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DEVELOPMENT (Continued from page 1) our heads on the chopping block all at the same time. We’re talking about [.people who have lived here all their nlives and are willing to go ahead with ,.this as long as it is an honest effort.” ; SCHOLARSHIPS „ (Continued from page 1) " Act-enacted over the veto of the Reagan-Bush adniinistration.” Although Bush told several NNPA editors that Williams’ policy would be in “transition” four years, Hawkins expressed confidence that the next ’ 102nd Congress would pass new civil ' rights legislation in 1991 over the ; president’s latest veto. “1 won’t be ' here,” he added at one p-oint as he told Democratic and Republican col leagues and the packed congressional hearing room “We may have to march... and picket again.” Williams specifically questioned scholarships scheduled to be awarded in the name of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the much-debated Fiesta Bowl football game between the University of Louisville and the University of Alabama on New Year’s Day if they involved the use of federal funds for minority students. The latest interpretation of Williams’ directive, after Bush’s intervention, still prohibits the use of federal funds for “race-specific” scholarships. Amidst the confusion, former Ten nessee Gov. Lamar Alexander was appointed to replace the suddenly departed Cavazos who resigned his ’• cabinet post the day after Williams issued the disputed scholarship rul ing. Cavazos indicated his leaving '■ was not related to the issue, but Department of Education officials said the former secretary was con cerned about the impact of the ruling upon His panics and other minorities in future legislative and court debates. Although Bush called for a review of Williams’ controversial rul ing, he refused to publicly criticize the Education official who once work ed for his son, George Bush, Jr., in political campaigns in Midland, Texas. Ironically, this latest reverse affir mative action debate was sparked by Williams’ effort to outline a new strategy of enforcement of “civil rights priorities” for his department. “The goal I expect to accomplish for OCR is to ensure that discrimination does not block access to educational opportunity, that discrimination not be allowed to put opportunity out of reach,” he declared in the original directive emphasizing his priorities. In addition to considering race specific scholarships, Williams an nounced that he wUl focus on: une qual educational opportunities for students with limited English profi ciency; ability grouping that results in segregation on the basis of race or national origin; racial harassment on campus; denial of educational oppor tunities for pregnant students; discrimination on the basis of sex in athletic programs; discrimination on the basis of race in the admission of students to undergraduate and graduate schools; and appropriate identification of “crack babies” and homeless children with handicaps for special education services. “The fact is OCR is facing a critical situation in terms of accomplishing its mission. Complaints now exceed any previous level in the agency’s history,” Williams admitted. “What he was trying to do was com pletely loot in the furor over the Mar tin Luther King scholarships,” said one education department official. “We think that most institutions will comply with the law if we tell them what it is,” Michael Kormer, deputy assistant secretary, was quoted as saying. Williams said he did not discuss his directive with White House officials or department ex ecutives although he talked with chief of staff John Sununu and the presi dent after the nationwide protests. “I was simply trying to enforce the law,” said Williams. The directive caused reaction from most political leaders, religious groups, educators and even business organisations, ranging from Republican Housing Secretary Jack Kemp to Democratic Sen. Ted Ken nedy, NAACP Executive Director Benjamin Hooks, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National um wmr....... <ZmTmv*r Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education. Even Williams’ original interpreta tion written forFiestaBowl executive director John. Junker states, “However, a [scholarship] recipient may adopt to participate in a race exclusive financial aid program when mandated to do so by a court or ad ministrative order, corrective action plan, or settlement agreement.” But, regardless of the changes in the new ruling as a result of protests, supporters and opponents believe the Bush-appointed bureaucrat has already laid the basis for new legislative and court battles over changes in the civil rights laws pass ed in the 1960s second Reconstruction era, less than 30 years after the ma jority of the nation attempted to cor rect more than 200 years of discrimination and racist oppression. NEWS BRIEFS (Continued from page 1) families with low and moderate incomes. TAGS ON SALE Hie INI City of Raleigh Dog and Cat Tags are on sale now. Coat is t* per tag, and all cats and dogs age four months and above must wear a INI tag beginning Jan. 1. To purchase a tag, the pet’s guardian must supply a cur rent rallies tag number and sign an affirmation that each animal is inoculated, according to North Carolina law. Tags are available at most area veterinary hospitals or through the City of Raleigh's Revenue Collector’s Office, Room 118, of the Raleigh Municipal Building. 