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BY DR. ALBERT E. JAB8
Contributing Writer
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The polla show Vice President Buth
~ the lead, but citizens are uneasy
•bout Dan Quayle. If the electorate
had its druthers, it might easily opt
for a Bush-Bentsen coalition for the
best comfort zone. As it is, doubts
persist about the 41-year-old Hoosier
£»t a heartbeat away from the Oval
Office. Why the misgivings?
Hie citizens sense that Quayle has
not suffered enough. They perceive
him as a sooiled brat who tried to use
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his family wealth and influence and
buy his way into power and position.
The record needs to be clear on this
next point. When comparisons are
drawn between Jack Kennedy and
Dan Quayle, it must be stated that
Kennedy was no Poor Richard either,
and while moral comparisons are
always invidious, Senator Jack was
full of fun and frolicked around with
“Rat Pack” celebrities that were not
exactly known for their Sunday
School attendance.
Still, Sen. Quayle comes across as
superficial, with historical amnesia,
with perfumea, programmed, media
messages. Quayle is also perceived
as a flood fluy, but too much of a baby
faced baby boomer, who really is not
up to making the tough decisions that
the White Houae requires. Again, a
good guy, a fraternity par, who enjoys
a good time, but not a man with the
"chutzpah" (proper stuff) to lead the
republic.
Bush, on the other hand, knows this
in spite of his public pronouncements,
but on weighing the possible fallout
from a perceived “bad decision," the
vice president will probably ride the
storm out utilizing the best of damage
control. But there is one caveat: If
Dan Quayle stumbles too much, that
is, if he really shoots himself in the
root, and the political sharks smell
blood, then even the low-key George
Bush would have to take young Dan
Quayle to the political woodshed or
outhouse and spank him right out of
the ticket, damage control or not.
In other words, the best political
strategy is for Sen. Quayle to fly close
to the ground for the remainder of the
hunting season.
It must be stated that Kennedy was
no Poor Richard either and while
moral comparisons are always in
vidious, Senator Jack was full of fun
and frolicked around with celebrities
who were not exactly known for their
Sunday School attendance.
Civic Leaders Named
To Campaign Efforts
By Commissioner Long
Iniurance Commissioner Jim
Long has named two prominent
Raleigh civic leader* to head hi*
campaign lor re-election.
Long named a* campaign
manager longtime friend and
•upporter Mickey Hanula. A
lifelong Democrat, she and her
husband operate the popular
Player’s Retreat restaurant in
Raleigh.
Since Long took office in 1985.
Ms. Hanula has served as direc
tor of the Insurance
Department’s Seniors Health In
surance Information Program,
an agency which trains
volunteers statewide to counsel
the elderly on insurance issues.
On partial leave of absence to
pursue her campaign duties.
Hanula commented, "I feel so
strongly about what Jim Long
has done for North Carolina that
I'm spending whatever time and
energy I can to persuade our
citizens to vote to continue those
policies.”
Named as co-manager is Ralph
Campbell, Raleigh citv coun
cilman and active Democrat.
Campbell has served as a plan
auditor with the state Health
Benefits Office since 1986.
Active all his life In black af
fairs, Campbell was elected to
CAMPBELL HAM'LA
the Raleigh City Council in 1985
and re-elected in 1987. He serves
on the council's law and finance,
police affairs, and downtown
committees. He chairs the real
estate committee.
Campbell says of the Long
campaign, "There is no more
worthwhile activity than helping
to make sure Jim Long is allowed
to continue as insurance commis
sioner. He has brought a breath
of fresh air to the Insurance
Department and sound policies to
the people of North Carolina."
In making the announcement.
Long observed that his cam
paign "Is in the best hands possi
ble. Mickey and Ralph know what
I stand for and they know how to
get that message across to the
voters. I’m very pleased and
grateful that they’ve consented to
serve."
Two Shelters Receive
Relief For Homeless
Federal funds totaling $15,500 have
been granted by two agencies to help
local organizations working with the
homeless. The Federal Emergency
Management Agency came up with
$9,500 and the Stewart B. McKenny
Act granted $6,000 to be channeled
through the state.
Hie monies will be used for mass
shelter, utilities, rent, equipment and
supplies to agencies working with the
homeless.
After the money has been ap
propriated, the agency receiving it
must show within 180 days that the
funds have been used toward achiev
ing the goals outlined in their grant
proposals.
Rev. Reather Whitley of the Lydia
Baptist Emergency Home in Raleigh,
said, “I consider this a Godsend. We
have purchased a dishwasher, a new
electric range and a few other essen
tial items to upgrade and continue the
vital service we provide.
"The range was something we
desperately needed to prepare the
food we serve at our facility.”
“Also, for two years Ms. A.J. Flet
cher of the Fletcher Foundation
wrote a check to the Public Service
Gas Go. the first week in December to
pay our heating bill for the year.
