United Nations Report
SWAPO Must
Fight The Giants
' By Laura Parks
Namibia's in
dependence movement led
by the South West African
People's Organization is
being forced to take on
and fight the giants. That
is the plain and simple
truth that emerged from
last weeks United Nations
Security Council vote. Led
by the United States and
Britain, and meekly
followed by France, the
troika of Western powers
cast their damaging vetoes
against the African back
ed resolution to halt trade
with South Africa, the il
legal occupier and ad
ministrator of Namibia.
, During the ten days
prior to the Security
Council vote black
African representatives
asked the Western powers
to come up with a mutally
acceptable solution for
Namibian independence.
At these meetings nothing
of substance was ac
complished. The meager
Western proposals were in
fact rejected as being
totally worthless.
The Western powers
seem to be more concern
ed with South African
fears. These fears are
vitually the same fears
that haunted the British
and the white settlers of
Rhodesia during that na
tion's emergence as Zim
babwe after a prolonged
and bitter guerrilla war.
The primary fear in both
instances was said to be
the fear of Marxist guer
rillas taking over the coun
try. This particular fear was
soon followed by fears of
economic loss and fears
about the deprivation of
white political rights. .
However, the recent
history of Zimbabwe has
shown that white property
rights and political rights
are protected, and the
country is settling down to
a normal existence.
Negotiating away these
fears proved to be a stall
ing tactic during which it
was hoped that the white
Rhodesians would
somehow turn the tide of
battle or that the Patriotic
Front . alliance would
break up. Neither event
occurred. In fact .the
alliance grew ' stronger
with each new victory in'
the field.
It is suspected that a
somewhat similar tactic is
being pursued by the
Western powers, in collu
sion with South Africa, in
the hope of reaching a
pro-Western , pro-Sou t h
African settlement in
Namibia.
Western powers strong
ly deny these suggestions
as being unfounded.
South Africa neither
denies nor affirms
anything, being content to
let her friends take the in
ternational diplomatic
heat.
But black Africa is not
amused by these
diplomatic games. They
point out that the Namibia
Council, recognized by the
International Court of
Justice and the United Na
tions as the legal ad
ministrator of Namibia, is
being prevented by force
of arms from exercising its
legal rights as the ad
ministrating body for the
United Nations in the
preparation and execution
of an all-Namibia vote, ;
with international
observers in attendance.
The powers know that
Namibians will vote by
75-80 margins for in
dependence. This fact has
been known for several
years.
Prior to the Reagan
Presidency there were
some important signals
that the South Africans
were prepared to reason
with SWAPO and black
Africa. They began the in
tensive mining of the
Namibian diamond fields
hoping to scoop up as
much as they could before
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Barbara Pierce
TRAVELERS' CHECKS
By Barbara Pierce
When summer" and warm weather come, people
begin planning their vacations. For added security
while traveling in this country or abroad, many
people prefer travelers' checks to carrying large
amounts of cash,
Security is the main reason
people buy travelers' checks. If
your checks are lost or stolen, you
can call in your loss and, in most
cases, get a quick refund for them
probably somewhere very close to
where you are.
Travelers' checks can be pur
chased at your bank, and there is
usually a small fee for them, such
as $1 for everv $100 vou buy. You
should decide how many travelers' checks you want
by determining hdw long vou will be gone and how
much you intend to spend. You can obtain them in
packages containing a variety of denominations,
such as $10, $20, $50 and $100. Some banks require
that you buy a minimum total of $50.
On each check, there are two lines for you to write
your signature. The first line should be signed as
soon as the checks are purchased, preferably before
you leave the bank. This is for your protection, as an
unsigned travelers' check is just like cash to a thief.
The second signature must be written in the pres
ence of the person who is to cash the check. This
gives that person- the opportunity to compare the
two signatures and reduces the possibility of
forgeries. No one will cash the checks unless both
lines are signed.
It is very important that you do not sign the sec
ond signature until you are actually in the process of
cashing the check in a shop, motel, restaurant, or
wherever. And it is smart to make sure the clerk will
accept your travelers' check before you sign, because
the signed check may not be accepted by another
merchant. 1
Some merchants ask that you show some form of
identification, usually a driver's license, before they
will cash your travelers' check. This is an added pro
tection for you.
