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VOL. 47 NO. 50
RIGHT • JUSTICE • PROGRESS
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 1978
Ballot
Fight
Goes On
COLLEGE PARK, Ga.,--On
March 30, 1976, black citizens
of Collage Park, Georgia (lied
suit against the city (or fall-
lng to submit changes In city
council election districts to the
U.S. Department of Justice (or
clearance as required under
Section V of the 1965 Voting
Rights Act. in May of 1976,
city o((lclals of College Park
admitted to noncompliance to
the Voting Rights Act of 1963.
In December 1976, the Federal
District court ordered the City
of College Park to sublt all
election changes to the U.S. De-
partment o( Justice (or clear-
ance as required under Section
V at the 1963 Voting Rights Act.
In May ot 1976, city officials
of College Park admitted to
noncompliance to the Voting
Rights Act ot IMS. In Decem-
ber, the Federal District court
ordered the City of College Park
to submit all election changes
to the U.S. Department of Jus-
tice.
In August 1977, the city of-
ficiate submitted all changes to
the U.S. Department of Justice.
In December 1977, the Justice
Department's Voting Rights di-
vision objected to the reappoint-
ment plan and annexations be-
cause ot Inadequate racial de-
scriptions ot the 1976estlmated
population.
"The purpose of this press
conference, called by the Neigh-
borhood Voters' League of Col-
lege Park and the plaintiffs In
the voting rights suit, is to
encourage city officials to pro-
vide additional Information to
the Justice department so that
we can move ahead in bringing
about Justice and equality In
this city," stated W.J. Free-
man, president of the Neigh-
borhood Voters' League and a
plaintiff In the lawsuit. "We
have waited too long to be re-
cognised as cltlsens of this
community. The city officials
have had adequate time to Dro
/He the necuj.v/ informally,
to the Juatlcednpir; Ttent's Vot-
ing Rights division for reaching
a decision on the reappointment
proposal and annexations,"
continued Freeman. The plain-
tiffs have requested the the
Justice department place a time
limit on the city to respond
to the mandate ot the 1965
Voting Rights set.
On March J5, 1978, the
League, community leaders and
organizations will commem-
orate the two-year legal battle
for voting rights in College
But, Georgia, by holding a
peaceful march to city hall.
The march is an expression of
(See FIGHT, Pag«
Talking
Brings on
Knife Attack
Talking to a woman got a man
stabbed Tuesday evening.
Treated at Bexar County hos-
pital for a stab wound to the
rib cage was Robert Williams,
19, 912 Hays street.
Police are seeking a man for
questioning in the case.
Officers found Williams at
Martin Luther King drive and
Meerscheidt streets at 7:15
Tuesday evening. At first he
refused to say who had stabbed
him or why, police reported.
At the hospital, however, Wil-
liams told officers he had gone
to talk with a woman. A man
reportedly came up, accused
Williams of talking to the man's
wife and stabbed Williams.
Rie fighters
Aux. to Give
2 Scholarships
The Ladles auxiliary to the
Texas State Association of Pro-
fessional Fire Fighters will
again award two )200 scholar-
ships this spring to graduating
high school seniors.
Applicants must be a grad-
uating high school senior, the
mother must be a member in
good standing with the Texas
State Auxiliary, and the father
must be in good standing with
the Texas Fire Fighter's Labor
union. A student whose father
is deceased or disabled fire
fighter must have been in good
standing at the time of his re-
tirement or death. The student
must also meet the admissions
requirements of the college they
plan to attend.
The Bexar County Scholar-
ship Clarlng House will handle
applications and final selec-
tions of the winners.
Eligible students may apply
by writing Pete Erickson,
Counselor of the Bexar County
Scholarship Clearing House,
201 N. St. Mary's St., San An-
tonio, Texas 78203, telephone
512-227-8119.
Information and applications
may alao be obtained from mra.
Georglna Yoast, 223 Lively,San
Antonio, Texas 78213, telephone
341-5767, local Auxiliary
preaident.
Deadline for applicants is
April 15, 1*78.
Unemployment
Said Down
WASHINGTON - President
Carter has reported that black
employment -- Including black
(See DOWN, Page 3)
Cops,
Citizens
In Accord
WATERLOO, la. -- Officials
of Waterloo, Iowa, and local
NAACP leaders will strive to
reduce police-minority tension
under a memorandum-of-un-
derstanding worked out by the
Community Relations Service
(CRS), Acting CRS Director Gil-
bert G. Pom pa has announced.
