4 THE CAROUNA TIMES SAT., JANUARY , 1977
In fJfacJoon Hundred and Sovcnty-Sovcn
Benjamin I. Ikolis
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BjgGornment
For nearly four-and-one half years I have
been a member of the Federal Communications
Commission. 1 have been carrying within me, a
nagging sense of a doubt. You know the feel
ing. It is one that says you ought to believe what
a good number of people are saying many
whom you respect and admire but somehow
deep in your guts you just can't reconcile what
they say with what you perceive to be the truth.
It is uncomfortable; but wishjng won't make
the sense of guilt brought on by doubt, go away.
At some point it must be dealt with.
jThat is how I have been feeling about
cKajges that "Big Government" is responsible for
most of the "mess" in Washington. That V Big
Government" is growing bigger, fatter, less
responsive to the will of the people, thus the
rising disillusionment and the public feeling
that the only way to straighten things out is
to break up "Big Government" and start again
from square one.
Once you accept the assumption that "Big
Government" is all the bad things that happen in
our lives, that it is a Dr. Frankenstein's monster,
of our creation that is now turning with male
volent fury on its creator, threatening to destroy
us, it is very easy to take that additional mental
step and say, 'let's do it in before it does us in."
But, I could never buy the first assumption
so I certainly would never arrive at the con
clusion. Too many things I see with my own eyes
here at the Commission, for example, kept
getting in the way of "the truth" of the "Big
Government" charges.
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For example the FCC is mandated by Con
gress to regulate the-communications industry
of this vast and prosperous country of ours. But .
to implement this massive responsibility the FCC
has never employed more than 2,100 people,
and its annual budget last year - the highest in
its history - was a platry $5 1 minion.
The men and women who work for the FCC
must deal with vast, powerful corporate entities,
for instance, AT&T, that hire millions, with
billions of dollars in capital outlay, many more
multi-millions in operating capital and billions in
assets.
The paperwork that flows through this small
but important agency would boggle the mind of
even the most sophisticated bureaucratic paper
shuffler. And determined efforts on the part of
the Commission to eliminate some of it, invari-'
able ends in frustrated failure.
For much of the paperwork, is essential to
our regulatory function: there are forms,' con
tracts, petitions, licenses, etc., that simply .cannot
be eliminated.' Attempts to modify them often
end in more than rather than less influx. But we
are still working at it and some day this work
may pay off. ,f ...
But the prodigious amount of work this
small work force must put out just Jo stay
abreast of issues, events and problems in the;
burgeoning industry called communications
which is one of a country's most important -sends
the mind reeling. v
So when 1 hear the talk from so many in the
public sector about "Big Government, fat,
irresponsive" etc., I simply cant reconcile it with
my pragmatic everyday hectic existence here at
the Commission. . ..- -A; ...
And now comes, usbstantive support in the
form of a well researched speech delivered by
Gary Hart, US Senator (D., Colo.) made before
the Western Electronic Manufacturers' Assn.,
earlier this year. '
Senator Hart presents a reasoned analysis
of the "Big Government" charges, complete with
a huge array of facts and statistics that even the
most impassioned believer of the "Big Govern
ment" charges will have to take note.
His essential theme is that the public belief
that "Pig Government" bloated with ever grow
ing numbers of federal bureau workers, expand
ing, creating a mess in Washington, and in the
daily lives of our citizens, imposing ruinous taxes
etc., is illusory.
His conclusions that the real villians are
states and local governments which have expand
ed like mad in the past three decades, that most
of the Federal government workers are employed
in social welfare (medicaid) and social security
(taking care of the elderly) and on the local level
most employees, are in local schools (more than
11.7 million) and in protection (firemen and
police) are bound to create gasps of astonish
ment. So is his assessment that the real villian
springs from citizens' - all of our attitudes and
expectations. (NNPA) "HAVE A HAPPY NEW
YEAR"
Roland Hayes
The death of Roland Hayes; ,
pioneer international concert tenor,
whose dedication, hard work and deter
mination aided him to overcome many
barriers of poverty and prejudice, will
bring a sadness to many persons.
This talented young black singer
was rebuffed by the manager of the'
Boston Symphony in 1920 who
brutally informed Hayes that no one of
his race would every be accepted in
music This particular's manager's name
has long since been long in the misty
memories of numerous yesterdays. But
Mr. Hayes, who sang Lieder and folk
songs frshyriFrenjch. Italian and,,;
.Afro-American religious folk songs"
gained international fame and accalim
with' the outpouring of his music.
-f However, like many other outstand
ing Vblack artists who have since
followed, him Hayes went to Europe '
aitd. was. highly accalimed. He sang in
London, Paris and for Queen Mary and
King George V in Buckingham Palace.
;He also became acquainted with such
musical greats as. Paderewski, Rach-
maninoff, Casals and Kreisler.
