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New poll shows Jackson and Bush well ahead in South

Dukakis’ admission that his campaign leaked a videotape that helped sink Biden’s campaign, and before Bush’s controversial remark that top-notch Soviet mechanics would find their skills needed in Detroit’s

auto industry.

Pollsters also asked Democratic respondents their presidential choices if five other candidates were in the party’s field: Biden, departed candidate and former Sen. Gary Hart of Colorado, New York Gov. Mario Cuomo, Sen. Sam Nunn of Georgia and Rep. Patricia Schroeder of Colorado. The latter three have said they will not run. Hart led with 27 percent, despite his withdrawal from the race amid allegations of an affair with a Miami model. Next were Cuomo, at 17 percent; Nunn, 14 percent; Jackson, 11 percent; Gore, 5 percent; Dukakis, 3 percent; Gephardt and Schroeder, 2 percent each; and Simon, Babbitt and Biden, I percent

each.

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ATLANTA—(AP)—

A new poll of Southern voters shows the Rev. Jesse Jackson leading his five Democratic presidential rivals—but trailing “Don’t Know”—while Vice President George Bush holds a fat lead

on the Republican side.

The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution conducted their second Southern Primary Poll of voters in 12 states last month. Jackson led with the support of 27 percent of the Democratic respondents. But 6 percent chose none of the six candidates and 29 percent said “Don’t Know” or did not answer, the papers reported in

Sunday’s combined editions.

Trailing Jackson were Sen. Albert Gore of Tennessee, with 13 percent; Massachusefts Gov. Michael Dukakis, 9 percent; Rep, Richard Gephardt of Missouri and Sen. Paul Simon of Illinois, 5 percent each; and former Arizona Gov. Bruce

Babbitt, 3 percent.

Sen. Joseph Biden of Delaware, v. ho withdrew as a candidate while the poll was being taken, was at 3

percent before his name was drop-

ped from the questionnaire.

On the GOP side. Bush led with the support of 46 percent of the Republican respondents. Trailing him were Sen. Robert Dole of Kansas, 19 percent; former TV evangelist Pat Robertson, 10 percent; Rep. Jack Kemp of New York, 7 percent; former Secretary of State Alexander Haig, 6 percent, and former Delaware Gov. Pete duPont,

2 percent.

Nine percent of the Republican respondents said, “Don’t Know” or did not answer; 2 percent chose

none of the six candidates.

The poll was conducted Sept. 18-28 for the newspapers by the Roper organization, among 6,452 potential voters in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas. Results were statistically weighted to conform to age, sex, state and other factors; the margin of error was plus or minus 2

percent.

The poll was taken before

The “Don’t Know” votes in such a field fell to 16percent.

BUYING AND LOOKING over the pastries during “Ole Fashion Day” at Alpha Home Saturday are Cynthia Biglee, Carol Draughon, Theresa Brewster, Damon, LaToya, Shane and Ruby Daniel. During

the day some 87 participants paraded through the center wearing 1890s attire and selling good for the benefit of the home. (Recorder photo by Elliott Beavers)

Black income lags behind white income at all levels

The average monthly income of blacks lagged significantly behind that of Whites at most levels of educational attainment, according to a report by the Commerce Department’s Census Bureau. The report says the monthly income of black high school graduates averaged $765 in 1984 compared with $1,080 for White graduates, a ralioof about 7 to 10. 1 he ratio of black monthly income to white monthly income was also around 7 to 10 for persons who were not high school graduates, for persons with some college education, for those with vocational training, and for those having a bachelor’s degree. (Income includes wages and salary as well as other •' >ney income, such as pensions, paid benefits, interest, dividends, He.) I or persons with associate .n ’rees, the ratio was somewhat

larger than 7 to 10, while at the master’s degree level there was no statistically significant difference between the monthly incomes of blacks and whites. (The ratios for the associate and master’s degree levels are not statistically different from each other.) According to the report, comparisons at the doctorate and professional degree levels cannot be made because of insufficient sample size. Here are additional highlights from the report: * Blacks with a bachelor’s degree had average monthly incomes of $1,388 in 1984, nearly double the income of blacks with only a high school diploma and one and onehalf times greater than for those who had some college training. * About an equal proportion of black men and women hold master’s, bachelor’s, and associate

degrees; however, a higher proportion of women hold degrees in vocationaltraining. * The largest major degree fields among blacks were business and education, each at about 20 percent; social science and vocationaltechnical studies, each at about 10 percent; and liberal arts/humanities and nursing/pharmacy ^technical health, both at seven percent. * As high school students, blacks were less likely than Whites to have taken advanced math, algebra or two or more years of foreign language; as likely to have taken chemistry or physics, threee or more years of English, or tow or more years of business; and more likely to have taken industrial arts, shop, or home economics. As in all surveys, the data are sub-’ ject to sampling variablility and response errors.

