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K.. ' Jordan May Not Play Michael Jordan may change mind about playing on '92 Olym pic Team. [ Pa** • Prince Scores Again Prince hits again, “Thieves in the Temple," “Graffiti Bridge" Pag* • Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable, born in the Dominican Republic in the late 1700s, settled in what became present-day Chicago and prospered in farming, commerce and fur trade. In 1987, the U.S. (See THIS WEEK, P.2) RALEIGH. N.C VOL. 49, NO. 73 TUESDAY AUGUST 7,1990 D DEDICATED TO THE SPIRIT OF JESUS CHRIS 5"I\ ralei®-* E 300 Low-Inconge GAO Minorities Says Many Ignore Funds For Aged Washington, D.C.—A recently released United States General Ac counting Office (GAO) report noted that perhaps seven to twenty states have Intrastate Funding Formulas (IFFs) which may not be in com pliance with Older American Act (OAA) requirements for seving low income minorities. The OAA Title III program provides millions of dollars fbr Nutrition and Supportive Services for Older Americans through state IFFs. House Bill Passes On S&L Crime BY R.A. HODGE Contributing Writer Hie Savings and Loan bailout will cost the taxpayers $100 hfiBon dollars as of October 1 ac cording to the Bush administra tion. This is the concrete amount given in order to close down and oeO off hundreds of failed SAL’s across the country. This debt was brought about by lax regulations and a plummeting real estate market. Just northwest of Raxboro, and across the Virginia border MBBam B. Muse Jr. has served' - US Chief Executive Officer of the Imperial Savings and Loan Association and founder of the W. B. Muse Real Estate Aency of Martinsville. Virginia. In this capacity, he has been instrumen tal In assisting hundreds of Mack Camilles to secure mortgages and IMnurisI aid in acquiring their first homes. According to Black Enterprise, June IMS, there are 24 black own ed Savings and Loan Associations nationwide. Four are located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. They are the Community Savings and Loan of Newport News, founded IBS7; the Berkley Federal SAL, Norfolk, 1S13; the Peoples SAL in Hampton. 1880; and Imperial which was founded In UK. Now in its 82nd year. Im perial Is the only solvent one in the state. Bill has been an active member of the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB). the professional organization of Black Realtors; and the National Mortgage Bankers Association. (See BLACK SAL, P.2) Citing the GAO findings, released last month, that seven states “do not have any minority factor in their In trastate Funding Formulas” as re quired by the OAA and that at least 20 states use an age factor, 75 or older, “which the Federal District Court found to be discriminatory in the (historic) Meek v. Martinez case”, the National Caucus and Center on Black Aged urged Administration on Aging Commissioner Joyce T. Berry. to take immediate action. . In a July 13 letter to Dr. Berry, NCBA President Samuel J. Simmons wrote “We are especially pleased with the Administration on Aging’s efforts to work with state units on ag ing to assure that their intrastate fun ding formulas are in compliance with the Older Americans Act in serving aged minorities...” One of NCBA’s long-standing top priority goals, Simmons said, is to promote greater participation by ag ed Blacks and other low-income minorities in Older American Act and other services and income maintenance programs such as Social Security and Supplemental Security Income. However, he concluded “in view of these (GAO) key findings, NCBA is urging you to take the following im portant actions: (1) The Administra tion on Aging should encourage Loui siana, Maryland, Mississippi, Penn sylvania, and South Carolina to adopt a minority factor for their IFFs. (2) The AOA should approve or disap prove state IFFs, along the same lines that state (OAA) plans are ap proved and disapproved.” The five states with large black elderly populations were listed by the GAO, along with Vermont and New Hampshire, as not having Minority Factors in their funding plans. Sec tion 305 (a) (2) (E) of the OAA stipulates that states are to provide assurances “that preferences will be given to providing services to older Female Prisoners At Work INMATES ENCOURAGE TOURISTS Potential Visitors To N.C. Potential visitors to our state are often surprised to learn that when they call 1-800-VISIT NC seeking vacation information, the friendly voice on the other end is that of an in mate at the North Carolina Correc tional Institution for Women. It is often a bigger surprise when people Iw