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75 CENTS ^T*- - /; ;#V ? || X * 1 Li' f y<. it ????? - *.?"- ?:' f =*' 1 : SjJ' J , ' .iM f ^ ' - : 'fr ' *4W BMP |*i|f "** *;? t;-\% '-/<???* . 0ij& :1. ?v '?,W mBEK? raoBRw ? ? 4 _ &/>' -Salem Chr/~*nicle The Choice for African-American News and Information THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1995 I -! ? . -r. J;-: ":'Ub I ' I > \\ ( , I / V ( v /' i\ If hi >ul i/ s// UlUth jy J Ns t n I red a ic k Douula v Li- I- M a ' ' '* ik HAWS May Lose $3 Million 4 Bill would cut $7 Billion From HUD Funds By VERONICA CLEMONS ? Chronicle Staff Writer The full House Appropriations Committee has the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Devel opment (HUD). These proposed cuts, called "rescissions" would in effect take back money previously approved by Congress, money that communities throughout North Carolina have been counting on for this year. North Carolina communities, including Ashevitie, Charlotte, Greensboro, Winston-Salem and Raleigh will lose millions in federal housing and community development funds if Congress adopts these cuts approved Feb. 23 by the House Appropriations Subcommittee on VA/HUD. "The loss of these funds id midstream of the budget -without any warning will be devastating to thousands of low-income people in North Carolina and elsewhere around the nation/' said HUD Sec retary Henry G. Cisneros. Winston-Salem will be hard hit, losing more than $3 million in the area of public housing, which includes modernization funds that will m? HAWSpa|?iJ - ? I ? ? ' \ Celebrates Community Spirit By VERONICA CLEMONS Chronicle Staff Writer Winston-Salem Chronicle publisher Ernie Pitt described Woman of the Year Vivian Turner as "quiet as the proverbial church mouse." "She is one who will put her reputation on the line so organizations in the commu nity ean get spittle piece of the pie," he said "She's bringing people back to reality as she goes about her work in corporate America." TUrner was one of more than 17 indi viduals and organizations honored at the Chronicle's 12th Annual Awards Banquet The banquet, held at the M.C.Benton Convention Center recognized those who have made a difference in the community see CHBONICjE page * ? !t. ll'M'-'v ' Mexico Could Mean Opportunity for Minorities* | FlwowriTrummT u TroUinger and wife Kay e, pose with Governor and Carolyn Hunt during trade mission trip to Mexico. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? _ By VERONICA CLEMONS Chronicle Staff Writer Opportunities in Mexico abound for American businesses, according to the President and CEO of Contract Office Furnishings Thomas P. Trollinger. Even though Mexico is in the throes of an economic crises, the climate is likely to improve rapidly, said Trollinger. Trollinger and his wife, Kaye, were among the 136 business people, educa tors and others who traveled with Gov. James B. Hunt Hunt to Mexico on a full-scale trade mission. Trollinger is a member of the North Carolina Eco nomic Development Board where he chairs the Minority and Small Business man Enhancement Committee. Also while in Mexico* the Governor officially opened the Latin America office which will help American compa nies get established there. As a result of the North American Free Trade Agreement, (NAFTA), Americans are now able to own busi stt MEXICO pie 13 By VERONICA CLEMONS Chronicle Staff Writtr Mike Cherry's father Donny Montgomery it not a perfect match for the 4-year-olds bone mar row timwplm* Bm H'? his mtf 0mm* far mm* vival. ? ' 1 ? Within a week Cherry and his father and mother Angela Cherry will travel to Sooth Car olina so that Mike can undergo the procedure that could possibly save his life. The $300,000 procedure is a lot of money, but Mike's parents also have to worry about food and lodging during the hospital stay which wii be at least 100 days. . This is where the Ministers Conference of BOY'S IS Wilder Attacked m RICHMOND , Va. (AP) Former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder says he was grabbed around the neck by an airport security guard Tuesday when he was returning from a speech in North Carolina. The airport confirmed his charge and said the guard was fired. Wilder said on his radio talk show that he was st a security station at die Raleigh- Durham . national Airport preparing to board a flight back to Richmond, when the guard grabbed Mm f?? WILDER page 13 . ~L v Mike Cherry from hit father Only Hope For Survival FOR SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 722-8624
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