HIGH SCHOOL
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continuing survey: 54 pecent said
they had not been drunk at all in the
past year, compared to 42 percent in
1086.
■Also, the latest survey shows 46
percent have tried marijuana in the
past year, compared to 56 percent in
the 1986 survey. Those students
claiming to be regular marijuana
users dropped in 1988 to 18 percent,
compared to 28 percent in 1986.
“I am encouraged by what seems
to be a trend of decrease in both
drinking problems and regular mari
juana use,” said Rebecca F.
Brownlee, executive director of Drug
Action of Wake County, a nonprofit
agency providing outpatient treat
ment for adults and adolescents suf
fering substance abuse problems.
“The message seems to be getting
obt that drinking and using drugs are
not what every young person does,”
added Ms. Brownlee. “However,
there is still a tremendous problem
for the community and the level of
use—both of alcohol and other
drugs—remains completely unaccep
table.”
The estimate of the number of
students who have used marijuana
during the month prior to being
surveyed was 2,700 to 3,000. As many
as 400 students had used cocaine dur
ing the 30 days before being question
ed, and up to 900 students were
estimated to have had “problems”
with marijuana use in the year before
being surveyed.
“The survey still shows how much
of a problem drugs are for the com
munity, and of how aggressively at
tacking the problem of drug and
alcohol abuse is vital to the future of
dur young people,” said Ms.
Brownlee. “As far as we're concern
ed, drug and alcohol abuse is ‘Public
Enemy Number One!’”
. The 1988 survey indicates that the
1987 decline in drug and alcohol use
vtas no fluke. The percentage of high
school youths who had ever used
marijuana remained below 50 for the
second year in a row after reaching a
five-year high of 56 percent in 1986.
Monthly marijuana use fell to a five
year low of 18 percent.
• Large declines were also noted in
the use of stimulants and
hallucinogens as well as cocaine
which had been increasing at an alar
ming rate in recent years. As in 1987,
only marijuana and alcohol had ever
been used by more than 30 percent of
the surveyed youths; all the other
drugs had been used by 15 percent or
less of these youths. Those trends cor
respond to those observed at the na
tional level.
v' Alcohol use generally remained at
the 1987 levels. The percent of abs
tainers remained at about one
^darter of those surveyed, while the
jidrcent of infrequent use remained at
about 50 percent. Still, more than one
fifth were classified as moderate
heavy drinkers, one-sixth drank until
drunk 10 or more times during the
past year and almost one-quarter
reported driving after drinking dur
ing the previous year.
Although many youths begin smok
ing cigarettes, drinking alcohol and
taking illicit drugs during later
adolescence, the age of first use for
cigarettes, marijuana and alcohol
escalates rapidly beginning at age 12
or 13. At age 13 only 16 percent of
youth have tried marijuana, while 58
percent have tried it by 17 years of
age. Clearly, prevention should begin
before the age of 12 when experimen
tation with gateway drugs is occurr
INSIDE AFRICA
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well in all of my life as I did in the two
years 1 spent in this country. Sure,
there were problems in the country
but starvation was surely not one of
them.
taat most African nations are made
c$> of many different ethnic groups or
vjy-ibes.” Before the coming of the
tjgonists, many of these so-called
^tribes’’ were nations unto
■jemselves. What you have in most
African countries today, therefore,
essentially nations within
';Europe, with its diversity of
ftnples and languages, is only recent
ly solidifying some sort of economic
Ujiity with the advent of the European
CJdmmon Market. This evolution was
Apt without the fighting of a World
Whr 1 and Work) War II which cost
flpe lives of many hundreds of
thousands. Africa, on the other hand,
IMS the double burden of not only try
Sag to unify across national boun
daries, but within national boun
daries as well.
Given the very destructive nature
of Africa’s colonial past, African
countries, in fact, have done well to
sutain any system of economy. One
carryover of this colonial legacy is
nave spent ume tnere. it is true mat
the continent has tremendous dif
ficulties to overcome and needs help.
