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Special Edition DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING. Some of his memorial memories are captured with our eight page section on KING INSIDE THIS WEEK'S CAROLINIAN! RALEIGH, N.C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 17,1991 VOL. 50, NO. 16 N.C O' &- N>> • ’» \ t, DEDICATED TO Th <s> . a % " ..V. Weekly SUS CHRIST SINGLE COPY AC IN RALEIGH dL%J0 ELSEWHERE 300 Efforts At Peace Fall At. War In The Persian Gulf! Lust-minute peace initiative* crumbled Tueaday as the White House said it was reaching a point of decision for war with officials weighing exactly when to give the order to fight if Iraq failed to withdraw from Kuwait. Hie Jan. IB deadline was a day for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait, not a deadline for UN action which leaves the choice for peace remaining with Saddam Hussein. The intention of President George Bush and the Pentagon generals under the banner of the United Na tions to launch an all-out war provok ed many African-Americans across the country and inicted antiwar ac tivists to demonstrate Including the Coalition to Stop U.S. Intervention In the Middle East, which is calling for a national march on the White House Jan. 19. Before the midnight deadline Jan. 15, demonstrators in Raleigh waved banners and made passionate ap peals on the Fayetteville Street Mall for Iraq to pull out of Kuwait. “Send George Buah—Send Dan Quayle—Send Nell Buah when he get* out of Jail,” one group chanted, draw ing whittle* and applause from other anti-war protesters. Gordon DUlahunt, representing a group called Black Workers for Justice, noted that the UN deadline coincided with the birthday of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. On the day people should have been reflecting on the life and work of the slain civil rights leader, he said, they instead were dwelling on the specter of war. Dillahunt compared the contradic tion in the timing of the UN deadline and Dr. King’i birthday with what he called "the tragic Juxtaposition” of U.S. foreign and dome*tic policy. "We rapport the warriora, not the war, and the beat way la to make aure they come home aafe and aound and not in body baga," Dillahunt ahouted. The march at NCCU in Durham wound through campus and ended at the school’s spirit bell, suspended on a 20-foot stand, which students ring to celebrate such events as basketball victories. This time, however, the mood was somber. Several dozen students each rang the bell twice—once to honor Dr. King on his birthday, and again to honor U.S. troops in the Middle East. Last Saturday the Coalition (or Peace in the Middle East sponsored a rally in support of a peaceful solution to the Persian Gulf crisis in Chapel Hill. The rally Included an educa tional forum and a march down Franklin Street. The coalition includes a group of citizens concerned about the Bush ad ministration's "refusal for open negotiations.” The coalition ques tions the need of the United Suites to act as the “world’s policeman” and opposes the use of force to resolve the conflict. The Coalition to Stop U.S. Interven tion in the Middle East is demanding the Immediate withdrawal of all U S. troops and that the money being spent on Operation Desert Shield be (See PERSIAN GULF, P. 2) Korean Famtty Witnesses JEWELRY STORE OPERATOR SLAIN suspects In Custody, One Missing District Judge Rusty Sherrill has ordered Donnell Brown, 25, of King Charles Road, and William L. Wig gins, Jr. 18, of Rosemond Avenue, Raleigh, held without bond. They were arrested by Raleigh police on a warrant charging them with armed robbery and first-degree murder. Informed sources say the two are alleged to have participated in the robbery and shooting death of Say Duck Chung, a Raleigh jewelry store owner. One of the assailants is said to have attempted to leave the jewelry shop in the Raleigh Boulevard Shopping Center at 1100 Raleigh Blvd. without paying for a gold-chain necklace, which Chung attempted to remove when he was fatally shot. Local attorneys Kyle Hall and Richard Gusler will represent Brown and Wiggins, respectively. The two defendants are scheduled to be ar raigned in the Wake Courthouse in Raleigh on Feb. 5 at 9 p.m. A third suspect remains at large. Sgt. Gardner of the Raleigh Police Department is the investigating of ficer handling the case. While a lot of publicity has been generated concerning news reports about black violence against blacks, black violence against Koreans in the Raleigh area is thought to be somewhat unusual. County authorities say they have no (See SLAIN, P. 2) NEWS BRIEFS KING CULTURAL FEST “Let Freedom Ring,” Satur day, Jan. 2d, at 12:30 p.m. in the McKimmon Center, North Carolina State University. The event, which commemorates the birthday of the late Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., features workshops and seminars in literature, drama, relationships, leadership and education. Admis sion is free. A banquet concludes the festival at S p.m. Banquet tickets are td.2< for adults and $3.25 for children. For informa tion contactd Dr. lya-Ilu Mooes at 737-7322. FREE TAX HELP VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) provides free tax help la the community. Volunteers help people with basic tax returns (1M0EZ, 1040A and the basic 1040). Bring your W-2 earning statements and tax forms. You can contact the YM CA for a listing and dates of VITA sites. COURT RULES ON BUSING The Supreme Court ruled In a 5-3 decision that federal Judges should end their supervision of previously segregated public schools if court-ordered desegregation had eliminated “the vestiges of past