Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 August 1979 — Page 14

PAGE 14 ™ E INDIANAPOLIS RECORDED SATURDAY, AUGUST «, 1R7S Historic breakthroughs reported at OAU summit

By LARRY STILL MONROVIA. Liberia - Two highly significant actions were taken at the final session of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) summit -- a declaration for the establishment of an African Economic Community and the adoption of a strong resolution on human rights. The impetus for all free and independent African nations to promote social and economic development cooperatively came from new OAU Chairman. William R. Tolbert, Jr., President of Liberia. Tolbert issued what was called "The Monrovian Declara non," calling for the develop ment of an African Economic Community, similar to the European Economic Com inunity of Western Nations. The declaration urged the elimination of restrictive bor der customs between African nations and the promotion of increased economic cooperation and political unity. The OAU summit passed another resolution calling for great* r Afro Arab economic cooperation. The resolution urged wealthy Arab countries to define a practical and clear P<>' ( \ on the transfer of their financial resources in the form oi Arab investment in Africa. In light of increasing reports of alleged executions and atrocities m certain OAU countries, the passage of a r* solution to promote and pro tect human rights was des cnbed by OAl Secretary (e ru ral Edem Kodjo as a hi'toric break through." i !;«• resolution, proposed by >< n* gal. called upon the Secre t.irv t.eneral of the OAl to con\* iu' a^ soon- as possible a restrict* d meeting of highly .jii.ihlu-d experts to prepare a preimunarv draft ot the African ■ u: ’*t ot human rights, ll also c,:lled on the Secre r.mv l o nt rai of t l e OAT to tr'-u t< the attention of

member countries, certain international conventions being proposed to strengthen the African fight to epd apartheid, racial discrimination, trade imbalance and mercernarism. The resolution as proposed and presented in draft form at the summit session, identified duties and responsibilities “necessary to provide protection of human rights for citizens in various African countries." In his statement at the closing ceremonies. President Tolbert, emphasized the sane tity of human rights will be considered by the OAU Com mittee appointed to review the complete OAU charter. "We have solemnly adopted principles of human rights in every global forum, except our own,” he told his fellow African leaders. “It is time,” the new chairman added, “For us to write an African Charter of Human Rights, whose ef fectiveness we would guaran tee at all costs." Speaking at a press con ference at the conclusion of the summit, OAU Secretary General Kodjo said, “The OAU summit ended with historic breakthroughs in dynamic deci sions on issues that never received prompt attention in the past. For the first time, the OAU took a clear stand on economic cooperation, libera tion movements, the imple mentation of human rights and the mediation and conciliation of crisis between African states. He asserted that the summit arrived at decisions which, if implemented, would bring far reaching developments to the African peoples. The Secretary General com mended the African heads of state and their foreign minis ters for decisions which demon strated OAU s capability and determination to bind solid and sound solutions to African affair* and problems.

Samuel D. Harris one of SlU’s top contributors

t XKliONOALE. 111. l! thev ever make a list of p* "i»!c w ho contributed a lot lo .'' ■lithern lilinoi* University at * arltondale. >ainuel I>. Harris' i .ni* ought to he near the top. 'o.me people contribute iiionev. Harris sent his child ren. Harris wa* *1 years old a hen he died July b at his home m rural America. 111., a few mil* * trom Mound* in deep Southern Illinois. The elderlv black man nev er *et foot inside i * ! t**room at the t'arbondale • ■-mpu*. but before he died the i* Mred farmer and laborer saw n.'i* of hi* 12 children get college educations; six went to college in SIT U. Tht tir*t of Harris' children to go to college at SIUU was his ** cond daughter. Lillian Harris Ihtvi* She enrolled at the ! Diversity in 1940 and was graduated in 1944 with a ba-'h*'lor * degree in gov ern pent She teaches school in I teiroit. hour other daughters and *on followed. A granddaught* r, Kim Harris of Centralia. will become the latest member of the Harris clan to be part of < !UC * student body when she enroll* tor classes this August. One other daughter, Joyce Harri* Hayes of Garbondale 912 N. Marion) will begin writing her Ph.[). dissertation thi* fall at SIUC. She also received bachelor's (1973) and master's il97b) degrees from 'he Universitv. Harri* .juit school in the 11th

grade to help his father run the family farm. Mrs. Hayes said that his failure to finish his education made him insistent that his children get as much education as they could. He sort of required it,” she said. “We had to finish high school. If we wanted to go to college he'd help us." It wasn't easy. At one time Harris had four children in class at SIUC. but he helped them as much as he could. "I know it was hard on him," Mrs. Hayes said. “But we all had scholarships and student work jobs and we made it." Harris grew vegetables, wheat, corn and soybeans on his farm near America. He sold the produce from a horse drawn wagon on the main street in Mounds. “Come Saturday mornings, he'd hitch up the horses and head for town," said son in law Richard Hayes. SIUC associate affirmative action officer. “He'd spend all day selling from that wagon." Hayes said his father in law believed in delivering all the value he could when he sold his vegetables. “I'll tell you the kind of man he was,” he said. “When he sold you a quart of beans, those beans had already been w ashed and snapped." A deeply religious man, Harris taught Sunday school for 54 years at St. Paul's AME Church in Mounds. Mrs. Hayes said he was reading his bible w hen he die^l.

