Are Calls By Muhammad AH The Real Thing Or Work Of An impostor? BY BARRY COOPER la one of the most blsorre stories of the year, it appears that ■ aBck and well-educated Im postor who can perfectly imitate the voice of Muhammad All has been making hundreds of phone CUBs around the country, posing M AU. That’s only one version of the story. The other Is that All himself has been making the calls, and though his speech has been slurred by Parkinson’s Bbease, he has spoken more forcefully and more articulately on the phone than he has In public hi years. Only All knows who is making the calls—he or an impostor. The story of the “Ail Voice” has taken on national attention, with newspapers and television sta tions giving the story major play. The “AU Voice” has made asany of his calls to officials in gsyernment circles, including high-ranking U.S. senators. The calls were made to push political projects or give momentum to potential business deals that would benefit AU. AU has done an about-face on the Issue. He admitted to telling the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, In an exclusive interview, that he dM not make the calls, but later recanted at a news conference in Washington, D.C. “I made the calls,” AU said at the news conference. Meanwhile, the Journal-Constitution is stan ding by its series of stories on the “AU Voice." The stories were written by respected columnist Deve Kindred, who has followed All’s career for some 20 years and interviewed him some 100 times. According to the Journal Constitution. the “All Voice” pushed these projects: •The “All Voice” wanted an (See MUHAMMAD ALI, P. 2) MUHAMMAD ALI Summit Traces Black, Jewish Relationships ATLANTA, Ga-Wilbert Tatum’s first crisis in black-Jewish relations cane before the height of the civil ri0tis movement, when he was a young black man on a bus ride from CMeago to Cleveland. “A young, beautiful Jewish woman sat next to me—I’m from the South, raaaember—and she fell asleep and pat her head on my shoulder. And I about died,” said Tatum, now from Noor York. Kb story drew loud laughter last waok from about 70 blacks and Jews at a conference tracing their relation ship from those early, uncomfortable days through close cooperation for civil rights to a relationship that again appears to be at arm’s length. The ground rules for the two-day conference, which concluded last Tusoday at the Carter Presidential Center, prevented serious discussion of the issues which have recently divided African-Americans and Jews. But participants frequently mentioned affirmative action, the Middle East and the “Black Power” movement which forced Jews out of some civil rights groups in the 1960s. “I think in retrospect it was based more on ‘not in my back yard’ than any other sentiments,” Tatum said. There were numerous calls for reconciliation including one from former President Jimmy Carter; who made a brief appearance at the con ference. Carter called African American/Jewish cooperation in the civil rights movement “an extraor dinary demonstration of common purpose.” “I saw even while I was in the White House some beginnings of fragmentation in that partnership and I think your effort to bring it back together and derive the great benefits that can flow from it is indeed a noble effort,” Carter said. Conference participants’ sugges tions for closer relations included a push for Jewish membership in the NAACP, more education of young people about the history of civil rights and ethnic groups, and involvement of groups such as Hispanics and the disabled in future African-American/ Jewish cooperative efforts. “When blacks and Jews are at each other’s throats, even if someone pit ted us there, I think social justice is an impossible dream in America,” said AjVorspan, vice president of the Union of American' Hebrew Con gregations. There were emotional moments as the groups remembered their com mon martyrs. (See SUMMIT, P. 2) Noble Celebrations Dr. King's Truth Is Marching On From CAROLINIAN Suit R«rmrU Nearly 21 years after his tragic death stunned the nation, former ■nirf— of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., along with millions who adhere to the doctrine of peace and jiMtice, continue to carry on his crusade. People around the globe are advan cing the dreams that Dr. King stood for in the courts of politics, religion Hie spirit of the move ment that Dr. King started years ago—the marches, sit-ins and demon strations—is not in vain as countless individuals gather to celebrate a holi day in his name •ns activities are planned I the world in celebration of his jry, indelibly etched in the i of seekers of truth and justice _r _iose who recall the spirit of the movement that changed a nation, a and left its imprint on all to honor of the 1M» Dr. Martin Luther King holiday, the Raletgh Wake Martin Luther King Committee is sponsoring various events, beginn (at 8 a.m. with an interde myer breakfast at will be Rep. David E. Price of the Pserth District. Admission to the breakfast is by invitation. Broughton High School is located at 729 St. ■Hr*. .