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PREGNANCY PLANNING
AND HEALTH ;
by Mr. Gloria Riggabee
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TOPHXrti. KftSSAS-Ho Irf imp blasts at. rwtw nis own me. yuc
lives or viwlros IV V I1 his "WpK' j Prl"y Knl ,n WH.U
scene here-kite Janiiin ' 2-J.' Ik rewrted al least tiw per- I I (j -gauge shotgun blast, sur-
after in unidentified man ran ! sons were killed, including the vived and was hospitalized with
from door to door in this sub- ' assailant who apparently took serious injuries.
urban area of
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Topeka pump-
IkptiM:. The Beginning 0 Action
for decades endless rhetoric-
has bounced back and forth
between 'Blacks, demanding
their rightful place in commu
nications, and whites, conced
ing that right it only qualified
Blacks were available."
In May of 1972 in Washing
ton, D jp. aBtack hand
emerged from the combined
resources of Black Journal and
the Howard University School
of Communications stopped
the rhetorical bail in mid an ,
at least for a time. Granted, it
did not put an end to yean of
inactivity, but it did make an
admirable score in that old
game. It was named the "Black
Careers lit Comm.unicatlons
Conference" and for three days
it brought together qualified
Black applicants and prospec
tive employers from the print
and broadcast media. The end
result Was She hiring of 100
Blacks and the realization that,
indeed, action could replace
rhrtorjc, ,erd work
and scwridoigarrHKton. P
Blacks in broadcasting! The
order is simple .enough, but the
task is formjttebla. Often con
cealed beneath, ttte white rhe
toric of "yes, we will hire, just
give us flte skilled manpower"
are those well-known, yet elu
sive, obstacle fear, hatred, re-sistance-the
step-children of
racism. Such sentiments sur
faced recently in a revealing
TV Guide interview of repre
sentatives of the white con
trolled media. One unnamed
top decision-maker of an im
portant New York tele vision
station, presenting his version
of the situation, said this:
"You're in there to protect
that station license How many
Blacks can you put on the tube
before the public starts calling
in a news department before
the work begins to si nk? Our
staff is loaded with medio
crity. When it's Black medio
crity, it feels as if somebody
forced him down your craw.
I grant you, UVractai."
Had he attended the "Black
Careers in Communication Con
ference," he might have learned
that he can better protect his
Nation's license by hiring those
who can bring the Black pers
pective to his station's pro
gram m me, thereby more ade
,uateh fulfffuaf the needs and
interest otmn public namely
New WbritiAkose Black popu-
million naa ne
Cwiference, he
re found that
want and are
tokenism and
sufficient num
ber experienced Blacks from
which he can draw, .s,
Ofvthe 400 hopefuls who
came to the Conference there
were, ift addition to students
from a cross-section of Black
and white colleges around the
country aod young profession
als seeking to boost their car
eers frjrard, a number of Old
er professionals looking for
1 unities.
department."
M filed
i of Robert Cot-
to the (.or.
i of a position
m reporting Nowlefhis fifties.
Cottrol has worked as a photo
by Dassey Hagen
Columbia University, yet has
been working for $60 a week
as a clerk-typist. At the Con
ference she accepted a job as a
still photographer for $50 a
week just to work in the field.
Chances are, however, that
he would have ignored these
and other talented Black peo
ple because, after all, he is
"used to white mediocrity"
and would rather let racism
lie in his "craw."
The words of Rep. William
L. Clay of Missouri, a mem
ber of the Congressional Black
Caucus, seem strikingly appro
priate here: "The mass media,
institutions that remind us con
tinually that they are opposed
to evil, corruption, deception
and wrongdoing of every
shade, have consistently failed
to point out the hyprocriciesof
their own extstevre in dealing
with Blacks These experts at
exposing the wton?Hvn" of
our society use the same rhe
toricaypklH to Hide their own
failures." Their failures trans
late into these figures accord
ing to media research conduc
ted by the Black Caucus: in
the broadcast industry Blacks
constitute only 2 of all offi
cials and managers; 6 of all
professionals; 3 of the sale
workers; 15 of the laborers;
and 46 of the service workers.
Yet, there are 30 million Blacks
in the country, more than 65
Black colleges with the faci
lities to train students of media
jobs, and countless schools
which are attended by Blacks.
The Conference, however,
was not about the facts, the
statistics, nor the reason why
or why not Blacks are in or
out of the media world. It set
those abstracts aside momen
tarily, replacing them with the
concrete: "This was a show
down. They said we didn't
exist, but we produced the
bodies," said Toney Brown,
executive producer of Black
Journal and Dean of Howard's
school of Communications,
who had organized the three
day session. "It is significant
to note," he continued, "that
of all the commercial televi
sion stations in America, not
more than six or seven took
the time to pretend they were
looking for Blacks-but we've
forced them into rtew game
because from now on they will
have to come or have it proven
that they lied."
