i “Fired'Up, Can’t Take No More — -- —^ -m-r^y -^^mm » M. wmm^ JL,-^%r ATAVS^ ~>1 '* pC Marchers Chant Nine Minutes -¥■■¥■-¥■■ ★★★ ■¥--¥-Jf According To Reports, N. C.’s Leaders Pleased Bfctcfe Demos *S(jlUClhhle* Satnrday ... m .__ w w BYWILLIEWHITE The Carolinian VOL. 37 NO. 22 yorth CaroUna*$ Leading Weekly RALEIGH, N.C., THURSDAY, APRIL 6,1978 Confessed Raleigh Shotgun Killer Escapes GasChamber ★ ★★ ★★★ Pension Fund Involved In AME Zion Circles Bishop Is F acing Probe Hog^ard ilfeMil HK. ’ ' Says He BYWILLIEWHITE SUffWrHar More than 2,500 Wil- tnington Ten supporters were so fired up in SatUT' day’s 3^ mile march from Chavis Park to the State Capitol that* they entered into a 9-minute chant as soon as they SI NGLE COPY 20c arrived at the Capitol. Organixed by th« North Carolina Coalition to Free the Wilmington Ten, the marelien came from acroes the state and several out-of-state points to focus public attention to the Wilmington Ten and other socklli Church’s I Target BV ALEXANDER BARNES Response to an exclu sive story that appeared in the March 23 issue of The CAROLINIAN, al legedly revealed that all was not welt with the money collected to cain out the new brotherhood pension plan, adopted by the 1976 General cWer- ence of the AME Zion Church. the alleged action oi Bishop J. C. Huggard. who lives In Indianapolis, Ind-, and pra- sided over the 6lh district, and Is chairman ot the Board ot Brotherhood Pension and Ministerial Reliet, bv ordering the wub<kawl ot more than I300.M0.00 out oi tha Qiarlolte Branch ot tbe Me chanics sod Farmers Bank and (dadog it in tbe Aetna Lite. Hadio^, Conn, ia aiv) coneemad, dua to the tact that tha premhan ler the pretectioQ and benefit in tbe {dan Is paid bv the local church membtoidiip. Dr. L.L. Walker. Charlotte, aecretarv ot tbe department, has been asked bv tbe Consummer Diviskm ot the N. C. Insurance Department to tumlsh details ot tbe operation (See BISHOP IS. P.3) Fnroute to the Capitol, the mu rrhers went by the N.C. Cor rectional Center for Women in protest of the state’s prison conditions. When they arrived at tbe Capitol, tired and hot from the long march, congrea* sional candidate Elbert Rudaaill led them in the chant. “Fired Up. Can’t Take No (See MARCHERS. P. 1) i^Had Been ‘Shamed’ BY STAFF WRITER Amos Lee Lassiter, a 25-year-old former resi dent of 1304 Walnut St. in the Raleigh Housing Authority subdivision, was sentenced Monday to spend the rest of hu natural life in prison for the alleged shotgun kill ing sf a 3^ear-^d man in front of Gale’s Tavern, 400 block of E. Davie St., last Nov. 23. Lasaiter pleaded guilty in (See ELUDES GAS, P. 3) REV. BEN F. CHAVIB. JR. ..kaderef*'!^" lUbMOVED AFTER F'lVE-iRU K OKUFiAl. — Philadeiphta ^ 4 ^ Mke UOTUntd as Uaa Hager> (C> k taken from the .Wbare be kvM «ae basiage. a«d karrkadr .ommU far CandidateBakef SpeaksOn QenersUv, candidates in the Wake County sherin’s race were not surprised last week at Sberiu Robwi J. Peasants' aaaessmrat oi morale among Bull City WILMINGTON TEN FREEDON RALLY Several ttaottsaad people gathered here last Satur day in another phase of the straggle to free the WUmlngtoa Ten, and to call other Issues to Ike public’s attentioo. Top photo shows hundreds gaUierlng at Oiavis Park. The next two photos show Raleigh City ('ouncilman William R. ■’BIU" Knight speaking at the Capitol Square Rally and bead marchers approaching the Capitol. The next two photos show a rally leader leading Uie demon- JP llCJdOIl. Btrators In obants In front of the CapItoL and Ms. Dorethea Bahadur of Burlington