RALEIGH, NsC.,
VOL. 47, NO. 22
THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY 16,1989
N.C.f8 Semi-Weekly
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Black Caucus
Beginning New
Leadership Era
The widely acclaimed North
Carolina Black Leadership Caucus
elected a full slate of new officers on
Saturday to guide the statewide
organization during the next two
years. Elijah “Pete” Peterson of
Rockingham was elected to the chair
manship; Betty Eddleman, Concord,
vice chairperson; Ted Kinney, Fay
etteville, eastern vice chair; Dr. Roy
Moore, Greensboro, Piedmont vice
chair; 1 Robert “Bob” Davis,
Charlotte, western vice chair; Dian
na Cotton, Winston-Salem, secretary;
Ralph Campbell, Jr., Raleigh,
treasurer; and Edward Gardner,
Aaheville, parliamentarian.
11>e Black Caucus’ strength is its
broad-based membership and its
statewide communications network
with the black community, including
leaders who represent precinct
organizations, civic and social
organizations, public officials, com
munity activists, business leaders,
edacators, the clergy and others who
are committed to economic, political,
sealal, civic and educational equality
throughout North Carolina.
The organization started in 1976
when several key state black leaders
perceived that there was a strong
need for a statewide group which
would consolidate the civil rights
galas of the past into a new and effec
tive thrust for black political in
fluaoce; with the stated purpose to
seek full equality for all black North
Carolinians “from the mountains to
the sea.”
Chairman-elect Pete Peterson, a
native North Carolinian, has worked
in the state’s public school system for
the past 33 years, a high school prin
cipal for 20 years bringing a wealth of
edacataiona) experience to the post.
He has strong administrative skills
and has developed an excellent rap
port with students, colleagues, and
government officials on all levels. In
ISM he was voted North Carolina
Principal of the Year. In 1987 Peter
son completed the challenging Prin
cipal’s Executive Program at the In
(See BLACK CAUCUS, P. 2)
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NEWS BRIEFS
NEW WEAPONS AGAINST
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A new top-doltar reward pro
gram to giving law enforcement
officers a new weapon in their
war on lucrative theft rings
operating across the state. The
program, called STAR, to being
introduced to law enforcement of
ficials statewide and Raleigh
police investigators will get brief
od on the program in a special
meeting.
BROWN ELECTED DEMO
CHAIRMAN
Members of the Democratic
National Committee unanimous
ly elected Ron Brown, a black
recently. Brown used his per*
oonal warmth and skill in achiev
ing the victor^in the contest.
St. Augustine’s College will
-sponsor its first annual CIAA Golf
tournament Friday, Feb. M. The
entry fee' to <35 per player and
you must get your own partner.
There will be prises awarded for
flrst. second and third place. For
further information and details,
contact Harvey Heartley at
Housing And Education
Price Unveils Agenda For Wake
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The 101st Congress may be grin
ding slowly into gear, but Fourth
District Rap. David Price is ready to
get back to work. ‘Tve got a
legislative ‘wish list’ that I’m eager
to translate into policy,” the con
gressman said.
Beginning his second term in Con
gress, Price took time out recently to
reflect on the last two years and to
look ahead at the 101st Congress. A
former political science professor at
Duke University, Price may have a
unique perspective on the inner work
ings of Washington. “Having taught
congressional politics for 13 years, I
haven’t encountered too many sur
prises, ne saia. me aay-to-aay me
of politics is still one of process and
procedure, not glamour and stump
speeches.”
theory, rne new law, wmcn goes mio
effect this fall, requires lenders to
disclose the full terms of home equity
loans. “After taking out a home equi
“We’ll be hammering out a comprehen
sive housing package for the 1990s. The hous
ing crisis we are facing must be resolved. We
need to raise the quantity and quality of affor
dable housing...”
Rep. David Price
Price’s bill tightening regulations
on home equity loans, signed into law
last year, is one illustration of that
ty loan myself, I saw the real need for
consumer protection regulations,” he
said. "It then became a matter of
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groups and banks as well as the
House, then bird-dogging it through
the legislative process.”
Price hopes to put those lessons to
use in the 101st Congress as well.
