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Winston-Salem Chronic The Choice for African-American News and Infom THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1995 VOL XXI. No Petition Seeks to Remove Judges By VERONICA clemons ? lock, James B. Wolfe, Jr., Jerry Tart and ckronku Suff Wrto Robert Mehridge alleging that they will _ .... fully misapplied the law and circumvented Attorney Phillip S. Banks, 111 has sub- ^ ^g^t to a "Republican foim of govem mitted a pennon to the House of Repraen- M under ^ federaJ constitution." tatives mat seeks to remove Judge William William Horton is also named in the Ostecn from the bench. In addition to Osteen, the petition asks T " for the impeachment of Judges Frank Bui- ? page Walter Marshall 'Finish Atkins' * > 2 ? ?4* -V ??r-p J By VERONICA CLEMONS Chronicle Staff Writer Scaling back on promised renova tions to Atkins Middle School is not acceptable to the community, school board member Walter Marshall said at a recent board meeting? "If they had done the project when they were supposed to, we wouldn't to look at this now," he said. Atkins renovations were included in i 1989 bond referendum. But because of cost overruns in the other projects, Atkins was never completed. School officials set MARSHALL pflfe 13 By JOE JOHNSON Capital Correspondence A bill introduced by Rep. Russel) Capps, R Rep. Larry WombU Wake, could end an era of opportunity for minorities and women. ? Capps* bill, which was introduced in the House about a month ago, calls for all preferences based on race, sex, color or ethnicity in public hiring, letting of public contracts and in appointments to various authorities, boards, com missions, councils and agencies to end. "If this bill curtails and affects equal opportunity in a negative way then I have serious concerns," said Rep. LaTry Womble, D-Forsyth. "1 don't think we should be going anything that will be a detriment to equal oppor tunity." Wednesday was Minor ity Legislative Day at the General Assembly. African Americans from across the state came to Raleigh. And they wore buttons on proclaiming pride with the slogans "Lift Every Voice" and "We Pay Taxes, Too." "We feel that it is important that we as African Americans come together and speak with one voice," said Mary Peeler, executive director of see BILL page! J About 200 people attended Diggs Gallery's Bal Masque on Saturday. The first fund raiser for the gallery, raised money for future exhibitions and educa te* DIGGS page U V aj m&A Local citizens gathered in Grace Park to promote Nonviolence Day in Winston-Salem. NAACP Calls for Community Bonding A Peace vigil reflects on Oklahoma Tragedy By VERONICA CLEMONS Chronicle Staff Writer I William Tatum, NAACP President, called on the Winston- Salem commu nity to bond and send out messages of non-violence. "There is a call to this community that we all get together, join hands and say that violence is not the way," he said. Tatum was one community leader that spoke a few words at a community vigil Tuesday evening to promote Non violence Day." The theme for the city was 24 Hours of Peace and Goodwill with a goal of having a 24-hour period without any violent acts. Sponsors of the program included the Human Relations Commission, NAACP, Black Men/Women Against Crime, the Mayor s Task Force on Vio lence and the W-S/FC Drug and Alco hol Coalition. Victor Lefkowitz, chairman, of the Winston-Salem Human Relations Commission said one thing needed to * curb the amount of violence in the world is a change in attitude. People, must believe, he said that there are bet ter ways to solving problems. It's unfortunate that there is an element that believes anarchy is prefer able over dialogue," he said. The people who attended the vigil reflected on the violent tragedy in see NAACPpag t!3 M -10 12 23 .15 This Week in Black History fay 1, 1981 , Death of Dr. Clarence Bacote (75), historian and litical scientist, in Atlanta. Johnathan * Butler of the Winston lake Lakers foes for basket nAAU action. kc page 15 Fifth-Graders Receive Hands-on Experience More than 400 fifth-grade students and their teachers from eight school systems in the western Piedmont Triad have teamed with area scien tists to bring relevant, hands on science applications to life in their classrooms. This spring fifth-graders from 16 schools in the region have been participating in the Scientists in the Classroom project, sponsored by the Western Triad Science and Math Alliance in conjunction with scientists from Hibco Plastics in Yadkinville, Kobe Copper in Pine Hall, Lydall Westex Inc. in Hamptonville and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. The scientists volunteered in response to an invitation see FIFTH page 13 / , 111IIP Sfttlte Cos* inspects a project conducted I y Mimermt Sprimgt fifth fMlAifc ? FOR SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 722-8624 ? li
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