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Refusal To Testify Judge Hastings Faces impeavixAent ... __ _i.. .i! il._ » 1 A 1 * Tkie ie fka fire ♦ ♦! *v«« ika fill f ThlC CllK/*ntvim BY CHESTER A HIGGINS, SR. NEWS EDITOR Flanked by two attorneys, William Borders appeared before the House Judiciary Subcommittee On Criminal Justice weighting impeachment charges against Florida Federal Judge Alcee L. Hastings and invoked the constitutional privilege against self incrimination. Borders, a lormer prominent Washington, D.C. lawyer who was sentenced to five years in prison in 1982 for conspiring with Hastings to solicit a $150,000 bribe to reduce a forfeiture judgment against two felons, dramatically declared: “I was indicted, and sentenced to five years in preison; paid a $35,000 fine...served 33 months in prison. wun z< munins on paroie. tin may zz, 1988, I was released from parole. I have been disbarred. Therefore, I will not answer any questions and invoke the first, fourth, fifth, sixth and eighth amendments under the constitution against self incrimination.” Cong. John Conyers, Jr. (D., MI) who is chairman of the subcommittee The Carolinian RALEIGH, N.C., MONDAY JUNE 6.1988 NC's Semi-Weekly SINGLE COPY OE IN RALEIGH dlDt DEDICATED TO THE SPIRIT OF JESUS CHRIST ELSEWHERE 30# VOL. 47. NO. 5a On Release Program Rape Charges Dropped ..nT»»-i»W-T1 n •tt "t" tKmmm- mmtm * mmm m-awmmm ' — ^ • receiving plaque-Dr. Julius Nimmons, Jr. (center) receives a bronzed plaque tram Dr. PrezeH R. Robinson, President of Saint Augustine's College (left) as Mrs. SMriey Nimmons looks on approvingly. Nimmons received the award during a Farewell Luncheon given in his honor as he prepares to take the reins as President of Jarvis Christian College In Hawkins, Texas. Nimmons not only served Saint Augustine’s but the Raleigh Wake Community as well during Ms many years In the Raleigh Community. SBI Keeps Watch For Jamaican Drug Gangs A.. m/vnt JnaJhr »- • ! ■ J il_1_I_ emerging organized crime groups— Jamaican gangs—has begun carving out a piece of North Carolina’s drug trade for itself, law enforcement of ficials say. “We’ve known of the Jamaican presence in North Carolina for several months,” said Cuyler Win dham, assistant director of the State Bureau of Investigation. “I don’t think it’s getting any better.” The SBI and federal authorities know of “five or six areas” in the state where an “identifiable Jamaican organization is operating,” said Paul Lyon, the Charlotte-based special agent in charge of North Carolina and South Carolina opera tions for the federa Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. Federal, state and local law en forcement officials say their agencies have responded by forming task forces to confront the groups, a local Raleigh daily reported last week. “Within the past 12 months the in terest has intensified for the agencies involved,” Lyon said. Other officials said gang members have been identified in Raleigh, Charlotte, Greensboro, Jacksonville and New Bern. Their products In clude cocaine, marijuana and the po tent cocaine derivative crack. Throughout North Carolina, of liv_iaio saiu, um ^ uavv wvvu wumwm arrests of Jamaicans who hae had ties to gangs. But because gang ac tivity is in its early stages, there are no statistics available on gang related crimes. Earlier this month, Raleigh police and SBI agents raided a house they suspected was a drug distribution center. Though no Jamaicans were arrested, agents said the raid was a project of a Jamaican task force. Nationwide, the groups—who call themselves “posses” after a Jamaican slang term for a gang—have been responsible for a substantial rise in the rate of murders and other violent crimes in cities such as Kansas City, Seattle, Dallas and Washington. However, law enforcement officials statewide downplayed the significance of their joint efforts, say ing North Carolina was not likely to see high levels of gang violence becaues it lacked a giant urban center. “There have always been some groups emerging in history,” said the ATF’s Lyon, a point man in the war on Jamaican posses in the state. “Cubans were the big issue three years ago. These ‘posses’ just hapen to be more violent than normal groups, and because of that we’re paying a lot of attention to them.” Jimmy Coleman Helps In Law Enfrocement Jimmy uoieman, a oi. Augustine’s College alumnus, has successfully completed the Na tional Certified Investigators Program. This program was designed for administrators supervising law enforcement pro grams, criminal investigations and regulatory investigators for licensure. The program was sponsored by the Law Enforce ment Training Institute, School of Law, University of Missouri at Columbia; the Council of State Governments; and the