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EEOC Speeds Up Case Compliant Investigations special 10 me rost Three hundred and forty of the 3,000 North Carolinians, who have filed complaints with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and have gotten no response, may get their cases investigated soon. According to Harris Wil liams, Charlotte-based Direc tor, of the North Carolina T • • EEOC, a mandate has come from the central office in Washington, D.C. to speedup the rate of complaint investi gations from the current ave rage of slightly less than 150 per month. North Carolina's speedup is part of a national drive to eliminate 12,000 cases from the backlog across the country. The EEOC investigates cas iivmgsiQneneceives $562^00 Tide III Grant Livingstone College is the [ recipient of a $562,600 Title 111 grant for this acedemic year, it has been announced by Dr. F. George Shipman, Living stone president. Title III, Strengthening Developing Col leges, is a part of the Higher Education Act of 1965. and is adnl^iistered by the Division of Institutional Development of the Bureau of Postsecon dary Education. This is one of the agencies under the U.S.Of fice of Education. The Title III program’s mis sion is to assist in raising the academic quality of that group of institutions of higher education, which has been and continues to be primarily con cerned with higher education for low-income students. Pro gram priorities of Title III are: programs that have a major focus on providing a successful education - all ex perience for low-income stu dents; programs that show promise for moving such se lected colleges into the main stream of higher education as a result of careful lolig-range planning and substantial jm. provement in thef area of development an/ manage ment. g Livingstone’p proposal for Title III supo/>rt successfully demonstrated! that it fulfills the progran^ priorities. Liv ingstone ha(a been receiving Title If! winport for a number of years; ^0\vever, the present grant, one of\th«* largest in the nation, is the( biggest grant received to dalle. The $562,660 ararxi nvrMvia laal k«>. National Teching Fellows. Na tional Teaching Fellows assist the institution in providing released time for regular fa culty members to pursue post graduate studies and to strengthen academic depart ments. Specifically the grant pro vides supplemental funds for : curricular improvement for freshman studies; improve ment of recruitment and ad mission procedures; improve ment of the business education department; improvement of the teacher education pro gram; study stipends for at least four faculty members to pursue full-time post-graduate studies; a cultural enrichment progrm primarily for the stu dents but with many pro grams nnpn tn thp rnmmnni ty; a trustee trainig program; institutional research; long range planning; counseling and testing; the introduction of an international facet in the curriculum offerings; the liv ing-learning centers in each dormitory; the improvement of the equipment and offerings in the natural sciences. Additionally, Livingstone College also coordinates two inter-institutional programs. Livingstone and 11 other col leges participate in a program designed to improve the test taking skills of the students at the participating colleges. The other program is designed to assist the participating col leges in improving their ex pertise in academic adminis tration, library administra tion and educational technolo gy es where race, sex and age discrimination have been charged by employees or pros pective employees. The back log has been criticized by North Carolinians as a mani festation of government insen sitivity and neglect if!'the problems of minority citizens. Harris Williams appeared be fore the North Carolina Asso ciation of Human Rights Offi cials defending the program several months ago, A former human rights offi cial and now a complainant to the EEOC said to a reporter that she is concerned that a speedup of complaint settle ment will lead toward inade quate time to investigate dis crimination to the disadvan tage of the complaining party. Ms. Beverly R. Mitchell, for merly Associate Director of the Raleigh Community Rela tions Commission (RCRC) and now a first year law student at Wake Forest Uni versity Law School, said that if the EEOC is going to speed up its investigation, some of the cases to be investigated might be better off left alone until more staff are hired and trained. Ms. Mitchell has a case now pending against the city of Raleigh which she said is two years old. EEOC Director Williams a grees that the federal agency needs more staff to reduce its backlog but denies that rights of charging parties will be adversely affected. Ron Ingle, Executive Direc tor of the North Carolina Human Relations Commis sion, said when contacted that he is optimistic that the speed up will help many North Caro linians but did express con cern that there not “be any lessening of the protection of the rights of the individuals or the companies involved. Cer tainly the speedup is needed because some of the complain ants have to