A Major Medical School III cS*
Meharry Faces Problems
★★★ Several
Geta ‘Ten’ Petition Trouble
J. Carter Visits State 4rjfS?
The Carolinian
VOL. 37 NO. 19
North Carolina*i Leading Weekly
P ‘ ’ ISIGH, N.C.. THURSDAY, MARCH 16.1978
SINGLE COPY 20c
eitupension Recommended
Campbell Axed?
COMPKTENCV TESTING ^LTESTIONED — Coinmbta. S.C. — Rep. Joseph R. Morray. D-
Chmrteston. debated from hit teal in tbe Route here Tuesday on whether federal edacatkmal fuodt
could help pay cotU of a minimum competency testing program for the tUte't schools. (L'PI)
★ ★★
Durham Woman
Held In Murder
Case; No Bail
DURHAM ~ The last chap
ter in the Uie ot Jorian 'ntomas
EQwrson. 49. the victim oi the
alleged arath oi Ms. Kav
Tlompeon Dixon, a well-known
r-ook. w*ai held irom the
.Seert)orough It Hargett Me-
;aoria] Chapel and Gardens.
3:30 p.m Saturdav with Rev.
Saex Fields otucatmg. Bunal
-■ns in Beechwood Cemetery
Klkers^jn> bodv was lound
lyfaig in the 800 block oi
iRaodale Ave not too tar irom
^ Glendale where he lived,
i^304‘< Glendale Ave where
the suspect ts said to have
'.nred
Ms Otxun IS alleged to have
laker, a pis. .. ti bur purse
and Mioi Ukeraon in (be lace
aud stomach No motive waa
g*ven tor tbe >^Liden:
Ibe • ‘im was taken to the
□iirfaa.li County (leneral Hoa-
- -..'*1 “ -I'lissatd
\ s havr di»<i -• j * m n»e
a.sr wa« arrestea at 7:33
I pm March I Xrrestiag
otticers reported that thev
tound a pistol in the woman’s
ptw She was placed in jail,
without tbe privilige ot bond.
She waa still in jail at presa
time and was lacing murder
charge.
MS. KAY r on ON
P. ^itehell Gets
Influential Seat
I WASHINGTON, D.C. - The
Ji’hairman of the Congressional
Isiack Caucus, Congrpssir.in
iParren J. Mitchell (D-7lh-
■Md.). has been appointed by
llhe Speaker of the House to
l.‘’erve as a member of the Joint
■ Kconomic Committee of the
Congress of the United States.
He is the flnt black member
of Congress to serve on tbe ex
tremely influential committee
which was established by the
Employment Act of 1946 to
advise Congress on an national
MITCHELL, P. II
Youths
To Get
Work
WASHINGTON, DC. — Se-
cretarv oi Labor Rav bfarshall
announced that more than a
million disadvantaged vouth,
14-21, will be hired this summer
under tbe annual summer )ofas
programs.
Marshall said that 1706
million was being apportwoed
among 450 state and local
governments serving as prime
sponsors under the Compre
hensive EUnplovroent and
Training Act (CETA). The
lunds mclude MTO million oi
the MR millkM appropriated
bv Congress tor summer Jobs
sod R7 million in last sum
mer’s unspent tunds. The
rcmauung >23 millKm will be
UMd to lund the nauonal
VocauooaJ Expkraiion Pro
gram iVEPi and tor summer
jobs programs to be operated
by I4iyr* American prim«
Manfaall aaid sponaori arc
btng urged to begin planning
earlv in order to iMvvide tor an
enriched summer program
ottering a variety ot employ
ment and training activities
aimed at meeting the needs ot
the vouth in their communities.
'Ihe lunds announced are
estimated to provide l million
summer Jobs at tbe minimum
wage OI 62.65 an hour. Funding
estimates were adjusted in
light OI the increased minimum
wage to ensure that each prime
sponsor receives enough to
(See YOUTHS P. 2)
Must Raise Millions
★ ★ ★
Irs. IdaKnight Gives Shaw
1500 For Land Purchasing
Robinson Heads Fund
Details
Are Not
Revealed
BY WILLIE WHITE.
SUHWriur
One of Raleigh’s lead
ing civic and political
leaders has run afoul of
his occupational super
iors at Wake Coui^ ^
portunities, Inc. (WCCI).
However, everyone con
nected with the caac
seem to be playing the
referral game.
The controveriy focusee ea e
iSeeCAMPBEU.. P II
Praises
Value Of
UNCF
The president ot St. Angus-
tine’s College here has been
named president ot the preati-
giou£ United Negro OoUege
Fiitj, a nationwide organi
sation which raises millions ot
dollars each year tor black
educational instilutioos.
