motorist Rodney
King.
Barry to make first speech
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) _ Fonner Washington
Mayor Marion Barry is scheduled to participate
in ceremonies marking the 23rd anniversary of
Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination.
Barry, 55, is set to speak Thursday at the
annual King rally and to two groups on Friday.
This will be his first public appearance in
Memphis since his conviction last summer on a
misdemeanor count of cocaine possession.
Barry is appealing the conviction, for which he
was sentenced to six months in jail and fined
$5,000. \
Movie traces hate movement
(HOWELL, Mich. (AP) _ The kind of hate
movemsra convention chronicled in a new doc
umentary.film, ?Blood in the Face," may be a
thing of (he past, said a former Ku Klux Klan
leader whose Michigan farm provided the set
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Mall bus stop policy under fire
By RUDY ANDERSON
Chronicle Managing Editor
The concern over the possibility of buckling pave
ment at Hanes Mall caused by city Transit Authority
buses is not a valid reason for denying a second stop at
the mall according to passengers who frequently use the
mass transit system. Some of those passengers say the
mall's attempt to curtail bus traffic to the mall is
designed to cut down on the amount of African-Ameri
r
cans coming to the mall.
Damage to the pavement is the only reason given to
WSTA officials, so far, who "have been negotiating with
top management at.Hanes Mall for the last two months
- to have a second stop at the new section of the mall near
the Dillard's entrance. That explanation though is not
widely excepted, especially among mass transit users.
They and some WSTA officials cAarge that the same
restrictions arc not being put on delivery trucks making
deliveries to the mall.
Photos by L B. Speas Jr.
(At left) Eager Easter egg
hunters take a break
from their search to chat
with "McGruff" the crime
fighting dog, while (at
right) 18 month old twins
Nicholas (right) and
Nicole (left) continue the
search in their first hunt.
Need for foster homes chronic
By RUDY ANDERSON
Chronicle Managing Editor
There is a chronic need for more foster homes,
especially for children from the African-American
community according to officials, in the Forsyth
County Department of Social Services.
According to the most recent statistics available,
African-American children make up 70 percent of
the more than 300 children in the county needing fos
ter care. And DSS officials say they tend to stay, in
foster carc longer than other children.
Seventy- five of those children were treated to an
Easter Egg Hunt last Saturday sponsored by the
Forsyth County Foster Parents Association at Rupert
Bell Park. The children ranged in age from 18
months old to 16.
In addition to the hunt that spread children all
over the park, they got to meet "McGruff' the crime
fighting dog; a clown that loved to do face-painting;
and of course the Easter Bunny.
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But during an interview Tuesday, WSTA manager,
Nedra Woodyatt said in her experience with mass transit
systems that buses could indeed damage new pavement.
"It has to do with the axle weight of the bus: I have seen
instances where buses have damaged pavement
However, Terry Cornell, who supervises city street
repairs, has said that parking lots can be reinforced with
extra layers of asphalt to support the heavier weight.
Please see page A7
Black media
critical of
the NCAA
Indianapolis (AP)
Of the many news operations gathering in Indianapo
lis to cover the Final Four, one presence that was bare
ly visible was the African-American press.
The Indianapolis Recorder, one of the nation's oldest
African-American newspapers, was denied the oppor
tunity to take pictures during the semi-final and cham
pionship games of the 1991 National Collegiate Athlet- .
ic Association's Final Four basketball tournament.
According to the NCAA, only daily publications
with a circulation of 350, OCX) or a weekly circulation of
more than 7(X),(XX) arc eligible for photo credentials.
These qualifications prevent all black newspapers in
the United States access to photo credentials to cover
the Final Four.
According to Jim Nelson, sports editor of The Indi
anapolis Recorder, the NCAA credentials committee
denied the request even after the governing body of
college athletics was informed the stories and pho
tographs gathered during the Final Four would be dis
tributed to all of the nation's black newspapers!
" /he NCAA was aware of our desire to share the
information with all of black newspapers across the
country, but they still chose to deny us a photogra
pher's credential," Nelson said.
After receiving information in mid-March that
informed them their request- for a photographer had
been denied, Nelson said he waited until members of
the credentials committee arrived in Indianapolis
before appealing the decision to deny the black press
photo access.
David Houscl, representing the NCAA's credentials
committee, told The Recorder its appeal to photograph
the tournament had been denied.
"It was the decision of the credentials committee lo_
deny access. I am not privy to the decision-making
process of the committee," Housel said.
Amos Brown, station manager of WTLC-FM, the
black radio station for the city of Indianapolis, has
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"Victory Celebration!"
Winston Y
By RUDY ANDERSON
Chronicle Managing Editor
The Winston Lake Family YMCA has
launched its annual campaign to raise funds for
area youth through its Partner with Youth Cam
paign. The campaign called "Victory Celebra
tion" is an effort by supporters of the 'Y' to
raise more than $36,000 dollars.
The fund raising campaign was kicked off
Monday night with a dinner and a presentation
of awards for major donors in the last cam
paign. MIt was just our way of letting our sup
porters know how much we appreciate (heir
contributions," said Norman Joyncr, executive
director of the Winston Lake 'Y\ Joyncr said
that while the goal is to raise at least $36,000,
the campaign committee really wants to raisa
$50,000.
"That means we will be able to provide
that much in summer camp and other program
? scholarships for kids," Joyncr said, "and that
means we will have gotten broad support from
starts drive
the community."
The Winston Lake 'Y' initiated its first
such campaign in 1985, shortly after Joyner's
arrival. That campaign raised $7,000. The cam:
paign last year raised over S40,000 dollars.
Between 40 and 50 volunteers arc working
with this year's' campaign in soliciting funds.
Joyncr said that a successful campaign this
year will mean at least 500 people will have
contributed. That's up from the 36 who partici
pated in the first campaign.
"Throughout the year 500-550 youths will
benefit from these dollars," said Joyncr. "The
level of subsidy will be different based on a
child's needs."
The chair of the campaign is committed to
the goals the campaign is attempting to achieve
in providing opportunities for children who
need help.
"When Norrn asked me to be the chair of
the campaign, I couldn't turn it down," said
Benjamin Ruffin, senior vicc president at R.J.
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Photo by L B. Speas Jr.
Norman Joyner, Winston Lake Y director, and Benjamin Ruffln,
campaign chair, are working to ensure a successful fundrals
ing effort.