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Mrs. King opposes deportation
C o retta Scott King, I ’ re s i-
•len t of the M a rt In Lut le r K Ing,
J r . C e nter fo r N on-V iolent
Social Change, A tlan ta, G a ,
has mlUeil her name to those
opposing the deportation of
B ritis h John l.ennon, r o c k
m usician and e x -lle s tle , arxl
hla Japanese w ife , YokoOno,
m u lti-m e d ia u n ia t, the Na­
tional C om m ittee fo r John ami
Yoko has announced.
M rs . King Joins m a n y
other dlalliiguiahed leaders In
a ll flelda ul endeavor w h o
have expressed th e ir Im lig-
n a t lo n at the governm ent's
harassm ent of those two w ell
known a rtis ts , long Indenti-
lled w ith opposition to the
w ar In Vietnam and co m m it­
ment to non-violent social
change.
U r. R a lp h D . Abernathy,
I're s id e n t of the . S o u th e in
C h r i s t i a n le a d e rs h ip Con­
ference, A tlan ta,G e org ia! ami
SMMy
i.'(„.is , executive dt>
le c to r of SCLC, have also
gone on le c o td opposing John
ami Y o ko 'se xp u ltio n fro m the
country.
Among many others who
have spoken up f o r John ami
Yoko a ie Congressman Ro­
nald v . D ellum s o fC a llfo rn la ,
M ayo r John V. Lindsay
of
New York C ity , jazz greats
O rnette Coleman and Nina
Simone, famous rock singer
Stevie W orxlei, iritar n a tlo n .illy
known baritone W illia m W ar-
fie ld , T h o m a s Moving, il l -
re c to r of tlie M etropolitan
Museum of A r t in New York
C ity , the Right Reverend Paul
M oore, Episcopal lllsh o p ol
die Diocese of New Y ork,
Reverend F re d e ric k Douglas
K irk p a tric k , folk sin ge r ami
d ire c to r of the Many Races
C ultur al Foundation, G ram b-
•ing. L a ., awl New York C ity
ami comedian D ick G regory.
John ami Yoko have applied
fo r |>ernianent residence in
the United States because they
love It here, they say, ami lie-
cause they must liv e here to
bring up Kyoko, Yoko’ selgh t
year old daughter by a p re ­
vious m a rria g e . K yo ko 'scu s-
tody has been awaided to
them on condition that they
re a r her in the United St ites.
Ttrey a ie s till try in g to find
the c h ild . Site Is believed to
lie w ith he r natural f a t he r.
aomewhere in (Ids country.
The governm ent ordered
the Lennons to le a v e the
country when tlie lrte m p o ra ry
visas exp ire d . 7 he visas had
been Issued so they could
be present at t ie Texas tr ia l
de term in ing Kyoko's custody.
The governm ent refused to
exteml tlie lr visas because
John was convicted ami fined
In England In 1968 fo r pos­
session o f " h a s h " . A sm all
quanlty of the drug had been
found in a binocular c a s e
d u r i n g a search ul the Len­
non's London apartm ent by
police.
John had said that
tie d kl not know that t ie -
" h a s h " was there lo t pleaded
g u ilty to spare Yoko, who was
pregnant
at
the
tim e.
John ami Yoko appealed the
Im m ig ra tio n ami N a tu ra liza ­
tion S ervice's o rd e r to leave
the country and a s k e d fo r
m ercy at hearings corxlucted
by Special In q u iry O f I Ic e r
Ira G. F » Id s te e l, W hen F le ld -
steel has com plete! his re ­
view of the case Including
b rie fs file d recently by the
Lennon's lawyer ami o n th e lr
behalf by the New York C iv il
lib e r t ie s I niori, and the gov­
Book Review
e rn m en t's bi le f(s tlll not tile d
as ul J u ly 17) Ix jw ill deckle
w h e t h e r the L e n n o n s may
stay.
It Is ve ry lik e ly that no
decision w ill le made before
September as F ieldstee l w ill
Ire
on vacation t h r o u g h
August.
