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Cbr Anguota Nciug-Knricut A Vol 3 Martin Luther King Story Cut Out Os Columbia County Textbooks An article about Martin Luther King has been cut out of textbooks distributed in Columbia County, the News-Review learned this week. Platters Bass Denounces 'New Century Platters’ The New Century Platters were in town last month. They were followed by Herb Reed of the original Platters who is touring the country and denouncing the New Century Platters as “phonies.” Reed told the News-Review that the New Century Platters have “never at anytime been connected with the original Platters in any way whatsoever.” He is infuriated that the New Century Platters bass claims to have been the bass of the original Platters. Reed says he organized, named and was the only bass for the original group. “These people (the New Century Platters),” Reed said, “are telling a bunch of lies and defrauding the public.” Five years ago Reed organized another group called “Herb Reed of die Original Platters & His Group”. He says that the New Century Platters are doing his group a lot of harm because they not only take money from them, but “they don’t measure up Miss Bronze Augusta -I i < jE J .• ’A-WW w ■ B I M Belle-Terrace Presbyterian Church will hold the Second Annual “Miss Bronze Augusta” Contest and Fashion Show at 5 pjn. Sunday March 31st. at AJI. Johnson Junior High School. Vying for the title “Miss Bronze Augusta” are Myra Andrews, Patricia Greene, Daphne Holland, Joyce Jackson, Marindal Nelson, and LaWanda Leach not shown. Myra Andrews is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oblie Andrews. Miss Andrews is a student at Glenn Hills High School and her hobbies are sewing dancing and cooking. Patricia Greene, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Saul Jones, attends Paine College where she is majoring in Elementary Education, and was the *74 Homecoming Queen. She enjoys modeling and working with small children. Daphne Holland is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Holland. Miss Holland | NATIONAL BLACK NEWS SERVICE MEMBER A Black teacher at Columbia Junior High School made the discovery about two weeks ago when a Black student complained that the story had been cut out of her book musically to the image that I created (with the Platters).” The original group broke up because the members started getting married and the wives resented their husbands being on the roads so much. That created “internal pressure”, Reed said. He is a bachelor. The group started in 1956. Its first song, “Only You”, sold 10 million copies. The song made such an impact, Reed said, that in some provinces of Southern France, “Only You” is used instead of the Wedding March. Other memorable hits include “The Great Pretender”, “Magic Touch”, “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes”, “My Prayer”, “Heaven on Earth”, and “Enchanted”. Asked if there was any possibility that the original group would perform again as a team, Reed said “No way, in no shape or form.” The group has been offered as much as $750,000 to do a tour but the answer was absolutely a big, flat NO!” is a student at Glenn HiDs High School. Her hobbies are swimming, dancing, and basketball. Joyce Jackson is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Jackson. Miss Jackson is a student at Richmond Academy, vice president of the Debutantes Club and a candidate for Miss Honorary Cadet. Her hobbies are sewing, skating and bowling. Marindal Nelson is die daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Nelson, Sr. Miss Nelson is a student at Glenn Hills High School. Her hobbies are sewing, cooking and dancing. LaWanda Leach, not pictured, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James O. Leach, a graduate of Glenn HiDs High School, die is presently working with the Day Care Center at Belle-Terrace Church. Her hobbies include sewing, and working with small chDdren. P.O. Box 953 entitled “With It”. The teacher, who did not wish to be identified, said she went to the lead-reading teacher at the school who knew nothing about the story ■ r “Jiri ' I? Wx J * j jkz ' ’ M Ml •5. iwBBB nyi WMCM' KI I'lI —IT—III m l|. Ir \ -*>■ fcMwww■ m—a*er- Herb Reed and dancer, Lee Stone New»-Review staff photo by James Stewart Ga. General Assembly Resolution Honors Dr. Pitts The Georgia General Assembly passed the following resolution in recognition of the contributions of the late Dr. Lucius Pitts, president of Paine College, who died February 25. Mouse of Representattore ® wHI By: Messrs. Dent of the 78th, Connell of the 80th, RUlherin of the 81st, Miles of the 79th, Beckham of the 82nd and others. A BfifiQUlHfifl EimrESiUnq aypnathv at the pausing of Pr. Lucius a. Eifciß; and for other purposes. , on Monday, February 25, 1974, the State of Georgia lost a distinguished and outstanding citizen with the untimely passing of Dr. Lucius H. Pitts, President of Paine College in Augusta; and WHPBEAS, he was a nationally known educator, having served for 10 years as President of Miles College in Birmingham, and having served since 1971 as President of Paine College; and he graduated from the Macon Public School System, is a 1941 graduate of Paine College, received an MA degree in 1945 from Fisk University, pursued further study at Atlanta University, Peabody College and Western Reserve University, and received an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from Paine College in 1962, and a Doctor of Laws degree from Rhode Island College; a Doctor of Laws degree from Woster University, and a Doctor of Laws degree from Miles College; and ICiEBEA&, he served with