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The Carolinian MIRIAM THOMAS TlAACPpiansForFirstNaSonal^^^ Radiothon To Attract Approximately One Million New Members Page 13 Miriam Thomas And Mike Caplan Will Co-Anchor A New Newscast For WTVD, Beginning Sept• 19 Page 13 BENJAMIN HOOKS RALEIGH, N.C., THURSDAY-SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 1,1988 VOL. 47, NO. 78 N.C.’s Semi-Weekly “““"25* DEDICATED TO THE SPIRIT OF JESUS CHRIST ELSEWHERE 300 Convicted Cocaine Dealer Early Release Procedures Hit DA, Judge Question NC Policy Gov. James G. Martin should reconsider state procedures that nearly led to the premature release of a cocaine dealer, a district attorney and judge said recently. Inquiries by District Attorney David McFayden alerted state of ficials to a clerical error that coulc) have led to the release of Robert Leroy Phelps mpre than a year before he was eligible for parole. Until the inquiry, the state Parole Commission was proceeding with the investigation necessary to consider Phelps for community services parole, even though he had served on ly eight months of a 19-year prison sentence. Phelps received a 10-year sentence after being convicted of two felony counts of selling cocaine. He received an additional nine-year sentence after being convicted of two more felony counts of conspiring to possess cocaine. According to the Parole Commis sion’s initial calculations, Phelps would be eligible for parole Oct. 27. The parole case analyst apparently had considered only the 10-year sentence when reviewing the case and determined Phelps could be eligi ble for parole as early as October. Sam Boyd, administrator of the Parole Commission, said the eligibili ty date was incorrect. His eligibility date is Dec. 1,1989. NEWS BRIEFS EDUCATION PUN Democratic candidate* for the office* of governor, lieutenant governor and itate superinten dent of education will unveil their unified education plan Thursday and Friday, state Democratic Party chairman Jim Van Heclte said. Lt. Gov. Bob Jordan, Sen. Tony Rand aiid Rep. Bob Ether idge will appear in press con ferences to discuss the education plan. JACKSON MEETS IN BRAWLEY CASE Early Monday, after long steer ing clear of the clouded Tawana Brawley case. Rev. Jesse Jackson met with the schoolgirl's advisors—the Rev. A1 Sharpton and lawyers C. Vernon Mason and Alton H. Maddox, Jr.—in Manhattan. He linked her “agony and pain” to clear acts of racial antagonism. JACKSON TAPE U.S. District Judge James Zagel of Chicago has issued an in junction against an Illinois firm prohibiting It from distributing videotapes of Rev. Jesse Jackson’s speech to the Democratic National Convention. MPI Home Video is prohibited from selling or distributing the 114.95 tape of the speech, “Jesse Jackson: We Can Dream Again,” until the case goes to trial. FACING $120 MILLION SUIT Haiti’s deposed president-for life, Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier, reportedly spends lot of money that Haitian lawyers are trying to take away from him. Duvalier is in exile In France with his wife and has been accus (See NEWS BRIEFS, P. 2) DIPLOMATS-TO-BE—Thra« unlvarslty students, Mnrtlnu Statu University and Eric H. Bennett, a junior alI Saint Yvonne Cam* left a junior it the University of Southern Ausustlao’ii Cefcfe ‘JJX SK Cooperative Development Seen As Sound. Viable Investments BY ROBERT L. COLLINS Special To The CAROLINIAN Black people in our communities across the country are crying out for self-determination and economic development, but they often find themselves in a dilemma. They want to own thriving businesses that will employ substan tial numbers of people, but present business owners are for the most part locked out - of the mainstream markets and prospective en trepreneurs cannot obtain adequate financing. Because traditional methods of economic development are not work ing in black communities nationwide it may be necessary to investigate alternative methods. A lesson can be learned from what was once a remote village in the Pyrenees Mountains in northern Spain. Today, the “village” of Mon dragon is the top producer of major household appliances in all of Spain. Its many other companies also have the highest productivity and profit margins in the country. What transformed Mondragon from a remote village to an industrial center was the establishment of ap proximately 200 industrial, retail, housing and school cooperatives that are financed by a cooperatively own ed bank. This cooperatively owned system has enabled 20,000 co-op members/owners to work together for their common good and the good of their community. The system has eliminated the con flict between labor and capital because the laborers are the capitalists. The formation of each new co-op requires that each worker/owner/member