I Pentagon Balks At Honors Fo
Two Black World War Heroes
BY CHESTER A. HIGGINS, SR.
NNPA Nows Editor
The Pentagon is digging in its
bureaucratic heels and insisting that
the efforts of a Republican con
gressman to persuade the military to
posthumously award two black World
War I and II heroes the Medal of
Honor as a “matter of historic
justice” just won’t wash.
But the military will have “a fight
on its hands, Rep. Josepn J.
DioGuardi (R-N.Y.), a first
generation Italian who is embued
with a strong sense of justice,
declared. He has flatly stated that an
Army letter to him is “an unaccep
table response” and that he is ready
to go to the mat on this issue.
In a letter to DioGuardi, Assistant
Secretary of the Army Delbert L.
Spurlock, Jr., who is black, declared
that the time limit for such
awards—five years after combat ac
tion—has run out and thus showing
preference for one soldier over
several thousand others would be in
appropriate. Spurlock’s counterpart
in the Navy agrees.
DioGuardi is seeking to have the
Army honor Sgt. Henry Johnson, who
(See PENTAGON, P. 2)
JAMES E. BURT
Burt Selected
New Regional
UNCF Director
WINSTON-SALEM-The national
office of the United Negro College
Fund, Inc., has appointed James E.
Burt as the new area development
director for their North Carolina
operation.
A graduate of Saint Augustine’s
College in Raleigh, a UNCF member
institution, Burt had continued his
studies in public administration at
North Carolina State University, the
Development Internship Program at
| the University of Pennsylvania and
management in higher education at
the American Management Associa
tion, Hamilton, N Y.
Burt is a native of Raleigh. He
comes to UNCF from Bennett College
in Greensboro where he served as
director of institutional development
and vice president for institutional
development. He was coordinator of
alumni affairs and church relations
at St. Augustine’s and consultant for
alumni administration for the Phelps
Stokes Fund, Robert R. Morton
Memorial Institute.
He serves as president of the
Association of Fundraising Officers,
Inc., executive vice president, St.
Augustine’s Alumni Association;
director of the Eloise Logan Penn
Chorale. He is a member of the Coun
cil for Advancement and Support of
Education, a member of the Ad
(See JAMES BURT, P 2)
Appointment Of Gray
No Favor To Jackson
ATLANTA, Ga. (AP)-Democrauc
National Committee Chairman Paul
Kirk denied that the party appointed
a leading black congressman chair
man of the platform drafting commit
tee to appease Democratic presiden
tial aspirant Jesse Jackson.
“I told him about my intentions, he
expressed no opposition, Kirk said.
"1 told him that with respect to this
entire process... we wanted to make
sure that there was fair representa
tion of the membership.”
Rep. William Gray of Penn
sylvania, chairman of the House
Budget Committee, was named to
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will design the party’s presidential
platform. Gray is well regarded by
Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis
and Jesse Jackson, the two top
Democratic candidates, Kirk said.
“Congressman Gray enjoys the
respect of both the presidential cam
paigns, all the members of Congress,
and has proven... to be a man of com
mitment to principle,” Kirk said.
“His appointment was made in the
best interest of the Democratic Par
ty,” Kirk said. “I would think that the
respect in which he’s held by both
(See APPOINTMENT, P. 2)
i
NEW FACILITY—Sheriff John Baker speaks at the grand opening ol the
Hammond Road Correctional Facility June 8. The facility began housing inmates
the following day, and was constructed to help ease the owerciowding problems
of the main jaU In the courthouse building (Photo by Tatib SabitCa'ioway)
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Gethsemane Rainbow
Home To Face Eviction
Board Has
Resisted
Relocation
On Monday, June 6, Delores
Powell-Glenn filed an eviction pro
ceeding against the Gethsemane
Rainbow Partnership, Inc., to
recover possession of her property
located at 1013 S. Person St. Ms.
Glenn, former executive director and
founder of the Gethsemane Rainbow
Partnership, is the owner of the house
in which the Rainbow Harbor House
is located. The home houses women
recently released rrom prison ana ui
fers them support services in the pro
cess of re-entering the community.
