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Farrakhan: ‘This
is time of doom’

By HERB BOYD
Special to the AmNews

Thousands of people turned out
at the United Nations Plaza and
spilled over on to Second and
Third avenues to be told by
MinisterLouis Farrakhan oi the
Nation of Islam that thev were
vie an Tes Of ar Kies und
doom ”

In a speech that was not as
long as his stemwinder at the
Million Man March in
Washington,DC, last Oct 16,
Farrakhan cited scripture to
show that the United Nattons
could not “avert the war of Ai
mageddon,” which was the re
curring theme of his speech
Wednesday afternoon during ar
event billed as “World Day 0!
Atonement.”

“We have entered a period of
spiritual darkness,” Farrakhan
boomed, safely stiue!ded by a bul-
“Jamawatchman,
a warnet and you are the

watchman too, and woe unto you

letproof cage

if Vou fali asleep on your watch
He repeated on several occa-
sions the need for all of us to
atone for the violence, murder
and war that permeates the era,
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Micah, Joel, Ezekiel and Daniel
to make his point about the deso
lation and “the pal! of death hov-
ering over the human family.”

There were also pointed re
marks about the current crop of

olitical and spiritual leaders.
“Since the religious and political
loaders have no pover to control
the arms race, the minister noted,
ferring to the alarming global
ind local escalation of weapons,

what can you expect from the
people?”

On the proliferation of arms
around the world, Farrakhan
blamed the Central Intelligence
Agency. “The CIA has created
the problems in somebody else’s
house,” he asserted, “so they can
=¢]] more weapons of death.” He
assailed a number of small na
tions who have succumbed to
spending more money on arms
than on food and education. Even
Saudi Arabia was lashed.

‘Tm not against Saudi Arabia,”
he said, “but [have to rebuke you
when you're wrong.”

Rev. Al Sharpton peppered
his remarks with allusions to his
possible mayoral run. “Let me
welcome you as the future mayor
of New York City,” Sharpton he-

Bill Clinton's way ahead.

How Does Black America
get ahead, too?

By: Dr. Lenora B. Fulani

ill Clinton continues to pull
ahead in the polls. He’s at 52%
and Bob Dole is lagging further
and further behind.

With their eye on the scope of

that lead, some political forces
are figure out now to take advan-
tage of the situation for differing
agendas.

Take America’s liberal/left for
example. Here I’m referencing
labor, feminist, enviromnentalist
and socialist activists and
svmpathizers. This fairly small,
but vocal constituency has been
upset about the Democratic
Party’s drift to the right for some
time. The’ve wanted to make a
move to establish their political
independence, to exert the po-
litical clout of the constituencies
to which they relate (trade
unions, women, students, etc.)
by voting for independents, long

acknowledged as the best way to

overcome the enormous power of

the special interest-controlled
two parties. However, the've held
back from voting independent in
the past for fear of costing a
Democrat the election and elect-
ing a Republican in a three way
race. In the Black community,
were all very familiar with this
argument. It’s the one Jesse Jack-
son and other Black leaders used
to keep you from voting for me
when [ ran for President as an
independent in 1988 and 1992.
Now, however, with Clinton so
far ahead and with Dole slipping
so substantially, there is no fear
that a defection from the Demo-
cratic Party to an independent
presidential candidate will throw
the election to the Republicans
This gives these left activist vot-
ers room to maneuver and fi-
nally make their third party

 

VERNON ROBINSON, CANDIDATE FOR STATE Superintendent of Public Instruction,

gan, to rousing applause. “I prom-
ise that our accommodations will
he better next time.” This was
about as close as any of the major
speakers came to mentioning the
mayor. Farrakhan left Mayor
Giuliani's name off his thank-
you list.

Sharpton told the crowd that
New York City is the only city in
the country where “you can’t tell
the cops from the robbers,” he
roared. On the issue of crime,
Sharpton said that “crime is
down because love is up, hope is
up. We lowered the crime rate
when we lifted ourselves up.”

During his speech, Sharpton
was joined at the podium by
members of the families of An-
thony Baez and Anthony Rosario,
both killed by the police. Iris
aez, Anthony’s mother, insisted
that “we mothers must stand

ogether. We have had enough of
ros killing.”

One of the event’s most rivet-
ing moments occurred when Rev.
Benjamin Chavis shared the po-
dium with his wife, Martha, who
translated his remarks into
spanish. The pair were particu-

‘arly spirited in their chant of

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statement. Thus, numerous left
commentators and analysts are
urging a vote for an independent
presidential candidate — in most
cases for the Green Party candi-
date Ralph Nader, who is on the
ballot in about 20 states. I think
this could help propel this mainly
white liberal constituency into a
more influential role in local and
national politics and into a posi-
tion to coalesce with other inde-
pendents in the building of a
major national third party .
The right has a response to the
Clinton lead, too. Here I refer to
a major push by the Republicall
arty to seek Black votes, votes
which it ignores on the grounds
that 1) they normally don’t need
them and 2) they normally can't
get them.
(ase in point is the South,
where Black voters could be the
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Joiner's honor.

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AS THOUSANDS GATHERED OUTSIDE THE UNITED NATIONS to hear the Honorable
Louis Farrakhan, local brothers and sisters gathered to hear him speak and to mark "World
Day Of Atonement II" (The anniversary of the "Million Man March" in Washington, D.C. on
October 16, 1995). For more pictures see "Faces & Places"

Staff Photos by Jim Rouse

Gore attacks Farrakhan on
NBC’s ‘Meet the Press’

Vice President Al Gore at-
tacked Nation of Islam leader
Minister Louis Farrakhan on
NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sun-
day, Oct. 13, calling his activi-
ties “un-American.”

“Personally, I believe that what
he has done and said is just com-
pletely outrageous,” said Gore.
“He has promoted antiSemitism,
he has promoted divi sions be-
tween people of differ ent racial
and ethnic groups. That's un-
American.” Gore blasted
Farrakhan for meeting with
world leaders’ including
Muammar Gaddafi, Saddam
Hussein and Fidel Castro.

When asked to comment on
Gore’s remarks Farrakhan
smiled and shook his head and
said, “He [Gore] ought to be
ashamed of himself. I am a free
man. And just because I meet
with various heads of state does
not mean that I endorse their
views or go along witll all their
positions.”