222 W. Hargett St. Failure to display a dog/cat tag can result in a $15 citation. FOSTER PARENTS NEEDED The years between 12 and 18 are important, formative years...a time when young people need understanding and guidance. If you have the special ability to communicate and gain the confidence of teens, then maybe you can be a foster parent to a young adult who needs a tem porary home and someone who cares. We offer support and help with expenses. Call Tina Martin at 858-7474 for more information. WIDENING US 1 The Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau passed a resolu tion at its recent board of direc tors meeting in support of widen ing US 1 to increase tourism for both Raleigh and the State of North Carolina. The widening of US 1 from 1-85 at Henderson southward would provide easier access for bus tour operators, convention delegates and leisure visitors, and would have a major economic impact on Raleigh and North Carolina. Southbound travelers frequently take I-85, passing directly through North Carolina without stopping. Since tourism is a major contributor to the state’s economy and current ly the third largest industry. North Carolina needs to provide an incentive for travelers to visit Raleigh and remain in our state for extended visits. PERSIAN GULF (Continued from page 1) ter deal man to have our young die in faraway wars and then to return to a status quo and ongoing rejection in this country? Don’t the Palestinians need a better deal than to be held cap tive by Israel in their own lands? If we go to war, shouldn’t the dark skinned people who have been held in the Gulf States’ slave trade be given a better deal than to be unwilling slaves, servants and concubines there? And if we are being fair, : doesn’t Iraq need a better deal for ac cess to waterways and oil fields than at one time were part of their ter *ritory? " The war that President Bush con tinues to seek is for maintenance of cheap oil to fuel the industries of Anglo countries, to put the harems of the kings and princes of te Gulf States back in place and to keep Israel as the unchallenged war and political force in the lihMte East. The war that Bush seeks means absolutely nothing to the lives, progress or justice of African Americans. The war that Bush will make, at $40 million A day, has nothing to do with democracy, liberty or freedom for us, nor the millions of dark-ettaed people who are trying to survive in the Middle East. > So, what good is the coming war for “SSSSS been treated to a double standard by Former Newspaper Aide A. B. Hinton, Dies Ms. Annie B. Hinton, a Raleigh resident and former longtime employee of The CAROLINIAN, died Dec. 18 at Bryan Center Nursing Home. Ms. Hinton held the position as secretary of the newspaper for 15 years. John Washington, pre-press foreman of the News and Observer Publishing Co. who was also employed at The CAROLINIAN when Ms. Hinton worked at the newspaper, said, “I worked with her for about 10 years. She was a very helpful and thoughtful individual that was dedicated to the job. Not only did she serve as secretary to The CAROLI NIAN, but she was also a counselor, and a dutiful housewife, who placed a husband and two boys at the top of the list, right beside her job.” “Ms. Hinton was sincere, honest, strict and concise in the business of the office. Yet she was amiable when it came to analyzing accounts. As my memory serves me, she was a part of the photography business and finally opened up under her own shingle—for plaques, etc. Whether she worked for someone else or for herself, her creativeness had a way of creeping out. Possessor of a strong will plus powerful positiveness which exuded confidence, she brought to our com munity business life a radiance which will be sorelv missed.” Pete Wilder. columnist for The CAROLINIAN, ' said. t Ms. Hinton was the daughter of the late Oscar and Amelia Brooks and was born in Wake County on Oct. 7, 1918. She was a member of Spring field Baptist Church in Auburn and later became a member of Tupper Memorial Baptist Church in Raleigh and was an active member until her health began to decline. Funeral services were held for Ms. Hinton Dec. 32 at Tupper Memorial Baptist Church, with eulogy delivered by Rev. Leotha Debnam, pastor of the church. Burial followed in Carolina Biblical Gardens. She is survived by her husband, J.D. Hinton, Sr. She was the mother of two sons, James D. Hinton, Jr., deceased, and Christopher Hinton; one daughter, Una M. lines, all of Raleigh. Also surviving are five grandchildren, Stephen and Michael Imes, C.A. Barnes, Baton Rouge, La., Jarrod McNeill and Christopher J. Hinton, II; daughter-in-law Willp Hinton; son-in-law Albert lings “of Raleigh; two sisters, Alyce B. • Williams of Baltimore, Md., Melissa Brooks of Norfolk, Va.; an aunt, Min nie B. Holden of Wendell; a sister-in law, Inez Brooks of Raleigh; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives -nd friends. Reversed Ruling May Cause Trouble For Bush WASHINGTON (AP) - Among in house White House headaches, a reversed ruling against minority scholarships is likely to prove more troublesome for President Bush than the embarrassment of naming a Republican Party chairman who quit before taking the job. Both episodes point to disarray in an administration undergoing some second-year remodeling. Both were the sort of surprises presid Both were