-1for C. King, from the Mar tin Luther King Center in Atlanta, Ga., will speak at the Martin Luther King Ecumenical Observance at the Raleigh Civic Center on the Fayet teville Street Mall in downtown Raleigh at noon. At 7 p.m., there will be an evening musical celebration at the Raleigh Civic and Convention Center. The program is open to the public and for additional information, call 75WHKM. Also, Bernice King, the daughter of Dr. King, will i 7:30 p.m. Jan. 1» m Memorial Hall on the UNC campus. The lecture is part of the eighth annual Martin Luther King, Jr. birthday celebration at the university and is open to the public free of charge. Said to have an “incredible oratorical gift” similar to her father’s, Ms. King is currently work ing toward a law degree and a master’s degree in theology at Emory University in Atlanta. She <1^4^ when she was in the sixth grade, that she would become a lawyer. Then, in her late teens, she felt a call to the ministry. Ms. King was only five years old when her father was assassinated and, although she hardly knew him, she has grown up with the pressures that result from being the child of a legend. She takes seriously his legacy of public service and is determined to make her own contribution to society. Her ultimate goal is a seat on the (See UH. KING, P. 2) ^mm Dopebusters Halt nation Of Islam Activities After Members Charged From CAROLINIAN Malt Reports ROCKY MOUNT-The abuse of drugs is nearly as ancient as mankind—and as contemporary as persistence. “Dopebusters” are also! persistent and in a swift move last" week closed down operations in Rockv Mount. “The teachings of the Nation of Islam do not tolerate the use, sale or involvement with illegal drugs by any of its members.” Minister Abdul Alim Muhammad today’s headlines. The beliet that relief from psychic pain is just a swallow away or that a chemical can create happiness is notable for its Minister Abdul Alim Muhammad, national spokesman for Minister Louis Farrakhan, held an emergency session in Rocky Mount on Grace Street and said this was decisive ac tion. Muhammad, leader of Washington, D.C.-based “Dopebusters,” came to Rocky Mount to “bust” those members of the Nation of Islam who have been arrested and charged with the possession and sale of drugs. Farrakhan has made it clear that the group will not tolerate “drug business” among its members. Far rakhan said, “The drug business is a superpower in its own right, second in value only to the gross national pro duct of the Soviet Union. The appetite for drugs in this country is symp WW UUPEBUSTEKS^PJ) _ . The Carolinian RALEIGH, N.C., MONDAY JANUARY 2,1989 SINGLE COPY IN RALEIGH CQt ELSEWHERE 30* DEDICATED TO THE SPIRIT OF JESUS CHRIST ' VOL. 48, NO. 9 JVC's Semi-Weekly Indian Reservation Jacobs Finds Sanctuary Treaties Protect Rights Timoiny Jacobs was arrested on fugitive charges after crashing his vehicle into a parked school bus in New York two weeks ago. Several days before, state indictments in North Carolina were handed down. Jacobs is currently free on $25,000 bond in the custody of leaders of the Onondaga Indian nation and has said he will fight extradition. New York Gov. Mario Cuomo has not responded to North Carolina’s re quest for extradition of Jacobs for his role in the forced takeover of the Robesonian newspaper. Jacobs’ cohort, Eddie Hatcher, is also thought to be on the Onondaga reser vation in New York. Both are scheduled for arraignment in Robeson County Superior Court on Jan. 17. Lawyers say there is an amount oi dahfcer involved-in the extradition of Jacobs, but N.C. Gov. James Martin has said he will push for extradition. John C. Hunter, legal counsel for Gov. Martin, said he expected New York officials to send Jacobs back to North Carolina for trial. Hunter said