Blackj Find President Carter Different From Candidate
' When President Carter came on the scene, he was
viewed by blacks as a person with a deep concern for the
welfare of minorities, the aged, handicapped, poor and"
justice and fairness for all. They saw him as a person'
with the stamina and forthightness to stand up for rights
and justices in the face of adversaries; even if it meant
i- taking precedence over, political gains.' However, with
the forced resignation of Ambassador Andrew Young (
; by the administration, blacks are not so strong in those
beliefs. .
Surely; it appears that Mr. Young was fired because
of pressure from Jewish people and some leaders in this
country, Not once has anyone said that Andy has not '
done a good job. He has been criticized by some con
gressional leaders for only speaking the truth. Once he
said that Nixon and Ford were racist and he explained
. that perhaps all of us have some racism. One could only
take a look at the people in the employment of Nixon '
and Ford and many other public officials, certainly in
cluding members of congress and see racial discrimina
tion in the hiring practices. None can deny that racism
exists m the United States, and how can there be racism .
without some racists? Mr. Young was chided for saying
1 J French interview that there are political prisoners in
the United States, depending on how one looks at it. He
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spoke of the jailing of civil rights Fighters and of the
numerous cooscientious objectors during the Viet Nam
War.. On the floors of congress none said that he was
wrong. ' '
When he talked with the PLO, trying to get them to
accept the administration's plan which he certainly was
the chief figure, according to the opponents in getting
acceptance of the plan, no one said that the mission he
performed was wrong, only that he should not have
talked to the representative about it. The U.N. is an
organization for the purpose of settling matters through
talks, and the U.N. delegates are supposed to talk with
each other The non-workable Kissinger plan did not
work for the previous administration and is a collossal
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BY SHERMAN BRISCOE NNPA
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NBL Has Lost A Giant
Recently, a giant of a man with giant ideas was buried
here from the National Cathedral. He was Berkely G.
Burell, who in seventeen years developed the National
Business League into a major service institution for
black businessmen across America.
Next to Booker T. Washington, founder of the
League in 1900, Burrell had the greatest impact on black
business of any NBL leader. Discovered by then
Tuskegee head and NBL president Fredrick D. Patter
son in the early 1950s, Burrell, operator of a small dry
cleaner, soon became Dr. Patterson's chief League aide.
At the same time, NBL was headquartered at
Tuskegee where it had been since Booker Washington's
day. And the local Washington chapter was housed in
one small room with a part-time secretary.
Today, NBL is headquartered here in Washington in
its own attractive building with a corps of secretaries
and professionals. The nationwide dues-paying
membership has expanded enormously as well as the
benefits. These include guidelines toward an increased
affirmative action share of subcontracts on major con
struction projects such as the Alaska pipeline and the
D.C. subway.
Further, black-businessmen share in contracts for
supplying items purchased by governments and private
' agencies. And NBL workshops, conventions, and
management research literature have played a major .
role m assuring affirmative action programs for minori
ty businesses. "His Booker T. Washington foundation 1
reinforces these efforts. s ' .,
Moreover, under Burrell's able leadership, black
businessmen found other new ways of achieving old
goals. Of special importance was the strong linkage he
u.reftJSiT&jjiSe Wfi House,, $he6pepartmnt of Com- r
merce, the Small Business Administration, and OMBE
(now the Minority Business Development Agency).
In his own dry cleaning and greeting card businesses,
Burrell set the example by housing them in attractive
buildings and staffing them with well trained personnel.
And the name Burrell gave his businesses reflected the
high quality of the products and the integrity of the ser
vice provided. The key word in their names was
"SUPERB."
Segregated U.S. Museum . ,
I don't think I'll ever finish telling you what to look
for, if you're coming here to Washington to visit or live.
One thing you will certainly want to see is the black :
museum, known as "The Anacostia Neighborhood .
Museum" one of several muusems operated by the
federal government under the Smithsonian Institu
tion. No, don't look for it downtown among the other
Smithsonian museums, such as the Air and Space '
Museum or the Museum of History and Technology.
Look for it inconventiently located several miles away,
across the Anacostia river in a community largely in
habited by us blacks.
The location is bad, because only blacks, and a few of
us at that, are likely ever to see this beautifully main-,
tained museum with its displays of the history and
achievements of our people.
While the federal government deserves some credit
for establishing a black museum, we blacks would be ;
selfish to want it hidden in a small black community
where no whites ever go. After all, don't they have
theirs conveniently located downtown where we blacks
can visit and see their achievements? , I j U
. You'll beglad to know that a move is afoot to j
relocate the 1lau
failure for the present,.8 so a better plan is highly
necessary'. Only the Jewish community seems to be stan
ding up for such a policy. Even John Connally has said
that we should talk to the PLO, but that Ambassador
Young should be fired for doing so, that the United
States should talk to them through other countries or
other ambassadors! Wejhould talk is right but it is ut
terly ridiculous for the , United States to conduct its
foreign policy through other countries. If this is true
then why should we have U.N. representatives and
United States ambassadors; just have messengers?
If Mr. young was fired for not following the U.S.
policy, then what about others who have not followed
and no one has called for their hides? What about Am-
the Smithsonian. You might mention it to your Con
gressman the first chance you get. Every little bit will
help.'