When asked on “Meet the
Press” whether Farrakhan’s
passport should be revoked, Gore
backed away from that stance,
maintaining it was too close to
the election to make such a com
ment. Gore noted that an inves
tigation into Farrakhan’s trav
els abroad to openly hostile coun
tries was underway. He said it
would be improper to politicize
the matter by calling for revoca
tion of Farrakhan’s passport in
the middle of the presidential
campaign, but quickly added that
there was “no hesitancy based
on fear of alienating Mr.
Farrakhan.”

During the 1950s actor/singer
Paul Robeson was asked to sing
in Russia. When returned to the
States his passport was revoked

and for several years he could
not get work because he was boy
cotted and he could not travel.
The same thing was done to
W.E.B. DuBois duringthe 1950s.

Farrakhan maintained he
wants to meet with Jewish lead-
ers while in New York for his
United Nations Day of Atone-
ment Oct. 16. He said that if
Jewbih leaders can meet with
Yasser Arafat, they should be
able to sit down and talk with
him if they can show him where

he is wrong, he will concede it.

Tbe Nation of Islam held its
U.N. Day of Atonement one year
after the Million Man March to
Washington in 1995. Farrakhan
said he planned to broadcast by
satellite his UWorld Day of Atone
ment” rally at the United Na-
tions Plaza all over the world
and many friends around the
world would tune in.

Appearing on CNN’s “Late Edi-
tion” program, Farrakhan de-

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A step toward self-

reliance

(PART IV)
Reverend Mark C. Olds

Recently, on avery cold, snowy
Cleveland January evening, I
hurried across the campus of
Case Western Reserve Univer-
sity. My torrid week of graduate
studies had concluded (three con-
secutive nights per week/plus a
full time day job/plus ministry
duties). My stride was swift as
the humming of’Thank God Its
Thursday Night” filtered my
mind.

My residence is in the inner
city of Cleveland by choice. My
need and love to be with my
people are both a personal philo-
sophic and romancist compas-
sion. My regular route from the
campus takes me onto Stokes
Boulevard. This street sign often
triggers a meditation of the
mother who nurtured, loved and
taught two young inner city
brothers the virtue of positive
living (one became an ambassa-
dor, a judge, mayor; the other a

congressman and senior states-
man). These accomplishments
are great testimonies for young
men from an urban housing
project. As my homeward jour-
ney took me deeper into the Afri-
can American community, the
flashing blue lights of a police
cruiser filled my rearview mir-
ror. Like a mini-parade, several
cars made their way to the curb.
| was the third car in the halting
processional.

Upon coming to a complete
stop, it became very clear that
my vehicle was the attention of
this law enforcement officer’s
pursuit. The drivers in the cars
in front of me suddenly acceler-
ated and returned to the traffic
flow. I was left alone as the pa-
rade resumed without my par-
ticipation. The officer asked for
and received my driver’s license.
He announced that I was speed-
ing.. Of course, I did not believe
that I could have been speeding

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swing vote in a number of key
Congressional races, The Repub-
licans see two, factors they hope
- totum to their advantage. First,
_ Black voters did not tum out in
large numbers for Democratic
Congressional candidates in
1994. indicating growing Black
disillusionment with the Demo-
crats'(and leading the Demo-
cratic Party to blame us for the
Republican landslide). Second,
Bill Clinton has been so success-
ful in winning conservative white
voters to the Democratic Party,
by v irtue of their overt and co-
vert racism, that the Republi-
cans think they have a shot at
(not to mention a need to) court
Black voters. In some of the Con-
gressional districts where the
contest is between two white can-
didates, Blacks make up as much
as 35% of the population. If the
Republicans pick up even 20-25%
of the Black vote they can win
some of these seats. Thus, the
- Republicans are busy making a
pitch for us. Of course, trying to
project the Republican Party, as
aparty of diversity and inclusion
is a little like trying to convince
the world that Israeli Prime Min-
ister Benjamin Netanyahu re-
ally wants to work things out
with the Palestinians. But the
point here is that politicians see
the Black vote as being “in play”
— to use the language of finan-
cial markets. The question for us
is whether we will be able to cash
in on the situation.

For us, the Clinton lead is a
golden opportunity. In 1922,
W.E.B. DuBois said, “May God
write us down as asses if ever
again we are found putting our
trust in either the Republican or
the Democratic Parties.” I would
add, now that it’s 75 years later
and we surely have been written
down as asses: May God write us
down as idiots if we don’t grab
the opportunity ee have before
us this year.

In 1992, we gave Bill Clinton
83% of our vote. Some of us be-
lieve —I am among them — that
he deserves not a single Black
vote in 1996, based on his record,
no matter the consequences. Oth-
ers, however, remain concerned
about the “consequences” —
namely, helping the Republicans.
That is why Jesse Jackson is still
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cratic Party . But this year, there
are no consequences. Clinton is
too far ahead. Rev. Jackson is
mistaken (or misleading you).

If 20% of the Black vote went
independent this year, we'd set
the terms of our political interac-
tions, rather than trailing after
power. I am urging that this in-
dependent vote go to Ross Perot
and the Reform Party . I make
this choice for two reasons. One,
I believe that Mr. Perot’s focus
on democracy and fiscal reform
is the best route to invigorating
our economy and providing vi-
able job opportunities for all
Americans, including most espe-
cially African Americans But
there is a second reason that I
urge Black America to vote for
Perot and it has nothing to do
with Perot. It has to do with
using your vote to create a new
political party in America — the
Reform Party.

The significance of the vote for
Perot this year is that it will
establish the Reform Party as a
legally recognized party in many
states and place it on a footing
that will make it competitive with
the Democrats and Republicans
over the long term. This is a
certainly The unanswered ques-
tion is where that vote comes
from. In 1992, 19 million white
Americans voted for Perot and
became the most sought after
voting bloc in America. We know
that the pro-democracy anti-Big
Govemment white voter will be
in the Reform Party and will bea
substantial influence in it. I want
to make sure, as this party comes
into existence and reshapes
American politics, that Black
America is substantially repre-
sented there and becomes a ma-
jor element of the Reform Party
coalition.

In 1964, Malcolm X said: “You
put the Democrats first and the
Democrats put you last.” He was
right. He’s still right. Shouldn’t
1996 be the year we at least put
the Democrats second and put
ourselves first?

