Paim Policy Report Released'
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(NNPA) Housing and
- Urban Development
Secretary Samuel R.
Pierce, Jr. said last
- Monday - that ! "the
Reagan.: Administration
. is pledged to woflc joinf-
ly with state and local
governments and private
sector to improve the
quality of life in , our
! cities.". ' ' - v
. In releasing' the Na
4 iionaf - Urban Policy
, Report, ' the HUD
Secretary noted that the
Administration views its
urban policy as an evolv
ing one within the con-
text -" of the; President's
; historic,: Federalism ' In
itiative, 1;; which would
achieve a better balance
of resources and respon
sibilities -among the,
Federal state and local
governments:
Secretary Pierce
pointed v out ; that ! the
foundation for the Ad
ministration's . urban
policy is the Economic
Recovery Program: "If
cities are to prosper, our
economy must be
healthy and vital."1
Secretary Pierce cau
tioned that the Economic
Recovery Program can
not be expected io cure
all urban ills. "The Ad
ministration's evolving
urban policy will focus
attention of all three
levels of government and
the private sector on per
. vasive urban problems,
sui!h as, crime and in
frastructure needs," he
said.
Quoting from the
Report, Secretary Pierce
said: ;
"Our values as a free
and caring people and
the lessons, of. recent
decades suggest the;
following basic premises
to guide the development
of the Administration's
urban policy:
that cities are a
valuable asset; that
our urban policy should
be broad enough to en
compass the diversity of
our cities; that states,
and cities, properly
unfettered, state, and
local governments have
the responsibility to care
for the needy who can
not help themselves;
that the Administra-
tion ' is committed to
guaranteeing civil rights,
, ta enforcing vigorously
; the - constitutional and
statutory '- safeguards;
- against - discrimination,
and to ensuring that no
one is denied equal treat-"
ment ;ahd participation
in publicly-funded pro
grams . because of race, v
; sex, creed, or national
origih; , , , .
that certain pro
blems in cities, such as '
crime and infrastructure
needs, require special at-,
tention; that certain
forms of ! federal aid
should be ; directed to
cities bearing the brunt
of economic dislocation;
that the private sector, '
both corporate and
voluntary, contains im
portant sources of
strength and creativity
that must be tapped for
the Nation to progress;
and that, ultimately,
the" key to healthy cities
is a healthy economy."
The Secretary noted
that operating on these
premises, the Ad
ministration has already
launched a number of in- -itiatives
aimed at
revitalizing America's
cities:
Reducing the infla
tion rate from 12.5 per
cent to 6.7 per cent over
the past year through the
Economic Recovery Pro
gramsReducing the
burden on cities of
Federal regulations;
Stimulating private
sector investment in ur
ban areas through the
Economic Recovery Tax
Act; --Increasing use of
block grants to return
decision-making closer
to the people; New ap
proaches to the nation's
housing problems, in-
eluding vouchers to
house poor families, a
Rental Rehabilitation
proposal to improve ex
isting housing stock, the
Joint Venture for Affor
dable Housing to reduce
housing costs, and en
couraging pension funds
to invest in mortgages;
Comprehensive
anti-crime legislation,
particularly recognizing
that "city-dwellers are
the predominant victims
of ' ? crime;'
-Establishing the Task
Force on Private Sector
Initiatives "to help en
courage greater private
activities on behalf of
America' s
communities." ' .
Stressing that
outlined .steps which
have focused the Com- -munity
Development
Block and the Urban,
Development .;- Action
Grant programs On ;
economic development .
? Underscoring the Ad- .
ministration's con
fidence in the abiliiy of -mayors
and governorsjo ; ;
formulate local solutions r
to local needs and io
.-' . , work creatively; with the
fh private sector, Pierce
saia: inc aminisira- ,
should focused i toward tioj believes that states
severely distressed cities nd ,ocal governments
to overcome the effects
of economic
dislocation," Secretary
Pierce emphasized the
Administration's sup
port S for Enterprise
Zones to create jobs and
revitalize cities. He alsd
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GREYHOUND
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AND
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NAACP Prexy
Adds Special
Touch
NEW YORK Given
the rousing reception it
received before a limited
audience in Boston, the
dramatic presentation,
"Without A Doubt," is
being acclaimed a suc
cess. The presentation
which is a collage , of
poetry, speeches and
song, is being sought for
repeat .' performances
throughout the nation.
First put together, in
February for , "Black
History Month,
"Without A Doubt" is a
tribute to W. Montague
Cobb, ; the NAACP's
77-year-old president. It
is directed by Mrs.
Amelia Cobb Gray,
daughter of Dr. Cobb.
Works featured in the
collage are by Langston
Hughes, Sterling Brown
and other outstandding
black poets and men of
letters. Lending
historical poignance are
dramatic excerpts from
Booker T. Washington's
189S Atlanta Exposition,
speech and from a detail
ed analysis by W.E.B.
