ATLANTA - The most
recent poll of Southern voters
sho the Rev. Jesse J ackson
leading his five Democratic
party rivals in the race to take
firs place in the so-called
Super Tuesday Southern
Primary.
The March 8, 1988 primary
is called Super Tuesday" be­
cause t least 16 Southern and
border states will be conduct­
ing primaries on the same day.
·The poll conducted by the
Atlanta Journal and Constitu­
tion found 27% of potential
voters favoring Jackson.
Tennessee Senator Albert
Gore trails Jackson with 13%
while M chusetts Governor
r. October
Wouldn't it be wonderful if
.. all children could grow up feel­
ing that they are a person who
can get the job done? That's
the ay Reggie Jackson has al-
ys felt about himself. How
did he come by all that con­
fidence? This colorful and con­
troversial athlete tells � his own
tory in the book: Rngie:
The Autobiography of Reggie
Jackson with Mike Lupica. (Vil­
lard Books, 1984).
Beginning with a descrip­
tion of his childhood years,
Reggie makes it clear that his
father his number one
hero. When as ed if he knew
a kid that he was special,
�e ans ers, I jus thought I
as special because I was my
dad's on."
Even though his was the
only Blac family in the
Phil delphia suburb where he
gre up, Reggie did not find
that being Black was problem
in his life until his high school
b eball team played against a
Florida team in a Dixie series.
He w pre ented from play­
ing in these games because of
his color. Recalling that in the
last game the coach let him go
up to pinch hit, he writes: "I
wanted to hit a home run so
bad I couldn't see straight. I
just wanted to hit one over the
all so far and so high that it
ould never come down. I
didn't wnat them to ever find
that ball. - On this occasion,
however, Reggie truck out on
three pitches. Terribly
harned tha he had failed at
the one chance he got, every
time he put a foot down
during the three mile walk
home he repeated the words:
I'm gonna be a major
leaguer.
From his years on the foot­
ball team at Arizona State
right on through his major
league career, Reggie's life is
a ri of colorful episodes in
hich his own ense of self­
worth constantly collides with
various authority figures:
Michael Dukakis place third
with 9%.
Among Republicans the
poll found Vice President
George Bush leading his rivals
by a wide margin.
Ie I J e on Uhurt" by
rumors
LOS ANGELES - Com­
menting for the first time on
the rumors about his personal
life which have plagued much
of his professional career,
singer Michael J ackson
charged las week, "It hurts
and I've been bleeding a long
tim "
e.
Jackson' comments came
in a letter to People magazine.
He denied reports that he
Dorothy
Robinson
Together
coaches, managers and team
owners. aturally Charlie Fin­
ley of the Oakland A' and
George Steinbrenner of the
ew York Yankees take up a
lot of space in this book,
which adds too the fun of the
Reggie Jackson story.
Reggie tells his story in an
exciting, down-to-earth style,
giving play-by-play de crip­
tions of those games and situa­
tions which eamed for him the
nickname, Mr. October." He
tells how it felt to be isolated
and rejected during his first
year on the Yankees; how it
later felt to walk onto the field
and hear the fans shouting:
REG-gie REG-gie REG-gie!­
He also tells how it felt when
he, wearing the Angel'
uniform and hitting .173,
back to play against the
Yankees and had to go up
against Ron Guidry. The book
is filled with descriptions of
these tense moments which he
calls "Reggie Situations."
About the use of drugs,
Reggie says: "Everything I
have in life stems from the
fact that the Lord gave me
this skillful body. I have to
think he gave it to me for a .
purpose. My eyes, my
strength, my coordination-­
those are my instruments, the
tools of my trade. I will not
disease them with drugs."
If you decide to get this
Reggie Jackson autobiog­
raphy, why not also pic up a
Reggie book for the youngster
so that the two of you can talk
over these Reggie Situations­
together? The Reggie Jackson
Story by Bill Libby (Lothrop
1979) is an excellent book
for 9-12 year olds.
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had been taking female hor­
mone injections. It has long
been rumored that Jackson is
gay.
Meanwhile, Jackson's
record company denied a
report that he had been taking
chemical treatments to lighten
his skin so he could 100 white.
Epic Records said there
were bsoslutely no truth to
the reports. In his lettter, J ack­
son pleaded with the media to
stop reporting such rumors
about him.
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Phllad Iph . yorel rae
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PmLADELPHlA - The
race between a Black
Democrat and a white
Republican for the mayor's
seat in Philade1phi is being
characterized by harsh and
personal attacks.
Challenger and' former
mayor Frank Rizzo has ac­
cused incumbent Black Mayor
Wdson Goode of "killing 11
people",
The charge was a reference
to the bombing by Philadel­
phia police of the head­
quarters of a radical back-to­
nature group known as
MOVE. The resulting fire
killed 11 people including six
children, all Blac. For- his
part Goode has charged that
Rizzo "did nothing" to better
Philadelphia when he was
mayor and does not deserve a
second chance.
Despite the MOVE inci­
dent, Goode is still expected
to carry the Black vote in the
ovember 3, election while
Rizzo is bac ed by city's white
working class.
The election may be deter­
mined by how white profes­
sionals and upper-class per­
son's vote.
B ek to g n rly
million
MACON - A federal judge
last weeek upheld an agree­
ment requiring the govern­
ment to provide $3.75 million
in back pay to Black civilian
workers at Robins Air Force
Base.
The agreement also re­
quires the government to
promote Blacks.
Judge Wilbur Owens, Jr.
said he upheld the 1984 agree­
ment because of a clear pat­
tern of past discrimination
against Blac . A group of
white employees had chal­
lenged the agreement because
it granted 240 promotions to
Blacks.
Caen a
The Michigan Coalition for
Human Rights sponsored
Southern Africa FUm Festival
continues Tuesday, October
Z7 with "Women and The
Struggle in South Africa." Spe­
cial guest speaker is Hon.
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, a
native of Detroit elected to
the Michigan House of
Representatives in 1978.
Two videos: South Africa
Belongs to U - and "You
Have Struck a Rock", 7 p.m,
at 4800 Woodward.
TEACH-IN ON
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Prospects for Peace 1987, Sat.,
ov. 7, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at
Mercy College Conference
Center, (Outer Drive and
Southfield Fwy). Features Con­
gressman George W. Croc -
ett, and Martin Vega,
Nicaraguan Emb y. Also,
Phillip Berryman, author of
Liberation Theology and The
Religious Roots of Rebellion.
Sanctuary: The spirit of
Harriet Tubman celebrating
the Underground Railroad of
the 1850's and today, Fri.,
ov. 6, 8 p.m. McAuley
Auditorium at Mercy College.
A drama that flashes bac and
forth between the 1850s and
contemporary America.
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