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MOO */• AW.
r-.Mieh.»» c, 87r,io
Raises ttlack Protests
Gov. Hunt Issues Pardon
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^ ^ ^ Ferguson
Several ‘Fired’
Objects
Hospital Workers Fear in Letter
AROLINIAN
(EDITOR'S NOTE:
Jamei E. Ferguaon, II,
attorney for the
Wilmington 10 and the
Charlotte 3, has written
Gov. Jaimes B. Hunt to
North Carolina’s Leading Weekly
VOL. 37 NO. 18 RALEIGH. N.C., THURSDAY, MARCH 9,1978
protett what Ferguson
considers inconsistent
SINGLE COPY 20c
TRAGEDY SC ENE — Raleigh firemen fight a Saturday afternoon fire amid thick amoke ilefti
at 202 Selwin Alley. Right photo showi some of the smoke cleared awav. revealing the intense de-
stniction to the home in which firemen found one resident dead. See storv. page i related nhirto
page2. (StaffPhoto)
In Saturday Tragedies
Court Rules On HUD
Community Funds
2 PERISH IN FIRE
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WASHINGTON. D. C. - In
1976, Livonia, Mich, did noi
include “expected to reside'
goals in its Housing Assistance
Plan (HAP) lor Communitv
Development Block Grant
lunds, and the Department ot
Housing and Urban Develop*
rneot accepted the city's
application and awarded it
•600.000 in lunds.
DeMascio ot the District Court
01 Michigan, ruled that “ex
pected to reside” goals are
required in applications tor
block grant lunds and that Hud
and Livonia violated the 1974
Housing and Comm,mliv De
velopment Act. The court
ordered Livonia not to spend
anv 01 the remaining $156,000 oi
its 1976 lunds, and HUD not to
Last week. Judge Robert provide anv lurther lunds until
UNCF Tags Shaw
University Grad
thecitv set goals lor “expected
to reside."
The suit was brought beiore
the court bv a coalition oi
plaintiiis, including three mi-
noritv residents ot Detroit. The
plaintitis alleged in the suit
that Livonia’s application tor
block grant lunds did not
assess accurately the condition
OI the citv's housing stock, and
did not provide tor the
construction ot housing units
tor lower income lamilies
“expected to reside” there.
The plan also made it impossi
ble, the plaintiiis alleged, lor
minorilv residents in nearbv
Rumors Fly
Southeast School OK*d
actions in two cases, one
black and the other
white. In Uie latter case,
Hunt Issued a “pardon of
forgiveness" but refused
a “pardon of innocence”
In the former. The letter
is printed in full.)
Dear Governor Hunt:
I have just read a news ac
count of your recent action in
granting an unconditional par
don of forgiveneaa to John D.
Gaddy, former Raeford city
manager and nephew of State
Sen. John T. Henley, president
protem.
CANDID
To be perfectly candid. 1 am
shocked and dismayed by this
action to a degree matched
Scores
Watch
2 Think
(See HUNT. P.2)
Blaze
They To
Ihe National Alumni C^ouncii
and Pre-Alumni Council oi the
United Negro CoU^e Fund
(UNCF) held its S2nd Annual
Cimierence recently in Little
Rock, Ark.
Rapreten(8(ives from the 41
mamber schools encompassing
12 states were present. The
eaoiereoce provides a torum
lor members ot the UNCF
ismilv: aiumin, pre-aiumni,
college prestdenis, and other
laculiv, stall and students to
discuss wavs and means to
advance the objectives ot the
UNCF.
During the conterence, na
tional oiiicers were elected tor
1978. Elected national presi
dent 01 the Pre-Alumni Ck>unciJ
(See SHAW. P.2)
Detroit to leave the inner citv
and to locate in a citv such as
Livonia where there were
employment opportunities.
One 01 the minorilv plslntiits
worked in Livonia, two others
wishes (0 work there. The three
minorilv plaintiiis wanted to
live in Livonia, but could nut
lind homes that thev could
aiiord. The plaintiiis conlend-
(SeeHUD.P 2)
Rights Body OKs
Carter^s Policies
JOHN B. HENDERSON
Educator
Receives
Honor
FAYETTEVILLE - John B.
Henderson, assistant proiesaor
01 aociologv at FavetievUle
State Universitv, has been
selected tor inclusiMi in the
t6th edition oi Who's Who In
the South and Southwest tor
1978.
According to Louise Halenar,
editorial director oi Marquis
Who's Who, Inc. ot Oiicago,
Henderson’s complete bio
graphical sketch will appear in
the 16th edition ot the volume
when it comes on the preu
later this year.
Last vear. Henderson was
•elected to the 1977 edition ot
Outstanding Young Men oi
America.
A native oi Lex'ngton,
Henderson has resided in
Favetteville tor the past six
years.
At Fevetteville State, he has
•crved in numerous capacities,
including chiei pholograi^er,
public relations director,
•ports iniormation director,
advisor to the student news
paper and yearbook, and
NaltMial Black News Service
WASHINGTON. D, C.
