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From Hollywood
Ray Parker, leader of that hot group Raydio, is also hot
at the North Hollywood police station since comic Brenda
Verrett filed that complaint that Ray struck her with his
fists around the head and face on the steps of his spacious
studio-home. Brenda claims Ray invited her over to tape
some routines and when she arrived he insulted her and hit
her. Brenda saw a doctor and later the police, but tells me
that she would marry the music man today if he asked.
Maybe that’s the way romances are ended just over the hill
from Tinseltown. By the way, Ray just purchased a luxury
condominium in Beverly Hills, a house in Detroit and a
spanking new Rolls Royce.
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SARAH DASH RAY PARKER EARTHA KITT
Timbuktu finally made its way to Tinseltown with the
star Earths Kitt, purring in an old-fashioned way that on
opening night was more like mumbling so that few could
understand. The real stars of the colorful musical (choreo
graphed, directed and costumed by Geoffrey Holder) are
Vanessa Shaw, Gregg Baker and Bruce Hubbard.
Hubbard is perfect for any musical. Kitt stands, mumbles,
throws a shapely leg here and there and wouldn’t be
missed if she didn’t show up for the performance.
Caught Hollywood columnist Valentin Singleton and
pretty former Laßelle member Sarah Dash huddled close
in a Century City restaurant the other eve. Sarah was in
town for a few hours to set up her next tour which is being
costumed by Sarah and the world famous designer,
Raphael. Sarah has been preparing for sixteen years for
this solo debut.
Starguard, a trio of lovely young ladies, started the year
out hot, hot, hot, but somewhere over the rainbow they
fell by the wayside. The group was frequently unavailable
for the press, celeb nites, benefits, etc., and have now
passed Go and are back at the starting point with a zero
score. Starguard is reportedly ready for that second chance
with new costumes, new attitudes and a bright future.
That long time sweet soul group Hodges, James and
Smith is no more. Pat Hodges decided to go it alone as a
solo act and Damita James and Jessica Smith are inter
viewing young girl singers for the hot spot. Rumor hazit
that the front runner for the slot is a lass named Mondee.
Cornerstanders are talking about that pretty TV sports
caster who telephoned a national magazine photographer
and inquired about the first cover of the year. The actress
wa< informed that hard working Kellee Patterson had
been selected for the spot. The always busy Ms. P. recently
was an auctioneer at a charity benefit along with the Fonz
(Henry Winkler) and Dennis Weaver.
The Wright Combination turned out to be the right
combination. The pretty pair decided that that starry eyed
look they gave each other nightly on stage was the real
thing and went and told it to the Preacher Man.
Congratulations.
71979 Players International Publications
Sears gives to Paine
Grants totaling more than
$34,333 will be distributed to
25 privately supported colleges
and universities in Georgia this
week by the Sears-Roebuck
Foundation, a spokesman said
recently.
W.F. Fortenberry, manager
of Sears on Walton Way,
announced that Paine College
will receive an unrestricted
grant totaling $1,434 from the
foundation.
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According to Paine President
Scott, “the grant will assist the
administration with the
educational and general
expenditures of the college in
support of the Business
Administration program.
Paine in among the over
1,000 private, accredited two
and four year institutions
across the country which share
in Sears Foundation funds
for the 1978-79 academic year.
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PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER chats with representatives of black media
organizations following an interview with them. They are (L to R) Don Agurs, White
House correspondent for Mutual Black Network; Roy Betts, White House
correspondent for Johnson Publishing Company; Sherman Briscoe, executive
director emeritus of the National Newspaper Publishers Association; Raymond
Boone, vice president for editorial development for the Afro-American Newspapers.
Also participating in the interview was Vicki Allen, White House correspondent tor
the National Black Network.
President says racists
have no place on staff
WASHINGTON - President
Jimmy Carter told five
members of the Black Press last
week in a wide ranging
mid-term interview that Iris
entire staff and Cabinet “are
strongly oriented toward
improvement of the life of
minority citizens.
“If I should ever have any
proven allegations that this is
not the case with a single
Cabinet member or any of my
advisers, 1 would discharge
them immediately,” the
President declared.
This was in response to a
question by Raymond H.
Boone, vice president and
editor of the Afro-American
Newspapers, who wanted to
know of the President who his
top adviser is on concerns of
the black community.
The other r four journalists
who interviewed the President
in the Cabinet room of the
White House were: Don Agurs,
Mutual Black Network; Ms.
Vicki Allen, National Black
Network; Roy Betts, Jet
Magazine; and Sherman
Briscoe, National Newspaper
Publishers Association
(NNPA).
The mid-term press
conference was arranged by
Marc T. Henderson, associate
White House press secretary, a
black journalists who joined
the staff a little over a year
ago.
Nine percent of Carter’s
judges are black
During the term of President
Carter thus far, he has selected
federal judges from a wider
variety of backgrounds and has
included a higher percentage
with on-the-bench experience,
according to a study recently
released.