Such was the situation with Germany
and Japan at the end of.World War II.
Both these countries received
massive aid after the war and behold,
look at them today.
Africa will develop, grow strong
and prosper. Working with Africare,
an organisation dedicated to improv
ing the quality of life in Africa, I feel
fortunate in being able to contribute
to the process. Don’t let this very ex
citing chapter in the book of human
development pass you by.
DRUG SUSPECTS
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truckers along our interstate
highways,” Hiatt said. “The message
we’ve sent to them is that drug use
will not be tolerated and that thoee
who attempt to sou drugs will be dealt
with swiftly and surely.”
DISCRIMINATION
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Price said. “We must preserve
the dream of home ownership for
the next generation of
Americans, and I hope we will
pass legislation to expand these
opportunities in the 101st Con
gress. However, we must also en
sure that all Americans are af
forded the same opportunities."
MUSLIMS
(Continued from page 1)
participate in religious services,
educational, business, political and
cultural workshops and seminars.
Each evening will be highlighted with
well-known musicians and dinner.
BACK-A-CHILD
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not surprised that the goal was sur
passed because of the caliber of in
dividuals involved, but I was excep
tionally pleased with the end
results,” he said.
The highlight of the drive came
when Wilkins made the announce
ment of the winner of the round-trip
airline tickets donated by American
Airlines to Curtis Downey, general
manager of WQOK-FM 97.5. Downey
also received a plaque from Wilkins
in recognition of his efforts in obtain
ing the most donations. In conjunc
tion with the announcement and pla
que, Downey was presented with two
roundtrip airline tickets by Joseph
Holloway, general manager of
WAUG, and Charles D. Harrison,
sales manager of WAUG.
Downey said, “I appreciate and
was totally surprised because, not
knowing many people, I did not ex
pect to win. However, once prospec
tive donors understood the benefit of
the campaign, it was easy.”
TENSIONS
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trepreneurs, and are thus able to
open flourishing businesses at a
moment’s notice. The Koreans refuse
to hire blacks and often treat their
black customers with disrespect,
blacks say.
In Washington, D.C., two years
ago, an angry black community led
by an outspoken minister boycotted a
Korean business after the proprietor
allegedly-threatened a black female
customer with a gun following an
argument.
In many inner-city areas, Korean
businesses build elaborate security
fortifications, disrupting the flow of
business to lessen “shoplifting and
theft,” they say. These show lack of
respect, say infuriated blacks.
Some black vendors attending the
forum emphasised that they “involve
ourselves in community affairs, the
churches, schools, etc. We didn’t
want to give the appearance,” they
said, as so many Koreans do and
other ethnics before them did, “that
we are on a one-way street, taking out
everything and giving nothing back.”
The Koreans denied they were able
to secure loans quicker than Macks
and said that by involving their entire
family in the business they helped
cut costs and enabled the businesses
to survive.
Marshall Wong, a young Chineoe
American who directs the D.C. Office
on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs,
believes there are about SO,000
Koreans in the Washington area,
about 100,000 when the Baltimore
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Black Business Viewpoint
BYKOHKRMAIWKY
KDITOR'S NOTK: Tbr following article la by a local minority
businessman. Any views expressed la tbla article are tbeae of the
writer, and not necessarily those of this newspaper.
Ted Kopple asked. Why hasn’t the Black race prospered in
America? There are many reasons, but the most important reason is
that the Black race as a whole has not helped one another in terms of
spending their money by buying goods and services from Black
Businesses. Plus Black people have a habit of depending on the
government to set up social programs to help them find a place to
live and give them jobs to do. Additionally, Black people have stood
silently by when those government people passed laws that were not
in the best interest of the Black community.
Not only have Black people not used the power of their green
dollars and silver and copper coins to demand better treatment by
the landlords, they have not used their voting power to elect the kind
or people who could or would help to pass laws and see that these
laws are enforced.