For extra security, keep the receipt for your
travelers' checks in a place other than your wallet or
wherever you carry your travelers' checks. The tele
phone number to call if your checks are lost or stolen
is printed on the receipt. Your receipt also serves as
proof of purchase and lists the identification num
bers of your checks. These numbers can be used to
track down the checks if anyone tries to use them
fraudulently.
If you have some travelers' checks left over after
your trip, you can cash them at your bank, simply by
countersigning them at the teller window. Some
people like to keep a few just for emergencies since
travelers' checks do not have an expiration date and
can be cashed almost anywhere.
Barbara Pierce, a banker for 16 years, is banking officer and
branch manager of the Woodland Hills off ice of Wachovia Bank
and Trust Company in Weaverville. .
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ST. AUG'S PEN STAFF ELECTS 1981-82 OFFICERS - THE PEN, the Saint Augustine's Col
lege student newspaper, elected its officers for 1981-82, recently. L-R: Eric Williams, a
senior Art major from Blount Creek, assistant sports editor; Ida Bulluck, a junior Art major
from St. Albans, N.Y-, assistant editor; Carlton Taylor, a junior Economics major from Plain
field, N. J., editorial editor; and (seated) Ms. Sammie Brown, a senior English major from
Coco Beach, Fla. re-elected editor-in-chief. Other officers not pictured.
NAAGP To Mount
Freedom Tag Day June 1 3
' street corners, shopping
'malls, parks - and other
public areas and request
financial contributions
from all Americans who
believe that decent hous
ing, schools, and jobs can
be acquired for every
citizen." '
The nationwide effort
will be launched in cities
throughout the country,
with the major thrust fall
ing under the jurisdiction
of nearly 1800 NAACP
branches, youth councils
and college chapters from
coast to coast. Hooks
said, "We hope to raise
sufficient funding to
enable us to implement
new programs to fight the
conservative swing in
Congress, the growing
climate against student
reassignments to achieve
, school desegregation and
the increase in violence
against blacks and other
minorities."
SAT., MAY 33.1881
Specially designated
solicitors will be stationed
at specific locations to be
announced by local
NAACP brancher in
numerous communities.
In many areas where a
heavy church involvement
is anticipated, the fun
draising effort will also ex
tend into the following
day. In the event of incle
ment weather, some com
munities may postpone
the event to the following
weekend (June 20-21).
Former baseball star
Hank Aaron, popular
entertainers such as Brock
Peters and Sammy Davis
Jr., and most black
mayors have' already an
nounced their support for
the national campaign.
Most black-oriented radio
stations thus far contacted
have enthusiastically sup
ported the drive. The "tag
day" tradition became
popular during the civil
riehts movement of ihf
THE CAT.CUXA TISIS 1 J
60V, however, most wert
conducted as local cam'
paigns. ,
"For too
NAACP has
long, the
upheld the
principles of equality and
justice for all Americans
in the face of seemingly in
surmountable opposition.
Considering recent events,
we see nothing that will
change that course. We
expect the public to rally
generously ' around this
worthy cause," Hooks
concluded.
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NEW YORK In a
major announcement
from National Head
quarters, NAACP Ex
ecutive Director Benjamin
L. Hooks declared Mon
day that Freedom Tag
Day, a major drive to raise
one-half million dollars to
Save vital programs within
the association that
have been largely respon
sible for many of the civil
rights gains throughout
leaving and they eased up
on their raids into Angola.
But the Reagan election
changed this. The South
Africans took heart first
and foremost from the
new administration's deci
sion to sell tanks and
planes to Morocco, still
fighting the independence
movement of the Western
Sahara, led by the
Polisario Front. This
within the first few weeks
of the new Presidency.
From this time on, the
South Africans renewed
and intensified their white
nationalist attitudes,
hardened their position on
Namibia and gloried in
their rediscovered semi-,
official role of white bas
tion on the African conti
nent. SWAPO, with wide
support among the general
population, is confident
that it will outlast all the
old and new power plays,
tricks and deceits to
emerge victorious.
SWAPO also knows it
must fight the giants.
this century will kick
off June 13 in cities across
the country.
"The sudden rollback
in some affirmative action
gains over recent years, ,
the detrimental impact of
the Administration's
budget cuts on minorities
and the poor, the con
tinuous battle in Congress
over fair housing legisla
tion and extending the
Voting Rights Act all of
these present day pro
blems," Hooks asserted,
"have placed a greater de
mand on our resources.
As a result we are now facing-
a serious financial
deficit,"
"We plan to carry out
our, message that
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