SPORTS
Special Olympians Display Basketball Talents.
RELIGION
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Religious Deprogramming 1$ Attacked.
See pdne 6
ENTERTAINMENT
Non-Profit Arts Arganizations Merge.
* See page 8
Court Nominee
Should Face
Tougher Teat
BY LARRY A. STILL
NNPA New* Service
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Al
though no major civil right*
organization has announced op
position to Supreme Court
nominee Judge Anthony Ken
nedy, several spokespersons urg
ed closer scrutiny of President
Ronald Reagan’s third candidate
during the U.S. Senate hearing.
“While the Leadership Con
ference on Civil Rights has not
taken a position on Judge Ken
nedy’s nomination, we believe
that his record raises concerns
that require a close examination
of the nominee’s judicial
philosophy before passing on his
fitness to take a lifetime seat on
the nation’s highest court.” said a
statement, from the coalition of
more than ISO civil rights,
religious, labor, ethnic and senior
citizens' organizations.
NAACP national president
Benjamin L. Hooks. LCCR
chairperson, and Ralph G. Neas,
LCCR executive director, issued
the statement declaring, "We are
troubled by Judge Kennedy’s
views as expresed in a number of
his judicial decisions involving
issues of civil rights and women's
rights.” In cases involving voting
rights, housing discrimination,
equal educational opportunity
and equal employment, he has
written or joined in opinions that
impose onerous requirements on
persons claiming to be victims of
discrimination,” the spokesper
sons said.
"Further, it should be noted
that membrs of the Leadership
Conference have concerns about
other aspects of the nominee’s
record including cases involving
the rights of working people and
trade unions,” the statement add
ed.
Washington NAACP Bureau
Chief Althea Simmons id the
organization had not decided
whether to c.j;j«b.e Kenned} ye),
but National Organization for
Women President Molly Ward
said she was ‘ locked” at some
of the nominei » views on abor
tion decisions.
However, Rep. Mervyn Dymal
ly (D-Calif.) said he was not op
posed to the confirmation of the
California-based jurist. Dymally,
who is currently chairman of the
23-member Congressional Black
Caucus, does not vote on the
nomination.
Joseph Rauh, veteran civil
rights attorney representing the
Americans for Democratic Ac
tion, urged the Senate Judiciary
Committee to become much
tougher in questioning the
nominee. “You’re playing patty
cake with him,” declared Rauh.
Sen. Joseph R. Biden (D-Del.) is
committee chairman and Sen.
Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) was ac
tive in the questioning process.
Kef orm Plan Denounced
Welfare Recipients Need Jobs
A report cotnmiuioned by the
Heritage Foundation, a conaervative
think-tank in Virginia, take* a atrtke
at welfare recipients and stops short
of saying many 6n welfare do not
want to work.
Lawrence M. Mead of New York
University, echoing the words of the
Reagan administration, argues there
are plenty of jobs currently availble
for welfare recipients, but the reason
they don’t take them is because they
are not required to.
The $5 billion welfare-reform plan
approved Dec, 16 by the House of
Representatives, which would In
crease spending on child-care anct
training services, will not result in
more welfare recipients taking jobs,
Mead claims.
According to Mead, author of
"Beyond Entitlement: The Social
Obligations of Citizenship," Congress
is attacking the wrong problem when
it increases funding in these areas.
Mead says that although there are
many jobs available to recipients,
they are “low-skilled, low-paid jobs."
The reason welfare recipients don’t
take them, he says in an article in the
winter 1988 issue of the Heritage
foundation quarterly, Policy
Rfeview, is not because they have
trouble finding child-care or because
they lack training. “The main reason
for nonwork... is the reluctance of
many recipients to take such jobs."
^Welfare-reformers, he says, should
b£ trying to overcome that reluc
tance. “While this probably requires
siime new services,” he concedes, "it
af>ove all requires more clear-cut re
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RALEIGH, N.C.,
MONDAY
JANUARY 4, 1988
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DEDICATED TO THE SPIRIT OF JESUS CHRIST
Attorney Surprised
RapeChargesDismissed
Witness
Will Not
Testify
The Wake District Attorney’s office
recently dropped rape and sexual of
fense charges against former N.C.