the sort of surprises presidents do not like. Both came in areas where the White House already had problems — civil rights and political management. Both got no warning and there was no consultation with his top aides before an assistant education secretary ruled that scholarships reserved for blacks and other minorities were out of bounds at colleges and universities that receive federal funds. The same official overhauled his NEW DIRECTOR —CiCS-CsIl Entsrofisst announcat that Hi kwi af ^*aaa —ssse^wcseae^Pw aaaaaa aaa ^aa directors hat baan axpaadad la 13 oirvciors wnn 1110 bwcuoii Of Uf* Jahaaatta R. Cala, president at Spahnan CaNaga, la Atlaata. Upoa tha aaaalnaai atocRaa af Dr. CaLa, Donald R. Kscugh, chairman, saM, “Wa an |g kM> . ■■■»■■■ ^ pnvioyN 10 novo hmomo 01 uv« Cola’s qualities jain our baari.” la Calageto 1N7, Dr. Cala bacaaw tha first Mack waman la bad this histaricaHy black wasMa’s caiaga, ana af America's laadiog initHuttam af hfghar aducatlon. the same people who are now seeking that we lay down our lives for them Isn't it time that African-American people form a broad united front demanding that the Congress, the White House and the lying mass media stop the war and start to give us a bettor deal regarding our lives and living in America? War is not What African-Americans need or want. A collective plan of inclusion toward broader economic develop ment in our commercial corridors, businesses and housing is the type of intervention that most African Americans are seeking in preference to a war that means absolutely nothing to us NEW YEAR’S (Continued from page l > ruling at White House insistence. The new version permits such scholarships so long as they are nrivatedly financed. P Bush said he didn’t think it was a flip-flop. There was a flip-flop — the politically awkward exit of William J. Bennett, two weeks after Bush announced he wanted the former drug policy boss to become chairman of the Republican National Committee. Bennett withdrew on Dec. 13, saying a second reading by the White House lawyer raised doubt that he could properly accept speechmaking and consulting fees during the next year if he took the Job. It was his old government Job, noit the party position, that posed the problem. Federal ethics law forbids former federal officials from lobbying their old colleagues on behalf of private employers for a year after leaving office. In Bennett's case, that could have been construed as applying to contacts he might have made as party chairman on matters of interest to private organisations that paid him for speeches. The party Job pays $125,000 a year, and other chairman, in both parties, have earned outside income to add to their salaries. Bennett said the difference is that they came out of private life, not executive branch jobs Bennett made $240,uuu in speech fees during the four months he was out of government, between tours as Rnnald Reaean’* ••"«**«rvof education ana Bush’s drug poucy director. He also has a book contract that paid him an advance of $187,500. Health Group Reaches Out To Schools the health education opportunities available to them through the Poe Center neat year. A presentation takes 20 minutes and includes a 12-minute video, full color drawings of the many-faceted exhibits, and materials which outline how an individual teacher, principal or school system administrator can arrange for students to benefit from the center's programs. Up to 35 prin cipals, health educators and ad ministrators have attended each of these presentations. “Every county ought to have this, exclaimed a Frankiinton school ad ministrator, after Nancy Rhyne and committee members K. Keener, Mary Kaye Lanning and Laura Raynor, showed the videotape which describes the unique aspects of a center for health education. According to Ms. Rhyne, thu. remark is typical of the enthusiastic response to the Poe Cener One prin cipal telephoned the day, after a presentation to make reaervations for 27 classrooms of students to visit in the spring of IMS," she said isaucation Chairman Nancy Rhyne and committee members have visited or scheduled visits to school systems in almost half of the 32-county service area to inform school leaders about f IfsAUIn Jf The Stars MUR1AL AND JERTHA LOVE WEEK OF DEC. 27-JAN. 2 HAPPY NEW YEAR... TO EACH AND EVERYONE To all of you Ash, goats or you goats that are forever climbing that moun Ulo, happy birthday. Let this mouth find you ap and ready to go with hw ea and keep yew mind focused on your goals. Per some of yea aad ft may meaa meet of yea, yew skoaMers may feel a tittle weighed dewa Areas se mack responsibility. However, we all have to carry the lead sometimes aad this hsppens to be yow time. With Saturn and Uranus and Neptune there, things almost appear to be happening and then for some unforeseen reason It just does net materialise. Keep a positive outlook for this too shall change. Yow patience will pay off. Just keep pushing and watch this new yew bring ing you the blessings you have long waited for. Fall Mooa comes in along with the New Moon In yow sign, se "keep alert.” A new birth oa the boriioa far yon Capricorns and it will make a difference. Letting someone help yea Is okay. Keep a positive outlook this year and It will pay off. ARIES March 21-April it Perhaps this week will find you completing some last overlooked gifts to those you wanted to give to. The weather may put a damper on