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Duke University Library Newspaper, Department ' Durham, N. C, 27706 4 .VJcrdoofVJhdcz). Worry t it like a rocking chair ; it givea you ' something to do, but it won't get you any place. --Aaonymous ' , To judge of the real importance of the .. . individual, we should think of the effect his death would produce. - : v Levis . VOLUME 52-No. 6 . ' " 1 11-26 DURHAM, N.C. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 8, J97S DURHK4 C. 27706 ' Good riczdlnH la this Izzuo DURHAM SOCIAL NOTES By Ma Synfacr Day FROM BLACK By Joka Ifodgfaa ; WRITERS FORUM By Ceorg .Ko A POTPOURRI OF RECENT EVENTS By a Rims THEATRICAL WORLD By The Roving Reporter PRICE: 20 CENTS "' If ' "v:;f;S?i:5;-::iiii:5ifS5' ijyuijuuUUftjUuLSUvlU Food Stomp TO.- WMfiW Changes Take Effect March 1 Rangel Calls For nquiy of fO tji0 on Demurs of Congress Outraged At VALENTINE'S DAY WISHES are expressed to all by beautiful Bonnie Poole, a Freshman business administration major at, Fayetteville State University. Bonnie is sure to receive a lot of 1 sweets February 14. (FSU Photo by John B. Henderson). Dlacti Caucus Opposes J. IVillians For Elections Post The Congressional Black Caucus today opposed the nomination by President Ford of former Mississippi Governor . John BeU ..Williams . to .the newly established Federal Elections Commission. Reports indicated that Williams, Governor of Mississippi from 1968 to 1972 and a Member of Congress prior to the time, was likely to be a presidential nominee to the post. The Federal Elections Commission is established under the Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments of 1974 ineJ by the Y PrestdehriiMi;4; tictoher. The Commission is to formulate policy and obtain compliance with respect to the 1971 Federal Elections Campagin Act. This includes disclosure requirements, contribution and (See CAUCUS Page 6A) Revelation By FBI Director Cong ressman Charles B. Rangel recently expressed his outrage at the revelation by F.B.I. Director Kelley that the FBI maintains files on members of Congress. This action by the FBI represents a clar violation of their investigatory powers. There is no way that the Bureau can legally justify its actions to those members who were included in its investigations or to the American public at large who are becoming quite alarmed over the increasing evidence of the invasion by the Government into the private lives of citizens." Rangel, who represents the 19th Congressional District of New York served on the House Judiciary Committee in the 9 3rd. Congress, ; At the beginning of the recently convened 94th Congress, however," he -moved to the Ways and- Mearrs Committee. He said that since he was on Judiciary last Congress and more specifically sat on the Civil Rights. Subcommittee which has jurisdiction in this matter, he was aware of the (See RANGEL Page 6A) o PreservationSociety of Durham Seeks Math History Materials All persons who love Durham and are interested in its past and future are asked to join the Historic Preservation Society of Durham. The organization Is interested in collecting materials which will be exhibited during the Bicentennial Celebration depicting the history of the city. It is anticipated that a permanent home can eventually be found to house these artifacts. Such items as long forgotten documents, deeds, letters, diaries, photographs, maps, manuscripts and surveyor's Issues Strong Statements On Civil Rights WASHINGTON-President Ford made an unannounced visit to a White House Cabinet-level briefing for Black publishers and issued a series of strong statements on civil rights and reaffirmed his commitments to equality, the President told members of the National Newspaper Publishers Associaton that "IBlacksi in our society have too often been mentally, segregated by some thinkers and ' planners who act as it Blacks did not have the same expectations and problems as other Americans. -1 promised that I vould be President of all the people, and I am keeping that promise," President Ford said. Dr. Carlton Goodie tt, President of the NNPA, introduced the President with high praise for naming a Black to his Cabinet, for support of (See 'STATEMENTS Page 6A) papers are among these suitable for display. The 1976 Bicentennial Celebration has sparked interest all over the United States in the country's history. More and more people are becoming aware of their family history and local history since local, state, and national governments involved in preserving memorabilia. The city incorporated have become collecting and all types of War, the Bull Durham factory completed in 1875 and which is currently being used by the American Tobacco Company, and now among the largest tobacco empires in the