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Continued from page A1 Each time the government pie pared to play brief portions of tapes ? 4he incriminating portions only ? a defense attorney would request that the entire tape be played. Therefore, as the jury listened to hour after hour of taped conversa tions, their ears burned as Smith spewed out every imaginable (and unimaginable) combination of curse words known to human beings. Tuesday under cross- examina tion by Womble's attorney, David Freedman, Smith was forced to admit he hadn't been a perfect gen seat, spat out terse answers and was reprimanded by the judge for being nation by Freedman and James Fer guson, Hairston's attorney. The government has shown that Womble accepted a $1250 check made out to N.C. BEMO, Black Elected Municipal Officials, as well as a check for the same amount made payable to Womble, but Freedman attempted to show that Womble accepted the check for charity. Freedman: You wrote a check continued from Page A1 ??.Xr^:?M.:-..:?:-;.: Vu: tleman before the alderman. Ferguson: Did Mr. Womble tell you that one of the reasons you were having trouble with the board of aldermen is because you were belligerent and disrespectful? Smith: Yes Freedman: But you assumed it was mostly the racial aspect? Smith: Yes. Smith fidgeted about in his for $1250 to N.C. BEMO scholar ship dinner, and that is what Mr. Womble asked it for? Smith: Yes. Freedman: Was there any solicitation by Mr. Womble to do anything for him or for his vote? Smith: No. [Freedman shows Smith a printed program from the BEMO dinner which lists Larco as a spon SOT.] Freedman : What you assumed to be a bribe actu ally appears in this program book as a contribution to a scholarship dinner, and the next week you were invited to that dinner by Mr. . Hairston jqjI Womble,_js that true? Smith: I don't remember it that way. Freedman : Before each of the meetings with Sumler, you would meet with the FBI? Smith : Yes. Freedman: They would explain to you how to get Mr. Sumler to say certain things in order to bring about certain Gregory Davis, attorney for the Rev. Lee Feye char8es? and y?u Mack, pulls evidence up the court house steps w? attempt to ? but has had little chance to use It so far. elicit statements 12th District "You know the last time I went to Durham?" Ms.'Lineberger asked, washing dishes and pots at the Vil lage Restaurant in downtown McA denville. "Must have been 10 years ago. Maybe longer. I wouldn't much think them politicians up there know what my problems are," she said. In Durham, Nathaniel Suiter says it doesn't matter that the 12th stretches for such a distance. "As long as a person is knowl edgeable about what's going on around here, it's OK," said Suiter, assistant controller for the black owned N.C. Mutual Life Insurance Co. "I'm for anything that will help minorities get elected." Pete McGraw, who lives in northern Mecklenburg near Huntersville, likes things the way they were, small and compact. For years, whenever he tended his rbses in front of his house off U.S. 21, few passed by who he did n't recognize. Last week, he was out pruning and in four hours waved to only three cars. "Years ago, this was a commu nity where everybody knew every body else," said McGraw, 65, retired from Southern Bell. "I liked that closeness. It's sad, but it's not thai way anymore." Continued from page A1 "This district gets away from that security, too. I'm just not sure someone up in Durham could repre sent us real well." Farther north, MacAdams of Spencer in Rowan County said he doesn't know any politician from Durham, or that end of the dis trict. This is getting further and fur ther away from the idea of a con gressman watching over and repre senting his electorate,* said Adams, a retired foreign service counselor. "A district is supposed to have some sense of community, but this one is stretched too thin." But Durham banker George Quick say the oddly configured dis trict is necessary. ''When something stretches that far, it's hard to manage," said Quick, executive vice president of the black-owned Mutual Savings and Loan. "But it's there and we've got to deal with it. We do need to have more representation." Baffour Agyeman-Duah, a Bennett College professor who lives in the