.vw - ..DuBois in Jl89$ of, the
, 1 America.
Structurally, the col
lage is divided into four
segments: "Portraits ot
Endurance", "Taking A
Perspective", "Perspec
tive In Action" and
"Reconvergence".
Dr. Cobb has been
called a "Renaissance
man". He is a
distinguished professor
emeritus of anatomy of
Howard University.
Mrs. Gray is an ac
complished playwright
and director. She is an
associate professor of
theater at the University
of the District of Columbia.
demonstrated that; pro
perly unfettered, they
will make better deci
sions than the Federal
government acting for
them." ,'. v.-. - 'ii'-'t
"The V increased
capabilities of state
governments and the
growing trend of local
governments to engage
the private sector in ad-
dressing urban problems
are signs of progress and
promise in the continu-
' t.
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ing drive to achieve an Cookies, blow kazoos as thev lead a parade of children blowing and holding balloons, they are marching
urban renaissance," he downtown here in support of libraries and to promote literacy. i PiPhom
concluded. ; .
NAACP To Hold Victory Celebration
NEW YORK The
NAACP will hold a-Port
Gibson victory celebra
tion in Mississippi -to
mark the historic impor
tance, of the U.S.
Supreme Court's ruling
overturning the $ 1 .25
million boycott judg
ment against the association.
NAACP State ' Con
ference president, a long
ti civil rights activist,
ana one of the defen
dants in the boycott suit.
Other defendants will be
recognized during the
program. Thomas
Atkins, NAACP General
tiesburg and Gulf Coast,
Meridian, Vicksburg and
Natchez.
On Saturday, the
various events will be
capped by a massive rally
with participating
delegations from around
the country and
Mississippi. Dr. Hooks
Counsel, will Dav tribute
to the lawyers whoii" oe tne principal
pro represented the NAACP speaker.
ii was into a crowaea
defense ,First Baptist Church in
Carter, 1969 that the local police
The three-day
gram will begin in i during the trial,
lackson. Miss.. on Leading the
Thursday. Julv 29. when ; was
Charles
NAACP
NAACP Executive associate
Director Benjamin L. counsel.
Hooks will launch a The' .Port Gibson
massive voter education, celebration; will also in-
campaign and memoer- ciuae a paraae over wnai
ship drive. In Port Gib
son that night, Hooks
and board chairman,
Mrs. Margaret Bush
Wilson, will lead the
Drtr HiKcrin Virtnrv
is known as tne town s
civil rights march route.
On Friday, delegations
will lead membership
and voter education
"drives throughout six
Celebration" at the First ' principal rallying points.
Baptist Church. In addition to Jackson,
Other speakers on the there are ureenwooa ana
program will be Aarpn Grenada. West : Point nine-mo;
ifeivylMis
tired several shots one
night killing one black
man. That tragedy set
off more demonstrations
which initially had begun
in 1 966. Following these
demonstrations, the mer
chants filed a $3.5
million damage suit
against the NAACP and
rnore than 100 NAACP
members and other black
residents.
At the conclusion of a
nine-month trial that
in 1975, ' the'
Mississippi Chancery
Court in Jackson handed
down a .judgment of
$1.25 million against the
NAACP and 91 defen
dants. The NAACP's
appeal against the judg
ment was argued before
the Supreme Court last
March.
July 2, the final day of
the NAACP annual con
vention in Boston, the
high court handed down
its unanimous ruling
overturning the judg
ment. The judgment is
considered historically
important not only for
the NAACP and other
civil rights organizations
tha utilize various forms
of protests, including
selective buying cam
paigns, to press their
demands of grievances,
but also for labor union
and similar organizations.
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Reynolds To
' Investigate
SCLC Charges
William Bradford
Reynblds, Assistant At
torney General in charge '
of the Civil Rights Divi
sion of the U.S. Justice
Department, announced
that it will investigate
, reports of racial harass
ment and intimidation
directed against the
Southern Christian
Leadership Conference
(SCLC) Pilgrims who
marched from Tuskegee,
Alabama ' to
Washington, D.C., in
support of an extension ,
of the Voting Rights Act. ,
In a press statement,
Reynolds said, "We are
awaiting., more detailed
information about the
alleged incidents, and are
prepared to call upon the
FBI to initiate a full in
vestigation into the mat
ter to the extent'
necessary." ''
, "We . welcome this
forceful statement," said :
Dr. Joseph Lowery,
president of SCLC. "We
urge a speedy and full in
vestigation." - -
.Lowery and an SCLC
delegation met with
Reynolds to discuss the ,
incidents and the case of
Mrs. Maggie Bozeman '
and Mrs. Julia Wilder.
A detailed report of
the SCLC pilgrimage will
be- presented atthe
organization's annual
'.convention in Birm
ingham; Alai' August
10-13. 1. .
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