National Clearinghouse on Licensure, En forcement and Regulation. The National Certified Investigator Training Program was held in Austin, Texas. Coleman, who is currently senior deputy commissioner of insurance, is responsible for criminal investigations, licensing and regulations of bail bond smen, collection agencies, motor clubs, premium finance and the Office of Minority Assistance. He is currently a board member of the Gamer Road YM CA, a member of Kabala Shrine Temple, Excelsior Masonic L*oage, coyer v^unsisiury ixu. civ ind attends First Cosmopolitan Baptist Church where Dr. W.B. Lewis is minister. reiony Charges Pending A Raleigh police officer testified in juCeSe court that a 63-year^d woman told him she had been hanging out laundry in her yard when a 15-year-old youth attacked her. Wake District Court Judge George F Bason dropped a rape charged against the youth last week bu continued the hearing because of during a hearing held to determine whether the youth should be tried as an adult in the attack on the woman who spent almost a month recovering in the hospital and required surgery ^AssTdisL Thomas Fort stMaasSS! ^»ho«.s arrested minutes after the attack. Police suspected rape after neighbors found the woman lying next to a clothesline with her panties at her ankles and housecoat at her W The youth faces charges of assa^1' with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury in the incident. (See RAPE CHARGES, P 2) New Radar To Crack Down On High Speeders The North Carolina Highway Patrol is using new radar devices to crack down on speeding motorists, with emphasis along interstate highways. The state has purchased these major devices and is distributing them to as many as 200 troopers in the field to help in an indefinite crackdown along interstates because , of an exceptional in crease in high speeders. (See NEW RADAR, P.2) Wake Count Ready To Gv The Wake County Public School System has set its plans into motion for Commencement 1988. Approx imately 4,155 students from 13 schools in Wake County will be graduating this year. Based on past trends, about 77 percent of the graduating seniors plan to further their education. Of that total, 54 percent plan to attend a four-year college or university, while the other 23 percent plan to go to junior colleges or trade schools. This year students and their guests will be attending graduation ceremonies as scheduled below: • Apex High School: Saturday, June 11, at 4 p.m., Memorial Auditorium. 302 students expected to graduate. • Athens Drive High School: Graduation Monday, June 13, at 7 p.m. at the Civic Center; 376 students expected to graduate. Baccalaureate Sunday, June 5, at 8 p.m. at the Civic Center. • Broughton High School: Satur day, June 11, at 8 p.m. at the Civic Center; 503 students expected to graduate. •Cary Senior High School: Sun day, June 12, at 7 p.m. at the Civic Center; 449 students expected to graduate. • East Wake High School: Gradua tion Friday, June 10, at 7 p.m. at Memorial Auditorium; 222 students expectged to graduate. Bac calaureate Sunday, June 5, at 8 p.m. in Memorial Auditorium. • Enloe High School: Graduation Friday, June 10, at 7 p.m. at the Civic Center; 480 students expected to graduate. Baccalaureate Sunday, June 5, at 2 p.m. at the Civic Center. •Fnqnay-Varlaa High School; Sunday, June 12 at 5 p.m. at said: salt): “The Committee did not call you here to embarrass you...We had requested that you appear as a witness but had received no response. position. Of course you have the right to invode the constitutional privilege against self-incrimination. Since the activities were in 1981, it seems the statute of limitations may have run required to determine what further action it will take—whether we should seek immunity and compel your testimony. You are excused, (See JUDGE HASTINGS'P. 2) m jmm■ DISCUSSING COMMITMENT-Michael S. Fields (right), vlci president and director of North American Sales and Servlci for Applied Data Research, Inc., came to Howard Universltj recently to announce a gift to the university of ove $900,000 worth of software. Dr. James E. Cheek (left) president of Howard, praised ADR, saying, “Thi i advancement el higher education depends on the ! commitment of corporations such as ADR to ensure that the graduates of today are equipped to work with the technology of tomorrow.” ADR is a major producer of software for IBM mainframe computers and is headquartered in Princeton, N.J. Chita Care In Black Community Helps Develop National Agenda UI M. MAUUINA NNFA Correspondent Behind the closed doors of un disclosed meeting places, and amidst key campaign enthusiasts, political types are setting the tone for the Democratic and Republican policy agendas. While traditionally the Democratic Party