Lenora B. Fulani twice ran for
President of the U.S. as an inde-
pendent, making history in 1988
when she became the first woman
and African-American to get on
the ballot in all fifty states. Dr.
Fulani is currently a leading ac-
tivist in the Reform Party and

RE-ELECT
Jeff
SAVAGE

Pitt County Commissioner
District A

Black America

‘chairs the Committee for a Uni-

fied independent Party . She can
be reached at 800-288-3201) or
through her home page at
www .fulani.org.

 

 

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Time of Doom

“Stop the racist killing in
America.”

Chavis may have committed a
gaffe when he recognized Geraldo
Rivera in the audience. There
was a round of hoots and boos,
but Chavis interrupted the cat-
calls with a reminder that “this
was a day of atonement for all!”

A stirring ovation greeted
Winnie Mandela when she
mounted the makeshift stage,
arrayed in a long white caftan.
Chavis advised the listeners that
Ms. Mandela was not allowed to
speak because of restrictions
imposed by the South African
government. Nevertheless,
through a spokesperson, her
words reached the cheering
throng.

“Atonement is a process,”
Mandela said, aand sometimes
itis painful. My future cannot be
clear until I’ve conquered my
past.”

Among those in attendance
were jazz great Lionel Hampton,
Charles Oakley, Herb Williams
and John Starks of the New York
Knicks, film director Spike Lee,
attorney Alton Maddox, and com-
mentator Bob Law.

There is no way to deter mine
how many huddled in the streets
in the shadow of the United Na-
tions Building, but if the esti-
mate is conducted as it was a
year ago, then we can expect an
undercount. But as we said last
year, itisnot about the numbers;
it’s about the .qpirit that reso-
nated from one spectator to the
other, as if they were comforted
by being in close proximity to a
caring brother or sister.

Clearly, the watchmen that
Farrakhan believed are so nec
essary if we are to avoid the
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on hand and prepared to deal
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without the mini-parade also
being guilty.

I inquired of the officer (as he
presented the speeding citation
and as a side note, a no seat belt
mandatory $50 fine), “why are
you not chasing drug dealers?
Why did you stop me?” Futile
conversation as I sat at 116th
Street and Parkhill. I knew the
answer. I was an African Ameri-
can male, cruising through one

of Cleveland’s high drug traffic

districts. Also, I had on a leather
hat pulled down (it was a cold
night) and the collar of my leather
coat pulled up (my bones were
still chilled from the walk across
the campus). I was probably
guilty of rhythmic head bobbing
as Rance Allen jammed “An
Awesome God” on the cassette.
My car (a Honda, nothing fancy
-italso matters little, ifmy money
for transportation ends up in a
suburb of Tokyo or Detroit) has a
cellular telephone antenna. All
these add up to a stereotypical
inner city drug suspect.

I was angered by my thoughts
and the process. Although my
eyes were not observing the
speedometer, I was sure that the
posted speed limit had not been
exceeded. My immediate deci-
sion was to go to court rather
than mail in an excessive fine.

I discovered at the Justice Cen-
ter that 70 per cent (I counted
heads and conducted the math)
of the people (50 cases) in traffic
court were African Americans.
This new tool in the war on drugs,
arresting and ticketing motor-
ists in high drug districts was
doing nothing to stop ships and
planes loaded with cocaine and
heroin from entering the conti-
nental U.S.A. The case load that
I was a part of only reflected the
2:30 p.m. docket. The average
fine was $60. The math comes
out to approximately $3,000 per
hour paid by African Americans.
There are two dockets in the
morning and two in the after-
noon. Again, the math (by Olds)
would strongly suggest $12,000
per day, five days per week equals
$60,000 weekly in traffic fines
from the African American com-
munity!

Was this some new form of
“buy black” that I had been
solicited to participate in against
my will? If so, I did not like the
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who. gave me the ticket was an
African American male. The
magistrate who levied the fine
was an African American female.
It was also an African American
female to whom I paid the fine.

This episode forced me to re-
flect on the demeaning process
not only for myself, but others as
well. I entered into the hurts of
the people whose family budgets
were seriously upset by traffic
violations and the excessive fines.
I thought seriously about the
training the patrolman had re-
ceived that forced me into a pat-
tern as part of his indoctrina-
tion. Next, I meditated on how
Egyptians (people of color, be-
fore the Arabs arrived!) had en-
slaved the Israelites (also people
of color).

African Americans have a pro-
jected disposable income in 1996
at 427 billion dollars (The At-
lanta Journal/The Atlanta Con-
stitution, Friday, June 30, 1995).
Marc Rice, Associated Press, is
quoted in the Detroit News, (Fn-

-day, August 5, 1994), “The spend-
ing power of black Americans is
rising at a faster rate than the
nation as a whole reports a study
that urges retailers to do more to
attract those consumers.” Every-
body who needs a greater rev-
enue base is finding African
American consumer dollars
available and plenteous. When
consumer dollars are not enough,
the consumers (himself or her-
self) are far more valuable in a
jail cell or penal colony. Prisons
are growing at an alarming rate.
The prisons create a middle class
living at the expense of the poor
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'Meet The Press'

fended his controversial world
tour as aimed at benefiting
Atrican-Americans. He said it
was mis-portrayed by the media.

And in an interview with
Newsweek magazine, Farrakhan
said he realized his trip last sum-
mer drew criticism, but said,
“There has never been a Black
leader that was so honored and
respected by heads of state and
governmentsas Louis Farrakhan
was. This is no joke,” he said.
“We came back with so many
gifts from the governments and
people that the captain of the
charter plane had to tell us, ‘You
cannot bring any more gifts on
the plane.’ Now why didn’t the
press say that - Louis Farrakhan
was literally treated as a head of
state.”

Farrakhan said his tour of
Libya, Cuba, Iraq, Iran, Nigeria
and Sudan awas the greatest trip
abroad ever by an African Ameri-
can.” Farrakhan told Newsweek
he hoped to meet some Jewish
leaders in New York. “We really
need to sit and talk as civilized
and intelligent human beings,
and if they can show me where I
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A step toward self-reliance

billion dollars are enough to
change the course of a nation.
The sum represents an average
of “$ 12,708 of disposable per-
sonal income - or what’s left after
taxes - for each of the nation’s 33
_ 6 million African Americans,
according to the study by the
Selig Center of business,” writes
Jerry W. Byrd (The Philadelphia
Inquirer, Saturday, July 8, 1995).
An economic life is a basic com-
ponent for being a nation. The
satisfaction of the material needs
of a people is the economic life of
the people. No one can doubt the
presence of an economic life
among African Americans. Afri-
can Americans have an economic
life which is counted on by many

In fact, African Americans have

become the’ target ot
trendsetting, exploitative mar

keting campaigns.