Black people also need to stop allowing the drug and alcohol habit
to rule and ruin their lives. We, as Black people, must decide now,
not later, to do these things. Stop taking drugs, stop drinking heavily,
stop fighting and killing each other. Demand that the government
force landlords to improve and upgrade the quality of existing
housing, stay in school, and turn in those people responsible for
selling drugs on our streets and in our schools whoever they may be.
When you see someone selling or possessing drugs in your
community, (rick up the telephone and dial tit, ask for the police and
report what you have seen and give names and addresses.
Black people must register to vote, and vote on election day for
your local government representatives. Vote for the ones who can
and will work for the betterment of our community, city and state.
If you have a complaint about the way you have been treated by
a police officer, school teacher, landlord, social worker, or anyone;
do not be afraid to call their boas and complain. Be sure to give
names, dates and any other information that will identify the person
and details of what happened. Even if you do not know the correct
words to say, do the best you can and always take your time to speak.
This column is not only about spending and buying goods and
services in the Black community. It also will include tips on helping
your neighbors, talking with your neighbors and working with them
to create a better community in which to live.
/ Let’s begin now to cWmunicate with one another. Take an
interest in our neighborhoods, our children, our parents, our friends,
and our community.
Let’s demand of our landlords that they, repair our homes and
have them meet the standards for decent hmrsliig. Let’s demand that
our government servants do their part to enforce the laws with equal
treatment for all the people.
If you have any comments or concerns about this column You’re
welcome to write: BLACK BUSINESS VIEWPOINT, 281MQ6
Trawick Road, Raleigh, N. C. 27604.
Most ‘New’ Foods Are
Really Convenience Foods
By Joan Gosper
N.C.Statc University
Over 9.000 new food products
were introduced in 1988, says
Rachel Kinlaw, extension foods and
nutrition specialist at North
Carolina State University.
Many of these new foods are
simply products designed for the
consumer who doesn't have the
timeor desire to cook, Kinlaw notes.
For example, microwaveable
sandwiches, snack foods, burritox
and toppings for vegetables and
meats were among the new items.
The areas of condiments and cundy,
gum and snacks accounted for more
than 2,700 of the new items avail
able.
For the traditionalists among us,
the extension specialist notes that
leading vegetables in the market
this time of year include currots,
broccoli, potatoes, peppers, iceberg
lettuce, tomatoes, celery and cab
bage. “While supplies of some of
these vegetables fluctuate a bit
from week to week as harvests shift
among growing areas, overall sup
plies will be very good,” Kinlaw
says.
Grapefruit supplies are good this
year, with Florida production up a
little and Tfcxas growers harvesting
almost 20 percent more than last
winter. This year's larger orange
crops are also coming to market.
Winter pears, which include
D'aitjou, bosc and comice, are in
record supply this year.
BABY FOOD
If you make baby food at home,
you may And it convenient to freeze
single-serving portions, suggest ex
tension foods and nutrition
specialists at North Carolina State
University.
Spoon freshly-made buby food
into a clean ice cube tray or drop
spoonsfuls onto a cookie sheet.
Cover with foil and freeze until the
food is solid. Then put the frozen
cubes into a freezer bag or con
tainer.'Thaw only the number of
JESSE JACKSON
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new comapny haa aince been taken ever by Barlow-Rand, a military *
contractor and South Africa'* torgeat Induatrial company. "Bartow
Rand aeenia capable of aaanrtog Jobs and livelihood far the ex*IM
empleyeea on Ha awn,” Lea* said.
The raaotation ha* alao been eodoraed by Joseph Lowery, preat
dent. Southern Chriatlan Leaderahlp Conference; Damn Smith, ex
ecutive director, Waahlngton Office on Africa; Richard Trumka.
president, United Mine Worker* of America; Robert Edgar, Howard
University Profeasor of African 8tudies; Roacoe Nix, prealdent,
Montgomery County NAACP; Rabbi Andrew Baker, Rabbi Jerry
Serretta, founder of New Jewtah Agenda; the Natloual Black
Worker* Alliance of IBM Employee*; and the African National Con
gress of South Africa. A strong letter of support ha* alao been receiv
ed from Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town Desmond M. Tutu.
