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THURSDAY.
JANUARY 19,1989
VOL. 48, NO. 14
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Spirit Of A Movement
President-elect George Buih Mid
thto week that he would make it hla
niaalon as president to pursue ag
ffwsively Martin Luther King’s
dream of equality.
Bush praised the civil rights leader
at a prayer breakfast in Washington
aahe Joined millions around the globe
iahonoringthecivil right* leader who
was murdered in Memphis in 1968.
Buah Mid King “lived a hero’s life.
Hednamed a hero’s dream and left a
hero’s indelible mark on the mind and
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PROFESSIONALS MEET
The Minority Professionals In
Speech, Language and Hearing In
North Carolina organisation
recently held Its quarterly
meeting In Fayetteville at the
Cumberland County Library. At
tending were Colette Parker of
Kinston, Sharon Wallace of
Raleigh, dale Isaacs of Raleigh
and several speech, language and
hearing professionals from Fay
etteville and surrounding areas.
STATE LABOR POLICY
A sound, pro-growth labor
policy is one of the foundations of
a state's economic health, accor
ding to the American Legislative
Exchange Council. ALEC is host
lag a special half-day sym
posium, titled. “Contemporary
Issues in State Labor Policy,” to
be held Jan. 23 at the Radlsson
Plata Hotel in Raleigh, beginning
CHURCH DEDICATION
All members are asked to be
presentSunday. Jan. 22, for the
dedication of the new addition to
Wendell First Baptist Church.
Dedication will take place prior
t* the regular 11 a.m. worship
service. Rev. J. Lee Is pastor.
* All activities of the fourth an
nual Martin Luther King, Jr.
Cultural Festival are open to the
public Jan. 21 from 11:30 a.m. to6
p.m. at Jane S. McKimmon
Center on the campus of North
Carolina State University. Ad
uthskin is free.
Preregistration is strongly
recommended but not man
datory. Some of the activities will
lacJude workshops, seminars,
literature, drama, dance, rela
tionships, and economics.
NEW CO OP PROGRAM
A new program has been
started in Wake County that
skews outstanding educational
cooperation between schools and
the community. The co-op pro
gram, designed by Wachovia
Bank, locates top-caliber rising
seniors and places them as part
time tellers in area branches.
The Raleigh Telecommunica
tions Commission has contracted
with a Washington, D.C. com
munications firm to conduct a
telephone survey of Raleigh
residents on cable television ser
vice as part oT the City of
Raleigh’s five-year review of its
franchise with Cablevtsion of
KING CULTURAL
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imagination of a great nation.”
In Raleigh, thousands celebrated
with prayers, a parade, a musical
celebration and other activities. A
program at the Civic Center In
downtown Raleigh was cut short after
police reportedly received a bomb
threat. The center was evacuated and
no bomb was found.
In what some holiday officials
believe to have been a related inci
dent, a bus used to transport the
Garner Senior High School Choir was
ransacked. It was not determined at
the scene if anything had been taken.
Authorities did, however, check the
bus for other sign* of tampering and
later, choir members were allowed to
return and board the bua.
Joanne Barnes, the choir director
at Garner Senior High, said she was
sorry about the incident but was glad
everyone wq? safe and no one was
hurt.
Bruce Lightner, director of the
Martin Luther King holiday, said,
"We are taking every precaution to
protect the participants in the MLK
celebration,” and said he believed the
incidents were connected.
The observance of King Day was
celebrated with a prayer breakfast at
Long wan
Before Aid
For Victim
David Stewart, 37, an inmate at
Wake Advancement Center, located
on Rock Quarry Road, was allegedly
playing basketball Jan. 17 at 4:30
p.m. and died on the court.
One of the officials at the center
met with inmates at approximately 8
p.m. Tuesday and said Stewart died
from a massive heart attack.
One inmate, who asked that his
name not be used, said no help was
available for a long period of time.
The guards picked Stewart up and
carried him inside the facility.
Some inmates believe the victim
had a heart attack, but question the
actions of the guards and the ,
availability of help.
Other inmates were at the court on
the time when Stewart fell. They said
they have been ordered not tq discuss
the incident.
Wake Advancement Center Super
intendent William K, Jones stated
the incident. Some of them have
stated that there was a long wait
before medical help was rendered to
the victim.
Jones said that the inmate was
believed to be having a seizure, and
was removed from the court by two
correctional officers to the nursing
facility, so he could receive medical'
treatment.
Officials at the center said they
were informed of the incident around
4 p.m. and that at 4:10 p.m., members
of the fire department and Emergen
cy Medical Services arrived.
Somewhere around 4:28 p.m., the in
mate was taken, to Wake Medical
Center, where he was pronounced
dead. It appears that he suffered a
heart attack, but the final diagnosis is
pending the results of an autopsy.