State University quarterback Percy
R Moorman, citing the alleged vic
tim's unwillingness to testify at a se
cond trial.
Wake District Attorney C. Colon
Willoughby filed the dismissal, en
ding almost three years of court bat
tles since Moorman was convicted in
February Moorman had been
chatged with two felonies, second
degree rape and second-degree sex
offense, and a misdemeanor charge
of breaking and entering.
Ever since being arrested on Sept.
3, 1984, Moorman has denied he was
guilty of the charges, and claimed he
had relations with the alleged victim
with her consent.
The N C. Supreme Court in July
ordered a new trial for Moorman,
saying he had not received adequate
representation from his attorney,
Jerry Paul.
The dismissal forms said the case
was being dropped because the “vic
tim resides out of state and does not
wish to prosecute further.” Accor
ding to Willoughby, the alleged vic
tim has put her life back together and
does not wish to go through the
trauma again.
Moorman, now attending a junior
college in Oakland, Calif., while out
on bond was elated by the news.
(See RAPE CHARGES, P 2)
CAMPAIGNING FOR VOTlS-Recently, Jim Crawford, a candidate for
lieutenant governor, was In thef stheast Raleigh area campaigning for votes and
meeting some of his potontlal constituency. Serving the food is Sterling Goodwin.
The people in line are Robert Norftoet, left, Crawford, and an unidentified resident.
DWI Campaign Cited
For Several Awards
The new year brings with it some
important changes in North
Carolina’s driving-while-impaired
program. Under a pilot program,
which began Jan. 1 in 10 Tar Heel
counties, persons convicted of driving
while impaired will be assessed for
alcohol and substance abuse pro
blems. The assessment will take
place regardless of the individual’s
alcohol content.
Attach Earnings
Child Support Enforced
BY DAVID T. FLAHERTY
To The < AHOUMAV
An Analyhln
Effective and efficient child support enforcement In
Important to maintaining the health and well-being of
children In single-parent famllle*. An active advocate of'
effort! to ensure thut our (date's children receive ade
quate financial support, (iov. Jim Martin has worked to
strengthen the efforts of our state Child Support Enforce- •
ment Program and local child support enforcement agen
cies. Working together, we Intend to find thos* parent*
who shirk their duty and compel them to provide adequate
support for their children.
Aamlnlaterod through the North Caroline department
of Human Reaourcea, our Child Support Enforcement
Program la recognlied an a model of excellence
throughout the nation. The aervlcea of thU program in
clude locating ebaciit parent*, laaulng child aupport
order*, eatabllehlng paternity, and enforcing and collec
ting child aupport paymenta. Theae aervlcea are available
to all eligible dtlaena, not Juat thoae receiving public
aaalatance, whether non-aupportlng parent* live In-atate
or outalde North Carolina.
The aucceaa of our child aunoort effort* la due In part to
(See CHILD SUPPORT. P.ai
Pete Martin, chief of the
DWI/Criminal Justice Branch of the
Division of Mental Health, Mental
Retardation and Substance Abuse
Services of the N.C. Department of
Human Resources, identified the 10
pilot counties as Alamance, Bun
combe, Cabarrus, Forsyth, Iredell,
New Hanover, Pender, Rowan, Wake
and Wayne.
"The program changes will provide
a greater opportunity for us to come
to grips with the substance abuse pro
blem in our state by providing the
mechanism and assistance that may
lead to the recovery of a person with a
substance abuse problem," Martin
said.
Changes will also take place In the
DWI program in North Carolina's
other t)0 counties. There a person with
an alcohol content of 0,18 or above
convicted of DWI will be required to
seek an assessment for alcohol or
drug abuse problems. A person found
to have such a problem, or who has
had a previous DWI conviction during
(hce DWi UfAllUKS. P. 9)
quirementa that recipients work in
return for benefits.”
Contrary to popular belief,
research shows that the "presumed
impediments” to employment—lack
of child-care and inadequate train
ing—"rarely keep people from work
ing, at least in low-skilled, low-paid
Jobs,” Mead says.
The publication has published a
variety of articles in recent months
on welfare reform. Policy Review
Editor Adam Meyeraon says he plans
to continue the welfare-reform
debate in future issues.