The
Com m ittee f e e l s
strongly that John and Yoko
are being sin gle ) out for this
inhuman treatm ent because of
t lie lr outspoken opinions on
many co n tro ve rsia l issues.
F o r exam ple, th e ir new a l-
Ixrm includes songs support­
ing tlie A ttica P ris o n e rs ,
lnK
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M ir
i
i,
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Angela D a vis, the lu s h c iv il
rights a c tiv is ts .
II tlie decision Is un fa vo r-
troduced in Congress to allow
John ami Yoko to stay. E x­
pressions of support w ill be
most Valuable then. L e tte rs
and petitions may be sent to
yout Congressman, sen lt< . -»,
the P reside nt, tlie Im m ig ra ­
tion awl N s tu r a l i z a t io n
Service ami the National Com-
m ille e fo t John ,i.»l y oko,
.
693, Radio C ity Station, N . \
N .Y . 10019.
Blacks influential in Demo Convention
Ila ro ld G. V a lte r and Ihomas
Palm ,
e d ito re .
| he E co-
n o m ic i ot B lack A irw ric a . New
Y ork: H e rco u rt E ra c e jo v a n -
ovioli. Ine. 1972
I his a survey of w ritin g s
by fxith black and white
authors on the Socio-econom ic
problem s of Black A m ericans
bi th e ir struggle to achieve
f u s t class c itize n sh ip in a
system that is con tro l led by
whites. The book is divvied
Into fourteen m a jo r topics w ith
an introduction by the e d ito rs
to each one.
| he sections
i n c lu d e ---- "Id e o lo g ie s "
_ What Black Econom ics?,’ ’
I. volution of Black P o v e rty ,"
" I he fila ck C o n s u m e r," " I he
Choices Before u s ," " P r e ­
paration fo r Production In ­
com e ," "D is c rim in a tio n in
< rurce M a rk e ts ," "H o u s ­
ing ind J» i s , " "P rospects
fl
Black Bustnes ,*
G h e tto ,"
“ In c o m e
•• i i,e
M ain­
tenance," "Employm ent ind
:! -
■ " I e v e l," ind in I p i-
b
"A Policy fo t the
S eventies" by A. P h ilip Ran­
dolph that was w ritte n espe­
cia lly lo r this book.
H e e d ito rs trie d to cove r
too many areas in such a
short space. Perhaps, they
should have put out tins work
in two volumes because many
M o jf reasonable shop in town
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decay
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supports
McGovern
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A fte r his speech, M o is e
presented video tape footage
ot the convention anil th e o r v -
gon delegation.
Moi
delegation was the rave ol tie
convention fo r its o rd erline ss
arxl dilig en ce. I was astod
many tim e s 'How »1x1 you
get these delegates?' and I
answered 'We elected them
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and energy to building such a
p o litic a l movement in the hope
of
creating
a tru ly ju s t
s o c ie ty ."
"A
I he title of the book, "T h e
C oinp relensive
A pproach,"
NOW," '
’ ■ Econom ics of B lack Am er­
ic a " is somew hat m isleading
P e rfe c tly F u n c tio n in g M a rk e t
because it discus-.es not only
the econom ics of B lack A m er­
g n ro u s ,
ic a , lo t ..Is». the sot i »!, p
are too short.
trcal
and h is to ric a l aspects
I he e d ito rs attempted to
of Black A m erica. T his book
use the most up-to-date works
does, however, serve a use­
on p a rtic u la r topics and did a
ful purpose because rt is in­
commendable Job of it. How-
te rd is c ip lin a ry in itsapproach
to the econom ics of blacks
kind by the tim e t l * book is
in A m erica,
ft also gives
published
many additional
the reader the necessarv re ­
m a te ria ls («come available.
ferences to do fu rth e r re­
11* e d ito rs include»! a num­
search. Another strength >1
ber of lesser known a n ic ie s
■.
in th e ir book, such as Daniel
is that it uses m ostly black
, "W
authors of the essays and
ments in a G le tto E con om y,"
Black people were • power­
a rk , who preskied over the
to Luxem bourg by President
ful Influence at the D em ocrat­
was t l« f ir s t woman and tie
p la tfo rm hearings; M rs . C.
