APRIL 26 - AY 2,1987 THE ICHIGAN CITIZEN
9
ush ban
on South
A
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lean
diamonds
IS - Diamonds are not
forever.
..
ys Rep. Mervyn Dy
mally who' pushing to ban
South frican-imported dia
monds in the United States.
The California lawmaker,
chairman of the Congressional
Black Caucus CB ), says the
propo d amendment to the
Antiapartheid Act is aimed at
addre ing South Africa's plun-
'der of mineral-rich amib 'a,
the neighboring country illegally
occupied by the apartheid
government.
Almost half of the w rid's
gem quality diamonds are ld
in the U.S. amibia, the Ie ding
producer, turns out the m . ority
of the world' gem quality
diamond. The uth African
ub 'diary Con lidated Dia-
mond ine of South est
frica part of the Anglo-
American Corporati n's DeBeers
diamond cartel is responsible
f r 60 percent of South
frica' foreign exchan e.
While billions are reaped from
amibian diam nd mines
Bl c amibian wor ers endure
harsh or in conditions
me er w e and long para
tion fr m their familie to wor
for month on end in the dan-
erou mine.
e e t entieth century
c 1 nialism in it m t cruel
f rm in amibia,' rgued Dy
mally.
Di are Ii ed an
imp rt in the net-
i n dopted la t year.
Dymally amendment would
bject U. . firm whi h im
P rt diam nd to penalties and
fine.
Dymal1y aid the CB is
considering a legislative tr tegy
for the l00th Congre s addre s
ing the overall .. policy
toward amibia along with
a larger t of proposal that
ep. alter Fauntroy (D-
OC calls the 'seven point
plan". It focu s on South
frica' de ablization of the
uthem frica frontline tates.
Fauntroy id the ven-point
plan a1 call for halt to U.S.
aid to the uth frican-backed
ITA reble in Angola logisti
cal pport to cure Mozmbi-
que gain t the ozambique
ational Resi ance ovement
, and enforcement and
expan ion of existin uth
African sanction.
DID YOU
OW ... that
orange juice h just as many
calories a Coca-Cola or beer.
All three have 80 calories per
-ounce rving. If you want
a low-cal treat, it i better to
eat n orange than it i to drink
a glass of orange juice.
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