4 THE CAROUNA TIMES SAT., JANUARY , 1977 In fJfacJoon Hundred and Sovcnty-Sovcn Benjamin I. Ikolis Ccr.r.i$s:cr.cr iiiiiirniinii iiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiHiiiiNiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiin J ; ' : esmnoAiLS 'i mi ! ii nil ""niii . f .t n 1 1 mi .umiiiii i 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. IT 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 1 25 concerts the next 1 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 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiN " 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 'h-!?' 1 ....... Ul.....t..,V.... 1. U.,..M Uknn 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 employment is rising trm an inioieraoiy-nign - mjs(ai;e (0 a .7 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.. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii ii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiini mini iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinii iiiiiuiiiiuiuiiuiil Amohfe the more than 200 com 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 I 1 1 C03I3IUMTY i AFFAIRS ; J . . if... 4 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 U , , r dicat,0n 0f a meaicauy suic, icgai uu 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). 1p Tea wwwmwmi "country refusing to " perform immmsmimmmmm second-trirjletten , abortions ' ' 5 fr fair hWir. Kcf mointkl "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." :. ''."tV' Frederick Douglass 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. . While abortion and ROMAN 1864 OHH MWIUIMMPOfttWMIOOK IMIV SCMpOUNtt IN CUMM. w wtq HI ftf CCNCD MM MO MOW! WOUMPMMYj Hf no m 4"ncco utm m uonowvch LAND ! MMAMCMLt M MttVfWSTT.ITV HC WS WEH0WMC0 U AMOrtMOIlDMOl Mark UMNflt tANtWtfMMW Of TK WAT- iMrrMOK or iooks on MfiKaKffueKHCwc amo ocioioy1 its i L E. AUSTIN I Editor-Publiriier, 197-1971 Published every Thuisday (dated Saturday) at Durham, N. C, by United Publishers, Incorporated. Mailing Addrals: P. O. Box 3825, Durham, North. Carolina 27702, Office located at 436 East Pettigrew Street, Durham, North Carolina 27701. Second Class Postage Paid at Durham, North Carolina 27702. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One year, $8.56 (phis $0.34 sales tax for North Carolina residents). Single copy, $0.20. 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