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ANALYSIS OF EZEKIEL'S WHEEL See Pages 16 & 17 Soul

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...Will mark the 16th annual convention of SCLC, as Rev. Ralph Abernathy and Mrs. Coretta Scott King joust for the 'King dream.' See page 4.

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...and other personal papers of Dr. W.E.B. DuBois sold to the University of Massachusetts by Mrs. DuBois. Analysis on page 24.

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...No. 1, James Brown, awarded 'Distinguished performer' trophy from group of Chicago artisans. Picture, page 8.

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...At World Youth Conference in Berlin, recently, denouncing imperialism, racism, colonialism. Pictures, story, page 30.


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13 million face famine 13 MILLION people are now facing famine because of the drought in Sub-Sahara Africa. Half of these people are children younger than 15. Of the 24 million inhabitants of Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal and Upper Volta, 12 million persons are threatened. Another one million persons are in danger in Ethiopia although it is not considered a part of the region. Adding to the human suffering is the loss by drought victims of 80 per cent or more of their livestock.

Guyana adds police powers P R I M E MINISTER Forbes Burnham, "in the interests of state security and national harmony." introduced legislation that was immediately passed by the Guyana Parliament, asking that the police be given sweeping powers of arrest. The request came as a result of a call by the opposition People's Progressive Party, which was soundly defeated in elections held recently, for a civil resistance campaign to bring down the government. The legislative move was approved by President Arthur Chung.

NAACP officers removed N.A.A.C.P. OFFICIALS announced they have removed from office Lonnie King Jr., the president, and other'officers of its Atlanta branch because of their failure to oppose a controversial school desegregation plan in that city. The action was taken at a meeting of national officers in Atlanta and letters were sent to local officials there annoucing the decision. The organization named Gloster C. Current as administrator of the Atlanta office. Mr. King has been barred from holding office for two years. An NAACP spokesman said the Atlanta officers had "settled for less than the maximum" in school desegregation and had thereby run counter to national policy.

Ask U.S. envoy ouster ARGENTINA'S house of deputies voted unanimously to ask the president to order the immediate departure from Argentina of the U.S. charge d'affaires, Max V. Krebs. A memorandum sent to Finance Minister Jose Gelbard criticizing a series of nationalistic economic measures before the Argentine Congress was the reason for asking for Krebs' ouster. The ministry said that the incidents were "incompatible with the maintenance of relations that must exist between sovereign states."

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Chicago Westside health c l i n i c

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| Middle E a s t R e p o r t | bloodstains on mighty That Libyan plane...and how "Black September." One of the Honorable Elijah They raided the Olympian about That man, the evil-eye Muhammad's g r e a t e s t village and Israelite, Carried away hostages to be achievements is his success in Moshe Da van...? slain re-establishing the link which connects the Black man in Yet no one fought to pla e the Could it be, that those who are on mighty King brutal America, to his blood-brothers Blame Actually fear brutality? Hussein. in Africa. The cries of hungry They terrorized from the Seems to me this world is hell, children on the South Side of With demons Chicago, Harlem and Watts ancient Sea And pirates and hypocrites and Of Galilee, to the boundaries of are being heard in Cairo, and executed my Khartoum, and Damascus. Pakistan, Lonely life...in jail, T H E WARS of liberation diplomats But surely ALLAH has not taking place in Palestine, The land of Sudan. failed! C h a r g e D ' A f f a i r s a n d Angola, South Africa and Rhodesia find support and presidents ail . QR'S NOTE: The encouragement from enlighted Echoed anger and grief "of these Honorable Elijah Muhammad Blacks in the wilderness of International murders we does not teach his followers to North America. must necessarily applaud the violent The following poem written acts of issassins against by brother Louis Washington, a Surely seek relief." Rather, Mr. Black prisoner in Atlanta, Ga., Now the world Brouhahas in a civilians. Muhammad teaches his was sent to this column and is vicious Rage, find them, destroy followers to observe and "bear an example of the awareness them, place witness " to what he has and unity of the Black man. taught, concerning the time in Brother Washington, who "Black September" in a cage. himself rebelled against the B u t . . . w h a t a b o u t t h e which we all live. political, economic and social structures which have kept the M i l l i o n a r i e s b u y Blacks in North America in chains for the last 400 years, is just one of the millions of i x o n golf c o u r s e Blacks who are moved by the gross injustices suffered by the SAN C L E M E N T E , C a l i f . - John Wayne, Bob Hope, people of the Middle East. Remembering how much Donald Nixon (the President's "The Crisis" Nixon enjoyed golfing with Ike, b r o t h e r ) , and H e r b e r t a group of Southern California Kalmbach, the accomplished In that land where the sun businessmen built him a threefund-rai ser. peaks at hole 2 and one-half acre golf Mid-day, there was a tribe of course on his San Clemente M u h a m m a d Speaks " A l Fatah" estate. Published W e e k l y That chose to break away. E A C H M E M B E R of the Vol. 12 No. 50 August 24,1973 In the twilight of midnight group, which calls itself the Published by surrounded Golfing Friends of President MUHAMMAD' S TEMPLE NO. 2 By dunes of sand, they vowed Nixon and is limited to 76 2548 S. Federal St.. Chicago. III. 60616 to seek members to "provide a Phone 225-2322 Revenge on those who spoiled patriotic flavor," pays $250 a 6 Months (26 Issues) $6.50 their land. year for upkeep in addition to 1 Year (52 Issues) $13.00 Their thoughts were bold as w h a t t h e y o r i g i n a l l y the band took Second -Class Postage Paid contributed for the $100,000 Hold, and man will long course. at Chicago. Illinois remember... and additional mailing offices. The golf course contributors The infamous deeds of the from the Lincoln Club include By Ali Baghaddi


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Bearing cae brunt of the attack, was Superior court Judge. Harrv P. .;exa.!oer. who was denounced for using the word "mankind ' while he retraced how racism in American law dated back to the " three-f if Ms' clause in the constitution. One of the white women charged vehemently that Alexander's speech was laden with "sexist" implications because he had not categorically stated that racism against Blacks was no worse than discrimination against women. WHILE A L E X A N D E R , who shared the panel with Mrs. Ladonna Harris, wife of Senator Fred Harris. Kirk Kickingbird. director of the Institute for the Developement of Indian Law. and Howard University Law School

L a w y e r s By Lonnie Kashif M.S. Washington Bureau WASHINGTON. D.C.-Despite the current public alarm over acts of genocidal sterilization now being widely exposed and publicized, the

Dean. H.B. Reid, found himself immediately diverted from the essential issue of the discussion, a general frustration developed among the audience, and at one point a young Black delegate demanded that 'we should not be sidetracked by this issue (sexism). which is irrelevant in this discussion." The young delegate's retorts drew nodding agreement from the Black women present, but the white women libbers, who were apparently intent upon interjecting the issues of women's rights, became incensed and continued to belabor such issues as Ms. versus Mrs and "girl versus iadv" as appellations for women DEAN R E I D . taking note of the trend of the -iudience-panei debate, arned against t«e "frao" of lumping

methods to combat wha* Alexander ;:ad called ' The greatest issue of car times — the abolition of racism. Mrs. Harris, a native American Indian, was herself distracted by the male versus female argument introduced by the women disrupters after having brilliantly presented the Indian's case. Having long associated with the liberal - left clan of her husband. Mrs. Harris has often come under the influence of the "new morality" prcabortion. feminist movement in white cogressional society. In an attempt to rescue the efforts of the white women who had created considerable antipathy. Mrs. Harris

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ed ' : compare the onensiveness of the wore; squaw ana 'nigger' with what the white women ensidereo offensive, i.e. Mrs.." mankind." references to God as He and other such objections. ACTUALLY, ALEXANDER himself, in his introduction, had applauded a recent D.C. council decision on human rights, which included repeal of laws infringing upon the so-called rights of homosexuals. For this, however, he was assailed by members of the audience. One " questioner asked. "How can you possibly consider the rights of homosexuals in the same breath with the rights of Black Americans?" Alexander's answer

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LANGUISHED PANEL members,, (from left) Mrs. Ladonna'Morris. Indian wife of Sen. Fssd Harris, Judge Harrv T Alexander; Kirk Kickingbird. director of the • Reid of Howmc tvte \<st tho Dfc-veiopmenf cv Indian law: end t»#an ec? v• women?ube'otion'Sts who L"/v««s.' Law School; tb#ir canei was. d»w«

"•'is .somewnat sqai.ocai, stating cnat he believed in embracing the rights of aii of -hose who are discriminated against. The discussion, which started onehalf hour late, was delayed by the interruptions, finally broke up with little more accomplished than the recitations of historical recism as it affected both Indians and Black Americans. Mrs. Harris was able to point out that Indians do not consider themselves "Indians first." but rather they belong to the individual tribes first. She begged the audience to try to understand the Indian mentality.

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consent of their parents, i id in addition, laws which reflec any apparent legal restrictions on voluntary contraceptive sterilization. FROM T H E OUTSET of the convention it was evident that a strong faction of lawyers came prepared to drive through the resolutions, designed to soften up the A m e r i c a for an onslaught of permissiveness and consequential debauchery. Such laws—inadequate as they are now on the books— which offer restraints against immorality, vice and crime, if repealed in every state, will open the doors for wholesale encroachment upon the mores and morality of the Black community followed by coersive methods of conformity. In addition to the resolutions on 1 :rih control and sterilization the -ociation also approved resolutions which call for tae repeal of laws

marijuana. Aside i i stating I the use of marijuam ;s "deplore ." the lawyers acceptec the notion aiid implication that the users and the small time *"ishers. are somehow the "innocents' being penalized for a prevailing common practi e among the youth. ANOTHER RESOLUTION-equally damaging to the legal and moral structure of the country—also passed. This resolution called for the abolition of all existing laws concerning sexual behaviour between "consenting adults." There was a call also for the repeal of all laws against prostitution and the sale of pornographic literature. In introducing the resolution, the advocate declared that in view of the fact that "the National Association of Mental Health, the A m e r i c a n Psychological Association and the task force tn homosexuality has taken s i m i l a r positions," the


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Atlanta 'movement' crumbling I n t e g r a t i o n By Harold 4X (Special to Muhammad Speaks) ATLANTA - The Atlanta Branch of the NAACP voted behind closed doors, 22 to 6, to uphold the "Atlanta compromise school desegregation plan" which defies the National NAACP directive to oust local officers if it was not repudiated. T H R E E NATIONAL officers — Gloster Current, director of branches and field administration; Nathaniel Jones, general counsel: and Henry Moon, public relations director of the NAACP — came to Atlanta to witness the local executive committee's voting on the national's order to repudiate the compromise plan. Unless they voted to denounce the plan which they had drawn up with the Atlanta Board of Education, they would be removed from office and a new election called within 90 days. In a heated meeting in which thev were accused of holding a "kangaroo court." the three national officials said in defeat that they would proceed with a plan to unseat the officers, reorganize the branch, and hold new officer elections within 90 days. While a guard was stationed on the rear door in the basement of Union Baptist Church on Hightower. Jones threatened to terminate the meeting and report back to the national office that the local would not cooperate. "During all these negotiations, R o y Wilkins and you were kept informed about these negotiations" and were in agreement, one board member said. T H E R E P U D I A T I O N resolution would have directed branch officers and attorney's to "take appropriate legal action," withdrawing support of the compromise in the courts which the branch officers have approved as a settlement of a 15-year - old lawsuit. Atlanta schools are more than 80 per cent Black. The Atlanta compromise school plan would provide desegregation in those schools now predominantly white, most cases providing for about 30 per cent Black pupils. The plan would leave some all Black schools. The National NAACP under the guidance of Roy Wilkins has pressed for a desegregation plan that ostensibly would include more busing, more desegregation, busing students so extensively that every individual school would reflect the 8020 Black - white overall racial ratio of the entire school system. LONNIE KING, ousted Atlanta NAACP president, was the central figure here in putting the compromise school plan together. The National NAACP lawyers made several efforts to undermine King within the Black community in Atlanta, hoping to leave him isolated. "Times have changed since 1954," said King recently, after national NAACP officials had again demanded that the Atlanta Chapter renounce the c o m p r o m i s e p l a n , " a n d the leadership of the c i v i l rights

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called the meeting at, the instructions of the board of directors of the national organization. Members of the National integration organization at their convention in Indianapolis, Indiana voted to suspend local chapter members and instructed them to repudiate the compromise plan within 30 days or be removed from office.

King said after the meeting that legal support for the plan would not change, since he holds personal power of attorney for several plaintiffs.

I T WAS R E P O R T E D that Dr. Buell Gallagher, vice chairman of the National NAACP board of directors, claimed that the compromise "sacrifices the civil rights of 75.000 Black children for $50,000 worth of jobs."

