^““^^fc^^rcates Evelyn Arant and
Came Graves presented Bella Abzug with a
fine-feathered hat during her visit to Char
lotte on April 2. Abzug, former New York
State Representative to the U S. Congress,
was The Keynote speaker for UNCC’s "W(>
men's Week.” (Photo by Eiieen Hanson)
Over One Million American
Children Are Abused Each Year
RALEIGH-Five year old
Mark had belt marks on his
arms and legs. His mother
beat him when he refused to
eat his vegetables.
When two-year-old Ellen
cried, her father thought she
didn't love him. It made him
mad so he slapped her in the
face.
A young boy misses school
regularly. His clothes are
soiled, tattered and ill-fitting;
his teeth are badly decayed.
All of these children have
been abused in some way, and
the situations aren’t isolated
ones. Over one million Ameri
can children are abused each
year; five thousand die as a
direct result of child abuse.
“Child abusers are ordinary
people who need help,’’ ex
plained Larry Sage, consul
tant in Protective Sendees for
Children in the N. C. Depart
ment of Human Resources.
“It is a myth that child abuse
is confined to the ghettos.
economNrtwH; krace'eanc,
levels and religious faith.
Parents who abuse their chil
dren often wish they didn't.”
m According to Sage, the most
commonly recognized forms
of child abuse are: a) Physical
Abuse: When a parent han
dles a child in such a way as to
vent his or her own anger,
with no intent to discipline or
as an extreme form of disci
pline, the handling can be
considered abusive. One slap
can be as abusive as a broken
bone if the attitude of the adult
is abusive, b) Sexual Abuse:
When a parent engages in sex
acts or other forms of sexually
oriented behavior with a child
or when a parent, having
knowledge of such abuse,
takes no action thereby allow
ing the abuse to continue, c)
Verbal Abuse: Words aimed
at destroying the child’s
image of him or herself, d)
Emotional Abuse: All forms
of child abuse are also auto
matically emotionally abu
sive. A child can be abused
without ever being hit or
called names. A child who is
constantly made to feel worth
less or “no good” is an abused
child, e) Emotional Neglect:
When a child receives neither
positive nor negative atten
tion, is never hit but never
held close either, he or she will
come to think of themselves as
unloved and unlovable.
“These are serious prob
lems which require statewide
coordination of community
activities to deal effectively
with them,” said Sage. "Their
serious physical and emotion
al effects are finally being
recognized and more attention
is being paid to prevention.
This year during the Interna
tional Year of the Child cele
bration, we are intensifying
efforts in addressing the pre
vention of child abuse.”
The Statewide Child Abuse
and Neglect Prevention Advo
cacy Committee (SCANPAC)
currently chaired by Dr.
Ronald Keeney, Medical Advi
sor, Burroughs Wellcome Co.,
was founded as an ad hoc
committee under DHR’s Divi
sion of Social Services three
years ago. It was started to
develop and implement a
statewide public awareness
campaign using media mater
ials developed by the Depart
ment of Health, Education and
Welfare as a demonstration
project. North Carolina was
chosen as one of 20 sites. Since
that time almost every county
in the state has organized a
committee to develop support
and help for abused and neg
lected children.
To continue to effectively
coordinate local services in
child abuse awareness.
SCANPAC will become an
autonomous, independent unit
of concerned citizens and indi
viduals interested in the pre
vention of child abuse. It will
become official at the Board
Meeting, April 11.
“We have worked well to
gether for three years with the
Division of Social Services,”
said Mr. Sage. “Now it is time
that we have our own organi
zation and staff to further
develop and promote the goals
of the state board of directors.
We are also examining the
possibility of affiliating with
the National Committee for
Prevention of Child Abuse.”
For further information con
cerning SCANPAC activities,
write: SCANPAC, P. 0. Box
30993, Raleigh, N. C. 27612.
Southview
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Fairview Avenue at Young
blood Drive and Lancaster
Street at Southview Street will
be closed beginning Friday,
April 13 for approximately one
week.
These routes will be closed
to facilitate Southview Street
improvements.
Traffic in the area will not
be detoured during construc
tion due to lack of a suitable
alternative route. The streets
will be closed to through traf
fic, with signs posted by the
contractor on Fairwood Ave
nue and Lancaster Street to
notify motorists. All local
traffic will be maintained.
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1974 Trade Act Provides
Adjustment Compensation
by Susan Ellsworth
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Employees who have lost
their jobs because the indus
try or firm they worked for
was unfavorably affected by a
foreign trade agreement can
receive compensation.
The increased sales of less
expensive imported goods that
compete with sales of Ameri
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The Trade Act of 1974 provides
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When an industry or firm
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