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Jh t fuMre Outlook Kcr ;N" ? Read The Future Outlook! VOL. 28, NO. 12 GREEi CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1969 PRICE 10 CENTS Martin Luther King, Jr. Mem; .<ti To Be Established In Atlanta, Ga. Coretta Scott King, Atlanta, Ga. January 15, 1969 Today my husband would have been 40 years old. Under ordinary circumstances this might be considered an occasion for nothing more than senti mentality and tears. But Martin Luther King, Jr. was no ordi nary man and these are not ordinary circumstances. So, while sentiment indeed runs deeply within me, at this mo ment, I am gratified to say that the stirring winds of excite ment, anticipation and a pro found sense of fulfillment have triumphed over tears. For it is my privilege and pleasure to announce today the creation of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Center here In At lanta. 1 do this with pride because we as members of the family are convinced that this newly established center will seek with integrity to extend Martin Lu ther King's best hopes and deeds. What we see beginning now is no dead monument but a living memorial filled with all the vitality that was his, a cen ter of human endeavor com mitted to the causes for which he lived and died. This official Memorial Cen ter will be developed here in my husband's native city but it will be for men and women everywhere. It will, like Martin Luther King, emerge proudly out of the heart of the black experience in America but It will address the experiences of ?11 people, especially those who are broken and oppressed, those who desperately search for Jus tice, liberation and peace. In all of its parts, the Memorial will attempt te meet with uncom promising Insistence the prob lems and needs which face black people today: Then, by these rery pathways of specific concern the Memorial Center will continue Martin Luther King, Jr.*s never ceasing min ister to the world and all of Its largest, urgent needs. It U our Intention that the Center will rise out of the ex perience* of two different loca tions to the city: For both citie are necessary to tell the story of Martin Luther King, Jr. On Auburn Avenue, w'e ex pect to restore his birthplace and continue the life of Ebe nezar Baptist Church, his spiri tual home. Together with these, to a Memorial Park, we plan to locate the final place of en tombment, and build as well a living, open, freedom hall which will tell for many generations the story of the movement which he led. The second part of the me morial complex will develop to the vicinity of the Atlanta! Uni versity community. Tt will in clude an Institute for Non -Vio lent Social Change, an Institute for Afro-American Studies, and| a Museum of Afro-American Lile and Culture. Because the goal is to achieve the beloved community through the process of non-violent social change, the technique and philosophy which guided Martin Luther King, Jr., it is our hope that this spirit will permeate the whole experience of the Memo rial Center. We hope to make available to students, scholars, artists and activists many op portunities to explore the black and vibrant groups of the people who produced a Martin Luther King, Jr. At the same I moment, we invite all who come here to enter the search for those creative ways in which the future of this people end all peoples may be liberated from oppression and fear, set free for that great earthy destiny to which God has surely called us all. The place in which we meet today is a witness to the life that already characterises the I Center. This is the initial loca tion of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Library project, a docu mentation center lor the free dom movement in America. We have already begun to gather staff and develop pro gram for the Institute for Afro American Studies. The Institute for Non-Violent Social Change is currently under serious dis cussion, and the search has be gun for a director of that ele ment of the Center. We recog nize the magnitude of the task to which we have set ourselves We are aware of the great nancial resources it will de mand. But we are also con vinced that nothing less would do Justice to the greatness of the man we honor, and I sin cerely believe that men and women here and all over the world win come to our assis tance as we move to realize this magnificent hope. So, on Martin's birthday, we ret out on a tremendous adven ture and invite all of you tc hare it with ua. For the Mart Luther King, Jr. Memorial Center does more than pay ho mage to a man. It is an experi ment in hope in a time of fear. It is an act of faith when men refuse to believe. It is a real istic attempt to carry on an idealist's fight. The fight for which my husband lived and died. The fieht for a world in which all men on this earth might one day be free ? free at last. AUXILIARY TO HOLD MEET JANUARY II The L. Richardson Memorial Hoepltal Auxiliary will hold ita regular monthly meeting on Thuraday, January 23, 1989, at 7:00 p. m. in the Staff Lounge. AH interested persona are in vited to attend. 