In Mead’s article, which will be
published in mid-January, the pro
fessor says the welfare reform, “to be
effective, must abandon the illusion
that work Is Impossible for the poor.
“The major obstacles to welfare
employment lie In the minds of the
poor, and In the permissive attitudes
of federal legislators," he says.
Mead says that his research shows
that “work can be required of the ma
jority of adult [welfare] recipients,"
and that such programs in the past
have failed "mainly because they
asked, and got, little commitment
from their clients.”
Mead says that “All assumed that
benefits o some sort could entice the
jobless poor to work more. All assum
ed that opportunity was the main pro
(See WELFARE, P. 2)
Former Raleigh Resident Bids
For County Commissioner Seat
In Heated Mecklenburg Battle
Mating that he is aware of tne con
cerns and needs of the citizens of
District 2, businessman Nasif Majeed
officially declared his candidacy for
the Mecklenburg County Board of
County Commissioners, District 2, at
a recent news conference.
Majeed, a Democrat, said the cit
izens of District 2 are concerned
about “economic development,
employment and affirmative action,
human services and criminal
justice.”
“After consulting with many com
munity leaders and analyzing these
concerns, I have come to the realiza
tion that many of these issues and
problems come under the authority of
the Mecklenburg County Commis
sioners. Therefore, I believe I can
best address the concerns of the peo-„
pie of District 2 by serving on this
board,,pMajeed said.
The owner of a Burger King
restaurant in Charlotte and president
of the West Rade-Beatties Ford Road
Merchants Association, Majeed has
been active in the predominantly
black west Charlotte community for
several years.
Re Is a member of the Charlotte
Mecklenburg Housing Authority,
Project Catalyst and the West
Charlotte Optimist Club. Majeed says
his community involvement puts him
in t' ich with many citizens of the
wesiside community, who in turn, en
couraged him to run for political of
fice in 1988.
“Many have encouraged m? to
run,” Majeed said. "I appreciate the
opportunity to represent you and
from henceforth the Majeed cam
paign will be a ‘we,’ ‘our,’ and ‘us’ ef
fort. So whenever you hear me say
we, you will know that I am speaking
for all of us."
i ne District 2 county commissioner
seat is Majeed’s first bid for public of
NASIF MAJEED
fice. He says if elected he will bring a
“new thrust” to the office
“A new thrust that emphasizes a
partnership between community and
county government because I care
about the quality of life for the
citizens of District 2,” Majeed says.
“Our new thrust for human ser
vices will focus on medical care for
youth, accessible daycare and ser
vices to the elderly.
“Our new thrust for criminal
justice will focus on prevention and
rehabilitation through employment
and education.
“Our new thrust will focus on hiring
minority department heads and
citizen/input into long-term policy,”
declared Majeed.
he enters the District 2 county com
missioner race along with another
Democratic contender, optometrist
- (See FORMER RESIDENT, P. 2)
Black Mayors* Event
May Bypass Charlotte
Charlotte ia looking leas likely to be
the host of this year's National Con
ference of Black Mayors convention.
The council's board of directors
proposed recently to move the con
vention to a city with a black mayor
In office unless contract com
mitments make It impossible to aban
don Charlotte as a site.
The conference has a contract with
the Marriott City Center Hotel to use
their facilities April 12-17.
Charlotte was selected over Atlan
ta. Philadelphia, and Roanoke, Va.,
to host the 1088 convention, but those
plans were sidetracked Nov. 3 when
Harvey Oantt, the city's first black
Living The Dream.,. #
Nation Prepares For Annual King Tribute
m
dr. M. t. KINO. JR
During the month of January, the
entire nation is gearing up to
celebrate the birthday of leading civil
rights activist Martin Luther King,
Jr.
According to Bruce Lightner, co
chairman of the Raleigh-Wake Mar
tin Luther King Celebration Commit
tee, there will be a prayer breakfast
at 7 a.m. Monday, Jan. 18, at Pullen
Memorial Baptist Church and the
speaker will be Dr. Grady Davis. A
memorial march will follow, leaving
the grounds of the Capitol Building
and proceeding to the Civic Center.
Following this will be a noon obser
vance featuring Bishop John Hurst
Adams of Washington, D.C. At 6 p.m.,
there will be an evening celebration
and concert featuring several local
and regional groups.
