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RALEIGH, N.C., THURSDAY VOL. 48, NO. 84 SEPTEMBER 21.1 N.C.'s Semi-Week h DEDICATED TO THE SPIRIT OF JESUS CHRIST SINGLE COPY OC IN RALEIGH ELSEWHERE 300 N.C. STATE LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS DEPT. - 109 E. JONES ST. RALEIGH NC 2761 1 N/ 45th Anniversary Page 13 First Baptist Homecoing Set For Sunday... Page 19 Largest County Construction Baker Wants More Jailers For New Jail The Wake County Sheriffs Depart ment has broken ground for a new 480-cell Public Safety Center, which will be located approximately behind the Wake County Court House. The new facility will actually replace the present jail at the court house. The state will decide what to do with the old jail facility. While the new Public Safety Center is not scheduled to open until well over a year, Sheriff John H. Baker has already issued a request for 249 new jailers and other staff, including nurses, food-service workers and maintenance workers. The new Public Safety Center will have almost five times as many employees as the current jail on the fifth floor of the Wake County Cour thouse. Thr cost of the proposed employees would be equivalent to an increase of nearly four cents in the tax rate, budget officials told a committee of the Wake Board of Commissioners. we would request that each and every one of these positions be ap proved,” Sheriff Baker told the com mittee. “Each and every one of them is very vital for the safety of the men and women that are placed in our custody.” The Wake County Public Safety Center is proceeding well under schedule. The Center was originally designed to open in the early Summer of 1991. “This is basic—cut to the bone,” said Danny L. Alford, deputy director for policy for the Sheriff’s Depart ment. “The facility we have now is centered on one floor,” he said. The Public Safety Center “is a lot larger and it’s going to be spread out,” and therefore will require more staff. The center, under construction on Salisbury Street, is the largest building project the county has undertaken. Besides providing space for 480 inmates on the five floors, the center will house the Wake County Sheriff’s Department, City-County Bureau of Identification, the magistrate’s office, rescue and other emergency-related departments, and a district courtroom. Commissioner Merrie R. Hedrick said she thought the Sheriff’s Depart ment employees “really backed up (their] position that he needs these of ficers and employees.” “It was very well-documented,” she said. Commissioner G. Herbert Stout said the county “is not going to have much choice” except to fund a signifi cant increase in employees for the center. NEWS BRIEFS BROOKLYN WHITES PLEAD NOT GUILTY NEW YORK. N.Y.—Five white defendants pleaded not guilty Monday to murder charges in the killing of a black youth in Brooklyn's Bensonhurst section. Four were allowed to remain free on boil, prompting an angry out cry from the victim’s father. “You should have kept them in here," Moses Stewart, father of Yusuf Hawkins, shouted at Justice Thaddeus Owens at state court in Brooklyn. The judge ac cepted the pleas from James Patino. 24; Keith MondeUo. 18; Pasquale Raucci, 19; Joseph Ser rano, II; and Joseph Fama, 18, who is being held without bail. KOOP SAYS TEENS IGNORING AIDS THREAT WASHINGTON, D.C.—Former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, urging a return to “old fashioned morality,” said Mon day the government must find a better way to warn teenagers about AIDS. “We know that sexual activity is rampant and that people of the group I'm talking about are not listening to us,” he told the Na tional AIDS Commission, which was holding its first day of expert testimony. Dr. Koop also urged the panel to combat the “mean spiritedness” in some Americans toward people with AIDS. Shotgun Used in Slaying Guilty Plea Entered In Murder ■■■> ^ •r"'ir^rfrn»nffi-vvifnmr- ■ employee Killed For $69 Cash A Raleigh man charged with shooting a maintenance worker at Tara Ekst Apartments last year pled guilty to first-degree murder and three counts of armed robbery this week. t ' Caesar Lamont Johnson, 23, will face a sentencing hearing in Wake Superior Court, where a jury will decide whether he will be sentenced to death or life imprisonment. On Sept. 21, 1988, police said Johnson entered the office of Tara East Apartments and shot Jerry Wayne Powell during a robbery. Johnson, who had served almost five years in prison for breaking, entering and larceny, had been paroled from prison for little more than a month when the incident occurred. Johnson entered the apartment complex office and made the state ment, “Someone is going to die,” ac cording to Wake County Assistant District Attorney Evelyn Hill. As three office workers were lying face-down on the floor, Johnson entered the room, pressed the shotgun against Powell’s chest, and fired. Powell bled to death minutes later. The next day, Johnson was ar (See MURDER TRIAL, P. 2) ORAL ARGUMENTS—Members of the RaMgh Community Reinvestment Committee look on as RaMgh Federal Savings and Loan make thalr case baton federal regulators looking into the lending practices ef that bank. The reinvestment committee uys the bank fails ta make leans in low-income and minority neighborhoods. (Photo by TaNb SaMr-Calloway) Wachovia Bank Plana Specialized Mortgage Program For Homeowners Wachovia Bank and Trust Co. on Wednesday announced a new and specialized mortgage loan program to encourage home ownership and housing renovation by homeowners in targeted neighborhoods of Raleigh and four other North Carolina cities. The Neighborhood Revitalization Program will focus the energy and resources of residents, community organizations and Wachovia person nel on neighborhoods that the city of Raleigh has selected for revitaliza tion, said Eugene B. Hardin, Jr., Wachovia regional vice president in Raleigh. Funding for the loans will be pro vided by Wachovia, with participa Claims Of Discrimination Suspended Teacher Fires Salvos From CAROLINIAN Staff Reports Frank Roberts, a veteran Wake County teacher and longtime educa tion activist and advocate, believes that all is far from well in the Wake County Public School System. Says Roberts, “I'm determined to continue a commitment to our Wake County public school teachers whose employment status am) condition* are less than professional at the workplace and who continue to be the victims of inhumane treatment, harassment and intimidating acts by school officials.’1 Roberts, a high school teacher, is waging a disupte with former Wake Superintendent Robert E. Bridges ;tn<) the school system, claiming that (he system discriminates against hlack teachers Roberts was a physical education teacher at Sanderson High School before his suspension in June for reasons that have not been disclosed. In the past few weeks, Roberts has openly aired his complaints in letters mm*,,.,.’