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lost their p o w e r before MUHAMMAD self. H e w a n t s h i s p a r e n t s t o do something f o r h i m . America. i W I T H H U N D R E D S Of As y o u see that the whole H O W C A N w e b u i l d a ;thousands a n dmillions o f u s entire civilized nations o f I a l i g n i n g t h e w o r l d a n dt o w o r l d a n d k e e p i t progress-1 earth a r eangry with each isee u s milling a r o i m d t h e ing i nt h ew a y o fbuilding i other — a r ewarring with j w h i t e m a ni n t o w n s a n d cities and m a i n t a i n i n g i t a n d t h e • other—should n o t this w a r n n e c e s s i t i e s w h i c h i t d e |i throughout t h e country — y o u a n dm e a sa people w h o ' begging t h ew h i t e m a n t o d i - mands, i f w e d o n o t d o i t d o n o thave a n y country o u r s e l v e s ? vide with u s what h e has— The civilized world thinks their equal justice a s they which w e c a ncall o u r o w n just shows absolute laziness. not s o m u c h a s a square I t i s t h e s a m e a s w h e n w e s h o u l d b e a n x i o u s a n d e n j o y i ta m o n g t h e m s e l v e s . mile here i nAmerica? W e your children, after t h e y over-anxious t og e t o u t f r o m S H A L L W Es i t until s o m e need a c o u n t r y t o ourselves. have g r o w n u p , continue t o under a people a s cruel a s hang around your house, the w h i t e slave-masters a n d foreign nation—or nations— W H E R E V E R w e live b y begging y o u ,t h eparents, t o their children. T h e y never destroys t h epower o f A m e r - the hundreds o r thousands c o n t i n u e t o c a r e f o r t h e m — h a v e s h o w n a n y s y m p a t h y i c a a s a n a t i o n — o r d o y o uo r m i l l i o n s , w e s h o u l d t r y y o u call that s o n o r that for u s — a n d today, t h r o u g h - t h i n k i timpossible that this there t o c o m m a n d o u r place d a u g h t e r lazy. H e does n o t out A m e r i c a , t h e y a r e t r y - could h a p p e n ? T h i s m a y b eas industrious people. E v e r y ivant t o t a k e t h e responsibil- i n g t om a k e i th a r d f o r y o u y o u r little w e a k idea. B u t , have it7\ o f doing anything f o r and m e b y keeping u so u to f other strong nations ( C o n t i n u e d on Page 2 )

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M U H A M M A D A L I , world heavyweight champion, in preparation for his title fight with Floyd Patterson in Las Vegas, extends arms to hail—not himself as the "greatest" bu- Almighty S o d Allah, whose Messenger, the Honorable Elijah Muhammad, H e divinely missioned to lead the black people in America toPhoto by Herbart Studio real freedom, justice and equality. (See the back page of this newspaper.)


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officer — business trator o n the South Chicago a n d H a r l e Y o r k — should be man or woman.

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Our sons a n d daughters should b e trained i n t h e science o f government. W e should have o u r sons a n d daughters learn engineering and every skill a n d professional training w e c a n obtain, t o build a better nation out o f t h e w o r l d w h i c h w e have k n o w n . W ea r e so used to s i t t i n g d o w n h o p i n g a n d wishing f o r the white m a n to d o f o r u s t h a t w h i c h w e should d o f o r ourselves. I t is a s h a m e .

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ized o n them. W h e r e there E V E R Y B O D Y w e find i n is w e a k n e s s , there t h e these t w o areas commercialstrong will exploit. ize o n y o u r k i n d . W ec a n c u t the price o f living among I T I S this u n i t y w h i c h t h e our people i f w e g o o u t so-called A m e r i c a n N e g r o there a n d — i f they d o n o t needs so much. B u th e is a give i t to us—buy i t .G o t o great lover o f white people w o r k o n i t a n d produce t h e and w a n t s t o be like t h e m — food, clothing, shelter a n d even a t the expense o fen- everything else necessary slaving h i m s e l f a n dh i s k i n d f r o m that earth a n d w ec a n forever, t othewhite m a n . command a n y thickly-populated a r e a of our k i n d I a m sick a n d tired look- throughout A m e r i c a . ing a t black m e n t h r o u g h o u t the world accepting such W i l l y o u ^ ->lp m e a n d G o u laziness a n d d i s u n i t y f o r t h e to d o this f o r y o u ? O f course, inducement o f t h e p o w e r o f God does n o tneed o u r help. the w h i t e m a n throughout But y o ua r e n o tgoing t o be the w o r l d t o exploit. good enough f o rH i m t o give it t o y o u — s o l e tu s unite a n d B U T T H E P O O R A m e r i - build u p s o m e k i n d o f savcan so-called N e g r o w a n t s ings b a n k a m o n g ourselves n o t h i n g better t h a n t o b e h i s to p u r c h a s e w h a t w e n e e d — o w n teacher, l e a d e r a n d or l e t u s u n i t e a n d a s kt h e guide w h e n i t comes t o try- government f o r w h a t I a m ing t o d o s o m e t h i n g f o r h i m . a s k i n g f o r o nt h elast page of M U H A M M A D He does n o tw a n t G o d H i m - this p a p e r , self t o guide h i m unless G o d S P E A K S . T h a n k y o u . will let h i m be His equal.

AFRICA, TODAY, would not b e i n t r o u b l e w i t h t h e European white race i f i t was n o t that Africa i nthe past allowed t h e white m a n to c o m e i n t o h e r c o u n t r y — dig u p h e r g o l d w h i l e s h e So-called N e g r o e s a r e sat a n d l o o k e d a t t h e m . filled w i t h envy a n d jealousy T h e y w o r k e d t h e m a s slaves of e a c h o t h e r — p r o u d a n d for a f e w pennies a day. boastful o fnothing b u t talk. It w a s Africa's o w n fault T H E O N L Y w a y tobuild a for this. I f s h e h a d been united, E n g l a n d , A m e r i c a , nation is go t o t h eearth. W e B e l g i u m a n d F r a n c e a n d all cannot live i n cities a n d othe;; n a t i o n s c o u l d n o t h a v e t o w n s . I fw e w a n t t o b u i l d a M O N R O V I A — T h e Libercommercialized o n Africa. nation, some have to live o n i a n Medical Association will f a r m s t o s u p p l y t h e n e e d s They even charge n o w that be a d m i t t e d into t h e W o r l d t h e A r a b s also c o m m e r c i a l - of t h e t o w n a n d c i t y people. Contribute t o o u r E c o n o m - body during t h e 19th A s s e m ic P r o g r a m s o t h a t w e c a n b l y o f t h e W o r l d M e d i c a l a s build something f o r self — sociation, said D r . M a r t i n S. f r o m f a r m t o business cen- K a r p e h , representative o f ter among the metropolitan the Liberian group. areas o f o u r people throughThe LMA's membership '"ut A m e r i c a — s u c h a s S o u t h Side Chicago a n d H a r l e m , has already been approved, New York. he said. -s t a n d a r d s h a v e operated against t h eemployment a n d promotion o f Negroes i n the Federal government and the extent t o w h i c h such standards have been rigidly used t" d e n y equality o f opportunity to Negroes i n Federal service," P o w e l l concluded.

Doctors of Liberia Join World AAodics

The Honorable Elijah Muhammad Powell's Plows on:

Powell Says Discrimination Against Negro Federal Workers "Unmercifur' WASHINGTON — A n 'un merciful' method o f discrimination against t h e upgrading a n d promotion of Negro government c i v i l service e m ployees has g o n e undist u r b e d for decades a n d should b e a r the full b n m t of a PresiPowell dential investigation, declared Harlem's alert Congressman A .Clayton Powell here this week. P O W E L L pointed o u t that "thousands of Negro Federal employees have b e e n rejected f o r employment o r bypassed f o r promotion because o f a rigid application of C i v i l Service C o m m i s s i o n standards n o ta l w a y s a s conscientiously applied t o white Federal employees." "Frequently, s t a n d a r d s have been relaxed o r liberally interpreted to permit the employment o r promotion o f a white employee," he continued. " T h i s is a justified personnel practice i f i t were applied w i t h equal constancy t o non-white Federal employees." THE

C O N G R E S S M A N set the following examples

-t o i l l u s t r a t e s o m e o f t h e i n equities: A. A Negro w o m a n , P h i Beta Kappa, c u m laude A.B. i n economics, rem a i n s a G S - 5 f o r 17% years i n the Department of t h e I n t e r i o r ; B. A Negro woman, B.S. in business administration, remains a GS-5 f o r 20 y e a r s i n t h e H o u s i n g and H o m e F i n a n c e Agency; C. A N e g r o l a w y e r w i t h N E W Y O R K , N . Y . — Sena solid business backa t or H u g h Shearer, leader o f ground is ruled "unqualified" f o ra regional direc- Jamaica's delegation to t h e torship o f t h e S m a l l B u s i - t w e n t i e t h session o ft h e U n i t ed Nations G e n e r a l Assembness A d m i n i s t r a t i o n ; D . N e g r o P h D ' s , college ly, m a d e a n appeal t o m e m professors a n dNegro Fed- bers o f t h eW e s t Indian Stueral employees i n other dents Association a t a special agencies a r e rejected f o r m e e t i n g h e l d i n h i sh o n o r o n super-grade appointments the campus o f City College. After a n introduction b y in t h e office o f Education; president E. Negro employees a r e P e a m e l Charles, o f t h e s t u d e n t b o d y . Senator denied promotions to m o r e than o n e grade a t a time Shearer asked t h e Jamaican or t o l d t o take t h e F e d e r a l students s t u d y i n g a b r o a d t o Service Entrance Exami- return home o n completion n a t i o n f o r c e r t a i n positions of t h e i r studies a n d help t h e when such restrictions a r e development o f their native * not fully c o m m u n i c a t e d t o land. Speaking i n the presence white employees. " I , therefore, a m request- of K e i t h Johnson, J a m a i c a ' s ing that President Johnson Consul General, the Senator a p p o i n t a s p e c i a l i n t e r r a c i a l a d m i t t e d t h a t J a m a i c a c o u l d F R A N C E ' S UN Ambassador Roger Seydoux hits the AmericanP r e s i d e n t i a l C o m m i s s i o n o f n o t c o m p e t e w i t h o t h e r l a r g - sponsored resolution calli.ig for a two-thirds majority rule on i n q u i r y t o e x a m i n e a c r o s s - e r c o u n t r i e s w h i c h c o u l d p a y the question- of admitting Red C h i n a . No other nation in the s e c t i o n o f t h e N e g r o F e d e r a l t h e m h i g h s a l a r i e s , n o r c o u l d world has been subject to such discrimination. Although the b e final vote was 47 in favor of admission of China to 47 against employee records t o deter- the returning students m i n e t h e e x t e n t t o w h i c h t h e p r o m i s e d j o b s a t t h e t o p o f — i t was the closest vote yet and may presage quite a differladder. ent situation in 1966. C i v i l Service C o m m i s s i o n the

France Voted For China

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Rhodesian Riddle Message to the Blackman

Liberation

M U H A M M A D A L I . world's h e a v y w e i g h t champion, flew to Phoenix on the eve of his championship fight with Floyd Patterson to receive personal review of the newly-pub-

lished "Message to the Blackman" from the book's author, the Honorable Elijah Muhammad ( I . ) the Messenger of Allah. Photo

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Not Deod But Exponding:

Syrian Sees Great African-Asian Confab Enlarged to Include South Americans

B y Charles P . Howard ( U N and Foreign Correspondent) A C C R A , G h a n a — N o wt h a t I a nS m i t h h a s declared unilateral independence f o r S o u t h e r n Rhodesia t o perpetu a t e t h e - d o m i n a t i o n o f t h e less t h a n 300,000 w h i t e s o v e r 4,000,000 b l a c k s , t h e d i v i s i o n i nt h e u n i t y o f i n d e p e n d e n t African states does n o tappear a sw i d e a sfirst supposed. H e a d s o fm a n y o ft h e A f r i - , ^ can ^nations have taken S m i t h a n d h i srebel m i n s t e p s l o n n e e t t h e emer- isters behave." gency created b y Rhoaeaia's T H F R E H A V E been offers i l l e g a l s e i z u r e o f i n -o f t r o o p s t o t h e O A U f o r s e r v d e p e n d - ice i nt h eS o u t h e r n Rhodesia e n c e i n t h cer i s i s b y P r e s i d e n t J N k f u m n a m e o f ah, E m p e r o r H a i l e Selassie, Kasavubu, t h e white supre- President Congo (Leopoldville); Presimacy. P r e s i - dent Sekou Toure, Guinea, dent K w a m e and President Modibo Keita, N k r u m a h Mali. has c a l l e d Though President Gamal for a m e e t i n g Abdel Nasser o fE g y p t h a s of t h e f o r e i g n 30,000 c r a c k t r o o p s t i e d d o w n Howard ministers t o on t h eArab-Israel powder set i n m o t i o n keg, h e c a n b e depended t h e r e c o n v e n i n g o f t h e O r u- p o n , o b s e r v e r s a g r e e , f o r ganization o fAfrican Unity substantial help. (OAU). Emperor HaileSeMeanwhile, P r e s i d e n t lassie o fE t h i o p i a also called J o m o K e n y a t t a of K e n y a for a n i m m e d i a t e e m e r g e n called a m e e t i n g o ft h e E a s t cy m e e t i n g o ft h eO A U . African countries o f Kenya, Tanzania a n dUganda for the PRESIDENT K e n n e t h purpose o fagreeing o n joint K a und a of Zambia a n action against I a n Smith's recently that h e -n o u n c e d attempt t o perpetuate t h e personally would take comsiavement o fRhodesia's four m a n d o fZambian troops deTHE GROUP o f eight ployed along t h e ZambianRhodesian border " t o a c t i f ( C o n t i n u e d on Page 4 )

D A M A S C U S — T h e A f r i c a n - h e l d n e a r l y 1 0 y e a r s a g o i nb l u n t l y " n o . " Asian conference w h i c h t h e Jakarta, Indonesia. I N R E P L Y T Oa question, Western press h a s joyfully Maklos said that geoh e d e c l a r e d "dead" f o r a l lgraphic limitations w a s u n - said h ed i dn o tthink t h e times, i sn o tonly alive,a c - necessary a n dthat future United States should b e i n cording t o t h i s country's conferences should extend vited. foreign minister I b r a h i m invitations t o " a l l peoples Mr. Maklos predicted that M a k l o s , b u t i t w i l l b e e x -w h o d e s i r e t o f i g h t a g a i n s t t h e A f r i c a n - A s i a n conferpanded with t h einclusiono f underdevelopment a n d unite e n c e , n o wr e g a r d e d b y s o m e L a t i n - A m e r i c a n states. for a better life b a s e d o n h u p o l i t i c al observers as dem a n d i g n i t y , w h o s e g o v e r n Maklos dashed t h e hopes of s o m e E u r o p e a n nations ments a r e n o t exploitingo r funct because o ft h e Chinese that the "Bandung e r a " h a d colonizing other countries." Communist "veto," would passed a n dthat Africana n d A s k e d d i r e c t l y i f h eb e r e v i v e d a n d e v e n e n Asians were t o o weak a n d thought t h eUnited States disunited t ojoin i na great should b e invited t osuch a larged " b y t h ewill o f t h e conference such a sthat first conference, M a k l o s said peoples."

RHODESIA

POPULATION (estimateii) .4.210,000 AFRICAN (blacks) 3,970,000 EUROPEANS (wliitas)* ... 220.000 COLORED (Inilians and racially mixed persons).. 12,400 ASIAN 7,900 CAPITAL-Sallsbury (pop,-314,000) RESOURCES-iiolil, coppar. cbrome and other minerals, asbestos, tobacco, sugar, corn, wheat, cattle

"PARTICIPATION I N the conference b yt h e S o v i e t Union would have given i t i i strength," h e said. B u t h e added that Syria h a d taken xnoooodAsarvwwocwwuwoH **: no position o nt h e disputed i n v i t a t i o n t o t h e R u s s i a n s . ANGOLA? ELISJBETHViLLf-v*' P U E R T O RICO'S P O P U L A T I O N I SG R O W I N G a t the The conference w a st o have r a t e o f 2.4 p e r c e n t a y e a r . T h e i s l a n d , c o v e r i n g 3,435 s q u a r e taken place i nAlgiers. m i l e s , h a sa p o p u l a t i o n o f s o m e 2,500,000. ZAMBIA / * * * R H O D E S I A ' S B R E A K A W A Y F R O M G R E A T B R I T A I N Africon Nations Lead MonpiM A i ...XZanibeze a n d c o n t i n u i n g s t r i k e s a t U . S . o w n e d c o p p e r m i n e s i n C h i l e In Signing Bonk Code f\^^^'l^Fi^ kept m a n y copper prices high i nworld markets. ^ l i V J N G S T O mm W A S H I N G T O N — AccordIn t h eU.S., however, Kennecott Copper Corp., t h e country's largest producer, continued t h e price f o r i t s U . S . ing t ot h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l B a n k - " ' " ^ f i c f o R i p r o d u c t i o n a t 3 6 c e n t s a p o u n d a n d r e m a i n e d s i l e n t o n i n -f o r R e c o n s t r u c t i o n a n d D e c r e a s e s b y o t h e r m i n e r s a n d s m e l t e r s i n t h e U . S . a n dv e l o p m e n t ( W o r l d B a n k ) , i n abroad t o38 cents p e r pound. dependent African nations •If * * are leading i n signing t h e P H Y S I C I A N S U N D E R 35 A R E B E I N G O R D E R E D convention o nsettlement o f BECHUANALAND to t a k e p h y s i c a l e x a m i n a t i o n s f o r possible i n d u c t i o n i n i n v e s t m e n t d i s p u t e s b e t w e e n J a n u a r y . T h e a i mi s t o fill a special call f o r doctors, dentists a n d veterinarians. Fatherhood doesn't qualify states a n dnationals o f other states. - them for deferment. * Sixteen African nations A M E R I C A N M I L I T A R Y E X P E R T S N O W B E L I E V E have signed t h e convention, T H A T b a r r i n g u n f o r s e e n changes, t h e w a ri nViet N a m s u b m i t t e d b y t h e W o r l d B a n k w i l l b e a l o n g a n d costly o n e . One^ r e a s o n i s t h a t N o r t h last M a r c h , a g a i n s t f o u r E u Viet N a mh a sn o t t h eslightest intentions o f surrendering ropean nations, four A s i a n SOUTH AFRICA e v e n i fH a n o i i sb o m b e d o r i ft h e entire i n d u s t r i a l c o m p l e x nations, a n d t h e United o f t h a t c o u n t r y i s s m a s h e d b y U . S . b o m b e r s . T h i s i s t h eS t a t e s . /BASUTOLAND r s a m e government that fought f o r 20 years against t h e Only 20states signatures Japanese a n dt h e F r e n c h a n deventually w o n i n both w e r e needed before t h e concases. vention came into force.

