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AIDS APPOINTMENT SCOTCHED BURGLARS TAKE PROPERTY FROM CHURCHES Three Raleigh churches were Iburglarized Tuesday night or ear ly Wednesday, according to [police reports. An unknown [number of checks and $100 in [cash were stolen from Em manuel Baptist Church at 2100 I Noble Road. In a related case. .1150 and a Walkman stereo were stolen from White. Memorial ! Presbyterian Church at 1704 | Oberlin Road, a report said. Two CX6-foot glaas panels were shat tered and five wooden doors and , locks were pried open at White Memorial, causing $550 damage. At Carolina Pines Baptist Church | - at 2655 S. Saunders St., two doors and one window were damaged, but the report did not list anything as stolen. LARGE COCAINE SEIZURE HENDERSON—Vance County law enforcement officers have made the biggest cocaine seizure ever in the county's history after a shooting led offices to the home where the drugs were found Mon day morning, authorities said. Authorities uncovered a kilogram of uncut cocaine, worth $341,000, and discovered $50,000 in cash at the home of Christine Manning Garcia, 30. of Hender son, Vance County Sheriff Tom my McGhee said. Secretary of Human Resources David T. Flaherty has refused to appoint a Charlotte man to the state AIDS task force because of the man’s association with what Flaherty called a "shocking" educational notice on how to stop the spread of AIDS. The notice, which gave explicit information on how homosexual men may have "safe sex” without spreading the AIDS virus, was distributed about a year ago by the Metroiina AIDS Project in Charlotte. The man Flaherty has refused to appoint to the state task force, Les Kooyman. is the executive director of the project. POLICY BARS AIDS IMS The State Personnel Commis sion unanimously approved a policy Tuesday that bars discrimination against state workers with AIDS. The commis sion approved the proposal after several speakers lauded it during a public hearing. One critic said it condoned homosexuality. Sup porters, including the 50.000-member State Employees Association, said the policy would ensure that employees with ac quired immune deficiency syn drome could not be discriminated against unless the condition resulted in unacceptable job per formance. The polcy bars discrimination in transfers, pro motions or hiring of state workers or applicants suffering from AIDS. HOME BASED CARE SUPPORTED Building more nursing homes s not the solution to caring for \orth Carolina's aged popula tion. a panel of national experts told legislators. The panel sug gested instead that state leaders begin planning for a comprehen sive system of home-based care lor the frail and elderly. But the sticky question of how much It would cost, who could afford to pay and who would qualify for public lunding remained unresolved. The Issues were ad dressed Monday during a presen tation by the panel, organised by the National Conference of Slate Legislatures, to the N.C. Study Commission on Aging. About M legislators, most of them j members of several legislative .study commissions on related tissues, attended, as did about too | members of various state and local agencies contented with ["issues of aging. FAMILIES WITH W.PENOENT CHILDREN , The General Assembly recent |i> appropriated W.8* million over it lie next two years to expand aid rihrough the Division of Social [services to North Carollua hninUles with dependent children, htatilicd In »#H7, the Family Kup tort Aet wet»t into effect Jan. I. North Carolina can aunt provide [ benefits to some two-pnrenl I families when the principal wage [earner is recently guemptnyed. [Vrevlousty. only lartillie* With | ei.ie parent In the hoosehnid were f eligible i n vM t« f amilies wit' I Dependent I 'itlih e»t benefit* T Politicians Uneasy Tar He< Car»tfna Stat* UAp^T __ Bwek Jones St# NC £76»1 £U^fl|> .Nv C. [QJ A. ■; reatened BY DENNIS 8CHATZMAN Special To TV CAROLINIAN Aa Analysis You might want to bet the house on this one: If Rev. Jesse Jackson wins the North Carolina Primary and Ten nessee Sen. Albert Gore doesn’t, look for a move in next year’s General Assembly to scrap future presidential primaries in the state. The hint came from State Elections Director Alex K. Brock in the February issue of North Carolina Magazine. The article, “NortlTCarolina’s Ex perience