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THE PEOPLE ’ S PAPER (is*')
Vol. 2
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; Man Murdered With Butcher Knife
i Employees Assaulted, Robbed And Raped;
Paine College Student Robbed Os $506.00 <
SEE POLICE REPORT •
WRITES CONGRESS
P.C. Faculty Requests National
Holiday For Dr. King
The Paine College faculty
and staff met Monday morning
for a planning session and
immediately directed its
attention to a search for a
position upon the movement
toward establishing January 15
as a national holiday to
commemorate the birth and
life of Dr. Martin Luther King.
By majority the Paine family
declared itself to be in accord
with the movement, but stated
it did not wish to limit the
observance of Dr. King’s
leadership and ideals to one
day a year, but to have one day
set aside for formally
recognizing his service to
mankind and for renewing and
rededicating individual energies
to the perpetuation of his
philosophy.
As a result of this stand, a
committee was appointed to
draft a resolution to the
Congress of the United States
urging the declaration of a
national holiday on January
15, Dr. King’s birthday.
School was officially closed
at the College following the
one hour discussion which led
to the drafting of a resolution
to be sent to the Congress of
the United States urging the
declaration of a national
holiday on Dr. King’s birthday,
January 15.
RESOLUTION:
WHEREAS, Dr. Martin
Luther King dedicated his life
to the furtherance of the
concept of the brotherhood of
mankind and was martyred
while in pursuit of the
realization cf this ideal; and
WHEREAS, Dr. King was
the major factor in the
awakening of the moral
conscience of this country to
the indignity of human
suffering; and
WHEREAS, Dr. King was
responsible for drawing
attention to the inconsistencies
between the human rights
guaranteed by the Constitution
of the United States and the
actual application of such
rights to all citizens of the
United States; and
WHEREAS, Dr. King
achieved world renown, as
evidenced by his being awarded
the Nobel Peace Prize, because
of the universal appeal of his
non-violent approach to
attitudinal change - social,
political and economic; and
WHEREAS, that although
Dr. King has received
international acclaim as
aforestated, the greatest impact
of his life and work has
resulted in the improvement of
the quality of life in this
country;
WE THEREFORE
STRONGLY RECOMMEND
that the Congress of the United
States establish by law a
national holiday to
commemorate the life of Dr.
Martin Luther King upon his
birthday, January 15.
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MEMORIAL SPEAKER - Dr.
Nelson Trout, Executive
Director of the Lutheran Social
Service of Dayton, Ohio, was
the guest speaker at memorial
services on the birthday of the
late Dr. Martin Luther King
P.O. Box 953
Monday, January 15. The
services were held at Fort
Gordon’s Chapel 9. Dr. Trout,
a former associate of Dr. King,
is the immediate president of
the Lutheran Human Relations
Association of America.
Augusta, Georgia
Washington
Gets Tri-State
Post
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Dr. Washington
Recently, the Supervisory
Panel of the Alabama, Florida,
Georgia Early Childhood
Teacher Training Project
(Tri-State) authorized the
addition of two new
Supervisory Panel members
from each of the three-states.
As a result of an election to
comply with this
authorization, Dr. Justine
Washington, presently an
official participant in the
Project, has been elected as a
new member of the
Supervisory Panel.
Since Project regulations
prohibit an individual from
being both an official
participant and a Panel
member, Dr. Washington has
indicated that she will be
resigning as an official
participant very soon so that
die can assume this new role
and attend the January 19-20
Panel meeting.
As a Supervisory Panel
member, Dr. Washington will
be involved in quarterly
meetings where Project
activities are reviewed and
planned and where Project
policies are discussed and set as
required by program
modifications.
Dr. Washington is chairman
of the Division of Teacher
Education at Paine College. In
November, she became the first
Black woman elected to the
Richmond County Board of
Education.
CAC Meeting
The Community Action
Committee will hold its regular
meeting at 8 o’clock Monday
night, January 22, at the office
of the Community Action
Agency, 2390 Walden Drive.
According to Henri
Freeman, chairman, a report
on the housing situation in
Augusta will be made by Mrs.
Maxine Baker, housing
specialist for the Community
Action Agency.
All CAC members are
reminded to be present, and
visitors are welcome.
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ALL 51 BLACK LAWYERS
FAIL STATE BAR EXAM
A group of Black lawyers
filed suit in U.S. District Court
Tuesday charging the State
Board of Bar Examiners with
“discriminatory and
unconstitutional practices.”
At a press conference in
Atlanta, Attorney Marvin S.