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should b epooled under a unified O A U c o m m a n d i n order to b e e f f e c t i v e a g a i n s t t h e French-speaking A f r i c a n NATO-supplied a n d directed c o u n t r i e s w h i c h d i d n o t a t -S o u t h e r n Rhodesia - South tend t h e recent O A U meet- African forces. ing i n A c c r a , G h a n a —l e d Conspicuous by t h e i r by President F e l i x H o u - silence since Rhodesia's i n phout-Boigny o ft h e I v o r y dependence m o v e a r e N i Coast—have announced their geria a n dLiberia. full s u p p o r t o ft h e r e s o l u t i o n on Southern Rhodesia passed IT I S H O P E D that the a t t h e A c c r a m e e t i n g o f t h eS o u t h e r n R h o d e s i a n crisis Organization o f A f r i c a n m a y be a blessing i n disguise Unity. —the jatalyst t o seto f f real ( C o n t i n u e d / r o m page 3 )

Observers, however, be- unity among the independent lieve that a l l these efforts countries o f Africa.

Negroes Own 12 Per Cent of Farms in Southeast

Rhodesia W A S H I N G T O N — O n e o u t w h i t e , n o n w h i t e s o w n e d o n l y While World Watches o f e i g h t r u r a l l a n d o w n e r s i n 7 p e r c e n t o f t h e 117,535,000 the Southeastern states is a acres o f individually-owned Negro, a U.S. Department of rural land i n the r e g i o n , Agriculture report h a s r e - since Negroes tended t o o w n smaller pieces o f land than vealed. whites. DAR E S - S A L A A M — W h i l e supplies, i nsubduing a s i m S O M E 8,165,400 a c r e s o f It w a s also disclosed that l a n d i n t h e r e g i o n a r e o w n e d m o r e t h a n 15,800 r u r a l N e - t h e w o r l d s p o t l i g h t i s o n i l a r r e b e l l i o n i n i t s h u g e b y 159,900 n o n w h i t e s , o r 12 g r o f a m i l i e s h a v e b e n e f i t e d R h o d e s i a ' s r u t h l e s s r u l e o f a r e a o f A n g o l a . p e r c e n t o f t h e 1,300,000 i n - f r o m t h e $32,628,000 i n l o a n s 200,000 w h i t e s o v e r 4 m i l l i o n A l t h o u g h P o r t u g a l i s boastdividual owners o fr u r a l land advanced b y t h e F a r m e r s b l a c k A f r i c a n s , a n e v e n ing o f i t s defeat o f t h e A n i n t h e seven-state r e g i o n o f H o m e A d m i n i s t r a t i o n i n 16 m o r e s a v a g e c o l o n i a l p o w e r , g o l a l e a d e r H o l d e n R o b e r t o , A l a b a m a , F l o r i d a , G e o r g i a , S o u t h e r n s t a t e s d u r i n g 1965. P o r t u g a l , i s p o u r i n g w h i t e i n M o z a m b i q u e i t f a c e s a North a n d South Carolina, T H I S I S A 44p e rcent i n - troops into t h e rich M o z a m - 1 f o r m e r Syracuse University bique colony t q p u td o w n a anthropology instructor. D r . Tennessee, a n d Virginia. crease o v e r t h e previous The report, prepared b y y e a r i nt h en u m b e r o f N e g r o rising rebellion a m o n g s i x E d u a r d o M o n d l a n e , aM o openly-enslaved zambique native. U S D A ' s E c o n o m i c Research families served b yt h e agen- m i l l i o n that Service, examines t h e char- cy a n d a n 87 p e r cent blacks i n a struggle With headquarters here. m a y s o o n i n v o l v e o t h e r A facteristics, size, a n d u s e o fi n c r e a s e o v e r t h e n u m b e r a s Dr. M o n d l a n e a n dh i s A m e r rican nations. l a n d b y r a c e o f o w n e r s i n t h e s i s t e d i n 1960. ican Negro wife, w o r k tireSoutheast a n d is based o n a lessly t ostimulate t h e rebelN e g r o f a r m e r s used t h e P O R T U G A L s u c c e e d e d , survey conducted i n 1960 f i m d s t o o p e r a t e , b u y , a n dv i a d e a l s w i t h s u c h C o n g o a m o n g a s a m p l e o f 2,643 develop family farms a n d owners o frural land. lese puppet leaders asj maintain t h e i r operations M o i s e T s h o m b e a n d t h e a id | A L T H O U G H 12p e r cent o f d u r i n g periods o f drought, the landowners w e r e n o n - floods, a n d other disasters. of A m e r i c a n - m a d e m i l i t a r y i

Portugal Pours in U.S.-Made Arms to Subdue Mozambique's 6 Million Blaeks lion i nt h ePortuguese colony a n d t os o m e e x t e n t h a v e succ e e d e d i ni t s escalation. - M O N D L A N E is portrayed as a " s t r o n g nationalist" and h i s group consists o f bands o f guerillas assigned to m i n e roads, a m b u s h h i g h way traffic a n d organize native resistance. Portugal is estimated as having some three divisions (60,700,000 m e n ) i n M o z a m bique.

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resources, communications and public services, h e said. "It m a y y e tbe foimd that Africa h a s t h e agricultural Taw m a t e r i a l base f o ra continental economy which need not b e a n y less prosperous t h a n t h eeconomies o f othe? continents. "Foreign a i di n the form a capital, skill a n d enterprise, could play a large p a r t i nthis d e v e l o p m e n t . " It will, ironically, h e l p lA f r i c a t o p r o d u c e goods which will compete w i t h -those o ft h edonor countries.

SPEAKING H E B E on "Development andTrade i n A f r i c a , " M r .G a r d i n e r said the present structure o f a l African economics, except t h o s e ofEthiopia a n d L i beria, w a s a legacy from THE D E V E L O P M E N T of colonial days. They were dominated b y Africa depended both o ni m large a n d stagnant r u r a l sec- p r o v i n g h e r a b i l i t y t o protors with l o w productivity duce c-^mpetitively, a n d o n he stated r a n d urban indus- the capacity o ft h e m o r e a d trial sectors w e r e t o o s m a l l vanced countries t o absorb to g i v e t h e f a r m e r s a m o n e y - m o r e o fs u c h goods, h e saidearning market which would MUHAMMAU SPEAKS enable t h e m t o i m p r o v e proPublished Weekly ductivity. Mr. Gardiner said t h e deNov. 26, 1965 g r e e o f d e p e n d e n c e o n f o r - Vol. 5—No. 10 eign trade h a o t o be r e P u b l i s h e d by duced. Muhammad's Mosque No. 2 IT MUST B E u s e d t o 634 E, 79th St., Chicago, III.. 60619 ABerdeen 4-8622-23 change t h e internal structure o f African economies, SUBSCRIP7ION RATES: by providing t h e m o n e y 6 m o s . (26 I s s u e s ) $ 5.20 needed t o develop natural 1 Year (52 I s s u e s ! $10.00


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'Best Wishes For Victory'

I N S I D E A crowded, heavily-guarded courtroom, Herold w e n t o n trial, p l e a d i n g guilty t ot h ec h a r g e o f bringing G h a n a c u r r e n c y i n t o t h e country illegally, b u t still h o l d i n g tight against t h e other charges.

G R O W I N G C O N C E R N over the accuracy of U.S. press reports that American casualties are "light" in Viet Nam (in t a c t during the 7 years U.S. has been involved, only 1,000 losses are reported) is emphasized by this photo of section of seriously wounded soldiers attended by an Army flight nurse. Although the above are Vietnamese, some doubt that U.S. draft would have been drastically increased it only the Vietnamese were being killed and wounded.

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only a d a y before h e w a s t ofor h i s service i nV i e t N a m , be decorated for gallantryi n receiving t h e first o a k leaf service i n Viet N a m . cluster t ot h eA i r M e d a l a n d a Commendation medal. T H E S C E N E O Ft h e cross His citation stated that h e burning w a s t h e suburban exhibited courage " i n t h e h o m e o f Staff Sergeant a n d successful accomplishment M r s . L i n d s e y B r o w n i n t h eo f i m p o r t a n t c o m b a t s u p p o r t all-white Gateway Terrace. missions under extremely The significance o f t h e hazardous conditions . . . " cross-burning, i f a n y , w a s not i m m e d i a t e l y a s c e r t a i n Deaths from I B able. "Chicago's t u b e r c u l o The B r o w n s have lived i n G a t e w a y T e r r a c e since last sis case rate o f 62.2 p e r S e p t . 3 0 . A l l o f t h e i r n e i g h - 100,000 p e o p l e i s a l m o s t d o u bors a r e white, b u t there ble that o f t h e n a t i o n , " have been n o problems a n d warned H . F e r r i s White, Jr., t h e n e i g h b o r s a r e f r i e n d l y . " a n d 2,282 n e w c a s e s o f T B The B r o w n s have three chil- w e r e uncovered i n Chicago dren, aged 14, 9 a n d four and the suburbs last y e a r . " years old. W h i t e , . t h e 1965 C h r i s t i n a s Sgt. B r o w n r e t u r n e d f r o m S e a l c a m p a i g n c h a i r m a n f o r Viet N a m last m o n t h a n d Chicago a n d Cook County, "Emphysema (limg w a s assigned t o K e l l y A i r said, Force Base. T h e n e w resi- crippler) death rates have d e n c e i s c l o s e t o h i s w o r k . i n c r e a s e d 125 p e r c e n t i n f i v e years. Last y e a r , 15,120 T H E D A Y after t h e cross- A m e r i c a n s died f r o m i t . "


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of the West ELECT NIGERIAN T O INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL O F MUSEUMS Lagos, Nigeria (AAPS) — M r . E k p o Ayo, Deputy-Director o f Antiquities i n t h eFederal Ministry o f Education, g o v e r n m e n t o fN i g e r i a , h a s been elected a vice-president o f t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l Council o f M u s e u m s (based i n London), i t h a s been announced here. M r . A y o is t h e first African t oh o l d the coveted post. *

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D A H O M E Y , F.A.O. T OSPONSOR IMPORTANT SEMINAR Cotonou, D a h o m e y (AAPS) — A seminar o n "Cooperative M a n a g e m e n t , " sponsored jointly b y t h e U . N . F o o d and Agricultural Organization a n dtheGovernment o f Dahomey, i s scheduled t o b e held here N o v e m b e r 22t o D e c e m b e r 18. O f f i c i a l s f r o m a n u m b e r o fW e s t a n d C e n t r a l African states a r eexpected to attend. -*

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MALAGASY PRESIDENT LEAVES ON F A R EAST GOODWILL TOUR Tananarive, Malagasy Republic (AAPS) — President T s i r a n a n a h a s left o n a g o o d w i l l tour w h i c h will take h i m to M a u r i t i u s , J a p a n , t h e P h i l i p p i n e s a n d F o r m o s a ( T a i wan) i n the F a r East. Describing h i s tour as a "journey o ffriendship a n d brotherhood with t h ecountries o fAsia, t h ePacific a n d t h e Indian Ocean," President Tsiranana further stated: " W e have until now followed a m a i n l y African policy, b u t w e cannot forget that w e a r ereal Afro-Asians." *

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YUGOSLAVS AID ALGERIA INDUSTRIAL D E V E L O P M E N T Belgrade, Yugoslavia ( A A P S ) — T h e second meeting of J o i n t Y u g o s l a v - A l g e r i a n E c o n o m i c , S c i e n t i f i c a n d T e c h nical Cooperation C o m m i t t e e h a sjust concluded here. As a result o f t h eefforts o f this Committee, Yugoslav enterprises a r en o wassisting i nt h e construction o f t w o textile mills, a tannery a n d a fruit juice canning factory in Algeria. Y u g o s l a v cooperation a n da i di s also being extended t o m i n i n g a n do i lprojects i n t h e N o r t h A f r i c a n Republic. S U D D E N L Y , that which "can't happen here" *

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did happen recently when the northeastern WEST AFRICAN NATIONS F O R M portion of the United States suffered a tofal NEW ECONOMIC BODY power failure, with even communications A b i d j a n , I v o r y C o a s t ( A A P S ) — G h a n a , I v o r y C o a s t , media knocked out. Photo shows New York L i b e r i a , M a l i , M a u r e t a n i a , N i g e r , N i g e r i a , S e n e g a l , S i e r r a C i t y (top) in all its incandescent glory—and L e o n e a n d T o g o h a v e a g r e e d t o e s t a b l i s h a n i n t e r g o v e r n - then the lights went out. A national tragedy

mental organization. I t s purposes include the "coordination o feconomic a n d industrial development o f m e m b e r West A f r i c a n states . . . a n dt o encourage t h e replacement o f foreign (European) imports with West African products . . . "

was narrowly averted, but the incident points up a year riddled with strange " a c c i d e n t s " and a rash of disasters, all of which reminds the wise of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad's words that America is "in the last days."

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mali Government w a s responsible f o r placing t h i s matter o n t h e committee's agenda a n dwould continue * * * to a d v o c a t e i n b o t h t h e ZANZIBAR PLANS AGRICULTURAL D E V E L O P M E N T United Nations a n d t h e OrZanzibar, Tanzania (AAPS) — T h eUnited Republic U N I T E D NATIONS — Soganization o f African Unity of T a n z a n i a h a s a n n o u n c e d i t w i l l s p e n d a l m o s t t h r e e m i l - m a l i a h a s r e g i s t e r e d a United Nations Committee that theliberation o f French l i o n d o l l a r s i n 1965-66 o n t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f a g r i c u l t u r e i n s t r o n g p r o t e s t a g a i n s t t h e o n Colonialism. M r . Sori Somaliland be treated as a n the I s l a n d o fZ a n z i b a r . O f this a m o u n t , m o r e t h a n a m i l - p o s t p o n e m e n t o ft h e F r e n c h C o u l i b a l y o f M a l i , t h e C o m - u r g e n t m a t t e r . l i o n d o l l a r s w i l l b e s p e n t o n t r a c t o r s a n d f a r m i m p l e m e n t s . S o m a l i l a n d q u e s t i o n b y t h em i t t e e ' s c h a i r m a n , s a i d t h e postponement w a s f o r pracAfricans in Israel tical reasons. THE H O N O R A B L E ELIJAH T E L A V I V — A f r i c a n stuMr. Coulibaly said t h e dents burned a U n i o n Jack committee h a s been hard- in t h e street i nfront o f t h e p r e s s e d t o d e a l w i t h a l l t h eB r i t i s h E m b a s s y h e r e t o p r o territories under considera- test B r i t a i n ' s refusal t o take A Message of Truth . . . Mightier Than The Sword! tion since debate o n each m i l i t a r y action against t h e u s u a l l y l a s t e d f r o m t w o t ow h i t e m i n o r i t y t h a t h a s p r o (TIMES LISTED ARE L O C A L ) three weeks. claimed t h eindependence o f TIME AREA STATION DIAL, KC DAY LISTEN to A s p o k e s m a n s a i d t h e S o -R h o d e s i a . 5:00 P,M SUN, ATLANTA—SRlFFiN, GA WERD 860

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"The Masses of people are still in poverty . . . The crumbs they have been tossing to a few w/7/ soon be running out . . . . the party is just about over and the real revolution must come . . . " — f . A. JOHNSON By E. A. Johnson

WIPING H I S bloody head, this Philadelphia demonstrator watches tor oncoming police. He was in a struggle tor Negro job rights—but somehow Philadelphia remains one ot the greatest areas ot Negro unemployment.

Negro History Films Filmstrips a n d long-playing records about s i x i m portant Negroes i n U.S. history are available from the National Catholic conference i n Chicago. T h e films, of 15-minute d u r a t i o n , feature t h elives o fH a r r i e t T u b man, Frederick Douglass, R o b e r t S m a 11 , B e n j a m i n Banneker, Dr. George Washington Carver a n dD r . M a r y McLeod Bethune.

Songs have been sung a n d prayers have been prayed. Blood h a s been shed a n dlives have been taken. D r a m a t i c struggles have taken place a n d though i t h a s m e a n t some change i n t h e status o f t h e Black Middle-class, even they are n o t satisfied a n d t h e conditions o f t h e masses o f o u r people a r e t h es a m e a n dnone o f u s a r e free as t h e unfolding events i n C r a w f o r d s v i l l e , G e o r g i a a r e , a t this t i m e , pointing out. The masses o f t h e people W E L L T H E B L A C K m i d - are still i n p o v e r t y — l i v i n g dleclass r e v o l u t i o n h a s j u s t in s l u m s a n d ghettoes a n d about reached its peak i n receiving starvation wages America. T h e payoff h a s and a n inferior education. nearly been completed, a n d giving t h e outward appearI F W E A N D other minoriance o fh a v i n g profited m o r e ty groups, a r e ever t o w a l k t h a n o t h e r s a r e those w h o as free people, t h e e n t i r e sysshouted loudest t h e clarion tem o f this government will call: " I f a n y blood be shed, ih a v e to be completely let i t b e o u r s ; n o t o u r w h i t e | c h a n g e d . T h e c r u m b s t h e y brothers." h a v e b e e n t o s s i n g t o a f e w D A Y S O F defiance of inflmidation by police dogs and armed But w h a t d o e s a l l t h i s w i l l s o o n b e r i m n i n g o u t a n d troopers sparked this C a m b r i d g e , Mass., demonstration to m e a n ? I t m e a n s t h a t t h e t h a t p a r t y i s j u s t a b o u t o v e r victory—but now that demonstrations have died down, the B l a c k k e e p e r s o f t h e s t a t u s - . . . a n d t h e r e v o l u t i o n m u s t problem ot massive racial discrimination and poverty remains, quo have performed their come. says Carolina writer. jobs well (carrying o u t every assignment) a n d have been paid for their w o r k .

