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A I 1‘ o r ( I a n d / l i h se r v e i fh u rs d a y , Fab. I, 1972 ( ’ unturned tto m A 2 - III ack P o litic a l A c tio n ) w le n 94 p e rc e n t of a ll b la c k s voted I te m o ci a tlc , B la cks c o m p ris e d on ly 2 |« tc e n t of the e n t ile n a tio n a l con ve ntio n , th irte e n sta te s and th ie e t e n i t o i l e s s t ill hail no I ( lic k d e le gates o r a lte rn a tiv e s w h a tso eve r, anil lilte e n hail no voting le le g a te s. A n otliei eleven states hail only one IIIa ck m e m b e r, ami six m o te had th ie e o i le s s . " O hio la n ke d neai the bottom o i the lis t lo i B la ck pai tic lp a tio n by c a rr y in g only 3 p e rce n t ol B la ck d e legates to the co n ve ntio n , liv e n the state uf M is s is s ip p i c a r r ie il a d e le g atio n to t ie convention that was SO je r c e n t B la c k . I h is same d is c i Im m a to i y situ a tio n w a s e q u a lly acute at the K e publlcan national con ve ntio n . P u t of the 2,666 delegates ami a lte rn a te s who isse ttib le d in M ia m i, o n ly 7b o i 2.1 je ic e n t w e ie B la c k , i if I lie so only 2b o r 1.9 je ic e n t , w e ie a c tu a lly vo tin g de le g ate s. I he .e fa cts c le a r ly say to me and to o thei B la ck people that th e ie m nothing in h e ie n tly le sp o n stve a lw u t the l a l e l I >eiiio- c ia t , nor the I d e l K e p u b llca n . B la ck people c a n i l l a ffo rd " b e lo n g in g " if the o n ly th in g s thev get out of " le lo n g in g ” Is to le able to say " I b e lo n g ," In the w o ld s ol one of o u r outstanding . m igi essm en, B ill ‘ ................... .•■ ■ ■ ■ to adopt t ie p o litic a l philosophy that " w e have no le rm a n e n t frie n d s , no permanent enem ies, Juet permanent -, - . t ie system n e xt ye n is Itln v e n e v e i I eon tested h e fo ie . I le y can te w ith u s. I l e y c e rta in ly w o n 't le w ith t ie D e m o c ra tic p a rty unles we ir e l l e i e to w elcom e them to it. In tl is p ro ce ss ot deve lo ping ami expanding our m eaningtul the I i esse s, I w you look to those who have had e x je ile n c e ami who have dem onst tied p o litic a l im l o ig a n i/.itio n a l sue. e . I tip is n o t a game fo i t ie je is o n . d ly a m b itio u s , lid s is not t ie c iv il t ig h t , s n u g g le re ie a tln g it s e ll. B o lit i. . is tough. G<»*i . ■ nei i l l , I I l - a 11 plu ye i ■ m l f e r f o i nun.: a r tis ts - God love 'em - an l e r m l t them to m ake p o litic a l le is io n s . I hey .in te ip you la is e funds I ' . id " , ■ ■■ ' unles ' v m knew bow n gel the • le i ■ mi on ................... yioi know how to count p ie c m e t . ami w ii • im co u n ties Race track bus runs I l l - M e t w ill I * " o i l ami ru n n in g " to ami fro m P o r t land M eadows S a tu rda y, l-e h. 5 when the |972 h o rse race m taon gate undai way, ii i- M e t G e n era l M anagai I »in k ing has .innoum e d . C o o rd in a te d w ith t ie race schedule, hose-- w ill leave S.W . h ih Avenue amt M m t Ison s t ie e t s ta llin g at 6 p a n .W e d nesday ami i-ru la y n ig h ts , on S a tu rd a ys, Sundays ami h o li d a y s , the f ir s t lxp.es w ill leave at 11:45 a .m . Buses w ill H a ve l via the ste e l |H a lg e to tle N .W Ilh a m s Avenue ami B ro a d w a y e n - t i nice ol the I -le e w a y , p u k ing up p a -se n g e i s ilo n g N.W', ■ th , N.W . i. v e ie t l an ! N. W d - lla tlis Avenue, i ill t ie 1 r eeway II w ill lx* e xp re ss w ith no stops u n til le a ch in g P o rtla n d