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i Page 12 The Chronicle Saturday June 25, 1977 I African Spotlight J Uganda And Amin's ltQt.MIMll.il llll Illl I m HP l I - ??fc?^?n II I l?M??? II I ' Economic War The main victim of citizens who just happenPresident Idi Amin's ed to have been awarded * "economic war" is the any business simply Uganda economy. All disappeared if one of reports state that Uganda Amin's men wanted to is on the road to political, tatke it over. These new economic, and. - social "business men" have destruction. The way for inflated prices so as to this to happen has been enrich themselves over- indicated and with Amin night. Now Ugandans find M the helm, things look -they are being exploited in _ bleak for Uganda. Before a way which make the Amin came to power, his Asians appear charitable. ~~predecessor, Obote was Before Amin, Uganda was leading Uganda in a virtually self-sufficient moderate fashion. There and a very rich nation but was a thriving, compact, now it is probably just a Jde^-managed and diverse matter of time before the ecoil^jny. Obote left nation will fall without rPQOrV<fh /~vf nvor on i rumot ?V> ?-?? ?* ~ ~ * vwrv* V VU VA V V^/i 4* \J 1111111WI 1 V HI C III* | lliQUCI^d 1 til in 1971? and Amin staff, skilled and unskilled squandered all but 3 workers. Admist all of million in his first year. this, there is a climate of More and more, Amin's fear, stories of atrocities ~ histerical mode of spend- committed that make tales ing shows a man who has of vampires and ghouls become desperate and seem like light comedy. A afraid. For example, it is recent report stated that estimated that he is now Idi Amin ate"part of the spending over 70% of liver of his dead foreign foreign exchange earnings minister or so said Dr. on arms and military Kibukamusoke to a meetsupplies. A surplus of 40 ing at the House of million in 1970 was down Commons. Dr. Kibuka tO A million in 1972. There?rrm<anlrp tr> a mooting at has been nothing but a the House of Commons, "downward?spin ?in?the?D-r-r -Kribukamusoke, . economy which leaves the Amin's personal doctor cupboard bare for most from 1971 to 1973, said 3 Ugandans. About 92% that the Ugandan leader live in the rural areas and was very superstitious, have reverted to subsis- Amin belongs to the tence farming. Of course, Kakwa tribe who believe Uganda is a fertile country strongly in revenge by but times were better. dead people's spirits. We have been' talking Professor Kibukamosoke about a declared economi said: "They think if you war. If one can recall, the eat a piece of your victim's first campaign of the liver, his evil spirit will not economic war was the haunt you." The body of mass expulsion of the Amin's. Foreign Minister Asians in iy/z. mey Micnaei Undaga was controlled 80% of com- found floating in a river in jnerce_and the xlistributive 1973, an incision had been and retail trades, and 75% made on the side of the of industry and manufac- body and the liver had turing. When Amin ex- been removed. "The pelled these people, all oi liver", the professor said, Black Africa was silently "was at Amin'sheadquarhappy. But smiles soon ters in Kampala and had turned to frowns first in been partly eaten by Uganda and now in the Amin." The doctor fled rest of Africa. Over 4,000 Uganda and now lives in businesses were to be Zambia. shared out to Ugandans. The above is just a mild But Amin's favorite colo- sample of the stories nels and his Nubian coming from Ugandans mercenaires got many who are deserting a businesses. T sinking ship. Many of the ordinary Robena Egemonye Chronicle Profile Continued From Page 7 ^ "I think he knew he was y k ^ going to die," she says of her husband, "And often (\\a he would call me in and A V> say: "You'd better learn V' how to do this, in case you ever have to."' He ^ ? prepared her to look after / sp herself, and she's grateful Tl/ f toASTi for that. Hi Mrs. Beatty's next-door neighbor, county commis- i sioner Mazie Woodruff < | Special Footlong says of Mrs. Beatty: I & 10oz Dr "She'9 someone who is 1 going quietly about the U A MR 11 Pi community doing good HM IflDUIi work '' work* dairy ?. If you're a senior citizen soft ski with a problem, call Mrs. icr crej Beatty at the Council for the Aged and see if she 725-3882 can help. Ask her where 7111 mt,"s cm?? mwv the Fountain of Youth is AASO iocaud ai' located. I think she knows. *** WAUCMTOW yT + 1 < 1^^?aeeO"iM8??w^3grwaang%g^J^-a>j|)ii;. I ? mm. BOfOSS The fl The Rochester, New York Communicade tells an arresting story of a local landlord completed and will be sent to who does not believe in l^e Department of Housing "killing living things." Mary an<* L'rban Development in Jane Walker of the Com- Washington. municade staff writes: The Division of Energy has been working with NASA on Shortly before press time l^s project as part of the for this issue, 1 received a State of lllionois Energy phone call at Communicade. Conservation Program. AcThe woman on the other end cording to Michael Adsit, said she had heard a com- Assistant Director of the Dimercial on WDKX advertis- vision of Energy, once the ing a company that gets rid dala's processed, a program of rats. She took down the of transferring the informaphone number from the com- l'on 10 l^e public mercial and dialed. Appar- implemented. "T^hn]^Commu^^de"^d in- ^ quiring of me what process bock; Texas West Texas we use to get rid of rats. I Times' Harold M. Chatrau regretfully told her that she about our often overlooked ii?v I'lM.iibc?!?I..