'Sol Said to Her,., " wmm WHEN GOOD FRIENDS GET TOGETHER, they have much to talk about. Here, the girls are meeting at one of the 103 March of Dimes-supported Birth Defects Centers in the United States. Although each was singled out tragically at birth with a crippling disability, all are receiving modern, comprehensive treatment and rehabilitation that will enable them to lead productive lives. Con tributions to the March of Dimes help continue the vital programs carried on at birth defects centers by outstanding teams of medical professionals. JEWS SHOULD TAKE OVER MIDDLE EAST! By Ricardo Raffles They have come back to Pal estine. They have come back to Israel. That is as It should be. It was a prophecy made thous ands of years ago and is now ? prophecy come true. The tragic lesson of this happening still has not taken birth in the minds of Syria, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jor dan, Lebanon and other coun tries of the Middle East. They have allowed the winds of hatred over hundreds of years of Anti-Semitism to be fanned by an un-Godly group of would be rulers who under the guise of Nationalism, have kept the millions of poor Arabs stirred up aeainst the Jews. Millions of illiterate, uneducated and Impoverished Arabs til this day do not know that they have blood ties with their brothers, the Jews, dating back to the davs of Abraham and Isaac. Isaac having married a Syrian girl bv the name of Rebecca; millions of Arabic descendant beinss having their ancestoral heritage and blood kinship dat ing back to biblical days, of the intermlnsUng and lnter-marri aglng of Hebrews, Babylonians, Assyrians, Syrians, Egyptians. With all of this blood kinship background, why has there been bloodshed, wars, hate, killings? Whv, after a period of thous ands of years, this country which has been endowed with every natural resource at their bands, should still be a back- , ward nation, an Impoverished j nation, a people of starved bod- I ies and minds? With all of the billions of oil reserves, the great agricultural potentialities, its many fine harbors and seaports, tremen dous mineral reserves and a year around climate ideally suited for the greatest fruit and vegetable and meat and dairy production In the entire world, yet they are suffering of hunger and disease by the millions. Why? There can be only one answer: The masses of people have been betrayed by their selfish and greedy leaders. The thousands of miles of land has been under the ownership and vassalage of a few hundred Sheiks, Emirs and Omars: Sul tans and Princes and Kings. Here is a land area comparable to the United States In size, as well as resources; yet In three hundred years America has be come the most powerful, rich est, educated nation In the world. On the other hand, Syria, Egypt, Jordan, Iran, all of Arabia are still one of the most backward, most Illiterate, most Impoverished nation, In r<> cards to human beings; yet, still materially wealthy land wise. Israel, a land one-eighth the size of the State of North Caro lina, and with less people, have in a period of thirty years made this small nation one of the richest producing nations in the world. Just in the period of thirty years, enormous agrlcul I tural productivity has taken (Continued OB Plfl ?) From Veterans Adm. Regional Office The new year could begin with a financial jolt for thous ands of veterans and widows on the Veterans Administration's pension rolls who thus far have failed to return their annual income questionnaire to VA. Totally and permanently non service-connected disabled vet erans and wartime veterans' widows who meet income limi tations are eligible for pensions. W. R. Phillips, manager ot the Winston - Salem Veterans Administration Regional Of fice, said the law requires these beneficiaries to report their in come each year in order that the VA can determine the amount of pension, which is related directly to income, to which they are entitled. The questionnaire, Phillips said, requesting data on 1968 income received and 1969 in come estimated, was sent 2,033,000 pension recipients about the first of November. Deadline for returning the questionnaire to VA was set at January 15. With this deadline fast ap proaching, approximately 943,000 pensioners have not re turned the questionnaire. Until the VA receives 1969 income estimates from these beneficiaries, It cannot deter mine or pay any pension bene fits in 1969 to them. And in 1969, discontinuance of pension payments could be more costly for many of these beneficiaries than In the past. Starting January 1, VA pen sions will be completely re structured. Income limits will be raised $200 for all pensioners. Further, the present three in come levels used in determin ing the amount of benefits a recipient may be paid will be Increased to between 13 and 28 Income levels In $100 incre ments. For approximately 1.2 million beneficiaries on the VA pension rolls, this restructuring win mean higher monthly payments in 1969. Thus, failure to return the income questionnaire could mean the loss of $110 a month in pension payments in 1989, compared with the present rate of $104, for the veteran with no dependents and little or no in come. The loss could be $130 a month instead of the present $119 for the veteran with three dependents and little or no in come. Phillips urged those who have not returned the questionnaire to complete it and mall H in the self-addressed envelop? without delay. It also reminded these vet erans and widows that any In formation and assistance they may need in completing the questionnaire may be obtained from their nearest VA Office.
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