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Marilyn McCoo, George Brown More than Little Richard Billy Davis to study hazardous 15,000 is sued for diversify their lives iob materials Caucus We; ; ”* n Page 3 Page 1 Page 1 VOLUME 14 NUMBER 21 DeVaney escapes runoff, Mays scores big Despite losing the mayoral race Wednesday to Mayor Pro Tern Charles DeVaney, Second Ward Councilman Willie Mays surprised many political observers with his strong showing and he defeated his three opponents in half of the city’s eight wards. DeVaney, who also represents the First Ward on City Council, lost that ward to Mays, 469 to 479. Inez Wylds had 79 votes, and J.W. Spence had 7. Mays, a city councilman from the Second Ward, won that ward with 1113 votes. DeVaney had 153. Mrs. Wylds had 15, Spence had 5. The Third Ward was closer, but Mays won that with 699 votes. DeVaney had 401, while Wylds had 56, and Spence 9. But Mays was to make his best showing in the Fourth Ward where he had 118 Q votes to 49 for DeVaney, 10 for Wylds and 5 for Spence. Cal Thornton spearheads Charlotte Family Day i r prjKiß I f IT I X afiMM k* 'x » _ ■■ - On last Saturday, 14 Charlotte, N.C. communities celebrated “We Are Family Day” at Revolution Park, and spearheading the celebration was none other than a former Augustan, Cal Thornton. Cal recently left Augusta to become operations manager of radio station WGIV in Charlotte and from the likes of things he seems to be doing a bang-up job. Emphasizing that there were no gimmicks or tricks to Saturday’s, celebration, Thornton stated that,. Augusta Newa-IReutew Blacks make up about 47 per cent of Augusta’s registered voters, and 60 percent or better of each of the first four wards. Through four waards, not in cluding absentee ballots, Mays had 3,471 votes; DeVaney, 1072; Wylds, 160; and Spence, 26. But as the racial composition of the upper four wards changed to 70 percent white or better, so changed Mays and DeVaney’s vote totals. In the Fifth Ward, DeVaney had 795 votes to Mays’ 109. Wylds had 107 and Spence 33. DeVaney’s highest total came in the Seventh Ward where he gar nered 1371 votes. Mays had 388, Wylds 117, and Spence 29. In the Eight Ward DeVaney had 1131; Mays, 353, Wylds, 104; and Spence, had 16. DeVaney also led in the absen tee ballots. He had 206, Wylds placed second with 24, Mays had Cal Thornton...operations manager WGIV. “The family is the strongest in stitution in the Black community” and “we are trying to affirm that valuable institution.” Thornton commented that the concept of “family” included single people. “They are a family, too,” he asserted. Saturday’s celebration consisted of families coming out and bringing picnic baskets and grills, and having a good time. Activities in cluded bands, clowns, gospel singeres, rhythm and blues groups, ana a senior citizen fashion show. 21 and Spence 2. DeVaney escaped a runoff by capturing 50.7 percent of the vote. Mays had 42.3 percent. Wylds, 5.8 percent and Spence, 1 percent. Following the election DeVaney said. “I really can’t describe the feeling of winning on the first ballot. It is very gratifying that the people had the confidence in me to elect me on the first ballot.” Mays, appearing o« a TV inter view with DeVaney, said, “I fell very happy. I said to my suppor ters last night that you have to determine what is winning and what is losing. We won when we entered the race. “In the Black community, we bad to ressurect our spirit due to some things that happened this year.” “We were happy to see that we got substantial votes across racial lines. There were different issues that we had to bring out in this election and we did.” A Voter Task Force was on hand to register voters and neigh borhood groups participated with displays. According to WGIV’s Thornton, Saturday’s “We Are Family Day” is expected to become an annual tradition, and may be the forerunner of a “Black Family Month.” Augustans can certainly be proud of its homegrown talent and the enthusiasm Mr. Thornton has managed to convey to a new com munity. October 13, 1984 Brown to materials State Rep. George Brown, D- Augusta, has been named to a special five-member legislative subcommittee which will study Hazardous Materials in the Work place. The study committee, created via the passage of HR 523 which was authored by Rep. Brown during the 1984 legislative session, will scrutinize situations in which Georgia workers are exposed to potentially dangerous chemical substances at their places of em ployment. A major focus of the committee will be on the possible of employees to asbestos. “The National Institute of Health estimates that 11 million workers nationwide have been ex posed to asbestos since the early 1940’5” said Brown. “Further, in 1978 and the U.S Department of Health, Education and Welfare concluded that as many as 5.6 million Americans may die of diseses resulting from workplace exposure to