- - Ltlt, « farmer Wake teacher, receunts her experience* wMla Bra* Thompson, cantar, ami Frank Rakarts, right, leek an. (Pirate by Talk Sakir-CaHaway) to Dr. Bridges. In one of those letters, Roberts claimed that Bridges was cooperating with “white racism.’’ Roberts also said that if this were South Africa, Bridges might be given a “necktie,” a burning automobile tire placed around the neck of per sons considered “traitors.” Bridges said he has contacted a lawyer concerning the violent content of the letter. Roberts said the letter was not meant to be taken personally by Dr. Bridges, but Bridges said he did take it personally because he is considered a public official. "As a public official, I’m vulnerable to his critique of me as a superintendent,” said Bridges. “I just hope that the community, especially the black community, has enough of a feel for me to assess the situation.” Many black leaders declined to comment on the dispute, but some agreed to speak. “Some people think Frank is treating Dr. Bridges unfairly,” said Edward Smith, a leader In the Raleigh-Wake Citizens Association, a black community organization. “It has yet to be determined to what ex tent any of Frank’s contentions have any factual basis. Dr. Bridges has made it clear that he thinks he has nothing to apologize for. It’s an honest disagreement between two very well-meaning gentlemen." In his arguments, Roberts said that W, percent of the black teachers in Wake County have 15 years ex perience. This circumstance, he con tends, opens the door for a trend—as the black teachers retire they are (See TEACHER, P. 2) tion by the city through programs it currently operates in the selected neighborhoods. The other cities where the program is offered are Charlotte, Durham, Greensboro and Winston-Salem. It will be expanded statewide in the near future tp other North Carolina communities Wachovia serves. The loan program offers favorable interest rates, high loan-to-value ratios, reduced closing costs and flex ible credit guidelines. New under writing rules allow a homeowner to devote a higher portion of monthly in come to the mortgage payment than is permitted in traditional mortgage lending. “Home ownership is an essential (See LOAN PROGRAM, P. 2) “There probably will be a tax in crease to take care of that jail,” Stout said. “It may be the full four cents over time, but it won’t be immediate ly.” UNCF Weekend Benefits Schools BY E.H. HINTON Staff Writer An investment in the United Negro College Fund returns valuable dividends, educating young men and women who want to enrich their lives and make significant contributions to society. Kenneth Wilkins, chairman of the Raleigh-Wake UNCF Committee, along with other committee members, are planning a UNCF Weekend that, it is hoped, will generate the enthusiasm and interest needed to achieve the 1989 campaign goal. Wilkins said the weekend will cost less than you would expect to spend on dinner for two at a restaurant. The $20 investment will cover activities on Friday, Sept. 29, and Saturday, Sept. 30. On Friday starting at 7:30 p.m., at the Holiday Inn-State Capitol, par ticipants will have an opportunity to meet celebrities such as “Bonecrusher” Smith, a graduate of a UNCF institute; Miriam Thomas of WTVD; Rufus Edmisten, North Carolina Secretary of State; and a number of radio, television and air personalities. There will also be an opportunity to meet local golfing enthusiasts who will participate in the golf tourna ment to be held at 8 a.m. at Pine Hollow Golf Course in Clayton. After the festivities Friday night and Saturday morning, the celebra tion returns to the Holiday Inn in downtown Raleigh for another recep tion, 'commencing at 7 p.m., with a fashion *ow and dance, the music (See UNCF WEEKEND, P. 2) HURRICANE WATCH Hurricane Hugo, packing winds of more than 125 miles per hour, could threaten the North Carolina coast as early as Friday, say some weather forecasters. The hurricane, which devastated some portions of the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, is already responsible for more than 20 deaths and hundreds of thousands of dollars of damage in those U.S. islands. Forecasters say the storm is traveling in a northwesterly direction and could come ashore on the South Carolina or North Carolina coastline. Voluntary evacuation has already begun on the Outer Banks of the North Carolina coast, with coastal residents keeping a wary eye on the approaching storm. The storm is traveling at about 20 miles per hour and could bring heavy showers and strong winds to portions of the Piedmont section of the state. ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP)-Deb bye Turner, Miss America 1990, kept her religion behind closed doors dur ing much of pageant weak. But at ho* first public appearance as America’s unofficial sweetheart, she wowed the crowd with a religious rap song and promised to motivate the nation’s young people to excellence. Sunday, the 29-year-old was asked to share the song she gave the other 50 contestants before Saturday’s pageant finals. She hesitated for just a moment, then asked reporters to keep the beat by clapping. “Well, I love the Lord... with all I know... gonna sing his song... wherever I go. Gonna sing about the love... sing about the faith... sing about meeting him face to face,” Ms. Turner sang, continuing with seven ' more verses. Pageant officials clapped too, in cluding 9l-year-old Adrian Phillips, a retired pageant official who tradi tionally escorts the new Miss ' America to her first news conference. "This new Miss America is exactly what I anticipated,” pageant director (See MISS AMERICA, P. 2)
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