King said he was pleased that a majority of those voting resisted "all the pressures" from the national office to conform. Southeastern NAACP director, Mrs. Ruby Hurley

Actually, new administrative jobs for Blacks under the plan are worth $500,000 plus. King said, pointing out that Dr. Alonzo Crim. the new school

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superintendent who took office recently, is Black. K i n g , who a t t a c h e s g r e a t importance to Black control of the administration, pointed with pride during the closed session to the new superintendent and the other Black administrators Crim will recruit. "They're not going to take him out of office," regardless of whether appellate courts uphold the plan, King remarked. "He's there, and he's going to start hiring those Blacks as per that agreement." King said the National NAACP policy is geared to white-majority school systems. Atlanta has a large Black majority. The NAACP Legal Defense Fund filed a brief asking the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to throw out the district court-approved compromise (Continued on page 19)

REV. ABERNATHY, and the widow of Dr. Martin Luther King, Mrs. Correta Scott King. Here, they jointly present SCLC's King Award to Brazilian Archbishop, Dom Helder Camara.

REV. HOSEA WILLIAMS, once Dr. King's chief field lieutenant.

...SCLC hopelessly divided over proprietorship of 'King's dream By Lloyd Hogan CHICAGO - On the eve of the 16th Annual Convention of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference ( S C L C ) in I n d i a n a p o l i s , a l l indications point toward a great deal of intrigue and behind - the - scenes politicking during the convention between the different factions that want to control the "dying" civil rights organization. A LONG-STANDING feud between Mrs. Coretta King and Dr. Ralph David Abernathy, could surface from SCLC's wide ocean of problems. Since 1968 when Mrs. King's husband, Mr. Martin Luther King J r . . was assassinated, there has been a clash of personalities between Mrs. King and Abernathy. president of SCLC. The fires of the feud were fanned considerably by Abernathy July 9, when he announced his resignation as head of the organization because the

financial condition and influence of SCLC was steadily declining due to the failure of the Black middle-class to support the movement; also, he accused Mrs. King, president of the Martin Luther King Center for Social Change, of draining away funds that SCLC might have received. Some of SCLC's supporters were not surprised mat

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powerful civil rights organization is fighting for its very existence, but many of them questioned Abernathy's attack on Mrs. King, who some say has assumed the mantle of sainthood since her husband was murdered. As SCLC lies almost dormant and is floundering for support to recapture the public's imagination, a great deal of the fault for the organization's failure is blamed on Abernathy who has been vehement in defending his administrative abilities in the presence of anyone who wishes to listen, and who also seems to look upon himself as a giant among Black

leaders. "As I look back" Abernathy boasted, " I feel I did my best, I did the job. I think the historians who are astute, who gather the facts, will agree. " I have given 18 years of my life to being a civil rights activist and that is longer than anybody else in the country. I am the people's man, the president of the poor people of this country." Abernathy ''nominated" and 'elected'" himself "president" of the poor — Black and white! Abernathy's ego is monumental ! IN A R E C E N T speech here he said after he leaves as head of SCLC, he doesn't see anyone around "who can replace me as president of the poor people, as head of SCLC." The "saintly" Mrs. King is not above controversy, either. She was criticized publicly by Rev. Hosea (Continued on page 12)


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'executed' By Nathaniel 10X MOBILE, Ala. - " I just killed me a man," the tall white man reportedly told the barmaid. He repeated this story to the bartender and also a patron of the tavern, but he failed to convince them. So when the police arrived on the scene a half hour later, Evan L. Harger was gone. JOSEPH M A Y F I E L D , a 42year-old Black man was found a few doors down the street in downtown Mobile with a bullet hole in the neck and one in the shoulder. Mayfield was rushed to Mobile General Hospital, according to his wife, Jessie Mae, but it was too late and the Black man died. Harger, 52. was picked up later the following day and charged with first degree murder. After a preliminary hearing, Harger was placed under $75,000 bond and bound over to the county grand jury. Three witnesses testified at the hearing that both Harger and Mayfield had been in the "500 Lounge" on the night Mayfield was murdered. Two of the witnesses were Black workers in the club and one was a white patron. Muhammad Speaks learned. Each witness declared that there was no argument nor conversation between the two men. However, when the Black man left, the tall white man soon followed. The white man came back shortly, the witnesses said, pointed, and stated, " I just killed me a man." J A M E S M A Y F I E L D , the younger brother of the murdered man had planned to visit Alabama this summer during school vacation but was forced to come earlier because of the murder. A junior high school teacher from Detroit. Mayfield said its hard to figure out the motive for his brother's murder. "There are too many void and empty spaces. If he didn't know my brother and they had had no arguement, what reason did he have for killing him," Mayfield asked? " H e might have been executed." stated Dr. Gillis, Mobile's NAACP president. Gillis told Muhammad Speaks that his office would "observe to see if the D.A. adequately pressed charges, because we have had this kind of killing

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D E K A L B COUNTY, Ga, On June 9, at the DeKalb County, Grant City Shopping Center, two young Black men were caught "loitering" on the premises when someone informed police that a robbery was going to take place, so detectives hid at the scene and fatally shot one with 12-gauge shotguns while the other victim lived for several days before succumbing. T H E D e K A L B COUNTY P o l i c e staked out five detectives behind the National Bank of Georgia, in the shopping center, claiming afterwards that they were acting on a tip from an informer. The two men were walking along a building near the bank when the police surprised them. Police reports claimed the Blacks ran as the detectives opened fire with shotguns.

before." place between the men, the " A b o u t a y e a r a g o , " newspapers reported that according to G i l l i s , " a Mayfield was killed following policeman killed a Black an argument with Harger in youth, and the only apparent the 500 Lounge . Cheese said. ' c r i m e ' t h a t had been The 500 Lounge is a "dump" committed was going the according to Mobile Police wrong way on a one way Chief Ed McLean — one of the street." The white officer was places in Mobile where Blacks soon cleared, Gillis stated. and whites mix somewhat Gillis also stated that the freely. McLean said there NAACP would look into the were reports that both Black case to see if Mayfield's civil and w h i t e prostitutes rights were violated. frequented the 500 Lounge. M A X I E C H E E S E , brother-in- The brother-in-law of the law of the murdered man. was murdered man stated that he very concerned about the visited the tavern and found a possibility of suing the three sign on the door that said local white news papers "Private Club: Members Only, because of their erroneous ring bell for service.'' report concerning the murder. According to Randy Butler. " E a c h paper carried a Mobile County D i s t r i c t different version of the Attorney. Harger has changed k i l l i n g . " C h e e s e t o l d lawyers and is expected to file Muhammad Speaks. E a c h a motion to have his $75,000 story differed from the bond reduced. Butler said that testimony given by witnesses his office will fight the bond reduction, because Harger at the hearing, he said. While the Witness said 'ho '' •<*nfigM'ffee the area ifrthe oond • argument or words had taken is reduced. 1

Dead at the scene was Edward Lee Drake, 26. of Decatur. Fatally wounded was Willie Haywood Daniels, 26, of the same address. The police did not contact the family after the shooting, only the funeral home. Edward Drake was shot eight times — in both legs, in the chest, through the jaw, in the face, head and lips. The funeral home had to make a new face with wax. Haywood Daniels was shot nine times. He was given a 50-50 chance of surviving by the physician in surgery — he didn't make it. EDWARD L E E D R A K E was born in Tacoma, Wash, and came to Georgia at the age of 13, in what has to be considered "reverse migration." His mother, Mrs. Dorothy White, informed M . S . that he graduated as an honor student from DeKalb Trinity High School, in 1965.; He was dffered a scholarship, to attend Morris Brown.

s t a k e o u t Edward Drake was working at Kirby Vacuum Cleaning Company in G a i n e s v i l l e , Georgia. He was said to be "well liked." According to his manager, who was surprised, he was eligible for promotion. The young Black male was engaged to be married in August. MRS. DOROTHY W H I T E wanted to know. "Why did they have to shoot him eight times?" Haywood Daniels talked to his wife Geneva before he died. She said that he told her that the police "just started shooting at them and didn't identify themselves at all. They didn't put on any ski masks nor did they run." Edward Drake's sister, Miss Beverly Shoemaker, informed M.S. that she did some private investigating on her own. She said, "They had markers on the walls where gunshot spots were and the police claimed they were no more than 15 or 20 yards away. The bullet holes were concentrated in one area. This being true, then how could they have run?" "How could my brother have been shot in the face and eyes if he were running," she asked? MISS S H O E M A K E R said, "They had not committed a crime nor were they in an act to commit a crime!" She added. "They were never known to do anything like armed robbery. Personally. I believe they (police) wentout there to kill them." After the shooting, there was a 30-minute lag before Daniels was taken to the hospital and then he was taken to three different hospitals before receiving attention. The Black community — upset over the shooting of its sons — has held several meetings since June 9th. The D e c a t u r - D e K a l b Concerned Citizens Group met with the County Commission Chairman and the Police Chief to raise questions dealing with "undue force" used by the police which fatally wounded the two men. In response to some of the group's questions, the police chief indicated that it was impossible for police officers to be able to shoot and wound adversaries in all situations. "You see too many movies and television shows about police shooting a man to wound him, shooting him in the arm," he' said. " I t simply doesr work that way in real life."


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African fighters w i n battles against Portuguese soldiers CONAKRY. Guinea—African reedom fighters have recently icored i m p r e s s i v e new ictories against Portuguese :olonial troops, according 10 a var communique issued here. T H E VICTORY reports were ssued at a meeting of the xecutive committee of the African Party for ndependence in Guinea and !ape Verde Among the losses suffered by he aggressive Portuguese roops were five soldiers killed i an ambush near Mampata n the Balana - Ketafine ront, in Southern Guinea Sissau African liberation orces also destroyed a ortuguese heavy military J

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By Mm. Theodore 6. X W H I T E OAK. Okla.— The American Indian Movement (AIM) elected new officers at its annual convention in While The convention was quite oeacei'ui, although trouble bad been predicted and had been prepared for by both local and state officials. AN INTERNATIONAL assemblage of Europeans s u p p o r i. i u g the A1M movement, was in attendance at the convention. Carter Camp a 29 year-old Ponca Indian from Ponca City, Okla., was elected national chairman of A I M by 36 chapters from 15-states. Camp replaces Vernon Beilecourt as the movement 's national chairman. John Trudell, of Tusla. Oklahoma, who took a very active role in the 1869 fake -

over of Aicatraz, was elected national co -chairman. Larry Anderson of Arizona was elected treasurer and. Carol Stubbs of San .lose, Calif., was elected secretary The poiicy-making board of director? includes Carter Camp, Dennis Banks. Russell Means, Vernon Belleeouri and Clyde Bellecourt, The convention has called for a national Indian school boycott to dramatize the fact, that Indians in many areas throughou--. the country are not allowed te wear the traditional long hair at school and are expelled from school for doing so. Newly elected director of the poiicy hoard. Dennis Banks, indicated that schooling of Indian children would be the mam priority during the coming year and that AIM would seek federal, state and church aid for education.

Cubucare area, at the Guidaje Camp on the Sao DomingosSamuia Front, and on the Farim Highway At Paunca Camp, the African fighters demolished the installations inside the camp and an automobile parked nearby. Thev also inflicted

heavy casualties on the Portuguese enemy. In the liberated zone of Fulacunda, the freedom fighters killed 11 enemy soldiers. At Cadique-lemberem. two Portuguese vehicles were destroved and heavy casualties

were inflicted on Portuguese soldiers. At the port of Bedanda Camp, the freedom fighters sank a Portuguese boat, and on the same day they killed four Portuguese, and destroyed an enemy military vehicle on the Farirn Highway.

Air Force wastes famine aid CHICAGO—The Agency for paid by AID, but a balance of e f f e c t i v e means of International Development $329,800 is still due. transporting the supplies must .AID) has been using the West be worked out, with priorities Only three planes were used for ships and additional planes African famine to recycle funds back into the U.S. Air in the transportation of food and trucks made available. Force at exorbitant rates, and supplies. The planes were The million dollars that the according to r e c e n t flying at the rate of $1,200 per U.S. Air Force "earned" was hour each, which means that information gathered by Ethel for shipping a mere 9.000 tons, each piane flew less than 2.000 Payne of the Chicago Defender Mrs. Payne's article indicates. and Congressman Charles hours. Congressman Diggs was also Diggs has asked that the Diggs, D-Detroit, Mich. aware of the exorbitant rates drought-stricken area be sent MRS. P A Y N E ' S article and how soon they intended to more than 300,000 tons of gram aeais with $646,400 that was alone and also for more than paid to the U.S. Air Force for deplete the money which AID $30 million in -aid But at the delivering 600 tons of food to stated could be allocated for rate the U.S. Air Force is the starving Black masses in the famished Blacks. currently being paid, the Western Africa. The Defender article points budget would be depleted in a The fees for the airlift were out that Diggs said. "More few months.