asbestos.” More than 15,000 attend Caucus week-end WASHINGTON, DC The 14th Annual Congressional Black Caucus Legislative Week-end recently met to discuss issues of importance to Black Americans. The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation sponsored issue forums, “brain trust workshops,” exhibits, and a distinguished scholar lecture series. Open to the public, over 15,000 people of international origin at tended the three days of events, which included such diverse topics as “Women is Business,” Black Family Conferences, “Internal Af fairs Seminars,” including a well attended “Peace In The Middle East” conferences, and the United Nations Development Program. The sessions were generally well attended showing a new depth of Black political savvy and concern for the future. The Foundation Program was established by Black Congress Little Richard sued for $3 million Rock and roll star Little Richard Penniman was sued for $3 million last week by the head of a record company who claims the enter tainer slandered him during a radio interview. According to the lawsuit, Arthur Rupe, president of Specialty Records, Inc. charged the singer with maliciously implying he was a racist when he told KABC Talk Radio host Michael Jackson during an interview last month that Rupe has said: “All that a Black Less than 75 percent Advertising study hazardous in workplace T \ r ' i George Brown The committee will consider the need for state regulation in the area of workplace exposure to hazardous substances. Recent federal actions have focused on members to advance the causes and to improve the position of Black Americans, and as a bi-partisan association. The highlight of the week-end was the Annual Awards Dinner at which Rev. Jesse Jackson was presented the Adam Clayton Powell Award. Jackson spoke eliquently on the need to defeat Ronald Reagan in the Nov. election. He urges voters to vote character, not face, saying that it is a presidential race. “If the race is reduced to face, Reagan has had 75 years to work on his act.” Rev. Jackson also declared that the constituents of those attending the dinner could not survive four more years of Reagan, that there is a new white-out, a conspiracy of silence happening in South Africa, and another Watergate going on in Central America. Presidential contender Walter person needed is $12,000 a year, they aiun t need any more. Rupe denied ever maxing such a statement and thinks the prejudice implied by the remark is “totally repugnant,” said Rupe’s attorney Ronald Rosenfeld. Little Richard was on Jackson’s show discussing the federal suit he filed against Rupe’s company and others to recover royalites from his songwriting. The singer contends that even though he signed a release in 1959, awareness and prevention as avenues to lessen the risks to current and future employees who are exposed to hazardous materials. “We will begin by taking a look at steps taken by other states, in cluding ‘right-to-know’ statutes which require employers to notify employees of potential hazards,” Brown said. “Other states have also adopted legislation which requires that information be provided on the safe handling of specific chemicals and that creates employee education programs on the risks of working with hazar dous substances, as well as how to reduce these risks.” Rep. Brown, who is completing his first year in the Georgia House, is a member of the Industrial Relations, Insurance and Regulated Beverages committees. The study committee will be chaired by Rep. Jerry Jackson, D- Chestnut Mountain. Other mem bers include Reps. G.D.Adams, D- Atlanta; John Mostiler, D-Griffin; and Charlie Watts, D-Dallas. Mondale preceded Rev. Jackson’s talk and appealed to the nearly all Black audience to reject President Reagan. Mondale made a strong pitch to the listeners by denouncing Apar theid in South Africa saying “Reagan was cozing up to South Africa,” and that President Reagan is not for civil rights. Mondale received a burst of audience appreciation when he said, “The election is not about sending a teacher into space. It’s about educating our children right here. He spoke out against nuclear war, and received more strong ap proval by finishing with a quote from Dr. Martin Luther King saying, “Let us be dissatisfied until every man, and woman can have justice until intolerance is found only in textbooks as history, and until all victims of oppression can breathe the sweet air of freedom.” it did not cover songwriting and he is seeking the money due him. Specialty asserts that he sighed a full release covering record sales and songwriting. In his Los Angeles Superior Court civil suit, Rupe is seeking $1 million in general damages and $2 million in punitive damages, alleging that the singer’s comment has damaged his reputation and business. Rosenfeld said KABC was not sued because the station is plan ning to broadcast a retraction. 3OC