has embraced social programs, neither party has implemented a strong quality child care program to solve the growing crisis in America. This is particularly r uicai iu uic ucvciupiucm ui me black child. Advocates of black child develop ment strongly contend that quality child care must be available to all families in need of such services at prices which families can afford. “Black families, regardless of their economic status, want the opportuni ty to raise their children in a pro tected and healthy environment, ex posing them to experiences which will maximize and promote their Jackson Says He’s Earned Appraisal Vice President u „ TRENTON, N.J. <AP>—The Rev. Je*se Jackson said last Tues day that he’s "earned consideration" to run as the Democrats’ vice presidential candidate, but he refused to give up his llth-hour crusade to become the nation's first black president. Jackson, campaigning in New Jersey before the state’s June 7 primary, also left open the possibility that he might go directly to the floor of the Democratic National Convention in July to fight for issues beyond the vice presidency. Asked if he would accept becoming Dukakis' running mate, Jackson asserted, “I’ve earned consideration.” Were he to win, he said he would give the same consideration to Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis. Though Dukakis is a strong frontrunner for the nomination, Jackson said he and the governor must team together to defeat Vice President George Bush, the Republican Party’s certain nominee. “We need each other. We’re keenly aware of that. Together, we must use our combined strength to change the course," Jackson said. The course, Jackson said, is one that he—not Dukakis has set with his surprisingly successful campaign. Jackson said his "pro gressive” campaign is centered on a call for "jobs, peace and justice." (See JESSE JACKSON. P.2) If Public Schools aduate Almost 4,200 Memorial Auditorium; 176 students expected to graduate. • Garner Senior High School: Sun day, June 12, at 2 p.m. at the Civic Center; 350 students expected to gradu,' te. • Mitlbrook High School: Gradua tion Saturday, June 11, at 10 a m. at the Civic Center; 495 students ex pected to graduate. Baccalaureate Sunday, June 5, at 6 p.m. at the Civic Center. • Sanderson High School: Gradua tion Saturday, June 11, at 2 p.m. at the Civic Center; 512 students ex (See PUBLIC SCHOOLS, P.2) ueveiupmemai puieiuiai v> mil a parent must work or participate in activities which take them away from the child, they want a substitute caregiver to offer their child the same opportunities for healthy growth and development,” stated Carla Curtis, policy analyst for the National Black Child Development Institute. The NBCDI is a national, nonprofit, advocacy organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for black children and youth on the national and local levels, with its primary policy focus in the areas of health child welfare, education and child care. The need for chid care is not a nev phenomenon in the black community, according to G. Niobe Marshall public policy analyst for NBCDI “While black women have histoiicai (See CHILD CARE. P. 2) House OKs Price Bill On Banking WASHINGTON, D.C.-The House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs gave its unanimous ap proval to legislation authored by Fourth District Congressman David Price that will require financial in stitutions to provide consumers with the full terms and obligations of home equity loans. Home equity loans, whose populari ty has virtually exploded in past mon ths due to provisions in the recent Tax Reform Act, are largely unregulated under present law. By current estimates, American lending institu tions hold more than $200 billion in outstanding debt on home equity loans. The Price bill, which will shortly go before the full House of Represen tatives for final approval, amends the federal Truth in Lending Act to re quire lenders to disclose, prior to pay ment by consumers of any nonrefun dable fees, the annual porcen'.v.* (SeePRICE BILL. P. 2) __AFRICA-Three of the five presidents of historically Mack collages talk with the U. S. Ambassador to South Africa during their recent tour of the Southern tier of Africa, Including South Africa. From left Dr. Charles Lyons, (armor Chancellor of Fayettevie State University, FayettovMo, N.C.; Dr. Presell R. RoMnsen, President of Saint Augustine’s College i leader of the delegation; The Honorable Edward Perkins, Ambassador, U.8. Ambassador to South Africa; and Dr; Hugh Dloster, President Emeritus, Morehouse Cottage, Atlanta, 6a. Robinson was asked to lead tho trip sponsored by the Agency for International Development (AD), an Agency of the U.S. State Oept.
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