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’• <2. A-'7. RALEICJH, N.C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5,1991 VOL. 50, NO. 82 N.C.'s Semi-Weekly DEDICATED TO THE SPIRIT OF JESUS CHRIST SINGLE COPY f)C IN RALEIGH ELSEWHERE 300 I North Carolina is raising uie level of expectation for students, but State Superintendent Bob Etheridge and the Department of Public Instruction’s top staff want to see that level rise even higher. The state’s education leaders want students to take more rigorous courses to be better prepared for work or college, more students to receive a high school diploma, to ex ceed regional and national averages on the Scholastic Aptitude Test and to narrow the gap between die school success of minority and non-minority ’“SSdfc presen«r**l*r oflf “Targets for MOO” at a news con ference held Aug. 17 in Raleigh. The news conference included informa tion on North Carolina’s increase in SAT scores, words of praise for the ef forts of local teachers and ad ministrators from Etheridge and Gov. James Martin, and the presen tation of the Targets for MOO. Etheridge said the Targets for 0000 are an extension of the M Point Plan for Improving Education that he an nounced last year. He said the targets quantify what will be expected from children. “Last year, we released the M Point Plan for Reshaping Education. We have already completed some of the points in the plan, and others are nearing completion. We need to con NEWS BRIEFS PUBLIC CRITIQUE FOR HARRIS EXBICISE On Tuesday, Sept, it, there will be ■ test of the emergency response plan for the Shesrou Harris Naclear Power Pleat In* valving the state, CaroUaa Power and Light Co. and Chatham, Harnett, Lee and Wake coantles, parts of which comprise the plant's la-mile Emergency Plan Residents of the plant's 10-mile EPZ are invited to observe a critique of the exercise by of ficials from the state, counties and CPU. on Wednesday. Sept. 11. The meeting wfll start at «iN p.m. and will be held at the Shearon Harris Naclear Power Pleat's Visitor's Center in New HIM. H yon have any questions about the exercise or the public criti que. call TJWVtf. WARNING ON SEARS ; JACKET Sears, Roebuck and Co. Is ad vising customers who purchased oertalu toddler heavyweight winter Jackets this year to take a precautionary measure and remove the end capo from the plastic guards on the ends of the hood drawstring. This will pre vent children from removing the end cape thomsetvos and playing with them. If desired, the Jacket may be returned and Sears will remove the end caps or replace the Jacket with one ef equal value. ■ * (See NEWS BRIEFS, P. ?) , ,» V , i# »;v«. •> . ; ■ • . *• tinue this progress and be even more specific about what we expect from our students. These targets spell out what we expect more than ever before. That is a must if our students are going to compete with those from other states and other countries.” SAT scores released an Aug. 27 show that North Carolina’s avearge score is improving, a move in the right direction. Of the states where 40 or more percent of the students take the SAT, only North Carolina and Alaska made gains this year. State and local officials want to continue the improvement trend of urn tmmjmw ‘ HP - Oils targets relates to si state exceeding the SAT average for the Southeast by 1998. This target also aims for North Carolina students’ scores to be at the national average or better by the year 2000. Dr. Sammie Campbell Parrish, assistant superintendent for-Pro gram Services, described the targets as a “no excuses approach” to educating students. She said North Carolina must provide more training for teachers in the curriculum and in questioning, and mtist ensure that students take more advanced courses. * “The SAT and other national tests measure what students have learned throughout their years of school,” Parirish stated. “It is hard to take a ninth or 10th grader and begin preparing that student to take the SAT and expect good results. We have to teach students sooner and make sure that students have a good foundation in the elementary grades.” One of the targets is designed to en sure that first-grade children learn to read before they are promoted to the second grade. Other targets put more pressure on students to take four years of mathematics and science in high school, encourage more students to participate in Tech Prep and pro pose closing the achievement gap bet ween the achievement of minority and non-minority students. The targets are: (See TARHEEL, P. 2) Barred For A MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (AP)-A woman says she was not allowed to board a Northwest Airlines flight because she was dressed in a tradi tional Muslim dress, her attorney said last week. The woman, Sameeratl Bilal of Minneapolis, was told by a gate atten dant at Minneapoiis-St. Paul Interna tional Airport that “Your clothes are not appropriate. You have to dress as Workplace Tragedy Kills 25, Injures 49 In Hamlet, N.C. HAMLET (AP) — A fire swept through a chicken processing plant, killing at least 24 people and injuring dozens of others on Tuesday, authorities said. Renee Hoffman, spokeswoman for the State Department of Crime Control and Public Safety, said 24 people died in the fire at Imperial Pood Products. Witnesses said a fryer at the plant caught fire about 8:30 a.m. The company makes chicken nuggets and marinated chicken breasts sold at fast-food restaurants and grocery stores. Employees and witnesses said a rear door that was temporarily blocked by a delivery truck delayed the escape of many and may have contributed to the toll. “They were screaming#*Let me out!’ ” said a passer-by, Sam Breeden. “They were beating on the door.” Hamlet Police Capt. Robert Bristow said 100 employees were at the plant when the fire occurred. The Richmond County Chamber of Commerce said it employs up to 250 people. The interior of the one-story brick building was gutted. One firefighter said firefighters had trouble searching for missing people because of intense heat and smoke in the building. Early Tuesday afternoon, two more people were brought out of the plant. They appeared to be severely injured; paramedics were working to try to save them. “When I arrived I didn’t have hope for anybody coining out of here. They’re beating all the odds,” said a police officer who declined to give his name. He was working to control the crowd of worried relatives, journalists and curiosity-seekers gathered around the plant. “We’re just sitting here waiting for some words,” said William Peele, who along with his son, James, was hoping for word of his wife, Rose. (See HAMLET FIRE, P. 2) Rooming House Fuss Ends In Man Shot Single Bullet Hits Man According to the Raleigh Police Department, there have been 15 fatal shootings so far this year. This number was reached when a Raleigh man was recently charged with murder in the shooting death of a fellow rooming bouse resident. Abdulk Hafiz Sharif, 46, of 519 W. ■Lenoir St., was charged with first degree murder in the death of William Burston. rooming house one evening, accor ding to police records. Records indicate the shooting was the result of an argument. Sharif is being held without bond in the Wake County Jail. In other news: Tests' of car pans touna at the scene of a hit-and-run accident which caused serious injury to a pedestrian have given Raleigh police a more definite description of the vehicle involved. The crime occured around 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 17, in the 800 block of ] S. State St. J Police are seeking a beige or gold colored 1977-81 Honda Accord with , rust-colored primer paint on the * passenger side. The car also has damage to the front right corner and is missing a parking light and part of the turn signal cover. The driver is described as a black male, age 30 to 30. He had a mustache and a beard at the time of the incident. Police report the injured pedestrian was released from Wake Medical Center on Tuesday, Aug. 27, after surgery and treatment for several broken bones. Anyone with information about this hit-and-run incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 843-HELP or Officer T.J. Veler at 890-3335. Rewards up to $1,000 may be given for information leading to an arrest in the case. Callers may remain anonymous. luslltn Dress if you’re going to church,” according to her attorney, framer Minnesota Human Rightz Commissioner Steuben Cooner. Bilal left the airport after the gate attendant’s manager also said she couldn’t board because of her dress, Cooper said. She has not tried to board a plane since the incident. (See MUSLIM BANNED, P. 2) 'Mk&Ui i c sworn M-Staffed 8. Brifeek, Jr. (toft) to pictured Mag aware la as cNaf district court |udge In tha 10th Judicial District by Chtof Jastlca Jamas 8. Exam, Jr. of the North Carolina Supreme Court On the bench presiding to I 4 Superior Court Judge, Boorgo R. who hoi sorvod or tho district court bench sinew April 16, 1974, wM tucood Boorgo F. Bason, who wlN wffactive Aug. Slit (Photo by James Bios) WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP)-Black men and women are living longer than ever before, but on average they die about six years younger than whites, the government said last week. Overall, Americans’ life expectan cy crept upward from 1989 to 1990 by two months—to 75 yeras and five months, the Department of Health and Human Services report said. That’s how long Americans born last year could expect to live. Black men born in 1990 could ex pect to live 66 years. That’s nearly 10 months longer than in 1989 and a year and a month longer than in 1988. Black women’s lifespan was 75 years, six months in 1090, a half a year longer than in 1989 and up 13 months from 1988. White men could expect to live 72 years, seven months, unchanged from a year earlier. White women’s lifespan was 79 years, four months, about two months longer than in 1989. The lifespan for Mack men lagged nearly seven years behind that of white men. For women, the gap bet ween the races was slightly nar rower: nearly five years. Black men born in 1990 could expect to live 06 years. The gap between black and white lifespans have fluctuated around six years since the mid-1970s. The most recent numbers showed a slight nar rowing of the gap. Blacks die five years, tight months younger than whites in 1980. A year earlier, they die six years, two months earlier. Bilacks die younger than whites mainly because they are more likely to suffer a heart attack, get cancer or have a stroke, said Harry Rosenberg, chief of the HHS Mortality Statistics Branch. They also have a far greater risk of catching the incurable disease AIDS or of being murdered, he said. "For specific causes of death, the risk of dying is considerably higher for the black population,” Rosenberg said. Some of the causes of death are more common in poor districts of big cities. AIDS can be caught when in travenous drug users share needles. Homicidal violence is largely an ur ban phenomenon. Rosenberg said he couldn’t explain why blacks were more likely than whites to die of cancer, heart disease or stroke. Other findings in the HHS report: • AIDS killed 24,120 people in 1990, up 13 percent from 1989. •There were 25,700 homicides, up 12 percent in a year. • Heart disease remained the big gest killer in 1990. It caused 725,010 deaths. But heart disease, stroke and atherosclerosis were all on the rise. •Altogether, 2.16 million people died in the United States last year. •The infant death rate fell last year to its lowest point ever: 9.1 deaths for every 1,000 live births. The year before, there were 9.7 infant deaths per 1,000 live births. Abbevillian for 34 yean and a retired English teacher with bachelor’s and master’s degrees, continues to participate in various areas in the community. As a member of North Carolina Retired School Personnel, she has received commendation as president of the Franklin County Unit, chair of Legislation and Nominations, treasurer of District 11, state delegate to the National Education Association, retired, Washington, D.C.. and State Committee for Publica tions. Ms. Dunn Is currently serving as secretary of Gamma Tau Chapter, Delta Kappa Gamma Society International; chair, World Fellowship; and member of the Music Committee. As chair of the Education Foun dation Program of the American Association of University Women, Ms. Dunn led Franklin County to be head financially in the Southeast area last year. On July 1. Ms. Dunn was elected to serve as treasurer of MS. AGNES O. DUNN the Mw|y «|uM Dtotrfct 12, NCR8P. She iht eervee m orfankt and cheir director of Mt. Weewnt Prahytorlu Church
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