in the Presidential r-v;, '- . way: Primary,” quotes Brock “If the March results for eit should establish a frontrunn he should win the nominal. Super Tuesday will have provefflhl. a major event... But if nothing much is decided on that day, then it’s possi* ble we may drop the primary in North Carolina.” Brock speculates that any future attempts to abandon the presidential primary would probatty be based on economics. He says * separate primary costs taxpayers 9800,0 Conventional wisdom. - ~ dicates that such a decision would be bas«d on cold political realities. /jgstake in North Carolina's pivotal Suter Tuesday primary is not only i he presidential futufe of Sfei. Gore but also, and most important, the future political standing of Sen. Terry Sanford, former Gov. Jim Hunt, most of North Carolina's congressional delegation and dozens of state legislators who make up the core of Gore’s political support. Politicians hate being embarrassed and they hate losing control. And em barrassment and losing control of the delegation may very well befall the architects of the Super Tuesday primary strategy and their North Carolina disciples. Consider the following situation and its implications: Rev. Jackson, according to most state and national (See PRIMARIES, P. 2) What may result is a plurality win in North Carolina by Rev. Jackson followed by Sen. £ore, Gov. Dukakis, Rep. Gephardt and Sen. Paul Simon who could attract a lot of former 'Gary Hart supporters. This trend could follow $n varying orders in the other 19 states Holding primaries on March 8... --— RALEIGH, N.C., THURSDAY-SUNDAY FEBRUARY 25, 1988 VOL. 47. NO. 26 SINGLE COPY Qf? IN RALEIGH £m%J0 ELSEWHERE 300 Caught Survey Analyzes Drug Use In Middle School One fear that many parents have, particularly those with kids in junior high and high school, is that their kids are using drugs. Recently, it was learned that here in Wake County, the use of alcohol and marijuana is com mon in the eighth grade. A survey of about 8,000 middle school students enrolled ir Wake County shows that few sixth-graders use alcohol or marijuana, but that by eighth grade the use of both is com mon. v Survey results show that those whq have used drugs tried them first bet ween the ages of 11 and IS. The survey results which were released Monday are from the first . phase of a county program to study effects of comprehensive alcohol and drug prevention programs targeted at adolescents. Drug Action, the Research Triangle Institute and Wake County Public Schools are con WtATHEH fe > The weather forecast far the Old North State today calls for highs In the Ms. except some 50s along the coast. On Friday, the forecast Is for fair weather with highs in the 4ds. Partly cloudy ' and warmer Saturday, with high* In the 5H* nnd lows In the mid-Mn i to shout :u». ducting the three-year study funded by a grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The survey was conducted in the winter of 1985-86, but results were held until Monday because resear chers didn’t want them- to influence the prevention program. Prevention programs were begun at about the same time the preliminary survey was conducted. Results of a second survey, not yet conducted, wHI be released in February 1989. By comparing results of the final survey to results of the preliminary one, prevention .4wtVKV. lt. a» CAIMTM. VACUUM CUANM COMPANY _#GA Co-ed tffn Cbii moon C. Smith Umveisily tone college e Teens at theGamei Road T remain beyond secondary proiect. Slated tor .. is a tom to Winston-Salem State University. Teens are encouraged to seek college as an alternative in their We planning. In the above photograph are COLLEGE recenttyTrai tour. College toe a vital part of the the month of back row, E. C. Pretty, Rashon Anders, Kevin Pretty, Kai Reese, Clifton Smith, Steve Smith, Carlos Reese, Kevin White, and Johnathan l jch; middle row, Angie Morgan, Henry L. King, Flo Avery, Debbie WMtiams, Tenia Rogers, Use Patterson, and Talecia Kelly; and bottom row, Keisha George, Edette Poole, and Diane Smith. Not pictured are Larry Jones and Steve Watson. NAACP Encouraging Youngsters Nationwide To Stay In School The NAACP is on an all-out mis sion, through its Back to School/Stay in School Program, to increase school attendance and achievement by creating a nationwide awareness among youth of the importance