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VOLUME K4. NUMBER 77
Georgia's only collegiate daily newspaper
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA. ATHENS. GEORGIA 30602
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Fair employment measure passed by House
By JOHN BARRETT
Staff writer
ATLANTA -The Fair Employment Practices Act passed in
the House of Representatives by an overwhelming 142-23
margin yesterday, concluding a monumental day for the black
caucus of the House
Earlier in the day ceremonies had been held to unveil a
statue on the capital lawn dedicated to the memory of the 33
black legislators who were ousted from office in 1868 due to
their race
“The Fair Employment Practices Act" stated Rep Mildred
Glover. D-Atlanta, “shows intent that equal employment
procedures for all persons is being worked on and will be
achieved "
The bill was pushed primarily by the black caucus but the
caucus was quick to voice its appreciation for assistance
received from outside the group
•IT IS A WHITE-BLACK problem and there are many whites
involved in helping to eliminate the problem of discrimination
against the black labor force.” said Rep David Scott,
D-Atlanta
While central attention in regard to the bill has been placed
on black employment discrimination problems, the bill was also
designed to assist all persons seeking employment with, or
already employed by the state. Some of the groups that will be
affected most are women, handicapped workers and senior
employees < 40 years old or older)
The problem people employed by the state come into contact
with most is discrimination in promotion practices This is
especially true with blacks because most white people have
difficulty getting used to a black supervisor so they are passed
over in many instances, according to Glover
Scott said that all persons in state government should be
evaluated on an equal basis and promoted according to their
ability Roth Srott and Glover did feel thnt blacks should
receive priority consideration until the inequality of whites to
blacks is more equal
THE PROBLEM in state government, said Glover is that it is
hard for people to break the habit of prejudice She feels that
placing a •token' member of a minority in a work center is a
good idea because it educates those persons already there and
helps them to understand that group better
The elected department officials are another problem because
of their tendency to be apathetic
This was one of the problems that Rep. Bobby Hill.
D-Savannah. addressed when he said at the unveiling
ceremony. “If the government continues to be obstinate, then
Gov Busbee is headed blindfolded for a cliff."
Busbee has given his full support to the act and said that it
will “give a better balance to state government" at his
weekly press conference yesterday.
Busbee accepted the sculpture, titled ‘Excluded Because of
Their Color" in his capacity as chairman of the State
Properties Commission by saying, ‘history is often not as we'd
like it to be" describing the expulsion of the black legislators in
1868
Sen Julian Bond. D-Atlanta. spoke briefly at the ceremony.
He quoted Henry McNeal Turner, one of the legislators ousted
in 1868. by saying ‘‘It is strange, if a white man can occupy on
this floor a seat created by colored votes, and a black man
cannot do it. it is the most shortsighted reasoning in the
world "
Bond was himself denied his seat in the House when he spoke
out opposing the Vietnam War in 1966
The sculpture was the idea of the Georgia Association of
Black Officials who commissioned John Riddle of California to
do the art work in March 1976
"Excluded Because of Their Color" stands as a monument to
blacks, said Rep J C Daugherty. D-Atlanta. ‘for time
immemorial '
Woman
abducted
and raped
By TOM BARTON
City editor
A North Carolina prison escapee was
arrested Thursday in connection with the
kidnapping and rape of a 21-year-old
Athens woman earlier in the day.
according to a Barrow County Sheriff’s
Department spokesman
Charged with rape, aggravated assault
and motor vehicle theft was Charles
Tyndall. 30. of Fayetteville. N.C. Tyndall
had escaped from the state penitentiary
there on Feb. 11 while serving an eight to
12 year sentence for assault with intent to
rape, sheriff's investigator Jimmy
Terrell said
The victim's identity was withheld, but
Terrell added that she was not a
University student. Tyndall is being held
in the Barrow County Jail without bail
and kidnapping charges are expected to
be filed later by Athens officials, he said
“He (the suspect» forced his way into
her car while it was parked in front of an
Athens restaurant late Wednesday
night," Terrell said. "He pulled out a
pistol and said he needed a ride to
Atlanta "
While en route, the suspect reportedly
was "looking for a place to pull off the
road," Terrell said, am* finally did in a
deserted area in northeastern Barrow
County There, the man allegedly
assaulted and raped the woman, he said
A second struggle between the victim
and the suspect erupted later, and the
woman managed to free herself. Terrell
said She ran to a nearby farm house,
and asked the residents to call the
sheriff
"Two deputies responded, and got a
good description of the man and her car
that he took off in." he said. “She was
extremely cooperative and coherent."
Area law enforcement officials were
alerted, and the suspect was apprehend
ed within 30 minutes in Jackson County
by Hoschton Police Chief J P Robertson.
