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Independent from Long Beach, California • 13

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Independenti
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Long Beach, California
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13
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V'- i i I -ji -L- 77 7 -7 fV 7 -v -1 V. i. "J-V-Tr'V? 7-' Ik 'T i 7 Ti By BOB SANDERS Education Editor fitting olive green tunic "An when Lincoln fired Culture is a way fora with long full sleeves, said: our people from their jobs people to legitimatize them-We are obsessed with and caljed it freedom selves. Without it there is was the white people's' de- no self respiect and we need self determination; Until self respect And we can only get it by building self respect out of our African culture. The 25-year-old Karenga, who has a master's degree from UCLA in political science, spoke on Black-Power," and left no doubt that we are heading for a racial war in this country' There are three things we black people must have, Karenga told his audience.

"They are; self determination; self respect, and self defense. Takmg them in order the Negro leader, clad in a loose now everything has been decided bjj the white man. "When we were first brought to this -jt wasnt our people's decision to come; it was the white man's decision to bring us. When -it was decided our people should be slaves, it was the. white mans decision.

The time has come for the black; people of this-country to. stop listening to the white people and start thinking things out for themselves. This was the gist of a fiery speech -Monday by Ron Karenga, a leader in the Black Nationalist mpve-ment at California State College at Long Beach. Addressing more than-500 students gathered on the lawn before the college bookstore during this lupch hour, the. dynamic Negro pulled no punches in outlining the objectives he feels are vital to ..27 million Negroes in the United States.

cision. not ours. And when they passed thatfake civil rights bill, sponsored by greatest slicker of all time, President Kennedy, and carried through by 'that big hunky -from Texas, Lyndon Johnson, it was the white peoples decision, not ours. On self respect: We are not Negroes: we are Afro-Americans, 'Ne-' gro' is a psychological term; Afro-American is a cultural term. Everybody in the world has a culture except us black We have-27 million illegitimate people in this country.

Crowd of Students Reflected in His Glasses TUESDAY. NOV. 1966. SECTiON B-Pega B-l MARKETS ON PAGES D-2 i D-3 -MM PM far ROOER COM RON KARENGA. Golden Avenue Plan By DON BRACKENBURY secretary, Janies Brubaker, to.

they do, not necessarily ob-Members of the Long Beach recommend atthe next meet-lio to a street through the Redevelopment Agency ex-in8 how the interests of the redevelopment area- hut they pressed concern Monday over! agency in street and trafficlar concerned that it not be city engineering proposals planning in the area best can heavily traveled thorough to extend Golden A veifue ha represented. ra- through the 21-acre redevel-l Thomas G. Marchese, dep-i "Wc access but not opment -area on the West uty city, engineer who sa' George W. Beach. lined the street proposals, em- Tramme11-agMcy chairman' They also suggested that phasized they represent only! Victor A.

Mingers, agency I am not anti-white; I am in favor of black people. If you go away thinking-lam anti-white, you will have pissed the whole point What wc want is a culture that teaches new ideas." On self defense: WE MUST BE able to defend ourselves or we cannot achieve either self determin--ation or'sclf respect. We do not live in a moral community but in a political one. It is silly for us to use the non-violent- Christian philosophy, We musf puT the white man in the position where he will respect We cannot have self defense without power. WE HAVE come to the point where we will defend ourselves or die trying.

Karenga- outlined three ways whites could help the black movement. would appreciate your, non-intervention," he said. "Any black group that has' white, people on its ruling committee is not going to accomplish what we are trying "to accomplish. We wou.Id appreciate wewgnt it.Vityput strings attached. You might look on it as foreign "AND, LAST, YOU could form your own White Liberal Club in your neighbor-' hood and go around civilizing your You and I know we are heading for a racial war.

I am calling for cooperation between the young people of our country.1 "Dont ever. teU.jne that am equal to you. If youre I going to say anything on equality, tell me that you are equal to me. "We dont want war, but I we will defend ourselves whep we are threatened I and we are threatened. Carmichael May Face Park Han the Goldeg Avenue small boat! launching ramp should be1 The agency instructed its BEACIl COMBING MALCOLM EPJL1EY Issues member, said perimeter roads is' entirely in order, -bufopi Of heav traffic' through the area.