of staying in school. The program cur rently involves more than; 9,500 students nationwide. ' * Its program draws from a dedicated pool of commiipity volunteers who serve as tutors, adult role models, project coordinators and advisors.' These volunteers are recruited from among fraternities, sororities, Elks, Masons. churches, unions, retirees, and other organiza tions. Funded by leader’s Digest Foun dation and oth#r supporters, the pro gram has developed strategies (or keeping youngsters in school. These strategies, executed by local NAACP branches, include targeting potential dropouts a>nd providing individual supportive efforts to help them cope with their school problems. Parental involvement is emphasiz ed. Parents are made aware of the educational procedures required of their offspring, and they are en (See NAACP, P. 2) Legislator Says Industries Are Not Benefiting Blacks OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (AP)-A i black, legislator said Wednesdasy i that blacks can't get too excited about new; industries because they don’t mean new jobs for them. "Regardless of how many factories we get, it don't mean no jobs for black folks.” Rep. Don Ross, D-Tulsa, told a joint legislative session. “We don’t get the jobs that are there now.” Ross spoke at a Martin Luther King, Jr. commemoration in the House chamber. The main speaker was Charles R. Sadler, director of In Appreciation Checks Claimed Bp Three Here There were three winners in last week's Appreciation Money Feature, spoMored by The CAROLINIAN and participating buaineses. The winners who found their names hidden on the Appreciation Page this week were Ms. Katie Perrv. Rt. a. Ralelah: Ms. (See APPRECIATION, P. 2) Iernational programs for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday Commission. Ross also took note of the com ments that caused former television sports commentator Jimmy “The Greek" Snyder to get fired. “Why can’t balcks who play the sport before millions not be sitting i< the front office?” Roes asked. lie noted that the family of Gov. Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts (See LEGISLATOR, P. 2) Funds For Homeless Available One thing hopefully none of us will have to endure is the fear and frustra tion of being homeless. But to those that do, the federal government recently announced it was providing funding to provide housing for the homeless. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Samuel R. Pierce, Jr., recently announced that an addi tional $60 million for transitional housing for the homeless, and $15 million for permanent housing for the handicapped homeless, is now available to private non-profit groups an>; state and local governments. A notice was published in the Feb. 16 F: Jeral Register outlining applica tion requirements, deadlines and con tact persons for the $75 million now available under the Supportive Hous ing Demonstration Program, which was authorized by the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act. Of the $60 million in the transitional housing component of the program, $30.8 million is for transitional hous ing projects that serve deinstitution (See HOMELESS, P, 2) ■ - ', s Bench BLADEN COUPLE’S TRIAL In what could be a precedent setting case, Superior Court Judge Forest A. Ferrell Monday instructed the jury in the trial of a Bladen Coun ty couple accused of the death of a foster child to consider whether the couple had used torture to commit first-degree murder. Ann Phillips, 68, and Sylvester Phillips, 56, both of Bladenboro, are charged in the June 15 beating death of Tameka Lehmann, 11, their foster daughter. They also are accused of j fj (j \ M v ' ly child abuse involving the girl unu their adoptive son, John Phillips, 14. Jurors began their deliberations Monday afternoon, and on Tuesday, the couple was convicted. PLOT ACCUSATIONS The murder trial of the wife of the music minister of a Clinton Baptist church opened Monday with the pro secution contending that private let ters show the woman conspired to murder her husband. But the defense attorney for Donna Jones Arnold, who was the church organist, por trayed her in his opening arguments as the victim of “manipulation, depravity and homosexuality.” The Rev. R. Daniel Arnold, Jr., 33, (See JUDGES’ BENCH, P. 2)
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