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Huey Newton Was Seen As Hero And Scoundrel
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tin Luther King."
Newton's career was marked by
many clashes with the law. Over
the years, Newton was accused of
two slayings and stood trial five
times. His conviction In the
1967 killing of an Oakland po
lice officer was overturned and
two trials in the 1974 death of a
young prostitute resulted In
hung juries. Newton went Into
self-ejdle In Cuba shortly there
after, returning to the United
States In 1977.
Last year, he served two
months In San Quentin Prison
for a parole violation. In March
of this year he pleaded no con
test to misappropriating
$15,000 In public funds ear
marked for a community school
the party ran in the early 1980s.
Although the Panthers were
credited with running a major
get-out-the-vote drive that
helped to elect the first black
mayor of Oakland in 1976, the
party was in disarray when
Newton returned from Cuba and
never regained Its former status.
"He was a person who contrib
uted an awful lot to the con
sciousness of this country in tlie
early years of his participation
In the Black Panther Party,"
said former Panther Johnny
Spain. "In the last few years of
his life, unfortunately he wasn’t
able to contribute."
Charles Garry, who acted as
Newton's lawyer for many years
and defended him In the p>ollce
murder case, hailed Newton as
the founder of "the renaissance
of the black liberation move
ment. He predates Martin Luther
King."
Garry said he never saw a vio
lent side to Newton.
"I saw a veiy sweet side, a hu
mane side a dignified side, a
man who was theoretically in
favor of a better world."
But Garry said Newton became
paranoid and his personality
changed years ago when he was
targeted by the FBI.
"They destroyed him over 10
years ago," Garry said. "To me,
Huey died 10 years ago."
Newton earned a doctor of phi
losophy degree at age 38 from
the University of California at
Santa Cruz, where he wrote a
dissertation titled: "War Against
the Panthers, a Study of Repres
sion In America."
But law enforcement authori
ties had a different view of the
man whose legal plight popular
ized the ciy of "Free Hue^"
Tom Orloff, deputy district at
torney for Alameda County who
prosecuted Newton In a 1974 as-
Amla Canada (In foreground) writes notes dur- High,
ing the first day of classes at West Charlotte
A Sophomore's First Day
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family that graduated from
her new school.
She also said she was at
tracted to the school's- mix of
academics and athletics. She
looks forward to attending
pep rallies and sporting
events.
" I want to go to the first
game. I feel that I am truly a
Lion now and I have to show
my spirit," Canada said.
JCSU Gears Up For Another Year
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"It's difficult, but I'm meeting
new people and I'm learning to
be more responsible by myself,"
Lewis said. "It's a big change
from college to high school but I
am learning to be more confi
dent."
Lewis plans to major In child
psychology.
"You have to do stuff by your
self, like wash your own clothes.
I had my mom to do that," Der
rick Evans said. Evans Is from
Winston-Salem and plans to
. major In accounting. He also
said he has to be careful and
watch his money so that he
doesn't end up "broke and look
ing stupid."
Albrlka Stokes, a freshmen
from New York City, said she
has been away from home before
but this will be for the longest
time. She said she came to
Smith to "get away from the city
Eind go some place where I would
have a better environment to
study.
"Plus I wanted to attend a
(United Negro College Fund)
school," Stokes said, who plans
to major In accounting. 'They
push and give you more help.
They are more concerned with
us as black students."
La France Carpenter, a fresh
man from Augusta, Ga., who
' plans to major in communica
tions, said she also chose Smith
' because of its African- Ameri
can heritage.
"I feel 1 will learn more about
my own people," Carpenter said.
"I’m glad that we have a large
class because that shows there
are more blacks Interested in
college." She said she plans to
obtain a 3.8 grade point average.
The upperclassmen started ar
riving Sunday. Most of them are
glad to be back and plan to have
a busy year by getting more In
volved In campus affairs.
"I plan on being Involved In
student government and all oth
er organizations I can assist,"
said Ardath Goins, a sophomore
biology/chemistry major from
Pittsburgh. She plans to go to
medical school and has been in
volved with the campus theatre
group.
Cindy Brown, a sophomore ac
counting major from Miami,
said she "couldn't wait to get
back.
"I missed It a lot," Brown said.
"Last year I didn't do anything.
This year I want to get Involved
with the Student Government
Association."
Rafika O. Hargett, also a biolo
gy/chemistry major, from
Brooklyn, said she wants to be
more involved also but has real
ly enjoyed the freshmen since
she's b^n back.
"They make my day everyday,"
she said. "They are Intelligent
and they really are nice people.
They reily are."
Carl L. Williams, a junior psy
chology major from Hookerton,
NC, had different reasons for be
ing back.
"It feels great to be back, seeing
all my fraternity brothers
again," Williams said. He Is a
member of Omega Psi Phi. "I
hope to benefit from the academ
ic setting at JCSU." He said he Is
working to "get out of here In
four and graduate with honors."
All was not perfect, however.
There were a few complaints
about the food.
'The food Is very lousy," said
Maria Duncan, a freshman
from Manhattan.
But Evans from Winston-
Salem was a little more positive.
"I like their Fruit Loops. They
don't make those."
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.- everybody's lines and It's every
body’s problem," she said. "Our
problem Is severe and Is getting
worse. We have to work together
; as a community."
; The mayors have called for a
r repeal of section 6077 of the fed-
;eral Anti-Drug Abuse Act which
• does not allow law enforcement
' agencies to receive money
seized from drug busts.
Stricter penalties are pro
posed for people arrested for
possession of cocaine, selling to
minors, and on school grounds.
"People are set free because
there are not a lot of prosecu
tors and the jails are too full.
You have to put prisoners In jail
as soon as you take them out,"
M5rrlck said.
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sault case, called him "a man
who lived by violence and out
side the law."
"At the time that 1 dealt with
him, when he came back from
Cuba in 1977, there were cer
tainly no political activities
that he was Involved In that
were of any significance to the
community or really no politi
cal activities at all. It was basi
cally a small gangster organiza
tion."
Orloff said authorities never
viewed Newton as a champion
for blacks.
"When I dealt with him In the
late '70s for the crimes he com
mitted in 1974, he certainly was
nothing but a gangster."
But Hlestand said police target
ed Newton for harassment, not
ing that Newton's only com
plaint recently was of being
stopped and detained by piollce
about two weeks ago while they
checked for outstanding war
rants.
"There are still a large number
of police that feel It’s their duty
to assume he was guilty for the
cop killing for which he was
tried," he said.
"His whole adult life had been
constant struggle with law en
forcement, with police," said
Hlestand. 'The party was bom
out of Huey's notion that the po
lice were a pretty bmtal force In
Oakland at the time."
As Newton was recalled alter
nately as a hero and a scoundrel,
Hlestand said there was hidden
significance to the contrary de
scriptions.
"I tell you, Huey said that con
tradiction was the mllng philos
ophy of the universe," he said.
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