NCNW prexy attends Int’i. woman’s confab in Israel

JERUSALEM Dorothy Height, president <<t the National Council of Negro Women, was among several hundred top women leaders trom all over the world w ho gathered in Israel recently tor a four dav conference on women's achievements as lead ers and what they can do to help solve their countries’ problems. Height, making her second visit to Israel, addressed the Conference on its final day. She reported to the delegates on the statu* and struggle of Black women in the United States. Height saw particular signifi canoe in the fact that the Conference was being held in Jerusalem, the capital city of Israel “First of all, women have a particular role to play in the struggle lor peace and to be here in the early days of peace wan Egypt is very significant,” she said. “For many of us of different religions from so many different countries have gathered here.” The Black woman leader was emotional in her reaction to “Yad Vashem,” the memorial to the six million Jews who died in

the Holocaust of the Second World War. “When we see and remember the Holocaust, it reminds us of the destructive ness of racial discrimination. Miss Height declared, adding; "We cannot work only to eliminate discrimination a gainst women, but against race as well. Otherwise we won’t reap any of the benefits. A women’s movement that gives attention to both racism and sexism can be a great power for change." Organizers here commented about the no-nonsense atmos phere of the workshops and the absence of the tensions which marked the 1975 Conference held in Mexico to mark the UN International Women's Year, which degenerated into a political free for-all. In fact, the Conference ended with the passing of two resolutions demanding * equal rights and representation for women and a call that future conferences on women steer clear of political issues. A passionate call for the end of apartheid was sounded at the final session by Sheena Duncan, president of the “Black

Weber decision heralds new era in affirmative action; black official

THE THREE births of Rosa Becceril Martinez’s children have all occurred under unusual circum>tances. The latest, Ermelinda, was born on a jumbo jet in flight July 17 near Miami. Fla. Mother sets record on unusual child births?

MIAMI. Fla.. It might well be good to investigate the Guinness World Book to find out whether Rosa Beccerril Martinez set some type of reeord or another. Oddly enough. Mrs. Beccer ril Martinez is the mother of three children none born under normal circumstances, such as a hospital. The most recent addition, Ermelinda, decided to arrive July 17 on an Eastern Airlines Flight from San Juan to Chi cago Mr*. Beccerril Martinez's daughter. Rosa Delia, now 2 1 ?. arrived aboard a train some where in New Jersey while her mother, who lives m Puerto Rico, wasen route to Brooklyn. Ruth Damaris. now 1»> mo nths. chose to arrive in an airport terminal on St. Croix, in the Virgin Islands, while her dad was on a trip. A spokesman for Eastern. Dalton James, noted that the jumbo jet w as 10 minutes from

a scheduled stop here when Ermelinda decided the time wa* right. She was delivered by an ad hoc team at the rear of the plane headed by Dr. Rudolfo Covinaski. an Argent iman, who was on the way to Miami. Assisting him were two Eastern P,ght attendants. Ac cording .o James, ail went as well as could be expected ID noted no paniking among the 293 passenger* aboard. After resting a few days at a Miami medical center Mr*. Reece ml Martinez and daug hter finally arrived at OTiaia Airport late l riday. The young mother, she's 19, had nothing Lut praises for the ikwtor, whom she noted “did not bill her , and the flight attendant* whom *he said wen "better than nurs*. *." Before leaving the airport, she was asked where whe expect* the next child to )>** born, and she declared 1 will have the next one on a boat or a bicycle."

Baptists convene next week

EVANSVILLE The Mount Oli.e Missionary Baptist Congress has an nounced they will convene August (ith thru Aug. 10th (Monday I riday • 1979 at Mt. /.ion Missionary Baptist Church NK) Blackford Ave.. Evansville All classes w ill convene in t he evening from 5 30 pm 7.10 pm. The Rev W E Cheaney is host pa'lo:

CHICAGO- With the We her decision a motivating force, affirmative action efforts must be pursued more aggressively, said Weldon J. Rougeau, director of the U.S. Labor Depart ment’s Office of Federal Con tract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). Addressing 4ie National 1 r ban League here, Rougeau called for a “renewed spirit" >u the battle against existing job discrimination. While the outcome of the Weber case is clearly a victory for affirmative action," Ron geau said, "that judicial victory alone will not bring about an immediate end to diserimina tion in the workforce." He went on to relate his agency’s own equal employ ment opportunity efforts to the landmark case, decided by the U.S. Supreme Court on June 27. In that ruling, the Court upheld voluntary aflirmative action efforts such a* those taken by the United Steelwork ers of America and Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp. at the firms'* Gramercy, La. plant. Brian Weber, a white teehni nan there, had challenged Kaiser * crait training program in what became a precedent setting "reverse diserimina tion" case. "We welcome the Court s decision." said Rougeau. "not only a* a buttress to PH < p's effort*, but more importantly a* an impel u* for led* "a! contraetof-s to treely take their dW n voluntary act ion. < >1 ( ( P, a part oi the l.abor 1 )epart ment s Employ ment Standard* Administration, pro tect* the job right* of won.en, minorities, handh .tpp* d poison* and veteran* on ledera! cont i .**1 work. Part ol a c,,ni ractor * oblig.u ion inciude* taking attu mat iv*■ a< !ne . W eber d*-‘ .'ion also pro', id* * an opportiunev tr, .io.tr up invth- aboui a!;.einm . e action t hut I . - . • oi I ' o i :,, • i 11 a i ienges. ’ lioin a al anil polit i

cal," Rougeau noted. He urged employers not to abandon their EEl) obligation' in light of new national con cerns. “We must not lose ground because dark economic or ener g.v clouds are gathering." the director warned. “We cannot fall back in retreat." Rougeau called for a more cohesive approach to affirma live action from government agencies, employers, unions and special interest groups. There are many more Gra mercies out there needing immediate attention,’ he point ed out. "1 he situation at the kaiser plant is by no means an isolated incident. Rougeau highlighted DEC , • P's own strengthened efforts in til*' last 'hree years espe daily since its major reorgam z.ation in 197*. He noted that the agency's enforcement record is at its highest point since 197b under President Lyndon Johnson's Execut iv *■ Order 11249. According to Rougeau, forty one firms have been cited for RED violations since 1979, and

eight have actually been dropped from the government’s roster of eligible contractors. We expect to continue this aggressiveness into the 1980’s,” the director asserted. “Those w ho can't or won’t meet their affirmation action obligation will face a much together OFCCP." As examples, he pointed to the agency’s strong focus in ferreting out discrimination in such growth industries as bank ing, insurance and coal mining. Rougeau noted that a major Chicago bank, Harris Trust Co., will face trial next month in response to federal allega tions of class bias against women and minorities. He cited this case as an example of OFCCPs new thrust against “systemic” discrimination, adding that more than 100 other such cases are now under active investigation. “Meanwhile we are waiting for the Weber decision to penetrate the various strata of the marketplace," Rougeau said, "and when it does, our hope i* that discrimination will cease to be a recurring theme."

HEW head won’t be pushed into making appointments

Number of single-person household on the increase

More than one fifth of all American household* last year consisted of persons living alone, according to a report released today by the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce. Although 62 percent of these single person households were maintained by women, the pro portion maintained by men has grow n more rapidly since 1970 than that for women. The largest ov erall increases during this decade have been for young adult men (under 25) liv ing alone. The increase in single person households has come during a period of postponement of first marriages and may reflect an increasing desire among young adults to seek advanced educa tion and careers before marri age, the report indicates. Most of the growth in single person households has been among persons under 35 who were either divorced or never married. The postponement ot marri age by young adult* continues to increase, the survey reports. Among women 20 24 nearly half had never married. This is an increase of two thirds in the proportion single since 1960. Delay of first marriages also continues among women 25 to 29. Another indication of de laved marriage is seen in the one year increase since 1970 in the median age at first marriage: 24.2 years for men and 21.8 years for women. Sash " organization and a well known Black activist in South Africa. At a gala dinner in the Knesset, Israel's parliament, the attention ot delegates was also drawn to the plight of Ida Nudel, Soviet Jewish activist held prisoner in a Siberian prison camp where all other prisoners are men. After Israeli songwriter Naomi Shemer re cited a poem she had written to the Jewish woman prisoner, Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan took the floor. "As we know from our experiences building the Jewish state," Dayan said, "those with dreams are rich. We count much more on our future than what we are doing now. Ida Nudel has such dreams of coming to Israel.”