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evidence - RIGHT AWAY, points to t h erise o fa unique type o f conservatism o nt h e part o f sell-out artists recently selected to " t h r i v e o n the b o o m o ft h ew h i t e m a n . " T h e y a r eeven telling those who have been clamoring to "get i n " that before they c a n get a n y t h i n g ; proof h a s t o be m a d e that they a r e r e sponsible, unprejudiced, a n d can be trusted. But, this n e w position o f Europe's Oldest Man the Black middleclass i n V E R T E S S Z O L I — T h e skull A m e r i c a is just like o n eo f a of a pre-historic m a n , beman w h o stood o u t i n t h e l i e v e d t o b e a b o u t 500,000 years old, h a gbeen found b y rain a n d is invited inside a Dr. Laszlo Vertes, leader o f house until " t h e s t o r m h a s an excavation team i n H u n - passed over." gary. T h e n e w find is conT H E Y W O N ' T be permitsidered t o be o f t h e oldest ted t o stay i n t h e house perman i n Europe. manently; that's understood, but they don't realize it.T h e Portuguese to Africa f r e e d o m t h a t t h e B l a c k beaten LISBON, Portugal — A masses have been large contingent o f troops and killed f o r must still be sailed f r o m Lisbon Saturday won. This well entrenched sociofor M o z a m b i q u e , P o r t u g a l ' s E a s t A f r i c a n t e r r i t o r y , e c o n o m i c a n d p o l i t i c a l s t r u c - B L C C D I E S T R I C T in U.S. history which exw h e r e b l a c k n a t i o n a l i s t s a r e t u r e o f t h o s e i n p o w e r h a s ploded in California's Los Angeles' Watts n o t e v e n b e e n d i s t u r b e d y e t . community as this above photo depicts, may fighting f o r independence.

be tame compared to what is to come, many observers believe.


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WASHINGTON — C i v i l rights leaders ,are preparing a m a j o r push f o r congressional action o n a personal security a c t t o provide federal protection f o r r i g h t s workers against violence and injustice i n the South. The proposed legislation should m a k e i t a federal crime to murder, assault, threaten a n y person i nthe pursuit o f his constitutional rights.

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nf t h e m e m b e r o r e a n i z o *ree f r o m t h e fear o f v i o t i o n s d i s c u s s e d a 19 - p a g e l e n c e o r r e p r i s a l . " m e m o o n "potential avenues of federal legislation t o preI N A D D I T I O N T O calling v e n t a n d deter a n t i - civil or a f e d e r a l l a w against rights violence." civil rights c r i m e s , t h e groups also suggest t h a t I N V I R G I N I A , W i l l i a m L . Congress act t o assure t h e Taylor, staff director o f the removal o f civil rights trials U.S. C o m m i s s i o n o n Civil to f e d e r a l courts w h e n f a i r Rights, told t h e state con.ais a r e n o t possible i n ference o f branches o f t h e state courts. N A A C P that the commission will recommend additional means t o guarantee safety o frights w o r k e r s .

posts i n t h e U . S . D e p a r t m e n t of W A S H I N G T O N — T w o NeAgriculture. gro agricultural economists, Dr. Theodore R . F r e e m a n , Dr. Freeman, formerly asJr., and D r . R o b e r t L . H u r s t , sociate county extension have been appointed t o i m - agent of Agelina Coimty, Tex., w i l l serve o n t h e e x Also, they a s kthat federal port p r o g r a m staff, foreign court jurors be selected b y agricultural service. u from t h eresidents o f t h e Dr. Hurst, professor o f district t o avoid "jdiscrimiagricultural economics, nating all-white juries." South Carolina State college, T H E L A W w o u l d include w a s n a m e d t o t h e post o f studies a measure t o suspend o r r e - chief • o f special nove state officials w h o s e b r a n c h o fthe a g e n c y ' s s u g a r actions do n o t follow their and tropical products division. constitutional oath.

THE L E A D E R S H I P Conference o n Civil Rights m e t Taylor contended t h a t , here t o discuss t h e need f o r "nothing is m o r e fundamenthe law. tal t o a civilized society t h a n N e a r l y 100 r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s t h e r i g h t s o f c i t i z e n s t o l i v e

Negro Woman Seeks Office In Deep-South Klan Area W I L D WOOD, Fla. —T h e first m e m b e r o f h e r race to seek public office i n S u m t e r county since i t b e c a m e a political subdivision o f the s t a t e i n 1853, M r s . A r m a n e l a Hence, 52, h a s qualified as a candidate for t h ecity c o m mission i n this Central Florida c o m m u n i t y , where t h e K u K l u x K l a n calls itself t h e Wiidwood Sportsmen's club. Mrs. Hence, w h o operates a funeral home, is one of five candidates f o r t w o commission seats t o b e decided i n the D e c . 7 m u n i c i p a l elec-

tion. T h e t w o candidates polling t h e highest number of votes w i l l b e declared elected. T h e c i t y h a s 789 r e g i s t e r e d voters, 649 o f w h o m a r e white. Officials expect t h e N e g r o r e g i s t r a t i o n o f 140 t o be expanded before registrat i o n b o o k s a r e closed N o v . 22. The W i i d w o o d Sportsmen's club was identified as a nactive K u Klux K l a n group during the recent congress i o n a l h e a r i n g s o n t h e s e g - T H E M U S L I M Parochial school of Muregationist-terrorist o r g a n i - hammad's Mosque of Islam No. 15, Atlanta, zation. G a . , has an enrollment at present of 100 stu-

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^orner What Muhammad Ali Has Done for Boxing

LAS V E G A S — T h e long By Muhammad Ali hard hours o ftraining a n d T h e world knows i t took M u h a m m a d A l i to discipline n o w a r e over a n d the heavyweight division come alive. the youthful world h e a v y - make weight b o x i n g champion, I t took M u h a m m a d A l i to start them talking M u h a m m a d A l i — c o n s i d e r e d that jive. by physical culture specialFloyd Patterson was finished, twice knocked ists a s a perfect physical into a trance. specimen—takes o n challenBut when I beat Liston, I gave Floyd his third ger F l o y d Patterson i n t h e second defense o fhis title. chance.

Now F l o y d is trying to g a i n weight because he is getting thinner. H e hopes to h i t as h a r d as me for the showdown at Convention Center. When the fight is over, Floyd Pattersj surely be out; You can believe what I say—and without a ALTHOUGH boxing e x doubt. perts a n dprofessional bookE r n i e T e r r e l l was quiet and d u l l and considm a k e r s d o n o t give Pattera full-time t r a m p ; s o n m u c h o f a c h a n c e — t h e ered odds a r e heavily i n favor o f B u t now, because of me, he's history's first t h e M u s l i m c h a m p i o n — M u - home-made champ. T H E W O R L D ' S Heavyweight Champion, Muhammad A l i h a m m a d A l l has trained as Now take George Chuvalo — he could have though h e is expecting " t o been the greatest white hope, fight a bear." But he was not fast and slick enough inside Although Patterson is a m u c h - beaten h e a v y w e i g h t the ropes. fighter, t h e attendance a t I t w i l l take 2 0 , 0 0 0 employees to l a u n c h my this bout probably will b e fight; M A N A U S, B r a z i l — A to g o u p o n t h e r i v e r a n d o n e o f t h e l a r g e s t i n b o x i n g I t ' l l be history's biggest show on E a r l y B i r d kind o fslavery i s b i g busi- w o r k h i s property. history. W h y ? W h a t a r e they ness i nt h e s w e a t y uplands c o m i n g o u t t o s e e ? P l a i n l y , Satellite. " T H E N T H E Y h a v e t o b u y not P a t t e r s o n — b u t t h e perof A m a z o n R i v e r basin. The whole world knows that I am champ, but f o o d a n d supplies f r o m t h e formance o fM u h a m m a d Ali. A U . S . missionary w h o some hate to show it; h a s s p e n t a d e c a d e i n t h ep a t r o n . S o t h e y a r e a l w a y s They also know I'm history's first boxing poet. N E W S M E N f r o m a sf a r a s region says i t i s perhaps a in debt t o h i m a n d can't T h e way they t a l k about me, they should be Australia, Burma, system o fultimate benefit t o break away, a n d t h e P a t r o n Japan, g e t s r i c h . P a k i s t a n a n d C a i r o a l r e a d y ashamed— mankind. "The 'slaves' a r e n o t bit- are flocking into L a s Vegas, The R e v . Myles R y a n o f After a l l I have done for the d u l l , dying fight P h o t o g r a p h e r s game. ter, though, because they N e v a d a . Pittsburgh, P a . , explains: M u h a m m a d Ali, weighing 206 p o u n d s , i s r e a d y . F l o y d Patterson's situation i s hard to a s c e r t a i n , i n a s m u c h a s the challenger admittedly has h a d difficulty beating his s p a r r i n g p a r t n e r s .

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"They call i tthe 'patron' system a n dit's n o t m u c h different f r o m t h ew a y i w a s done i nfeudal times. The patron lines u p people

have never known anything else. P e r h a p s i t ' s t h e o n l y tw a y t h a t t h e w h i t e m a n w i l l ever populate t h e A m a z o n region."

from t h ePhilippines, Germany, Sweden a n d South A m e r i c a a r e steadily photo- of celebrities i s o n hand. Richard Burton a n d wife, graphing t h e historic scenes Elizabeth T a y l o r ; Sidney —and a n even greater array Poitier, Dean Martin a n d a host o fothers a l r e a d y h a v e bought seats f o rt h e great bout. Meanwhile, the champion remains calm a n d completely a t ease.

on this page, composed b y Muhammad Ali. I twas his last composition before fight. ^ • R A H A M A N A l i ,brother of the champion, i s n o t scheduled t oappear o n this card.

THE MOST IMPORTANT TASKS ACCRA, Ghana—President I N M O S T cities, t h e fight will be televised between 8 K w a m e N k r u m a h , addressa n d 10 p . m . i n t h e a t e r s v i a i n g t h e r e c e n t A f r i c a n s u m mit meeting here, spelled closed circuits. The o n l y p r e d i c t i o n g i v e n out t h e" m o s t I m p o r t a n t a n d so f a r b yt h e c h a m p i s con- i m m e d i a t e t a s k s " f a c i n g A f tained i nt h e original p o e m ricans : S U P P O R T M U H A M M A D ' S MOSQUE O F ISLAM YEAR ECONOMIC S A V I N G S PLAN

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C h a p t e r 7, 3 r dV e r s e : F o l l o w w h a t h a s b e e n r e v e a l e d I have just returned from a three-week trip t o northto y o u f r o m y o u r L o r d a n d f o l l o w n o t b e s i d e H i m a n y western Africa. I h a d undertaken the journey f o ra n u m - literally r a n to a n d gathered guardians. Little doy o umind. ber o f reasons, t h e first a n dforemost o f w h i c h w a st oac- around m y table. " A h l a n w a 7:4 A n d h o wm a n y a t o w n h a v e W e destroyed? F o r q u a i n t m y s e l f w i t h t h e peoples o f that p a r t o f t h e w o r l d . s a h l a n , " " A h l a n w a s a h l a n " Our p u n i s h m e n t c a m e t o i t b y night o r w h i l e they slept a t Not h a v i n g previously traveled i n A l g e r i a a n d t h e lands — o v e r a n d over t h e A r a b i c adjacent t o i t ,I wanted t o learn firsthand o f their prob- expression o f fraternal welmidday. lems, aspirations a n d accomplishments. Another—and n o come greeted m e . 7:5 Y e t t h e i r c r yw h e n O u r p u n i s h m e n t c a m e t o t h e m less s i g n i f i c a n t — o b j e c t i v e o f m y j o u r n e y w a s t o find o u t was nothing but that they said: surely w ea r ew r o n g doers. Presently one of the m e n w h a t t h e A f r i c a n M u s l i m s k n e w a n d t h o u g h t o ft h e " N a t i o n i n the crowd moved a bit 7:6 T h e n c e r t a i n l y W e s h a l l question those t o w h o m of I s l a m i n A m e r i c a " a n d i t s r i g h t f u l leader, t h e H o n o r closer t o m e a n d , introducMessengers w e r e sent a n d W e shall question t h e Messen- able E l i j a h M u h a m m a d ing h i m s e l f a s S a y i d L a i o u n i , gers. It is, o f course, m y inten- considerable w a r m t h a n d politely enquired " i fy o u a r e 7:7 T h e n s u r e l y W e s h a l l r e l a t e t o t h e m w i t h k n o w l - t i o n t o w r i t e i n this n e w s - c o r d i a l i t y . acquainted with t h e African edge a n d W e a r enever absent. paper a detailed account o f In Algeria, I w a s privileged Muslims i n America ..." 7:8 A n d t h e j u d g m e n t o n t h a t d a y w i l l h e j u s t . S o a s f o r m y t r i p — a " t r a v e l o g u e , " s o to m e e t s e v e r a l o f t h e R e -W h e n I a n s w e r e d i n t h e a f those w h o s e g o o d d e e d s a r e h e a v y , t h e y w i l l h e successful. to s p e a k . H o w e v e r , t h i s p u b l i c ' s m i n i s t e r s a n d h i g h f i r m a t i v e , I w a s s u b j e c t e d t o w o u l d r e q u i r e s o m e t i m e , a s g o v e r n m e n t officials. I n T u -a v o l l e y o fn e w questions. C h a p t e r 7, 2 6 t h V e r s e : O c h i l d r e n o f A d a m w e h a v e I c a n n o t a d e q u a t e l y d e s c r i b e n i s i a a n d L i b y a , I w a s a b l e s e n t d o w n t o y o u c l o t h i n g t o c o v e r y o u r s h a m e , a n d c l o t h - e v e r y t h i n g s e e n b y m y e y e s to c a l l o n a n d m e e t w i t h a B A S I C A L L Y , each o f the ing f o r ' b e a u t y , a n d clothing that g u a r d s against evil. T h a t a n d h e a r d b y m y ears ( I n u m b e r o f religious a n d cul- queries c o m p r i s e d a n earis t h e b e s t . T h i s i s t h e M e s s a g e o f A l l a h t h a t t h e y m a y b e h a v e m o r e t h a n 50 p a g e s o f t u r a l l e a d e r s o f t h e t w o n a - n e s t p l e a : " P l e a s e t e l l u s mindful. more about L'hajj M u h a m notes!) i n a brief o r hastily- tions. m a d . . ." ( I t t o o k m e a g o o d p r e p a r e d a r t i c l e . This is referring t o t h e w h i t e race, after they stripped I also exchanged views few m o m e n t s t o realize that off t h e i r clothes a n dw e r e n a k e d i n t h e c a v e s a n d hillsides Moreover, t h e photographs w i t h G h a n a educators, a most A f r i c a n M u s l i m s , u n of E u r o p e t o r e m i n d t h e m t o d a y t h a t t h e y w e r e g i v e n t a k e n b y m e i n A f r i c a also G u i n e a n industrialist a n d able t o recognize t h e biblical c l o t h e s t o cover their body a n d shame, a n d then H e w o u l d n o tbe ready f o r pub- Sierra L e o n e a n artists. D u r name "Elijah," generally reclothed t h e m w i t h beauty, t h e c l o t h i n g t h a t g u a r d s against l i c a t i o n i n less t h a n eight o r ing m y s t a y i n t h e A l g e r i a n ferred to the U . S . Muslim evil. 10 d a y s — a n d w h a t g o o d i s a c a p i t a l ( A l g i e r s ) , i t w a s m y l e a d e r as "L'hajj," " A l -That is t h e L a w a n d guidance o f G o d that H e gave t o travelogue without ample i l - good fortune t o m e e t w i t h a h a j j " o r just " H a j j M u h a m t h e m t h r o u g h M o s e s a n d t h e S u p r e m e W i s d o m o f h o w t o lustrations? T h epresent a r - n u m b e r o f f r e e d o m fighters m a d . " ) . the Portuguese terprotect themselves against m o c k e r y o f civilizations — i t ticle is only a sort o f "pref- f r o m As I began t o tell t h e m ace" t o t h e presentation I ritories o n t h e A f r i c a n conwas Supreme fortheir time. what they desired t o k n o w hope t o offer M U H A M M A D tinent, Rhodesia a n d South about t h e " A f r i c a n M u s l i m Now with knowledge o f decency a n dintelligence they S P E A K S readers during the I Africa, leader I n A m e r i c a a n dh i s have turned t o t h epractice o fgoing nude, p a r t l y nude, a n d coming weeks a n d months. acting indecent i n order t o tempt t h eworld o f Black M a n N E E D L E S S t o a d d , dis- f o l l o w e r s , " I noticed that t h e to b r e a k t h e L a w o f d e c e n c y a n d i n t e l l i g e n c e t h a t t h e i r I B E L I E V E I w a s success- c u s s i o n o f t h e U . S . I s r- i n g o f m y n e w - f o u n d f r i e n d s fathers were taught notto break. ful i n gathering exactly t h e l a m i c scene w a s a part o f a r o u n d m e h a d b e c o m e were type o f mate- m y conversation with prac- m u c h larger. T h e r e This is to lead Black m e na n d Black w o m e n astray rial I desired tically a l l w h o m I met—stu- now not five o r six b u t m o r e f r o m t h e respect o f G o d (Allah) a n d decent society o f due t o t h e dents as w e l l a s scholars^, t h a n 20 persons n e a r a n d man, so they will find a place o f divine chatisement a n d f a c t that I fellahin (farmhands) as well about m y table. d o o m along w i t h t h e m (thewhite race). could s p e a k as f a c t o r y workers—esLikewise, there were n o w I n t h efollowing verse (27) A l l a h still w a r n s t h e m , a n d Arabic—how- pecially i f they w e r e adher- at least seven o r eight cups the B l a c k people here a r e mentioned. e V e r imper- ents o fthe M u s l i m faith. of T u r k i s h coffee o n t h e f e c t l y . A l s o , table where I h a d placed m y O n e o f m y h a p p i e s t e n C h a p t e r 7, 2 7 t h V e r s e : O c h i l d r e n o f A d a m l e t n o t t h e being a M u s - counters i n this direction own. T h e others, i t turned devil seduce y o uas h e expelled y o u r parents f r o m t h e garlim ( a l h a m - t o o k p l a c e o n e b r i g h t , s u n n y out, w e r e also m e a n t f o rm e , den, pulling off f r o m t h e m their clothing that h e m i g h t show du-miahi), I a f t e r n o o n i n t h e h e a r t o f t h e b e i n g t h eo f f e r i n g o fm y host h e m their shame. H e surely sees y o u .H e as w e l l as h i s w a s a b l e t o old t o w n ( " C a s b a h " ) o f A l - pitable b r o t h e r s i n I s l a m . host f r o m w h i c h y o u see t h e m not. Surely H e made t h e v e n t u r e , i n giers. I h a d stopped a t a (I could not, o f course, gulp Naeem D e v i l ' s t o be t h e friends o f those w h obelieve n o t . p u r s u i t o f cafe (coffee shop) t o rest a all that coffee. H o w e v e r , I Those w h obelieve n o t is referring t o t h eA m e r i c a n so- particular news, t o m a n y little a n d t o have some r e - had t o oblige m y "hosts" b y called Negro (Black M a n ) . T h e devil becomes their places generally inaccessible freshments. However, n o sipping a little f r o m each o f f r i e n d s a n d g u a r d i a n s a n d t h e y a d o p t i n d e c e n c y a n d t h e to n o n - M u s l i m ( C h r i s t i a n o r s o o n e r h a d I i n t r o d u c e d m y - t h e c u p s p l a c e d b e f o r e m e . ) devil's w a y o f civilization, a n dthus become t h e enemy o f European) reporters a n d self t o t h e proprietor as a God a n d their N a t i o n o f righteousness ( B l a c k N a t i o n ) . w r i t e r s . A n d w h e r e v e r I " M u s l i m f r o m I D O N O T know whether America" And therefore, t h e i r d o o m is that o f t h e devil's (white went, I w a s received with than everyone p r e s e n t ( C o n t i n u e d on page 1 9 ) man).

