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AFTERMATH OF NEW ORLEANS SHOOTOUT-New Or
leans: A policeman stands guard over about a dozen self
proclaimed Black Panthers Sept, 15 after flushing them from
a fortified house In the Desire Project. The police assault
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CLIFFORD W. ALEXANDER
Alexander
Mm Meads
Politicos
WASHINGTON, D. C. - Clif
ford Alexander, Jr., a former
White House aide to both Presi
dents John Kennedy and Lyndon
Johnson, has agreed to serve
as coordinator for the estab
lishment of a national nonpar
tisan Black political fund.
‘ According to Alexander, the
fund wou’d be used for: financ
ing mass.ve votei registration
and political education cam
paigns in Black communities
throughout the country; provid
ing financial assistance for
Slack candidates of both par
ties; developing a national or
ganization to turn out the Black
vote on election day; estab
lishing Black lobbying groups
at every level of government
to train Blacks in practical
campaign work; developing a
(See ALEXANDER. P 21
Credit Union Explained
The North Carolina Educa
tors Credit Union, Inc., is de
k. signed for tlie educators of the
state, persons engaged in ed
ucational activities. Steering
the program for the Credit
Union Board, is the devoted
friend of ail the people, W. R.
Collins.
Collins, was not able to get
a place on the district programs
STRIKING WORKERS WAVE PICKET SIGNS-Detroit: Gen
eral Motors workers wave picket signs outside a Detroit GM
plant after the United Auto Workers struck giant General
Motors at midnight Sept. 14. (UPI).
‘Forces Working Against America
Are Self-Destroying’-Dr. Jackson
NEW ORLEANS, La.--‘The
forces working against America
today are self-destroying be
cause they have no basis in
faith or justice. Americanism is
our salvation.” Dr. Joseph H.
Jackson said today at the Na
tional Baptist Convention, USA,
Inc., in the Rivergate audi
torium, New Orleans.
Dr, Jackson, president, ad
dressed his remarks to 20,000
delegates representing 30,000
Baptist churches with a mem
bership totalling 6.3 million,
the largest Negro organization
in the United States.
Jackson said many leaders
in American culture have felt
guilt and yielded to the demands
of destructionlsts who advo
cate the complete annihilation
of our cities and government.
He quoted from .Jprry Rubin’s
book '’DO IT" which declares
that the Yippie idea of fun is
overthrowing the government
and that kids will lock their
parents out of their homes and
use them as guerrila bases.
A socialistic country would
not allow the printing of such a
US Bankers
SetNafl
Convention
WASHINGTON, D. C. - The
National Bankers Association,
an organization representing
the interests of Black-owned
banks, will- hold its 43rd an
nual convention in St. Louis,
Missouri, on Oct, 15-17, ac
cording to Dr. Edward Irons,
Executive Director of NBA.
Stated Dr. Irons, "This con
(See BANKERS, P. 2)
of the NCAE, this fall to rep
; esent the Credit Union, but the
credit union will be mentioned
with other teacher services, and
Mr. Collins will he present at
most of the district meetings to
ansuer the questions that mar
be presented by many educators
and to issue special printed
materials as information on the
(See CREDIT UNION. P, 2)
on the house followed a night the Crescent City police chief
Clarence Giarrusso called "a reign of terror” during which
whites, blacks and police were assaulted and shot at, and
(cars (rear) were pushed into drainage ditches and burned.
book, Jackson said.
"We must remain free to pro
test, to criticize and find fault
with that which is wrong, but
we must be judicious. We must
work within the framework of
the laws of this land to cor
rect certain principles in our
system, . . not because of our
COCU Now Moving
Fast In Durham
DURHAM-In response to a
cal! sent out by a committee,
headed by Rev. John Rogers,
associate minister of First
Presbyterian Church, and Rob
ert St ill well, minister ofYouth,
Trinity Methodist Church, 10
blacks and 20 white church
leaders met at Trinity Meth
odist Church, Sunday, Sept. 13,
and formulated plans that tend
to properly explore the Plan of
Union, projected by the Consul
tation on Church Union, that will
include 9 denominations and
bring under one banner, 25,-
000,000 Christians.