M eadow s. I he r e tu rn H ip w ill 1« H om tlie pai king lot opposite the clubhouse en h a n c e a lte i the t h lld , tilth ami seventh ra c e s . I m Inbound t r ip s , the ( l i s t stop to let o il pas a tn g e is w ill le N .I . . Broadway im l V a n - ixive r Ave. lia s e s t le n w ill m ake d l re g u la i stop . to tne EEOC protects whites A new d im e n s io n has been added to the g o v e rn m e n t's E q u a l O p p o rtu n ity In E m p lo ym e n t p i ogi am . I 1« pi o g ra m was o rig in a lly de signe-1 to p i event i ac la I d is c r im in a tio n by c o n ti a c to rs ami s u b -c o n tr a c to r s doing business w ith th e g o v e in m e n t. E x e c u tiv e D id e i 11246 w a s Issued b y l’ ie s iile n t Johnson In 1965 ami banned ra c ia l d is c i im in a tio n in fe d e ra lly In volved p ro je c ts ami re q u irw l c o n t'a c to r s to take a f fir m a tiv e actio n to achieve equal jo b o p p o rtu n ity . s e c ie ta ry " I I abor J , I), Ih xlg so n said tlie Depai tm en t ol t aboi has fourni Ih a l m e m - l« i s o l c e ita ln te llg lo u s singer s. So it is a p o llb d emanc lic it ion p ro c la m a tio n that I p re s e n t to you Im lay. I su lm n t to you ttu it we do not h v» b ontlnue te m g the u m e w a t le- se rva n ts of e d le i ttia jo i p< iti. d p a rty , • ■ ■ •. the . - ' proces-.es ol o u r c o u n try , iib v m u s ly I un not a IVucatlng or p ro p o sin g i th u d p a rty . G e o ig e W a f li e has th a t, m a fo u rth p u tty . l i e h is to ry in lid s co u n try o l m in o r ny par tie s • , I have. But I un p i oposlng the end u f p o litic a l v o lu n ta ry s e rv itu d e . V\e w ill i u tn p lis l th is be de ve lo ping and under standing the [Kiwei » h u t w ill com e th rough c o a litio n p o lltu We w ill . |, p -■ a ■ lx* • ■■ t ■- N .W . ( ilis a n Y a m h ill. b a le w ill I ENOW'S FOR B R A N D S you know V A R IE TIE S you like lo t . itl/e n s , M eadow s each w ay. a p p ly f o i s e n .o l .tu d en ls om a m alntenan >*, c a ttin g out of V ie tn a m now , i la tk m l jx -t ponem erit of the space p ro g ra m u n til m ass tr a n s it needs a re m et, welfare reform , revenue abartag, m m unity n tr o l, th e r e o rd e rin g of n ational p rio rities and d ir e c t le d a r s l- c ity fum ling w ith a m assive lo m e s tic M a rs h a ll P la n lo r oui own c o u n tiy . ■ e d u c tio n of lefen e .fe n d in g , i g i i . u l t u i . i l l e - r . i i c l I bn I, 0 .t id . i . i n . c. (heli ......... now in t ie p ro ce ss o l d e cid in g upon d elegates to t ie d y e n ’ s p o litic a l p a rty co n ve n tio n s. I his w ill v a ry Iro m s t ile to s la te . Fourth, levei-.p c o m m u n i itto n now w l0 othei m in o r ity g ro u p s as the Issues a re f i «med and com m on in te r e s ts Id e n tifie d fo r c o a litio n jx n p o s e s . I a st, th a t your le le g a te s go to t ie conventions r e d ye a r w ith a fu ll understa n d in g o l why they a re t l e i e to re p re s e n t us, not to snatch at some r u m h o lle ie d Bern liy the old lin e o rg a n iz a tio n ; ami that they l-e u n e q u ivo ca lly co m m itte d on l i e Issues ami on the fu ll co m p lia n ce w ith the se le ctio n p ro ce sse s. Black Journal special scheduled A s|e> la l 9 0 -m mute " I I I . o k ju t ii n d " on C hannel 10, I u e s- d a y , l e b i u . i r y 8 at 9:30 p a n . w ill le fra m e d around the c ru c ia l q u estion of w h e lle i oi not the p h ysica l and c u ltu i -il s u rv iv a l o f black people In A m e ric a Is jio s s lb le . A t t i tudes o f