Now with a new law
allowing for 152 more federal
judgeships, many look for the
make-up to be even more
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As to fighting inflation and
unemployment, President
Carter said he was for a proper
balancing of anti-flation and
increased job opportunities.
Regarding the establishment
of the birthday of Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr., as a national
holiday, Carter said he is all for
it.
As to the financial crisis of
the NAACP, the President
stated that it is important that
the organization continue
strong and well-financed...so as
to be “constantly vigilant
about encroachments on the
freedom and the equality of
life...”
And regarding hints of
cutbacks in tire 1980 budget
on programs for minority
businesses and the poor,
President Carter said the
allocations for the poor will be
substantially increased, as well
as those for minority
businesses, and for civil rights.
Other answers given by the
President were that: The
government is doing all it can
to get the remaining 600
victims of the Guyana tragedy
identified and buried; that he is
pushing against a strong lobby
for containment of health care
costs.
That in the appointment of
152 new federal judges, there
will be a representative number
of blacks, although he is having
difficulty getting some senators
diverse - possibly a higher
percentage of minorities. At
least that’s what an article in
Judicatrue magazine written by
University of Massachusetts-
Amherst Professor Sheldon
Goldman projects.
Goldman said the president’s
past performance indicates he
can be expected to carry out
his promises to name Blacks
and women to a number of
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to include blacks and women
in their recommended lists.
The President also said he is
strongly for majority rule in
South Africa and Rhodesia.
Regarding the CIA and FBI
and their plots against Dr.
King, the President said he is
determined that there shall not
be a repetition of this.
As to the Small Nusiness
Administration removing the
prohibition against insuring
loans to small and minority
newspapers as it has been
removed for electronic media,
the President said he is for it,
but it may have to be achieved
through the courts or
legislation.
And regarding his top
adviser on blacks, Carter said
Louis Martin works closely
with him on such matters, but
that he had tried to avoid any
arrangement in his
administration whereby only a
black person can be responsible
for improving the quality of
life of black citizens.
And when blacks or other
minorities have a special
problem that relates to the
government, I don’t want them
to feel that they have to find a
black official to listen to them.
“1 am available and I hope that
every member of my staff,
every member of my Cabinet
feels the same way,” said the
President.
judgeships.
Thus far nine percent of
Carter’s district court nominees
have been black while one
quarter of his 12 nominees to
federal appeals courts have
been black.
Goldman also noted that
women constitute more than
13 percent of Carter’s 45
district court nominees thru
this past Aug.
Carolina Times building
burns; arson is charged
DURHAM, N.C. - The
Carolina Times building here at
436 East Pettigrew Street was
destroyed by fire early Sunday
morning, and the Fire
Department has indicated that
the blaze was caused by arson.
“Everything was lost, but we
were insured,” said Mrs. Vivian
A. Edmonds, editor-publisher,
in a telephone interview with
NNPA. And she will not miss
an issue. In make-shift facilities
in a photographic studio, she
and her staff, with the new
IBM equipments, got the paper
out Thursday afternoon.
Fortunately, tire paper had an
extra file of the circulation list
elsewhere.
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Unless you’re raising
orchids all over the house,
vou don’t need your thermostat set
at 78° this winter And you certainly .
don't need the extra burden on your
budget such a setting would mean.
Especially now that electric rates
have gone up.
Instead, set your thermostat
at 68.° You’ll be comfortable enough
in that environment, and a lot more
comfortable when your power bills
arrive. Because it’s a fact: if you heat
with electricity, every single degree to time. Watch th- them,
warmer than 68°on your yhis And follow them. Then
thermostat takes about 5% UP * T ° n well all be better off.
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The Augusta News-Review - January 20, 1979
Mrs. Edmonds does not
know who may have set fire to
her building. But the paper has
been under attack by racists
here because of its fight on
discrimination and police
brutality, she said.
Also the redevelopment land
agency has been critical of Mrs.
Edmonds and her neighbor;
E.N. Toole & Sons, largest
black electrical contractors in
the state, because they are the
only ones who have refused to
sell at the prices offered to
make way for tire Durham
Morning Herald and other
enterprises to be built on the
site. The Toole Building was
also destroyed.
more electricity for
heating. And that can
really add up.To the point for ex
ample, where a setting of 73° means
you use about 25% more electricity
for heating than you would with a set
ting just five degrees lower
So dial 68° for savings this
winter That’s the single most impor
tant thing you can do to keep down
your energy costs.
Well be telling you about
other ways you can save from time
Mrs. Edmonds says she is
glad her building was burned
before the arrival of her new
press which is on order. Her
old one was in the building,
but not in use since paper went
offset some years ago.
When her new press is
installed in her new building on
the same site, unless the land
agency is willing to make a
more satisfactory settlement,
Mrs. Edmonds plans to print
community newspapers for
other publishers in this area.
The Carolina Times, widely
circulated in the state, was
established in 1927 by Mrs.
Edmonds’ father, the Late L.E.
Austin. He purchased the
building in 1954.
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