Dr Prezell Robinson, tre-
quoitlv lauded tor his leader
ship 01 St. Augitftine’s, said
Tuesday that he will ‘push
vi^oroutlv” several prioiltiea
ot UNCF.
Among tbe eiiorta will be the
150 million Capital Funds
Campaign and 117 million
(See HEAD. P.2)
N.\iiHVIU4E, Tenn. -
One of the nation’s
leadii.g black medical
schools is facing seriottf
f troblems or. several
ronta, with the main one
being economic.
The school. Mdiarrv Medica.
C>>U^e, has been round guilty
01 uitair labor pi.v^kea by
Administrative Law Judge
Hutton S. Brandon ot tbe
NatitHi Labor Relations Board
(NLRB). Added to that, Hoapi-
Ul Corporation oi America
(HCA) has aaaumed manage
ment ot tbe school's Hubbaru
HotpiUl because ot the boapi
tai’s tinancial troubles.
The Hospital (^rporatioo oi
America ia a Naahville based
group which either owm or
manages M hoepitals in M
stataa.
The college will retain luU
ownership and control ot the
hos|MUl and health senriees
unde its preoeat board oi
irusteea. according to Mebam
president Liovd C.
The 3-vear contract with
HCA toUowt bv several moatka
the announcement that Me-
harrv has been imable to make
payments on a t2i millioa loan
tor tbe new >>«4pi«a) The
Department oi Hcnkfe. Edu
cation and Weiiarc baa aaraB-
ed the pavmensa.
Sinee iba callage's dccaull on
the ban, HEW auddon and
consultants have been prepar
ing reports on Mefaarry’s
naanciai sKuation. A taderal
audit is to be completed M tbe
•SeeMEHARRY.P It
Police
Study
Killing
CHAPCLUILL-
Cfaapel mu PoUce Harwoed A.
Spi^, 3i. Rt. 6. arrived at tfaa
eemer « Smaat Dr. nd WeM
Raamary M. ia s ear and
isuad lenuMi laeaa. iMgJ
PagnOB 8i.. ChartaOe. siafad-
iag there-He tainsjsdtekeve
Mrs. Ida W. Knight, retired
Itiome economist oi Raleigh,
Ibas made a contribution ot 6500
■to Shaw Universitv. The gilt is
I to be restricted to the proposed
I purchase oi land as designated
|bv the Universitv.
Mrs. Knight has through the
J years, expressed interest in the
■ civic projects in the com-
1 munlty. She said that she Is
I aware ot the impact thai Shaw
I Universitv has made not only
I in the Raleigh coummunity ‘ ut
I also the state, the nation, ai
I in toreign lands.
She Is not an alumni ot Shaw,
but said that she is a recipient as a symbol tor making the
01 the principles tor which the dream oi higher educational
Institution was tounded. She opportunities accessible to all
stated that as the "mother” people
school to many ot the nation's Mrs. Knight has consistently
blackcoUeges.Shawstandsout (SeeKNlGHT P 2)
Medical Center Opens
The new Sunnybrook Multi-Specialty Medical Crater at IM
Sunnybrook Rd., will bold open house here Sunday from 2 p.m.
to 6 p.m. The modern facility Is the result of a long cooperative
eff(»l by several black doctors to Increase medkal service to
Haieigh and Wake County. Tie new, 2-itory modern structure
louses eight doctors and a real estate firm.
See details on pagei 13 through 16.
DEATH ROW INTERESTS RUSSIA — Atmore, Ala. — Johnny Harris, an inmate at llotman
PriaoQ, awaits death in the electric chair for the stabbing death of a prison guard. Tie .Soviet
Union is waging a propaganda campaign built on Harris. The official Soviet press has pointed to
the Harris case as an example of what it calls human rt^ti violations ,o the United States. Harris'
execution has been delayed during his current a* peal. (UPI)
Chavis Writes Third Letter
To Carter; Supporters March
DR. P. R. ROBINSON
WEATHER
The extended weather fore
cast is as followt:
Skies were expected to clear
across the suie Thursday, with
temperatures becoming cooler.
Highs Thursday were expected
to ^ in the SOs, but In tbe 6Ps In
the east.
Tbe extended forecast for
Friday through Saturday
called for fair but cold weather
through tbe weekend. Highs
Friday and Saturday will be in
Uie 40s. A little warmer Sunday
with highs in the Ms was ex
pected. and lows Friday and
Saturday will be in the 20s.
except the 30s on tbe coast.
Lows Sunday will be in the 30s.
One 01 the NC candidatee tor
the Democratic Nomination tor
the U.S. Senate has announced
that he will present a Wilming
ton to petition to President
Jimmy Carter when Carter
visiu Wake Forest University
in Winslon-Salem Friday
morning.