Terrell added.
The victim was treated and released
from an area hospital, and was praised
by authorities for her assistance in
making a quick arrest. "She is
responsible for us having a good case."
Terrell said
Tyndall was transfered from Jackson
to Barrow County by Winder police, he
added
HEW begins
loan system
crackdown
WASHINGTON (UPli-The government
today announced a crackdown on fraud
’ and mismanagement in three federal aid
programs to college students
The Department of Health. Education
and Welfare will intensify efforts to get
i money from student loan defaulters -
including the use of private collection
agencies. HEW Secretary Joseph
Califano said
More than 100 proprietary schools are
under investigation for fraud and abuse
related to the guaranteed student loan
program, he said
Beginning this spring, all institutions
entering the loan program will be
reviewed for the adequacy of administra
tive and fiscal standards before they are
, allowed to participate, he said
Also targeted by HEW for improved
management are the basic educational
opportunity grant program and the
I national direct student loan program
Blood drive to begin
At one time or another, most
next week
Illustration by ROBERT EHRHART
people need blood that can
only be provided by donors
By El) GRISAMORE
Feature editor
Blood It's that dark, red stuff that
circulates within us and keeps us
functioning It's the sustainer of life; a
fluid for which there is no substitute.
And every year in the U S., one out of
80 people need it for operations,
emergences and treatment
Because of the growing demand for
blood, the Atlanta Regional Red (Yam
Blood Program needs 700 pints of blood
daily to supply patients in over 60
counties throughout the state.
That is why the Red Cross depends
heavily on the University’s three
annual blood drives to help supply the
blood needs of over 90 northeast
Georgia hospitals
The winter drive is slated for
Monday, Feb 20, and will continue
through Friday The drive will be
operated in Memorial from 11:30 a m.
to 5 p m. daily
THE WINTER drive has tradition
ally been the largest in the Southeast
and one of the largest collegiate drives
in the nation
"It lias been successful in the past
because of a united effort," Gayle
Colver, program advisor for the
Union, said. “Several campus organi
zations are always highly involved "
The Red Cross has set a goal of
collecting 500 pints daily for the five
day period and an overall goal of 2500
The 2341 collected winter 1976 was
an all-time five-day record for the
state In three drives last year, a total
ot 3832 pints were given
Union officials claim they would
have eclipsed the five-day mark last
year when 2068 pints were collected,
but 307 students were deferred from
giving blood because of a major flu
epidemic at the time
ACCORDING TO a spokeswoman
for the Athens Red Cross, the cold
weather and flu could also have an
effect on this winter's drive
"Some students will probably want
to donate but will be rejected because
they are taking cough and cold
medications. Sigrid Summers, of the
Athens Red Cross, said.
“Donors are eligible to give only
when cold and flu symptoms are no
longer evident." Summers said “The
donor must wait two weeks after an
oral dose of antibiotics and one month
after an injection of antibiotics before
giving blood
"A nurse checks the student's blood
pressure, hemoglobin and temper
ature," she said. “When a student
qualifies for the next step, his medical
history is examined "
HEALTHY PERSONS ages 17 to 66
and weighing at least 110 pounds are
eligible to give blood, according to
Red Cross officials
“A person who has had a serious
recent illness or history of certain
diseases may be medically deferred."
Summers said “For example, a
person who has seen a dentist within
the last 72 hours cannot give blood
because the gums are highly
infectious "
Summers said medically eligible
people can give a pint of blood as
often as every eight weeks
Protestors disrupt Kyemba’s speech
By WALTER JONES
Over the shouts of several protesting students.
