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WORDS OF WISDOM Character it the decisive force in business. —E. C. Simmons Common-sense methods call for sympathetic supervision which adjusts responsibility. # —R. E. M. Cowie You can't escape the responsibility of to morrow by evading it today. —Abraham Lincoln VOLUME 51 NUMBER 32 "PUNISH SYPHILLIS STUDY HEADS" uskegee So-Called Med Pvbk Health Service Genoade NEW YORK - The Na tional Association for the Ad vancement of Colored People has called for exposure and punishment of "all persons in volved in the conduct of the dehumanizing" Tuskegee Study sponsored by the U. S. Public Health Service in Alaba ma that utilized some 400 Negro males infected with syphilis as human guinea pigs in ah alleged study of the effect of the disease upon the human body. In denouncing the study, Gloster B. Current, director of branches, said that "This heinous offense was criminally compounded by the deliberate withholding of curative drugs when they became available." His statement, which was sent in a telegram to Elliott Richardson, Secretary of Health, Education and Wel fare, continued; "It is further demonstration of how cheaply the conceivers and executors of this diabolic plot hold black life. They would never have subjected white persons to such an ex periment. The NAACP urges you not only to continue your investigation but also to institute such legal action as may be possible against all HEW ChiefEtiot Rkhardson At Urban league Aaaaa Conference The Honorable Elliot L. Richardson, Secretary of Health, Education and Wel fare, addressed a Federal re sources luncheon on Monday afternoon, July 31, at the Na tional Urban League's 62nd Annual Conference, which was held July 30-August 2 at the Chase-Park Plaza Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri. Secretary Richardson, who was sworn into office in 1970 as this nation's ninth Secretary of Health, Education and Wel fare, discussed the Federal government's role in assuring equal opportunity for all Americans. His appearance was preced ed on Monday morning by the opening plenary session with Dr. George A. Wiley Executive Director of the Na tional Welfare Rights Or ganization, as the guest speak- 1 I I ■ HI ■ B i/fl H HI at jH| COLLEGE LEADERS SPEAK OUT - Representa tives of the black college leadership met with Secretary of Health, Education, and Wel fare Elliot L. Richardson to discuss the participation of black colleges in the develop ment of a plan to implement the President's program to aid developing institutions. Secretary Richardson em phasized the importance of persons involved in the con duct of this dehumanizing crime. "It is not enough to de plore and suspend it. All per petrators of this racist crime must be exposed and punish ed." Statement By John Lewis The Tuskegee Study, con ducted for 40 years by the United States Public Hsaith Service as a so-called "medical experiment," amounts to no thing less than an official, pre meditated policy of genocide. This "experiment" can only be described as racist, because the citizens carefully selected for the "control group" were black, poor, and uneducated. For 350 years, a deadly social, economic, and political conspiracy has subjected black people to inhuman conditions of poverty, disease, and lack of education. This genocidal sys tem has contributed to higher mortality rates and shortened life expectancy for black people. To compound this atrocious conspiracy with the hideous act of subjecting the Continied on page 7A The keynote address was delivered on Sunday night July 30, by Vernon E. Jor dan, Jr., who was named Executive Director of the League following the death of Whitney M. Young, Jr. On Sunday afternoon, State Senator Barbara Jordan of Texas addressed the annual luncheon of Urban League Guilds. Rev. Leon H. Sullivan, Chairman of the Opportuni ties Industrialization Center, was the guest speaker at the Tuesday morning plenary ses sion that dealt with "Black Economic Development in the Seventies." The annual Business and Labor Luncheon was held Tuesday afternoon with Lane Kirkland, Secretary-Treasurer, AFL-CIO, and Donald H. Mc- close cooperation between re presentatives of black colleges and HEW in developing guide lines to strengthen these im portant national resources. Pictured (left to right) are Luther H. Poster, president, Tuskegee " Institute; Prezell Robertson, president, St. Au gustine College; Herman Long, president, Talledega College; Secretary Richardson; Miles Pisher, National Association Wht Car§3|a €t m& IphPniUTM Uwwcgegfl The study was started in 1932 by Dr. J. R. Heller, assistant surgeon general in the venereal disease section of the Public Health Service, 10 years before penicillin was found to be a cure for syphilis. Dr. J. D. Millar, present chief of VD branch of the service's Center for Disease Control in Atlanta, who is now in control of the remains of the study, said that he doubted that the project "was a one-man deci sion." Despite the availability of the drug, no treatment was offered to the men, who were also kept ignorant of their af fliction. At the beginning of the year, 74 of the men were still alive. Also denouncing the study was Dr. Donald Printz of the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta. He said the project "was almost like genocide." The Alabama State NAACP is also conducting an investi gation of the study. FRANKFORT, Ky. The administration estimates an average Kentucky family of four will save $65 