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j POLICE ACTION . . CALIFORNIA STYLE j Aqgß& jEj «s§* *HK i iPI' %jsr jEsSffjljf '* Sp* f gse ** ‘|y£ | DEMONSTRATOR FALLS - San Francisco: Bearded demons! to'ground under blows by club-wielding police during chaotic violence which erupted dissident students and police on San Francisco State College campus Dec. 3. Dozens were injured and an undetermined number DOWN AND OUT - San Francisco: Stu dent demonstrator lies injured on ground await ing ambulance in aftermath of student-police violence on San Francisco State College eam pus Dec. 3. Thirty-two militants, including three girls and six Negroes, were arrested and scores injured in the \ iolence -theworst in the troubled school’s history, (UP! PHOTO). lira In frailer Kills 3 BESSEMER CITY Seine thirty - five firemen - ,kt ,i more than an hour ho: - Mon day before containing a fire which killed three vei;. an children and destroyed thei frailer home on N. C. 161, be/ ijween here and Kings Mountain, Only the mother and a throe year-old boy escaped the fire. They were ootr. pmiea to sate ty by a neighbor. Suffering back and shoulder burns was Mrs. Boh Smith, who was treated at Gaston Mem orial Hospital. All of the victims in the fire of undertermined origin were her children, Bobbie Jean, a bout eight weeks old; Betty Joe, 2; and Billy Joe about 16 months. Mrs. Smith said she awoke about 10 a. in. to find the trail er engulfed in flames, she tried unsuccessfully to reach her children before sh« v.-as 173 Graduate As Red Cross Nurses During Ceremonies At Ft. Bragg FT. BRAGG - "Because I Relieve in the worth and dignia ty of every human being, lie cause the Red Cross, through its purpose and work, gives practical expression to man’s nobles': virtues, through help ing...” One hundred and seventy three voices read the lines oi the Red Cross Pledge as print ed in the graduation booklets. The occasion was the semi annual American National Red Cross Certification and Recog nition Ceremony held in the Lafayette Room, Ft. Bragg Of ficers* Open Mess here last week. Mrs, Burnside E. Huffman, chairman of the Ft. Bragg Red Cross Volunteers, introduced Lieutenant General John J.Tol soo, comma nder, XVIHAir- Ipme Corps and Ft. Bragg, who gave the graduation address to ‘the largest class ever.” “The service you give here lias always been something to ‘&asg’ about,” General Tolson «d the graduates. “You de rve more reward and recog ion than anyone can give this is not flattery, this is fact.” General and Mrs. Tolson then peeeerted the certificates and pin# to the graduates, the nurses and other volunteers, The Fed Cross volunteer pro igram here offers a chance for tfwefyoi'e to participate. After COP STRUCK WITH IRON - San Francis co: City police officer Paul Juul is minister ed to by Highway Patrol officers after he was struck with a half inch castiron chair leg (on ground-R) during rioting between student dissidents and police on campus of San Fran cisco State College Dec. 3 Juul suffered a pos sible broken neck and his condition was de scribed as “very serious.” (UPI PHOTO). USA, Poor People May Sue Each Other WASHINGTON (NPI) - Both the United States government and Poor People’s Campaign leaders are thinking of suing aeh other. I'he federal government is contemplating going to court or $71,795 it claims the Poor’s ■People’s Campaign owes it for tearing down Resurrection City and restoring the park land it oci upied. And the Poor People’s Cam paign leaders are ready with a possible counter suit accusing the government of destroying md taking away their property, which was left at Resurrection City, located on Federal grounds. The $71,795 bill represents the costs of tearing down and removing plywood shanties built by the demonstrators, dismant ling the sanitary and electrical facilities and resodding the a rea. Resurrection City, a dream of tlie assassinated Dr. Martin I utter King, Jr., was actually headed by the Rev. Ralph Da tlmee days of initial orientation the volunteers may choose to work in a variety of fields, 1 from helping the recreation staff at the hospital to cleri cal work, from the personal ’ V !. W ' \ , 4 f" c:^J I I f v VOLUNTEER GRADUATES - Mr#. Burnside E, Huffman, left, chairman