It is time for a consensus and
strategic effort of channeling the
resources of African Americans
into self-sustaining economic
bases. The resources and con
sumer power of African Ameri
cans have to become recognized
as an available asset which will
remain among African Amer}
cans. This very fact signals an
other call for the African Ameri
can Christian Nation. This is not
an isolated issue. The African
American Christian Nation
needs you! “Ask not what the
African American Christian Na
tion can do for you, but ask what
can you do for the African Amer)-
can Christian Nation!” Send your
resume immediately to THE
AFRICAN AMERICAN CHRIS
TIAN NATION, Attention: Rev
erend Mark C. Olds, 3550
Warrensville Center Road, Suite
101 South, Shaker Heights, Ohie
44122.

For more information on the
African American Christian Na
tion or to speak personally with
Reverend Mark C. Olds, you may
call 1-216-752-7727. Please act
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Insurance Commissioner Jim
Long, who is serving his third
successful term as Insurance
Commissioner, pledges to con-
tinue to encourage a climate of
healthy competition in the in-

surance industry. “There are
more than 1,500 insurance com-
panies licensed to do business in
our state,” said Commissioner
Long, “and hundreds more apply
each year. This competitive en-

vironment is good for insurance
rates and good for the people of
North Carolina. When I took of-
fice, North Carolina had the 18th
lowest auto insurance rates in
the nation. Now, I am pleased to

Book gives a bird’s eye view
of lives of slaves

By DAMASO REYES
Special to the AmNews
What if you didn’t spend your
days in an air conditioned office?
What would it be like to work all
day in the field for nothing ex
cept the hope that you wouldn't
be whipped? How would you feel
if your wife or husband was cho-
sen by you employer? How would
you feel if you just found out that
you have been working as aslave
when in reality you were free?
These are but some of the ques-
tions that historian Donna
Wyant Howell has attempted to
answer in the series “I Was a
Slave.” Inspired by the stories of
her grandmother,whowas a
former slave, Howell has com
piled the actual accounts of
former slaves as written by in-
terviewers working forthe Works
Projects Administration during
the Great Depression
Theauthor has attempted to pro
vide the reader with a compre-
hensive view of different as pects

of slave life, with volumes in-
cluding “TheBreedingofSlaves,”
“Description of Plantation Life”
and “The Lives of Slave Men.”
Through the use of the actual
texts and very often the various
dialects of the former slaves,
Howell hss succeeded in not only
saving an important aspect of
Black heritage, but of the Ameri
can experience. Via the use of
sources which contradict each
other, Howell attempts not to
pro vite one smooth description
of slave life, but a prism of what
it was like to live both under the
cruel whip of the overseer and
the kind hand of the benevolent
slave master. Each volume be-
gins with brief quotations from
dozens of former slaves on the
subject in question. Then the
author goes into more detail, of-
fering accounts of specific sspects
of the topic. In “Descriptions of
Plantation Life,” one topic ad-
dressed is time off. “Jacob Satur-
day night, we'd have a dance all

Gantt says well-educated
workforce is key to a
strong North Carolina

(Charlotte) U.S. Senate candi
date Harvey Gantt brought his
campaign to renew the Amer?
can Dream to Pineville this morn:
ing, where he addressed the
Chamber of Commerce. Follow-
ing are excerpts from hisremarks

I believe that North Carolina’s
next Senator must work to help
our families succeed in the 21st
Century. A big part of that is
making sure that all North Caro-
linians can afford the education
they need for the jobs of the next
century . North Carolina’s
economy has grown in large part
because of our skilled workforce
over the past 10 years. For our
workers to continue to do well,
they need to be well educated.

I’m an architect and a busi-
nessman. Six years ago, my firm
didn’t use computers. We did our
drawings the old way — on draft-

ing boards. But we knew we had
to keep up with technology to
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lowest workers’ compensation
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the lowest auto rates east of the
Mississippi and I pledge to keep
fighting to keep rates down.”
Commissioner Long said North
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office. While the insurance in-
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the department has consistently
saved the citizens millions of
dollars under Commissioner
Long’s leadership. “A 1993 settle-
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auto insurance rates by six per-
cent,” said Commissioner Long.
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Commissioner Long also
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Commissioner Long, who also
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promised to continue to provide
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money,” said Commissioner
Long. “In its first 21 months, the

  
   
 

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Sam Smith’s book about
basketball’s arguably greatest
“debator” would have been aptly
deemed to be pedestrian, if it
weren't that the Chicago Tri-
bune sportwriter calls to promi-
nence the vital socio-economic
and political responsibility of all
professional athletes to both
their ethnic communities and
the nation at large.

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publicly noted disappoint ment
of such sports greats as Arthur
Ashe and Jim Brown, the author
describes Jordan as one who is
guilty ofnon-committal co
consciousness, whatever that
means. Further, Smith likens
Jordan to 0.J. Simpson, in that
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to apprise this legendary
“Ananse” of profes siona} bas-
ketball that being Afrocentric or
pro-Black does not make one
averse to one’s “main stream”
American constituents. This very
much revives the impor tant is-
sue of historical amnesia among
many of our current super-star
athletes.

The preceding notwithstand-
ing, the writer also tends to be

quite catty in his assessment of
Jordan’s personality which
prompts the sensitive reader to
wonder whether Smith is not out
to get his subject, as it were. For
instance, in the preface to “Sec-
ond Coming,” the writer observes
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more of an eloquent reader of
slam dunks than being “book
smart.” Needless to say, most
white professional athletes are
known to be relatively no more
highly literate or educated than
their African-American compa
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Murder,
mayhem in
L.A. in wake
of Tupac
killing

According to police in Los An
geles, three days after Tupac
Shakur was fatally gunned
downed in Las Vegas, three Crips
were mowed down on the streets
of Compton. The killings broke
the two-year truce between the
Crips and the Bloods and caused
L.A. cops to fear open warfare
between the two gangs that
would further disrupt the streets
of L.A.

