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RALEIGH. N. C. VOL. 48, NO. 97 TUESDAY NOVEMBER 7,1989 N.C/s Semi-Weekly DEDICATED TO THE SPIRIT OF JESUS CHRIST SINGLE COPY IN RALEIGH ELSEWHERE Wilder, Candidates Breaking New Ground Mainatream Views Attract Votes, WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP)—BlaC candidates whose views and resume place them in the politics mainstream are breaking ne\ ground as they seek white support ii settings as varied as Tidewate Virginia, the boroughs of New Yorl and the neighborhoods of Clevelaro and New Haven. Leading the way are L. Dougla Wilder, with his strong bid to mak Virginia the first state to elect a blad governor, and David Dinkins, wh could become the first black mayor c New York City. A former state legislator now in hi fourth year as lieutenant governor o INSIDE AFRICA BY DANIEL MAROLEN NNPA New* Service President F.W. de Klerk wank dialogue between African and whiti leaden. Some Africans do, too. Thej think that it can solve Africa’s pro blem. But it cannot. Everything has been aired aboui what should bring about harmonious race relations in the country Everyone knows that apartheid is the only wrong thing in the country, anc that the only thing necessary is t< abolish it. There’s no other panacea. Now, what will dialogue serve? Dialogue can serve no useful pur pane because President de Klerl already has all the answers at his fingertips. The problem is already identified for him. It is white domina tion... Now, all de Klerk need do is simply end it. The United Nations anc other global forums hae provided th< answers erf how to end apartheid anc make South Africa a free, unitary and democratic state, in which every in dividual, irrespective of race, color, creed, sex or belief must enjoy equal Justice, freedom, citizenship, power sharing and participation in the government of the country. It’s all that simple... the president understands this, but he doesn’t want to do the right thing. He must fool nobody by saying that he needs an “indaba” in the cream and in telligentsia of white and black South African leadership... Is he a fool or a fake to need that “indaba?” Presi dent de Klerk seems determined to perpetuate Afrikaner domination over the other S3 percent of South Africa’s population. The answers are there, and aren’t too far to seek. The erstwhile African leaders of (See AFRICA, P.2) Mora Mobile Society Voter Registration BY JOSEPHUS L. MAVRKT1C »«cfcl M TW CAROLINIAN Aa Analyili North Carolinians are not a people who Jump to change for the sake of change. Indeed, they put much store In the familiar phrase, “If it ain’t brake, don’t fix it/’ I would add a cor onary: “When it’s worn out, replace it" That's goood practice, whether computer chip. And I believe a strong case can be made that the state’s voter registration system, If not broke, is certainly wearing thin in some of its parts. Let’s make an inspection of the system. In a world where we have witness ed people giving up their lives and livelihoods in China and Bast Ger many for the fresh air of democracy, mtmm i Virginia, Wilder is running as a sup i porter of the “fiscally conservative 1 managemnet” of Democratic Gov i Gerald Baliles, who cannot succec 1 himself. His opponent, Republican J r Marshall Coleman, contends Wildei i would take the state back “to the 1 days of higher taxes, high interesl rates and high inflation." i “What was unthinkable only a cou ; pie of years ago has become in c evitable,” said pollster Ron Lestei > when asked about the progress blacks f were making attracting white votes While Wilder and Dinkins are attrac s ting the most attention in the off-yeai f elections to be decided Nov. 7. the\ are not the only candidates bidding for racial breakthroughs. This year’s elections are also pro viding the first electoral test of the impact of the Supreme Court’s recent decision on abortion. Like Virginia, New Jersey is elec ting a governor and hundreds of cities from New York, Detroit, Cleveland and Seattle, to some of the nation’s smallest, are choosing mayors. In most cases, incumbents seeking new terms face only token opposition. Voters in Virginia and New Jersey also are filling legislative seats, while in Maine a referendum asks whether DeODle favor stoDDinff cruise missile tests in the state. The race to succeed Republican Gov. Thomas H. Kean of New Jersey is between two House members, Democrat James J. Florio and Republican James A. Courter. While blacks seek new gains in Virginia, New York, Seattle and New