Tie candidate. Joe Felmet,
said he has imormed the White
house, the Secret Service and
local and state law entorce-
ment otilcials ot his plans.
In his petition, Pelmet ssvs,
"We the undersigned voters ot
this country strongly urge you
to use your power and
iniluence on the Governor oi
North Carolina and the U.S.
Juatice Diriment to eiiect
the immediate release and
exoneration oi the WUington
Ten. We are convinced that
Me. Cotten Is
Winner Of
S10 Check
Ms. Floya Cotten, of 2014
Edwin Dr., was Uie reclpier, of
a 610 check after she reperted
that she had found her name in
the Warehouse of Tires adver
tisement on the Appreciation
Money Page.
The page is on the back cd the
front section. Three names
were listed on the page last
week. However, the other two
persons listed did not receive
the 610 chedis which had been
(See APPRECIATION. P. 2)
these people are political
prisoners.”
The petiUon is sponsored by
the National WUington Ten
Deiense Committee and haa 19
other signatures.
In another development, the
Rev. Ben Chavis, leader oi the
Wilmington Ten. has written a
third letter to Carter calling tor
the President's intervention.
(SeeCAKTER.P.2>
and to havu away.
Jones was taken to N.C.
Memorial Hospil^, where he
died at app’^xlmately 2:06
p.m. Sunday.
Tie Investigating otticers,
Lt. Homer Lloyd and PubUc
Satety Otilcer Joe Jackaon,
said that Jmes appeared to
have been shot in the chest and
torearm.
Otticers were not able to
determine the motive tor the
sudden killing. A warrent waa
issued tor Jones' arrest. It
could not be ascertained
whether Jones had been af^re*
bended when The CAROLIN
IAN went to press.
Howard Lee Gives
Students Challenge
Student at Shaw University
Career Days Assembly last
week were told bv a state
otiicial that it is important tor
them to understsi.d that they
have both challenges and
reaponsibilitiea which they
must lace.
Howard Lee, aecretary ot the
N.C. Department ot Natural
Resources and Community
Development, was keynote
speaker at the Thursday
assembly, which was sponsor
ed March 6-10 bv Shaw and the
Youth MotivatiMi Task Force
01 the National Alliance ot
Businesamen. Also hearing Lee
were taculty, statt, business-
mra, alumni and guests.
Leesaid, ’T’venotcomehere
today to talk about hlatory, but
to challenge you who are
students here today, who are
thinking ahead and who are in
the midst ot planning your
career, to understand the great
challenge that tacea you. but
more improtantlv tor you to
understand the great responsi
bility which has been placed on
vour shoulders.
"This is a time to think, a
time to dream, a time to plan, a
time to buUd; but more import
antly, it is a time to strive for
iSeeLEE.P.2)
From Raleigh's Official
Police FUes
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CUT ON BACK
Ms. WiUamens Currv Cov
ington, 1360 Branch St., told
oiticar D.D. Adams that at 2:50
p.m. Friday at 540 Dorothea
Dr. in a parking lot. she was
attacked bv cutting with a
knite. according to police
reports. The report show^ Ms.
Covington receiving a lace
ration on the left side ot the
hack. %i1iich was treated, the
was released. Robert Lewis
Covington, 1360 Bran^ St.,
was arrested and charged with
assault with deadly weapon
according to police.
(SeeCRIME BEAT. P.6)
PRESENTS ( HECK — .Mrs. Ida W. Knight, left, presrots Mia» University mtenm president
I John W. Fleming a contribution for Isod acquisition. .Mn. Knight Is the mother of Raleigh City
[ Councilman Wm. R. "Rill" Knight. (Seestory).
Appreciation Money
SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK
BAKER’S SHOE STORE
‘•MAMEiRAmSHOESATAfTOKDABlEnUCtS-
State NAACP Gears
For Freedom Drive
A check bv the public
relations department ot the
N.C. State Conterence ot
NAACP Branches revealed
that the 1076 Freedom Fund
Drive will be the greatest ever
heid. The tact that tbe annual
trek to Raleigh ia one month
later than usual. Fathers’ Day,
June 16, seemed to have
motivated the iM’anches to
make extra ctiorti.
The 1 jsquatank Branch
recently slag^ a spectacular
taihion show in the Student
Union Building at Elisabeth
City State University that
attracted a tuU house. The
otticers ot the branch, headed
bv William Skinner and co
ordinated by Bill (Hogg)
Matthes, not only put togeth«‘
a real display oi the taahions
that will be worn this year,
thev also gave away more than
61,000 worth OI (Soor prizes. Tie
grand prize waa a trip to New
York City.
The prizet were given by the
(See STATE, P. 2)