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Call (704) 379-6459 8 am-Midnight 4 4 A I1 0 IN Ews Zht eharlottt Obserret I Sunday February 2 1986 Section Episcopalians Resolve To Back Apartheid Struggle By KATHLEEN McCLAIN Stott Writer Issues ranging from homosexuality and AIDS to apartheid and "star wars" dominated business at the closing sessions of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina's 170th annual convention Saturday Resolutions to provide pastoral port for homosexuals and develop AIDS education programs were approved with little dissent by the 450 delegates assembled at the Adam's Mark hotel in Charlotte A measure supporting a bilateral nuclear freeze passed but an attempt to ask Congress to withhold funds for the Strategic Defense Initiative or star wars failed after long debate The 39-county diocese largest of three in North Carolina represents about 40000 Episcopalians in 125 churches from Hickory east to Scotland Neck in Halifax County Bishop Robert Estill of Raleigh presided over the convention Bishop Estill's personal concern for social issues was reflected in many of the resolutions passed Saturday morning He expressed particular satisfaction with the convention's vote to show solidarity with those who strug gle against apartheid In South Africa Debate focused on the portion of the resolution that asks the diocese its Institutions and parishes to examine their stock portfolios "with a view to Identifying and divesting any holdings" with companies doing business in South Africa and Namibia Several delegates argued that economic sanctions hurt South Africa's black majority The Rev Arthur Calloway rector of St Ambrose Church and a member of the Raleigh City Council urged the convention to support the call for divestment by Anglican Bishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa by passing the resolution A majority voted with him "I agree with Father Calloway" Bishop Estill said "When the bishop of Johannesburg who was born and raised in South Africa tells me that's the way to go that's the way I'm going" Several of the diocesan resolutions echoed positions taken by the 27 million-member Episcopal Church at its national convention last year The national body supports homosexual rights AIDS research and an end to the nuclear arms race It opposes star wars funding and defense See EPISCOPALIANS Page 6C 1 i 4: "4" I i l''4'- 4 ::1 ir 11 '''i 1' 4 4 ''l-)4 4' 4 4- vo -4: r-- ut Ntr ') i': t' gil'1- i 'S' 1')1 1' 64 I '1 Ad 4- 171' N' c' 'Ci -421' I l' 1 4 '''''k i I 4::: 1: I 161- ''i'' e' Irz" 'F i'W I -r '''i' 44 :2 iF- '0AR24 l' ''''s f''''' 1 s'''' 'r i A A 7 4 -'1 -ei0v- 1g -o "4 1(' -'7 vx-' 1 Executives Leading Colleges AP Photo Family Grief: President Reagan comforts Alison Smith (center) and her sister Erin (holding teddy bear) Job Feelings Created A Painful Dilemma i NA '5- o''140' k4 '1''''- 0 or iq' '1k 4'' P': -re 4 i NZN Ap '1 5 --'1i'' 'V 4-1 '''e'l 's'sNi!" 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of $500 tuampenaemi winlv1Wyjeobpornerseaeixtrshyediadc meunteitymaebconstruction erTshee ois6ecaas mctheir opmu s- ---r 1 4 ''i -'t'-4-4 university system is a big business i dshothueld fbeeelilnoogktehdatatthme much the same way as a major Staff Photos By DIEDRA LAIRD corporation" university system bs said mwehma tb ewr eA wsaerSepaduolidaign bringing on board a chief execu- tive officer" Spangler 53 is as comfortable chairing a meeting of educators as he is a meeting of business people He can quote Shakespeare as well as balance a budget He's the type of businessman that colleges such Trun Collection as Dartmouth in New Hampshire iSatb uArngdar and swPresbyterian in Rock aHuir1 -1 ''''''''''''''s have turned to recently for leader- ship "There Is more concern these days that the president have some business acumen and some man- Sagteeamdendtirecstkoirllsof" thseapidresiRdoenntailadi c't1' Asessoarechiaetioonnsuoltaf tGioonvesreurivaigeertoofarthdes in Washington nstitutions i ze'4 "Obviously 4 these 1-A 4 144 are more complex than ever and 1 try institutions facing a ons around the coun- (to are period of limited I'I or "They ihnaisvheintog 4 i i'l 4 '''s good management and the proper cl4' allocation of resources But there 41 7 4rte' 4 47 1 se PO trend in the direction of vt P- 0 ik looking for business people per "-'w PO "Bun" Perkinson a former 4'4- 1 Charlotte real estate executive be- came president of St Andrews v47'-'1-S I Presbyterian bytewrhiaenn enrollment College had ollege in April i dropped to The eg 4 college now now has See BUSINESSMEN Page 6C V1 --e- t' i 7' 'CS4 :10 L- i --4' 1cP t4 4'' -t rt: t-t--- 4 1 A I 1 I 2- I v-z: ii 'l 51 --t 4'' 1': 7'7 :1:: )- 1 1 )-4-''Y' I 1 ''''f'''''-'- '47 r': 7'Y'''-7tl't '--r-' 714-- 't k1' Ni)'1-'''i' l' 1- 4-4' i 4 -v ici li r77'''''''400r-' '''''Atu-- I 1 i 1vt Florence Air Museum Forced To By JIM DUMBELL Staff Writer 1 