venting her emotiona ab»ut inlusUce. The bottom two photos show Winston-Salem City Councilman Larry UtUe addressing the group and the Rev. Leon White (bolding child), appearing solemn and tired as rally progre>Bes. See story in column 8. P. 1. (Staff Photos by Willie While). the department’s 107 deputies. Among those not surprised was J(^n Havwouu Baker, Jr., the onlv black candidate in tbe 5-candidate Democratic con- (See JOHN BAKER. P.2> PeaeeCorps Moves Out Of **Image* Disagrees YWCA iiite Filled To Capacity Ab Phase Two Redevelopment Plan A ttracts Huge Crowd BV CHARLES R. JONES Authority expUin, in deUil, the ™ ^ Managing Editor progreaa already made and persons who More than 2S0 black reaidents (dans for the immediate future. would handle tbe explanations. of tbe Lucille Hunter- ’nxnnpaon Schools area, affect ed by the Urban Redevelop ment Plan Propoaat, now en tering Phase Two of its pro ceedings, packed tbe multi purpose auditorium at tbe East Raleigh Branch of the YWCA, 5S4 E. Hargett St. Monday, April 3. at 7:30 p.m. to hear (tfficiaia of the Ralei^ Houaina Several citizens of tbe expan- All cd tbe (tfficials of tbe city .ive neighborhood, both home wtreed Ihet the newlv-lnlUated owners and renters, were on hand to question the well-in formed RHA officials as to what their ultimate fates would be in the U.S. Government- financed redevelopment pro gram. Raleigh City Council man William R. (Bill) Knight, who reoreaents Diatrict C, the DURHAM - PoUtical tor- casters are bemoaning the tact that racial overtones, internal strife, contllcting personaliUes and bad publicity could easUv cause Macks to loae the seat vacated bv Henrv McKinlev (Mickey) Mlchauxi, Jr., in tbe N. C. Oneral Assembly, when he took ovm* as a District Attorney recently. Michaux was the lirst black to represent Duiham C^ountv In this centurv. perhaps. Tbe Alleged Rapist Is Charged WEATHER Tlic five-day weather fore cast for the period Wedoeoday through Sunday, b as follows: Summertime temperataros were expected to coallnao a- cross the sUtc Wednesday, bet coMer temperalores were ex pected to enter North Cnroliea .Nirtoesf Black Nows Sorvke WASHINGTON. D. C. CarolTD Pavtoe. Ite ilret black and the lyai woman to head the ageoev I war ’mST^SEg^a ■Nririte msmb BWRt'* Ing to iwceot jataeriee wtth News World, a New Yorkbaaad newspaper. The Urear-old Payton said it will continue to be viewed at a “white man's thing,’’ as kiog as miooritiM stay out on the outer iriage. “It b an Ameri can taipayer-eunpoited agen- cv,’’ she said. “Aad it b our right to be monbars. and to (SaePBACSC^nLP. 3J CRIME BEAT program would be “for the betiemieni ot all concerned.’’ Under the plan, approximately 160 houses will be purchased the Authority and 45 will be im proved. moat with granb from tbe Housing and Uihan Deve lopment Department of the U.S. Government. Under the plan. 200 new multi-family dwellings and single family-occupied homes will be ctmstnicted. The first person to pose a question to members of the a officialry of RHA, was George ATC WttinerS McGr^or of 419 Dakar St. Hb question was deemed by many in attendance at the session to JOHN H. Baker. JR. hassle began when he allegediv C—-A insbted that hb brother. Eric, f' llvcl O ulC be named to succeed him as -r t o« haddonewhenhegaveupajobf |h dlfYl in the District Attorney’s onice. There were cries ot nepotism trom both sides ot the (See BLACK DEMOS. P.2) ’ Ms. Collier, W. Freeman (See PHASE TWO. P. 2) Asks HEW To Review Medicaid AFRICAN WELCOMES U.g. PRESIDENT — Ugos. Nigrrir — Prrsiden; Carter