yearly under the current biennial budget. Hie 5-cent sales tax on food will be removed in October while the gasoline tax has been increased 2 cents per gallon. Gannon, NUL Vice-President and president and chairman of the Board, Westinghouse Broadcasting Company, as guest speakers. At one of the series of workshops that followed the luncheon, Benjamin L. Hooks, the first black Commissioner of the Federal Communica tions 3 Commission, was the guest speaker. At the Tuesday evening plenary session, six prominent black mayors were questioned by a panel of distinguished newsmen. The mayors were: Robert B. Blackwell of Highland Park, Mich.; Charles Evers, of Fay ette, Miss.; Kenneth A. Gib son of Newark, N. J.; Richard G. Hatcher of Gary, Ind.; Howard N. Lee of Chapel Hill, and James E. Williams, Continued on' page 7A of Equal Opportunity in Higher Education; Richard Morrison, president, Alabama A. and M. College; Herman Smith, Director, Office for the Advancement of Public Negro Colleges; Joseph P. Co sand, HEW Deputy Commissioner for Higher Education; and Arthur Fletcher, Executive Director, United Negro Col lege Fund. DURHAM, NORTfi CAROLINA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, 1972 I ■ CHICAGO: Patricia Morton, 12, is the 1972 winner of the Chicago Park District's an nual Hula Hoop competition. She won the title July 18th by "hula-ing" a number of hoops and smiling as if it was Davis Elected First Prexy Of MASS NEWTON, Massachusetts- Charles Davis, Academic Coun selor, Fayetteville State Uni versity, has been elected as the first presfdent of the Na tional Association for Services to Students (NASS). Davis' election came to the end of a session of the Insti tute for Services to Education Counselors' Summer Confer ence which was held on the campus of Newton College of the Sacred Heart in Newton, Massachusetts. A need for ii national or ganization of Black counselors and student penonnei workers it mmm. ( m rnmrn, * ■ if ' * DAVIS fostered the birth of the Na tional Association for Services to Students. The organization is concerned about the absence of sufficient attention placed on the problems of the Black student in traction as he re lates to the higher education community and society. The purposes of the Na tional Association for Services to Students are to create a viable professional structure which concerns itself with con structive educational changes; to investigate and assist counselors and agencies who work with culturally different students; and to provide ave nues for professional growth in the areas of career opportuni ties, educational advancement, and increasing the number of black publications. Membership is open to all individuals who work in the area of student services. For mation of the organization was widely accepted and hailed as a landmark decision on the part of concerned professionals from forty predominately Black colleges and universities. Other officers are Melvin Continued on page 7A *fy. By winning the title in the 12 yean and older divi sion, Patricia is eligible to compete in other contests leading to the national cham pionship. Ok : WW*. * * * ■ ji? WASHINGTON - The Army nominated Brig. Gen. James F. Hamlet (shown in photo taken when he was a colonel) 7/24 to become the second Negro in Army history to achieve two-star rank. Ham let, 50, a native of Alliance, Ohio, was 32nd on a list of 34 brigadier generals nomi nated for promotion to mtgor general. Hamlet, a helicopter pilot and graduate of St. Bene flet's College in Atchison, Kan., has served two tours in Vietnam. Garden Club Convention In 23M Heel RALEIGH The Twenty - third Annual Convention of the Federation of Garden Clubs of North Carolina will convene at the Sir Walter Hotel on August 6, 7, Bth. Following the Executive Board meeting and statewide Presidents' meeting on Sunday afternoon, the official open ing of the convention will be held on Sunday, August 6th, beginning at 8:00 P.M. C. L. Blake of Charlotte, president elect, will preside over the opening session. The main feature of the Sunday night program will be the President's annual address. Mrs. V. H. Levister of Louis burg, state president, will speak on the convention theme, "For Breath and Beauty", and this will be the keynote topic for each ses sion. Also scheduled to appear on the Sunday night program are Mrs. Grace D. 'Lewis, Greensboro, Convention Chair man; Mrs. S. H. Brown, War renton, Convention Hostess; Mrs. George Debnam, Raleigh Civic Leader; Mrs. Carl B.! Keck, Greensboro, Immediate Past President; Mrs. Glendora Continued on page 7A Chapel Hill Fire Bombers Trial Begins HILLSBOROUGH - An Orange County Superior Court jury began hearing the final arguments Wednesday morning in the trial of Carlyle (pro nounced Car lee) and Lonnie DeGraffenreidt, aged 19 and 22 respectively, who have been charged with the March 1971 fire bombings in Chapel HilL The two brothers, who were both Special Education (for the retarded) students in school, are being tried on charges of conspiracy to com mit arson and unlawful burn ing of the administrative of fices of the Chapel Hill-Carr boro schools. Judge Thomas D. Cooper, Jr., Tuesday dismissed the un lawful burning charge against Lonnie DeGraffenreidt, stating that the State had failed to present any evidence thet he had actually thrown a fire bomb at the building. According to testimony from witnesses, Nathaniel "Deacon" Jones, 19, and Tommy Lee Noell, 20, the DeGraffenreidt brothers were seen, along with