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Richard Pryor tries to woo wife back See Michael St John, page 2 Vol. 7 No. 50 Hyde Park to get $75,000 center, $182,000 in Bloc grant funds Groundbreaking ceremonies were held Tuesday for a $75,000 community center in Hyde Park. The center is part of a $182,000 redevelopment program the county is conducting with Community Bloc Grant funds. According to Steve Lindorff of the Planning Commission, an additional $13,500 was used to pave Florida and Aragon streets in Hyde Park, the last two unpaved streets in the area. County Commissioner Edward M. Mclntyre said an additional $84,000 will go toward loans to Hyde Park residents to rehabilitate their homes. The residents, he said, could the money to purchase materials to refurbish their homes with the home owner paying for the labor. Mclntrye said he would like Man shot near Levi White School, ‘round-the-clock’ search continues for killer Sheriffs investigators are Levi White School, Chief Allen, 3025 Hummingbird Riley asked him to drive him continuing a “round-the-clock” Investigator Otis Martin said Lane, said that about 11:45 and a man in his early 20s to search for a man who shot and late Thuesday. p.m. Friday he and Riley were Ist Avenue. Allen said he drove killed 51-year-old Selma Riley According to the Sheriffs at Riley’s auto parts store on Riley and the third man to a early Saturday morning behind department report, Jessie W. Old Savannah Road when vacant lot in the 1900 block oi Man acquitted of raping ex-nun A 33-year-old Bronx, N.Y. man was found innocent in Bronx Supreme Court last week of charges that he raped and sodomized a former nun. Fernando Fernandez, a chef, was arrested on Nov. 5, 1977 Over 3.000 people participated in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference’s “Memorial March for the Right to Live” on April 4, in Gadsden, Ala. It was the largest of the commemoration activities held in honor of the 10th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. Dr. King was founding president of SCLC. The Rev. Dr. Joseph E. Lowery, SCLC president, said regarding the choice of Gadsden for the organization’s national observance, “Our Gadsden chapter is protesting police brutality there. An unarmed young Black man was killed by officers who pumped at least 15 bullets into his body after stopping him for a traffic violation. City officials have refuses’ to suspend the four office>xnvolved, and a county grand jury refused to indict them.” SCLC has called for a federal investigation into the case, which is now before a federal grand jury in Birmingham. Following the five-mile march from the site where Collis Madden Jr. was slain to the county courthouse, Rev. Lowery noted that police killings of Blacks have been increasing across the country. He cited recent similar cases in Prince George County, Md., and Birmingham. Ala. Augusta JirwH-Seuinu to see “rehab teams” using Comprehensive Employment Training Act (CETA) employes. He said he would like to see “people who are out of work, who have the expertise to develop the rehab Carter: 80% of earth to be non-white in 20 years American citizens - Black and white - have shown a “tremendous new interest” in Black Africa and support an end to discrimination and apartheid on that developing continent, says President Carter. on a complaint filed by a school teacher and an ex-nun, Freswinds Rivera, 40, who charged that Fernandez offered her a ride home in his van following a party. She said he stopped the van in a lonely section of the Bronx, drew a 3,000 in ‘right to live’ march “It’s no longer the Klu Klux Klan and so-called fringe elements doing that killing now,” Rev. Lowery said in his speech “Let My People Live,” “but uniformed law enforcement officers hiding behind badges.” Other SCLC leaders who J . ’ ■ •Wk 1 ill w ' Ik I Jr X-'.t »JW*> Z 1881 Man acquitted of raping ex-nun See page 1 P.O. Box 953 teams, primarily senior citizens on fixed incomes. The alternative, he said, is direct grants to persons whose incomes fall below a certain level. Mclntyre, who was chairman “By the end of this century,” the President said, “80 percent of all the people who live on earth will live in Africa, Latin America and Asia. That is less than 20 years. And wl' want to be sure that our friendships are solid, that switch-blade knife and raped her in the van which was equipped with a bed. Fernandez’ lawyer, Alvin Morris, convinced the jury that Ms. Rivera was having fun at the party and was observed drinking liquids. At the party spoke at the post-march rally were Rev. Hosea Williams, national executive director; Rev. John Nettles, Alabama state president; national board member Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth; and local chapter president Joseph Cole. Dick Gregory, an SCLC board of the Public Works Committee when the improvements in Hyde Park were begun, said part of the money had been used to pave streets in the Piedmont area, a predominantly white the policies that 1 put forward representing the