NAACP set to celebrate 20th anniversary of Image Awards

TiOl I > WOOD, CA--It was 1965 and all of Hollywood lii almost all of Hollywood) was p p.uing for the biggest event of lire ynu--the Academy Awards . i ) A . IP i on tins fateful day in 1965, .[ vvete also underway inf a major demonstration andpickcl that would focus national atic !ion on the plight of Blacks in the imill limnent industry. This action led to preliminary discussions with majoi Hollywood studios, television companies and record label executives on such issues as more meaningful roles for Blacks, jobs as writers, producers, directors, and technicians, and more opportunities lor Blacks to advance within the entertainment industry corporations. I he NAACP then decided to take the issue of full and equal oppormnity a step further. An awards system which would honor those ar-

tisans, craftsmen, technicians and executives who contributed to the positive portrayal of Blacks was created. Thus an entirely new era in the entertainment award was initiated by the NAACP with the creation of “THE IMAGE AWARD”. What began as a small dinner with a few award presentations, has grown to become the largest and oldest awards show of its kind. Now in its 20th year, the coveted statuette has established itself among other major awards through years of phenomenal growth and acceptance by the many recipients, supporters and the entertainment industry itself. Efforts were made for several years to televise this prestigious show so that millions of Americans would be able to share in the positive and enriching images that this award represents. Finally, in 1981 and 1983, the 14th and 16th Image Awards were televised

through syndication. But Willis Edwards, President of the Beverly Hills/Hollywood Chapter (hosts of the annual fete) declared that he would not rest until this historical show aired on national television. Through his diligence and commitment, the 19th Annual Image Awards was broadcast on the NBC network on January 17,1987. Thanks to President Edwards, other NAACP chapters around the country and the millions of viewers who tuned in, the 20th Anniversary show will be taped on December 13, 1987 at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles for broadcast at a later date on NBC once again. This year, the 20th Anniversary Image Awards show will prove to be the most spectacular and starstudded event in the history of the show, with many surprises that will certainly be recorded in the annals of entertainment history.

University offers Urvin scholarship SI FOUISUp to 10 black freshmen will receive renewable scholarships for full tuition and an annual stipend of $2. *'()() for four years of undetgraduate stuejy at Washington University through the John B. Ervin Scholarship Program at Washington University. I he application deadline for the 1988 89academicyearis Jan. 15. fo apply for the scholarships, students must apply for fteshmen admission to Washington University; submit an Ervin Scholars application; submit two letters of recommendation; and write an original essay. Anyone interested may write James E. McLeod, chairman of the John B. Ervin Scholarship Committee, Campus Box 1089, Washington University, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130, or call 1-800-638-0700.

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IPDseeking info on the Westside home robberies

Indianapolis Police Detectives are seeking the men responsible for recent residence robberies on the city’s westside. The majority of the victims are elderly women who are terrorized by a man who kicks in a door of their home. Usually the suspect escapes with the victim’s purse. The robberies began in early September and continued through the end of the month. All of the incidents occurred between 8 o’clock at night and 3 o’clock in the morning. The suspect is described as a very strong person. His kicks to the victim’s door frequently splinter the frame work. He is a black man, 18-20, 5-6” to 5’8”, weighing around 160 pounds. Generally he wears a ski mask and dark clothes. The victim is threatened into giving the suspect his or her wallet or purse. In one of the last cases the

suspect used a knife to scare his victim. In one of the most violent incidents a 74-year-old woman was ah tacked at knife point in the kitchen of her home at about 11:30 p.m. The suspect took her purse. Approximately 3‘/2 hours later, at about 3 o’clock the next morning, two (2) men entered the woman’s home through use of keys from her purse. They confronted the woman’s 71-year-old husband in the bedroom. After a struggle, in which the elderly man received injuries to his face and head, the suspects fled with cash from a dresser drawer. Anyone with information about this crime or any felony is urged to call CRIME STOPPERS at 637-2323. Information leading to the arrest and indictment of a felon can result in a reward of up to $ 1000. Callers remain anonymous.

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Interfaith Housing to begin construction on 15 houses

Groundbreaking for the Interfaith Homes program took place Oct. 7 at Oxford Terrace at 28th Street and Temple Avenue as four families prepare to begin contruction on their own houses. The ceremony marked the beginning of the first phase of the program sponsored by Interfaith Housing, Inc. During the next six months, moderate-income families will buy and help build their own houses as a part of the organization’s self-help housing program. The houses at Oxford Terrace cost about $48,000 while the market value for new houses with similar features in Indianapolis cost about $65,000. Interfaith Homes, targeted for families in the $18,000-$30,000 income range, is based on sweat equity and a revolving capital fund. Each family is required to spend 20 hours per week helping to build its house. Sweat equity reduces the cost

of the house, teaches home maintenance skills and encourages self-sufficiency. The capital fund, create by $110,000 in local grants and loans, revolves every six months to provide funding for additional groups of 15 houses. The program’s $256,000 grant money comes from funding from St. Paul’s Episcopal Lilly Trust Fund, First Indiana Federal Savings Bank, and Local Initiative Support Corporation. The city is also contributing by selling lots at Oxford Terrace below market rate. Midwest National Bank is providing construction lending. Mortgage lending is being provided by by Franklin Mortgage. Interfaith Housing plans to build 30 houses per year. It has another self-help home ownership program called Homes of Hope for families in the $10,000-$ 16,000 income range.