“There were months when we did
not know how or if our rent or light
bill could or would be paid. However,
we thank God for the people that saw
our troubled waters and came to
assist us, such as Dr. Larkin Rossit
ter, acting academic dean of Shaw
Divinity School; Bishop Mary
Nesbitt, pastor of Deliverance
Cathedral Church; E.I. Clancy of
Clancy and Theys Construction Co.
and the ever-faithful Ms. Fletcher.”
Rev. Whitley said that Lydia does
n6t receive any money from the Wake
County Department of Social Ser
vices, nor from the City of Raleigh.
The facility offers food, two meals
per day including breakfast for
residents and dinner to anyone and a
food package to go for any needy in
dividual or family. Clothes, shelter,
counseling, a senior citizens program
and employment referral service are
also available.
Residents living in the facility can
stay from one night to more than 90
days, depending on the cir
cumstances and Individual needs.
Denied Medela, Honore
Army Studies Heroes In War
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP)-A
review of the Army’s records of black
World War I heroes could take more
thaw tlx months, according to a Pen
tagon official who says the study was
begun after Defense Secretary Prank
Carluccl’s acknowledgement that
racism could have been a factor In
how medals were awarded.
“Research will be difficult because
of the pasaage of time and the
destruction of so many records in the
fire at the National Personnel
Records Center in 1873,” Assistant
Defense Secretary Grant S. Green,
Jr., said in a letter released last
Thursday by Rep. Joseph DioGuardi,
R-N.Y.
"I assure you, however, that the
Army will be as objective and fair as
passible in their research and conclu
slons.” Green wrote.
Carlucci agreed late last month to
undsrtake the study, after prodding
by congressmen seeking posthumous
Medals of Honor for two black ser
vicemen, according to another letter
released by DioGuardi.
“It la clear that unjust discrimina
tion existed during World Wars I and
II that could well have extended to in
dividual decisions leading to the
awarding of medals In recognition of
heroic actions,” Carlucci wrote on
Sant. 80.
'As you know, while there were a
number of instances where black
World War I and World War II ser
vice members were recognised by in
dividual awards for heroism, none
was awarded the Medal of Honor.”
Some i.& million blacks served in
the world wars.
DtoGuardi and Rep. Mickey
Leland, D-Texas, have led the quest
(See BLACKS DENIED, P. 2)
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Attempted Rape
Police
Seek Attacker
Woman Says
Assaulted
On Street
Crime Stoppers of Raleigh is asking
for help to find the man who attemp
ted to rape and sexually assault a
woman on Sept, 19.
That evening at approximately 10
p.m., a black male followed a black
female from 317 S. East St. to Chavis
Way at Lenoir Street. Raleigh police
report he invited her to a party and
then attacked her, grabbing at her
clothes and attempting to rape her.
He was armed with a four-inch pocket
knife.
The woman fought him, scratching
him on the face and hands. A passer
by saw the couple wrestling and call
ed out, scaring away the assailant,
who fled on foot.
The suspect is described as being in
his late 306, about 5’7' ’ to 6’2’* tall and
weighing 190 pounds. He had short
hair and wore a blue and white
striped shirt during the attack.
Suspect will have had scratch marks
on his face and hands and scars on the
left side of his stomach.
Anyone who can provide helpful in
formation to solve this crime or any
other crime is asked to call Crime
Stoppers at 834-HELP. Callers need
not give their names or testify in
court, and a caller could receive a
cash reward of up to $1,000 for the in
formation given.
NEW PRESIDENT—Deforest. Smith of Youngstown. Ohio, was named by the
Board of Directors of the Winston-Salem Urban League as the organization’s new
president and chief executive officer. She will assume her new duties on Jan. 2,
1989.
1
Wake Teachers Funded
For Creative Projects
More than 26,350 students will be in
volved in 86 curriculum projects at 44
schools this year, thanks to proposals
submitted to the Wake County
Education Foundation by their
teachers. The foundation will award
$24,900 in small grants to the teachers
Oct. 8 at the Woman’s Club of
Raleigh.
Awards will be presented by Ms.
Clifton C. Benson, Jr., chairman, and
James W. Smith, foundation presi
dent. Members of the Board of
Education, directors of the founda
tion, volunteers who will support the
projects from the Woman’s Club and
Wake County PTA Council, and prin
cipals of participating schools will
also attend. High-school students ser
ving on the foundation's Student Com
mittee will be hosts.
Contributions from the Kaiser Per
manente Foundation, Woman’s Club
of Raleigh, Rotary clubs of North
Raleigh and Crabtree, Wake County
Homebuilders’ Auxiliary help to sup
port the Creative Grants program,
originally funded by the Junior
League of Raleigh in 1984. Since then,
$125,000 has been used by more than
400 teachers to Involve 58,000 students
in a variety of learning modules rang
ing from the creation of a high
school's outdoor environmental
(See TEACHERS, P. 2) ... ....
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GREENSBORO (AP)-Lola
Palana says the fillings in her teeth
may be to blame for her problems
with multiple sclerosis, and she came
here last Saturday to talk to others
who blame the malady on mercury
poisoning.
The singer spoke briefly during a
national environmental conference,
telling about 40 people from health
and environmental groups around the
country she would lend her support to
spread the word—that mercury
poisoning from fillings may be the
cause of multiple sclerosis.
