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/Mrs Gloria Spencer Gray-World's Stanvto i Ptij co.» ;ilSiaK"-.3«pt. *■’ 10 .yMcl7y3 UnievlJ^^ ‘Largest Gospel Singer’ Is Dead ★ ★ ★ ★ it if it it 700 Alarching Blaeks ★ ★ ★ ★ Blast Woman*8 Release Frinks Is March Leader VOL. 35 NO. 25 BY PAT BRYANT North Carolina’s Leading Weekly l^LEIGH, N. C.. THURSDAY, APRIL 8. 1976 SlNGl.E COPY aOc SCOTLAND NECK - About 70 blacks marched and shouted slogans, say ing ‘I am somebody” and "We shall overcome" through the streets of this r small farming community in Halifax County Sunday, protesting the release of a white woman on bail after the shooting death of a Scotland Neck black youth. Golden Frinks, national coordinator of the Southern Christian Leadership Confer ence. said at the rally that Harry Lee Dickens was shot in the back of the head by Ms. Dupree, the wife of a fundamentalist preacher. Frinks and others at the rally said that bond hearing in the case was set ia the judge's bedroom. Judge Dupree could not be reached for comment. Since the murder, an (See PROTEST. P, 2) Af Correctional Center For Women PRISON MOTION DENIED ♦ ^ ^ ♦ ^ 4 Uganda Ready ‘‘To Aid Natlonel Iteeh News Strviet LUSAKA, Zombio — Zombian President Kenneth D. Koundo hos said that British military intervention would be the best answer to the Rhodesian problem, and called for, ot the some time, a sabotage campaign by blocks. "It's the people inside who must destroy the bridges, who must remove the nuts from the mochines, see thot the roads are damaged, that sand is put into engines ond matches and phosphorus put into the noses of cattle,” Koundo declared. Koundo saidt "Genuine intervention by Britain is the best thing. It could sove life. It will bring the wor to o quicker end.” Asked if "genuine” British intervention would mean a military invasion of Rhode- sio, Koundo said: ”1 must say yes, without qualifica tion, and if the British ore not able to do that, then they'd better keep out.” President Koundo said that "Britain's stock would rise high in Africa” if she would intervene militarily in Rhodesio. He said that there was no question of getting Cubon troops from Angolo to enter Rhodesia, money and medi cine from outside. Koundo also called for block unity among block Rhodesians to fight the rebel government of Ian Smith. Rhodesia broke oway from Britain in 1965 ond declared independence. The govern ment is not recognized by the mojor world powers. J Dinner Wilkins Receives Money for National NAACP Yields SOOG’s Jurist Funeral Set For Saturday Mrs. Gloria Spencer Gray, billed nationally as “The W'orld’s Largest Gosepl Singer.” was stricken last Wednesday and died at Charlotte Memorial Hos pital Friday without ever regaining consciousness. She was rushed to the facility after suffering what has been described as a cardiac I heart I attack. WASHINGTON. D. C. - Thirty-four business and labor Ir ders, headed by Thomas H. Murphy, chairman of General Mo tors. raised S300.000 Friday night and turned it over to Roy Wilkins, as evidence of their faith in the true principles of freedom. The check - the largest single gift ever made to the NAACl represented the net proce^ from the testimonial dinner, organized by the “ Roy Wilkins Tribute Committee," a group of 34 of the nation's most prominent business and labor leaders. •"n»e drain on the NAACP in recent years has been formid able. not only in terms of human diligence and effort, but most importantly in terms of finances. It is our hope that this check will help alleviate those financial problems,” Murphy said. Gloster B. Current, director of branches and field adminis- stration. said the NAACP met last week with several black church organizations and ask ed them to raise $500,000. The economic plight of the Spencer (;r.> died last Friday at Oiarlotte Memorial Hospital after suffering an apparent heart selmre. Funeral services hIII he conducted Saturday in Harrisburg. Pa. "uuviru Declines To Act CONSOLES BEREAVED MOTHER-IN-LAW — Svdaev WHbum. wife of the late American bo»er Chuck Wilburn, consoles her motber-ln-law. Missouri Wilburn, after hearing the news of her husband's death. Chuck Wilburn was critically injured during a bout with Austalian Hector Thompson where he suffered brain injuries. Wilburn was In a ‘deep coma' for five days, and Anally gave up his last fight here April <. (L'PI). BY JAMES ANDERSON U. S. District Court Judge Franklin T. Dupree has denied a motion for preliminary injunction a- * gainst the N. C. Correc- | tional for Women. / The injunction was sought» bv 34 inmates in the prison k that filed suit against - prison officials and Gov ernor James Holshouser to stop officials from holding inmates involved in a »^n«.ii-violent protest at the orison last June in what the Department of Corrections calls indefinite non-punitive segregation. (INSl. The INS policy la deaigneu to "isolate inmates that pose imminent threat to the lire or health of other inmates or staff." This policy also slated that "every inmate considered for INS shall be told their (See PRISON MOTION. P. 2) Jamaica Rehuts s Story (See NAACP DINNER. P. 2) Black Mayors Will Hear General