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‘ B o 1 . . Thefollowingmemorial column by the late J. Philip Waring was first published for
; & .J. P hlllp Will‘lllg . ””lflg p Iflflfif . Augusta Focus on June 22, 1989. We are republishing it so that Mr. Waring's -
g b e & o ] admirers can reminisce and those who missed his columns can getaglimpse of
] < Memorial Column recétblackhiety.
Sy’ Atlanta’s Underground opens
ast week’s financing of Au
gusta Riverfront Center,
opening of Underground At
' lanta, and legal closing of the
financing of the Georgia Dome, is
each destined to play a major bet
terment role in the growth of our
state and both in the Augusta and
Atlanta areas. And this, in turn,
will mean a tremendous economi
cal, cultural and leisure-time life
for our nation’s Southeast.
. Over a million at Under
ground
. Youprobably saw and read of the
million-plus people whovisited the
four-day opening programs at Un
dergroundlast week, and the Dome
may play an important role in get
ting the 1996 Olympics to Atlanta
and Georgia.
Now for Augusta and its con
stantly growing riverfront, we
would say unto the Rouse and
Portman companies with their gi
ant leisure-type developments in
Boston, New York City, New Or
leans, Baltimore, Miami and now,
Atlanta, to look out! Little Au
gusta, withits Savannah Riverand
cultural, economical, physical and
human resources and assets, etc.,
will soon surge forward into na
tional recognition. More on thisin
McDonalds files suit against Burger King
for introduction of Value Meal aimed at tweens
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fend #tsright to use 'the name
- Burger King Big Kids Meal(TM)
despite a recent lawsuit filed by
McDonald’s.
OndJune 28, 1999, Burger King
Corporation was the first fast
food company to introduce na
tionwide a “Big Kids Meal” that
fill a need for more than 19 mil
lion 7-12 year olds or “tweens”, in
the US.
McDonald’s is claiming that
theyhad secured therightstouse
that name.
“Based on our yearsofresearch,
we know that tweens still want a
toy, but a regular sized kids meal
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a later column.
Talk of the day is education
and civil rights . _
Plans are emerging by the Lead
ership Conference on Civil Rights
to put together plans to submit to
the Congress to help undo the set
backin civil rights so unfortunately
enunciated by the Reagan wing of
the U.S. Supreme Court. Consoli
dation and its recent defeat by the
U.S. Department of Justice is the
talk of the day in Augusta-Rich
mond. “The Mills ofthe Gods often
grind slowly, but also often exceed
ing fine and fair.” :
Doyouremember theracial hys
teria unfortunately engendered by
the media, local and state legisla
tors, public agencies, etc., against
“federal intervention” —whatever
that might be — after the Brown-
Topeka Education decision? And
also after passage of thé civil rights
laws, marches, etc.?
And please let us not forget the
U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
(the most important court outside of
the U.S. Supreme Court. It covered
the 15 states of the old confederacy.)
Andpleaseremembersuchsplendid,
courageous federal district judges
such as J. Waties Waring, Charles
ton, S.C., and Frank Johnson, of
did not offer enough food after about
the age of seven,” said Richard
‘Taylor, vice p‘i*é‘s'i?lept,‘ Marketing,
Burger King Corpotition: “Every
one has a kid’s meal program. The
Burger King Big Kids Meal, which
wasthefirstofitskind tobelaunched
nationwide, just focuseson the cat
egory of Bigger Kids. You can bet
we'll defend our right to use this
name vigorously.”
Afterconsiderableresearchdating
back to 1995, Burger King Corpora
tion developed the Burger King Big
Kids Meal (TM) program especially
for the older kids segment. In addi
tion to a toy, the Burger King Big
Kids Meal (TM) includes larger por
tions, either Double Hamburger,
Double Cheeseburger or a 6 piece
Montgomery, Ala.
While creating a new moral, so
cial and economic status in our
Southland — removing the major
legal vistas of segregation and dis
crimination —racismstill remains.
All of the aforementioned were
Southern White judges who were
harassed, threatened and vilified
forupholdingthe U.S. Constitution
and the laws of our land. It is
indeed shameful the lack of ad
equatehistorybooks and otherdata
in our schools properly describing
this period.
The State Board of Regents con
stantly set up roadblocks against
implementation of federal court
rulingsin education. Did youknow
that public school teachers were
prohibited fromjoiningthe NAACP?
And manylocal U.S. Postal staffers
cooperated with education officials
on memberships arriving via mail.