of the Ft. Bragg Red Cross Volunteers, Ft. Bragg, poses with a graduate of the Ft. Bragg Red Cross Course, following the graduation ceremonies at the Ft. Bragg Officers* Open Mess. Mrs. Juanita Walker (right)participated in the graduation last week with 172 other women, (fj, s. ARMY PHOTO BY PAUL MORGAN, DAC). vid Abernathy, following Dr. King’s assassination on April 4 of this year. Thousands of Americans, In cluding Mexican - Americans, Puerto Ricans, and other min ority groups besides the Negro, came from all over the country to take part In the gigantic March, which began in Mem phis, Tenn., site of Dr. King’s murder, proceeded to Missis sippi, then returned to Wash ington. The trip, for some, took more than 30 days from (See MAY SUE. P. 2) 1 >f|Tp nil'll I! I emperatures during the pe riod, Thursday through Monday, will average below normal. Daytime highs will be In the <os inland, ranging to the lower and middle 50s along the roast. Lows at night will be around 20 in the mountains of North Caro lina. 22-32 degrees elsewhere ex cept mostly In the 30s along the coast. It will be cool Thursday and colder Friday and Saturday with moderation likely to begin by Monday. Precipitation will total less than one-fourth of an inch melted, occurring mostly as scattered snow flurries In the mountains Thursday and Friday. services program to assisting in the dental clinics. Each field has its own workshop and train ing schedules which vary ac cording to the program. 'Southside Must Speak Out r NEA Joins Fluid To AidTutore The Carolinian VOL. 28, NO Vll live in Sente Modi Hen Girls Claim Rape Fayetteville Creates Human Relations Deot. Cmim Commission Is Extolled FAYETTEVILLE - The Fav etteville City Council, by re cent ordinance, created the hu man Relations Department with a 15-member advisory com mission, The department stu dies problems of discrimina tion in any and all fields of human relationship and encour ages fair treatment and mutual understanding among all racial and ethnic groups in the city. Ottie L. West, a native of Willard, and holding three aca demic degrees, was appointed as Director of the Department. West organized the 15 member commission into five subcom mittees to deal with problems in employment, housing, educa tion, community affairs and publicity. These committees are active, not only to solve, but to anticipate problem a reas and make appropriate rec ommendations to the city coun cil. Many influential citizens of the- city, including the strong business sector, are serving and advising on the subcommit tee. Housing and employment are the major sources of ten sion In the city and the prime cause of frustration among black citizens. Each complaint is promptly investigated and so lutions sought. To date all of the complaints have been solv ed with exception only to two under consideration. West feels that the basic source of tension Is not race, and that the solution lies not in integration or segregation. The task of human relations is to free each man from the prison of racial myths and to get competing groups to co (See H. E. DEPT.. P. 2) The Crime Beat FROM RALEIGH’S OFFICIAL POLICE FILE GRABS WOMAN'S PURSE Mrs. LenaH.Whetstone, 3505 Sloan Court, reported to Detec tives D. W. Martin and E. C. Winston at 9:20 p. m, Wednes day, that she was getting into her car, parked near the middle of Sanders Motor Company lot, 200 E. Davie St., when an uni dentified colored male jerked open her car door, reached across her lap, grabbed her purse from the front seat and started to run. The complainant, who is white said before he ran east through the parking lot headed towards S. Person St,, she kicked at him and screamed. The woman said her purse contained a $142.17 salary check from N.C. State. * * * 3 GIRLS FIGHT, JAILED Miss Yolands Evans, 13, 721 E. Davie St., told Officer W. E. Veasey at 5:59 p. m. Wednes day, that Linda Burt, 14, sister of Joyce Annett Burt, 16, ad dresses unlisted, struck her on the left arm with a stick, result ing In a bruise. This took place in the 500 block of S. Bound ary St. The girl also stated that Joyce Burt was stabbed in the back during the melee, with a small knife. Since all three were in volved In the fight, the cop sign ed two petition# charging Miss es Evans and Linda Burt with engaging In an affray with dead ly weapons (since they are m in ors); and one charging Joyce Burt with the same count on an adult basis, (See tiMMft «EKt, 9. 