** or responsibilities her story interested me. toward uui children. Mi. She told mc that The rats Chatman notes pointedly: were so bad in her house that People are complaining they were eating through the more but doing little or noceiling. She said the landlord thing about it. We hear refused to give her"rat poison everyday people talking abecause he said he doesn't bout children are not mind"believe in killing living anymore or you can't say _lhinss." - anything to children anyI took the woman's phone more. number and address and told ^ust w^? *s to b*aiTt* ipr her 1 would call Rodent Con- ^is situation? Parent or chil* trol and see if we couldn't get dren? \\e are quick to say help for her situation. l^at 11 {S child, for our - I called the Monroe Coun?reasoning is that you just _ ty Health Department Rod- * can't say anything anymore ent Control division and because it s a new day $nd relayed the information to time. What one so easily them. I gave them the worn- forgets is that trends usually an's name, address and tele- 1 8? ar?und in a cycle. Ail phone number and tpld them children will try parents, the story she had told me. teachers, authorities in any The Health Department wo- shape form or fashion for its man said she would send the t^ier very nature to challenge, information "through the anc* l^eir strength ana to proper channels." determine their limitations in I called back the woman lhe society which they are with the rat problem aifd told surrounded by. her what I had done in ref- If V?" as an adult st?P and ^erence to the Health Dept. I remember that you were- a told her that she should ex- child once and you didn t like pect to hear from Rodent to be disciplined but it didnt Control soon. I asked her to hurt y?". exceP< ma* bc contact me as soon as she ground the sitting down area. hears from Rodent Control Toda> >ou ^ havc r?pect , t _ for your parents or elders and let me know the status of and ^don., ? profance the situation. The Springfield, Illinois M experiment loss u/hi/'k chrtiiN >.? > " uivii auvuiu ut of interest to every ^hard pressed black community. I Springfield?Recently, NASA made a flight over the City Springfield. Using a specially equipped DC3 plane with infrared scanning equiploss homes State was deThe plane was ? 1000 feet over the City's A areas. ^ The to analyze the use as an ization programs. The flyover was done by NASA at the request of the Department of Housing and Urban H til V . Development in Washington; H the City of Springfield, Department of Community De- H M'".; *;,V^.BBI velopment; and the Division H of Energy, Department of H ^mTi > 4 Business and Economic De- H The. project was the only one of its kind in Illinois used ^Hi for residential structures. Harvey ^BHHIHHfli tor of Springfield's Community Development Depart"This H project could set an example I for other H ties in the field of housing The Community Develop- I ment Department, under ?I I contract with the Division of I Energy, will prepare a sum- I mary of the findings and I evaluate the entire program. I The summary will be avail- I able to the public when LONG ) mmm OT DOCS y i i Vv Hotdog * Frie's I ink 1.19 r mr ucr\3 A* WITH AV LA 7 OAVS A WEEK ? lotTonfT^l I j^????????? ??^?? language in front of them or | <l W T/*? fi > if you do its a slip and you I ]J M H%5 \Jm\.mJS quickly offer an apology. * , j Children now days think I C Sfl/in It/iriFI nothing of using profanity in J [ *** and see nothing wrong with I <( IVj f doing so. If we don't correct * Kit our children when they use I profanity at home, then x <i TW7W1\J^ rf1/^k \ don't get uptight when some- | rVjdl Ul one else's child uses it on us I <c away from home. Also don't x be shocked when a child I 7 (other than your own) calls #x ^ you by your first name, when i your own .child does so at.. J ... ..? .. . x / home and-bciore other chii- 1 X. .. Trrt-r\ ~pnTf-r-rrr-an-cTv -wrrt-TT B ;?ui iiritrir rrvf*rf<T*.-?rf~Tfi inr nme when you have lakeiuhc g if word of your child over that I of an adult, and they know J ^^Kr^^|B5v~" it. I know adults do say | lA things that aren't true some- I times, but ninety percent of 5 \ ? the time what they are saying I n M is true. We believe everything f about everyone else's child 2 except our own. | When An UR! ? * y Tfie Tulsa, Oklahoma Ea- I gle tells of a church deserving X KnOckc our good wishes, from jail 2 * across the nation: Congratulations are due I To A on the Grand Opening of the I new St. Paul A.M.E. Church I * ^ building, located on the S.W. 4 corner of the 46th St. North f and Hartford Ave. . I WIN^Tf Guest speaker for ^ the |; IV,,1JIV opening service was theHev^ * Frederick C. James, Dresid- i An< ing Bishop of the 12th Epis- ( copal District, African Meth- X odist Episcopal Church com- I prising the State of Okla. and * Arkansas. Elected Bishop in i I IDC the A.M.E. church in 1972 at J UKE the General Conference, 2 =___ Bishop James was assigned I W? Are Wo to our overseas work where * he serves the fifteenth and j , . eighteenth Episcopal* Dis- I And ol trictsT ' % **FULL WARRANTY ON NEW MI Insyys5g r una u unit it. I CASH! I ITH APPROVED CREDIT 0vwB4w4i'M^Nv'vp?vffi4v|4p" V | 1 M H V I | d I i I I I Iiiwmi 1WWK' ---?*.'. ^tysgyy;^ JL ,,- " Seed You.I.ill L_. I 'Y Y T fY YY Y YH?MfTMMMMM?Y fYYTT YT y ^|l IN LEAGUE GUILD Is |f g A Membership Drive j* peration With The j| jsat fm rminNicr.F n r ?^ -* 1 * v>* 1 >-| \ewspaper, Jl ?????A?????^????? y?f????????????I || Ricky Wilson, President j wi I BAN LEAGUE GUILD Member \ , ? At Your Door Say Yes | Years Subscribtion To | ? The | DN-SALEM CHRONICLE j d A Membership In | The | IAN LEAGUE GUILD. j rking Hand And Hand To Serve You | jpport Our Black Community. ^ [a w j I Li SscBT^IB ERCHANDISG I USE YOUR BANK CARDS!!! bankam ?a II 1 m visa . h mM ^m0vw|a??ai
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