Pompa said the measure calla
for revewlng selection and
training of police officers, ed-
ucating the community about
police authority and respon-
sibility, modifying the de-
partment's complaint pro-
cedure, and establishing a
police-community relations
committee.
Waterloo officials and
NAACP leaders requested CRS
help after arrests of minor-
ity persons on two occasions
led to confrontations, other ar-
rests, and some injuries.
Under the pact, the examln-
atio n administered to pros-
pective police officers is being
reviewed for compliance with
Federal regulations onemploy-
ment discrimination. In addl-
tilon, current human relations
training Is being studied to de-
termine whether the 400 hours
recruits receive at the Iowa
Law Enforcement academy
should be supplemented with
in-service training.
Procedure for citizens to file
complaints against police offi-
cers will be made more flex-
ible, clarified, and widely pub-
licized.
High priority will also go to
clearing up misunderstanding
about what police can and can-
not do in executing search war-
rant* and stop-and-search pro-
cedures. City officials and the
NAACP agreed this was a (actor
in the recent confrontations.
The police-community rela-
tions com mltte , to be appointed
by the mayor, will work per-
manently to alleviate the
police-minority friction.
Waterloo, 90 miles aortheast
of Des Moines, has a popula-
tion of about 73,000, approxi-
mately 10 per cent of which is
iniiioiliy group*. The police
department ha* about 120 offi-
cers, and minorities make up
about 10 per cent.
The memorandum-of-under-
standing was worked out by me-
diator Milton D. Lewis and
conciliator Lee Henson, both
assigned to the CRS Kansas
City regional office.
CRS was created by the Civil
Rights Act of 1964 to assist
communities troubled by ra-
clal-etiuilc conflict. The agency
acta as mediator of formal
discussions whaa disputing
parties belive this process is
likely to produce a settlement
of their differences.
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ANTONIO and
SOUTH TEXAS NEWS
While It is News
Complete National
and World Wide
News Coverage
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March 11 Shooting
Death is Not Solved
CONGRATULATIONS--Colonel Joseph I . Brown, (left) brigade commander, Academy of Health
Sciences, US Army, congratulates Sergeant First Class Otis C. Williams as Lieutenant Colonel
Carl D. Brown, Commander, third BattalloQ. AHS, presents SFC Williams the Meritorious Service
medal (or meritorious service as Non-commtssloned Officer In Charge, Battalion S-4 Section, (lrat
Battalion, 87th Infantry, Baumholder, Germany. SFC Williams now is chief of supply sergeants
Third Battalion, AHS.
Fall Causes Death ef
8-OM S.A. Boy
A fall Saturday afternoon caused thhe Sun-
day rooming death of an eight-year-old boy,
the Bexar County medical examiner's office
ruled Monday afternoon.
Accidental death was ruled in the case of
Rodney Lewis Ate?, 104 Ira Aldridge street.
The boy suffered a blood clot to his brain.
Dr. Nina Hollander, deputy
county medical examiner, made
the ruling.
Patrolman Michael Most ar-
rived at the Ira Aldrldge
address shortly after 8:48 Sun-
day morning in response to a
"sick party" call. The boy was
lying on a sofa, about him
were his grandmother-guardian,
Mrs. Joyce Pearaon; uncle,
Vincent Miller, aqd brothers
and stater.
Miller said he had triad re-
viving the boy by mouth-to-
mouth resuscitation, but to no
avail. Most reported. The of-
ficer had already requested
EMS to make the scene. They
arrived shortly after he did.
Mrs. Pearson said the boy
had vomited earlier In tlie
moraine, but then went back to
aleep. She added the boy was
under a doctor'a care, Most
said.
The patrolman contacted the
family's physlcan who in-
formed Most that Ates had suf-
fered a blow tothe head "some-
time ago," and that the boy had
been warned to avoid having any
future blows.
It was later revealed, by the
brothers and the sister, that
Ates had himself suffered a fall
Saturday afternoon while play-
ing. Because "It didn't seem
to phase him," nothing was
said of the fall, Most said.
Most went on to report that
It was also believed the boy
-alght have suffered from food
poisoning. The suspected food
was "some ice cream which
smelled funny to this officer
(Most; "
One of Ates' brothers had
also vomited Sunday morning
and the patrolman felt he and
Rodney had eaten the same
food.
Dr. Hollander, however, dis-
credited the patrolman's state-
ment about the Ice cream. She
said the food had nothing to do
with the death.