Hayes' overseas accomplishments
and high successes made Boston Sym
phony hire him for thirty concerts the
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first season and
season.
In the years that followed, Roland
Hayes appeared with the Philadelphia,
Detroit, and New York Symphonies.
Over the years, Mr. Hayes received
many awards and citations, inlcuding
eight honorary degrees, inclusion in
Who's Who in Colored America in
1928-29 and the noted Spingarn Medal
for the most outstanding achievement
among blacks in 1925.
Perhaps the most notable highlight
of his 75th anniversary was his per
formance at Carnegie Hall in 1 962 at
iwhich .time the diende, rose, to; sing
Happy Birthday'8 to him. f"
The contributions made by this
outstanding concert tenor whose hard
work, diligence to the task and firm
determination to succeed in spite of the
many obstacles can and will provide
incentive and motivation for other
aspiring musicians throughout the ages.
. (Editor's Note: Mr. Charles Harris,
well known Durham pianist, was
accompanist for Roland Hayes for
many years. Mrs. Africa Hayes Lambe,
his daughter, was a music instructor at
NCCU for several years.).
Jo Be Equal By verkoh e. jordah
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" Executive Director,
National Urban League
Choices For The New Year
1977 will be a crucial year. It begins with
the country in a seemingly intractable recession
that's a major Depression for poor people and for
black people, and with a new Administration
entering office whose every move will be scru
tinized for hints of how it will deal with the
nation's problems.
President-elect Carter has said that even be
fore his inauguration he will announce his plans
for getting the economy back on the right track.
The basic decision revolves around what sort of
stimulus the economy needs.
Everyone, rcgardlessof the ideological tag
worrtO tieiieves some sorisoi summus is neeqeu
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need it least. People who are jobless, who are
poor or near-poor, would not benefit at all.
Third, whatever stimulus a tax cut brings to
the economy takes a bng, long time to show it
self. The full economic impact of a tax cut is not
seen for many months while sharply targeted
direct government spending can boost the
economy immediately.
Fourth, and far from least, it would be un
conscionable to cut taxes at a time when public
needs are so great. How can taxes be cut when
teachers are being laid off, city health facilities
closed down, and public transportation systems
deteriorating? In the face ot unmet public neeas
Produettortis way belowjwhat it should b,,un- and growing unemployment, it would be a tragic
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Erroll Garner
base, and public and private needs are goin un
met.
That's why many are' advocating a hefty tax
cut. The idea is that cutting taxes will put money
in people's pockets and get them spending again,
leading to higher production levels and more em
ployment. That's a tidy package. The only trouble with
it is that it is wrong.
A tax cut would be a wrong decision for
several reasons. First, experience shows that
people don't spend their tax cuts, which often
amount to only a few dollars a week anyway in
the average paycheck. After the last tax cut, the
savings rate rose sharply, and that doesn't lead to
more production or more jobs.
Second, a tax cut would go to those who
add to the enormous budget deficit
by cutting taxes, thus reducing the very revenues
the government needs to ao us joo prupcuy.
The way to get the economy moving again is
through a program of job-Creation that avoids the
tortured indirect, inefficient mechanism of a tax
cut. Immediate federal spending on public works
programs and public service employment should
do the trick.
Last September Congress voted a $2 billion
public, works program designed to create jobs.
This month it was reported that applications for
25,000 projects from state and local govern
ments amounting to S24 billion had already been
received by the agency in charge of disbursing
those funds. And those applications are still
pouring in
That's just one indication of the huee de
mand for schools, libraries, stadiums, bridges,
sewer systems, and other necessaries. And those
projects aren't ones dreamed up by Washington
bureaucrats, they're projects being asked for by
local governments on behalf of their citizens.
While such public work? programs are construction-oriented,
public service jobs are not.:
The limited number of such jobs now available
show that there is work to be done, that people
can be hired to do it, that the costs are low since
the newly-hired workers pay taxes and don't re
quire capital expenditures in the form of machi-.
nery to support heir jobs, tyd 'finally, that
there's an important ripple effect . This consists
of added jobs in the private sfictdr through the
need to produce goods and services for people
once out of work and now spending their pay,
checks.
In addition, broad programs to hire and
train out-of-work youth, along with carefully
considered subsidy programs to enable private
industry to hire and train more workers are
called for.
With people who call themselves conserva
tves now calling for $15 and $20 billion in tax
cuts, it makes more fiscal and human sense to
put that money into programs that put people
directly to work. President elect Carter's de-,
cision on this choice - tax cut or job-creation
will shape the basic outlook for this Administration.