PFC. DAVID L. CASEY, son of James and Peggy Casey of Indanapolis, is home on leave after completing basic training Oct. 9 at the Marine Corps Training Depot at San Diego, Calif. A 1986 graduate of Park Tudor High School, Private Casey will undergo additional training in electronics at Twenty-nine Palms, Calif. He entered the corps in July of this year and completed boot camp with honors.

NAACP offers numerous scholarships

The NAACP awarded almost $150,000 this year to students across the country to help in furthering their education, said Dr. Benjamin Hooks, executive director. One source of these funds is the Roy Wilkins Scholarship, which is presented to students annually who demonstrate the spirit and outstanding leadership abilities of the NAACP’s former executive secretary, Roy Wilkins. Twenty-two students won Roy Wilkins Scholarships and will each receive either $500 or $1,000 awards. For information on this scholarship, write John Davis, NAACP Youth and College Director, 4805 Ml. Hope Drive, Baltimore, Md 21215. The Agnes Jones Jackson Scholarship was presented to 39 students under age 25 who are also

NAACP members. Undergraduates received $1,500 awards and graduate students received $2,500 awards. For information about this award, contact Beverly Cole, NAACP Director of Education, 4805 Mt. Hope Drive. An additional Special educational project of the NAACP is its ACT-SO (Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics) program. The program promotes academic excellence among black students and encourages them to pursue their interests in a variety of pursuits in the performing and visual arts, humanities and hard sciences. Prizes totaling more than $75,000 were awarded to 64 students this year. For information about this program, contact the local NAACP branch.

Diana Ross gives birth to baby boy LOS ANGELES (AP)Singer Diana Ross, a former member of the Detroit-based Supremes vocal group, has given birth to a boy, her publicist said. Ross Arne Naess, born at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, is the first child for Ross and her husband, Norwegian-born industrialist Arne Naess Jr., who were married in October 1985, said publicist Elliot Mintz. Ross, 43, has three children from a previous marriage, as does her husband, Mintz said. The hospital where the birth took place was not disclosed. Health festival

More racial problems in Queens, New York

NEW YORK—(AP)— While the glare of public attention is focused on the trial of four white youths charged with causing the death of a black man in Howard Beach, two other trials stemming from another racial assault in south Queens is expected to begin quietly next week. George Torres was in the emergency room the night of Dec. 20 when the family of Michael Griffith, who was struck and killed while running across a freeway and away from a group of whites, came in. Torres, then 15, and his then 19-year-old friend, Rafael Gonzalez, had been set on by a group of white youths and beaten with lead pipes at 117th Street and Liberty Avenue in Ozone Park. Gonzalez was seriously injured and hospitalized after being hit in the head. “I was upset, I was crying,” Torres told New York Newsduy. “But Griffiths’ family was devastated. I thanked God it wasn’t me. ” The incidents were so similar that Torres and Howard Beach victim Cedric Sandiford, talking together in the emergency room, thought they had been attacked by the same

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gang, shouting the same racial epithets. The two attacks happened a few hours and a few miles apart. Police classified both as racial attacks. In the Howard Beach case, four youths are on trial for causing Griffith’s death. Opening arguments in the case were heard Wednesday. In the Torres-Gonzalez case, Arthur Biazzo Jr., 19 and Joseph Aprea, 16, wiDbe tried separately in state Supreme Court in Jamaica, Queens, in connection with the assault. Biazzo, of 109-02 Cross Bay Blvd. in Ozone Park, will go on trial the same day on charges of seconddegree assault and criminal possession of a weapon. Gonzalez, whose vision was permanently damaged and must now wear glasses, said he had suffered continuing nightmares after the attack. Torres, noting that he will never forget the assault, said he wants the attackers jailed, j “I would like to see them pay for it,” he said. “Not for vengeful reasons, but to set an example for other people who think the same way."

There will be free medical screenings, educational awareness centers and activities for the entire family at the Indianapolis Sickle Cell Heartbeat Health Festival Oct. 17 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Sickle Cell Center, 3549 N. College. Participants will be screened for hypertension, anemia, sickle cell anemia, and diabetes. A blood chemistry test will be offered for $5. Participants must fast a minimum a six hours to an optimum of 14 hours prior to this screening. For more information, call 927-5158. Congressional pages High School students interested in serving as U.S. House of Representative pages for the spring semester, Feb. 1-June 15, should contact Cynthia Mahern in Congressman Andy Jacobs’ office by Oct. 30. To be eligible, a student must live in the 10th Congressional District, have at least a B average in academic subjects and must have been in the 11th grade as of September 1987. i For applications, call 269-7331.

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