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Richard McEachern is use to the
sound of gunshots in the Rolling Hills
apartment complex where he lives. But.
the latest shots ripped a 21-inch gash in
his log, destroying two of its three arteries.
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ray leg/ he said from his sister's home
where he is recovering. Tm very upset 1
was in the wrong place at the wrong
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On March 21, McEachern was the
victim of the second random shooting to
occur in the complex that day. If the third
artery in his leg had been injured, doctors
slid the 37-year-old would have lost his
leg.
McEachem's wound is still open. It is
covered by a bandage dressing that has to
be changed every eight hdirs. It will be
about six months before McEachern will
be able to fully use the leg he came one
artery short of losing.
The first time shots were fired that
day, McEachern said it was in the after
noon and several children were playing
outside.
"Shooting goes on all the time, * hoe
said about his neighborhood located off
New Walkertown Road. "OriginiHy it
wasn't a dangerous community but it has
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Doin' the Butterfly
The butterfly contest was ottfy one of many events made available to youth who
live in Ardmore Square and the surrounding community last Friday. Stop the Vio
lence *95, Don't be Square at Ardmore Square was an event coordinated by Dan
Teeter to help show youth how to have fun in a positive manner. The event was
made possible by several corporate and governmental agencies,
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By VERONICA CLEMONS
Chronicle Staff Writer
Donald Simms, friend and client of
jailed attorney Phillip S. Banks, III is
preparing to file a Writ of Habeas Corpus
on Banks' behalf.
The document wilt be filed In the
United States District Court for the East
em District of North Carolina. It seeks
relief for wrongful incarceration.
Banks is serving a 30 day sentence in
the Wake County Safety Center on a con
tempt of court charge stemming from his
refusal to submit to a random audit by the
North Carolina State Bar.
Banks is the first attorney in the
of North Carolina to refuse and challenge
the State Bar on the random audit issue.
Simms, who is not an attorney, said
federal and state law allows him to file
such a document on behalf of his friend.
He s?HI he is filing the wroflgfvl
incarceration document because the stale
court had no jurisdiction over the subject
matter concerning Banks.
Banks said that under certain general
statutes, he does not have to submit to an
audit of his trust accounts if his clients
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Chancellors Will Meet to
Determine Mr. CIAA's Fate
By VERONICA CLEMONS
Chronicle Staff Writer
The cries of fans about the expulsion of
Mr. CLAA, Abraham "Ham" Mitchell, from
the CIAA tournament are being taken seri
ously by the conference leaders.
While Mitchell did not resist his ouster
from the CIAA tournament in Winston
Salem by CIAA Commissioner Leon
Kerry, his fans have taken up the fight for
him.
Numerous calls to several chancellors
and presidents in the conference have made
Mitchell and agenda item. Board members,
will review his rejection at its next meeting.
Mitchell said he was humiliated when
he was escorted from the premises of
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coli
seum by security guard on orders from
Kerry.
Kerry said Mitchell was ejected
because he was changing his outfits in the
bathrooms.
Mitchell denied this charge saying lie
changed this clothing in his car.
Even if he had been changing in the
bathrooms. Coliseum officials confirmed
that there is no city ordinance prohibiting
the changing of clothes in the bathroom.
Mitchell had gained wide popularity
among C1AA tournament goers. He was
known for parading through the crowds in
his fancy suits with matching umbrellas
and changing numerous times within each
game.
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Wachovia, SMSi Team Up for Financial Seminars
Segmented Marketing Service Inc. together with local
churches and community organizations will co-sponsor a series of
financial services seminars designed to help consumers better
understand how banking products and services can be used to their
benefit
Wachovia Bank of North Carolina will provide banking profes
sionals to assist with the workshops.
The first program, entitled Preparing to Buy a Home of Your
Own, is scheduled for Monday, April 10, from 6:30 pjn. - 8:30
pjn. at St pete's World Outreach Center located at 3683 Old Lex
ington rad in Wmston-$alem. The seminar free of charge and open
to the public.
"Banking services play an important role in today's society, and
having a good understanding of how those services work is a key
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FOR SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 722-8624