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November 6, 1982
for the beach before the clock
struck 12:00.
Daytona Beach, also the
world’s most famous beach, is a
beautiful sight to behold with its
sandy - white beachside and the
fact that people can actually
drive on (and sometimes unfor-
tunally into) the beach.
Reporters from the Observer
staff found out that one of the
most frightening things that
occur on the beach is that sharks
swim close to the edges of the
water. However, this does not
occur often and can be expected
of any ocean front resort.
Now, many had never been to
Daytona Beach before and for
that reason they strolled up and
down the beach for sights.
Students seemed to enjoy
themselves as many played
volleyball, threw frisbees, built
tourist seeking a little R&R.
There are convenient and
comfortable hotels along the
beach front. The Mayan Inn, for
example, offers large and
spacious rooms with kitchens
and shapely pool for those who
prefer pool over ocean swim
ming.
The beach boardwalk, a con
glomeration of rides, pop corn,
and ice cream stands add a coney
island atmosphere to the sur
roundings.
For those vacationers who
consider restaurants and good
food an important part of their
vacation there are plenty of
seafood restaurants on the beach
to chose from.
Among them include an
Italian and seafood spot which
offers a seafood platter, as well as
a more than generous portion of
Night Life
By Sandra Clark
sand castles sun-tanned, and
threw others reluctant to swim
into the water.
The weather is warm, balmy
and mellow with a stiring sea
breeze coming in from the
ocean. The setting, a white sandy
beach, back dropped against a
row of scenic beach front hotels.
The place is Daytona Beach,
Florida.
This is the atmospehre which
awaits any weekend vacationer
who decides to visit Daytona
Beach on the east central coast of
Florida. It is a well known tourist
spot with plenty to offer any
lasanga for those whose pallets
prefer Italian crusine.
Daytona Beach is never short
on nightlife. There are a variety
of night clubs to suit everyone's
particular taste. The Ocean
Decker, a club with calaypso
anviance features a live Reggae
band for entertainment, exotic
drinks and ocean side relaxation.
Food, nightlife, reasonable
and comfortable lodgings, plen
ty of beach and sea air, all the
makings of the perfect in
gredients for a fall or spring
break in Daytona Beach, Florida.
The Wolverine Observer
SCLC President Joseph Lowery
SCLC President Is Arrested In PCB Protest
Reverend Joeseph Lowery,
acting president of the Southern
Christian Leadership Con
ference has been arrested twice
in Monroe country, N.C. while
protesting the dumping of the
toxic waste PCB in that county.
In a statement to thepress Rev.
Lowery called the dumping of
PCB, “an assault on the life and
dignity of the citizens of Warren
county.”
The Southern Christain
Leadership Conference was in
vited to protest the dumping of
PCB by the members of S.C.L.C.
in Warren county, N.C., and
members of the Warren county
citizens against P.C.B.
Since the beginning of
September the citizens of
Warren county, with the aid of
S.C.L.C. have been protesting
the dumping of toxic waste in
their community. The dumpsite
is near residences and churches
and the citizens fear the con
tamination of wells and their
water supply.
Rev. Lowery was arrested tor
the first time on Sept. 20th and
again on Oct. 4th. Lowery is one
of many activist who have been
invited by the citizens of Warren
county to join in the protest.
Other national figures invited
to participate in the protest
include Rev. Ben Chavis, fromer
Wilmington 10 political prisoner
and spokesman for the National
Black Independent Political Par
ty; Lois Gibbs of Love Canal, N.Y.
and S.C.L.C. leader Rep, Walter
Fauntroy (D - D.C.)
Presently an estimated 35,000
tons of soil contaminated with
the toxic chemical PCB
(Polychorinated biphenyls) , is
being dumped in Warren coun
ty. In 1978,210 - miles of roadside
were contaminated by illegal
dumping of PCB.
PCB’s were used in electrical
transformers as a cooling agent
and were banned by the federal
government, due to the linkage
with cancer, which was found in
laboratory animals several years
ago.
Six sites in North Carolina
were investigated by the state
and the Environmental Agency
and Warren County was rated
fifth. Other sites considered by
the state in other counties, were
withdrawn after protest by
citizens. Hundreds of thousands
of acres of more suitable land
were available to the state, but
Warren County was chosen
because of certain ac
comodating factors: The County
was rural, poor and largely black
populated.
Members of the Con
gressional Black Caucus have
dispatched a wire to Governor
Jim Hunt of North Carolina
requesting a delay in dumping
until a subcommittee on health
and environment has an oppor
tunity to assess the situation. The
members are caucus Chairman
Walter Fauntroy, con
gresswoman Cardiss Collins (D -
111.) and congressman Mickey
Leland (D - Tex) Fauntroy has
also served notice to Gov. Hunt
that he will chairan investigation
of the Warren county landfill.
Warren county residents,
black and white and their sup
porters say that the site of the
dumping is only 1.6 miles from a
nearby elementary school.
The bitter battle between the
state of North Carolina and the
residents of Warren county has
been intensifying each week. On
Sept. 28, 393 people had been
arrested for trying to block dump
trucks from entering the landfill
site. This happened after 500
more protestors marched on the
site the day before. Fauntroy was
one of 114 arrested in that
protest.
Meanwhile Gov. Hunt has
complained about the more than
$160,000 spent to station up
wards of 70 North Carolina
highway patrolman at the site for
security. As the civil dis-
obediance continued, the state
upped the ante.
Previously, protestors had
been charged with impeding
traffic; the charge now is
resisting arrest, which carries a
bigger fine and more jail time.
The increased repression did
not deter the protestors,
however. Among those arrested
Sept. 27 in addition to Fauntroy,
were activist Ann Sheppard of
the Wilmington 10, Communist
Workers Party leader Nelson
Johnson, Evelyn Lowery, wife of
S.C.L.C. HEAD Joseph Lowery,
and Dr. Martha Nathan, presi
dent of the Greensboro Justice
and window of one of five CWP
leaders murdered by Klan and
Nazis in Greensboro in 1979.
As far back as Sept. 23, more
than 200 Warren county
residents brought their protest
to the state capital, where they
were joined by 100 supporters
from the Raleigh area.
Meanwhile, the landfill, which is
575 feet long, 274 feet wide, and
24 feet deep, is almost half - full
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