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S A PUBLIC LIB
TEXAN A/GENE ALO
600 SOLEDAD
SAN ANTONIO TX 78205
San Antonio
Standing for Right, Justice, and Equality Since 193+
;r 2,1997 Vol. 66/16
Members feared it might
be "Tyson-Hollyfied"
rematch at church
San Antonio Police were called to
Lily of the Valley Baptist Church
because a member felt that the pastor
and a deacon may stage a re-match
of the Tyson -Hollyfleld fight.
Deacons and some members have
voiced their displeasure with the
pastor, Rev. Adolph Woods, and
want him to resign. Woods, who has
pastored the church for the past five
years, said he was not going to resign.
Last month. Woods wanted to have
a vote on bis ouster following church
services. Deacon Henry Nance in-
formed the pastor that no one wanted
to vote on this matter on a Sunday.
The church was full on Sunday,
September 14, when Rev. Woods
allegedly called for the vote on bis
ouster. A deacon spoke for a few
minutes, then Rev. Woods, who then
called for a vote.
Another took the floor and wanted
his voice to be hear, when Rev.
Woods allegedly called for a vote
and said there was enough talking.
The deacon then said "I need to be
hear and there will be no vote " The
pastor had his coat off and the dea-
con took his coat off, readying him-
self for the next Tyson-Hollyfield
re-match. Some of the members
began to walk out when a woman
called the police saying that a riot
was taking place. Three police cars
arrived within minutes to quell any
disturbance.
The deacons and some members
are not satisfied with the preachers
A 51 year old woman was killed when her small frame house burst into flames. Arson investigators
believe the cause of the blaze may have a cigarette. The woman was identified as Linda Pope. She was
found in the living room of the home in the 1200 block of Onslow. Neighbors heard was they thought
was explosion. But arson investigators said it was glass breaking during the fire. It is being carried as
accidental. The house sustained about $30,000 in damages.
to heirs or
is not looked upon with disgrace.
Addressing the Students for
Equal Opportunity, professor
Graglia said that affirmative
action is destructive because it
emphasizes racial divisions and
puts unqualified minorities in
selective schools. Graglia is an
honorary co-chair of SEO, a group
that was only created after an
anti-Hopwood rally the prior
week drew hundreds of students
and several political leaders
including Judge Morris Over-
street, who vowed to overturn
Hopwood "when [he is ] elected
Attorney General." Overstreet, an
African American Democrat on
the Court of Criminal Appeals, is
challenging Democratic Attorney
Dan Morales in part because of
Hopwood.
Cheryl Hopwood, a
white female and three white
males filed suit in federal court in
1992 claiming that the University
of Texas admitted African Ameri-
cans who scored lower on the law
school entrance exam than they
did. Their claim that the universi-
ty used race preference to admit
the African Americans to the law
school was upheld by the Fifth
Federal Circuit Court in a trial
held in Austin. Attorney General
Morales later interpreted the rul-
ing to apply to the entire universi-
ty system.
On September 15 the
Longhorn Chapter of the NA ACP,
Lamont Ross, Student Govern-
ment President Marlen Whitley,
Kyron Hayes, and President of the
Thurgood Marshall Legal Society
filed a "Complaint of Racial
Harassment, Intimidation and
Humiliation" against Professor
Graglia and the UT law school.
Their complaint alleged that Pro-
fessor Graglia has "made a mock-
ery of African American studies,"
by saying that black students take
those classes to avoid tougher
courses like chemistry. The com-
plaint states that Graglia's com-
ments "have brought serious dis-
favor on the University commu-
nity and the University in general
and have caused not only African
Americans and Hispanics to be
ridiculed, but the University as a
whole."
Dr. Graglia was quoted in
the Daily Texan as saying that
"When people aren't good at
playing the game, the game has to
be changed for them...that is why
students are taking black studies
instead of core classes like chem-
istry."
M. Michael Sharlot, the
Dean of the UT law school issued
a statement the following day
which stated that his review of
Professor Graglia's conduct leads
him to conclude "that despite a
See UT Page 2
Final rites held for former San
Antonian Shayla James-Tate
John Marshall High School in 1972.
r Mrs. Tate received her degree in
journalism in 1976 from Texas
Women University and was a mem-
‘Xtn ^fll bei of the National Honor Society.
I She worked for four years as a re-
porter for the Light Newspaper be-
fore accepting a job with South-
western Bell Telephone Co. She later
transferred to St Louis, Mo. where
she met Michael Tate.
They were married in 1986 and two
sons were bom to this union, Jameson
and Grayson. The family moved to
Edina, Mn. where Mrs. Tate was
employed by the Minnesota De-
partment of Transportation as man-
ager of Public Relations until her
illness.