Erroll Garner, famous jazz pianist
and composer who made his debut at
the age of seven, died of a heart attack
w last Sunday. Garner was frequently
,'. described as one of the world's most
it distinguished jazz musicians and com-
posers. ' .x
He had many best selling records
i and albums. Garner had performed in
' France, Switzerland and other
European countries as well as in
? Hawaii, Japan, Australia and New Zea-
land. Along with these performances,
he performed with the major Sym
l: phony orchestras including National
'Symphony Orchestra, Washington;
: Honolulu Symphony, LousivUle,
I Detroit, and Indianapolis Symphony
Orchestras..
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positions credited to him are such songs
as "Misty", "Dreamy", "Solitaire",
"Dreamstreet", "That's My Kick", and
"Feeling is Believing."
Many honors came to Garner for
his outstanding works. They included
.American Federation of Music Keys to
various cities, Errol Garner Days
proclaimed by Mayors of Pittsburgh,
(him home town) and Indianapolis;
Man of the Year in Music, 1966; the
Pittsburgh Press Club, at its 90th
Founders' Day Dinner in 1972; The
Republic of Mali issued a postage stamp
in his honor in 1971 and the Grand
Prik Du Disque, French Academy of
Arts and many other awards
honors.
tloynhan At It Again
It should certainly come as no sur
prise to note that Daniel Patrick Moyni
han has demeaned all of Africa's leader
ship with a parting shot as Ambassador
' to the United Nations.
Most black' Americans surely must
remember and should not forget his
avowed philosophy of "Benign Neg
lect" for black advancement which he
coined and advocated during the Nixon
administration and apparently was
carried throughout the Ford adminis
tration as well.
It is hoped that Moynihart, as he
takes his seat in Congress, will pursue
with equal vigor equality and dignity
for all men. It is hoped that there are
those in Congress who will call it to his
attention if he has a lapse of memory.
Benign neglect in this day and time
should have no place in our nation just
as shots at emerging African nations
should have no place with any ambassadors.
The news that the Massa
chusetts Supreme Judicial
Court had overturned the man
slaughter conviction of Dr.
Kenneth C. Edelin was a wel
comed, although long over
due conclusion to an angoniz
ing and ... suspenseful ordeal.
In a shocking miscarriage
; of justice. Dr. Edelin, a black
physician, was tried and con
victed on February 15, 197,5,
for performing a legal abortion
no different from those
. routinely performed by thou
: sands of doctors since the US
Supreme Court rulling of 1973.
A white, predominantly
? Catholic jury in Boston, found
Dr. Edelin guilty of manslaugh-
ter of a fetus -- a crime with no
and previous statutory definition -
a crime which did not in fact
exist until the prosecutor in
vented it.
The five to one verdict; of
the State Supreme Judicial
Court in its wisdom, held that
a doctor commits manslaughter
only if he ends the life of
fetus that is definitely alive
outside the woman's body.
With the Massachusetts
court ruling that Dr. Edelin
is formally acquitted, there
apparently is no chance that
he could be tried again fo'r the
abortion he performed in
1973 that served as the vehi
cle for one of the nation's
most famous abortion cases.
Of course, the immediate
effect of the 1973 conviction
resulted in numerous doctors
and hospitals throughout the
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KENYON C. BURKE N
currency ot a woman's dignity,
a woman's health and even a
woman's life.
Though, many paid the
price, none paid it more often
and more cruelly than minority
groups and the poor. More
than nine, out of 10 of those
who died at the hands of
Incompetent practitioners
in the days before abortion was
legal, were' black and Spanish
situation to risk of injury and
danger from backyard butcher
ing? The compassionate and
soft-spoken Dr. Edelin was
thrust to the center stage of a
serious controversial issue as
victim and villain. Although
not initially a crusader or acti
vist, he has demonstrated
warmth, conviction and inner
strength under great duress.
VICTORY IN BOSTON
ramifications are not to be
taken lightly, access to
medicallysupervised abortion
does i'Vbtfn about significant
health" advantages to indivi
duals and their families.
. Since the .1973 Supreme
Court ! decision-" gave legal
sanction to ' abortion, the
maternal death rate and infant
mortality rates have materially
declined. Any attempt to inter
fere with a woman s right to
personally make a choice on
this crucial matter would re
verse that trend.
The price of illegal
abortion in the days preceding
the Supreme Court's abortion
decision, was paid in the
speaking.
The 17 year old black girl
from the Boston ghetto who
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dignified abortion. What kirn,
of sense does it make to con
fine her and "all those in her
He is an outstanding phy
sician who had been grieviously
wronged. We look upon his
as a vin-
a miscarriage ot
justice, but as victory for those
concerned with improving the
quality of life for all people
alike. (NNPA).
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"If there Is no struggle, there Js no progress. Those who propose to
favor freedom and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops
without plowing up the ground. They want rain without "thunder and
lightning. They want the oceans majestic waves without the awful roar
of Its waters."
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for fear their best medical
& efforts would end in criminal
j charges. Although this develop
: ment effects the entire nation.
& it uniquely touches the black,
brown and the poor.
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