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, We Mu; »t Vote Thiis Year in BlaICR by Julian Bond T he 1972 e le c tio n s » » both the c o n te s t between R ic h a rd N ixon and G eorge M cG ove rn fo r the P r e s l- dency as w e ll as the m any s ta te , county and m u n ic i pal ra c e s f o r s h e r iff o r U nited States S enator of St. Louis, all m enders of o r the hundreds o f o th e r the board of curators. Facul e le c tiv e o ffic e s on the ty members serving on tie b a llo t a ll o v e r A m e ric a search committee Include D r. on N o v e m b e r 7th - Is o f M ilton Hardtman, lead nf tie v ita l Im p o rta n c e to B la ck Lincoln University seeks new Prexy Lincoln U niversity la look ing (o r i new president. D r. W alter C. Daniel, the Incumbent, has submitted his resignation, effective October 30, to become vice-chancellor of the U niversity of M issouri at Columbia. James A . Randall, 4844 Fountain Avenue, In St.Louis, president of the board of cu rators, has been selected as chairman of the search com mittee to select a new president. In an executive session, September 30, the Curators established the c rite ria to 1« used in screemngappllcatlons fo r ttie position. Ttie success ful candidate, tt« board said, must have acknowledged scholatshlp in an academic discipline, leadership in high education, adm inistrative ex perience, knowledge of funding and fund-raising, and sig n ifi cant service In graduate aral undergraduate education. Other members of tie search committee Include Kansas City C irc u it Court Judge Lewis C lym er, A tto r ney C arl Sapp of Columbia and attorney Joseph McDuffie department of modem foreign languages and d ire c to r of tie summer session; and D r, Grace M ille r, prolessor of education. M iss Joyce Hen derson, a senior student, com pletes tie panel. The search committee announced that all correspon dence with It would be held In confidence. J u lia n Bond Is a m em b e r o f the G e o rg ia House o f R e p re s e n ta tiv e . T h is Is one In a s e rie s o f a r tic le sp on sored by the Youth C itiz e n s h ip Fund In the hopes th a t e v e ry one w ill vo te th is y e a r. A m e ric a n s . The P r e s i d e n tia l ra c e - w hich gives us a c h o ic e between two men who d if fe r g re a tly on a host o f issue s - w ill decide the fu tu re o f the c o u n try and w ill d efin e the fu tu re re la tio n s h ip be tween g o v e rn m e n t and the B la ck c o m m u n ity . The o th e r c o n te sts - If the ch o ic e Is as c le a r as In the ra c e f o r the na tio n ’ s h ig he st o f f i c e - w i l l d ecide s im ila r issue s on a le v e l c lo s e r to each o f us. M ore than 8 m illio n B la cks aren't reg istered Are you part of the p ro ble m or part of the so lu tio n ? F o u r little g irls k ille d in a B irm in g h a m church in 1963 w ould have voted th is y e a r fo r the fir s t tim e . Ih c v w on’t. W H A T ’S Y O l R E X C IS E ' The o v e r -p ro m is e has p roduced an under d e li v e ry . No e le c tio n In A m e r ic a gua ra ntee s In sta n t If the choice is between the lesser of two evils, and you don’t choose, what does that make you ? change. What A m e ric a n a e le c tio n s - lik e th a t set f o r N o ve m b e r 7 - w ill do is se t tre n d s in m otio n and a ffe c t p o lic ie s whose im m e d ia te r e s u lt m ay not be c le a r to any o f us at any g iven tim e . But those tre n d s and p o lic ie s do have the a b i l i t y to g iv e lif e o r death to the hopes and a s p ira tio n s we a ll hold. I f two Beats a re e x changed on the Suprem e C o u rt, It m ay becom es a a m ilita n t d efender