Rising Conservatism
The American Conservative Union in claiming that
there is a rise in conservatism on Capitol Hill a small
rise, but a rise nevertheless.
It found that 34 members of the House and eisht
i Senators voted 100 per cent with the ACU position on
twenty issues during the first six months of this year. It
is interesting to note that all but one of the 42 House
and Senate members are Republicans from such states
as California; Illinois; tNorth Carolina, Ohio, Texas,
and Virginia.' ; r '
Some of the issues they voted against were court
ordered busing, food stamps, and gasoline rationing.
There is not only a rise jn conservatism on Capitol Hill,
but also throughout much of America. Going to the
polls is our pnly answer. ; ,
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soon. Other agencies, in
cluding workmen's com
pensation insurance, may
also be requested by the ci
ty to investigate the cir
cumstances connected
with the death, Gill said.
Gill was previously
employed by the Equal
Employment Opportunity
Commission in Atlanta.
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bassador Wolff? What about Henry KJssiaztx when
was supporting anti-Neto forces in Areola against the
' American policy? Nothing was done about turn, on!y
- that congress stopped the support, XJhzt about CIA
Director Stanfield Turner with instructions from the
National Security Council presented plan to then,
Senator Dick Clark for American covert aid to guer-
riHas against Neto in Angola, and its violations of VS.
policy. The senator refused to accept the plan. It was
reported that this covert aid had its orin .with Mr.
Brzezinski. No one was reprimanded about this, neither
was there any outcry of any wrong intentions on the
part of either the CIA or National Security Council.
Some say that President Carter dismissed Young
because he was a political liability. If teCing the truth, if
causing the United States to have better a relationship
with the Third world countries, if carrying out duties of
his office, if expecting the same treatment that is ae-
corded other American appointed officials, if relying a
the fact that the policies of the United States are die-
tated by its administration rather than the whims of a
foreign country are a political liability, then both the ad
ministration and country are in a sad state of affairs.
In talks with numy many blacks, they fed sacrificed
for Jewish support. They recall Mr. Carter's statement;
that he would rather commit political suicide than of
fend the Jews.
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prosecution t witnesses
have recanted " their
testimony and . several
hearings have been held to
decide whether the. case
should be retried. It is how
pending in Richmond's
Fourth Circuit Court of
Appeals. Chavis is the on
ly remaining member in'
jail the other nine have
been paroled, i
Frinks is 1 North
' Carolina State Field
Secretary of the Southern
Christian Leadership Con
ference. ' ,
; The reason for the ex
istence of the ROWP1 ac-
' cording to Gibson, is to
protec
mm
'Every child has In him or her the seeds of
greatness; let's nourish these seeds."
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Trellie Jeffers
For Durham City
Board of Education
October 9, 1979
Prid For By Committee To Elect Jtffen
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out fo the niasers." Refer
ring to whites, Gibson said
as a "minority in the
world. . , . .we have
everything against us,"
The government's -
whole purpose is to
crossbreed the races,"
Gibson added. ;
The ultimate goal of the
, ROWP is "stnet separa
4 tion of the races. -. .All
blacks should go back to
t Africa." According to
Gibson, "most blacks
don't want to integrate. .
' but want tp be left
alone' to 'live. and raise
their children." If blkcks
returned to Africa and left ;
America to the whites, the
"give! away programs of
HUD (Housing and Ur
ban : Development) and
CETA 3 (Comprehensive
Employment and Training '
Act) could be discon
tinued, said Gibson.
Jews' also seek to in
tegrate the races, accor
, ding to- Gibson, but they
want blacks and whites to
mix, not, blacks and Jews.
In discussing Jews, Gib
son said the , Holocaust,
was a "hoax." and he did
not believe 6,000,000 Jews
were killed in Nazi Ger
many. 'Jo support this
statement, he compared
the census reports of
1933-35 and 1945-46,
asserting that between
these years, the Jewish
population "multiplied,"
not diminished. He admit
ted some Jews were killed
during that period, but
said 'all wars" have
casualties.
Gibson himself served
in the Korean and Viet
nam war?. From those ex
periences, he learned the
"biggest threat to our peo
ple is our own govern
ment. .No communists
i are taxing us. . . .no com
munis are busing us."
After parole,1 Gibson
said he' plans to become
active again in the ROWP.
. . .doing as much as he
can to. promote "white
unity," The new alliance
of racists, according to
Gibson, is a "good sign."
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rltually ilgnlfleant of
U muiical initrumant.
There is no primary for the City School
Board Election. You will ac tually elect
the five members of your school board
on October 9.
VOTE
OCT. 9
yt
Robert G. (Bob) Ghirardelli
For
Durham City
School Board
Appointed to the Board July, 1979
Involved in City Schools
Two children graduated from City Schools
Two children currently enolled hi city Schools
Chairman of System-wide Advisory Board 19761971
Past PTA President and PTA Council Treasurer
Finance Chairman, Hillside High School Band Parents
Chairman, Hillside High School Advisory Councl
Director, Chemical and Biological Sciences Division, Army Research Cfflct
Member, Immaculate Conception Church; Chalrmaa at Lectors
Capablo Conscientious Dedicated
Keep Bob Ghirardelli On Tho Board
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