Haven, Conn., and to build on earlier successes in cities like Detroit and Cleveland, the most prominent black in national politics, Jesse Jackson, has played a lesser role. Jackson has stayed out of Virginia, at Wilder’s request. ‘‘I think Jesse is an activist,” said Wilder in an in^rviour **T involved with compromises—getting half of the loaf when you couldn’t get the whole loaf. I don’t want to walk away empty-handed.” Lester, who specializes in polling for minority candidates, said the new wave of black politicians “seem to have developed a particular way of connecting with the electorate. If you look at most of them, there is something about them that makes them more acceptable to white folks.” “I think we are certainly seeing a kind of different appeal on the part of black candidates,” said Linda vow nniv unuunu, r. 2; All New Admissions Prisons Begin AIDS Testing Program To Begin Nov. 13 In an effort to determine how the AIDS epidemic has affected the prison population, the North Carolina Department of Correction will begin six months of prevalence testing for the HIV infection among all new ad missions starting November 13. Acting upon the department’s re quest, the General Asembly set aside $58,200 for this purpose during the re cent legislative session. The depart ment will be required to report its fin dings to the lawmakers in May 1990. “Whether or not we will need a dedicated ward for AIDS patients is yet to be determined.” said Richard Panek, Director of Health Services for the Division of Prisons. “We hope to give the General Assembly a com prehensive report on AIDS in the prison system and subsequent costs.” This testing will take place at 10 prison diagnostic centers across the state, where new inmates first enter the prison system. These centers are located at: Central Prison. North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women, Piedmont Correctional In stitution, southern Correctional In stitution, Western Youth Institution, Polk Youth Institution, Triangle Cor rectional Institution, Rowan Correc tional Center, Guilford Correctional; Center, and Hoke Correctional In stitution. The first true case of AIDS, Ac quired immune Deficiency Syn drome, within the state prison system (See AIDS TESTING, P.2) AFFORDABLE HOUSMQ-Ffctw* art Mr. Mi Mrs. Accompniying th§m in CMQHttMM Mci Mi Miyor upcnurcn. inv vvvilgtpiins wi of mivinfl mn nvmr mw a Legislature Remembers Veterans, Salutes Heroes And Dedication Hie 1969 General Assembly passed a number of new laws and policies aimed at thanking the many men and women who served our gnat nation so ably in peacetime and in war. This past session, the Legislature voted to salute winners of the nation’s Purple Heart military decoration by providing those brave North Caroli nians with specialized license plates so that everyone who drives past them will know who they are. In addition, legislators designated April ninth as Prisoner of War Recognition day hire in North Carolina. They also passed a law to System Examined we in the united States are becoming more and more apathetic or Just plain disgusted with the voting process. The Congressional Research Service shows that voter participation has been dropping over the past four decades. In the 1968 presidential elec tion, only half of the voting age population in America went to the polls. The average participation dur ing the past forty years is S7 prcent. North Carolina voters reflect this downward trend. According to one report, only 43.3 percent of the state’s voting age population voted In the na tional, state and local elections last year. That’s below even the poor showing at the national level, and it placed the old North State 46th among the SO states in voter turnout. That ranking alone should indicate that something In our voting process is not in working order! One big item that’s missing from the system is the voter himself. Unlike some countries such as Cana da which conduct constant voter registration drives, we take a passive approach and largely leave it up to the dtisen to find his or her way through the registration maze...and it can be a puzzle when you consider that each of our 100 counties may operate a slightly different system. The moot recent figures for North Carolina show that there are about 1.97 million Democrats registered, about 998 thousand Republicans and 149 thousand affiliated. That comes to s total of 3,994,899 registered voters. That’s hot so many when you figure the state’s total population is 9.8 We are missing an estimated 