Teachers Back Rights of Students to Protest War The right o f students t o protest the nation's Viet Nam w a rpolicy has b e e n backed b y a group o f University o f Chicago teachers. "WE BELIEVE nation is strong a tive n o t i n spite o erance f o r dissent, cause o f i t , " said m e n t signed b y 99 of t h e f a c u l t y .

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" E V E N I F T H E students were motivated b y simple concern over " t h e developm e n t o f efforts, i n response to s t u d e n t p r o t e s t s , t o i n timidate those w h o strongly question t h e official Viet Nam policy." The statement expresses self-interest, they have t h e same right to speak up o n

I their o w n behalf as anyone !i n this c o u n t r y , " t h e stateI m e n t continues. "But as teachers w h o have d a i l y contact with them, i t is clear t o us that their views o n A m e r i c a n participation i n the w a r i n 'Viet N a m a r e generally based o n integrity a n d genuine c o n v i c t i o n . " I t a d d e d : "WE N E E D N O T share the opinion o f a speaker t o insist upon h i s prerogative to s p e a k h i s m i n d free f r o m I sanction f o rso doing. I f t h e Communists h a v e taken comfort f r o m t h e student p r o t e s t s , l e t t h e m t a k e less CLIMAXING M O N T H S of hard legal c o m f o r t ( f r o m t h e f a c t ) t h a t work, masterminded b y two top New York in

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s p e a k h i s m i n d f r e e l y o n J . B . Williams, the Nation ot Islam has ac: p u b l i c a f f a i r s w i t h o u t b e i n g quired the $ 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 property in Harlem at it h e object o fretaliation." ''\02 W . I l 6 t h St., the site tor a new and

modern Muhammad's Mosque ot Islam No. 7. The old temple was destroyed by tire last F e b r u a r y . The team which successfully brought ott the deal are (left to right) C a p fain Joseph X, Minister Troy, Attorney J a c k o , Attorney Williarns and Secretary Maceo X.


N O V E M B E R 26, 1965

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Our Big Problem Is Eating Too Much and Too Often Master

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I jrepeat, t h em a i n thing i n " H o w t o E a t t o L i v e " i s not t o e a t b u t once a d a y o r once e v e r y other d a y . T h i s w i l l t a k e care o f e v e r y t h i n g . Y o ucannot g o a l lo v e r t h e e a r t h t r y i n g t o e a t e v e r y t h i n g that people s a yi s good t o eat. B u tw h a t y o u d o e a t , give i t t i m e t o g e t o u t o f t h e way o f t h e n e x t m e a l a n d t h e effect that i t probably w o u l d cause. B r o t h e r a n dsister, l e ty o u r s t o m a c h rest. Stop trying t o e a tthree meals a d a y a n d a l li n between. T h a t is enough t okill chickens a n d hogs. A n y life that eats a l l t h e time h a s a very short one. about h i m stinks w h e n i t Our greatest trouble, w h e n comes t o t h e p i g .I f y o u with it c o m e s t o sickness, i s d u ec o o k h i m , h e s t i n k s ugly, muddy, reddish to s t a y i n g a t t h e t a b l e , eat- his ing t o o m u c h a n d t o o often. eyes, h i s u g l y m o u t h , a n d GEMLD 2X You h a v e n o r e g u l a r i t y his u g l y ears; h e i s j u s t " W e The Jury Are Happy To Find The ugly. H e i s t h e silliesta n d about y o u r eating a ta l l . most shyless a n i m a l . Murderers Of Any Negro Not Guilty!" "EAT ANYTIME," they The devil certainly d i d a w i l l t e l l y o u . O n e o f t h e 100 p e r c e n t j o b i n t u r n i n g gravest wrongs y o ucould d o the people against everyi s t o e a t w h e n y o u d o n o tt h i n g t h a t G o d s a i d " T h o u want t o . They s a y behind Shall N o tD o . " H e has made IT W A S T H E Honorable Elijah M u h a m m a d , the Mest h a t , " E a t b e f o r e y o u g e th e w o r d s s a y i n w o r k s , " I s e n g er o f Allah, w h o a w a k e n e d a n dressurected millions h u n g r y " w h i c h i s o n e o f t h eshall d o . "Allah said that these u g l y a n i m a l s ( t h e p i g ) of m e n t a l l y - d e a d b l a c k people i n A m e r i c a i n t o t h e t r u e silliest t h i n g s o fa l l . knowledge o fthemselves a n d their heritage; w h op u t beIf y o u r s t o m a c h i sn o t ask- take a w a y y o u r beauty a p - fore t h e m t h e living t r u t h that they w e r e n o t t h e least p e a r a n c e . ing y o u f o r food, p l e a s e , a m o n g God's people, b u t t h e foremost; that black people MORGANFTELD, K y— brother a n d sister, d on o t L I V E R I G H T , t h i n k r i g h t , of A m e r i c a a r e a p e c u l i a r l y t a l e n t e d a n d gifted people Y o u t h f u l t e m p e r s a t C a m p put a n yi n it. I twill let y o u s e c o n d t o n o n e t h a t e v e r t r o d t h e e a r t h a n d t h a t n o t h i n g eat right, a n d d o right. Y o u B r e c k e n r i d g e J o bCorps Cenknow. Wait until y o u a r e will n o thave t o d i e t o g o t o stands i n t h ew a yo f their achievements i n a l ltheir e n - ter here have cooled since really hungry. D o n o t act d e a v o r s u p o n t h e i r r e c o g n i z i n g t h e t r u e p a t h o f r i g h t e o u s heaven t o be like angels; the last o fthree racial flarelike a p i ga n dw a n t food evyou w i l l b e like t h e m w h i l e ness a n d acceptance o fA l l a h a n dh i s L a s t Messenger. u ps w i t h i n a w e e k injured 11, ery t i m e y o u seeit. you live. To those m a n y w h o a s k " W h a t t h eM u s l i m s W a n t " o r including a c a m p f i r e m a n . Nature d i dn o tm a k e t h e wonder " W h a t t h e M u s l i m s i n A m e r i c a believe," this The latest incident began (Continued next week) hog a n d d o g a n d birds with great leader a n dteacher. Divinely Missioned b y A l m i g h t y In t h e cafeteria, a security any regularity i n eating. A l God, W h o c a m e i nt h e P e r s o n o fM a s t e r F a r d M u h a m m a d , officer r e p o r t e d , w h e n a though dogs will stop eating maintains o n t h eback pages o f M U H A M M A D S P E A K S , Negro a n dwhite youth e x FREEDOM, when they g e t enough, t h e the essential a n d basic guiding principles. changed b l o w s , b u t other foolish p i g will never stop Center officials blame unapM A N Y S T I L L a s k w h a t i s t h e b a s i c o u t l o o k o f t h e eating until h eissick a n d a l l JUSTICE and followers o ft h e H o n o r a b l e E l i j a h M u h a m m a d o nsport o r petizing food a s a factor f o r but ready t odrop dead. T h e play, o nt h e matter o fcommercialized entertainment, i n - restive youthful moods. horse will stop eating a n d EQUALITY A B O U T 700 S T U D E N T S cluding boxing o r competitive athletics, o r a l lt h e comthe house c a t will stop eatare housed a t t h e Camp, o f mercialized forms o f entertainment. ing w h e n i t h a senough, b u t W E MUST H A V E I t i s w e l l k n o w n t h a t M u h a m m a d d o e s n o t i n a n y w a y w h o m 400 a r e N e g r o e s . A l l people will n o t .I t i s just a s OR E L S E condone o r promote t h e commercializing o f t h e athletic a m school diopouts, r a n g i n g ' the o l d saying goes, " W e f m m 16 t o 2 1 y e a r s o f a g e . d i g o u r o w n g r a v e s w i t h o u r Would you like remaining a t a l e n t s o f b l a c k p e o p l e i n e i t h e r b o x i n g o r o t h e r a c t i v i t i e s ; permanent slave or being a p a r t i c u l a r l y b e c a u s e i t w a s o r i g i n a l l y d e s i g n e d , n o t a s a teeth." permanent member of a soup means o f truly testing t h ew o r t h o f o n e opponent o r a n line? Are you with ns to get W E D R I V E m a n y i m p u r i - Freedom, Justice and Equality o t h e r , o r o f i m p r o v i n g t h e p h y s i c a l b o d y o f t h e c o n t e s t ants, b u t a s a means o f commercialization, often a t a t i e s o u t o f c u r b l o ( J d s t r e a m for the So-Called Negroes? ghastly cost o fhealth a n d i n j u r y t o t h e participants. if w ed o n o tfill o u r s t o m a c h s

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Adopt Plan to Keep Ala. ON T H I S T H E Messenger o f Allah looks forward t o the d a y w h e n o u r people a r e truly free a n d n o t dependWhite e n t s u p o n s u c h e n t e r p r i s e s o f o u r s l a v e m a s t e r ' s d e s c e n d - Cops

with food t w o a n d three times a d a y .Some Christ i a n s n e v e r f a s t u n t i l t h e i r Name doctor tells t h e m t o d o so. ants, w h i c h a r e designed p r i m a r i l y f o rtheir entertainThey know nothing a b o u t MONTGOMERY, Ala. — ment. Address stopping their eating for even The talents a n d gifts o fblack people have been c o m - A d m i t t e d l y t o "reduce t h e one d a y , n o tt o think over m e r c i a l i z e d i nthis land t o olong a n dt o ooften: F i r s t , their likelihood o f A l a b a m a ever three o rfour days. slave labor a n dskills, w i t h t h e profits going p r i m a r i l y having a nigger legislator," City Zone State The m a j o r i t y o f t h e m a r e into t h epockets o ft h eoppressor—little o f i tever t r i c k l i n g the A l a b a m a Legislature, i n to a session recently ended, h a s afraid even t o miss a single d o w n t o t h e black people. Muhammad's Mosque No. 2 a dopted state G o v e r n o r W a l meal. They think they will 5.335 S. Greenwood Avenue M U H A M M A D , T H EMessenger o f Allah, stands as lace's plan for reapportioning be sick f o r m i s s i n g a m e a l . Chicago 15, Illinoisdid M o s e s d u r i n g t h e d a y s o fancient I s r a e l , w i t h o u t c o m - t h e l e g i s l a t u r e . T h i s i s v e r y ignorant. Ad o g or promise a n dw i t h o u t deviation i nh i sdivine destiny o f lead4847 S. Woodlawn Avenue will stop eating i f h e gets By w h a t Is called t h e ing o u r people t o w a r d s t h e o n l y true path f o rtheir destiny. " w h i t e sick, b u t n o t some people. supremacy plan," That is w h yt h e Messenger's publication, M U H A M - each A l a b a m a county which The doctors have t o force M A D S P E A K S , passes f r o m family t o family, w i t h liter- m i g h t have a near m a j o r i t y t h e m t o s t o p e a t i n g s o t h a t Pa. Tesfs School 6»os each of N e g r o v o t e s I sp l a c e d i n a their medicines c a n g i v e P H I L A D E L P H I A —T w o ally millions reviewing h i s words a n dprinciples gwd results. Negro attorneys, W i l l i a m w e e k — n o t o n l y i nA m e r i c a , b u t i nAsia, Africa a n d S o u t h district w i t h o n e o r m o r e other counties i nw h i c h there Coleman,, J r . a n d Charles J . A m e r i c a . M E A N W H I L E , B E C A U S E o f t h e various necessities are w h i t e majorities. AS I H A V E . mentioned i n Biddle, were appointed t o A P P R O X I M A T E L Y 30 p e r P e n n s y l v a n i a of life i m p o s e d u p o n o u rpeople a n dt h e s u n d r y m e a n s this article, y o u r m a i n trou- r e p r e s e n t ble i s eating t o ooften a n d w h e n i ttests t h e " a l l - w h i t e " a n d m e t h o d s t h e y m u s t u n d e r t a k e t o s u r v i v e o r m a k e a cent o ft h e residents o f A l a eating t h e w r o n g kinds o f admission policy o f Girard living i nthis temporary civilization, m a ythey achieve t h e b a m a a r e Negro, a n d t h e food. T i m e a n dagain I have college. A c t i o n i s expected greatest a n d look f o r w a r d t o a d a y w h e n they m a y truly thousands o f Negroes n o w being registered t o vote i n warned y o u against e a t i n gto b e b a s e d o n t w o a r g u - c o m e i n t o t h e i r o w n — f o r t h e i r o w n . that rotten, stinking pig with ments; that segregation i s i n " W e w a n t f r e e d o m , " t h e Messenger h a s said. " W e A l a b a m a , m a n y o f w h o m h a v e n o t voted i n this cenmillions o f w o r m s i n h i s violation o ft h e 14th amend- w a n t a full a n d complete f r e e d o m . " flesh. H e i s t h eugliest a n d m e n t a n dt h e intent o f t h e And under h i sdivine guidance, o u rpeople will, i n - tury, a r e a direct threat t o m o s t s t i n k i n g a n i m a l . E v e n l a t e S t e p h e n G i r a r d w a s t o d e e d , a c h i e v e f r e e d o m a n d a l a n d o f t h e i r o w n a n d a r -W a l l a c e ' s 1 9 6 8 P r e s i d e n t i a l aspirations. his house a n d e v e r y t h i n g aid a l lcitizens o f t h e c i t y . r i v e i nh e a v e n — n o t i ndeath b u tw h i l e t h e y still live.


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1965

Negroes Less Prejudice to Ku Klux Klan Supports War in Viet Nam Jews Than Whites: Survey LOS ANGELES—Negroes are less a n t i - S e m i t i c t h a n whites o f t h e same social a n d e c o n o m i c class, according t o C h a r l e s Y . G l o c k , w h o coordinated a study o f antiSemitism i n the U n i t e d States. Dr. Glock, a sociologist who heads t h e U n i v e r s i t yo f California's S u r v e y R e search Center, came to this conclusion after in-depth i n t e r v i e w s w i t h 1,200 N e g r o e s across the country. ACTIVE

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workers were found to be less a n t i - S e m i t i c t h a n u n i n volved Negroes. O n the other hand, young N e g r o e s were found to dislike Jews m o r e t h a n their elders. I n the white population, i t w a s the y o u n g s t e r s w h o h a dt h e least hatred for Jews. According to the overall results o f t h e study project, financed b y the Anti-Defamation L e a g u e of B'nai B'rith, one third o fall Americans a r e definitely anti-Semitic a n danother third hold R I G H T S anti-Semitic beliefs.

NEA Fights Vicious Firing of South's Negro Teachers Hundreds o f southern N e gro teachers have lost their jhhs—in retaliation against forced integration o f separate white a n dNegro school systems, said a n official o f the National Education Association i nChicago recently. Mrs. Elizabeth D . Koontz, president of the N.E.A.'s 875,000 m e m b e r department of c l a s s r o o m teachers, said " v e r y subtle f o r m s o f disc r i m i n a t i o n " a r e used t o p u t teachers out o f work. MOST DISMISSAL techniques, she said, a r e wides p r e a d i n t h e s o u t h s i n c e 1954 of r e p l a c i n g permanent teaching contracts with a n nual contracts that m a ybe revoked without explanation. Mrs. Koontz said that the million-dollar defense fund will be aimed primarily at helping these teachers fight discrimination. H O W E V E R , t h efunds will be used a n y w h e r e i n t h e country where teachers need defense against u n f a i r dismissal, slander, refusal t o

grant proper benefits, a n d other teacher problems, she said. As a n example, s h e said, t h e N . E . A . p o u r e d $50,000 i n to I d a h o t o f i n a n c e a s u r v e y of school p r o b l e m s a n d lobbying activities that induced the state legislature t o provide m o r e funds f o r schools. " T H E R E A R E powde'r kegs throughout t h e country where politics a r e i n t h e schools," s h e said. " T h e defense fund will be used i n hopes o f p r e v e n t i n g t h en e cessity o f calling sanctions on a r e a s w h e r e t h e f r e e d o m of t e a c h e r s i s r e s t r i c t e d . "

D U N C E - C A P P E D Ku Klux Klansmen's photos appeared a r o u n d the world when they marched in Austin Texas recently in front of building where President Lyndon Johnson has

an office. Klansmen, led by the chief Royce McPhail ( L I , wanted the world to know how much they supported U.S. policy in Viet Nam.

