STREET FAIR—ORAL had a United Way Stmt Fair on July 19,1989 on the 400th block of Fayetteville Street Mall. This street fair was held to qcqualnt ORAL employees and the general public with the work of the agencies and the United Way of Wake County. Several agencies participated, among them being (pictured above) Raleigh Nursery School Shown with the disploy ore Brenda High Sanders, Executive Director and Vanessa Roberson Spence, Preschool Teacher. Raleigh Nursery School is located in the Community Building of the Chavis Heights Housing Community. It has been a United Way Agency for over 25 years. American Plans DC-10 RDU Service The first DC-10 service at Raleigh/Durham will be introduced by American Airlines on Sept. 13 when it inaugurates DC-10 flights to and from both New York and San Juan. With a seating capacity of 290 passengers and a total payload capacity of more than 82,000 pounds, the three-engine McDonnell Douglas DC-10 is one of the largest and most widely used jets in America’s fleet. It is also one of the largest commer cial jets ever to serve Raleigh/Durham International Air port. ‘‘The introduction of DC-10 service is yet another historic development for the Raleigh/Durham hub,” said W.R. “Bob” Hawkins, American's regional manager of passenger sales. “The DC-10 is a sign that the hub con tinues to gain in passenger popularity and is now large enough to support service with the industry’s largest commercial airplanes.” This will be the Raleigh/Durham DC-10 schedule: New York La Guardia: leave New York 6:39 a m arrive RDU 8:08 a.m.; leave RDU 8:56 p.m., arrive New York 10:27 p.m. San Juan: Leave RDU 9:10 a.m., arrive San Juan 12:40 p.m.; leave San Juan 4:20 p.m., arrive RDU 7:40 p.m. American has a fleet of 59 DC-lOs, 49 of which are versions used for domestic service and overwater flights to the Caribbean and Hawaii, and 10 of which are longer-range in ternational airplanes. The DC-10 is 182’3” long, has a wingspan of 155'4”, and stanch 57’5” tall at its tail. The aircraft is powered by three General Electric CF6-6K engines, each pro ducing a thrust of about 40,000 pounds. The DC-10 has a range of about 2,700 miles. The world’s first scheduled DC-10 flight was flown by American on Aug. 5,1971. The DC-10 is the latest in a series of scheduling steps by American to in crease not only the size and scope of the Raleigh/Durham hub, but also its reach to overwater points that can make RDU an important interna tional gateway. These steps have included nonstop service from Raleigh/Durham to such diverse and popular places as Paris, San Juan, Bermuda, Cancun and Cozumel in Mexico, and St. Thomas and St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands. “Our long-range objective is to con tinue to build on these international services by adding more exciting places to the hub,” Hawkins said. He said American is looking at further expansion of services from RDU to Mexico, service to additional points in the Atlantic and Caribbean, and the possibility of added European ser vice to such places as Frankfurt. “We want Raleigh/Durham to become one of the most important in ternational gateways in the Southeast,” Hawkins said. Finishes Course Army Reserve Pvt. De ek L. Bowyer has completed the heavy wheeled vehicle mechanic course at the U.S. Army Training Center, Fort Jackson, S.C. During the course, students were instructed to perform maintenance and assist in the repair of heavy-duty vehicles and associated equipment. Playground Will Banafit Spacial Araa Chlldran When children with special needs want (o play on a nice summer day, where can they find a playground designed to accommodate them? This Is a question being addressed by the members of a new leadership development program formed by the United Way of Wake County late last year, The "Leaders of Tomorrow” pro gram was started under outgoing board chairman Russ Stephenson, senior vice president of Wachovia Bank and Trust. Stephenson recruited a group of 26 fast-rising young leaders who had an interest in developing their professional skills, enhancing job-related skills, enlarg ing their business contacts, increas ing their knowledge of community resources, and becoming involved in leadeship positions within United Way and other non-profit human ser vice organizations in the Triangle area. Donna Kanich and Ronnie Bat chelor serve as co-chairs of the group. Ms. Kanich, vice president of ambulatory services at Rex Hospital, is a member of the Bunn Foundation Board and is involved in the AMS and Rotary activities. Batchelor, senior manager in the tax department at KPMG Peat Marwick, serves as treasurer on the board of directors of the Association for Retarded Citizens/Wake (a United Way agen cy) and is a volunteer with the N.C. Museum of History Associates. One important issue which Bat chelor feels needs to be addressed in Wake County is the need for recrea tional facilities for children with disabilities. Toward this end, “Leaders for Tomorrow” is under taking the project of building an “all children’s playground” with play equipment specially designed to allow special and normal needs children to play side-by-side. The project will consist of three phases: organization, which will be coordinated by the group; design, which will be done by area architects with input from children in Wake County; and the actual construction of the playground, which will be done by volunteers from the community over a period of 4-5 days. The group, which is currently in the coordination phase, anticipates completing the project next sprins He is the son of Rosemary j. and Terry G. Bowyer of 5201 Olde South Ho: J. Raleigh. The private is a 1988 graduate of Athens Drive High School. ■ -\v INTERN PROGRAM-Rep. Julian Dixon (D-Ca.), left, presidant of the' Congressional Black Caucus, accepts a check for $50,000 recently for the Foundation's Summer Intern Program from George L. Knox, staff vice president, public affairs, PhlHp Morris Companies, Inc. A total of eight summer Interns arc working this summer for the caucus. The undergraduates attend North Carolina AAT State University, Howard University, Medgar Evers CoHoge, Morehouse College, Spelman CoHoge, Texas Southern University, Tougaloo College and Xavier University of Louisiana. EEOC Sues Athletic Firm In Charlotte CHARLOTTE—The United State Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit against Fisher Athletic Equipment, Inc., on June 30 in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, alleging that Fisher Athletic has violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended. Specifically, the commission claims that Fisher Athletic violated federal law when in April, 1967, it laid off Edith Sipes from her job as a seamstress because of her pregnancy. According to R Edison Elkins, district director of the Charlotte District office, the EEOC will seek on behalf of the claimant all affirmative relief necessary to eradicate the ef fect of the defendant’s unlawful employment practices, including but not limited to an award of back pay. UNDERSTANDING We must affirm understanding in stead of misunderstanding, and see all things in a clearer, n\ore loving way. We must release criticism, fear, and doubt, and we must be. 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