The initial meeting is one of
many that are being held
throughout the province of the 9
consulting denominations.
Copies of the Plan were distri
buted to those present and they
were instructed to take them to
their respective communions,
for a study that will enable the
Durham churches to approach
the union, with some knowledge
of the proposal. A city-wide
meeting has been scheduled for
Nov. 1, which will bring three
of the planners to the city.
They will go into detail about
the meeting.
Committees were appointed
to plan the meeting, which will
be held at Trinity Methodist,
First Presbyterian and St. Luke
Episcopal Churches. It will be
gin at 3 p.m.. when panels will
be set up. The panels will meet
for perhaps one and one half
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However, T. WIGGS
color but because we are right.
"I am for the polarization
between the would-be destroy
ers of America and those who
work seek to save the nation’s
life. I believe in dissent, but
I do not be’ieve in destruction. ”
Referring to the Old Testa
(See DR. JACKSON, P. 2)
hours. They will adjourn for a
luncheon that will be held at St.
Luke Church, where discussion
will continue and then a joint
worship service will be held,
with Dr. William A. Benfield,
Presbyterian Church in the US,
delivering the sermon.
The Rev. Stillwell will head
the Program Committee. Other
(See COCU. P 2)
CRIME
BEAT
From Raleigh's Official
■ 'l’olice Files * );
BEATEN AT HOME
Miss Gwendolyn Levonne
Powell, 28, 510 Smithfield St.,
told Officer Jimmy Max Glover
at 8:48 p.m. Saturday, that Wil
liam Poole, 31, 724 S. Saunders
Street, came into her house
and started hitting her in the
face, back and side. She said he
also pulled the sink from the
wall in her bathroom. Miss
Powell went to the magistrate’s
office, then decided not to sign
assault on a female and damage
to property warrants against
Pool. "They made up" and she
told the cop that she would not
sign any warrants. She suffered
bruises on the back and side.
Damage to the sink was placed
at $lO. (Sce CRIME beat. P 3)
since t! e t:ade had been piling
up at Caraleigh Furniture, Mr.
Wiggs’ total amount of earn
ings came to S6O. He said he
used the prize as a down pay
ment on a brand new television
set for his family to enjoy.
The produce manager at Co
lonial Stores, Lockwood Shop
ping Center, Wiggs is married
to the former Miss Hazel Wat
son of Smithfield. They are
the parents of three children;
Thomas, Jr., 5; Jessica, 4;
and Kelby Wiggs, 1. All are
(See WIGGS WINS. P. 2)
N. C. Prof. To United Nations
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In Durham Saturday
B/ackMayors Speak
Or. Edmonds
OfNCCUIs
A Delegate
DURHAM - Dr. Helen Gray
Edmonds, dean of the graduate
school, at North Carolina Cen
tral University, will join the
U. S. delegation to the United
Nations, it was announced Sat
urday night.
The appointment, made by
President Nixon, was announc
ed by NCCU president Albert
N. Whiting at the school’s an
nual .acuity banquet ending the
f "!t\ institute,
Dr. Edmonds became a pro
fessor in the faculty of North
(See DR. EDMONDS, P. 2)
Hatcher,
Lee Will
Be Heard
DURHAM - Mayor
Richard Hatcher of
Gary, Indiana and May
or Howard Lee of Cha
pel Hill, N. C., will be
the principal speakers
at the North Carolina
Voter Education Proj
ect’s Fourth Annual
Leadership Training
Conference in Durham,
Sept. 19th.
Mayor Lee will deliver
the keynote address at
9:30 a.m. at the Durham Hotel.
Mayor Hatcher will address
the closing session at 5 p.m.
in the B. N. Duke Auditorium
on the campus of North Caro
lina Central University.
John W. Edwards, Director
of the North Carolina Voter Ed
ucation Project, said the pur
pose of the one day conference,
"is to bring together Black
leaders from across the state
to discuss ways on hou they
can participate more effective
ly in the political system." Ed
wards stated that invitations
have been extended to both poli
tical parties to send Black rep
resentatives.