invest a predetermined part of the start-up cost. This investment can be borrow ed from the central bank and repaid through withholdings from members’ wages, if necessary. This enables any willing worker to participate as an equal shareholder. This also gives each employee a vested interest in the company. They own their jobs and can count on them as long as the company exists or until they retire with a good pension plan. Another important aspect of the Mondragon system is that although all receive the same return on their original capital investments, their salaries and profit-sharing bonuses are paid in relation to the skill and responsibility their job entails, but the highest salary is no more than (See ECONOMIC, P.2) Sen. Dan Quayle’s Voting Record Opposes Minorities And Families BY CHESTER A. HIGGINS, SR. NNPA News Editor WASHINGTON, D.C.-Democratic National Committee Chairman Paul G. Kirk, Jr., released a report detail ing Indiana Sen. Dan Quayle’s voting record and declared that GOP presidential candidate George Bush’s running mate’s “votes demonstrate that he has been out of touch with the mainstream of American voters.” Kirk also charged that Quayle’s “ultra-conservative record may satisfy the right-wing, but it also betrays a lack of understanding of the TEAM WOttK-loth Eaksi, Inn manager and Mm Pearson, auUtant work at a aw. EnkfkyM inn p^^ha In mrf Mm 1 u wi^ol^w^® »ww ^Plo la w ^PWl W^P continuing growth aid expansion ot Ralsigh. (Photo hy WMort lander*) economic (acts of life that confront average working families.” Titled “New Right Not New Generation,” the report details Quayle’s conservative right-wing voting record during his 12 years in the U.S. Senate. Quayle also took positions “frequently... to the right of his Republican... colleagues,” it said. Quayle’s voting record, in part: WORKING FAMILIES • Was a leader in the fight against the plant closing bill requiring employers to give workers 60 days' notice before major plant closings and layoffs (bill passed 72-23, July 6). • Opposed minimum wage in crease to $3.35 in 1977 (bill passed 309-96). • Voted for tax breaks for the rich and against imposing a 15 percent minimum tax on corporations. • Voted against a housing bill (S 825) whose programs include those for handicapped, elderly and lower income families. • Opposed health care that would have raised assistance for the unemployed by $900 million. SOCIAL SECURITY • Voted to prevent consideration of a bill that would have continued the minimum benefit under the Social Security Act. • Opposed cost of living ad justments. • Voted to kill an amendment to (See SEN. QUA YLE, P.2) Hager Saluted For Outstanding Works Roecoe Hager, state Department o Community Colleges compliant coordinator for methods of ad ministration, has received an .aware for outstanding contributions to equa opportunity employment and affir mative action efforts from the Nortl Carolina Chapter of Affirmative Ac tion Officers. Hager lives in Wake Forest with hi: wife, Anna, who is an assistant prin cipal in the Vance County Schoo System. They have three children Roscoe, Jr. (college senior), Angeli (college freshman) and Doroth; (high school sophomore). Hager came to the department a an affirmative action officer in 187S following work as assistant to th president at Anso Community Col lege. He also worked as assistan principal, athletic director, scienc teacher, tootball coach, track coach, i driver education teacher, university instructor and sales manager. I Hager is a graduate of Appalachian > State University. He holds an M.A. in higher education and supervision i from Elizabeth City State University, a B.S. in secondary science from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire i (National Science Foundation ■ Fellowship), and several certificates l of expertise in various areas of in , s t r uc t ion . i He is a member of the Wake Forest t Rolesville School Advisory Council, Wake County American Cancer i Society Board of Directors, American , Vocational Educational Association > and treasurer of the N.C. Chapter of - Black American Affairs, along with t other civic and religious functions of i which he is an active participant. AL 1 0 R A 5 T b ' E :_!£■' IISITI0N5 Ci E. JONES S' : IQH NC 2 76 Racial Statements, Slurs By Japanese The Congressional Black Caucus and black business leaders recently Issued a strong protest against ra'U, *'“" JJ Japanese government officials and manufacturers. At a Capitol Hill news conference. Rep. Mervyn Dymally <D-CaUf.