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You’re A Part Of The Solution, Or You’re A Part Of The Problem
THE
POINTER
by Albert A. Campbell
Now that it’s quite obvious that the
Eastwood Area- the development running off
of Cedrow Avenue is rapidly becoming more
and more black, there are a number of
elements that should be considered by the
new inhabitants of that neighborhood. That
being summer will soon be upon us and
naturally summer recreational activities will
most certainly be in order.
In the Eastwood community there is a
private swimming pool which is solely
operated by the dues of the neighborhood
members. No city or tax funds were believed
to be used to support nor aid the development
or maintenance of that facility. It was strictly
privately intended for the exclusive use of the
surrounding and invited neighbors. Because
of this, prior to this coming summer there was
little or no chance for Blacks to be admitted.
One of the stipulations eliminating Black was
none lived in the neighborhood. Well now,
this is no longer true, but I dare say that
blacks are welcomed to join the swimming
club even as residence of the neighborhood.
I’d like for you to consider that with the
majority of whites moving out - running - and
more blacks moving in that club is going to
need paying members to support it
financially. With this in mind, I’d hate to see
blacks become victims for financial support
only.
It’s quite obvious like any other financial
venture, payments have to be made to
maintain a piece of property or facility. And if
the members move to other areas, they will
unlikely return to the Cedrow pool to swim
which will be engulfed within a predominately
black community. With this a strong
possibility, that swimming club on Cedrow
will have very few remaining white members
and no Blacks at all. This, I say, could be a
blessing in disguise.
If the blacks will maintain the status quo as
it presently is and refuse to join the club,
eventually the club, the pool, the property,
and what ever else attached to it can possibly
be bought at a very small price compared to
what it is probably worth. Don’t be tricked
into believing that you are honestly wanted as
a member wen in reality only your money is
sought to help pay the note.
Even if we have to wait long enough, there
is a good possibility the city will maintain it at
a minimum rate and open it to the public as a
local recreational facility. This is the trend of
municipalities now; to locate neighborhood
swimming pools to serve the immediate area
rather than operate one or two large facilities
to serve the entire city.
The Black residents of the Eastwood area
have now gained a bonus, providing they
properly utilize the available opportunity.
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Black Perspectives
WASHINGTON --When I wrote my recent personal views of Mr
column about what I perceive to be a subtle
erosion of support for Israel in this town, I was
under no illusions as to what the reaction
would be.
1 was prepared for a barrage of letters to me
and newspapers carrying my column accusing
me of being “anti-Semitic.” I expected letters
saying that I have “been bought by Arab oil
money.” I knew there would be people
screaming that I have now become the leader
of “black hostility toward Jews” and that I
owe “an apology to the Jewish people.”
The main rolling in has met my worst
expectations. The only surprise is that some of
this silly nonsense is being mouthed by people
who ought to know better.
This whining, baseless name-calling is a
certain way to turn friends into enemies, but I
shall ignore it except to make it clear that I
owe an apology to no one; furthermore, I
never expect to see the day when I apologize
for doing what a responsible, honest
columnist ought to do.
I would like to comment, however, on a fair
and reasoned reaction by Rabbi Allan
Tarshish of Chicago. He writes that “people
are asking: is this (column) just a reporting
effort; is this a friendly attempt to let Jews
know what their detractors are saying, so that
they can be forewarned; or is it a subtle
method of spreading calumnies about Jews
and Israel and actually a reflection of the
LINES GETTING LONGER. TEMPERS GETTING SHORTER,
MR. PRESIDENT
BY CARL T.
Rowan?”
Anyone who reads this column knows that
deviousness is not my style. When I want you
to know my personal views, I tell you straight
out, in language most readers can
understand. That has been true whether I was
writing about Richard Nixon, abortion, black
hair styles, or any of the other issues about
which people tend to become emotional.