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the homes of several alleged gang
members, going so far as toname
a suspest in the Tupac killing a
among those arrested.

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son, 22, of Lakewood, Calif. 1:
was being questioned as being
one who was gunned down in the
drive-by shooting Sept. 7. Ander
son, along with 22 other sus
pects, was rounded up in a pre
dawn raid on Oct. 2.

Anderson, who is a Crip and
whose street handle is “Lando.
was reportedly arrested becaus:
of a street killing he is said to
have committed in April. But

- police are also trying to tie hint

the killing of Tupac Shakur

Cops dressed in black tactical
police squad outfits staged the
raids that netted assorted weay
ons.

Anderson paid $1,125 rent for
arather well-furnished two-bed
room house where he lived with
his girlfriend and her mother
He drives two cars, a Chevy and
a Ford. Neither one fits the de
scription of the white Cadillac
driven inthe Tupac killing. That
rather noticeable car has vet t
be discovered.

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gered,
coughed up his name

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police were reviewing a vide
tape of the altercation between
an unknown young man and
Tupac and company, said to hav:
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trying to talk to at the MGM
Grand. The surveillance tap
showed the disturbance, which
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utes.

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left immediately after that. At
tempts to tie that altercation t
Tupac’s death have been diffi
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security at the MGM Grand and
held for questioning while Tupac
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and sped off. The white Cadilla:
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the unknown man Tupac was
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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

NOTICE is given that the Planning and Community Development Depart-
ment of the City of Greenville, will until the 6th day of November, 1996,
receive sealed bids at the Community Building, 306 South Greene Street,
Greenville, North Carolina, for the rehabilitation of dwelling units located in
the West Greenville and the East Meadowbrook Neighborhoods, Greenville,
Pitt County, North Carolina. These projects will be funded in part by the
North Carolina Community Development Block Grant Program.

Bid packets will be available on or after October 24, 1996. Instructions for
submitting bids and complete specifications will be available at the Com-
munity Building, 306 South Greene Street, Greenville, North Carolina,
during regular office hours.

Bid proposals will be opened and read promptly at 10:00 am, EST, on the
6th day of November, 1996 at the Community Building, 306 South Greene
Street, Greenville, North Carolina. The City of Greenville reserves the right
to waiver any irregularities in bidding and the right to reject any or all bids
submitted Minorities and female-owned businesses are encouraged to
participate.

The City will also accept applications from new contractors who desire to
get on the City of Greenville Housing Rehabilitation Contractors List.

For further details, contact the Planning and Community Development
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ED WARREN

Working for us.

Ed Warren Is a life-long resident of Eastern North
Carolina. As a tobacco farmer, businessman and
former educator, he knows our values and Is
working to protect our future.

SAFE AND RESPONSIBLE SCHOOLS

Senator Warren wrote the law that gets violent and
disruptive students out of the classroom and into
alternative schools. He also helped reduce class size,
cut the education bureaucracy

and passed higher standards and back-to-basics
curriculum.

VICTIMS! RIGHTS

Senator Warren is an advocate for victims’ rights. His
amendment to the state constitution will give

special rights to the victims of crime.

WELFARE REFORM

Senator Warren supports Governor Hunt's Work First
initiative that requires welfare recipients to work

or to be in short-term job training.

FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY

Senator Warren helped pass a $800 million tax cut, the
largest in North Carolina's history, which cut

$244 million in personal income taxes, repealed the
intangibles tax and reduced corporate taxes.

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First Citizens Bank creates pro
small, minority businesses and

Venture includes
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ownership counsel-
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$3 million loan pool

RALEIGH (October 15, 1996)
— In ajoint announcement with
the North Carolina Institute of
Minority Economic Development
Inc., First Citizens Bank an-
nounced the creation of an ex-
tensive new $3 million loan pro-
gram to aid small, minority-
owned businesses and farms. The
program also includes a grant
package to fund education for
low- and moderate-income fami-
lies on strategies for home own-
ership.

“Two of the most pressing
needs among minority busi-
nesses and low- and moderate
income families are funds avail-
ability and financial manage-
ment,” said Andrea Harris, presi-
dent of the North Carolina Insti-
tute of Minority Economic De-
velopment. “First Citizens’ com-
mitment of $3 million in loans
and $75,000 in education related
grants will help us meet those
needs.”

Under the terms of the joint
agreement, First Citizens Bank
will provide a grant of $60,000 to
the Institute's Managerial and
Technical Assistance Program.
Administered in partnership
with the University of North
Carolina’s Kenan School of Busi-
ness, the MTAP provides busi-
ness owners with access to ex-
pert counsel on running and
growing their companies. In ad-
dition, First Citizens will pro-
vide a $15,000 grant to the Insti-
tute to fund classes in home own-
ership counseling.

“We've found that while there
is great desire among many low-
and moderate-income families to
achieve home ownership, there
is often a lack of information
about personal finance, saving,
credit management and credit
repair,” said Jim Mebane, First
Citizens senior vice president
and CRA officer. This grant will
help remove those roadblocks
and put some families in homes
of their own.”

In addition to the grants for
home ownership and small busi-
ness counseling, First Citizens
will also establish a loan fund
with a lending goal of $3 million.
The fund will be administered
jointly with the Institute for Mi-
nority Economic Development
Inc. The fund’s goal will be to
help businesses and small farms
take advantage of opportunities

Ballroom
dance group
to hold local
dance

You are invited to enjoy four
hours of real ballroom dancing
with the Greenville, NC Chapter
of the US Amateur Ballroom
Dancers Association (USABDA).
Membership is open to singles as
well as couples - beginners are
welcome and will be helped to
get started. The dance will begin
with a lesson from 7:30 p.m. to
8:30 p.m. followed by general
dancing to recorded music will
continue until 11:30 p.m..

Learn and enjoy your favorite
dances from swing to tango, Fri-
day, November 1, 1996 at the
Willis Building, East Carolina
University, corner of Reade
Circle and 1st Street, Greenville.

Light refreshments provided.
$5 - members and $8 - non-mem-
bers. New members who join at
the dance adrnitted free. Ties
appropriate but not necessary.
Wear smooth-soled shoes.