o f the rig h ts o f m an o r a sup p o r te r o f the s ta tu s quo. An a s p ira tio n Is voted fo r the D e p a rtm e n t o f H e a lth , E ducation and W e lfa re , and o u r c h ild re n get fiv e glasses o f m ilk a week Instead o f tw o . An a g g re s s iv e C ongress tr ie s to r e s tr a in the new P re s id e n t, and he e ith e r w ins and s ta rts w a r anew o r acquiesces and b rin g s o u r boys hom e. Those de c is io n s - and o th e rs - rea ch in to each o f o u r liv e s and pocketbooks. They a re too Im p o rta n t to be le ft to p o litic ia n s alone. Thev m u s t be made In c o n c e rt w ith what It Is you w ant, and If you do not c a s t y o u r vote N o ve m b e r 7th, they w ill be made w ith o u t you. T h a t Is why B la c k votes a re so v ita l th is y e a r. O v e r the past few y e a rs , we have voted m o re , but we seem to enjoy It le s s . Porrland/Ob.erver Thursday, B -s s s -i Indeed, even as B la c k v o te r r e g is tra tio n fig u re s have In cre a se d In the South, B la ck v o tin g to ta ls have decreased In N o r th e rn c itie s . P o litic s has enjoyed a re ce n t vogue In the na tio n a l B la ck c o m m u n ity . T he e le c tio n s o f C a rl Stokes, R ic h a rd H a tc h e r and Kenneth Gibson gave som e sense o f hope to B la cks a ll o v e r the coun t r y . The h is to r ic c a m paign of U. S. Rep. S h ir le y C hisholm fo r the P re sidency in 1972 opened d oo rs fo r fu tu re such ef fo r ts , and the G a ry Con vention in M a rc h o f th is y e a r b ro ug ht to g e th e r a fo r m e r ly non - p o litic a l section o f B la ck A m e r i ca w ith p o litic ia n s o f the o ld e r, m o re re g u la r typ e. But In the weeks fo llo w ing the two m a jo r p a rty co nve ntio ns B la ck e x c ite m ent has d im m ed . Black r e g is tra tio n to ta ls fe ll below le v e ls p re d ic te d by v o te r r e g is tra tio n p ro fe s s io n a ls . An a n ti- in te lle c tu a l apathy arose among the ebony and Iv o ry to w e rs w here o u r young people p re s u m b a b ly p re p a re th e m se lve s tor a lif e of s e rv ic e to the B la c k n atio n . " P o lit ic s Is w h ite fo lk s b u s in e s s " 1 becam e the cru d e slogan o f th is new kn o w -n o th in g ness, ig n o rin g a h is to ry w hich showed us that we have re c e iv e d the b u s i ness fro m w hite fo lk s p re c is e ly b e c a u s e o u rp o lit ic s a re so u n -to g e th e r. They a re u n -to g e th e r fo r rea son s w hich w ill not be re m e d ie d between now and N ove m b e r 7th, re a sons w hich have a h is to r ic a l base, but the chances o f any re m e d y a n y tim e a re dem ln lshe d by the in c re a s in g B la ck apathy to w a rd the p o li tic a l p ro c e s s . The o r ig in fo r m uch o f th is apathy is found In the p o litic a l r h e to r ic w hich p ro m is e s heaven on e a rth in re tu rn f o r a c itiz e n s vo te. As that has been d e m o n s tra te d tim e and tim e again to be an e m p ty p ro m is e , the a u to m a tic e le c tio n day d e liv e ry o f the vo te has become m o re re lu c ta n t. GERMAN BLACK FOREST ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE BILLING CLERK We have a career opportun ity fo r an accounts receivable b illin g c le rk. Should be able to type approximately 55 words per minute. Some telephone STARTS NoW work. Free parking. Good Christm as gifts available now. salary and benefits. Call 282- L a m $IOOl)JX) o f Tnore, now 4511 ext 203 fo r interview. until C hristm as. P art-tim e E'itial opportunity Employer considered. F or interview, call 235-224. 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