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CE 157-6171 would soon begin operating a free ambulance service for poor people in Winston Salem end the surrounding Forsyth County. The article quoted Forsyth County Board of Commissioners Chairman JOHN C. KIGER as saying that "What we see now is basically a group of people concerned about ambulance service. ,; The Panthers have been working hard to gain community support." The article further noted that NELSON MALLOY, a 26 year old member of the BPP, was heading the free ambulance project and boasted 81 hours of emergency medical training for himself and 27 volunteers who have also received Red Cross training in first aid. MALLOY noted that 23 of the volunteers were not members of the BPP, suggesting a tremendous amount of community ° ' support. “oo MALLOY confessed that, "We had defected from the community. Now we're going back to it. We're returning to our original vision." MALLOY noted other BPP community projects, including rat control and free food and clothing drives for those in need, and stated that the ambulance project was on solid ground.,) The article reported that the ambulance service would be free to everyone as opposed to a $20 fee presently being charged by the Forsyth County Ambulance Service being operated by the County. In the January 30, 1974, edition of the Winston Salem . Journal, a local newspaper published in Winston Salem, North Carolina, . there appeared on page 14-B an article by staff reporter JOE PICHIRALLO entitled "Panther Ambulance Here Finally Begins Operating." The article stated at approximately five years ago BPP leaders first had the idea of starting their own ambulance service and that it has finally become a reality after the signing of necessary legal papers activating the ambulance franchise awarded to the Panthers by the Forsyth County Commissioners. cree nae alta The article sdditionally noted that the Panther Ambulance technicians were in uniforms designed by other Panther members consisting of green coveralls with patches on both sleeves. One patch bore the red, black and green colors of the "black liberation" flag and the other a black panther. Across the front of the coveralls was written "The Black Panther Joseph Waddell People's Free Ambulance Service." pei ey,” a 3 -10-