world. IICCU History Dept. Slates Observance The Department of History at North Carolina Central University has released a tentative schedule of events for its observance of Black History Week. Programs are scheduled each day Feb. 10 through 14. The observance Is co-sponsored by the Caulbert A. Jones History Club and the NCCU Forum Cormittee. According to Dr. George W. Reid, chairman of the department, the first event scheduled is a reception, described as "Meet The History Faculty," at 10 a.m. Mdnday in rooms 146 and 146A of the (See SLATES Page 6A) Memorial Services Sot At S.C. State Coffcgo ORANGEBURG Annual memorial services for three students slain on the fringe of the South Carolina State College campus almost seven years ago will be held Fe. 7 at the Smtth-HammondMiddleton Memorial Center at 11 a.m. Mrs. Juanita W. Goggins, South Carolina's first black woman legislator and a graduate of State College, will be the principal speaker for the occasion. The three students Henry Smith, Samuel Hammond and Delano Mlddleton lost their lives at the hands of state highway patrolmen on the night of Feb. 8, 1968. Twenty-seven other students were wounded. Mrs. Goggins, a native of Pendleton, became South Carolina's first black woman legislator in the state's general election last year when she was elected to represent District 49 in Rock Hill. of Durham, in 1869 and Durham county, chartered in 1881 are steeped in folklore and history. From its early beginnings the city can boast of the contributions of Black citizens who have helped to make Durham, known throughout the world. Those who have given so much to Durham should be honored ant those leaders of today should and must be given credit for their many contributions that are evident In the area. Durham can point with pride to the Bennett Place, sit of the 1865 signing of the peace treaty ending the Civil (See HISTORY Page 6A) BROWN AIR FORCE COLONEL President Ford recently nominated 42 Air Force colonels for promotion to the rank of brigadier general Included in the nominations were the names of two black officer - Colonel Rufus L. Blllups, who is serving as Deputy Director of transportation, DCSS&L, USAF, Wash., D.C., and Colonel William E. Brown, Jr., who is Commander, 82d Fighter Tactical Wing, Air Training Command, Williams AFB.Arizona. Inventions By Blacks Have Aided Mankind WASHINGTON We should not let the eminence of George Washington Carver overshadow the accomplishments of other black scientists and inventors, a patent expert and former U.S. patent commissioner said here in connection with the celebration of Inventor's Day on Feb. 11. "He deserves every bit of his fame and more, but his figure blankets the history of black invention the way that of his namesake does American History," said William E. Schuyler Jr., who' Is chairman of Intellectual Property Owners, Inc., a . non-profit organization devoted to (See INVENTIONS Page 6A) Food Stamp Cutback Fight Is Planned RALEIGH Food stamp recipients in North Carolina and (cross the nation will have soms narked changes In their food stamps they begin purchasing on March 1. The biggest change will be in the denominations of the food stamps. New $1, $5, and $10 coupons will be in the coupon book in place of the current 50 cents, $2, and $5 coupons. The colors of the coupons will be different and the design will also be different. The U.S. Department of Agriculture states that the rising amoungt of monthly allotments and the corresponding increase in the volume of coupons needed tq meet these allotments is the reason for changing .to higher denominations. Larger coupon values reduce shipping and productions cost. The change iftr color .and the new, more complicated design of the coupons was made to stop counterfeiting. Food stamp recipients are required to spend any of the old coupons they have before July 1. Grocers will not accept (See STAMP Page 6A) ? rttfi-nm.MM.. AT CONFERENCE ON CIVIL RIGHTS-Presklent Ford meet with members of the Board of Leadership Conference on Civil Rights at the White House recently to discuss thek problems. Meeting with the President is (L-R) Stanley Scott, Asst., to the Pres., Pres. Ford, and Roy Wflkins, Executive Director, NAACP. President Ford also met with the Senate and House Leadership to work on the energy problems facing the country. UPI fJoffiGfi Garrett Jo Be Honored Sunday If VJliiie nodi Church AMRXJUG Rfi BOTHA CAPITAL ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia Americans stationed in Asmara began leaving the beleagured capital of Eritrea today and taking refuge in Addis Ababa. U.S. officials in the Ethiopian capital refused to confirm that an evacuation had been ordered or was under way. But local hotels reported the arrival of some of the 