Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 January 1978 — Page 2

p* r c o THE INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER rMUC /. SATUtOAY, JANUARY 7. 1971

liacks feel less alienated from whites than in early part of 70s

New Catholic marriage policy goes into effect

ANN ARBOR - Black people are feeling less alienated from whites than they did during the early 1970’s, a University of Michigan survey in Detroit shows. A smaller percentage of blacks say they “do not trust any whites,” and a smaller percentage endorse the use of violence to obtain equal rights. However, a sharply increased percentage also say that they think white people are indifferent to black advancement. These are among the findings reported by U-M sociology Profs. Reynolds Farley and Howard Schuman and doctoral candidate Shirley Hatchett, based on interviews in 1968, 1971 and 1976 with a cross section of black 1 adults living in Detroit. The first survey, taken 10 months after the i%7 Detroit riots, was designed to measure the extent of black hostility toward white people and white institutions. Several of the questions were repeated during a 1971 survey, with the results showing a significant rise in black alienation during the three year period. But when six key questions

were repeated for a third time in 1976, black attitudes had shifted, the U-M researchers said. “On almost all items, black alienation had dropped from the relatively high levels of 1971 back to the 1968 post-riot levels. “For example, the use of violence to obtain equal rights was endorsed by six per cent in 1968, 11 per cent in 1971, but only four per cent in 1976. “The percentage of blacks trusting no white people rose from 10 per cent in 1968 to 16 per cent in 1971, but returned to 10 per cent in 1976. The percentage desiring to live in an all black neighborhood jumped from 12 per cent in 1968 to 19 per cent in 1971, but declined to 11 per cent in 1976. On the issue of “whether black children should study an African language” however, support grew from 33 per cent in 1968 to 55 per cent in 1976. The researchers noted that the trend away from distrust toward whites has not been accompanied by any decline in black cultural identity.” One of the most dramatic changes revealed by the latest survey, however, is in blacks’

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perceptions of the way whjtes feel toward them. ' ‘The respondents were asked which statement they agreed with most: Whites want to ‘keep blacks down’; whites want to give blacks ‘a better break,’ or whites ‘don’t care’ about blacks one way or another,” the U-M researchers said. “While beliefs about deliberate white repression (‘keep down’) dropped eight per cent from 1971 to 1976, beliefs that whites want to help blacks get ahead also dropped by 10 per cent. What increased -by a remarkable 18 per cent--was the response that ‘whites don’t care one way or the other.’ “Viewed another way, the most common response in 1968 was ‘whites want blacks to have a better break’; in 1971, it shifted to ‘keep blacks down,’ and in 1976, the majority view (by a 49 per cent margin) was that whites are ‘neither helpful nor harmful to black advancement, but indifferent.’ “The number of respondents involved in each of the three interviews varied, with 417 in 1968, 208 in 1971 and 339 in 1976,” the researchers said. “Precautions were taken in both 1971 and 1976 to make comparisons to the 1968 project as exact as possible. "Black interviewers--gradu-ate students in sociology and professional staff from the Survey Research Center gathered all of the data, and the basic method of random sampling was the same in all three studies. While there has been some decrease in the proportion of black respondents who granted interviews, the researchers do not believe this has affected the results.” The U-M authors caution that their data concern Detroit only, and may be influenced by special conditions there, sue as the rise to majority status by blacks. “It is probable, nonetheless, that the changes registered in Detroit are reflective of changes in the nation gener-* ally, especially in large urban areas,” they said. “The report deals only^with attitudes of blacks toward whites and toward race rela* tions in general.” they added. “In other spheres of life, such as politics, different changes or no changes at all may have occured. Finally it should also be noted that, while the black alienation has declined since 1971, it is still high. A third of the sample in 1976 still feels that whites are trying to keep blacks down, and a full 49 percent believes whites are indifferent. “It is tempting to assume that these recent trends can be carried forward to the future,” the researchers concluded.“But just as black alienation has changed in direction over the three studies reported here, so it can change again depending on alarger social events." CHECK THE HECORDtR ' EACH WEEK F0R MONEY SAVING COUPONS ^

Following two years ot preparation, the Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis will introduce a new marriage ‘policy on January 1,1978. LThe policy, which will be mandatory for teenagers who seek to be married in the Church, may also be applied to every couple who desires to marry under Catholic auspices if their pastor so chooses. The policy guides the evaluation and preparation of the engaged couple prior to the time when the pastor will witness their marriage. The new procedure may take as

