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By Hoyle U. Martin Sr. FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK HovleH. Martin Sr. 1 The deficit-plagued U.S. Postal Service received tenta tive approval last week to f raise the cost of mailing a first-class letter from 13 cents to 15 cents. Pending final approval, this will be the fifth increase in the past H> years. , The U.S. Justice Depart ment has charged Baltimore County. Md., with discrimina tion against blacks and wo men in hiring and promotion and sought repayment of mil lions of dollars of federal aid. In a civil suit, the Justice Department accused county officials of failing to recruit, hire, promote and evaluate blacks and women on an equal basis with white males. Career planning experts have reminded young people again that those with liberal arts degrees-english, political science, history, psychology may find the job market tight. On the other hand, the foresee able future holds a promising outlook for graduates in engi neering, science and business administration. Reportedly, all 18 black em ■ ployees of the Allied Chemical Co., in Arrowood walked off the job on Thursday of last week. They charged the com a pany with discrimination a ” gainst blacks by favoritism in the hiring and promoting of the friends of white employees over qualified blacks and fail ing to give blacks the inform ation and supervision that leads to possible promotion. In spite of significant suc cess in earning power gains by black men since World War II, it may be 30 to 40 years before they reach the wage levels earned by white men, accord-; ing to research economists James Smith and Finis Welch of the Rand Corp. Nation-wide they content, black men earn three-fourths as much as white men, however, as late as 1974 black male income was ■only 58 percent of that of white males. Mrs. Mary C. Martin, Meck lenburg County Home Eco nomic Extension Agent, won the Communication’s Award for radio solo broadcast shows at the Southwestern District Association of Extension Home Economists meeting at Mags Head, N.C. on May 10-11. The award includes competition in newsletter and news column writing, tele vision, and radio solo shows. N.C. doctors have officially opposed President Carter’s criticism of the American Medical Association (AMA). Carter denounced the AMA in a speech in Spokane, Washing ton, last Friday, when he said the AMA is “the major obsta cle to progress in our country to having a better health care system...’’ Miss Wheelchair The Radisson Plaza Hotel Gold Room will provide the setting for the 1978-79 Miss Wheelchair North Carolina Beauty Pageant on June 3 at 8 p.m. Those interested in being contestants should obtain a sponsor for the $75 registra tion fee. Contestants must be 18 years or older. The winner will advance to the Miss Whe elchair America Pageant in Columbus, Ohio in August. For further information con tact Ron Smith, at 374-2884 or Robin Heffner at 828-3916. From Charlotte Motor Speedway CBS To Air Motorcycle Jumnoff Daredevil Rex Blackwell and six other international class competitors will com pete in the North American Motorcycle Jumpoff, to be broadcast on “CBS Sports Spectacular,” Saturday, May 20 at 5 p.m. on WBTV, Channel 3. The competition will take place the previous day at Charlotte Motor Speedway and will offer a total of $20,500 in prize money. In addition to jumpoff, Jack Whitaker will present one of his timely commentaries on "CBS Sports Spectacular" that day. Blackwell won the initial motorcycle jumpoff competi tion held in 1977 at the Houston (Texas) Astrodome, when he M. out-pointed young Gary Wells in a special bonus jumpoff 106 feet. Since then he was out scored, in a head-to-head match, by England's Eddie Kidd in Long Leal (90 miles from London), and finished seventh (after receiving a major penalty for hitting the safety ramp) in a competition ^ :tober at Orange County .ational Speedway in Ca ...... ..IA The seven competitors will be jumping from more than just distance in this event, sanctioned by the American Motorcycle-Association. They will be judged for take-off, iri-air control, landing accu racy, and overall techinque. Two jumps will be attempt ed, at the minimum, by each man. The first will be over a row of automobiles at a dis tance of 101 feet. The second will be over 111 feet. After the second jump, the competitor has the option to try only that jump again for a better score. The winner will also have the opportunity of going for an A.M.A. record of 121 feet and an extra $2,000 in prize money on a bonus jump. In case of a tie after the two jumps, those tied will attempt the 121 foot distance, with the best scorer getting the bonus money. The list of the other six competi tors includes: Dick Stone, Karl Soucek, Jeff Gutierrez, Ken Mackow, Larry "Hurri cane" McLean and Dave Tow nsend. ' 1 ■ ■■'■ ' ■ ■"! WBTV To Air “Kent Family Chronicles' "The Kent Family Chroni cles," based on the best selling novel; “The Bastard," by John Jakes, will be pre sented as a four-hour, two night television movie on Thursday, May 25, and Fri day, May 26, at 9 p.m. on WBTV, Channel 3. A powerful romantic adven ture, "The Kent Family Chro nicles" is set in the exciting^ years leading up to the Ameri can Revolution. It tells the story of Phillipe Charboneau, a young frenchman portrayed by Andrew Stevens, and his mother, Marie, played by Pa tricia Neal, who set out to establish his birthright as the son of an English nobleman. Their efforts to share in the title and estate are violently opposed by the nobleman’s family, with the result that mother and son are forced to JCSU Sets Program For The Handicapped Handicapped citizens, age five and older, can participate in a special recreation pro gram this summer at Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU). The program is sponsored by the Physical Education Department from Monday, June 19 to Friday, August 11. Hours are 9 to 11 a m and 1 to 8 p.m., weekdays. Activities include swim ming, movement education and games, which are modi fied to meet individual needs. Further information may be obtained by contacting Charles R. Cox at 372-2370, extension 249. flee to Colonial America for safety. The motHw" dies during the Fong, stormy voy age and the young man sets out on a career with a new Americanized identity as Phi lip Kent. An all-star cast appears in the production, including Noah Beery, Peter Bonerz, Tom Bosley as Benjamin Franklin, Kim Cattrall, Wil liam Daniels as Samuel A dams, Buddy Ebsen, Lome Greene as an Anglican bishop, James Gregory, Charles Haid, Olivia Hussey, Cameron Mit chell, Harry Morgan. Eleanor Parker, Donald Pleasence, Barry Sullivan, William Shat ner as Paul Revere, and Keen an Wynn. "The Kent Family Chroni cles" is the first of three four-hour television movies which will be produced by Operation Prime Time and MCA TV-Universal. Irwin Shaw's "Evening in Byzan tium" has been set to air in mid-summer, and Howard Fast's "The Immigrants" is scheduled for a Fall airing. I 33 V3 % OFF... DRAPERIES, \ 9 Offer Expires June 1, 1978 SPREADS AND I jfl $10.00 Min. After Discount Cl ID flftlfCDC ■ H Applied... Cash & Carry wLIl VUvClfw H M t Corn ke Boards A ■ | $50.00 Min. After Discount Specialty!! 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