b la ck A m e ric a n s In m any p a rts of the co u n try w ill be s u ive ye d through p h o n e -in s. P a itlc lp a n ts , who w ill answei q u estions and w ill also m ake p o sitio n statem ents w ill Include - R alph A b e r nathy, p re s k le n t, so u the rn C h r is tia n I .eadei ship C o n le r- e m e ; R e p re se n ta tive Ronald H e liu m s ( I) . - h i l - ) l Im am u A m li I B araka (I.e R o l Jones); H r . Jam es Cheek, p re s id e n t, H ow ard U n iv e rs ity ; lu c k G re g o ry ami o th e rs . t • N M », • > A l a » ’ B..«»»»*a»r A N I (e l< » a » I s m b a ' d a* G « » » ’»» * • A Si U «d * A N k H «n<e> b I9»»v A S S I >>••- U » s *» ’ v n > 4 < W est H H V 4» J)’ l A West • Ma'ei»!*» M«ll» Piara • a b r O»**«»’» O » « *4 » e * ’ * P A • • lAínd a» S • 0-.i5 «•' * k k «b* • M fM B fR o r U N IffO GROCERS . Black voters, education, • about 111 - M e t s e rv ic e to I ’ o itla n d M e a d o w , m a y ( « o b tained by c a llin g I i l - M e t I n - 1 , ■ ■ The Friendliest Store« In Town Since 1908 • o t H ansfer p a ti on». A d d it io n a l in f o r m a t io n only c o m m itm e n t the fo llo w in g : Ih an and D e in -. i it , m ake no o iiiliilU n e n t to any o | t ie announced or e is ily dr a fta h le c a m lsla te s fo r p re s s le n t. •I not p e rs o n a litie s . F o ic e t ie w o u ld -b e candidate to ta lk i I hhi I ey fi i public boualng in tie aubui i , bu ling to SIZES vou w a n t A v e . to • b ill Al to I ' o i t l a n d ra te s ami 1,1 E a s te rn E uropean e x tia c tio n i lu lla n . I ' Slavs u e excluded fro m e xe c u tiv e ami m id d le m anage m ent p o s itio n s . I 1« le d e ia l g u kte ltn e w ill le expanded to in clu d e ttw se g ro u p s. I ah- i . ■ - > ' d le a d e rs in t ie b la ck c o m m u n ity suppoi ted t i e ie * g u id a lin e s , in t ie hope that i! the g u id e lin e s a g a in st d l i - i u n ln a lio n have a b i i id base, t ie io w ill le m o re support fo i g iv in g the E qual E m p lo y m en t tip p o rtu m t es Com m is s io n l i e e n fo rc e m e n t a c- o itim o d a tlo n s to the r e lig io u s te e d ! o l em p lo ye e s. | am i S il I k * 50 cent- R educed Jew s SHOP ■ . meuo lie f a am <aign, fo il you w o n 't e tc .-111 e . I suy that even though some of my te s t f i lends ir e t c t o is ami g ro u p s, p r im a r ily Seed collection donated New perm anent e x h ib it at tlie We- te rn I - r e s t i v C e n te r, 1013 s.W . Canyon Road, is a m ounted d is p la y ol seeds ol U) w e st oast species o! tre e s c o lle c te d try t i * la te I eo \ . I aa ic, who waa known ti hut colleague-, in n o rth w e st f o r e s try as " M r . Douglas F ir . " I he c o lle c tio n was p resented try Is a a c 's w klo w , 7834 S.W. W e stm oo i W ay, to l . n . e s t l . . k o il« , d ir e c to r ol the C e ntei . I h e ie -lie seven specie*, each o l pine ami f i r , fiv e o l cexlar, th re e ol sp ru ce , tw o each ol la rc h and he m lo k, and one e.o h o l cyp i e ss, i edwood, jun ip e r im l yew. I.a ch sam ple Is l a i d led w ith Its com m on name ami its s c ie n tific nam e. Isaac was lo i 17 y e a rs on me s ta ll o l the P a c ific N o rth w e s t Range ami Uxperlment Sta tio n . A lthough lie s p e cia lize d in stu d ie s nl the Douglas F i r , Isaac fo llo w e d tie e seed c o l le c tio n as a hubby and engaged in w o rld w k le study ami c o r respondence In Its fiu rs u il. This is today’s heating oiL. It will only burn inside an Oil Furnace... so it’s safe. Very safe. cheers. 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