On Feb. 12, Ms. Glenn notified Alice
Ashton, chairman of the board, that
the shelter would have to vacate the
premises on or before June 1. Her
decision was based on the fact that
GRP had refused for 1'2 years to
enter into a lease for the premises.
They had indicated that GRP intend
ed to obtain another facility “in a
more suitable neighborhood” for its
group home.
Believing that there was no long
term plan for use of her property, Ms.
Glenn made plans to continue her
ministry to women leaving prison and
other women in crisis. To do this, she
said, she must have the use of her
home at South Person Street.
The board of GRP has resisted
leaving the property on June 1,
despite having had 3'^ months to find
other quarters, Ms. Glenn said. Dur
ing this time, she claimed she had ob
tained commitments from a number
of individuals and the Raleigh Rescue
Mission for housing of the women now
residing in the group home. In addi
tion, she said, she is willing to allow
any of the women at the home to re
main on a short-term basis.
In a release dated Friday, May 10,
(SeeEVICTION. P. 2)
“ROLE MODEL-Pryce Baldwin, center, dines with David Sanders, left, and
6rumeil Malone, right, at the Kappa scholars banquet at the North Raleigh Hilton.
Baldwin is a personal model for both David and Grumeil in the Helping Hands
Program in the Wake County Public School System. David and Grumeil are both in
the sixth grade at Llgon Middle School. (Photo by Talib Sabir-Calloway)
Leaders Say Challenge
Is Preventing Dropouts
Improving Tar Heel literacy is Dy
far the number one concern of the
leaders of North Carolina Citizens for
Business and Industry—“The Voice
of Business’’—whose 1,500 member
firms comprise a corporate “Who’s
Who” of the state.
“Our future is only as bright as our
young people,” says NCCBI Ex
ecutive Committee member L. Vin
cent Lowe, Jr. of Wilson, echoing the
sentiments of almost half the
respondents to North Carolina’s May
magazine poll of NCCBI’s officers,
directors and former chairmen.
The chairman and chief executive
officer of Branch Banking and Trust
Co. added that North Carolina's sons
and daughters “will determine our
future course. Currently, less than six
of every 10 adults over the age of 25 in
North Carolina have completed their
high school level education. Every
year, approximately 26.000 students
help by taking a more active interest
in the challenge of keeping children in
school and by working to ensure that
schools provide programs that will
give students the educational founda- [
tion they will need to become suc
cessful employees. 1
“Together, the public and private J
sectors can work to find ways to ad
dress the problem of undereducated
parents. Convincing the parents to ;
complete their education through the f
state’s well-funded, student-hungry <
community colleges can help them s
serve as better role models for their 1
children and influence their decision g
to remain in school. i
“Business and industry leaders in i
North Carolina should make sure that t
parents, legislators, educators and, i
most importantly, students realize
what we already know. A good educa- (
(See LEADERS, P. 2) 1
MICHAELJORDAN
Wilmington Residents Seek
Stretch Of Local Road To
Carry Name of Jordan
WILMINGTON (AP)—New Hanover County commissioners are
recommending that part of Interstate 40 be named the Michael Jor
dan Parkway—a fitting tribute to the basketball star who gets most
of his points by driving the lane.
The commissioners voted to recommend that the state Depart
ment of Transportation rename part of 1-40 in the Wilmington
native's honor. The action came after several owners of property on
Gordon Road objected to changing the name of the rural, two-lane
road where Jordan grew up.
"Everyone around the world knows Michael Jordan," said Joe
Augustine, executive vice president of the Chamber of Commerce.
He agreed that New Hanover County had turned out other fine
athletes, including the Football Hall of Fame’s Sonny Jurgensen,
former Harlem Globetrotter Meadowlark Lemon and quarterback
Roman Gabriel. But he said those athletes hadn't drawn as much at
tention to the area as Jordan, recently named most valuable player
in the National Basketball Association.
But "Let's not bury a part of history just to add a new name," said
Oliver Godwin, a longtime Gordon Road resident. The road has been
around for years, he said, as have many of its residents.
“An address gets to be part of you," he told the commissioners.
