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The Augusta News-Review-August 15, 1981-1
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ATLANTA BECOMES THE CITY OF THE JACKSONS - Atlanta
Mayor Maynard Jackson presents the city’s highest honor, the Gold
Medal Award, to the Jacksons following their SRO benefit concert for
the Atlanta Children's Foundation at the Omni recently.
The mayor estimated the sold-out show raised nearly SIOO,OOO for
Billy Rowe’s Notebook You Are All Invited
New York City--
This scribe has just
received a most flattering
gilt-edged invitation to
participate in one of the
noblest drives erf the ages.
Its primary puarpose is
to create a permanent
magnet to perpetuate what
the life and achievements
of Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr., meant to the world. It
is a physical and mental
monument in order that his
immortality will not perish
through the generations,
but be retained for all time.
1 hope that readers of this
space throughout all the
cities in which it appears
will join the drive in
whatever manner possible
to make reality out of the
noblest dream an awake
human being ever shared
with his time. The
‘‘invitation” is self
explanatory, so read on.
‘‘Dear Billy: I need
your help in keeping alive
my husband's Dream of the
Beloved Community of
peace and justice for all
people. I come to you with
this request at a time when
violence in America and
around the world appears
to be on the increase (the
new way of life) and
achieving social change
through nonviolent
methods, is regarded as a
thing of the past.
“Conditions today are
a tragic and painful
reminder of a climate erf
hate and vindictiveness that
encouraged an assassin to
cut down my husband in
the prime of his life and
teachings some 13 years
ago. In the aftermath of
that violence and the
multiple explosion that it
generated. The Martin
Luther King, Jr. Center for
Nonviolent Soda! Change
was created; to provide
models of alternatives to
violence as a means of
achieving social justice and
world peace.”
“In January, 1982, we
will dedicate the Freedom
Hall Complex, the buildings
and facilities that will house
the staff and programs of
The King Center. The
Center will carry on
Martin’s Dream and extend
for succeeding generations
in appreciation of his
contribution of our nation’s
well being. It will not
simply be brick and mortar
or a national historic park,
but, above all, a living
Memorial designed to
promote inter-dependent
social progress through
nonviolent study and
action.”
‘‘The Freedom Hall
Complex would not have
been possible without the
devoted sacrifice of many
followers of Martin’s Dream
from every walk of life and
political persuasion. Mr.
Henry Ford 11, helped us
ruse more than $8.5 million
dollars. Approximately $3.5
million dollars was provided
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Development
Administration. An
additional $1 million dollars
came through the
generosity of private
foundations and the Labor
Movement. $5 million
dollars had previously been
raised through contributions
from private sector groups,
and by units of the State
and Federal Government.
These funds made possible
the permanent
entombment, Freedom
Walkway and the Peach
Chapel, the restoration erf
Martin’s Birth Home, the
LEGAL NOTICE
Southern Bell Telephone and Tele
graph Company has made applica
tion to the Georgia Public Service
Commission for authority to adjust
the schedules of its rates and
charges for intrastate service. A copy
of the application is on file with the
Georgia Public Service Commission
in which are set out the revision in
rates which the Company has re
quested authority to establish. A com
plete copy of the proposed revisions
is available for your inspection in the
office of your local manager of the
telephone company.
This matter has been desig
nated Docket No. 3286-U and
assigned for public hearing before
the Commission pursuant to Georgia
Code Ann Sections 93-307 and
93-307.1, such hearing to begin at
10:00 A M. on Monday, September
28, 1981, in the Commission's
Hearing Room, 177 State Office
Building, 244 Washington Street,
S.W., Atlanta, Georgia, and to con
tinue from day to day thereafter as
announced by the Commission, dur
ing which hearings anyone inter
ested in these matters will be given
an opportunity to express their views
pursuant to Ga. Laws 1981, pp. 121,
128 (Ga. Code Ann. Section
93-502 a).
In accordance with Ga. Laws,
1981, pp. 121, 128 (Ga. Code Ann.
Section 93-502 a(c)) persons wish
ing to intervene must file a petition
to intervene with the Commission
within 30 days of the first publication
of notice in the proceedings.
This Notice is published at the
direction of the Georgia Public
Service Commission.
SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE
AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY
By:
S.E. Jennette, Jr.
Vice President•
Rated X
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ADULTS ONLY
the foundation.
Included in the audience were such notables as Gladys Knight,
Lionel Ritchie of the Commodores, Coretta Scott King and Los
Angeles Lakers’ star Magic Johnson.
Eternal Flame and the
development of the Martin
Luther King, Jr.
Community Center
Complex.
We now face the
urgent task of undertaking
a major Public Fund
Raising Campaign to
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furnish and equip our
administrative and
conference buildings and,
most important, to provide
the staff and programs to
give the facility life and
purpose. We have set a
goal of S 5 million dollars
for our public campaign.
We hope to achieve a
substantial part of this goal
by January 15, 1982, the
53rd Birthday of Martin
Luther King, Jr., but we
are prepared to extend our
efforts through the
remainder of the calendar
year.
Parade Os Stars Passes
$1.5 Million Mark
ST. LOUIS, MO -
The 1981 Lou Rawls Parade
of Stars television
fundraising special, which
benefits the United Negro
College Fund, passed the
Si. s million mark in
pledges during the month
of July.
The SI. 5 million
passage was keyed by a
highly successful Baltimore,
Md. TV special on July
11. from which $230,800 in
pledges was generated.
Houston leads in the
amount of money pledged
from cities where the
telethon has aired, with
5249.000. Another city
surpassing the $200,00
mark was Atlanta, with
$227,000. There are five
United Negro College
Funds schools in the city of
Atlanta.
Richmond. Va., the
home of UNCF member
school Virginia Union
University, generated
SI 06,225.
“Funds raised through
the Lou Rawls Parade of
Stars' are being used by
UNCF colleges and
universities to meet the
needs of their students,”
explained UNCF Executive
Director Christopher F.
Edly. “The majority erf
UNCF students come from
families earning less than
512,000 annually-so this
money helps provide
scholarships and loans,
books and lab equipment.
“We do not want to
have to turn away qualified
students because of need.
Every individual who
contributes to the college
fund through the Parade of
Stars is helping us to
provide these young people
with a gpod college
education.”
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Last year, the Parade
of Stars generated $3.7
million iz pledges for the
UNCF. The 1981 goal is $5
million.