Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 July 1972 — Page 3

Ressurrection City II planned near Miami

WASHINGTON— A mass demonstration of national unity among religious, labor, civil rights and peace forces will be held in Miami on Sunday, July 9, the day before the Democratic National Convention opens in Miami Beach. Plans for the demonstration were announced here last week by leaders of sponsoring groups. The idea of the demonstration was initiated by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, whose president, Dr. Ralph David Abernathy, said: “The purpose of this demonstration is to place before the delegates to the Democratic convention the grave Issues facing this nation In the 1972 elections, “America Is In a deep crisis, because, 1 n my judgement, our country has a government which holds t h e people In contempt Instead of serving them. It Is urgent that the forces of reaction and repression In the government be replaced in 1972, It is equally urgent that a new government must be totally committed to programs and policies which truly meet the needs of the people -- which will set the nation on* a new course of Justice, equality and peace. “We believe that the majority of American voters are ready to respond favorably to a party which will deal forthrightly with such problems as unemployment, poverty, racism, war, welfare, the unfair t a x structure, repression, health care, secret government, and the whole question of changing our national priorities. "For the past six months or so, black people, the young, women and other progressive minded citizens have been organizing across the nation in the delegate - selection process. These dedicated people have accepted the Democratic Party's word that the people will decide, not the bosses. These forces, together with challenge delegations who have the same concern about the issues, are determined

that the party indeed will face 14) to the issues. In Miami, we will maintain communications with these groups and we will be very watchful as a platform is drafted and a ticket is chosen. “If a party responds to the issues, we believe that a majority — including the poor, minority groups, young voters, workers, and the millions who support the cause of human rights and peacewill respond favorably with their votes and their vast organizing capabilities. “For the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, I might add that we will go ahead with our previously announced plans to build Resurrection City II In Miami Beach. The poor people who will come to this community from various parts of the nation will be present throughout the Democratic convention, to continue to raise the Issues of vital concern for their lives." Abernathy said construction of the city would begin July 5. Sponsoring the unity demonstration with SCLC Include the following: A1 Lowensteln, Amerleans for Democratic Action; Cynthia Wedel presld e n t, National Council of Churches; Leon Davis, president, 1199 Hospital Workers Union; Marcus Raskin, Institute for Policy Studies; George Wiley, Executive Director, National Welfare Rights Organization; Coretta Scott King, president, Martin Luther King Center for Social Change.

AT NAACP CONVENTION: Indianapolis was well-represented this week at the national convention of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in Detroit, Mich. The 1973 NAACP national convention will be held in Indianapolis. Among NAACPers travelling to Detroit for the confab were (from left to right) Mrs. Virginia Mc-

Donald, Mrs. Frances L. Williams, Robert Williams, general chairman of the 1973 national convention committee; Mrs. Virgia Davis, and Mrs. Charlotte B. Anderson. They are expected to come home "loaded" with ideas on how the Hoosier Capitol will entertain visiting NAACPers in July of 1973. (Recorder photo by Charles Wheeler).

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ROZELLE BOYD The efforts of Dr. Freeman Martin in founding a new civic group, the Citizens for Action, were highly commended this week by City-County Councilman Rozelle Boyd. Mr. Boyd, who is minority leader of the Council, also endorsed the upcoming gala benefit dinner to be sponsored by Citizens for Action on Saturday, July 15 at the Indianapolis Athletic Club. The newly-formed Citizens for Action is primarily a civic organization geared toward establishing responsible and accountable relationships between community leaders they choose to support and the black citizenry of the Greater Indianapolis Metropolitan area. Councilman Boyd, who has long been active In political circles, commented that lea-

ders generally respond t o those persons who have made them responsible. “Responsibility flows from support. If you support a man then you have every right to expect him to respond to you. Too often, persons who have assumed positions of leadership in Indiana and Indianapolis have ignored blacks because they believe that blacks either played a small role in getting them where they are or could do little to get them out," Mr. Boyd stated. He continued: “If we support our leaders, we can in turn demand their support.*' Councilman Boyd expressed his approval of the Citizens for Action fund-raising effort now underway . He ac-

THE INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER pAGE 3 SATURDAY, JULY 8. 1972