m UmI the have been supporting the state’s more than $6 billion tourism industry since 1968. The women began answering- the toll-free calls December 80, 1969 in this Joint operation of the Department of Correction and Department of Economic and Community Develop ment. They took the place of full-time state employees who were reassigned to other promotional efforts. In preparation for that day, the women went through five weeks of classroom training in phone courtesy, geography and briefings on the state’s tourist destinations. “The women like what they’re do ing and they do a great job,” says Lynne Sizemore of Economic and Community Development’s Travel Development Division. To help the women answer ques tions from callers, Sizemore says, “We show them slides and videos of resorts. We’ve begun bringing representatives from the state’s con vention and visitor bureaus in to give the inmates the most up-to-date infor mation on North Carolina destina tions.” Operators have been answering (See WOMEN INMATES, P. 2) MINORITY CREWT-Tlw North Carolina Minority Credit Union Association was created in 1989 to provide a collaborative structure to strengthen lending potential of minority credit unions statewide. The association in celebrating its first birthday says a big “Thank You” to legislators for $1 million appropriation for minority credit unions. In photo, left to right, Rep. H.M. Mlchaux, Saundra Chairman, association president; Sen. Frank Ballance, R. L. Joyner, association vice president. . Student* To * * Cb»tten1|e! xnA Cha**Se® EdttCa^th“ChoicC* A Copet"1 “Every student can learn,” says Louis Gotlib, North Carolina’s Teacher of the Year. “Every student is capable of learning a lot more than he/she thinks is possible... or that teachers think the child can.” Gotlib got not one but two standing ovations from colleagues at the an nual NCAE Summer Leaders' Con ference last week at Peace College. Gotlib, on his way to catch a plane for Los Angeles, Calif., stayed in the Triangle long enough to share some of his thoughts about teaching. In ad dition to being recently named Teacher of the Year in North Carolina, the NCAE member, who teaches in Granville County at South Granville High School, also was given a presidential award in July as one of the nation’s outstanding teachers of science. He asked the unit presidents and other elected officers at the con Identifying Needs, Problems N.C. Leads In Program For Elderly North Carolina is a regional leader in the number and variety of pro grams to help older citizens maintain health, live in adequate housing, have nutritious food available, and retain their independence and sense of per sonal worth. Emphasis on these programs is ap propriate since the state’s older population is growing at a faster rate than that of the nation as a whole. Yet, despite the availability of an array of helpful services, a large number of the elderly who need assistance do not make use of these services. One reason may be that they do not know what they are, or where they are located. In an effort to solve this deficiency, the state Division of Aging and the Aging Network have undertaken a broad public information program to Young Urges Clergy To Aid Election Efforts ALBANY, Ga. (AP)-Andrew Young, taking his gubernatorial runoff campaign to a south Georgia church and a peanut field, called for an audit of the hank partially owned by his opponent in the Aug. 7 guber natorial runoff and said he was pleas ed with congressional action to keep the peanut quota system intact. Young made campaign stops in Dawson, Calhoun County, Albany and Columbus, urging supporters to go to the polls on Tuesday. Young Dices Lt. Gov. Zell Miller, the Democratic contender in too July 17 primary. Miller also was on the road, appear b« with tow enforcement officers in TbomastCn and pushing his proposal to put first-time drug offenders in Marine Corps-style boot camps. "I intend to be a governor who will stand up and fight for law enforce ment,” Miller said. Young’s campaign staff in Atlanta also released a letter from Young to Miller calling for a special audit of the Mountain Bank in Towna County, which is partially owned by the lieute nant governor. The Young campaign said the audit would show if any lob byists or government agencies have deposits in the bank. Miller’s campaign said it knew of no such depisits and said the audit proposed by Young would violate banking laws protecting depositors. (Sec ANDY YOUNG, P. 2) make sure all adult North Carolinians are aware that services for the aged are available, and how to reach them. In fact, anyone with