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sln 'Aii 5. Nws-Slptijpiit Vol. 3 ATLANTA GETS BLACK MAYOR Atlanta became the first major southern city to get a Black mayor Tuesday when 60% of its voters elected Vice-mayor Maynard Jackson to its highest office. Official returns from all of the city’s 193 precincts gave Jackson 74,404 Arson Suspected James Brown’s Third World Destroyed By Pre-dawn Fire By R.L. Oliver The “Third World”, billed as the South’s finest night spot, was virtually destroyed by an inferno type blaze early Wednesday morning. Arson is suspected in the case and damage has been estimated as high as $300,000. World renowned soul singer James Brown was called to the scene and appeared at a loss to explain the fire. Brown said, “I don’t know, I don’t know. I’ve been kicked in the teeth, I’ve been kicked in the pants, but this I don’t know about. Is it wono to hui'd the fiv°' night club in Augusta so the people can have a fine place of entertainment? Is it wrong to want the best things out of life?” When asked if anyone knew who or why the fire was set, Brown said, “No we don’t know why the fire was set or Sgt. Tabb Case Gets National Coverage The recent controversy surrounding the apparent Augusta snub of former North Vietnamese prisoner of war Sgt. Robert Ernest Tabb gained national attention last week. Sgt. Tabb was interviewed on NBC “Today” show last K Fl PSO wW**mJP*l i J * *»— «*<*4 *'***• *4 BLACK GOVERNOR TAKES OVER - Gov. Melvin H. Evans of the Virgin Islands was elected last week in Point Gear, Ala., as the first Black chairman of the Southern Governors Conference. He is shown receiving the gavel from Gov. George C. Wallace of Alabama, whom he succeeds for the 1973-74 term. Gov. Reuben Askew of Florida was voted co-chairman. Gov. Evans, a medical doctor, was born in the Virgin Islands. He earned his medical degree at Howard University. -- Photo by Cockrell of the Mobile Beacon. NATIONAL BLACK NEWS SERVICE MEMBER votes to Massel’s 51,237. A 35 year old attorney, Jackson discussed his victory on the NBC TODAY SHOW Wednesday. He said Mayor Sam Massel’s attempts to appeal to racial fears “offended” the people of Atlanta. Atlanta, he said, is who set it.” According to Chief G.E. Dix of the East Augusta Volunteer Fire Department, the fire was concentrated in the rear of the building and burned progressively to the front, destroying everything in its wake. A one gallon jug with a small quantity of gasoline was found in the building. The club’s manager, Charles Reid, Jr., suspected foul play. Reid said, “I would think it was intentional because we have had some threatening calls concerning the club, which I never really thought would aiUvuii. io iuuc.i . Reid said that The Third World was the realization of one of Brown’s dreams. I thought about something Mr. Brown talked to me about sometime ago, this (The Third World) was a dream come true. It WAS a dream. But it’s no longer a dream, it’s ail over now.” Tuesday. During the interview it was pointed out by the former POW that he has been virtually ignored by his hometown because he is Black. Several persons including Mayor Lewis A. Newman and county commissioner Madison P.O. Box 953 pound-for-pound the greatest city in the country. “Atlanta does not like anyone tampering with our image,” and Massel’s tactics were more than Atlanta would stand, the Morehouse graduate said. Several civic organizations, including the Atlanta Community Relations ■SgWMMIII * VmLil HR ~ Mr w-. PHOTO BY JAMES STEWART Local singer Leon Austin and his wife, radio personality “Miss Perfect”, inspect ruins of James Brown’s night club The Third World. Officials said fire gutted the building and the hull is in danger of collapsing. Woo were interviewed regarding their feelings in the matter. When asked why no formal festivity was accorded Tabb upon his return, Mayor Newman said, “I was advised by the then former commanding General of Ft. Gordon, Gen. H.L. Moore, not to do anything officially without his orders straight from Washington, D.C. It was unfortunate that he (Tabb) was caught up in that big group of returning prisoners at Ft. Gordon and when they all left to their various homes, I guess he was over looked,” the mayor said. Accordin to Newman he did not see the NBC telecast. Richmond County Commissioner Madison Woo said, “I haven’t seen the telecast I don’t know anything about it.” Woo did say he would put it on the agenda for consideration at Tuesday’s regular meeting. Mr. L.D. Jones of Mt. Auburn ■ Avenue, when asked on Broad St. said, “I think the individual who planned the parade when it was first teamed we had an Augustan over there, then, rengaged when he found out Tabb was Black should be made public.” Local D.J. Paul Geveland said of the Tabb situation. “I don’t think it’s fair. White, yellow, Black or Brown, they all shed the same type blood, were hit by the same kind of bullets and were fighting for tiie same country, Why can’t they all get the same treatment when they come home? I think it’s a step in the wrong direction for Augusta to ignore such an important situation. He should be recognized not as a Black, but as a man. The THE PEOPLE’S PAPER Commission condemned Massel’s attempt to divide the city. Jackson expressed optimism that Atlanta can overcome whatever division the campaign caused. He pointed out that the president of the City Council, Wyche Fowler, is sooner Augusta understands this, the sooner Augusta progresses.” Mrs. Minnie Pierce said, “I just don’t think it’s fair, not fair at all.” U.S. Black Publishers In The U.S.S.R. j jßwt WK * PUBLISHERS OFF FOR RUSSIA - Seven of the eight Black publishers who flew to Russia last week for a 12-day study tour are shown at Kennedy Airport in New York with the Russian flight crew. Left to right: Mrs. Lenora Carter of the Houston Forward Times, secretary, National Newspaper Publishers Association; John H. Sengstacke, Chicago Daily Defender; Ms. N. Kamenskaya, stewardess; Howard B. Woods of the ST. Louis Sentinel, NNPA vice president; Captain