discrimina tion.” Tbs decision likely will make It easier for hundreds of school districts to end forced bu sing and escape the court (See NEWS BRIEFS, P. 2) w Mm CITIZENS-At wintenhaven, Malar or goMoe age citizens, an comfortabla and dost to loved ones. “Wo an family and took altar each other,” states Whitonhaven resident Slenera Themes. “Wa hen geed tadltles, the Love and Peace Ctub, and we de charity wark and take trips together. For example last ytar we wont to U.S.A. Holy Land In Bedford, Va., and wo plan ta visit Charlotte Hawkins School, formerly Palmer Institute soon.” Pictured hero loft to right are: Ms. filenora Thomas, Mrs. Ronnie Lynn and Ms. Louisa Jones. (Photo by James Giles, Sr.) Riley Hill Community Stunned, Drug Dealings Suspected In Store U.S. Attorney Margaret Person Currin announced thfii week tbe seizure by the United States Marshals Service of the Riley Hill Grocery Store located at 6300 Riley Hill Road, Wendell. This seizure was ac complished pursuant to a Verified Complaint for Forfeiture in Rem filed on Jan. 1 and an order issued by U.S. District Judge F.T. Dupree, Jr., directing the issuance of a seizure warrant for the property. The owner of Riley Hill Grocery Store, Bobby Ray Williams, is also tbe subject of a state indictment for felony “Main taining a Dwelling” (which was resorted to by persons using controll ed substances). This seizure is uni que in North Carolina in that it is the first at tempt by federal authorities in this state to seize a business property that is being consistently used for illegal drug activity, and where the property owners have refused to take any legitimate steps to prevent the use of the property in this manner. Seizures under this particular legal theory have been successful in the Southern District of New York and else where. ..—.... The indictment wu obtained by Wake County District Attorney Colon Willoughby, and ia being handled for hia office by Aaslatant Dftrict At torney Evelyn W. Hill. The Complaint for Forfeiture in Rem waa supported by an affidavid prepared by Det. David E. McGee of the Wake County Sheriff’s Depart ment. That affidavit outlines how the property of Riley Hill Grocery Store has been used for the sale and distribution of illegal narcotic drugs, including cocaine. The affidavit outlines repeated community com plaints about this use of the property as a meeting place for the distribu tion of illegal drugs, and the affidavit includes photographs of items found in the parking lot of the grocery store, such as syringes, needles, and glasses filled with blood-tainted water which had been used to clean syringes after use. The affidavit also documents repeated efforts by law enforcement officers to gain the cooperation of the property owner of Riley Hill Grocery Store in taking ap propriate steps to deter the illegal drug activity. This seizure is unique in North Carolina in that it is the first attempt by federal authorities in this state to seize a business property that is being consistently used foe illegal drug ac tivity, and where the property owners have refused to take any legitimate steps to prevent the use of the proper ty in this manner. Seizures under this particular legal theory have been successful in the Southern District of New York and elsewhere. The seizure was accomplished by the U.S. Marshals Service with the assistance of the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Wake County Sheriff’s Department, and numerous other state and local law enforcement agencies. The forfeiture action is be ing handled for the U.S. attorney by Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas P. Swaim. Consumers Wonder About Headlight & Wiper Link BY DANIEL A. YOUNG, SR. sun wriur A recent survey found that only 35-40 percent of North Carolina motorists are complying with the “wiper-headlight" law which went in to effect Oct 1,1000. “Generally speaking," says Lt. Danieley of Troop C of the North Carolina Highway Patrol, “we rely on the news media statewide to get that information out concerning new laws that have been enacted by the North Carolina Legislature.” t “We expect a 35 to 40 percent com pliance with the state's new headlights on/wipers on law," says Capt. T.H. Spa inhour of the Highway Patrol. Spa inhour is in charge of Troop C which works in the Wake Coun ty/Triangle area. “We will only be allowed to issue warning tickets through June 30," he said. The'law states that drivers must have headlights on whsn windshield wipers are being used or when vehicles are not clearly visible at 500 feet because of fog or other weather conditions. Headlights are not re quired if wipers are only used inter mittently because of mist. The intent of the law, which has counterparts in other states across the nation, is to make vehicles more visible during Inclement weather. The trooper said, however, that the State Patrol seldom cites drivers for driving without their headlights on. “It's a judgment call; we have had the headlight law for motorcycle for 30 years. The results show that a motorcycle is much more visible with the headlights on,” Spainhour said. “The same thing with any other vehi cle. The headlights just attract atten tion to it. “A lot of times in weather like we have been having recently, a vehicle will blend in with the weather, the wind, the rain, the clouds, it just makes it difficult to see; and I think by having the headlight law, certain ly it would be a safety factor for anybody using their headlights in this type of weatehr. “It’s not going to be the easiest law to enforce,” says Spainhour, (See HEADLIGHTS, P. 2) City Prepares For. Dr. M. L. King, Jr. Holiday Celebration In