When I want to give my views on what I think
is Israel’s right to survive, or the need for
Israel to make territorial concessions, or the
need for the Arabs to engage in direct
negotiations with Israel, nobody has to read
between the lines.
It would seem to me that friends of Israel
would welcome honest reporting and
commentary from any responsible journalist
who thinks he sees an erosion of support for
Israel.
I have been made acutely aware, however,
that some supporters of Israel don’t want such
reporting because they consider it
“counterproductive”. They think the Arabs
will become more intractable, more
belligerent, if they are led to believe there is
any wavering in the U.S. commitment to
Israel.
Maybe so. Maybe not. In any case, I am a
reporter and a commentator, and not a
propagandist or strategist for Israel, the
Arabs, the U.S. or any other party to this grim
dispute. I cannot let considerations of
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TO BE EQUAL
This country is like a
punch-drunk fighter reeling from
one blow to the head after another.
The economic news has been
dismal for a long time now, and
I’m afraid it will continue to be
bad.
There are three major compo
nents of the economic crisis. The
first is the need to cut
unemployment, which is higher
than it’s been at any time since the
Great Depression. Aside from
creating a few hundred thousand
public service jobs, nothing has
been done to really put the seven
million unemployed people to
.vork again.
That will take a massive new
federal program of joint public
service employment, training, an '
work projects. Recognizing that
this economy’s record of persis
tent high unemployment is a
permanent feature, such a federal
job effort should also be on a
permanent basis.
I don’t see the demonstration of
guts and vision on either side of
the aisle to push such a program
through, but anything short of it is
likely to wind up being less
effective and more costly to the
nation’s progress.
The second big economic
problem is ending the bleeding of
monetary reserves by cutting oil
imports and encouraging Ameri
ca’s self-sufficiency in energy
production.
Really dealing with this problem
will take even more guts and
vision. It may very well be that the
only way to do it is to ration fuel oil
products including gasoline to
ROWAN
strategic reactions in one camp or another
prevent me from writing what I believe my
resdcrs ousht to know. ii_* r * j
There are some Jews who make this fair and
reasonable objection to my recent colurnn:
they say that 1 am wrong in concluding that
the?e is any lessening of official support for
srael - that, in fact. President Ford is a more
solid supporter of Israel than any previous
President They say that I am wrong m
assuming the Ford administration 's outtmg
pressure on Israel to make concessions -- that,
in truth, the U.S. is telling Israel to hang
tight” until the Arabs concede the right of
Israel to exist in peace. f .u
They may be right, and my reading of the
situation could be wrong. We can all pray tha
the situation never deteriorates to the point
where we must find out just how far Mr. Ford
and other Americans will go in support ot
Isrs-d
It is on these kind of issues and
interpretations that honest people can
disagree - depending on whom one talks to
and whom one chooses to believe.
It is on matters such as this that I am happy
to carry on a civilized and hopefully fruitful
dialogue. But I shall not waste a breath or a
postage stamp trying to appease people who
dish out this “anti-Semite,” “bought by the
Arabs” rubbish.
To The Point
by Ronald Mock
by Vernon E. Jordan, Jr.
insure that every one gets his fair
share of an increasingly scarce
resource.
Even if a federal policy that
stops short of outright rationing is
adopted, fairness will still dictate
that an impartial federal agency
will have to help allocate supplies
so that cost will not drive people
out of work or make them freeze in
unheated homes.
I suppose the worst way to
tackle the energy problem is to
indiscriminately tax all oil
products. That would not only
discourage some automobile
owners from using their cars
because of the cost of gas, but it
also would raise electricity rates,
home heating prices, and have a
cumulative impact on the entire
economy that would be highly
inflationary.
Yet that is the solution offered
by this Administration, which
means it is very likely that the
third basic economic problem we
face, inflation, will continue
unabated.
Really dealing with inflation
may very well mean some
measures, such as price controls,
that a lot of people will find
unpalatable. But unless we take
some bitter medicine, working
people are going to be wiped out
by the high cost of basic live-or-die
items. A little inflation usually
means high employment and more
take home pay, but what we’ve
gone through in the past year or so
is hitting working people with all
its force.