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Anti-drug NATCHEZ, Miss. Last year, the highpoint of Paul Winfield's acting career came when he was nominated for an Oscar for his starring role in the m o v i e " S o u n d e r . " Winfield's nomination was a page one story all across the nation. THIS Y E A R , Winfield is in the headlines for a totally different reason. The headlines came following Winfield's a r r e s t in this sleepy Mississippi town on a trumped up drug charge. Winfield has been charged with possession of a controlled quantity of marijuana. The arrest was brought about by a package which was delivered to the motel where Winfield is staying while he is working on a remake of the children's classic, "Huckleberry Finn." WINNER, James Brown, popular singer, known as "Soul Brother Number One," was recognized at a recent performance in Chicago, by the, Illinois Council for the Performing Arts, as their "Distinguished Performer," of 1973. The award is presented by James Hickling, III, who will star in a benefit performance of Othello, in Chicago.

Media overseer group formed NEW Y O R K — T h e first national news council has recently been formed with headquarters in New York City. T H E NEW organization is named the National News Council (NNC) and is an independent organization designed to monitor and report on media performance and freedom of the press. Officers of the NNC will be Roger J . Traynor, chairman; William B . Arthur, executive director; and Ned Schunurman, associate director. Arthur is formerly of Look magazine and Schunurman is former City editor for WCBS-TVNews. Included among the 15-man NNC is prominent Black woman leader, Dorothy Height. Mrs. Height will consider complaints from one person or organization

concerning the accuracy or fairness of news disseminated by a national news organization as well as complaints from any news organization concerning attempts by anyone to restrict f r e e d o m to g a t h e r or disseminate news. NNC will, however, not take complaints dealing with editorial comment or with news disseminated by local, state or regional news media, except when such news is redistributed by national news organization. T H E NATIONAL news organizations NNC will cover include the AP, U P I , New York Times News Service, the Washington Post-Los Angeles Times News Service, the Christian Science Monitor, the Wall Street Journal, Time, Newsweek, CBS, ABC, NBC and the public broadcasting networks.

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film hero delivered, Federal narcotics agents placed Miss McNair under a r r e s t . She was subsequently cleared of the charge. Muhammad Speaks spoke with Winfield following his release on $1,000 bond. He denied any knowledge of the marijuana and of knowing the person, a Mrs. T. Bradley, whose name appeared on the package. " I returned from work," Winfield said," and picked up my mail at the desk. The package was with the mail. I went to my room and cleaned up and opened my mail. A few minutes later there was a knock on the door and it was the police. There were six of them and they wanted to know what I knew about the marijuana. I told them I didn't know anything, and that's the truth. When I opened the package there was a hollowed out paper back book in it and what appeared to be some marijuana in the hollow portion.

Winfield's arrest is almost a r e - e n a c t m e n t of singer Barbara McNair's drug-arrest which involved a package of heroin delivered to the night club where she was appearing. WITHIN MOMENTS after the heroin-filled package was

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has to go to the hospital goes to' CHICAGO - The Mile Square the hospital as a private Health Center, Inc., opened Datient." last Spring, is the newest T H E ADMINISTRATIVE aid, addition to West Side medical who is publicity shy, explained facilities. co Muhammad Speaks that the HOUSED IN A $3.1 million clinic s patients who have to be clinic building at 2045 W. hospitalized have a private Washington B'vd. it is the third doctor because the doctor who largest c o m p r e h e n s i v e sees him at the clinic is also neighborhood health center in his doctor at the hospital. " A l l our doctors work fullthe U . S . ' It has a service time."' the administrative aid capacity of 50,000 persons "even though it means a offers such services as adult medicine, O B Y / G Y N , reduction in their earnings. d e n t i s t r y , eye c l i n i c a l And in this way it enables them services, mental health to always be at the service of nurses, pharmacy, x -ray. lead - the clinic's patients." The Mile Square. Health poison screening services, sickle-eel! screening services, Center, Inc., an independent and a family planning program community corporation, employs some 36 physicians;, "which is strictly voluntary." "We deliver about 500 babies and its services are offered on per year here." Dr. Arthur a city-wide basis. Patients Klawans told Muhammad from within its immediate Speaks. Dr Klawans, head of service boundaries pay for the GYN'OBG department, service according to a sliding believes that patients visiting scale. In many cases that the c l i n i c gee " b e t t e r means paying only $1 for a range of medical treatment than middle-class wide people" who do not have the services. means of obtaining adequate Patients living outside the medical services. immediate Mile Square Health "But what is such a beautiful Center boundaries must pay thing to me, in addition to the $12 for service, They also must fact that the services are pay one-half the price of practically free," "one of the medicine they receive at the administrators aids said, "and center's pharmacy. Patients that every patient here who f rem within the center's

MILE SQUARE HEALTH Center where ail patients treated receive individual health care which is 'better treatment than middle class people according to one staff doctor who cites the persona? dedication and pride of the clinic staff as essential for progressive Black community health fare.

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clinic has "no sterilization" program. (Sterilization programs have reportedly been part of the d e p a r t m e n t of H e a l t h , Education-Office of Economic Opportunity's program ever since the advent of the Nixon administration. • A MAJOR P A R T f the center's $5.5 mi'iion budget is provided by a Health, Education and Welfare grant, and the building itself was financed by a $600,000 down payment from the Office of Economic Opportunity ;OEO). (OEQ is reportedly no longer the'eenter's funding agency.:

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Radio to present Black economics By Joe Walker M.S. New York Bureau NEW YORK-Minister Louis Farrakhan, National R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad, will present the economic program of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad to millions of radio listeners, soon, over the RCA Minority Forum. The week of the broadcasts is yet to be announced. The RCA Minority Forum is a new radio series designed exclusively for Black radio, sponsored by RCA Corporation and created by UniWorld Groflp Inc., a Black owned and operated advertising agency based in NYC. The current series will feature comments by some of Black America's outstanding figures on their philosophies concerning business, education and social progress.

BESIDES FARRAKHAN, others in the series include A.G. Gaston, business tycoon from Birmingham, Alabama; Floyd McKissick, former head of the Congress of Racial Equality ( C O R E ) ; Benjamin Hooks, Commissioner of the F e d e r a l Communications Commission; Rose Morgan, a pioneer in the business of Black beauty culture; and Charles E v e r s , major of Fayette, Miss. The Forum, which began July 30, will run daily on Blackoriented radio stations for nine weeks in New York, Newark, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Washington. D . C , Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh and Los Angeles. Each week's program will consist of spot broadcasts during morning and evening drive-time periods. A special 10-minute presentation will be broadcast on the weekend.

According to Byron Lewis, president of UniWorld, in preparing the series UniWorld representatives interviewed each personality for several hours and then selected what they considered the key points for three-minute broadcast segments. IN T H E OPENING week of July 30, Black millionaire A G . Gaston was presented. He urged everyone to save a portion of t h e i r wages r e g u l a r l y . Without such practice, he said, a person cannot benefit from the U.S.A. system. Eighty-one-year-old A. G. Gaston was born in Demopolis, Ala. He is board chairman and president of s e v e r a l corporations. Among them are: The Booker T.Washington Business College; Booker T. Washington Fire Insurance Co.: A. G. Gaston Homes for Senior Citizens; A . G . Gaston

Haitian exiles stage protest By Joe Walker M.S. New York Bureau NEW Y O R K - T w o recent events, here, marked the predicament of Haitians who arrived in the U.S. without visas and emphasized the plight of 4,970,000 residents of the. French-speaking country under the iron-clad rule of 19year-old Jean - Claude Duvalier. T H E F I R S T E V E N T was a fund-raising rally to obtain money for the defense of 117 H a i t i a n s who fled their homeland by small boats and a r r i v e d between last December and April of this year in Miami. At least 12 of the group are escaped political prisoners who face r e imprisonment if compelled to return to Haiti. Eight of the 117 have, to date, been convicted of illegal entry into the U.S. and are appealing their cases. The others are being held in detention pending hearing of their cases. "To send these persons back to Haiti is really to condemn them to death," declared Rev. W. Sterling Gary, president of the National Council of C h u r c h e s at the r a l l y H e a r the voice of

sponsored by the United States Committee for Justice to Latin American Political Prisoners in the Riverside Church "...it's hard for us to reconcile the ( U . S . ) government's p o s i t i o n s on H a i t i a n s , compared to the way they've treated Cuban or Hungarian refugees " he said. IN A RELATED demonstration, about 150 Haitian exiles marched onto the playing field of Downing Stadium on Randalls Island during a soccer game between the National Team of Haiti, and Millonarios of Colombia. The Haitian protesters surged onto the field with red and blue flags which used to be the Caribbean country's colors before the late President Francois Duvalier changed them to red and black. They sat down to register their complaint that political oppression and poverty was rampant in Haiti. Held up for almost three hours the soccer game was only resumed after a number of overseas telephone calls to Haiti in which the head of the Haitian Football Association ordered the coach of the Haiti soccer team to resume the contest. It ended in a 1 to 1 tie.

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Columbus landed in Haiti in 1492, and for several centuries it was a French colony until independence was attained in 1804, following a revolution begun by Toussaint L'Ouverture.

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Motel and Restaurant; New Grace Hill Cemeteries Inc.; Vulcan R e a l Estate and I n v e s t m e n t ; S m i t h and Gaston, Funeral Directors; and the Citizens Federal Savings and Loan Association. His total assets are estimated from $30-40 million. "Black is not beautiful—when you're broke. Because economics is the name of the game: in the large measure, it's your ability to pay your own" way," A. G. Gaston opined. F L O Y D McKISSICK during the week of August 6, on the RCA Minority Forum

contended that " . . . B l a c k economics is a continuation the struggle of the 60's. Black people must be able to shift gears and to recognize thai he last barrier which has not yet been cracked is the economic barrier." He insisted that business is the basis of political power and that Black people will not have power until they have built a firm economic base. "Laws are based upon property ownership and proprietary rights. We must realize that land is the basis of all wealth and power," he stated.

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S. d e a l e r s a n d o f f i c i a l s admit g r e a t w h e a t b l u n d e r WASHINGTON—The great wheat blunder that top U.S. tradesmen made in a deal with the Soviet Union recently, has been estimated to cost U.S. food buyers more than $1 billion, and U.S. officials and grain dealers have admitted ignorance and confusion in the deal. " T H E B L U N D E R was born in a climate of government secrecy and bureaucratic negligence," according to Sen. Henry M. Jackson, D-Washington.

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That shrewd Russian dealer actually outwitted the stumbling U.S. grain dealers is a question pretty well taken for granted in upper circles. But the fog that U.S. officials are currently in and was in at that time is aptly illustrated by a statement from Agriculture Secretary Butz to ths House Agriculture Subcommitte on Livestock and Grain, last September, 1972. " I emphasize that nobody knew then — neither the

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(Continued from page 4) Mrs. King, in "silent rebuttal" to Abernathy and Williams, adamantly refused to comment on their charges refusing to honor the accusations with a verbal rebuttal. She did however, release a statement pointing out her continuous fund-raising efforts for SCLC. MRS. KING'S strongest statement c o n c e r n i n g the i s s u e w a s encompassed with subtle sarcasm. " I think that people give to the things they want to give," she said. " I think people who give to both organizations.know the difference. I feel very satisfied in the support that I have given to both SCLC and to the center." Mrs. King said the center will be a repository of Dr. King's papers and documents and will be completed within two or three years. However, she did insist that she wanted to see SCLC continue to be a relevant civil

Department of Agriculture nor the trade — just how much the Russians would buy. The export traders were not telling each other how much the Soviets were booking with them. The exporter did not tell the Department of Agriculture," Buts reported. Now, U . S . officials are admitting that the Russians bought more than one-fourth of America's wheat crop for less than $1 billion. The plagues that followed the swift

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rights organization. " I think there is a need for a SCLC-type organization. In order to be continuously relevant SCLC has to continually re-evaluate its role." Her thoughts must have turned to Abernathy, and in her low -key, subtle method, she let him know her objection to his finding fault with everyone else and not being man enough to face up to his own

deal is what upset U.S. citizens on most levels, both private and official. Accordingly, prices skyrocketed, and consumers declared that grain dealers were selling much more grain than could be spared by the country. Meanwhile, big farmers became agitated and blamed the Agriculture Department, pretesting that they had not been given adequate advice concerning higher prices.

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failures as SCLC's head man. "Any leader has to be responsible for an organization," she said, "whether it is his fault or not." " I was one of those who felt Dr. King should be m e m o r i a l i z e d , " he admitted, "but I did not feel there was need for another organization.'' Williams, president of the Metro Atlanta SCLC Chapter, who raised the issue over the King center, which is

Both Butz and his assistant admitted confusion, stating they had not been told the size of the deal nor had they made attempts to learn the size. One v e t e r a n newsman compared the poor preparation of U.S. wheat sellers to the way white land buyers "stole" rich farmland from rural Blacks (immediately following emancipation and u n t i l r e c e n t l y ) who had no knowledge of their rights nor the legal process.