She is survived by her husband,
Michael; sons, Jameson and
Grayson; father and mother, Harold
and Hemine James; brother, Harold;
of Humble, Texas; sisters, Tashee
Leggett and Valde James, of Dallas;
Meta Curtis, District Heights, Md.;
Elizabeth McMillon, San Antonio.
boxed in with no
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" Rev. Adolph Woods^^^
sermons and performance and
wanted him to resign. The pastor
also disbanded the deacon board and
made five others deacons, according
to the one of the deacons.
the deacon quickly dispelled L-e
rumor that a woman was sitting on
the pastor’s lap and his wife walked
in. The rumor had it that the three of
them got in a fight.
"That is not true at all. I have heard
that rumor and 1 want to pul a stop to
it. That did not happen at all. There
are a list of grievances that we want
to present to the pastor. And that is
all I am going to say about it," the
deacon said.
Antonfrps nf ^
and around the
Shayla James Tate
Final rites for Shayla James-Tate
will be held in Edina, Mn. this
weekend.
Mrs. Tate, one of six children, was
born to Harold and Hemine James
on November7,1954. She accepted
Christ at an early age and was a
member of Bethel AME church here.
She graduated with honors from
$200,000.
The East side has
School bond issue makes the
grade Fast side turns out
SAISD trustee Tom Gaffney said District 2, which he represents, turn out
the second highest number of voters for the $483 million bond. Gaffney said
2,346 people voted, second only to District 7, with a little more than 2,500
votes.
"I am particularly proud of the voters in District 2. I want to thank the
resident voters of the SAISD," Gaffney said.
"Of course, we must continue to work fervently to increase voter turnout in
all elections. Democracy is best served by an astute, educated, caring
community. That said, I believe our showing at the polls demonstrates that
Eastside voters keep up with the issues, clearly support public education, and
most of all, want the best for our children."
same sitnatkxi with
35toIH-l(
stvt, we will be on the outside look-
ing in, wondering what happened.
With In a flash, the homes where
build near the site of the famous
dome dht A number of the homes
aresoid,butduringmy walk around
fte area I didn’t see any I did not see
any African Americans moving in.
The same thing is going to happen
when the development continues
east, taking mare cheap land and
naming it into high dollar real estate.
The flight from the Inner City is
craning to a halt Anglos are moving
H. B. Johnson, former head of the
Elks, succumbs, final rites Saturday
Bro. H. B. Johnson, the former •* JPG
Grand Exalted Ruler of the Elks in
San Antonio, succumbed this week. j >t
Services will be held at 1 p.m. ****9re |
Saturday from St. Paul UMC with - I
Rev. Terrence Hayes officiating. 1
Johnson served as Exalted Ruler __ /_
six different limes for a total of 30
years with Mission Lodge NO. 499.
Bro. Johnson has received numer-
ous awards for his contributions tc
the Elks. He was selected Elk of the ' ^1*"
Year for Texas Elks during the 62nd
Annual Texas State Convention. f ^
His experience with the Elks began
in Tuskegee, Alabama, where he "
joined BookefT. Washington Lodge
No. 762.
Bro. Johnson is a charter member . .Qfion
of Roy L. Freeman, Jr.. Past Exalted :
Ruler Council NO. 117, and served ™ mPUfc”: , . . „ ha.wi
as Chief Aotler of the Council for
three years. He was also a past Stale byCafterTaytorWiUuunsMortuary.
Culture Controversy at
University of Texas
By Akwasi Evans Texas Publishers Assn. News Service
Austin, TX - On Septem- admitting students to the law
her 10 a group of white UTlaw t(J|flol> (&, of ftei, speakers was
school studente conducted a Uw profeuor Uno G*felte.
demonstration In support of the GrJ jj, stirred up a major contro-
Hopwood decision that «ce v£®"when tadl^,ed that
could not be used as a factor for b|a<.£, ,nd Me>lcan Americans
cannot compete academically
with whites. When questioned by
the media, Graglia, said that
blacks and Mexican Americans ,
come* from cultures where failute
Sinbad coming to San Antonio
The multi-talented and superstar comedian, Sinbad. will perform in San
Antonio, Friday, Oct 24 in the Lila Cockrell at 8 p.m. The event will be
recorded live for HBO and tickets go on sale Friday (October 3rd) at 1&00
am. thru all Ticket Masters locations. All seats are reserved, and a sell out
is expected. For ticket information call 224-9600.
Force is in the process of formulat-
ing its fiscal year 1999budget, which
will be submitted by the Administra-
tion to Congress in early 1998.
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