shakes hands and kralles after Nlgeriaa mlliUry ruler Lt. Gen. Olusegun Obasanlo made hb welcoming remarks dui uig ceremonies at Dodaa Barracks April I. (I'PI) Ntioaal Bbck News Service WASHINGTON. D. C. — U. S. R^. Lou Frev, Jr. (R-Fla.) has urged the Secretary oi Health, Ekhication and Weltare to “review and perhaps relax’’ federal requiremenb tor state reimbursements oi medicaid prescription bilb. Ihe standards are under attack m Florida becauae oi a 12,000,000 law suit brou^t against the Department ot (See ASKS HEW. P.3) Ms. Ida Collier, ot 1818 Malone PL, and WUUam A. Freeman, ot 1401 Altama Cir., were winners ot $10 Appreci- ati(») Money checks thb week alter they rqjorted that they tound their names Ibted on tbe Af^reciation Money Page. Ha. 0)Uier'8 name was Ibted in the Hudson Belk advertbe- ment, and Freeman’s name was Ibted in the FCX Service (See APPRECUTION. P. 2) LOS ANGELES. Calif. — The family of the late George Jack- son, a black activist, killed during a Califor nia prison escape sev eral years ago. u suing Warner Brothers film company and others for |Z6 million over the movie, "Brothers.” Filed by his parents. Mr. ano Mrs. Lester (Georgia) Jackson, and his three sisters. Misses Deloa, Prances and Penelope Jackson, the suit charges the movie is ’’unmistak ably based” on Jack- son, despite name changes and that it de- (SeeFILF^S SUIT. P.2) DURHAM — Silk stocking murders, promiscuous sex acb and even crimes against nature, committed bv one person, are being investigated perhaps throughout the world, but I>urham’s Police Depart ment b believed to have come up with the “prize” suspect when it gathered enough evidence against Timothv Wavne Jones, 18, a student at Durham High School, to con vince a Durham Ountv Grand Jurv to indict the man on 11 counts 01 rape. The evidence. presented Tuesday. April 4, showed that the accusea voulh began hb (See RAPIST IS.P.2) BDlTDItb NOTft tU* cstaas w w«i,«d., .ugbt. HKk. w«i nMlUy rangnl ia Ue mlMta 7^—rT^T~ j- over Ike eiiteni lecUea e( Ike 4.; T_ kT Jrsiiv ■ state. Lows Weduesday night were predicted to bo in (be 46a. Scattered showers may accom pany a weak cold front, expect ed le cross the sUte rrma the MUsbsli^l Valley. High tem peratures will drop later b tbe week bte the high IH and lew 76s. There b a chance ef show ers on '^ursdny and FrMay. but fair skies are soea for Sa turday aad Sunday. Highs will be mosUy la the 86s on Friday, cooling Into the 76b for tbe weekend. Lows will be b the $6s. cooling into the 46s by Sunday mornbg. (lean. IS rtc« Sr (S* MTSMtea St- ' HI A tW CHmIm ATTACKED WITH KNIFE Joseph Hill, 318 Love’s Lana, oiilcer A.D. Tory that at 9:38 pjn., Tuaadav, at 319 Love's Lane, be snu aaaaulted, according to pHice rqwrb. The 42-vear-old Hill was allegedly attacked with a knlle. and sutiered a punr^ure wound in the toreann, uit report ended. (8m CRIME SCAT. P.2) Appreciation Money SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK RALEIGH TIRE & OIL GO. '‘WHERB SAFE, DSfEKDAUS TIMES AMD OIL AME FOVHD ^ RETURN TO SCENE OF KING ASSASSINATION TEN YEARS LATEK — 8 Thb tbrouR of more than l.aas followers of Ibe late Rev. Dr. Martb Lather King. Jr.'s at tbe lANTBine Motel, crowd the parking lot of the now deteriorating u olel an Tnooday, April 4. heneaib (he balcony when Jie civil ri^ts leader was assasstaated ten years a^ The exact t of the murder b marked by a glass enclosure, but otherwbe remalas aachaagod. Ihe above crowd marched to tbe motel. Dr. King U shown in Invet. (UPl)

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