At Confab Fri. VIOLATES CENTURY-OLD TAB(M) — Portland. Orr. — Morman high priest Douglas A. Wallace, violated a century-old taboo of the Church of Jesus Christ, Latter Day Saints, when he baptized and confirm ed Larr> Lester, a Vancouver, Waih.. black at the first black in more than too years as a priest of the church. Officials at church headquarters in Salt l.ake City. Utah, declared the ordination "null and void. " BY ,\l BRKY E. ZKPHYR WASHINGTON - The Min ister of Security for Jamaica, in the West Indies, has issued a categorical denial of a recent New York Times article which staled that the ‘‘Cuban government has entered into an agreement to train the police forces of Jamaica.” Mr. Kable Munn, who is responsible for all matters pertaining In the country's police forces, issued "full and complete” details of instances where members of the Jamai can security force.s had benefited from a variety of overseas technical programs 'The details, included in a newsletter issued by the Jamaica Embassy here, show ed that "some 163 members of the security forces had gone to numerous countries, inciud- (See INDIES. P 2) A native of Harrisburg, Pa.. Mrs. Gray's body will lie in state all night Friday at the Macedonia Baptist Church, there, where funeral services will be held at 11 a m. Saturday. The church is located at 6 Seneca Street in Harrisburg. Interment wilt lake place in Harrisburg cemetery. Mrs. Gray is said to have weighed more than 620 pounds. She was married to the Rev. David L. Gray, a Raleigh evangelist. They had been married for less than two years. Rev. Gray was a protege of Bishop Maude M. Pope, founder, bishop and pastor of the Mount Sinai Saints of God Holy Church of America, Inc., located at 301 S. Swain St. The church has branches in many other stales and in Africa. Bishop Pope was very instru mental in the rapid advance ment of Rev. Gray. Rev and Mrs. Gray made their home in Raleigh for a number of years and were on a lour at the time she was stricken. Ironically, on the night of her death. Mrs. Gray was schedul ed to appear on a gospel program at the Raleigh Safety Club, according to James I'homas. popular gospel music disc jockey Many persons are expected to attend the services from the Raleigh and North Carolina areas High Court Supports New Plan Geriatrics Topic Of Talk Here ATLANTA, Ga. — General Daniel "Chappy" James. Jr., the first black four star general Raleigh physician L. M. Burton, lectured to a geriatrics workshop at St. Augustine's April I. and ide College, April i. and in the course made some statements about the state’s medicaid program which may get some misconceptions cleared up. Workshop participants were representatives from sociql service agencies throughout the city. Burton said that one of the most acute problems in recuperation of elderly from illnesses is related to medical care in the home after a patient (See GERIATRICS. P. 2) in the history of this nation, will be the guest speaker at a luncheon banquet during the Southern Conference of Black Mayors’ Second Annual Con vention April 6-n. As Commander in Chief of the North American Air I>erense Command and Com mander in Chief of the United Slates Air Force Aerospace Defense Command. General missiles. General James, a native of Pensacola. Florida, graduated Tuskegee Institute in 1942 where ne received a bachelor of science degree in f^ysical education and completed civil ian pilot training under the Government-sponsored Civil ian Pilot Training I^ogram. His military career reflects DC March Fails To Hit Aim II II: HAHIfJ James is '^e'^^oasibie "or Korea' Subs^uLiy he slAr^ which provides warning and n,unlrv ukuwui me assessment of hostile attack on the continent from bombers or (See MAYORS TO. P. 2) Oxford Alliance Reveals Its Aims GEN. DANIEL JAMES, JR. BY E.\T BRYANT members grew out of racial tensions '^'hich followed attempts by the black community to end discrimination in Wilmington's recently integrated school system. Ms. Ramos said "‘the (See ALLIANCE.P. 2) WASHINGTON. D. C. - The Nation's Capitol has had marches since the early bus. when Pcilam U. Glassford. police head, drove the Bonus Marchers out of town. 'There was some of that nostagia here Saturday, when the anticipated crowd failed to show us. About l.OCK) people ended up on the Capitol s West Point to hear speeches by labor leaders and polticians. including Rep. John Conyers. Jr.. D-Mich.. exhort Congress and the Ford Administration to support job programs and full employ ment. A year ago about 60.000 iSee DC MARCH. P 2) I'.aMar'b NMr: 'Pir C'AKdLIMAN If rrfBinIni Ilf pabllcaiUn •! The Crlmf Bral alib iklf tdilhin •! ihr nfwfpapar, lallnalax a Irrtnradouf namber if partanallaquirirf and Iflrptaane calif <er Ilf rrinfialcincai. At «at alalcd id ibe •riginal rdllor'f naif regarding Ibr ralamn. prcfons Mlihlng la berp Ihelr namft aal e( Tbr Crlmr Bfal fbaald nal brramf intahrd «llb Ibr Ralrlih PaUrr Oflianmrnr ibrrrb; dflllnf ibrlr Damcf on Ibr palter blaltrr. Irain nalcb all e< tbr mairrifi for Thr ( rime Bfal U falhrrrd. SlFKKRSSHHTGl.N INJURIKS Ms Jacqueline Crowder, 19. of 4 S. Bloodworth. was the victim of a shooting