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The word "law" is almost a sacred word in the.
. American vocabulary. Those who were afraid that
law would somehow be abused and tarnished toppl
ed a president from office in 1974. Some states go
so far as to put criminals to death for violating cer
tain laws. .s " . " .
No matter what law is, why it was made, or how
it is administered, most Americans receive justice
under the law. But some people, have found that ,
some taws are used to abuse and oppress them. .
- : The groups who suffered more from abuse of the
Saw have varied throughout American history. In
the early 19th century it was the Indians, along with
. thos of jbish, Chinese and Italian descent. Those :
of Spanish and Mexican origins began to receive
. abuse under the law in the late 19th and early 20th '
centuijes. The plight of blacks oppressed by the law
has been constant since the landing of slave ships at ,
Jamestown. - ' ,; ' , , ' " '
i - But no matter what group was affected-or, how
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From time to time, North State Legal Services is!
contacted by clients who have returned home to '
their rented house or apartmejnt to find that the
landlord has changed the locks, or padlocked the
doors;
In other cases, the landlord has convinced the te
nant to return aU the keys to the rental unit, before
the tenant has even moved out! In some instances,
the landlord does this only to evict, the tenant, and
will allow the tenant back in to remove personal
belongings; but, in other instances, the landlord
plant to hold the belongings "hostage" until past
: due rent is paid.
A landlord who does these things without the te
nant's permission is clearly doing more than the law
allows in North Carolina, and he may be setting ,
himself up for a lawsuit for the damages he caused "
the tenant. That's what , the North , Carolina
v "The Sameness of Minister Gromyko"
Andre Gromyko, the To reign Minister of Russia,
also had a full house for his usual diatribe at the
United Nations. Lots say he dealt in open an
tagonism on his adversary the United States of
Amerjca. This is nothing! new for he has been
around for some time sputtering pn the subject
about: American sins and transgression.
Since I am an advocate of Africa, Arab and
Caribbean view, progress and reality, naturally I
sought out several such diplomats. They felt his
speech was simply a reply to the speech of Mr.
Haig, when he was in the city of Berlin a few days
before. '-There were others who say it is Mr.
Gromyko's celebration of his 23 years as Minister
of Foreign Affairs for the USSR. Some observed
that it was a discussion of specific areas and situa
tions where the Russians felt their interest was
threatened. Afghanistan, El Savador, Angola,
Cuba were some of the places mentioned. These are
areas of Russian involvement from which they have
been getting much bad publicity worldwide. So, the
Russian spokesman was obligated to try to justify
South Vietnam presence in these places.
In this light, it was'not surprising that Africa and
the developing states' were somewhat overlooked.
For Mr. -Gromyko saw all the issues of the world to
day wrapped up lit the single issue of war and peace.
Aftef describing whtt IhfSSSfieTS WJftflder cbti&l
ikMiy'Pacfiielbsthg itiuemHWas "AIT na
tions, large and small, who will work for this will
always find the Soviet Union at their side."
However, Mr. Gromyko was more detailed in his
remarks as against the bread and butter (economic)
issues posed by Secretary Haig. He did call for arms
limitations; for the SALT II treaty talks. Negotia
tions on nuclear weapons and a host of other topics
dear to his country. He hinted unkind words for
China and some others but mostly the United
States.
Although he referred to other trpuble spots, his
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much injustice it suffered, the United States has a
better reputation for making, keeping and honoring '
the law than any other nation in history. .
', , All nations, groups and societies have recognized
the need for laws,' made laws and made provisions
for penalties of those who violated certain prescrib- ;
ed behavior. The most serius, unacceptable social
behavior is imbedded in what is knowns as mala in
sa laws, i.e.; the' behavior is inherently evil and
repugnant in and of itself. Murder, rape, armed
robbery and kidnapping are typical of such
behavior. . , '"' . t :v
Even if one of these' acts is committed by a
member of one group against a member pf another
in the same society, that act is still evil and repug
nant to everyone. And no resposible person in any
group can morally defend anyone of any other
group for committing one of these acts. ,
Eldridge Cleaver, in his book Soul on Ice, at
tempted to defend his rapes of white women as a
Plain Talk About The Law
Tenant-Landlord Conflict
By North State Legal Services
Supreme Court decided in a case in June of this
year. And, the North Carolina General Assembly
agreed when, also this June, it passed a new law
which took feet Ortobeir 1.
This court case and this new statute both say that
a landlord who wants to evict a tenant who is un
willing to move out must take the tenant to Small
Claims Court and obtain adjudgment; and that if
the tenant still won't move out voluntarily, the
landlprd cannot put the tenant out himself, but
must call the sheriff to do it. Likewise, a landlord
who has a claim for past due rent must ordinarily
GROMYKO
United Nations
From The Super Powers,
Disturbing Utterances
From Africa,
The Challenge Of President Moi
Part II By Curtis T.Perkins
remarks on Africa were more bountiful:
"Political means can also be effective in settling
other dangerous situations and controversial pro
blems, including the conflict between Iraq and Iran,
the Cyprus problem, the situation in Western
Sahara and that in the Horn of Africa. The inr
dispensable requirement in this regard is that
nobody be allowed to pit one State against another
and to capitalize on conflicts between them: There
should be no room for imperialist intrigues in those
areas. " '.
