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Block Demos support GOP candidates BY EUNICE TROTTER Syndicated Writers A Artists, Inc. Angered by decisions made by the Marion County Democrat Central Committee, the ' Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance announced its support of Republican candidates for Center Township trustee and Marion County Clerk. Rev. Mozell Sanders, a member of the alliance which is mostly comprised of black Democratic ministers, said support will be given to Center Township trustee candidate Hulala Currence and county clerk candidate Faye I. Mowery because of the “attitude” of the Democratic Party and its Central Committee. He accused the party of ignoring the recommendations of blacks. After the death of Dr. Benjamin A. Osborne, the Democrat Central Committee and its chairwoman met with several factions of the Democrat Party, but voted to select former Broad Ripple Coach and history teacher William R. Smith to be candidate for trustee. The selection was made against the wishes of a delegation of black elected officials, but before a party caucus election by Center Township precinct committeemen. Committeemen selected Attorney Charles A. Walton to fill the remainder of Dr. Osborne’s term in office. Democrat Central Committee Chairwoman Providence A. Benedict said the committee was given several names representing DEMOS, Page 21

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Police continue to search this week for a second suspect in the restaurant robbery/muder after the arrest of a Northeastside man. Ricky W. Spivey, 24, 3400 block of Adams Court, was apprehended Saturday evening (Oct. 11) and charged with murder and robbery. He was arrested in connection with an armed robbery a week ago at Dooley O’Toole’s, 5960 E . 10th Street. Kitchen manager Leroy Hollis, 24, was shot once in the head and in the left shoulder. He died the following day. Indianapolis Police Homicide Detective Thomas A. Minor credited a joint investigation by homicide and robbery detectives in thearrestofSpivey. However, he would not specify how police identified Spivey as a suspect. “We’re still looking for the second man,” he said. Hollis and a co-worker arrived to work at the same time Mondy (Oct. 6) morning. While Hollis entered the restaurant and pub to begin working, the co-worker went next door for coffee. Moments later, two men wearing ski masks burst through the back door and took money from an office safe. Hollis was shot twice and left in a walk-in cooler. The two reportedly fled across Arlington Avenue to a parked car in a Preston-Safeway Store parking lot a block away, and drove north on Arlington in a light blue subcompact car. RAH INCREASE Effective with the November 1, 1M6 blue of the /ndlanapolis Recorder the coat per riagle copy iscne will br 35 cents. The tocreaec in the coet oi

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QIC, 7 other groups to get $8.9 million in low-interest HUD loans

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ALTHOUGH FLORIDA A&M lost the game 41-3, this Florida A&M band member demonstrated he was a “winner” during the post-game “Battle of the Bands” competition following the Saturday night football contest in the Hoosier Dome. (Photo Velora Anderson, Syndicated Writers & Artists)

By MICHAEL THOMPSON Staff Reporter Eight non-profit Indiana organizations will receive $8.9 million in low-interest loans to finance construction of housing for low-income elderly. The loans, to be issued by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, will go towards the construction of 256 such units in seven Hoosier cities. Included in this amount is $1.4 million awarded to Opportunities Industrialization Centers (OIC) for a 40-unit complex in Indianapolis. The complex will be built “about 200 yards” from Orchard Parks Apartments, 3120 N. Baltimore, OIC National President Leon Sullivan announced in a press conference here Wednesday. Orchard Parks is headquarters for the state OIC. Sullivan was in town to push for more support for the state OIC, and to announce his support for U.S. Sen. Dan Quayle’s re-election campaign.

Quayle, who lobbied HUD for the loans on behalf of three of the recipients, including OIC, joined the press meeting from Washington, D.C. via teleconference. A spokesperson for the senator explained that he originally had wanted to attend the conference in person, but was needed to vote on the Senate floor and was forced to remain in Washington. Sullivan described Quayle, a conservative Republican, as a “friend to the poor” and “one of the young bright hopes for this country. ” “Poor people need champions to help them out of poverty,” he said. For his part the senator praised Sullivan “for all the hard work he has done” for the handicapped and the poor. Quayle, anticipating criticism on his budget positions from Jill Long, his Democratic opponent, said he is in favor of an “across-the-board reduction in federal spending” and “restraint” in the increase of entitlement programs. He said such programs “must become more ef-

S. Africa sanctions vote rejected Council tifriis down commendations for congressmen

By MICHAEL THOMPSON Staff Reporter The City-County Council resolution seemed innocent enough. All it did was commend four Indiana congressmen—senators Richard G. Lugar and Dan Quayle, and representatives Phillip R. Sharp and Amdrew Jacobs Jr.—for their affirmative votes in the recent action by Congress to levy tougher sanctions against the racist regime in South Africa. Congress several weeks ago voted to override President Reagan’s veto of its sanction bill, handing him a

major foreign policy defeat. But Monday the council voted not to award the commendations. Councilman Glenn L. Howard, who sponsored the proposals, said he was “surprised” and “disappointed” at the vote. “I didn’t think there was anything wrong with (the commendations)” he said. Council Presidem Beurt R. SerVaas said the council voted down the proposals because it is “opposed to sanctions against any nation. ’ ’ He said the council would be opposed to U.S. sanctions against the Soviet Union and Cuba, enemies of

America, as well as South Africa, an ally, because sanctions “are no way to solve problems” because they “disrupt normal trade relations. ” The U.S. grain embargo against the Soviet Union “ruined farmers,” SerVaas said. He added that, since Indiana is the sixth leading exporting state in the nation, sanctions could not help but damage the Hoosier economy. However, SerVaas said, the vote ought not to be construed as support for South Africa’s racist policies. “The council is unalterably opposed to apartheid, ’ ’ he said.