Arrington stated that 51 Blacks
took the State Bar
Examination and all 51 failed,
in spite of the fact that most of
them held law degrees from
such universities as Columbia
University, Harvard, Duke and
Indiana University.
The suit charges that a
disproportionate percentage of
those given failing grades are
Scott Named
First Black
Civil Service
Commission
Head
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H.R. Scott
Tuesday night, H. Randolph
Scott was unanimously elected
to serve as chairman of the
Civil Service Commission.
He is the first Black named
to the Commission.
Scott is serving his last year
on the five man body and it is
traditional that a member
serves as chairman during his
final year.
The Civil Service
Commission has responsibility
for the Augusta Police
Department and Fire
Department.
Asked if his election would
have any significance in regards
to the low percentage of Blacks
in these departments, Scott
said the jobs are based on
application and the only
significance is that young
Blacks who know that there is
a Black on the Commission
may be more inclined to apply
for these positions.
Scott is the Secretary
-Treasurer of the Pilgrim
Health and Life Insurance
Company.
A graduate of Morehouse
College, Scott has earned the
Master’s degree from Atlanta
University and has done
further study at the University
of Michigan.
He is a member of the
Tabernacle Baptist Church. He
serves on the Board of
Directors for the Shiloh
Orphanage, the Augusta OIC,
the 9th Street YMCA and the
Pilgrim Health and Life
Insurance Company. He is also
a member of the Kappa Alpha
Psi Fraternity.
Married to the former Betty
Du Metz, they have two sons,
H. Randolph II and Wayne
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Black and that the “purpose or
effect” of the Georgia Bar
Examination is to exclude
Black applicants from the
practice of law in Georgia in
EDITORIAL
I Ht PRIUL Os
We wish to congratulate the Lucy Laney High School
Band (‘Pride of Augusta’) for being selected to
participate in the President’s inauguration on Saturday
and we would like to congratulate the Augusta
community for the generous support it has given to this
effort.
Nevertheless, some Blacks have serious hang-ups
about this affair, and they point out that 87% of the
Black voters voted against Nixon in the last election.
One man summed up this view by stating, “It’s time for
us to stop being minstrels for white folk.”
These people are quite correct. And it is our very
definite opinion that Nixon has use only for the Black
ministrel and those who are shallow enough to allow
themselves to be used.
But Nixon IS the President and this is a presidential
inauguration?”
It is a historic occasion, and to be a part of this
history making event is possibly the highest
accomplishment a high school band can achieve.
We take heart in knowing that the kids see through
“Tricky Dick.” They are hip to his “southern strategy”
and his general lack of moral leadership. They know
that Nixon is just a sophisticated George Wallace.
Inspite of that, we believe that all people can and
should respect the presidency, even if they cannot hold
the President in the same high regard.
Augusta is rightfully proud of Lucy Laney, and
Augusta should be proud of itself for the very excellent
support it has given this fine band.
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Mr. and Mrs. James Carter HI receiving trophy from Mr. Frank T. Delley for
having the Most Outstanding Christmas Decoration in Belair Hills Estates. This is an
annual award given by the Belair Hills Association. Mr. Dellev was one of the judges.
January 18, 1973 No. 44
violation of the 13 and 14
Amendments of the U.S.
Constitution.
The suit notes that in 1960,
there were only 12 Black
lawyers licenced to practice in
Georgia. In 1973, there are
only approximately 60.
In addition to Arrington,
attorneys for the Black lawyers
are John H. Ruffin, Jr., C.B.
King, Bobby Hill, Thomas M.
Jackson and Emily Carssow.
Ruffin told the
News-Review Wednesday he
felt the exam results raise the
question of “discrimination
against Blacks and it raises the
question of the relevancy of an
examination that has not been
validated to show whether or
not it actually measures a
person’s ability to practice law.
All of the Blacks named in
the suit received scores above
.60 but less than the passing
mark of 70.
Two Augusta attorneys were
named. Twenty eight year old
James Perry graduated from St.
Augustine College, and in
1972, graduated from the
Columbia University School of
Law. He is presently employed
by the Augusta Legal Aid
Society.
After receiving his score, he
requested to see his
examination. The request was
denied.
Jack Lasonde, 28, graduated
from Bishop College in
upper 10% of his class. In May,
1972, he graduated from the
Duke University Law School.
He is presently employed as an
associate of Attorney John
Ruffin. His request to see his
examination was denied also.
Information was not
available as to the total number
of persons taking the exam.
A motion for a restraining
order has been filed to prevent
the exams taken in July from
being destroyed.