Johnson. She served fo r two
ic National Convention,
die
fir s t black to wield the gavel,
D elores T ucker of Pennsyl­
years
ami
received
II
honor­
fir s t tune that a m a jo r p a tty
s i * is also the f u s t b la ckw o -
vania ami State Senator B a r­
a ry degrees and six awards,
has Involved
blacks in any
man to serve in theC rlifo rn ia
te r Iwn a Jordon of Texas, who
including an award from tie
ra im le r as delegates o r com ­
l.e g is la tu re .
were key m em bers of tlie a r ­
Luxem bourg governm ent. She
m ittee m em bers.
M rs, Burtte, i bride f
«■
rangement-. «m m rttee; C a l­
was
an
alte
rna
te
to
the
I
n
it-
There wer e 452 black de l­
.
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iforn ia Assem blym an W illie
« I Nations.
egates ami 210 alternates at
(ton with her new husband, a
I.. Blow n who co-ch aire d die
I
"
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tire convention.
Blacks a l­
Humphrey supporter. M rs .
C a lifo rn ia delegation w lth D e -
woman
appointed
to
the
Nat­
so held approxim ately 20 pe r
Burke was a McGovern dele­
lo res Huerta of die F a rm ­
ional
C om m ission
on the
cent of a ll com m ittee pos­
gate.
w o rk e rs Union am) was la rg -
Causes ami Prevention of
itions .
M rs . B urke was ra is e ! in
ly responsible fo r the return
Three black people were es­
C rim e . She wrote a dissent­
Los Angeles, she holds a po-
of a ll of tl» C a lifo rn ia dele­
pecially
Influential in t l»
ing opinion, suggesting that
itic a l science
«fegree from
gates to M cGovern; ami Rep.
choice of Senator George
c iv il disobedience by citize n s
’ CI.A ami a law degree from
C h arle s Diggs, J r . of M ich ­
who accept d e pe na ltleso f the
M cGovern ami are among his
tlie I m versity of C a lifo rn ia .
igan.
Andrew |g die »In»-
Closest* ad viso rs.
law could represent the high­
A p ra cticin g attorney, s i* was
tor of m in o ritie s fo r the Dem­
P ra c tic e s ,"
and P h y l l i s
Reverend W alter Fauntroy
est lo yalty to a deinoci atlc so­
elected to the State Assembly
ocra tic National Convention.
cie ty.
is the elected D is tr ic t
of
in 1966.
M rs . P a tric ia Roberts B a r­
Neighborhoods."
j ho book
Colum bia Representative In
Yvonne B ra ith w a ite Burke,
ria presided over the Im ­
also contained a nun»ter of
Congress. A graduate of the
C a lifo rn ia
Assemblywoman,
I he convention was toppel
portant cre ile n tla ls com m it­
rorks,
Yale D iv in ity school, he se rv-
was vice chairm an ol d * Dem­
off w ith the naming of Basil
tee. An attorney, s i» is die
•» C i t
M y r d a l , "A n
• I aa Washington
bead of
o c ra tic National Convention.
Paterson,
a
New
Y
ork
State
w ife of a prom inent Washing­
," I
SCLC. Representative Faunt­
She shared the »lunes of p re ­
ton la w yer. She was appoint­
1
•
hen , "
roy led the Congressional
siding w ith C hairm an La w ­
the I lem ocrat ic National Com ­
ed Unite»! States Am bassador
Alex He lev.
Black Caucus effect two weeks
rence O 'B rie n . M rs . Butke
m ittee.
before t l * convention to cl Inch
die nom ination fo r McGovern
awl swung nearly l(X) uncom­
m itted black delegates to him .
