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^publicans Outdo Democrats
Continued from page lA
Instruction, O.J; Insurance, 1.3;
Justice, 2.6: Labor, 1.11; Secre
tary of State, 1.2; State Auditor,
26.0: State Treasurer, 0.4.
The figures troubled some
Democrats.
"1 certainly think we should be
doing better than that," Attor
ney General Lacy Thornburg
said. "We are doing considerably
better than that in hiring prac
tices."
"I Just think that shows we’ve
got a long way to go," said Rep.
Thomas C. Hardaway, D-
Halifax, who introduced legisla
tion that set the 4 percent goal
for all state agencies last year.
'There is clearly a need to do
more to expand the number of
businesses that are doing busi
ness with the state."
North Carolina has chosen to
set goals rather than set a man
datory percentage of sales to mi
nority businesses, as some
states have done. Under the
North Carolina program, there
is no penalty for failing to reach
the 4 percent goal.
Instead, the emphasis has been
on making sure state agencies
are aware of businesses operated
by minorities, women and the
handicapped that could have
something to sell to state gov
ernment.
There also has been an effort to
educate those same businesses
on the methods of doing busi
ness with the state.
For purposes of the 4 percent
goal, a minority business is de
fined as one in which 51 percent
is owned by a minority, woman
or disabled person, and such
people are active In day-to-day
management.
Nathan T. Garrett, former pres
ident of the N.C. Association of
Minority Businesses, said he'd
like to see more minority busi
nesses move into the economic
mainstream.
"We have seen a good faith ef
fort, but It has not been uni
form," he said.
The effort may be crimped
somewhat this year after legis
lators cut $50,000 from the bud
get that would have been spent
on educational seminars to
teach minority businessmen
and businesswomen about state
purchasing practices.
Some officials, however,
argued that finding minority
suppliers was difficult.
Insurance Commissioner Jim
Long noted that the Democrat-
controlled agencies are general
ly smaller than those in the
Martin administration. That
makes it more difficult to find
minority businesses that can
supply what is needed, he said.
"It's been a tough challenge,"
Long said, noting that his agen
cy only spends about $3 million
a year in non-personnel costs.
Much of that during the last year
—- $1 million — was for com
puter equipment, which was
purchased from large suppliers.
'We have to fight to find minor
ity-owned suppliers," he said.
r
Mrs. Elizabeth Randolph Q), member of The Char
lotte Chapter of the Links, Inc., presents a check
for $500 to Joseph A Lipe, chairman of the Hous
ing Authority Scholarship Fund. The check was
presented on July 31st at First Baptist Church-
West. Hayden Renwick (c), special assistant to the
chancellor of Fayetteville State University was the
speaker for the occasion.
March On Washington Celebrates First
Washington, D.C. - On Satur
day, August 27, 1988, more than
500,000 supporters of civil
rights will assemble at the Lin
coln Memorial to celebrate the
25th anniversary of the 1963
great march on Washington
when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
delivered his historic "I Have a
Dream" message.
Mrs. Coretta Scott King and Dr.
Joseph Lowery, co-convenors of
the August 27th march, said "An
urgent call has been issued to
all people of goodwill to reaffirm
their support for civil and hu
man rights by participating in
the massive mobilization."
Mrs. King the widow of the late
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is
president of the MLK, Jr. Center
for Nonviolent Social Change,
and Dr. Lowery is president of
the Southern Christian Leader
ship Conference, which was
founded by Dr. King.
A major goal of the rally is to
focus national attention on
three issues; poverty and Job
lessness, world peace,and re
sponding to the worsening con
ditions in South Africa.
The New Coalition of Con
science, representing more than
700 national organizations has
Joined Mrs. King, Dr. Lowery,
Dr.Benjamin Hooks-NAACP,
Congressman Walter E. Faun-
troy, Congressman John Co
nyers, Dr. Dorothy Height- Na
tional Council of Negro Women,
Mr. Dick Gregory, Mayor Marion
Barry, Mayor Andrew Young, the
coalition of Black Trade Union
ists, Hospital & Health Care
Employees National Union, Un
ion Farm Workers of America,
AFL-CIO, Rev. Jesse Jackson,
Ms. Rosa Parks and many other
civil rights organizations in
sponsoring the march.