I recently saw an item in the
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A nineteen year old woman
raped and stabbed on a winter’s
afternoon. An old man robbed and
beaten on a downtown street. A
young father shot and killed while
standing in a doorway.
Today a beast stalks each of us.
On a dark night, on an empty
street, in a parked car, this beast
may attack,..% Frankenstein mon
ster that we have created; and
which, in turn will destroy us.
An article in Newsweek,
approximately six years ago, used
a phrase that emphasizes the
violent nature of this country;
stressing that we here in the U.S.,
the supposed land of the free -- the
promised land - live in a “culture
of fear”.
In fact, the Commission on
Crime indicated that violent
crimes increase 100% over a ten
year period. If that is not
disturbing enough, thorough
studies report that an American,
in a given year, may have 1 chance
in 550 of being the victim of a
personal attack; 1 chance in 3,000
of being injured; and 1 chance in
20,000 of being murdered. These
odds are decreased when one
considers that many violent crimes
go unreported.
As we learn of the political,
civil, and social violence that has
occurred in this country, we are
shocked; and we ask, “How can
this be happening?” But, the most
illiterate student of life in these
United States should be able to see
that this country was born and has
been bred in violence. Violence
has been glorified in this country’s
history, literature, drama and
films.
The Crime Commission stated
that we should seek the “twin ob
jectives” of making violence
“both unnecessary and unreward
ing”. I should like to add a third
objective: Violence must be made
unattractive and unappealing. The
public must become increasingly
aware of its responsibility; as well
paper about how the sales of
luxury items are still high. In the
same paper v/as a picture of a
portion of the crowd of 3,000
Atlantans lining up for only 225
public service jobs.
These two items illustrate the
fact that the inequalities built into
our system have to be changed.
Some people are buying new
Mercedes while others can’t put
food on the table. That’s a sure
prescription for trouble. And
that’s why the tax program
advocated by the President, a
program that would rebate up to
as, shocked by the fact that the
United States, a world leader in
search of peace, also leads among
modern democratic nations in acts
of homicide, assault, rape and
robbery.
We live in a climate of fear. In a
nation where there was a time
when few people locked their
doors, people today are afraid lo
walk on the streets at night alone.
The violent beast that awaits us no
longer restricts its activities to
slum and ghetto areas. It now has
become a part of every level of
society. For that reason, all of us
have become like naked and
defenseless prey. Who is to
blame?
The question which every
American, both Black and White,
must ask in the privacy of his own
mind is “Am I helping to eliminate
this climate of violence and
destruction?” We CAN do
something about it!
We, as citizens, can decide on
the necessity for buying firearms.
We can urge local, as well as
national legislators, to deal with
the atmosphere of violence. We
can recognize our responsibilities
in creative acts and attitudes. We
can stand up in our communities
and proclaim that we are for order
not chaos. We can act! If we will!
Quite possibly our acts will quell
the fears overwhelming this
country. Because, when it comes
right down to it, the answer to
violence lies within each individual
and the degree to which that
individual is willing to commit
himself to action, and to the
recognition of his responsibility as
a citizen of a democracy.
Are we going to ignore the fact
that every hour nameless
Americans are beaten, robbed,
raped and murdered? Who will be
next to die, uselessly and
violently? Who will be next to face
the beast that lies in wait for us?
No one is exempt - not me nor
YOU.
S1,00U for some a tew dollars to
many, is wrong in principle.
Big rebates confined to low- and
moderate income families and
revision of the tax structure to
make it more redistributive,
creation of jobs for all, a basic
minimum income for all in need, a
national health security program,
an energy conservation and
production program that spreads
the burdens, and clamping the lid
on prices are all elements that
could go into a bold, visionary
national effort to stave off what
may be an impending Depression.