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ELECTION YEAR (Continued from page l) and state and national party officials Harrington said the party hac made “a significant and a successfu effort” to involve Jackson supporter: at all levels of the campaign.” “I don’t really think there’s < serious problem. But if he [Jackson identifies some problems then we’l work with him,” Harrington said. Some of the attendees include< Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga.; California Assemblyman Willie Brown Jackson’s campaign manager; Nev Mexico Gov. Toney Anaya; Texas Agriculture Commissioner Jin Hightower; Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young; Georgia party executive director Bobby Kahn; and Dukakis state campaign director, Mike deVegter. Sources close to Jackson had saic last Wednesday that the formei presidential candidate was angerec at being told by Dukakis aieies tc avoid campaigning in Michigan Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia. Texas, New York and Alabama. Jackson said he would set his owr schedule for the fall and “keep press ing for the priorities we fought for in our campaign.” Dukakis, in California, said that night, “I’ll be meeting with some oi the leaders of the Jackson campaign, who are already becoming a very im portant part of our campaign in California... the Democratic Party has never been so united as it is this year.” In Atlanta, Joseph Gardner, opera tions director in Jackson’s Chicago office, said, "Basically, the transition has been smooth... It’s obviously not easy to integrate a campaign organization that was autonomous." Gardner said Georgia was among the states where the problems were most serious. He said the Jackson ramn “had thought Onraia wac a model,” but then Rev. Cameron Alex ander, a Jackson backer, took his name off the list of nine co-chairs of the state Dukakis campaign. Alex ander said the state Democratic Par ty was giving only token attention tc blacks. NEWS BRIEFS (Continued from page l) since the 1972 killing of 100,000 Burundi nationalists belonging to the Hutu tribe, an estimated 5,000 Tutsi tribesmen were massacred by the Hutu, government officials said. Branding the killers as "ex tremist agitators,” Burundian Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Minister Cyprien Mbonimpa said an attempt is being made to divide the country along ethnic lines. The Tutsis, tall, slender people, and the Hutus, short, generally muscular, have had a long running hatred based on their ethnic heritage. FIRST SADD AWARDS Secretary of Administration James S. Lofton presented the first North Carolina Students Against Driving Drunk awards recently. In a ceremony in Raleigh with North Carolina Mothers Against Drunk Driving, N.C. Court of Appeals Judge Robert F. Orr of Asheville and Robert D. Owens of Greensboro were recognized by N.C. SADD >ind N.C. MADD for their dedica tion and outstanding service in the fight against drunk driving. JUDGES BENCH (Continued from page 1) had been reported stolen from Oakwood Cemetery, 701 Oakwood Avenue. Sanders was being held in Wake County Jail at press time under $8,000 bond. AGENCY BARS MINISTER The state Department of Correction has barred a Baptist minister from visiting prisons while the SBI in vestigates allegations that he ac cepted money from prisoners to help arrange early releases or parole. The Rev. John T. Johnson, director of prison ministry and drug abuse counseling for Lewis Chapel Mis sionary Baptist Church in Fayet teville, has also been suspended from the church staff pending the outcome, said the Rev. John Fuller, pastor at Lewis Chapel. Johnson is not related to Secretary of Correction Aaron J. Johnson. Cor rection spokesman David Guth said the request for a State Bureau of In vestigation probe had been submitted last week after an in-house investiga tion. TEEN PLEADS GUILTY A Raleigh teenager pleaded guilty this week m Wake Superior Court to voluntary manslaughter in the stabb ing death May 31 of a 19-year-old. Wayne Edward Maroon, 17, agreed to serve a five-year sentence for manslaughter in exchange for having a second-degree murder charge dismissed under a plea arrangement. The case, had it gone to trial, would have probably questioned whether Maroon used excessive force ii defending himself against Scott Walters, who died of two stab woundi after a fight at Maroon’s home. Under state law, a person loses tlx right to claim self-defense when he uses more force than reasonably necessary to protect himself. Walters, of Raleigh, thoughl I Maroon had told Walters’ estranged l wife that Walters was still shooting drugs and went to Maroon’s home al 7618 Copperfield Court to fight him. U.S. HOUSE ' (Continued from page l) 1 sharply critical of the wide gaps in educational and economic opportuni ty for black Americans and recognizes the nation’s stake in 1 bolstering black higher education to meet foreign economic, high-tech, and other challenges. “One-Third of a Nation: A Report of the Commission on Minority Par ticipation in Education and American Life.” published this year by the American Council on Educa tion and the Education Commission of the States, noted that by the year 2000 one-third of all school-age children will be black and other minorities; 42 percent of all public school students will be minorities or victims of poverty ; and 21.8 million workers out of a workforce of 140 million are expected to be non-white. The report also said that in 1986 almost one-third of blacks ahd in comes below the poverty level—nearly three times the white rate—and that the 14.5 percent black jobless rate was more than twice the rate for whites. On the education front, the report pointed out, that of the 1.05 million high school seniors who took the Scholastic Aptitude Test in 1985, just over 70,000 (nine percent) were black. Between 1975-85, the percen tage of black high-school graduates. 24 and younger, who were enrolled in or had completed one or more years of college was 44 percent, compared to 48 percent in 1975. Rlarlrc rpnnrt nnfpH maHp nn about nine percent of all undergraduates in 1984-85, but receiv ed only six percent of bachelor’s degrees. Between 1976-85, the number of blacks earning master’s degrees fell 32 percent and the number of blacks earning doctorates dropped by five percent. In an area critical to U.S. economic competitiveness and national security—computer science—only one black earned a doctorate out of 355 awarded nationally in 1986 and blacks received only six of 730 doc torates awarded nationwide in mathematics in 1986. Among those who played pivotal roles in designing the hearing were: Tyronza Richmond, chancellor, North Carolina Central University; and William Evans, assistant to Chancellor Richmond. Other groups and individuals in volved in planning the hearing were the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, Of fice for the Advancement of Public Black Colleges, United Negro College Fund, Benjamin E. Mays National Education Resource Center, Inc., John Smith, U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, and Rick Jerue, House Postsecondary Subcom mittee staff. BRUCE LIGHTNER (Continued from page 1) holiday commission and another asks what Jordan has against King. The ads do not mention that Martin opposed the 1967 bill that established the state King holiday or that Jordan was a leading supporter. Jordan’s campaign has attacked me au dd MCctiy anu misieauing. Martin says it raises legitimate ques tions about Jordan’s consistency. Lightner, a Raleigh businessman who was state manager of Jesse Jackson’s presidential campaign, resigned from the commission to pro test the ads. At a press conference last week, Lightner said, “I cannot serve on the commission if in fact it is bei/^ used as a political football. For the gov ernor to use the King holiday and Dr. King’s name in a negative type of in nuendo is very offensive and I predict it will backfire.” Lightner reportedly consulted with senior staff advisors to Ms. King in Atlanta. In a letter addressed to Gov. Martin, Lightner stated, “I cannot, in good conscience, be a party to, or in conspiracy with, any governmental agency or commission whieh has a chief executive that deliberately in sults the intelligence of the black community and preys on the racial fears of the broader community” (see letter on Page 4). Tim Pittman, Martin’s campaign spokesman, said Lightner’s criticism was “absurd,” noting that the spot was produced by a black-run adver tising company based in Louisiana. -Martin did say he remembered the meeting with Ms. King. He said he had told her he wouU be glad to ap point the commission to organize memorial services in conjunction with King’s birthday. “A little bit later we checked with her staff to see if it would be agreeable to appoint the lieutenant governor as chairman, I thought as an honor to him because of his leader ship in that area.” Martin said. Lightner said he advised Jordan not to accept Martin’s offer, suspec ting that "Martin would In fact use that as a political type of blackmail against the lieutenant governor in... less supportive communities." Lightner said he asked Martin to be chairman of the commission, which the governor had agreed to establish at Ms. King's request. Congress had recommended that states create such groups to oversee King celebrations. Several state commissiors are led by