Mrs. King and Dr. Lowery said.
"We urge all American citizens to
Join us on Saturday, August 27,
on the eve of what could be one
of this country’s most important
presidential elections and at a
time when we can have some
Impact upon the future direction
of our country at home and
abroad."
A national mobilization office
has been established in Wash
ington, D.C., headed by Stoney
Cooks, for years a close advisor
to Atlanta Mayor and former
congressman Andrew Young.
The office is located at 610
Fourth Place Southwest, Wash
ington, D.C. 20024.
Cooks said all organizations
interested in Joining the coali
tion of sponsoring organiza
tions should call the mobiliza
tion office. He said local groups
were organizing chartered bus
trips to Washington in numer
ous cities.
Tour For New Teachers
Continued from page lA
Superintendent Peter Relic
will kick off the festivities at 1
p.m. on the Education Center
porch where teachers will be
treated to refreshments. At 2
p.m., they’ll board buses for a
two and one half hour tour of
Charlotte by Charlotte Visi-
toiirs.
The school system expects to
hire moe than 300 new teachers
for 1988-89. They will attend
special workshops at Randolph
Junior High August 16-18 at 8:30
Current teachers will begin re
turning to their schools Mon
day, August 15.
Insurance Companies Bilk Blacks
Continued from page lA
policy holder smoked, had high
blood pressure or was over
weight.
A spokesman for Charlotte
Liberty told the News and Ob
server of Raleigh the company
had 5,482 of the policies still In
effect in North Carolina, repre
senting total annual premiums
of$134,547.
But the spokesman could not
say immediately what. If any
thing, would be done about those
policies.
R Douglas Pennlck, senior vice
president and chief actuary for
Durham Life Insurance Co., said
he did not know how many of
the policies his company still
had In force.
"1 wouldn't think it would be
too many because they are so
old,” Pennlck said."The very
newest ones are 20 to 22 years
old. Realistically, most policies
that old have been terminated."
The survey was spurred by a
complaint last year from a Del
aware resident whose grand
mother had paid premiums for
more than 20 years.
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NAACP LEADER RETURNS TO SCHOOL. Veronica Alexander
of Charlotte, North Carolina, attended the NAACP National
Membership Leadership University held in Baltimore at the
National Headquarters In June. Ms. Alexander was one of
close to 70 volunteers who received training on how to orga
nize a radiothon on the local level in preparation for the As
sociation's nationwide Radiothon set for September 24, 1988.
N.C. Black Leadership Caucus Gets Corporate Sponsor
WINSTON-SALEM, NC - The
North Carolina Black Leader
ship Caucus held its annual
convention in Winston-Salem
the weekend of July 4, and offi
cially became partners with a
new corporate sponsor, McDo
nald's. Large numbers of citi
zens and leaders from business,
political, and social communi
ties were in attendance, as well
as from the community at large.
Now in its 12th year, the Caucus
represents the interests of
blacks throughout North Caroli
na and provides a forum for
black leadership development
and economic planning in com
munities across the state.
At the convention. North Caro
lina McDonald's operators do
nated $3,000 to the Caucus and
sponsored a banquet for Caucus
members, with a performance
by the winning Gospel choir
from the McDonald's-sponsored
"Carolina Gospelfest '88" com
petition.
Isaac Howard and James
Grace, co-chairmen of the Cau
cus Convention Committee,
praised McDonald's for its in
volvement. emphasizing that its
sponsorship of the Caucus
"helps blacks move into the eco
nomic mainstream of the state."
The North Carolina Black
Leadership Caucus meets annu
ally around the state and ex
pects next year's meeting to be
held in Charlotte.
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