Klan Women Solicit Green Stamps to Buy Airplane for KKK Grand Dragon

itake h i m a n d other K K K d o w n p a y m e n t o n t h e plane. big-wigs around t h estate o n Mrs. Syble Jones, wife o f " k l a n business." the G r a n d D r a g o n a n d head of t h e S a l i s b u r y K l a n W o m T H E K L A N drive's goal i s en's A u x i l i a r y , i s heading 2,00G b o o k s , w h i c h w i l l b e t h e g r e e n s t a m p b o o k d r i v e . used to m a k e a sizeable B O O K S O F green stamps are collected a t each k l a n meeting. Ayden, N . C , a small town in Eastern W A S H I N G T O N , D . C . — T h e of N e g r o e s f r o m j u r i e s i n N o r t h C a r o l i n a , c o n t r i b u t e d 70 b o o k s . A n e s t i m a t e d 400 justice department moved Alabama. BALTIMORE— V e r n o n books have been solicited, again to prohibit exclusion T h e d e p a r t m e n t f i l e d m o Naimaster, w h oh a d Identitake tions to intervene i n private but i t will probably fied h i m s e l f as acting grand dragon o f t h e K uK l u x K l a n suits i n Federal courts i n another four o r five months t h e g o a l o f 2,000 challenging racial before in M a r y l a n d , h a s been dis- M o b i l e missed f r o m h i s j o b as a discrimination i nselection o f books is reached. juries i n Hale a n d Perry Mrs. Jones, a native o f Baltimore bus driver. counties. Alabama, is a small, thin, N A I M A S T E R , 36, said a The motions charged that w o m a n with jet-black hair. s u p e r i o r o f t h e B a l t i m o r e for t h e last 50 y e a r s t h e t w oShe i s i n h e r late t h i r t i e s . T r a n s i t c o m p a n y t o o k h i m c o u n t i e s h a d f o l l o w e d a poli- S h e m a r r i e d J o n e s 14 y e a r s off t h e b u s h e w a s o p e r a t i n g cy o f e x c l u d i n g N e g r o e s " b y ago. T h e y h a v e a 10-yeara n d r e p l a c e d h i m w i t h a sub- r e a s o n o f t h e i r r a c e o r c o l o r pid daughter. Sheila, w h o stitute driver. | from serving o n grand a n d accompanies them to Klan * A B a l t i m o r e transit official | petit juries." rallies. said h e understood that Nai-1 A S I M I L A R action w a s (FORMERLY McFARLAND) master's a c t i v i t i e s h a d brought t w o weeks ago MRS. J O N E S I S currently caused unrest a m o n g both against L o w n d e s County, on leave o f absence f r o m Negro a n dwhite drivers a n d Alabama. her Salisbury departmentFOR Y O U R N E W '66 BUICK resulted i n complaints from i store clerk j o b . T h e store patrons. i P e o p l e h a d c a l l e d f o r N a i -h i r e d a N e g r o c l e r k a b o u t The B a l t i m o r e b r a n c h o f m a s t e r ' s discharge i na tele- the t i m e s h e left. 1 2 3 4 W . 6 3 r c i S T . the National Association f o r g r a m to G l e n Stanley, b u s Klan women "work in the A d v a n c e m e n t o f Colored c o m p a n y president. areas where o u r husbands 1 BLOCK WEST OF RACINE are n o table o r d o n o t choose t o w o r k i n , " M r s . Jones said W A 5 - 2 2 0 0 recently. O n eexample is t h e Parents Teachers AssociaC H I C A G O , I L L tion, s h e said.

Grand Dragon Fired as a Bus Driver

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M A N IN M O T I O N is busy Charles Evers, Mississippi field director for the N A A C P , who is directing the civil rights demonstrations in Natchez. His headquarters are in Jackson.

HERE'S W H A T a young " R e d " Chinese family looks like. Not exactly the "monster" portrayed in the white press. Syn Chin-Kang

and his wife, Pangwe Hua, hold their two children in their Peking apartment. The ChinKangs are textile factory workers.

A C O V E Y of state police ( G e o r g i a , in this case) breaking up a Negro demonstration protesting segregated schools in C r a w fordsville. The small town continues to be center of struggle for equal educational rights for Negro students.

F A M C U S A C T O R J a c k Palance (left) greets the famous king of the heavyweight prizefighters, Muhammad Ali, in his Las Vegas training quarters, as champ prepares to wind

up preparations for his title showdown with A L L T H A T was left of U.S. Air Force jet that crashed in Viet Floyd Patterson. Laughing it up in the center Nam was this billow of smoke from the wreckage. Air Force is Angelo Dundee, the champ's manager. officials admit air tosses in Viet are higher than in World W a r II.


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WINNEft Of Heavyvreigtt-Boxing Champion Muhammad All's subscription contest to M U H A M M A D S P E A K S newspaper, Brother Willie 6X Armstrong, Jr., of Dorchester, Mass., will be fhe personal guest of fhe champ in Las Vegas November 21-23, with a ringside seat at fhe fight, when Champ Ali will defend his ring title against Floyd Patterson.

G h a n a Foreign Trade j m i l l i o n a n d e x p o r t s Balance Shows Profit i m i l l i o n .

S T E P P I N G I N T O the Chevrolet Impala he won as a contestant in the recent M U H A M M A D S P E A K S sales competition. Brother

Muhammad's Mosque of Islam No. 27, Los Angeles, Calif., and C a p t a i n Edward 2X (right). Brother Frank won all-expenses-paid trip. Behind the men is the Chevrolet Impala won by Brother Alonzo.

Alonzo 2X Brown, ot Muhammad's Mosque ot Islam No. 27, Los Angeles, Calif., prepares to take a spin around the block.

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ACCRA, Ghana—Proof that Ghana's dynamic program f o r c u l t u r a l d e v e l o p m e n t h a s n o t b e e n s a c r i f i c e d b y t h e• a g e i t t o p r o s p e r . T h e c o r r e s p o n d i n g f i g u r e s a d v a n c e s a c h i e v e d i na u t o m a t i o n a n d i n d u s t r i a l p r o g r e s s The Minister announced became apparent here with t h e presentation o fplans f o r A C C R A — G h a n a h a d af a j that negotiations were u n v o u r a b l e f o r e i g n t r a d e bal- for M a y w e r e i m p o r t s C21.12 a disc-processing plant. i a n c e o fC5.52 m i l l i o n i n J u n e , j m i l l i o n a n d e x p o r t s C27.84 The announcement w a s i ^ i ^ e n copyright o n t h e i r Id e r w a y f o ra dance troupe according t o provisional fig- i million, m a d e b y M i n i s t e r o fA r t a n d \w o r k s a s a check against ex- j f r o m t h e G h a n a School o f u r e s p u b l i s h e d i n A c c r a b y ! T h e t o t a l i m p o r t s f o r t h eC u l t u r e J . B e n i b e n g o r - B l a y . I p l o i t a t i o n b y m u s i c r e c o r d - I M u s i c a n d D r a m a t o t o u r the Central B u r e a u o f Statis- :first s i x m o n t h s o ft h e year Speaking before t h e G h a n a i ing establishment*. i E u r o p e a n d f o rt h e Odurugtics. w e r e C 1 5 9 . 6 m i l l i o n a n d e x -N a t i o n a l A s s e m b l y , h e s a i d ' Iy a a n dXylophone Orchestra I m p o r t s a m o u n t e d t o C26.4 p o r t s C170.15 m i l l i o n . the plant will offer facilities T H E M O T I O N , introduced 1o f t h e School t o represent to G h a n a i a n c o m p o s e r s a n d b y M r . J . K . T w u m , w a s IG h a n a a tthe C o m m o n w e a l t h musicians t o stimulate their' imanimously adopted, aspirations. i j ^ j ^ . g j ^ y ^ ^ j ^ j ^ j ^ ^^^^^^ A r t s F e s t i v a l d u e t o t a k e place i n London. He w a s replying t o a pri- fhad a vested interest i n t h e vate m e m b e r ' s m o t i o n ask-1 w e l f a r e o f a l l authors, a r t ARRANGEMENTS w e r e i n g t h e H o u s e t o r e q u e s t t h e ; i s t s a n d m u s i c i a n s a n d e v a- l s o b e i n g m a d e f o r t h e government t o Insure that erything w a s being done t o W o r k e r s Brigade B a n d N u m composers o f music w e r e discover talent a n d encour- ber T w o t o tour R u m a n i a , w h e r e i t w o u l d p l a y 'a t dances a n d f o r radio a n d television programs during a' p e r i o d o f t h r e e m o n t h s .

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(Pan-African Research Associates) " B l a c k people a r e n o t represented b y t h e vast majorF e w e r t h a n 10 y e a r s a g o ity o fNegro politicians i nAmerica—we're misrepresented 62% by t h e m . W h a t baffles m e is w h yw e continue t o follow M o r e t h a n 10 y e a r s ago these political Uncle T o m s blindly, while they consistently 30% sell us d o w n the r i v e r . " No opinion 8% Chew's sentiments have i n In the North: Such a r e the creasing significance. sentiments o f F e w e r t h a n 10 y e a r s a g o " W h a t good does i t do t o A l d e r m a n get black m e n i n office i f 23% C h a r l e s M o r e t h a n 10 y e a r s a g o they a r e going to represent Chew, a mili- the white power structure .23% tant black pol- instead o f their Negro conN o o p i n i o n 11% i t i c i a n , w h o stituencies," said t h e R e v . M U H A M M A D S P E A K S ' b u c k e d t h e J a m e s Bevel, Chicago repphotographer, p o w e r f u l resentative o f the Southern r e s e a r c h EVEN U.S. M I L I T A R Y heroes recognize the barbaric nature of D a l e y m a - C h r i s t i a n L e a d e r s h i p C o n - G e o r g e B e a t t y , a s k e d t h e the war waged by Americans in Viet Nam, as exemplified by same question o fNegroes o n Aid. C h e w chine i n Chi- ference, during a r e c e n t t h e s t r e e t s o f C h i c a g o a n d Korean war vet, Robert A . Mollis (holding sign), who has cago t o defeat speech. R e p . A d a m C. P o w received these c h a r a c t e r i s - ribbons stripped from his American Legion uniform by Edgar his w h i t e o p p o n e n t i nt h e pre- ell a n d o t h e r N e g r o leaders J . Cormier, an Ayer, Mass. postman. tic replies: d o m i n a n t l y N e g r o 17th w a r d . have m a d e s i m i l a r s t a t e BOBBI JO DONELSON, " I F E V E R black people ments. i n s u r a n c e clerk: I t h i n k But w h a t does t h e black wake up to what's really t h e r e are happening o n the political m a n a n d w o m a n o n t h e m o r e Uncle scene a n d start voting these street think about this i n Toms t o d a y flimkies o u to f office," C h e w creasingly i m p o r t a n t issue? t h a n 10 y e a r s c o n t i n u e d , " w e ' l l h a v e 10 do t h e y f e e l U n c l e T o m s a r e A C C R A , Ghana — A semi- tion Board. Boni asked t h e m *•» s5Mm a g o b e c a u s e times t h epatronage jobs w e increasing o r decreasing o n m o r e N e - nar o n "food technology" to educate t h epeople o n t h e have now; we'll have better the A m e r i c a n scene? o f nutritious groes a r e i n for 35 A f r i c a n countries i s i m p o r t a n c e education f o r o u r children; PAN-AFRICAN Research p o s i t i o n s slated t o b e held here f r o m foods. we'll have cleaner neighborw h e r e t h e y D e c . 13 t o 2 0 , t h i s y e a r , a c hoods, s m o o t h e r streets, bet- Associates r e c e n t l y conductH e warned against activican be good cording t o a n announcement ties w h i c h w o u l d have a d ter garbage disposal, l e s s e d a p o l l o f s o m e 3,500 N e c r i m e a n d ,f o rt h e first t i m e . groes i n t h e S o u t h a n d a n Uncle T o m s . b y M r . H a n s K o f i Boni, M i n - verse dffect o n their w o r k W a r o n P o v e r t y m o n e y will equal n u m b e r i nt h e North. and t h e Government's plans The w h i t e ister o f Pood a n d Nutrition go t o t h e poor instead o f t o to raise t h e people's standm a n is n o t The question: in K u m a s i . the buddies o f politicians. ard o f living. going t o 1e t Do y o u think there a r e Donelson m i l i t a n t N e F O O D A N Dn u t r i t i o n i s Mr. Boni is accompanied " B u t f i r s t , " h e added, " w e m o r e — o r less — U n c l e T o m g r o e s g o b u t s o f a r . B u t i np e r h a p s t h e b i g g e s t chal- by M r s . Esther Ocloo, chairhave t o get t h e Uncle T o m s Negroes i n roles o f leaderK w a m e m a n of the National Food ship a n dother p r o m i n e n t po- the m i d d l e o f t h e so-called lenge President out o f office." has thrown to and Nutrition Board and M r . s i t i o n s t o d a y t h a n 10 y e a r s r e v o l u t i o n . U n c l e T o m s h a v e N k r u m a h As Negroes across t h e n a -ago? A r e Uncle T o m s de- opportunities imlimited. T h e Ghanaian w o m e n , h e said Kofi D u k u , m a n a g i n g direction reevaluate their politi- clining a n d m o r e during a n address t o t h e tor o f t h e Food Marketing militant cal strength i n t h e w a k e o f Negroes taking their places? staff o f t h e F o o d a n d Nutri- Board. ( C o n t i n u e d on page 1 8 ) the election o r near-election mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm The answers— mm of so m a n y black candidates for m a j o r posts. A l d e r m a n In the South:

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D E A R H A R R I E T T : Your column " F o rA n d About Y o u " is most interesting. I s l a m is t h eleading faith north of t h e Sahara i n A f r i c a . W h a t w a st h e faith south o f t h e Sahara before Christianity w a sintroduced t o Africans b y Europeans? MRS. L . FLOYD

S T U D E N T S O F v4«gro history, as the above group, are now springing up in every major city throughout the nation. The above group acted as hostess to recent conference of Negro artists and writers under the guidance of Mrs. Margaret Burroughs, founder of the Negro of Museum of Negro History and Art

in C h i c a g o . Front row (I. to r.), Yolanda Ross, Don L. Lee, the group's sponsor, and S w y n e d o l y n Lane. Standing (I. to r.) G w e n dolyn Love, Beverly Christmon, Janetta Bean and Beverly Powell. Publisher of books relating to Negro history credit such teenagers for major stimulus to sales.

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power structure is lookiug clerk Negro leaders a r e for bright Uucle T o m s a u d more militant they're fiudiug them. E v e n t o d a y t h a n 10 the Rev. M a r t i n Luther King years a g o . has a little Uucle T o m i n The m a i n h i m . I f h e didn't, t h e white g reason is that news media would put a Negroes are press blackout o n h i m so better e d u fast, i t w o u l d m a k e your c a t e d and head s w i m . M a y b e this is therefore dethe reason h e goes along so m a n d r emuch. H e has the power to spect. T h e y do great things f o r us, b u t h a v e found he's afraid that i f h e stopped t h e y c a n Kelley his little Uucle T o m act, compete with they'd cut h i m o u t o f the on t h e i r level w h i t e s news a n dhe'd be dead. Noand therefore have m o r e tice h e ' sn o t s a y i n g s o m u c h dignity. However, there a r e about Viet N a m any more. still a great m a n y U n c l e L O N N I E W I L L I A M S , p o - T o m s left, especially i nt h e lice officer: I think there a r e field o f politics. R u t there m o r e Uucle are alsy those like Charles T o m s today Chew, Dick Gregory a n d t h a n 10 y e a r s R e p . A d a m C l a y t o n P o w e l l ago, e s p e- w h o don't b o w t o t h e w h i t e t h e i r cially i n poli- m a n a n d d e m a n d tics. L o o k a t rights and t ob e respected. the w a y a 11 H E R O D M A Y E S , J R . , acthe good pacountant: I think the role o f tronage jobs the U n c l e go t o w h i t e T o m is d e people. W e dining a n d n e e d m e n t h e r e are Williams like D i c k m o r e miliGregory i u tant Negroes politics, a m a n w h o is n o t in prominent afraid to stand u p a n d fight positions. B u t for o u r rights a n d demand the U n c l e that w e get jobs that should T o m s that rego t o u s . main are in a position to ROBERT KELLEY, mail Mayes do u s greater h a r m t h a n 10 See Rights Protection y e a r s a g o . T a k e J u d g e W A S H I N G T O N — Leighton's statement that C o n g r e s s m e n recou- he knows Negroes d o n ' t veuiug next January c a n ex-want their children bused to pect t o b e called o n t o pass better schools. H e w a n t e d t o laws protecting civil rights become a judge at t h e time workers i n t h e South, ban- he said this a n d h i s r e m a r k ning discrimination i n hir- w a s widely publicized. This ing b y Southern l a w enforce- h u r t those fighting f o r betm e n t agencies, a n d m a k i n g jury procedures uniform. ( C o n t i n u e d on Page 20)

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WASHINGTON — L o c a l school boards a n d officials were urged t o " a c t n o w " as President Johnson signed a historic education bill into law, " t o take full advantage of t h efederal education programs enacted b y Congress this year." T h e President said i t w a s u p t o local a u thorities t o m a k e plans " a t once t o avoid a n y delay i n opening schools t othe p r o m ise o f t h e s e n e w p r o g r a m s . "

DEAR M R S . FLOYD: Most o f the different faiths south o f the Sahara prior to the coming o fthe Europeans had animistic base, t o b e sure, b u tspace will n o t perm i t m e t o g o into details. I n stead, I a m giving y o u a few references which will aid y o ui n finding y o u r a n swers: 1. M U N T U — T H E N E W AFRICAN CULTURE, by Jaheinz Jahn 2. M E N O F C O L O R , V o l - , n m e I ,b yJ . A. Rogers 3. E N C Y C L O P A E D I A B R I T A N N I C A , Book 1, A f r i c a , p . 277b 4. S t u d y o f t h e life o f AKHENATON D E A R H A R R I E T T : I have a 3-year-old w h o is quite full of energy. I tried t o give h e r little jobs around t h e house, but s h e s e e m s t o lose interest t o o fast. S o m e o f m y friends think that I ' m rushing things. W h a t do y o u think? Should I wait a while longer, o r i s three years a good t i m e t o start accepting some responsibility?—WONDERING D E A R WONDERING: According to t h e findings o f child psychologists: D u r i n g the third a n d fourth years the child makes rapid intellectual progress. This is shown most clearly i n h i s use a n d understanding o f l a n g i r iige, t h e m o s t i n t e l l e c t u a l :i : . q u i r e m e n t a t t h i s a g e .

Heref, h o w e v e r , m u c h d e pends o nhis family. D u r i n g the second a n d third years, there is, as a rule, a manifest increase i n imaginative a c t i v i t y . A large e l e m e n t o f makebelieve enters into the child's play a n d gives i t a purpose and meaning. Y o u m a y be successful i n guiding this make-believe into useful activity, b u t don't expect t o o m u c h a t this age. Between t h e ages o f five and seven, however, a child now is rapidly acquiring a basic notion o f t h e w o r l d o f reality i n which h e lives. His m e m o r y i s good enough to be o f practical service and n o w h e c a n execute a n o r d e r i n v o l v i n g three distinct instructions. H e learns best b y doing, so this would be a n ideal t i m e t o teach h i m to be responsible f o r some household chores. Let your child do something a r o u n d t h ehouse occasionally now, b u tdon't insist on i t . Things will come i n due t i m e under t h e proper guidance f r o m you.

School Holdouts Drop W A S H I N G T O N — Out of a t o t a l o f29,310 s c h o o l d i s t r i c t s i n t h e n a t i o n , o n l y 166 h a v e not yet complied with the desegregation provisions o f t h e 1964 C i v i l R i g h t s A c t , t h e U.S. Office o f Education h a s disclosed.

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Women By T y n e t t a D e a n a r The w o r l d a w a i t s t o s e e i f t h e w o r d o fM u h a m m a d w i l l p r o v e t r u e . I s y o u r f u t u r e a n d t h a t o fy o u r c h i l d r e n s o i n significant, i n y o u r v i e w , that y o u will n o tstudy i n advance the message o f Allah's Spokesman?

