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Vol. 3
Black Affirmative Action Officer
Approved ByCouncil-Hamilton Objects
The Augusta City Council
approved the appointment of
Black Sergeant Major Handsel
E. Johnson, Jr. to serve as
Affirmative Action Officer for
the Augusta Police Department
Monday. The only objection
came from Hugh Hamilton
who said he felt that Federal
Judge Anthony Alaimo acted
illegally in ordering an
affirmative action officer and
ruling that the police
department must reflect the
50-50 Black to white
Black Caucus Demands
House Move On Nixon
Impeachment
The Congressional Black
Caucus sharing an opinion held
by millions of Americans, is
dismayed and shocked by
recent actions on the part of
Richard M. Nixon. In the
opinion of the Congressional
Black Caucus, the decisions to
discharge Archibald Cox and
abolish the office of Special
Prosecutor were both
irresponsible and
unconscionable. The totality of
recent events culminating in
the resignation of the two
highest Justice Department
officials unnecessarily
precipitated a constitutional
crisis. The end result to the
intelligence of American
citizens but also an assault on
established governmental
• institutions and more
fundamentally the
Constitution itself.
The call for impeachment of
Richard Nixon is neither new
nor unique. Members of the
Congressional Black Caucus
introduced impeachment
resolutions as long as two years
ago, based upon the strong
contention that Nixon was
carrying on an illegal war in
Southeast Asia. Nixon’s
adventurism in Indochina
was-and is-both illegal and
impeachable, and the cascade of
ensuing executive crimes-the
ITT, Vesco, mild and wheat
deals, Watergate and all its
associated criminal activities,
the shady campaign
contributions and payoffs, and
Nixon’s bevy of illegal
impoundments of critical
program funding-only further
serve to strengthen the position
that Richard Nixon
should~and must-be removed
from office.
The Congressional Black
Caucus urges the leadership of
the House of Representatives
immediately to define and
establish procedures and
mechancis for dealing with
consideration of the
impeachment of Richard
Nixon. We further urge that
these procedures be made
known to all members of the
House and to the American
people without delay.
The Members of the
Congressional Black Caucus
oppose any consideration of
Gerald Ford’s nomination for
Vice President of the United
States. The consensus is that to
do so before the question of
impeachability of Richard
Nixon in resolved constitutes
utter misinterpretation of basis
priorities. Therefore, the
Congressional Black Caucus
population ratio.
Hamilton, who narrowly
missed being elected mayor last
year, offered a motion to
appeal the judge’s ruling. The
motionn died for lack of a
second. Hamilton argued that
the city had decided to “roll
over and play dead.”
Mayor Lewis A. Newman
who announced the
appointment of Sgt. Mayor
Johnson Friday said, “In our
judgment, we were better off
handling this by ourselves
recommends that the
Democratic Leadership of the
House instruct the Judicary
Committee to hold in abeyance
any consideration of Gerald
Ford until a full and thorough
determination has been made
concerning the pending serious
charges of high crimes and
misdemeanors against the
nation by Richard Nixon.
The Nixon agreement to
comply with the order of the
Court to release the tapes is a
complete vindication of Mr.
Cox’s insistence that Nixon
Incumbents Re-elected
Boyles, Roland In Run-off
Incumbents John D.
Chavous and Mrs. Fred Powell
were reelected and Thomas F.
Boyles forced a runoff with
Mrs. Carl Roland in Tuesday’s
Richmond County Board of
Education election.
Chavous led the voting with
a total of 3,561 votes to keep
his seat in the 121st District.
The incumbent defeated
Wayne Collins who received
1,114 votes.
Veteran board member
Mrs. Powell was reelected in
Jimmy Carter Gets Medical College Post
James E. Carter, 111 has been
appointed assistant director of
student affairs for minority
students at the Medical College
of Georgia.
Carter received a BS degree
from Paine College in 1960 and
earned his M.Ed. degree from
South Carolina State College
this year. Prior to joining the
Medical College, he taught
general science, health, and
physical education in the
Richmond County School
System.