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tiionalization i n I r a q usurped rights to the Iraqi people. (Special permission granted by Iraq delegation to Youth Festival in Negotiations continued with Berlia.) the oil companies for three BAGHDAD, Iraq — Drilling y e a r s without s u c c e s s , of the first oil well in Iraq resulting in the oil industry in started in 1929, and the first Iraq suffering a great setback. production of oil was in 1S31, Not only did the oil companies by the Iraq Petroleum not invest to increase the Company. exporting capacities of the From that time until the northern and southern oil beginning of the revolutionary fields, but they also did not period, the oil companies exploit fully, the maximum practiced the ugliest kinds of capacity of the existing oil monopolies, denying the fights fields. The Oil companies need of Iraqi people to their owa oil to export half of the available | resources. There was no strict capacity of the pumping and opposition to the companies by loading instalation in the the local governments during south. this period for several reasons THIS POLICY caused Iraq to —: mainly, the companies' lose considerable income as a control over the I r a q i government permitted them to result of the incomplete dictate whatever would be in utilization of the installation the i n t e r e s t s o! t h e and not increasing production in accordance with the same imperialists. rate of other countries in the region. Such an increase — if it had taken place — would have a vital and important effect on speeding the process of economic development in the country. By Calvin Williams

Secondly, considering matters briefly during the Seventh Regional Conference in December, 1969, which defined the nature of the stage as "constructing democratic, revolutionary! Thus, the oil was connected or regarded in this stage as the main element in scoping the political and economical future of the country, keeping in mind that the oil companies possess strength, and they effect plots and practice pressures against peoples' aspirations and their struggle for freedom and prosperity. The revolution pointed out its strategic goal by working to liberate the oil resources completely from foreign control and putting them under the national mastery and putting it completely under the

service of the masses by making it an obvious element among the struggle elements against i m p e r i a l i s m and international Zionism. THIS DIRECTION was given by President Ahmad Hasan A l Bakr, in his historical speech on the Second Anniversary of the July 17th Revolution demanding the oil companies heed the demands put forward by t h e r e v o l u t i o n a r y government saying: "We announce that the revolutionary government will take all necessary measures to obtain the rights of Iraq and will refuse any evasion or denial of its rights." T H E NEGOTIATIONS began on January 15, 1972, between the revolutionary government and the companies. Within eight sessions, the Iraqi

delegate was clear and obvious in his demands while the companies delegate was evading and using many ways to push the negotiations out of the subject. This led the head Iraqi delegate to conclude the eighth session by defining clearly Iraq's fundamental positions as follows: 1. Presence of potential increase of oil production from the northern and southern fields to 160 million tons in 1975 76, and demanded the companies to implement this increase. 2. Iraq insisted that the companies should pay all payments due as a result of expensing royalty, which amounted to about 90 million Dinars. 3. The Iraqi side refused to (Continued on page ZZ)

Not only this, but these companies for many years denied the right to enjoy the same financial benefits given to other OPEC countries. NEGOTIATIONS continued to take place with the oil companies. The period was characterized by the spirit of yielding and submitting to DRAMATIC TAKEOVER of Iraqi companies demands, creating government in coop d' etaf by a wave of disapproval and protest among political and Major General Ahmed Hassan progressive media in the Baler enabled the nation to rid country, led by the Arab itself of parasitic control over oil Ba'ath Socialist Party. concessions by capitalists and The July 17th Revolution of. put the needed revenue into 1968, led by the Arab Ba'ath building the living standards of Socialist Party, defined the the Iraqi people. main issues for itself on Iraq's A F T E R T H E revolution in 1958, the r e v o l u t i o n a r y government began to open the door for negotiations with the monopolistic oil companies in order to reach what ultimately resulted in the return of

level: Firstly, to complete dimensions of p a t r i o t i c revolution which began on July 14, 1958, and recommencement of i t s p r o c e s s i o n and correcting the faults and deviations which took place.

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Striving to build a Black hospital By Paul 11X CHICAGO — The first of our community papers was This I s Chatham, in October 1972. This paper was organized after a survey of neighborhood business people was made in order to organize a perspective Black business support, or Black Buy Black. Also, to report news of interest in the community itself. T H E ORIGINAL theme of the Chatham paper is to raise funds for a Black hospital. It was felt that the community as well as B l a c k businesses would support such a plan, and thus the first community paper, This Is'Chatham — was born. The success of the first paper, almost instantly, brought into being two more papers of it's kind: This Is South Shore and This Is Washington Park. It was felt that the concept of a community newspaper with citywide news reporting — if interest were devoted to community developments and events — would illustrate the necessity and end results of Blacks patronizing Blacks in their own community, as opposed to travelling outside the community and letting outsiders reap the benefits. The total focus of this community paper is to aid in building or buying a Black owned and operated hospital and encouraging community support of local merchants while informing residents of the latest community developments. T H E P R A C T I C E of Black Buy Black makes us recognize the necessity for

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unity and group a c t i v i t y . I t discourages wanton criticism of everything that is Black-owned and operated. We must work in a collective manner without excuses for failures and make our own neighborhood a decent place in which to live. We must respond to the idea that Black -owned and operated businesses a n d r e s i d e n c e s c a r r y the responsibility of suitable up-keep, and by pooling it's resources a community can build it's own homes, schools, hospitals and factories. The idea of a community newspaper can very well be a two-fold project; pool our resources in a Black buy Black objective — accept the responsibility of the community's best interest to the benefit of the community. T H E COMMUNITY response is said to be "totally positive" toward the reporting of positive community developments and progress. The community newspapers have given the residents of Chatham, South Shore and Washington Park , a stepby -step review of area developments from watery swampland, forest and the like, up through its' first immigrated settlers — J e w s . Germans and other whites — into an almost totally Black community. The community response to these papers are responses indicating a highly successful source of ideas for reliable news coverage on community activity and developments. The control of the community resources is a major step in controlling the community itself.

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By Bro. Thomas E . X . (Turner) and Bro. Jimmie L . X . (Riley) Jackson Prison The Muslim Brotherhood at Jackson Prison is in exact agreement w i t h the H o n o r a b l e Elijah Muhammad — the American-socalled Negro must have his own Hospitals. Refused entrance into many of his former slave-master's hospitals or deprived of adequate medical attention once admitted, the Black man must think seriously in terms of acquiring medical facilities (hospitals and first-aid stations) to attend the sick and injured of his own people. Many instances, to be certain, could be cited to substantiate the Black man's need for his own Hospitals. In general, the Black man is frequently injured in the street or becomes ill in his home, and when this occurs, he is taken to his former slave-master's hospital where he is often refused the proper medical attention which is indispensable to his life or well-being. It is imperative that the Black man

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exert every conceivable effort, willingly, to acquire his own hospitals. Hospitals for the Black man are a must. Because of this necessity, we, the Muslim Brotherhood at Jackson Prison, are urging our readers to contribute to the Honorable Elijah Muhammad's Hospital Drive. We are giving our best financial support to aid our Beloved Leader, Teacher, and Guide, the Honorable Elijah Muhammad. And we pray that every Black man, woman, and child given all that they can to help Messenger Muhammad purchase or build hospitals for the Black man here in the wilderness of North America. In conclusion, we again urgently ask for your financial contributions to support this black cause. May Almighty (God) Allah bless each and every contributor with the greatest success in all that is good. Please send your contributions to the specified address in our Muhammad Speaks newspaper. As Messenger Muhammad says — we are destined to become the greatest Black Nation that ever was. And we close by saying this: Hospitals for the Black man are, indeed—a must.

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ANALYSIS OF THIS is a continuation of the deadly W H E E L P L A N E (The Mother Ship) that the Prophet E Z E K I E L had a vision of, in the 1st Chapter of the Book in the Bible, which is entitled by the name, EZEKIEL. IT has been over 2,000 years since the Revelation of the Book, entitled E Z E K I E L . In this article we are about to go into the analyzation of E Z E K I E L ' S vision of a great W H E E L . (Bible) T H E Bible scholars are a little confused over an exact date of E Z E K I E L ' S Vision of the W H E E L . Some of the Bible scholars are actually doubtful whether or not, there was an E Z E K I E L , living or not. They arrive at their various conclusions concerning the Book of E Z E K I E L and whether or not he was a living prophet or whether the Book of E Z E K I E L is a Vision of a Prophet, or not, because of the style of the writing, of the Book. E Z E K I E L is called a Priest in the chapter 1, verse 3 (Bible). In E Z E K I E L 1:1, Ezekiel said that he was by the river Chebar, in the land of the Chaldeans. E Z E K I E L refers to 'the spirit of the Lord' as "the hand of the Lord..." being upon him. IN T H E same, chap. 1:4 (Bible) E Z E K I E L said that he looked, "...and behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself...." This fire that E Z E K I E L saw coming out of the north, infolding itself, cannot refer to anything other than the nations of the north being united together. E Z E K I E L , Chap. 1:5: And out of the midst of the fire infolding itself "...came the likeness of four living creatures." And the appearance of these four living creatures; "...they had the likeness of a man."

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&d\i Quran: C H A P T E R 68 Section 1 Not a M a d m a n ' s M e s s a g e I n the n a m e of A l l a h , the B e n e f i c e n t , the M e r c i f u l . 1 ( B y ) the inkstand and the pen and that w h i c h they w r i t e ! 2 B y the g r a c e of thy L o r d thou a r t not mad. 3 A n d s u r e l y thine i s a r e w a r d never to be cut off. 4 A n d s u r e l y thou hast sublime m o r a l s . 5 So thou w i l t see, and they (too) w i l l see, 6 W h i c h of you i s m a d . 7 S u r e l y thy L o r d k n o w s best who i s e r r i n g f r o m H i s w a y , and H e k n o w s best those who go aright. 8 So obey not the r e j e c t o r s . 9 T h e y w i s h that thou shou.Jst be pliant, so they (too) would be pliant. 10 A n d obey not any m e a n s w e a r e r , 11 D e i a m e r , going about w i t h slander, 12 H i n d e r e r of good, outstepping the l i m i t s , sinful, 13 Ignoble, besides a l l that, notoriously mischievous— 14 B e c a u s e he possesses w e a l t h and sons. 15 When Our m e s s a g e s a r e r e c i t e d to h i m , he s a y s : Stories of those of y o r e ! 16 W e shall brand h i m on the snout.

with animal-like feet had "...the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings. E Z E K I E L 1:9: "Their wings were joined one to another;..." If it is referring to the wings of a plane, then the analyzation is clear, even to being joined one (wing) to another (wing). THERE, EZEKIEL (1:10) plainly ekes out to us something to give a better analysis of his vision, for he said, "As for the likeness of their faces, they four had the face of a man,..." I F E Z E K I E L is talking about a man, we can get onto the straight way of giving his vision some likeness to the people, because E Z E K I E L is not altogether talking about metal, wood, iron and animals. E Z E K I E L Chap. 1:10 shows we now have to go and change what

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The early days of Islam: the Glorious past' By Karriem Allah Temple No. 2 Part IV The incarceration of some of our brothers and sisters came as a result of the trouble which occurred at 11th Street Station, better known as , Central Police Headquarters in 1935. The date was March 5th — trouble started between Muslims and the police during the trial of my brotherin-law Zack Hassan and my sister-inlaw, Rosie Hassan.

lost their courage — Allah gave them the will and the spirit to fight. Allah, to Whom Praises are due forever, showed forth His mighty power through the Muslims in that fight at the 11th Street Station, which lives on in the hearts of the Muslims and the police department today. It is as fresh today as it was the day it happened. The police had never witnessed anything like this in the history of the police department. A small group of dedicated Black Muslims willing to

fight unto death for the noble cause of Islam —- defending their Black brothers and sisters from the hands of the unjust white man who is known to kill any Black man who attempts to defend B l a c k women. B l a c k womanhood's honor was in jeopardy. The Messenger taught we, the Muslims, to fight unto death for the preservation of the Muslim women. The Muslims always gave good account of themselves when it came to the protection of the Muslim women.

The judge dismissed the case involving my brother - in - law and my sister - in - law. The Muslims started to leave the courtroom when suddenly a white bailiff pushed one of our sisters. This he should not have done — he lived to regret it. The infidel is not to touch a Muslim worrran. This incident angered the Muslim brothers and brought on the fight at 11th S t r e e t P o l i c e Headquarters between Muslims and the entire police department.

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I use department, because this fight between the Muslims and the police involved every police on duty inside police headquarters and those on the outside joined in on the fight to put down the Muslims who were involved in this historical fight which did not only make the headlines of every paper in Chicago, but all over the country — it will also go down in history. The entire police department was shocked and stunned at seeing such courage and solidarity of the Muslims under fire The police opened up with their automatic weapons shooting point blank at the Muslims. The Muslims never yielded from this withering fire. The Muslims kept coming after the police; they never

She was then, and is now, our glory, as was taught to we the the Muslims by our Honorable Leader, Teacher and Guide — Mr. Elijah Muhammad. We the Muslims obeyed all the Messengers instructions. We the Muslims, found it easy to obey the Messenger"s instructions, because we wanted to obey him. It was a pleasure to do so. ) The Honorable Elijah Muhammad was' and is the first Black man in America ever to speak out loud for the protection of Black womanhood. All the other so - called Black leaders are afraid of white people. Black women — you all should love and honor this divine man, the Honorable Elijah Muhammad, who is always speaking in your defense. Black sisters, the daughters of the tribe of Shabazz — bring your husbands over to. I s l a m . The Honorable Elijah Muhammad wants to shake the fear out of them with truth; you Black women love brave Black men! Honor, respect and dignity is yours on your acceptance of Islam, and the willingness to follow the Honorable Elijah Muhammad. (To be Continued)

Muslii m s let your light shine GENEROUS GIFT, of $1,000 to the No.2 Poor Treasury of the Nation of islam was made by Brother Henry 7X (right) and his wife, Sister Louise 2X. of Temple No. 7. Brother Henry is congratulated by Min. Louis Farrakhan. Followers of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad are able to accumulate money, as never before because of the wholesome and modest lifestyle his teaching inspires. (M.S. Photo by Otis Shabazz).