"I have a great desire to go into the
world and run my mouth.” she said.
(See FULANI, P. 2)
V
i«iu gabe
Honored As
President
BY DANIEL MAROLEN
NNPA Newi Service
NEW YORK, N. Y.-Robert Gabriel
Mugabe, president of Zimbabwe and
leader of the world’s more than 100
non-aligned countries, is Africa’s ris
ing and shining star. Not only does he
head Zimbabwe and the nonaligned
countries of the world, but he plays
many other roles on the African conti
nent and in global affairs.
Recently, when Pope John Paul ar
rived in southern Africa on a 10-day
tour, Mugabe welcomed him. On that
occasion, the pope praised him for
having made Zimbabwe an example
to all Africa in advancing racial har
mony and ending hunger in Zim
babwe. By saying those words, Pope
John Paul uttered a truism and con
firmed that Mugabe was an excep
tionally capable leader of whom
Africa should rightly be proud.
Mugabe was presented the Africa
Prise for leadership from the Hunger
Project, a global non-profit organiza
tion, recently at New York’s Hilton
Hotel. On that occasion, too, speaker
after speaker reiterated and confirm
ed the pope’s wise statements about
Mugabe’s versatility and able leader
ship of a multiracial nation as well as
sensible economic management of an
80-year-old country in a troubled
region threatened by apartheid.
Mugabe has proven himself a wise
and able leader of which all mankind
must, like it or not, be proud or
acknowledge.
The Africa Prize for Leadership
honors African leaders who show
great qualities of statesmanship,
coupled with humanism.
In a jam-packed ballroom at the
Hilton Hotel, Ms. Joan Holmes,
global executive director of Hunger
Project, and Javier Perez de Cuellar,
(See MUGABE. P. 2)
Rep. Price Says
Schools Helping
Erase literacy
Fourth District Rep. David Price
recently hailed literacy classes con
ducted by Wake Technical Communi
ty College and local businesses as the
model for North Carolina and the
South in resolving the workplace
literacy crisis.
“Here in Wake County, employees
can earn their high school diplomas
by attending adult education classes
two nights a week at the job site,’’
Price said. “Working through Wake
Tech, companies like Universal
Bedroom Furniture and Athey Pro
ducts have improved their produc
tivity while helping employees im
prove their lives. These are the kind
of innovative programs that we need
to duplicate to increase the number of
high school graduates and to ensure
that we realize the potential of
economic development in human
terms.
“These programs bring to life the
public-private partnership urged by
the Sunbelt Caucus study,” Price
said. “They demonstrate how govern
ment and the private sector can work
together to help real people solve real
problems.”
Price spoke at a press conference
focusing on local solutions to regional
workforce Illiteracy problems, as
outlined in the study issued last week
by the Congressional Sunbelt Caucus.
The study, “Meeting the Economic
Challenge of the 19B0s: Workforce
Literacy in the South,” was initiated
by Price last fall after a congres
sional subcommitte hearing in the
Research Triangle Park highlighted
the need for better education and
training for tomorrow’s workers. The
report documents the cycle of
undereducation and underemploy
ment In the South, and lavs out policy
(See LITERACY, P. 2)
infant Mortality On
Increase Across N. C.
State Department of Human
Resources Secretary David T.
Flaherty last week announced that
the infant mortality rate In North
Carolina rose by 4.3 percent In 1987.
Contributing factors include an in
crease in the number of premature
births, a decline in sufficient prenatal
care, and an increase in births among
high-risk mothers.
Figures compiled by the State
Center for Health Statistics show that
the number of live births In North
Carolina increased from 90,338 in 1986
to 93,481 in 1987. That increase in the
number of births was also accom
panied by an increase In the number
of infant deaths: from 1,049 In 1986 to
1,134 in 1987.
These figures represent an overall
increase of 85 infant deaths between
1986-87, raising the infant mortality
rate from 11.8 deaths per 1,000 live
births in 1986 to 12.1 in 1987.
“Thirty-eight of the 16 additional
infant deaths documented in the last
year are due to the fact that there
were more birth* in the state," said
Flaherty. "The remaining 47 deaths
are due to an increase in the infant
mortality rate.”
Flaherty said Infant mortality
rates have generally declined in
North Carolina for the past 10 years.
In 1977, the rate was 15.8 and declined
to an all-time low of 11.6 in 1986.
However, during this period the rate
rose on two occasions. In 1978, it rose
to 16.6 (a 5.1 percent increase), then
declined to 13.2 in 1961. It roee again
in 1982 to 13.7 (a 3.6 percent
increase). Compared to these earlier
increases, the 4.3 percent increase in
1987 was a moderate one.
"It is critical to note, however, that
this 1987 increase may not be followed
by future declines,” Flaherty con
tinued. “Extremely premature in
fants are now more common as is a
lack of prenatal care. In addition, we
have fewer physicians practicing
obstetrics, especially in rural areas.”
Dr. Ronald H. Levine, state health
(See INFANT, P.2)