your deliver ing, however when you bundle up warmly you can go just about anywhere you want to with a smile. Full Moon and New Year will have you taking a look at your resources. However, just wait, it’s on the horizon. Pay as you go, spend New Year’s at home. TAURUS April 20-May 20 Your popularity is high and why not? This is a part of the year that brings much to you for you are so resourcesful. Aren’t you the sign that rules abun dance and wealth? Travel with caution on this Full Moon and New Year's Day. Happy New Year. GEMINI May 21-June 21 Why not let your emotions be laid back for a change. Don’t overreact to circumstances that you have no control over. This Full Moon and New Year’s enmergies can find you wanting to celebrate at home with the surroundings being cozy and warm. Be happy, don’t worry. Happy New Year. CANCER June 22-July 22 Don’t let others take you off on their trips. Stay on course, for this Full Moon will be as pec ting you. Just sit still and let everyone come to you. Be moderate and celebrating, learn from past experiences. 1991 looks like a bell weather year, so go for it. Happy New Year. Take head-on your emotions. Cool, calm and collected. LEO July 23-Aug. 22 This week ending up the year, Leo, keeps you on guard to you fiery ex pressions through your emotions. Let this year go out gracefully. There is nothing that you can do other than wait on this to change. Relax. Peace, be still. Happy New Year. VIRGO Aug. 23-8ept. 22 Holiday celebrating is still the focus of your attention. Why not, for this is one of your high points of the year. Let your emotions stay on the calm side. Don’t let your pbmet Mercury carry you off on a tangent. Perhaps a little celebration at home is best. Happy New Year. LIBRA Sept. 23-Oct. 23 You do have that flair for creating something out of nothing and another happy “when you want to.” Why not? This Full Moon may And you someone not totally agreeing with your way. However, that’s okay. Just remember you get more with honey than with vinegar. Be the balancer in the situation. Have a Happy New Year. SCORPIO Oct. 24-Nov. 22 Well, you finish the year out and welcome in the new one with some old friends that help you look at a situation that will bring you greater rewards as time moves on. Don’t let the Full Moon spark your fireworks and cause you to go off. Happy New Year. 8AGITTARIUS Nov. 23-Dec. 21 As you finish up this year, keep your resolutions to a point that you can feel comfortable with. Perhaps you will have to re-evaluate them and that’s okay. Being the sign of the visionary is very good and why not visualise all that you want to see? Stay calm as this Full Moon comes in and relax at home with family and loved ones. CAPRICORN Dec. 22-Jaa. it Happy birthday to you that are born this week and remember, things can go very well for you as you stay low key and perhaps let your mate have the spotlight that will prove to be of benefit for each of you. IUs Full Moon will be potent for you and it’s at home. Stay happy and move with the flow. Happy New Year. AQUARIUS Jaa. St-Feb. 18 Look around you and see what you can do to brighten up the place with the New Year coming in and finding you Just which way to go. Fora start take time to evaluate what you want to do about your personal seif. Perhaps the plan Is now for you to look at starting a new diet and reevaluattnog all that you are about. This Full Moon will keep you closer to home and the time to reflect. Have a Happy New Year. PUCES Feb. 18-March 20 The more you circulate among fMends and family, the better you will feel. For this season and the year closing will find you wanting to celebrate more than usual and that’s good for a change. Many —~"tHw are high aad with this Full Moon, don’t get involved in another’s illusion for you stay In Neptune’s web enough. Just remember, you have the ability to be all things to all and for a change do something for yourself and that will be the beet way to start the New Year off. Happy New Year. To aU. remember that it Is a truly good idea to watch ana’s smstfoael reactions. Stay positive aad watch what yea taka Into year system. Drink plenty of pure water and eat plenty of fresh oranges aad grapefruits for this is the time to build one’s immune system to ward off colds and the flu. God Moss you aU. Stay healthy naturally, . r “It’s All In the Stars.” Again, Happy New Year. Martin Announces Award For Housing Grunt Fund Gov James G. Martin last week an nounced Community Development Block Grant housing development awards for four county governments and five municipal governments across the state. The award to Wake County was for 050,000. Hie housing development grants, totaling more than $1.6 million, are a portion of North Carolina's $35.2 million CDBG allocation from the federal government for the program year that began April i, 1990. The funds are awarded to housing development projects that leverage local support and efftrt arid other funds to expand opportunities for af fordable bousing for low- and moderate-income persons. CDBG bousing development finds are awarded oo a competitive basis. All counties and municipalities with the exception of the 17 mtitlimsnt cities are eligible to apply for those funds. CDBG housing devtfepmoot project funds must primarily benefit The CDBG program is ad ministered by the Division of Com munity Assistance in the Department of Economic and Comnnhity f Development.