The fall Rodney suffered Sat-
urday caused a clot to hullrt
against his brain, killing him
Sunday morning, the medical
examiner ruled.
Suit Seeks to Block
Somerset SD Election
SOMERSET, Texas-- The Department of Jus-
tice has filed a civil suit seeking to block the
April 1 election of twomembers ofthe board of
trustees of the Somerset, Texas, Independent
School District.
Attorney General Griffin B. Bell said the
voting rights suit was filed in U.S. District
court in San Antonio, against
the school board, its seven
member*, and the school super-
intendent.
The suit charged that the
school board plans to elect the
two members under a system
that the Attorney General had
objected to under the Voting
Right* act.
Ob March 17, 1077, an ob-
jection was made totheelectlon
of school board member* by-
numbered positions, a change
In voting procedure adopted by
the board, because it would have
a discriminatory effect on the
Mexican-American population.
The change would number the
•even position* on the achool
board. The positions do not
designate a specific geographic
area, and candidates could run
for any numbered position, re-
gardiesa of where they live.
Voter* throughout the city would
vote on each position.
Under the Voting Rights act,
an abjection makes the voting
chance legally unenforceable.
The suit asked for the prompt
creation of a three-Judge court
to hear the case and iaaue a
Judgment voiding the uae of
numbered positions in school
hoard elections and barring
the boating of the April 1 elec-
Mrs. Eugene
Williams Final
Rites Held
Obsequies for Mrs. Selena
Handle Williams, 51S South
Gevers, were held Wednesday
morning at Bethel AME church.
Rev. A.R. Nelson officiated at
the impressive service. Lewis
Funeral Home was In charge.
Intern,ent was In Southern
Memorial (Eastvlew) park,
park.
The wile of Eugene Williams,
prominent businessman, Mrs.
William* died auuuttt inwuts*
at Saint Benedict's Nursing
Home. She had been In III health
lot MJT.C Ullit.
A native San Antonian, she
••* the daughter of the late
Mr. and Mra . John (Matilda)
Handle of this city.
Oi Sept. 22, I93S, she mar-
ried Williams. She devoted
much of her time to her hus-
band s real estate liuslners.
Mr*. Williams was highly es-
teemed for her genuine con-
cern In th welfare of lier
follow man.
Mr*. Williams waaa member
of "Ms No. 10 and Usher nua.xj
(See FINAL, Page 3)
Towel, Not
Leak,
Fire Cause
Though one Investigator ad-
mits people will be mad, the
fire department has concluded
Its Investigation in the deaths
of two Infants.
Charles and James Coleman,
one and two years old re-
spectively, died Feb. 22 after a
fire swept throughout the apart-
ment at 104 Bethune, No. 53.
Controversy had arisen con-
cerning the cause of the fire.
The family blamed a gas leak.
The district fire chief said the
children had thrown a towel
on a stove.
Arson Investigators have
concluded the district fire chief,
C. Anaya, was right and that
there was no gas leak.
"I know some people are
going to be mad," one arson
investigator, who asked not to
be named, said, "but a* far
as we can see there was no
other way the fire could have
started."
Police Hear
Man Make
Threats
A 40-year-old man who
threatened another in the pres-
ence of two police officers was
arrested Tuesday night for
making "terroristic threats."
Officers arrested the Lees-
burg drive man at East Houston
and East Commerce streets
where they had awaited his ar-
rival. A .410 gauge shotgun was
found In his yellow car.
Preston Langford, 39, 3735
East Commerce, had called the
police shortly before 11:50
Tuesday evening to report a
man had threatened to kill him.
Patrolmen Rosalio Zapata
and Roger McGehee went to
Langford's home where he told
them the man had called him
on the phone, threatened to kill
him, then came by the house
and demanded Langford come
outside.
No mention was made in
Zapata's report as to the na-
ture of the disagreement.
While the officers were still
in the house, the man tele-
phoned Langford again and con-
tinued making his threats.
Unknown to the caller, Za-
pata and McGehee were listen-
ing on an extension. The offi-
cers heard the man say he
was "coming over to shoot
(Langford) and to break all the
windows'' in Langford's car.
The two patrolmen parked
their squad car at East Com-
merce and East Houston streets
where they waited "three or
four minutes" before seeing the
suspected vehicle.
The car waa stopped, the
driver questioned and the shot-
gun found in the vehicle.
Jail officiate Wednesday af-
ternoon reported the man had
been released on bond.