several recent Supreme Court cases left little legal ground for a state to refuse extradition. He said it would be very unusual for a state not to, comply. Jacobs and Hatcher said they had seized the Robesonian newspaper and held up to 20 people at gunpoint for hours to highight what they said was corruption and racial prejudice among law enforcement officials in the county. The lid apparently blew off the barrel with the slaying of In dian activist and judicial candidate Julian Pierce in March of 1988. In the (See EXTRADITION, P. 2) GOP Eyes Black Voters As Strategy For Ranks A new task force will develop a strategy to bring more blacks into the North Carolina Republican Party, chairman Jack Hawke said Dec. 20, acknowledging that many minorities view the GOP as “an all-white socie ty.” Hawke said the task force will pro mote the party among blacks aad other racial minorities with the message that their staunch loyalty to the Democratic Party is diluting their strength. “As long as the black voter stays in one party an& is taken for granted by the Democratic Party” and shows no inclination to split his ticket, “he will never achieve true active participa tion in the political process of this state,” Hawke said. “When the black voters show that they can swing elections, then they will become a powerful force,” he said. The OOP, meanwhile, will remain outnumbered in North Carolina if it continues “to automatically lose 20 percent of the voting public,” Hawk said at a news conference. State Rep. Michey Michaux, D-Durham, chairman of the Black Legislative Caucus, said he did not expect the GOP effort to have much success. “They might get a few people... but 1 don’t think they’re going to make any widespread gains,” Michaux said. “Minorities, while sometimes being ignored by the Democratic Par ty, still have an opportunity to lay claim to the Democratic Party and work within the ranks. In the Republican Party, they’d be shut out completely.” The task force chairman is David (See GOP EYES, P. 2) MINISTER PARRAKHAN r 1 INSIDE AFRICA Johannesburg JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—Nowhere has the govern ment counterattack against black militancy been more in tense than in once-embattled townships ringing Johannesburg. Bannings, detentions and deployment of army troops have enabled the government to regain ; control of what some activists viewed two years ago as the first “liberated territory” in South Africa. Monitoring groups estimate one-third of 30.M0 activists de tained with out charge since mid-IMS were from the Eastern Cape region around Port Elisabeth. More so than in other areas, prominent detainees re main in custody. About SS local leaders are in their third year of . detention. The crackdown has been so ef fective that even underground op position activity is minimal, township residents say. Bnt a spirit of resistance remains, despite a government campaign towlHsottjRil hy upgrading aer-, Less than IS percent of eligible voters here disregarded a call by anti-aparthOM groups to boycott (See INSIDE AFRICA, P. 2) Parade of Stars Raises Millions In Extravaganza NEW YORK, N.Y.-Preliminary totals for the ninth annual “Lou Rawls Parade of Stars” telethon show that $9.8 million was raised in cash and pledges, exclusive of cor porate sponsorship, for the United Negro College Fund when the pro gram aired in more than 70 cities Saturday, Dec. 17. The final tally is expected to surpass last year’s $10.2 million. Pledge lines remain open at 1-800-331-2244. The biggest holiday special on television, UNCF’s seven-hour “Parade o Stars” had the support of more than 50 stars. Harry Belafonte, Bryant Gumbel, Blair Underwood and Oprah Winfrey are among the celebrities who joined host Lou Rawls for the annual fundraising ex travaganza. Here’s What they said about the UNCF’s important work: HARRY BELAFONTE The opportunity to serve the United Negro College Fund is something that 1 think all of us eagerly respond to and want to do. to order to'excel in (See RAISES MILLIONS. P 9' Manager For Paul statioi WRAL-TV, Raleigh. f As station manager, Pope wfll be la charge of the daily operations of the station, as well as the planning pro 'T native of Raleidk Pope Joined WRAL-TV 5 in June of 1967. He has a wide range of television experience Including videotape supervisor, ty Advisory Beard at Polk Youth (See PAUL POPE, P. 3)

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