distinction, dedication and ability as a charter member and Vice President of the Auguste-Richmond County Human Relations Commission; was a member of the Board of Directors of the greater Augusta Chamber of Commerce; a member of the Board of Directors of the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education; a member of the Advisory Commission for Education of the National Science Foundation; served as Chairman of the Specialized Training Advisory Panel of the Boy Scouts of America; served as a member of the President's Council of the Christian Methodist Church; and was named Citizen of the Year in 1972 by the Psi Omega Chapter of the Omega Psi Fraternity for outstanding service to the citizens of Augusta in human relations; and he was the devoted husband of Mrs. Dessemeeze E. Bates Pitts and the father of four outstanding children. NOW. THEREFORE. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE QF representatives that the members of this body hereby express their deepest regrets at the passing of Dr. Lucius H. Pitts and hereby extend their sincerest sympathy to Mrs. Pitts and the members of the family. RE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is herebyauthorized and directed to transmit appropriate copies of this resolution to the family of Dr. Lucius H. Pitts. Read and Adopted February 26, 1974 Glenn w. Ellard CLERK THE PEOPLE’S PAPER being cut out of the book, but, upon investigating, found that the story had been cut out of all of the books in the school and throughout the county. The lead-reading teacher contacted the person in charge of materials, a Mrs. Johansen, who said the story had been cut out of the books when they were received two years ago. RIGHT NAME, WRONG GAME R.L. Oliver Says He’ll Sue Augusta Chronicle Robert Louis Oliver announced Monday his plans to initiate a lawsuit against the Augusta Chroncile, charging insufficient identification in a recent news article which he says has been injurious to his profession and his physical welfare. The article, published in the Chronicle March 7th, states that “Samuel Eugene Cochran was indicted in the Southern District Court of Georgia on two counts of selling and delivering counterfeited obligations to a Robert Oliver, according Judge Alexander A. Lawrence’s order on July 20, 1970.” “This is an identification impropriety according to journalistic ethics," Oliver said, “This man is from Augusta but they don’t show where or how old he is. I live at 2110 Walton Way in the city.” The name Robert Oliver appears three more times in the article stating that “Oliver testified that in 1968 Cochran offered to sell him S3OO in counterfeit, which he reported to the Secret Service,” and the other times as a police informant and again at Cochran’s trial. “I knew nothing of the article until a crank phone caller notified me of it through his heckling. But after I read it, I called Chronicle Editor, New Government Bill A Bill To Be Entitled An Act EDITOR’S NOTE: In order that our readers may be better informed about the proposed consolidation of city and county governments, we are printing the proposal in full in this issue. We hope that you save it and study it very carefully. Voters of Augusta-Richmond County will vote on this consolidation proposal on May 14th. NEW GOVERNMENT BILL To provide that the affairs ano functions ot Richmond County and the City of Augusta shall be administered by but one governing authority in such county: to provide for a Board of commissioners of Augusta-Richmond County: to provide for the election of the members and their compensation, powers, duties and responsibilities: to provide for the discharge of te law enforcement powers, duties and responsibilities within Richmond County: to provide for the chief law enforcement office of Richmond County: to prove for a referendum: to provide the procedures connected therewith: to repeal conflicting laws: and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA Section 1: Effective at 11:59 p.m., on the 31st day of December, 1974, there shall be bus one povemmg authority to assume, administer, and discharge the obligations, duties, rights, responsibilities, functions and affairs of Richmond County and the City of Augusta. At such time, the charter of the City of Augusta and all amendments thereto and the governing authority of Richmond County shall be abolished. Thereafter, the af f :irs and functions of Richmond County and the City of Augusta shall be administered by but one governing authority in such county. At such time, the assets, rights, liabilities and obligations, of whatever nature of Richmond County and the City of Augusta shall be assumed by the successor governing authority and shall be the assets, rights, liabilities and obligations of such successor governing authority. The Auguusta-Richmond County Charter Study Commission shall continue its study and efforts to provide for the consolidation and merger of governmental services, activities, functions, and affairs within Richmond County. Section 2 (a) The governing authority of such resulting political subdividion shall be composed of a chairman-mayor and eighteen commissioners and shall be known as the Board of Commissioners of Augusta-Richmond County. For the purposes of electing members to the Board. Richmond County shall be divided into six commissioner districts as follows: Commissioner District No. 1 shall contain all of that territory embraced within Georgia House of Representative District No. 78. Commissioner District No. 2 shall contain all of that territory embraced within Augusta, Georgia According to the lead-read teacher, Mrs. Johansen said the