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in limited resource areas.
“By providing both education
and financing, this program ad-

dress two of the most pressing —

needs in our low-wealth neigh-
borhoods across North Carolina,”
said Harris. “Bringing both com-
ponents together in a single pro-
gram makes a great deal ofsense,
and we are excited about our
potential for success.”

First Citizens’ announcement
of the grants and loan pool pro-
gram with the Institute of Mi-
nority Economic Development
was made today in conjunction
with an announcement by the
bank of its plan to create a $200
million loan pool arrangement
with the North Carolina Com-
munity Development Initiative.

“Together, these programs ad-
dress some of the most pressing
needs of our low- and moderate-
income communities,” said
Mebane. “They are not the entire
solution, however. First Citizens
is committed to developing addi-
tional initiatives to address our
communities’ development
needs.”

Raleigh, NC-based First Citi-
zens Bank operates more than
300 branches serving 186 towns
and cities in North Carolina and
Virginia. Customers can contact
the bank’s telephone bankers at
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Losers in Lawsuits Pa

Families

Increase Funding to End
Domestic Violence

Cut Tax

Informed Parent

to Abortion

Business

Allow Local Telephone

Competition
Reduce Corporate Income

me that Faith,

of our socie
this November 5.

Rep. Henry Aldridge

 

 

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Listening

To
You

VOTE TO PROTECT YOUR INTERESTS

“WKRE-ELECTA

~ EVAM. CLAYTON
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

 

Working
For
You

 

 

 

 

* Good Jobs & Job Training

* Fighting Crime In Our Communities
* Pensions, Social Security & Medicare
* Better Schools For Our Children

* Health Care For Families

VOTE DEMOCRATIC ON
NOVEMBER STH!

Paid for By The

Eva Clayton for Congress Campaign Committee
Post Office Box 479--Warrenton, NC 27589

919-257-4111

 

  

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Support of statewide bonds for
schools and roads

As a consultant to the NC Part-
nership for Schools and Roads, I
want to alert you to two major
bonds issues which we will have
an opportunity to pass on Novem-
ber 5th. There will be a $1.8 billion
bond for school construction and a
$950 million bond for road projects.

These bonds provide funds for
schools and roads in all 100 coun-
ties. For our low wealth, rural coun-
ties, the state bonds may be the
best hope for getting much needed
new schools built and secondary
roads paved.

I have enclosed a flyer with the
specifics of what the bonds will do.
I have also enclosed a sheet listing
the dollar amounts that will go to
your county if we pass the bonds.

SBA ranks First
Citizens Bank #l
among large
lenders to small
businesses

First Citizens Bank is ranked
first in the Southeast among large
banks engaged in small business
lending, according to a report re
leased recently fromthe U.S. Small
Business Administration's Office
of Advocacy.

Using a number of reporting
ratios based on past lending activ
ity, the report seeks to identify
banks most likely to make small
business loans generally cat-
egorized as those loans of less than
$250,000. The report, titled Small
Business Lending in the United
States. 199% a dition rates approxl
mately 10,000 commercial banks
on a state- by state basis, and is
based on data that banks submit
ted to regulators as of June, 1995.

First Citizens Vice Chairman
and Chief Operating Officer Jim
Hyler attributed the bank’s supe-
rior results to the bank’s strong
emphasis on serving the small-
and mid-sized business market.

In 1994, the bank was awarded
SBA Certified Lender status by
the U.S. Small Business Adminis-
tration. This special designation
is given to banks that show ex-
traordinary commitment to small
business lending.

Copies of the SBA study are
available by calling (703) 487-4650,
or via the internet at http://
www.sbaonline.sba.gov/
SmallBusinessLendingl995.

 

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Please share this information.

As a business owner, you know
the importance of having good
schoolé and good roads in main-
taining a strong state economy.
North Carolina is a good place to
do business because of the many
opportunities created by our ro-
bust economy.

Because the bonds are public
dollars, state law mandates that
contracts over $100,000 should
have goals for minority-owned
businesses. If your county or city

* responsible fiscal
management

* accountability

* economic growth

° visionary leadership

* safe schools

* adequate school facilities

 

PITT COUNTY
COMMISSIONER
SEAT C

Your Vote and Support
Will Be Appreciated

Edith Warren Stands For:

* tecnology in the classroom
* collaboration for progress
* conservative management
¢ cost effective and efficient

school district does not have an
MBE goals program in place, now
would be an excellent time for you
to get acommitment to implement
a program

The NAACP and NC Associa-
tion of Minority Businesses are
communicating with state officials
in the NC Department of Trans-
portation regarding what they will
do to increase utilization of MBEs
with the proceeds of the road bonds.

Thank you in advance for your
support of the bonds.

 

VOTE FOR
EDITH WARREN

 

government

* leadership for a bright

tomorrow

Paid For By.Committee To Elect Edith Warren

 

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Jim Martin

DTT} (gio) Orelelaaeielele =

District 3-A

“Firm, Fair, and
Concerned for All”

 

United States Air Force
ECU, football and track
Flight instructor, ECU FIP program
Pilot, Piedmont Airlines
Teacher/Coach, Walter Williams, Burlington. NC
Teacher/Head Football Coach. North Lenoir H.S.
NCCU Law School
Assistant District Attorney -
Private Law Practice
District Court Judge - P

Memberships past and/or present
Wheat Swamp Runtan

Bethel Rotary

Greenville Kiwanis Club

ECU Pirate Club

North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
North Carolina State Bar Association
Pitt County Bar Association

North Carolina Association of District Court Judges

Attend Rose Hill Free Will Baptist Church

Vote November 5th

Personal

Husband
Father

Pitt County

itt County, Appointed by Gov. Hunt
Elected District Court Judge, 3rd Judicial District, Pitt County

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irst Citizens Bank

finances first home in
Heritage Park

Rocky Mount — First Citizens
‘Bank has become the first lender
to finance a home in the Heritage
Park subdivision, a development
of 10 new affordable homes in the
Red Row community of Rocky
Mount.

The bank sponsored a celebra-
tion and open house for the buy-
ers, community leaders and other
project supporters on Sunday,
April 28 at 2 p.m. Among other
VIPs in attendance, Rocley Mount
Mayor Fred Turnage spoke. The
Rev. Irwin Everette, pastor, St.
Paul Baptist Church read the scrip-
ture and lead attendees in prayer.
The Rev. Lacy Simpson, pastor,
Mt. Hermon Baptist Church, lead
the Litany of Dedication, and the
Rev. Chris Jordan, pastor, Unity
of Faith, offered the Prayer of Dedi-
cation and Benediction.