American people are good ones, that they are based on close consultation and advice from the African people and that we espouse policies that accurately reflect the policies on which our there were assorted drinks. At the end of the trial the foreman of the jury chastized the judge for the manner in which he conducted the trial. Fernandez was greeted by his wife and family after the verdict. member; board chairman Cong. Walter Fauntroy, and NAACP head Benjamin Hooks sent telegrams expressing their support. Since Madden’s death on January 20, SCLC has been engaged in picketing, boycotts and other marches to achieve Man shot to dei near Levi White School See page 1 April 13,1978 low-income neighborhood near Babcock and Wilcox Refractories. All of the Community Block Grant funds from the county are being used in low-income areas, Mclntyre said. Nation was founded.” “I think this is a new thrust that is not just initiated by me as a lonely public official, but which mirrors accurately what See “80% NON WHITE” Page 2 Ist Avenue and parked while the nen talked, authorities said. Riley then told Allen to drive down the street. He stopped again at 2026 Ist Avenue and Riley and the third man got out and walked between two houses toward Levi White School, authorities said Allen said he waited in the car and after about 10 minutes he heard what sounded like four shots, authorities said. Allen said he waited another five minutes and when Riley See “RILEY” Page 3 reforms in the Gadsden police department, city government, school system and from the local business establishment. The organization vowed to continue protest demonstrations until the policement who killed Madden are suspended. ..fc i *F'” , IM ■K' / I 1 iS| z '-Sfei.? MBS; ? -rlwW Oww* ■» > WtW -«*-*». I ) ...y,;JSjB 'k * * 4 y B :#> T z .. ■ ■ 4 ; 11 1 s Ji / ' . < A|r 5 '***'? / • •$ 'MIW Sail® nupß ' / \ Hosea Williams Mp / ft Wk 1 ■T/ / / J F FAi/ Ji" f.iISS UNIVERSE - Janella Commissiong likes a very feminine look - soft but not too frilly Miss Universe’s outlook unchanged As for accessories, Janelie likes thin gold chains, understated earrings such as gold studs -a classic look that is a natural with the tailored clothes she prefers. For footwear, Janelle prefers “a nice feminine shoe.” She doesn’t like boots, feeling that they look too trendy - “and besides, my feet are claustrophobic.” Natural, individual, uncluttered lines - those are the keynotes in Janelle’s clothes sense. Does she have any advice to young women on how to choose a wardrobe? “Just find your own style. Wear what works best for you!” Fashion consciousness comes easy to Janella Commissiong, the -first Black , x i u ijuuuiaiiies | presented See page 3 Less than 75% Advertising Miss Universe. At 24 years old, she is a graduate of Manhattan’s Fashion Institute of Technology, and was formerly a buyer for Martin’s department stores in New York. “I was a buyer for junior dresses,” she reminisces. “At that time -a few years ago - sportswear was the big thing.” Although she’s lived more than half her life in New York, she won the title as Miss Trinidad/Tobago. Going on to become Miss Universe hasn’t changed Janelle’s outlook on the fashion business. In fact, she entered the Miss Universe contest mainly as publicity for a boutique of her own which she was about to open in Trinidad. “It’s a good thing 1 hadn’t yet opened one, because now 1 have no time to run it,” says Janelle. “From the day you win and the crown is on your head, you’re ‘on’ all the time.” Her hectic schedule as Miss Universe has taken Janelle to Europe, Latin America and the Far East, with many more countries still to be visited. When her reign expires, she plans to return to Trinidad and open her boutique. It will be mainly for working girls in their early 20s, and she plans to import most of the clothes from the States. “One thing 1 do feel is that the average woman can’t relate to the very thin, no-waisted, flat-chested models in the fashion magazines,” Janelle explains. “It’s nice to be slim, but there’s nothing wrong with having some body too.” Prefers Tailored Look Personally, she prefers tailored clothes. At 5’5” she’s the shortest Miss Universe ever, and feels overpowered by too many accessories. “I have to feel comfortable in what I wear,” she says. She like pantsuits, skirts and shirts, an “uncluttered” look. “1 don’t like to feel that the clothes are wearing me,” she smiles. Janelle is especially enthusiastic about designers’ ready-to-wear collection. “Couturier clothes tend to be extreme and geared to the 5’9” frame.” For evening, Janelle likes a very feminine look - very soft but not too frilly. “I don’t like to wear pants at night,” she confesses. She likes soft fabrics such as jerseys and silk. She admits she’s not a trend setter - “I decide what my own style is, wear hems at a moderate length.” She’s gotten into the “big look” on a modified scale, but feels she’s too small for the extreme layered look. “I also can’t wear blouses with bows around the front, I feel all tied up.” 25 c