She'd
Rather
Not
A man who reportedly tried
forcing a woman to prostitute
for him wu stabbed by her
early Wednesday, police re-
ported.
He was treated by Emergency
Medical Service technicians and
(See NOT, Page 3)
Investigators Still
Remain Without
Suspects, Clues
Homicide detectives, admitting they are
stumped, were still searching for" clues Wed-
nesday afternoon in the death of a man who was
shot March 11 at an all night party.
Danny B. William s, 25, 1100 East Grayson,
died March 14 at Bexar County hospital from
his wounds.He had been shot once each in the
Blacks
Leaving
Northeast
Register Washington Bureau
left calf, left ear, right chest
and left leg.
The shooting had occurred
at 601 East Carson street where
Williams and his reported girl-
friend, Carmen Coleman, 15,
447 Anton, were attending an
all night party, Homicide De-
tective Arnulfu Chavarrla told
Sa Antonio Register.
POSSIBLE LINK
Chavarrla Wednesday was
still trying to determine if there
was a link between that shoot-
ing and another at the same lo-
cation almost 24 hours earlier.
In the first case, three men
were shot while attending the
same party. After the shooting,
the party continued and
Williams and Miss Coleman
arrived late that Saturday night.
While the couple was outside,
a man appeared at a backyard
fence and opened fire. Miss
Coleman was shot once in the
leg.
The three Injured In the flrat
shooting were identified as Al-
fred Alvarez, IB, 422 Burleson;
Richard Flores, 18, 2110 North
Pan Am, and Antonio Rlos, 16,
220 Oleander. Flores was treat-
ed and released. The other two
remain in Bexar County
hospital.
"SEEMS STRAIGHT"
"I've talked to the boy who
was released (from the hos-
pital) and he seems straight,"
Chavarrla said. "He couldn't
help me at all."
The detective went on to say
that others at the party either
can't and won't give help in
determining whether there was
a connection between the two
shootings.
POSSIBLE JEALOUSY
Chavarrla aald there is a
chance jealouay might be in-
volved in William's death. The
detective said Williams and
Miss Coleman "were going
around together and she might
have had a former boy friend
who was mad.
"But I really don't know that,"
he quickly added.
Wllliama' death marka the
second black Involved homicide
for this year.
Kennon Kites
Held Monday
At Antioch
Obsequies for Ibomaa Ken-
non, 93, were held Monday
morning at Antioch Baptist
church. F v. John Rector Sr.,
pastor, officiated. Lewie Fun-
eral Home made the arraofo-
ments. interment was in An-
drew Chapel cesMtery, Wael-
der.
Kennon died March 14 at Santa
Ross Medical Coaler. He had
(See KENNON, Page 9
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The
Northeast had a net outmlgra-
tlon of about 100,000 blacks,
according to a report re-
leased by the Bureau of the
Census, U.S Department of
Commerce. Between 1975 and
1977, 147,000 blacks moved out
of the Northeast region and
43,000 moved In.
From 1960 to 1970 and in
most decades since the Civil
War, the Northeast had a net
lnmlgration of blacks but these
latest finding show a significant
change of long-standing pat-
terns of migration among
blacks. The data are from the
Population Survey (CPS).
Mobility data do not Include
children under two years.
The North Central region and
the South are also experiencing
changes In black migration pat-
terns. From March 1975 to
1977, the number of blacks mov-
ing into these areas was not
significantly different from
those moving out. This approx-
imate quality betwetn black mi-
grants to and from the North
Central Region represents a
substantial change from the
1960's when It had a large
net lnmlgration of blacks.
Many of the black migrants
from the Northeast to the South
could be returnees -- persons
who were born In the South
and are returning to their region
of birth. The survey did not show
return migration data, but this
segment of the population
figures prominently in black
migration to the South in 19SS-
60 and 1965-70 in which re-
turneea constituted about two-
thirds of blacka moving to the
South. Any continuation of this
trend will be shown in data
from the 1980 census.
From Mat ill 1975 to Much
1977, the West had a net ln-
mlgration of blacka, as it did
in the 1960's and from 1970 to
197S.
Whltea alao moved away from
the Northeast and North Central
regions from March 197S to
1977. Over one million whites
toft the Northeast while
618,000 moved to the area, giv-
ing the region a net outmlgra-
tion at 483,000 whites, two years
old and over. Whites movlSg
to the North Central region
■umbered about 1,064,000co*-
pared with an outmlgratlon *f
1,441,000 having the region with
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