“This will be a hectic session, with a
long list of important issues before,
us,” he said. “On the national agen
da, reducing the budget deficit is our
top priority. At the same time, we
also need to maintain steady
economic growth, ensure the health
of our financial institutions, improve
education and health care and clean
up the environment.”
(See HEP. PRICE, P. 2)
Expressing Alienation
Hit Justice System
Trial For
Hastings
Denounced
BY CHESTER A. HIGGINS, SR.
NNPA New* Editor
WASHINGTON, D.C.-A discus
sion the other day of the pending
Senate impeachment trial of federal
Judge Alcee Hastings has raised an
unsettling question for me. To wit:
Are African-Americans losing faith in
the American system of justice?
This is not an idle, academic ques
tion. For some time now, I have
stumbled periodically, and not by
design, into this murky area of
African-American disenchantment.
But for the most part I have dismiss
ed it as occasions of personal pique,
or momentary bitter assessments by
shrewd, worldly cynics who have ac
cepted injustice as a way of life (it’s
the way things are, so what else is
new? they ask).
In the streets I encounter it all the
time. Angry, street-smart black
dudes, hanging out on the comers of
the nation’s city streets, can run it
down for you in bitter words that
become rapping poetry, but they are
obviously not beneficiaries of the
system and, thus, have no stake in
supporting it. Undereducated,
jobless, many on drugs or selling
them, they are the nation’s despised,
the most obvious throwaways—a
whole generation of them, my
God!—heading for prison or an early
grave. ,
But bow I’m hearing it more and
more from blacks who have a stake in
the system—a leading magazine
publisher, a top scientist (cancer
researcher), an outstanding profes
sional athlete, star male and female
entertainers, a labor leader, a civil
rights leader, a hardworking, com
mitted teacher—in other words, from
persons who would, it seems to me,
have every reason to feel good about
the system because they have suc
ceeded, despite monumental
obstacles. But they are saying essen
tially the same thing. So are black
. New York attorneys Maddox and
Mason, and so, too, in a more tenuous
way, is the National Urban League’s
gloomy annual report on the worsen
ing plight of our people. The enraged
blacks of Miami and Tampa, Fla.,
are expreesinc their comnlete aliena
(See JUSTICE SYSTEM, P. 2)
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Research Council Says Adopt New
Solution In Tracking AIDS Virus
BY R.A. HODGE
Contributing Writer
The federal Centers for Disease
Control has been advised by the Na
tional Research Council to adopt a
new solution in reference to the track
ing and prevention of the AIDS virus.
The proposal has suggested that all
infants be anonymously tested within
the United States for the presence of
AIDS antibodies and to conduct na
tional surveys of abortion-clinic
clients. The committee also advised
feasibility studies of the entire U.S.
population.
Regarding the behaviors that help
spread AIDS, the committee said that
scientific evidence from other health
campaigns shows that messages bas
ed on moral dictates do not work.
AIDS prevention messages will be
most effective when they are stated
in “clear, explicit language” that of
fers a choice of behaviors. Other ac
tions recommended include expan
ding needle-exchange and needle
sterilization programs for in
travenous drug users and placing
more public service announcements
about AIDS on television. Adver
tisements for condoms has been sug
gested to the networks.
There exists at present “no reliable
Tom Darien, president of Cherokee
Sanford Group, Inc., the largest brick
company in North Carolina, has been
named the first chairman of the
board for Business Innovation and
Technology Advancement Center, a
business incubator Jointly operated
by North Carolina State University
and the Raleigh Chamber of Com
merce.
BITAC provides services such as
legal, marketing and operations sup
port for new, innovative, high-growth
and technology-oriented businesses
in the ftaieigh/Research Triangle
“We re excited about the direction
of BITAC and to have Darden as our
first chairman,” said NCSU;
Chancellor Bruce Poulton. “He is a
well-respected business leader, both
here in the community and
throughout the state, who can provide
the direction we need.”