district in Greensboro, agreed. "The African-American popu lation should be prepared to bear the cost of getting a black elected," Agyeman-Duah said. "It is the worst form of gerrymandering. But the benefits far outweigh the costs." Much of the government's case hss centered around taped conver sations with Patrick Halrston (left) and Rodney Sumler (right). from Mr. Sumler? Smith: I wouldn't put it like that. Freedman: You wanted to elicit an incriminating statement from Mr. Womble, did you not? Smith: No, and may I explain? [David Freedman rephrased his right? After avoiding the question four times, Smith answered, "Right." Freedman: It was not your idea to write the last check to Mr. Womble, was it? Smith: No. question tour or five times, and Judge Steen repri manded Smith sev eral times before he finally admitted Thai ? the FBI coached him on how to talk to Sum ler, Hairston and Womble.] Freedman: Isn't it true you couldn't get Mr. Hairston to say anything incrimi nating on tape and you needed Mr. Womble to say it? Smith : No, and may I explain? Freedman: On all occasions you met with Mr. Womble, he only asked for money for N.C. BEMO, is that right? Smith: Yes. Freedman : Mr. Womble never requested money for himself, only for BEMO, is that David Freedman, attorney for Alderman Larry Womble, mad# the government's key witness squirm on Tuesday. . ' ir a child-reach (child-rech) n. L Formerly Foster Parents Plan , the largest non-sectarian sponsorship organiza tion in the world . Founded in 19j7 to help needy chil dren and their families overseas . 2. A way to reach a child and family and release them from the crushing grip of poverty. 3. A wonderful thing to do . 4. An easy thtng to do . The above definitions do not come from a dictionary. They come from the heart. Call 1-800-323-2822. Childreach. It'll do your heart good! chfldlgch City of1 Winston -c^alem NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Board of Aldermen will consider requests to amend the City of Winston-Salem Zoning Ordinance by rezoning property as shown below: DATE: AprH 6, 1992 TIME: 7:30 p.m. PLACE: Board of Aldermen Chamber, City Hall 1. Petition of Hanes Baptist Church; property located on the c southwest side of Ricks Drive from Upton Street to Town ley j Street; from R-4 to B 3. W-1 756. 2. Petition of Sylvia Messick Gilley; property located at the north __ west corner of Old Town Drive and Brlarcllffe Road; from R-5 to R-1-S (Dwellings: Multi-Family; and Nursing Home). W-1 757. 3. Petition of William C. and Christine R. Lanning; property located along a private drive off Country Club Road approximately 188 feet east of Gordon Drive; from R-4 to B-3-S (Churches or Temples; Dental Laboratories; Eating Establishments; Laundrfes; Dry Cleaning or Linen Supply; Medical Laboratories; Medical, Dental or Related Offices; Offices; Printing or Binditi?; Services; Stores or Shops, Retail; and Warehouses, Bulk<Storage, or Wholesale Distribution Centers). W-1 758. t Prior to the hearing, interested persons may obtain any additional information which is in the possession of the City/County Planning Board in that office at City Hall on weekdays, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Interested citizens will be given an opportunity to be heard. All requests for appropriate and necessary auxiliary aids and services must be made, within a reasonable time prior to the hearing, to Angela I. Car mon, the City's ADA Coordinator, at 727-2056 or 1-800-735-8262 for Voice to TDD or 1-800-735-2962 for TDD to Voice. THIS MEETING WILL BE BROADCAST UVE ON CITY TV-33. Marie Matthews, Secretary to the Board of Aldermen mmrnmm km t l f ? ?! I > 1 i i r\ rr v attractions, entertainment, and ntehinf shops and restaurants. It's sasy to enjoy all of them when yon take advantage of the Park A Shop Program. Look for the Park 4 Shop logo at partieipeting downtown hndnmn and aak for free Park 6 Shop 6 Convenient Downtown Locations ! , r Cherry Marshall Dack r/ Central Parking W (Behind Hyatt) ** ro? r* \Y Liberty-Main Deck (Across from RJR) \jf Government Lot w (In Front of City Hall) (On Cherry Street) r jr Convention Center ^ Deck (6th St. at Cherry) r^T One Triad Parking Oarage (2nd & Liberty Sts.) i i
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