stories had been cut from the books because they contained the word “nigger” which could Louis Harris, who referred me to the City Editor Mrs. B.M. Conley. She said the identification would be corrected. That was Friday and this is Monday, and I have not read a correction,” he said. Oliver said his work as a reporter necessitates confidentiality with his news sources. “Who’s going to talk with you if they think vou’re a police informer. Not only that, counterfeiting has gotten people killed” he said. 1 Attention I (To have the! (News-Review! (delivered to} ( your door I > Call I } 722-4555 j cause “confusion” among Black students at the school. Other stories about Blacks such as Joe Louis and Dianna Ross were not removed from the textbooks. EDITORIAL THE BLACK PRESS: FREEDOM DEPENDS ON IT It is not a matter of small interest that the Black Press is observing its 147th anniversary at a time when freedom of the press, a First Amendment guarantee, is being challenged. Back in 1787 when the founding fathers of this republic were hammering out the First Amendment freedoms, striking the shackles from what had been the colonial press, the Black man continued to stand in chains, three-fifths of a man. But freedom is indivisible, and 40 years later, the first Black newspaper-Freedom’s Journal-raised its own masthead to fight against slavery in the South and discrimination and oppression in the North. Soon it was joined by William Lloyd Garrison and his Liberator and Elijah P. Lovejoy and his Observer. There was no stopping this small segment of the press (even the lynching of Lovejoy) until human freedom was also achieved. But the freedom of Blacks was short-lived. And the struggle begun by John B. Russwurm and the Rev. Samuel E. Cornish and their Freedom’s Journal and continued by Willis Hodges and Frederick Douglass and others was renewed. In the new effort, Calvin Chase, Cliristopher Perry, T. Thomas Fortune, Ida B. Wells Barnett, and John Murphy took the lead. They were followed by Monroe Trotter, Robert S. Abbott, W.E.B.Dußois, P.B. Young, and Robert L. Vann. Today, the National Newspaper Publishers Association, representing a membership of 129 Black newspapers, including all the major ones, is helping to focus the continued fight being carried on by its members. The publishers of these newspapers are among the most astute and articulate Black leaders in America. Assurance that the fight will continue is the growing number of young dedicated publishers. Their fight for freedom is devoted in large measure to improve the economic opportunties of 26 million Black Americans who are not benefiting as fully as they should from their annual expenditure of nearly SSO billion. I he Black Press is an informer and a sounding board, a crusader and a protestor, a fighter and a healer. It is a force that can stimulate further growth of the American economy and help heal the cancer of racism that painfully divides the American people. But again the freedom of the press is challenged, because human freedom continues to be threatened, especially the freedom of Black Americans. The Black Press can help achieve freedom of the press for all media, if all media will join hands in a fight for total freedom. The message of Black Press Week is a reminder that freedom is indivisible. Georgia House of Representative District No. 79. Commissioner District No. 3 shall contain all of that territory embraced within Georgia House of Representative District No. 80. Commissioner District No. 4 shall contain all of that territory embraced within Georgia House of Representative District No. 82. Commissioner District No. 5 shall contain all of that territory within Georgia House of Representative District No. 83 plus that portion of Richmond County contained within Georgia House of Representative District No. 77. For the purposes of this Act, the House of Representative Districts here referred to shall be those districts as they existed on January 1, 1974. (b) Two commissioners shall be elected from each commissioners shall be elected from each commissioner district Positions of membership on the Board of commissioners elected from District No. 1 shall be numbered 1 and 2 respectively. Positions of membership on the Board for comissioners elected from District No. 2 shall be numbered 3 and 4 respectively. Positions of membership on the Board for comissioners elected from District No. 3 shall be numbered 5 and 6 respectively. Positions of membership on the Board of commissioners elected from District No. 4 shall be numbered 7 and 8 respectively. Positions of membership on the Board for commissioners elected from District No. 5 shall be numbered 9 and 10 respectively. Positions of membership on the Board for commissioners elected from District No. 6 shall be numbed 11 and 12, respectively. Such commissioners must reside in the district from which elected and each commissioner shall be elected by the electors of the district in which he shall reside. (c) The remaining six commissioners shall likewise be dected from such districts (one commissioner from each district) as provided for in (b) above, but they shall be elected by the electors of the political subdivision as a whole. These positions of membership on the Board shall be numbered 13 through 18, as follows: that commissioner elected from district 1- position 13; that commissioner elected from district 2 - position 14; that commissioner elected from district 3 - position 15; that See PROPOSAL Continued on Page 4 March 14, 1974 No. 52 The School recently began using the books in the “Right-To-Read” program. No one has admitted cutting the story from the books. 20