governors, Lightner said. POLICE (Continued from page 1) reopen those hearings into black/white confrontations that are being inadequately dealt with presently by the police who are sometimes the alleged perpetrators. They reportedly cited instances: the killing by police of Eleanor Bum phers and Yvette Smallwood, the in famous Howard Beach incident, and of course the Brawley case, in which Tawana Brawley, a 15-year-old last November, said she was kidnapped and raped by six white men, one of them allegedly a policeman, over a four-day period. She was discovered wrapped in a plastic bag, her body et ched with the KKK symbol and smeared with dog feces. She has since refused to cooperate with the New York prosecutor’s office or the grand jury. A warrant was issued for the arrest of her mother, who sought protection in various churches to avoid arrest. Conyers is considering the publishers’/Brawley request. Conyers’ aides said the lawmaker was reluctant to accept the Brawley request while the case is still under consideration by the grand jury. “He doesn’t know if he would be setting a precedent in permitting a case to cir cumvent the traditional judicial pro cess and be heard by his Subcommit tee on Criminal Justice,” he said. ounon Becomes Instructor For College Program TARBORO—Earl Roberson, direc tor of literacy programs, announced the employment of Sybil Sutton as an instructor in compensatory education at Edgecombe Community College recently. Compensatory education is the education of the mentally han dicapped or exceptional adult. Rober son said, “I am impressed with the high level of expertise Ms. Sutton ex hibits as a compensatory education instructor. As a professional, she is exceptional." As an instructor, Sutton is responsi ble for the content areas of communi ty living, consumer education, health, language, math, social science, vocational education, and related areas. She designs cur riculum activities to meet the needs of intermediate care facility clients. She implements and practices pro gram goals and is responsible for the general educational needs of each assigned client. Sutton will work with severely and profoundly handicapped clients who live in Skill Creations in Tarboro. The facility houses 15 natives of Edgecombe County who have been transferred from the O’Berry Center in Goldsboro. She is currently teaching all educa tion classes at Skill Creations, but beginning Sept. 12 some classes will be taught on the ECC Tarboro cam pus. The reason for the change is stated by the director of Skill Crea tions, Diane Walls, and her staff who act in accordance with the goals of “normalization" set by intermediate care facilities and the North Carolina General Assembly. It was decided inai uie clients neeaea to receive their training in a normal educational setting. The clients will be transported to and from the campus in a van and two aides will assist Sut ton. Sutton comes to Edgecombe Com munity College with a broad profes sional and experiential background. She graduated from St. Augustine’s College and has continued to take classes in special education since her undergraduate days. In the fall she will begin working on a master of arts at East Carolina University in special education or in administration and supervision. Sutton has worked in a group-home setting, with O’Berry Center, Wilson County Residential Services, and began a similar compensatory educa tion program with Martin Communi ty College. Sutton is married to Anthony Sut ton, a substance abuse counselor with the Wilson Mental Health Depart ment. The couple lives in Wilson with their eight-year-old daughter, Can dace. CADET COMPLETES TRAINING Cadet Stephen P. Ritter, son of Phyllis R. Stokes of 323 CanterhiU Drive, West Columbia, S.C., and Paul E. Ritter of rural Route 2S, Raleigh, has completed a U.S. Air Force ROTC field training encampment at Plattsburgh Air Force Base, New York. Field training, attended by cadets normally between their second and third year of college, gives an oppor tunity to evaluate each student's potential as an officer, according to The summer’s curriculum consists of orientations on jet aircraft, career opportunities, human relations education and equal opportunity training. Physical fitness and sur vival training is also emphasised. Many office workers prefer working at home, often aided by personal computers If you regularly turn your kitchen or dining room into an extension of your office, you're not alone According to a recent survey, three out of four U.S. white-collar employees lake work home. Most do so by choice, not necessity. And for about two-thirds of these em ployees. bringing work home has become an accepted routine at least