Henry Kvemba called on the United States to take
a policy stand against the abuses of power of
Ugandan President Idi Amin
“Uganda has been hijacked by a man who has
no interest in the people he is ruling." the former
Ugandan Minister of Health said al Wednesday
night's speech in Memorial Hall
Kyemba compared Idi Amin's actions to
German dictator Adolph Hitler's mass extermina
tion of Jews in the 1930s and 40s
About 10 black Africans chanted accusations in
English and African languages during the lecture
while holding signs which read. "Kyemba- Traitor
to African,” “Who is paying you - Kyemba' 1 " and
“Kyemba took part in alleged crimes for six
years." The hecklers drew disapproval comments
from the audience and police twice asked the
protestors to refrain their vocal outcries
EXPLAINING HIS reason for coming to the
United States. Kyemba said. "Let's face it. what's
happening in Uganda is a humanitarian problem
President Carter's position on human rights led
him to believe help may be available from the
United States, he said
Kyemba said another reason he came here was
to request coffee sales from Uganda to the United
States be ended Although only four percent of the
coffee used in the United States comes from
Uganda, 90 percent of Uganda's coffee exports, an
essential part of its economy, go to the United
States, he said
Regarding the significance of this small amount
of American coffee drinkers. Kyemba said. "I
have great respect in the Boston Tea Party that
started this country drinking coffee but I doubt
the four percent from Uganda will be missed “
By cutting off the funds from American coflee
sales Amin would be unable to purchase the
weapons and gifts he bestows on his military
leadei.-.. m added
ALTHOUGH BOTH the United States and the
Soviet Union supply arms to Uganda, this small
African nation has never officially entered a war
since its independence in 1962. Kyemba said
These weapons are being used to kill Ugandan
citizens, he added
Henry Kyemba's brother was killed in 1972 and
his family was not allowed to bury his body
Kyemba said the only reason he remained in
Uganda after this murder was in an effort to
restrain the "monster" he felt Idi Amin to be
Responding to protestors who claimed Kyemba
was lecturing to destroy African unity and better
his own interests. Kyemba said. "1 say shame to
those who do not support those who stand up i to
Idi Amin's action i " He added it was "not a
question of race, not a question of black or white
it is a question of humanity "
The blood of the Ugandan people is on the hands
of people like you who demonstrate in a stupid
manner," he said A protestor replied. "You came
over here to sell us nonsense "
ALTER SPE \kl\G for about an hour. Kymba
tried to answer questions from the floor, above the
protestors shouts
A student accused him of fleeing Uganda
because he had embezzled from the government
In addition, the student asked if he was
knowledgeable about Amin's behavior, why did he
accept a cabinet position' 1
After 10 minutes of answering question* in spile
of the shouting demonstrators Kyemba left the
podium
Kyemba was appointed to serve as a personal
aide to Amin s predecessor. Prime Minister
Milton Obole After Amin s military coup
Kvemba was chosen as secretary to the cabinet
and then minister ol health in 1974 He served
under Amin until his escape from Uganda in Mav
of 1977 lie had remain.-c. in sell imposed exile
will, his fannn “ xin.-e
Photo by WINGATE DOWNS
Henry Kyemba speaks to Memorial audience
Allocation
process
reviewed
This article is the third in a series of
three articles concerning the allocations
of student activity fees.
By SKIP III LETT
Assistant campus editor
Following submission of the student
allocations budget to his office in 1976.
Dean of Student Affairs Dwight Douglas
reviewed the recommendations of the
senate Most of the organizations affected
by the drastic reduction or elimination of
salaries appealed to Douglas and. for the
most pail, student salaries weri
reinstated or increased in one way or
another
Douglas kept his comments on the
alterations low-key. primarily suggesting
the allocations committee had run short
on time due to runoffs in the Student
Government Association <SGA> elections
during spring quarter He stated at the
News analysis
same time, however, he had reservations
about the mechanics of the process
Douglas said he felt the process required
future review in the area of changes
which could he instituted to insure better
continuity
Just what changes Douglas might have
in mind remained a mystery to SGA
members until, in April 1977. his
intentions became clear A proposal by
Douglas was in the making, students
learned, which would remove responsi
bilily for the budget from the Senate
Allocations Committee and place it in the
hands of Douglas' own hand picked
committee, made up ot faculty members,
administrators and students.
THE COMMITTEE it was reported,
would have the responsibility for
reviewing all budget requests, excluding
only small clubs and organizations and
travel requests, which would remain in
the hands ol the allocations committee
This facet of Douglas plan became a
reality before any formal announcement
of change took place
Douglas had already made it known,
through informal communications, he
was calling on all major campus
organizations to file budget requests
directly with his office which he would
then send to the as vet unfounded
committee
Then, interaction between Douglas and
the newly elected members of .SGA began
in an effort to work out an agreement,
fated to he referred to facetiously by SGA
members in weeks to come as “ the great
compromise." Senate members were
warned from within their own ranks to he
suspicious of any compromise which
might come out of negotiations with the
dean
Many of the senators disagreed with
the reasons Douglas had for imple
menting such a change, charging the
dean's true motivation was simply to
gain direct control over student
allocations
OPPOSITION to Douglas' move strong
1> warned the senate not to be fooled into
thinking the senate would, in any way.
control allocations of student activity
fees
On April It, the "compromise" was
announced Douglas allocations com
mittee would consist of five faculty
members and administrators and six
students. One of the students would serve
as chairman, with no vote except jn the
case of a tie The faculty' and
administrators would he picked by-
Douglas and the students he would ask to
serve were the five Senate • Allocations
Committee members and SGA Adminis
Ira live Vice President Grant Raeside
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