wait as much as 3 years to hear of any type of resolution of their situations,” Ingles said. Read the Charlotte Post each week. It’s your best source of news about the people you know $108,100. Dr. Shuman consi ders the size off this year’s grant, “a vote of Confidence in Livingstone’s abf'ity to pro * vide the type of , programs demanded by Title ill priori ties and Livingstone's capabi lity for administering such grants.” Title III funds are intended to supplement the institution’s own expenditures for such programs. Livingstone’s grant provides supplement support for advanced faculty and staff development, curri cular development, student services and administrative improvement. The grant also provides Livingstone with four “ Births"" Mr. and Mrs. David tfriffin 7101 Cove Creek Dr...A boy Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Osborne 518 Brun Ave...A girl Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Howard 3522 Frew St...A girl Mr. and Mrs. Harry Jeter 825 S. Summit Ave...A girl Mrs. Michael Johnson MO^ardoUJiv^dr^^^^ SUSCRffiETO THE CHARLOTTE POST CALL 392-1306 COMPLETE THE COUPON BELOW AND MAIL TO: CHARLOTTE POST PX). BOX 97 One year $8.00 ~ 13 weeks $3.00 Six months $5.50 Two years $14.00 Payment enclosed _ Bill Me Later Name Address__ City__ State- '. ?in~ C1976 McDonald s Corporation QUALITY IS MAKIN’ IT... . Makin' it with ground beef that's 100% pure and leaner than most beef you buy at the store... , k Makin; jt with fish that's U.S. government inspected .. Makjn; it with potatoes that are specially selected Makin' It with care and attention, so you always know what s great locations in you're getting.,. charlotte Makin; jt fast, so you get it good and hot... Makin' it so good that you know McDonald's * is quality you can taste. Wl DO IT ALL FOR YOU . I MR. AND MRS. JOHN DRAKEFORD ’" Loyal Church workers Drakefords Celebrate Their 59th Wedding Anniversary Oj tiaiuco l ttiti Post Staff Writer John Drakeford, who will be 77 years of age on October 18, and Lillie Mae Walker Drake ford, 74 on last May 6, quietly celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary on the 23rd of September. The loving couple rented a horse and buggy and drove seven miles to Heath Springs, South Carolina and waited until after evening service to be married by circuit preach er Rev. J.W. Robinson, who drove back to his other church, Clinton Chapel AME Zion Church, in Keshaw, S.C. to perform the wedding cere mony. Thd Drakeford's were mem bers of Pleasant’ Hill AME Zion Church when they goi married. After moving to Charlotte, they joined Clinton Chapel AME Zion Church, now pastored by the Rev. Morgan W. Tann, in 1925 and later joined East Stonewall AME Zion Church, pastored by Rev. ’James E. McCoy, because it was more conve nient. At East Stonewall, Mr. Drakeford is Treasurer of the Steward's Board and has serv ed as Preacher's Steward, and Class Leader. Mrs. Drakeford is a Dea coness, a member of Stewar dess Board No. 2, and has sung on the church choir. The Drakeford’s have three children: Johnnie Mae Flow ers, 58, of Troy, N.Y.Andrew James Drakeford, 55, of Char lotte; and Willie Lee Drake ford, 52, also of Charlotte. They have 14 grandchildren, and 14 great grandchildren. Mr. Drakeford's hobbies are “sitting around the house and running this beagle hunting dogs." He raises hogs and cows and does extra hauling for enough work to “keep young". He says, “I’ve got a good Subscribe to the Charlotte Post! Your support helps! gun, can shoot, and I love to hunt.” Mrs. Drakeford says her hobbies are sewing and work ing her flowers. She sews for herself and a few other people and loves geraniums and be gonias. She says, “59 years of mar riage have given me some good lessons - in fact, some good and some bad." r - The Charlotte Post Has Something For Every body!. MANY OTHER BRANDS AT PRICES j HIGHER BASED ON VALUE!! SELF SERVICE DISCOUNT MART : 1306 THE PLAZA AT CENTRAL AVE. John Smith John Smith is a railroad mrin As i child Le used to walk the tracks in front of his hou • ■ • t ■> hometown of West Monroe La Afier grafli.-.ving from Grambling College m 1967 JonrTtSught school, then came back to his fi[ .t !o .'- tK •e.id And went to work for Southern John’s first assignment was Or. enwcod South Carolina Today, he works 115 miles of track as a track supervisor John believes m working w th the’ men and not just supervising He calls this ra iroad work " And says, Railroading can be hard work but it pays off in career advancement and good wages ” — r~ ii , ■ ■ I I 2 3 pai i v-m ouuii ici 11 r urr\o juiii i b lUlUrt 'S VTD c:3 bright because Southern's future is brght Rail *pp *;* roadmg is one of Americas real growth industry Jr 1 c:3 Railroads now carry more freight each year J-fc c:a ’.than all the trucks, airplanes and barges combined ff Jig And by 1990 we expect a 100 percent increase n j-p c : j railroadtraffic levels JT We think this means a profitable future for « = j Southern Railway and Southern Folks pp ’ r ; iurm . I THE RAHWAY SYSTEM THAT GIVES A GREEN LIGHT TO INNOVAHONS c 1 t 3 I 3 I » j b
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