The resolution Is also cosponsored by the Interfaith Center on Cor
porate Responsibility, composed of some 25 Christian religious
organisations.
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Thompson Influence Present
In Georgetown Victory
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP)-Coach
John Thompson was absent, but his
influence was felt, right down to the
very last field goal that won a game
Georgetown seemed destined to lose.
From the towel draped over the
empty chair on the bench, to the
determination in his players, to the
strategy on the game-winning play,
Thompson’s impact on the third
ranked Hoyas survived his boycott of
the game.
Georgetown overcame Providence
80-77 when Charles Smith hit a five
foot jumper from the right baseline
with five seconds left and two
technical foul shots with one second
to go after Providence called a
timeout even though it had none left.
Smith, who scored 35 points, also
enabled Bobby Winston to make a
layup that cut Providence’s lead to
77-76 with 45 seconds remaining.
Smith saved a ball that was headed
out of bounds near midcourt by
knocking it off Providence’s Carlton
Screen and into Winston’s hands.
“I said from day one, this is
Charles Smith’s team,” Providence
Coach Rick Barnes said of the senior
guard. “He was the man for them
down the stretch.”
Hoya freshman center Alonzo
Mourning disagreed.
“This is not Charles Smith’s
basketball team,” he said. “This is
Georgetown’s basketball team and,
really, Coach Thompson’s.”
But Thompson, chosing to fight for
a principle rather than a Big East vic
tory,.wasn’t there to see his team
score the game’s last nine points. He
sat out his second consecutive game
to protest Proposition 42, a rule pass
ed recently by the NCAA convention
that tightens entrance requirements
for athletes.
Thompson walked off the court just
before the team’s game against
Boston College, didn’t make the trip
to Providence and hasn’t said how
long his job action will last.
But he did give Craig Esherick, his
assistant who filled in for him, some
advice three hours before the game.
“He said, ‘Craig, if all else fails,
give Smitty the ball,”’ Esherick said.
“It wasn’t a bad strategy. It wasn’t
my strategy. It was Coach Thomp
son’s strategy."
That strategy improved
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Georgetown’s record to 13-1,3-1 laths
Big East. Providence, which lost Ms >
20th spot in the rankings by falling Is
Villanova, dropped to 13-2 and 34.
Draped on the back of the vacant ’
chair between Esherick and assistant
coach Mike Riley was a towel, sym
bolic of the towel Thompson uswgy
has draped on his shoulder during
games.
For most of the gams, thoiggi,
Thompson’s team seemed to be the
losing team.
Georgetown missed its first 12 shots
and trailed 48-37 at halftime and <141
with 12:28 left. After taking its flrtst
lead, 65-84 on Winston’s layup with
7:29 to go, it fell behind 77-71 as Pro
vidence capped a nine-point run with
1:50 remaining.
‘‘They never hung their heads, even
when they got down by 14 points,"
Screen said.
“We can’t let the other team sot the
tempo of the game," Mourning said.
“That’s what Providence did [in the
first half]. At halftime, Conch
Esherick told usnottotrytogetttall
back at once.”
Georgetown, which got 10 points
from Jaren Jackson, made 16 of 38
shots in the first half but' 17 of 30 in the
second.
“In the second half we didn’t threw
as many crazy passes,” Eshorick
said.
Providence, led by 20 points tram
Eric Murdock and 13 each from Mar
ty Conlon and Abdul Shamsid-Dcsa,
hit 18 of its 34 shots in the first half hut
only eight of 26 in the second.
“If we stayed with them defensive
ly the way we did in the first half,
we’d be all right,” Friar forward
Matt Palazzi said.
They stayed with Smith on the
game-winning shot.
“We tried to run a dearout for aw
and it worked. Somebody was in aqr
face. Somebody was everywhere," he
said. The shot still went in.
“Coach Thompson told us die host
way to support him was to play hvd
and smart,” Smith said. “I think we
did a good job at that.”
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