Q u a l i f y yourself By Sister Mary Elizabeth 2X Temple No. 2 Messenger Muhammad is guiding a N a t i o n into greatness. He is building for is, the so-called Negro in \merica, a Nation wherein we nay enjoy Freedom, Justice ind Equality. Never before have the poor Black man and woman in \merica had a leader who :ould successfully guide anything without the white nan having some open or inderhanded part in it. Messenger Muhammad is capable of steering the entire Nation by himself, because he is Divinely guided by Almighty God (Allah). But he is building this mighty Nation so that you and I may learn the mechanics of self -government. Now, if a parent gives his child a building block set. and he finds the child enthusiastic about it, trying new ways to

put his set together, even working to improve the set to show his parent that he appreciates the gift this will surely make the parent beam with pride. But, if the child refuses to accept the gift or if he accepts it but sits down and waits for the parent to put it together for him, the parent is likely to be quite disappointed. So it is with Messenger Muhammad. We are his children and to us he has given a Nation. If he finds us working enthusiatically over that which he has given to us. it will surely bring joy to his heart. B u t , we w i l l c e r t a i n l y disappoint our Dear Apostle if he finds that we want him to do everything for us in the way of helping our Nation to grow. Messenger Muhammad tells us daily to qualify ourselves for a place in our Nation.

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Remember, the Messenger said qualify yourself — he did not say that you must have a white man's education before you accept Islam. If you have degrees, that is all right. You can bring your degrees and let A l l a h ' s Messenger teach you how to use them to advance self through the Nation of Islam. If you do not have an education of this world, do not worry; do not panic and start running out trying to learn something from the fastfalling Caucasian. The Messenger has told us many times that the white man's schools are filthy and that if he, himself, had never gone to school, he would not go to their schools now. So why would we want to go? We are following Messenger Muhammad, brothers and sisters, and he will guide us into a new and greater

knowledge than that of this world. The Nation of Islam is growing. Within a new Nation, there are innumerable areas for laborers. A Nation needs qualified mechanics, storekeepers, waiters, managers, cooks, maids, office workers, maintenance people, garbage men — the list of possible occupations goes on and on. When Messenger Muhammad teaches us to qualify ourselves, this means that we must decide to commit ourselves to the task of carrying out the duties of that post to which the Messenger assigns us. Brothers and sisters, let us quickly qualify ourselves and unite to help our Nation grow under the Divine guidance of our Leader, Teacher and Guide, the Honorable Elijah Muhammad — Messenger of Allah.

By Minister Robert X, Temple No. 38, Columbia, S.C. We are taught by Messenger Muhammad, that the duty of a civilized man is to teach civilization to the uncivilized, but we can only teach according to the light of our knowledge. Scripture teaches us, "No man. when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick—that they which come in may see the light." As followers of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad, we must let our light shine; we must not allow anything in our behavior to d i m our l i g h t . Our faithfullness to Allah, and his Messenger will determine our radiant glow. How about next door neighbors; do they believe in Allah and his last and greatest Messenger, or is our light so hidden that they cannot see it, and do not even know that we are Muslims, followers of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad? We are responsible, Black man and woman, according to our light. Let your light shine that you may bring thousands into the fold of Islam. Allah loves the converted soul, and the converter. All Praise is due to Allah for the Honorable Elijah Muhammad


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AUGUST 24,1973

' D e s p e r a t e , CHICAGO — "We're desperate, Mr. De Graft! W e ' r e d e s p e r a t e ! " The pregnant woman, Mrs. Jill R o u n d t r e e , pleaded to American Meat Institute (AMI) president, H. De Graff, as her young women supporters sat in more agreement with her. " M Y HUSBAND and I live on $300 per month with two children to feed!" — Mrs. Roundtree continued. Mrs. Roundtree and her supporters represented Women United For Action ( W U A ) , and a n a t i o n a l organization which claims to represent " m i l l i o n s of consumers who are suffering under the hardship of Phase IV. "WUA also claims to represent " a coalition of housewives, welfare mothers, students, the employed and unemployed." When pleading " w e ' r e desperate," Mrs. Roundtree was referring to a countless number of housewives who are growing more and more concerned with the beef s h o r t a g e in A m e r i c a n supermarkets and grocery stores. MRS. ROUNDTREE read to De Graff, a WUA statement listing four basic demands on the AMI.

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1. An immediate release of all cattle being held from the market. 2. A rollback on meat prices to a level the poor can afford. 3. That the meat industry open its books and show its profits to the public. 4. An end to layoffs of meat industry workers and a rehiring of those who already have lost their jobs. AMI functions as a trade association for the meat p a c k i n g and p r o c e s s i n g industry. A national, non profit organization based in

Chicago, it performs lobby and research services for some 350 meat packing and meat processing companies which it represents. AMI has taken a strong public stand i n f a v o r of the government's lifting the price ceiling on beef. De Graff said that AMI wants the price ceiling lifted because "People are in business to make money. That's why we have food!" he proclaimed. "We know you're in it for profit!" a woman protestor retorted to De Graff's slip of

the tongue. "And you're holding meat off the market!" a fourth woman chimed in. WUA CHOOSE AMI as a protest target, Mrs. Roundtree said, because: "You (AMI) have the power when it comes to protecting the interest of the meat industry. But you claim you don't have the power to protect the consumer!" Mr. De Graff also demanded that AMI call for prosecution of its member companies which are guilty of monopoly

N A A C P shuts down Atlanta (Continued from page 4) plan and order a stiffer plan by next fall. T H E B R I E F SAID that the Atlanta Compromise "does not even remotely approach compliance" with the Supreme Court's 1971 Swann decision. That decision required "every effort to achieve the greatest possible degree of actual desegregation." The S u p r e m e C o u r t ' s 1954 desegregation mandate would become " a mockery" for the 58,540 Blacks and 524 whites attending the 83 all - Black schools, the Legal Defense Fund said. The compromise plan, which King negotiated with the school board, has been approved by the U.S. District Court in Atlanta, and that decision is

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meat - price manipulation. She said WUA is not in favor of lifting the price ceiling on beef because meat companies' records will show a profit margin even if the price of beef remains the same. "We have come here today because we are angry, frustrated and desperate. By violating our right to obtain food, the meat industry is denying us the right to eat, which is the right to live..." Mr. De Graff said, concluding her statement.

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now on appeal to the Fifth Circuit Court in New Orleans. Some observers believe the National NAACP officials, especially the attorneys, aren't accustomed to "uppity" from local chapters. The national officials are said to see their role as planning grand strategy affecting school desegreation cases all over the country. On this theory, a local chapter just isn't supposed to have any ideas of its own. An Atlanta school plan is to be judged in New York by attorneys who will decide how it affects their other cases under this theory; it has no necessary connection with what Black parents in Atlanta, itself, might happen to want.

ANGRY PROTESTOR, Alice Gray, who joined the Women United for Action (WUA) to protest the lack of meat on grocery shelves, in Chicago, by confronting the officials of the American Meat institute, which represents all the major meat packing houses. (M.S. Photo by Otis Shabazz)

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AUGUST 24,1973

MUHAMMAD SPEAKS

MAJOR MIRRORS "Literacy

is not an asset

in ihe plantation

and if was not only discourager! The belief that education with

belief that eduration figuring

carry

relations. Negro

years

over

into

the

spoils <i Held hand...Reading of

danger

to

would

to figuring,

surely

make

and

established

attention to reading

and particularly tenants,

forbidden.

ihe slave carried

for many

elements

Too much

outside,

M i k a n n a i

economy,

but usually

spoiled

but little modification

T i e J t y s nf

about

the

on the pari

them less

with their status and bring them into harsh conflict the

of

satisfied with

system."

CHARLES S. J O H N S O N , author

of "Shadow

of the

Plantation"

"Presidents president

don't

professes

particularly

in

Inevitably,

he

Almost

every

distaste

for

manipulate,

like

ihe

press.

to be a defender

ihe

early

pledges

an

president the

days

of of

administration.

urge

an

and manage ihe press

to and sometimes

freedoms, presidency.

'open'

and

every

press his

comes to develop

press

early days...Presidents

Almost

a to

strong malign,

very soon after his

hate news leaks. Presidents

lust to have power

WILLIAM J . SMALL, author

over the

of "Political

love

press."

Power

fceiig

based at

Speaks headquarter

t r a n s f e r r i n g words and By Abdul Basit Naeem Although I've been associated accompanying graphic images with MUHAMMAD SPEAKS, from offset plates onto huge off and on, since its very rolls of newsprint, which wind inception (thirteen years ago), up finally as finished copies of for the first time I'm now the newspaper. attached to "my favorite" Equally important, being at newspaper's headquarters the headquarters has enabled here in Chicago. me to renew several old And what a thrill it is, acquaintances (production working out of the "plant" (as manager Bro. Eugene Majied, Muhammad Speaks building, circulation manager Bro. Pasha and at 2548 S. Federal Street, is A b r a h a m photographer B r o . O tis usually called) — the principal Shabazz, among others) and offices of North America's (and perhaps the world's ) No.l form many new ones, such as Bro. Charles 57X, editor, and Black newspaper! Brothers, Nathaniel 10X, It's a thrill because my S a m u e l 1 7 X , E m e r s o n presence here gives me the Muhammad, Chester Sheard, opportunity of observing first Lloyd Hogan and Donald hand all the workings of Mosby, to name but a few of Muhammad Speaks my colleagues here. Especially worthwhile is Another source of real delight hearing its "music" — when and satisfaction is seeing the the mammoth, multi -cylinder dispatchers load bundles upon printing machinery goes to bundles upon bundles of work each week on Muhammad Speaks onto the

Nation of Islam trucks for delivery to the various Muhammad's Temples of Islam across the U.S.A., while other staffers imprint and affix labels on individual mailsubscription copies for readers everywhere, including numerous foreign lands. A special "fringe benefit" is meeting the visiting dignitaries: Muhammad Speaks headquarters is a popular stopover on the itinerary of many American as well as foreign journalists and communications media representatives sojourning in the "Windy City." Frequently you also meet Muslim V.i.P.'s, such as the Hon. E l i j a h Muhammad's laborers — Ministers and. Muhammad University of Islam officials — from around the country visiting Chicago on business. (Continued Next Week)

NOW ON CHICAGO RADIO

and the

Press"

"Those inside

of us who haven't

feel

accurately

so

made

incredibly

I could

cut

describe

a life for

off.

No

it, i don't

matter think

how

you can

realize

the total isolation

of prison

exactly

like the one before

and one has no sense of the

immediacy hue

of

of the revolution many

outside

awareness

however

unrelieved

violent male

Each

day is

in the world. I know

as

subtle.

life.

well

but

iPlIIS

ourselves

that's

there's

some

In here one deals only

with

tension."

SAMUEL MELVILLE, inmate,

writing

from "Letters

From

Attica"

"...the

structure

said, earlier, which.

I presume,

assumptions problem,

of education

a reflection

racist

are a carryover

in Europe

someone

in America

of certain

bom earlier

and elsewhere.

has said

recently,

The

in education

status

racist

children,

perpetuate

reflecting

realities

and

at Conference

system of

Racism

ii later on. If you want

S U N D A Y

M O R N I N G

10:00am.

to

Education

"I did not, at thai rime, report ii. 1 reported

lower-

reality."

K E N N E T H CLARK, speaking and American

E V E R Y

the

for

and the use of the educational this

class quality

is actually

inferior quality and performance expectation*

is, as we assumptions,

O N

R A D I O

STATION

mentioned it and

to ask mo why 1 didn't

report it, i can only say that I was very inexperienced nd quite nformed about such matter? ai the time."