IN ANSWER to a question on the need for Golden Avenue, Marchese pointed out that the proposed North American Aviation facility at the site of the old Navy Landing may grow to a size of employes within five years, the YMCA generates traffic, and that there is movement of an estimated 300 boat trailers daily to the Golden Avenue ramp. Mingers called and trailer traffic and added, they even be there. the boatj a shouldnt1 Scenic Highway Naming Urged by Seal Beach Seal Beach councilmen said Monday they would like to see portion of Pacific Coast Highway which runs through the city declared a state scenic highway. Councilmen then directed City Manager Lee Risner to prepare a resolution to be sent to the Highway Commission. Huntington Beach has taken similar action regarding Pacific Coast Highway.

neering, Ens. arris A. Almonte, Dominican Republic Navy; Capt Edil Ramos and'Maj. Frederick T. La Marco.

Project is financed by Military Assistance Program. INSPECTING carpentry class project which will begin today for 40 servicemen from the Dominican. Republic are, from left, James O. Plusch, LBCC dean of vocational education and engi SOMETHING tftat might be called the "Mayberry image" has become a factor in the serious problem of recruiting men for law enforcement work in urban area. CARPENTRY, PLUMBING Staff Mata in L.B.

Dominicans to Study Discussing manpower troubles here, Sheriff Pete Pitchess and Police Chief Bill Mooney reported that they frequently, encounter good prospects who would like to be in law enforcement but in small and rural communities. County Supervisor Kenneth -jHahn said Monday he will try given to Long Beach Florist Apparently the happy life Aaron Cohen at Wednes-of a rural sheriff depicted days Chafnber of Commerce in the Andy Griffith tv show breakfast forum. Youll have is what appeals to these fel- to follow me closely to get to prevent Stokely. Car michael, national chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, from speaking Saturday in Watts' Will Rogers Park. 1 will not approve of a black power' hate group or any race-baiting organization using these facilities, Hahn said.

Classes will meet from noon until 6 p.m. conflict with regular BTD classes. The Dominicans arrived at Fort MacArthur where they will live during the six-month course over the weekend from Fort Hood, Tex. Since none of the men speaks English, three Spanishspeaking mas'tef craftsmen were hired to teach the classes. They are Felix and Rogelio Herrera and Jacinto G.

Pacheco. The classes will be supervised by James Plusch, LBCC dean of vocational education and engineering. Forty army and navy men from the Dominican Republic will receive a six-month intensive course in carpentry and plumbing which starts today at the Long Beach City College Business and Technology Division campus. The three officers and 37 enlisted men will be divided into two groups of 20 each. One group will study carpentry and the other plumbing.

The program, financed by the Military Assistance Program, is administered by the United States Department of State. Some planning studies and have not been -approved by the city officer Agency, members indicated to be a brakeman himself on the Nickel Plate-line in the midwest. Anyhow, Eads thinks the railroad- management and the sheriffs office should take a look at the traffic blockade situation at that and other crossings. As he told the trainman, he claims, theres no damned sense to it. A UNIQUE recognition for a unique service will be the story.

Some time ago Chaplain William Feaster, on a transport headed for Viet' Nam, stopped in Long Beach for 24 hours. I Feaster gave himself one mission while here to ar-' Feaster had tried unsuc cessfully, to find a. florist his home, Portsmouth, N.H. and in Boston, who would "wire" the flowers. They told him there was no floral outlet in Seoul.

But -in Long Beaclv-after 36-block. walk, he located Aaron Cohen at the Atlantic Florists .1941 AtlanticCQ hen quickly arranged to have the; flowers delivered, and Judith Feaster got them on anniversary day in Seoul. Chaplain wounded Army Judith Hence the honor? for Florist Gphen-atthe-yed. forum. 1 lows.

