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3-year-old girl burned, raped and murdered Page 7 (Tti e Augusta VOLUME 13 NUMBER 42 1 A * HPr & , ;■ w, , <?■ '■ W& IMIr *X vUk B~yPT | •\ \ 1 j|SL' ./ ■’" * ■ ' -■ ■ '■■ Jftulh)' - Ronald E. Mcnair Astronaut McNair from Carolina, A&T grad Ronald E. McNair, the second Black American astronaut, is from Lake City, South Carolina and a 1971 graduate of North Carolina A&T State University. He earned a Ph.D degree from the Massachusetts Institute Os Technology in 1976. A member of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity, he was a recipient of the fraternity’s Scholar of the Year Award in 1975. In 1976 he won a AAU Gold Medal and five regional Blackbelt Karate Championships. While at MIT, McNair perfor med some of the earliest develop ment of high pressure lasers. His later experiments with laser radiation provided new understan dings and applications for highly Jessye Norman to make radio debut by Nelson A. Danish Augusta-born soprano, Jessye Norman, will make her Metropolitan Opera radio broad cast debut Saturday, Feb. 18, in Berlioz’ Les Troyens. The opera will be carried live on WACG-FM, Augusta College Radio 90.7 FM beginning at 12:30. Miss Norman made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in New York Sept. 26,1983 in Les Troyens singing the rold of “Cassandra”. She received rave reviews from all three New York City Newspapers as well as from critics from Washington, D.C. to San Fran cisco. For the radio broadcast perfor mance Miss Norman will sing the role of “Dido”. Bill Zakariasen writing in the New York Daily News said of Jessye Norman as Funeral services held for singer Jackie Wilson Page 3 excited polyatomic molecules. In 1975, McNair studied laser physics with many authorities in the field at E’cole D’ete Theorique de Physique, Les Houches, Fran ce. He has published several papers in the areas of lasers and molecular spectroscopy and has given many presentations in the United States and Europe. Following graduation from MIT in 1976, McNair became a staff physicist with Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, Calif. His assignments included the develop ment of lasers for isotope separation and photochemistry utilizing non-linear interactions in low-temperature liquids and op tical pumping techniques. He also conducted research on electro-op tic laser modulation for satellite- SOS * r he? • 1 r' Jessye Norman “Dido”, “...One of those evenings which should go down in history with the first Met ap- to-satellite space communications, the construction of ultra fast in frared detectors, ultraviolet at mospheric remote sensing, and the scientific foundations of the mar tial arts. McNair was selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in January 1978. In August 1979, he completed a one-year training and evaluation period making him eligible for assignments as a mission specialist astronaut on Space Shuttle flight crews. McNair is presently a mission specialist on Shuttle mission 41-B, the eight-day flight of the orbiter Challenger now in progress. Married to the former Cheryl Moore of Jamaica, N.Y., they have a 2-year old son, Reginald Ervin. pearances ot Flagstad, Sutherland, and Nilsson.” Not only did Norman project the near-Wagnerian scope of the vocal writing with a voice today unsurpassed for voluminous tone and dynamic control, but she realized all these dramatic deman ds with complete emotional veracity. In addition, her incisive, con sistently meaningful delivery of the French text was something ex traordinary to hear from an American-born singer. “Considering this performance, Jessye Norman knows no contem porary operatic superior as a singer, an actress or an artist. The pandemonium which broke out in the audience —even at midpoint in her death scene as well as at the see Norman page 8 Astronaut McNair is Carolinia A&T gradu: I Page 1 February 11,1984 Students challenged: ‘rise above mediocrity’ Black students must rise above mediocrity if they are to find a place in the job market, Dr. Judy Carter, coordinator of Teacher Education at the University of South Carolina said in a speech opening the Third Annual Con ference on the Black Experience at Paine College Tuesday. “Too much blood was shed for the freedom we share. We should not let our heroes down,” she said. “Are you striving to get the best education you can get'or are you shucking and jiving, skinning and grinning?” she asked the students who filled the Gilbert-Lambuth Chapel. Goodman tells students: ‘Get the job done ’ WASHINGTON, D.C. (NNPA) —Surrounded by unifor med, military officers from three armed service organizations, Lt. Robert O. Goodman Jr. appeared at another “Welcome Home” lun cheon sponsored by the Association for the Study of Afro American Life, and History (ASALH) at the official beginning of Black History Month (February). Although Goodman insisted “I am not a hero, just another (U.S.) Navy officer,” the navigator bom badier rescued from Syria later said “I feel comfortable with Black history, but I don’t dwell on it...” Democratic Presidential can didate Jesse Jackson should get credit for securing his release as a “prisoner of war” but the Navy officer emphasized “I am not going to campaign for him.” Asked if he will vote for Jackson in the New Hampshire primary elec tion next month, Goodman replied “I don’t kn0w...1 wouldn’t say. That’s my private business... “I know a lot of people did a lot of work for us to get where we are,” Goodman told reporters af ter speaking to the standing room crowd of approximately 500 ASALH supporters in the Capital Hilton. “I couldn’t be wearing this uniform without Carter G. Wood son (founder of Black History Month) and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,” he added. Speaking during the luncheon, Elmer Singley (I) and Johnny Beard Less than 75 percent Advertising ■* W" • .W Dr. Judy Carter the Navy officer urged students to • always do their l?est, “You don’t ! have to be an ‘A’ student... Just get Beard for sheriff The News-Review en dorses Johnny Beard in the February 21st special run-off election to deter mine who will fill the remainding months of the term of former Sheriff J.B. Dykes. Beard was the Georgia Law Officer of the Year in 1980, CSRA law officer of the Year in 1979-80 and the Service to Mankind Award in 1980. But his superiority lies in his law enforcement ex perience and training. He has worked for the Augusta Police Depar tment and the Richmond County Sheriff’s Depar tment serving in positions including patrolman, detective, and in vestigator. His opponent has no experience as a law enforcement officer. His opponent has never NAACP opposes cd Meese as ral Too many students have rejected the three R’s of readme, writing and arithmetic for reading, writing and good ol’ reefers. “Mastering ping pong and pac man will keep you happy but limited, There are non (em ployment) vacancies for pool shooters,” she said. Dr. Carter said that Blacks can not blame all of our short comings on “the establishment.” We have perpetuated our own ignorance, she said. “We’ve had teachers who sat in class shelling peas and combing see Mediocrity page 5 the job done,” he stated. Altough Goodman rejected the “hero” see Goodman page 8 worked for a police or sheriff’s department. The inevitable crises that develop are certainly no time for on-the-job training, particularly, if the recall is successful and the sheriff’s former responsibilities are restored. Beard is also a certified Police instructor,’qualified to teach at academy level. His training includes cour ses in civil disturbance, handling the mentally ill, narcotics and dangerous drugs, search and seizure, Constitutional law and ap plied criminology. His opponent told us that he has not been to school for law enfor cement training. While we know neither of the can didates personally, ex perience and training clearly recommend John ny Beard. Singley endorses Beard Elmer R. Singley Tuesday en dorsed Johnny Beard in the Feb. 21 runoff election against Charles Webster to determine who will fill the remaining month of the term of former Sheriff J.B. Dykes. Dykes is serving a four year prison term after he pleaded guilty to obstructing justic in December. In the Jan. 31 election, Singley was eliminated from the sheriffs race ale ng with Thad Calhoun and James Florida. He said he is endorsing Beard because “I think he is the most ex perienced and has better training. Webster has 27 years of working with law enforcement, but not as a law enforcement officer enforcing the law of the land.” 30C