once a week. “Working at home has become an im portant part of American culture." said John Frank, senior president of sales and marketing for Zenith Data Systems, which commissioned the study. The survey also found that, on average, these workers spend 18 hours a month on office work at home. And personal computers have begun to blur the separation between home and MOItK AMKKICAINS THAN KVKH an- taking work home. anil thtw home-workers an- Iwiee as likely lo own a personal eompuler (such as this Zenith Data Systems “eaZy |m “). a im-h siirvev has fmiml. office. Computer owners are no longer buy ing their systems just for fun and games; they’re finding more productive and meaningful ways to use their computers. Interestingly, Frank said, most of the respondents reported that working at home does not reduce or replace hours spent in the office. Instead, it is seen as a way to increase productivity. Most of those surveyed agreed that working at home has advantages, such as fewer interruptions and a better environ ment for concentration. “Also, many bring work home because they prefer to be with their family, even though they have work to do." Frank said. The findings also showed that workers who take work home are twice as likely to own a personal computer than those who keep their work at the office. In fact, three out of four of these com puter owners bought their systems so they would he able to bring more office work home. “Not surprisingly," Frank said, "the computer owners enjoy working at home more than those without a computer. “Many of today's computers, such as Zenith's new ‘eaZy pc.' are designed to be simple enough for use by the entire family, yet as powerful as a business computing system," Frank said. "As new technologies and changing lifestyles make the separation between office and home less distinct, taking work home may someday become a way of life for all white-collar workers," Frank said. FBI Director Vows To Stamp Out Racism, Discrimination Policies WASHINGTON, DC. (AP)-FBI Director William Sessions, vowing to stamp out any racism or discrimina tion at the bureau, said he has ap proved a new five-year affirmative action program to hire and promote more minority employees. "From the beginning, I have tried to make the FBI’s policy against racism and discrimination crystal clear to every member of the FBI, both by policy statements... and by personally addressing employees,” Sessions said during a luncheon speech. , While he outlined steps he has taken to eliminate discrimination over the past 10 months, Sessions refused to talk about pending legal actions taken by a group of Hispanic agents and by a black agent. Some 311 Hispanic agents filed a class-action suit in El Paso, Texas contending the FBI discriminates in the promotion, discipline and assign ment of Hispanics. A federal judge is expected to issue a decision in the case by Oct. 1. The Hispanics seek unspecified damages and changes in FBI policies. In the other case, Donald Rochon, a black agent in the Philadelphia of fice, has filed racial harassment charges against the government. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has already upheld many of Rochon’s complaints, stem ming from his tenure in the Omaha, Neb., office. Sessions acknowledged that the FBI must make improvements so its agent workforce will “more nearly reflect our nation’s ethnic composi tion.” Out of 9,597 agents, 417 are black and 439 are Hispanic. In the U.S. population, blacks account for about 12 percent and Hispanics make up about eight percent. Sessions, a former federal judge in Texas, said he has approved an affir mative action plan to run through 1992. To recruit new minority agents, the FBI has hired an advertising agency and assigned some of its most capahle people to serve as recruiters, he said. Since he took office, Sessions said he has made improvement in career development and training programs, and he has required internal audits of promotion procedures, as well as the bureau’s equal opportunity programs and complaint processes. Part of the challenge facing the FBI is the bureau’s need to hire enor mous numbers of agents over the next decade when college graduates have been declining, Sessions said. Within nine years, Sessions said over half the FBI’s profes sionals—about 4,500 people—will either be forced or eligible to retire. “We must develop effective measures to respond to our extraor dinary hiring needs,” he said. “Somehow it feels like bobbing for apples at Halloween with your hands behind your back.” The task is made more daunting by the fact that the FBI does not have the salaries or the employee benefits to compete with private industry, he said. "We