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New Leadership for
King Center
King Center direc
tors moved to choose
the federal govern
ment to take over the
property and general
maintenance and
upkeep of the King
Center.
Page 2A
Earl Graves passes
mantle to Son
Eard G. Graves Sr.,
who has always used
the pages of his maga
zine to preach sound
succession rl.ins tor
black-owned compa
nies, followed his own
advice recently when
he named one of his
sons CEQO of the
media company.
Page 2A
Deon Grantham and
friends want to restruc
ture government
Votng on a referen
dum rto restructure the
push to change the way
our government docs
business comes from
conservatives that do not
asvpreciate the fact that
black commissioners are
willing to take their argu
ments before the people.
Page 4A
Entertainer Lou Rawils
In a bittersweet coda
to emeriainei Lou
Rawls' lite and long
dedication to the
United Negro College
Fund, the annual
fundraiser he rtook
part in last September
was broadcast shortly
after his death.
Page 1B
GOOD NEWS
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A Masked Ball
Paine College gears
i{f for their annual
Masked Ball. Early
reservations and spon
sorships are now being
accepted.
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City/Regi0n......3A
Classifieds ......58
Good News ......6A
Happenings ....4B
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artin Luther King, Jr.: A man for all seasons and a man so all imes ~ mxcoteseatons
By MICHAEL MEYERS
:\ususw Focus
Many personalities have
had their impact on the
sands ot time, shaping it in
one way or another. A list
ot such figures includes
persons trom religion, pol
itics, economics and other
social torces. More often
than not, they “strut their
hours on the stage” and
move on. [t not into toral
oblivion, thev move on to
some place in the back
The ‘Committee of 100’ establishes
Charles Walker Legal Defense Fund
By MICHAEL MEYERS
Augusta Focus
On Tuesday night. the
“Commictee of 100
unanimously decided to
create a Legal Defense
Fund ftor their leader
Charles W. Walker. The
Committee of 100 has
been in existence for a
litele over two vears and
has become a driving
force in getting people
elecred.
The group srarted trom
a féw close friends and
long time supporters of
the former senator. The
records show that only
45-60 people were in
attendance at their first
meeting. For the next
meeting, the members of
this newly formed
unnamed group were
asked to bring a meigh
bor, triend, or relative to
the meeting; and thac is
exactly what they did.
By the next meeting, this
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Robert Cooks from ANIC and Bob O'Neal from Alistate Insurance,
hold a check for $15,000. The check Is part of a grant the neigh.
borhood development cooperation recelved from the Insurance
group.
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Article of analysis and interpretation
ground of lite. Such a
description does not apply
to the man that we will be
honoring this week, the
late Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. Dr. King was the
leader of a non-violent
movement that raised the
conscience of the nation
and caralvzed enormous
social change. Itis hard to
conceive having the Civil
Rights Bills of 1964 and
1965 alone without his
strategic impact on Con
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group had more than
doubled in size and was
ready to take action,
I'he Committee ot 100
has been responsible for
many things in the past
election cycles 1o include
mass canvassing ol
Augusta-Richmond
County and helping o
be a part of the massive
registration project in
this area.
Sec Walker, page 9A
Branch of the United
States government.
In addition to a strong
adherence to Christian val
ues, Dr. King stood for the
democratic values thart
under gird our democracy:
treedom, justice and equal
ity. The reason that his
presence and memory have
endured with us over the
37 vears elapsing since his
death in 1968 is that his
entire lite, and death for
that martter, was dedicated
to pursuing treedom, jus
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Photo by Dennis G. Williams
State Representative Earnestine Howard addresses family,
friends, and well-wishers as she prepares to finish her late hus.
band's work as State Representative of thel2lst district. A Meet
& Greet was held to wish her well in her duties on Friday, Jan. 6
at Beulah Grove Baptist Church.
ANIC receives grant
By JESSICA BAPTISTE
Augusta Focus Staff Writer
“Branching out” in giving
potential homeowners the
opportunity to own their
home is something that the
Augusta Neighborhood
Improvement Corporation
(ANIC) strives to accom
plish. The housing corpora
tion’s main goal is to offer
housing to those who can
not achieve being a home
owner on their own. Now
at the beginning of a new
year, it has received a
$15,000 grant from Allstate
Insurance. ANIC applied
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tice and equality for all
Americans.
Dr. King said in many of
his speeches devoted to the
goal of a color-blind socie
ty that he hoped for the
day when a man would not
be judged by the color of
his skin, but by the con
tent of his character.
Unfortunately, there is a
growing trend on the part
of persons from some
Sce MLK, page 9A
for the grant last year and
was notified that it would
receive the check. The grant
will fund the Fresh Start
Program, a lease to own
program to help homeown
ers with their financial obli
gations,
The fund development
coordinator says, “We were
surprised because with
grant writing, there’s always
a chance that you won't get
the requested money.”
ANIC’s goal has been to
revitalize neighborhoods
and to offer affordable
Sce ANIC, page 9A
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PAID
AUGUSTA GA
PERMIT NO 302
Serving Metro Augusta,
South Carolina and The CSRA
FIFTY CENTS
NAACP Augusta Branch
presents the Annual Martin
Luther King, Jr. parade on
Sawurday, January 14 at 1 p.m.
This years theme is The Con
science of a Nation. Last year's
parade was the largest Martin
Luther King parade in the his
tory of Augusta. This year’s
parade is expected to be even
larger than last years. Parade
Route: Line up and start will be
from Dyess Patk Community
Center located ar 902 James
Brown Blvd., and will proceed
from there south on James
Brown Blvd., then go west onto
Wrightsboro Road, then North
onto Augusta Ave. From there,
the parade will travel east onto
Laney Walker Blvd. then
North onto 11th Street and
finally east onto D’Antignac
Steet. For more information,
please contact Robert Howard
at (706) 733-8657.
Dr. Martin King Luther, Jr,
Annual Celebration - Carrie |.
Mays Community Center
located at 1014 11th Ave. on
Thursday, January 12 ar 11:00
a.m. This event is hosted by the
Augusta Recreation and Parks
Department. This year’s theme
is “Consdence of a Nation,”
Guest speaker for this program
will be Rev. Otis Moss of Taber
nade Baptst Church. Come
out and enjoy the celebration
and remember Dr. Martin
Luther Kings vision for the
country. For more information,
please contact (706) 796-5025
The Official Dr. Martin L.
King, Jr. Memorial Obser
vance of the CSRA presents
The 13th Annual Rev. Dr.
Martin L. King, Jr. Memonial
Observance CRSA, theme Wz
are One in the Spirit. Special
Tribute to Augusta Leaders will
indude Rep. Henry Howard,
Comm. Lee Beard, and
Comm. Henry Brigham, Mrs.
Rose Parks, Former Interim
Mayor Willie Mays, Dr. Tim
Owings, Mrs. Kingley Riley,
Senator Charles Walker and
many others. The observance
will be held Monday, Jan. 16.
Pre-Musical 11 a.m. Martin L.
King Jr. Celebration 12 noon ar
Bell Auditorium 712 Telfair
Street Augusta, Georgia 30901.
For more information please
all 1(706) 7710093 or 1
(706) 771-6172