8) North Carolina’s Leading Weekly RALEIGH, N, C„ SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 'i9s,s jpf. i ! n,y?' Y,!?N Ap p Y " Durham: A Negro Santa Claus wave# to tne crowd during a black Christmas parade sponsored by a black community improvement organization nere last weekend. The parade was held at the same time the annual Christmas Parade sponsored by white downtown merchants was held Local Negroes have been boycotting Durham businesses since July 1968 demanding remedies to working and living conditions here. (UPI PHOTO). Ml A May Call Upon The LDF WASHINGTON, D. (j. - A black teacher in the South dis missed from her job because of voter registration activities.. Teachers in Alabama’s “Black Belt” denied protection under the state’s tenure law'.. A white southern teacher asked to re sign because of afterschool as sociation with black people in church activities .Black teach ers told they were “no longer needed” in states which were integrating schools.. All of these teachers were backed in their efforts to seek justice by the National Educa (Ste NEA JOINS. P. 2) SWEEPSTAKES I 3628 3755 5754 $lO $lO $7.50 Anyone navjng current GREEN tickets, o.iteci Nov 80. 18C8, with proper numbers, present same to The CAROLINIAN office and receive amounts listed above from the SWEIEPSTAKES Feature Baker Is Sweepstakes Winner There was only one winner in last week’s Sweepstakes Pro motion. He was James Baker of E-3 Washington Terrace. Mr. Baker did his grocery shopping at the Washington Ter race Super Market, where he received ticket number 5801, which proved to be first prize. When he realized he had a white ticket worth $lO in cash, it was brought to the officers of The CAROLINIAN, where Mr. Baker received his money. Valuable tickets this week must be green in color and dated Nov. 30, 1968. Numbers 3628 is worth $lO, as first prize, to its holder; 3755, second prize, also worth $lO, as no one claimed last week’s second prize of $5; and 5754, third prize worth $7.50, since there was not a third prize claimant last week. Patronize businesses which advertise in The CAROLINIAN. They appreciate your patron age, Kindly inform them that you saw their “ads” in this newspaper. Sweepstakes advertisers may be found on page 12 of this week’s CAROLINIAN. Look them over. Visit these mer Brutality Rap Places Frat On Suspension BALTIMORE, Md. - The men of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Pi Chapter of Morgan State College, have been suspended for two years and will not be allowed to wear any parapher nalia or participate in any ac tivities Dr. E. Worthington Wat ers, Dean of Students, an nounced recently. If the chapter breaks the rules of suspension they mat be sus pended Indefinitely, Dr. Harold Delaney, Dean oi the College, stated. Otherwise, they will be reinstated without appeal at the end of the two years. The chapter was found guilty by the Morgan Pan-Hellenic Council which is composed of representatives of all Greek chants and be sure to pick up your Sweepstakes ticket. TV Newsman, Ex-Congressman To Address Good Neighbor Council The annual meeting oj tne North Carolina Good Neighbor Council will be held in Raleigh * M,” R. GOODE, SR. SINGLE COPY 15c letter organizations on campus, after charges were presented to the.council by the Lampa dos Club (Pledges) of the fra ternity. The Council’s recom mendation that the fraternity be suspended has been confirm ed by Dr. Delaney, t>ean of the College, and natlortal-and local officers of the fraternity have been notified. The Lampados in presenting their charges to the Council stated, “We have more than earned our way into Omega Psi Phi Fraternity,” They charg ed; “1. Contrary to the law’s to Omega Psi Phi Fraternity and Morgan State College, we have been the victims of sustained physical abuse which has been applied to virtually every part of our bodies through the use of wooden paddles, steel paddles, coat hangers, belts, blackjacks, fists and elbows. Our chests and buttocks have been the fav orite targets of our big