One white editor has been
reported as saying: "Listen, I
want excellence, I've been look
ing for competent Blacks for
years and can't find one
Where are the Blacks who can
Continued on Page 6B
Dear Mrs. Riggsbee:
t j I am 13 years old and S have
a few questioris. I want to
know it a person could get preg
nant if she bad intercourse only
oiS minutes. Could a girl
'get pregnant at my age? Could
a girl get pregnant the first time
she had biterco urse? Qjjjflr
think a person 13 years old is
bid .enough to have intercourse?
DeasH.NUiL;,'
1 imteonier for a womaiUo
become pregnant the man's
sperm must meet the woman's
egg. All the man has to 4
deposit sperm inside the wo
man's tubes where they could
meet, an egg. Therefore, nio
matter how long or how short
the duration of the intercourse,
if sperm were left inside the wo
man's body, she could become
pregnant.
2. Yes, many girls of 13 are
capable of becoming pregnant.
3. Yes, a girl can get preg
nant the first time she has sex.
If an egg is in the tubes, a gill
can get pregnant - no matter
whether it is the first time she
has sex, or whether she has sex
only once. It only takes one
time.
4. In my Opinion, 13 is dc
finitely too young to be en
gaging in sex. As you question
indicates, you know very little
" i i ii!
u car'
about how your body works,
you have no idea how to pre
vent unwanted pregnancy, ana
I seriously doubt that ypu are
ready to accept the responsi
bilities involved in mature sex
ual relationships, much less the
responsibilities of a child, Am
Sex is not a game.
rlea 'jwith it many responsibili
ties; responsibilities to yourself
as an individual who has the
right to plan and control her
life; responsibilities to others,
who nave the very same right;
responsibilities to children -who
have the right to be
brought into the world by
parents who are in a position to
support, feed, clothe and(tf
cate hbn, in addition to giving
him a great deal of time and
care and love. Being adult, be
ing mature, doesn't mean that
you engage in sex. It means
that if and whan you do, you
are aware of the responsibilities
to yourself and to others and
are ready to accept them. This
is impossible at the age of 13.
Dear Mrs. Riggsbee:
I had my tubes tied about
eight years ago. Now I'm plan
ning on getting married again
and I haven't told my husband-to-be
that I can't have more
choldren. I have two children
by my first marriage. What are
the chances that the doctor
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WASHINGTON- Members,
of tire Task Force of "OfpP
tion Homecoming" verify na
mes of prisoners of war and
missing in action as they are
received from Paris here Jan
uary 27. Standing, 2nd left,
is 1'eur Admiral Daniel J Mur
phy, senior mSitary assistant
to the Secretary of Defense.
Seated, right, is Major General
Daniel (Chappie) James, USAF
Deputy Assistant Secretary of
Defense (Public Affairs).
Standing next to James is
Dr. Roger E. Sheilds (holding
telephone), assistant to the As
sistant Secretary of Defense,
International Security Affairs.
Remaining persons are unidentified.
For these Indian school
boyx, the road to knowledge
is still mapped out on old
fashioned slates. You can
help chalk up a victory for
education by sending a dona
tion to any Catholic church
or to American Catholic
Overseas Aid Fund, Empire
State Building, New York,
N.Y. 10001. Through Catho
lic Relief Services, 39 cents
will buy a Third World child a
school kit' containing four
notebooks, an inkwell and
ink, a penholder and three
points, a piece of chalk and a
writing slate.
will un-tie my tubes?
BJvI.
Dear Mrs. M.:
I'm sorry to tell you that I
don't think your chances of
having more children are very
good. Putting the woman's
tubes back together again is
a very difficult and quite ex
pensive operation, and it is
only about 20 successful. So,
even if you are willing to spend
the money and the time in the
hospital for this operation, you
would have only one chance in
five that you would be able to
have children again.
I'm certain that when you
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had your tubes teid eight years
ago, the doctor explained to
you then that you would never
be able to have children again:
I'm sorry that you did not com
pletely understand how diffi
cult it would be to have the
operation reversed.
1 suggest that you contact
a gyncotogist and discuss the
operation thoroughly with
him. I also suggest that you
tell your husband-to-be exactly
what your situation is.
Address letters and requests
for free booklets on any of the
permanent methods of birth
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bee, 214 Cameron Avenue,
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By Lou LuTtmr
"BE KIND TO PEOPLE
WEEK" has come to Hie at ten
ttonf GLOBAL PORTRAITS
through the work of LEO
SHULL who was honored. by,
our Poetry Groups last year. . .
