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Augusta’s central city is
teeming with dilapidated
housing. Is the bulldozer the
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Official blames
Reaganomics
Reaganomics Lives!
And that’s the word, according
toJacob Oglesby, executive direc
tor of the Augusta Housing Au
thority. In hisrole as administra
tor over public housing for low
income Richmond countians,
See REAGANOMICS, page 12A
Fort Discovery receives
$1.5 million gift from state
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SCIENTIFIC FUNDING: Sen. Charles W. Walker hands symbolic
check for $1.5 million to Phyllis McHendry, president of the
National Science Center’s Fort Discovery. Pictured from left are
Augusta mayor Bob Young; state Rep. Robin Williams; Sen. Walker;
state Rep. Ben Allen; Sen. Joey Brush; state Rep. Ben Harbin; state
Rep. Jack Connell and Ms. McHendry. (Staff Photo by Timothy Cox).
By TIMOTHY COX
AUGUSTA FOCUS Staff Writer
AUGUSTA
When State Senator Charles
Walker announced hewasgivinga
million-dollar-plus check to Phyllis
M¢Hendry, the Fort Discovery
employee was speechless.
“What do you say when you get a
check for $1.5 million?” McHendry
jokingly asked a small contingent
of state, local politicians and on
lookers at the nationally-renowned
science center on the Riverwalk in
downtown Augusta.
Sen. Walker called the National
Science Center’s Fort Disgover a
“world class operation” dnd'said the
funding will assist in Fort
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. Metropolitan Augusta, South Carolina and the Central Savannah River Area
By TIMOTHY COX
AUGUSTA FOCUS Staff Writer
AUGUSTA
There are some nice houses in
Augusta’s inner city. Problem is,
most are not so nice. And if you
tear down so-called bad houses,
where else can people afford to
live?
Thatdilemma not only confronts
Augusta-Richmond Countyadmin
istrators, but politicians and ur
ban planners throughout the na
tion.
The housing shortage problem
has climaxed to a point where the
federal government has stepped
.in and is now trying to offer ways
to remedy the crisis with the re
lease of a 25-page document com
piled by the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development
(HUD). “Waiting In Vain: An Up
date on America’s Rental Housing
Crisis,” is a comprehensive but
sobering report released last
March about America’s steady
declinein affordable housing. The
reportclaimsthat while the Clinton
See POOR HOUSING, page 5A
Discovery’s mission in providing
hands-on experiences in physical
science, math and technology to
students and the general public.
“These funds are extremely impor
tant to Fort Discoverybecausethey
directly benefit our teachers and
students,” said McHendry, who
serves as Fort Discovery president.
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A portion of the %néy ‘will be
used to fund admissiéncharges for
allvmhngschool 4 .‘ \‘ from Geor
gia during the 19992000 school
year. State fundingwas generated
thanks to a collective effort by the
Augusta state legislative delega
tion led by Sen. Walker, State
speaker protempdJack Connell and
state Rep. Robin Williams.
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soccer semifinal game in Slanfgg:l, Calif., Sunday, July, 4, 1999. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
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Little Butch’
makes golf
pro debut
By Timothy Cox
AUGUSTA FOCUS Staff Writer
AUGUSTA
Augusta’s own Samuel Littles
Jr. has stepped into the big-time
golfworld, and is making his debut
on the 1999 U.S. Senior Open Golf
Championshiptournamentin West
Des Moines, lowa, July 8-11.
Littles, who'’s better known as
“Little Butch” on the bandstand,
is a featured vocalist with
Playßack “The Band” and a vet
eran caddy at The Augusta Na
tional Golf Club, home of the Mas
ters Tournament. Having earned
a reputation as one of the finest
unknown golfing talents in the
local area, Littles recently quali
fied for the prestigious United
States Golf Association-sponsored
tourney after competing at an
event in Saluda County, S.C.
“This is something I've looked
forward to doing for many years.
thought I'd at least give,it a real
shot,” said Littles, who credits
Tiger Woods’ success as incentive
to compete on the pro circuit. At
The National, his caddying prow
ess is usually requested during
Masters practice rounds.
Littles was listed amonga lineup
of 92 qualifiers on the golf.com
website. Hale Irwin is the defend
ing champ. A purse of $1.5 million
is available for the winner, who
must be at least 50 years-old to
qualify for the senior circuit.
ESPN willtelevise all four rounds,
starting at 3:30 p.m., Thursday.
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A recently filed
lawsuit says it does.
SAN DIEGO
(AP)Microsoft Corp. is facing another legal battl
this time on grounds that its Publisher 1998 soft
ware includes a “racially-charged” message that
black people are monkeys.
John Elijah, 32, filed a lawsuit Tuesday in U. 5.
District Court that claims when users type “mor
key” to access drawings and pictures of the anim/.
one of the choices is a black couple sitting
monkey bars at a playground.
“I felt the blood rushing out of my whole body.”
said Elijah, a construction worker who was show
the image by a white co-worker who accessed it b
coincidence. “I was humiliated.”
Elijah is demanding that Microsoft fix the sos
ware, which is used to create newsletters an
documents with graphics and pictures, and $75,00
in damages.
Elijah’s attorney, Harvey Levine, left the laws:
open as a class action, allowing the estimated '
million customers who have bought the software
receive compensation or an updated version tho!
corrects the problem.
Microsoft spokesman Greg Shaw said the Wash
ington-based company is aware of the problem and
will provide a software update to anyone who want
it. He said the Publisher 2000 software does no!
contain the image.
“We regret any offense or inconvenience,” Shaw
said. “We are deeply committed to doing everythin;
possible to prevent this in the future.”
Levine suspects the picture was specifically pr
grammed to appear as “some sort of sick insider
See LAWSUIT, page 2A
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Richmond County aheat
|of the curve in school
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violence planning
By Adrienne Turner
AUGUSTA FOCUS Staff Writer . i
AUGUSTA
The Richmond County Board of Education was
ahead of the game in regard to Senate Bill 74, which
went into effect July 1, requiringevery publicschoo!
in the state of Georgia to develop and implement «
wide-ranging safety plan to address acts of violence,
acts of terrorism, natural disasters, hazardous ma
terials and radiological incidents.
The legislation sponsored by Senator Richard
Marable of Rome, Georgia, steered through the
House by Representative Jeannette Jamieson of
Toccoa, Georgia, was signed into law by Georgia
Governor Roy E. Barnes in April. 2
However, according to Captain Dan Parson, assis
tant director of Public Safety for Richmond County
school systems, Dr. Larke appointed a 256-member
'| committee last summer to begin formulating a new
comprehensive safety plan for Richmond County.
S.T.A.R.T(Situation Training And Response Text
book) is deemed reader friendly and addresses
almost every possibility in an A-Z format.
“No plan can approach all eventualities, that is
why we are urging principals and other personnel to
review it and make suggestions. This is going to be
a living document,” Capt. Parson said.
The plan is to be continually updated.
Richmond County Public Safety is scheduled to co
host an instructor training session entitled “Tacti
cal Team Response for School Shooting and Stuglent
Violence” with the Richmond County Sheriff’s De
partment.
“You can have the best laid plans but they’re not
worth much if you haven’t practiced them,” Cap
Parson stated.
The new law also requires Georgia Emergency
Management Agency todevelop amodel safety plan
as a guide for local schools, and to provide training
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