1570 A M on your DIAL


21

MUHAMMAD SPEAKS

AUGUST 24,1973

B l a c k

m a s s

c o n t i n u e

t r a n s p o r t a t i o n

d e s p i t e

B l a c k

dressing jobs. if anything that Black people CHICAGO — For the Black AT P R E S E N T , Mrs. can expect from UMTA pedestrian who stands long Payton's staff has eight white except perhaps a few windowtours on the cold corners of Chicago and area cities, there is very little he can do except L a r g e c o r p o r a t i o n s t complain to the C T A , according to a high official of o f E I - m a s ei the Department of Urban, large corporations, EEOC has C H I C A G O — T h e E q u a l Mass Transportation Employment Opportunity also decided to concentrate on Administration (UMTA). Commission ( E E O C ) 20 to 40 smaller companies. MRS. SALLYANNE announced that i t w i l l Those smaller companies are P A Y T O N , a n a t i v e of concentrate on encouraging among America's most California and ihe new Black from four to six of America's discriminatory. h e a d of U M T A told largest corporations to end The agency's investigation of Muhammad Speaks in a discrimination. and pressure on A.T. & T. is r e c e n t i n t e r v i e w that expected to have wide impact although there is a structure L E A D I N G T H E list of on the attitude of other f o r ^ d e a l i n g w i t h the companies named is American companies concerning; disinadequacies of mass urban Telephone and Telegraph crimination. transportation and the Company (AT&T). The EEOC " T h e whole c l i m a t e is t r e a t m e n t that B l a c k s said that A.T.&T. was chosen different now, with our new receive as a result of that, but because it was the company enforcement powers and this structure is greatly against which the largest because of the A . T . & T . hampered by the lack of number of discrimination settlement," W i l l i a m H . staff. complaints have been filed. Brown 3rd, the commission's Therefore, tbe significance Some 1,800 complaints had chairman, told reporters. of Mrs. Payton's appointment been filed against the large " A . T . & T . h a d a w i d e — for Black people, or its communications monopoly psychological impact- it is benefit to the Black Nation as when the E E O C began an being taken seriously. Most a whole — is at best very investigation two years &gG business people and their nebulous. into its employment practices. lawyers ask me now what can we do to avoid that kind of By M r s . Payton's own In addition to the four to six thing?" admission there is very little

p r o b l e m s

a p p o i n t m e n t lawyers and two Black lawyers. She has seven white secretaries and three Black' a r g e t

ami

Brown said the agency has a backlog of more than 60,000 complaints, and believes that number will rise to 90,000 by the end cf the next fiscal year. He noted that the number of complaints increased considerably after the agency was enabled by statue to file lawsuits on behalf of complainants. T H E AGENCY disposes of more than lb ,000 complaints per year, and that number is not nearly enough to keep up with escalating complaints. The federal government, appropriated $32 million to the agency for fiscal year 1973. The President has asked for $47 million to handle additional complaints. The House of Representatives has only approved £40 million, and the Senate has not acted on the Administration's request.

ones. However, for the benefit of Mrs. Pay ton and in the interest of truth, we must point out that this staff was inherited by Mrs. Payton and was not of her own creation, and she stated, that the make of her staff will soon change. IN H E R NEW POST as Chief Lawyer for the UMTA, Mrs. Payton will be legal adviser to UMTA administrator, Frank C. Herringer, with respect to program, legislative and regulatory matters. She will also provide coordination with the departments Office of General Counsel and the Department of Justice. T H E S T R U C T U R E that could deal with the problems that Black passengers face is in UMTA funding which links it to the Civil Rights Act and the Justice Department, Mrs. Payton said. What hampers this, however, is the handful of civil rights staffers (15 to be exact) who presumably are supposed to cover the entire U.S.

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(Continued from page 13)

accept a settlement on a lump sum basis. 4. A complete refusal of the compensation scheme offered by the companies. 5. Assurance for Iraq of compensation for the losses caused by the companies decreasing the production

A U G U S T 24,1973

f o r c e s

t a k e o v e r

o i l

8. Iraq will not hesitate to i m p l e m e n t the l a w of protection of oil resources. Thus, negotiations concluded 6. Insistence on concluding w i t h o u t r e a c h i n g an the issue on "sharing" without agreement in favour of Iraq. postponing it until OPEC I n s t e a d , the companies negotiations. resorted to their old tactics of 7. Demand to consider profits exerting pressure upon the on all delayed payments to the government by reducing production rates. government. capacity and to show the r e a d i n e s s for r e t u r n i n g production rates to normal.

Black m e nrefuse to r a n for K.S., r u s h e d f r o m

A f r i c a

l. >KAR, Senegal — Two fast as we could. officials charge that the Eiaek American athietes Blacks agreed to come for " I will recommend to the NATIONALIZATION OF Oil has enabled Iraq Government to build I'..Led the track and field the entire tour and we felt A.A.U. (Amateur Athletic its cities into moderr buildings in keeping with the needs of the m e e t s c h e d u l e d h e r e U n i o n ) t h a t t h e y be they should have stuck to people. recently, charging thai U S . disciplined I don't expect to their agreement." o f f i c i a l s t r e a t e d them see either of them running for and Washington was to bring memories of 1968 when John The Blacks decided they no unfairly by g i v i n g the United States again," to the meet was intended to Carlos and Tommie Smith — longer cared to participate in Bush added. offset the great speed of the two top U.S. Black athietes — the meet because the U.S. whites. When ihe two Black Mai Warfield c u l t u r a l Black men of Africa. Now it refused to honor the playing was favoring the white kids sprinters refused to represent officer for the U.S. said: over the Black.'* according to seems quite certain that the of the U.S. National Anthem the U.S., a tot of America's W e ' v e got to s t a r t in the traditional manner and Richard Me Arthur a U.S. U.S. team wni be swamped. white officials got huffy. disciplining these people public relations man. The bolting of Dill and likewise caused anger among H E R B WASHINGTON and They ve got to act like The great speed that Dill Washington brings back the white people. gentlemen to live up to their M a r s h a l l D i l l , both of Michigan State University, agreements." IN N E W YORK CITY & VICINITY accused the A m e r i c a n T H E A G R E E M E N T which officials of g i v i n g the two Black athletes preferential treatment to allegedly did not live up to, M U H A M M A D ' S their white teammates, then c e n t e r e d around the ttey rushed out of Africa. restrictions of the Black T E M P L E According to J i m Bush, s p r i n t e r s . T h e B l a c k s head coach for the U.S. when declared that the officials C O M E S TO YOU the men expressed their had an opportunity to make discontent: restrictions in their irfllfllltfiliv "They asked to go home and participation before they lefi the U . S . However. U . S . we got them out of here as

Standard Oil shouts Support the Arabs" 9

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. In a letter to their more than 240,000 stockholders and 40.000 employees, the Standard Oil Company of California recently urged the s u p p o r t of the A r a b governments' efforts toward peace in the Middle East. F I N A L L Y R E A L I Z I N G that Israel could no longer help them, Standard Oil cried " s u p p o r t the A r a b s ! " Standard needed oil, gasoline, energy! Like a car going slowly up hill, rapidly losing momentum, and running out of gas — they needed help! Bat oil was net all that troubled Standard Oil and the United States — they needed things. Nearly all the !, hogs were bee:! running out fast, their v ejjetables and produce were frightfully low, and each day they watched the awesome t.y., as the leaders of their larid exposed one another before the world; and so their chairman, Otto Miller, spoke out for his own protection! '' There must be understanding on our part for the aspirations of the

Arab people and most positive support of their efforts toward peace in the Middle East,' he said. It was said now. Not that anyone believed he actually wanted peace for the Arabs — he wanted oil for his customers — money for his pockets, and to attain this, like other white men of America had shown, he would do anything. I T WAS M E R E L Y a letter to h i s e m p l o y e r s and stockholders, which number more than 300,000, but for M i l l e r it was a very desperate plea, a plea for "the future welfare of the Western world." The letter further declared that the U.S. should work more "closely" with the Arab governments to build up and "enhance our position with the Arab people." The letter from Miller . to those 300,000 or more people upon whom he has direct influence exposed the dilemma that Standard Oil and the U.S. are faced with because of the callous misuse and abuse of the world majority of non-white people.

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Minister Louis

F a r r a k h a n

TELL YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS TO TUNE IN EVERY SUNDAY 2 P.M. Other Messenger Muhammad's Broadcasts are: Every Saturday evening 11 P.M. Radio Station WWRt 1600 AM dial Sunday evening 6:30 P.M. Over Station WBNX 1380 on the AM dial. Sunday, Station WBtS 8 P.M. 107.5 FM dial, Every Wednesday WNYE 91.5FM 8 P.M.


23

MUHAMMAD SPEAKS

AUGUST 24.1973

Fascist, Portuguese r u l e r greeted by B r i t i s h royalty LONDON Efforts by A S P E E C H by the Duke had liberal and labor circles in to be w i t h d r a w n on a England to pressure British Portuguese complaint because -ials into cancelling the it contained a reference to the m u c h - h e r a l d e d v i s i t by fact that Great 3ritain had Portuguese Premier Marceilo permitted former British Caetano, fell on deaf ears as African colonies :o achieve the f a s c i s t leader was independence and s e l f welcomed with open arms by government. Not only did the the British Government. British Embassy in Lisbon HUGE SUMS of money and consent to withdrawing the effort were spent for the occasion which was purposely timed to coincide with the 600th anniversary of a British alliance with the Portuguese. Using a treaty signed m 1373 as justification for welcoming the leader of a regime that has butchered Africans for the past decade, die English rulers refused to cancel the visit, instead took unprecedented security measures to protect Caetano. T H E FASCIST L E A D E R was the first Portuguese head to visit England since former Premier Antonio Salazar, •.':•>-.,ano's predecessor, set up he military regime in 1926. COLD, CYNICAL, colonialist The three day so;ourn for ruler of Portugal. Prime Minister Caetano was marred with Marceilo Caetano, continues to e days of anu-fascist, anti- foster the idea of His nation's right tfl rule over areas of Africa Despite heavy protection, for exploitative reasons. demonstrations and protest meetings ware staged by the speech but they sen' personnel National Union of Students, the out to retrieve all copies of ihe Community Party, the Anti- speech w h i c h had been Anartheid Movement, the distributed in advance. Committee for the Liberation Britain's interest in Portugal of Mozambique. Angola and is based solely on material Guinea, the African National I c o n s i d e r a t i o n s Congress and a large number IN S P I T E of the influx of of other labor and civic monies from other countries organizations. such as the United States and

West Germany. England" accounts for 25 per cent of the investments in the Portuguese home economy. Between 1870 and 1936. the formative years of Portugal's advancement in African ventures in Angola, Mozambique and GuineaBissau, one-half of the capital came from Great Britain Today. 70 per cent of the u sugar industry in Mozambique. 90 per cent of the important Benguela railroad, most of the sugar and coffee industry, the large Cassinga iron mines and building plants for explosives are financed by the British. Obviously encouraged by the attention his visit received from official Londcndom, Caetano told British newsmen

his country had no intention of granting independence to Angola, Mozambique and Guinea-Bissau. R E C E N T REVELATIONS of m a s s i v e a t r o c i t i e s and massacres in Mozambique failed to ruffle the conscience of the Portuguese P r i m e Minister as he rejected outright the demand raised by w o r l d o p i n i o n f o r an international inquiry into the atrocities committed by the Portuguese colonialist armies. Portugal's entry into NATO made it possible for them to enter Africa to resist the determined liberation movements. Two warships, 150 light aircraft and numerous

"IN R E T U R N for its financial aid, Britain is expecting more concessions frorn th° ^a^^ist^ opportunities in Portugal and its African colonies. They have held talks concerning joh ventures in at least 55 projects that include African colonial As a dying power. Great Britain does much disservice to itself and its history, in attempting to shoulder the economic weight for another colonialist power.

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By Donald Mosby CHICAGO - The furor which erupted when Mrs. Shirley Graham DuBois sold the papers of her late husband, Dr. W . E . B . D u B o i s , to the University of Massachusetts, warrants a view of the great scholar from a different perspective. WHILE I T WOULD certainly be a fine thing if Dr. DuBois' papers were in the care and trust of a Black college or university, a very important •vpect of the entire affair has been completely overlooked. Dr. DuBois was an avowed

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WE THE MUSLIMS, are entering into universal commercial business ana' we have the President of the Commercial world, to help us. WE. THE MUSLIMS, have credit and friendship throughout Asia and Africa. WE MUST DO FOR SELF. WE, are not going to be a "iazy Lazarus" lying at the rich man's gate. You will starve to death waiting for crumbs from the white man's table. Ws do not need to waif to oick up the crumbs from the rich man's tabie, we, the Black People, have a big world, anyway. THE EARTH BELONGS TO US, THE BLACK MAN, but we must prove worthy of it. COME FOLLOW ME.

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Black opposition to Marcus Garvey and the entire U.N.I. A. concept. It is important to note that Garvey was, indeed, a Black n a t i o n a l i s t and ecnoused the position of "Africa for Africans." In his book, "Strategy for a Black Agenda," Henry Winston, the Black president of the U.S.A. Communist P a r t y , makes significant mention of DuBois' attacks on G a r v e y and Washington. Winston further lauds DuBois for the latters acceptance of Marxist-Lemn communism. Winston pays glowing tribute to DuBois's belief that all the working class people of the world must unite in opposition to the common enemy — capitalism. Those Black nationalists, and non-integraticnists, who embrace DuBois as the "godfather" of t h e i r movement, have forgotten the all-important-fact that DuBois, himself, was never a Black nationalist.' They have forgotten that DuBois founded the NAACP as an integrationist organization. He was later "drummed" out of the organization but DuBois " b r a i n c h i l d " has never strayed from the goal he set for it.