broth ers. Frequent blows in the face have temporarily impaired the vision and hearing of some of us. We were subjected to addition al physical punishment by the fraternity when we sought-relief from the college infirmary and visits to the infirmary were prohibited. A member of our pledge (See OMEuAS. P. 2} at the Sheraton - Sir Walter Hotel on Dec. 6 and 7, to dis cuss the role of government, CONG. HAYS CM Rights Body Os UK Is Heard Southside residents should be given the opportunity to par ticipate meaningfully in renew ad and r elocat ion decisions which affect their lives, the North Carolina State Advisory Committee to the U, S. Commis sion on Civil Rights suggested in a report Issued this week. To accomplish this, (|he Ad visory Committee called for the reorganization of the May or’s Subcommittee on Housing for Southside. The Subcommit tee should be independent of the Raleigh Redevelopment Commission and ha ve the autho rity to elect Its own chairman and secretary, the State 'Ad visory Committee said. Based on its .study of Ra leigh’s Southside Urban Renew al Project, the Advisory Corn 'mittee made 16 other specific recommendations designed t.o resolve some of the project’s planning and relocation prob lems. Rev. Hesllp Lee, Acting Chairman of the State Advisory Committee, said that the Com mittee does not want the goal of renewing Southside Raleigh lost in the midst of dealing with the problems and obstacles fac ed by the project, “Both the residents of the area anti the community should lie provided the advantages of this urban renewal project,” the Commit tee emphasized. “The Advisory Committee finds that his project as pre sently planned, will provide sig nificant physical renewal for the city, but will also perpetuate the hardships upon poor black people which have characteriz ed such programs in the past,” the State Advisory Committee noted in its report. “But this does not mean that practicable alternatives are not available. There are other means by which the renewal project can pro ceed, achieve all of its goals, and avoid the pitfalls of the past which are presently built (See SOUTHSIDERS, P 2) Neighbors Say They W ere K aped Two teenage girls claimed they were raped hero Monday within a period of less than 12 hours apart. Both reside in the 500 block of E. Hargett St,, near Thompson School, The last one to charge rape was Brenda Lois Tyson, about 18, 543 E. Hargett St., who, according to Det.Lt.R, A.Liles is the mother of a child. She told Raleigh police .that she 1 as raped Monday night In the 200 block of S. Swain St. behind Thomas' Food Store at the cor ner of E. Hargett and S, Swain Sts. as she was on her .vay to a grocery store. She declared that a young man approached her in the 700 block of E. Martin St. about 7 p. m. and asked her what she was do ing out at that time of the night. The Identity of the as sailant was not disclosed. The girl said she did not reply to this question and the next thing she knew the man u .s picking her up off the round. She also Is said to ha,e testified that she was earn- d about 20 yards behind the gro cery store and put on the ground again. Miss Tyson stated the mar then pulled a pocket knife and threatened to cut her throat if she screamed. The rape occurred at that time, she con cluded. In the second incident, after being informed that officers were lookingforhim with a war rant charging rape, James E. Brooks, 22, oi the 200 block of Camden St., surrendered hlm (See CLAIM RAPE. I J 2> business and industry, news media, and church and family . in human relations. Malvin R. Goode, Sr., ABC News Correspondent, and Brooks Hays, former U. S, Congressman and outstanding Baptist leader, will be the fea tured speakers on Friday even ing and Saturday noon, respec tively. Registration begins at 8;30 a.'m. on Dec. 6. Charles J. Dunn, administra tive assistant to Governor Dan Moorfe, will open the Friday, £tec. 6, meeting with an address on the role of government in human relations. A panel of three mayors and a city coun cilman will responji; group dis cussion will follow. On Friday afternoon, the role of business and la&stry In hu man relations will be describ tke* NC COCNen, p 2)
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