T H E G R E A T Gloria Foster, whose portrayal of Elizabeth Eck^^"fWd in the stage version of "White A m e r i c a " brought her international acclaim, now prepares for new role in Robinson Jeffers' " M e d e a " in New York. Miss Foster is perhaps the outstanding interpreter of emotional conflicts of black women in A m e r i c a .

African Muslims Pray for Success of the Messenger

ed the testimony? E a c h passing d a y draws closer t o t h e hour w h e n n o man o rpeople c a nt u r n back and begin again. A n d though the Honorable Elijah M u h a m m a d stands firm i n h i s message i nt h e 34th year a s staunchly as h e d i dI n t h e first year, t h eblack m a n o f America s t i l l entertains doubts a n d resigns himself to t h ep o s i t i o n o f — l e t ' s w a i t and see.

If y o u c a nprove that h i s who c a n hate with a smile warnings t o t h e black a n d and pretend friendship asa n white nations a r ebased upon arbitrator o f justice hinderyour learning o f your falsehood, y o u r p r e s e n t ing course o frejection is justifi- own people a n d civilization? able; b u ti f y o u cannot disIf t h ew o r l d i s r e p o r t e d t o p r o v e h i s m e s s a g e n o r pro- be m o r e a d v a n c e d today pose a m o r e elevating a n d t h a n i na n yperiod i n history, p r o d u c t i v e p r o g r a m f o r t h ew h y h a s - t h e e l e m e n t a r y l e s so-called A m e r i c a n Negro, son o f lovihg one's How long will the black fellow there is only remaining a man p e o p l e o fA m e r i c a deny this been erased f r o m t h e brief p e r i o d i n w h i c h y o u slate o fprogress a n d i g n o r e d g r e a t m a nt h e h o n o r d e must decide i nfavor o fM u - by this particular race? served for his tireless efforts h a m m a d i fy o u r f u t u r e i st o in doing what n o other m a n T h e y w e r e sent prophets. could bear o r endure? materialize. reformers a n d hundreds o f The d a y cometh, reveals The black w o m e n of A m e r - 1 righteous m e n preaching lea w h o believe i t is m o r e brotherhood throughout their the Holy Qur-an, w h e n every noble t o integrate t h a n t o history, yet, they have never nation a n d people will b e brought t o itsJknse*^ read separate ( n o t segregate) reformed. its r e c o r d . W h a t i s i n t h e f r o m their persecutors, a s k W h e n t h eHonorable Elijah near future? W a i t a n d see, upon w h a t system o f logic a n d principles h a v e y o u d e -M u h a m m a d teaches o u r peo- then, i f y o u d o n o t believe c i d e d t h a t y o u c a n l i v e a t p l e t h a t t h e w h i t e m a n w a st h e w o r d o f M u h a m m a d t o m a d e hating t h e black m a n , day. T h e Qur-an also states peace with your enemies? who c a nargue t h e contrary that w e , t o o ,a r e waiting; T h e s e t t l e m e n t o f t h e 4 0 0w h e n h i s h i s t o r y h a s r e c o r d - b u t w h i c h s i d e a r e y o u o n ? y e a r s o f racial strife i n America c a n never be resolved through integration, for t h e seed o f h a t e t h a t germinated w h e n thewhite race was created cannot be des t r 0 y e d until they a r e grafted back into t h e Original M a n (black m a n ) , teaches o u r s p i r i t u a l l e a d e r . M e s senger M u h a m m a d .

U.S. Orders Geritol— Stop 'Tired Blood' Pitch

There is n o other piace i n the world w h e r e integration W A S H I N G T O N — Advertising gimmicks t o sell vitais r e g a r d e d a s a s e t t l e m e n t m i n a n d i r o n p r e p a r a t i o n s w e r e b l a s t e d b y t h e F e d e r a l between t h e colonized a n d Trade Commission (F.T.C.) as "misrepresenting t h e efthe colonists, o r between t h e fectiveness" o f products. ( C o n t i n u e d f r o m Page 10) indigenous Inhabitants a n d T H E M A N U F A C T U R E R S o fG e r i t o l l i q u i d a n d tablets, I s t a y e d a t t h e t a f e f o r a nour A f r i c a n b r o t h e r M u s l i m t h e i r f o r e i g n d o m i n a t o r s . T o d a y , i t i s a question o f the J . B . W i l l i a m s C o . ,Inc., w a s singled o u t a s falsely hour, 90 m i n u t e s o r longer. in A m e r i c a , L ' h a j j M u h a m I do know, however, that m a d , w h o i s a noble I s l a m i c r e t u r n i n g t o w h a t w a s . I ti s representing that a l l cases o f tiredness, loss o f strength, a question o f t h e right o f run-down feeling, nervousness a n d irritability indicate a our i n f o r m a l discussion w a r r i o r c o n s t a n t l y i n c o m o w n e r s h i p a n d t h e r i g h t t o deficiency o f i r o n a n dthat t h ec o m m o n effective r e m e d y came to a n e n d only when a muezzin's call f r o m t h e bat w i t h t h e enemies o f A l - self-rule. W h e r e v e r integra- for these s y m p t o m s i s Geritol. tion h a soccurred, i t h a s i n "The n u m b e r o f p e o p l e i n t h e t o t a l p o p u l a t i o n .'-.iro nearest mosque r e m i n d e d u s lah a n d H i s R e l i g i o n . . . " flicted deep w o u n d s o f p r e j - a r e t i r e d because o fi r o n o r v i t a m i n deficiency i s infinitesthat i t w a s time t o perform udice a n d d i s c r i m i n a t i o nbe- i m a l l y s m a l l , " t h eF . T . C . report states. the M a g h r i b (evening o r aftAnti-Negro Books Stay t w e e n c a s t e s a n d c l a s s e s er-sunset) prayer. D E T R O I T — A l t h o u g ht h e t h r o u g h o u t t h e w o r l d . W h a t " T I R E D N E S S , " i t continues, " i sn o ta generally r e Another m o m e n t o f great is w r o n g w i t h t h e w h i t e D e t r o i t P u b l i c L i b r a r y w i l l satisfaction c a m e at the I C o n t i n u e d on Page 20) man? mosque itself. A st h e p r a y e r no longer b u y books o f chilW h y i s h e s o i n t o l e r a n t o f ritual concluded, a m e m b e r dren's r h y m e s b y m o d e r n ' of t h e congregation a r o s e a u t h o r s w h i c h c o n t a i n pas-1 t h e b l a c k m a n ? O r r a t h e r , IN CHICAGO f r o m h i s sitting position o n sages belittling racial o r eth- what isw r o n g with the black that h e places h i s f u t h e r u g a n d , r a i s i n g h i s nic groups, i t w i l l n o t under- m a n hands upwards, stated i n a take t o r e w r i t e history a n d ture i n t h e hands o f those clear, audible voice: purge I t o f t h e racial slurs " W E H A V E a M u s l i m of t h e past. brother v i s i t i n g us from The library commission, A m e r i c a . L e t u s p r a y t oA l - in adopting this policy, r e lah that o u rw e l c o m e guest ferred t o a c o m p l a i n t about finds h i s travels through o u r "Ten Little N i g g e r s " r h y m e i land both safe a n d pleasant in t h e O x f o r d B o o k o f N u r . . . A n d l e t u s a l l , please, sery R h y m e s , w h i c h i s pubalso pray f o r t h esuccess o f lished i n Britain.

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A Black Jeweler's Formula to Ferret Out Phony Stones, Rings, Wotches ( T h e incredible fleecing of unsuspected customers i n Negro communities by quick-sales "credit jewelers" has reached such shocking proportions tfiat a group of young, dedicated black jewelers established one of the few Negro-owned jewelry shops i n the country to provide bonafide products and to educate their customers as to how to t e l l the " r e a l McCoy" f r o m the f a k e . L e a d i n g this movement are h i g h l y - t r a i n e d young black technicians, Merriweather and Washington, on Chicago's vast South Side.)

scrape t h estone against t h e steel o r glass w i t h a s m u c h strength as h e c a nuse. I f it w i t h s t a n d s t h i s test w i t h out a s c r a t c h o n t h e stone and with discernible damage to t h e t e s t i n g s u r f a c e , chances are, it's a diamond.

" A C T U A L L Y , i t takes a n expert, n o t only i n j e w e l r y but a n accomplished geologist t o r e a l l y k n o w diamonds," h e said. " B u t y o u can b e fairly safe w i t h this test." He observed t h a t it's a lit" I t o n l y t a k e s a f e w m i n u t e s , J a J s a u j e n o u g h a b o u t tle m o r e d i f f i c u l t t o t e l l t h e diamonds t o protect youfsellTT-so n oo n e should b e taken value o f a d i a m o n d . T h e r e in b yphony d i a m o n d ring salesmen," said C u r l e y M e r r i - are three general classificaweather, co-proprietor o fNoferte Credit Jewelers, located tions: Triple A-1, o rA - 1 fine, in t h e State-Pershing Shopping Center o nChicago's South w h i c h i s a blue-white perfect stone; A - 2 ,a perfect Side. I "Moreover, a n a m a t e u r careful b e c a u s e well-cut stone with ayellow-brownish color, a n d A-3, b r o w n i s h w i t h c a n g e ta c h a r t a n d i na v e r y glass w i l l c u t other glass. flaws, o r dark b r o w n with short time learn quite ab i t " I f someone wants t o sell m o r e flaws. about h o w t o evaluate dia- you a stone that i s supposed "Look carefully a t t h e monds," h e continued. to b e a d i a m o n d , g e ta piece stone," h e advised. " L o o k "The first t h i n g t o look f o r of steel t o test i t o n , " h e both a tthefront a n d through in a purported d i a m o n d said. " D o n ' t w o r r y about the hole i nt h esetting a t t h e r i n g , " h e said, " i s w h e t h e r t a k i n g t h e edge o f ft h e diaback o ft h e stone. There's n o or n o ty o u c a nlook t h r o u g h m o n d o rh u r t i n g i t s c u t . such t h i n g a sa blue-white the back o ft h ering, under" I f i t ' s a d i a m o n d , a l l t h ep e r f e c t t h a t d o e s n ' t g i v e o f f n e a t h t h e d i a m o n d , a n d s e es t r e n g t h y o u c a n m u s t e r a blueish-white glitter. S o the glitter o f t h e stone. A H won't even bruise i t ; they i t i s w i t h y e l l o w a n d b r o w n - MERRIWEATHER in his Noferte Shop has already saved cusdiamond mountings m u s t have t oused i a m o n d dust t o i s h d i a m o n d s . T h e d a r k e f tomers thousands of dollars by checking and appraising. have openings i nt h e back." polish diamonds; i t ' s t h e t h e hue, t h ec h e a p e r t h e d i a hardest stone k n o w n t o m o n d . " M E R R I W E A T H E R s a i d things larger b u t y o u still way, i f y o utake y o u r purman," h e emphasized. M e r r i w e a t h e r said i t t a k e s don't k n o w w h a t y o u ' r e see- chase t o a n o t h e r shop t o the second test f o ra genuine M e r r i w e a t h e r said t h a t a a f e w y e a r s t o e v a l u a t e t h e ing. diamond istocut something have i t appraised, t h e s e w i t h i t , b u t o n e m u s t b e person testing a stone t o see cut o fdiamonds a n d detect agencies will protect y o u i f if i t ' s a d i a m o n d s h o u l d flaws. " Aj e w e l e r ' s glass i n " T H E B E S T advice Ic a n you've been charged t o o t h e h a n d s o f a n a m a t e u r i s g i v e , " h e c o n t i n u e d , " i s t om u c h . " s t u d e n t ; I t h i n k t h e r e a r e l i k e a m i c r o s c o p e i n t h eg o t o a r e s p o n s i b l e j e w e l r y Merriweather and h is more N e g r o hands o fa ninfant: i t m a k e s shop, o n e w h i c h belongs t o partner, Andrew WashingUncle Toms t h e B o a r d o f T r a d e o r t h et o n , o p e n e d t h e Noferte in roles o f such, b u t w h e n t h e chips Jeweler's Association. I f h e Credit Jewelers last April. leadership t o - c o m e d o w n , w e ' l l b e sold belongs t ot h elatter, l o o k f o r day, because down t h e river a s usual. a sticker o n t h edoor. T h i s (Continued on Page 22) t h e r e are m o r e N e groes i n lead( C o n t i n u e d f r o m Page 18) ership roles. The w h i t e ter education f o ro u r chilman is n o t dren. Rev. Jackson said t h e s l e e p i n g P a t r i c i a House Un-American Activiw h i l e N e Roberts ties C o m m i t t e e should stop groes m a k e investigating t h e K K Ka n d hay. H e ' s doing e v e r y t h i n g turn again t o t h e c o m m u - he c a nt o split a n d divide about the great message of truth in nists. H em a k e s people t h i n k black people. I t w o u l d b e Negroes really believe this. foolish t o t h i n k h e isn't [ M | niutummad Speaks [ g s j Uncle T o m s c a nh u r t m o r e w o r k i n g behind t h e scenes t o The Messenger of Allah: t o d a y t h a n t h e y d i d 10 y e a r s put h i s " b o y s " i ncharge o f ago, b u tI think there a r e N e g r o organizations. I think fewer o f them. there a r em a n y Uncle T o m s who haven't been exposed as E M P l O n O AND . . . so should you. PATRICIA R O B E R T S ,

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Nutritionist Finds Overfeeding Cause At Least One-Half of U.S. Deaths The United States is o n e of t h e w o r l d ' s r i c h nations w h i c h faces t h e grave danger o f habitual overfeeding that accounts f o rhigh m o r tality from degenerative d i seases, said a n international famed nutritionist. V. N . P a t w a r d h a n , head o f t h e nutrition section of t h e W o r l d H e a l t h Organization, a t Geneva, w a r n e d that degenerative diseases cause one-half o f deaths i n the United States. "The developed a n d affluent countries haV% a n u trition problem o f t h e i r own," he explained to the Western Hemisphere Nutrition congress i n session a t Chicago's Edgewater Beach Hotel. P a t w a r d h a n predicted the problems "will have to be m e t i n t h e c o m i n g decade." In such countries, includ-

ing t h e U n i t e d States, h e said, t h e over-all m o r t a l i t y is l o w . A v e r a g e l i f e e x p e c t ancy at birth ranges from 65 t o 7 4 y e a r s b e c a u s e l i v i n g standards a r e high, health services efficient, a n d food ample. BUT, H E SAID, "mortality d u e t o degenerative d i seases a n d m a l i g n a n t neoplasms, h a s increased ( i n these countries), f o r m i n g a n appreciable portion o f the total m o r t a l i t y . " Such deaths " m a y easily account for m o r e t h a n 50 p e r cent o f the total m o r t a l i t y i n these countries," h e added. Two "disturbing factors" have emerged f r o m studies in connection w i t h these deaths, h e said. O n e i s that w h e r e a s t h e increase i n life expectancy i nt h e s e count r i e s i n t h e l a s t 10 y e a r s h a s been " v e r y s m a l l , " deaths due t o degenerative diseases

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liable indication o f iron deficiency. T h e r e is little relationship between t h etiredness s y m p t o m s a n diron deficiency. L e s s t h a n 10 p e r c e n t o f t h e e n t i r e p o p u l a t i o n h a v e i r o n deficiency a n dless t h a n o n ep e r cent a r e deficient i n vitamins. M o s t o f this group w h o experience tiredness do n o t do so as a result o f their deficiencies, since m i l d cases produce n o symptoms." The report states that Geritol will n o t be beneficial except i n t h e s m a l l minority o f persons whose tiredness symptoms a r e caused b y a deficiency o f iron o r one o r m o r e o fthe v i t a m i n s contained i n the preparation. Further rulings o f t h e F.T.C. were that t h e advertising misrepresents that: t h e presence o f iron deficiency or i r o n deficiency a n e m i a c a n be self-diagnosed o r that either can ,generally b e d e t e r m i n e d w i t h o u t a m e d i c a l test conducted b y o r under the supervision o fa physician. It is also misleading t o state that, " G e r i t o l will i n crease the strength or energy o f every part o f t h e body w i t h i n 24 hours; G e r i t o l will p r o m o t e convalescence from winter illnesses; a n d t h e v i t a m i n s contained i n Geritol contribute t o i t s effectiveness i n treating o r relieving a n existing deficiency o riron o r iron deficiency anemia. ^ " V - T A B S , " a vitamin-mineral preparation b y theJ a y Norris Company, trading as Norris Nutritions, h a s been prohibited from making various misrepresentations for its product. The F.T.C.'s complaint charges that their advertising misrepresents V-Tabs will be beneficial i n treating a n d relieving lack o f pep, e n e r g y a n d strength, loss o f vitality, a n d loss o fa sense o f w e l l - b e i n g . " I N R E A L I T Y , " t h e complaint charges, " V - T a b s will not b e o f benefit i n t h e t r e a t m e n t o r relief o f those s y m p toms except i n a s m a l l minority o f cases d u e t o a deficiency o f v i t a m i n B - 1 , V i t a m i n B-2, V i t a m i n C, o r Niacinamide. A l l t h e remaining ingredients i n this preparation are o f n o benefit i n treatment o r relief o f t h e symptoms.

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t i o n o fthe M i n d ? " The article said that N . Plotnifoff, a pharmacologist, and A . J . Glasky, a biochemist, synthesized t h e drug at Abbott. THE T W O Abbott researchers, along w i t h L . S i mon at Illinois State Pedia-t r i c I n s t i t u t e , w i l l r e p o r t a t the a n n u a l m e e t i n g , D e c . 26 to 3 1 , " t h a t t h e d r u g e n hances nucleic acid synthesis, l e a r n i n g a n d m e m o r y i n experimental animals, the story revealed. The article noted that development o f a drug to enhance learning a n d m e m o r y isn't surprising b u trather is a logical result o f recent research into learning a n d m e m o r y . I n recent years biochemists have turned u p clues that t h e chemistry o f n e r v e cells m a y be associated w i t h learning a n d m e m ory.