The pain was gnawing and growing Moments after news of the space shuttle tragedy hit I left for the home of Alice and Dick Jarrell It's a hateful part of this job to interview relatives after a death The Jarrells are the parents of Jane Jarrell who was married to Challenger pilot Mike Smith I had known for a week or so about the Charlotte connection I had tried to reach the Jarrells but they had left Charlotte for Florida As I drove I hoped I'd et to speak to the Jane Ils and prayed I wouldn't The sun built bright ''41 shadows but the bitter I wind cut through two f-4-10 I' coats as I walked to their do ''I or it4' Alice Jarrell had re- turned to Charlotte Monday night but she wasn't at home midday Tuesday Allen Her phone was ringing Some other reporter try-Norwood ing to reach her I thought 1 I got mad at that re- 1111111111111111MEMINFINUM porter He ought to be here in person I thought So Alice Jarrell could see the pain in his eyes and know that he shared her grief So he could see her eyes fill with emotioncand pause Sometimes Guilty As Charred Reporters hear often that we pepper people with questions when they're most vulnerable 3 Sometimes I agree we're guilty When I couldn't reach Alice Jarrell that bright and bitter Tuesday I took my questions to Calvary United Methodist Church The Jarrells Joined Calvary in 1940 Jane Jarrell married Mike Smith there in 1967 Calvary is a family A warm supportive family The entire family had been anticipating Mike Smith's adventure into space for two years like your family or mine would await the graduation of a favorite son Church secretary Frances Hudson reacted as any of us would after a death in the family Shock followed by heartbreak Then an honest response to the media assault my questions signaled "This wasn't a big story until the shuttle blew up" she said "It wasn't big news until somebody died" It was an observation not an accusation and she was right I said I was sorry that was true but it was true The space shuttle program heaped success upon success because of the dedication and sacrifice of real heroes like Mike Smith until many Americans not just the media became blase about one more lift-off Then the tragedy became the story 7 'v' 004' 40 407 ''''---Ilt 2:: ''-'-4 X'i iAt 411 iCi6 I 141I 4100: )01 i (:49 "30:1 11 FLORENCE SC Tom Griffin has finally and regretfully concluded that in the museum business as in other fields if you can't afford to maintain what you've got you'd better get rid of it So he plans to give away four huge airplanes and five helicopters if he can find qualified takers military museums Griffin runs the Florence Air and Missile Museum' a fascinating if cluttered and somewhat rundown collection of 38 aircraft rockets and missiles plus another 6000 flying and space-related artifacts ranging from World War I through Japanese and Nazi items to esoteric NASA equipment that put men on the moon There are charred tiles from the space shuttle Columbia and NASA had promised three tires from the shuttle Challenger before last week's accident in which it was destroyed Almost casually put aside on one aisle stands a piece of the moon itself It looks like one of those fist-sized hunks of gray stuff with holes in it that you find at the beach It Is not that Griffin's interest in the museum has waned The trouble is a lack of financial support and rr'l'ild as hat Ind lwmni lus 1 on c)m on ith inacs1 See FLORENCE Page 5C The museum's sprawling outdoor collection ng outdoor collection Police Get Tougher On Juvenile-Set Fires Gaffney Man Sentenced To Death 1 I I Playing With Fire April 5 1984 Brothers 12 16 charged in 29 fires $15 million damage In Charleston area April 20 1984 Boys 13 14 charged in burning of barn on Statesville Avenue Charlotte April 29 1984 Roanoke Va boy 7 charged with murder In fire that kills 73- year-old woman June 8 1984 Charlotte boy 7 sets mother's bed afire one of several fires he had started Mother extinguishes fire unhurt March 7 1985 15-year-old sets $600000 Albemarle Road Elementary School fire In Charlotte A Family With-Pride -I never encountered the resentment I half expected Members of the Jarrell family spoke of pride Of how proud the entire family was of Mike and how proud he was of his wife Jane and three children Scott Alison and Erin They spoke of love and patriotism "To have an astronaut in your family" Jane's cousin Meredith Emory said "that's as good as having a president in your family" Alice Jarrell's relatives the Blacks politely but firmly protected her from callers But any of us would have done the same There was a flood of calls a wave of emotion into the newsroom Somehow talking about the tragedy eased the pain "Mike Smith" said Jacque Harris a friend of Mike's and Jane's "was the kind of man you want your kids to grow up to be" "What can we do?" asked callers with no ties to the family "Tell them we're praying for them7 The calls were