The Rocky Mount/Edgecombe

Community Development Corpo-
ration, in partnership with the City
of Rocky Mount, is leading the
effort to build the new homes to
provide high quality housing for
low- to moderate-income families.
Two homes have been completed
in the 10 unit development, and
two more are already under con-
struction.

“The Rocky Mount/Edgecombe
CDC has worked for several years
to make this project a success,”
said Joyce Dickens, executive di-
rector of the CDC. “We’ve worked
with First Citizens and other com-
munity leaders, and it’s gratifying
to see those efforts come to frui-
tion.”

The buyers of. the first home,
Ms. Patricia Alford and her fam-
ily, originally attended a Finance
Day home buying seminar spon-
sored by First Citizens in October.

 

 

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Graduated Wake Forest University -

 

Areas of emphasis:

EXPERIENCED

1976 - BA in History and Philosophy
Graduated Wake Forest School of Law -
Trial Practice in Pitt County since August 1979
- Williamson, Herrin, Barnhill, Savage and Morano - 8/79 -12/91
- Mattox, Davis and Barnhill -

Charles P. Gaskins

Pitt County Commissioner ¢ District B

Dedicated Public Servant {
PROGRESSIVE

Paid for by the Committe to Elect Charles P. Gaskins

“Sy . i , SE. S ai ~

ELECT

ANN H. BARNHILL
District Court Judge

1979

12/91 - Present

- Family law - divorce, child custody; child support, alimony

- Domestic violence

- Wills and estate planning

Married to John Richard Barnhill
Children: Richard - 10, Amy - 8

Church, community and civic activities:
- Elder, Peace Presbyterian Church

- Executive Commitee, Pitt-Greenville Chamber of Commerce - Chair of Governmental Affairs division

199} - 1993

- Board of Directors, Pitt-Greenville Chamber of Commerce - 1991 -

- Member, Women's Business Owners

- Member, NC Association of Trial Attorneys
- Member, NC Association of Trial Attorneys
- Member NC Bar Association

- Member, Pitt County Bar Association

1am the first woman to ever file for election to the District Court bench in Pitt County
I have been publicly endorsed for the District Court seat presently held by Jim Martin by the North Carolina

Association of Women Attorneys.

 

 

 

1994

South Greenville
Boys & Girls Club
gain support

Dr. Bruce McCrea, Chiropractic
Physician at Greenville Pain Re-
lief & Prevention, has pledged to
help raise funds to save the South
Greenville Boys & Girls Club.

From now until October 28, 1996,
any patients who visit Dr. McCrea
will receive a thorough exam for a
fee of $26.00 (These exams usually
are rendered at costs between $26
and $420). Dr. McCrea has pledged
to not only donate the $26.00 pa-
tient fee, but to match whatever
amount the patient fees total.

This can only be a “Win/Win”
situation. Relief from physical dis-
comfort for the patients and a boost
to the survival of the Boys and
Girls Club.

Dr. McCrea should be ap-
plauded. Not for recognizing the
dilema, but for his willingness to
help make adifference...A positive
difference...In the lives of our boys
and girls. It is hoped that others
will take not and make similar

gestures.

 

 

 

 

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WEDDING ANNOUNCED. .. Shelia Dupree, daughter of
James and Carolyn Dupree (ofJ.D.’s Auto Repair) was married
on October 12, 1996 in Norwalk, Connecticut, to Evol Genias,
also of Norwalk, in a double-ring ceremony.

 

 

 

   

North Carolina.
* North Carolina's auto insurance rates are the lowest east of
the Mississippi. ‘

« Our senior citizens saved a half million dollars on health
care costs through his S.H.1.1.P. program.

+ He's saved consumers and businesses over two billion
dollars by battling the insurance industry.

+ His support of North Carolina's highway safety programs,
CLICK IT OR TICKET and BOOZE IT AND LOSE IT, saves
lives and millions of dollars in health care costs.

Re-elect Jim Long Insurance Commissioner
~_ lives and save you money

Insurance surance Commissioner ng

Paid for by the Jim Long Election Committee.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If so, we want to talk to you about participating in
our project to learn how African-American women manage °
side-effects from breast cancer treatment.

The aim of this project is to study and improve the health care
received by African-American women with breast cancer.

We need your help!

To learn more about this project and how

it can benefit you, call 1-800-349-5858.

MANAGING UNCERTAINTY IN CANCER
SCHOOL OF NursING, LINC-CHAPEL HILL

  
 

Funded by the National Cancer Institute and National Institute for

Nursing Research.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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How can you get a home

with no down payment plus $100

toward closing costs?

 

Talk to a Centura Money Manager.

Contact Your
Centura Money
Manager Today.

There's no greater
achievement than buying
a home of your own, and
the Money Managers at
Centura want to give you
the help you need to make

this important step.

Buy With No
Down Payment!
If you're buying a
home in Pitt County and
your household income is
no greater than $38,700,
you may be able to finance
up to 100% of the value

* Applicants must meet income, credit and other requirements to quality Closing «
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of your home purchase.*
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- &THE “M’-VOICE - WEEK OF OCTOBER 25-31, 1996

Everyone expects attorneys to know the law, but the attorneys at the Law Office of Earl T. Brown, P.C.
take their jobs one step further. The attorneys seek to build an honest and professional relationship with
their clients which is a top priority. By understanding the basic needs of their clients, the attorneys are
able to represent each one in the most effective manner.

The Law Office of Earl T. Brown, P.C. provides general legal representation, with each attorney
concentrating in a different area of law. Attorney Earl T. Brown handles Juvenile, Mediation, and other
matters of general practice. Attorney Michael J. Rizzi handles Personal Injury, Workers’ Compensa-
tion, and other civil matters. There are two attorneys recently associated with the firm: Derek K. Brown
concentrates in Wills, Estate Planning, and Business Law. John H. Ross concentrates in Traffic and

Criminal Law.
The attorneys, along with a very strong support staff, work diligently to serve the needs of their clients.