R E A D Y I N G O X Y G E N for an emergency case in Chicago's Negro-sfaffed Provident Hospital is registered nurse, Rosalyn Stallworth. The hospital, located in the heart of Chicago's South-Side black ghetto, treats an average 100 emergency cases a day. phoio by Htrbon studio

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The most valued a n d needed w o m a n i n t h e world -t o d a y i s p r o b a b l y t h e t r i m , s t a r c h e d f i g u r e w h o i s l i c e n s e d to s i g n h e r s e l f w i t h t h e l e t t e r s R . N . F r o m t h e r a n k s o f these efficient a n d dedicated w o m e n — p e r h a p s t h e ones most important i n salvaging h u m a n life—are emergency r o o m nurses. "Saving lives becomes a l most routine with emergency r o o m staffs," said Rosalyn Stallworth, 23-year-old registered nurse i n charge of t h e d a y shift o f P r o v i d e n t Hospital's busy emergency room. The Negro-staffed hospital is located i n t h e heart o f Chicago's South Side black ghetto.

"Lacerations, g u n s h o t wounds a n d accidental poisonings account for, t h e vast majority o f o u r cases," she said. "These usually result f r o m c a r accidents, domestic altercations o r tavern brawls."

SHE S A I D gunshot wounds a r e p r o b a b l y t h e m o s t diffi-" "Of course nurses don't cult t o w o r k with from a take a n y special credit f o r medical standpoint. There's saving lives," s h e continued. usually great loss o f blood "It's o u r jobs a n d i f w e and often t h e patient is i n immeweren't here, other nurses shock. T h e n u r s e plasma would be performing just as diately administers THE RESEARCH deals efficiently, i f n o t m o r e so. and, after t h epatient's blood w i t h t h e m a k i n g o f proteins The doctor, naturally, ist h e has been typed a n d cross whole b o o o d is by nerve cells. T h e m a k i n g m o s t important, a n d don't matched, of p r o t e i n i s c a r r i e d o n b y a forget t h eattendants a n d p o - g i v e n . "The one attribute an substance called ribonucleic lice officers." emergency r o o m nurse acid o r R N A , a kind o f basic "workhorse" chemical i n DESPITE M i s s Stall- needs most is patience," she the cell that links chemical worth's modesty, nurses continued. " W eg e t quite a building blocks together t o play a vital a n d indispensa- few intoxicated persons a n d m a k e proteins. Researchers ble role o n e m e r g e n c y r o o m they c a n b e v e r y troubleSometimes they're have theorized that h o w fast teams, administering drugs, some. something is learned a n d r e -plasma a n dwhole blood, as- hostile; they w a n t to get o u t tained might be associated sisting doctors a n d countless and go after t h e person w h o w i t h t h em a k i n g o fR N A a n d other duties, including some- shot o r c u t t h e m a n d someproteins b y nerve cells. times uttering a n encourag- times they don't even want to b e e x a m i n e d . " The Science article said ing w o r d t o a patient a t T h i r t y t o 40 p e r cent o f University o f M i c h i g a n r e - death's door. e m ergency.cases a r e intoxisearchers will report at the Miss Stallworth said t h e December meeting o n using Provident E m e r g e n c y R o o m cated t o some degree. Miss c h e m i c a l s t o i n t e r f e r e w i t h handles a t least 100 cases a S t a l l w o r t h observed. " I always say the most the ability o f R N A i n nerve day a n d usually m a n y m o r e person i n the cells t o m a k e proteins a n d on weekends. T h e r e i s a staff i m p o r t a n t the effect o n m e m o r y i n of f o u r nurses d u r i n g t h e e m e r g e n c y r o o m , n e x t t o t h e goldfish. day a n d t w o o n night shifts. (Continued on Page 22)


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C h - I E C i ( I N G H E A R T of aufo-accident victim before n u T s e - R e jiyn Stallworth administers sedative, is emergency room doctor, Benjamin Maultrie. Miss Stallworth said some 40 to 50 per cent ot emergency cases treated

in Chicago's Provident Hospital are intoxicated to some degree, " w h i c h , " she said, "undoubtedly has something to do with their being hurt."

Negro Farmers Vie for Political Power in Agricultural Section of Alabama SELMA, ALA. — Today throughout Alabama, ballots will b e counted which could elect Negroes t o i m p o r t a n t positions o nthe various c o m mimity boards o fthe Agriculture Stabilization a n d Conservation Service.

total o f9 families a r e k n o w n to h a v e b e e n t h r o w n o f f t h e i r land because o f participation i n the A S C S elections. The Negroes o f G r e e n e County have been receiving envelopes with n o A S C S ballots. I nH a l e County, several families w h o h a d signed ASCS petitions were t h r o w n off t h e p l a n t a t i o n o n w h i c h they h a d been living. There has been m u c h intimidation to l o c a l N e g r o e s i n b o t h H a l e and Greene Coimty.

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sidering the amount o f A l s o , doctor, i s t h e police officer. schooling required. n u r s i n g i s i n t e r e s t i n g , fastWithout h i m , I don't k n o w how w e would handle m a n y moving a n d ,because o f t h e great shortage of nurses, t h e cases," s h e said. security i su n l i m i t e d . " M I S S S T A L L W O R T H stated that, though s h e a l w a y s A Q U A L I F I E D nurse r e has enjoyed w o r k i n g w i t h ceives a starting salary p e o p l e , h e r b r o t h e r a n d sis- r a n g i n g f r o m $350 t o $475 a ter were probably most i n - month, depending o n the fluential i n h e r decision t o type o fhospital a n d h e r o w n become a nurse. experience. A recent survey registered " I g u e s s i n t e r e s t i n t h ei n d i c a t e s t h a t field o fmedicine runs i n m y nurses can take their pick of family," s h e s a i d . " M y 1,428 j o b s i n C h i c a g o a n d brother, W i l l i a m , i sa doctor Cook County hospitals a n d in N e v a d a a n d m y sister, the shortage of nurses i s conGwendolyn, i s a nurse i n sistent across the country. another Chicago hospital. Then I have some cousins who a r e nurses a n d doctors." She said she enjoys w o r k ing i nt h e e m e r g e n c y r o o m much more than o n t h e floors w h e r e things a r e pretty routine. "In emergency," s h e ob- G E L E E N , H O L L A N D — served, " y o u meet all kinds The D u t c h state mines of people a n dhandle practi- c l a i m e d that t h e y h a d develcally every type o f case. oped a synthetic protein T i m e goes b y v e r y fast and, f r o m coal w h i c h could revom o r e importantly, y o u have lutionize t h e world's food a feeling o f accomplishment. problem. ^ T H E P R O T E I N , called l y " I T H I N K there's something i n a w o m a n ' s nature sine, a n odourless w h i t e powthat causes h e r t o derive der with a slightly • salty gratification f r o m a nurses' taste, i s described a s t h e w o r k . A tleast, f o rm e ,i t m o s t i m p o r t a n t o f t h e 18 a m i n o acids necessary f o r seems that way." b Miss S t a l l w o r t h w a s born uilding u pbody proteins i n in Selma, Ala., a n d gradu- m a n and animals. ated f r o m Hudson H i g h A state m i n e s official said School there. S h e h a s been that a n i m a l foods, such a s in Chicago f o rfive years, m e a t , e g g s , a n d dairy was graduated f r o m Provi- products — t h em a i n source dent's School o f N u r s i n g of p r o t e i n — w e r e i n short w h e r e s h e received h e rR . N . supply, especially i n e m e r g degree t w o years ago. ing countries. L y s i n e could " I don't t h i n k there i s a be m a d e a t a n attractive better field open f o r N e g r o price a n di nu n l i m i t e d quangirls," s h e asserted, " c o n - tities, h e said.

ONE C O M M U N I T Y I N L o w n d e s h a s 69Negroes o n the ballot a n d 3 whites. I n those communities where local M o v e m e n t s have n o t nominated N e g r o e s , t h e county board has n o t added the n a m e s o fa n y f r o m t h e Negro community. It i s therefore v e r y clear that county boards a r e using the ruling s i m p l y t o s p l i t the Negro vote. Today, Negro farmers i n the 4counties w h e r e Negroes have been nominated a r e poll-watching the counting i n numbers. Last year i n Mississippi, the greatest a m o u n t o f a r rests a n d intimidation took place o n t h e d a y t h e ballots were counted.

T H E S E R V I C E I S responsible f o r setting crop allotments a n d f o r providing other agricultural services v i t a l t ot h e N e g r o f a r m e r . For t h epast month, S N C C workers have been concent r a t i n g o n t h e A S C S elecIX LOWNDES COUNTY, tions. L o c a l M o v e m e n t s a r e the house of one of the Negro supporting Negro candidates candidates was burned t o the in 4 counties i n A l a b a m a : ground. Wilcox, Lowndes, Greene and According t o last year's Hale. I nGreene County, a Department o f Agriculture ruling o nA S C S elections, t h e Name Is Same; Only n u m b e r o f N e g r o e s n o m i nated i na county must b e Nations Different p B I R M I N G H A M , England—i roportionate with the numIan S m i t h ' s all-white minori-1 ber o f Negroes living i n that THE F E D E R A L governty g o v e r n m e n t h a s illegally c o u n t y . T h ew h i t e c o u n t y b o a r d s a r e u s i n g t h i s r u l i n g m e n t , t h r o u g h t h e p e r son o f snatched independence f r o m Great Britain i n order t o against t h e Negro c o m m u n - Ray Fitzgerald, Deputy Administrator o f State a n d keep t h e h a n d f u l o f w h i t e ity. In the 5 out o f6 c o m m u n i - County Affairs, h a s consettlers i ncontinuing d o m i C o u n t y sistently refused any f o r m of ation o ft h e black m a j o r i t y ties o f L o w n d e s of R h o d e s i a , b u tt h e U n i v e r - w h e r e t h e M o v e m e n t i s sup- p r o t e c t i o n against f r a u d o r candidates, i n t i m i d a t i o n i n these elecsity o f B i r m i n g h a m (Eng- porting Negro land, that i s ) hopes t o con- the county boards have n o m l - tions. tinue i t s sponsorship o f t h e FOR ISLAMIC LITERATURE KOLD-AIR medical school i n t h e UniWrite to the Specialtv Promotions Co., Inc. versity College o f Rhodesia REFRIGERATION SERVICE P.O. Box 3034, Newark, N.J. 07103 COMMfcRGAL • DOMESTIC —to w h i c h f e w o f t h e e n Largest retail a n d wholesale aistrlbuR e p a i r s M o d e O n T h e S p o t — slaved blacks, i f any, will tars of Islamic literature In A m e r i c a . ALI M A K E S A N D M O D E L S ever be able t oattend. i S e n d for free book list today. 787 ST. NICHOLAS AVE. Arobic Alphabet Books, Cloth Qurons, A s t a t e m e n t f r o m t h e E n g - NEW YORK 31. N.Y. CALL AU t-5968 Proyer Books, Etc. lish university — reminiscent o f t h e "liberty a n d justice f o r a l l " mouthings o f the white supremacist element i n the South, U.S.A.— claimed t h e sponsorship j gave educational assistance i The Best In Baking Goods designed t o benefit " a l lt h e ! people" o f Rhodesia.

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(Even the most casual sports f a n acknowledges that the greatest football player of a l l time, the living legend i n the violent "sport" that has become America's greatest a t t r a c t i o n — i s one Jim Brown of Cleveland, Yet, despite unprecedented adulation and the wealth he has wrested from the grips of the People I n Power, Brown has maintained a thoughtful, feet-on-the-ground identity with the r e a l - l i f e struggles of his own people. H i s pride and prowess is proverbial. H e is the same athlete who recently, i n a national magazine not only refused to disclaim the positive impact of the Honorable E l i j a h Muhammad, but pointed out that i n his opinion most black people i n America shared many of the Messenger's views. An avalanche of criticism and denunciations descended upon him—but he refused to back down. What kind of man is this? The following portraits present some aspect of this remarkable black gladiator.) (Special to Muhammad Speaks)

black f u l l b a c k , w h o also B u t h e continued t o play t h e played with t h e Cleveland rest o ft h e season. Browns—Marion Motley. ~* T h e headline-making powTHOUGH Murphy has a " M o t 1e y h a d g r e a t v a r i e t y o f sophisticated er that drives J i m B r o w n , one o ft h e highest paid ath- strength i nt h e upper part o f e q u i p m e n t t o treat aches l e t e s i n t h e n a t i o n , i s e n -h i s b o d y . W h e n t h e d e f e n s e a n d p a i n s , h e s e l d o m s e e s cased i na physique that ap- converged, h e just lowered Brown. pears t o have been h e w n o u t his shoulder a n d smashed "After a game, h e just of d a r k m a r b l e . H e i s6 feet, t h r o u g h . J i m h a s t r e m e n - cuts h i s tape o f fa n d that's 2 inches tall a n d weighs a dously s t r o n g legs. T a c k l e r s i t , " says M u r p h y . solid 228 pounds. B u t w h a t just can't s e e m t o p i n h i s The team d e n t i s t says makes J i mB r o w n remark- legs." B r o w n h a s a l l h i s t e e t h — able i s that though h i s shoulAfter m o r e t h a n seven sea- w i t h a c a p o n o n e f r o n t ders a r e large enough f o ra size 48 coat, h i s w a i s t t a - sons o frough-tough p r o foot- tooth. Unlike most hard-driving pers t o32inches. ( M o s t m e n ball. B r o w n appears r e of h i s weight have waist- m a r k a b l y u n m a r k e d — o n t h e backs. B r o w n i s light i n t h e departl i n e s b e t w e e n 3 6 a n d 3 8o u t s i d e . H i s l e f t e l b o w " i s p e r s o n a l e q u i p m e n t bad," h e admits. " I t might ment, s a y s Morrie Kono, inches.) have a little water o n i t . " equipment manager f o r the B r o w n uses h i selbow as a Cleveland B r o w n s . H E R E C O M E S N O . 32! The flesh-and-bone juggernaut of the H E H A S A N excellent pair H e w e a r s n o h i p p a d s . H i s gridiron, Brown already has chalked up more than 1,000 yard? of eyes, equipped w i t h great w e a p o n a n d t o balance. H e b e e n this season, the seventh time in his nine-year record-studded peripheral vision, enabling likes t ocarry t h e ball tucked thigh b o a r d s have h i m t o p i c k o u t n a r r o w o p - i n t o t h e c r o o k o f t h e e l b o w , s h a v e d t o t h e s h e l l , e l i m i n a t - career. enings i nt h e opposition's de- permitting h i m t o swing i t ing t h e f o a m rubber around the edges. H e wears n o r m a l f e n s e a n d k e e p t a b s o n h i sf r e e l y . c o l l e g e s e a s o n s , i t w a ss e l v e s . I f y o u ' r e n o t c a r e f u l , plastic shoulder pads a n d o w n blockers. pointed out, including t h ea l l - y o u r u n o u t o f gas." H I S H A N D S a r e r o u g h a n d his p a n t s a r el i g h t i n w e i g h t . s t a r g a m e , five e x h i b i t i o n s "One thing a loto f young I F Y O U ' V E ever seen J i m s h a k e backs d o i s close their eyes scarred. " I can't "HE H A S T H E lightest a n d 14league g a m e s . h a n d s t i g h t l y o r c l o s e h a r d B r o w n going back t o t h e w h e n they h i t , " B r o w n says. (equipment) b a g o n t h e "Players and c o a c h e s ' T d i d this i n t h e early on a door handle." t e a m , " K o n o declares. must learn t o pace them(Continued on page 26) His right a r mis scratched stages w h e n I first c a m e i n . " What a b o u t equipment H e l e a r n e d n o tt o d o that a n d r o u g h - s k i n n e d f r o m hit- w e a r ? H e goes t h r o u g h s i x ting a n d falling. any more. game jerseys i n a season, ment Opportunity commisJob Bias Complaints H i s left t o ei ssore. " I h a d c o m p a r e d t o t w o f o r m o s t A n o t h e r source o fh i s bulls ion, charging employment R I C H M O N D , V a . — S o m e dozing p o w e r i s i n h i s tre- it X - r a y e d , b u tt h e X - r a y s players. B r o w n gets a n e w b i a s w i t h i n t h e s t ate, i t w a s 4 5 c o m p l a i n t s h a v e b e e n s h o w n o t h i n g , " h e s a y s . " I t pair o f shoes every four mendously-developed thighs. g a m e s ( a t $24 a p a i r ) . M o s t filed w i t h t h e E q u a l E m p l o y - disclosed. H e drives f o r w a r d o n pis- m i g h t b ea r t h r i t i c . " t o n - p u m p i n g legs, s q u i r m i n g B u t despite these afflic- players m a k e a single pair ' a n d t w i s t i n g f o r w a r d a s a t i o n s . B r o w n — a s p r o foot-1 l a s t a s e a s o n . half-ton o f defensive m a n - bailers go — h a s been r e Cleveland Browns owner. power tries t opull h i m down. m a r k a b l y injury-free. H e r e - Art Modell, points o u t that "He has g r e a t develop- ceived h i s only serious i n - the o n e thing that a m a z e s m e n t o fh i s h a m s t r i n g s (ten- j u r y i n 1962—a b r o k e n right e v e r y b o d y i s h i s d u r a b i l i t y . " dons back o f t h e knees)," wrist early i n t h e season. A season is equivalent t o t w o said B r o w n ' s trainer, L e o SHABAZZ I M P O R T - E X P O R T M u r p h y , " i nt h e back a n d BUY AND S€Ll Specializing In: his quadriceps (extensor WITH SHABAZZ REALTY AFRICAN WOODCRAFT, PARISIAN At 6 : 3 0 P.M. on muscles i nfront o fthighs) i n ; PERFUKEST NOVELTIES and ARTIFACTS front." 7 3 W e s t 116th Street Radio Station 34 W . 116th St., N.Y.C. N e w Y o r k , N.Y. TEL.: B 3 1 - B B 4 2 A W R I T E R compared J i m 876-5882 W B N X Also Business Consultation B r o w n with another great

