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The Choice for African American News
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See PETA on A3
A Look Back
Family says
man gone
without a trace.
BYT. KEVIN WALKER
THE CHRONICLE
AP Photo
Thousands protest against the Confederate flag in Columbia, S.C.,
in January. The NAACP spearheaded the demonstration.
Photo by Kevin Walker
A man tries to sell a shirt at October's Million Family March in
Washington, D.C. The event drew hundreds of thousands of fam
ilies from across the nation.
Last 12 months had its share
of local drama and highlights
BY T. KEVIN WALKER
THE CHRONICLE
Photo provided by WFU
Carl Matthews and other sit-in participants pose in front of a per
manent monument downtown.
To many, the year 2000’s bark
was much worst than its bite.
Millennium bug hype domi
nated the headlines and conversa
tions around company water
coolers for much of 1999, but
when the clock struck midnight
last year, ushering in a new mil
lennium, it all turned out to be
just that - hype.
Instead of catastrophic disas
ter or Armageddon, 2000 will
mostly be remembered for the
strangest and most protracted
presidential contest in history. It
was a year in which Elian Gonza
lez became a household name.
And a year in which Firestone
and Napster became infamous.
The past year hasn’t been kind
to Charlotte’s professional sports
teams. The murder trial of Rae
Carruth dominated headlines; the
city mourned the loss of two
sports heroes: Hornets star Bobby
Phills and Panther Fred Lane.
There were no high profile
murders or contested ballots in
Winston-Salem this year, but the
Twin City did, as always, have its
share of drama, intrigue and
Board of AZldermen antics.
Here’s a look back at just a
few of the stories The Chronicle
covered
heavily over
the last year.
To Go or
Not To Go
The
Adam’s
Mark chain
started 2000
with a public
Falceto relations dis
aster on its
hands. The St. Louis based hotel
chain was slapped with a discrim
ination suit by the U.S. Justice
Department in the last days of
‘99. The NAACP also had a
major bone to pick with the hotel
See 2000 wrap on A8
Thanksgiving and Christmas
haven’t been the same this year for
a local family. There has been a
empty pl^e in their hearts and at
the dinner table this holiday season.
Gregdry Frazier disappeared
Nov. 4. He left his job as a cook at
the Ramada Inn got into his ‘88
Lincoln and has not been seen
since.
“No one has seen him since he
left that night,” said Estelle Frazier,
Gregory’s mother.
Estelle Frazier said there have
been short periods of time in the
past when Gregory would seeming
ly vanish without a trace, but, she
said, he has never been missing for
such an extended period of time.
“He used to come by and see
me on his days off and he always
used to call. This time I didn’t get a
call,” she said.
Estelle Frazier said she and the
rest of the family are keeping the
faith. She has nine living children.
All her children, even those who
live outside of the city, came
together for Christmas. Estelle Fra-
ziersaid the closeness and love they
shared have been bittersweet. Fra
zier said it’s almost unbearable not
knowing the whereabouts of her
son- whether he is hurt or in dan
ger.
The family has placed signs
around the East Third Street area,
where Gregory Frazier roomed
with a relative. They have also
placed ads in local publications.
So far, their efforts have been
fruitless, though.
Estelle Frazier said the police
have had no leads. At one point,
officers thought they had discov
ered her son’s car, but it turned out
to be someone else’s vehicle.
Estelle Frazier said her son got
paid the night he disappeared,
which leads her to believe that he
may have been targeted.
“He had a lot of money on uim
that night,” she said.
She also said that her son some
times used drugs. She stopped short
of saying that he had a drug prob
lem, but she said he would some
times use when he had money.
She is unsure of the circum
stances surrounding her son’s dis
appearance, but sure about one
thing - somebody, somewhere
knows something or saw some
thing.
“We just want people to come
forward and tell us what they
know,” she said.
She still believes that her son is
alive. Until she finds out otherwise.
See Family on A3
Dozens of people observe
solar eclipse at Sci Works
BY PAUL COLLINS
THE CHRONICLE
Photo by Paul Collins
of the Forsyth Astronomical Society looks at the solar eclipse through a
Dozens of people turned out on Christmas Day at
SciWorks to see the last Dec. 25 eclipse that will be
visible from this area for more than 300 years..
Forsyth Astronomical Society and SciWorks Sci
ence Center provided telescopes with special filters
that allowed the eclipse to be viewed safely. Sunspots
were also visible at dark patches on the sun’s surface
- each larger than the Earth. Those attending also got
to see the sun’s image projected, visible through pin
hole viewers, and visible through a #14 welders glass.
A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes
between the Earth and the sun, blocking part or the
sun’s entire disk from view. Solar .eclipses are much
more rare than lunar eclipses and cover a much small
er area of the Earth. The last solar eclipse in Win
ston-Salem was in 1993.
This year’s Christmas day eclipse took place from
10:26 a.m. to 2:43 p.m., with the greatest eclipse
about 12:30. At the time of greatest eclipse, the moon
See Eclipse on A2
Dowdy, former A&T
president dead at 83
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
GREENSBORO - Dr. Lewis
Carnegie Dowdy, an outstanding
educator and administrator who
served as the sixth president of
N.C. Agricultural and Technical
State University, died Sunday,
Dec. 17. He was 83.
A native of Eastover, S.C.,
Dowdy became president of N.C.
A&T, then known as A&T Col
lege, in 1964 and served until his
retirement in 1981.
“Many of the programs and
buildings on our campus today
are due to the contributions made
by Dr. Lewis C. Dowdy,” said Dr.
James C. Renick, chancellor of
A&T. “He was truly a student-
focused chancellor who under
stood that students and quality
academic programs were the core
of the university. We are benefi
ciaries of his visionary leader
ship.”
Dowdy’s educational career
began in South Carolina, where
he served eight years as a school
principal. In 1951, he joined the
A&T faculty as an instructor of
education and director of student
teaching. After four years, he was
elected dean of the School of
Education and General Studies.
He later was named dean of
instruction, served as acting pres
ident, and was elected president
in April 1964.
During his 17-year tenure as
president, Dowdy gained respect
See A&T on A7
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