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Portland Observer, March 4, 1982 Page 9 Williams found guilty of Atlanta murders by Harris Levon McRae ■■■■ W ayne B ertram W illia m s was sentenced to tw o consecutive life sentences for the murders o f N a thaniel C ater, 27, and Jimmy Ray Payne, 22. Cater and Payne were two o f the victims in a string o f 29 appparently related strangulations and knifings o f young Blacks in A tla n ta . T h at epidemic o f killings terrorized the city o f A tla n ta fo r close to two years. Williams has been implicated in a dozen o f the murders. A fter one o f the most extensive police investi- gationt in U.S. history Williams was arrested last June and the deaths came to an end. Williams protested all through the trial that he is not the killer. Faye W illiams, his mother, said that the trial was a set-up from beginning to end. The case against W illia m s was largely made o f circumstantial evi dence presented to a ju ry that sat through testim ony from 197 w it nesses and examined 728 pieces o f evidence. One man testified he had seen Williams walking hand-in-hand with Cater two days before C ater’s body was found flo a tin g in the C hattahoochee R iver. Police say th a t shortly a fte r a splash was heard, Williams was spotted driving slowly across a bridge not far from where C a te r’ s body was fou n d . A .B . Dean, the last person who re ported seeing Jim m y Ray Payne a liv e, said W illia m s was w ith that v ictim too, a few days before Payne’s body was dragged from the river. The most im portant elements in the prosecution’ s case throughout the tria l were green fibers and dog hairs found on the bodies. Those materials were said to be similar to the carpet in W illia m s * bedroom and the hair o f his G erm an Shep herd. The fibers and hairs, with the rest o f the p ro o f, were enough to con vince the ju rv o f eight Blacks and four whiter, o f Williams’ guilt. M ary Welcome, one o f W illiam s’ attorneys, says there will be an ap peal based on the judge’s decision to a llo w evidence to be subm itted about other killin g s. In fact, W il liams may have to put up a defense against the other m urder charges, which the state may also prosecute. Deltas teach self-care Grand Prize winners of BEC Costume Dance were Carl Edwards as Rameses II and Loretta Van Broekhuizen as Nefertiti. (Photo: Richard J. Brown) Ball teaches history Edna W h ite . Betty C ab in e and Monroe Cabine judged costumes as the colorfully attired guests paraded around the dance floor. Ramses and N efertiti won a $35.00 gift c e rtifi cates donated by V era’ s H at Bou tique for the best overall costume while the audience selected “ Queen M other" Vivian Richardson as their favorite. The most authentic award was given to Kam au (N a th a n A n derson) for his portrayal o f Shaka, King o f the Zulus. Other prizes were donated by Mrs. C's Wigs, M ary Kay (Edna W hite) N atu re's Food and T o o l, Richard Brown Photography, Talking Drum Bookstore, Black Educational Cen ter P arents’ O rg a n iz a tio n , A von (M rs. Wiley Hayes) and Morris En terprises Unlimited. C o n g ra tu latio n s to the Black Educational center for once again sponsoring an event that makes us feel proud o f our heritage. This is one event you w on’ t want to miss next year. by Joyce Harris Queen N zinga danced with Kwam e N krutnah as C le o p a tra , Thurgood M arshall, Billie Holiday and Josephine Baker kept the beat. Queen Zenobia in her elegant blue velvet gown was the ro y alty in charge as James Van D cr Zee clicked pictures in his custom-built Guaranteed Photo Studio. These were just a few o f the Black personalities who stepped out o f the pages o f history to have a good time at the Black Educational C en ter’ s First A n nu al Black H isto ry Cos tume Ball. Posters and prints depict ing several thousand years o f Black history adorned the walls. Every one who attended enjoyed the "Blast Through the Past." The highlight o f the evening was the appearance o f the Media Forum Players: Brock Peters, Robert Hooks, Tracec Lyles, Lillian Leh man. Charles Floyd Johnson and Denise Nicholas. Delta Sigma Theta once again is visibly active in o ur c o m m u nity. This tim e, B arbara D iaou n e and Rosem ary W illia m s conducted a w orkshop on the developm ent o f self-esteem and a positive self-con- cdpt through the proper steps in good skin care and make-up tech niques. The workshop was held at King Neighborhood Facilities with a group o f young ladies from the O p tions Program, which is designed by Janice Barrett, counselor for M u lt nomah C o u n ty Juvenile D e p a rt m ent. The O p tio n s Program w ill help young ladies, age range 13 to 17, with problems centered around running away from home, nothing going right in their lives, victims o f sex abuse, involved in prostitution, or figuring out who they are, what the need and where they are going ----- The referral process consists o f Juvenile Court Counselor, Portland Police, Youth Service Centers, Pa role Officer. Barbara and Rosemary taught the young ladies how to take good care o f their skin w ith a five (5) basic skin care program , which entailed the cleansing process, stimulation, freshening, condition o f the skin, and protection and moisturizing o f the skin. Level two was teaching the young ladies app ro p riate ways o f applying make-up so that the o u t come would be a very natural fin ished look. The ladies were involved in the application o f skin care pro ducts and make-up on their faces. Barbara and Rosemary discussed what causes aging skin, how to pre vent skin -m o istu re loss, skin re sponding to stress, diet, air-condi tioning, heating and changes in the climate. Barbara and Rosemary's goal for the workshop was to provide the ex perience for each young lady to de velop their self image by learning how to look good and feel terrific at any age. By making an extra effort and taking the time to carefully take care o f their skin and applying their make-up, they will look good on the outside and feel good on the inside. 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