Thi4fP KINO TO PEOPLE
WEEK Is being readied for an
off Broadway production by
I KO SHULL who is known
as a sliow producer, film pro
ducer. of .New York's lead
theatfje; phpii, SHOW pffii
NESS, for 25 years, .' ffiW)
is also known for his "One Man
Campaign'' to dean uplfJj
Square of that thing known as
'opea' Prostitutioii. '
MAURA HAYOEN, .the
star of the show, has playedStfif'
lead In more than' 35 TV shows,
including BONANZA and GUN
SMOKE. MISS HA YDEN has
also starred in 3 films, includ
ing THE ANGRY RED PLAN
ET which is currently running
on ABC Chanel 7 (NYC)
Her leading men were Peter
Lawford, Walter Brennan,Don
Rickles, David Janssen and o
thers. . SOME BACKGROUND
ON THE STAR... !
One of the interesting things
about' this production h that
SHARES are availabel only
50; with a full share $1,000 -
half share $500 and a quarter
share $250 TV Producer,
David Suskind was one of the
first investors in the show and
Mario Puzo (Godfather) is an
ther. . Good tome folks want
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to: be a part of such a wonder
ful show as well as such a won
derful practice as "BE KIND
TO PEOPLE WEEK". . . Why
nmlwhen there is "Be Kind
Xttlinimals WeekM and other
tech weeks? tjGj
All money is held in an in-terest-bearing
escrow, account
until the production is started
and the investors recover all
their investment before profits
autlior or aUr .
f MbtV About "HE KIND TO
PEOPLE WEEK" as, a show:
It is an Alice in, Wonderland
ntf. i Haye(yp;wlMeffsv
what happened ti ; Alice after
IwlpW' ' up and hgfii)
compare the world she lives in
with the one she saw as a child?
Bet you have. . . Well, the
grown-up Alice, played by
MAURA HA YDEN again walks
thru the Looking Glass and
finds herself in another crazy
world with incredible people,
fighting each other - and you
can easily guess where -- NEW
YORK CITY of course.
Remember the Queen said
"Off with their Heads?" Here
the Blacks say: "Off the Pits."
The Hardhats fight the Hippies.
The Gays fight the Establish
ment. And after some show
stopping music and lyrics, our
heroine finds that kindness and
LOVE is really what life is all
about. During the course of
her wanderings in. New- York
City, .V-
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ALEXANDER TAKES OATH
Alexander, Jr. Homed BRA For Had
Where do the most beautiful girls in the United States come
from? If von use the recent beauty pageants as an indicator,
you'll find it's not California as the Beach Boys have so often
sung about. The last two Miss Americas and the two most re
cent Miss Teenage Americas
all hail from east of the Mis
sissippi. The winning states
are Pennsyl
vania, claiming
the newest
beauty, Melis
sa Oalbraith
1973 Miss Teen
age America;
Illinois, and
the 1972 Miss
Teenage Amer
i o a , Col
leen Fitzrjat-
r i c k; Ohio, Lisa Bernadette
with Laurie Lynn Scnaefer as
the 1972 "Miss America; and
Wisconsin living us Terry
Meeuwsen, the 1973 Miss
America.
Two of the music world's
most popular young singers
Joined hands and hearts re
cently. Carly Simon, whose
new album includes a super
hit, "You're So Vain," and
James Taylor, author of a
"long-awaited" album, "One
Man Dog" were married in a
civil ceremony in New York.
She's a daughter to the Simon
of Simon and Schuster pub
lishing fame, and he's one of
the musical Taylor family, In
eluding Livingstone, Alex and
Kate.
Girls, if you've been wonder
ing where your allowance
money has been going lately,
here's a clue. A Seventeen ma
gazine survey reports that
we 13,000,000 American teen
age girls, representing only
ML.
that;
teenagers '
12 b of the entire female pop
ulation, spent $502,000,000 last
year on cosmetics and toile
tries! The reason the Wood
stock generation girls are buy
ing everything from nail polish
to eye mascara is due to a
strong desire to look "natu
ral." In keeping with the natu
ral look, it's important to have
a clean, clear complexion
before you apply a natural
foundation. A medicated
cleanser, like Fostex is great
for cleansing the akin and
helping rid It of embarrass!:
pimples and blackheads
often hamper a
complexion. Fostrll lotion, a
cover-up can be applied under
makeup to hide blemishes
while it works to control
them. Remember, if your boy-,
friend or brother is experi
encing skin problems, remind
him that he too should strive
for the natural look no
pimples!
Talk about unique ways to
earn money there's a travel
ing teenage guy, who goes
around the country looking for
movie lines. Once he finds
them, this accomplished acro
bat performs all sorts of
amazing stunts to the delight
of the movie-goers, right out
on the concrete pavement,
I've seen him perform and
he's great. Of course, the
stand on liners compensate
him by atrowtog money. And
I've heard he's amassed quite
a bit of it.
