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By VERONICA CLBMONS Chromck MWrtw Local attorney Phillip S. Banks, III said all parties involved in his 30-day imprisonment com mitted a p illegal act "The arrest from my home was kidnapping and ens)avementtN Banks said about Sheriffs deputies* who took him into custody. "There was no chaige against roe." Banks just finished serving a 30 day jail sell ing a court order to release his trust account record! to the North Carolina State Bar for an audit. Although State Bar officials have admitted there is no law requiring the audit, it is used as an administrative procedure. Banks said he refused the audit because some of his clients objected. When he was jailed he said he notified offi cials claiming his illegal imprisonment but got no response. "I was outraged that the Constitution gave no protection from illegal governmental conduct," he said. tee BANKS page 4 M JMM9MN WW, ' i ? i. : iv V. KSeM^-JhJ ing ana equal tainlwatjwo raiiiit m ' fcLv,^-i?#4^S<^'jb opporti^tki/lhat wt i^Whilc he cessful profe wanted to do. Atlanta Merchants Hostile Toward Freaknik Weekend A Black students reject moving activity ATLANTA (AP) _ A group that hopes officials said the event would force restau to redirect a weekend street party called rants to close and possibly cause long-term Freaknik into an 11-day series of cultural harm to the city. events got veibal support from some com- A The president of the Atlanta -muatty4eader?but not much tangible help. Knights lashed out at Mayor PiH Campbell Joseph Lowery, president of the while announcing that Freaknik would Southern Christian Leadership Confer- force his International Hockey League ence, seven City Council members and team to shift a playoff game to a less desir representatives from 100 Black Men of able date. Atlanta and the Nation of Islam attended a ? A tourism official in New Orleans news conference last week to show sup- said that city has no plans to hoe Freaknik port for the plan by the Freedomfest Coali- there, and Freaknik organizers said the tion. black students wouldn't change locations In other developments on Freaknik, anyway. which is expected to draw more than During the news conference, Free 200,000 black college students to Atlanta ' : ' ?. April 21-23; ttt ATLANTA page 4 A Leading restaurant and hospitality l_z_ Would Affect WSSU By JOE JOHNSON Capital Cormpoodence Tax cuts made by the General Assem bly could put two building projects on hold at Winston-Salem State University. This week the House Appropriations Committee adopted proposed cuts in the University of North Carolina budget total ing $105 million. These cuts will affect all 16 campuses in the system. "The full appropriations committee basically accepted the recommendations of the subcommittee/* Forsyth County Rep. Pete Oldham said. "There will be some tough choices made since less revenue will come in. The tax cuts will have an effect" Renovations to Atkins Hall and the Anderson Center are two projects at Wm ston-Salem Stale that will be affected. Last session, the General Assembly appropriated $1 million to purchase land beside Atkins Hall for expansion. And this see PROPOSED page 11 Members of the Africmn -A merican tmk force were successful in their recruitment drive for additional Big Brothers/Big Sister* volunteers. By VERONICA CLEMONS Chronicle Staff Wrtac On Friday, the Big Broth ers/Big Sitters African Ameri can Task Force will celebrate a successful first project, increas ing the number of African American volunteers. About 73 people who have expressed an interest in the pro gram have been invited along with volunteers, and other guest to a banquet that will be held at the Adams Mark hotel Friday night Guest speaker will be for mer professional Winston Salem State University football player Tim Newsome. New some will speak on the theme of the project "Changing the Odds." Members of the task force hope those potential volunteers will use that night as an oppor tunity to sign up. Task Force member Michelle Edgefton, *0k> also is employed with BB & BS, said she is extremely pleased with the efforts of the group and the I* v.. - - ? - lot? 1? OB5 TwwCi ? CVa* see BIG page 4 A M .11 22 15 Tkb Week in Black History April 24, 1944, United Negro College Fund incorporated. Steve McNair ? </Alcom Stale University is expectea to oe me lop tfUOTtifuQCk MKlfibthe upcoming NFL draft f "i V m US ? FOR SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 722-8624 ?
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