They want to find a -Mayberry of their own where the sheriff is the beloved kingpin of the town, and law enforcement problem? are relatively simple and oftenjjpmorous, Thi'T is, one supposes, akin Ur the dreams of many another urbanite the city reporter, who thinks hed like to be a country weekly Irvine Heiress Fights Trustees range roses, to his wife, Judith, an Army nurse then stationed in Seoul, Korea, honoring editor; the downtown clerk their second wedding anni-who it would be great f6seridTwb dozen Blonde heiress' Joan Irvine Smith arid trustees for the $100xmillioh-plus estate of her great-grandfather tussled in three San Francisco courts but the battle -was -only a preliminary sparring Mrs. Smith, 34, seeks removal of the present trustees N. Loyall McLaren, San Francisco financier who is presi- dent. of the Irvine Foundation and chairman of the board of Irvine and Robert board -chairman Hjf -to run -a -crossroads store, the city-weary banker who wishes he had applied his knowledge of finance to running a cattle ranch, etc. ITT an escape hatch through which few will ever go.

And some who do may find no such bed of roses as they had dreamed. Sheriff Andy Taylors experience at Mayberry-make a pleasant tv show, but the country sheriffs -Ive knownneveL: had it that good. Todays Lucky Bumper Sticker 3. The Great Hunt If the license pihte pictured above is from your car, then just won $100 or $200 in The Independent's lucky bumper sticker contest. The Independent Mystery Photographer took this picture at.

Fifth Street and Locust Avenue in downtown Long -Beachr 'HOSE who frequently use the railroad crossing at 223rd and Alameda been; complaining- arranged to -have Subsequently. Feaster was mortally in Viet Nam. The mdteh. Pacific Gas Electric Co. She claims they have con- tinuaily manifested an un-friendly, and hostile attitude toward me, and have con--'dieted themselves in an overbearing, arrogant and in-, solent manner." Mrs.

Smith, married four wants the. trustees replaced by one or impartial' more "impartial trustees. Involved is the land empire and other assets of the estate left by James Irvine, 'who ran' a general store in get Jarge-blpck-of-4rvine Co recently about the way -transferred. toSaigQnso. she trains switching there hold cbiild care for him.

-uirauto- traffic for 9" ttekSSr pf Commerce received a note The other an irom Feaster1 father, Rev. especially irritating wait, John N. Feaster; in Ports-Motorist Jim Eads got out mouth, asking that it find out of his car. He went over and deliver a note of appre-to a switchman and told ciation to the florist, who- ALL YOU HAVE TO fio to daim the prize moiiey is bring your state automobile registration to Room 201. The Independent building Sixth Street and Pine Avenue before 5 p.m.

t- Today's winner is James R. Deiley (right), 16337 Cor-npta Bellflower, assistant grocery manager of a Bellflower supermarket, who has a check from The Independent for $200. himJthere was no damnedever heas Rey; Feaster tfr in the way trains are allowed to stand across the street there. The trainman listened ten ly; he did not have a name. Dave Humphrey of the Chamber of Commerce staff set out- And the first florist he contacted was right JOAN IRVINE SMITH Heiress to Empire for what became the Irvine Ranch, which ran from near Santa Ana west apd south to the sea in Orange -to establish the Irvine Foundation shortly be-l Tore his After jockeying back and forth on various requests and petitions, with Counterproposals and pleas of rebuttal, the case was referred back to Probate Court Commissioner Paul Springer for resumption of hearings today.

San Francisco and used the 'profits to buy Spanish grants tvmIpv' rar with Morning Newspaper for was sighted by the ah the Rosewood Shopping Avenues, Bellflower. a -Long Beach Independent People on the Go bumper sticker Mystery Photographer in a parking lot Center, Rosecrans and Woodruff pendent and collected $100 and a1 $100 bonus because he is an Independent subscriber. Better than Las Vegas, he grinned. -The Deileys James and Wilma and 10-year-old John came here in February from Fort Myers, Fla, What will he do with the $200? didnt ask Jim what he knows about-sudfthingsrfor-Eads- was ready for that pe used A-picture of the sticker and Deileys license number" Still pending in U.S. District Court at Los Angeles is Inde- Half of it goes into Christmas? savings.

The rest will go foe ieuit -Mrsr- Smith-f iled-to- stock out of Irvine Foundation SlB2M.appearedjnjrhe.J&depOTdcDit.onSatunJay. Bright "and early Monday, Deiley came to The, control. 'A 4 1 i' -V I- I.

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