SCHOOL DAYS-HERE AND THERE
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It's true that there's no royal road to learning, but some
roads art- rockier than others.
These American youngsters are healthy, happy, handsomely
dressed uncKwen-shod, 'Their school is modern. Books and
school supplies irre plentiful,
By contrast, this fine bir'pyen small Bolivians-ragged,
barefoot, ill-fed files into the cheerks darknes f a mud
waHed, thatch-rooled hovel. But the Third World's eagerness'
to iearn is overpowering. The children don't ask much beyond
opportunity: a slate, a bit of chalk, an exercise book, an
old-fashioned penholder and a few extra pen points The lucky
ones get theni-through your contributions to Catholic Reljef
Services. This year, sendyonr donation to the nearest Catholic
church or to .American, Catholic Overseas Aid Fundv Empire
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Theodore M. Alexander, Jr.
Director of the Office of the
Unsubsidized Insured Housing
Programs of the Federal Hous
ing Administration of the U.S.
Department of Housing and
Urban Development, has been
named Deputy Regional Ad
ministrator for HUD's Atlanta
Regional Office.
The announcement was made
by Edward H. Baxter, Regional
Administrator. Mr. Alexander
reported to his new post on De
cember 16, 1972.
Mr. Alexander, 40, first
came to HUD in June of 1969
as a consultant to the Depart
ment, and was appointed As
sistant FHA Commissioner In
January, 1970.
Prior to his Government ser
vice, Mr. Alexander had been
with an Atlanta investment
banking firm. Before that, from
1958 to 1965, he was vice-president
of Alexander and Asso
ciates, a real estate company
headed by his father, r.M Alex
ander, Sr. longtime business
and civic leader In Atlanta.
Many of hU activities with the
firm involved HUD and FHA
programs.
Born in Atlanta, Mr. Alex
ander graduated from More
house College with a B.A. in
1953. Shortly thereafter, he
joined the U.S. Army and
served in Korea and Guam from
1953 through 1955. In 1956,
he obtained a M.B.A. degree
from New York University's
Graduate School of Business
Administration and later under
took graduate studies in Eco
nomic Geography at Colum
bia University. He was with
Chase Manhattan Bank and Dun
& Bradstreet following his gra
duate studies. He returned to
Atlanta in 1958.
Before moving to Washing
ton, Mr. Alexander was a mem
ber of the National Conference
of Christians and Jews, Atlanta
Chamber of Commerce, Atlanta
Boy Scouts Executive Com
mittee, and Alpha Phi Alpha
Fraternity. In 1958 he partici
pated in the first student ex
change program to the Soviet
Union and other East Euro
pean countries. In 1968, he was
a guest of the Liberian Govern
ment at the inauguration of
President William V.S. Tubman.
Mr. Alexander is married to
the former Jan is Bowen of
Atlanta, and they have three
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children, Theodore M. Ill, 11;
Kimberley, 9;and Todd, 5.
Much of what has been re
garded as "senility" in older
persons actually is treatable
mental illness that can be
greatly improved with great
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vitiesincluding their own
care.
charged in his
uary 29, there can be no "true
justice in this country until
we have eradicated al vestiges
of discrimination.' He contras
ted Mr. Nixon's increasingly ne
gative civil rights policies with
the changing mood of the coun
try. ..'
Only seven years ago, he
told h is audience, 63 percent
of Americans told pollsters that
black Americans were moving
too fast. But now only 47
per cent think so,'
Too many Americans, he said
found justice to be only a con
stitutional abstraction The
prisons held many such cases
of those who were denied re
habilitation opportunities and
stamped for life as second-class
citizens.
Societal injustices only breed
maddening frustrations, the
kind that drove once-friendly
Mark Essex to kill six persons
in New Orleans last January.
Mr. Wilkins cautioned that such
"beserk" behavior could not
be condoned but the lesson
was clear: Essex was a por-
tnet of what the inequities in
our society can drive young
people to do."
To Mr. Wilkins, however,
there "is no indication" that
SmU, Ft. IT, 1971 THE CAROLINA
Nixon Adm irustraiion had
I the event in this manner
he noted, FMlMsfsV
Cor
for the reinstitution of tiki
death penalty to cure the pro-
As he has repeatedly etjHj
Mr. Wilkins underscored his
u mi ap pin' by drawing upoa
the tfresident'i October 28
statement that judges "must be
jurist who recognize that the
first civil right of all Americans
k the right to be free from do
mestic violence" But the Con
stitution, Mr. Wilkins noted,
spoke of insuriff domestic
tranquility and promoting the
general welfare.
"One of the most striking,"
examples of the nation's betra
yal of the disadvantaged, he
charged was the Nixon Admini
stration's afl teaajMEHKT
.
at a
fourth of the
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systems in many of our
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