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1" V By Walter L. Smart America's shame the with: demonstrations, Ku Klux Klan has had a boyedtfs, sit-ins, and resurgence.' ; other forms of non-violent : At the root of this is a direcjt action. Participant vh.ui mwiamj wnmn .. pledged to respond to calls allows the Klan to resurge ,r for nationwide support in or crow. America - the richest and most powerful nation on earth a na tion concerned about the downtrodden boat people from Asia, of violations of human rights in Iran and the Soviet . Union, ajlows its own citizens to become victims of this vicious organization. The Klan is drawing upon America's racist tradition to pull, confused white people into violent groups hat could poison relations among blacks and whites and be the country's un doing; v .Given the cinimstances, each and every American Should examine their own conscience to determine what can be done to counteract such a racist mentality. One organization that deserves a great deal of credit for its stand is the current established Anti Klan Network, consisting of a broad range of htiman rights, civic, religious and- labbrfi organizations. It is moun ting a nationwide cam paign to counter the cur rent resurgence of. the Klan and the Klan men tality. The network grew in response to Klan threats in Norfolk, Virginia In August. Speaking at the con ference of the Anti-Klan Network in Norfolk, Virginia, the Rev. C.T. Vivian, acting executive director of the Southern Christian Leadership Con ference (SCLC) said, "We see it as a major threat to this country not in its present numbers, which are still small, but in its potential. We intend to build a mass movement to stop it across this nation.". Participants in the Nor folk conference came from eighteen states and represent thirty organiza tions, They drew up plans to comoat the man particular . trouble soots. and the network will work v toward a i massive ' demonstration either in one selected "area la the South, - or through simultaneous actions across . the country. In political action, the net wrlll call a major con ' gfessional investigation of Klaffcresurgence led by the Congressional Black Caucus. It is hoped the hearings will be, held across j.he , country, and the Network will organize victims of Klan activity as witnesses. Organizations . par ticipating in the Anti-Klan Network will also con front; all local and state governing bodies to de mand that they take an of ficial position against the Klan, and will reach out to everijr possible civic, political, . and church organization and trade union asking them to take public actions against the Klan; It will also organize local : and regional con ferences of concerned peo ple, nd focus attention . on fKlan infiltration among prison guards and police departments. A special approach will be made, to school officials across the country, demanding that they get the Klan out of the schools and initiate required study on ij:s history. Packets of material will be prepared for classroom-use, teacher and (parent organizations will be approached, and special efforts will be made, to involve young people, both white and black, in Anti-Klan activi ty. Oft" the legal Front, the network is asking the Center for Constitutional Rights in New York, which had representatives at the conference; to file a massive lawsuit against the , Klan bsed on 1866 and ,1867 arai-Klan. laws. SAT., CCTC3E1 27,1379 IJCCU v Faculty Mombcr Eloctod Proslont Of Theatre Group v .I - - liii j. Hiwijwpwwiwimiywiwi lini'i it mmmm ":?Y AND THE CHILDREN CAME , President Carter putt his arm around nine-year-old Sherry Brophy during a White House earemony last Wednesday in which Carter signed legislation creating a new Department of Education. Sherry, from Washington; b.C; was one of . a number of school children brought in for the occasion. At left is noted educator Dr. Benjamin Mays, president of the Atlanta Board of Education and former president of Morehouse College. UPI Photo I Jl -I' The normal adult takes about 16 breaths a minute when awake, six to'eig arm as many as iuu unaer sxress. Mrs. Linda Km Norfktt, who chain the department of dramatic art at North Carolina Central Universi ty, has been elected presi dent of the North Carolina Theatre Con ference. The North Carolina , Theatre . Conference is recognized by the regional Southeastern . Theatre Conference and the Na tional American Theatre Association as the theatre representative for the state t of North Carolina. The conference's membership includes six divisions: Professional Theatre, College and University Theatre, Black Theatre Arts, Secondary School Theatre, Com munity Theatre, and Children's Theatre. As First Vice President of the conference, Mrs. Norflett planned the pro gram for the group's 1979 convention, held this month in Greensboro. The special guest for the con vention was Ellen Stewart, the theatre producer better known as La Mama who started the controversial La Mama Experimental Theatre Club in New York in the early 1960s. Ms. Stewart has since started La Mama companies in ' such , locations ai Paris, Munich, Argentine, Col umbia, Tel Aviv, Lebanon, the Phillipines and Canada. . Mrs. Norflett is a past president of the North Carolina Cultural Arts Coalition, a member of the board of the Theatre Arts Section of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, a member of the Southeastern Theatre Conference and the American Theatre Association, and a past regional representative of the National Association of Drama and Speech Arts. She is also a member of St. Joseph AME Church and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. Mrs. Norflett is the mother of two children, Earl and Miriam, and the wife of Walter Norflett, public affairs director of Television Station WTVD. i Dark stains on aluminum pans can be avoided if you Wter Jeanaird, 3-MO. HAZtLD.rLL':r.:::3 BOWLING SCORES -.': October 22, 157 Ladies High Game: Delores Plummcr. , 229, Missouri Morris, 216, VU Hill, 205. Ladies .High Series: Delores PlummeT. 