In other 'activities honoring Dr.
King, the third annual Martin Luther
King, Jr. Festival will be held at
North Carolina State University's
McKimmon Center Saturday, Jan. 16,
with seminars for all ages from noon
to 5 p.m., and the play, “Don't Bother
Me, I Can't Cope,” by the Shaw
Players at Thompson Theatre at 1:30
p.m.
There will also be a cultural con
cert with dance, drama, music and
oratory performed by students from
NCSU, St. Augustine’s College, Shaw
University and Enloe High School at
Stewart Theatre at 7 p.m.
All events are free and open to the
public, but advance registration is re
quested. For details, contact Dr.
Bruce Winston of NCSU at 737-2261.
The Black Workers for Justice will
be sponsoring their fifth annual M L.
King Support for Labor Banquet on
Saturday, Jan. 16, at 7 p.m. at Fetters
Entertainment Center.
National celebrations:
King Week 1988 will be observed
Jan. 8-18 with special programs and
celebrations in Atlanta, other major
U S. cities, and around the world,
marking the 98th birthday anniver
sary and the third national holiday in
honor of Dr. King.
in announcing the national ceieDra
tions, Coretta Scott King, president
and chief executive officer of the
King Center for Nonviolent Social
Change, said, “both the symbolic tap
ping of the Liberty Bell and the ring
ing of the Independence Bell In
Philadelphia Jan. 18 will initiate a
ringing of replica liberty bells and
other bells across the land and in
other parts of the world. This will be a
unique tribute to Dr. King, and a call
for his holiday to be a universal day of
peace without war or %cts of
violence.”
The national theme for King Week
’88 is “Living the Dream: Let
Freedom Ring.”
King Week activities will begin in
Atlanta at a news briefing scheduled
for Thursday, Jan. 7, to which Ms.
King will give an overview of the
celebrations.
Observances in Washington, D.C.
will start Tuesday, Jan. 18, with the
dedication and implanting of a time
capsule on the Western Plaza at 14th
I
airrci uuu rciuiijrivaiua nywiw ***
honor of Dr. King. Samuel R. Pierce,
Jr., secretary of Housing and Urban
Development, will preside. That
afternoon, Ms. King will speak at a
peace service at the Vietnam
Veterans Memorial. Later, she will
be the honored guest at a diplomatic
reception lusted by George Schultz,
secretary of state, at the U.S. Depart
ment of .State.
Scheduled in Atlanta that day are
events Including a service of
rededication and peace and Justice at
Ebenexer Baptist Church. Rev.
William Sloan Coffin, former pastor,
Riverside Baptist Church, New York,
will deliver the sermon.
On Jan. 8 and • in Atlanta, leading
national scholars will participate in
the first national conference on the
oratory of Dr. King.
The 13th annual interfaith service
will be held at the Central
Presbyterian Church in Atlanta on
Jan. 10. During the service, the
?&*1u|§r|*BUTE. P. 2'
mayor and a two-time incumbent,
lost to Republican Sue Myrlck by 995
vo»*«
(See BLACK MAYUKS, r.z>
Pitt Residents
Tty To Btock
At-Large Vote
GREENVILLE (AP)-A group
of black Pitt County residents has
filed a federal lawsuit In an at
tempt to bloek the use of at-large,
or countywldo. voting for
members of tho county board of
commissioners.
In a lawsuit filed In ll.S.
District Court In New Bern,
blacks contend that the county's
current method of election and a
new voting plan that Is under con
sideration to violate voting rights
by diluting black voting strength.
The lawsuit seeks a court order
blocking the election of commis
sioners in IMS until a plan accep
table to minorities is developed.
Under the current method,
commissioners are required to
live in one of six districts in the
county and to run on an at-large
basis. A revised method now be
ing reviewed by the U.8. Depart
ment of Justice calls for creation
of a nine-member board with six
members elected in districts and
throe members elected at large.
Two of the revised districts would
have a majority-df black
residents.
Blacks make up about per
cent of the county’s population of
about M.1M, but there are no
blacks on the board of cotnmls
The lawsuit, prepared by
Charlotte attorney Leslie Winner,
asks the court to require an elec
tion method that gives black
(See VU'ius, t%2>