State NAACP calls for golf pro Zoeller to apologize?
r. Bv BRIDGET EVAHTS
Community Newt Reporter _
* The North Carolina NAACP issued
-; a statement Tuesday demanding profes
sional golfer Prank "Fuzzy" Zoeller
apologize to the African-American com
munity. Zoeller made remarks contain
ing racial stereotypes about Masters
. Championship winner Tiger Woods.
During an interview by an Atlanta
based network, Zoeller said, "That little
, boy is driving well and he's putting
j well. He's doing everything it takes to
win. So, you know what you guys do
. when he gets in here? You pat him on
the back and say congratulations and
enjoy it and tell him not to serve fried
chicken next year. Got iff"
He then added, "arcollard greens or
whatever the hell they serve."
Zocller's continents concent the tra
dition of allowing defending Masters
champion to select the menu for the
upcoming Champions Dinner. Woods is
of African-American and Asian descent
"Mr. Zoeller's use of the phrase, in
part 'and whatever the hell they serve'
can reasonably be defined by his many
references to African Americans," read
the NAACFs public statement. "The
statement perpetuates a racial stereotype
of African Americans in a derogatory
manner."
Zoelter is scheduled to participate in
the Greater GreensbaroChrysler Classic
(GGCC) Tournament, sponsored by the
Greensboro Jaycoes.
Melvtn "Skip" Alston, acting presi
dent of the stale NAACP chapter, said
that the local Jaycees chapter should
publicly denounce Zoeller's statements
before allowing him to join the tourna
ment.
If the Jaycees do not comply, said
Alston, "It would reflect badly (on
Greensboro), because we've already g*\
a bad reputation concerning African] -
Americans." -
Alston said that he had communis
cated with Gary Thrower, chairman ;
the GGCC, and other Jaycees. "They're < ?
asking me to hold off," said Alston, wfcal
scheduled a press conference to be held
later that day in front of the Jayceeal
Building, 401 N. <3reene St., J
Greensboro. JS ;
Alston said the NAACP would not j
ask for an apology from Zoeller. :j
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Winston-Salem Chronicle
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i winston-salem nc 27101-2755 THURSDAY, April 24,1997 :
[More Board
resignations
expected
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A WSSU Foundation
may lose half its members
By BRIDGET EVARTS
? - ^ Community News Reporter
?. 1* More directors from the Wiaston-Salem State
.University Foundation Board may follow former
: member Robert C. Brandquist and resign from the
; organization, said an informed source.
The source speculated that the resignations
'will be announced prior to or during a special
{meeting called for Friday, April 25. The board's
Jnext scheduled meeting was to take place in June.
Brandquist, former foundation treasurer,
; resigned last month after members of the WSSU
1 Board of Trustees and university officials indicat
ed that the foundation had been operating without
, input from the school.
i;* The foundation is the school's fund raising
< Vehicle, guided by a 25-member board. It operates
j'jvith university input to generate monies for the
' school, but is a private organization.
The number of resignations was estimated at
eight; not included in this figure are several other
foundation directors who will not seek reelection
when their terms expire in June.
Like Brandquist, those board members resign
* ing are upset at what they see as a "power strug
gle" between the university and foundation.
Last month, the trustees requested that the
chancellor and the vice chancellor for develop
ment and university relations be allowed as voting
members of the foundation board. James L.
Mebane, chairman of the WSSU board of trustees,
said that the current structure allowed the founda
tion board to conduct fund raising activities with
out "instruction from the university."
The trustees also asked that the vice chancel
lor for development be designated president of the
foundation, and that the chancellor be given power
of direct appointments to the board. These requests
stemmed from a consultant's recommendations on
the relationship between the foundation and the
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By BRIDGET EVARTS
Community News Reporter _____
Wanna bet?
North Carolinians might be
able to bet on a state lottery if
legislation passes through the
state senate and house.
The absence of a local lot
tery doesn't dissuade North
Carolinians from playing,
though. In 1994, they spent
$76 million on lottery products
j in Virginia; at the time, scratch
I tickets and the Virginia Lotto
were the only games offered.
