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Black Panther Party — Part 6
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CE 157-6171
No real effort was made to determine any other
activities of the BPP nor to come in contact with any
significant number of members, other than to merely film a
sequence with the Panthers putting their patient into the ¢'
ambulance.
Source: CE T-6
February 26, 1974
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In the February 26, 1974, edition of the Winston
Salem Journal, there appeared on page 5 an article entitled
anthers’ Ambulance Featured on TV News." The article reported
the National Broadcastin Company (NBC) on its nightly news
television program of February 25, 1974, with anchorman
JOHN CHANCELLOR had shown a news reel narrated by KENLEIGH JONES,
CHANCELLOR, in introducing the program, qupped that, “the
Panthers used to put people into ambulances through violence but
.-now Rave started offering a free ambulance service." The
report by JONES opened with films of a shoot-out between Black
Panthers and the police a few years ago at Panther Headquarters.
The scene ended with the police hustling two Panthers into police
cars, The report did not explain what precipitated the shoot-out
which was the alleged theft of a meat truck. The report went on
to show Panthers negotiating with Commissioners for authorization
to operate the service; showed the service in operation and
included LARRY LITTLE, the Panther leader, explaining that the
purpose of the service is to provide help for poor people,
mostly blacks, who cannot afford to pay the fee required by the regu-
lar county ambulances. iY
C. Non-BPP Sponsored Community Activities
(1) Black Community Leadership Conference
In the November 20, 1973, edition of the Winston Salem
Journal, there appeared on Page 3 an article entitle COnomics
of Blacks Ex-mined," written by JOE PICHIRALLO, a staff reporter.
The article renorted that the Black Community Leadership
Conference was held at Winston Salem State University on
November 19, 1973, and sponsored by the Winston Salem State
University Student Government, which is presently headed by
BPP member CHARLES ZOLLICOFFER. ZOLLICOFFER functioned as
spokesman end chairman of the meeting and spoke adamantly in
opposition to present black lerdership in Winston Salem's t
Board of Aldermen.
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