Carter served as an
instructor of science and
medical procedures in the
United States Army and the
U.S. Army Reserve. He is a
member of the Christ United
Presbyterian Church and
president of the Belair Hills
Association.
He is married to the former
Judy Luchey. They have two
sons, James, IV and Mason.
They live at 1528 Flagler
Road.
P.O. Box 953
outside of court.”
City Attorney Samuel F.
Maguire was more pointed,
“We knew we were going to
lose ... because it is a point that
has been thoroughly litigated
... (it was) better than just
fighting for the hell of it... we
were wrong.” Maguire said he
felt the judge’s order requiring
more Blacks in the police
department was “overdue”.
In announcing Johnson’s
appointment Mayor Newman
said that there are some 12-13
comply with the Court’s order.
The Congressional Black
Caucus therefore insists that
Richard Nixon now reestablish
this independent Prosecutor’s
Office and that Mr. Cox be
reappointed immediately. Only
in this manner will the
American people be assured of
an honest, objective and
vigorous persual of all
ramifications of Watereate in
the original manner promised
by Nixon when he promised
an investigation which would
be pursued “fully and
the First Ward seat with a total
of 2,836 votes to opponent
Mrs. Roy Lazenby’s 1,994
votes.
Less than one-tenth of the
total registered voters in
Richmond County turned out
for the election to seat
one-fourth of the Board of
Education’s 16 members. Os
the 53,384 registered voters in
the county 5,129 turned out at
the 48 precincts Tuesday.
Mrs. Roland tallied 2,083
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JAMES E. CARTER
applicants for the position
“several of whom were
outstanding”. The mayor
added that Johnson was one of
the “best applicants that I have
seen for any position since I
have been with the city
government.”
Johnson is a 28 year army
veteran who will retire from
active duty by December 1. He
will be available on a part-time
basis prior to that date.
The 43 year old Johnson is a
native of Houston, Texas. He
fearlessly, wherever it may
lead.’
The Congressional Black
Caucus strongly recommends
that all citizens concerned
about this current crisis make
their concerns known to the
leadership of the House
immediately, Contact Carl
Albert, Speaker; Thomas P.
O’Neill, Jr., Majority Leader;
John J. McFall, Majority Whip
and Peter W. Rodino, Jr.
Chairman, Committee of the
Judiciary.
votes in election for the 119th
District seat, to Boyles’ 1,797
votes. The third candidate in
the race for retiring board
member Julian Lively’s seat.
Mrs. Barbara Allen, finished
with 921 votes.
Since none of the candidates
in the three-way race received a
majority of votes, a run-off
election is scheduled for Nov.
27, according to Richmond
County Election Board
officials.
arid his wife Elizabeth have
two children, Delphine 14 and
Tammy 5. They are currently
living in Glenville in Tatnall
County.
Asked for his reaction to the
selection Sgt. Major Johnson,
Police Chief James G. Beck
said he has talked with
Johnson on several occasions
and “he impresses me ... that
he can do the job that we are
looking for.”
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Detroit Elects Black Mayor
Coleman Young was elc:ted
Tuesday as the first Black
mayor of Detroit. Unofficial
returns showed that Young
Clyburn First Black On
Aiken City Council
AIKEN A Black candidate
won a seat on the City of
Aiken Council by a wide
majority in unoffical returns
Tuesday night.
William Clyburn, an Aiken
High School football coach led
with 1,384 votes, making him
the first Black candidate ever
elected in the town’s history.
Clyburn is a Democrat.
Both Black and white
supporters converged on the
young football coach following
the return of the last box to
congratulate him on the win.
Between handshakes, the
exuberant winner said he has
always contended “there is not
as much animosity between the
races in Aiken as some people
have said.
“We did a whole lot of work
and I had a lot of people
Thurmond Joins News-Review
Editor-Publisher Mallorv K.
Millender announced this week
that Paine College’s student
chairman, Michael Thurmond
has joined the News-Review
staff as a reporter.
Listed among Who’s Who in
American Colleges and
Universities, Thurmond has
served as editor of the student
newspaper at Paine, president
of the freshman class, and is a
member of the Student-Fac
ulty Senate. He is majoring in
Philosophy and Religion.