incident .April 3 when someone fired a shotgun into 42u Alston, Both she and Jimmy Johnson sustained minor wounds from ihc shots, according to Raleigh poliic reports. No arrests were made in connection with the incident • See CRIME BEAT. P. 3) of the Oxford Alliance Against Racial and Political Repress ion met April 1 and answer^ for citizens of Oxford and Granville County, questions concerning the organization’s goals and objectives. Bill Land, staff member of the United Church of Christ, also gave an update of the Wilmington 10 and explained organizing acti vities planne ' for North Carolina and th- nation. Ms. Maria Rarr chairper son of the Ox d Alliance Against Racial nnd Political Repression, saic ..lat one of the gravest misconceptions about the Oxford Alliance was that its only purpose was to obtain the freedom of the Wilmington 10. The Wilmington 10 are 9 black men and a while woman accused of burning and conspiracy to burn a grocery- store in Wilmington's black ghetto in 1971. The charges WASHINGTON - The Sup reme Court, in a 5-3 vote, has ruled that redistricting plans that decrease black voter strength do not violate the federal Voting Rights Act, even when those plans result in a black voter strength that is less than their representation in the population. the ruling means that slates and localitiM covered by the act will now have an easier time bypassing the burden of proving that their redistricting plans are free of racial discrimination. The high court's ruling now places the burden of proof to the challengers - black voters, civil rights lawyers and others. They will have to prove that the proposed reapportionment would discriminate against blacks. The burden of proof is a key feature of the Voting Rights Act, which was designed to buttress the I5lh Amendment’s ban on racial discrimination in voting. The decision involved a districting plan for New Orleans, which has never elected a black person to its city council. The plan divided the black population in the city by maintaining north-south district lines, and cutting into the black voter strength. Blacks make up 45 percent of the New Orleans population, (See HIGH COURT. P. 2) Appreciation Checks Won By Two Men Two Appreciation Money winners received $10 checks this week after they came to The CAROLINIAN office at 518 E. Marlin St. and reported that they had found their names in ads on the Appreciation Money Page. The winners were Leslie Graham, Jr., of 2822 Friartuck Rd . and Cleemenzer Jones, of :10] Idlewild Ave. Graham's (See APPRECIATION. P. . 21 Black L\ S. Congressman Raps Ford On Welfare Notional Block News Service pEPLTV MA\OK FLEES VlOLEN’i'E — Boston — .Newly-eppointed black deputy mavor Clarence Jones (1.1 flees violence as black attorney Theodore l.andsmark is attacked and beaten in Boston's City Hall Plaza, .\pril Landsmark. who is executive director of the Boston Contractor's Association, was on his way to a meeting at city hall when attacked b> whites holding anti-busing demonstration. He suffered a broken nose and bruises, (I'Pli Appreciation Money SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK APKX DISTKIIU TORS For The Best In F'urnilure And Accoaaories” WASHINGTON ■— Black U. S.. Congressman Harren j, Mitchell (D-Md.), choirman of the Humon Resources Tosk Force of the House Budget Committee, lost week blasted President Ford's tax and public welfore proposols as "anti-work, and onti-workers.” The Morylond lawmaker said: "The President's proposols for taxes, Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), food stamps, school lunch, ond public housinq ore totally at od(is with his rhetoric about the rewards of work.” In 0 Human Resources working paper, Mitchell released tobies compering toxes and benefits under current law ond the President's proposed law. In the comporison in the cities of Chicago, Detroit and Seottle, the poper showed that: A working mon with o wife and two children earning S6,000 - little more than the updoted poverty level - would hove S5,403 in total net income ond benefits (food stamps ond school lunch) under the President's proposals, compared to S5.686 under current taw. Under the President's proposals, o women with three children in Chicago receiving AFDC, food stomps, and school lunches would hove o total net income and benefits of only $5,061 if she eorns $6,000, but $3(X} more - S5.304 - if she doesn't work at all. Under the current low, o Seattle mother of three eorning S4,0(M has a total net income ond benefits (AFDC, food stamps, ond school lunch) of $6,954 -compored to $5,703 under the President's proposals. After toxes ond work expenses only, o working man with o wife ond two children in Detroit grossing $6,000 a year has o net income of $4,615 under the President’s proposals - compared to $5,033 under current low. If 0 working man in Chicogo lives in public housing, gets supplementory food stomps, and his children participote m the school lunch program, o $1,000 roise to $6,000 increase his totol net income and benefits by $74 under the President's proposals - compared to $363 under current tow.
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