>,chairman^off th CBC, expressed outrage at the racial insensitivity of »»me of Japan s top leaders. DymaUy also sent a letter to Japanese Prime Minis Noboru Takeshita. on behalf of the caucus, conveying theb “distress... at the reemergence of racially derogatory comments and practices in your country.” _ Th n t The protests were in response to two recent IncidenU. The first was a public statement from the chief of Jap™* Democratic Party, Mlchlo Watanabe. who said ***** *"*” * not mind going bankrupt because they take th*P®,,tlo"“'*tp "®" don't have to pay anything back.” Watanabe U • for^abinet minister who held portfolios for finance and trade. The secondJnci dent involved “Little Black Sambo” c.ric.tures produced by the Sanrio Co. and displays of mannequins characterising blacks as h ing grotesquely large Ups at Tokyo's Sogo department store. The mannequins were manufactured by the Yamato Mannequin Co. These episodes echo statements made in 19M by then-Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, who said that blacks and Hispanics brought down the inteUigence level of Americans. That statement pmnpted demonstrations in front of the Japanese em bassy in Washington, D.C., threats of official congressional condem nation. and talk if mycotts against Japanese consumer the United States. Nakasone subsequently apologised. Meanwhile. buck pdWckl <&*.. UcMU, Dyuclly. Jackson Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young, and a number of black business leaders held meetings with Japanese corporate and government officials to establish commercial ltaks and foster better understanding between American minorities and the JaT.Tse'centered around opportunities for black, to^ secure Japanese auto dealerships, distributorships of J*P*“**' f””T*r electronic goods, and subcontracts for black-owned hlgh-techcom puter and manufacturing firms. Although blacks consumeabout 10 Percent of Japanese VCRs, TVs and audio equipment and own 12 per cent of all Japanese cars in the United States, they have been locked out of Japanese business ventures, and recent discussions have pro (See JAPANESE. P.2) Elections ’88: Role For Blacks “The black citizens of North Carolina are an important part of the future of our state, and our campaign recognizes the crucial role of the black community in this election,” says Lt. Gov. Bob Jordan, Democratic candidate for governor. With that recognition in mind, Jor dan has named three black North Carolinians to direct his campaign for governor in the black community. William J. Barber, II will coor dinate field work in the area of minority issues from the campaign headquarters in Raleigh, as well as concentrate his efforts in eastern North Carolina. Harold H. Webb will cover the central part of the state, as well as communicating with black legislators across the entire state. And Barry S. Stanback will head up the effort in the western part of the state. Barber is from Plymouth, and is currently finishing his master of divinity at Duke Divinity School. Barber graduated cum laude from North Carolina Central University, where he was president of the NCCU Student Government Association. Webb lives in Raleigh, and is a retired state employee. He is a former teacher and principal in the Orange County School System. He has been actively involved in politics, and has attended the last three Democratic national conventions. Stanback is a Greensboro attorney and a graduate of the University of North Carolina and UNC’s Law School. Stanback was an Earl Warren Legal Scholar and a member of the Law School Honor Court. He is a past president of the Guilford County Association of Black Lawyers. “I am pleased to have these three people as part of our campaign organization,” Jordan said. “I look forward to working closely with the black community during the cam paign—and after we win in November.” In related events: Republican Gov. James G. Martin took advantage of 'See ELECTIONS ’88. P. 2) Judges' Bench FACING RAPE CHARGES An escaped convict accused of rap ing a Raleigh woman June 29 will finally be returned to North Carolina this week to face charges, according to a Wake prosecutor. Joe Henry Bryant, 20, who had escaped from Triangle Correctional Center June 25 while on an outside work assignment, was captured by Baltimore police July 2 and placed in the city jail, according to Raleigh police. A Wake grand Jury Monday return ed six indictments containing eight criminal counts against Bryant stem ming from the attack on the woman. He was charged with second-degree rape, attempted second-degree sex ual offense, breaking and entering, larceny, possession of stolen proper ty, common law robb^y, car theft and theft of the woman’s bank card. “A warrant will also be served on him for felonious escape as soon as he returns,” Assistant District Attorney Jacksoin said. POSSIBLE HOMICIDE Military officials believe a female soldier whose body was found late Monday night at Fort Bragg was murdered. The body of Pvt. Andrea Onar, 24; was found in a parked car near the (See JUDGES’ BENCH, P.2)
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