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Portland Observer, January 7 ,1 9 8 2 Page 7 Williams trial begins Calm prevails in Atlanta A ju ry o f eight Blacks and four whiles has been selected to hear the murder case against Wayne B. W il liams, accused o f killing two o f the 28 murdered or missing Black youths in Atlanta. According to reporters, calm pre vails in A tla n ta , perhaps a testi mony to the recent changes in the complexion o f that city’s justice sys- ctm. The defendent, who is Black, is to be tried before a Black judge; Public Safety director l.ee P. Brown is Black; Ihe special agent in charge o f the F B I’s investigation is Black; the chief defense attorney is Black; and Atlanta's mayor is Black. Only the prosecutor is white. Other prominent members o f the municipal power structure include the Superintendent o f Public Schools and, at the time o f the bill ings, the president o f the Chamber o f Commerce. D avid F ra n k lin , a prom inent Black attorney, explained that the calm should not be interpreted as lack o f interest. There is no hysteria "because the Black com m unity knows that nobody is going to be railroaded in the tria l. That is the difference between today and two decades ago." " I t is clear that the presence and involvement o f a Black power struc ture in the city is the reason why A t lanta responded to this, the murders and the tria l, with confidence that justice w ill be d o n e ," M ayo r A n drew Young said. " H a v in g Black people woven throughout the fabric o f the city is an important reason why racial vio lence has never been part o f A t- DR. LEE BROWN lanta’s history as it was recently in M ia m i." D r. Charles H . King, J r., presi- Mayor Young hits Reaganomics Andrew Young, Ambassador to the U n ited N ations du rin g the Carter Administration, called Presi dent Ronald Reagan’s domestic pol icies "c le a r fa ilu re s " adding that Reagan w ill have to be " tu rn e d around or turned o ut.” Young said the Reagan Adminis tration has become ideology-orient ed to the point that it has not even fulfilled the expectations o f the bus iness community. "P ra g m atic businessmen would have realized the market potential around the world and would have begun to internationalize our econ omy to make it more com petitive.” O f the Reagan o fficials he added, "B uth they are not business orient ed. They are rig h t-w in g id eo logues.” dent o f the Urban Crisis Center, be lieves the current calm is not all good. "Violence and death are such a large part o f (he Black experience that anger at the alleged murderer tends to be minimized. For a Black to k ill other Blacks in such great numbers is outside the Black exper ience, so we are mystified more than angry. And the mothers o f the vic tims cheapened the deaths o f their children by their commercialization and exploitation, so that took away from us some o f the g rie f and m ourning we could feel fo r them and removed our right to cry.” He fears that the calm is an indi cation o f a deadening o f sensitivity to death. While injustice for Blacks and the Young expects a resurgence o f poor continues in the nation. Young student activism in the spring, believes that it is a thing o f the past including protests against cuts in in A tlanta. "T h e re has been an ac student aide and education funds. commodation o f Blacks and whites, O ther issues w ill include the arms socially, economically and political race and the military budget. ly, that I don’t think works like this "Supply-side economics is not a any place else in the world.” domestic and foreign policies. Young was sworn in as M ayor o f Atlanta Monday. He said he expects to m aintain the a ffirm a tiv e action programs that were introduced by M aynard Jackson and credits them w ith an increase in the num ber o f Black-owned businesses, especially construction firms. MAYOR ANDREW YOUNG pragmatic business, something that has grown out o f business practices. Young explained. He added that he hopes the "big-business pragmatists in the Republican Party begin to have a little m ore to say” about the Young, who has served as a con sultant fo r foreign investm ent groups since leaving the U .N ., hopes to establish A tlanta as an in ternational trade center. " T h e new fu tu re is the developing w o rld . What we’re doing is to use A tlanta as a gateway to opening up a totally new m arket in L atin A m erica, A f rica and the Middle East.” Success in this endeavor will hinge on his ability to retain and expand his own overseas contacts and on a turnaround o f the Reagan Adminis tration in aiding local governments. He hopes that foreign business men w ill select A tla n ta for invest ment opportunities, stimulating em ployment in the region. They’re 50. PSU offers minority aid Effective immediately, disadvan taged m etropolitan-area students with ethnic m inority backgrounds may qualify for special assistance if they pursue their educational goals at Portland Stale University. Knowledge and use o f PSU’s spe cial study and financial aids could increase ^a^M M ^auc^ cox for these students, according to M a ria A lan is, PSU admissions counselor In charge of minority stu dent recruitment. During Fall term, 1981. one o f every 12 students en rolled at PSU indicated that he or she came from an ethnic m inority background, Alanis noted. M inority students currently con sidering enrollm ent at PSU may take advantage of two mam support program s, known as " U p w a rd Bound" and "T a le n t Search." In addition, minority student organiza tions such as Black Cultural Affairs, the Hispanic Student U n io n , and the U nited In d ian Students o f Higher Education can help fu lfill the cultural needs o f m inority stu dents. Additionally, several financial aid programs are now available to help students meet the costs o f higher education. Also, eligible students may defer payment o f admissions and tuition fees under certain condi tions. Disadvantaged students with eth nic minority backgrounds interested in pursuing studies at PSU during the 1982-83 academic year are urged to submit financial aid applications prior to Jan. 1$. For further information, contact Ms. Alanis at PSU's O ffice o f A d missions, P.O . Box 751, Portland, OR 97207. or call 229-3511. KBOO honors King Radio Station K B O O (90.7 F M ) will be presenting a "special” twen ty-one hour memorial tribute com memorating the birthday o f the late civil rights leader, D r. M a rtin Luther King, Jr. This program will be aired from 10:00 am Friday, Jan uary 15 until 7:00 am , Saturday, January 16, 1982. This "special” will consist o f gos pel music, soul, ja zz, and blues. There will also be miscellaneous live musical performances, live poetry readings, and short speeches throughout the 21-hour broadcast, including news and interviews from Grassroot News, N .W . This p ro gram is being presented by Shaheed H aa m id , George Page, J .W . F r i day. Dupree Casey, George F itz, Connie Stokes aka Lady " C , ” Pab lo Innis, and Ken and Kevin Berry. The C o -o rd in a to r o f this year’ s D r. M artin Luther King Tribute is Keven Darrell Berry. 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