In an interveiw with Wake Medical
Center’s publicity department, it was
(See WAKE INMATE. P. 3)
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Lose Federal Set-Aside Contracts
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BY SHIRLEY KtiED-BLASH
NNPA Correspondent
A major effort is underway to head
off proposed changes to a law that
would limit bonding options for firms
doing more then $25,000 in construc
tion business with the federal govern
ment. The move, opponents argue,
would exclude many minority firms
from qualifying for the only bonding
source available to them, and
threatens the loss of billions of dollars
in contracts.
The Department of Defense, Na
tional Aeronautics and Space Ad
ministration, and General Services
Administration are proposing
changes to federal regulations under
the Miller Act which would eliminate
individual surety Donas, the primary
form of insurance protection utilized
by many small and minority con
struction contractors.
hr: regulations require tnat all
firms awarded a federal construction
contract for more than $25,000 obtain
a surety bond which serves as a
The move, opponents argue, would ex
clude many minority firms from qualifying
for the only bonding source available to them.
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The agencies claim that tightening
the rules would prevent incidents of
fraud and abuse by firms submitting
those bonds.
guarantee to the government that a
project will be completed as agreed
and that everyone involved in the pro
ject is paid.
CnmnratA anH m/tiv«rtuai cuMtu
State Superintendent of Public
Education Bob Etheridge has named
a task force to develop a plan to en
sure greater flexibility and more
decision-making at the local school
system level.
in making the announcement of the
Task Force on Home Rule, Etheridge
said that h6 "nHorctunrlG Hi* noorl fnr
local school
table and r
tions and'
with its focus on iop-aown manage
ment from the Stole Department of
ttion, cannot be sensitive
nces from one school to
► or from one district to
Switching to a system of
home rule would give local districts
their in
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task force as a symbol of a new direc
tion in public education in this state.
This new direction, according to
Etheridge, has as its goal the
development of quality schools that
embrace quality education for all
students. “I believe that providing
more home rule, and thus greater
responsiveness to local needs, will
achieve hitler-quality programs in
our public schools.”
Etheridge named the following
superintendents to the task force:
(See TASK FORCE, P. 2)
Ms. Funderburk, Raleigh
Actress, Lands Rote In New
“Mississippi Burning" Film
Patricia Funderburk Raleigh can be seedHn the recently
released movie, Mississippi Burning.” The film has already been
selected as the hast American film of IMS. Ms. Funderburk was
sought by the film's director, Alan Parker, to perform a cameo rale
that he had added to the film especially for her. The highly acclaim
ed and controversial movie, starring Gene Hackman and Willem
la a tour that
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vv.jwiaw; ouu niuiviuudi surety
bonds are the two, federally accep
table bonds. Most minority construc
(See CONTRACTS. P. 2)
Broughton High School, a march
down Wilmington Street and an even
ing music program at the Raleigh
Civic Center.
Two members of Sigma Gamma
Rho Fraternity, Dr. Dudley E. Flood
and Dallas Foster, were key par
ticipants in a program that was spon
sored by Blacks United in Govern
ment to honor Dr. Xing. The pro
gram. (itled “Memorial Tribute,”
(See DR. KING, F.l)
Bush Praises
King; Vows To
Help Blacks
BY DR. ALBERT 4AB8
An Aaftlyth
When George Bush spoke to 500
members of the American Bicenten
nial Presidential Inaugural Africa
American Committee, he tried to
send some clear signals that he will
be responsive to civil rights. He spoke
about the meat of the matter when he
promised to do more for the poor
children in the inner cities. He was
separating the sizzle from the steak
when he indicated that his ad
ministration would work to improve
the lot of the poor. Bush was batting a
long ball when he promised to match
performance with promises. He
wanted to get beyond mere symbolic
gesture fluff to the real stuff of con
crete initiatives.
Smart cookie be is. Knowing full
well that people are tired of shucking
and Jiving, the new president has got
to thipk and talk significantly about
the bread-and-butter issues : One out
(See GEORGE BUSH, P. 2)
BREAKING AND ENTERING
Geoffrey C. Raynor, 16, of 10453
Leslie Drive, was charged Tuesday
with breaking and entering and
damage to property. Raynor and an
unidentified juvenile—a 15-year-old
boy—were charged with the same
two offenses for their alleged part in
causing 630,000 damage to a new
unoccupied home in northern Wake
County.
Raynor lives several doors from
the damaged house, where about 35
teenagers gathered for a New Year’s
Eve bash. The two-story brick house
is located at 10449 Leslie Drive in the
Stone Creek subdivision.
The partygoers knocked holes in
the wall, tore doors off cabinets, pull
ed fans and a chandelier from the
ceiling and shattered mirrors. They
also beat the controls off a whirlpool
tub, causing it to flood the bathroom.
The water from the tub seeped
(See JUDGES’ BENCH. P. 2)
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MS. PATRICIA FUNDERBURK