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a t U n i v . NOTHING E V E R deterred DuBois from this objective. His entire life was devoted to accomplishing this single goal, and this writing is in no way intended to minimize the many contributions DuBois made to the Black struggle. At the same time, however, current events v i r t u a l l y demand that he be placed in his true relative position to present day Black nationalists who have chosen him as a "godfather." Early in this century, DuBois wrote, "The problem of the 20th Century is the problem of the color line." It is now clearly apparent that DuBois' solution to the problem was for Black people to cross over the line into that fabled " m a i n s t r e a m ' ' of white America. One need only look to Atlanta, Ga., and the recent expulsion of that city's NAACP chapter by Roy Wilkins and company, to see the proof of this. DuBois was Wilkin's mentor as was his predecessor Walter White. It must be remembered that White divorced his Black wife of more than 20 years to marry a white woman. On the other side of the coin, DuBois was an exponent of the "talented tenth" concept

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which stated that Black people should strive hard to educate that tenth of the race who were most talented and depend on the educated tenth to "aid and comfort" the rest of us. Sir C e c i l Rhodes, who precipitated the exploitation of Africa termed this "the white man's burden." I T IS T R U E that DuBois was one of the early proponents of the Pan African Movement, along with George Padmore and others. But DuBois' Pan Africanism could never be termed Black for the sake of Blacks. To his dying day, DuBois strove to bring about an accommodation between Africa and Communist Russia. Indeed, to bring communism to Africa. When one examines DuBois' life, then it becomes readily apparent why his papers were sold to the university they were. It is indeed significant that DuBois was born in Great Barrington, Mass. Neither Garvey nor Washington had the childhood advantages DuBois had. One could surmise that this accounts for the vastly different philosophys of the three — or could it be analogous to the "house slave and the field slave" once again?

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Cop innocent

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Sergeant convicted By Samuel 17X CHICAGO — "You know, when I was in law school 1 used to dream of getting cases like this," the defense attorney. Sam Adams began. " I used to dream of getting a case defending a man I know is innocent...but it's no fun...you get to know the man. Get to know his wife and children..." Adams was summing up the defense case before a jury in the federal court room of Judge Philip W. Tone in the infamous Police "hit squad trial. T H E ACCUSED MAN who Adams was defending is 19 - year Chicago police force veteran, William H Tolliver, 46. A burglary investigator, Tolliver was being tried along with another policeman, former Sgt. Stanley Robinson, on charges that they deprived two men of their civil rights Oy murdering them. A third man, William Taylor, 65, was also being tried on charges that he paid Robinson $1 000 to kill a 22 year old drug pusher, Jeff Beard. Tolliver was acquitted on all charges, but Robinson and Taylor were convicted. Tolliver had been accused of accidentally killing a man when seeking to fulfill a murder contract on another man. Taylor allegedly wanted Beard ' e r a s e d " because Beard was intimidating and stealing money from him. Taylor in a convicted drug dealer whc is already serving 2 Vi year pr ison sentence.

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Robinson, allegedlv the leader of the "hit squad," was accused of kidnapping Beard under the pretext of arrest, and transporting him to nearby G a r y , I n d . . where he murdered him. Robinson was also accused of planning and being a party to the shooting of Verdeii Smith. Smith, 41, was killed when riding as a passenger in an automobile driven by a man named Anthony Brown. Tolliver was accused of firing the fatal shot at Smith, who was reportedly riding in the right-front passenger seat, normally occupied ov a South Side tavern owner. Charles McFarren, Brown, himself, originally confessed that ne shot Smith. But the prosecution rejected his claim arguing that he was under "stress". T H E A L L E G E D contract on McFarren — for a reported sum of $2,000 — was supposedly placed with Robinson by another tavern owner, " P o n c h o " H a l l , who wanted McFarren killed because McFarren had witnessed Rati kill a man. Hall teareo McFarren would testify against him at a grand jury hearing. The defense argued tnat there was no reason for Hal) to be afraid of McFarren's testimony because several other persons had witnessed the Hall crime, which was allegedly committed outside a popular South Side lounge, "Flukie's." T H E K E Y prosecution vitaess concerning both incidents was

William McKinley O'Neal. 23. O'Neal, a five-year F B I informer, claimed that he was riding with Robinson on the night of the Beard killing and witnessed it. A former security chief of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party, O'Neal reportedly "set - up the deaths" of slain Panthers, Fred Hampton and Mark Clark. He is currently in the protective custody of the F B I . Speculation is that O'Neal possibly framed Robinson as well as Tolliver and Taylor, Adams, along with co - defense attorney for Tolliver, R. Eugene Pincham, maintained throughout the trial that it was a case of "mistaken identity" concerning William O'Neal who had described him in earlier statements as a "fairly light skinned" Black man. Tolliver is. in fact, very dark - skinned.

trial killings AN A L I B I witness also testified that on the morning Smith was killed, he and Tolliver were driving on a fishing trip to New London. Wisconsin. Tolliver has been reinstated as a policeman, a job to which he'd promised to return and "do the same good job" he was doing before he was suspended when indicted. A p o l i c e m a n who has an unblemished record, and who has never fired his gun at anyone, Tolliver was granted all back - pay and fringe benefits, which he lost when suspended from duty. Speculation is that Robinson will win a reversal of his conviction, and Taylor will begin cooperating with the prosecution in pending cases in order to have his sentences reduced.

Doctoring' Watergate tapes, simple process professor demonstrates NEW YORK—The former top aide to P R E S I D E N T Nixon. H.R. Haldeman. recently testified before the U.S. Senate Watergate Committee, in Washington, D . C that at Nixon's request he had listened to the secretly - made White House recordings to two keymeetings and found no evidence that the President was aware of the coverup. I

OF COURSE that is only H a l d e m a n ' s w o r d and evaulation of tapes that to this date have been denied the investigating committee headed by Sen. Sam J . Ervin Jr., who termed Haldeman's tape disclosures (with White House approval) "counterfeit evidence." If and when the White House ever releases to the Watergate Trie eviPCMZe-

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committee or to the public the secret tapes of meetings between former Presidential counsel John W. Dean I I I and President Nixon, the question of whether they have been doctored or altered will become a large one and hard to prove either way. In New York City, WMCA radio commentator BarryGray conducted a series of on -

the-air demonstrations of how tell the difference," asserted tapes can be easily doctored. Gray. Since the White House He used the tape recording of a secret tapes were not obtained p r e v i o u s guest on h i s by the Senate Watergate show—Professor E d w a r d C o m m i t t e e once t h e i r Leonard of Iona College, a existence was learned, there is conservative and avid Nixon no technical way of learning if supporter—and with the they have been tampered with. assistance of a technician, In Gray's opinion, "Now the deleted material and edited ship has sailed." content in such a way as to present the professor as an opponent of Nixon and his philosophy. B l a c k office IN ADDITION, Gray inserted holders the voice of Basil Pater son, the Black former vice chairman of WASHINGTON—According the Democratic Party, in the manufactured d i a l o g u e to the Joint Center for Political between Professor Leonard Study, the number of Blacks and himself. He used a holding elective offices has previous tape of an appearance more than doubled in the past by Paterson on his show. But to four years. IN 1969. there were some the listener's ears it seemed as if ail three were together at. the 1,185 Black elected officials. The latest figures for 1973 same time. "You could put people who'd indicate that there are 2.624 never met each other togethe ticiais- -an .>:• j rape and no expo: couid


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By Robert 9X M.S. Los Angeles Bureau LOS ANGELES—President Nixon's Phase IV guidelines created a storm of controversy throughout the country concerning the exorbitant increases in retail prices; yet, the other half of the program which authorized rent increases have gone virtually without comment on the part of the consumers. THROUGHOUT THE Los Angeles area, the disastrous effects of rent increases can readily be observed in the complete disregard for the welfare of low income families who, within the past two weeks, have had their rents raised by as much as 20 per cent. Entire apartment buildings have been cleared of tenants, some who had lived on the premises for years. Landlords readily admit that they are clearing the buildings in anticipation of getting higher rents. "It is much better to get rid of the old tenants who will raise 'hell' about the rent increase," said one owner. Los Angeles residents have long been plagued with discriminating landlords who—in addition to charging exorbitant rents—refused to permit prospective tenants with children to rent or lease. URBAN R E N E WA L - ' ' Remov a l " projects—uprooted thousands of iow income families from their homes and the units that replaced those torn down were far beyond the financial reach of the low income families who previously inhabited the area. The housing projects have become filled to capacity and reports of the City Housing Authority indicate that thousands are on waiting lists. In interviews with Muhammad Speaks, all of the apartment owners agreed that it would be much "less hassle" to give tenants now occupying their buildings, 30 day notices to move rather than go through the "squabbling" associated with raising their rents. All of the apartment owners said the rent increases were a direct result of their being forced to pay higher taxes on their properties. They insist that they. too. are caught up in the spiraling upturns of a runaway economv. WITHIN T H E H E A R T of the Black community, many two bedroom apartments renting for $165 - $185 per month, will be increased to $200 - $215 per month, according to several

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properties 'clients' were sent to check out were in run - down and deteriorating states of disrepair. (It has come to the attention of the Muhammad Speaks staff that similar and like tactics are applied to the poor in our home city — Chicago.) THE CHICANERY involved in apparently u n e t h i c a l practices, the huge sums of monies required as advance rents, the cleaning fees, and security deposits have forced many persons to 'buy' their homes, but here too, all is not what it seems to be. A veteran buying a home on the G.I. Bill, supposedly with "nothing down," winds up paying more than $1,000 down with none of the money going towards the purchase price of the property. Tax and insurance impounds, numerous lees, and other charges, highly contradict, the "nothing down" claims. O N E SUCH transaction involved a veteran who 'bought' a home in a once middle - class neighborhood. The purchase price of the (more than 30 year) dwelling was $30,000. A l t h o u g h advertised as 'nothing down,' the veteran ended up paying more than $1,100 before the close of escrow. The loan authorized by the Veteran's Administration, set payments on a 30-year basis with interest rates of seven per cent. The monthly payments on the property, including taxes and insurance, amounted to $283 per month. For a period of 3#2r years, the actual cost of the property would be more than $100,000!!! These practices which have worked hardship on so - called homeowners have not gone unnoticed by concerned persons in the governmental agencies. S E N A T E B I L L 1163, introduced by Senator Mervyn M. Dymally, D - L . A . , and passed by the Senate, would require mortgage loan brokers to inform the potential borrower of the true facts associated with loan transactions. " I believe that my bill is consumer education at its best," said Senator Dymally. "It would get the facts in front of the potential borrower at the time when he needs those facts most."


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Two million denounce

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B e r l i n world youth festival By Calvin Williams BERLIN, G.D.R. — Thousands of young people from all over the earth assembled to participate in the Tenth Yough Festival in Berlin. Delegates from 142 nations took part, and estimates indicate that more than two million people took part.

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PEOPLE OF various political attitudes attended and were granted the privilege to give out their material and also hold free discussions openly, and to make contact with the general East German populace. On the opening day, a two hour event was held at the Walter Ulbricht Stadium where delegates paraded b e f o r e the t h o u s a n d s assembled to cheer them on. At the same time, they were able to demonstrate that they were against imperialism, racism, and that they were for freedom The Festival Committee ttionted he rr^m*?* For Anti-

Imperialist Solidarity, Peace, and F r i e n d s h i p , " and throughout the festival as at the Walter Ulbricht Stadium the outcry was "friendship" in many languages. The youth seemed to take the theme to heart as they roamed the streets thereafter, day and night, greeting, every person with the word friendship. Brightly colored flags flew from almost every window, and signs decorated every factory and office with the committees theme for the festival: autos. buses, and the famous " S Bahn'.' was decorated so brightly that even persons who were against the festival were swept up by the cheerfulness in the air. T H E ONLY CLOUD that swept over the horizon was the death of Walter Ulbricht. member of the Politburo and Chairman of the State Council of the German Democratic uie yDP * £?as under RoroiHii r

effort was made to distinguish the difference between the Eastern and Western parts of Germany. I t was also under the leadership and efforts of Walter Ulbricht that, as one worker stated to me on the street of Berlin, the GDR became one of the most productive states within the socialist blocks, with the highest standard of living, second to the USSR. The words of Waiter Ulbricht in 1952. as he met with persons from the African countries, can well be remembered for they became a part of the festival: "We shall show to the world that people can work together live together, and do all of this in peace and friendship." The crowd greeted courageous U.S. civil rights fighter Angela Davis with an enthusiastic ovation when sne rpf. rostram The

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1459 E. Main St. Columbus, Ohio (614)252-5990 WED. & FRI. 8 P.M. — SUN. 2 P.M.

TEMPLE No. 44

1001 E. State St. Trenton, N. J . (609) 392 -3303 WED. 4 FRI. 8 P.M. — SUN. 2 P.M.

TEMPLE No. 45

3400 Polk Ave. Houston, Texas (713) CA 3 -0952 WED. & FRI. 8 P.M. — SUN. 2 P.M.

TEMPLE No. 39

Fresno, Calif.