In addition to the speeches by
(See TWO MAYORS, P. 2)
Closed TV
Will Link
Democrats
WASHINGTON-Democrats a
cross the nation will join in
an unprecedented closed-cir
cuit TV campaign conference
Sept. 26, Democratic National
Chairman Lawrence F. O'Brien
has announced.
Sponsored by the Democratic
National Committee and the
Senate and House Democratic
Congressional campaign com
mittees. the "Campaign‘7o De
mocratic Caucus" will bring
together elected Democratic
officeholders, candidates, state
party officials and party work
ers in 18 major cities for a
mid-campaign strategy meet
ing on issues, and cagfiMCSgi)
techniques for it he finaF fsbf
woAks of the critically infPH|
ant, 1970 elections races.
(See LINK PARTY. P. 2f " V
Norfh Carolina's Leading Weekly
RALEIGH. N. C., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1970
FACES 20-YEAR PRISON TERM-Ft. Hood, Tex.: Staff
Sgt. David Mitchell, accompanied by his wife Rosa, arrives at
the Ft. Hood court room for the start of preliminary hearings
in his Court Martial. Mitchell is charged with assault with
intent to murder 30 Vietnamese citizens, in connection with
the Mylai alleged massacre. The charge carries a maximum
penalty on conviction of 20 years. (UPI).
Parade Os Unity’
To Precede Classic
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - The
cause of "unity" among people
of all races will be dramatical
ly demonstrated on Saturday
morning, Sept. 26, as the A
merican Unity Parade, mas
sive prelude to the First An
nual National Black Unity Foot
ball Classic, swings donn
Broad Street in celebration of
the accomplishments of the
Philadelphia area’s "black ef
fort."
Nearly 200 musical and
marching organizations from
* MISS BROOKS HAnL? OVER GAVEL - United Nation* Go crsi Aaset tblj Prirldcnt
the tiling of the Assembly’s 25th session Sept. 15. (UPI).
throughout the Delaware Val
ley area will he presented in
the parade with floats, choral
groups and bands from the 26
participating cities and towns.
Billed as a "show on wheels,”
the parade will feature inte
grated choirs from nearly 100
churches and religious institu
tions; and floats with wrestling
exhibitions, presentations by
the Philadelphia Lyric Opera
Company and the Pennsylvania
Balet Company, and illustra
(See ’UNITY’, P 2)
SINGLE COPY ISc
Panthers
Os Nation
Said 'Mad'
In an effort to ascertain what
effect the confrontation be
tween Black Panthers and law
enforcement officers of New
Orleans, La., In battle of high
powered rifles, automatic wea
pons and handguns, earlier this
week, The CAROLINIAN at
tempted to invade the haunts of
the militants in the North Caro
lina area, in an attempt to find
out what the reaction would be.
Efforts to locate members or
sympathizers proved futile.
Persons who have watched the
(See PANTHERS, P. 2)
V ictim
Os Mine
Improves
TOWNSVILLE - Even though
the rescuers, the owners of the
mine and even the wife of the
trapped victim, RlchardOwens,
36, in the tungsten mine, for
almost 12 hours Tuesday, were
greatly relieved when he (O
wens) emerged from his bed of
mud, his daughter, Phyllis, ran
to a nearby car and sobbed
heavily.
Phyllis had kept vigil with
her mother and the excited
crowd, while the rescuers
worked furiously from 11 a.m.
until 9:30 p.m. They waited
very patiently through these
gruelling hours. And when the
daughter glimpsed her father
being brought to the surface, she
could not hold back any longer.
When her grief abated, she got
into the car with her mother and
became another anxious part of
a number 6f persons that journ
eyed to the hospital, behind the
ambulance, to determine how
seriously Owens was hurt and
whether he would survive the
ordeal of having been buried
in eight feet of mud and rock,
in a drift at the 1,500 foot
(See VICTIM’S. P. 2)