While CartM* .Iministraiion
eiiorts to improve eniorcemeni
ot civil righta laws have he«)
signiiicant, 'inemplovmeni and
poverty con !nue to cripfde
progress lor minorities and
women, the V S. Commission
<m Civil ^ Vits said recently in
a report on civil rights
developments in 1977.
Although the commission
laid it was too earlv to
measure the results oi tederai
agencies' aliempls to make
(heir eniorcement programs
more eificient and eiiective, in
its !2S-page report, titled “The
Stale OI avil Rights; 19n.'' it
praised the Administration's
“commitments and initia
tives.”
It mentiMOd the reorganiza
tion 01 ihc^ual Employment
Opporlunilv Commission
(EEOC) and actions bv the
Departments oi Justice and
Health, Educalioo, and Wd-
lar* against discnmios. ion in
laderallv-iunded programs as
examples ot such steps.
Kuwevn*, the commiuion
said the lack oi economic gains
lor minorities and women last
vear “is especiallv disturbing
since the costs oi meeting basic
human needs continued to rise
and the overall employment
position 01 white males im
proved." Measures to provide
jobs and job training “lell
short" OI the need tor such
programs, a commission state
ment said.
In reviewing housing de
velopments. the commibsion
blamed rising costs, subtle
kinds 01 discrimination, and
tederai lailure to fund enough
low-and middle-income hous
ing lor “the lack oi anv
measurable progress toward
achieving the national goal oi
decent housing lor all Ameri-
(SeePOLICV.P 2)
Tragedy struck twice in
southeast Raleigh Saturday as
lire swep( through a Bragg S(.
home during earlv morning
hours and at another blaze
raged through a Selwin AUev
home in the aitemoon.
In the lirsl lire, at 725 Bragg
St.. George Gemmona, 48, was
killed alter a maliunctionliig
heating svsiem caused a tire lo
start in the home oi Ms. Odessa
Dowd. She escap^ the lire.
Fire oiticials on the scene
Monday were trying lo dver-
mine the events which led to
the tragedy and were specula
ting (hat Clemmons had tried
to pul the lire out in the back
portion oi the house and bad
returned to a iront roonysna^
sat down in a chair.
'ihe »itr stSTted hUh’
B.m.
in the second iragedv,
firemen loughl a raging blaze
as scores ot spectators lined
the streets and vards near the
202 Selwin Aliev duplex whe>«
John Clark, also 48, was lound
dead. Fire otiicials believe the
blaze was started trom a
cigarette.
Several other people lived in
the structure but were a{^ar-
enllv awav at the time the sire
started about 1:40 p.m.
Funeral services tor (Hark
were conducted Wednesday
morning at 11 o’clock with
graveside rites at the Raleigh
Memorial Park. Clemmons'
services were not known at
press time..
The two structures were
damaged bevond repair. Onlv
a small amount ot person..!
belongings were saved from
ihf Selwin Mlev horn#*
Be Next
(EDITOR’S NOTE:
Below is a continuation
of a story began last
week, it deals with
charges of discrimina
tion and harassment by
employees at Wake Me
dical Center. Employees
making the accusations
are Ms. Ernestine Young
and Joseph Green.
Included are administra
tion responses.)
Mi. Graen told The CARO
LINIAN. "We want lo make the
public Bware of the preaaure
coming from the adminlatra*
(Ion. People are trying no hard
to keep their Jobi and only
receiving preaaure (rout the ad-
■Uiiictzi^w
.MRS. THELMA .M. LINK
Regional
Sorority
CAUGHT — Halllr Creek, Mich. — A 3K-yeBr-old narslag
aititlant, Franklin Delano Richardson (foregronnd),
apparently npset after receiving a 2-week dismissal notice, was
arrested late Friday on charges of allegedly shewting and
wounding the Veterans Hospital's chief nurse, a nursing super
visor and a secreUry earlier Friday. Richardson's brother tR)
and two unidentified policemen hold him after he gave blmself
up at hib brother’s home. Police say (he three women were con
ferring in an office when Richardson burst in and allegedly
opened fire with a small handgun. He had been working at the
hospital (or about lu months. (L’PI)
Magnet Proposal
Opposed By Group
BY WILLIE WHITE
Staff Writer
The Wake Countv B^ ard ot
Eklucation has unanimously
agreed to build a new elemen-
(See NAMED. P.2)
WEATHER
Tbe five-day weather fore
cast for (he period Thursday
through Friday is as follows:
Ibursday, rain is expected to
taper off to showers with si •
becoming partly cloudy In the
•MMiatalnB by sftemoen. Highs
will be In the Sfs. Variable
cloudiness sad mild tempera
tures Friday through Saturday
whh a chance of rala Friday.
Lows are expeiArd lo the Ms
Friday with blgbsjn (he Ms and
warming Saluray and Sun
day. Saturday ansSunday will
be meatly in the 80i\
tary school in southeast Ral
eigh. but some black parents
are geared up to. fight what
they fear will be a magnet
school i stead of a traditional
;.!,if»ynnlnrv SChOOl.