266-3598 WED. 4 FRI. 8 P.M. — SUN. 2 P.M.

TEMPLE No. 40

155 Shelton Ave. New Haven, Conn. 562-6050 WED. & FRI. 8 P.M. — SUN. 2 P.M.

TEMPLE No. 41

1302 Stratford Ave. Bridgeport, Conn. 368-2504 WED. & FRI. 8 P.M. — SUN. 2 P.M.

TEMPLE No. 57

909 Campostella Road Norfolk, Va. (703) 545 -9824 WED. & FRI. 8 P.M. — SUN. 2 P.M.

TEMPLE No. 58

269 Davis Ave. Mobile, Ala. (205)432-5481 WED. & FRI. 8 P.M. — SUN. 2 P.M.

TEMPLE No. 59

428 Cutter St. Pittsburg, Calif. (415) 439-9861 WED. & FRI. 8 P.M. — SUN. 2 P.M.

TEMPLE No. 60

1400 Eighth Ave. Nashville, Tenn. (615)256-3489 WED. & FRI. 8 P.M. — SUN. 2 P.M.

TEMPLE No. 61

2632 Magnolia St. New Orleans, La. (504)895-6731 WED. & FRI. 8 P.M. — SUN. 2 P.M.

TEMPLE No. 47

TEMPLE No. 32

121 N. 16th St. Phoenix, Ariz. (602)252-0013 WED. 4 FRI. 8 P.M. — SUN. 2 P.M. 2246 Broadway

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TEMPLE No. 31

431 S.Dundee South Bend, Ind. (219) 288-1090 FRI. 8 PM. — SUN. 2 P.M.

TEMPLE No. 38

TEMPLE No. 24

780 Pine St.

5245 N. W. 7th Ave. Miami, Fla. (305) 757 -8741 WED. & FRI. 8 P.M. — SUN. 2 P.M.

TEMPLE No. 34

TEMPLE No. 20 910 Broadway Camden, N. J . (609)541 -3482 WED. & FRI. 8 P.M. — SUN. 2 P.M.

TEMPLE No. 9

131 Woodland Ave. Youngstown, Ohio 743-1529 WED. 4 FRI. 8 P.M. — SUN. 2 P.M.

TEMPLE No. 28

1434 N.Grand Blvd. St. Louis, Mo. (314)289-9408 WED. & FRI. 8 P.M. — SUN. 2 P.M.

TEMPLE No. 29

TEMPLE No. 15

1225 Bankhead Hwy. Atlanta, G a . (404)874-3421 ' WED. 4 FRI. 8 P.M. — SUN. 2 P.M.

TEMPLE No. 7-B (Long Island)

105-03 Northern Blvd. Corona, 1.1., N. Y. HA 9-8915 WED. & FRI. 8 PM. — SUN. 2 P.M.

TEMPLE No. 27

5606 S, Broadway los Angeles, Calif. (213)233-9588 WED. 4 FRI. 8 P.M. — SUN. 2 P.M.

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814 S. Division Grand Rapids, Mich. (616)245-2723 WED. 4 FRI. 8 P.M. — SUN. 2 P.M.

TEMPLE No. 62

Tampa.Fla.

833 N. Shaver St. Portland, Ore. (503)282-1053 WED. 4 FRI. 8 P.M. — SUN. 2 P.M.

1715 Forest Ave. Dallas, Tex. (214)428-2075 WED. & FRI. 8 P.M. — SUN. 2 P.M.

1000 Schiller St. Little Rock, Ark. (501)374 -9065 WED. 4 FRI. 8P.M. — SUN. 2 P M .

2108 Mai n St.

(813) WED. 4 FRI. 8 P.M. — SUN. 2 P.M.

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TEMPLE No. 49

485 N. Indiana Kankakee, III. (815)932 -3578 WED. & FRI. 8 P.M. — SUN. 2 P,M.

TEMPLE No. 50

1322 Northeast 23rd Okla. City, Okla. (405)424-1471 WED. 4 FRI. 8 P M . — SUN. 2 P.M.

TEMPLE No. 51

2537 York Street Denver, Colo. (303)266-0376 WED. 4 FRI. 8 P.M. — SUN. 2 P.M.

TEMPLE No. 52

1201 East Allen Ave. Fort Worth, Texas (917)923-0518 WED. 4 FRI. 8 P.M. — SUN. 2 P.M.

TEMPLE No. 53

402 E. Gillespie St. Flint, Mich. (313)787-3641 WED. 4 FRI. 8 P.M. — SUN. 2 P.M.

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TEMPLE No. 64

1120E. 12th St. Austin, Tex. (512)476-25i0 WED. 4 FRI. 8 P.M. — SUN. 2 P.M.

TEMPLE No. 65 Baton Rouge, La. (504)344-3504

1801 Texas St.

WED. 4 FRI. 8 P.M. — SUN. 2 P.M.

TEMPLE No. 66

1504 Kings Rd. Jacksonville, Fla. (904)355-5820 WED. 4 FRI. 8 P.M. — SUN. 2 P.M.

TEMPLE No. 67

5943 Empire Way South Seattle, Wash. (206) BA2-3100 WED. 4 FRI. 8 P.M. — SUN. 2 P.M.

TEMPLE No. 68

2024 Quindaro Blvd. Kansas City, Kan. (913)321 -1933 WED. 4 FRI. 8 P.M. — SUN. 2 P.M.

TEMPLE No. 54

851 - A. W. Compton Blvd. Compton, Calif. (213)639 -9166 WED. & FRI. 8 P.M. SUN. 2 P.M.

TEMPLE No. 55

1324 Florida St.

Memphis, Tenn.

(901) WED. 4 FRI. 8 P.M. — SUN. 2 P.M.

TEMPLE No. 69

Six St. Charles Ave. S.W. Birmingham, Ala. (205) 254-8265 WED. 4 FRI. 8 P.M. — SUN. 2 P.M.

TEMPLE No. 70

901 Morris St. Tyler, Texas (214)597-0041 WED. 4 FRI. 8 P.M. — SUN. 2 P.M.

TEMPLE No. 56

1522 English St. Winston Salem, N. C. (919)724-0258 WED. 4 FRI. 8 P.M. — SUN. 2 P.M.

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TEMPLE No. 71

743 W. Liberty Springfield, Ohio WED. 4 FRI. 8 P.M. — SUN. 2 P.M.

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NOTICE EFFECTIVE

To all women and girl visitors, who are invited to attend Muhammad's Temple of Islam. We request that all women and girls dress modestly. Please do not wear mini skirts or tight fitting garments. Be sure that your dress, suit or skirt is calf length or longer. Ladies must wear stockings, girls may wear stockings or socks. Any visitor who will not comply will not be admitted into our meeting.

Thank you for your cooperation

IMMEDIATELY

Muhammad Speaks Newspaper no longer accepts general advertising Abass Rassoull, National Secretary

.Muhammad's Temple No. 2 of The Holy Temple of Islam, The University of Islam and Muhammad's Temple No. 2 Business Enterprises: Muhammad Speaks Newspaper, Good Foods Inc., Chicago Lamb Packers, Inc., Your Supermarket, Salaam Restaurant, Temple No. 2 Clothing, National Clothing Factory, Shabazz Bakery, Shabazz Grocery, Shabazz Restaurant, Capitol Cleaners and Muslim Imports, assumes no liability for and shall not be responsible for any personal debts incurred by believers or employees.

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Abass Rassoull, National

Secretary


W h a t the M This is the question asked most frequently by both the whites and the blacks. The answers to this question I shall state as simply as possible. 1. We want freedom. We want a full and complete freedom. 2. We want justice. Equal justice under the law. We want justice applied equally to all, regardless of creed or class or color. 3. We want equality of opportunity. We want equal membership in society with the best in civilized society. 4. We want our people in America whose parents er grandparents were descendants from slaves, to be allowed to

establish

a separate

state

or

territory

of

their

own—either on this continent or elsewhere. We believe that our former slave masters are obligated to provide such land and that the area must be fertile and minerally rich. We

believe that our

former slave

masters

are

obligated to maintain and supply our needs in this separate territory for the next 20 to 25 years—until we are able to produce and supply our own needs. Since we cannot get along with them in peace and

justifies our demand for complete separation in a state or territory of our own. We do not believe that after 400 years of free or nearly

5 We want freedom for all Believers of Islam now held in

free labor, sweat and blood, which has helped America

federal prisons. We want freedom for all black men and

become rich and powerful, that so many thousands of black

women now under death sentence in innumerable prisons in

people should have to subsist on relief, charity or live in poor

the North as well as the South

houses.

We want every black man and woman to have the freedom

8. We want the government

to accept or reject being separated from the slave master's

of the United States to

exempt our people from ALL taxation as long as we are

children and establish a land of their own.

deprived of equal justice under the laws of the land.

We know that the above plan for the solution of the

9. We want equal education—but separate schools up to

black and white conflict is the best and only answer to the

16 for boys and 18 for girls on the condition that the girls be

problem between two people,

sent to women's colleges and universities. We want all black

6. We want ah immediate end to the police brutality and

children educated, taught and trained by their own teachers.

mob attacks against the so -called Negro throughout the

Under such schooling system we believe we will make 8

United States.

better nation of people The United States government should

We believe that the Federal government should intercede

provide, free, all nscessary text books and equipment, schools

to see that black men and women tried in white courts

and college buildings. The Muslim teachers shall be left free

receive justice in accordance with the laws of the land—or

to teach and train their people in the way of righteousness

allow us to build a new nation for ourselves, dedicated to

decency and self respect.

justice, freedom and liberty.

10. .We believe that intermarriage or race mixing should be

equality, after giving them 400 years of our sweat and blood

7. As long as we are not allowed to establish a state or

and receiving in return some of the worst treatment human

territory of our own, we demand not only equal justice under

beings have ever experienced, we believe our contributions to

the laws of the United States, but equal employment

this land and the suffering forced upon us by white America,

opportunities—NOW!

prohibited

We want the religion of Islam taught without

hinderance or suppression These are some cf the things that we, the Muslims, want for our people in North America.

W h a t t h e Muslims Believe 1. WE BELIEVE in the One God Whose proper Name is Allah. 2. WE

BELIEVE

in the

Hoiy Our-an and in the

Scriptures of all the Prophets of God. 3. WE BELIEVE in the truth of the Bible, but we believe that it has been tampered with and must be reinterpreted so that mankind will not be snared by the falsehoods that have beer added to it. 4. WE BELIEVE in Allah's Prophets and the Scriptures they brought to the people. 5. WE BELIEVE in the resurrection of the dead—not in physical

resurrection—but

in

mental

resurrection

We

believe that the so -called Negroes are most in need of mental resurrection: therefore, they will be resurrected first. Furthermore, we believe we are the people of God's choice, as it has been written, that God would choose the rejected and the despised We can find no other persons

for the separation from the whites of this nation.

separation of the so -called Negroes and the so -called white Americans. We believe the black man should be freed in

If the white people are truthful about their professed

name as well as in fact. By this.we mean that he should £e

friendship toward the so -called Negro, they can prove it by

freed from the names imposed upon him by his former siave

dividing up America with their slaves.

masters. Names which identified him as being the slave

We do not believe that America will ever be able to

master's slave. We believe that if we are free indeed, we

furnish enough jobs for her own millions of unemployed, in

should go in our own people's names—the black peoples of

addition to jobs for the 20,000,000 black people as well.

the earth.

10. WE BELIEVE that we who declared ourselves to be righteous Muslims, should not participate in wars which take

8. WE BELIEVE in justice for all, whether in God or not;

the lives of humans. We do not believe this nation should

we believe as others, that we are due equal justice as human

force us to take part in such wars, for we have nothing to

beings. We believe in equality—as a nation—of equals. We

gain from it unless America agrees to give us the necessary

do not (relieve that we are equal with our slave masters in

territory wherein we may have something to fight for.

the status of "freed slaves". We

recognize

and

respect

American

citizens

11. WE BELIEVE our women should be respected and

as

protected as the women of other nationalities are respected

independent peoples and we respect their laws which

and protected.

govern this nation. 9. WE

BELIEVE

12. WE that

the

offer

of

BELIEVE that Allah (God) appeared in the

Person of Master W. Fard Muhammad, July, 1S30; the

integration is

fitting this description in these last days more than the so -

hypocritical and is made by those who are trying to

long -awaited

called Negroes in America. We believe in the resurrection of

deceive the black peoples into believing that their 400 -

"Mahdi" of the Muslims.

the righteous.

year -old open enemies of freedom, justice and equality

We believe further and lastly that Allah is bod and

are, all of a sudden, their "friends". Furthermore, we

besides HIM there is no God and He will bring about a

6. WE BELIEVE in the judgment; we believe this first judgment will take place as God revealed, in America . . . 7. WE

BELIEVE

this is the time in history for the

"Messiah"

of

the

Christians

and

the

believe that such deception is intended to prevent black

universal government of peace wherein we all can live in

people from realizing that the time in history has arrived

peace together.

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