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They are (left to h a m m a d h a s e n d u r e d f o r h i s r e g u l a r b a s i s , i t m u s t b e long to the children of Minister Hulon r i g h t ) : Hulon, J r . ; Venita Delia, Terry Lynn people. c r y s t a l c l e a r t h e s t a g g e r i n g Shah, the minister of Muhammad's Mosque and Levia Pearl. task Messenger M u h a m m a d H O W W O U L D y o u like be- has placed o n himself just ing s e p a r a t e d f r o m y ou r w r i t i n g h i sw e e k l y newspafamily o n t w odifferent oc- per column, n o t t o mention casions totaling m o r e than compiling m a t e r i a l f o r By Charlie X (Bostick) 12 y e a r s a s y o u m o v e d a b o u t b r o a d c a s t s t o b e h e a r d a l l m y people o u t o f t h e hope(Brooklyn, N e w York) the country t r y i n g t o keep over t h e country. W e used lessness, docility, a n d disunf r e s h a n d a l i v e a m e s s a g e to h a v e a m o n t h l y n e w s p a ity that w ea r e n o w i n . The so-called N e g r o h a s truly been a b a r r e n groxuid. that G o d H i m s e l f h a s said per, then a bi-weekly a n d No black m a nshould call Nothing could b e organized a m o n g u sfor our o w n rehabiliyou M U S T deliver? W h a t now a weekly. Y o u know h i m self intelligent unless h e w o u l d b e y o u r reaction t o who i s responsible f o r that? tation. Organizations, w i t h fancy n a m e s a n d fancy leader- exercises a s i m i l a r underpeople f r o m a m o n g s t y o u r — t h a t ' s r i g h t — M u h a m m a d . ship, h a v e r i s e n a n ddied i n o u rm i d s t . T h e y died b e c a u s e standing. they failed t oattack t h e problems a s they existed. Those own kind — w h o m you h a d I N CLOSING, I bear witwhich survived had nothing t o show for their efforts. fed, c l o t h e d , t a u g h t s u c h a H E D I D N ' T stop t o t h i n k ness that there is n o God b u t thorough knowledge of themT h e n Allah, i nt h e P e r s o n about h o w m u c h more w o r k selves a n d others that they of M a s t e r W . F a r d M u h a m - w o u l d cause a c h a n g e i n o u r A l l a h , a n d t h a t t h e M o s t it w o u l d p u to n h i m — h i s Honorable Elijah Muhamcould s i t amongst scholars o n l y c o n s i d e r a t i o n w a s h o wm a d , d i d p l a n t a s a p l i n g i n c o n d i t i o n . m a d i sHis true servant a n d and dare them t oprove the o u r m i d s t . T h a t s a p l i n g — effectively o r quickly can w e As a m a t t e r o f fact, that His last and greatest apostle. message o f M u h a m m a d to get this m e s s a g e t oo u r poor w h i c h i s t h et r u t h g i v e n t o m e s s a g e i s so suited t o solve be other t h a n t r u t h — after o u r l e a d e r a n d t e a c h e r , t h e deaf, d u m b , a n db l i n d peoour p r o b l e m s that i t h a d t o t h e s e people h a d t u r n e d Respiratory Disease ple. T h e doubling o f t h e cost M o s t H o n o r a b l e E l i j a h M u - be g i v e n t o t h e Messentheir back o n y o u a n d ach a m m a d — d i d s e n d f o r t h i t s was not a consideration. The g e r b y G o d ( A l l a h ) H i m s e l f . Not Yet Conquered cused y o uo f being other fact that m o n e y w h i c h h e roots a n d sprout forth i t s I sincerely believe that t h e Citizens a r e w a r n e d than what y o u are? m i g h t b eable t o u s efor h i m - leaves; F r o m this o n e little Honorable E l i j a h M u h a m - against the assumption that W o u l d y o u b e t h e s a m e self w o u l d b e going into sapling h a sg r o w n the N a t i o n m a d h a s w a l k e d a n d talked respiratory diseases a r e conm a n ? W o u l d y o u still b e g o - o t h e r c h a n n e l s t o g e t t h i s of I s l a m . with G o d (Allah). E v e n i f I quered a n d reminded that L i k e t h o s e w h o f o o l i s h l y did n o t b e l i e v e t h i s , I w o u l d 2,615 p e o p l e d i e d o f p n e u m o ing a m o n g s t y o u r p e o p l e job done, n e v e r o c c u r r e d t o ridiculed t h e apple tree, encourage this belief a s long nia i n the Chicago a r e a alone Muhammad. working night a n d d a y t o t h e r e a r e t h o s e w h o , m o r e a s i t h e l p e d t o l i f t m e a n di n 1 9 6 3 . M u h a m m a d ' s o n l y i n t e r e s t help them? N o , y o u would foolishly, deride t h e N a t i o n not; n o r w o u l d I , b e c a u s e in m o n e y i s w h a t c a n i td o t o of I s l a m . I h a t e t o a d m i t it, h e l p g e t t h e j o b d o n e ? we w e r e n o tt a u g h t o r chosbut until I bought m y en b y God. W eboth w o u l d M o n e y i sa v e r y ticklish sub- first c o p y of MUHAMj e c t a m o n g s t o u r p e o p l e b u t long agohave said "the hell M A D S P E A K S a y e a r ago, I w i t h i t . " B u t n o t M u h a m - we face t h efact a n d issue w a s a m o n g those w h o f a i r l y a n d s q u a r e l y j u s t m a d . He's steady o nthe job. like w e d o e v e r y t h i n g else scoffed a tthe M u s l i m s . M A N Y A hypocrite h a s and i n subsequent columns B Y R E A D I N G t h e newscome t o M u h a m m a d a n d we will deal a little m o r e economics paper a n dattending lectures said " w e believe." Y e t , be- thoroughly with fore t h e y c o u l d g e t settled a n d I s l a m b u tbefore d o i n g at t h eM o s q u e i n B r o o k l y n , I good w i t h i n t h e f r a m e w o r k so, I w a n t t o t e l l t h i s anec- f i n a l l y r e a l i z e d t h a t t h e a c of I s l a m , t h e y h a v e done a l l dote a b o u t o u r leader a n d c e p t a n c e o f t h e m e s s a g e o f they c a n t o w r e c k a n d halt teacher, illustrating t h e k i n d the Honorable Elijah M u hammad b y o u r people the great w o r k t h a t M e s s e n - of m a n h e is. ger M u h a m m a d h a sbeen doing. B u t being a m a n o f G o d SHABAZZ SHABAZZ and having been taught b y God o f t h e k i n d o f people SUPER MARKET RESTAUJRANT that h e would b e dealing 1 8 2 5 NORTH GRAND 1 8 1 3 NORTH GRAND with today—even before they SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI uttered t h ewords " w e beJEfferion 3-9009 JEFFERSON 1-9SS0 lieve" — M u h a m m a d h a d W E DELIVER

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U N I T E D N A T I O N S , N . Y . — K o f s h o Dube isw o r k i n g full time i nt h e U.S. t o develop support f o r t h e four million blacks w h o h ehopes will soon wrest control o ft h e British C o l o n y f r o m t h e g r i p o f R h o d e s i a ' s 250,000 " w h i t e m i n o r i ty settlers."

R H O D E S I A N A R M E D officers watch every move made by its majority black population. The policeman above is watching a group of Africans during Ian Smith's radio broadcast.

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E Q U A L I T Y O F opportimDube, 32,left h i swife a n d their nine-month-old infant ity w a s impossible tmder t h e b e h i n d . T h e y l i v e d i n o n e o f set up, h esaid. " A s I w a l k e d Salisbury, Rhodesia's Afrithe streets, I k n e w I couldn't can locations — a "legal" continue living this farce. I H a r l e m with " s m a l l dwell- adopted t h e cause o f n a ings." tional liberation." He a t t e n d e d missionary " T h i s farce," h e said, " i s schools a n d a Methodist colt h e European premise that lege. H e taught f o ra y e a r in a government primary they came t o Rhodesia a n d school, became t h e first Af- gave i t civilization." rican b a n k clerk i nthe counD u b e said, ticking off t h e t r y d u r i n g t h ef o r m e r F e d - points o n h i s fingers, " T h e eration o f Rhodesia a n d roads a n d cities built; t h e Nyasaland, read l a w o n es u g a r , l i v e s t o c k a n d t o b a c c o year, w e n t back t ot h e bank raised; t h e gold, coal, chroand then "ran mad." mite, asbestos a n d lithium

L mines; f o r example, a r e a 11 produced b y African hands, African backs." The United States a n d t h e United K i n g d o m , h e said, "have appealed t o t h e Africans n o tt o become violent, not t o take matters into their o w nhands. W e have been victims o fviolence a l l of o u r lives. "Our political parties a r e banned. O u r leaders a r e jailed. W e a r e confined^ t o certain nndesirableut some o f which controlled under a 'state o f emergency.' A l l i no u r o w n country.

" W E W O U L D b e less t h a n h u m a n i fw e didn't become violent." There a r e af e w Africans, D u b e said, i n clerical a n d white collar jobs. In banking — as salesmen, personnel officers a n d public r e l a t i o n s m e n — t h e y deal only with Africans, promoting products among A f rican buyers. There is n o feeling that the African winds o f change will ever blow over California-sized Rhodesia. T h e i n fluential w h i t e Rhodesian newspapers, a n dt h e m a s s of w h i t e s w h o follow t h e papers' cues, have shifted from moderate t o extremist Later .when Africans attempt to strike in protest against p o s i t i o n s — a l l w i l l i n g t o g e t Smith's White Supremacy policy, they were beaten, herded o u t o f t h e U n i t e d K i n g d o m and g o i t alone a s a n indeinto buses and forced to report to factories. pendent nation setting u p rigid w h i t e a n dblack c o m munities.

How Most Whites Live in Block Africa

DUBE TALKS to col a n d church groups, m a i n l y K A M P A L A , Uganda — M a n y African states have around New York and Washgained their independence f r o m direct colonialism,b u t ington, asking f o ra i d a n d m o s t have been caught u p i n t h evice-like grip o f neosympathy. H e hopes that colonialism, w h i c h n o wcalls t h e shots v i a a n e t w o r k o f A m e r i c a n civil rights remote controls. T h e evils o f t h ecolonial days operate groups will appeal t o t h e f r o m t h e darkness now, b u tthey still menace progress i n U.S. g o v e r n m e n t t o recogthe so-called e m e r g i n g nations. nize o n l y a multi-racial Rhodesian government. H e d r u m s u psupport a m o n g A f rican, Asian a n d other symO B S E R V E R S Claim race pathetic m e m b e r nations a t I relations in independent the United Nations. U g a n d a a r e t h ebest o n t h e " T h e g a t e s a r e being A f r i c a n continent. T h e r e a r e closed. T h e U n i t e d K i n g d o m s e v e r a l r e a s o n s b e l i e v e d r e - is n o t r e a l l y d i s p o s e d t o sponsible f o r this s i t u a t i o n , s o l v e t h es i t u a t i o n . T h e U N I including: is t h e o n l y o r g a n i z a t i o n t h a t * White population o f can p u t pressure o nthe o n l y 10,000 c o m p a r e d t o United K i n g d o m , " h e said. 6,500.000 b l a c k s . . What a r e t h e chances o f African assistance — m e n , • I t i s said that v e r y m o n e y a n darms? Dube few whites regard U g a n ducked t h e question, b u t da a sa p e r m a n e n t h o m e said: ® Most w h i t e s w h o are unwilling t olive a n d " I N R H O D E S I A w e have w o r k i nt h e black man's established the machinery country — a n d t h o s e to s e t u p a n A i r i c a n g o v e r n whose jobs have been ment when it d e c l a r e s "Africanized" — t o o k Rhodesia independent. After their compensation a n d we s e tu p there, w ewill g o left. into another African country I T I S S A I D that U g a n d a as a g o v e r n m e n t i n exile. regardless of numbers or quality. Inset is the T H E C R U X of the crisis in Rhodesia centers is p l e d g e d t o " l e g a l r a c i a l W e w o u l d expect a t that man who should be the Prime Minister of around the dictatorship of its minority whites, e q u a l i t y " a n d that m o s t dis- point a i d a n d c o m f o r t f r o m The world recently witnessed t h espectacle o f R h o desia's white m i n o r i t y gove r n m e n t , l e db y I a n S m i t h , grab independence i n defiance o f British threats o f economic a n d diplomatic

represented by their leader Ian Smith (above, l e f t ) , desiring to maintain rule over all blacks,

Rhodesia, Joshua Nkomo, leader of the four million blacks, now being held in jail.

sanctions i n order t o nail down continuing domination of t h e b l a c k m a j o r i t y f o r perpetuity. A f e w o f t h e independent nations, including Ghana, Egypt, Tanzania and Uganda, a r e m a k i n g t h e best progress despite t h e roadblocks o fneo-colonialism.

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Negro Lawyers Hit White Control of Free Legal Aid W A R R E N T O N , Va. — Negro lawyers w h o attended the recent N A A C P Legal Defense F u n d conference here see d a n g e r i nt h eU . S . G o v ernment's free legal a i d offer t o t h e poor, because they believe southern whitecontrolled b a r associations will assign t h em a j o r i t y o f Negro cases t owhite lawyers.

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said C . B . King, o f Albany, Georgia. NEGRO L A W Y E R S from three F l o r i d a cities contended that i ft h e federal a g e n c y financed legal aid projects i n j t h a t state t h r o u g h b a r asso-1 ciations, none o ft h e w o r k would b e assigned t o Negro lawyers, w h o previously showed a ninterest i n helping the poor.

T H E Y C A L L E D t h e free A handicap t ot h efree l e legal aid offer "meaningless, gal service i sa scarcity o f so l o n g a si ti s n e c e s s a r y t o l a w y e r s , R a u g h disclosed, secure t h e cooperation o flo- white a n dNegro, w h o will cal b a r associations." accept such w o r k that lacks B. M i c h a e l R a u g h , a rep- social p r e s t i g e . L a w y e r s resentative o ft h eOffice o f with small incomes t u r n PRESIDENT J O H N S O N makes a point while vice chairmen of the White House ConferE c o n o m i c O p p o r t u n i t y , e x - d o w n t h e a i d b e c a u s e t h e y (left to right) U.S. Atty. G e n . Nicholas Katence on Negro Rights, listen. These men set p l a i n e d t h a t t h e l e g a l a i d f e a r l o s s o f c a s e s t h a t p a y zenbach and Morris B. Abram, N e w York, up rights confab. p r o g r a m w a s p a r t o f O E O ' s $ 2 0 t o $ 5 0 i n f e e s , R a u g h s a i d . and William T. Coleman, J r . , Philadelphia, nti-poverty drive. HejidmitCurrently t h eG E Oi s f i £^ r u n i n t o a n t a g o - n a n c i n g 19 p r o p o s a l s , b u t e x off a p d h i ta g r i z z l y b e a r Portrait of An Athlete: n i s m f r m n l a w y e r s i n n o r t h - pects t ofinance 200 b y n e x t w ith your 'Sunday' punch em c o m m u n i t i e s , b u t a dJ -u n e 3 0 , R a u g h s a i d . O n l y and t h ebear didn't move, v i s e d t h e l a w y e r s " t o g oo n e , a t C l a r k s d a l e , M i s s . , i s b a c k t ow o r k w i t h y o u r c o m - in t h e south. H esaid efforts what would y o ud o next? m u n i t i e s a n d s u b m i t p r o p o s - to p u s h s u c h p r o j e c t s i nA t You would rim." als for federal grants." lanta a n dN e w Orleans have T H A T , I Npart, i s p r o " T h e r e i sn o c o m m u n i t y i n m e t w i t h apathy. f o o tball's J i mB r o w n , t h ' south Georgia i n t h e sense on t h e field, e m p l o y i n g w h a t ( C o n t i n u e d f r o m Page 2 3 ) R A U G H H E A R D a suggesyou've been talking about," c o n summate technician i n he calls " m ygrizzly bear tion that t h e G E O subsidize his craft. p s y c h o l o g y . " Howard University 1a w h u d d l e a f t e r a r u n , y o u ' d school graduates t og o into swear h e ' sn o t going t o b e " I make a practice o f t h e s o u t h t o p r e p a r e l e g a l a b l e t om a k e i t . B u t h e a l -r e a c t i n g t o e v e r y c o l l i s i o n SHABAZZ aid proposals t h a t t h e govthe same w a y . " w a y s d o e s a n d m i g h t w e l l r i p INSTRUCTtONS— ernment c a n finance. NOVELTY SHOP No matter h o w hard o r GUITAR L E S S O N S . S E N D $2 F O R F I R S T off s o m e m o r e y a r d a g e o n Importod African-Asian lessons. A l s o , resident instruction. T h e light h ei s h i tb y h i s oppothe next play. Eureka Music Studio, P . O . B o x 2843, Objects of A r t Constable Kills Negro W o s h i n g t o n 13, D . C . L f 6-7789. J e w e l r y • L e a t h e r • Gift Items nents, h e says nothing a n d " I l e a r n e d a l o n g t i m e a g o SIS. E U N I C E , PROP. P E L A H A T C H I E , Miss. — FOR SALE MISCELLANEOUS to c o n s e r v e m ye n e r g y b e - w a l k s s l o w l y b a c k t o t h e THE FORMULA R o b e r t M c N a i r , 3 0 , f a t h e r o f 4 7 0 CONVENT AVE. 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FACTORY HELP WANTED Seamstresses-Power Machine Operators, Cutters, Etc.

Cooked

Foods. 1 2 4 3 4 Superior A v e . . C l e v e l a n d , O h i o M U 1-9841 OPEN 24 HOURS ° * Delivery o e r v i c e ^ ^ ^ w

(CORNER O F M O N R O E 5T.)

GL

2-7810

M A I L Y O U R CLASSIFIED A D T O D A Y

ONLY

NEW Y O R K , NEW YORK

MO 2-0656

BROOKLYN, N.Y. 11216

M o d e r n A s i a t i c R e s t a u r a n t . W e serve

SHABAZZ GENERAL TRUCKING & DELIVERY SERVICE 4 0 9 WEST 127th STREET

HOME APPLIANCES AT DISCOUNT 343 TOMPKINS AVENUE

-SHABAZZ-

RESTAURANT & BAKEBY C l e v e l a n d ' s N e w e s t o n d Semi-Ultro-

50^,N^

WHEN Y O U WANT TO RENT, SELL, TRADE, MOVE, HIRE, WORK, O W N , TEACH, LEARN, EARN, S E A R C H , FIND, A N N O U N C E

MS CLASSIFIED

CLASSIFICATION DESIRED

WILL DO THE JOB

(For E x a m p l e : FEMALE HELP W A N T E D HOUSE FOR SALE, FURNISHED R O O M . )

MUHAMMAD SPEAKS NEWSPAPER NOW PUBLISHED WEEKLY

DEADLINE 12 O'CLOCK N O O N EVERY WEDNESDAY PRINT your ad on lines provided below (including all information to be published) FIGURE NOT MORE THAN 5 WORDS FOR EACH LINE

APPLY IN PERSON, OR WRITE TO:

TEMPLE No. 2 CLOTHING FACTORY 453 EAST 7!Hll STREET

TELEPHONE N O . .

NAME ADDRESS

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60619

Phone TR 4 - 5 2 2 4

CITY CLASSIFIED RATES 50c per line (3 line minimum $1.50) Please Send Check or Money Order to

MUHAMMAD SPEAKS NEWSPAPER

634

Kindly Address Replies To - ATT'NI Classified Ad Dept. E. 79th St. Chicago 19, III.


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