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12-THE CAROLINA TIMES SAT.. JANUARY 31. 1976 "Angola: U.S. Hands Off!" Says Thomas NEW YORK - Tony Thomas, Socialist Workers Party national committee member, launched a national speaking tour in St. Louis, Tuesday speaking on U. S. intervention in Angola and the background of recent events there. St. Louis is the first of eighteen U. S. cities the Black socialist and journalist will visit in the next ten weeks. ''Kissinger and Ford are lying when they say the CIA is there to protect the Angolans from outside interference," Thomas said. Continuing he said, "The United States, South Africa and the NATO powers have no right to be the world cop or decide the internal affairs of the Angolan people. This is a case of another Vietnam, in which U S . imperialism's goal is to control the wealth of the country and the political destiny of another people.'" "The American people have no interest in this kind' of foreign policy. " Thomas concluded, "Our demands must be: 'No more Vieinams! Hands off Angola!'' Thomas is currently at work with Ernest Harsch writing a book on the Angolan civil war and U. S. intervention. Harsch is a staff writer for the international news magazine INTERCONTINENTAL PRESS. The book will be published by Pathfinder Press in the spring of 1976. Thomas is also the editor of BLACK LIBERATION AND SOCIALISM and has contributed to publications such as the BLACK SCHOLAR. He is also a staff writer for the socialist weekly, the MILITANT. Cluttered around Durham's Mayor Wad L Cavin (seated) as he signs a proclamation designating January 15 as a day of remembrance for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. are (left to right) William C. Smith, Pilgrim United Church of Christ; J. B. Philyaw and Percy L High vice presidents of Durham's NAACP chapter; and Z. D. Harris, president of the Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance. SOUL CITY: BUILDING A FIRM FOUNDATION One of the most dramatic undertakings ever by a Black American is under way now in rural Warren County. Soul City, a project established under the New Communities Act of 1 969, is being developed by Floyd B. McKissick, a fprmer Civil Rights Attorney and president of The Soul City Company. His is the only "free standing" new community; meaning there is no existing population concentration or industrial base in the area. The New Communities Legislation as amended in 1 970, came out of the realization that the problems of our nation's over crowded cities and underdeveloped rural areas must somehow be given serious consideration. Under the law, developers could apply for a federal loan guarantee up to 50 million dollars. Floyd McKissick knew that if ever he would realize his dream of a stable and independent black economy, he must seize this opportunity immediately. It was in January of 1969 that the Soul City Project was first announced. In April of the same year the first pre-application was submitted to the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The Soul City Company was faced with a seemingly insurmontable task in Reason, too late perhaps, may convince you oj the folly of misspending time. George Washington Editor's Quote Book He knew no fear except the fear of doing wrong. Robert G. Ingersoll composing a set of plans for a 30 year project which had to be based on sound urban planning and economic feasibility. Final applicaiton was submitted after two years of study on the development; and it was not until after another tvjfo years of review that the Project Agreement between HUD and Soul City was signed, in February, 1974. The dream could now: become a reality and Floyd McKis s i ck sold h e bonds to raise the initial funds to be administered" by The Soul City Company in developing the land. In recent articles, the uninformed public has .been led, to believe that Soul City has been developing for over six years and still has no permanent structures on site. The fact is for all practical purposes the project has been off the drawing board for less than two years. It was not until the Project Agreement was signed that HUD would allow any permanent buildings except an industrial complex to be constructed. Meanwhile, that beautiful tract of gently flowing farm land has been lain with miles of water pipes, and strategically placed fire hydrants! Slim lightsi-line the main street, Soul tity Boulevard; other roads have been cut and payed; a ten acrea lake has' been excavated and an industrial fire protection system has been constructed to serve the new. building.. Admidst all skepticism, this well planned new community continues to grow at a steady, progressive .pace. Warren County has already begun to benefit from the new town's existence through a curbed out-migration rate, economic growth and a larger tax base. Soul City now has a firm foundation to support the tremendous amount of growth it will experience in the years to come. Senate Bill I prison se ntences, de - emphasises rehabilitation of criminal offenders in favor of vengeful punishment, and allows greater lattitude for the use of forced confessions (Part III, and sections,. 1811, 1823, 3713, and 3714). It does nothing to establish I effective control off handguns (Sec. 1823). And it provides over-broad f authority for use deadly force by authorities to picvcm csvayc nun i antoi or jail, regardless of the crime alleged or grounds for suspecting the accused I (Sec. 541). o from: Julian Bond, Georgia State Senator 2 John Lewis, Director, Voter Education Project Bernard Scott Lee, Executive Vice-President, and Ralph Abernathy, President, Southern Christian Leadership Conference Howard Univ. School Receives $250,000 Grant The Howard University School of Religion has been awarded a grant of $25 0,000 from the Andrew Mellon Foundation of New York to cover the costs of planning, faculty and curricular development, and improvement of library resources. According to Dr. Lawrence Lawrence N. Jones, Dean of the School of Religion, the funs will enable the School to institute many new programs, including an evening theological division for individuals who work full-time. He added that the School will develop a more effective training program for ministers to better prepare them for work in the urban environment. The funds will also be used for enlargement of f acuity research opportunities, strengthening of community service and adult education programs. U SOME OF US WANT J W -rue m ;: lUfVZ CF A LONG LIFE WITHOUT HAVING TO GROW OLD. SOME LOCATIONS WHERE CAN BE PURCHASED B & G PIPE SHOP COLEMAN GROCERY o FOREST HILLS SHOPPING CTR. e GARRETT'S BILTMORE DRUGS c HARRIS' SHOE SHINE SHOP NEIGHBORHOOD STORE Home Fire Extinguisher c . A fire extinguisher is good f security, but only if you know I how to use it. It's important that1 5 everyone in the family, including.' I e 0 SPEIGHT'S AUTO SERVICE UNIVERSITY NEWS Cor. University Drive & Jamei St. children, know how to operate it.
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