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By cKbmey
(NNPA News Service)
WASHINGTON
Representatives of more than 75
groups at a strategy session on
South Africa sancti ns have
vowed to lobby both i congress
and among grassr ts con-
stitutents 0 make artheid's
horrors a 1988 0 issue.
The capitol hill meeting was
opened by Rep. Ronald V. Del­
lums (D-CA), sponsor of HR
1580, a sanctions bill that he
calls a "moral and political im­
perative".
Supporters point out the HR
1580 is similar to the original
strong sanctions proposal that
was adopted by the House last
. year .. That meas.ure was then
watered down by the Senate and
resulted in Congressional pas­
sage of the Comprehensive An-'
tiapartbeid Act of 1986, a
limited package that critics
maintain has not been fully en-
forced. I
But, the s notions law, ap­
proved over President Reagan's
veto, was considered a victa,y
for the 'anti partheid move­
ment. -
Antiapartheid advocates
have charged that the Ad­
ministration haS failed to en­
force spe�c trade bans spelled
out in the 18w.
Rep. Dellums, a long time
advocate of full sanctions
against the apartheid govern­
ment, firmly rebutted President
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By LImy A. sun
NNPA News Service
- WASH.INGTON, D.C.
(NNPA) - Declaring that no
Republican party presidential
candidate and only one
Democratic party candidate
have minority staffs, National
Urban League President John
E. Jacob called upon "The Black
community and its organiza­
tions to take the Ie d in actively
mouling programs to deal with
ur problems."
o ot a single caodidate on
the Rt'publican side has a
minority penon in. mae cam-
. role aDd of the top 10
minority campaign taff posi­
tio on the Democratic side,
. no of the candidates more
than one minority penon, other
than Je e Jackson, 0 has
five: id J cob, .
"That' a shocking iDe dl'lQljor
of the failure of the Democr
� to understand that they can't be
elected' ut Black votea aDd
they are not to 0 Black
votes uales they'vel ot
miDoritiea 0 UDderstaD4 the
'. Black CODimUDity from the iD-
. ,and can shape .
paip �. he declared·,
Reagan's position that sanctions
against Pretoria are °not effec­
tive.
"You can't make that asser­
tion in the b ckdrop] of partial
sanctions on the one hand, and
weakened and Donenforced
laws on the er hand," Del­
lums intoned.
The strat gy session was at-
t
- Sens. Edward KcnneC:ly (D-
MA) and Carl Levin (D-MI).
Smith also � the im­
portance pUshing to COSUle
that N--!l..:.. :1t-.11v • d
II&I&IUIGt W�T occupe
by South Africa,· iDduded in
the sanctK.s debate and other
campaigns aimed t eXposing
uth Africa's war • the
entire region.
tended by a farflung coalition in- and moderator of the meeting.
eluding \Grcc -letter organiza- insisted that local aflitiatcs must
ti professional associations, 1 . to apply pressure on their
religious groups and repre- I eprescntatives to gain support 1
scntatNes of antiapartheid or- lor the Dellums bill. I"
ganizations including Trans- -I_ The bill urrently has T1
Africa, anCi southern Africa Ho cosponsors. An identical
support groups. 1 Senate measure sponsored by \
Damu Smith, director. of the SeD. -Alan Cranston (D-CA)
Washignton Office On. Africa now claims only two cosponsors
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