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Tin? PUDAV"-""! E J. MMMu VlllxUJ Lr 34 0Vi4j)t ? from this library 5 cent ADHIiJiSTRftx- "N *FIRJl" " " "5-DIGIT 27iV ~'NG 30 YEARS WF COMMUNITY JOIIKN Vol. XXX No. 3 ? lib m *60 W 5TH ST SALE>( Nc 37- ?, -v- ^/i0i-2755 The man called Hot Sauce opens up - See Page H 2 Black docs not happy, study says - See Page A8 Bass tells life story in his new book - See Page A3 Program helps students adjust -See Page A 4 ose and Personal * . Phoio b> Kevin Walker Trooper R.J. Clark of the Greater N.C. Chapter of the Buffalo Soldiers talks to students at Forest Park Elementary School last week about the history and contributions of the Buffalo Soldiers, two illustrious regiments of black soldiers who served in the Western Frontier. The Greater N.C. Chapter of the Buffalo Soldiers is devoted to educating the public about the regiments. See full story on CI. NASA' s second in charge tells students to reach for the stars Space agency making push to get more youngsters interested BY T. KEVIN WALKER THE CHRONICLE Frederick D. Gregory was born with his head in the stars. As a child, his father took him to Andrews Air Force Base to watch planes take off and land. As Gregory a teenager, he took his very first date to an air show.' As an adult, he became the first African American commander of a NASA space .shuttle mission. "I guess I just wanted to be up there and look down at things." Gregory said lust week to more than 100 local stu dents who traveled from three schools to hear him speak at the city-county school system central office. Today. Gregory is still immersed in his love for things that soar. As deputy administrator, he is NASA's number two man. Grego I "hocus by Kevin Walker Philo Middle School student Danyel George listens to Frederick Gregory speak last week. ry's duties include managing the mammoth agency's day-to-day operations. Gregory's visit was more than a hyped-up show-and-tell session. It was more along the lines of a recruitment effort. Gregory is a strong believer thai the next gener ation of young people will be the ones to take NASA to -plateaus never seen by mankind. Kids, who today are not even old enough to drive, will be the ones to answer the unanswered questions. Gregory said. "You all arc the key to it." Gre gory told the students after telling them about NASA's grandiose plans to return to the moon and send humans to Mars. NASA is not ?. Sw NASA on A4 Nelson Malloy Homeless plan seeks ideas, cash BY T. KEVIN WALKER THE CHRONICLE The city and county will be working with the business and nonprofit communities and other partners to not only fight homelessness but beat it. Mayor Allen Joines announced last week that^a Blue Ribbon Task Force will soon be formed to develop and implement a 10-year program that will find permanent housing for the city's hardest-to-serve home less population, a group called the chronic homeless. Pete Brunstetter. chairman of the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners, will also work with Joines in the formation of the task force. The city's Community Development, Housing and General Development Commit tee will oversee the creation of the task force and work with it to implement its goals. City Council member Nelson Malloy, who heads the committee, said it is too early to say what See Homeless on A4 Man says giving sister kidney was no big deal \ BY COURTNEY GAILLARD THE CHRONICLE ' ' Donating a kidney two years ago was no big deal for Adrian Body. especiaUy since the trans plant recipient was his 14-year-old sister, Andren Body na. who was horn with abnormal kidneys. Doc tors were forced to take one of her kidneys when she was only 5 years old. Since that time, she has spent much of her young life in and out of the hos pital. "It was a pretty tough time (before the kidney transplant). She was in and out of the hospital and probably had tour or five hospital stays a year." said Boyd, who works for Forsyth Home Care. Had he not proven to be a match, Boyd believes his sister's condition could have wors ened while she waited on a donor. The transplant took place in 2002 and Boyd s kidney was removed by laparoscopic surgery, a procedure that eliminates a large incision and has a shorter recu See Donor on A4 In Grateful Memory of Our Founders , Florrie S. Russell and Carl H. Russell, Sr. "Growing and StiU Dedicated to Serve You Better " Mu&sM ffiimg ral 3 Same Wishes to Thank Everyone For Their Support 822 t'arl Russell Ave. (at Martin l>uther King Dr.) Winston-Salem. NC 27101 722-3459 Fax (33<?) 631-8268 nisfhome@bellsouth.net minniitimiiiiuMiiuiFii, ?
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