“I think Mike needs to be honored,” said Winston Thompson, who
owns a sign business at the corner of Gordon Road and Market
Street, “but why can’t we take the Smith Creek Parkway and put his
name on it?”
(See MICHAEL JORDAN, P. 2) „ ,
Student Interns Get To
Look At NC Government
One hundred university, college
ind technical institute students are
;etting a firsthand look at North
Carolina’s state government this
ummer. They are working as interns
or 10 weeks, learning about state
;overnment operations while work
ng in fields related to their academic
nd professional interests. Also,
here will be a variety of seminars
nd social activities scheduled.
The 1988 North Carolina State
lovernment Internship Program
egan May 27 with an orientation day
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in Raleigh. Interns were greeted oy
Dr. Raymond Camp, chairman of the
North Carolina Internship Council;
Nancy J.R Wells, executive director
of the Youth Advocacy and Involve
ment Office and Jeff Agee, state coor
dinator for the internship program.
Eugene Bohi, general manager of
WGGT-TV in Greensboro, was the
guest speaker.
“The internship program offers our
young people a unique employment
opportunity,” said Secretary of Ad
(See STUDENTS, K 2)
across the state join their ranks by
dropping out of school.
“The schools must find a way to
identify the special needs of all our
children and meet those needs in a
way that does not label students as
potential failures. More than half the
entire state budget is spent on educa
tion each year, which indicates the
problem does not originate from a
lack of public money. More care must
be taken to see that this money is
spent in a manner that will benefit
and encourage students.”
Lowe says, "The private sector can
Sanford Cantor
Inmate* To Got
Now Dormo
State Correction Secretary Aaron
J. Johnson will join other state and
local officials for the dedication of
two 90-bed dormitories at the Sanford
Advancement Center at 10 a m.
Wednesday, June 15.
“The completion of these dor
mitories is tangible evidence of our
progress toward making North
Carolina’s prison system more just,
humane, and constitutionally defensi
ble,” Secretary Johnson said.
These new facilities are part of the
state’s $29.3 million Emergency
Prison Facilities Development Pro
gram, under which 2,554 new beds are
being built system-wide to help ad
dress the problem of prison over
crowding. Gov. Martin’s 1988-89 sup
plemental budget requests almost $28
million for the construction of an ad
ditional 976 medium-custody beds
and support facilities.
“Although this construction will not
increase the overall capacity of our
prison system, it does improve the
conditions of confinement within our
prisons,” Secretary Johnson added.
“This is something we must do if we
are to avoid a federal takeover of our
prisons.”
The dormitories which will be oc
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Wanted: Mature, stable and
energetic couple to adopt three active
young brothers—Jessie, Jamie and
Robert, ages 11, 10, and 8. Couples
must be able to provide the brothers
with lots of love.
As most youngsters, they like to
play outside together. They are close
and somewhat protective of each
other, but are typical brothers who
fight and argue.
As the oldest, Jessie has a part
time job delivering papers in the
afternoon. He has brown eyes and a
medium brown complexion and is
considered to be tall and slim for his
age, doesn’t do particularly well in
school and performed below average
this past year. He is in the fifth grade
and is really capable of doing
average school work.
As the middle child, Jamie is a cute
10-year-old with brown eyes, medium
to dark complexion, is a pleasant,
charming child whose smile would
capture anyone’s heart. He is of
average height, has a heavy build and
absolutely loves to eat. He was slow
to develop at an early age but has im
proved with an enriched environment
and stimulation. He is in the fifth
grade, enjoys school and he does
average work.
As the youngest, Robert is
a delightful, energetic child who has
had five foster care placements,
causing mm to nave a lot of instabili
ty in his young life. He has brown
eyes, medium complexion and is
pretty much average height and
weight. He has repeated the second
grade but is capable of doing average
work. He enjoys riding his bike, play
ing basketball, playing with his toys,
watching television, playing with
friends and he has good health.
Couples interested in adopting
these brothers or other children like
them will not have a long waiting
period to adopt a black child.
Caseworkers at the Children’s Home
Society will work immediately with
black couples who wish to adopt.
(See COUPLES, p. 2)