As is well known, the South African racist regime
and its accomplicies are engaged in maneuvers aim
ed at thwarting the decolonization of Namibia. It is
4 a matter of honor and is the immediate duty , of, the
ineir rreeaom. ine racists ana an mose on wnum
they rely must realize that the time of colonialism is
past.
An end must be put to South Africa's aggressive
gangster-like actions against the People's Republic
of Angola and a number of other African countries.
It is necessary to condemn those actions, to demand
that South Africa cease its armed intervention and
to adopt international sanctions against it.
It is precisely this approach that has recently been
manifested by the overwhelming majority of
members of the Security Council. However, the
United States has prevented that United Nations
body from taking an appropriate decision, thus
openly defying the African peoples and world
public opinion.
The United States support for South Afirica
constitutes direct assistance to the aggressor. Such a
gaff ha most
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revenge against other whites who abused and op
- - pressed him and other blacks under the law. Hun
,' dreds of other black inmates locked away in brutal
prisons for having committed a mala in sate also,
attempt to "justify" their socially unacceptable.
behavior after having committed such an evil act.
But black people of character, integrity and respon-
sibility cannot accept excuses for evil and repugnant
Mala in sa transcend all nations, all societies and
all groups. Bodies of governments wi2 continue to
make laws and punish those who commit acts of
eviL Evil is evil whether it is practiced by blacks
against whites, whites against blacks, whites against
whites, or blacks against blacks. .
For the safety, security, peace of mind and
freedom from fear of bodily harm; everyone should
hope there will be no change in the way our society.
and every other society views mala in sa laws.
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. . Next Week: Part II - mala prohibitum
enforce his right to rent by taking the. tenant to
court and obtaining a judgment which the sheriff
can enforce. The landlord cannot seize and sell the.
tenant's belongings unless the tenant has moved out :
and left those belongings behind.
And, very importantly, the law now declares void
any lease provision which says the landlord can lock
the tenant out or can seize the tenant's property
before the tenant has voluntarily abandoned it.
All this means that those few landlords who have
taken unfair advantage of their tenants now must
prove their cases in court, so now people who must
rent their homes will have a chance to present their
side of the dispute with their landlord. That is a vic
tory for poor people and for everyone who believes
that legal rights must be honored in our society.
For more information on your rights as a debtor,
contact your attorney or North State Legal Services.
course must be resolutely condemned. The United
Nations should do everything that is needed to put
an end to the aggression and call the aggressor to
order. The decision recently adopted by the General
Assembly at its special session on Namibia is a step
in the right direction."
Needless to say, many Africans saw a little sym
pathy for their fight for Namibian independence
and against apartheid in South Africa and in
dependence for the Polisario in Western Sahara.
His statement in behalf of Arab rights also receiv
ed some favorable comments.
Here are Mr. Gromyko's words in this time con
suming area: ' .
"The struggle of Arab peoples to defend their
legitimate rights, trampled underfoot as a result of
Israel's aggression, elicits understanding and sup
port on the part of an overwhelming majority of
countries. If justice has not so far been restored and
the situation in the Middle East remains dangerous,
it is because those in Israel's ruling circles persist in
their expansionist policies and do not -stop their
brutal terror against the people of Lebanon, while
influential forces outside that area actually en-
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SAFETY OF DEPOSITS
by Beunice Peterson
When you enter a bank, haVe you ever wondered
what the FOIC sign on its dqor means?
For those who lived through the Depression, that
acronym may mean more than to
a younger generation. It means
that the money they have on dep
osit with their bank, in whatever
form, is insured up to $100,000 by
the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation, Customers can rest
.assured that if the bank fails, get
ting back their money will be no
problem.
But it wasn't always that way.,
In the four years after the crash of the stock market
of 1929, over 8,000 banks closed their doors and dep
ositors lost their money.
To help bail the country out of its economic quag
mire, Congress passed the Banking Act of 1933
which did a great deal to restore public confidence in
the banking system. The act imposed certain restric
tions on banks, but most importantly it created a
system of protecting deposits through federal insur
ance. Consequently, the FDIC was established and
its functions are:
to set standards of operation for its members
to examine them to ensure compliance with the
standards
take any one of several actions designed to pre
vent a troubled bank from failing, and
pay depositors if an insured bank should fail
i National banks those banks which have "na
i tional" or N.A. (national association) in their name
and other banks who are members of the Federal
Reserve are required to join the FDIC. Today, over 98
percent of all commercial and savings banks in the
United States are FDIC members.
Abankpaysone-twelfthofonepeiwntofitsaver-
age total deposits annually to the FDIC fund. The
fund built up from these assessments provides the
insurance fund, and the FDIC is authorized to bor
row directly from the VS. Treasury if additional
money is needed.
Every national bank in the United States is sub
ject to a thorough examination at least once a year
by one of three federal agencies, one of which is the
FDIC. By keeping its finger on the pulse of a bank s
operations, the FDIC knows well in advance if a
bank is having problems. If the problems cannot be
resolved the FDIC usually arranges for a healthwr
bank to take over the deposits of the failed one. The
accounts of depositors at the closed bank will auto
matically shift to the new bank.
When a bank is forced to close, and thereare no
other banks to take over the deposits, the FDIC will
usually begin payments to depositors within 10 days
' after the date of the final closing.
While bank failures are rare, it's important to
your firf ancial well-being to be sure that your depos
its are uisured. i
Beuhict Peterson, a banker for four years, is a Personal
i Banker at a Wachovia Bank and Trust Company office in
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