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long as six months to complete. During this time, the pastor will have several interviews with the couple involving an in-dept evaluation of their relationship and their readiness for marriage. The priests of the Archdioefse have been trained in preparation for the implementation of the new policy in a series of special workshops and seminars conducted over the past 8 months. The pastors will be able to call on the assistance of professional counselors and specially trained lay couples to help in the evaluation and preparation of engaged couples. A further aspect of the marriage policy is an Appeal Board which will be available for review in the case of initial evaluations that indicate a couple is not sufficiently prepared for marriage in the opinion of the pastor. The intention of the policy is to foster good marriages, that is, marriages that are stable, permanent, faithful and fruitful marriages that are clearly sacramental in nature and committed to Jesus Christ and his Church. The policy is designed to educate couples, particularly the young, that they are undertaking a serious commitment; that marriage is not something to be entered into nor gotten out of easily; and, that marriage is not only a private matter, but one in which the entire community has a stake. According to Father Robert Klein, Chairman of the Archdiocesan Marriage Policy Commission, “It will be some time before we can actually evaluate the effectiveness of the new marriage policy procedures, however, the pastors, parents and professional counselors who have been involved in its trial use have widely acclaimed its benefit."

Saves baby from serious injury! Mother makes daring rescue of children in house blaze

RUIN: Little is left of Venus Grabes house at 3383 E. Station, which caught on fire due to faulty wiring. The house which sits no more

than 25 feet away from an electrical power transformer station was ruin by flames last Thursday.

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Firemen was unable to put out an early morning fire last Thursday before it swept through the entire structure of an Eastside home, but did arrive on the scene in time to aid a “daring mother,” who nervously rescued her children -including he * one-year-old baby daughter-from suffering almost certain death. According to an eye witness who saw the flames from the fire that broke out in the corner lot home of Venus Grabes, 21, 3383 Station, the blaze was nearly out of control by the time firemen arrived on the scene. Further accounts from the witness, who noticed the flames while driving through the neighborhood, described how the young mother made a near “miraculous effort" to save her children from the fire. After escaping from the burning house herself with two of her childen-Desmond, 3 and Devon 2, Ms. Grabes returned to the home and rescued her baby daughter, Cassandra-while only clad in a blouse, it was reported. Cassandra was the only one of the fire victims who was said to have been injured seriously. Reports later in the week, listed the tot’s condition as improving and satisfactory. All of the victims were taken to Methodist Hospital where they were hospitalized in satisfac-

tory condition as of last Thursday. Fire officials disclosed the cause of the fire may have been because of faulty wiring in the home. Investigators believe an electrical wire under a rug may have ignited the blaze in the totally damaged house.

The corner lot structure, sat no more than 25 ft. away from an electrical power - transformer station. Firemen, however, distinguished the blaze before it could spread that far.

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Raggedy Man continue’s to fight gangrene after eight months

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By MARCUS MIMS After suffering from gan grene for nearly eight months, John “Raggedy Man” Boswell condition remains stable according to Randy Hough, Social Service Director at the Marion County Home and Julietta Convalescent Center where Boswell has been for nearly eight months. Boswell who was afflicted by gangrene due to severe frostbite on both his feet after “living” outside in subzero

weather last winter, has been under doctors care fore nearly a year. Hough surprisenly said Boswell’s feet have remained in stable condition. It was predicted by Boswell s doctor, Dr. John Arbogast, that if his feet were not amputated soon they would “ultimately drop off within three months.” Six months have long pasted since Dr. Arbogast prediction and yet Boswell still has his feet, or what is left of them. Doctors at the Convalescent

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Officials at the Convalscent Center said Boswell attitude also remains the same. “He’s still anti social and is a adamant reader of religious literture,” Hough said. “During the holidays a club offered Boswell a £

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Boswell who has drawn the interest of many persons in t last few years because of peculiar lifestyle, has recently shyed away from the press because, as he puts it, “there is nothing else to tell ” The reclusive Boswell was born in Indianapolis and was adopted by foster parents as a result of his mother’s illness. He has two sisters and has never been married even though rumors say he has. As for chances of Boswell getting out of the Convalescent Center and returning to his old lifestyle, Hough said those chances are very slim. INDIANA POUS RECORDER MARCUS C. STEWART

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