300 Americans that had been trapped by the fighting between government forces and Eritrean insurgents. i Nathan T. Garrett of Durham will be honored as a civic leader, businessman and humanitarian Sunday, Feb. 9, at White Rock Baptist Church. Garrett completed a two-year term, on tihe, Durham County Board of Commissioners on December 31, and he is a former executive director of the Foundation for Conminity Development, which he founded in 1967. He was controller of the North Carolina Fund from 1964 to 1965 and Deputy Director of the North Carolina Fund from 1965 to 1967. The program Sunday is described as "An Appreciation Event.' ' It is sponsored by White Rock Baptist etiurch. According to the Rev. Lorenzo A. Lynch, minister of the church, the event is co sponsored by 30 other churches, institutions, and organizations, including the Durham County Democratic Party, the Durham County Republican Party, and the Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People. The program will begin with simultaneous "action seminars" on five topics at 5:30 p.m. An assembly featuring an address by Dr. Vernon Jordan, executive director of the National Urban League, is scheduled at 7 p.m. and a reception will follow. The action seminar topics are "Affirmative Action in Employment," "Community Development," "Public Schools," "The National Urban ' League," and "Issues--Faclnf the 1975 General Assembly." Garrett is a native of Tarboro. He was educated in the Durham Public schools, received an A.B. degree in psychology from Yale University in 1952, completed sixty hours of post-degree work in accounting, economics, business law, and business administration, at Wayne State University, and has attended special institutes and done course work at Harvard, Boston University, Purdue, the University of Detroit, and the North Carolina Central University School of Law. From 1958 to!W2 he was a senior accountant with Richard H. Austin &. Company, CPAsiV vDetroit. He has been in practica in Durham as a Certified Public Accountant since 1962, practicing part time from 1964 through July, 1972. His accounting firm now employs nine professional accountants. As Executive director of the Foundation for Community Development, from 1967 to Jury 1972, Garrett headed an organization dedicated to (See GARRETT Page 6A) r ,ytr ill 1 1 mlliiw turn Hi JORDAN GARRETT Public Blach Colleges Report Enrollments Up for 74 faff V 1 Ztn &ju s VIRGINIA TEEN WINNER IN NATIONAL CONTEST-Marguerite Bowks, 17, of Esmont, Virginia has been awarded first prize in LEAD national competion honoring outstanding young newsmakers and journalistic talent. The contest was conducted by Seventeen Magazine in cooperation with the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. ATLANTA, GA.-Enrollment at the historically Black public colleges and universities reached an all-time high of 120,779 students during the fall 1974 academic term, a survey conducted here shows. The total enrollment at the nation's 34 public traditionally black institutions represents an increase of more than 10,000 students over last year, according to the Office For Advancement of Public Negro Colleges. Of the total, an estimated 13,832 are graduate students. The reamining 106,947 are undergradutates, with about 1,400 of these eitrolled in associate degree programs. Enrollment gains were recorded at 26 of the 34 institutions, the OAPNC survey reveals. . Southern Universtry in Batod Rouge, LA., with 8,685 students, remains the largest , of the institutions in terms of numbers. Including enrollments at Southern's New Orleans and Shreveport campuses, the institution's total enrollment is 12,269 students. Texas Southern University in Houston has the second highest enrollment with 7,145 students registered. NorfoBt (VA) State College is next with 6,247 students. Top graduate enrollments are recorded at Southern-Baton Rouge, 1,438, Texas Southern, 1,334, Praivie View (TX) AfcM University, 1,247, In associate degree programs. West Virginia State College enrolls 453 students for the largest number in that category. Norfolk State has 323 students in associate programs, and Mississippi Valley State University, 145. Included in- the total enrollment are' 11,225 evening school students. Texas Southern with 1,874, Norfolk State, 1.622, and Fayetteville State University, 1,095, lead In evening school enrolleea. International students make up about one per cent of the total As estimated .006 percent are classified at "other minority." Texas Southern lists the largest number of . international students, 331 from 32 foreign countries. Large foreign representations are also shown for Alabama A&M University, 133, and Central State University. 110.
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