Reverend Jesse Jackson Is
e m itte d w ith helping Senator
McGovern win t l * C a lifo rn ia
F o rm e r
Senator
Wayne
p rim a ry in which fo r the fir s t
Benjam in L . Hooks, the
sure Ito m Blacks across the
M oi se
praised the open-
tim e die Senator won tlie m aj­
f ir s t appointed Black m em ber
country that the appointment
nsss ol the D em ocratic Na­
or Ity of the black vote ami ed­
ol the F ede ralC oiniim nlca tlon
of a Black man to the FCC be­
tional Convention, the work
ged out Senator llu lie rt Hum­
C om m ission guaranteed last
came a re a lity .
of the Oregon dslegation, and
phrey.
week to bring about radical re­
lie said that he Intends to
t l * nom ination of senator
M rs . C o retta Scott K Ing has
fo rm s
in jo b h irin g and
press (o r the type of reform s
Thomas Eagleton fo r V ic e -
teen cam paigning across die
balanced news coverage fo r
so that when Black children
president at noon luncheon.
country fo r M cG overn. She
Blacks and whites In th e C o m -
sit le fo re a tele visio n set tfe y
speaking to an overflow
accompanied him when I * met
m untcatlons Industry,
would te able to see some
crowd of 200 at tlie
Lane
w idi tlie Congressional Black
" I guarantee that the FCC
Black faces on the screen
County Demo F o ru m , M o rse
Caucus the day before the con-
w ill not he the same as It
whom
they
c jn em ulate.
stressed Eagleton’ s record
M ike W alsh, 39 year old
vención begun.
was p r io r to my coining on
Books
declared
that t ie
attorney
vying
fo r Edith
■»» luettiofl ind ihor, M yin g
F auntroy emerge«! as t l *
board on J u ly 5 , " Books de­
free speech d o cti me advocat­
Eagleton had c a rrie d on the
G reen's C ongressional seat,
chief llasun fo r black p o lit­
clared.
ed fry t ie I nlted states rsgr e.it
fights fo r te tte r eilucatlon
sakl Imlay that t ie T h ird
ical leaders ami Senator M c­
But be warne.) Blacks across
tu t he feels it should le ra ­
■ i in , it e
an», la bo r laws whlch.M orso
Govern.
Be Was a member
tire nation be has only ore vote
d ic a lly reviewed, and he sug­
and othr rs had begun.
ur tie state, is in the process
of die com m ittee that o ffic ia l­
on theC om m lsslon, and that le
ge st«! that revam ping should
ol slow d e te rlo i atlon.
La b o r has every reason
ly notified McGovern of his
does not intend to w ork p r i­
le made w ith in t ie Am erican
in the w orld to tru stE a g le to n ;
Speaking before the 1 p-
selection.
m a rily in the Interests ul
soc le ty .
le has a gre at voting record in
town K tw anis. Walsh sax)
O ther blacks m key posi­
B lacks, but le would
also
the
Senate and he exe rcise s
his
'
w
a
l
k
i
n
g
c
a
m
p
a
ig
n
'
tions Included: M rs . P a tric ia
have to speak out on
a ll
" I b e le ve that radio and
Im p a rtia lity on tie m e rits of
throughout the T hird D is tr ic t
H a rris , chairm an of th e c re d -
areas that wouhl le lp re ­
television suppoite»! bypublic
is a ie s ,"
sakl M orse, can­
has opened his eyes to some
e n tlals com m ittee;
M rs .
vamp the FCC.
funds should le fa r in fro n t
didate for the Uniteil States
of tie serious preblenis the
Yvonne B raith w a lte B ui ke.co-
Hooks lialled his appolnt-
Sen te.
ui the area of equal em ploy­
residents of this urban area
chalrm .in of tlie convention;
n e n t as a giant step forw ard
ment opportunity fo r Blacks
face. " T i e area from the
M ayor KennethG IbsonotN ew -
fo r B lacks in t ie com m unica­
W illam ette
R iv e r to 33 rd
and o ile r m in o rity g ro u p s ."
tions in du stry, adding that It
Avenue show the most evi­
Hooks sakl.
was because of constant pre s­
dent d e te rio ra tio n w hile there
are many scattered pockets
of urban blight e a s to f3 3 n i" ,
Walsh said.