must still battle to gain the agents with the skills and education necessary to fulfill our mission responsibilities,” he said. The FBI is specifically seeking to hire women and minorities in the specialties needed increasingly by the bureau: linguists, engineers, computer scientists, lawyers and ac countants, he said. in ms wide-ranging speech and question-and-answer session. Ses sions: • Scoffed at the idea of decrim inalizing drugs, saying the nation should not turn itself over to Lottie Baker Helps Prevent Drug Abuse Lattie Baker, Jr. works as the assistant secretary for substance abuse programs for the North Carolina Department of Correction, coordinating drug abuse programs throughout the department. Baker, who has served under three governors, was the assistant secretary for programs and development in the Correction Depart ment from Marth 1984 to August 1M7. Two years earlier, he was the manager of the youth command for the Division of Prisons in Raleigh. He worked as the superintendent of the Richard T. Fountain_ Youth Center in Rocky Mount from August 1977 to August 1982. He served as program director and assistant superintendent at Polk Youth Center in Raleigh from March 1972 to July 1978. Baker received a bachelor’s degree in history and social studies from St. Augustine’s College in Raleigh in 1988. Ho took graduate courses in counseling at N.C. State University and received g correc tional administration certification from East Carolina University. Baker was a teacher in social studies and language arts at D.F. Walker High School in Eden too Horn 1988-88. He worked as a social studies and language arts teacher at Johnsonville High School and as a teacher and guidance counselor at Spaulding High School in 8pring Hope. Baker was the director of the educational talent search program for St. Augustine’s College and NC8U before becoming a military policeman in the U.S. Army. He is married and has four children. CAGLES SOAR (Continued from page 1) The Eagles shutout NC AAT, the only points of the game for the Aggies came on a safety in the second quarter when the Eagles snapped the bail out of the end zooe. NCCU got on the scoreboard early with a five-yard run from back David Burt talcing a 6-0 lead over N. C. AAT. Eagle kicker Darren Stinson added a 28-yard field goal in the second quarter. Harvey continued his assault on the NCAA-Division II record books, with Ms performance as he surpassed Doug Williams’ (Grambling) passing yardage, Harvey: 8,428 yards; Williams, 8,411. Harvey has now moved into third place among the all-time Division II quarterbacks with nine games still remaining on NCCU’s schedule this season. Harvey also kept a string alive in which he has thrown at least ooe touchdown in 30 out of 33 collegiate games “potheads and the drug dealers that are involved in the use of illegal substances. To me it is a nonsensical approach that will not stand the light of day.” •Said the FBI had started to make efforts to reduce the demand for drugs as well as work on law enforce ment. “So long as the strong demand for drugs exists in the United States, drug traffickers are going to find ways... to satisfy that demand.” • Said the FBI is approaching its crackdown on organized crime families as “a national conspiracy,” using a network system among field offices to coordinate investigations. Free Teddy Bear Clinic Opens At Medical Center It’s time once again for all area, children to gussy up their favorite furry friends and bring them in to Wake Medical Center for a free check-up. The third annual Wake Medical Center “Teddy Bear Clinic” is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 1, from 9 a.m. to noon. The doctors and nurses in Wake Med’s emergency room and clinics know just how scary the hospital can be for kids (and grownups too). The teddy bear clinic is held each year in an effort to help everyone who at tends feel more secure and less frightened in the hospital environ ment. Kids and bears are invited to come to Wake Med where the bears’ height and weight will be measured, blood pressure checked and even a few stit ches can be taken if necessary. Everyone will get the chance to peek inside an ambulance before going home with a bag of goodies from the hospital. The clinic is sponsored by the Wake Medical Center Department of Am bulatory Services in celebration of Emergency Medical Services Week. It will be held in the Wake Medical Center clinic areas near the emergen cy room. Last year there were 325 in attendance. Drive 55 Foods that are rich in polanfum * include oranges, orange juice, bananas, mangos, dried fruits, can taloupe, and dried peas and beans.
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