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COURT TO DECIDE: IS DEATH PENALTY FAIR
ASHINGTO , DC - The u.s. Supreme Court hu eed
to decide whether the ay the death penalty i handed out in
this country is fair to Bl c . The deci ion, which is expected
next term, ill be b sed on a Georgia death penalty c .
The ju ices will hear arguments that the death penalty is
signifICantly more likely to be given in ituation here a
bite penon is illed by a Bl person. There i little quest-
ion bout th ccuracy of the tlsti cal evidence. What the
high court will have to decide i that e en if it is true that
Blacks are more likely to be given the death penalty is such a
disparity unconstitutional.
RACE KEY TO ALABAMA CONTROVERSY
o TGO ERY, ALA - The Alabama Democratic party
h been thrown into turmoil follo ing a disputed primary
election in which a old -style conservative ppeared to have
scored a narro victory over a more progressive candidate
who had the pport of the tate's Blacks. The progre . e,
Lt. Government Bill Baxley, has ch enged the election re ts
charging th t thou d of Republican iIlegaDy voted in the
primary in order to he co rv live Attorney G
Ie Gr die. Durina the campaign Gradd· . ored
vote and I endo d by u lux Xlan. The
ate Democratic party c either determine the w.uiner or
order a ne election.
REAGAN SAID TO WEAKEN LAWS
AS GTO, DC - Several witne told Senate
b-committ recently th the Reagan administration
re ched an ment ith the politically po erful ational
A dation of Realtors which greatly eakened la which
ere ppo to combat housi discrimination. The ree-
ment to e en anti-di rimination regulations as reportedly
re hed bet e n the AR and Department of Housing and
Urban Development Secretary Samuel Pierce. Pierce i the
dmini ration' only Bl c c binet member.
DEFENDS SOUTH AFRICA POLICY
BALTIMORE, D - Vice President George Bush de-
fe ded the Re an dministration's "constructive eng e­
ment" policy ith r cm South Africa before the recent
n ti al convention of the AACP. Bush told the civil right
organiz t on that. "apartheid mu end" but argued that the
eagan po icy w the be t way to bring it to an end. Ho -
er, critic h e charged that "constructive engagement"
amount to pport for th white minority government
o er the m [ority Blac population.
BLACK UNEMPLOYMENT RISES
ASHI GTO ,DC - A ho of recent government
report reveal that the economy h s entered a sluggish period
of gro th and could be b ded for a rece ion. One result
h been ri in the BI joble r teo La month unem­
ployment among Blac in ere d from 14.8 per cent to 15.1
per cent. The inerea came while the unemp oyment rate
for both bite and Hispanic ctually ent down. Observer
y the ri in the Bl ck joble rate reflects the tendency for
. STUDY COMPARES PROSPERITY
�"'l •• ' ,.GTO DC - A study by the Joint Center for
Political Studie been released comparing Bl economic
progre in 48 urb areas. Among the finding are the :
Bl c livin& in the ill-Suffolk area of ew Yo have
the highe median household income. ashington, D.C. -
area Bl h e second highest. eanwhile, San Die 0-
ea tended to 0 n the mo expensi e home While,
Charle on, S.C.-area Blac s h d the highest per cen e of
home ownership. In terms of over-all economic ell-being,
the cities of Miami, Columbi , S,C., ichmond, Va., and
rt I, Va. were said to be good for Bl cks.
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Terry Kelly
The Congre sional Black Cau­
cus CBC) is organizing a
national lobbying campaign for
pa e of anti-apartheid legisla­
tion.
Of the three anti-aparthe d
bills before the Senate, the CB
supports S.B. 2570, ccording
to CBC spoke r n Pat Smith.
Michigan Senators Donald
Riegle and Carl Levin have
, ned on a co- on r of the
bill.
signed to the Senate
Finance Committee, S.B. 2570
is identical to the ver . on p d
la month by the Hou of
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Seeks passage of tough anti-apartheid bill
Repre ntative H.R. 4 68:
hich would legislate com·
plete pullou t of American com­
panie from South fric.
In an unusual move, CBC
ha launched a national cam­
paign urging citizens to cont ct
their nator to vot for p e
of S.B. 2570.
Senator Riegle' office called
the CDC favored bill the 'mo t
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dram tic" pf the three pieces
of anti-apartheid legislation f c­
ing the nate. The bill calls
for complete disinve trnent by
American fum in South
frica cording to . gl ,
pre cretary, Cindy Jur-
ciu oms.
She noted the Senator wa
al co-spon r of a 'more
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