still coming in Friday as President Reagan comforted Erin Smith at the memorial services in Houston and she Clutched a teddy bear Children at Matthews Elementary someone said tied black yarn around their wrists in memory of Erin's dad and the others A friend of Dick Jarrell's called to relay a message from the family in Houston Dick and Alice Jarrell and their daughter Jane Smith appreciate the thoughts and prayers of everyone and want them to know that they'll attend a special public service on Tuesday at 3 pm at Calvary United Methodist Church 512 West Blvd Then the man broke down and cried Talking about the shared tragedy eased our pain but it didn't stop the flow of tears March 16 1985 Blaze destroys 6000- seat Crockett Park 44-year-old Charlotte baseball stadium Two youths 16 charged June 13 1985 13-year-old New Bern girl charged with $1 million Junior high school fire By ED MARTIN Staff Writer Calling Juvenile-set fires a growing dangerous and expensive trend Charlotte authorities say they are toughening their approach to the crime "It seems some kids think setting a trash can or locker on fire at school is great fun" says Fire Investigation Task Force member MH Wilson "But we work with a district attorney who's real good in handling these cases We're talking felonies here" In stepping up efforts for pursuit and prosecution task force members point to the growing number of such fires and their Impact They say that of Charlotte's 350 Intentional fires in 1985 juveniles set a third They also are alarmed at the findings of an effort last year to define the subtle differences between accidental and intentional juvenile fires Will Parker a police arson Investigator on the task force says of about 25 juvenile-set fires in December and January 16 were deliberately caused Dollar losses are mounting too A March 1985 fire started by a 15-year-old angry at his principal did $600000 damage to Albemarle Road Elementary School Two weeks later a fire blamed on two 16-year-olds destroyed Crockett Park Last month four teens were charged in connection with a fire that destroyed a $100000 Hickory Grove house '1 Art Goldner chic of the Fire Investigation Task Force says juvenile fires are not new But since 1982 when authorities set up a local version of the national Juvenile Firesetters Program a counseling and referral program for young arsonists they have produced better records and a clearer picture of the problem They now define sharper lines between youths who experiment with fire without knowing what it can do and those who use it as a weapon Authorities also link juvenile-set fires to social trends "The divorce rate is up" says fire investigator Jim Ray "We've got nine fires right now and in five of those the children were with their grandparents (Setting fires) is a way of getting recognition of getting attention" In many cases parents stand In the way of solving the problem Says Goldner "A lot of times you get denial from the parents: 'My little Johnny wouldn't set a fire' As part of the Juvenile Firesetters Program Jim Ray and Randy Wally a member of the Charlotte Fire Department's education sectioniconfront parents and youngsters after a fire Some parents resent the visits they say But others hope counseling from outsiders will jolt the children The investigators might show the child a picture of an 11-yearold horribly disfigured from burns "We tell them 'This could See JUVENILEAET Page 5C Associated Press GAFFNEY SC A circuit court Jury on Saturday sentenced Ernest Riddle to die in the electric chair for the murder of a 76-yearold Gaffney woman Riddle 19 of Gaffney was found guilty Thursday of murder armed robbery and first-degree burglary in the slaying of Abbie Sue Mu Bina last August The 10-woman two-man jury deliberated Just over an hour before condemning Riddle to death Under state law a Jury must sit in a second proceeding in a capital case to determine the sentence Riddle's younger brother Jason 17 also was charged with murder armed robbery and burglary in the lituilinax case He testified that Ernest Riddle had used a kitchen knife to kill Mullin In return for his testimony prosecutors agreed not to ask for the death penalty He was sentenced to two life sentences and 25 years to be served concurrently Prosecutors had argued that Ernest Riddle killed Mullinax during a burglary and armed robbery and that those crimes were the aggravating circumstances necessary to obtain a death sentence Court-appointed defense attorney Ken Holland argued that Riddle's age and his poor mental condition at the time of the crime were mitigating circumstances Aug 30 1985 Charlotte boy 11 charged in $2000 Spirit Square fire Sept 4 1985 Children set fire to trash bin trigger $400 million fire in Passaic NJ Dec 28 1985 Juvenile charged in $25003 Derita home fire 3 Charlotteans homeless Jan 7 1986 Fire destroys $100000 Hickory Grove house Four teens later charged.