W alsh said the movement of
people to surburbla, freeway-
const ruction and u n t a m e d
h o u s in g
and
b u ild in g
construction have b r o u g h t
Senator V e m Cook, Demo­
about some of t ie problem s.
c ra tic candidate fo r re -e le c t­
"C lo s e attention fro m t ie
ion in the East M ultnornahCo.
Congressional level isn ece s-
D ls t., announced his support
sa r y to ha I t this d e te rio ­
fo r the candidacy of Senator
ra tio n ", he said.
George M cG overn.
Senator
Walsh sakl P o r t l a n d 's
Cook was a supporter of
southeast B rooklyn neighbor­
Senator Edmund M uskie u n til
hood is i good example of
M uskle withdrew
from the
w le re a once fxtstl ing commu­
p rim a ty contests a fte r being
nity appears to be slowly dy­
defeated In W isconsin. Sena­
ing out. "M a n y of the sm all
to r Cook stated:
lusinesses have close«!»town,
"T h e re may be many p e r­
Ride T ri-M e l’s air-conditioned Fair express M w een downtown
the m ain shopping center has
sons m ore qualified fo r the
gone,
anil c rim e and un­
presidency than tlie nominees
Portland and the Exposition Center, Aug. 1-6. Hourly service
employment continues to le a
of the D em ocratic and Repub­
serious problem, Walsh sakl.
lican p a rtie s . However, the
starting nt 9:30 a m. from 6th and Morrison; Inst hits leaves fair­
"T h e Incu nilent has leen
v o te is ' choice N ovem ber7th
engaged
in
a
narrow
special­
grounds at 11 p.m. No driving or parking worries. Base fare is 50
w ill be M cG overn o r N ix o n .
ty tle s e last lO yea rs— high­
On that basis and on
the
e r e ilu ca tlo n ", said W alsh.
cents, with reduced rates for Honored Citizens and students.
issues as w e ll, M cGovern Is
" T h is has le ft little tim e
t l * te s t man. He supports tax
fo r the Third D is tr ic t and any
reform , t ie eml of our support
benefit to the D is tr ic t and () re-
for m ilita r y d ic ta to rs , a com ­
gon has leen m in im a l."
plete revam ping of o u rw e lfa re
Walsh said what this urban
system, w ithdraw al from V ie t
D is tr ic t needs now is a 'v is i­
Nam, and t ie e lim in a tio n of
ble representative' who w ill
the waste») money being spent
come back when electe,I and
on m ilita r y procurem ent that
walk the stre e ts , listen to
Is outmoded, obsolete
and
the people and dxamlne the
For In fo rm a tio n Call 23.T-.1ftl I
unnecessary, on a ll of these
problem s as he has »lone
broad positions I agree. 1
du rin g the c o u r s e of his
intend to support S e n a t o r
campa ign.
»McGovern lo t P re sxle n t.”
Fair
Conditioned
Body a n d Fonder R e p a ir
graphy of M a lco lm X , " W h lt-
w y M . Young, J r , " T o Be
Equal,
and W J-.B . Dubois,
"B la c k
Reconstruction
in
A m erica, 1860-1880."
f hey
listed
many Governm ental
Reports - - The National Ad­
viso ry C om m ission on C iv il
D iso rd e rs; "M a npo w e r Re­
port of the P re s id e n t"; "T h e
Im pact of Housing P atterns
on jo b O p p o r t u n i t i e s " ;
"R a c ia l Isola tion in the P ublic
S chools"; "s u m m a ry of a Re­
p o r t, " and "T o w a rd a Social
R e p o rt."
Id * e d ito rs concluded the
book w ith A . P h ilip Randolph
surm ising in “ a P o lic y fo r
the S eventies," that the solu­
tion to the economic p ro ­
blems of Black A m ericans
must consist of two m a jo r
components. 1 fie f ir s t is that
we m ust s triv e towards a
fu ll
em ploym ent economy.
I he second has to do with
the role of the Federal Gov­
ernm ent, whereby it would
attack poverty at its roots.
M r. Randolph concludes rig h t­
fu lly " r a th e r than talk about
the psychological aspects of
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