In '.ho loretroni ut this
opposition is the Concerr d
Black Parents Association,
which last Sundav issued a
(SeeSCHOOL.P.2)
regularities in tbe handling of
snow days. She said that iait
year Utc handling of mow days
was left in the hands of the
department managers, ^t on
Feb. 3 of this year, a different
procedure was used in which
the matter wai taken out of the
handis of the department man
ager Ms. Young interprets this
as being part of a plot of dis
crimination and haraument.
She said that tbe next week
during another snow, the ad
ministration did not send for
anyone and she and Green
called Ho‘:>'ever. the adminis
tration had not made a deter-
minatim about what should be
done. She said that the fini
shift was to have been on duty
at 6:45. Ms. Young suggests
that this shows a lark of con
cern on the part of the adminis
tration.
She and Green also called
upon tHo administration to
answer fur whai (ite>
a shortage of staff, suggesuit^
that the shortage of staff
national basileuik of
Gamnui Delta Sorority, Inc.,
will be the keynote $pmker at
tbe 2lsl annual Southern
Regional Conference Saturday
at Holiday Inn. North.
Members of 15 chapters in
the Southern region are ex
pected to attend (he
conference. Mrs. Ora Bryant,
of Durham, is regional director
and Mrs. Margaret S. Hayes, of
Raleigh, U assistant regional
director.
The swority is composed of
business and professional
women whose purpose is to
promote higher ideals; estab
lish reputable standards, aid in
the education of worthy stu
dents desiring business or pro
fessional training; and render
service to various community
activities.
During the regional confer
ence. a scholarship will be
awarded to a local student
chosen by the host chapter,
oai..tua OmoRu Mci..hers of
the local chapte*’ arc; Martuu
(SeeFEAR.l’ 2)
(See MEET. P.2)
Community-Minded Citizens
Honored F or Many Serviees
Beta Lambda Sigma Chapter
OI Sigma Gamma Rho Sorori-
Iv, Inc., presented its lourth
annual awards and achieve-
CRIME
BEAT
From Raleigh’s Official
Police Filet
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iWa ol •tfrMilas DUlr IkUas aa Ibf
ntiro SlaUar. ThU ar »aaM liC* U 4a.
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ar fan. Wa wml} mIMi Uw lavu u aa
loMl Uia« rtp*riH b) tba arraWWl af-
fkrra To kwp aM « Tba Crlata haal
' LOCAL AWARDS GIVEN — Bishop E. M. l.awson. (op right,
was one of msay local cilitcas rereatly honored fur commonlty
services here. Mrs. Mary Cart^ gives her the award for Ihe
Beta Lambda Sigma Chapter of Sigma Gamma Kho Sorority.
Dudley Flood, banquet speaker, observeb. KuUom. local doctors
who were also boaored. Left-to-right are Doctors James
Thomas. L. M. Burton, J. W. Wiley. B. D. Haywood (Mrs.
Victoria Wallen, pretenting award for sorority). L.M.
Burroughs, R. K. Gaither, and Colton. (Hee story).
t'riatrHMi.
FEMALE ABBAULTED
Clarence Herriweather, 1888
Cantwell Court, was arrested
and charged with assault on a
lemale. according to Otilcer M.
E. Cooper's police report.
Merriweather is alleged lo
have struck with hands and
lists Johnnie Memwealber ui
the Cantwell Court address
Saturdsv at ii;26 i.m. Tlie
victim suiiored mtiwr lacera
tions to the nose and bruises lo
the ucc the report ended,
according to police.
(See CRIME BEAT. P. 6)
menl banquet Saturdav at the
Hilton Inn here.
Master oi ceremony tor (be
banquet was television journal
ist Bob Spencer. The entire ball
was broadcast live bv W8HA
Radio Station.
Dudley Flood, aaalstanl su
perintendent 01 Human Rela
tions irun the State Depar*
ment oi Public ’ .istrucUon, wa.
the speaker Ihe theme tor this
year's banquet was The Trade
Winds Ol Our Time.
Sevn-al distinguished black
men and women were honored
and Inducted liUo the Hall ot
Fame tor their outstanding
contributions toward the tultUl-
ment ot total dlizenahip in our
•ocletv.
Mrs. Laura J. Hawkins,
Northeast Re^on Svntaktes,
received the Sigma Gamma
Rho Hall 01 Fame Award lor
her service tor promoting
"greater pro^'ess."
Bishop E. M. Lawson re
ceived the Sigma Gamma Rho
Hall Ol Fame Award tor ho*
humanitaiian etiorts lo tbe
communitv in providing hous
ing tor the needv.
Harold High received the
Hall ot Fame award tor his
(See HONORED,?. 2)
3 Readers
Missed SIO
Chances
The Am>reciation "Pot" went
unclaimed last week as the
three people whoee names were
select^, failed to pick up their
checks.
Melvin Hooker, Henry Lassi
ter and Harvey McCullers
abould be disappointed readers
when they find out they missed
a chance to (rick up some free
"loot.”
Hoofcer'6 name was placed in
the Natural Health Foods
(See APPRECIA’nON. P. 2)
Appreciation Money
SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK
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