V. Gromadin, pilot; Garth C. Reeves, Miami Times; Daniel L. Inman, Thomasville, Ga., News; Robert J. Thomas, Milwaukee Star-Times; Captain A Tikhonenko, co-pilot; and Mrs. Frances L. Murphy, Afro-American Newspapers. They will be joined in Russia by Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett of the San Francisco Sun Reporter, NNPA president - Photo by Cooper. Augusta, Georgia white. (Fowler defeated civil rights activist Hosea Williams for the post). Half of the city council is Black and that the Atlanta school board has five Blacks and four whites. Jackson said he was not surprised by the margin of his victory. “We expected a very NAACP Plans Mass Meeting At Tabernacle The Augusta Chapter of the NAACP will host its Annual Membership Mass Meeting at the hostorical Tabernacle Bapt. Church Sunday at 7:30 p.m. The main speaker will be the Reverend Dr. R.E. Odom Sr., the pastor of the First Baptist Church of Birmingham, Ala. A native of Detroit, Dr. Odom attended Wayne State ' IWT 1 ' WSKnMBWSB -li mWK w H|K <WW Wlw hl ■ > Walter S. Hornsby, 111 gives Walter, IV a closer look at Walter Hornsby, Sr., co-founder of the Pilgrim Health and Life Insurance Company. The Company dedicated its new district agency offices Sunday. (See related photos page 5) strong finish and that’s what we got.” Asked whether he would be looking to higher office on the state or national level, Jackson said, he may not have any real alternatives, because of the racial factor, “I want to serve Atlanta for eight years, and I want to do the very best job I can as mayor. University University. He is at present vice presendent of the Greater Birmingham Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Music will be furnished for this occasion by the Walker Baptist Association Chorus. Admission is free, everyone " welcome. By Slava Tynes, Novosti Press Agency A delegation of the Afro-American National Newspaper Publishers Association is currently in the Soviet Union at the invitation of the USSR Journalists’ Union. Members of the delegation include Frances Murphy, D.L. Inman, Garth Reeves, John Sengstacke, Lenore Carter, Howard Woods, Robert Thomas and Carlton Goodlett. Having visited Moscow and Leningrad the delegation left for Uzbekistan-one of the fifteen Soviet republics. Prior to the Great October Socialist Revolution of 1917, Uzbekistan’s population was almost 100 per cent illiterate. Today 3.5 million children study in 9,000 secondary schools. (The republic has a population of 12.9 million). After visiting a school in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, Carlton Goodlett, head of the delegation, said, “For the first time we have seen national education in action and we are delighted with it.’’ He stressed that the Afro-American publishers had arrived in Uzbekistan specifically to view the Soviet successes scored by the people October 18, 1973 No. 31 MAYNARD JACKSON Atlanta’s mayor-elect EDITORIAL is sickle cell a phony issue As recently as three years ago, many Blacks had never heard of sickle cell anemia. Then all of a sudden, it became the “in” thing, and the government started setting up programs to cope with this disease that primarily affects Black people. Now some Blacks have become increasii igiy skeptical about all the fuss being made over sickle cell anemia. They point out that more than a dozen diseases kill more Black people than sickle cell anemia. Blacks are dying every day from high blood pressure, but only one child out of five hundred is born with sickle cell anemia. Then why all the emphasis on sickle cell? Inspite of these arguments, it is obvious that sickle cell anemia is a real problem for those who have sickle cell anemia. Augusta has the good fortune of having the biggest and best equipped Sickle Center in the Southeast It is one of only 15 Sickle Cell Centers in the nation. Persons suffering with the disease come here for treatment from all over the state of Georgia and from neighboring states. They are often poor and without money for room and board in a hotel. The Augusta Sickle Cell Center is renting a house - The Nancy Cobb House - to help solve this problem. Nancy Cobb, 48, is a sickle cell patient who has virtually won her battle against this disease. The Nancy Cobb House will serve as a housing facility for sickle cell anemia patients and their families who cannot afford accomdations during their diagnosis and treatment at the Sickle Cell Clinic. The house is designed to exist through voluntary contributions only. Every effort will be made through professional counseling services to determine the needs of these families and to increase their understanding of sickle cell anemia while they are in residence at the Nancy Cobb House. It is important to note that needy out-of-town patients attending Talmadge hospital may stay at the Nancy Cobb House although their afflictions have nothing to do with sickle ceil anemia. As long as they are poor; and room is available, the services of the Nancy Cobb House will be extended to them. Twenty-five thousand dollars are needed to pay for these services. We think the project is worthwhile and urge our readers to contribute to this noble effort Contributions should be sent to: The Sickle Cell Center c/o Rev. E. McKay Miller 1526 Gwinnett Street Augusta, Ga. 30902 PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE! We want to print your news. But we MUST have it by NOON TUESDAY in order for it to be printed that week. There can be NO exceptions. Please co-operate with us so we can better serve you. of the former colonial region of tsarist Russia. The delegation members, Goodlett said, were particularly impressed by the fact that children, receiving a well-rounded education, are brought up not only in the spirit of national pride, but also in the spirit of internationalism. Having gone sightseeing in the city and having met the residents of Tashkent, the guests from the United States visited the Malek (tsar of the steppes) State Farm in the Hungry steppe. 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