The $76 million figure is
probably a bit higher since;
Virginia introduced the "Big
Game." The "Big Game," on&
of two multi-state lottery
games in the country, offers the
largest jackpot in the common
wealth, said Virginia Lottery
spokesperson Ed Scarborough.;
And it draws North Carolinians;
to Virginia like bees to honey.
"North Carolinians come
to the border to buy all sorts of
lottery products," said
Scarborough. "They will come
up in droves."
Convenience stores in
Virginia towns that are located
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Should North Carolina have a lotterv?
North Carolinians have spent over $76 million on Virginia's lottery products in stores such as Ed's Stop-N-Shop (pictured above).
Drill sergeant from Georgia convicted of adultery, other charges
By KAREN TESTA
ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo.
(AP) ? A military judge today found a
drill sergeant guilty of adultery and vio
lating regulations for having sexual con
tact with a female recruit.
Sgt. 1st Class Calvin E. Daniels of
Vienna, Ga., was found guilty by
Military Judge Col. Gregory Varo on
two counts of violating a lawful general
regulation and of adultery. Varo found
Daniels innocent on a charge of sodomy.
Sentencing proceedings began after
the verdict was delivered. Daniels'
defense attorney had portrayed the
woman and her friend as habitual liars
who had made up their story to cover a
relationship With another drill sergeant.
"There was just no way to describe
them. They were out of control," said
Staff Sgt. Dennis Davis, who said he had
seen the defendant reprimand two
female recruits.
He described their response as
"hateful" to the reprimands.
"They would lie to you in a heart
beat," said Davis, who testified in a 45
minute defense hearing before Varo
delivered his verdict after deliberating
about half an hour.
Daniels was accused of having'a
secret liaison with the recruit and having
sex on a desk in a basement storage
room.
Defense attorney James Dearie said
the woman is a "habitual liar" who made
'/
up the stories under pressure from mili
tary police.
"The evidence will show pressure
was put on her ... to get her to implicate
drill sergeants," Dearie said Monday.
"She offered up Sgt. Daniels."
In closing arguments, the prosecu
tor, Capt. Brian Baggot, said the woman
knew too many details to be lying.
Daniels, 36, pleaded guilty Monday
to two violations of a general regulation
? which prohibits a personal relation
ship with recruits ?: and indecent expo
sure for posing for a nude photograph
taken by two female trainees.
He faced a dishonorable discharge
and four-and-a-half years in jail when
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Shiloh Baptist Church sponsors Community Health Fair
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A More African Americans needed on bone marrow registry r
fSavannahJohnson (left) and Sandra Pennington, director of the
Literacy Initiative, spoke with children and adults about improv
ing adult literacy in the community.
By BRIDGET EVARTS
Community News Reporter
Ginger Marion, R.N. and bone marrow
specialist from the American Red Cross, was
pleased to add 10 more names to the National
Bone Marrow Registry. She is particularly
excited because these are the names of
African Americans. According to Marion,
there are 2.7 million names on the national
registry, but only 7 percent of the names are
African Americans. African-American repre
sentation on the registry is way below the
national census as well, which approximated
the population to be 24 percent in 1990. An
African-American woman in Greensboro
who had searched for a bone marrow match
for three years died last year because she
could not find a match within her family or
on the registry. For those who suffer from
sickle cell anemia, leukemia and other bone
diseases, if they are black, "their best cfrance
of finding a match is with another African
American," said Marion.
The Shiloh Baptist Church Sheepfold
Ministry sponsored a Community Health Fair
on Saturday, April 19, at the church. Barbara
Davis Porter is the chairman of the group, * ;
and she was glad to have the opportunity to
help educate the community about health,
concerns and many other issues. X ' ?
Larry Johnson, a member of Shiloh, camel
for choir rehearsal, but he ended up becoming'
a first-time donor. According to phlebotomise
Rodney Shelton, blood will only last for A% ?
days with a preservative. "We need blood alt!
of the time. It is always an uphill battle to*
secure pints," said Pat DeWan, R.N., at thett
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