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Dick Gregory Captivates Crowd At WSSU
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which showed that weather
modification would soon
begin to affect the nations
weather patterns, thus
having a direct affect on
crops, and food prices.
Gregory says, “A lot of
people thought I was crazy
last summer when I
predicted that it would snow
in Miami, and that fresh
fruits and vegetables would
triple in price!” Gregory is
urging the government
under the direction of
President Carter to begin
immediate investigation into
present weather modifica
tion programs to discover
whether there is a deliberate
attempt to ruin crops in
order to boost prices.
The third issue facing the
new administration says
Gregory, is the fact that
“millions of Americans are
being used as human guinea
pigs for government autho
rized experiments. ’ ’ Gregory
says that a great number of
people have unknowingly
been injected with a cancer
virus, and that the govern
ment should under no
circumstances have the right
to conduct such experi
ments. hi a February 1, 1977
telegram to President Jimmy
Carter, Gregory points to an
article in the February 1977
issue of Atlantic Monthly
magazine entitled “Science
that Frightens Scientists”.
This article tells of a widely
used virus known as simian
virus 40, or SV 40 as it is
commonly termed. This
substance is known to
promote cancerous cell
growth when injected into
animals, though no reports
have been released as to its
affect on humans. Gregory
says that the government
should call an immediate
hault to all experiments of
this kind involving human
beings whose lives are at
stake because of tests they
aren’t even aware of.
Gregory made a plea to
the audience to wake up to
the foul procedures that are
going on in our government.
“The external forces must
be dealt with because they
are the sources of the
internal problems.” Gregorjj
also stated that the system is
a powerful force and there is
no way to safety. People
must become self-sufficient
because the nation will face a
food crisis very soon.
Consequently Gregory is
edso a vegetarian. He told
the audience that there are
so many chemicals being
placed in foods, until one has
to be very careful about
buying. Gregory also sug
gested fasting to the crowd.
He stated that the time will
soon come when one will
have to do this, so we should
start practicing now.
In an effort to challenge
the students at W.S.S.U.
Gregory reminded them of
the power they have and the
changes that can be made if
they are willing to make the
sacrifice. Gregory advocated
the need for universal love
and knowledge of oneself in
order to survive the
dilemmas of today.
“The problems have
gotten out of hand. They are
no longer restricted to a local
level. They are our pro
blems, and we must deal
with them or they will
destroy us.”
Gregory has illustrated his
commitment to the cause of
human liberation often
through the form of fasting.
In 1975 he completed his
800-mile run from Chicago to
Washington, D.C. to call
attention to the problem of
hunger in the world, and his
most recent run was
completed in the summer of
1976. Gregory ran from Los
Angeles to New York City.
Gregory can be described
without any hesitation as a
multi-talented individual
who combines all of his roles
(recording artist, author,
lecturer, actor, human rights
activist, social satirist, critic,
philosopher, and political
analyst) to serve the cause of
human liberation.
Tuesday evening with
Dick Gregory will not be
forgotten, nor will his
message be taken lightly.
His lecture contained viable
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found in any textbook
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