Thurmond is a junior from
Athens, Ga. He is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney
Thurmond.
’Sillar Kelly Day”
Sillar Kelly Day was held at
Gracewood Elementary School
on October 31. The affair was
held to honor Mrs. Sillar Kelly
upon her retirement.
Students, faculty and friends
gathered on the school
basketball court for the
presentation of an engraved
silver tray, a corsage and a
cake.
Mrs. Sillar Kelly was born
January 10, 1910. She has
lived in Richmond County all
of her life.
Augusta, Georgia
Police Chief James G. Beck, Sgt Major Hansel E. Johnson and Mayor Lewis A. Newman.
NAACP MEETS
The Augusta Chapter of the
NAACP will meet Monday at
Tabernacle Baptist Church at
7:30 p.m.
won 51% of the vote. His
opponent, white former Police
Commissioner John Nichols
received 41%.
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WILLIAM CLYBURN
working for me. I think when
people like and trust you they
will vote for you.”
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MICHAEL THURMON
Mrs. Kelly came to
Gracewood Elementary School
as a maid in February of 1948.
She has served under several
principals, Mr. Hom, Mr.
Robert Dixson, Mr. W.G.
Oellenigh, Mr. W.M. Dixson,
Mr. H. Grady Ward, and at
present Mr. W.H. Odom.
Through the years she has
endeared herself to the many
students, and the members of
the school faculties she has
served.
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In the aftermath of Federal Judge Anthony Alaimo’s
order that the Augusta Police Department be fifty
per cent Black, there has been much talk about the
“unfairness” of racial quotas that guarantee a certain
number of positions for Blacks. It is very important that
Blacks are not taken in by the hypocritical use of such
terms as “fairness, justice” and the “most qualified”.
We must recognize that America has always used a
racial quota system. The only difference is that until
recently our quota has been zero. We must not be
misled by racists calling for fairness after they have
historically dealt unfairly with us.
This point is important because oi all oi the good
sounding deceptives phrases bigots use, such as, I can t
see color” or “two wrongs don’t make a right.
That is not necessarily so. No one can deny that
slavery existed in America for hundreds of years and
that racial injustice and discrimination still exist
throughout this country'. Slavery and discrimination
have been brutal and are necessarily wrong. But what
whites should understand and Blacks MUST understand
is that these wrongs can never be righted by treating the
people who have been historically denied the same as
you treat those who have historically been given unfair
advantages.
You cannot let one team cheat for three quarters
then play by the rules during the final quarter and call
the game FAIR. If the game is to be called “fair”, the
team that was cheated against must have its three
quarters with advantages and THEN both teams can
play by the rules during the final quarter, and then the
game may be said to have been fair.
What we have to keep in mind when we hear people
“deploring” racial quotas is that these people realize
that conditions and opportunities between Blacks and
whites have never been equal. They also realize that with
whites having almost a 400 year head start. Blacks will
never catch up if Blacks and whites are treated equally
from this point on. And they don’t intend for us to
catch up. Therefore, they can come out with a lot of
good sounding phrases like “equal opportunity” and
"fairness” and keep us behind from now on. We must
keep in mind that we, as a people, have never had
justice. We as a people have never known fairness. And
if that which is called justice is to have any validity
where race is concerned, it must embody the concept of
“corrective” justice. When a judge orders Black
representation in proportion to our percentage of the
population, this is an attempt at CORRECTIVE justice.
We must understand this and support it. Even the
quotas will not repay the centuries of injustice and
enslavement suffered by our people, but racial quotas
do represent a start in the right direction. We must learn
not to be afraid of the word race. Our whole social
order is based on race. And it is only when that social
order begins some semblance of justice that racists get
upseL But we must recognize who the enemy is and
recognize them as the enemy when they try to impede
corrective justice.
Mrs. Sillar Kelly (R) is presented with tray by Gracewood
Elementary School principal William Odom and Mrs. Adeline
Sconyers. October 31 was designated “Sillar Kelly Day” at the
school. Mrs. Kelly taught at the school for 25 years.
November 1973 No. 34
EDITORIAL
KNOW WHO THE ENEMY IS