Columbia graduate student from city takes issue with Haile Selassie regime

BY A STAFF REPORTER A y o u n g college student from Indianapolis and a 1964 graduate of Crispus Attucks High School has a very dim view of the regime of Ethiopian Emperor Halle Selassie, calling him a “diabolitical manipulator of Western governments and a prostitute of large American corporations." “As a small child in Sunday school (at Mt. Olive Baptist Church), I was taught to revere Halle Selassie as one of the elite of God, King of Kings, Conquering L 1 o n of Judah, etc.,” said David Leander William*. “But after having lived in Ethiopia under the Selassie regime, I consider him a diabolical munlpulator of Western governments a n d a prostitute of large American corporations, like Total Oil Com-

is available to build up immunity against V.D.? A. No, there is no vaccine available that will build up immunity against V.D. Once you've had it you can have it over and over again if you come in contact with someone who was infected with V.D. Q. Can you get V.D. from door knobs, toilet seats or used towels? A. No. The germ which causes syphilis and gonorrhea cannot live for more than a few seconds outside the human body. So it is next to impossible to c a t c h either syphilis or gonorrhea excepting by picking them up directly from the skin of another person who has them. Q. Miss Hiser, i s there a M.D. who assists you in your column? A. Yes. Dr. DonaldE. Humphreys, assistant professor of medicine, section of Infectious Diseases and sponsor of V.D. Clinic Services, will serve as medical consultant to the Health Hotline column. Remember my mailing address: Division of Public Health c/o Ruby A. Hiser, Marlon Coujty General Hospital, 5th Floor, Out-Patient Dept. Indianapolis, tnd. 46202.

tal city! The kid just fell over and died. That really shook me up." Williams, who was a basketball standout at Attucks, said h i s visit to Ethiopia changed his outlook. “Sure, there's poverty in the U.S. — but not like in Ethiopia. It's a different degree of poverty. In the U.S. If you're very poor, you can at least go to a welfare agency. You can find some way to get help, even If It's only temporary help. But In Ethiopia, there is no welfare system, no help. There's simply no comparison between what we have and what they have, t have a new appreciation of some aspects of America I took for granted before. I

hope I won't become less radical in the future, but I think my radical feelings will be more realistic.” Williams said the resistance movement in the Northern Provice against what he called the “reactionary Haile Selassie regime" is the only hope for a “stagnant Ethiopia.” “Liberation fighters in the provice are fighting to leave the Ethiopian federation,” he continued. “They w e r e illegally annexed by the Italians. During these famous battles, the Conquering Lion of Judah was ruling from a castle in exile in London." Young David said he plans to return to Ethiopia upon completing his graduate work at Columbia.

Former Indianapolis man gets top teaching citation at Penn State

DAVID LEANDER WILLIAMS pany, Standard Oil, etc.” Williams, the son of Claude Williams Sr., of 2944 N. California, andMrs. EmogeneMahone of Englewood, N.J., is a graduate of Colorado State University and a graduate student presently studying at Columbia University. He visited Ethiopia last fall and was the subject of an article appearing In the April 10, 1972, issue of Senior Scholastic magazine entitled, “Ethiopia: Out of Place, Out of Time.” However, young Williams, in a letter to The Recorder, said most of the information given the reporter from Scholastic was either “poorly interpreted or deleted altogether.*’ “It was something like a Jewish - American making a pilgrimage to Israel, or a Catholic going to Rome," said YOUNG David, 'But—what a shock. I certainly didn’t expect what I found.” “...when I left America I didn't belong to any radical groups like the Black Panthers or that — but I supported a lot of their Ideas. I thought America was the dirtiest thing God had ever created. Racism, poverty, the unequal distribution of t h e country's wealth — all that made me angry. I went to Ethlopia with the Idea of getting back to my roots -- the so - called motherland. But the poverty I saw thee was unbelievable — so much worse than anything at home. “One day I was walking down a main street in Addis Ababa,” Williams said in the article. “Ahead of me t saw a small kid staggering along. At first I thought he must be on drugs , or something. And then he just dropped down -- dead -- right tn front of me. “Now this was not someplace out in the bush, in the countryside. 11 was about 200 yards from Emperor Halle Selassie's palace in the capl-

YOUR HEALTH... is very important. Consult a Doctor and Dentist for regular check-ups. This will prevent serious health problems. See the Professional Directory in The Recorder. knowledged that not everyone in the black community can make dollar contributions, but those who can should. For further information on the gala benefit dinner contact Dr. Martin at 925-6047 or 923-2521.

Joseph F. Douglas, associate professor of electrical engineering at the Penn State York Campus and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer V. Burches of this city, is t h e recipient of the 1972 Christian R. and Mary Llndback Award for Distinguished Teaching. Douglas, a 1943 graudate of Crispus Attucks Hign School, received the award during spring commencement exercises of Penn State Saturday at University Park, Pa. The award, recogniz1 n g superior undergraduate teaching, was graduate teaching, was given for the first time in 1958 and consists of an engraved plaque and a stipend of $1,000 contributed by an alumnus. “We are all honored that this additional recognition is gjven to a member of o u r

faculty,” said Your Campus Director Edward M. Elias. “We feel justifiable proud of the high caliber of our teaching faculty.’ Douglas received his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Purdue and his master’s from the University of Missouri. From 1948 until 1956 he was an assistant project engineer for the United States Department of Agriculture. For eight years he was an associate professor of electrical engineering at Southern University, Baton Roughe, La. Prior to joining the Penn State York faculty in 1966 he was project engineer for American Machine and Foundry two years. He is a member of the American Society for Engineering Education and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

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