previous years, the Raleigh King holiday has been hailed as one of the most effectively organized and at tended observances in the nation ac cording to the federal Martin Luther King Holiday Commission in Washington, D.C. But Raleigh-Wake King Committee co-chairperson, Rev. Leonard Far rar, promises this year the celebra tion will be the best yet. Farrar says, “Next Monday will be an exceptional ly beautiful day. Rain, snow or shine, we will witness a holiday celebration like no other.” In addition to the established pro grams there will also be a wreath laying ceremony at the King Memorial Gardens, a King fellowship luncheon and the establishment of the Martin Luther King Community Mass Choir. The mass choir is being directed by Ms. Lonieta Cornwall and accompanied by the Raleigh Civic Symphony Orchestra. Committee member Deborah Blount stated, “This community mass choir is going to be absolutely breathtaking. The music we will sing is most ap propriate and inspiring. I encourage anyone who can carry a note to join us for this one-time performance.” The next rehearsal will be held this Saturday from 2-4 p.m. at First Bap tist Church. According to the mass choir’s musical director, Ms. Corn wall, “All that is required to be a part of the mass choir is to attend the rehearsal on Satuday afternoon.” Wake County Commission Chair man Vernon Malone, who also chairs the King Noon Observance Planning Committee, said, “Each aspect of our holiday program is designed to recommit to the ideals for which Dr. King stood. We are confident that the speakers we have invited to come and the musical talent we have will make the 1991 observance one to remember.” On Monday, the day will start with the wreath-laying ceremony at the King Gardens at7a.m., then the King Interdenominational Prayer Breakfast at the Mission Valley Inn. Dr. Charles Johnson, president of the National Medical Association, will speak. At 10:30 a.m., the King Memorial March will assemble at the State Capitol Building and will pro ceed to the King Noon Ecumenical Observance at the Raleigh Memorial Auditorium with the Rev. Dr. Howard A. Chubbs, pastor. Providence Bap tist Church of Winston-Salem, delivering the keynote address Also, the noon observance will feature a video prepared by WRAL-TV 5, the Martin Luther King All-Cluldren's ! Choir and the Martin Luther King . Community Mara Choir ! At 1:30 p.m., the King Fellowship * Luncheon will be held at the N( A E Building. At 7 p.m. the King Evening 1 Musical Celebration will be held in 1 the Raleigh Memorial Auditorium. This musical will feature the Shaw University Gospel Choir the St. Augustine’s College Gospel Choir, Terra Nova, the Leonard D Wilson Community Choir, the Capitol City Five and headlining the Rev. F.C. Barnes and Co. of Rocky Mount. .All programs are free and open to the public. In addition, dozens of activities are planned throughout North Carolina in recognition of the holiday (See KING HOLIDAY, P 2) Who Cares For Elderly? Crisis In Medical Care Looms As measured by virtually all statistical measures of income, opportunity, education, access to health care, and personal securi ty, it is clear that the typical minority American does not begin to enjoy anything close to parity with the life experiences of the average white American. The general picture is deeply disturbing: the statistics chart a wide gulf between the races. For example, life expectancy figures for whites and blacks are heading in opposite directions. After nar rowing for decades, the gap In life expectancy between blacks and whites has grown for the last three years in a row, according to the most recent data from the Na tional Center for Health Statistics, Increasing between 1984 and 1M7 from s,6 years to 6.Z years. In IBM, poverty rates for all black Individuals, from Infancy through old age, were nearly three times the rate for whites <31 per cent and 11 percent, respectively). Poverty rates for other minority groups are also extraordinarily high. American Indians living on reservations experience the highest rates of poverty in the United States, followed by Puerto Ricans. The median wealth (assets minus liabilities) of black households Is nine percent of the white household median. Coupled with this, the elderly to day find themselves In a medical care crisis. According to Carol Goodsteln In the official publica tion of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peo ple, Crisis, industrialization and employment patterns have taken us far away from each other. We’re not close to Grandma anymore. In America, the griot, or keeper of the community’s and family's oral history, has no place; the elderly don’t receive the attention they deserve. The focus is on the problem of youth—the demise of the black male, substance abuse, black-on-black crime—the elderly have gotten the short shrift—but the ghost of the neglect may be creeping In through the back door. America is aging. In 1988 there were M.4 million people 6S years or older; t.S million were black. By MM, one-quarter of all Americans will be seniors. The black elderly farm the fastest growing segment of the black population. Medical technology u keeping people alive longer, but the quality of their Uvea la suffering; this is the crisis In medical care. The crisis la exorbitant medical costs; a large number of uninsured Americans; InenMcleutly funded programs and bureaucracy sur rounding those that do exist. The black faauty la ao longer an extended family; assimilation has takes Its toll. With increased mobility sad two Income families, many blacks ao laager live in (See ELDERLY, P. 2)
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