Despite all of this turmeil, includ
ing the assassinations of M.L. King
andthreegallantyoungmen-—James
Chaney(black)and Andrew Goodman
and Michael Schwerner(white)—in
Philadelphia, Miss., there havebeen
many major positive changes in the
Souththankstothegutsand courage
of the few — both Black and white,
Southern and Northern — men and
women who marched ...
serving of Chicken Tenders, with
~small fries and a (16 ounces) drink.
‘Theßurger King Big Kids Meal (TM)
program features a price point of
$2.79 for the Double Burger Meal
and $2.99 for the Double Cheesebur
geror 6 peace Chicken Tenders Meal,
atparticipatingrestaurants.
Burger King Corporation and
its franchises operate more than
10,400 restaurantsin all 50 states
and 54 countries and international
territories around the world. Since
the company’s founding in Miami
in 1954, the Burger King brand
has become recognized for great
flame broiling taste and Have it
Your Way food customization. In
fiscal year 1998, the Burger King
system has system wide sales of
Paine students stand out
A great deal of credit is due the
students at Paine College of 30 to
35 years ago for their nonviolent
social actioninopening publictrans
portation and public accommoda
tions. Creditis alsodue the United
Methodist and C.M.E. churches,
and anintrepid interracial faculty,
which support Paine.
Ralph McGill speaks out
Sage and long-time Atlanta Con
stitution editor Ralph McGill said
that social and legal changes were
definitely good for the South. He
pointed toits great economic gains
over the past 30 years as proof of
his statement.
NAACP Sunday breakfast
Augusta NAACP will sponsor a
special breakfast this Sunday (the
24™) at 9 am. At Pullman Hall on
Walton Way, according to officials
of the chapter. This will be a
special program to further impor
tant branch activities. The public
isinvited and attendees will be able
to be present at their regular Sun
day morning church services.
This column was originally pub
lished in the June 22, 1989 issue of
Augusta Focus, on page four.
$10.3 billion. Burger King Cor
oration. is a, part of Diageo
E\TYSE:DEO),xhei,ntemat'ional
food and drinks company. In
addition to Burger King, other
brands include Pillsbury,
Haagen Dazs, Johnnie Walker
and J&B Scotch Whiskies,
Smirnoff vodka, Gordon’s gin,
Baileys cream liqueur,
Guinness stout. The group op
erates in over 200 markets
worldwide, and employs around
77,000 people. System wide,
Burger King Restaurants em
ploy more than 300,000 people.
Tolearn more about the Burger
King system, please visit the
company’s website at
www.Burgerking.com.
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McKinney asks,
why not Africa too?
Washington, DC
On a television program high
lighting U.S. assistance to Kosova
and not Africa, Congresswoman
Cynthia McKinney (D-GA), Mem
ber of the International Relations
Subcommittee on International
Operations and Human Rights,
stressed the need for more assis
tance to Africa and called on the
Clinton Administration tochange
its policies.
“Africa is the forgotten and ig
nored continent,” says Congress
woman McKinney. “Africa has
been decimated by the covert and
overt actions of the West, led by
the United States. From slavery
to colonialism, to neocolonialism
and the Cold War, Africans have
been hurt by their interactions
with the West. The turmoil con
tinuestoday asthe Continentreels
from plunder of Africa’s resources
by the hired guns of these outsid
ers.”
A recently released report
clearly illustrates the large dis
crepancy between the treatment
of Kosova refugees and African
refugees. For example, the
UNHCR expenses per day for
Kosovars is $1.23 compared to a
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mere s.ll cents for Africans. And
the number of doctors is 1 for
every 700 Kosovars and 1 doctor
to every 100,000 Africans. The
number of doctors per capita is a
common measure of the level of
health care services available. For
contrast, 1 doctor per 700 in the
Kosovar camp is half the level in
France itself and higher than the
level din many U.S. cities. No
nation in Africa approaches this
level; about the highest is for
Africa’s richest nation per capita,
Mauritius, at 1 doctor per 1,100
persons. ‘
The U.S. exnenses in Kosova
since March 1998 is estimated at
S7O million while Africa has only
received $92 million for the entire
year. In addition, the U.S. spends
$69 per Kosovar per year and $26
per African per year. As for the ait
campaign and peacekeeping ang
reconstruction, the U.S. spent $
billion; U.S. bilateral aid to Afri
can between FY 1988 to FY 1998
was just over $7 billion. ;
“These figures are disturbing
and shocking. This is a clear ex
ample of the eurocentrism of U.S.
foreign policy,” concludes Con%
gresswoman McKinney. :
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