39 percent of our eligible voters right from the start. They’re not are explanations for From my own | as an elected official and “, I know we are a rare 40 years ago. People move permit the official POW/M1A flag to fly over our State Capitol on veterans Day, Memorial Day, Armed Forces Day and on all other national holidays honoring our veterans. The recent General Assembly did two things to particularly help the state’s disabled veterans and their families. Legislators broadened coverage under the state’s scholar ship program for children of war veterans to include those whose parent had received a wartime ser vice disability of 30 percent. Those scholarships had been available only to those children whose parent received a 30 percent disability. The Legislature further helped the state’s disabled veterans by raising (See VETERANS, P.3) Black Lawyers Offering Aid To Losing Farmers Recognizing the social and economic importance of family farm ing, the North Carolina General Asaembly has appropriated 9100,000 to the state’s Land Loss Prevention Project. Founded by the N.C. Association of Black Lawyers, LLPP provides free legal assistance to in dividual farmers threatened with foreclosure and works with organiza tions devoted to making family farm ing economically viable. In the past five years, North Carolina has lost more than 10 per cent of its small farms. According to the latest U.S. Census of Agriculture, during a time when the number of farms larger thgn 1,000 acres increas ed almost 14 percent, farms under 80 acres declined by more than 21 per cent. in a state where small farmers predominate, gains in large farms have fftjfd to looses in sWaB farms. Total farmland declined by nearly one million acres between 1982 and 1987. With the loaa of family farms comes a series of adverse consequences. Family fanners often lack trans fenable skills, and unemployment DOUGLAS WILDER King Coalition Questions Facts In Controversy BY LARRY A. STILL NNPA Newt Service “In a spirit of love and nonviolence, an unprecedented coalition of friends and beneficiaries of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Dream” issued another dramatic statement “ques tioning the factual and psychological foundation of the book, ‘And the Walls Came Tumbling Down,’” by Ralph David Abernathy, a lifelong friend of Dr. King. “Despite our distaste and disdain for public squabbles, we were forced to issue this second and final state ment to put the whole controversy to rest,” declared Jesse Hill, Atlanta Life Insurance executive and chair man of the Martin Luther King Center for Nonviolent Social Change. The group met the media at the Shiloh Baptist Church in Washington 12 days after an Atlanta press con ference. (See COALITION, P. 2) King "Great tmirrtr 9 pries Begins At Shaw BY DR. ALBERT JABS Contributing Writer 6 Dr. Delores Tucker, chairperson of the National Black Caucus, opened the Martin Luther King Great Issues Series at Shaw University. Organized by Dr. Alvin H. McLean, vice president for Student Affairs, the series will feature such noted per sonalities as Mrs. Coretta King, Dr. James Farmer (Human Rights Ac tivist), Dr. Mervyn Dymally* (Con gressman), Dr. John Hope Franklin (Historian), and Dr. Frances Welsing (Psychiatrist). Tucker was an apt opening speaker. She told the largely student audience to “know the rules and master the tools." With one third of the workforce being minority by 2,000, she cited that dollars should move within the community (300 (See SERIES, P.2) weuare-aepenaency ana lowered self-esteem typically accompany displacement from land. Such displacement also has ramifications for the larger economy. “When a firmer goes out of business, the negative effects reverberate throughout the rural economy; stores banks and other rural businesses fail,” said David Harris, Jr., LLPP’s executive director. Growth in cor porate farms rarely compensates for such a loss. As a 1978 study by the U.S. General Accounting Office con cluded, “Rural businesses have declined since the more sophisticated needs of larger farmers, coupled with improved transportation, have car ried much farm business out of rural The census also shows that minori ty farmers are going out of business at a rate close to twice that of all small farmers. Between censuses, 1982-87, the number.of black-owned farms in North Carolina drooped from 4,413 to kJOhn decline of more than 40 peroeik 'touring the same period, the number of Native (See LAWYBR8, P. 2)
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