The report also notes that in 1978 there were 8 million families maintained by women who were not living with a husband, a 44 percent gain over the 5.6 million such families in 1970. During the 8 year period, black families maintained by a woman increased by 65 percent to 2.2 million families. The number of white families main tained by a woman rose 36 percent, to 5.7 million. A table showing the marital status of females maintaining families in March 1978 follows Marital Status of Women Main taining Families With No Hus band Present, by Race: March 1978 Marital Status (number in thousands) single, white 598: black 619; Change Since 1970: white 55.3 percent and black 183.9 percent. Married, spouse absent, white 1,055; black 660; Change Since 1970: white 36.0 percent and black 23.4 percent. Widowed, white 1.848; black 474, Change Since 1970, whiu6.0 percent and blaik 17.o percent. Divorced, white 2,181; black 478; Change Since 1970. w hite 106.1 percent and black 149.0 -percent. Coupled with this increase in women led families is the find ing that children are living increasingly in one parent families. It has been estimated that nearly one half of ail children born today w ill spend a meaningful portion of their lives before age 18 in single parent families. Last year, nearly 11 million children were living with their mothers only, compared to about one million living with their fathers only. Contrary to some speculation, the propor tion of children living with fathers only has increased no more than the proportion living with mothers only. Highlights in the new report include data showing that (1) the estimated level of divorce is rising, particularly among young adults; (2) the number of unmarriedcouple households has increased 117 percent since 1970, to 1.1 million. The data presented in this report are from the March 1978 Current Population Survey (CPS). As in all sample surveys, the data are subject to sampling variability and errors of response, including under-

PATRKTA R. HARRIS WASHINGTON. DC..- One of the highest ranking blacks and females in the Carter Administraition. Patricia Rob erts Harris, was reassuring the Senate Labor Committee that she does not expect to have nominees for high positions in her new department "jammed down her throat" by the White House Staff, w hile the powerful Senate Finance Committee was debating her approval as Sec ret ary of Health. Education and Welfare last Friday. Mrs. Harris lent assurance that the problem of White reporting and nonreporting. detailed explanation appears in the report. Copies of the report. Marital Status and Living Arrange ments: March 1978, Series P 20, No. 338 are av ailable for $2.40 each from the Superin tendent of Documents. 1 S. Government Printing Oltue. Washington. D.C. 20402 oi trom Commeice District Ottices m major U.S. cities.

House si-ait 'poiit.ci/in-;" ;.pp oint ment * ami Out -.i m; w ho i* t<> g* i lop job* never •►*•■ nr* «: th.' two Ve.is vhe vv.'.* s* i I m ary of* Housing au.i Urban I *«'V • lopment till In ..mi *l.e d.d not antn ip.i’.*' a happening at HEW The lew HEW u.r* • tor *> :o she il.ltl pH velai o - ! ail et , because she had not mad* a habit of surprising any body on appointments. In other words, she discusses her reeomnien (iations carefully with the White House and does not leak them to the press oi reven: them untiil there i* Mutual agreement in rases where it is called tor. Mr* Harris w as unanimously approved for the prestigious cabinet post, although a lormt r director oi housing manage ment in Greensboro. N.U., Oftice of HUD tried to hinder lit r acceptance. David Stith testitied that government housing piogranis were being "ripped off by local developers who were allowed to raise rent* in U.S. aided projects and get higher rent subsidies and the like without normal proeeduies and written approv als. 1 o the charges made by Stith of "Covering up what he characterized as “massive coi • ruption" in North Carolina HUD operations. Finance Coin mittee Chairman Russell B. Long (D.La,), asked him to send documentary evidence and said he would order an investigation by the funeral AccountingOffice. Mrs. Ha. i i* w a* appointed to her HEW position during ;• shuttel in his cabinet by Rre* ‘dent Carter. She rcpluc. d fir* d Joseph A. Calilano Jr.

Lauch Henry helped find the missing ingredient to educate minority engineers. Money. cauL -Har'd He: vyK a ft 4 ■»/ o so ’.'st Arhianwy*’* hi. ■ tyyi t.' cor* tf/h'datx■’(.’* •!' H ; ♦'. tx Andt# hr-, ka, vrs «</•*< -n •• < He, it . oon em . /s # n,'. > ^t! < t'r wtr Me NationaliWd ' >r M-'* •> V t i■■: St der in ine funch' •« >' in.r-: ] r nn ' attempt r >Q tin ■ iui . » d Blacks Puerto Ricans Ctvcanos Viejocaci Americans ard Arnercan I. <1 ans enrolled ir; eng<r reenr iq school' J hese ur der represer tted n i nor tc u constitute a rich ur tapper i resource to help hll the growing need tor engine*.*. a r teed that is expec ted to cor mnue through the md 1980 s IBM s social leave program ei iabk* i Dr Henry to take a year s haw to <a<, > a the fund And IBM contu ngd to pay ’ him his full salary The National Furdtor Minority Engineering Students IS a wry wort! iwhile program W? think so Lauchlard Henry thinks so But most important of all lots of minority engineering students enrolled at colleges ana universities all otwr the country think so JH £r srs* s»')

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