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Black Panther Party — Part 14
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_Srivers and technici
continued to be a problem for the BPP as a driver end 2
CE 157-6171
in January of 1974, have continued to operate that ambulance
service on an erratic end sometime limited sis since thet
Tre cmbulance itself, in theory, operctes 24 hours a
: 7 devs a veel, ond is dispatched through the Forsyth
County Centr-1 Dispatch G oye the
Counts: epercted cmpulcnce service. The BPP ambulance
charges no fee but will accept a donation from enyone thet
it picks up and operates primarily in the black sections of
Winston-Salem, Worth Carolina.
The embulance progzemy initially organized and
established by N®LSOH HALIOY, JR., who is Titler herd of
the Dleck Penther Porty, is continued te be directed by
ALLOY who supervises all the ambulence work ond neinteins
icns, Gbteining necessary menpower has
technician is required in the ambulance at a1l times; however,
individuels willing to donate their time te the ambulance
service without pay are extremely limited and the result has
been that - few indivicucls oper-te long hours in order to
maintain the service. iiALLOY often functions as 2 yoriver
or Lechoicicn end relieves other BPP members who slso function
in dual roles in order to keep the smbulance eeevies ceing. 1
In addition to lack of manpower, the Free Ambulance
Service also suffers from a severe lack of funds cue to
decreased scle in the BPP newspaper 2s well as a peseenine
in donations and due to the fact that LARRY LITI.L, Terder
of the 3PP, continued through the reporting period "to support
the Jo Am Little Movement and had little interest in the
Free sminuones Service.
During ithe reporting period, the smbulonce servic
wos often grounded due to mechanical frilures ond Inck of
funds in orcer to mole necessery rer s and also on one
ecersion urs srounded due to the fact the BPP had £ciled to
mole neces “uxsnce pcyments on the vel
limited funds vere furnished by the Untional +
of New Yorr:, New York, these funds have been cou
fomther renal ke continue to seek donctions from cre chyeeches,
businesses snd commits lenders. The Pree smbulence Service
also obtcins donstions from individurls thet the anbulrnce ,;>
transports to and from local hospitals,
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