a question about programs for the elderly can get an answser by dialing one telephone number in his or her area. This is the number of the Area Agen cy on Aging, which is located in the regional planning authority. These agencies were created for the express ANDREW YOUNG purpose of serving the elderly and easing the difficulties in their lives. There are 18 regional planning agencies and 18 Area Agencies on Ag ing. Each AAA represents from three to 10 counties of North Carolina. They were created in the early 1970s during Gov. Robert W. Scott’s administra tion. To learn what services are available for older citizens in this region, contact the AAA: Triangle J Council of Governments, P.O. Box 12276, Research Triangle Park 27709. “North Carolina Comes of Age,” a recent publication issued by the Divi sion of Aging of the N.C. Department of Human Resources, predicts that between 1960 and 2010, the population of older adults (in North Carolina) will nearly double, from roughly 603,000 to approximately 1.2 million. An elaborate public and quasi public structure is in place across the United States for the purpose of iden tifying needs and problems of senior citizens and structuring programs to address those needs. Taken together, the various agencies are elements of the Aging Network that was established with the passage by Con gress in 1969 of the Older Americans Act. At the top of this network is the Ad ministration on Aging of the U.S. (See ELDERLY, P.2) ference, “How do we manage to curb curiosity in kids? About 99 percent of kids enter school with great en thusiasm. Why do they lose it?” Gotlib answered his own question. “Not only teachers but the whole society does not value education. We say we do, but we don’t. A well educated society can deal with choices and changes. We don’t really educate our students this way. We say one thing and do another. Kids pick this up. Just like adults, kids will take the easy way out. “Kids today are described as ‘docile, apathetic, passive and uninterested.’ We know children real ly aren’t that way. Where do kids get (See STUDENTS, P. 2) individuals with the greatest economic and social needs, with par ticular attention to low-income minority individuals,’’ Simmons em phasized. The NCBA executive also urged board members and top officials to contact community leaders and deci sion makers in the five key states to request that minority factors be in cluded in the states’ IFFs. The NCBA is coordinating these efforts by seek (See LAWS. P.2) NAACP Calling For Solutions Summit Meeting Planning Shift In Critical Problems More than 100 representatives from the nation’s largest black organiza tions are expected to attend a summit conference in Washington, D.C. next month to plot strategies on how to tackle the critical social and economic problems facing poor blacks, the NAACP announced. The organization, meeting at the Howard Inn Aug. 16-18, will work toward forging a coalition that will track and coordinate black self-help efforts, develop innovative programs and launch a 'tone' o?~ self determination, NAACP Executive Director Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks said. “African-Americans have an ag gregate annual income of more than $250 billion a year, the expertise of a growing professional and en trepreneurial class, and the moral strength of a vast and powerful net work of churches,” Hooks said. “We must passionately deploy these resources to salvage a struggling black community. “Now is the time for black leaders to take up the charge and prepare to set a course of black self-reliance,” he said. “We must fight to free the less fortunate among us from the shackles of chemical and psychological slavery.” Saying that blacks must strive to “take control of our own destiny,” Hooks said a unified black America can go far toward collectively con quering many social problems. “The social problems afflicting our community are creating a class that is becoming increasingly mired in a socioeconomic morass,” Hooks said. “We have a moral and social respon sibility to attack these social ills with the best weapon at our disposal—black unity.” Hooks said the coalition will con tinue to aggressively pursue equal justice and fair treatment by lobby ing the courts, the government and big business to play their roles. (See NAACP SUMMIT, P.2) HERE’S THE CWEF-Jot Hicks, Raleigh Housing Authority employee served ■ volunteer chef during ■ Mock party In Charts Heights to promote ewareness AIDS and drug abuso In tho Mack community. (Photo by Taft Sahir-CaNoway) a 8
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