558; FIo'fRoberson, 540, Waltetene Parrish, 531. . Men s Mign uamr. Joseph Parker, 220, Lin wood Taylor, 212, Ronald MUlerj 2!0. : . " Men's Hich, Series: T-Bird Roberson, 574. Linwqod Taylor, 547, Doss Massenburg, 55 J, " Otlier League J, News; Waltefene Parrish, 204; Barbara Bridges 506, Pauline Johnson, 510, Ilia HilL 500. 'Buck' Parker, 205; Joseph Garner, 204, 'T-ftirxT Robersorr, 203; Dossf Massenburg, 202 and 200; G us ter Lewis, 202; Archie Smith, 201, 'Bill' Xittle, 547; Charles Parker, 542; Norman Johnson, 539; Mikr Nievcs, 526; Guster Lewis, 525; Archie Smith, 523; Joseph Parker, 517;' Ronald Miller, 514; Jim Throne, 506; Joseph - Park-, 503. High Team Game and ' Series: Screwballs 833 and -2428i Split Conversions, action, with special em-, Klatf terrorist activity wn icw mig , wmic. irons across the country. young people who are now a prime target ' of qah recrtiiten. Trie conference decidedtft establish the eontlniinngT network and asked SCLC to coor dinate. A hotline has also been established, to which peo ple across the country are! being asked to report in stances of Klan violence and resurgence. The number is area code 404522-1420. " ' Those who attended the Norfolk conference were about equally divided black and white. They came trom ooth North Also discussed bv th Anti-Klan network were otheregaj strategies, such as damage suits by the Klarr . victims and defense of persons arrested for op posing the Klan, and the plan for "brief Bank" to assist' local lawyers handl ing cases against the Klan, a booklet on legal techni ques,;?, and a lour by knowledgeable lawyers. The 'network also called on concerned people everywhere to give a fur ther thought and discus sion; to the question of so called First Amendment Rights-fo; Klan members South and from the in vieM;f international E; m and West Coasts. Tiicy represented oreanizations in. place? like Decatur, Ala., a center of fight-back against the Klan. In (he area Of direct ac tion, cooperating Anti Klan Network organiza tions would make it a policy to confront the Klan wherever it appears law aaaihst aenocide and racist propaganda. What are you doing about this as an in- f dividual, or what is your organization doing to counteract the Klan or the Klan ideology? Don't all of use have a moral responsibility to act in ac cordance with our conscience- 9, U4 WW Hi,, n smuh 1 II. i t' II lit! II VS - : Con g r e i s i o n a I B 1 a Wk Caucus Foundation Announcos Vintor Intern Program Sossion WASHlNGTON;vt:C. - Mrs. Shirley A, Chisholm (D-N,Y.), chair women of the Ad Hoc' In tern Committee of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation an nounces that it is accep ting applications for the Winter Session of its Oraduate Legislative In tern Program. The deadline for applying to the Winter Session is November 1, 1979. The Intern Program has been established as an ef fort to increase the number of black and minority Congressional Staff on Capitol Hill, par ticularly on the committee level. . . Interns are recruited and selected from colleges and universities on a na tionwide, competitive basis. Intern ' selection is based primarily on prior academic performance, general understanding of the objectives of the pro gram and the nature and i ; requirements of. intern ; assignments, as well as recommendations of the Deans of graduate schools. Through this ex perience, the intern will be exposed to the political and governmental decision-making processes and l '.-wide range of legislative issues. ; Interns are assigned to the legislative staff of Congressional Commit tees to serve a three month internship (January-April) and two months during the Svmmer Session (June-August). In addi tion (0 the legislative assignment,' interns meet in seminar sessions with representatives of labor, business, public interest groups and the judicial and executive branches of government to gain insight into alt three branches of government. . Each student is awarded a stipend of Si 000 per month during the intern ship period; k . Mi Whip Salad DrassinO o f x ,J 4 V v.? U ) (Will IjlA'' lift mmmmm I Miracle Whip salad (i dressing from KRAFT is more great on bread, too. : bmooth and easv-soreadina. 'f Miracle Whip has a secret blend pf herbs and spices that adds - a fresh, lively, one-ot-a kind j ' " flavor to your favorite breads and thinqs. x . That s uiy we call it Jty. The Bread Spread? ' f f lfnAET ; means morethan cooking. X V fa
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