But John Hall, an aide in Lugar’s Indiana offices, said the sanctions vote was designed as a declaration in the name of “freedom across the board.” He said Lugar, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee who led the congressional override, feels that sanctions are “a necessary step to show the white minority regime once and for all that we are not in bed with apartheid.” He disputed SerVaas’ claim that sanctions might adversely affect InSee REJECTED, Page 21

South Africa preparing for all-out war, leaders say

MAPUTO, Mozambique—(AP)— Leaders from six southern African nations said after a one-day summit Oct. 12 that South Africa had concentrated its forces along the borders of Mozambique and Zimbabwe and was preparing for war. “South Africa has already embarked on the road of fascism and of war against the peoples of southern Africa,” the leaders of the so-called Front Line states said in a declaration issued Sunday night. They called on “all the peoples and governments of the world to block South Africa’s race towards generalized war.” The statement added: “South African forces are concentrated along the borders with Mozambique and Zimbabwe, and commando units have infiltrated to carry out acts of terrorism in Mozambique. ” South Africa regularly stations troops along its borders to prevent incursions by guerrillas of the African National Congress. Mozambique said in a communique Saturday that South Africa was planning an air raid to help overthrow the government and has secretly sent a commando force into the capital. Early Sunday, Mozambique President Sonora Machei said the summit’s purpose was “to draw up perspectives for our struggle, for the defense and consolidation of our in-

The declaration listed no specifics on those points, and was mainly a repetition of previous accusations against South Africa. The six Front Line states are Angola, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Tanzania. Prime Minister Kengb Wa Dondo of Zaire also came to Maputo on Sunday, but apparently'was not part of the summit. He met separately with Machei and with the Zambian and Angolan leaders. Of the Front Line states, only Tanzania and Angola are not heavily dependent on South Africa for trade, electricity, food and comiflunications. Zaire also depends on South Africa for shipping some minerals. Told of the group’s declaration, a South Africa military spokesman said by telephone in Johannesburg: “South Africa and the Defense Force are on record at the highest level ... that they wish to live in peace with their neighbors, but the Defense Force is also on record they will not tolerate terrorist attacks on innocent South Africans launched from neighboring states. ” On Saturday, the South African military responded to Mozambique's accusations by saying Machei’s government was suffering a case of nerves because it had bean allowing ANC guerrillas to operate from its territary. The military said Mozambique allowed the ANC to set a land mine across the border injured six South African

soldiers and three black civilians a week ago. The ANC is the main guerrilla force seeking to overthrow the South African system of apartheid. By law ahd custom, apartheid establishes a racially segregated society in whichrfbe 24 million black

majority has no vote in national affairs. The 5 million whites control the economy and maintain separate districts, schools and health services. Mozambique has denied that Sow LEADERS. Pago 21

Conference here Oct. 17-18 Black Presbyterians want 'a more effective role'

Black members of Presbyterian churches in Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan, Illinos, Missouri, Texas and Indiana will come together this weekend (Oct. 17-18) to explore and discuss denominational matters that impact their constituency. The conference will be the Annual Midwest of Black Presbyterians United Regional Conference/and will carry out the theme, “Providing Inspiration for a More Effective Church.” v There will be workshops led by Presbyterians from the national offices as well as from various cities. Workshop topics include: •The Church's Role in the Black Family •Reclaiming and Sustaining Members •Viable Church School Programs •Structural Dmfen for hfisskm

•Youth Workshop •Successful B.P.U. Chapter Programming The opening worship service at 7:30 p.m. Friday evening (Oct. 17) will be conducted by Immanuel Presbyterian Church, of which Rev. Gloria J. Tate is pastor. Witherspoon Presbyterian Church will lead worship on Saturday morning at 8:15 a.m., Rev. Landrum Shields is pastor. Keynote speaker on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. will be the Dr. Otis Turner, director of the Church’s, Council On Church and Race (Atlanta). Registration begins at 2 p.m. on Friday. Registration fees are $20 for adults and $17 for youth. More information can be obtained from Immanuel Presbyterian Church at 925-7451.

fective with their resources.” “The Rev. Sullivan and I have had discussions on this,” Quayle said. “How do we reach out to these poor people out here? ” Sullivan also urged support for two welfare reform bills to be reintroduced in Congress this January. He suggested unused funds from the Job Training Partnership Act be used to assist welfare families. According to Sullivan, the Private Industry Council, a JTPA affiliate which receives federal funds, currently has $2 million which, if left unused, must be returned to the U.S. Treasury. He said that money could be used to train welfare recipients to enter the job market, thus allowing the program to remain “revenueneutral.” In addition to the OIC housing loan, Eastside Community Investments of Indianapolis received a $1.7 million loan for construction of a 50-unit complex for local elderly residents. Other cities across the state where HUD loans will finance similar projects include Fort Wayne, Mulberry, Muncie, Richmond, Rushville, and Valparaiso. I Insido Ailhments Nakasene

The NNPA Newspaper Association) has taken a stand against the comments made by Japan’s Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone’s concerning the intelligence of black Americans. An ad published in the Washington Post and the New York Times to assure maximum awareness non-black readers, nat and International, of the outrage of black Americans regarding the remarks of Japan's Prime Minister Nakasone appears on Page 22 of this week’s Recorder. This is a forerunner of strong economic action contemplated against Japanese manufactures by the black press.

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A RACIAL CHALLENGE TO DEATH PENALTY} Attorneys this week argued that the death penalty in the U.S., specifically Georgia, is used almost exclusively to execute blacks who killed whites. See page 14.

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WORDS TO GOOD EFFECT: Central State University President Arthur E. Thomas says black students must master the standard English language if they are to effectively compete in the job market. See page 14.

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