others, out side of the Roberson Street Recreation Center and in a residential area called "Tin tops", filling soft drink bottles with fuel. Jones and Noell were among seven who pleaded guilty Monday and Tuesday to a variety of charges connected with forebombings which oc curred March 26 and April 13, 1971. Jones testified that he saw Lonnie and Carlyle DeGraffen reidt holding their firebombs in close proximity to the building. Jones claimed that when he saw the building burning, he put down his bottle and ran. Noell testified that he saw both brothers mix firebombs in "Tintops." Each of them was reported to have carried four-two in their hands and two in their pockets as they advanced with a group toward the school administrative of fices off Church Street. It was alleged that Carlyle showed others in the group how a firebomb should be thrown prior to their leaving the recreation center for the school offices and the Institute of Pharmacy, several blocks away, which was also bombed Continued on page 7 A 9 • ; j v m MILWAUKEE Mrs. Juoe Eisenhower, younger daughter of President Nixon, tours the Sickle Cell Center at the Deaconess Hospital in Milwau kee, Wisconsin. She is accom panied on the hospital tour by two Milwaukee poster chil dren Eric Wilson and Audrey Cross, both 5-years-old of Milwaukee. Eric grasps the GOOD READING IN THIS ISSUE YOUR MIND Bf wau Tl„ |r CHEYENNE SCOUT CORNER Bjr E. L Wmn* PREGNANCY PLANNING * HEALTH Bj G. Itfrllrt 11 DURHAM SOCIAL NOTES By Mrs. HjTtofr D*y« WRITERS FORUM By Gears* B. Baa HIGHLIGHTS AT DURHAM HIGH WHATS HAPPENING AT CHAPEL HILL HIGH NAACP m mM v. v * v - *lfi Wwm MRS. EDWARDS Mrs. Edwards Funeralized in Durham Funeral services for Mrs. Catherine Ruth Edwards, 82 founder of the Music Depart ment at Nortt Carolina Cen tral University, were held Sat urday, July 29 at St. Joseph's A.M.E. Church, Durham. The Rev. C. 0. Morales, pastor of the Redeemer Epis copal Church, Greensboro, pre sided at the funeraL Dr. J. Neal Hughley, college minister at North Carolina Central Uni versity delivered the eulogy. Burial followed in the Mt Hope Cemetery, Raleigh. Mrs. Edwards died Tuesday night July 26 at the home of her daughter, Mrs.. Ruth N. Spurlock in Washington, D. C. She had Men in declining health for several months. She was born August 19, 1889 in Greenville, one of five children of Edward Patrick Norris and Sally Hines Norris. Her late husband, Gaston Alonzo Edwards, was a former president of Kittrell College. Mrs. Edwards attended parochial schools in her home town and later graduated from Shaw University. Afterwards she received the B. A. degree from Durham State Normal School, now North Carolina Central University, and the M. A. degree from Columbia University. She was associated with North Carolina Central Uni versity from 1928 when she organized the first Department of Music at the university until her retirement in 1958. She was active in teaching music and serving as chairman of the department of music during a large part of her career at North Carolina Cen Continued on page 7A hand of Presidential Assistant Robert J. Brown while Audrey walks with Julie. Mrs. Eisen hower presented the hospital with a Presidential commenda tion praising their efforts de signed to pubticize the disease *nd the methods by which it may be detected. She said, "I admire the spirit that has PRICE: » cnrn Oldham Gets New Position WMi DHA The Board of Commfcaonen of the Housing Authority of the City of Durham announc ed Tuesday that CJS. Oldham would be returning as a full time employee of the agency effective August 1, 1972. The Chairman of the Authority, J. J. Henderson, and Com missioner Ross, who make up the Personnel Committee of this Commission, held a spec ial conference with Mr. Old ham at 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 1, at which time Mr. Oldham presented a letter form his physician in which Mr. Oldham's doctor informed the* Authority that hs health condition had improved suf ficiently and to the extent that Mr. Oldham would be able to return to his employ ment Mr. Oldham's new duties will be that of Special Develop mental Officer for the Autho rity. The Authority is at present engaging in a substan tial expansion program and has three turnkey projects in development which will require a great deal of Mr. Oldham's time. In addition, thereto, HUD recently approved the construction of the high-rise Continued on page 7 A Col. Mis To Receive BPW Award NEW YORK CITY - Colonel Mary Lee Mills, Nurse Director, U. S. Health Service, heads the 1972 list of awardees to be honored by the National Association of Negro Business and Profession al Women's Clubs at its annual convention, to be held August 1-6 at the Americana Hotel. The awards will be presented at the formal closing banquet on Saturday, August sth. Miss Mills, who will re ceive the National Achieve ment Award, is being recog nized for her outstanding ao complishments in the health field, both in America and abroad and her leadership ef forts to get people involved in their own health and medical Others to be honored are Mrs. Margaret L. Belcher of Columbus, Ga., past national Continued on page 7A brought the entire community together." Mrs. Eisenhower said that the sickle cell screen ing program at Deaconess Hos pital started fa 1968, before the diassaa drew national at tention. President Nixon has asked for sls million for federal programs to combat the disease in 1973.
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