William E. Graham, Jr., chairman
of the board for the Raleigh Chamber
of Commerce, echoed Dr. Poulton’s
enthusiasm. “Darden’s success in the
brick industry and other endeavors
speaks highly of his leadership and
expertise in entrepreneurial develop
ment,” he said. “We feel confident
that the BITAC project will con
tribute significantly to the economic
growth of the Raleigh, Wake County
m addition to Darden’s appoint
ment, 21 key community leaders
the board. They in
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data on the current national
prevalence of HIV.” Counts of AIDS
cases, for example, are “out-of-date
indicators” of HIV prevalence. While
the committee concluded thta the
mmost reliable estimates put the
total number of persons now infected
with HIV at approximatelv one
schemes, and is not an adequate
base” for current preditions. It
pointed out that newer information
from 1970 and 1988 indicates that at
least 6.7 percent of American men
have sex with other men at some
point in their adult lives, and that at
least two to three percent of
...At least 6.7 percent of American men
have sex with other men at some point in their
adnlt lives, and at least two to three percent
engage in such behavior with some frequen
cy.
million, it said the range of plausible
estimates spans 500,000 to two
million.
Information about sexual habits,
especially between men, prostitution,
and frequency of condom use, is
“fragmentary, and the underlying
research data are often unreliable,”
according to the report. While gay
men comprise nearly three-quarters
of AIDS cases to date, the most wide
ly cited information on male
homosexuality dates from the 19406,
was collected using flawed sampling
American men engage in such
behavior with some frequency.
Because of underreporting, even this
newer data represents the “lower
bounds” of the actual number of men
who have such experiences.
One of the fastest-growing com
ponents of the HIV epidemic is IV
drug users, their sexual partners and
their children, the committee ex
plained. It recommended a portfolio
of research, and intervention ac
(See AIDS, P. 2)
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REP. DAVID PRICE
County Plans
Government
Observance
Wake County is participating in a
statewide observance of County
Government Week during Feb. 20-24,
as proclaimed by Gov. James G.
Martin and the Wake County Board of
County Commissioners. This is the
third time that county officials have
joined together in a special recogni
tion of the role and accomplishments
of county government.
The purpose of designating a
specific week to focus on county
government is to “give counties an
opportunity to inform citizens about
the many services they offer and the
many challenges counties face in try
ing to provide these services,” said
Jack Dossenbach, Jr., a Lee County
commissioner who is president of the
N.C. Association of County Commis
sioners.
“Many of our counties plan special
events throughout the year to bring
attention to the role of county govern
ment, but we hope to coordinate these
efforts statewide so that during this
one week in February, more North
Carolinians will be learning about
their county government,” Dossen
bach said.
Wjkj County will be sponsoring
several events in connection with
County Government Week.
On Monday, Feb. 20, with the
assistance of the Wake County Public
Schools and the Youth Leadership
Council of the United Way, the Wake
County Board of Commissioners and
the county staff will host some 40 high
school students as their counterparts
for the dav. The Board of Commis
(See COUNTY PLANS, P. 2)
Judges
Bench
CONSTRUCTION SITE THEFTS
Since December 1988, 10 thefts
have occurred at construction sites
around the city. Copper pipes, wiring
and fittings were stolen in many of
the cases.
Anyone who has seen people or
vehicles at or near construction sites
after normal working hours is asked
to call Crime Stoppers at 834-HELP
with a description of the vehicles or
suspects, license plate numbers or
any other information. Callers need
not give their names and could
receive a reward of up to $1,000.
DRUG-TESTING BILL
The State Senate Judiciary III
Committee,began studying a bill to
define the why drug testing should be
conducted in the workplace. The
panel took no vote on the proposal.
The bill, sponsored by Sen.
Franklin L. Block, D-New Hanover,
would not require drug testing, but
would set up standards to ensure the
tests are administered properly. Ran
dom drug testing would be permitted
only in jobs that could pose a safety or
security hazard. Other testing would
be allowed only on the basis of
reasonable suspicion or to screen new
employees, who would be informed of
the policy beforehand.
The bill would allow no disciplinary
action based on the results of a drug
test alone. And the bill sets out stan
.dards for reliable tests with follow
ups if necessary.
DRUG TRAFFICKING BILL
The use of investigative grand
juries in drug trafficking cases would
be allowed permanently and law en
forcement officers could use elec
tronic surveillance on a limited basis
under a bill filed by Rep. Charles L.
Cromer, R-Davidson.
(See JUDGES’ BENCH, P. 2)