Please call the Law Office of Earl T. Brown at (919) 758-9300 to schedule an appointment.

 

 

 

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LAW Orrice OF EARL T. Brown, P.C.

IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE ADDITION OF

JOHN H. Ross Attorneys: Earl T. Brown, John H. Ross, Derek K. Brown and Michael J. Rizzi
ON ’
SEPTEMBER 4, 1996
AS AN ASSOCIATE CONCENTRATING IN
CRIMINAL AND TRAFFIC LAW

 

THE OFFICE PROVIDES GENERAL LEGAL REPRESENTATION
WHILE CONCENTRATING IN:

P.O. BOX 2216
410 WEST 14TH STREET
GREENVILLE, NC 27836 ACCIDENTS
VOICE (919) 758-9300 va)
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CRIMINAL AND TRAFFIC LAW
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WORK RELATED INJURIES

 

  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    

Law Orrice OF Ear T. Brown, P.C.

 

IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE ADDITION OF

DEREK K. BROWN

ON
SEPTEMBER 4, 1996

AS AN ASSOCIATE CONCENTRATING IN
BUSINESS, WILLS AND ESTATE PLANNING

P.O. BOX 2216
410 WEST 14TH STREET
GREENVILLE, NC 27836
VOICE (919) 758-9300
FAX (919) 758-4009

 
sevice World Day Of Ato

October 16, 1996 (FHTNC)—

Derik Dancy «1900 gradu Wednesday, October 16, 1996 _

  
  

ate of North Pitt High School of
Greenville, N.C. is currently half-
way through a six-month deploy-
ment to the Meditteranean Sea
aboard the dock land ship USS
Gunston Hall, as part of the USS
Saipan Amphibious Ready
Group (ARG).

Dancy, along with more than
700 Sailors and Marines aboard
the ship, departed their home
port of Norfolk, Va.,in June. The
USS Saipan ARG also includes
the amphibious assault ship USS
Saipan, and the amphlblous
transport dock shtp USS Austin

Recently Dancy participated In
one of NATO’s largest exercises
in Southern Europe. Approxi- | . a, | a
mately 7,500 allied Sailors and * me oy
Marines from Belgium, Canada, ' . ,
France, Germany, Italy, Portu-
gal, Spain, Turkey, the Nether-

' lands and the United Kingdom
participated in a combined air,
land and sea exercise that may
be required to support amphibi-
\us operations in the region.

Dancy'’s ship supports am-
phibious operations using Land-
ing Craft Alr Cushions (LCACs),

 

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conventional landing craft and
helicopters to transport Marines

, onto hostile shores. The combat

troops Dancy moves ashore are
then able to seize control of port
ind air base facilities, and Pre
pare for follow-on invasion forces

So far during the deployment,
Dancy and fellow service mem
bers have traveled more than
8.000 miles and have visited
\lbanla, France, Greece, Italy,
and Spaln.

He joined the Navy in August
1990

October 16, 1996 (FHTNC)—
Marine Lance CPI. William T
James. son of William T. James
of 401 Azalea Garden, Greenville,
N.C., is currently halfway
through asix-montn deployment
to the Mediterranean Sea with

: the 24th Marine Expoditionary
Unit (MEU), embarked aboard
\ ‘he ships of the USS Saipan
b ° \mphibious Ready Group(ARG).
James, along with more tnan
000 Marines of the 24th MEU,
departed their home base of
Camp Lejeune, N.C., in June.
The USS Saipan ARG includes
the amphibious assault and flag
shlp USS Salpan, the amphibi-
ous transport dock Ship USS
Austin and the dock landing ship
USS Gunston Hall
In July, the 24th MEU took
part in multinational tralning
for noncombatant evacuation,
inahumanitarian and maritime
operations. The exercise, con
ducted in Romania among the
24th MEU and Marines from
Italy and Romania, was designed
to test inter-operability between
NATO and partner nations’ na-
val forces in conducting joint

 

EF = peacekeeping exercises.

5 Recently James participated
in one of NATO's largest exer-
cises in southern Europe. Ap-
proximately 7.500 allied Sailors
and Marines from Belgium,
Canada, France, Germany, Italy,
Portugal, Spain, Turkey, the
Netherlands and the United
Kingdom participated in a com
bined air, land and sea exercise
that may be required to support
amphibious operations in tne
region.

The 24th MEU is trained to
evacuate civilians, rescue
downed pilots, conduct recon-
naissance and serve as an initial
landing force ashore.

So far during the deployment,
James and fellow service. mem-
bers have visited France and Ro-
mania.

The 1991 graduate of North-

 

 

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west Cabarrus High School of hs -_. ‘ \ ae. | ee
Concord, N.C., joined the Ma 1 TORR BLT Tee
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Be Sure
To Vote
on

November
5th

 
10-THE “M"-VOICE - WEEK OF OCTOBER 25-31, 1996

 

 

 

The American Dream. It’s
that fundamental idea that if
you work hard and take
responsibility, anything is
possible in this country. It
was true for Harvey Gantt,
and he believes we have to
make that dream real again
for all North Carolinians.
Harvey Gantt started out
poor, but he beat the odds
and graduated from Clem-
son and MIT. Starting with |
nothing, he built a successful
_architectural business. Gantt became a leader in his church
and his community. He’s been married to his wife Cindy for
thirty-two years, and they've been blessed with four chil-
dren, and now their first grandchild.

Harvey Gantt believes that education is still the path to a
better future. That's why he’s proposed a new tax deduction
to help families pay for college tuition or job training. He
believes we have to stop the cuts in student loans, and Head
Start and math and science programs, so we can give our
kids a shot at the future. That’s what the American Dream is
all about.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harvey Gantt believes that a secure retirement is also
part of the American Dream. That's a commitment this coun-
try made to our parents and grandparents that must be kept.
Harvey Gantt will protect Medicare and Social Security.

There are so many changes that North Carolinians are
facing. Harvey Gantt believes that they must be met with
new ideas and old values. New ideas like a tax deduction
for education. Old values like keeping our commitment to
our parents. It’s a new world out there, we need a Senator
who understands it. That’s Harvey Gantt.

 

 

 

Renew the American Dream.
For Working Families, For A Change.

Vote November 5th
For

Harvey Gantt
For U.S. Senate ‘96

Paid For By Harvey Gantt For Senate Campaign Committee